Hands at Work
Interpreting students. You’ve seen us at convocations, chapels, your own classroom, every campus play and musical, the International Student Coffeehouse,...
It’s time to display another kind of story
I went to see Goshen’s production of “Bright Star” this past weekend. As usual, the theater department put on a...
Lost causes worth fighting for
I do not have many regrets from my college years. I have written terrible research papers, disregarded the views of...
Studying in the U.S. is not like the movies
Studying abroad was always a dream of mine. I wanted to to live in a college dorm, hang out with...
Want more postcolonial literature read? Give us superheroes
Patrick Webb Contributing Writer ptwebb@goshen.edu I’m in World Literature in English this year as an SST Alternative class. As...
Perfection is an Illusion
I became obsessed with “RuPaul’s Drag Race” from the moment I hit play. It was a too-hot summer afternoon and...
The 1,000-song Challenge
Malcolm Gladwell, the author of “Outliers,” says that to be a master at something you need 10,000 hours of practice....
Finding faith through relationships
I didn’t come from a very strong faith background. Even though I went to church occasionally, I never truly knew...
Being Present With Pain, Normalizing Pleasure, and Mastering the Art of Resilience
Palms resting against the surface of a gentle stream, dancing, embracing a loved one, a home cooked meal, the first...
Valentine’s Day is for all kinds of love—not just romantic.
I love love. I love all types of love. One time in high school, my best friend and I laid...
Living in the middle
It hit me like an anvil being dropped from 15 stories above. I was told I wasn’t black enough because...
Are Mennonite institutions really practicing diversity?
Going to a Mennonite school today is not like it was 50 years ago, when nearly everyone at a Mennonite...
Thoughts about the Gillette razor commercial
On Jan. 13, Gillette published a commercial that included references to movements like #MeToo and phrases like “Boys will be...
Dead Souls
What is the spring from whence our sorrows flow? A foreigner hurts from trying to fit in and pleasing others....
The Untold Potential of High School Friendships
Not worth your time. Once you enter college, your high school friends will have no more impact on you...
