Connor Briggs ’14 Smaller magazine size, ban on as- sault rifles, background checks: com- mon sense gun control measures will not affect the gun culture of the Unit- ed States nor the illegal means people use to get a gun. These common sense measures, the frequent buzzwords of politicians, will do little to change an [...]
By Connor L. Briggs ’14 There is nothing wrong with voting off of the basis of your Christian faith. As Christians we must ask ourselves, what is the role of government? I question where Christians begin this internal venture. Abortion and homosexuality have a tendency to skew our priorities in this regard by focusing on [...]
By Ember Rushford-Emery ’13 My dad was a man of few words. Especially when it came to the touchy-feely stuff. Although he always made sure to tell me he loved me, we never really knew exactly what to say to each other. So when he visited Gordon during Homecoming two years ago, he kept in [...]
By Jamie Dibernardo ’14 I don’t like using Christian jargon. For me, “fellowship” elicits images of tuna-casseroles at a potluck. “Blessed” sweetly replaces conventional uses of “lucky.” “Vocation” just sounds daunting. It’s “vocation” that made Aunt Clara become a nun… it’s this “Christian calling” that turns CEO material into youth pastors. When I was little, [...]
By Rebecca Kearny ’13 “What are your dreams? What are your visions? How do you want to live and make a difference in God’s kingdom?” After a summer of fun, family and friends, these questions plagued me as I arrived back to start another fall semester at Gordon. I knew God was calling me to [...]
By Becca Reitmeyer ’14 As I left chapel on the day Dr. Lindsey spoke on the Parable of the Talents a few Wednesdays back, his encouragement to think about how we could benefit the community still fresh in my mind, I was left reflecting on several things. One was that I hoped class would move [...]
By Chris O’Connell ’13 We embark together, Gordonites, on another year of schooling. Another year of higher learning and another year of living on this beautiful campus we call home. It’s not lightly that I refer to Gordon as home. It takes quite a bit of effort on the part of a technically inanimate location [...]
By Katie Thompson ’12 It feels like yesterday that my parents were driving me to Gordon for the first time freshman year and I was counting down the exits until 17, wishing the car ride would last a little longer. Now four years down the road with graduation only a few weeks away, things look [...]
By Katie Thompson ’12 “The Tartan” has been wondering why Gordon is so quiet. Have you noticed the silence? We have. We are increasingly concerned at the lack of student response to important issues on and off campus. Aren’t college campuses supposed to be buzzing with action as students advocate for what they believe in, [...]
By Jessica Kane ’12 The Gordon College student population is 61 percent female and 39 percent male, according to US News & World Reports. That statistic is no surprise to anyone who spends time on campus. Other numbers are a little less obvious. In the past four years (Fall 2008-Spring 2012) Gordon has hosted 236 [...]