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Random rants

Students speak about what’s on their minds. In 142 words or less, and you’re invited! If you have a rant, e-mail it to rathodja@grinnell.edu. After all, complaining in a public forum is always more fun that doing it alone.

Final words on 10/10

In sight of Jason asking other for random rants I figured there’s a first time for everything, so bear with me.

The issue at hand is 10/10. We were told that people that don’t attend this college will be present; parents, townies and undercovers (the police). If you didn’t get these warnings you must not have good bowel movements because they were posted in every stall I went to.

As a student body that “believes” in self-governance we have to help our fellow classmates stay out of trouble. If we see someone going against our beliefs we are accountable for getting them back on track. If they don’t listen, hey, you didn’t your part.

He, who lives in the past, will be lost in the future. We came to Grinnell to get one of the best educations. Remember that.

—Delwin Pinkins ’06

What is VFD?

Every day, the residents of the VFD hall wake up to face another Very Fastidious Day of work, work, and more work. It is our only hope that every morning when we wake up we have Very Fierce Defenses available. However, we face a Very Frightening Dilemma since Halloveen and Viciously Foul and Destructive people have been stealing our Veapons of Fierce Defense.

It’s fun if you come and hang out on our floor with such well-read people as us, but why steal our VFD’s? And if you don’t like it, then we shall leave to you to be prey to the Verevolves, Vitches, Vampires and Villains that roam the campus. So, if you are a doing this we ask you to please stop your Various Foul Destructive acts. Being that all, we hope you have a Very Fun Day.

—Danny Zamora ’08

Thanks for the Coke resolution

I’m glad the resolution asking the college not to renew its contract with Coke passed in Joint Board this week. I think it’s a step in the right direction­—showing our support for a movement begun by Columbian trade-unionists, and pressuring Coke to effect positive change. Knowing Grinnellians, I want to caution students about the backlash that tends to happen after (what I consider) a small victory on campus.

I’m sure that some Grinnellians will try to claim that the rights of a “silent minority” of pro-corporation students have been trampled on. In response to recent activism aimed at ending Grinnell’s contract with Coke, what has prevented a pro-Coke student group from forming?

Consider how underrepresented important events in Latin America are in mainstream international news coverage in the U.S. when you think about whose voice is silenced on campus. Support the upcoming student initiative for another small victory.

—Sarah Lu ’07

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