Day: September 16, 2016
Houghton Welcomes Increase in First-Year Enrollment
Enrollment for the 2016-2017 year has shown significant changes in the make-up of the incoming class. Most notably, the ratio…
Houghton Highlanders Welcome Three New Coaches to Athletic Department
This school year, Houghton will welcome three new coaches to campus. Two of the three coaches are Houghton college alumni.…
Longtime History Professor to Retire in the Spring
Professor of history, William Doezema, who came to Houghton College in forty years ago, will be retiring in the spring…
Student Workers See Fewer Work Study Hours
Due to New York’s graduated minimum wage increase, student jobs funded by the Federal work-study program are limited to a…
Louisiana Begins Rebuilding
In August, parts of Louisiana were hit with heavy rain that caused severe flooding, the death of thirteen people, and…
September 16, 2016
Stories In Focus
Learning to Love Our Neighbors
Every year, the Faith and Justice Symposium challenges Houghton College students and the wider Houghton community to consider a social…
September 16, 2016
Stories In Focus
New RDs Take On Traditions and Values of Residence Halls
This fall, Houghton College welcomed two new Residence Directors (RDs). A.C. Taylor joined Shenawana Hall and Beth Phifer became a…
September 16, 2016
Stories In Focus
Shaping the Future: Houghton Student Summer Internships
Passing up an internship for a paid summer job may be common among college students, but it often means missing…
The “Good” and “Bad” Boxes Are Broken
I’ll be honest: I generally hold people I don’t like in quite low regard. By quite low I mean bottom-of-the-well…
September 16, 2016
Opinions
The Crumbling of the Church Family
The Church has always been big on family. Many churches preach about how today’s society has lost the value of…