The Record Goshen College's independent student newspaper since 1912 my obsessive fear of missing out ended only when I was truly missing out and powerless to do anything about it to attend Goshen College –— a distance of 5,010 miles and a time-zone that put me two hours behind The desire to go abroa d for education and athletics was an easy decision for me meant leaving everything behind and emerging into a completely different location where my social life would start from its beginning pursuing my college degree here was all I ever wanted It only starts to matter when you are here even if I completely throw my schedule into chaos I will not be able to be at my friends’ houses for dinner back home Instead I was watching them reunite every week through Instagram stories seeing them cherish moments without me Living 5,010 miles from home is challenging that it is humanly impossible for me to be with my friends at home The agony would take over in my body and I could not do anything about it that my sadness and fear of missing those moments so far away from me was going to disappear Maturing helped me realize that I don’t have to be everywhere to feel valued It’s freeing to know I can take a step back and focus on my own needs and interests or shift my attention to other possibilities life can provide me I started to value life abroad more and to live in the moment I am currently living a once-in-a-lifetime experience my phone keeps buzzing with nonstop messages from the WhatsApp group chat I share with my friends back in Brazil They’re busy planning their weekend together o que vamos fazer hoje?” a Portuguese phrase meaning “Guys “A gente podia ir um restaurante gostoso e depois dormir lá em casa,” meaning “We could go to a nice restaurant and then have a sleepover at my place.” I can finally understand my feelings and deal with them The messages on my phone don’t bother me anymore Instead of feeling left out while scrolling through my friends’ social media posts I started to seek love from those around me — my new Goshen friends were also ready to receive my love and be here for me I can finally appreciate the feeling of “missing.” You only miss something when you love it enough so that lack of it affects you I want to keep challenging myself to create other moments and memories that I might miss someday If you also come from another place in the world I advise you to prioritize your new social life and stop letting your old one consume you enable yourself to build your new home amongst new people embrace the opportunity to connect with those who share different backgrounds and learn from the diversity around you Building a new home is about more than just finding a place to live; it’s about creating a supportive community and forming meaningful relationships I deeply hope a sense of belonging draws nearer to you and FOMO fades away By Josiah Miller By Igor Sapucaia By Mackenzie P. Miller 112 years of editorial independence for student journalists Posted in Science on February 28 2013, by Scott Mori Scott A. Mori, Ph.D., Nathaniel Lord Britton Curator of Botany has been studying New World rain forests for The New York Botanical Garden for nearly 35 years He has witnessed an unrelenting reduction in the extent of the forests he studies and is dedicated to preserving the diversity of plants and animals found there Posted in Bill Buck, From the Field, Science on February 28 2013, by William R. Buck The boat starts moving at about 6 a.m We anchor between Isla Hoste and a smallish island with a big name I picked out today’s locality almost by random on the map The region is immense and we can only sample a very small percentage of it so we try to find localities of various vegetation types and moisture gradients in order to find as much of the diversity as possible Posted in From the Field on February 27 2013, by Andrew Henderson Andrew Henderson, Ph.D., is a curator in the Institute of Systematic Botany at The New York Botanical Garden His current research project concerns the systematics and conservation of the economically important rattan palms of southeast Asia Myself and the whole of the local WWF rattan team (Khou Eang Hourt and drove almost clear across the country to Pailing Most of the way was through the floodplain of the Great Lake but even there we found a species of rattan growing along the margins of rice fields and sometimes right next to the road Posted in Bill Buck, From the Field, Science on February 27 2013, by William R. Buck We don’t move to today’s locality until this morning I am told the bay is so named because in winter it completely freezes over with the ice reaching 6 inches thick I ask if we can have an early lunch before heading into the field Unfortunately lunch can’t be ready until 1:30 p.m. so we all head into the field for a couple of hours first Blanka and Laura decide to forgo lunch completely and try to reach some higher elevations Most of the group heads to a Sphagnum peatland while I choose a coastal southern beech forest with a large epiphyte component The weather is surprisingly nice and mostly sunny The problem with nice weather is that it is hard to dress for because invariably it will get worse and no one wants to be out in the field with inadequate clothing Posted in Bill Buck, From the Field, Science on February 26 2013, by William R. Buck Posted in Bill Buck, From the Field, Science on February 25 2013, by William R. Buck Posted in Bill Buck, From the Field, Science on February 22 2013, by William R. Buck January 13, 2013, Prov. Antártica Chilena, Comuna Cabo de Hornos, Isla Grande de la Tierra del Fuego The ship moves overnight just 15 minutes after I come up on the deck all is quiet with the crew and so I return to my bunk until there is more activity and the sun is up Returning to deck at 7:30 a.m.