The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, Goshen College’s athletics association, instituted a new policy with regards to transgender athletes on Monday. The policy limits participation in women’s sports to those who were assigned female at birth.  This means that transgender women, who may present as and identify as women but were assigned male at birth, will be unable to compete in women’s athletics. Additionally, any female-born athletes who have begun hormone treatment may not participate in women’s sports. Any athlete, however, will be allowed to participate in men’s sports. The decision was voted on by the NAIA Council of Presidents,...

By Tyson Miller • April 11, 2024 • News Phil Witmer-Rich • April 11, 2024 • News

In light of the termination of Richard Brunson after his history of sexual harassment was uncovered this spring, The Record took a deep dive into Goshen College’s hiring process, examining both what makes the college a desirable place to work and how it vets candidates. Attracting qualified candidates Getting a job opening in front of the right candidates is step one in any hiring process. GC posts job listings to general hiring websites, but also posts to more specific job boards for different roles.  Once a job posting has been seen by a candidate, what makes them want to come...

By Tyson Miller • April 4, 2024 • News

Record  Fall: Executive co-editors: Sadie Brenneman and Charlie Aldrich Digital editor: Isaac Sawatzky   Spring: Executive editor: Tyson Miller* Digital editor: Aaliah Higareda   FiveCore Media  Student producer: Silas Immanuel (fall and spring) Student producer: Bennett Silveus (spring)   The Globe Student station manager: Tyson Miller* Globe TV student executive producer: Alyssa McDonald Program Director: Seth Smith Kauffman   *Tyson Miller is the third student since WGCS’ inception in 1958 to lead both The Record and The Globe, and will be the first to hold both positions simultaneously for a full semester.  

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Since the ’80s, Chocolate House has been a place to uplift the voices of marginalized gender identities. The most recent edition of Chocolate House was hosted by the Prevention-Intervention Network on Saturday, March 23 in Newcomer 19. The coffeehouse-style event invites a variety of performances from women and gender minorities. Performances this year included singing, dance, poetry and a children’s book reading.  Emma Gingerich, a junior history major, and Drew Smoker, a senior engineering physics major, took the lead in planning Chocolate House in collaboration with other PIN members. Talking about the importance of Chocolate House to Goshen College, Gingerich...

By Mackenzie P. Miller • April 4, 2024 • News

The International Student Club hosted their annual Coffee House show this past Saturday in the Church-Chapel’s fellowship hall. Some attendees brought food for the potluck-style meal held before the event, featuring international dishes such as chicken biryani and Pakistani kima.  Last year the event was held in Sauder Concert Hall. Dan Koop Liechty, director of alumni engagement and international student advisor, explained the move away from Sauder:  “We have always had a dinner and a show, but this year we decided to combine them, which is actually how this event started decades ago,” he said. The combination was due in...

By Kevin Liddell • March 21, 2024 • News

The number of students who were initially waitlisted for housing increased by over 42% compared to last year.  The application opened for students who graduated from high school in 2021 or before — classified as seniors by residence life — on March 4. The application opened for 2022 high school graduates on March 7. In the weeks following, students received emails from Chandler Buchfeller, director of residence life and housing, about whether their applications got them into the apartments for the 2024-25 school year.  Some received their first choice, while others were glad to secure an apartment — even if...

By Sarah Miller • March 21, 2024 • News

Sixty-eight students, faculty and community members gathered on the lawn by the Broken Shield Wednesday evening to lobby Goshen College administration for an official statement in support of a cease-fire in Gaza. The attendees sang together, held signs and shared stories and feelings.  The rally was organized by Luisa Dutchersmith, Liam Minielly, Sarah Miller, Ana Neufeld Weaver and Sophia Smucker; together, they make up GC Voices for Peace. Neufeld Weaver said, “I was happy that a lot of students spoke, it’s really cool to see more people start to get involved … with the petition; we got a lot more...

