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Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | April 18, 2003

Raising the bar
President Russell Osgood was the highest-paid president among all liberal arts colleges in the country in 2000-2001. Each of the last two years, he has earned $100,000 more than the $381,188 he made his first year at Grinnell College. His compensation has been greater than that of the president of any of Grinnell’s self-designated “peer institutions” at any time in the period 1996-2001. [more]

Camping with the enemy
Grinnell activists use humor to turn anti-queer rally on its head [more]

Shorthand
Campus News, Student Government [more]

Newsbriefs
Anti-rape rally returns [more]

After years, relays return
Oyarzabal organizes a return to an old tradition, plus a bit of cash and minus a bit of booze [more]

Student revives ‘Alice in Wonderland’ festival
Alice in Wonderland, a campus event begun in 1980 and absent for the past two years will return to the college this Sunday. [more]

Local politicians draw criticism for remarks
Grinnell’s representatives in Des Moines caught in verbal battle while defending bills that would have restricted adoption by single-sex couples and cut funding for family planning [more]

Out of hand
Team celebration damages Clark Hall lounge [more]

Campus debate continues over controversial humor magazine
As SPARC decides whether or not to fund next year’s next year, some students consider “boycotting” part of their activity fee [more]