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April 18, 2025

Behind the scenes of graduation

The graduation ceremony is not just the culmination of years of hard work and dedication for students; it’s also a...

Features • facilities • graduation • planning

April 17, 2025

Puzzles 4/16

ACROSS 1. Streisand, in fanzines 5. Harry Potter and the Deathly _____ws. 6. “Don’t tell ___! 7. Took some courses...

Funnies • connections • crosswords • funnies • puzzles

April 2, 2025

Puzzles 04/03

ACROSS 1 Winter neckwear 6 Chinese gambling mecca 7 Muse of poetry 8 Shower time 9 Mulligans DOWN 1 Makeup...

Funnies • connections • crosswords • funnies • puzzles

March 27, 2025

Acclaimed author visits GC

Sofia Samatar, associate professor of English at James Madison University and renowned author of “The White Mosque,” among other works,...

News • author visit • fantasy • nonfiction • presentation

March 27, 2025

Puzzles 3/27

ACROSS 1 Low voice 5 Jar tops 9 Knight clubs 14 Keister, in Leicester 15 Cleveland’s lake 16 Low-budget prefix...

Funnies • connections • crossword • funnies • games • puzzles • strands

March 13, 2025

My time at GC

Throughout my grade-school years, I thought of college as a big deal because of the extreme academic rigor I was...

Features • Campus Life • college life • for the record • lifestyle

March 13, 2025

Puzzles and answers 3/13

ACROSS 1. Beeper 6. Don’t be _ ___ 7. Pancake topper 8. Arizona State’s city 9. Helpers:Abbr. DOWN 1....

Funnies • connections • crosswords • funnies • puzzles

February 19, 2025

Puzzles and answers 02/20

ACROSS 1. Primitive weapon 6. _____ meenie miney mo 7. Won (2 down) contest 8. Jet similar to a 747...

Funnies • connections • crossword • crosswords

February 12, 2025

Puzzles and answers 02/13

ACROSS 1. Go by 5. _____ Dossi; American contortionist from AGT 6. Sierra _____ 7. French for “love” 8. Upside-down...

Funnies

February 6, 2025

Globe coverage is a slam dunk

There’s a lot more to broadcasting than just the voices you hear on the radio. Each broadcast is imbued with...

Sports • basketball • The Globe

February 5, 2025

Puzzles and answers 02/06

ACROSS 1. Folk wisdom 5. Confident way to solve crosswords 7. Starbucks size 8. Artist’s stand 9. Forsaken DOWN 1...

Funnies • connections • crossword • funnies

January 23, 2025

Puzzles and answers 01/23/25

ACROSS 1. Jane Austen novel. 5. Get smart. 7. Type of belly button. 8. Have ___ for (be perceptive to)....

Funnies • funnies

January 16, 2025

Finding family far from home

Of the 114 international students attending Goshen this fall, 11 stay with host families. According to Dan Koop Liechty, international...

Features • housing • International Students

January 15, 2025

Puzzles and answers 01/16/2025

ACROSS 1. Nothing more than. 5. “__ of many colors,” owned by Joseph. 7. Antlered animal. 8. Change. 9. “Insecure”...

Funnies • connections • crosswords • puzzles

November 21, 2024

Which Thanksgiving dish are you?

Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way, Oh what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh,...

Funnies • funnies • thanksgiving

November 20, 2024

Puzzle answers 11/21/2024

ACROSS 1 Heels 5 Broadway star McDonald. 6 Students at GC really need one. 7 Mild flavored seaweed in Japanese...

Funnies • crossword • funnies • puzzles

November 14, 2024

Fight for the beard

Philipp Gollner and Brad Stoltzfus, mano a mano. Stoltzfus started spinning his baseball bats with increasing vigor, preparing himself for...

Funnies • bearded scholar • funnies

November 14, 2024

Globe TV goes live for the first time

The Globe hosted a live election recap special at 10 p.m. on election day. The show, broadcast on 91.1 The...

News • election • Globe TV

November 13, 2024

Puzzle answers 11/14/2024

Connections answers 11/14 ACROSS 1 Group of whales. 4 Tender spots. 6 Make amends. 7 Cornu-____, at Thanksgiving or Chroma-_____,...

