![Portrait of Corrie Osborne](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CorrieOsborneHeadShot_OliviaCopsey_1000ppi-copy.jpg)
The (dis)comfort of familiarity
When I think of “back to school,” I think of a marketing ploy that capitalizes on the societal...
![Portrait of Katie Yoder](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/KatieHeadshot_OliviaCopsey-copy.jpg)
This isn’t advice, just a theory
I tend not to present my life story to anyone and everyone as if they might care. It feels...
![Phil Mason with a giant turkey sculpture](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PhilMason.jpg)
The Wrap: Final thoughts
“Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is...
![Portrait of Yazan Meqbil](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/YazanHeadshot_ChelseaRisser.jpg)
Don’t kill Martin Luther King Jr. again
You will be confused as you read through this piece. You might think it lacks intellectuality or a...
![Portrait of Kory Stoneburner-Betts](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/KoryHeadshot_OliviaCopsey.jpg)
Perception of Autism in Media
As some may know, April is Autism Awareness Month. For quite some time now, I’ve had the urge to...
![Portrait of Olivia Copsey](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/OliviaCopseyHeadshot_GrantBeachey.jpg)
Middle ground
As I sat in the back row during the International Women’s Day event I saw myself on the screen and...
![Portrait of Elsa Lantz](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ElsaLantzHeadshot_OliviaCopsey.jpg)
How important is the Mennonite identity at Goshen College
I grew up Mennonite in Denver, Colorado; Colorado isn’t exactly known for its Mennonite...
![Phil Mason with a giant turkey sculpture](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PhilMason.jpg)
The Wrap: week three
The melodic bings, beeps, and squeals of a dial-up modem connecting to the internet is a marker...
![Phil Mason with a giant turkey sculpture](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PhilMason.jpg)
The Wrap – week two
30 years have rolled by and I wonder where time has gone, what has really happened and who am I now...
![Portrait of Quinlin Armstrong](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/QArmstrong_OliviaCopsey.jpg)
What’s the right answer?
The past several weeks brought a lot of pain, confusion and heartbreak to several people...
![Portrait of Riley Borntreger](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/RileyBorntreger_OliviaCopsey.jpg)
New gun legislation: would it work?
1996, Dunblane Primary School in Stirling, Scotland. A man enters the school and shoots and kills 16...
My DACA story
Many might not understand how difficult it is to be an immigrant to this country or how difficult it...
![Phil Mason with a giant turkey sculpture](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/PhilMason.jpg)
The wrap: week one
Where will you be in 2048? Hard to say, isn’t it? It is a strange twist of fate that in spring of...
The reality of a dream
I am a DACA recipient. 13 years ago, my parents decided to come to the United States so their...
![Portrait of Yejin Kim](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/YEJINKIM_MIAGRABERMILLER.jpg)
10 Things about being an international student
I have been an international student my whole life. It all started when my family moved to Oregon...
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