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Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | April 15, 2005

Spring initiatives
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Shattered windows, broken bicycles
Over the past week, campus has again seen a boom in vandalism, including more broken windows and mangled student bikes. [more]

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Converted skeptic
“My intellectual belief that Jesus was who he said he was led me to a belief in God,” said Gordon Pearce. “[That’s] because no one else could have orchestrated a registration. I think that for most Christians, it seems to be the other way around.” Pearce, who is the author of From Skeptic to Christian, visited campus on Tuesday for a talk in which he outlined what he said was the historical evidence for Jesus. A standing-room only crowd came to listen to Pearce at the South Lounge in an event sponsored by the Grinnell College Christian Fellowship. [more]

Continuing discussion
On Monday, April 11, a panel of college administrators faced questions from a crowd gathered in the Forum North Lounge for an open forum on self-governance. The forum, organized by SGA president Mark Henry ‘05, focused on recent events involving police on campus. [more]

Defending disability rights
“I know my children… will never know a world without the Americans With Disabilities Act,” said Peter Blanck, Director of the Law, Health Policy and Disability Center at the University of Iowa College of Law. An Ad-hoc Committee on Issues of Disability invited Blanck to Grinnell on Tuesday through the Rosenfield Program. [more]

Scholar gives book ‘rapport’
When 25 people showed up for a “Book Rapport” session with feminist author Amy Hollywood, the Burling staff was surprised, and had to bring in extra chairs. They were even more surprised when those 25 people polished off the supply of cookies and coffee meant for 40. [more]