Goshen College

Goshen Police are asking the public’s help in finding the man responsible for a sexual assault reported early Tuesday morning. Jose Miller, Goshen Police assistant chief, reported via a news release, a woman was walking to her vehicle on the Goshen College campus at 1:03 a.m. The man approached the woman and then forced her to drive to another location, where he sexually assaulted her, according to Miller. The second location was not named by police. The victim described the suspect as as a white male with a medium build who was approximately 26 to 27 years old. He had short, dirty blonde hair with a longer nose and was last seen wearing a light-weight dark jacket with plain black winter gloves.

GOSHEN - Officials are Goshen College are keeping their fingers crossed that the worst is over. The flu bug, recently hit the campus...affecting students and staff alike. All there are being asked to take precautions, to keep the spread of it, at bay. Goshen College Senior Hannah Roth had a close encounter with the flu virus. Several of her housemates came down with the bug. “I live in an on-campus house and five girls so far have gotten the flu in my house, and they just have been like getting really sick,” said Roth.

GOSHEN - Most of us will turn off a light or lower our thermostat to save energy. But one local college is using state-of-the-art technology and computers to reduce its energy bills. It has worked so well Goshen College has cut its electric and gas bills by 175-thousand dollars. On any given day, Raymond Waweru, a Goshen College student, does what he can to save energy – whether on campus or at home. “That’s one way this kind of thing starts, with you as an individual and somebody else seeing, making that effort and them trying to emulate you,” said Waweru.

GOSHEN — Getting to class at Goshen College will soon be safer. A proposed pedestrian railroad underpass that's been in the works for decades finally looks to be on track. As originally reported in the Elkhart Truth, the underpass will mean students no longer have to wait for trains that pass through campus or go around those that stop and block the crossings, but it wasn't easy to get the much needed project rolling. The Norfolk Southern rail line runs through the center of campus.

Something different happened before a baseball game at Goshen College Tuesday. While it may be a tradition at most schools, it was the first time the national anthem was played at Goshen College in more than 100 years. The Goshen College baseball game started out normal enough, but the more than a dozen news cameras and jam-packed bleachers hinted to the fact that something big was about to happen. "I don't think it is a big deal. I think they are putting too much attention on something that is not supposed to be this big," says Goshen College junior Yaneth Springer.

GOSHEN — Goshen College will play the national anthem before two sporting events Tuesday, then hold a public dialogue on the issue Wednesday. Goshen College President Jim Brenneman announced early this year that the school’s athletic department will start playing an instrumental version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" prior to some sporting events. The change will take effect for a home baseball game at 1 p.m. Tuesday and a home softball game at 3 p.m. Tuesday. All games are free and open to the public.

GOSHEN — Goshen College on March 23 will begin playing an instrumental version of the national anthem before campus sports events. After the anthem, the Peace Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi will be recited. The instrumental version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" will be played prior to athletic events where it is "culturally routine," as determined by the campus athletic department, the college announced this week. That includes at least basketball, baseball and softball games. Led by President Jim Brenneman, the college decided in January to start allowing the anthem to be played.