Sudden change happens slowly
When student clubs first collaborated on a Domestic Violence Awareness Week in 2006, they couldn’t...
Empathy when it comes to sexual violence
TW: sexual assault, victim blaming I first experienced sexual violence at the age of 12. This...
The desperate need for a sex positive Goshen
Goshen College, we need to talk about the way we talk about sex around here. This may make some of...
Reflections on brown privilege
Often times in this day and age there is an enduring battle of race, in which “White Privilege”...
Gap year: where I learned the art of daily self care
Dr. Seuss once said, “Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” As a...
Do we need safe spaces and trigger warnings?
A letter from the University of Chicago’s dean of students to the incoming freshmen recently went...
Sexual assault is everyone’s issue
I’m coming to label myself as a survivor of sexual assault. Many times I would find myself hiding...
What is forgiveness?
Consider this, “What is Forgiveness?” This question, seemingly quite rudimentary, has perplexed...
Finding hope amidst immigration discussions
This past mid-term break I went with a group of people from Assembly Mennonite Church to the U.S.-...
Cheers to those who play like a girl
While watching a commercial for the WNBA, my cousin Joelle said, “Nobody cares about girls’...
Steve Nolt: Buts and Nolts
At the end of this year, a feature of our school’s life for decades—Steve Nolt’s time here as...
Sometimes life throws a yellow bus in your direction
When I was six years old, I had a fear of yellow school buses. I used to hide in the back corner of...
Respect: What our campus is lacking
In order to be as straightforward as possible, I want to acknowledge my biases now. I was known, and...
Et Tu, Hillary?
Shoulders back, eyes to the horizon, I strode onto the stage, imperiously shouting, “Antonius!”...
Hello from the other side…of the Atlantic
As a third-year Spanish and Journalism major, I am required to spend two semesters studying abroad...
