Why Blog?

Jan 04, 2013

Posted by: Raynard S. Kington

I want to do everything I can to ensure good communication on campus. My first choice is always…

Watching and Wanting

Jan 04, 2013

Television is a funny medium. It brings us together through shared viewing experiences, and it isolates us in a pool of light in a darkened room.  We look to the ubiquitous box for…

What we don't know about Sun Yat-sen

Jan 04, 2013

This week, our host department, the Office of International Cooperation and Exchanges at Nanjing University, provide a full-day tour of Nanjing, complete with driver and guide.  Our guide was a…

Prof Wu

We have lunch with Wu

Jan 04, 2013

 

After days of hearing of all the accomplishments and accolades accorded to the esteemed Professor Wu, seeing his studio and examples of his work at Nanjing University, and anticipating the…

Unfinished Business

Jan 04, 2013

Shanghai was our last stop in China, and I was unable to post a blog about our experiences before we flew home. As the largest city in China, Shanghai (the city) is home to as many people as…

Caucus Season

Jan 04, 2013

Author: 

 Smita Elena Sharma '08

The Iowa caucuses came a few weeks early this time around, on a chilly evening three days into the new year. College was…

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…

Strengthening the Mind-Body Connection

Jan 04, 2013

Issue:  Winter 2009

Author:  Greg Wallace

Almost everyone has had that experience …

Prairie Plant Banners in Burling Library

Sep 05, 2012

The Center for Prairie Studies and the Grinnell College Libraries have collaborated in the installation of two dramatic photographs of prairie plants that have been hung on the first floor of…

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