Monday

March 24, 2025 Vol 121

News


Honoring Pastor Wes Oden

by Victoria Arndt ’25 and Abigail Bates ’26 • March 21, 2025

Down the hill from Houghton University sits the Houghton Wesleyan Church where Pastor Wes Oden currently serves as the lead pastor. He will be…

Houghton Wesleyan Church group photo
Houghton Wesleyan Church Group Photo – Courtesy of Houghton Wesleyan Church

ISA Soiree

by Kelsey Curtis ’27 • March 21, 2025

Tonight, the International Student Association (ISA) is having a soiree in the Center for the Performance Arts atrium at 8 p.m. The soiree will be…


Sitcom-The Time Warp 2

by Aivery Shuck ’26 • March 14, 2025

Tomorrow at 9 p.m. students, faculty, and staff are invited to join together in the Wesley…

SPOT 2024 Audience
SPOT 2024 – Courtesy of MARCOMM

Women of Waymaking

by Victoria Arndt ’25 • February 21, 2025

Tomorrow, the residence leaders of Gillette and Lambein are hosting “Women of Waymaking” in the Center…

Friendsgiving RAs
Friendsgiving RAs – Courtesy of The Boulder

Student Exhibition

by Jiana Martin ’26 • February 21, 2025

The Ortlip Gallery, located in the Center of Fine Arts (CFA), will host its 36th Annual…

Ortlip Gallery Show
Ortlip Gallery – Courtesy of Ortlip Gallery

Flics and Fondue

by Rebecca Dailey • February 14, 2025

Tonight from 8 to 10 the Campus Activities Board (CAB) will host their Valentine’s Day event…

Flics and Fondue Poster
Flics and Fondue Poster – Courtesy of CAB

Limits on God’s Sovereignty Panel

by Abigail Bates ’26 • February 14, 2025

“Limits on God’s Sovereignty” will begin next Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Willard J. Houghton…

Bible Study Panel Discussion
Lecture Pannel – Courtesy of Unsplash Debby Hudson

The Door of Paradise

by Danielle Skinner • February 7, 2025

Tonight at 6:30 p.m. Houghton University’s (HU) Chamber Choir will be performing in the Center for…

Chamber Choir Rehearsal
Chamber Choir Rehearsal – Courtesy of Kaitlyn Avery

Life Together Groups

by Sadie Nakamura ’26 • February 7, 2025

Houghton University (HU) offers a variety of weekly small groups around campus called Life Together Groups.…

Life Together Groups Bible
Life Together Groups – Courtesy of Kaitlyn Avery

Winter Dance: Dusk Til Dawn

by Abigail Bates ’26 • January 31, 2025

Tomorrow—from 8:30 to 10:30 p.m.—the Campus Activities Board (CAB) is hosting “Winter Dance: Dusk Til Dawn”…

DJ music board
Winter Dance DJ Board – Courtesy of Unsplash Zac Brombell

Rise of The Boulder

by Jiana Martin ’26 • January 31, 2025

For the past 100 years, The Boulder has been Houghton University’s (HU) yearbook. It was founded…

Stack of Yearbooks The Boulder
Boulder Houghton Yearbooks – Courtesy of Kaitlyn Avery

Christmas Prism Concert

by Aivery Shuck ’26 • December 6, 2024

It is that time of year again when Houghton University (HU) hosts the annual Christmas Prism…

Prism Concert 2023
Prism – Courtesy – Houghton University Instagram

Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair

by Kelsey Curtis ’27 • December 6, 2024

Each year, Houghton University holds a Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair in the final weeks of…

Christmas Craft Fair
Christmas Craft Fair – Courtesy Houghton University Instagram

Growing Housing Competition

by Taylor Pascoe ’26 • November 22, 2024

Due to the 10% growth in student attendance over the past two years, Houghton University’s upperclassmen…

