April 16, 2026
Sending the last issue to print
It’s no secret that print journalism is a dying industry. With the rise of the web and the increasing monopoly...
Kate Bodiker Executive editor (Spring 2026)
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April 2, 2026
Printing and mailing set to close
Goshen College’s printing and mailing office will close its doors and cease services for the Goshen College community in the...
April 2, 2026
Anabaptist resistance to AI
I do not believe that generative AI belongs on a Mennonite college campus. There are many reasons for this, but...
March 26, 2026
Intramurals: It’s broke, so fix it
Our current intramural system at Goshen College is broken. That might sound hyperbolic, but when 25 out of the 46...
March 12, 2026
Women belong in the newsroom
Eliza Alemán I have been intentional about rejecting the notion that I must work harder if I want to succeed...
March 5, 2026
Fair connects campus and community
The fifth annual Community Engagement Fair returned to the College Mennonite Church Fellowship Hall on Wednesday. The fair included 47...
March 5, 2026
I’m sick of being sick
The week before midterm break, a time that for me should have been a sigh of relief before heading to...
February 12, 2026
New Winter Olympic sports
After much deliberation with the International Olympic Committee, we are thrilled to announce the new Olympic sports that will be...
February 12, 2026
A new chapter with sports
A consistent adage in my senior seminar this year has been that you can never really ruin your life —...
January 29, 2026
Living in real time
As a kid, I was raised on a generous dose of rebels. Between “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” and...
January 22, 2026
I’m not a patriot
With all the social upheaval going on these days, I hear a lot from all sides about fighting for America....
January 15, 2026
Where we stand
This year marks a major milestone for our country. As of 2026, we have considered ourselves an independent nation for...
December 4, 2025
Indoor track gets set at the starting line
The indoor track and field team kicks off its season tomorrow at the Grand Valley State University Holiday Open and...
November 20, 2025
Racial reparations summit
Professor Drew Hart of Messiah University held a racial reparations summit at Assembly Mennonite Church on Saturday. The summit was...
November 13, 2025
Meet the Association of Student Athletes
The Association of Student-Atheletes is a group made up of students from every athletic team on campus. They are the...
November 13, 2025
‘Fully family friendly’ opera opens on Friday
Friday Opera is back at Goshen College as “Hansel and Gretel” by Engelbert Humperdinck is set to open this weekend...
October 30, 2025
GC responds to ICE arrests in the area
Earlier this week, it was confirmed that there have been four people from the Michiana area who have been detained...
October 23, 2025
Women’s volleyball celebrate series sweep
Despite a shaky start to the season, Goshen College Women’s Volleyball swept the season series against St Francis, beating the...
October 23, 2025
‘A human experience together’: the Inside-Out May term
Despite several years of short jail staffing requiring just one section, the Goshen College course of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange...
Features • inside-out • jail
October 10, 2025
Snacks and contraceptives provided: Sex ed bonus convo
“We are all more normal and similar to each other than we think we are.” These were the reassuring words...
September 25, 2025
Hispanic Heritage goes “Beyond Borders”
“Mas alla a Fronteras” — this was the foundation of the convocation on Wednesday morning honoring Hispanic Heritage: “Beyond Borders.”...
September 18, 2025
Hogan makes history
Last week, Goshen College received national recognition thanks to the performance of Drew Hogan, a senior business major, at the...
September 4, 2025
Student life undergoes role and title shifts
Though there aren’t any new faces within the Student Life team this year, there has been some departmental shakeup. With...
April 17, 2025
Student Senate summary
The Student Senate once again met on April 7 in Westlawn for their biweekly meeting. All senate members were present,...
April 3, 2025
Lighting up a greener campus
The less “green” parts of campus are due for an update, from the poles that literally light students’ way at...
Features • energy • facilities • light poles
March 27, 2025
History of GC women’s sports
Running at GC began 70 years ago. 1894: “Ladies” and “gentlemen” are required to take classes on “physical culture” when...
March 13, 2025
Societies of the past, old clubs at GC
One facet of college life that has become almost synonymous with U.S. higher education is that of “Greek life,” or...
Features • Features • GC history • old clubs
February 20, 2025
Track and field send runners to nationals
On Feb. 14 and 15, both women’s and men’s indoor track teams participated in the Crossroads League Championship. The...
February 20, 2025
Voices on Paper: students unite
A variety of students gathered in the visual arts building on Wednesday to make posters in support of the protest...
News • Hispanic Serving Institution • protest • Student Life • unite
February 13, 2025
Winter sickness spreads on campus
College students are no strangers to illness, and this winter is no exception, with reported instances of COVID-19, Influenza, RSV...
February 6, 2025
Students Athletes: Working on Game Day
Game day — in many ways the culmination of the work of the athletic department. But, a little more than...
