December 1, 2022
A love letter to a small college newspaper
When I first came to Goshen College as a naive, anxious first-year, I had zero intentions of pursuing journalism. It...
Augusta Nafziger Executive editor (Fall 2022)
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November 10, 2022
The weight of our futures
I’ve always been a procrastinator. Projects and papers on my to-do list often get pushed to the day before they’re...
November 3, 2022
October 28, 2022
Corporations are capitalizing on mental illness
I started going to therapy the summer before my junior year. At the end of my first session, my therapist...
October 7, 2022
Welcome home
This weekend is Homecoming, which means there will be a lot of not-so-new faces joining us on campus over the...
September 30, 2022
Art in isolation
After two and a half years of dodging COVID-19, I finally tested positive on Tuesday of last week. In some...
September 15, 2022
I didn’t go on SST
One of the things I’ve been struggling with this semester is the awareness that, when I graduate in the spring,...
September 8, 2022
Restaurant reflections
Like many college students, my main priority this summer was making money. To be specific — making money to fund...
March 17, 2022
Productivity and the Sunshine Protection Bill
I’ve been struggling with productivity this week. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for me to come back to my room after...
February 17, 2022
Four finalists to take the stage in peace oratorical contest
Four students will speak on themes of peace and justice at the 2022 C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest on...
December 2, 2021
John Roth researches inclusion at GC for upcoming book
“What does inclusion look like?” This is just one of the questions that John Roth, professor of history, is seeking...
December 2, 2021
High degrees and manatees: marine bio students’ semester in Florida
Nine Goshen College students are feeling the gray Goshen weather a little more than usual this week. “It’s so cold...
November 11, 2021
Shands Stoltzfus’s new book discusses antiracist spirituality
Regina Shands Stoltzfus hasn’t opened her new book yet. She’s eagerly waiting on her co-author and longtime friend, Tobin Miller...
Features • book release • faculty • Race
October 28, 2021
‘Blosser’s Park’ to premiere at Goshen Theater
Today, the small island in the middle of the Goshen Dam Pond may not look like much ‒ three and...
October 14, 2021
Rêverie: a downtown knitter’s daydream
It’s a rainy Saturday afternoon, but the two-tone chime in Rêverie still sounds frequently, announcing the entrance of customers searching...
September 30, 2021
Turning a school bus into a colorful mobile home
Lee Bergey may be in their third year of college, but they still take the bus to school. The purple...
September 16, 2021
Women in STEM club makes a comeback
The Goshen College Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) club is seeking to boost activity and membership this...
September 16, 2021
GC welcomes Endah Setyowati from Indonesia
Goshen College is welcoming Endah Setyowati, a visiting global scholar from Duta Wacana Christian University in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, to campus...
September 9, 2021
Southwest Indigenous perspectives SST lays foundation for future domestic units
Goshen College is known for its immersive, cross-cultural Study-Service Term (SST) experience. Traditionally, that experience has involved a semester abroad;...
September 9, 2021
Student apartments get furniture makeover
Returning students may have noticed some changes to the Octavio Romero Student Apartments this year. About one-third of the apartments...
April 15, 2021
Senior students become published authors
Four Goshen College seniors are now published authors following the release of their Pinchpenny Press books this past week. Pinchpenny...
Arts • book release • Writing
April 9, 2021
Senior students showcase artwork
Every year, senior art majors have the opportunity to showcase their work in the Hershberger Art Gallery of the Goshen...
April 9, 2021
Student violinists study scordatura
The Goshen College music department will present the “Rosary Sonatas” in a violin studio recital this Friday. The “Rosary Sonatas”...
Arts • music • performing arts
April 9, 2021
Student violinists study scordatura
The Goshen College music department will present the “Rosary Sonatas” in a violin studio recital this Friday. The “Rosary Sonatas”...
March 25, 2021
Coffeehouse celebrates international students
Thirty-five students took the stage this past weekend to perform in Goshen College’s annual International Student Club (ISC) Coffeehouse. The...
March 18, 2021
International student coffeehouse preview
The annual International Student Club (ISC) Coffeehouse will take place this Saturday, March 20, in Sauder Concert Hall. The event...
March 12, 2021
Concerto-Aria concert revives live music
Goshen College’s 61st annual Concerto-Aria Concert took place this past weekend in Sauder Concert Hall. One of Goshen College’s long...
Arts • music • performing arts
February 11, 2021
Students take on “Lion and Lamb” theme in art exhibit
Ten years ago, Randy Horst, professor of art, worked with art club members to propose the addition of a student...
Arts • peace • visual art
January 21, 2021
Aschliman celebrates her ‘fruitful life’
Most people celebrate their birthdays with presents and cake. This year, Kathryn Aschliman chose something a little different. In honor...
January 21, 2021
Spotlight on student directors
Student-led productions are taking the (virtual) stage this semester. Gloria Bontrager-Thomas, a third-year theater major, and Abigail Greaser, a fifth-year...
November 19, 2020
Pre-recorded Festival of Carols set to livestream
Though Sauder Concert Hall will be empty of audience members for this year’s Festival of Carols, the concert – one...
November 12, 2020
Musicians search for representation in American repertoire
Goshen College violin and viola students will present a studio recital featuring works by American composers on Friday, Nov. 13....
October 22, 2020
‘Crash Landing on You’ smashes quarantine boredom
After moving into quarantine this past week, I had some time to fill. A friend recommended the Korean-drama, “Crash Landing...
October 8, 2020
Virtual theater takes the Zoom stage
The Goshen College Theater Department presented its first program of the 2020-2021 theater season this past weekend as a part...
September 17, 2020
Music students honor passing of Sauder Hall benefactor
Maynard Sauder, longtime supporter of the Goshen College community, passed away on Aug. 28, in his hometown of Archbold, Ohio....
September 3, 2020
New professors bring passion for the arts to GC
Goshen College has welcomed two new faculty members to the performing arts department this year: assistant music professor H. Roz...