Tag: college
January 30, 2022
Opinions, Letter to the Editor, Opinions
Finding Yourself in a Distracted World
Distractions. In 2022 with social media, an abundance of things on your list to do, and the fear of shutdowns,…
February 05, 2016
Opinions
A Tale of Two Zip Codes
Tonight, along Houghton’s Genesee river banks, I cast my fishing line and hear the ghost of Charles Dickens howling –…
January 28, 2016
Stories In Focus
A Day in the Life of a Maintenance Worker
“We’re girls in a boy’s world” Kim Lawson, Maintenance Secretary, said as she began a tour of the maintenance building.…
September 10, 2015
Stories In Focus
Jason Bintz: Southern Math Teacher Turned Seminarian Turned Houghton Math Professor
The first time Doctor Jason Bintz, Houghton College’s new assistant professor of applied mathematics, attempted to visit the Houghton campus,…
April 16, 2015
Stories In Focus
A Sodexo Story: Pam Wilkinson
Since the fall of 2009, Pam Wilkinson has worked as a Sodexo greeter in the dining hall where she scans…
January 30, 2015
News
Obama Proposes Free Community College
Last week in the State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama outlined America’s College Promise, a plan to “lower…
October 31, 2014
Stories In Focus
The Role of Social Media Outlets at Houghton
“Students have a lot of influence on what works and what doesn’t work when it comes to social media at…
October 31, 2014
Opinions
Enrollment and The Hail Mary Pass
A Vanderbilt University study concluded colleges that had recently closed had enrollments of fewer than one thousand students and endowments of…
April 26, 2014
Stories In Focus
After Houghton: Seniors Accepted to Graduate Programs
For those of us enveloped in the familiar “Houghton bubble,” the thought of life after college can easily get crushed…
April 26, 2014
Opinions
Do You Live in a Generational Bubble?
After four years at this college, I have heard my share of depreciating remarks about the “Houghton bubble.” We’re a…