The Goshen College campus safety team can be seen monitoring campus, responding to calls, making rounds when campus buildings close and providing rides to those walking after dark.  One officer, Kris Polega, has unique qualifications: a Master of Divinity and a black belt in taekwondo. In her second year in the position, Polega is a GC and Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS) graduate. Polega grew up in Goshen and moved back to finish her college degree as a single mother with two children. “I came back to Goshen, which is where I grew up and where my mom was, so...

By Sarah Miller • March 31, 2022 • Features

An athlete’s taped ankle or wrist is all most people ever see of Emily Osborne’s work as the associate head athletic trainer. But it’s her work behind the scenes and in the training room that helps Goshen College’s athletes perform at their best on the field, court and track.  On a regular practice day, Osborne arrives at the college between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. and doesn’t leave until after 7 p.m. She treats patients one-on-one before team practices, which usually start around 4 p.m. At around 3 p.m, the training room fills with athletes for a variety of pretreatments,...

By Sadie Brenneman • March 31, 2022 • Sports

Dear Reader, Like you, I have been reading The Record, and like you, I have been disappointed in the Funnies Section this semester. I took it upon myself to prove that not only could the writing be done better, but that the bar was so low it could be written by a computer. The following letter to the editor was written by Artificial Intelligence. There was no human input (although it may have had some squirrel input). Do with that information what you will. I don’t really know what you want from me. Enjoy. — Tyson   To the Editors:...

By Tyson Miller • March 31, 2022 • Funnies

Jesse Loewen, the assistant director of the Academic Success Center on campus, believes that sometimes, just knowing someone cares can make all of the difference.  A 2017 Goshen College graduate, Loewen knows what it’s like to struggle in school.   Loewen changed majors two times in his first two years as a student at GC. He started as a nursing major, then switched to history and later social work.   During his first May term on campus, Loewen’s father was diagnosed with brain cancer and eventually passed away, which took a toll on his mental health and affected his performance on the...

By Isis Espinoza • March 31, 2022 • Features

As music students prepare for their end-of-the-year recitals, students and professors share valuable pre-performance advice. All recitals will take place in Rieth Recital Hall.     Ainslee Zou (cello), senior music and biochemistry major:  I have my senior thesis defense for my biochemistry major before my senior recital. Although there’s a lot of stress surrounding those things, I’m trying to think of both of these things as a culmination and a celebration of my achievements. (Zou’s senior recital will take place April 3 at 7:30 p.m.)   Bohan Lin (violin), senior music and business major:  Practice. Be humble before the...

By Julia (Hyeyin) Jun • March 31, 2022 • Arts

On Monday, over 250 of Goshen College’s student athletes gathered for a conversation about mental health. According to nationwide trends reported by the National Institute of Health (NIH), it’s likely that 50 or more of these student athletes could be struggling with mental illness.   The seminar was put on by GC’s athletic department to shine a spotlight on the issue of athlete mental health. In her presentation, Erica Albertin, Goshen’s athletic director, shared more statistics from the NIH: An average of one in five people across the United States report difficulties with mental illness, and those aged 18-25 have the...

By Dante Stanton • March 31, 2022 • News

The Goshen College Communication Department announced new co-curricular leaders for the upcoming school year, 2022-3, earlier this week: The Record, fall semester: Gussie Nafziger, executive editor, and Tyson Miller, digital editor The Record, spring semester: Jakyra Green and Mariela Esparza, co-executive editors, and Caleb Shenk, digital editor The Globe: Amelia Turnbull, student station manager FiveCore Media: Jackson Steinmetz and Court Templeton, student producers

By Record • March 31, 2022 • News

The men’s volleyball team defeated Cornerstone University on Saturday to rack up their 20th victory of the season. The game was the last of the season after not qualifying for national tournament pool play.  The men ended the season with an overall record of 20-9 and an even 7-7 record in the Wolverine-Hoosier Conference (WHAC). The home game was preceded by a time to honor the program’s nine graduating seniors. This group has seen the program through its four years of existence since the sport was added just three years ago in 2019.   Before recognizing the seniors, Lauren Ford, the...

By Meaghan Godzisz • March 31, 2022 • Sports

Visitors to Goshen College may soon be welcomed onto campus by new entrance monuments, as plans are in place for new signage on campus, pending approval from the city of Goshen. The current plan is to install new signs in two main entrances to campus: the Welcome Center entrance off of Main Street, and the newly constructed entrance on the north side of campus, off of 10th Street. However, the overall project goes well beyond just those initial steps. Cynthia Good Kaufmann, interim director of facilities, explained that the college also wants “to improve the corner of Main and College...

By Tyson Miller • March 31, 2022 • News

As the first spring mainstage with a live audience since before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” sets the bar up high for all future musical shows at Goshen College.  The show opened in the Umble Theater with an enthusiastic judge, a pining vice principal, a parolee, and six young spelling bee contestants (alongside four pre-selected audience participants). “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is a wild ride from start to finish — the script is full of witty banter, relatable characters dealing with difficult life situations, and ridiculous song breaks.  The tone...

By Claudia Mobley • March 31, 2022 • Arts

ACROSS 1. Live tweet? 6. Introvert, to the extreme 7. Actor’s comment to the audience 8. Hostess’s handouts 9. Computer memory units: Abbr. DOWN 1. Marine animal without teeth, limbs or a brain 2. It’s used for gardens or fires 3. Permanent (2 words) 4. Fix, as The Globe might do with their voiceovers 5. News media, collectively   Answer key below:                                

By Caleb Shenk • March 31, 2022 • Funnies

Thirty-nine flags, 30 performers, 12 acts, three hosts, and what one performer called a “flamboyant” audience of over 320 people marked the return of the International Student Club (ISC) Coffeehouse. After two years of cancellations and restrictions due to COVID-19, Goshen College’s international students showcased the best of their countries’ music, clothing, dance and culture on Saturday. This year’s theme was an exploration of different identities, with the hosts referring the night’s program as their “map.” The set list included six songs, three dance numbers, two presentations and a poetry reading. The Ukraine crisis was a key focus for the...

By Caleb Shenk • March 25, 2022 • News

90% of American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters are white, according to a 2018 report from the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf. Last Saturday, a panel hosted by the Black Student Union (BSU) sought to raise awareness about the lack of interpreters of color and the challenges that they face.  Karen Horvath, an interpreting instructor at GC, said, “As a profession, there is a struggle to recruit and to grow the diversity of the interpreters who serve the Deaf community. There is simply a lack of numbers.” The panel, titled “Through Our Eyes,” included six Black interpreters, all of whom...

By Jakyra Green • March 25, 2022 • News

Art is abundant at Goshen College. Galleries are located in Good Library, the music center and the Union Building.  Much of the art on display, however, is located outside of these art-specific locations. Scattered throughout campus, works such as “Broken Shield” greet students and staff as they make their way through the day, popping up in surprising locations. What goes into purchasing, maintaining and rotating artwork located outside of specific art galleries? “The purchases happen in a variety of ways,” said Merrill Krabill, an art professor at Goshen. “Some of the work is donated.”  “There’s also a collection of art...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • March 25, 2022 • Features

After multiple short-lived attempts over the past few years, gender-inclusive housing will return to campus next fall. Available to students of all genders, this housing option will be located on the first floor of Kulp. The Advocates club has been a long-time proponent of this addition, as its mission is to educate and promote open lines of communication between LGBTQ people and straight, cisgender communities. While an original plan would have labeled the floor an Intentional Living Community (ILC), as it has been in the past, the new model released by Residence Life categorizes it as a standard dorm floor...

By Daniel James • March 25, 2022 • News