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April 30, 2025 Vol 121

Stories in Focus


In Defense of Student Council

by Aidan Fish ’25 • April 11, 2025

Members of Houghton University’s (HU) Student Council have become increasingly aware of the student body’s confusion regarding the organization’s role…


BeanBots: Friends or Enemies

by Vicky Gigi ‘XXV • March 28, 2025

It’s a slow morning on the campus of Houghton University. As the sun rises and people get ready to start their day, several machines placed in faculty lounges and offices wait for the first round of faculty to arrive…


Remembering the Chamberlains

by Houghton Star • March 21, 2025

President Daniel Chamberlain and his wife, Joyce Chamberlain, served Houghton’s community for three decades…


A Call to Theater

by Aidan Fish ’25 • March 14, 2025

From being on the tech team to being a performer, theater has been a part of the…


Evelyn Simanowski’s Musical Journey

by Jiana Martin ’26 • February 14, 2025

Senior Evelyn Simanowski ‘25’s greatest passion since childhood has been music. Pursuing music in her studies…


Dance Club

by Aivery Shuck ’26 • February 7, 2025

 Houghton University’s (HU) Dance Club is a new affiliated campus club that meets in Presser Hall…


Grace Vuolo

by Rebecca Dailey ’25 • December 6, 2024

Grace Vuolo, a recent graduate from the Houghton University class of 2024, is gearing up to…


Rallying the Den

by Bethany Tubman ’25 • November 22, 2024

The sports marketing club failed to recharter, and the leaderless Den (the affectionate name for the…


Salvation Army Student Fellowship

by Logan Caroll ’26 • November 15, 2024

The Salvation Army was created when William and Catherine Booth saw the poverty stricken people in…


Sam Kocheri

by Juliana Schmidt ’25 • November 8, 2024

As the new Professor of History, Sam Kocheri Clement might be new to teaching at Houghton…


Sarah Massey

by Julia Collins ’26 • October 11, 2024

On Thursday, Oct. 17, Music Professor Sarah Massey will be holding a lecture as part of…


Ryann Cooley

by Aivery Shuck ’26 • October 4, 2024

Ryann Cooley has been serving the Houghton community as a professor for 11 years now, but…


After Party Groups

by Anna Lloyd ’26 • September 27, 2024

This week, sixteen small groups across campus met for the first time, utilizing a six-week curriculum…


Ransom Poythress

by Lydia Merrill ’25 • September 20, 2024

“If you’ve ever been a student in one of Dr. Ransom Poythress’s STEM classes at Houghton…


Embracing the Shift

by Hannah Strudivant ’25 • September 13, 2024

Embarking on a lifestyle change can be both exhilarating and terrifying. Whether someone is driven by…

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