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Grinnell’s Green Thumbs

The transition from small farms and backyard gardens to centralized agriculture has distanced us from our food. We no longer know who grows our food or how they grow it. This, in turn, distances…
Once Upon a Time

Jan 04, 2013

As soon as I learned to read, I was never without a book. Often the characters were just as real to me as my siblings. When my father took me and my cousins out on forced-march hikes to…
Your Friendly, Local, Brazilian Dance Fighting Club

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Kenji Yoshino '11

Is it a game? A martial art? Or a dance?

Capoeira…
Imbedded Art

Jan 04, 2013

This week has been a flurry of activity at the Faulconer Gallery. Our summer exhibition came down on Monday, and the first of them shipped out Tuesday. By Friday, all four of the…
Continuing in the Family Business

Jan 04, 2013

For Erik Simpson, English is more than a discipline; it's the family business.
He grew up in Olean, N.Y., the son of an English professor at St. Bonaventure University. His mother,…
What it Takes

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Nik Jameson '11

Grinnell Monologues began in 2002 as a response to The Vagina Monologues about feminism…
Give My Regards to Student Affairs

Jan 04, 2013

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All that Jazz

Jan 04, 2013

It’s late on a Monday night. I rush down the dark stairs to the basement of Main Hall and pull open the door to Bob’s Underground Café. The wail of a trombone echoes from down the entryway, the…
Think Locally (But Bring a Sweatshirt)

Jan 04, 2013

Author: Colette Boilini ’08

It’s a balmy summer morning in San Francisco, and…
10 Meals to Experience in the Dining Hall

Jan 04, 2013
Author: Shelby Carroll '13
1. Eggs-to-order Although waking up can be difficult, nothing can beat having fresh eggs made any way you like to ease…