News
One buffer day finally enacted
Mental Health Task Force recommenation instituted nearly three years later
Pulitzer journalist delivers MLK speech
Nathan Kotz discussed Lyndon Johnson and the slain civil rights leader's relationship and compared political strategies for promoting civil rights
Immigration symposium tackles local issues
Three documentaries introduce symposium on controversy and conflict over the Latino migration
'Secrets' critisized for censorship, content
On December 11, a week after they unveiled "Secrets," an anonymous forum on Plans, the Plans administrators announced that they would screen future Secrets posts. The announcement said that they "would make some sort of 'official statement' later, including rationale for the change and the criteria we will use when deciding whether or not to display a secret." Nearly six weeks later, secrets are being filtered but neither an official announcement nor an explanation has been released.
Arts & Entertainment
The write stuff
The Hooligans juggle creative expression, unusual prompts and their new fall semester anthology
Book Reviews
'The Fierce People' and 'All the Kings Men'
Movie Reviews
The Aristocrat
Opinion
Faculty Guest Column
David Harrison, French
Features
Alternative voices, breaks
Alt Break participants provide first-person accounts of playing soccer with at-risk youth and talking to a senior citizen about meeting Ernst Hemingway
A day in the life of...
Stephanie Masta, RLC
Alum attends youth summit in war-torn Uganda
The S&B talked to Charmagne Campbell-Patton about the Ugandan civil war and what Grinnellians can do about it
Sports
Basketball gears up for pair of tough home games
The men's basketball team has had a strong season up to this point, with a competitive conference record and only one loss at home. Over the long break, the men's team went 5-2, including four very important conference wins. Their lone conference loss came on the road at the hands of the undefeated Lawrence University Vikings.
Swimming and diving teams ready to rock at conference
It was a very good Friday the 13th for the Grinnell men's and women's swimming and diving teams this month. The Pioneers had a very strong performance at the two-day Grinnell Invitational, which took place on Jan. 13 and 14.
Piorneers look to even conference record over weekend
While many students spent their winter break relaxing and catching up on sleep, the Grinnell women's basketball team practiced for a month and a half and played a total of eight games. The squad went 3-5 over the break, including two wins at home. However, after dropping three road conference games in a row, it will be a difficult climb for the Pioneers to get back near the top of the Midwest Conference.
