News
Tradition ends in arrest, court dates
The women’s cross country team had been at 1014 High Street for over an hour, drinking mixed drinks, telling secrets and “doing lots of girlie things,” according to house resident and team captain Cori McKenzie ’06.
Projecting problems continue
The average student filmgoer sits down in a movie theatre seat, relaxes and gets ready for a few hours diversion. The average Grinnell veteran filmgoer in Harris has lower expectations.
High RLC turnover actually a myth
At times, Grinnell’s Residence Life Coordinator apartments seem to have revolving doors. The RLC’s go in one year and come right back out the next.
Gender-neutral housing nears trustee vote
Going through Room Draw is often a trying process even at the best of times. There are long waits, a dwindling selection of available rooms, and a host of potential problems even after the draw is done. But for some students, the problems go much deeper. They are forced to commit to gender roles that they don’t share, and feel deeply uncomfortable.
Arts & Entertainment
Take notice, girls: you don’t need men
While these movies may sound like tired cliches, they are refreshingly complex.
Opinion
Watching over Films
It’s happened to you. After a week of philosophy class, lab reports and student group meetings, you just want to relax. You get a group of friends together and go to Harris to watch a movie. Then, you wait … for 10 minutes, 20 minutes and 30 minutes. Finally, the lights dim and the movie starts. The projectionist, however, could not quite figure out how to properly load the film, so the movie image is shrunken and distorted.
Letters to the Editor
When last week’s S&B came out, I was dismayed to see that my column title, “‘Assimilating’ With Steve King,” had been replaced with: “Student Takes on Congressman Full of Hate.”
Republicans are girly men
After three years of being a Republican at Grinnell, one truth has become distressingly apparent to me: my Grand Old Party is populated by an alliance of whiners and “girly men,” the likes of which have not been seen since the radical movements of the sixties.
Discovering Filipina self at Grinnell
Here in the U.S., everything needs to be qualified. You aren’t anything without stating your age, sex, gender, race, ethnicity, major, occupation, or religion.
Features
Amana Beer Festival
n any given Saturday night during the school year, Grinnellians will dutifully gather in a dorm hallway around a keg of cheap beer—Natty Ice let’s say—and drink a lot, talking too loudly about topics they don’t understand. This is assumed behavior. It is everyday. What else is there to do in the middle of Iowa?
Sports
Cross Country finishes strong at the Duke
Last Saturday morning, Grinnell students came out to The Duke in droves, and not just for Plan B.
Men’s Soccer in a difficult situation after a loss to Knox
The men’s soccer team suffered a difficult loss last Saturday against Knox College, which put them back several paces in their hunt for the conference title, but the victory against Illinois College on September 18 put them back on the right track.
Grinnellephant lives on at Elephantitis
Ultimate frisbee players came in buses and cars from all over Iowa, Minnesota and Missouri for Grinnell’s Elephantitis tournament last weekend, but one of the most anticipated attendees arrived by mail.
Football team goes to the air to beat Macalester
After 60 minutes, 154 plays and 872 yards, the dust finally settled and a team emerged victorious. The Grinnell College Pioneers came out on top last Saturday, edging their way past the Macalester Scots, 31-23.
Women’s soccer scores a pair of wins during parents’ weekend
Pioneers have a tremendous weekend, defeating Monmouth 3-1 and shutting down Illinois College in an 11-0 blowout.
