News
Prisoner Gaunt to keep her job
Writing to
her husband Jay, Grinnell library assistant Christine "Chris" Gaunt had good news--she had just been given a full-time job. Gaunt, incarcerated in Pekin Federal Prison Camp for Women, would perform menial labor for $.28 per hour.
Iowa's new immigration
Situated in
the landlocked heart of America, Iowa may seem immune to the influx of
undocumented workers in border states. But this week a panel, three
documentaries, a debate and a student activism workshop suggest that
Iowa may be the next battleground in illegal immigration.
Student math prize posthumousy named for 11th President of Grinnell College, Pamela Ferguson
Most
students here have no experience of Pamela Anderson Ferguson, a
long-time professor and one-time president of Grinnell College. But
current and future students will remember Ferguson's legacy through a
mathematics scholarship announced by her husband last week.
Ask the President
Word on the street is you attended law school with new Supreme Court Justice Alito. Can you give Grinnellians any insight into the newest Supreme Court Justice?
Forum toasted on its way out
On a
typical day at the Forum, students pore over books while the atmosphere
hums with ambient chatter. Some wander in to get a fix quick of java
before morning classes, others take a seat to frantically finish
homework assignments, while many just hang out and chat.
Q&A: Ray Ybarra
Filmmaker, fellow, activist
Arts & Entertainment
Student artist profile
Amanda Gotera
Incarcerated in the classroom
Prison Writing Workshop educates prisoners and provides a medium for expression
Movie Reviews
Kung Fu Hustle, Rent, Kings and Queens
Opinion
S$B Staff Editorial
Addressing immigration
Features
Disability talk exposes campus inadequacies
Meetings for the Political Science department are held on the third floor of Nollen House. Mears Cottage, although newly renovated, has toilets unusually low to the ground. Student refrigerators are moved out of rooms two days before students leave. Although many at Grinnell are used to small inconveniences, for some these seemingly minor issues are actually much larger problems.
Sports
Men's basketball needs wins on the road to make it to the conference
After their toughest weekend of the year, the Grinnell men's basketball team emerged battered, bruised, but still in contention for that coveted berth in the Midwest Conference Tournament.
Grinnell swimming and diving end their winter season on a high note
For Jordan Allison '09, it was her first three-meter dive. For sprinter Peter Brown '06, it was a chance to swim long distance. For Liz Mallot '06, it was the last meet of her swimming career.
Change of scenery might turn the tide for women's basketball
The
Grinnell women's basketball team had a difficult weekend, falling to
two of the top teams in the Midwest Conference on back-to-back days.
The Pioneers went into the weekend with a record of 7-8 (3-5) MWC,
confident that their best basketball could defeat the competition.