Funnies • connections • crossword • funnies • puzzles

October 30, 2024

Puzzle answers 10/31/2024

ACROSS 1 “(1-Across) or (1 Down)”, said by many children 6 Saoirse of “Lady Bird” 7 _____ nous; between us...

Funnies • connections • crosswords • funnies • puzzles

October 24, 2024

The Bearded Scholar

Students at Goshen College know Philipp Gollner as a regular old history professor. As a regular community member, Gollner can...

Funnies • alcohol • funnies

October 23, 2024

Crossword and answers 10/24/2024

Across 1- Sixth and seventh solfege scale degrees 5- Apache advocate who presented at convocation. 6- All good things...

Funnies • crossword • crosswords • funnies

October 10, 2024

Nobody asked me…

In the words of the immortal sportswriter, Jimmy Cannon, Nobody asked me, but how come a dog can run wild...

Funnies • funnies • opinion

October 9, 2024

Puzzle answers 10/10/2024

Across 1. Meghan Trainor is all about it. 5. “Como __?” 7. Muse of Poetry. 8. Aired again. 9. Mao’s...

Funnies • connections • crossword • funnies

October 4, 2024

Phil and Amelia’s banned book list

In celebration of the American Library Association’s Banned Books week last week, we wanted to offer our personal suggestions for...

Funnies • banned books • funnies • Good Library

October 2, 2024

Puzzle answers 10/03/2024

wk 4 Solutions

Funnies • connections • crosswords • funnies

September 19, 2024

Who should perform at Kick-Off?

Yeehaw, it’s almost time for Kick-Off. As seniors who know everything, we’d like to humbly offer a few suggestions for...

Funnies • funnies • kick-off • music

September 18, 2024

Puzzle answers 09/29/2024

ACROSS 1 Not a racecar. 5 Tic-tac-toe win. 6 The ___ Broker; finally an e-book. 8 ___ you ready to...

Funnies

September 15, 2024

Meet your Funnies editors

Have you ever walked around campus and noticed two kinda tall, lanky people who don’t look super alike and have...

Funnies • funnies

September 12, 2024

An exclusive TWINterview

Explain to our audience of singles why twins are superior. Vaughn: Basically you have a built-in friend. Max: All-time wingman. ...

Funnies • funnies

September 12, 2024

New section of academic voice aims to help ELL students

Goshen College has implemented a new section of academic voice, one that is open to a small selection of Hispanic...

News • Academics • faculty • Latinx • News

September 11, 2024

Phil’s Crossword

ACROSS 1 Not uneven. 6 There is no; singular: There ___ __; plural. 7 Barbie minus a T. 8 Useful...

Funnies • crossword • crosswords • funnies

September 4, 2024

Phil’s crossword

ACROSS 1. “I’m everywhere I’m so Julia,” or a naughty kid. 5. The first number that neither prime nor semiprime....

Funnies • crossword • crosswords • funnies

April 11, 2024

2024 Maple Leaf Awards

For the fourth consecutive year, Record staff members from both fall and spring semesters voted on six categories to recognize...

Sports • Maple Leaf awards

April 11, 2024

NAIA unanimously passes transgender policy

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Goshen College’s athletics association, instituted a new policy with regards to transgender athletes on...

News • NAIA • transgender policy

April 4, 2024

Volleyball sweeps Bethel, bids for cup

Goshen College men’s volleyball went into the Easter weekend facing a two-game series against Bethel University. The Maple Leafs crushed...

Sports • maple leaf athletics • Men's Volleyball

March 21, 2024

Goshen vies for Highway 20 Cup

Prior to the 2019-20 athletic season, Goshen College and Bethel University implemented the U.S. Highway 20 Cup. It’s a full-sport...

Sports • baseball • maple leaf athletics

March 14, 2024

Leafs baseball wins four straight

The Goshen College baseball team is riding a four-game winning streak, tallying three wins against rival Bethel College before taking...

Sports • baseball • maple leaf athletics

February 15, 2024

Speedy start propels softball to series sweep

The Goshen College softball team started their season off strong, sweeping a doubleheader against Albion with scores of 6-1 and...

