New! Fun and games at the library
For those of us who are board or card game aficionados or just bored on a Saturday afternoon, the Good...
John D. Roth: Lessons in life learning
“Do you mind if I eat while we talk?”askee John Roth from the swivel chair in his office, as he...
For the Record–March 25. 2010
There are exactly four weeks left until the last day of finals—that’s 28 days, 672 hours, 40,320 minutes or 2,419,200...
Taize’s silence soothes the soul
Candles nestled around a wooden cross set the mood as Goshen College students arrange themselves in the circle of folding...
Patriotic rituals spark college identity crisis
From quiet musings to fiery debates, anyone connected with Goshen College knows that patriotic rituals have caused quite the stir...
For the Record–March 18, 2010
Last week, a student approached me and said that if she heard or read anything else about the national anthem...
Ryan Sensenig: Teacher, philosopher and relator
Ryan Sensenig, assistant professor of biology at Goshen College, has taught in diverse classrooms, including a night class for expelled...
Nieto rallying for the DREAM
Many students are rallying around a national reform bill, the Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act)....
Brazilian Adventures for GC Student
In October of 2008, instead of heading to college like a lot of his friends, David Graber, a first-year environmental...
GC students running 1/2 marathon
Hearts pumping, blood rushing, oxygen rushing into your lungs. The steady sound of 35,000 feet hitting the ground of downtown...
“Culture for Service” bringing new life to kidney failure patient
When the Goshen College administration came up with the motto “Culture for Service” I bet they didn’t think it would...
Dahlia History and Care–Sidebox
Dahlias originate from tubers, which are similar to potatoes. The tuber grows underground and sprouts offshoots that can multiply the...
A Business that Blooms
By day Jerry Schoenauer gets his hands dirty with the pipes of Goshen College’s toilets, showers and water fountains. He...
For the Record–Feb. 18
This week was one of those weeks where I’ve walked across campus from a class to my next study area...
Job-hunting: Finding work in our bleak economy
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, unemployment dropped from 10 percent to 9.7 percent nationally this past month, scoring...