Monday, May 20, 2013

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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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Goshen nursing students inducted into international nursing society

Author: nateav • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: news
By Nathan Vader, News Editor Twenty-two students in Goshen College’s nursing program will be inducted into the Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society for Nursing (STTI) on Friday at 7 pm. According to their official website, STTI is committed to supporting the “learning,...

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CORE classes to undergo revisions

Author: Liz Core • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: news
CORE classes to undergo revisions by Liz Core, News Editor Goshen College first-year students voiced mixed opinions on the new “Goshen Core” curriculum changes at a faculty and student “Revision Dinner” last week. Ten professors and 15 students met in Newcomer Center to share a meal and create...

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Social Reform Club challenges student employment policy

Author: Liz Core • Mar 20th, 2013 • Category: news
Social Reform Club challenges student employment policy By Liz Core, News Editor The Social Reform Club (SRC) hosted an informational meeting and dialogue on Saturday afternoon to discuss issues concerning Goshen College's student employment manual. Or, SRC leaders say, the lack of an adequate one. The conversation about...

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Simran Sethi to speak on food and faith

Author: Ariel Ropp • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: news
Simran Sethi, an award-winning journalist and educator, will explore the intersection of food and faith at the Goshen College Yoder Public Affairs Lecture on Tuesday, March 19 at 7:30 p.m. in Rieth Recital Hall. Sethi's lecture, titled “Bridging Divides through Food,...

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The truth behind tuition hikes

Author: Liz Core • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: news
Despite increases, Goshen remains in good standing. By Jeffrey Moore, Contributing Writer College is expensive. Just ask any senior graduating with $50,000 in debt, or parents – many of whom foot a large part of the bill for Goshen students – or even the...

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Peter Yarrow to speak on social justice in Palestine

Author: vanessamh • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: lead, news
Peter Yarrow to speak on social justice in Palestine by Mara Weaver, Contributing Writer On Friday, Peter Yarrow, who first gained international recognition in the 1960s as a member of the folk music group Peter, Paul, and Mary and now works in issues of social justice through his organization Operation Respect, will spend...

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Classmates and friends remember Millicent Morros

Author: Liz Core • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: news
Classmates and friends remember Millicent Morros By Elizabeth Franks-North, Contributing Writer A memorial service for Millicent Morros, a Goshen College adult student who was shot and killed last week, was held Monday evening in Goshen College’s Newcomer Center. Seventy-five friends, family and coworkers...

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Resident Directors to resign at end of school year

Author: nateav • Mar 13th, 2013 • Category: lead, news
Resident Directors to resign at end of school year By Nathan Vader, News Editor Students living in the Kratz, Miller and Yoder dorms will be greeted by two new Resident Directors this fall. The current directors, Heather Goertzen and DaVonne Harris, will be resigning from their positions at the end of May Term. For...

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Goshen College student killed Monday morning

Author: Ariel Ropp • Mar 7th, 2013 • Category: lead, news
Goshen College student killed Monday morning By Elizabeth Franks-North, Contributing Writer On Monday morning in downtown Goshen, Eric Haitsma, 51, shot and killed Millicent Morros, 48, and then shot and killed himself. Morros, a Goshen College student, was killed by Haitsma, her ex-boyfriend, in the 100 block...

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Roth speaks on twenty-first century martyrs

Author: Jair Hernandez • Mar 7th, 2013 • Category: news
Roth speaks on twenty-first century martyrs By Jair Hernandez, Contributing Writer John D. Roth, professor of history, introduced a new project that he will be undertaking, “The Global Anabaptist Profile and Suffering Church Project," at the 2013 C. Henry Smith Peace Lecture on Tuesday night. The peace lecture...

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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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