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Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | Oct 8, 2004

What would you do with $10 in Grinnell? The S&B sent three teams out on the town with $10 each to see what sort of (cheap) amusement they could find. Some hit up garage sales and thrift stores, some fed students ice cream and others made their own horror movie in the halls of Bucksbaum.

Worthy investments
With $5 each and the Pennysaver in hand, Julia Nierengarten ‘05 and I hit the town; we were going garage saling. [more]

Making your own horror movie
“What can we do with $10 … that’s legal?” A question that I’m sure burns in the mind of every poor college student … But this time, it was an assignment, and it couldn’t be stupid, well, as stupid as college students can usually be. [more]

An early-morning ice cream study break
Grinnell’s boring, okay? Let’s just admit that right now. I’m not going to turn a blind eye to the utter lack of anything to do in this sleepy town. [more]