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March 26, 2025 Vol 121

Sarah Hutchinson

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

Though I would agree with Sarah Slater’s point that global peace could never be entirely accomplished due to the presence…

Philippines Faces Crisis After Typhoon

In the week following the impact of the deadly Typhoon Haiyan, the Philippines has struggled to recover from the aftermath.…

College Announces Significant Academic Budget Cuts for 2014-2015

Faced with an unbalanced budget and two years of low enrollment, President Mullen and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Dean…

Be Motivated! Young People and News Engagement

When I think about news engagement (that is, how often one watches or reads the daily news), I often think…

Federal Government Shuts Down

On September 30 this week, at the stroke of midnight, the federal government shut down. This circumstance is not new…

Addie’s Ice Cream Coming to Houghton

An ice cream business selling forty different flavors of handmade ice cream, along with sundaes, handmade waffle cones, and milkshakes,…

College Golf Teams Eliminated

Due to the enrollment shortfall this year, many Houghton departments and programs have had to trim their budgets significantly. One…

Government Faces Imminent Shutdown

Stop the presses – Congress is, yet again, at an impasse about the national budget and it appears as if…

Statement of Purpose

Two main criticisms are usually leveled at the Star: number one, that we are too pro-Houghton and, number two, that…

Seniors Complete Honors Projects

Pursuing honors studies at Houghton is not just limited to participation in the First Year Honors Programs, East Meets West…