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Shorthand and This week at Joint Board

John Kalkbrenner, vice president of College Services, said that students will eventually be able to sit in the dining hall's outdoor dining area. There will be three locations of outdoor dining, one outside the north marketplace, one outside the south marketplace and one outside the Grille. It is unclear whether the outdoor seating will be available in the fall or spring because certain logistics have not be discussed by Dining Services and the Dining Committee. The outdoor furniture has not arrived, and it is not clear how students will return their trays.

-compiled by T.J. Hawley

Joint Board Notes

- There are now two clocks in the dining hall and one in the Grille.

- The administration and Board of Trustees are debating the construction of two large wind turbines to power an average of 60 percent of Grinnell College's energy needs.

- Joint Board is discussing how to ensure long-term funding for community service groups beyond the $10,000 in SGA money it is providing this year.

- Amanda Spiegel '09 and Ian Bone-Rundle '09 proposed a peaceful all campus sit-in at the Joseph F. Rosenfield '25 Center on Oct. 6 to protest what they alleged was the administration's disconnect from students and faculty.

- The Housing Committee is debating the creation of additional substance-free dorms.

-compiled by Arpi Karapetyan

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