
Reflections on a Quito landslide
My SST group is currently in our fifth week of the study portion of SST in Quito, Ecuador’s...

Finding joy within boredom
My mom used to tell me that “only boring people get bored.” I grew up with this mindset, and...

Discovering the value of being bilingual
I grew up speaking Spanish and interacting with diverse people, but it wasn’t until I was part of...

Master of Social Work: An exciting addition
The forthcoming Master of Social Work (MSW) program, a collaboration between Goshen College and...

Abstinence-only sex ‘education’ needs to end
I was brought up in a household with a fairly positive outlook on sex. From a fairly early age, I...

Christmas with Covid: Unexpected lessons
I’ve written once before about getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and the complexities that it...

Nursing students experience pandemic trauma firsthand
Mariah: It was the spring semester of my sophomore year when the pandemic began affecting this area...

Finding gratitude in the mundane moments of life
More often than we like, we are too caught up with the busyness of our lives. Endless thoughts,...

COVID-19 is still a thing: Let’s keep the mask policy
Last month, the Pandemic Task Force decided to loosen the mask policies, making masks only required...

Letter to the editor: Why convo and chapel matter
I appreciated Eric Miller’s reflections in the Nov. 4 issue of The Record, “Why Are Convos...

Why are convos becoming more disruptive?
Convocation and chapel have always been an important part of Goshen College’s curriculum. 10 a.m....

Goshen Monologues validates our stories
Monologues is my favorite thing about Goshen College. I joined this club my freshman year because my...

Reflections on being an RA for a second year
I never thought about being an RA before last year. My RA left, so, as an inexperienced freshman, I...

Stop pretending GC is a dry campus Reflections
Despite the moniker of “Dry Campus” and the ever-looming threat of Residence Life-sanctioned...

Finding community across borders
In mid-August, when I was packing to return to Goshen from my home in Kitchener, Ontario, I was...
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