Houghton Townhouses
Townhouses – courtesy of Kaitlyn Avery

Hymn Sing Returns

by Susannah Denham ’26 • November 22, 2024

In Fall of ’23, Mercy Seat hosted a hymn sing.  Linden Foster ’27 described it as…

Mercy Seat
Mercy Seat – courtesy of Kaitlyn Avery

2024 Presidential Election

by Danielle Skinner ’27 • November 15, 2024

The 2024 presidential election took many people by surprise in one way or another. From President…

American Flag
American Flag – Courtesy of Unsplash Luke Michael

Lyric Theatre: She Loves Me!

by Jiana Martin ’26 • November 15, 2024

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

Lyric Theater - She Loves Me
Lyric Theater – Courtesy of Hannah Sturdivant

Cider & Cinema

by Victoria Arndt ’25 • November 15, 2024

This Saturday evening, the Campus Activities Board (CAB) will be putting on “Cider and Cinema” at…

Cider and Cinema CAB Poster
Cider and Cinema CAB Poster – Courtesy of CAB

Chapel Scanning Changes Once More

by Anna Sumner ’25 • November 8, 2024

You enter the chapel and open the Campus Groups app on your phone. It’s a new…

Students walking into the chapel

ADHD Doesn’t Have to be Spooky

by Aivery Shuck ’26 • October 25, 2024

This upcoming Tuesday, students and faculty are encouraged to join the Psi Chi club in Library…

ADHD doesn't have to be spooky

Black Students: Diversity at Houghton

by Abigail Bates ’26 • October 25, 2024

In Houghton University’s 2022-2023 academic year, 7% of the student body were black, 2% were Asian…

Diverse skin tone hands
Diverse Hands Graphic – Courtesy of Kaitlyn Avery

Men’s Soccer Vs. SUNY Poly

by Sadie Nakamura ’26 • October 18, 2024

At 2 p.m. this Saturday, Houghton University’s men’s soccer team will face a new opponent: SUNY…


New Horizons for Coffeehouse

by Kelsey Curtis ’27 • October 18, 2024

This fall brings changes to Coffeehouse as Evelyn Simanowski (‘25) takes on coordinating the Campus Activity…


Ted Murphy Legacy

by Evan Babbitt ’25 • October 4, 2024

The Ortlip Gallery will host a reception for the Ted Murphy Legacy exhibition on Saturday at 7 p.m. The show is composed of 77 alumni artists and includes over 80 pieces—ranging from landscapes to abstracts, and watercolors to fabrics. It celebrates Professor Ted Murphy’s 38 years of teaching art and art history at Houghton University…

Ted Murphy standing in front of Gallery wall
Ted Murphy standing in front of Gallery wall – Courtesy Kaitlyn Avery

Homecoming is Upon US!

by Abigail Hoover ’27 • October 4, 2024

It’s that time of the year again Highlanders! This weekend is Homecoming, when students can look…

Homecoming
Homecoming – Courtesy of Marcomm

Equestrian Show!

by Sadie Nakamura ’26 • September 27, 2024

Houghton University’s Equestrian Program is hosting a riding competition this Saturday at the school’s Equestrian Center…

Equestrian Hunter Jumper
Equestrian hunter jumper schooling show – Courtesy of Anna Catherman

An Evening of Opera and Shakespeare

by Abigail Bates ’26 • September 27, 2024

Houghton University’s Lyric Theatre will perform “An Evening of Opera and Shakespeare” in the CFA Recital…

Lyric Theater
Credit Kaitlyn Avery

Women’s Athletics

by Anna Huizenga ’26 • September 21, 2024

This upcoming Saturday, three Houghton athletic teams will be up against Russell Sage College, Hartwick College…

Three sports photos: Women's Soccer, Women's Tennis, Women's Field Hockey
Women’s Soccer, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Field Hockey – Courtesy of Jason Mucher

Freshmen 2028

by Rethy Armes ’26 • September 13, 2024

Each year the number of enrolled students has increased here at Houghton University. Houghton is founded…

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