April 3, 2013
The Brew to move off Main Street
Myron Bontrager is “selling the old farmhouse.” That’s how he describes his latest decision as owner of The Electric Brew,...
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April 3, 2013
Album review: The Stray Birds
The Stray Birds, an Americana trio from Lancaster County, Pa., combine old-time and folk styles in their eponymous debut album....
March 7, 2013
Seniors prepare for Pan-American bike trip
Ask Abe Stucky, Levi Smucker and Michael Miller what they’re doing after college. Their answer won’t follow the average student’s...
February 13, 2013
Love stories from GC faculty and students
Richard Aguirre and Judy Weaver When Richard Aguirre and Judy Weaver met, neither knew they would both end up working...
January 17, 2013
From the Peace Corps to Ecuador: tales from winter break
Karina Kreider, a junior, decided to make good use of her time–and hands–over Christmas break. Inspired by the idea that...
January 17, 2013
At 65, Emmylou Harris is ready to go
Emmylou Harris opened her Performing Arts Series concert on Saturday evening with a warm welcome to her audience. “Settle back...
December 6, 2012
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Student entrepreneurs pitch for business grants
While many are finishing projects and finals this week, five groups of students are working to develop their own businesses....
December 6, 2012
For the Record 12/6/2
Editing The Record this semester has been a lot like rollerblading while blindfolded. That is to say, every week, just...
November 29, 2012
RETRO Record: 1986
It’s not easy being green. The news page of a Record published on Oct. 10, 1986 printed this photo and...
November 29, 2012
‘Hometown Holidays’ to bring warmth to downtown Goshen
Article contributed by cityonthego.org The holidays mean shopping, sharing and snow. While First Fridays can’t guarantee snow, it will offer...
November 29, 2012
For the Record 11/29/12
Last week, as I stuffed myself silly with mashed potatoes and turkey, I couldn’t help but remember that last year...
November 29, 2012
Dos Santos resigns as women’s soccer coach
Fabio dos Santos, head coach of the Goshen College women’s soccer program, announced his resignation last Wednesday. Tim Demant, Goshen...
November 15, 2012
Toilets for entrepreneurship: Global Entrepreneur Week
This week, the business department is hosting Global Entrepreneurship Week. The week intends to offer education about entrepreneurship while also...
Arts • business • visual art
November 15, 2012
Anne McCue to return to Goshen at Ignition Music
Anne McCue describes her music, as “a bit dirty, a bit rockin’, a bit swampy and a bit bluesy, with...
November 15, 2012
Fact Book makes data as close as the click of mouse
For years, a collection of facts about Goshen College finances, enrollment and student life was tucked away in a filing...
News • admissions • finance • Student Life • technology
November 15, 2012
For the Record, 11/15/12
This is a story of personal pain, struggle and ultimately triumph. A story of how one mathematically-challenged soul came to...
November 8, 2012
Obama re-elected for second term
President Barack Obama won re-election to the White House for a second term on Tuesday evening. Polls predicted Obama’s...
November 1, 2012
World aid, not crisis prevention, is United Nations’ strength
Mohammad Rasoulipour is a senior art and Bible and religion major. Rasoulipour was one of 6 students to attend the Mennonite...
November 1, 2012
Underpass completion still in waiting
“The reason the ribbon cutting has been delayed is because there were several minor errors in the handrails which needed...
November 1, 2012
Cortright speaks on nonviolent revolution
Although David Cortright once served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War, he now sees the power of...
News • peace • public speaking
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Spooky campus folklore: The prank that said “boo” with a “moo”
As told by Al Lohr, graduating class of 1942. Story and picture from “The Cow in the Science Hall,” 1994,...
October 31, 2012
For the Record 11/1/12
Suzanne Ehst, an adjunct professor of education and doctoral student at West Michigan University, wrote this poem in the form...
October 18, 2012
Underpass well underway
A ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, Oct. 25 will mark the official opening of the underpass, said Glenn Gilbert, sustainability...
October 18, 2012
For the Record 10/18/12
The way I see it, there are two types of people in the world. There are the people that peek...
October 11, 2012
Urrea to speak on borders
Luis Urrea, a Mexican-American poet, author and novelist, will speak in convocation this Monday, Oct. 15. Urrea has authored 14...
News • convocation • immigration • Latinx • Writing
October 11, 2012
A note from Linda Miller
This past year has been one of the most difficult years of my life. Our family continues to mourn the...
October 11, 2012
Special issue spread: Record editors remember 100 years of student press
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October 11, 2012
For the Record, 10/11/12
This week, I am reminded of the importance of remembering. This Saturday during Homecoming, I gathered with over 30 former...
October 4, 2012
Inside/Outside Voices 10/4
“Uh, yeah. This is Steve. I tried to call the Inside/Outside Voices phone number and it just rings busy so...
