Admissions Office releases prelimary 2009 class profile
Next year’s incoming first-year class looks a bit different than the past several years. For starters, it’s much smaller—approximately 380 students, according to Dean of Admissions Jim Sumner. It’s also more diverse, with more than 20 percent of the class self-identifying as students of color.
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News Brief
In recent weeks, students and administrators have been talking about ending the college’s policy of perpetual lockdown for next year. Mark Gardiner ‘05 recently met with President Osgood about the processes the College undertakes when it enacts new policies. According to SGA Vice President Rebecca Miller ‘05, that meeting raised Osgood’s interest in a further discussion of the issue. Miller said that Osgood talked to Tom Crady, vice president for Student Services. Crady then organized a meeting between himself, Jennifer Krohn, dean for Student Life, SGA President Mark Henry ‘05, Gardiner and Miller where they discussed the possibility of amending lockdown to be just during evening hours.
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Class invites former neo-Nazi to campus
Former neo-Nazi Frank Meeink delivered a talk at Grinnell last Friday. The auditorium on the third floor of ARH was full beyond capacity to hear the former skinhead from Philadelphia discuss his past life and current philosophy.
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SGA year in review:
Both SGA President Mark Henry ‘05 and SGA Vice President Rebecca Miller ‘05 think that despite some problems early on, they were able to get a lot done. “I think this year went well,” Henry said. “We got off to a slow start but all in all we ended up getting a lot accomplished.”
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Hall “B” renamed
Hall “B” remains nameless no longer.
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New for next year
Sub-Free dorms: This past year, Smith Hall was the only substance-free dorm on campus. Next year, it will be joined by an East Campus dorm, the newly christened Kerhsaw Hall (for story, see page 3). Lazier Hall was originally chosen, but Jen Krohn and Tom Crady changed their mind after student input and survey results.
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