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October 21, 2026 Vol 122

Category: Opinions

LGBQ Inclusion: Community Covenant Amendment

LGBQ Inclusion: Community Covenant Amendment

The words “homosexual behavior” need to be taken out of the Community Covenant. Placing “homosexual behavior” within this context equates…
Poverty Does Not Discriminate

Poverty Does Not Discriminate

2013: My senior year of high school. The year 45.3 million people were living in poverty. The year my family…
Meta-Opinions from the Fishbowl

Meta-Opinions from the Fishbowl

Everyone has opinions.  I’ve got a lot.  Sometimes, being generous, I like to share mine.  Sharing apples leaves one with…
Inequality Blues in the Ivory Tower

Inequality Blues in the Ivory Tower

The original impetus to write this article stemmed from a frustrating discussion on Marx and the plight of the proletariat…
Letter to the Editor 3/6/2015

Letter to the Editor 3/6/2015

Dear Editor: You may have noticed the posters which have recently been put up around campus advertising for the VOCA…
Living in Tension: Climate Change, Critics, and Convictions

Living in Tension: Climate Change, Critics, and Convictions

On Tuesday night, I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Katharine Hayhoe speak on the topic of climate change. Considering…
What Feminism Should Do

What Feminism Should Do

A couple weeks ago in the STAR an opinions piece stated, “While I’m at an immediate loss for what exactly…
Redeeming Gender: Title IX at Houghton

Redeeming Gender: Title IX at Houghton

Last week’s STAR described recent mandates concerning the 1972 Federal law on gender equity known as “Title IX” to the…
Looking Towards the Powerless

Looking Towards the Powerless

Last weekend, I and a group of eleven other Houghton students attended the tenth annual Faith and International Development Conference…
Microaggressions

Microaggressions

The Subtle Side of Racism We live in a world today that doesn’t pay attention to anything mediocre. Miley Cyrus…