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...
Bridges instead of walls
Last Saturday, as happens every year at the ISC Coffeehouse, there were cultures crossed and bridges...
Transferred: the importance of community
Transferring. Nobody wants to do it, but many people end up doing it. People transfer colleges for a...
Should Deaf people be allowed to have children?
During my sophomore year at Goshen, I took Race, Class, and Ethnic Relations, a class that invites...
Is Your Imagination Dangerous?
These lines from Claudia Rankine’s “Citizen” caught my attention recently: “because white...
