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Inside a rural Iowa school district’s fight to save public education
When Kevin Hosbond was teaching English and coaching speech in the rural southeast Iowa school district of Fairfield, his position was on the chopping block three separate times. Each time, students and parents convinced the school board to save his position. But in 2017, amidst financial crisis in the district,...
Carnivale parade marches on with good eats and afrobeats
The Brazilian Student Association (BRASA), The Student Organization of Latines (SOL), African Caribbean Student Union (ACSU) and Latin American Student Organization (LASO) celebrated Carnival on Saturday, April 20 with food trucks, music and a lot of glitter. Despite the chilly weather, students stood in lengthy queues for authentic food and to watch all the student organizations involved in planning the parade down Eighth Ave.
Op-Ed: Even with an increase in wages, the new meal plan is not worth it
In December of 2023, Grinnell College students received an email informing them of a shift in meal plan options for the 2024-25 academic year. As it stands, the full meal plan next semester will come in at a whopping $8,964 for students in traditional dorm housing. For off campus or apartment style housing, students are also given the option to pay $3,702 for 200 meals a year, or a little less than 7 meals a week. In their email to the student body the college claimed to be considering “issues of health, wellness, nutrition, and food insecurity”. These options are not adequate, and do not accomplish the goals outlined by the college.
'Wrestle Like a Girl': Marshalltown adding more coaches for girls wrestling
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — In 2022, girls wrestling was sanctioned as an official sport by the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union. It's also the fastest growing high school sport in the country, according to the Associated Press. The sport is so popular, in fact, Marshalltown schools are adding more...
I-80 Dhaba brings authentic Indian flavors to Grinnell
After Sushil Khurana left Punjab, India, he worked as an IT consultant for over a decade, but he said he always struggled to find Indian food where he was living, both in the United States and Canada. Now, 17 years after opening his first restaurant, he and his business partners continue to bring vegetarian, Indian cuisine to Iowa with their new spot I-80 Dhaba located in the town of Grinnell.
From liquor to raises
TOLEDO – This week’s Toledo council meeting started out by talking about liquor. After much discussion, it was decided that the dual event farmer’s market and Stop Light festival would have a fenced-in area, and after that, the liquor license was approved. Next up was a public...
Op-Ed: To preserve civil rights, the left must appeal to the middle
You may have heard the popular slogan — “If you’re not afraid, you’re not paying attention.” It’s true — we, as a nation, as a community and as individuals, are under attack from the far right. Since most Grinnell students agree that there is such a threat, I will be brief — Many of our country’s citizens have adopted a far-right ideology which limits the definition of humanity to something far narrower and crueler than its natural meaning. They are choosing their leaders accordingly. As a result, the civil rights of many identity groups have been threatened or outright carved away. As citizens of this country and of the world, as members of a community and a family and for many of us, as targets of the far right ourselves, we must not allow our freedoms, our loved ones, or our lives to be taken from us — we must fight back.
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