As the sun set, string lights and candles illuminated the commencement stage and lanterns twinkled in the trees surrounding the lawn. Students in embroidered lehengas and shalwar kameez gathered in…
It is hardly uncommon to hear Grinnellians talking about sleep. All across campus, students and professors alike talk about how little they slept last night or how late they have…
The Student Government Association (SGA) recently passed a resolution for all Grinnell students to gain access to the first floor of Renfrow Hall from 8 a.m. to midnight pending approval…
As graduating members of the class of 2026 reflect on their time working at The S&B, Video Editor Nicole Rueda `27 asks them what advice would they give to The…
For the 2026 Senior Issue, S&B staff members asked graduating members of the Grinnell College class of 2026 what advice they would give to their first-year selves. Video footage compiled…
On Friday, April 24, Grinnell Concerts Committee hosted Slayyyter in the Harris Concert Hall. The S&B interviewed concertgoers ranging from students to individuals traveling from out of town.
One of my clearest S&B-related memories is from Nov. 5, 2024. I was leading our local election coverage team from the publications office. As I pieced together the words of…
When I first applied to The Scarlet & Black, I didn’t get hired right away. Rightfully so, honestly. I had zero journalistic experience, and I’m also pretty sure I used…
I’ve floated in and out of The Scarlet and Black throughout my four years here. I’ve been around since my first semester. Back then, they paid us around eight dollars…
For some reason it is not generally accepted that newspapers should be first and foremost sites of aesthetic innovation and visual splendor. I have spent most of my time at…
When I sat down in my favorite chair — which is rightfully mine — for my last meeting as a member of The Scarlet & Black, I expected to feel…
I joined The S&B as a staff writer during the fall of my second year at Grinnell. I was very excited, not only because Rory Gilmore was a part of…
This is sadly my first and last semester with The S&B, though my ties to The S&B really didn’t begin this semester. Going into my first year, I remember just…
Joining The S&B as a staff writer was the culmination of an interest that started in middle school, when I covered the Bears, Cubs, national politics, Star Wars movies and…
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