Thursday

May 1, 2025 Vol 121

Houghton STAR

The student newspaper of Houghton University since 1909.

Reflections of a Senior: The Importance of Connections

By VICTORIA ARNDT ’25Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 25 April 2025 Well, here we are, folks. The end of an era.…

Are You TikToking Your Life Away?

By HANNAH FARLEY ’27Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 11 April 2025 Hi! If you’re reading this, I have a challenge for…

Experiencing Ecuador

By CLANCEY COCKLE ’26Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 04 April 2025 During the spring 2025 semester, Arija Grant ‘26 has been…

Deny, Defend, Depose: How We Are All Luigi Mangione

By ELIJAH BACIUSKA ’26Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 04 April 2025 On December 4, 2024, Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare,…

Experiencing London: Inside Our School’s Study Abroad Program

By SYDNEY ARNOLD ’27Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 04 April 2025 Freshman Isaiah Borchert sat back in his chair and laughed,…

Interdimensional Elevators (April Fools 2025)

By REBECCA DAILEY ’XXVUpdated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 28 March 2025 I’m late again, and this time, I’m sopping wet. My…

The Meat of the Matter (April Fools 2025)

By ABVI BATS ’XXVIUpdated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 28 March 2025 It was about 6:15 in the evening on Rebmevon 8,…

Disastrous Dragons (April Fools 2025)

By JIANA MARTIN ’26Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 28 March 2025 Houghton University’s (HU) new Dragon Training Program will be officially…

BeanBots: Friends or Enemies? (April Fools 2025)

By VICKY GIGI ’XXVUpdated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 28 March 2025 It’s a slow morning on the campus of Houghton University.…

Remembering the Chamberlains

Faculty and staff remember President Daniel Chamberlain and his wife, Joyce Chamberlain, who served Houghton's community for three decades.