Open letter to the peace studies community
What is the task of a peace witness when violence explodes? What is the task of a healer? In the...
The leak on Geeks
“I paid 7 dollars to get into this!” someone sitting near me at spring Kickoff kept shouting...
Learning to control fear
As most everyone in the Goshen College family is already aware, an act of violence was committed...
Nation building, globalization, and decolonizing the mind
“Nation Building, Globalization, and Decolonizing the Mind;” this is what I spent my fall...
To Yellowstone and beyond
Last April I walked across the stage in the Rec-Fit, shook Jimmy B’s hand and that was that. Four...
A Peruvian epiphany
As I face the frigid wind and blizzard snows of winter, it is not difficult for me to miss the much...
Thoughts from a past SST
Vater, segne diese Speise Uns zur Kraft und dir zum Preise! Hilf, Gott, heut und allezeit, Mach uns...
Life inside the Oregon Extension
Last semester I only had one regular written assignment a week. Every Thursday night at the Oregon...
Home to Sri Lanka
Just like most of you, I too went home for Christmas break, but what was special about it for me was...
Reflections from Peru
Hopefully each week, the Perspectives page of the Record will contain a student reflection on his or...
Saying goodbye to people and places in Egypt
As my time in Egypt comes to an end, I’ll be leaving behind familiar places and people. People...
Reflections on ‘Making Peace with Policy’
Dear Goshen College, When I was a senior in high school I received an abundance of admissions...
Purls of wisdom
By Matt Lehman, a Bible and religion major with a theatre minor from Kidron, Ohio. I knit. Some guys...
My (former) life as a circus star
Hello there, my name is Peter Hernandez Raphael Garry and I am from Hawaii. I thought I would share...
Latino SST as a source of empowerment
Over the past summer, I participated in the new Latino SST program. During the program, I...