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Religion in the Cornfields

I’ve been a Unitarian Universalist all my life. I’m used to people asking me “What’s UU?” all the time, so by now, I’ve got the speech down. But what I didn’t know was that by coming to…
Good Conversation and Dining Hall Food

Jan 04, 2013

by Patrick Busch ’08

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HIV Testing and Drag Shows

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Lindsay Robinson ’09

As a first-year student, I dabbled in a little bit of everything. I went to half a dozen meetings every week and signed…
That Swing Thing

Jan 04, 2013

A tall, smartly dressed man with slicked-back hair and gray suspenders slides up to me, hand outstretched. I smile and place my hand in his, accepting his silent offer. He walks me out to…
German and Russian and Arabic — Oh My!

Jan 04, 2013

by Patrick Busch '08

I got my laptop a few weeks before I…
Today’s the Day the College Kids Have their Picnic!

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Erin Sindewald ’08

It is a clear blue day, the flowers are in bloom, and the birds are chirping songs of…
Tilting with Windmills in Tutorial

Jan 04, 2013

I remember sitting at my computer, scrolling through the list of choices for my tutorial class. My eyes jumped across the screen, and my mind nearly exploded with excitement. There were so many…
Check Out My New Crib

Jan 04, 2013

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Self-Defining Self-Governance

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Caitlin Carmody '08

Two years ago I led a small group discussion about self-governance during New Student Orientation. I tried my best to explain the fairly nebulous…
Rollicking Roomies

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Mona Ghadiri '11

Like every other eager Grinnellian, I had a countdown to the day I would get the chance to find out who my roommate would be…