Greta Lapp Klassen, Executive editor (Fall 2021)
Latest from Greta Lapp Klassen
April 13, 2023
What is culturally progressive music, anyway?
In 17 days, I will graduate from Goshen College. I feel like I have accomplished pretty much...
March 23, 2023
Into the Good (Library)
The spring musical “Into the Woods,” opens tomorrow night in Umble Center! How exciting for...
October 13, 2022
Lectures can be life-changing: Don’t get rid of them
One of my favorite ways to procrastinate is by feigning productivity at the library. My friends and...
April 15, 2022
Yes the squirrel was A.I. Their voice still matters.
Dear Editors, I have been a dutiful reader (and often editor) of The Record since my first...
February 11, 2022
GC (kinda) gets two snow days
Alena Miller, Contributing Writer There’s nothing better than waking up and realizing that you don...
January 28, 2022
Who is the Black Squirrel? One woman’s journey to find out
If you are on Instagram and keep up with any Goshen College meme activity, you’ve probably heard...
December 2, 2021
What The Record means to me
I had a conversation with somebody a few weeks ago about why I have invested so much of my time into...
December 2, 2021
Presidents are people too: How ours survived the pandemic
When Rebecca Stoltzfus became president of Goshen College in 2018, she spoke in her inaugural...
November 11, 2021
New vice presidents announced
On Monday, President Stoltzfus announced that Goshen College had hired both Jim Alvarez as the chief...
November 11, 2021
Editor’s note: I’m sorry!
Dear loyal readers, It is I, Greta Lapp Klassen. Have you missed me? Probably. Unfortunately, I...
November 11, 2021
Power of poetry
When I was in high school, I once heard an adult who I admired and considered an intellectual say...
November 4, 2021
The reality of virtual reality
Facebook announced last Thursday that they have changed their brand name to Meta, all part of their...
November 4, 2021
Spanish speakers make conversation at weekly ‘Charlas’
Cristobal Garza Gonzalez sits at a table in the Hunsberger Commons, holding an old Spanish...
October 28, 2021
Walnut shells and the objects we hold dear
My housemates and I realized a few weeks ago that our front porch – a glorified cement slab &#...
October 28, 2021
The newest perk of intentional living: compost
Composting, although absent from the majority of campus this year, is back for the 29 students who...
October 14, 2021
It is time for sustainable infrastructure
Each article in The Record starts with a question. What does an unvaccinated person think about the...
October 7, 2021
GC memes: Soggy, well-fed and full of squirrels
Historians of the present study old newspapers, letters, journals and books when trying to...
October 7, 2021
GC’s new Center for Community Engagement to be housed in Newcomer
(from left to right: Dave Kendall, Duane Stoltzfus, Erika Buhring, Suzanne Ehst and Jan...
September 30, 2021
Blink and you might miss it
Blink, and you might miss it. Starting today, GC alumni are trickling their way back onto campus for...
September 16, 2021
Striving for the deep end
As the semester kicks into high gear, my little red planner is quickly filling up with commitments,...
September 9, 2021
Diary of a missing bike
After biking over 3000 miles through thirteen states across the U.S. this summer, my bike was stolen...
April 15, 2021
Over fifty students present in 22nd annual Academic Symposium
On Friday, April 9, a record number of students presented at Goshen College’s 22nd annual Academic...
April 9, 2021
Is it Rupi or Greta?
Hello, faithful funnies fanatics! It is I, washed-up funnies editor Greta Lapp Klassen, just trying...
April 9, 2021
Bible and religion professor announced
On Monday, the Bible and religion department announced that Breanna Nickel, GC class of 2010, will...
April 9, 2021
Vaccination rates on campus climb
As of yesterday, 558 members of the Goshen College community have reported receiving at least one...
March 25, 2021
New culturally immersive opportunities announced
International and domestic study opportunities will be adapted in 2021 with new locations and...
March 25, 2021
Public health professionals speak on COVID-19 disparities
On Monday at noon, a workshop co-sponsored by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the...
March 18, 2021
The practice of stoicism
I rang in 2021 with a fever, sore throat, headache and chest pain. On January 2, ten days after I...
March 12, 2021
Eligible GC students receive vaccines; some turned away
On Tuesday, an estimated 225 Goshen College employees and students received the first dose of the...
February 19, 2021
Aguilar wins peace oratorical contest
On Tuesday night, Denisse Aguilar, sophomore sociology and psychology major, was announced the...
February 11, 2021
Haikus 4 U
Editor’s Note: The author of the following poems wishes to remain anonymous because they felt...
February 11, 2021
First COVID-19 cases of the semester
Six students tested positive this week after almost four weeks of a COVID-19-free campus, putting...
January 28, 2021
Student storytellers featured at in-person convocation
A group of first-year students experienced their first in-person convocation in the church-chapel on...
News • convocation • core
January 21, 2021
GC gears up for second semester of in-person learning
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November 19, 2020
The boredom-busting break calendar
Winter break this year is an unprecedented 48 days long. Even if you plan to keep busy with work,...
November 12, 2020
The not-so-great outdoors
November thus far has been full of many pleasant surprises. One of these unexpected gifts was the...
