People say words are the most powerful weapons you can wield. Words have the power to persuade,...

By Shanie Smith-Wright • September 14, 2017

Eliana Neufeld Basinger is a senior social work major for Bluffton, Ohio.  This past summer, I got...

By Eliana Neufeld Basinger • September 7, 2017

This past spring, I read The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World, a beautiful...

By Erica Ewing • September 7, 2017

Last week was challenging for me. If you’re a regular reader of the Record, you might have seen my...

By Jordan Waidelich • April 13, 2017

One early morning in April, my high school Media Club and I were buzzing with excitement on the...

By Tim Litwiller • April 6, 2017

A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking with the Alumni Board about Goshen College. They...

By Hitesh Sharma • April 6, 2017

Arriving at college, I had no idea what I wanted to do. I failed to truly understand what makes me...

By Chandler Ingle • March 30, 2017

Who would believe African History, taught by one of our finest GC profs, Jan Shelter, is a social...

By Alma Rosa Carrillo Flores • March 30, 2017

I fought and fought writing down these words for fear that they may become real again. That the hurt...

By Emily Kauffman • March 23, 2017

Whatever happened to a passion I could live for? What became of the flame that made me feel more?...

By Karina Flores • March 23, 2017

I was in second grade when I first became aware that I was good at school. A man started pulling me...

By Lucia Nisly • March 16, 2017

A letter to administrators and faculty (especially male faculty) who did not attend monologues:...

By Laura Miller • March 16, 2017

The last time I wrote a piece for The Record it was released the day after election night. At that...

By José M. Chiquito Galván • March 9, 2017

I can’t be sure when I began to feel resentment towards my mother, but I know it’s been growing...

By Abby King • March 9, 2017

“Quieres vender tu iPhone?” I looked up from my dinner plate piled with rice at my eager-faced...

By Katie Hurst • February 23, 2017