October 4, 2012
Miller case remains ‘active’ as one-year anniversary nears
The Goshen Police Department continue to show Linda line-ups of potential suspects, she said. Though Linda said she has not...
October 4, 2012
RETRO Record: 1950
May 5, 1950: After announcing the dedication of the new College Union, The Record included a blueprint for a new...
October 4, 2012
For the Record, 10/4/12
This weekend, as Goshen College welcomes the return of 11 graduated classes to campus, I am reminded of my own...
September 27, 2012
RETRO Record: 1958
Nov. 7, 1958: Goshen College’s cheerleaders showed off a formation—as well as their matching “G” uniforms. The 1958 cheerleaders were,...
September 27, 2012
For the Record 9/27/12
The best advice I’ve ever heard about college didn’t come from an upperclassman, a professor or Seventeen magazine’s “Guide to...
September 27, 2012
Senate Update
Sept. 28: Club Day will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Union. A variety of clubs will...
September 20, 2012
2012-2013 at-large Student Senate members announced
The at-large members of Student Senate for the 2012-13 school year include, first year, David Zehr, sophomore, Caleb Longenecker, and...
September 20, 2012
Pool filled in, what will fill its place?
Today, workers expect to pour the concrete floor where the pool once stood. When the floor is set, details including...
News • renovations • RFC
September 20, 2012
RETRO Record: 1979
Nov. 9, 1979: Steven Johns, a senior, showed a four-leaf clover to Tina Yoder. Collecting four-leaf clovers was a hobby...
September 20, 2012
For the Record, 9/20/12
This summer, I worked as a full-time reporter for Lancaster Newspapers in Lancaster, Pa. Being a reporter, I soon learned,...
September 12, 2012
New professors on Goshen College campus
Information gathered from a Goshen College Public Relations press release. James Halteman, a 1966 Goshen College graduate, is a visiting...
September 12, 2012
For the Record 9/13/12
The Record celebrates a special anniversary this fall. 100 years ago—that’d be 1912, the year the Titanic sank—Goshen College gave...
September 12, 2012
“Aphasia: Hope is a four letter word”
Carl McIntyre spoke to students and faculty at an Umble Master Class lecture on September 11. McIntyre, an actor...
September 12, 2012
A new country, a new language for fall SSTs
This fall, two Study-Service Term units are pioneering changes for the SST program. Both the Peru and Morocco units,...
September 12, 2012
Year of the passionate learner includes new core curriculum
This is the year of the passionate learner, announced Dr. James Brenneman, President of Goshen College, at an opening convocation...
March 28, 2012
Goshen College in good company with colleges turning to underpasses
Goshen College isn’t the only college where train whistles interrupt professors mid-sentence. Trains cross more than 25 college campuses,...
February 16, 2012
Global Citizen of the Week: Sunday Mahaja
Global Citizen of the Week: Sunday Mahaja, Nigeria Sunday Mahaja came to the U.S. in December 2010 when he enrolled...
January 19, 2012
From 1987 to 2011, China to America, lives collide
The year was 1987. My aunt Kristina, then 20 years old, was with Goshen College’s fourth SST group to...
January 19, 2012
“Global Citizen” of the Week: Betesida Zewdie
Betesida Zewdie is a third-year psychology student from Ethiopia. After spending 15 years in her home country, she went to...
April 21, 2011
Goshen students to report at 2011 Mennonite convention
This July, eighteen Goshen students will step into the role of full-pledged journalists as they don press badges, notepads, and...
April 14, 2011
Tanzania and Peru SST returns
Almost 30 faces returned to the pool of Goshen students yesterday after a semester’s worth of traveling for Study-Service Term....
April 14, 2011
Anonymous donor offers peace-making scholarship
Led by a vision for Goshen students to be involved in peace-making organizations, an anonymous donor has offered a scholarship...
April 7, 2011
Incorporating iPads could help tell the GC story
The Public Relations Office is making peace...iPad by iPad. The department is currently exploring how iPads can be incorporated into...
March 31, 2011
For the Record 3/31
Last Monday, Residence Life announced the results for next year’s Resident Assistant and Ministry Leader positions in the dorms. That...
March 31, 2011
Jamaica S.S.T. to be discontinued
Following careful deliberation, the Study Service Term (S.S.T.) Office decided that Jamaica S.S.T. will discontinue after three terms of running....
March 23, 2011
Dormitory doors unlocked after two-month lockdown
The Kratz, Miller, Yoder resident directors announced on Wednesday, March 23, that the dormitories will no longer be locked 24/7,...
March 23, 2011
Lightning strikes student apartments
What began as a theatrical thunderstorm on Sunday evening soon became a serious ordeal for students living in the student...
March 17, 2011
Merry Lea to offer new sustainability semester
Imagine if you could live communally, study 1,189 acres of nature preserve, canoe down the Elkhart River and work together...
