On belonging as a commuter
Before entering college, commuting was something that was on my mind a lot. Would I miss out if I wasn’t...
First-Year Orientation Week in Review
For some, college may seem like a seamless transition. I always thought it would be quick and easy, but when...
Student Teaching during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Student teaching: the time in every education major’s career where they get to put into practice what they have spent...
Reflections from a school bus
Trevor Stutzman is a sophomore physics-engineering major who took the spring semester to remodel and live in a school bus....
The future of sports broadcasting
Sports broadcasting has been around for a little over 100 years. KDKA, a radio station in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, broadcasted a...
Capital punishment is ‘not justice’
In 2020, the United States conducted the fewest number of executions in nearly three decades: 17. While this news may...
Social media retains autonomy of their platforms
Have you noticed how the Internet seems much quieter now than it has in the past four years? Now that...
Mask mandates are constitutional
In July 2020, a woman went viral when she was filmed arguing with Costco employees about the store’s face mask...
Learning how to slow down
This past Thursday, I bled a lot. It was my second time ever doing it, but the nerves were still...
Youtube’s abusive copyright claim problem
Being a YouTube content creator is supposed to be a fulfilling creative experience, with the freedom to make a video...
The precedent of free speech on campus
In 2017, a high school student (referred to as B.L.) expressed her frustration with having not made the varsity cheerleading...
Supermarket strike for climate
This spring, my sister and I are boycotting supermarkets. Instead of shopping at big corporate grocery stores, like Walmart, Martin’s...
Rethinking Menno-Pause: free speech in a Mennonite context
Fifty-four years ago, in the garage of what is now Goshen College’s Physical Plant, five students printed Indiana’s first underground...
Sports and their Anthem
“The Star-Spangled Banner” was originally written in 1814 following the War of 1812. More than a century later, President Woodrow...
Dismissing vaccine hesitancy exacerbates inequities
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is tired and hurting. Millions have lost their lives. Hundreds...
