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Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | May 6, 2005

Grinnell genitals to take center stage at ‘Monologues’
The 12 performers/writers/organizers of the Grinnell Monologues promise to talk about everything every one else has been afraid to—things like orgasms, asexuality, and sexual assault. [more]

Concerts committee hosts plethora of bands
Start heating everything up early in the semester. Take one Concerts committee and some student requests and find three relatively well-known bands. Add $40,000, a complicated contract, a venue, some publicity and sponsorship from Pontiac and Dentyne. Let simmer for a few weeks. Then add Dining Services, student affairs personnel, a production management team, security, a couple of police officers, a handful of state troopers and over 700 students. Barring culinary disaster, the product should be one Cake concert in Grinnell. [more]

Samurai and Shakespeare
According to Todd Pitman ‘07, the blend of Kabuki and Shakespearean theatrical traditions has created a unique end product in Fair Ladies at a Game of Poem Cards. [more]

movie reviews
Meet the Fockers proves to be a lackluster sequel to a mediocre movie, while Million Dollar Baby proves it really earned that Oscar and all those tears [more]

Correction
In last week’s issue, in the story “CBS talent shows aims to unite students, encourage expression,” we misspelled the name of Nana Ofosu-Appiah ‘07. The S&B sincerely regrets this error.