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  1. Community

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    It was like trying to believe in Santa Claus. Was it really true? Would she remember? Would she really get up early on a Tuesday, walk from her cozy off-campus house all the way over to…

  2. Studio Rats

    Jan 04, 2013

    When I was a little boy, I used to love to play and imagine what I was going to be when I grew up. I would take my plastic dinosaurs outside, bury them in my backyard, and then dig them up,…

  3. Why Not Grinnell?

    Jan 04, 2013

    Author:  Diane Meisles '12

    When I applied to colleges, I did a lot of research and I concluded that a small, liberal arts college with a strong science program would…

  4. Students on the Mac field

    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…

  5. 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…

  6. How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Being a Student Adviser

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    Twelve first-years. Twelve! While staff training week taught me how to handle pretty much every conceivable conflict I might encounter as a student adviser, or S.A., it left out that…

  7. Class of 2014 Admitted Student Profile

    Jan 04, 2013

    Class of 2014 Admitted Student Profile

    • 1211 Admitted Students
    • 259 Varsity Captains
    • 114 International Students
    • 167 First Generation College Students
    • 328…
  8. 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…

  9. 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…

  10. The Joys of Jane Austen and 16th-Century Midwifery Manuals

    Jan 04, 2013

     

    Basically, I knew from the time I learned to read I needed to be an English major in college. I love to read and I love to talk about books — what major could suit me better? Unfortunately…

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