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March 29, 2025 Vol 121

Day: September 28, 2013

Houghton Student Investment Group Reaches $300,000

Student Investment Group closed their portfolio with over $300,000 this summer, reaching past their initial goal for the semester. The…

Annual Faith and Justice Symposium to Focus on Hunger

Houghton College‘s third annual Faith and Justice Symposium addressed the issue of “Global Poverty and Hunger,” on local, national, and…

Contemporary Contexts Program Cut

With recent low enrollment numbers in Houghton’s three first year honors programs – East Meets West, Science Honors, and Contemporary…

Common Core Curriculum in Western NY

Allegany County schools are currently grappling with new curricula and state-mandated Common Core standards, a new set of national educational…

Addie’s Ice Cream Coming to Houghton

An ice cream business selling forty different flavors of handmade ice cream, along with sundaes, handmade waffle cones, and milkshakes,…

“Slut” is Now a Compliment

Earlier in September a black woman named Brandi Johnson took her black boss to court after he called her the…

Let’s (Not) Talk About Sex

Many have, rightfully, bemoaned the decline of the family and the unquestionably devastating consequences of the so-called ‘sexual liberation’ of…

Twinkies Over the Bread of Life

Too often, what the church communicates to the world is a weak faith. Within our contemporary Christian culture, I see…

“Repave”: Just Another Bon Iver Album

A friend of mine recently asked me if I thought Justin Vernon was talented or simply creative. This struck me…

“Survivors” Photography Exhibit Installed in CC Basement

The Houghton Coffeehouse is now featuring a photography exhibition entitled “Survivors.” This exhibition, which has received national recognition, is by…