Features • athletics • maple leaf athletics • student workers
January 23, 2025
From the classroom to the Rott
If you could teach one dream class, what would it be? Michelle Horning: I already teach one of my dream...
January 23, 2025
Goshen Anabaptists celebrate 500 years
On Tuesday evening, College Mennonite Church hosted “Looking Back, Living Forward: A Worship Service Celebrating 500 Years of Anabaptist Faith...
November 14, 2024
SST enrollment drops
In 1983, at the height of Goshen College’s Study Service Term program, 82% of that year’s graduating class went on...
News • Ecuador SST • Spring SST • SST • summer SST • Tanzania SST
October 31, 2024
73% of eligible students have already voted
In a campus wide poll, The Record received anonymous student reported statistics on intention to vote, intended candidate and voting...
October 24, 2024
Effects of construction on campus
The new and updated version of the Westlawn dining hall opened to students earlier this week, which was a result...
News • construction • westlawn
October 10, 2024
Record reunion considers legacy and future
The Record has been under the management of students at Goshen College for 112 years. Over the course of that...
Features • alumni • Homecoming • Mennonite Historical Library • the record
October 3, 2024
Siblings in sports
The sports world in general is no stranger to siblings working and playing together or frequently facing off professionally. Often,...
September 19, 2024
Year three for GC as an HSI
Goshen College is entering the third year of its Hispanic Serving Institution designation and with that experience comes a more...
News • Hispanic Serving Institution • International Students • Latinx • Race
September 12, 2024
GC focuses on safety this September
September is National Campus Safety Awareness Month and the campus safety staff at Goshen College are using the opportunity to...
November 30, 2023
King steps down from council, with ‘underlying gratitude’
Julia King will step away from the Goshen City Council at the close of the year, grateful for the experience...
November 30, 2023
Make voting more accessible
“The right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not...
November 30, 2023
First African-American open house
The Center for Community Engagement hosted Goshen College’s first-ever African-American open house on Nov. 18. There were five students in...
November 9, 2023
Dierdorff Cemetery rooted in history
It’s no secret that Goshen College is across the street from a funeral home. The building is hard to miss,...
November 2, 2023
Juggling classes, athletics and bean bags
Most student-athletes don’t have time to complain about being bored. They are too busy juggling classes, practice, games and a...
November 2, 2023
One Circle builds momentum
Last year, demonstrations nationwide and through the Goshen College campus and broader community, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) was...
October 5, 2023
Tennis changes its home court
A lot can change in a year, and the Goshen College tennis teams have gotten used to staying on their...
September 28, 2023
HSI: Laying the foundation for what’s to come
Though Goshen College was thrilled to receive the designation of a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) last January, it was still unclear...
September 14, 2023
Painting with a most unique canvas
The swirl of the purple and white checkered flag as it’s carried around the field, the cheers of the crowd,...
September 8, 2023
Maple Fellows partners with Greencroft
College students are not typically a common sight on the grounds of a nursing home, but after Goshen College started...
April 13, 2023
‘Earthtones’ concert honors Oyer, showcases global music
This weekend is Earthtones: Songs From Many Cultures — the final choir concert of the year. Earthtones concerts maintain a...
Arts • Arts • chamber choir • Voices of the Earth • vox profundi
March 23, 2023
Preview: A look at ‘Into the Woods’
This weekend, Goshen College’s theater program will open the spring mainstage musical: Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods.” The last time...
February 2, 2023
Unknown man spotted in Kratz women’s bathroom
An unidentified man was sighted leaving the women’s bathroom on the second floor of Kratz Hall last week on Jan....
News • Campus Safety • res life • safety
January 26, 2023
Retired professor featured in art gallery
Former Goshen College art professor Randy Horst presented his new art exhibit in GC’s Hershberger Art Gallery on Sunday, Jan....
November 3, 2022
Halloweekend at GC
Many events took place on Goshen College’s campus over Halloween weekend, including the Haunted Ball, Día de Los Muertos and...
October 28, 2022
Learning comes to life at Merry Lea’s Enchanted Forest event
Goshen College’s environmental learning center, Merry Lea, hosted a community event titled Enchanted Forest at their Farmstead site from Friday,...
October 13, 2022
Meet Dash: GC’s new mascot
Goshen College unveiled its first-ever official mascot — Dash the black squirrel — at the Homecoming convocation Friday. Excitement was...
News • athletics • Dash • Homecoming
October 7, 2022
Mennonite writers convene at conference
Goshen College hosted the Mennonite/s Writing Conference from Thursday, Sept. 28, to Sunday, Oct. 2, for the third year since...
September 15, 2022
Java Junction celebrates 20th birthday
Sunday marked the return of a missing presence on campus — Java Junction is now open for its 20th year...