Meilynn Smith News Today

For Harvey Wilhelm `24, community is at the center of everything he has done in his time at Grinnell. From the Natatorium, to the anthropology commons to East Street, Wilhelm has found his place wherever he has gone.  Wilhelm grew up in Minneapolis, Minn. Before he came to Grinnell, he said he knew he wanted...

Caleb Hoereth `24, fondly known as Leb, is the kind of person you can find on campus chatting with everyone he runs into. His outgoing personality has helped him create connections with his peers, and because of this, he says the Grinnell community has contributed to his growth in all aspects of his soccer, academic...

The Grinnell College women’s ultimate frisbee team, the Grinneleanor Roosevelts (Svelts), will compete in the national USA Ultimate Division III (D-III) College Championships in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, beginning on May 18, 2024. After several decisive victories at the North Central D-III College Women’s Championship on April 13 and 14, the Svelts were able to secure one...

After nearly 40 hours of installation work, Alina Ihnatesku `26 opened her unnamed art show in the Edith Renfow Smith `37 Gallery. This exhibit, which covers the walls of the gallery in detailed stencil art, is an homage to her home in the west of Ukraine. “This is kind of like a love letter to...

On Thursday, April 18, the Grinnell College Museum of Art opened the 2024 Bachelor of Arts Exhibition (BAX), an annual tradition that celebrates the creativity of studio art students in a culminating show of selected artworks. At the reception, classmates, faculty and museum staff viewed the artists’ pieces and attended an awards ceremony. “This was...

The Main Hall laundry room ceiling tiles were broken, smashed and crumbled on the floor after Lingerie Ball Gardner, hosted by Birding Club on Saturday, April 13. Grace Cuddihy `26 and Edie Worrell `26, members of Birding Club and hosts of the Gardner, said they cleaned up the space until 2:30 a.m., not even thinking...

Since 1967, the Black Church has served as a sanctuary for Grinnell College students to celebrate their faith and join in traditions of gospel music. Open to all, regardless of background, the church is a family that strives to meet everyone’s needs, according to Michael Sims, adviser to Young, Gifted, and Black Gospel Choir (YGB)...

Kyla Miller `25 will serve as the 2024-2025 president of Grinnell’s Student Government Association (SGA) and Ziana Benjiman `25 will serve as the 2024-2025 SGA vice president of academic affairs after winning the executive cabinet and student initiatives election, held over March 11 and 12. Three student initiatives, “Noyce Art Landmarks,” “Massage Chairs and Bean...

Trains, squirrels, a roller skating chimpanzee, projected archival works and set pieces lit up the Bucksbaum Center for the Arts’ Flanagan Theater during its newest play, “Songs of the Scarlet and Wayback,” creating a mosaic of Grinnell’s history.  The production was a live compilation of Poweshiek County community interviews and student archival research that chronicled...

Are you an East Campus evildoer, a South Campus scoundrel, or a North Campus ne’er-do-well? Each of the three sections of the Grinnell College campus boasts its own character, (dis)advantages and ardent loyalists. Three students –– Marina Busby `24, Rebecca Fox `24 and David Eason `24 –– have repeated years living in their favorite clusters....