Going vegetarian: ISU Dining offers variety of options for all diners Nov 8, 2007
" The popularity of such dishes as black bean and rice enchiladas, barbecue tofu sandwiches and vegetable pita pizzas helped ISU to its second nomination by peta2 as one of the country's 30 Most Vegetarian-Friendly Colleges. The youth animal rights organization, a division of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, used information collected from college students through e-mail and sites such as MySpace and Facebook to compile a list of schools that catered to vegetarians. This year's list... (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Participating colleges Nov 5, 2007
Schools taking part in NSSE - USATODAY.com. Take the first step towards finding a better job. (USA Today)
Sheperd finds Fontbonne a good fit Nov 4, 2007
Sheperd, who grew up in Chicago, received her bachelor's degree in sociology in 1968 from Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. She moved back to Chicago, but continued as director of Grinnell's minority recruiting program. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
JROTC cadets have their eyes on the prize — again Oct 27, 2007
She has also served in the public relations departments at Grinnell College, Smith College, and Gettysburg College. HES students. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Library patron lives on through financial gift Oct 23, 2007
She graduated from Grinnell College in 1932 and attended the University of Iowa, Marycrest College and the University of Chicago. She taught in various schools for 43 years, ending her career in Osage. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
ON CAMPUS REPORT Oct 22, 2007
McCool, a Warren grad, was named the Midwest Conference Player of the Week after she helped Beloit down Grinnell College (3-1), Knox College (3-0) and Lake Forest College (3-2). In their lone MWC loss of the week, a 3-0 loss to Carroll College, McCool set a new career record in kills. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
Danielson settles in at MC Oct 5, 2007
JEFF HOLT/The Paper - Former Silver Streak Tom Danielson talks with his family members after the Scots' Sept. 29 victory over Grinnell College. Anyone who follows football knows that Texas is football country. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Grinnell not up to Scots' challenge Oct 2, 2007
MONMOUTH - Grinnell College backup quarterback Joey Snyder was challenged by the Monmouth College defense to beat them with his arm Saturday afternoon. Sixty minutes and 36 passing yards later, the Grinnell Pioneers had not responded to that challenge. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Bollywood isn't kitsch...it's magic' Sep 20, 2007
Bollywood isn't kitsch. it's magic'- Hindustan Times. (Hindustan Times)
Brainerd, Cook welcome new Deans Sep 20, 2007
After his time at DePaul, Pacholec taught at Grinnell College in Iowa where he "enjoyed the few opportunities to meet with students outside of class." Seeking to become more intimately involved in students' lives, he then became a College Advisor at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. Now at Middlebury, he hopes to "work closely with students in a variety of settings." Pacholec described the Commons Dean position as a "third way that is not simply faculty and not simply administrative," and it... (Middlebury College -- The Campus, VT)
Grad student gives UI real food for thought Sep 13, 2007
Matt Russell, Iowa's State food-policy project coordinator, also cited University of Northern Iowa, Grinnell College, Luther College, Central College, and Drake University as schools that have either examined or already adapted their food purchasing methods. "We're really looking at a paradigm shift in how we're using our resources," Russell said. (Daily Iowan, IA)
September 5 record Sep 6, 2007
The Ames High girls swim team beat Grinnell, 125-56, Tuesday, taking first place in each event and nearly setting a pair of pool records at the home of Grinnell College. One of the strongest performances for Ames came from Stephanie Koch, who set a school record swimming the 200 individual medley in 2:14. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
At 67, Herbie Hancock hasn't lost a bit of his go-for-broke attitude Aug 28, 2007
" For the last 30 years, Hancock has lived in two worlds, alternating straight-ahead jazz projects with crossover recordings that made him a star. His current quartet, which includes guitarist Lionel Loueke, electric bassist Nathan East and drummer Vinnie Colaiuta, suggests a middle ground. Hancock volleys between acoustic piano and synthesizers, performing his own standards, pop covers and earthy rhythms that recall his Head Hunters band in the 70s. Hancock lives in the same well-to-do, vaguely... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
New dean of Dartmouth College named Aug 17, 2007
