<p>okay...getting really off-topic here, but did you know that those gingkos are good for something? You can eat the nuts (assuming you can hold your nose long enough to get at them). I like to collect them this time of year when the winter cold has frozen and dried the fruit pulp. Tap the nut lightly with a hammer - or large book, if that's easier to find - to make a hairline crack in the shell, then put them in the microwave for a few seconds. Delicious! In case you need another study break idea, you know.</p>
<p>My grandpa always tells me that gingko is really good for the body. I've heard the story numerous times.. When the US dropped the bomb on Japan, every thing was destroyed except the gingko trees. He doesn't know why, but he concluded that it has some mysterious health benefit. I do taste this weird flavor when I eat it, but they're okay.</p>
<p>OK, the ginkgo trees do smell if you walk under them (which will inevitably happen if you go to grinnell). The entire campus does not smell... We like to call the fruits "poo-berries"... most Grinnellians know how to take things with a sense of humor...</p>
<p>What you cannot possibly understand before you go to Grinnell? How wonderful it is :)</p>
<p>well....who should i listen to....?</p>
<p>You can listen to me if you want. My son could have gone anywhere and he chose Grinnell. The new student center is amazing, the food is very good, he really likes his classes and there are tons of free activities. You should visit and decide for yourself.</p>
<p>Yeah, definitely go and see for yourself. Once you do, you will fall in LOVE with Grinnell. I just finished my busiest week of the semester, and I was still happy and cheery even though I was stressed out. Why? Cuz I'm at Grinnell and that makes me happy enough.</p>