Potential changes for SPARC
With the 2003-2004 yearbook now expected to be completed almost three months behind schedule (see ‘Cyclone,’ this page), Student Affairs staff raised concerns about the accountability of the Student Publications and Radio Committee (SPARC), which publishes all student publications and oversees KDIC. “I really understand this as a student issue,” said Jen Krohn, dean for student life. “It’s students’ money that students are in control of.”
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Cyclone yet to hit
The Cyclone, Grinnell College’s yearbook, was originally scheduled to be delivered yesterday.
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School board election results
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, voters elected Vicki DeAngelo, Doug Cutchins and Kevin Kolbe to the Grinnell-Newburg School Board. 187 students registered in the First Ward voted at Fairview Elementary, according to Ben Jacobs, head of the College Democrats.
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Mental Health Task Force suggests buffer days before exams
Currently a proposal is winding its way through the mazes of Grinnell College administration to allow extra “buffer days” for students between the end of the semester and the final exam period. This proposal was one of the primary recommendations of the Mental Health Task Force from the 2003-04 school year and originated from a depression and suicide specialist who visited the campus following the 2003 campus suicides.
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Cleveland Lounge designated smoking area
College policy prohibited students from smoking in Cleveland Lounge for only a few weeks. The lounge became the first official smoking lounge on campus earlier this week after SAs in Cleveland submitted a proposal to Student Affairs last week.
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Posse power
Every year students from big cities find the adjustment to small town life in Grinnell a difficult transition. But firstyear Valentin Jiminez, from Los Angeles, Calif., has found the adjustment pretty easy. “I like Grinnell a lot more than L.A., that’s for sure,” he said. “It feels more like home.”
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KDIC off air, awaiting FCC approval for antenna move
So far this year, if students turn their dial to 88.5 FM, they’ll get nothing but blank air. KDIC, the Grinnell College radio station, is now awaiting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approval for moving their antenna, and could be off the air for the rest of the semester.
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Q&A
On Tuesday afternoon, Tom Melia, the first speaker of the Rosenfield Symposium “The State of Democracy in the 2004 World,” gave a speech asking “Is George Bush Serious? Can the United States Foster Democracy Abroad?”
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