Tuesday

April 15, 2025 Vol 121

Jory Kauffman

Bible Department Adjusts to Cuts

With recent budget and staff cuts, every academic department essentially feels the weight of such changes and the restrictions that…

SPOT Preview: “There’s going to be a lot more laughing.”

As first years, Luke Ogden and John Carpenter dreamed of one day hosting SPOT together.  As seniors, the pair will…

Film Review: “The Book Thief”

The recent release of the enthusiastically anticipated film, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, completely overshadowed what I thought more worthy…

College Investigates Performance with Decennial Review

Every ten years, the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) requires Houghton College to conduct an extensive review on…

Catholic Students at Houghton

Though Houghton College professes Christian Wesleyan religious affiliation, many students enrolled at the school inevitably differ in denomination, tradition, or…

Houghton in Context: The State of Higher Education

Tuition rates seem to soar as enrollment drops.  Staff suffers position cuts and Contemporary Contexts is discontinued.  Students talk of…

Report: Sodexo’s Contract with Houghton College

In 2010, Houghton College entered into a contract with Sodexo, naming them manager and operator of the college’s food services. Since…

Enrollment Numbers Short of Anticipated Target

With the start of the Fall 2013 semester came approximately 280 incoming students, a number that falls just below the…

Enrollment at Houghton: Past, Present, and Future Marketing Strategies

As enrollment numbers gradually but unquestionably decrease, Houghton College turns to deliberate means of bringing in prospective students, particularly through…

Houghton Students Tackle Independent Film Project

As a group of artists aspiring to learn and grow from the experience of a challenging project, Aaron Fitzgerald, Jordan…