Daniel James - The Record

October 10, 2024

‘We love you, Goshen’: where is the love?

It feels strange to write an opinion piece for The Record. I thought I was done with writing for...

Opinion • maple leaf athletics • opinion • Sports • Student Life

April 11, 2024

Tired

What a ride it’s been. There’s so much I have yet to say, and so much I want to say. So much...

Features • for the record

April 4, 2024

Reflections on SST

It’s been nearly a year since I got back from Ecuador, and I still think about it practically...

Features • SST

March 21, 2024

Rio-themed prom goes downtown

For many in the graduating classes of 2024 and 2025, something major was missing from their high...

News • CAC • Campus Life • prom

March 14, 2024

Wanting to live

“I’ve thought about dying, a few times.” As the monologue continued, it became harder and...

Features • mental health

February 22, 2024

A review: 64th annual Concerto-Aria

A hush fell over the crowd in Sauder Concert Hall, which just minutes before had been raucous and...

Arts • concerto-aria • GC Symphony Orchestra • sauder concert hall

February 22, 2024

Alderfer Fisher wins oratorical contest

Annika Alderfer Fisher, a senior sociology and art double major, won the 2024 C. Henry Smith Peace...

News • C. Henry Smith Oratorical Contest • peace

February 15, 2024

Music, together

For three afternoons a week, for an hour and a half (and two hours on Mondays), I forget about...

Features • choir • for the record • music

February 6, 2024

Brunson fired after 6-day leave

Goshen College terminated the employment of Richard Brunson, former associate professor of music and...

News • faculty

February 1, 2024

Master Class to feature voice coach, preacher

The keynote speaker for the 2024 Roy H. Umble Master Class is Allan Rudy-Froese, a professor at...

News • master class

January 25, 2024

It’s just a name

People say that names carry an extraordinary amount of meaning. There’s some truth to that. To my...

Features

January 25, 2024

AD building elevator out for semester

Prompting more concerns over campus accessibility, the elevator in the Administration Building has...

News • accessibility • facilities

January 18, 2024

The power of paper

I started working on my history senior thesis last week. I’m telling the story of the 2010-11...

Features • diversity • for the record • Mennonite

November 2, 2023

GC adds new honors program

Over two-thirds of the Goshen College teaching faculty approved a major curriculum addition two...

News • honor program

October 12, 2023

Student-led autism social group doubles in size

Last year, The Record reported on a social group for Goshen College students with autism spectrum...

News • Campus Life • support group

April 13, 2023

When the president of a Mennonite school almost turned Baptist

A month ago, the president of Goshen College hugged U.S. Senator and preacher Raphael Warnock. That...

Features • Mennonite • President

March 30, 2023

Diaz considers producing vs. serving at an HSI

“I want to share my story. I want others to not struggle, and to have the support that I didn’t...

Features • hispanic heritage festival • Hispanic Serving Institution • Language • Latino/a

March 30, 2023

Students push for accessibility

With the retirement of Judy Weaver, Goshen College’s coordinator of accessibility services, GC is...

News • accessibility • DSC

March 23, 2023

Atkinson resigns as tennis coach

After seven years of coaching men’s and women’s tennis, Goshen College’s director of tennis,...

News • athletics • men's tennis • tennis • women's tennis

March 23, 2023

Bontrager adds on VP for finance role

After just over a year of working at Goshen College as a vice president for finance and the college...

News • cabinet • finance • President

March 16, 2023

‘I was not trying to leave here’: Stoner resigns

After just three full semesters at Goshen College, campus pastor Cathy Stoner has resigned. ...

News • campus pastor • Student Life

March 16, 2023

Miller makes it count: life as a statistician

At Goshen College volleyball and basketball games, there is a man who sits at the scorers’ table,...

Features • Sports

February 16, 2023

Hufford’s 51 weeks of work for just seven days

By the time orientation week wraps up every year and classes get underway, there’s one person that...

Features • admissions • orientation

January 26, 2023

Creativity and passion from behind the counter

When the clock hits 1:15 p.m., the Leaf Raker cafe descends into chaos with a queue of students...

Features • Leaf Raker

January 26, 2023

Good Library ‘weeds out’ thousands of books

The Good Library is getting rid of books. In an attempt to trim down its collection of roughly 190,...

News • Good Library

January 19, 2023

Representation and retention fall short

On Jan. 3, Goshen College men’s volleyball coach Lauren Ford left GC to take a job at Edward...

News • DEI • Men's Volleyball • retention

December 8, 2022

Prairie research extends from Goshen to Kenya

This summer, Goshen College will begin a new program in partnership with a Kenyan research station,...

Features • Kenya • research

December 1, 2022

Cross-country ranks at nationals; Leafs receive honors

The Goshen College men’s cross-country team entered the NAIA National Championship race ranked...

Sports • men's cross country • men's soccer • women's cross country • women's soccer • women's volleyball

December 1, 2022

Leafs look to continue strong start to WBB season

The last time the Goshen College women’s basketball team had a winning record in a season, the...

