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March 29, 2025 Vol 121

Month: March 2013

Pros and Cons of Cultural Identity: Part 2 of 3

Last week marked the beginning of mine and Andre Nelson’s series on cultural identity, and Andre’s installment made the argument…

Enrollment at Houghton: Past, Present, and Future Marketing Strategies

As enrollment numbers gradually but unquestionably decrease, Houghton College turns to deliberate means of bringing in prospective students, particularly through…

Houghton Fire Hall’s Lack of Funding Leads to Ambulance Fees

The Houghton Volunteer Fire Department has recently begun charging a fee for ambulance rides to the hospital. The fee comes…

Cardinal Bergoglio Made Pope Francis I

Habemus Papam: we have a Pope, the cardinals announced via white smoke pouring from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel.…

First Lacrosse Season Underway

As members of brand new programs at Houghton College, players on the men’s and women’s lacrosse teams are not only…

Athlete Profile: Mary Strand

Mary Strand was recently honored with the title of NCCAA Female Track and Field Athlete of the Week. Each week…

Pros and Cons of Cultural Identity: Part 1 of 3

Cultural diversity is a concept that it is valued by most progressives, and even the non-progressive and monocultural, though they…

Theotokos: Bound to Christ Through Birth and Death

Approaching a text without some sort of cultural, intellectual, or interested bias is most likely an impossibility. However, I mean…

The Walking Dead Review

As one of the biggest pop culture phenomena of the decade, it is hard to argue with the statement that…

Distinguished Artist Review

I admit I had my reservations about Friday night’s VOCES8 concert. Within my first two years at Houghton, I heard…