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t, Yd J, Houghton Ubrary -tdicats Department MUSIC DONALD STAR- SHOTS MILLER SOME LOUD 4 5 THUNDER' 1 February 14, 2007 Volume 103 Issue 8 ' *The Houghton Star* Staff shuffling announced Inti Martinez, stalrwriter tance letters, which is a time intensive money alone. Palmer has been directly Webmaster who will be in charge of activity, since these are personalized in charge of the Phonathon program. our homepage, department pages, and On January 24, Dale Wright, letters." He will. also be, "coordinat- which was created to request financial admissions webpage." MacBeth wen 1 Executive Director of Human Re- ing the admission and scholarship support from alumni, parents, and ton. -Presher's job will help improve sources and Budget announced several committees, as well as continue train- friends. the consistency in layout and naviga- changes in Hpughton College staff and ing and supervising current admis- Palmer shared some informa- tion of our homepage." What's excit- administration. Most of the changes sion counselors." Reitnour will help tion with The Star about an upcoming ing about Presher is that. as a 1977 involve staff members being moved organize the selection process for the event involving her department. 6n Houghton grad, he has offered to train around within their departments, while First-Year Honors Program and will February 8th, Houghton College host- several students to help him do his job other employees are leaving our insti- report to Wayne Macbeth, who is now ed a dinner for local officials and busi- more effectively and has mentioned tution. Here's a narrated tour of the the Vice President for Enrollment and ness owners from Allegany County. the possibility of offering internships recent job shuffling Marketing Relations. In doing so, Houghton hoped to build for Houghton College students ! Even On the top floor of Fancher, In Reitnour's department, relationships with local businesses that though he will be working from his we find David Stith very excited to there was another change announced will eventually result in donations to home in Rochester. Presher will be on move to Brooklyn, where he will be in way of Diane Galloway, Associate the college. This year. The Houghton campus two or three times per working as an album designer for Director of Admission. She was pro- Fund goal is to raise $750,000 for the month. * some of his musician friends. He'll be moted to Director of Student Reten- college and Palmer hopes that some of CAB to host leaving his Graphic Designer posi- tion. Through the Student Persistence this support will come from local busi- tion at the end of February and will be Task Force Galloway has technically nesses. "Considering the $3 million leaving town in May after spending been working on improving student that Houghton College spent in the last *ilin festival some time recording his music in the retention, but it wasn't until this year year in Allegany County, we think, that Rebecca Showvaker, design editor basement of the Center for Fine Arts. that she was officially promoted to the relationship between the college Stith said, "I've really enjoyed my this new position. Galloway expresses and local business is symbiotic and CAB would like to invite nearly three years of work in Hough- much satisfaction in what she does we hope they will begin to support the everyone out for a fabulous evening ton College but I feel that it is time for sating, "I will be working directly efforts of Houghton College," Palmer of glamour on the red carpet. On me to move on and expand my artistic with the Academic Dean's Office and stated. Saturday March 24.2007 CAB will talents in different ways." Two Hough- the Office of Student Life, in order to Moving a couple buildings be hosting the Houghton Film Festival ton grads, Rachel Brask, Assistant facilitate information to select students away to Luckey, Gwen Mercer has in Wesley Chapel at 8:30 PM. Prizes Graphic Designer and Mary Gibson, who might not be excelling academi- decided to leave her current position as will be awarded for the best films in Graphic Designer will be taking over cally or who have a hard time adapt- Student Financial Services Clerk due the following categories: Music Video, Stith's position in March. ing to college life - even though they to a variety of factors. She has en- Drama. Comedy, Documentary, Ac- Straight across from Stith's might be a perfect fit for Houghton joyed her co-workers and her increased tion/Adventure, Commercial, Horror office cubicle, Christie Tanner is College." Helping students declare a interaction with students and parents. and Editing. now working twelve hours per week major, aiding them to find the right Before taking this position last fall, Submissions must be no more organizing and archiving Houghton courses for graduation, advising