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Title: Writing Papers in a Statistics Course, Technical Report No. 91-005, Statistics in the Liberal Arts Workshop (SLAW)
Description: There is an increased emphasis on writing in today's undergraduate curriculum, and papers can play an important role in an introductory statistics course. With the existence of good interactive statistical software it is possible to move the classic introductory statistics course away from the study of formulas to the study of statistical thinking and the role of statistics in society. In such a new course students get an increased understanding of statistical ideas by writing papers across a wide range of topics; actual topics having ranged from a comparison of statistics and religion to a study of the relationship between time of first class in the morning and the distance from the bed to the alarm clock.
Date Created: 1991
PID: grinnell:26697

Title: York Lumber Company, Grinnell Centennial Parade
Description: The York Lumber Company entry in the parade was a horse drawn wagon full of lumber. There is a girl in dress and bonnet and a boy sitting on the lumber. The driver is obscured. A sign on the side reads, "We like to trade at York's." York's was located at 732 Broad Street. Drake Community Library (Grinnell, Iowa) Archives. Miscellaneous Photographs. Collection #17, Box #4.
Date Created: 1954
PID: grinnell:28734

Title: Zoernig resigns as VPSA following "Jungle Harris" criticism amidst calls to address racism in SGA
Description: SGA Vice President for Student Affairs (VPSA) Amelia Zoernig '21 resigned on Friday, July 3, after she was criticized in a post on the Instagram account @gcbipoc for approving a jungle-themed Harris party in her capacity as All-Campus Events Chair last fall. That criticism identified the jungle theme as racist, and a growing number of students called for Zoernig, who is white, to step down following the initial post, dated June 28. Zoernig officially submitted a letter of resignation to ...
Date Created: 2020
PID: grinnell:28636