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Grinnell College, Grinnell, IA | Oct 29, 2004

Iowa Elections
On Saturday, Oct. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be satellite voting at the Veteran’s Memorial Building at 834 Broad Street. [more]

Run-offs today for VP election
As soon as students returned from fall break, candidates in the SGA VP special election started campaigning. [more]

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Harassment on Eighth Avenue Thursday night
Last night, shortly after 10 p.m., while walking from ARH to East Campus , a student received a shot in the arm with what police believe to have been a BeBe gun. [more]

Grinnell elections through the years
With the Iowan and national elections less than a week away, the results are still anybody’s guess, and election talk seems on everyone’s tongue. [more]

Q&A
“I want a new president,” said Ron Livingston, star of Office Space, to a packed Forum South Lounge at 4:15 on Sunday. [more]

Peace studies program inaugurated
Just north of Bucksbaum stands a new peace pole. It is a simple, elegant metal obelisk tucked into a garden with winding paths, wooden benches and small trees. Each of its four sides is inscribed with the message “may peace prevail on earth” in a different language. [more]

Where in the World
The Thomas J. Watson Fellowship awards graduating seniors $22,000 to travel around the world for one year while pursuing an independent study project. Participants are not allowed to return to either the United States or their home country, if an international student, over the course of the year. The year of study culminates in a presentation at a Returning Fellows Conference. [more]

August graffiti case makes its mark
Though the Cleveland Beach graffiti painted the first weekend of the semester is fading, the subsequent security office’s investigation has produced many questions. Namely, should witnesses to violations of college policy be required to supply security with the names of the perpetrators? [more]