on Mrs. Mercer worked for three and a than 5 minutes in length. must be free College's enormous collection of career decisions, and informing about half years as Manager of the Mainte- of harsh language, gratuitous violence photographs and other media. Tanner's seemingly unknown programs and nance Office. At the moment, she is and overly suggestive themes. Films new position will conclude at the end services that Houghton offers are all not sure of her plans after leaving our must be submitted on DVD, VHS or of May, right before her wedding. Her responsibilities under Galloway's new institution. computer file format and are due in former full-time position as Editorial position. She will still be working with Next door, in the Wesley Cha- the cab office by 6:00 PM on March Assistant for the Milieu and College admission-related publications, as well pel and Center for Fine Arts Nate Po- 6,2007. More information will be Photographer has been eliminated as with the Visit Office. cock has left his position as Supervisor released soon. * temporarily and Doug Roorbach is Downstairs from the Admis- of Recording, Technology, and Sound. Kevin Jackson has been hired as the THANK YOU taking over some ofTanner's former sion Office, in the Office of Advance- duties. At the moment, the Advance- ment, there were also some changes new Director of Sound and Record- Megan Roff, guest writer ment Office, which includes the Office announced. Julie Palmer, Houghton ing. Kevin has two decades of sound. The Junior and Freshmen of Public Relations is under external Fund Officer will become the Direc- recording, and engineering experience. classes collaborated together to raise 4 evaluation and will receive recommen- tor of the Houghton Fund on June including a staff position at Hamburg money for the Houghton Food Pantry dations so that it can further improve 1 st. when Robin Ha leaves her posi- Wesleyan. through a campus and community its structural organization and effi- tion after working for eight years in Moving into the virtual world, wide Bake-Off. There were many ciency. Tanner hinted that creating an Houghton College. Ha shared "I plan we find Alan Presher as the Webmas- students. faculty and community Office of Communications might be a to volunteer with certh tasks in the ter for Houghton College. His vast members who donated their delectable good way to envision the future of the Advancement Office after I officially experience in web communication and Public Relations office. leave the institution in June." She design promises to drastically improve goodies and retipes. The event had a Downstairs, in the main floor decided to leave Houghton mainly for many of the academic department great turnout and was a success! The Freshmen and Junior classes would of Fancher, Matt Reitnour, Assistant family related reasons. Palmer and Ha and staff web pages. Just recently, the Director of Admission has been pro- have been working as a team in the Business, Education, and Intercul- like to thank everyone who donated moted to Director of Admission. In his Houghton Fund, which is designed tural Studies departments have had their baked goods and also those who new position, Reitnour says he, "will to help cover institutional costs that their web pages redone by Presher. came out and supported us ! Thanks to be responsible for preparing accep- cannot be covered with student tuition MacBeth says, "this is the first time all of you. the Bake-Off event raised Hnuphron Collece hag had a formal $290.55! * EDITORIALS The great divide Conspiracy Chds Stewart,faculty writer Kashmere Fitch, sta writer C They carefully and painstakingly Suppose you had a friend who we also use our hard-earned special- I know what really goes on. comparing class lists and purposefully went off to college believing thai God ized knowledge and skills to design a Many suspect it, but I know. They planning due dates for papers, tests, had called her to be a translator for web-page, brochure, or newsletter for have the ability to influence how an and projects to make life as over- Wycliffe Bible Translators in order to our home church on the side, serve on entire generation thinks. Millions of lives are at stake, as well as the future whelming and pretty much impossible « bring the scriptures to a people with- a ministry team for Athletes in Action of America, and indeed the entire for as many Students as they possibly out access to the Word of God in their during the off-season, keep the books world. What they teach willieak can. "heart-language." Suppose further for Youth for Christ or Royal Family I'm not makiig it up. I have that you come upon her one day in the Kid's Camp in the evenings, replace through history, shaping and twisting the future all in the name of bettering a friend who is a TA.

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