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Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | December 13, 2002

Admin. defends lab plan
Speaking before Joint Board one week after the student body overwhelmingly approved an initiative calling for more dorm labs, Dean of the College Jim Swartz and Information Technology Services (ITS) Director Bill Francis argued that fiscal discipline will motivate what they called a “modest and reasonable trimming” of general-usage computing services. [more]

Grinnell Corps will support sexual assault center
Grinnell Corps is an organization committed to upholding the ideals of social justice and responsibility while giving a few new Grinnell graduates the opportunity to take a one-year service fellowship funded by the college. Currently, Grinnell Corps offers service opportunities in five countries: Lesotho, Namibia, Nanjing, Nepal, and in the United States. [more]

Agreement reached in flag case
John Bohman ‘06 and Juan Díaz ‘06 hung an American flag, upside down, from their dorm room window in September. They say the Grinnell police threatened to charge them with desecration of the flag if they did not remove it. Bohman and Diaz took it down on Sept. 26. [more]

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DVA/SAC to get Grinnell graduate
Grinnell Corps is an organization committed to upholding the ideals of social justice and responsibility while giving a few new Grinnell graduates the opportunity to take a one-year service fellowship funded by the college. Currently, Grinnell Corps offers service opportunities in five countries: Lesotho, Namibia, Nanjing, Nepal, and in the United States. [more]

Working towards a green campus
This year Grinnell College took a step towards furthering the college’s environmental awareness by creating the position of Environmental Coordinator in Facilities Management. [more]

Trimming costs at PEC
PEC weight room hours were cut this year in an attempt to be “cost efficient” and due to staff perceptions of low usage at certain times of day, said Dee Fairchild, Director of Athletics. [more]