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Lindy Hopping Around the World

Jan 04, 2013

“So what kind of dancing do you do?” my grandmother asked me when I visited her for lunch one day this past summer. “Swing,” I tell her again and then try to explain a little better. “Like Lindy…

Alternative Break and Our Dream Man

Jan 04, 2013

Issue:  Spring 2009

When my fellow Alt Breakers and I started to give each other nicknames, I knew all barriers between us had vanished. It surprised me — after less than a week together on…

Tutorial: A Laughing Matter

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Ross Preston '10

Thinking back to the summer before I came to Grinnell, I recall an inordinate amount of anticipation for everything Grinnell…

The Lovable, Loquacious Residents of Lazier Fourth

Jan 04, 2013

Until I came to Grinnell, I had lived with my parents in Kansas City. Living in a dorm in the middle of rural Iowa has been quite a change for me. College was the first time I had to share a room…

Rawson/Gates Tower

Choosing Grinnell

Jan 04, 2013

 

I remember coming home from school one February afternoon and rushing to the mailbox to check on college admission letters. When I found a big red envelope that read “Congratulations!” my…

Well Rounded, Like a Soccer Ball

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Alex Exarhos '10

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Fall Semester: A Wednesday Abroad on the Grinnell-In- London Program

Jan 04, 2013

7:30 a.m.: Roommate’s alarm goes off. Some vague memories of her getting up, and then I’m unconscious.

8:58 a.m.: Other roommate’s alarm…

Serving the Community via Dorm Life

Jan 04, 2013

 

One of the first people I met when I came to Grinnell College as a student was my future friend Alyssa. As I hauled my huge bags out of the car, Alyssa approached me and my family with a…

ABBA Fans Unite

Jan 04, 2013

It’s a strange feeling, accomplishing a goal you didn’t know you had. It’s happened to me a few times at Grinnell, most markedly, when my former professor, Tim Arner, turned to me in the campus…

With dinner finished, students chat over their empty dining hall trays

Options at the Dining Hall

Jan 04, 2013

 

The dining hall is one of my favorite places on campus. I remember the first meal on the evening of my arrival at Grinnell. The sheer size of the hall, the large number of dishes on offer,…

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