March 10, 2011
Coffman robbed amidst heightened security
At exactly 6:02 am on Tuesday, Mar. 1, Lucas Nafziger woke to a peculiar noise coming from the 4th floor...
February 24, 2011
Conversation events to promote anthem dialogue
The ongoing discussion regarding the playing of the National Anthem, known as "Listen and Learn," will shift from a "surveying" phrase to...
February 24, 2011
Chapel Preview: “Struggling with Imperfection: Self-Judgment and God’s Grace”
While last week’s chapel, "Struggling with God's People: An Imperfect Church," addressed imperfections in the church as a whole, chapel...
February 17, 2011
“Happy Hour” with Bill Born
About 40 students crammed into Java Junction for a question and answer time sponsored by Student Senate last Friday, Feb....
February 10, 2011
Price of RFC pool upkeep raises questions
A rumor circulating that the Recreational Fitness Center’s pool will be closing down next year has been confirmed to be...
February 10, 2011
Nursing students explore holistic care during 40th annual mock nursing convention
Goshen College nursing students will merge their knowledge of nursing care with their knowledge of societal issues this Friday, Feb....
February 5, 2011
Campus activities freeze as blizzard ensues
The difference between 11:00 and 11:15 for the KMY dorm halls on Tuesday night was about as vast as the...
February 5, 2011
Underpass plan derailed for yet another year
Plans to install a railroad underpass on campus have been delayed again, adding yet another year to a project that...
January 20, 2011
Online survey gathers anthem perspectives
As a continued step of action in regards to Goshen College’s decision to play the national anthem, an online survey...
November 10, 2010
For The Record, week 9
Lately I’ve developed this weird thing where I only drink my Rott (dining hall) coffee out of a yellow mug....
October 14, 2010
Experiencing shopping in Egypt
In Cairo, one cannot walk down most streets without noting densely packed areas of various shops. These however, may take...
September 23, 2010
Lessons learned from a psychosocial moratorium
I entered my freshman year in Goshen College in a position I never imagined I’d be in. Five months earlier,...
December 2, 2009
Artist’s Corner: Annali Smucker
To make this print, Annali Smucker, a senior, carved an image into a block of wood, pressed the block into...
December 2, 2009
Student Art for Sale
On Tuesday, December 8th, a hodgepodge of ceramics, photographs, jewelry, sculptures, CD’s, books and more will fill the hallway of...
November 19, 2009
Los Lobos set to play Sauder
Three-time Grammy winners. Openers for Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead. Contributors to soundtracks such as “The Sopranos,” “The Simpsons,”...
November 11, 2009
Hour Afters Coming Up
The Campus Activities Counsel has four exciting Hour Afters in store for the campus. On Friday the 13th at 10:00...
November 4, 2009
Artist’s Corner: Ted Maust
It was the sacredly-quiet atmosphere of the Good Library that provided Ted Maust with the image for his woodcut relief...
October 28, 2009
Inside the Beehive Design Collective
On Friday, four busy bees gathered in an Umble Center classroom to show off a year’s worth of hard work;...
Arts • Activism • social justice • visual art
October 28, 2009
Artist’s Corner: Melissa Kauffman
For her Drawing course during last year’s May term, Melissa Kauffman was assigned to develop an art project that contrasted...
October 14, 2009
Artist’s Corner: Matt Helmuth
It was a close friend’s happy, upbeat and “life-bringing” attitude that inspired first-year Matt Helmuth to create the graphic design...
October 7, 2009
Homecoming Music Gala welcomes past and present students
On Saturday evening, Sauder Concert Hall was stuffed to the gills with a peculiar range of students. Though half the...
Arts • Homecoming • music
September 30, 2009
One Acts will encourage students to “Think-for-yourself”
Goshen’s One Act plays will open this Friday with the recurring theme of “think-for-yourself.” The plays will be performed throughout...
September 30, 2009
New art faculty members show off their talent
New faculty art members Randy Horst, Kristi Glick, and Anne Berry have more than just teaching to offer Goshen College....
Arts • faculty • visual art
September 23, 2009
Hand’s magic hands: Organ Recital Series to open on Saturday
The 2009-2010 Organ Recital Series will begin this Saturday, September 27 with a concert by the talented organ player, Dr....
September 23, 2009
Artist’s Corner: Lydia Yoder
This summer, freshman Lydia Yoder was sitting in her room at three in the morning when a random but inspirational...
September 16, 2009
Beaded jewelry strings together hope for Ugandan women
First-years Erica Grasse and Corinne Jager are changing the world, bead by bead. Working with an organization called BeadforLife, the...
Arts • visual art • Volunteer
September 9, 2009
Sneak peek of this year’s Performing Arts Series
This year’s Performing Arts Series will welcome an array of sounds, ranging from jazzy-Spanish flair, to traditional-Irish reel, to classical-string...