Category: Opinions
September 22, 2017
Opinions
Teaching Tech Literacy
Recently, I was scrolling through Facebook when I found a post from one of my old teachers. This teacher shared…
September 15, 2017
Opinions
Helpfulness and Race
Houghton College students are some of the most caring and well-meaning people that I have ever encountered. Here, we are…
September 15, 2017
Opinions
Education With A Purpose
Lately I’ve been thinking about why we are here. Why choose a Christian education? What does a Houghton education have…
September 15, 2017
Opinions
Critiquing Self-Love
In a society full of pressures and stress, many people struggle with unhappiness and negative feelings about themselves. The self-love…
April 29, 2017
Opinions
Longing And Belonging
“Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.” I am sitting at one of the uneven booths in the dining…
April 29, 2017
Opinions
A Farewell To Stars
With 16 (!!!) days until graduation, I’ve found myself reflecting on the amazing and sometimes comically frustrating experience I’ve called…
April 29, 2017
Opinions
The Emperor’s New Clothes
The Black Swan and the Emperor’s New Clothes Why are “experts” unable to predict most of history’s greatest events? Not…
April 29, 2017
Opinions
On Respectful Disagreement
This past March, Middlebury College in Vermont hosted the controversial political scientist Charles Murray as a guest speaker. Murray has…
April 29, 2017
Opinions
Reflections On Discomfort
The summer before my freshman year I promised myself that I would be more honest with myself and others. I…
April 29, 2017
Opinions
Getting Past Polarization
A few weeks ago, President Trump signed an executive order that nullifies Obama-era environmental efforts and seeks to revive the…