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  1. Extracurriculars

     

    One of the things I was most amazed at when I began my first semester here at Grinnell was the vast diversity in the student clubs and organizations. There were so many choices at the…

  2. Blue Iowa

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    With more than 100 students crowded around the television, mouths dropping open, eyes fixated on the single small screen, one would imagine we were watching the Super Bowl or the season…

  3. Lacy Bonnet and All

    Jan 04, 2013

    Boy, did I feel stupid that chilly October day during my senior year of high school, sitting in the Career Development Office with two fellow classmates. Across the table, a very professional…

  4. Nor4East

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    Hall: Norris. Floor: fourth. Side: east. The most basic way to summarize my location on campus is Nor4East. Norris Hall may be at the far end of campus, but it has its advantages: A/C…

  5. ISO "Awes"

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    It was midnight when I arrived in the Des Moines airport from Honduras. As I walked through the empty corridors of the airport, nothing could be heard but the hum of the air…

  6. Traveling with Friends

    Jan 04, 2013

    It occurred to me the other day that the Cycling Club at Grinnell is really more like a hive mind than anything else. When I started the club two years ago, all I really wanted was more people to…

  7. Simplicity Gets a Bad Rap

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    Half an hour ago, as I walked back to my dorm after class, a pair of gorgeous monarch butterflies flitted across my path. Now, I have seen butterflies at home in Oregon — the white-winged…

  8. Bubble What?

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    I had been studying for my chemistry final for three days straight. I was sick from the winter cold, and had lost the notebook with all my notes. I was so stressed and over-caffeinated, I…

  9. Goats, Not Tractors

    Jan 04, 2013
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  10. I Take Fake Newspapers Seriously

    Jan 04, 2013

    When I first visited Grinnell, I was looking for ways to differentiate the College from other schools I had already been to. What was it about Grinnell that everyone said was so different and…

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