Spring 2007

Understanding the E-Maelstrom
by Erin Peterson '98

E-mail has infiltrated almost every aspect of modern life - including the interactions between students and faculty. Find out how e-mail has changed the ways students and professors communicate - for the good, and the not so good.

No Excuses
Making Schools Succeed
by Jacqueline Hartling Stolze

Radical things are happening in our nation's capital - students are learning, and they're enjoying it.

College Dropouts
by Brendan Mackie '07 and Benjamin Weyl '07

Is there really hope that the Electoral College could become irrelevant? Find out in this article written by two Grinnell seniors as interns at the American Prospect.

GrinActivism
Small Steps to a Better World
by Doug McInnis

Since the College's founding, Grinnellians have actively worked to make the world a better place. Meet a few of the activists who are taking on the challenges in their own communities, neighborhoods, and schools.

Born to Run
by Marie Lister '03

Sarah Spencer '08 led the women's cross country team to a seventh-place finish at the NCAA National Meet this fall, a feat unprecedented in the College's history … in any sport.

Online Extra
Watch Grinnell's new wind turbine going up at the Conard Environmental Research Area:

Wind Power at CERA Quicktime movie
low bandwidth 2 MB      High bandwidth 14 MB

Read about Grinnellians and Innovators, by Douglas Caulkins, Donald L. Wilson Professor of Enterprise and Leadership and Acting Dean of Career Development and Employment