I live a short 58 minute drive from Payson High School, in Utah, where the movie Footloose was filmed.  Footloose, which was released in 1984, is about a boy named Ren McCormack, played by Kevin Bacon, who moves to a small midwest town where dancing and rock music have been made illegal.  He spends the rest of the movie trying to convince the town that dancing should be allowed. In the end, a prom is held behind a grain mill, across town lines, and the teens dance the night away.    Imagine my surprise, when I learned that Goshen College...

By Alyssa McDonald • March 27, 2025 • Features

Friday evening marked the Art Club’s inaugural Masquerade Ball and it was a smashing success. With approximately 100 masked attendees throughout the night, the club’s leaders, Nasim Rasoulipour, Joel Lara, Lexus Garces, and Yejin Kim, agree that it is likely to be a repeat event. “I think all of us art club leaders were really blown away by how well attended the event was,” said Garces, a senior biology student.  Rasoulipour, Art Club president and senior interdisciplinary student, echoed that, saying, “My favorite part was when everyone was having a great time and started a dance circle and enjoyed their...

By Marris Opsahl • January 16, 2020 • Arts