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March 29, 2025 Vol 121

Houghton STAR

The student newspaper of Houghton University since 1909.

Out of Season: The Death of Christmas Music?

By Jackson Collins '27 The day is November 28, 2024:Thanksgiving. Location: my house. I was minding my own business listening…

Jesus Freak Album Review

Written By: Nate Newcomer (’28) Are you a Christian? Do you like music? Do you possess a pulse? If you…

Critique: A Form of Love and Growth

By: Sydney Arnold ('27) Have you ever thought that your family was perfect? That they were doing everything right and…

Hymn Sing Returns

by Susannah Denham ('26) In Fall of ’23, Mercy Seat hosted a hymn sing.  Linden Foster ’27 described it as,…

Growing Housing Competition

by Taylor Pascoe ('26) Due to the 10% growth in student attendance over the past two years, Houghton University’s upperclassmen…

Rallying the Den

by Bethany Tubman (’25) The sports marketing club failed to recharter, and the leaderless Den (the affectionate name for the…

Anime Critique

Written By: Julian Veley (’25) In my experience, people are quick to hate anime, and honestly, it makes sense. The…

Alien: Romulus Review

Written By: Caleb Tiedeman (’25) Color me surprised. It’s no secret that the last couple of films in the Alien…

Andor Season 1 Review

Written By: Anna Sumner (’25) At first glance, Andor seems like yet another Disney+ spinoff based on a semi-important character…

Lyric Theatre: She Loves Me!

by Jiana Martin ('26) Tonight at 7:30 p.m. the Lyric Theatre will perform “She Loves Me” (its second of four…