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February 16, 2023
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 against one another. Slowly but surely, they wiggle their way off the shelves, spread their covers and fly, with glorious inhibition. Nary a sound they make, save for the pleasant rustle of their pages. Fly, little books. Fly and be free. The rolling chairs spin and perambulate the carpeted floors. Without human intervention, they’re restricted to the floor they’re found on (rolling chairs aren’t the best at taking the stairs). Which is better: to be a hard-working, blue-collar chair that...
September 16, 2022
Ask Miss Maple
Dear Miss Maple, Lately, I’ve been having some problems with my roommate, Barnabus. Barney and I were really good friends last year, and thought it made perfect sense to room together this year. So far, however, the roommate situation has not gone to play. For starters, Barney doesn’t clean up after himself. His clothes are all over the floor, and he frequently orders pizza and just leaves the boxes on the ground. I’m pretty sure there’s mold on some of them, and an ant colony may be forming. Barney has yet to do any laundry, and his socks are exuding...
September 8, 2022
Some expert tips for the frosh (from a wise soph)
Oh, freshman year. A time of excitement and opportunity. A time when nothing quite feels real and you always have the excuse, “I’m just a freshman.” A time when you realize just how much you’d take seeing a crockpot on the counter at your mom’s house over whatever the Rott is serving. Ana and I (and our friends) were on a bit of a rollercoaster ride our first year. Here are some things we wish someone had told us when we were new: 1.Don’t set your expectations for community bathrooms too high. I was naive and assumed that by living...
September 8, 2022
Goshen College: “I thought it was a Catholic School.”
When I was little, I was certain I knew what a Mennonite was. A Mennonite was that small, evil Kirby thing with wings and a sword. Oh wAiT that’s Meta Knight. Just kidding. I had no idea what a Mennonite was. However, after going to church for a bit, enough knowledge got bonked into my skull that I now have a reasonable understanding of what Mennonites are (hint: not Amish). From what I gathered, Mennonites have three main things that separate them from everyone else. Pacifism: Mennonites love a good ‘ol pacifistic approach to life. This includes conflict de-escalation or...
April 14, 2022
After 68 years, GC gets a mascot
Goshen College announced a new mascot on Monday morning: for the first time in GC athletic history, the Maple Leafs will officially be led by a black squirrel. Since men’s basketball had their first intercollegiate competitions in 1954, there has never been an official mascot, according to Tony Miller, sports information director. The mascot search committee settled on this decision after a multi-year selection process. The committee was composed of staff from the athletic department, theater department, advancement office, communications and marketing office, institutional research, admissions and the office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, as well as student athletes. The...
April 14, 2022
GC hires four new faculty members
Next year, there will be some new faces at the front of classrooms. Goshen College has hired four new faculty members in the departments of religion, sustainability, Master of Social Work (MSW), biology and nursing. Luke Kreider, currently a lecturer of Christian ethics at Yale Divinity School, will join the faculty in a unique joint position, dividing his time between the religion, justice and society department and the sustainability department. Kreider said he is “interested in the connections between peace, justice and sustainability issues.” Kreider’s area of research ties together some of the interdisciplinary causes of climate change, and he...
April 14, 2022
The Record leaderboard
Caleb Shenk: 19 (including 9 crosswords) Phil Witmer-Rich: 14 Leah Kauffman: 11 Sierra Ross Richer: 10 Sadie Brenneman: 9 Denver Beck: 9 Meaghan Godzisz: 8 Sarah Miller: 8 Tyson Miller: 6 Annika Alderfer Fisher: 5 Jakyra Green: 5 Greta Lapp Klassen: 4 Julia (Hyeyin) Jun: 4 Amelia Witmer-Rich: 3 Claudia Mobley: 3 Fatima Rhana: 3 Mariela Esparza: 3 Gabriella Klopfenstein: 3 Dan Eash Scott: 2 Augusta Nafziger: 2 Liam Morris: 2 Dante Stanton: 1 Olivia Krall: 1 Isis Espinoza: 1 Dennise Aguilar: 1 Caleb Gingerich: 1 Elaina Youngberg: 1 Ainslee Zou: 1 Anna Kauffman: 1 Jocsan Barahona Rosales: 1 Joel...
