Ekta Shaikh `24 said that the first memory she has of Grinnell is of snow. Originally hailing from Karachi, Pakistan, she said, “It was a bit unreal because I was coming from Karachi, and the first thing I see is snow, just sheets of snow, like white, thick snow everywhere. And that’s how I remember.
Meghna Adhikari `24 was born in Kathmandu, Nepal, the capital of a country at the height of a decade-long civil war in 2002. At six years old, her home country overturned its 240-year-long monarchy in favor of a new democracy. Adhikari recalls little of her own experience during the Nepali Civil War. Most of her.
Grinnell athletic administration has informed teams that they cannot print Grinnell College’s “Honor G” logo on any new gear until further notice, according to head men’s soccer coach Brian Jaworski and head women’s soccer coach Kirsten Koester. The logo has drawn comparisons to the German Iron Cross, a symbol used by Nazi Germany and, more.
From Takis, to edible cookie dough to cottage cheese, the new smart cooler vending machines on campus have elicited questions surrounding food accessibility on campus. Jeanette Moser, director of dining services, wrote in an email to The S&B that the machines were installed over winter break in partnership with Mahaska Vending Services in the atrium.
By night, the siren song of off-campus houses hosting all-campus parties blares from High Street. Dozens of students answer the call, packing themselves into living rooms turned dance floors, only to stumble and laugh their way home later. But by day, residents of the party houses deal with the destructive aftermath coated, sticky floors.