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March 26, 2025 Vol 121

Sarah Slater

New Honors Program for Transfers and Second Years

This fall Houghton College will introduce a new Honors Program specifically targeted at second year and transfer students. Called Scholastica,…

Looking Towards the Powerless

Last weekend, I and a group of eleven other Houghton students attended the tenth annual Faith and International Development Conference…

Walters to Retire After Twenty Years of Teaching

Longtime professor, Michael Walters, will be retiring from his current position as Associate Dean of the Area of Religion and…

Operation Christmas Child

It has been hard to avoid the sight of Operation Christmas Child boxes around campus the last few weeks. In…

Broken Greenway Trail Runs Through Houghton

The Genesee Valley Greenway trail, which runs between Rochester and Hinesdale, south of Cuba, is closed in the section that…

Conversations About Race Continue

In response to the “Shades of Black” incident that took place in February, and in order to further campuswide education…

New Ambulance in the Works for Fire Department

The Houghton Volunteer Fire Department is in the process of buying a new ambulance, an expensive purchase, but one the…

College Expects Tuition Increase

The cost of attending Houghton next year is set to increase by three percent, bringing the total to approximately $36,660.…

Two Views: Would Widespread Economic and Political Freedom Create Global Peace?

Among a certain subset of people in the world, there is a strong belief that the primary requirement for “world…