Sports • women's basketball

November 10, 2022

Leafs fall to Knights in Crossroads League quarterfinals

The Goshen College women’s soccer season came to an end last Saturday, as the Maple Leafs fell, 4-...

Sports • women's soccer

November 10, 2022

Crawford’s GC coaching career comes to a close

On Thursday, Nov. 3, Goshen College parted ways with women’s volleyball head coach, Kourtney...

Sports • women's volleyball

November 3, 2022

Basketball begins season looking for growth

College basketball returned to Goshen last weekend, as the Goshen College women’s basketball team...

Sports • men's basketball • women's basketball

October 28, 2022

Leafs battle for tournament berths

The Goshen College women’s soccer team was hit with a killer one-two punch this past week. Playing...

Sports • men's soccer • women's soccer

October 28, 2022

Self-grounding: Getting down to the knitty-gritty

If you sit in the back of a concert on campus, you might hear an unexpected sound: the slight click-...

Features • knitting • Mennonite Historical Library

October 13, 2022

I love you, Goshen: Squirrel signing off

Goshen College on Friday revealed a new mascot and official cheerleader for athletics: Dash the...

Sports • squirrel mascot

October 7, 2022

Leafs set school record as team

Goshen College cross country is fast — but we all know that. The real news? They’re now faster...

Sports • men's cross country

October 7, 2022

Cougars roar, but fall to Leafs

Capping off a strong week for Maple Leaf athletics, both the men’s and women’s soccer teams...

Sports • men's soccer • Sports

October 7, 2022

Restorative changes in residence life

Although Goshen College is retaining its status as a dry campus, the Residence Life (ResLife) team...

News • res life • residence life

September 30, 2022

Squashing ANTs and bouncing back

As he enters his fifth year of conference play with the Goshen College women’s soccer team, head...

Sports • women's soccer

September 15, 2022

Weekly recap: Soccer, volleyball, and cross-country

With mere seconds to play in a scoreless first half against Madonna University last Saturday, Felipe...

Sports • athletics • cross-country • soccer • volleyball

September 15, 2022

Men’s tennis bests IWU for first time since 2016

Since the last time the Goshen College men’s tennis team defeated Indiana Wesleyan University, six...

Sports • maple leafs • tennis

September 8, 2022

Women’s soccer beats Golden Bears 6-0 and more: Weekend recap

A strong weekend for the Goshen College women’s soccer team was capped off by a Labor Day win over...

Sports • men's soccer • men's tennis • women's soccer • women's tennis • women's volleyball

September 8, 2022

Men’s and women’s cross-country teams start season strong

As the NAIA cross-country season began last week, the Goshen College men’s and women’s teams...

Sports • athletics • men's cross country • women's cross country

March 31, 2022

Former GC faculty runs for U.S. Congress

Paul Steury, Goshen College alumnus and longtime educational coordinator at Merry Lea, announced...

News • faculty • local • politics

March 25, 2022

Gender-inclusive housing finally finds a home

After multiple short-lived attempts over the past few years, gender-inclusive housing will return to...

News • LGBTQ • residence life

Daniel James Executive editor (Spring 2024)

Latest from Daniel James

‘We love you, Goshen’: where is the love?

Tired

Reflections on SST

Rio-themed prom goes downtown

Wanting to live

A review: 64th annual Concerto-Aria

Alderfer Fisher wins oratorical contest

Music, together

Brunson fired after 6-day leave

Master Class to feature voice coach, preacher

It’s just a name

AD building elevator out for semester

The power of paper

GC adds new honors program

Student-led autism social group doubles in size

When the president of a Mennonite school almost turned Baptist

Diaz considers producing vs. serving at an HSI

Students push for accessibility

Atkinson resigns as tennis coach

Bontrager adds on VP for finance role

‘I was not trying to leave here’: Stoner resigns

Miller makes it count: life as a statistician

Hufford’s 51 weeks of work for just seven days

Creativity and passion from behind the counter

Good Library ‘weeds out’ thousands of books

Representation and retention fall short

Prairie research extends from Goshen to Kenya

Cross-country ranks at nationals; Leafs receive honors

Leafs look to continue strong start to WBB season

Leafs fall to Knights in Crossroads League quarterfinals

Crawford’s GC coaching career comes to a close

Basketball begins season looking for growth

Leafs battle for tournament berths

Self-grounding: Getting down to the knitty-gritty

I love you, Goshen: Squirrel signing off

Leafs set school record as team

Cougars roar, but fall to Leafs

Restorative changes in residence life

Squashing ANTs and bouncing back

Weekly recap: Soccer, volleyball, and cross-country

Men’s tennis bests IWU for first time since 2016

Women’s soccer beats Golden Bears 6-0 and more: Weekend recap

Men’s and women’s cross-country teams start season strong

Former GC faculty runs for U.S. Congress

Gender-inclusive housing finally finds a home