politics
November 2, 2011
Republican political ad targets the college
A controversial ad in The Goshen News funded by the Goshen Republican Party has become the most recent issue of the 2011 Goshen elections. The ad, printed on Monday, was critical of the Democratic candidates affiliated with Goshen College, listing their “spooky” connections ranging from being a Goshen College graduate to working for the school. Over 40 community members gathered at the city council meeting on Tuesday night to participate in an open discussion about the elections—mainly focused on the Republican’s recent blows to their opponents. Goshen city council candidate, Daniel Grimes, who has had three children attend Goshen College,...
October 5, 2011
Mayoral candidates speak to students Monday
Current Goshen mayor Allan Kauffman and Republican opponent Donald Riegsecker appeared at two different public forums on Goshen campus on Monday. The first, an extended convocation at the College chapel, focused on the candidates' views on servant leadership. The second was a more formal debate regarding policy held in Sauder Concert Hall as a part of the Yoder Lecture Series. Both candidates stood at the Church-Chapel podium during Monday’s convocation. The regular crowd of students was joined by a large number of interested community members. The discussion was led by President James E. Brenneman, who asked a series of questions...
December 2, 2010
‘Tolerance & the Other’ show features student artwork
Tolerance. Goshen College Art Club’s current art show, “Tolerance and the Other” is taking advantage of this word’s ambiguity in order to stimulate students’ various opinions and interpretations. Entrance into the art show was open to all students with the encouragement that pieces be inspired by “tolerance” and its connotations. The show has been running since Nov. 19 and will continue until Dec. 6 in the basement of the Good Library. Senior art major and leader of GC Art Club. Jordan Kauffman, began plans for a student art show this past summer. After approaching Professor of Art Randy Horst,...
February 18, 2009
Professor recalls path to political science
Born in 1943 into a family of African-American migrant farm workers living in cramped quarters two miles down the road from Lake Placid, Fl., Lee Roy Berry Jr. declares that, truth be told, his childhood home was anything but placid. As a boy, Berry traveled from Florida to Ohio every summer with his parents and seven siblings, chasing the seasonal crops to his parents’ boss’ home state. Lee Roy Berry Sr. and Nettie Mae Hawthorn Berry helped maintain and harvest “any crop you can mention,” according to Berry. Starting at age 8, Berry joined his parents in the fields in...
January 21, 2009
With their own eyes: GC students travel to Washington
They traveled hundreds of miles to stand for hours in cold temperatures in a crowd of over one million people. But for the handful of Goshen College students who saw Barack Obama's inauguration firsthand, it was worth it. Some traveled to Washington by car, others by plane. One was already in the city. Melody Musser, a junior, has been in D.C. this semester as an intern at the Washington Community Scholars Center. She noticed the city change as Inauguration Day approached. “There has been a lot of excitement among pretty much everyone that I have encountered in the weeks approaching...
January 21, 2009
Kenyan perspectives enthusiastic toward inauguration
"When Obama first obtained his Senate seat, I was in a rural area of Kenya doing fieldwork," said Ryan Sensenig, assistant professor of biology. "My field assistants were excitedly discussing Obama's run for the Senate seat before I knew who Obama was." Sensenig, who grew up in Kenya, explained that news "is part of the very fabric of Kenyan culture ... The citizenry is very literate about global concerns." In fact, the greeting "hello" in Swahili is literally translated, "What is the news?" Afrah Haile, a sophomore from Kenya, remembers talking online in November to his brother and sister. His...