News
Toaster ovens, but no Conservatory of Awesome
Students call for Alt Break funding and rape prevention along with toaster ovens and beanbag chairs, but narrowly rejected a "socially responsible" investing proposal and a condemnation of surveillance cameras on campus
Behind the mysteries of room draw
Patrick Murray '08, like every other non-senior, received his room draw number for next year after spring break. He immediately began plotting how he would use his room draw number, 1,010, to get a nice room.
Queer Students celebrate ten days of GLBTQQIA identities
Since Monday, things on campus have been a little more queer, or at least more obviously so. Students are celebrating Pride Week, an annual Grinnell and national event celebrating gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and ally (GLBTQQIA) identities.
Shorthand
Symposium discusses diseases
The fear of contagious disease often occupies headlines and news channels, from major pandemic threats like SARS and avian flu to recent outbreaks of mumps and a highlypublicized case of the bubonic plague in Los Angeles this past week.
Groups promote environmentalism
This week, two Grinnell environmental groups have joined forces to bring Earth Week festivities to the campus.
Dems bring early primary to Forum
In past elections in Grinnell, students with free time and motivation walked to City Hall or Fairview Elementary to cast their ballots. For those on the Democratic side of the political spectrum, next Friday will bring a more convenient method of voting.
Arts & Entertainment
Movie Reviews
Transamerica (R); Capote (R)
Alternative routes to art
Under the soft light of the Faulconer Gallery, a motley collection of artworks clashes despite the dimness. Pastoral landscape watercolors hang alongside abstract smooth linear forms in a warm rust color by a pixilated projection of horizontal strips of a larger, colorful painting.
From Grinnell to the Guggenheim
Much lauded poet Edward Hirsh '72 returms for reading and reminiscence
Student artist profile
Natalie Larson '07
Opinion
A Bunch of Malarkey
Did you see his tight khaki pants?
S&B Staff Editorial
Keep the Danish out of The Salad
Sindeworld
Take time to take in a Grinnell superexperience
View from Abroad
Livin' la vida pura in Costa Rica
random rants
Letters to the editor
Features
Poverty in Grinnell
Jane, a Grinnell resident, has struggled with poverty her whole life, in part because of drug addiction and domestic abuse. Her story is unique, but is also indicative of a wider problem in Grinnell that organizations such as MICA are addressing.
Sports
Swimmers take title in fifth annual Cereal Bowl
The crowd gathered well in advance to watch the athletes take their positions. Each team began to chant their traditional cheers, getting more and more pumped up as they waited for the competition to begin
Baseball breaks out of losing streak
After their disappointing loss against Simpson College, the baseball team fell into a slump, winning only one of their next four games
Men's golf gears up for South Division MWC Tournament
The Pioneer men's golf team finished in 13th place last Tuesday at Simpson College with a team score of 336.
Softball: What goes up must come down
The Grinnell softball team defined up-and-down last weekend, sweeping a doubleheader against Knox and then dropping a second doubleheader against Lake Forest.