Crady has been vice president for student services at Iowa's Grinnell College. Crady has worked at Grinnell since 1982, where his experience and responsibilities in student life and student affairs have steadily increased. (Concord Monitor)
IMS softball stars are stepping down Aug 16, 2007
" Ney plans to attend Grinnell College and will be playing softball for the Pioneers and Schrock will attend Hesston in Kansas and play softball for the Larks. While the team will be sad to see their senior stars leaving, Coach Blossom has a few underclassmen who have really made an impact this season. Sophomore Kelsey Schrock stepped up into a significant role on the team and used her athleticism to make an immediate impact. "[Kelsey] was probably the definition of utility player for us... (Kalona News, IA)
Mother braces for 15th anniversary of daughters slaying Aug 6, 2007
She played halfback at Iowas Grinnell College, the small school where she was to be a senior in the fall of 1992 ... On Aug. 23, 1992, Zywicki had dropped off a brother at Northwestern University in Evanston and was headed for her senior year at Iowas Grinnell College when her 1985 Pontiac car broke down along the freeway near LaSalle ... Tammy was last seen alive after dropping off her younger brother at Northwestern University in suburban Chicago and heading back to school at Grinnell... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Mother Braces For 15th Anniversary Of Daughters Unsolved Death Aug 4, 2007
She played halfback at Iowa's Grinnell College, the small school where she was to be a senior in the fall of 1992. Tammy, then from Marlton, N.J., was mulling graduate school, aspiring to perhaps teach Spanish some day. (WNBC.com, NY)
UGF names new athletics director Aug 3, 2007
and graduated from the Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa in 1995 with a bachelor s degree in history. He led NCAA Division III Grinnell College in scoring as a junior and a senior. (Montana Standard, MT)
Vacationing like Brangelina Jul 27, 2007
"Americans don't have the best reputation in the world right now," says Doug Cutchins, director of social commitment at Grinnell College and co-author of Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others. "For Americans to get out and represent a different side of America ... I think that has a tremendously positive benefit.". (Time.com)
Williams, Amherst, Rated Tops by U.S. News, Won't Join Rankings Protest Jul 24, 2007
Russell Osgood, the president of Grinnell College in Iowa, said low ratings can harm a college's ability to attract faculty and students. While Osgood wrote a letter in June seeking changes in the ranking methods, he still participates in the survey. (Bloomberg)
Truck Driver May Be Questioned In Unsolved Case Jul 19, 2007
FBI agents have contacted investigators in Tennessee about questioning Bruce Mendenhall in the 1992 slaying of Grinnell College student Tammy Zywicki. Witnesses reported seeing Zywicki with her disabled car and a tractor-trailer parked along an Illinois interstate. (7 KETV Omaha)
Central Campus architect selected Jul 18, 2007
It was hired in part on the strength of its campus work, including research facilities at UCLA, an engineering center at Yale and a cluster of facilities at Grinnell College in Iowa ... The firm has designed projects at Yale, Grinnell College, UCLA, UC-San Francisco, Rice and other universities. (News & Observer)
Nearly 250 audience members make 'a good investment' in local arts and culture at PatriART event Jul 3, 2007
ternum, is an arrangement by Jonathan Chenette, who teaches music composition and serves as associate dean at Grinnell College. A solo performance by Stowe, a professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison, followed. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
MP native's photos: 'Immigrant art' on display at IWC Jun 21, 2007
He graduated from Grinnell College and has a M.F.A. from the Chicago Institute of Design ... After that it will travel to Grinnell College in Grinnell. (Fairfield Daily Ledger, IA)
Tuesday Back in Time 06-19-2007 Jun 20, 2007
Jimmy Bateman will attend the National Youth Assembly of Presbyterian Young People at Grinnell College in Iowa. The body of David Rape, 24, of Floydada was found in a sandbar in Catfish Draw in Blanco Canyon where it came to rest after being swept down river by a flash flood Monday night. (Plainview Daily Herald, TX)
The San Francisco Chronicle quoted Karlton Hestor for an article about the intersection of jazz, religion, and spirituality. . . and more Jun 18, 2007
A New York Times story about notable commencement speakers around the country included an excerpt from a speech given by history of consciousness professor Angela Davis at Grinnell College. The Associated Press story about our porn-driven culture that featured psychology s Eileen Zurbriggen continues to make the rounds, appearing most recently in The Star of South Africa and The Pantagraph of Bloomington, Illinois. (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
