Last hurrah as English major
I chose to be an English major very early in life. While all the normal children were watching Saved By The Bell, I was reading books. This means that there are a vast number of cultural references that everyone in my generation understands except me, and I have had some pretty awkward moments over the years. But, c’est la vie. At least I can converse intelligently about the Babysitter’s Club.
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Columnist sends greetings from London
There are over 20 Grinnellians who have embarked on a semester abroad in what some have called the safest study abroad program out there: Grinnell-in-London. Under the umbrella of the usual Grinnell bureaucracy, professors, and rich programming, we aren’t even grappling with another language (though the odd vocabulary that the English seem to use might prove otherwise – three quid to buy a programme to read during interval at a studio with no lift, tiny loos and no place to hang your brolly).
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Linking Grinnell and Sudan
The UN has called the situation in the Darfur region of western Sudan the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. It has been estimated that 50,000 people have died as a result of the violence and that more than one million have been displaced, mostly to refugee camps featuring desperate humanitarian conditions. Fighting continues, and ‘Janjaweed’ militias, the chief perpetrators of the violence, still roam the countryside largely unchecked by the government.
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Vested interests, accountability and avoiding incest
We have a little joke on the S&B staff about incest—that is, writing a story for which we have a vested interest (“professionals” refer to this as a conflict of interest). The irony of trying to avoid incest at Grinnell is that it’s relatively impossible. Often, only two degrees of separation lie between reporters and their sources. Furthermore, most reporters have some opinion concerning the campus issues they cover, a reality that is practically unavoidable in most publications, not just college newspapers.
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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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