![Jacob Penner sits at a grand piano and holds a saxophone](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/jacobpenner_sadiegz-Web.jpg)
Why you should like jazz
Last week’s piece by Abbie Kaser on orchestral appreciation resonated strongly with me. Here at...
![The Goshen College Symphony Orchestra performs on the Sauder Concert Hall stage](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/GCSymphonyOrchestra_HAS_Web.jpg)
Who really goes to orchestra concerts?
Last Friday evening, the Goshen College Symphony Orchestra performed our fall concert in Sauder Hall...
![Black and white image of Halle Steingass laughing](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Halle_Web.jpg)
Exploring frustrations with religious conviction
I am frustrated. Without much more than a glance, a wall has been assembled, and I feel its...
![Black and white image of Hannah Barg laughing](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/12068878_10153276509472983_6443783197025453518_o.jpg)
I am not a Mennonite
As a woman who has many Mennonite friends on campus, I am often assumed to be Mennonite. I cannot...
![Bridgette Webb poses for a picture on the KMY lawn on campus](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/BWebb_HAS_Web.jpg)
In college, still at home
Most people think of their freshman year of college as the time of their lives to start gaining new...
![A large pile of food that has been thrown away](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Trash-audit-by-Ryan-Sensenig_Web.jpg)
Chewing on food waste
While you may occasionally feel a twinge of guilt at that half-eaten burger you toss into the...
![Kelly Poff and her grandparents pose for a picture](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Kelly-Poff-with-Grandparents_Web.jpg)
Influences from Appalachia
If you were to perform a Google search of what lies in West Virginia, you might find such gems as...
Same blood, unequals
I looked out the window early in the day, selfishness and guilt concealing me when turning back was...
![Suzanne Ehst works with students in the classroom](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Suzanne-Ehst_CommMar-Web.jpg)
A few things to consider before you “Teach for America”
Every year, an impressive number of GC grads choose to spend their first years after college in some...
![Grace Boehm works on her laptop on a couch in her house](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/GraceB_Web.jpg)
Thinking about chronic busyness
Have you ever been asked the question “How are you doing?” and replied with some response like...
![Skip Barnett poses with the five leaders of International Student Club for a picture](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ISC_Web.jpg)
Share a bubble tea, learn a story
Have you ever wondered about the mysterious, exciting lives that GC international students lead? Me...
![Armarlie Grier laughs while standing with other students](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Armarlie-ISCCoffeehouse-HAS-Web.jpg)
Our stories are holy
When I was approached about sharing my view of diversity on campus, I responded initially with “...
![Kendra Lozano hugs her dog](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/KendraL-Web.jpg)
My not-so-hard struggles
I got injured two weeks ago in the middle of a three-hour tennis match. I was here in Goshen,...
End of the personal newspaper delivery era
For the last two summers I spent my nights delivering newspapers in Goshen. Every morning around 1:...
![Portrait of Achieng Agutu](https://record.goshen.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Acheing-HannahSauder-Web.jpg)
My diversity buffet: exploring identity at Goshen
There needs to be an internal acknowledgment by everyone that there is a lack of diversity at Goshen...
Spring 2025Opinion Staff
Opinion Editors
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