About Our Town Jun 14, 2007
She is a graduate of Grinnell College in 1951 in Music Education. She taught vocal music in the Montezuma Schools, 1st grade through high school, from 1951-1953. (Kalona News, IA)
Graduating from the Kultursmog Jun 14, 2007
Could the faculty at Grinnell College where she spoke not also find a flat-earther to complement her antique views ... Could the faculty at Grinnell College where she spoke not also find a flat-earther to complement her antique views. (Townhall.com)
With Iraq War as a Backdrop, Speakers Reflect on the Future Jun 11, 2007
Angela Davis Professor, University of California, Santa Cruz Grinnell College I hope that you will treasure the approaches and ways of thinking that you have learned more than the facts you have accumulated. For you will never discover a scarcity of facts, and these facts will be presented in such a way as to veil the ways of thinking embedded in them. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
North Meck, Hopewell give student awards Jun 9, 2007
Grinnell College Trustee Honor Scholarship: Andrew M. Mullins. Raleigh McKnight Foun-dation: Derria Underwood and Kelsey Axe. (Huntersville Herald, NC)
Profiles of key players Jun 5, 2007
Education: bachelor's degree, Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa; law degree, Yale Law School. Prior professional experience: Assistant U.S. attorney, 1984-1985; assistant district attorney for Hinds and Yazoo counties, 1980-1984; adjunct professor, Mississippi College School of Law, 1978-1983; special assistant attorney general for Mississippi, 1976-1980; adjunct lecturer, Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, Va. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Top student bios Jun 3, 2007
College: Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. Plans for the Future: Could go several different directions, from neurologist to college professor to professional actor. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Elliot Aronson's new book got a nice plug in Newsweek. . . and more Jun 2, 2007
The Des Moines Register ran an article about a commencement address by history of consciousness professor Angela Davis at Grinnell College, where she said that today's students need to "blaze new paths" in the fight for social justice. The Santa Cruz Good Times described an exhibit created by students in assistant art professor Elliot Anderson s Intro to Computer Art class, on display at the downtown Museum of Art and History. (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
Marshfield students graduate June 9 May 18, 2007
She plans to attend either Willamette University or Grinnell College majoring in either biology, biochemistry or chemistry. Ryan Biasca, the son of Rick and Lynnae Biasca of Coos Bay, was a member of the Marshfield Chess Team and was one of five chess players from around the state named to the Oregon High School All State Chess Team. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Colleges Helping Students Explore Spirituality UCLA, May. 15 May 16, 2007
Invitees included teams of faculty and administrators from 10 schools across the country: UCLA; Bates College; Carnegie Mellon University; Florida State University; Furman University; Grinnell College; Miami University of Ohio; Spelman College; the University of California, Irvine; and Wellesley College. "The National Institute on Spirituality provided a forum for open dialogue about possible ways in which colleges and universities can provide more curricular and co-curricular opportunities for... (University of California Newswire, CA)
Trustee, faculty members will serve as fellows of academy May 11, 2007
Stewart earned a B.A. from Grinnell College, a M.A. from Yale University, and a M.A. in Public Administration and Ph. D. in Public Administration from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Chamblee's Reese far ahead in state track May 4, 2007
" Judene talks about seeing Emily run in college and even the dream of the Olympics, and both are becoming more realistic as each year passes. When she was younger, Emily watched as her older sister Julia set the bar, collecting 4.0 grade-point averages and dozens of letters from colleges before finding her way to Grinnell College in Iowa. Now it's Emily's turn, and she realizes just how fortunate she is. "There are people who get 1600s on the SATs who don't get to go to Stanford," Emily said.... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Reyer, Cepeda score multi-event wins at Drake Relays Apr 27, 2007
The day's biggest surprises came in the women's 10,000 meters, where Division III standout Sara Spencer gave nearby Grinnell College its first individual win at the Relays. She won in 36:05. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Will you help me build my house? Apr 26, 2007
