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October 21, 2026 Vol 122

Tag: opinion

Why We Should Be Able to Drink at Houghton

By MADI FLEURY ’28Updated 11:50 a.m. EDT, 2 Oct 2026 The water quality on campus is overflowing with problems. To be…

A Quiet Place to Stay: 24 Hours a Day

By Caleb Kasper The life of a college student can often be quite busy. Finding time to finish assignments, work…

Loving Our Neighbors

By Skye Chaapel Mark 12:29-31 (NIV) “The most important one,” answered Jesus, “is this: ‘Hear, O Israel: The Lord our…

Freshman Thoughts: Life at Houghton

By Caleb Welker Being a freshman here at Houghton has been quite the experience, to say the least.  These past…

Don’t Check Out of Inconvenient Community

By Isabelle Murch Let’s get the air cleared: I said it. I said our favorite-and-also-least-favorite Houghton word, the one that…

Johnny Cash, Longfellow, and Peace.

I love Johnny Cash. Yes, I said love. Not like, not appreciate, not admire. Now that that is solidified, onward.…

The Privilege and Honor of Chivalry

What is chivalry? Quite the fairy tale-like topic, you may think. Not at all. Chivalry is much more than the…

Ambiguity and Confusion in the Imitation of God

As a kid, my parents bravely took me on a trip to the geysers at Yellowstone National Park. This was…

Iraq 10 Years after the Invasion

It has been controversial since it began.  It divided Americans: some watching as the number of troop deaths mounted, others…

Restructuring Senate: The Answer for SGA?

“The last thing Senate needs is to worry more about Senate.” This sentiment was recently expressed to a Star staff…