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Faculty to discuss business master’s program

Author: lamiller • Apr 18th, 2013 • Category: news
By Logan Miller, News Editor Goshen College faculty will meet Thursday to discuss the feasibility of a new collaborative Masters of Business Administration program to be offered in August 2014. If approved by faculty, the program will be reviewed by the Higher Learning...

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NPR correspondent to speak at GC commencement

Author: lamiller • Apr 10th, 2013 • Category: lead, news
NPR correspondent to speak at GC commencement By Logan Miller, Contributing Writer Dan Charles, who works for National Public Radio as a food and agriculture correspondent, will deliver the commencement address at Goshen College’s 115th graduation ceremony on Sunday, April 28. His speech, “Searching for...

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For The Record 4/4/13

Author: lamiller • Apr 3rd, 2013 • Category: for the record, perspectives
It’s that time of the semester again. In the flurry of assignments, tests, presentations and essays, I can’t decide which word describes this part of the year better: busy, frantic or ludicrous. And yet, there’s always time for distractions. Last week, just...

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Simran Sethi speaks on agriculture, consciousness and Big Macs

Author: lamiller • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: lead, news
Simran Sethi speaks on agriculture, consciousness and Big Macs By Logan Miller, News Editor Simran Sethi, a journalist, strategist and educator, spoke in Reith Recital Hall on Tuesday evening about the intersections of faith, food, science and business as they relate to eating well--both for personal and global health. Sethi came...

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Math professor resigns to pursue passions

Author: lamiller • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: lead, news
By Elizabeth Franks-North, Contributing Writer Patricia Oakley, professor of mathematics, is a blogger for Goshen Commons, a yarn spinner, a knitter, a gardener, a vegetarian, a lover of sustainability and a modern day homesteader. Oakley, who has been teaching at...

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Faculty cross borders through books

Author: lamiller • Mar 7th, 2013 • Category: news
Faculty cross borders through books By Chau Ngoc Bau Bui, Contributing Writer Twenty-five Goshen College faculty and staff members came together for the Borderlands book group’s dinner meeting and reading discussion on Tuesday night. Each semester, members of the Borderlands book group read one book...

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What happens to our leftover meals?

Author: lamiller • Mar 7th, 2013 • Category: news
What happens to our leftover meals? By Logan Miller, News Editor Goshen College students were barred last semester from donating leftover dining hall meals to the homeless. Since then, some students are left wondering what they can do with their unused meals at the end of the semester. “Since I lived...

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Putnam’s ‘Peace in Laos’ wins oratorical contest

Author: lamiller • Feb 21st, 2013 • Category: news
Putnam’s ‘Peace in Laos’ wins oratorical contest By Elizabeth Franks-North, Contributing Writer On Tuesday night Jacob Putnam, a sophomore, won the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest, taking home $500 and the chance for his speech to compete in the bi-national contest. Judges Anne Hershberger, a previous...

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No more lotteries: Residence Life revamps housing selection

Author: lamiller • Feb 21st, 2013 • Category: news
No more lotteries: Residence Life revamps housing selection By Andrea Mast, Contributing Writer Students considering the upperclassmen apartments for next year met last week with Chad Coleman, director of Residence Life, to discuss the new housing selection process. The new system, initiated by Coleman, is now an online...

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Professors answer poll about name preferences

Author: lamiller • Feb 13th, 2013 • Category: news
Professors answer poll about name preferences By Logan Miller, News Editor Two weeks ago, The Record published an article about the preferred titles of certain Goshen College faculty. The Record has since conducted an anonymous survey to gain a better understanding of faculty preference for how students should refer...

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For the Record, 2/14/13

Author: lamiller • Feb 13th, 2013 • Category: for the record, perspectives
By Logan Miller, News Editor Jennifer Beer, the new campus counselor, spoke in Monday’s convocation about relationships and our individual roles in those relationships. “Strong relationships begin with a strong you” was the title, and even though I heard what...

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Compassionate peacemakers prepare for oratorical contest

Author: lamiller • Feb 13th, 2013 • Category: news
Compassionate peacemakers prepare for oratorical contest By Elizabeth Franks-North, Contributing Writer Goshen College students are preparing to reinforce the school’s core value of peacemaking through the tradition of speech making. This Tuesday, five students will compete in the C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest,...

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Senate approves new open house hours

Author: lamiller • Feb 7th, 2013 • Category: news
By Drea Mast, Contributing Writer Goshen College finalized plans to change open house and quiet hours for underclassmen dormitories, taking effect in the 2013-2014 school year. The new hours will be 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday and 10 a.m. to 1 a.m. on...

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Goshen paves way for ethical investment

Author: lamiller • Feb 7th, 2013 • Category: news
Goshen paves way for ethical investment By Logan Miller, News Editor College students across the country have been urging their schools to withdraw investments from fossil fuel companies. While those school administrations have avoided the issue, Goshen College takes ethical investing to...

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Weisenbeck presents at Florida composting conference

Author: lamiller • Jan 30th, 2013 • Category: lead, news
Weisenbeck presents at Florida composting conference By Bekah Kamp, Contributing Writer Natasha Weisenbeck began her trek to the U.S. Composting Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Monday to speak about Goshen’s current composting system and how it has been developing since 2011. Weisenbeck, a junior Bible and religion...

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