Grinnellians, never known to pass up a good party, were well represented among the throng that streamed into Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 for the inauguration of the United States' first black president, Barack Obama.

For those of us who couldn't be there, the next best thing is a postcard. We got a bunch of them from Grinnellians who were there. (Click to read their full stories.)

Amy Fraenkel '85	Tod Read '81	Ed Senn '79	John Malkinson '79
Brandy Agerbeck '96	Beth Preiss '76	Maggie Potthoff '08	Joy Fishel '96 and Matt Shugert
John Lom '76	Ruth Katz '83	Barry Zigas '73 and Jodie Levin-Epstein '72	Vincent Kiste '90