Month: February 2015
Measles Outbreak in the U.S.
Measles, which was officially eliminated from the United States in 2000, is having its worst breakout in over two decades.…
February 12, 2015
News
Students Advocate for TAP Funds in Albany
Tuesday, high school and college students as well as faculty and financial aid administrators from throughout the state participated in…
February 12, 2015
Stories In Focus
Two Longtime Houghton Faculty to Retire: Roederer
Senior Faculty Member J.L. Roederer to retire, after 44 years as a French professor at Houghton College. It is hard…
February 12, 2015
Stories In Focus
Houghton Take-Two: Returning as a Student Twenty-Two Years Later
Christopher Cilento is, in his own words, “not your typical eighteen to twenty-two year old student.” He is a non-traditional…
February 12, 2015
Stories In Focus
Purple and Gold Week Spot
Charismatic Hosts and Original Acts Win Over the Crowd There is a definite formula to SPOT. Like a long-running TV…
February 12, 2015
Opinions
Redeeming Gender: Title IX at Houghton
Last week’s STAR described recent mandates concerning the 1972 Federal law on gender equity known as “Title IX” to the…
February 12, 2015
Opinions
Looking Towards the Powerless
Last weekend, I and a group of eleven other Houghton students attended the tenth annual Faith and International Development Conference…
February 12, 2015
Opinions
Microaggressions
The Subtle Side of Racism We live in a world today that doesn’t pay attention to anything mediocre. Miley Cyrus…
February 12, 2015
Opinions, Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Letter to the Editor: Rebekah Bunal
Dear Editor, I have concerns about the man who spoke in chapel this past Friday. My big question is why…
February 12, 2015
Opinions, Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Letter to the Editor: Matt Young
Dear Editor, Last Friday the Chapel speaker was Dr. Wesley Hill, a gay, celibate, Christian. He advocated that Christians who…