Day: January 30, 2015
January 30, 2015
News
Three Houghton Faculty Receive Tenure
This past week, the announcement was made that Professors Lori Huth, Dr. John Rowley, and Dr. Jamie Potter would be…
January 30, 2015
News
Obama Proposes Free Community College
Last week in the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama outlined America’s College Promise, a plan to “lower…
January 30, 2015
News
Lack of Theatre Life on Campus Draws Attention
There are no plays planned for this semester at Houghton. The school’s theater clubs have experienced a dearth of interest…
January 30, 2015
News, International, News
Boko Haram Attacks in Nigeria
The Boko Hararm, a militant terrorist group in Nigeria, attacked and took control of Monguno,Nigeria on Sunday. The town hosts…
January 30, 2015
News
Houghton First in Nation to Offer Liberal Arts Data Science Class
This semester, Houghton became the first liberal arts college in the country to offer an undergraduate class in data science.…
January 30, 2015
Stories In Focus
Murphy’s Recommended Reads The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
One of the proposals for my sabbatical was to further read in areas of interest in my interdisciplinary work in…
January 30, 2015
Opinions
How Houghton Handles Racism
Racism is a problem in America, throughout the world, and yes in Houghton as well. Racism, as I want to…
January 30, 2015
Opinions
Why I Pray Daily About a Pipeline
I have a friend named Art Tanderup. Talkative and friendly with the kind of laugh that exemplifies a down-home joie…
January 30, 2015
Opinions
Thoughts on the Theory of Evolution
Last semester I began considering whether science could answer traditionally philosophical questions. I think this is a common thought for…
January 30, 2015
Stories In Focus
The Theory of Everything
The life and times of astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane are portrayed in the new British film, The…