"We wanted to do a lot of school stuff, such as activities, but it was kind of impossible, because we had to work after school. It was really challenging," said Mako Adams, now a student at Grinnell College and part of the Habitat chapter at the school. "You have to worry about paying rent, you have to worry about buying food, buying clothes, but let's speak of reality. You don't expect everything to go easy.". (Daily Iowan, IA)
The Chronicle of Higher Education reported on work by Patricia Allen of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems on consumer preferences regarding food labeling. . . . and more Apr 23, 2007
The Des Moines Register ran a story about the selection of history of consciousness professor Angela Davis to speak at Grinnell College s graduation, noting her ongoing work to combat oppression in the U.S. and abroad. provides monthly summaries of "UCSC in the News" columns. (US Santa Cruz Currents, CA)
Investigators: Grinnell Student Was Suicide Victim Apr 19, 2007
Grinnell College student Paul Shuman-Moore, 19, disappeared on Sept. 25. Shuman-Moore's body was discovered Monday in the Grinnell Country Club pool when the cover was removed. (7 KETV Omaha)
LaFollette chooses Grinnell College Apr 19, 2007
Senior Hannah LaFollette will travel to Grinnell College for the third time this coming week with her father, Tom LaFollette ... Only 900-1,000 of the 3,000 estimated Grinnell college applications were accepted. (Galesburg The Paper, IL)
Missing Chicago College Student Found Dead In Iowa Apr 18, 2007
Paul Shuman-Moore Had Been Missing From Grinnell College Since Last September ... Shuman-Moore's disappearance prompted an extensive search of the Grinnell College campus, the city of Grinnell and Poweshiek County. (CBS2Chicago.com, IL)
Body Identified As Missing Grinnell Student Apr 18, 2007
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Grinnell police confirmed that a body found Monday in a swimming pool is that of a missing Grinnell College student. Paul Shuman-Moore, 19, disappeared on Sept. 25, 2006. (7 KETV Omaha)
Editor Saul Shapiro announces resignation from the Courier Apr 18, 2007
Waterloo Reader wrote on April 17, 2007 12:51 PM:"Isn't there a cathedral on the Wartburg campus for Mr. Shapiro? I think Mr. Shapiro will find most college students more to his political liking. Sorry he couldn't a job with Grinnell College but he would be considered too conservative for Grinnell. Mr. Shapiro will win far more political arguments with college students than with adult readers. ". Rare find leaving the building wrote on April 17, 2007 12:43 PM:"This sort of long-term commitment... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Body found in Grinnell pool is missing college student Apr 18, 2007
Shuman-Moore's disappearance prompted an extensive search of the Grinnell College campus, the city of Grinnell and Poweshiek County. More than 400 people, search aircraft, police and volunteers combed the area for three days before the search tapered off. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Knox splits with Grinnell College Apr 17, 2007
Review-Atlas - Sports. Tuesday, April 17, 2007. (Monmouth Daily Review Atlas, IL)
Body Found In Grinnell Swimming Pool Apr 17, 2007
An official with Grinnell College said there is a possibility the body is that of Paul Shuman-Moore, a Grinnell College student who has been missing since September 2006. More information is expected at a Grinnell news conference later Monday afternoon. (7 KETV Omaha)
Art Beat: Des Moines Metro Opera to celebrate 35 years Apr 13, 2007
The Grinnell College Public Events Committee will present Quartet New Generation at 8 p.m. Thursday, April 19, in Herrick Chapel on the Grinnell campus. Hailed as "Four Recorder Virtuosos" by the New York Times, the quartet plays as many as 20 different recorders of varying sizes and shapes during a typical performance. (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Why Are There So Many More Species Of Insects? Because Insects Have Been Here Longer Apr 5, 2007
J. B. S. Haldane once famously quipped that "God is inordinately fond of beetles." Results of a study by Mark A. McPeek of Dartmouth College and Jonathan M. Brown of Grinnell College suggest that this fondness was expressed not by making so many, but rather by allowing them to persist for so long.. In a study appearing in the April issue of the American Naturalist, McPeek and Brown show that many insect groups like beetles and butterflies have fantastic numbers of species because these groups... (Science Daily)
Rutgers dean eyes Dartmouth post Apr 3, 2007
The Dartmouth Online. Tuesday, April 3, 2007. (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
Art beat: Ames reaps benefits of Marilyn Horne Foundation Mar 30, 2007