Sports • maple leaf athletics • softball

February 1, 2024

Distance sets records amidst ‘track hack’

The Goshen College men’s and women’s track teams competed this past Friday at Grand Valley State University and Saturday at...

Sports • Indoor Track and Field • men's track and field • women's track and field

February 1, 2024

Tennis begins spring season

The Goshen College men’s and women’s tennis teams kick off their spring season this weekend. Both will travel to Bethel...

Sports • maple leaf athletics • men's tennis • women's tennis

January 25, 2024

GC preps for annual drag show

Goshen College will be hosting its third annual drag show on Saturday, Feb. 3 in Umble Center. The event will...

News • Advocates • campus events • LGBTQ

January 18, 2024

Women’s basketball fights but falls to Taylor

This past Saturday, women’s basketball lost to Taylor 79-72, falling to 8-10 overall, and 3-5 in conference play. Kyla Foster...

Sports • maple leaf athletics • women's basketball

January 18, 2024

Men’s basketball faces a difficult Crossroads

The Goshen men’s basketball team lost to Taylor 79-71 this past Saturday, falling to 0-17 this season. Karson Jenkins led...

Sports • maple leaf athletics • men's basketball

November 2, 2023

Coleman: Consistent campus character

Chad Coleman’s office is decked out. Star Wars and Game of Thrones Funko Pops. Dozens of stacked up Apple product...

Features

October 12, 2023

Homecoming convocation honors alumni

Last Friday, Goshen College faculty, alumni and current students met for a convocation that welcomed alumni back to Goshen and...

News • Campus Life • Homecoming

September 28, 2023

Radio students get real-world experience

Interviewing people who talk for four or more hours per day isn’t the most difficult task in the world. They’ve...

Features • Communication department • The Globe

September 8, 2023

$21M Westlawn renovation begins

Editor’s note, published Sept. 14, 2023: After reviewing the article last week on the Westlawn renovation, we would like to...

News • frott • Leaf Raker • westlawn • westlawn dining

April 13, 2023

Year culminates with 125th commencement weekend

The weekend of April 29 will include numerous graduation related activities, culminating in the 125th Goshen College commencement ceremony on...

News • Commencement

February 16, 2023

Library comes alive at night

When the last light in the Good Library is extinguished and the doors are locked, the books push their covers...

Funnies • funnies

February 2, 2023

CONNECT Transit Plan pushes for improvements

The CONNECT Transit Plan (CONNECT), a collaborative, 10-year plan for interurban transportation in the Michiana area, has entered its final...

News • City of Goshen • Commuter Student • Elkhart

January 19, 2023

Light is shed on Goshen’s ‘sundown’ past in new documentary

This past Saturday, “Goshen: A Sundown Town’s Transformation” premiered at Umble Center. The project has been months in the making....

Features • City of Goshen • documentary • Maple Scholars

January 19, 2023

King convocation highlights women, musicians of color

Goshen College hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day convocation this past Monday at 10 a.m. titled “Hidden Treasure:...

News • DEI • MLK Day • retention

December 8, 2022

Goshen graduate puts Queer theory and Mennonite literature in conversation

Parts of this article have been edited for clarity. Daniel Shank Cruz’s Twitter biography is lengthy. First, there is the...

Features • LGBTQ • research

December 1, 2022

Downtown Goshen dazzles with winter decorations

Christmas season is fast approaching, and downtown Goshen is decked out with winter-themed decorations. Plastic evergreen is wrapped with lights...

Features • goshen

November 10, 2022

Yoder-Culp provides comfort amidst grief

On the south side of Goshen,Yoder-Culp Funeral Home is quiet. Death passes through its rooms every day. It stops for...

Features • Yoder-Culp funeral home

November 3, 2022

Confessions of a washed-up pumpkin thief

Westlawn Dining Hall hosted a competition throughout the month of October in which students were challenged to guess the weight...

Funnies • funnies

November 3, 2022

‘Voices Together’: A celebration of music and art

A group of 100 or so people convened in the College Mennonite Church-Chapel this past Sunday for a hymn sing....

