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October 21, 2026 Vol 122

Category: News

Bible Department Adjusts to Cuts

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…
Campus Celebrates Purple and Gold Week

Campus Celebrates Purple and Gold Week

Purple and Gold Week is a well-known tradition at Houghton. The week’s events include free t-shirts for students to show…
New Chapel Time Proposed for 2014-2015 School Year

New Chapel Time Proposed for 2014-2015 School Year

The infamous Monday-Wednesday-Friday lunch rush after chapel may become a thing of the past next fall semester. After alterations from…
Pyschology and Sociology Transfer to Three-Credit System

Pyschology and Sociology Transfer to Three-Credit System

Several years back the College transformed its credits system by implementing a required 4- credit hour structure. One of the…
War in South Sudan

War in South Sudan

South Sudan is the newest country in the world, born in July of 2011. For the first time in history…
P.E. Requirements Undergo Changes for Next Semester

P.E. Requirements Undergo Changes for Next Semester

Current integrative studies requirements for physical education are hoped to change for the incoming class in the fall of 2014.…
Three Floors to Close in Student Dorms Next Year

Three Floors to Close in Student Dorms Next Year

Residence Life and Housing has decided to close two floors in Gillette and one additional floor in Roth for the…
Updating the War on Poverty

Updating the War on Poverty

Fifty years ago President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “unconditional war on poverty in America” and promised that “we shall not…
New Theology Major Offered

New Theology Major Offered

Currently, any Houghton student interested in ministry, theology, world religions, or biblical studies has the option to major in either…
Grading Scale Undergoes Changes for Next Semester

Grading Scale Undergoes Changes for Next Semester

The college has recently proposed a motion to relinquish the current grading scale in favor of a non-numerical rubric. The…