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International speakers address climate at Goshen Theater

By Ross Weaver • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: news

Saturday evening Reverend Tafue Lusama spoke at the Goshen Theatre, bringing a plea from his home country of Tuvalu for Americans to take action against climate change. Both he and Sara Kaweesa of Uganda are embarking on a speaking tour with Restoring Eden, a Christian...

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Sexual assault and domestic abuse recognized on campus

By Laura Schlabach • Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: lead, news

T-shirts fluttered in the breeze in Schrock Plaza this week, created by victims and friends of those who have suffered from sexual assault or domestic abuse. Goshen College recognized sexual assault and domestic abuse this week through the clothesline project, the...

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Jim Brenneman on why GC doesn’t play the national anthem at sports games

Nov 4th, 2009 • Category: news

The following is a letter from President James E. Brenneman to the Goshen College community on November 12, 2008. It is reprinted here in conjunction with the current administrative re-examination of Goshen College's policy of not playing the national anthem at sporting...

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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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Starve a vampire: donate blood

By Josh Delp • Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: news

Soon after midnight in the early morning hours of Wednesday, quiet was broken by yelps of pain. “This is the worst pain I've felt in years! My hand feels like it's on fire,” cried Sophomore Daniel Driver after catching his roommate's cactus before it would have...

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Big weekend for Big Love

By Laura Schlabach • Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: lead, news

When was the last time you attended a Greek wedding in a swimming pool involving fifty cousins? Big Love, written by Charles Mee and directed by Michelle Milne, opens this weekend: a fast-moving, contemporary show based on an ancient Greek play that includes themes of...

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Wise unmasks white privilege

By Sara Alvarez • Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: lead, news

How are a 36-hour-old pot of rotting gumbo and white privilege alike? “It doesn’t matter who made the mess, you live with the residue and heritage of the mess now, and are responsible for the clean-up,” said Tim Wise, an anti-racism speaker and author whose...

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GC community rallies behind 350

By Laura Schlabach • Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: news

Goshen College students and community members sorted trash, ate together, drummed, and marched to the Goshen courthouse despite wind and rain to show their support of international climate action last Saturday. Goshen was one of 5,245 places in 181 countries across the...

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Trio of student essays selected to air on WVPE

By Katelyn Yoder • Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: news

Three students from the Writing for Media class have had their essays selected to be on air on 88.1 WVPE. Brett Bridges, a junior, Chase Snyder, a senior, and Kelsey Shue, a junior, each articulated a conviction of their own through an essay entitled "This I Believe,"...

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National Anthem Task Force Proposal

Oct 28th, 2009 • Category: news

The following is a copy of the proposal submitted by the national anthem task force to the president's council. National Anthem Task Force--Proposal Background Goshen College, as a Mennonite college, has a history of not playing the national anthem at sporting...

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GC prepares for Oct. 24, International Day of Climate Action

By Laura Schlabach • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: lead, news

Last spring, Bill McKibben, author and economist, personally challenged Goshen College students to take creative action on October 24th. In nine days, GC will answer this call and join communities all over the world in rallies and movements that take a stand against...

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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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Ecology students present water quality project aims

By Katelyn Yoder • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: news

Clean water was the topic of the Sound of the Environment meeting for October, which took place last Wednesday as ecology students from Goshen College proposed a project to continuously monitor the water quality in Elkhart County. Sound of the Environment is a monthly...

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Shifting power in Carmel

By Laura Schlabach • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: news

Eleven students traveled to Carmel, Ind. last Saturday to attend Powershift, a summit propelled by young people who are demanding action on climate and energy policies in 2009. The group spent all day Saturday at the event attending workshops and listening to...

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Ted & Company return to Goshen for November show