April 14, 2022
Songs and snacks: Chocolate House packed out
Female and nonbinary performers took to the stage at the Chocolate House on Friday evening. At this talent show, male participants are invited to show their support by taking a seat and providing chocolate treats. Chocolate House is set apart from other coffeehouses and open mic nights on campus because of its intent to create an affirming atmosphere for marginalized gender identities who may feel less welcome in other spaces. Therefore, men are limited to a supporting role as audience members. Savannah Roth Walter, a member of the planning committee, made it clear that the committee wants everyone to experience...
April 14, 2022
Commencement on May 1
A version of this article appeared in The Record on February 10. For the first time in two years, seniors will be able to enjoy a commencement ceremony similar to pre-pandemic years. On Sunday, May 1, the class of 2022 will gather in the Recreation-Fitness Center to bring their time as Goshen College students to a close. According to Brian Yoder Schlabach, a member of the Commencement Planning Committee, this year will bring “a return to a ‘normal’ commencement weekend.” One of the biggest changes, compared to last year’s event, is that seniors are allowed to bring guests to the...
April 14, 2022
Girl Named Tom Q&A
The band Girl Named Tom won The Voice competition last December. Four months later, they reflect on the experience and share what comes next. Did you explain your Mennonite roots to other contestants on The Voice? Josh: You have to explain the Mennonite roots. People are very intrigued in us since we are a trio — it’s just different. We luckily have a number of things that make us strange: siblings, the homeschool thing and Mennonite thing, and then people associate that with Amish. It’s a great conversation to have with people, we love it every time. Proud of...
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 took it upon herself to create one. Goshen College published its first yearbook in 1915. For almost a century, yearbooks provided a record and history of the school. But after the 2012-13 school year, there was insufficient interest and funding to justify continuing the yearbook’s publication, so it was eventually phased out. Kauffman and friends had discussed bringing back the yearbook, but other ideas had always pushed it to the backburner. At the start of this year, that finally changed....
April 14, 2022
The Record’s 2021-22 Maple Leaf Awards
Team of the Year Winner: Women’s Track & Field The women finished the indoor season by breaking five school records at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) indoor national championships in early March. In addition, four athletes were named All-American. With the outdoor season underway, three athletes have already qualified for the NAIA outdoor championships in May. Nominees: Men’s Volleyball, Softball Athlete of the Year Winner: Samuel Stoner-Eby In Dec. 2021, Stoner-Eby broke a 25-year-old record in the 400 meter run with a time of 49.94 seconds. Throughout the indoor season, Stoner-Eby went on to break two more...
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 Store and Fables Books in downtown Goshen, the shop’s only sign is a 3×5-inch index card taped to the inside window of the door. Inside, the studio is bright and well lit. Brick walls encapsulate numerous presses and tables, with huge workbenches holding sets of letters in different fonts. Upbeat, modern voices like Lauryn Hill and Lil Nas X ring in the air, and Ida Short, the guild’s ever-enthusiastic caretaker, greets visitors in an apron. There are eight or nine...
March 31, 2022
Former GC faculty runs for U.S. Congress
Paul Steury, Goshen College alumnus and longtime educational coordinator at Merry Lea, announced last week that he would be running to represent Indiana’s second congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives. A GC class of 1988 graduate, Steury worked at Merry Lea for fifteen years, where he not only directed the educational program, but also taught May Term classes, worked with graduate students, and even helped start the college’s graduate program. He is currently a high school science teacher at Elkhart Academy. Steury, who lives in Goshen, launched his campaign Thursday at a gathering at the Goshen Brewing Company....