For the RecordFor the Record is a weekly editorial usually written by the current executive editor of The Record. It may also be written by other Record editors.
For the Record is a weekly editorial usually written by the current executive editor of The Record. It may also be written by other Record editors.
September 15, 2022
I didn’t go on SST
One of the things I’ve been struggling with this semester is the awareness that, when I graduate...
September 8, 2022
Restaurant reflections
Like many college students, my main priority this summer was making money. To be specific — making...
April 14, 2022
When I leave Goshen
With graduation two weeks away, I am down to the final boxes on my checklist: one more speech to...
March 31, 2022
Life lessons from a father
My dad is Jerrell Ross Richer, Goshen’s curly-haired econ prof. I’ve often been asked what it’...
March 25, 2022
Fixing broken things
Sunday afternoon was so sunny and warm, I couldn’t help but set my homework aside for a while,...
March 17, 2022
Productivity and the Sunshine Protection Bill
I’ve been struggling with productivity this week. It’s becoming increasingly difficult for me...
February 25, 2022
The gift of presence
There were nine people living in my house this weekend: my ninety-four-year-old grandfather who...
February 17, 2022
Garbage isn’t boring
Garbage isn’t a subject most people consider exciting. It’s dirty. It smells bad. And we...
February 11, 2022
Why I don’t call myself an athlete
This is the first week of the Winter Olympics, 2022. The best athletes from around the world are...
January 28, 2022
Sleep, eat and swim outdoors
I was pedaling through a green tree tunnel in Ohio on my cross-country bike trip this summer, when...
January 20, 2022
Who is telling our stories?
Last year, 64% of Goshen College’s student body identified as female. But when I analyzed the...
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...
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...
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 &#...