Relay madness
It was cold, blustery, and overcast, but Grinnell's hardiest decided to take a break from the taxing studying, paper writing, and just plain intellectual doldrums of late April to brave the weather for this year's Relays. This year’s Relays featured such favorites as keg tossing, wheelbarrow pie eating, the boat race, and the beer slip-n-slide. Professor of Political Science Wayne Moyer donned a golden hard hat and a singed coat with tails to act as the MC. But the real treat was professor of History George Drake's Olympic-inspired entry to light the ceremonial Golden Throne. The guest of honor, of course, was O'Doul's, the non-alcoholic replacement for the amber liquid of the Gods that once was available to anyone over 18 in the time of Grinnell Relays' conception in the 1970s. Nevertheless, die-hard Grinnell Relay participants were not deterred from the lack of full-bodied beer available during the games, and so teams from North, South, East and Off-Campus competed in beer-chugging contests of the best variety. The highlight of the competition: the unsuccessful, yet brave, attempt of Braden Pence ‘05 to beat Colin Seiler's 5.73 second Beer Bong run for the Loose Team after a tie in the Boat Race. [more]
Tennis dominates conference
In the language of boxing, the rookie-laden Grinnell squad played the role of challenger as they walked onto the court in Madison, Wis., to try to reclaim the Midwest Conference Championship they had surrendered the year before.
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