Features • hymn • Voices Together

October 28, 2022

Malcolm Gladwell explores Mennonite history in podcast

Duane Stoltzfus, chair of the communication department, received an email on Feb. 7 with the subject line, “question from a...

Features • Malcolm Gladwell • Minnesota starvation Experiment • podcast

October 13, 2022

Woodstock School brings world together

Located in the foothills of the Himalayas in Mussoorie, India, Woodstock School lays claim to one of the most picturesque...

Features • Woodstock School

October 7, 2022

Corn cobs and samosas: The Goshen experience

Dan Eash-Scott raised his arms in victory. Four entire cobs of corn in 90 seconds made him champion of the...

Features • on campus

September 30, 2022

Community comes first at Michiana Relief Sale

The Michiana Mennonite Relief Sale was held this past weekend at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds. Since their first sale...

Features • MCC • Mennonite Relief Sale • Michiana

September 15, 2022

A night at the gas station: Goshen’s secret community hub

There’s always miscellaneous beeping at a gas station. There’s the beep of the scanner, with its pitch rising every once...

Features • betsy • feature • gas station

September 8, 2022

GC cross-country runs for the Apache

A black pickup truck pulled up to the group’s first campsite, signifying the arrival of elected Apache leader and extreme...

Features • apache • arizona • men's cross country • oak flat • women's cross country

April 14, 2022

Kauffman revitalizes GC yearbook

For years, Leah Kauffman, a senior graphic design major, has wished that Goshen College had a yearbook. This year, she...

Features • senior show • visual art

March 31, 2022

Goshen Printmakers Guild: Home to a vanishing art form

The Goshen Printmakers Guild can be hard to find on a first visit. Tucked in an alleyway between the Art...

Features • local

March 25, 2022

Outdoor art on campus: Worth a second look

Art is abundant at Goshen College. Galleries are located in Good Library, the music center and the Union Building. Much...

Features • visual art

March 17, 2022

The Ps and Qs of being pretty, popular and polished

Do you crave attention? Do your peers consider you “cringe?” Are you self-conscious about your appearance and/or mannerisms? Do you...

Funnies

March 17, 2022

Vox Profundi serenades the East Coast

Over spring break, Vox Profundi, Goshen’s low-voice choir, performed at churches and schools across the East Coast. Directed by Scott...

Arts • music

February 25, 2022

Commuter student support group to begin meeting

Forty-nine percent of Goshen College students are commuters. For local students, living off-campus can help relieve the financial burden of...

News • Commuter Student • Student Life

February 25, 2022

Goshen athletes break records at Crossroads League Championships

Goshen College women’s and men’s indoor track and field teams competed in the Crossroads League Championships this past Friday and...

Sports • men's track and field • track and field • women's track and field

February 25, 2022

Review: Students astound at 62nd Concerto-Aria

Sauder Concert Hall was filled with ambient noise, increasing gradually as more and more people flowed into the room. It...

Arts • concerto-aria • music • performing arts

February 17, 2022

Online shopping increases waste

With online ordering options becoming easier to use and the pandemic making many people wary of entering stores, online shopping...

News • Sustainability

February 11, 2022

From non-athlete to record-setter in a year

Breaking school records isn’t on most students’ weekend agendas, but for Samuel Stoner-Eby, it has become a regular occurrence. Last...

Sports • Student Athletes • track and field

January 28, 2022

Goshen students shine in Kennedy Center theater festival

Three Goshen College students participated in the Kennedy Center American College Theater Region III Festival over winter break. Dontaye Albert...

Arts • performing arts • theater

January 28, 2022

Futsal scores community goals

From Adidas cleats to Vans slip-ons, all shoes are welcome on the futsal turf. All players are welcome, too, from...

Features • athletics • Student Life

January 20, 2022

‘Voices in the Movement’ contest awards student artists

This Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Goshen College hosted the first annual King Celebration “Voices in the Movement” arts competition....

Arts • martin luther king jr. • visual art

January 20, 2022

Counting eggs and logging hours at Miller Poultry

Spanning from Dec. 13 to Jan. 7, the Miller Poultry internship provided five Goshen students with the opportunity to immerse...

Features • business • Internships

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