Saturday, November 07, 2009

Posts Tagged ‘Campus Life’

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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Kick-off performers indulge eager crowd

By Josh Delp • Oct 14th, 2009 • Category: news
Kick-off performers indulge eager crowd
Kick-off has come and gone once again, but it will not soon be forgotten.  The student body showed raucous enthusiasm during every part of the evening, from the winning acts to the music that played during stage changes. Here are a few of the many memorable acts from...

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Over 500 celebrate service

By benh • Sep 23rd, 2009 • Category: news
Over 500 celebrate service
The faulty forecast for rain was no deterrent for a large participatory showing at Celebrate Service Day yesterday.  Around 550 students, faculty and staff participated in the event this year, scattered among 40 different local organizations. Celebrate Service Day...

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Break the silence

Apr 15th, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Break the silence
I think my favorite aspect of Goshen College is how safe it is. We don't need to have a Black Student Union or Latino Student Union or any office dedicated to multicultural affairs to ensure that they are addressed. We don't need women's groups, because sexism is a...

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Speaking from Experience…

Apr 8th, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Speaking from Experience…
Amber and I moved into Yoder Hall during the later part of July so that I could prepare for my new job as residence director. It was then I began to see what Goshen College was all about. We were warmly greeted with a fresh batch of cookies, compliments of Susie...

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Goshen chews new food service provider: AVI Fresh replaces Sodexo

Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: lead, news

Dan Vader Contributing Writer Munch money and groceries will still be offered in fall 2009, but not from Sodexo, the current food service provider for Goshen College. On Tuesday, the college announced AVI Fresh as the new food service provider. A food service...

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Lights off: Saving energy one hour at a time

By Tyler Falk • Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: news

It was only an hour, but Goshen College joined 50 million people around the world on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. to raise awareness about global climate change and energy consumption by turning off unnecessary lights during Earth Hour, sponsored by World Wildlife...

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Parking on the wrong side of the tracks

Apr 1st, 2009 • Category: perspectives

As commuters, David and I tend to drive to classes more than the average student. It's not just that we hate Mother Nature, either. Sometimes we have legitimate reasons like the transportation of large instruments, the generally unpleasant weather or some combination...

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Speaking from Experience…

Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

I'll admit that I attended the Mindpower meeting in February with some skepticism. From my perspective, however, Mindpower hit it right on the nose. They had listened incredibly well and creatively packaged what they heard into a concept that I believe reflects honestly...

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Skepticism in branding: from a ton to a pint

Mar 18th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

In February, I had the opportunity to attend one of the four marketing presentations by Mindpower. In attending the first and earliest presentation, I was a little grumpy and a ton skeptical. And I mean a ton. I went to the presentation with the expectation that...

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Being offensively angry

Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: perspectives

Half the time I have spent here at Goshen College, I have been angry. Actually, I was angry about Goshen College politics before I even came here as a student. My sister, a close confidant of mine and a 2007 graduate, was a strong opponent of four-year residency. She...

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Our cultural coffeehouse

Mar 11th, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Our cultural coffeehouse
This past weekend was great for Goshen College, as we celebrated the International Student Club coffeehouse and International Women's Day. The coffeehouse gives us the opportunity to experience various cultures in an informal setting. It is also a chance for us to...

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Save lives on Friday at annual blood drive

By Tyler Falk • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: news

The American Red Cross wants your blood. And you'll have the chance to give it to them during a blood drive on Friday, March 6, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Union gym. Sign-ups to give blood are already underway and will continue the rest of the week outside the...

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International cultures: taste and see

Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: news

Dan Vader danieltv@goshen.edu With food and performances from around the world, the International Student Club coffeehouse will highlight the many cultures represented at Goshen College on Saturday. “Goshen College has lots of international students, and we want to...

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Meal plans by the numbers

Feb 18th, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Meal plans by the numbers
In times of economic instability, skyrocketing unemployment and uncertain financial futures, a lot of people are examining their budgets and looking for places to cut back and save money. Upon closer inspection of our own budgets, Lydia Short and I found one item that...

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