By Tyson Miller • March 21, 2024 • News

For many in the graduating classes of 2024 and 2025, something major was missing from their high school experience: prom. Going to high school during the pandemic meant that, for many current juniors and seniors at GC, one of their proms was canceled just weeks before it happened. This past weekend, they had an opportunity to get that experience, as Goshen College’s Campus Activities Council hosted a prom in downtown Goshen. “Something that the senior class this year didn’t get was a prom our senior year [of high school],” said Cassidy Cwiertnia, a senior and CAC member. “So prom felt...

By Daniel James • March 21, 2024 • News

Last Sunday, Monologues took the stage for the 11th year in a row, as Goshen College students performed stories from around the GC community highlighting the feminine experience. Mariela Esparza is a senior English major who served on the committee, and remembered how the language used has changed over the years.  “Monologues started as a space for people whose biological sex was female,” Esparza said. “It was really only last year on the committee that we decided, ‘hey, we have to really think about our language.’ Before our language was ‘female identifying,’ and then we changed to ‘feminine identifying.’” For...

By Tyson Miller • March 14, 2024 • News

After breaking ground in September, the Westlawn renovation is currently on track for its mid-October construction deadline, with hopes of having the dining space open in August.   Brian Mast, director of facilities, has been at the helm of the project in collaboration with DJ Construction. About the current progress, Mast said, “We’re focusing on the kitchen right now, and trying to get that finished … so that we can get rid of the temporary dining trailer and be back in there.” Lon Roth, a superintendent at DJ Construction, said that even though the goal is to have the kitchen open...

By Mackenzie P. Miller • March 14, 2024 • News

The new composting bay, located behind the Physical Plant, should be operational by next week, according to Dan Barwick, Goshen College’s sustainability coordinator. GC recently hired Barwick, who will be leading the mission of creating a more environmentally-friendly campus, centered in large part around the practice of composting. There is currently no composting options from GC. Barwick said that “the desire has always been there, but currently we aren’t actually composting.”  He went on to describe the new concrete composting bay, and how it will be used to advance composting strategies at GC. “Our method uses a compost bay, a...

By Ben Koop • March 14, 2024 • News

Students and staff gathered at Schrock Plaza last Thursday night to “Take Back the Night” and support victims of sexual violence.  The march was hosted by the Prevention Intervention Network. According to their Instagram, “Take Back the Night is the oldest worldwide movement dedicated to ending sexual, relationship and domestic violence in all forms.”  First, attendees heard a message from Emma Gingerich, a junior history major on the planning committee for the event. She read a message adapted from the Take Back the Night Foundation Event Planning Guide: “We stand together, refusing to be silent about sexual violence … We...

By Annika Alderfer Fisher • March 14, 2024 • News

Annika Alderfer Fisher began her speech by painting a vivid picture of her grandparents, who possessed a unique talent for fixing things. Instead of succumbing to the throwaway culture of their time, they were dedicated to repairing items that others had discarded.  From clocks to furniture, they breathed new life into forgotten treasures, demonstrating a profound respect for craftsmanship and a disdain for mindless consumption. Alderfer Fisher urged the audience to pause and reconsider their choices, then took the audience on her journey to Tanzania, where the stark realities of overconsumption were laid bare. Against the backdrop of a history...

By Grace Stevens • February 22, 2024 • News

Katie Rogers, a New York Times White House correspondent, will be speaking at Goshen College on March 6. She will be presenting about her experience in journalism and her new book, “American Woman: The Transformation of the Modern First Lady, From Hillary Clinton to Jill Biden.” She previously spoke at GC in 2019 for her Yoder Public Affairs lecture, “Covering the White House in an Age of Misinformation, Mistruths and Mistrust.” Katie grew up in Elkhart wanting to be a writer. She quickly fell in love with journalism her sophomore year at Loyola University. “One of my professors, a former...

By Griffin Eash • February 22, 2024 • News

This weekend, the Goshen College Board of Directors will evaluate a proposal to add a Masters of Arts in Teaching program. If accepted, it would be GC’s fifth graduate program and second to be added in two years.  Since 2005, GC has offered a transition to teaching program. Through this year, GC has offered those classes at the bachelor’s level, which is uncommon, as most other institutions offer those at the master’s level.  The new program would combine the new degree with the preexisting transition to teaching program.  “This particular program offers both a license, so you can be a...

By Tyson Miller • February 22, 2024 • News