Guitarist Oleg Timofeyev's performance "The Sound of Stagnation" from Soviet Russia, circa 1970, at 7 p.m., Saturday April 7, in the Faulconer Gallery on the Grinnell College campus. The program is in conjunction with the gallery's current exhibit "The Space of Freedom: Apartment Exhibitions in Leningrad (1964-1986).". (Ames Daily Tribune, IA)
Trachtenberg scholarships handed out to nine D.C. high schoolers Mar 29, 2007
Smith's college options include New York University, Boston University and Grinnell College. She is still waiting for a response from Georgetown and Harvard universities. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
KHS grad on winning mock trial team Mar 28, 2007
Forty-eight teams competed in two divisions, with Georgetown University, Brown University, Loras College and Grinnell College tying for first place. Only the top three teams qualify for the National Championship Tournament April 12-15 at Stetson University Law School in St. Petersburg, Fla. (Kewanee Star Courier, IL)
Armstrong falls to Buffalo Bisonin classic championship game Mar 28, 2007
Kaitz is headed for Grinnell College in Iowa, where his three point shooting abilities will be put to use. The Pioneers use a unique offensive philosophy where they attempt an average of around 50 three-pointers per game. (Minnetonka Lakeshore Weekly News, MN)
Warriors return from spring trip a red-hot 11-1 Mar 28, 2007
18 by blowing out Morrisville College 14-3 and doing the same to Grinnell College 13-0. The next day, they blasted MidAmerican Nazarene, traditionally a strong program, 17-2 and beat Hastings College 4-1. (Forest City Summit, IO)
Trailblazers Mar 25, 2007
The new chamber music group, founded by Claudia Anderson, principal flutist with the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra and a faculty member at Grinnell College, brings together music, architecture, local history and community participation ... The ensemble's final concert of the season is April 14 at Grinnell College's new fitness center ... On the faculties of Grinnell College and Iowa State University, she maintains an active performance and teaching schedule. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
MHS graduate Natalie Larson lands 2 spots in NYC prints show Mar 23, 2007
Larson credits Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, and her professors, Matthew Kluber and Bobbie McKibben, as catalysts for helping her develop as an artist ... Larson graduated from Grinnell College in December 2006 and is residing in Grinnell. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Making the grade Mar 19, 2007
"Grinnell College is a place that does require them, and they are important," said William Sumner, dean of admission and financial aid at Grinnell in Iowa, one of the country's leading liberal arts colleges. "But they are precisely half as important as what's most important, which is the school record."People typically think two things get them in or keep them out of a college," Sumner continued. "Ninety-five percent of what gets them in or keeps them out is their school record. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
HDLAC to exhibit Richard L. Fort artwork Mar 15, 2007
After a three-year stint in the service during World War II, Richard graduated from Grinnell College in 1946, and later from the Art Institute of Chicago with a Master of Fine Arts Degree. After a short stint as an art teacher at Grinnell College he moved to Chicago where he was a Professor of Humanities at the Chicago City College with a 28-year career. (Black Hills Pioneer, SD)
Some to head for Pentagon to protest Mar 9, 2007
Students from Cornell College, Drake, Iowa State University, Grinnell College, Central College, and Simpson College, along with UI students, plan to take two buses to the protest, which is being run by Answer Coalition. "Unless we all get out there as a group and say, 'We are not supporting this, and our voice is important,' things might not change," said Tim Gauger, a member of the UI Antiwar Committee and UI Libraries assistant. (Daily Iowan, IA)
Big-name schools aren't always best Mar 7, 2007
My oldest daughter, now happily immersed in her second semester at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa, had her own taste of the name game last summer when she excitedly told New England friends where she'd decided to go. "Grinnell," she'd say. (Christian Science Monitor)
Casey second at Ivy games Mar 3, 2007
Corvallis High graduate Allison Louthan is an all-academic honoree for cross country at NCAA Division III Grinnell College. Grinnell had a team grade-point average of 3. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Names of Dean candidates surface Feb 22, 2007
The Dartmouth Online. Thursday, February 22, 2007. (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
Middlebury, Wellesley Lead U.S. Liberal Arts Colleges on Private Giving Feb 22, 2007
Iowa's Grinnell College has the biggest fund, with $1. 47 billion. (Bloomberg -- US)