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Author Archive

International student spotlight: Jon Kaasa

Author: Becca Kraybill • Apr 18th, 2013 • Category: perspectives
International student spotlight: Jon Kaasa By Ezra O'Michael, Contributing Writer Jon Kaasa is a first-year physics and math major from Norway who plays tennis at Goshen College. Tell us a little bit about your background. As a kid I never enjoyed skiing, ice skating or winter sports in general, which...

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Glenn Gilbert: Technology meets sustainability

Author: Becca Kraybill • Apr 10th, 2013 • Category: features, lead
Glenn Gilbert: Technology meets sustainability By Kelley Scholfield, Contributing Writer Not a minute passes for Glenn Gilbert without the static overtone of a hand radio, the buzz of a cell phone or the chime of incoming mail on his tablet. “This is the latest and greatest,” Gilbert said of his Samsung Galaxy...

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Album review: The Stray Birds

Author: Becca Kraybill • Apr 3rd, 2013 • Category: features
Album review: The Stray Birds By Becca Kraybill, Features Editor The Stray Birds, an Americana trio from Lancaster County, Pa., combine old-time and folk styles in their eponymous debut album. Noteworthy is the album’s recent recognition on NPR’s “Top 10 Folk & Americana Bands of the...

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International spotlight: Joel Pepala

Author: Becca Kraybill • Apr 3rd, 2013 • Category: features
International spotlight: Joel Pepala By Ezra O'Michael, Contributing Writer Joel Pepala is a junior mathematics major from Zambia. What inspired you to come to the U.S. and study at Goshen College? The opportunity of a better education, the challenge of adapting to a new culture and the...

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The Brew to move off Main Street

Author: Becca Kraybill • Apr 3rd, 2013 • Category: news
The Brew to move off Main Street By Becca Kraybill, Features Editor Myron Bontrager is “selling the old farmhouse.” That’s how he describes his latest decision as owner of The Electric Brew, located in downtown Goshen. This summer, Bontrager will move The Brew one half block, from 136 South...

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Seniors prepare for Pan-American bike trip

Author: Becca Kraybill • Mar 7th, 2013 • Category: features
Seniors prepare for Pan-American bike trip By Becca Kraybill, Features Editor Ask Abe Stucky, Levi Smucker and Michael Miller what they’re doing after college. Their answer won’t follow the average student’s post-graduation plan: They’re biking from Paraguay to Goshen. The men plan to attend the...

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International spotlight: Alejandro Davalos

Author: Becca Kraybill • Feb 21st, 2013 • Category: features
International spotlight: Alejandro Davalos By Ezra O'Michael, Contributing Writer Alejandro Davalos is a senior business major from Peru, the third largest country in South America. Peru has a large indigenous population and contains the famous Incan ruins of Macchu Picchu. What inspired you to come...

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ASL students see signs of love in Peru SST

Author: Becca Kraybill • Jan 24th, 2013 • Category: features
ASL students see signs of love in Peru SST By Bekah Kamp, Contributing Writer, with Ariel Ropp, Editor-in-Chief Rosa Wyse began her mornings in Peru with a mug of chamomile tea, a salted avocado and a conversation with her deaf host parents, Rosio and Rolando. Knowing little Peruvian sign langauge, Wyse...

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From the Peace Corps to Ecuador: tales from winter break

Author: Becca Kraybill • Jan 17th, 2013 • Category: features, lead
From the Peace Corps to Ecuador: tales from winter break By Becca Kraybill and Lauren Stoltzfus, Features Editors Karina Kreider, a junior, decided to make good use of her time--and hands--over Christmas break. Inspired by the idea that hand-made crafts and knowledge are a dying art, Kreider and her dad built an entire...

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At 65, Emmylou Harris is ready to go

Author: Becca Kraybill • Jan 17th, 2013 • Category: arts, lead
At 65, Emmylou Harris is ready to go Becca Kraybill, Features Editor Emmylou Harris opened her Performing Arts Series concert on Saturday evening with a warm welcome to her audience. “Settle back and see where we take ya,” Harris said as she strummed her guitar and looked out onto a packed Sauder...

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On winning at golf, and losing a father

Author: Becca Kraybill • Dec 6th, 2012 • Category: sports
On winning at golf, and losing a father By Sammy Rosario Contributing Writer Ben John Pollitt, a golfer from England, is a sophomore at Goshen College. He was the lone golfer on the men’s team a year ago when intercollegiate golf returned to Goshen College. He described his best athletic moment as...

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Tsigie molds new perspectives with clay

Author: Becca Kraybill • Dec 6th, 2012 • Category: features
Tsigie molds new perspectives with clay By Logan Miller Contributing Writer Sitting on a stool and eyeing a spinning mug from six inches away, Abi Abebe Tsigie trims the unwanted clay from the base of his hand-molded mug, and smooths the edges round before initialing the bottom and moving on to the next...

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Marvin Graber: A life filled with light, living in the dark

Author: Becca Kraybill • Dec 6th, 2012 • Category: features
Marvin Graber: A life filled with light, living in the dark By Twila Albrecht Contributing Writer Marvin Graber owns a 1966 Chevelle convertible. “The color is cranberry metallic,” Graber said. “I can imagine the red and the sparkles of the metallic. It has purple, red and maroon pearl chips in it, a black...

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Student entrepreneurs pitch for business grants

Author: Becca Kraybill • Dec 6th, 2012 • Category: news
Student entrepreneurs pitch for business grants By Becca Kraybill Editor-in-Chief While many are finishing projects and finals this week, five groups of students are working to develop their own businesses. Billy Frisbie, Emma Gerig, Niles Graber Miller, Caleb Hochstetler, Jesse Ramer, Hans Weaver, and...

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The fall 2012 Record staff says: Thanks for your readership!

Author: Becca Kraybill • Dec 6th, 2012 • Category: lead, news
The fall 2012 Record staff says: Thanks for your readership! ...

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