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    The presiding officer’s heavy wooden gavel comes smashing down on the table as the opening theme to Lady Gaga’s new single blares from my computer speakers. My friend and I flinch, sigh, and exit…

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    A Letter to Grinnell from a Grinnellian

    Jan 04, 2013

    Dear Grinnell,

    Could you explain to me how I became a college senior? I understand that classes were involved and the passage of time and a whole bunch of homework, but what happened? And…

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    Wise and Weathered

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author:  Sunanda Vaidheesh '12

    What puzzled my Indian friends and family the most when I decided to go to school in Iowa wasn’t how I was going to survive outside the…

  4. A Summer of Peace and Adventure

    Jan 04, 2013

    As a third-year student, I sincerely believe that Grinnell College is a place where the spirit of the liberal arts goes deep. During school days, as well as the summer breaks, Grinnell provides…

  5. Flaking Out

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    On Friday afternoons I flake out with my archaeology professor, some of his friends, and any students interested in giving up two hours of their weekend. We hang out, relax, talk, and get…

  6. Lovin’ the Loggias

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    Loggia: n. (loh-JA) A roofed outdoor walkway attached to the side of a building. Sometimes described as an outdoor hallway. See Grinnell College campus.

     As you walk around…

  7. Just a Small Town Girl

    Jan 04, 2013
    Sure, Grinnell College is surrounded by seemingly endless cornfields. The bustling metropolises of Des Moines and Iowa City are each about an hour away. Still, you won’t believe everything you can do…

  8. SEPC, Anyone?

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author:  Amy Henning ’10

    In my first English class at Grinnell, I was awed by some of the upperclassman. Not only did they know their lit theory, but…

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    My First Day

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    August 22, 2009. I will never, ever forget that date. That was — drum roll please — the day I became an official Grinnellian. At 3:45 a.m., I got out of my cozy, familiar bed in my parents…

  10. What a Prospective Student Host Fears Most

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author:  Nik Jameson '11

    I am sometimes called “Prospie Host Extraordinaire” because I match up prospective visitors with suitable hosts in my job for admission. But…

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