News
Rosenfield symposium addresses genocide
Under the
warm glow of the South Lounge lights, Ezra Mendelsohn kicked off the
most recent Rosenfield symposium Tuesday evening. Soft-spoken and
barely audible without a microphone, his demeanor contrasted strongly
with the disturbing nature of his topic.
Catering to new needs at Joe
Ramiro Carrillo '07 works for the part of Dining Services that most students never see.
College hopes to improve recycling for contest
Counting
calories will be out and counting garbage in for 2006, if Environmental
and Safety Coordinator Jennifer Jordan has her way. Grinnell has
entered the RecycleMania contest for the second straight year, and
hopes to improve its performance in the three categories tracked: most
amount of recyclables, least amount of trash, and highest recycling
rate.
Q&A
Pulitzer
Prize-winning journalist Nicholas "Nick" Kristof has used his position as a columnist for The New York Times since 2001 to champion human rights around the world. He's observed in person many of the world's worst atrocities, including the ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan, sex trafficking in East Asia and gang rape in Pakistan. Kristof gave the Rosenfield Lecture Thursday as part of a Rosenfield symposium on genocide. The S&B spoke to Kristof Thursday morning before his speech.
Security sees rise in campus crime
When Ryan
Kartheiser '09 couldn't find his iPod, he assumed he had misplaced it,
until his neighbor Wyatt Montague '08 also found his missing. Only then
did both realize they had been robbed.
Arts & Entertainment
Movie Reviews
Corpse Bride, Walk the Line
Bamboo: Tradition, Function, Style
The current exhibit in Faulconer Gallery, "Hin: The Quiet Beauty of Japanese Bamboo Art," contains 37 pieces by 37 contemporary Japanese artists and artisans spaced out on low pedestals, on simple tables, in corners and near to the floor. Some pieces look like mathematical equations put into practice, others vaguely resemble body parts. Some appear to be functional flower baskets, while others defy description.
When science meets art
Years ago, students in David Billington's course saw beauty in structures such as the Brooklyn Bridge and the Eiffel tower, not the traditional buildings he planned to discuss. It was a generation gap Billington tried to cross and even master.
Book Reviews
Neuroses and Destitution on the back roads
No-nonsense or common-sense? He's just not that into you
When a friend lent me He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys over winter break, I tried not to take it personally. I was already familiar with the famous line from a Sex and the City episode and was curious to see how Greg Behnredt and Liz Tucillo, writers for the show, had elaborated on the idea.
Opinion
Resolved:
The United States should help intervene to stop genocide in Sudan
Random Rants
S$B Staff Editorial
Staying fit at Grinnell
Letters to the Editor
Promoting recycling at Grinnell
Features
Illegal study drug boosts concentration
Students buy Adderall from students with prescriptions despite physical, legal and ethical consequences
Black History Month elicits mixed feelings
When Dr.
Carter G. Woodson started Negro History Week in 1926, he hoped that
someday the nation wouldn't need a yearly reminder that black history
was a part of American history.
Sports
Indoor track and field off to a running start
It was a
blustery 33 degrees Fahrenheit in Mt. Vernon Iowa, as the Pioneers
prepared to compete in the Hilltop Open on Feb. 4. Erin Sindewald '08
nervously toed the starting line, completely unable to relax before her
one mile run. At the sound of the starter pistol she was off, racing
among a pack of other runners wearing nothing but a spandex uniform,
just like everyone else.
Two tough losses on the road for women's basketball
The
Grinnell College women's basketball team suffered two losses this past
week as they took to the road and battled conference rivals Ripon
College and Beloit College.
Men's basketball heads to Illinois with MWC tournament in sight
The
Grinnell College men's basketball squad is currently sitting in third
place in the Midwest Conference and looking to secure a trip to the MWC
Tournament. All they need to do is win.
