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By Malcolm Galpern Levin galpernl@grinnell.edu “Unfinished Reflections,” a virtual theater performance directed and curated by Obuchi Adikema `21 for her Mentored Advanced Project (MAP), will premiere virtually on its official website on May 13. The production is a pre-recorded performance that will focus on the stories of four college students reflecting on their lives, experiences and dreams for the future. The college students are be played by actors Avery Barnett `21, Tino Tazvitya `23, Linnet Adams `21 and Kaela Girod `21. “Unfinished Reflections” will be presented for viewing a...

With warmer weather, students adapt campus events to COVID-19 guidelines April 21, 2021 Shanna Kang '21, Jacey Birkenmeyer '22 and Eli Calalang-Lacroix '22 (left to right) perform at The Grinnellian in Spring 2019, the last time the event was held. Photo contributed by Saketan Anand. By Malcolm Galpern Levin galpernl@grinnell.edu As the weather warms up and the sun shines over Mac Field, Grinnell College students in a typical spring semester enjoy a wide range of exciting events and campus traditions every weekend. This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions that discourage large group gatherings...

galpernl@grinnell.edu After traveling from Greece to Grinnell, taking a total of four flights stopping in Munich, Washington D.C., Chicago and finally Des Moines, Inna Gjoleka `21 is back in Grinnell for the first time since March 2020, when students were forced to vacate campus. Gjoleka says she didn’t mind being in Greece because it gave her the opportunity to spend more time with her family. Still, when the College announced fourth-year students would be invited back to campus for Spring Term 2, she was eager to return to finish out her final semester with her classmates. “It felt more...

The sculptures are currently located at the entrance to the campgrounds, near the park’s check-in shelter, but eventually they’ll be displayed throughout the campgrounds and park.  Keenan, who lives about an hour away from Kellogg state park, carved each of the animals. Using his chainsaw, he created freestanding wooden sculptures of an eagle, a blue heron, a jumping bass and an owl, the latter accompanied by a squirrel and three raccoons peeking out of a hollow. Each of the four statues was carved with white or bur oak and took two days on average to fully sculpt. He used power tools...

galpernl@grinnell.edu As the first weeks of spring classes kick-off, so do increased opportunities for student engagement – even if they’re now virtual. This Saturday, Feb. 6, Grinnell College held its fourth TEDxGrinnell conference. The event offered Grinnell students, alumni, staff, faculty and community members the opportunity to hear talks from seven different Grinnell College alumni and community members. But unlike in past years, this conference was all online. TEDxGrinnell is an independently-organized TED event. The conference is organized by Grinnell College students and staff an...