The number of students who were initially waitlisted for housing increased by over 42% compared to last year.  The application opened for students who graduated from high school in 2021 or before — classified as seniors by residence life — on March 4. The application opened for 2022 high school graduates on March 7. In the weeks following, students received emails from Chandler Buchfeller, director of residence life and housing, about whether their applications got them into the apartments for the 2024-25 school year.  Some received their first choice, while others were glad to secure an apartment — even if...

By Sarah Miller • March 21, 2024 • News

The clock tower doesn’t garner much attention from students these days. In the era of cell phones, students have other ways to check the time.  Positioned on top of the Union building, the clock tower was built in 1956 as a part of the overall building construction. Initially a complicated system with many points of failure, it didn’t take long for the tower to be critiqued.  In 1959, Donald M. Marquis wrote an article for The Record complaining about the lack of consistency in the chimes. “It either didn’t ring, rang all the time, or rang a pseudo Jazz pattern...

By Tyson Miller • October 5, 2023 • Features

As the director of institutional research and assessment at Goshen College, Justin Heinzekehr knows Goshen College as well as anyone – perhaps better than anyone. Heinzekehr said, “My work falls into three main categories: data analysis/maintenance, assessment and accreditation. The first part of my job has to do with connecting all the different pieces of data that we collect as a college and using that data to create meaningful information that we can use to make decisions on campus.” Another main part of his responsibilities is making sure that students are meeting the learning outcomes the Goshen College has set...

By Elias Ramirez • December 8, 2022 • Features

Campus Activities Council (CAC) hosted a Battle of the Bands for student-organized bands on Saturday, Nov. 19th, to showcase their sound.  Three student bands, The Runaways, Goshen Panic, and Potential Novelty, competed. Goshen-alum-started Gross Puppy performed a set as well.  There’s no shortage of music at Goshen College, with every weekend seeming to boast a jazz concert, Performing Arts Series event, or choral performance. Most of these events are formal ones targeted primarily to the surrounding community rather than students.  The Battle of the Bands was a different story. Colorful flashing lights and a small stage transformed Newcomer Center 19...

By Annika Alderfer Fisher • December 1, 2022 • Features

Goshen College was awarded a $299,904 grant on Sept. 23 from the U.S. Department of Justice through the Office on Violence Against Women to fund a project expanding campus resources for domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking (DVDVSAS). The grant runs from Oct 1. 2022, to Sept 30. 2025.  The project seeks to increase awareness and support methods on and off campus and to improve campus coordination through partnerships while creating programs for specific communities, such as Latinx students. “These changes will address the gaps identified … by building and demonstrating the institutional capacity to prevent and respond...

By Jakyra Green • December 1, 2022 • News

“I’m here to ask you actually to stand in solidarity with Indigenous peoples, and with each other, and with all of creation.”  This was Sarah Augustine’s, a Tewa (Pueblo) activist and author, call to action at convocation on Wednesday.  Augustine is the Executive Director of the Dispute Resolution Center of Yakima Kittitas Counties, co-founder of Suriname Indigenous Health Fund and the Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery Coalition. She is also the author of “The Land Is Not Empty: Following Jesus in Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery.” Augustine’s goal for convocation was to cultivate support for The Indian Child Welfare Act...

By Mariela Esparza • November 10, 2022 • News

Nata Fontan did not always want to be a therapist, peeking into people’s lives. Now, as he fields a series of probing questions, those roles seem to be reversed. “Since I was young, my dream was to be a college professor,” he said, leaning back in a squeaky chair, fingers entwined.  Fontan is in his office on the first floor of Wyse 118, pausing for an interview between counseling sessions with Goshen College students. In 2018, he graduated from GC with a bachelor’s degree in social work, but his story begins thousands of miles south. Fontan grew up in Argentina...

By Jakyra Green • November 3, 2022 • Features

It is not a novelty to see pets around campus. Many of us have seen students and even faculty members walk their furry animals throughout the day. From dogs to rabbits, Goshen College has it all.  Whether it is anxiety, depression, loneliness or any other aspect that is negatively affecting one’s experience on college housing, getting an emotional support animal can have a positive impact. Many students may have wondered how to obtain permission to bring and keep a furry friend on campus. However, it is important to note that these pets are recognized as a service or emotional support...

By Fernando Daza • October 7, 2022 • Features

Dan Eash-Scott raised his arms in victory.  Four entire cobs of corn in 90 seconds made him champion of the corn-eating competition. “I love eating corn.” Eash-Scott, a junior history major, said, “My dad never realizes how many ears we’ll need, so I compete with my brother for who’s gonna get that last ear. This was honestly just a warm-up for Thanksgiving dinner.” Corn-eating competition? Only in Indiana. The “corn festival,” with a corn-eating competition and various other corn-themed activities, was held this past Friday on the outdoor basketball court from 6-7:30 p.m.  At first, people were just milling around,...

By Phil Witmer-Rich • October 7, 2022 • Features

Sunday marked the return of a missing presence on campus — Java Junction is now open for its 20th year on campus.  Java Junction is not just the campus coffee shop, but also the business department’s hands-on learning project that aims to give students tangible management experience.  Despite rotating workers, one constant has been Michelle Horning, professor of accounting. She has served as the faculty advisor and has taught the Java Junction Operations course for 20 years. She started the project with a few students after Student Life expressed the desire for a coffee shop on campus.  Through the years,...

By Kate Bodiker • September 15, 2022 • News

Every apartment unit in the Octavio Romero Student Apartment building is occupied this semester. In years past, many have remained empty.  However, that is not to say the building is at capacity. As interim facilities director Cynthia Good Kaufmann explained: “Apartments are full, bedrooms are not…we have capacity there.”  She went on to say that while there are several under-capacity apartments this semester, in the future, they may need to be more full.  Good Kaufmann also brought up the potential for Coffman Hall to be brought back if needed, which would provide additional space for upperclassmen. For the past two...

By Annika Alderfer Fisher • September 15, 2022 • News

A new sculpture was erected outside the Science Building in May. It is part of Elkhart’s Epic Art Adventures sculpture show, a local art series that is spotlighting local talent and getting art out in the streets in Elkhart County. The sculpture will live on campus for the year-long exhibit.  “Conduit to Jupiter,” the new sculpture, is a creation by Goshen College graduate and former Physical Plant employee Orion Blaha. The sculpture stands over eight feet tall and is a depiction of a yellow spaceship.  The name of the piece came from a former GC coworker of Blaha’s who used...

By Annika Alderfer Fisher • September 8, 2022 • Arts

Goshen College employees and students were informed by campus safety on Friday, Sept. 2, that a minor train accident had occurred on campus. Taking place at approximately 8:45 a.m., the incident involved an employee who was not injured. “I received a call from the campus officer on duty that there was an accident on campus,” said  Chad Coleman, director of student life operations and campus safety. “There were paramedics, police and fire here.” The details were unavailable to either party, so when arriving at the scene, Coleman felt worried when he noticed the train stopped, giving him what he described...

By Jakyra Green • September 8, 2022 • News