On White Coats and White Skin
What should be done when skin color is respected over experience and degrees? “She’s sick,” a woman says, looking pleadingly into my eyes, and then into the eyes of my colleague Maaike. She is […]
2024
First Year Student Starts GoFundMe for Tammy Jennings on Missed Connections
“Every single person I ran into has spoken about [her] and how amazing [she is], and I didn’t even know [her] very well, but I was like, ‘Let’s see what the whole deal with Tammy […]
Babytalk is Real, So Don’t Be Embarrassed: It’s Science!
When you greet a baby, I’m pretty sure you don’t just say, “Hi,” as if you were in the Bistro or at Lane. Instead, you say: Hiiiiiiiii!!! with an increasingly high-pitched voice. Have you ever […]
Voices of Gordon and CAIM Collaborate for Sexual Assault Awareness Month
“People with disabilities account for 12% of the total population. However, they accounted for 26% of all nonfatal violent crimes in the general population,” reported Reid Swetland, Associate Dean of Campus Engagement and Counselor in […]
Worship in the Ward- What Does Faith Look Like to Women in the Malnutrition Ward?
Worship in the Ward What Does Faith Look Like to the Women in the Malnutrition Ward? Jaina Sparling ‘25 It was a chilly day at the Noah’s Ark malnutrition ward. When I arrived at 8 […]
Gordon’s Godspell: Communion and Community
Communion? Sure. Public communion? Of course. Communion with the cast and audience members in the middle of a performance? Radical. Surely you have never walked on stage to participate in communion with Jesus before. This […]
Before Retiring, Bruce Herman Goes Back to the Beginning
Upon entering the main gallery in Barrington, visitors are greeted with a host of detailed faces and figures. The traditionalist paintings lining the wall were created by artists Robert Armetta and Juliette Aristides. Their combined […]
Princemere Writers’ Series Honors Late English Professor Lori Ambacher
The English Department held its annual Princemere Writers Series this year with a bittersweet tinge. Visiting authors read in honor of the late Lori Ambacher, a beloved writing professor at Gordon. Ambacher had taught at […]
NCAA Changes the Rules of Volleyball
This year, the NCAA announced a rule change for volleyball. Now, in a single attempt, a player can have double contact on the ball. If the double contacted ball goes over the net, they lose […]
Listen to My Voice: CAIM and CEC Host Annual Disability Panel
“Disability is not inability,” said Gordon Alumnus Nick Karinge ‘22. CAIM and CEC hosted and organized “Listen to My Voice,” an annual Gordon event, on March 22. Students, guests and faculty gathered in the Gregory […]