November 12, 2020
Goshen College works to reimagine campus flow
Goshen College is nearing the end of a year-long process with the campus planning consulting firm...
November 5, 2020
Presidential race tightens across U.S.
With voter turnout at an all-time high, the United States presidential election lacks a definitive...
October 22, 2020
A new look for Goshen College
This fall, Goshen College is set to update its branding and communications strategy, a change that...
October 15, 2020
The ultimate guide to choosing your two friends
I’m sure many of us expected our college years to be full of socializing and friends and parties...
October 8, 2020
The story of the midnight gum salesman
It was a cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon in late September – around 3 p.m. I had been busy...
October 8, 2020
Without test requirements, GC admissions process changes
SAT and ACT scores, historically used by Goshen College to calculate financial aid packages, will...
News • Academics • admissions
September 24, 2020
Mid-semester changes in Student Life lead to restructuring
“Observe. Ask questions. Do not ask your team to do something you're not willing to do yourself...
News • faculty • Student Life
September 17, 2020
True confessions from a serial major switcher
Here is a conversation I have had about 20 times this semester: Person: Hey, Greta! How’s it...
September 3, 2020
Goshen College’s newest major: criminal public health
As many of you may know, Goshen College is currently undergoing a major rebranding campaign. If you...
September 3, 2020
First-year clas s boasts historical non-white majority
At 198 full-time students, Goshen College’s incoming first-year class is significantly larger than...
News • admissions • Race
August 27, 2020
Kenwood House 2020: A new housing experience
Okay, time for some real talk. You know what’s kind of basic? Living in the dorms. Or the...
August 27, 2020
ITS student workers take crash course in photography
It goes without saying that a LOT of changes have been made on campus since March. There are the...
March 13, 2020
Voices of the Earth tours Puerto Rico
Before her death last year on April 22, Dr. Deb Detwiler left one last mark on Goshen College. ...
Arts • In Memoriam • music
March 13, 2020
Introducing the Hermnal – a Hymnal for her!
Ladies, are you tired of using products that weren’t made for you? Pens, earplugs, razors,...
March 13, 2020
Goshen’s Coronavirus front line
My dad likes to say that “there’s more than corn in Indiana.” Turns out, he’s right. There...
February 21, 2020
History of heavenly donut turned ‘Amish crack’
Welcome to Middlebury, Indiana, population 3,605, the unexpected headquarters of a rapidly expanding...
February 21, 2020
Rom-com review: P.S. I still love you Noah Centineo
If every day was Valentine’s Day, I would not complain. It’s a solid holiday, for sure. I love...
February 7, 2020
Greta Lapp Klassen, private eye
In elementary school, D.A.R.E. week was always terrifying. An adult would stand in front of a room...
February 7, 2020
Food (waste) for thought
“It doesn’t have to smell, it doesn’t have to draw flies, and it doesn’t have to draw...
January 31, 2020
What we should do with the old bookstore
Over winter break the bookstore was relocated, leaving behind a vacant spot in the middle of campus...
January 31, 2020
Bad vegetarianism
I had no idea that when I agreed to be the funnies editor this semester I was actually agreeing to...
January 24, 2020
Inside the life of a non-traditional college student
When Megan Patterson graduated high school 19 years ago, college wasn’t even on her radar. Now...
January 24, 2020
My perfect eyesight is a problem
Hi, my name is Greta, and I have 20/20 vision. Please don’t think I am bragging. In fact, having...
January 24, 2020
Spotify wages war with poor Mennonite students
Plato once said, “Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.” Recently, I have...
January 16, 2020
Red Cross annual blood drive successful
Every two seconds, someone in the United States needs blood, according to the American Red Cross. On...
January 16, 2020
Please, consider the squirrels
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to be a squirrel? I know I have. What would it be like to...
January 16, 2020
To our translate we’ll be true
Google Translate. What a beautiful thing. Google Translate bridges divides and helps us form...
November 29, 2019
White House correspondent to speak at Goshen College
On Nov. 25, Katie Rogers, an Elkhart native and current White House correspondent for The New York...
News • politics • public speaking • Yoder Public Affairs Lecture
November 13, 2019
GC’s most exclusive clubhouse: applications now open
In preparation for the arrival of winter, I have been gathering important knowledge regarding how to...
November 13, 2019
Dreamers and allies gather in solidarity
The legal status of approximately 700,000 Dreamers in the United States lies in limbo. On Nov. 12,...
News • Activism • immigration • Latinx • politics
November 6, 2019
Goshen College maintains high retention rates
Goshen College retention rates are high, compared to other Mennonite institutions and other...
News • admissions • Mennonite
November 1, 2019
Goshen College to offer two new majors next fall
Next fall, Goshen College’s major and minor list will get a little bit longer. On Oct. 17,...
October 9, 2019
The history of GC and LGBTQ+ community
October is a special month for the LGBTQ+ community and allies. It is a time to recognize the...
October 2, 2019
City council breakdown
On Tuesday, Nov. 5th, elections will be held for all Goshen government officials. The Goshen...
News • City of Goshen • election • politics
September 25, 2019
Students travel to South Bend for climate strike
Across 150 different countries, more than 4,600 protests took place and millions participated in...