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...
The Rotten Tomatoes problem
I want you to think about the last time you wanted to know what other people thought of a movie...
Adopting a new way to love
Out of the three of us children, I’m the only one my parents didn’t handpick. From the moment my siblings...
3 ways to identify a ‘snowflake’
Trigger warning: opinions Snowflake: “a small, feathery ice crystal, displaying delicate sixfold symmetry; sensitive to heat.” Snowflakes are unique, beautiful...
From a Focus on Anger to a Focus on Love
I know The Record has seen a lot of my face in recent weeks. Sorry about that. I’ve been busy....
Building a structure with room for everyone
Masonry is a trade defined as “the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and...
Why Global Experiential Learning is Good for Everyone’s Education
Over fall break, I went to Haiti where my GC-alum son and his family work for Mennonite Central Committee which...
Reframing climate change
The 2020s could be the most important decade in human history. A recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on climate...
White allies, stop using ‘privilege’ as a silencer
Editor’s note: The original title of this piece was “Stop using ‘privilege’ as a silencer” but after considerable feedback,...
The Latinx SST Experience
The Study-Service Term program has received a lot of attention this year as Goshen College celebrates its 50th anniversary. In...
Listen to those around you
Trigger warning: sexual assault. Everyone deserves the right to use their voice in times of distress and hardship. People, especially...
Bisexual Invisibility
How can one claim membership of a community without having suffered in the same way that many within it do...
Am I not already studying abroad?
Coming from England to the United States to attend college, I’ve realized I don’t always speak the same language. One...
Welcome to Mi Chicanidad
For Latinx Heritage Month, as it should be — ask me and I’d be happy to share why — I...
