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Nursing students make history administering H1N1 vaccines

By Alysha Landis • Nov 19th, 2009 • Category: lead, news

The last time it happened, it was smallpox and polio in the 1960s and 70s. Now, decades later, the public health system is back--the schools are giving mass inoculations—this time because of the H1N1. Six Goshen College students in the Community Health nursing...

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Campus Conversation About National Anthem Continues

By Alysha Landis • Nov 11th, 2009 • Category: news

Last Wednesday, Nov. 4, over thirty students and faculty gathered for a town hall meeting in Newcomer to discuss the new proposal to allow an instrumental version of the national anthem to be played before sporting events. Carolyn Schrock-Shenk, associate professor of...

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A Portrait of Goshen’s People

By Alysha Landis • Nov 11th, 2009 • Category: Uncategorized, features

The following is an excerpt from “A Violin Professor Going on 17,” a profile of Solomia Soroka written by Alysha Landis. Solomia Soroka, an assistant professor of music at Goshen College, knew her career path when she was only 6 years old. Despite her...

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Task force seeks compromise for ‘anthem’ at sports events

By Alysha Landis • Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: news

After at least six years of discussion about the inclusion of the national anthem before Goshen College sporting events, a newly formed task force has proposed a compromise on the issue: providing the option to have an instrumental version played. In the past, the...

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Corinthian Plan to be implemented January 2010

By Alysha Landis • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: news

The Corinthian Plan will officially be put into operation starting January 2010. According to a press release from Mennonite Church USA in early October, more than 50 congregations and their pastors will receive assistance with their health care. The press release also...

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Ted & Company return to Goshen for November show

By Alysha Landis • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: news

Ted Swartz, of Ted & Company TheaterWorks, will be coming to Goshen on Saturday, Nov. 7 for the first time in 11 years. Swartz, father of current student Derek Swartz, a senior, will be performing with Trent Wagler of Harrisonburg, Virginia along with Jay Lapp, a...

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Culture for Service award recipient speaks on leadership

By Alysha Landis • Oct 7th, 2009 • Category: lead, news

John Martin, a recipient of the 2009 Culture for Service Award, shared words of wisdom from his two years at Goshen last Friday in chapel during Homecoming weekend. The Culture for Service Award recognizes alumni whose lives exemplify the college’s previous...

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Welcome to the future, GC

By Alysha Landis • Sep 30th, 2009 • Category: news

This article was reported by Lisa Perkins. The future is now, and Goshen College is embracing the technological innovations that the 21st century has to offer, propelled by its Information Technology Services (ITS) staff. Some of the new developments this year are...

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Homecoming Weekend to host a multitude of events

By Alysha Landis • Sep 30th, 2009 • Category: news

This article was reported by Josh Delp This coming weekend, October 2nd through 4th, is Homecoming Weekend. This means lots of scheduled activities for students and alumni alike. Following chapel on Friday, there will be an opportunity to meet this year's Culture...

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Torres-Fleming: From the South Bronx to Manhattan and back

By Alysha Landis • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: news

Alexie Torres-Fleming, speaker and Christian urban leader, shared her faith journey with the Goshen College community at the special “Celebrate Service Day” chapel on Wednesday morning. Torres-Fleming was born in a housing project in the South Bronx—the poorest...

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The long road to Goshen: from the Middle-East to the Midwest

By Alysha Landis • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: lead, news

After overcoming several obstacles and enduring a 20-hour plane ride, Mohammad Mahdi Rasoulipou finally arrived in Goshen last Thursday night. Rasoulipou is the first Iranian student to attend Goshen College. Rasoulipou was born in Tehran, and he lived there for 14...

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Christian urban leader to speak on peace and justice

By Alysha Landis • Sep 16th, 2009 • Category: news

Alexie Torres-Fleming, Christian speaker and urban leader, will be on campus Sept. 23-25. Fleming will speak in two chapels and interact with students and faculty in a variety of activities on campus. Torres-Fleming is the founder and executive director of Youth...

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History Professor Completes Trilogy on Modern Mennonite Identity

By Alysha Landis • Sep 9th, 2009 • Category: news

After five years of research and writing, professor of history John D. Roth completed the last of three books about Mennonite identity in the 21st century. The third book, Practices: Mennonite Worship and Witness, was completed this June and focuses on Mennonite...

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LBGT inclusion amendment fails after lengthy council meeting

By Alysha Landis • Sep 9th, 2009 • Category: news

Over 500 people gathered in the auditorium of Goshen High School last Tuesday for a city council meeting about the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity as a protected civil right. After the six-hour meeting, filled with nearly 150 people speaking to the...

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Recitals expand social justice, melodrama

By Alysha Landis • Apr 15th, 2009 • Category: arts

Showcasing a wide spectrum of theater, Gina Stutzman and Grace Eidmann will present their senior theater recitals as the spring semester comes to a close. Stutzman will perform "Vera or the Nihilists" by Oscar Wilde, under the direction of Angie Noah, a junior. Since...

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