Houghton STAR
The student newspaper of Houghton University since 1909.
Alumna Returns to Perform in Organ Recital
By Rebecca Dailey ('25) At 7:30 p.m. on this Friday Jan. 26, Houghton welcomes back alumna Jennifer Velázquez (‘91) to…
Senior Recital: Lucas Myers
By Olivia Kleinau ('24) On Monday Jan. 29 at 8 p.m., Lucas Myers (‘24) will perform his Senior Recital in…
January 26, 2024
Stories In Focus
Feature: Dean Jordan
By Jiana Martin ('26) Dean Michael Jordan has been Houghton’s full-time Dean of the Chapel for 12 years. Additionally, he…
December 01, 2023
Opinions
Good Tidings & Good Grief
By Molly Connolly As the holiday season runs its course, we see familiar scenes of warmth: being wrapped up in…
Christmas Prism
By Isabella Bratton ('26) Houghton’s Christmas Prism will be held on Friday, Dec. 1, at 7:30 p.m. at the Victory…
Houghton Announces Spring 2024 Commencement Speaker
By Joshua Carpenter ('24) Today, Dec. 1, Houghton administration announced that Dr. Wayne Schmidt was selected as the commencement speaker…
Naughty vs. Nice Professors
By Juliana Schmidt ('25) The results are in for the Naughty or Nice Professor Poll! Professor Kevin Dibble of the…
December 01, 2023
Columns
The Grinch (2018)
Written by: Kat Wojsiat (’24) The Grinch (2018) was a controversial movie upon release. The 1966 Dr. Seuss story already…
November 17, 2023
Columns
Our Town Review
Olivia Kleinau (’23) The Houghton University Lyric Theater’s rendition of Our Town, told a heartfelt story of love, life, and…
November 17, 2023
Opinions
Christmas Music in November
By Abigail Young This may be an unpopular opinion, but I don’t love Christmas music. I can get into the…