“Voces Fuertes” means “strong voices,” and it is also the name of the new immigrant advocacy group on campus that will be making its official debut on Thursday, April 17 at 3 p.m. in Schrock Plaza. This group has been in the works for some time, meeting weekly since spring break as they prepared to have at least one event before the semester was over. Areli Guzman, a senior biochemistry major and one of the founders of Voces Fuertes, made reference to racist remarks in bills such as HB 3133, an antiterrorism  act passed in Oklahoma, and executive orders by...

By Josiah Miller • April 18, 2025 • Features

In Goshen, Indiana, approximately 30.9% of the population identifies as Hispanic or Latino, with many speaking Spanish as their primary language, according to Data USA. For nearly a decade, Goshen College has responded to this linguistic and cultural diversity by offering English as a new language classes to adult learners from the community — who range in age from 18 to 70. What started as a small initiative has grown into a program that now serves nearly 200 students. Launched in 2016 through GC’s Center for Intercultural and International Education, the ENL program does more than just teach English. As...

By Ana Alves Machado • April 18, 2025 • Features

Last Friday, Eastern Exposure, a music festival hosted by East Hall, brought cheers and applause among the mosh pits of the chilly night.      The set included four hours of student performances, including a battle of the bands that featured  Potential Novelty’s last performance, as well as Steel Mugs, new group formed by Anton Alstrom-Brookhyser and Josiah Miller, two first-years. Kate Bodiker, a junior writing and communication double major and East resident shared about the start of the event. “It started with Birch and Bee! The Band playing on a pallet on the other side of East [in 2022]. And then...

By Cheyenne Flanagan • April 17, 2025 • Arts

Goshen College Student Life started placing purple boxes in prominent places around campus in late October 2024, with the hope to improve accessibility of the college’s food pantry. Dash’s Mobile Cache is an extension of Dash’s Cache, a food pantry and free store for students located in the Student Life suite on the first floor of Wyse Hall. There are nine mobile caches around the GC campus, including in Newcomer, Romero Apartments and the Connector, which are the most frequented according to Patty Hartshorn, director of health and wellness and Title IX coordinator. “We want to help normalize the fact...

By Mackenzie P. Miller • January 23, 2025 • News

On Sunday, Oct. 27, the Goshen College athletic department hosted their second annual Trunk or Treat community event. Trunk or Treat, a modern twist on regular trick-or-treating, involves families parking cars in a shared location and passing out candy from the trunks of their decorated vehicles.  This variation is intended for trick-or-treaters to experience the fun of costumes and sweet treats while being in the safe vicinity of their own car and families. GC athletics has created their own version of Trunk or Treat in the Ruth Gunden Gymnasium where costumed trick-or-treaters and their families can cycle, free-of-charge, through sports...

By Ben Koop • November 3, 2024 • Sports

Goshen College’s Prevention Intervention Network  is a program that seeks to equip bystanders with tools to prevent and intervene in the context of sexual violence.  PIN was created in 2014 by a driven group of students and associate professor of sociology Kendra Yoder, current co-advisor. Each year, PIN members collaborate to present sexual violence preventative training for first-years in their Identity, Culture, and Community classes.  This year, PIN implemented a new curriculum for their bystander training. PIN co-advisor, Emily Hahn, who also serves as program director for interpersonal violence prevention, education and advocacy, created this new curriculum over the course...

By Lucca Kauffman • September 19, 2024 • Features

Dear editors, As the Director of Interpersonal Violence Prevention, Education, and Advocacy at Goshen College, I find myself grappling with many thoughts and questions in light of the recent events involving Richard Brunson over the past week and a half. First, I commend Goshen College for its swift and thorough investigation, as well as its decisive action in response to the situation. I also affirm the institution’s commitment to reevaluating our systems to enhance our prevention and response capabilities moving forward, as stated in the email from HR on Monday. It is crucial, however, for Goshen College to recognize the...

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