GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Pioneer Summer Internships

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Pioneer Summer Internships

Every summer, Pioneer football players disperse across the country for their exciting summer internships. Throughout the course of the summer, they will share their experiences here. Today's entry comes from offensive lineman Jake McVeigh '11:

I do preliminary research for the ACLU as well as handle letters and emails asking for the ACLU's help and advice. So far I have been researching the death penalty in the state of Nebraska. I am looking at different strategies other states have used to eliminate the death penalty. I do a range of things from filing closed case files, answering letters and other daily office jobs. I was given a couple of bigger tasks for the summer. I am working on a survey to find how well high schools in Nebraska have been keeping student records private.

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.