Year: 2016
March 03, 2016
Stories In Focus
From Injured Player to Coach
We’ve all heard a story like this: the star athlete performs a routine drill and, with no warning, suffers a…
March 03, 2016
Opinions
Confinement is Not Conservation
When I was young, my dad took my sister and I to the circus. Acrobats, clowns, and animal trainers alike…
March 03, 2016
Opinions
“Why is This so Damn Expensive?”
Momentarily awakened from my post-lunch reverie amidst the antiseptic odor of the general practitioner’s office, I sharply turned in the…
March 03, 2016
Opinions
#Adventure: The Need to Restore Relationship with God
Social media is strewn with the catchphrase, #Adventure, which is meant to embody an outdoorsy and daring spirit. Yet, the…
March 03, 2016
Opinions, Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Letter to the Editor: Dean Jordan
Dear Editor, Nothing is as tiresome as professors crowding in on a student forum–the Star is (among other things) a…
HELP Day Phased Out By Surveys
Houghton College Evaluation and Life Planning (HELP) Day will not take place this semester. In lieu of classes, HELP Day…
Trio of Honors Weekends Ends Successfully
This spring, Houghton hosted three honors weekends, inviting academically-gifted prospective students to interview for the college’s honors programs, while also…
Intramural Sports Increase in Numbers
Winter may have brought bitter winds and piled the hiking trails with snow, but Houghton students are finding other ways…
February 19, 2016
News, International, News
Intergalactic // Gravitational Waves Detected
On Thursday, February 11, scientists from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) announced they had made the first measurements of…
February 19, 2016
News
SGA Update: 02/19/2016
On Monday February 15 the Student Government Association (SGA) held their seventeenth Executive Council Meeting of the year. As a…