Month: April 2014
April 26, 2014
News
Faculty Members Say Goodbye
At the end of this spring semester, Houghton will be bidding farewell to six of its current faculty: Mark Hijleh,…
April 12, 2014
News
Student Filmmakers Participate in CAB’s Eighth Annual Film Festival
This year’s Film Fest, which took place last Saturday, April 5, boasted an array of student films ranging from animation…
April 12, 2014
News
Newbrough Named Distinguished Steinway Artist
William Newbrough, Houghton professor of piano, has recently been named as a Distinguished Steinway Artist by piano manufacturer Steinway &…
April 12, 2014
News
Term Limits: A Good Idea?
According to a public opinion poll taken last year, Congress is less popular than cockroaches, traffic jams, and root canals.…
April 12, 2014
Stories In Focus
The Lyric Theatre Presents: Children of Eden
Friday, April 11, marks the opening of the Lyric Theatre’s production of Children of Eden. Written by the critically acclaimed…
April 12, 2014
Stories In Focus
Looking Back at the First Season of Veronica Mars
“Sarah, you have to watch this show.” Like most fans of Veronica Mars, I heard about the show word-of-mouth. “Really?…
April 12, 2014
Stories In Focus
Houghton’s Literary Magazine Burns Bright
In an average week students regularly see the campus publications The Houghton Star and The Drawing Board strewn about. To…
April 12, 2014
Opinions
Why I Don’t Care About Abortion
In the aftermath of the L.I.F.E. Club panel, a good portion of the resulting conversation has been devoted to whether…
Two Views: What are the moral dimensions surrounding the immigration debate?
In 1783, George Washington proclaimed, “the bosom of America is open to receive not only the opulent and respectable stranger,…
Two Views: What are the moral dimensions surrounding the immigration debate?
In 1892, Annie Moore became the first immigrant to cross the threshold of Ellis Island and soon came to symbolize…