There are a lot of changes that happen in a person’s life when transitioning to college. School moves away from its rigid structure as there is a lot more choice involved, and students have to move on campus.  There is also stress that comes from school and other life responsibilities, and people cope in a variety of different ways. One way to help process the stress of life is through an emotional support animal. The difference between a service animal and an emotional support animal is explained by Jordan Blank, resident director: “These [service animals] go through a training program...

By Annabelle Bartz • October 10, 2024 • News

Jo-Ann Brant, currently an adjunct professor at Goshen College, has worked at GC as a professor and academic dean since 1993. She is also known for her unexpected friendship with a squirrel named Patch. They can often be seen sharing acorns on Patch’s stomping grounds, the grassy area between the Administration Building and Westlawn Dining Hall. Brant has a relationship with the woodland creature that would normally be held exclusively by Disney princesses. Patch always comes running at the sound of her voice, and the story of when they first met sounds very much like a fairytale. One day, about...

By Riley Friesner • October 31, 2018 • Features

There’s a new face around campus, and it belongs to someone that’s a bit closer to the ground and has more fur than the average Goshen College student. It’s Glenn, your campus service dog. Glenn, a Belgian Malinois, is a companion to Em Brewer, a second-year at Goshen College. They are together nearly all the time: in class, walking to the dining hall, and starting and finishing the day together in Kulp. I met up with Brewer and Glenn in the Kulp basement, where Glenn quickly stretched out beside the table, lazy but attentive. “When he first started working with...

By Lucia Nisly • September 21, 2017 • Features

Easter is not the favorite time of year for rabbit lovers. For members of the House Rabbit Society, or HRS, Easter is only the beginning of a flood of unwanted Easter bunnies. Dawn Sailer is the chapter manager for the Indiana House Rabbit Society, or IHRS. She says that she and volunteers receive unwanted rabbits in the months following Easter as the rabbits reach sexual maturity. The rabbits are no longer the docile babies that parents placed in Easter baskets, but may begin to act aggressively as they become territorial. The mature rabbits also develop an instinct to dig and...

By Kelley Scholfield • April 17, 2014 • Features