Wednesday

March 26, 2025 Vol 121

Day: January 30, 2015

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

How Houghton Handles Racism

Racism is a problem in America, throughout the world, and yes in Houghton as well. Racism, as I want to…

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…

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…

The Theory of Everything

The life and times of astrophysicist Stephen Hawking and his wife Jane are portrayed in the new British film, The…