I didn’t join The S&B out of a deep-seated passion for journalism – it was more of a whim, a break from the monotony of typical campus jobs. Up until then, I hadn’t even written one journalistic article. I was a biology major on track to become a doctor, or perhaps a veterinarian, though I...
Even though the Dining Hall seems to be most people’s first choice for work, I initially gravitated towards The Scarlet & Black because of the people. Something was to be said about how much I saw The S&B journalists … enjoyed their work despite the frustration, the hours and the will to live it seemed...
Grinnell College will not reduce overall funds available to student organizations, which includes student publications, for the 2024-25 academic year, according to a statement released by the College on Tuesday, April 23. The statement did not clarify if student publications will be able to draw sufficient funds from the overall student organization budget to fund...
This is a developing story. All information is accurate as of 1:30 a.m. Friday, April 19. Student publication members are concerned Grinnell College will no longer fund print editions of their publications next academic year. Media heads at The Scarlet & Black (The S&B), GOGUE, The Grinnell Review, Grinnell College Press, The Sequence and Grinnell...
It is a shame that Grinnell College is considering slashing the print and radio budget next year, effectively terminating its print products. In a time when newspapers across the country are still grappling with the digital era, small colleges like Grinnell appear to be one of the remaining havens where print news has thrived. I...
The Scarlet & Black took home the title of 2023 best print/online newspaper of the year at the annual Iowa College Media Association (ICMA) awards. In addition to the award won by the paper as a whole, individual staff members won an additional 19 awards. Notably, staff writer Allison Moore `24 was one of four...
Follow along as our reporters deliver live coverage from the Grinnell, Montezuma and Brooklyn precincts. As we speak with voters, we will be regularly updating this page with insights on which candidate they support and which issues are motivating their preference. To view the Scarlet & Black’s live caucus coverage on X, formerly Twitter, click...
I distinctly remember the way that, when my family entered the apartment where she was being fostered, Maddie’s ears lifted as she trotted over to greet us. After a long search to find a dog that perfectly fit into our home, it took only a couple seconds of knowing Maddie to understand that she was...
Grinnell Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) members have organized a walkout, two vigils, a rally and a “die-in” to protest the College’s response to the Israel-Hamas conflict, prompting a divided reaction from College administration, faculty, alumni and students. Most recently, the students staged a sit-in at Nollen House that began Thursday afternoon. But both...
Madeline Fialkov `25 – Biological Chemistry, Dual Degree Program Madeline Fialkov `25 is a dual degree student studying biochemistry, which puts Fialkov on an accelerated track towards a biomedical engineering degree at Washington University in St. Louis and requires her to take certain classes outside of her major at Grinnell. Among those classes, and two...