Issue Date: 
August 10, 2007
  • Love in the Time of Dengue
    Erin Sindewald ’08
    My travel guidebook claims that contracting dengue fever “will put a stop to your fun in Central America like a baseball bat to the head.”
  • Once Upon a Time
    Sarah Boyer ’08
    I would never call the skills I’ve acquired at Community Meal “culinary.”
  • At Home in a New World
    Will Cummins ’10
    Because I had been born and raised in Grinnell, the town and campus were like second nature to me.
  • The Midnight Flight of the Mattress Riders
    Adam Barrett ’08
    The mattress descends only half a flight, but oh, what a flight it is.
  • Think Locally (But Bring a Sweatshirt)
    Colette Boilini ’08
    Well, my friends, I found love. Not the you-smell-good-I-feel-good-let’s-slowdance-and-change-our-facebook-status love.
  • An Alternative to Flipping Burgers
    Lindsay Dennis '08
    In less than a day, I had managed to go from intense stress and disappointment to ecstatic joy. I was going to get paid to do psychology!
  • Hot Fun in the Summertime
    Meredith Groves '08
    I had heard about “Grinnell summers,” but I wondered whether the tales could be true.
  • When Prospies Enroll
    Cait Scherr ’09
    I realize that I may have just made myself sound like the most pretentious liberal arts student out there, but the best part is that here, this sort of campus involvement is not considered impressive, but the norm.
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Summer 2007 Ins & Outs