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‘New dawn’ at WGCS; Radio station launches 91.1 FM The Globe with all Americana and world music

When listeners tune in to WGCS 91.1 FM on June 21, they will no longer hear the melodies of Mozart -- unless banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck arranges the tunes. General Manager Jason Samuel announced that the Goshen College radio station, 91.1 FM, will now be called "The Globe" and will feature full playlists of Americana and world music -- including the addition of public radio's most popular music program, "World Cafe," which isn't heard on any other station in the region.

May term offers students unique off-campus study experiences

Participating in an excavation in the Southwest, trekking through Amazon rainforests in South America and snorkeling through coral reefs in the Florida Keys are just a few of the ways Goshen College students spent their class time during May term.

Energy at campus radio station yields rewards: WGCS student leaders win statewide broadcasting honors

If student energy could be converted to wattage for WGCS, the Goshen College radio station (91.1 FM), the broadcast signal might reach to every corner of the state of Indiana. That enthusiasm has resulted in statewide acknowledgment of two students for excellent efforts in broadcasting.

New college coffee bar to have students at heart as business managers and customers

By next fall, the beginnings of a campus entrepreneurial venture will be fully brewing. In a unique partnership, Goshen College Student Life and Business departments are offering students the opportunity to manage a new coffee bar, the "central focus of the connector" between Yoder, Kratz and Miller residence halls which is currently under construction, according to Bill Born, vice president for student life.

Just consumption: Goshen College media team reports from El Salvador on fair trade coffee issues

Julio Ascencio Garcia was glad to welcome an interfaith group of Christian North Americans to his community, and relieved to be inside the cool walls of an old hacienda house while taking a break from his duties on the sunny patio where he and his colleagues rake coffee beans still in husks -- cafe oro -- into piles to dry. In greeting the interfaith delegation arranged by Equal Exchange, the largest fair trade coffee company in the United States, Garcia instinctively linked all Christians as children of God who should share as equals.

Oyer to reflect on music-filled life in March 16 Afternoon Sabbatical

It's hard to put into words a career that spans 58 years, three continents and a wide range of musical styles. So, Mary Oyer, professor emerita of music at Goshen College, will also share music during her Goshen College Afternoon Sabbatical program, "Music in My Life: A Retrospect" on March 16 at 1 p.m. in the Music Center's Sauder Concert Hall.

Spring determined by sap rather than Punxsutawney Phil?! Goshen College SAPs to tap Feb. 2

It is time for the Goshen College Scientists/Scholars Advocating Precision (SAPs) to debunk the folklore that groundhogs and their shadows have anything to say about spring.

Goshen College student actors receive accolades at theater festival

Nineteen Goshen College theater students and two faculty members participated in the American College Theater Festival (ACTF), held at Illinois State University during Jan. 13- 17. Two students, Eric Meyer (Sr., Millersburg, Ind.) and Erin Bontrager (Sr., Goshen), advanced to the final rounds of regional competitions.

‘A Night at the Opera’ showcases student talent Feb. 6, 8

There aren't too many opportunities to spend "A Night at the Opera" in small-town America. But on Feb. 6 and 8, Goshen College students will be performing scenes from six different operas, giving the audience a taste of opera's magic and an overview of how it has changed through the centuries.

‘A Night at the Opera’ showcases student talent Feb. 6, 8

There aren't too many opportunities to spend "A Night at the Opera" in small-town America. But on Feb. 6 and 8, Goshen College students will be performing scenes from six different operas, giving the audience a taste of opera's magic and an overview of how it has changed through the centuries.