Let’s make Bush a monarch
It was a January afternoon in central Amsterdam when my family happened to stumble upon the Royal Palace. This is the sort of thing that tends to happen in Europe; you’re walking along a normal street filled grocery stores, restaurants and the occasional Starbucks or McDonald’s, and then suddenly, there’s a palace! Or a cathedral! Or some other building that had already been turned into a museum by the time Columbus set sail. (Of course, in Amsterdam, there’s also the occasional scantily clad woman in glow-in-the-dark underwear, but that’s quite another story.)
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Folly, adventure of apartment life
There’s a reason that the college only allows a certain number of upper classmen the privilege of living off-campus. The world outside the Sixth-Park-Tenth-East rectangular bubble is a largely unexplored, occasionally dangerous, isolated frontier. It takes cunning, determination and resourcefulness to survive in such an environment.
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Student asks: Does Coke really kill?
So Coke tastes pretty yummy. It has a delightfully fizzy texture, and is loaded with sugar and caffeine. Perfect for late night reading. So why don’t I drink it anymore? Hint: I’m not on a diet. I’ve given up healthier Minute Maid juices, Powerade and Dasani water as well.
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Self-governance in perspective
Self-Governance. I think that’s my favorite phrase used at this college. Not because I like the concept. I do, but that’s not why it’s my favorite Grinnell phrase. No, it’s my favorite term because it gets thrown around all the time and I don’t know what it really means, nor do many other students, in my opinion.
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Protest tuition hike
Has Grinnell entered a new Gilded Age? While top administrators live lavishly, granting each other pay raise after pay raise, Grinnell students are asked to foot the bill for their financial mismanagement.
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Random Rants
Students speak out about what’s on their minds in 142 words, and you’re invited! If you have a random rant, email it to us. After all, complaining in a public forum is always more fun than doing it alone.
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