–still the first non-crew–I find that we are in a quiet bay and that there is a light rain falling The bay is fed by a shallow but broad river originating at a glacier the water in the bay is milky and opaque from the large silt load I don’t remember ever having seen this down here before and I wonder if it will be an indication of a different local substrate (and thus a different bryoflora) After several seasons of collecting in pristine areas the existence of a ranch just over the hill from where we are anchored and evidence of human influence on the landscape seems quite odd When we split up half the group goes to see the ranch and look for bryophytes on disturbed substrates choose to cross the bay which proves quite the challenge The cloudiness of the water combines with what I can only interpret as low tide making the bottom invisible the water begins to churn with the activity of what seems to be a large number of large fish (we couldn’t be sure because the water is so cloudy we can’t actually see what is causing the commotion) Posted in Science on February 21 2013, by Scott Mori Scott A. Mori has been studying New World rain forests for nearly 40 years Posted in Bill Buck, From the Field, Science on February 21 2013, by William R. Buck The engines of the ship start at 5 a.m we get an early start toward our next site the seas are relatively calm and the bunk room remains a seasickness free zone but when I get up to the galley it is still dark with sleeping crew (after all their beds had been occupied by oil-body photographers until midnight) and the bathroom is occupied but wind and rain chase me into the threshold of the galley where I stand quietly in the dark awaiting my turn Since there isn’t much point in being up I return to bed for a couple of hours until there is more activity Last year we had a dedicated cook for the whole trip but this year we are told it will be a team effort among three members of the crew but also know the crew themselves won’t tolerate poorly prepared food It turns out we have nothing to worry about–the two guys who are primarily responsible for the food have proven to be better even than previous years We get our first fresh bread for breakfast which completely eliminates our last reservations about the food Posted in Bill Buck, From the Field, Science on February 20 2013, by William R. Buck The night ends early and abruptly. Right after 1:30 a.m. we hit a very rough stretch of seas where we have to cross–perpendicular to the wind and waves–a large stretch of open, rough water just south of Cape Froward (the southernmost tip of continental South America) At first the ship is tossed into the air and banged back down into the sea Anything not tied down or already on the floor is soon there 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458-5126 Directions Call: 718.817.8700 Contact us Privacy Policy Press Room Jobs landslides and several rivers breaking their banks As many as 7,000 people have been evacuated from their homes A total of 23 towns and cities in the state have been affected by floods and heavy rainfall that began on Friday 23rd August Many areas have seen more than the monthly average of rain fall in just a few days Several major state roads have been blocked by landslides or flood water Brazil’s Defesa Civil reported that the rivers Antas, Paranhana, Caí, Taquari and Sapucaia Arroyo, all burst their banks after heavy rainfall, resulting in flood waters inundating the homes and streets. 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Suscribe x MercoPress, en Español Montevideo, May 5th 2025 - 11:19 UTC Urban trains in Porto Alegre resumed operations this week as the capital city of the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Sul slowly recovers from the unprecedented floods caused by rains way above average Convoy capacity was also cut down to 30,000 passengers from the usual 110,000 passengers on working days The emergency services operated by Empresa de Trensanos de Porto Alegre (Trensurb) linked 13 stations in five municipalities - Canoas and Novo Hamburgo from 8 am to 6 pm daily on a 26-kilometer route with departures every 35 minutes Rides are free of charge for the time being because Trensurb's ticketing systems were also affected by the floods and are still inoperative The company hopes to have this problem solved in the next 30 days Provisional Measure 1.218/2024 issued by the Federal Government allocated an initial amount of R$ 164.3 million (US$ 31.32 million) for the resumption of the subway's operation Ministers Paulo Pimenta (Presidential Communications) and Waldez Góes (Integration and Regional Development) were aboard the first trip to restart the metro alongside Trensurb President Fernando Marroni “We're calling it the Humanitarian Rails relieving the pressure on the metropolitan region's circulation and mobility system,” Marroni said “This is yet another achievement in restoring normalcy to essential services in Rio Grande do Sul,” Pimenta wrote on X Trensurb also said that of the company's five electricity substations two - in Canoas and Porto Alegre - were still inoperable because they have been flooded and need to be repaired The company also needs to recover stretches of tracks that have been flooded for several days Commenting for this story is now closed.If you have a Facebook account, become a fan and comment on our Facebook Page Posted in Travelogue on December 5, 2013 by Scott Mori I have spent a great deal of time in Brazil where most of the species I study—belonging to the Brazil nut family of woody plants—are found Usually I go in search of new species or new information about known species in this large and economically important family but recently I went for a different reason—to pass on some of my botanical knowledge to the next generation of Brazilian botanists I was invited by the Escola Nacional de Botânica Tropical (a division of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden) to teach a short course on the classification This opportunity was appealing for a couple of reasons: first I have a National Science Foundation Grant to synthesize my career-long research on the Brazil nut family and pass that on to future generations of botanists one of The New York Botanical Garden’s missions is to help students of all ages learn about botany Given this opportunity to help Brazilian students understand the diversity of such an iconic group of Brazilian plants I had two goals for the class—to provide knowledge for future botany professors to use in their classes and to encourage students to select this group of plants for their M.S my Brazil nut colleague Nate Smith (formerly Associate Director of Scientific Publications here at the Botanical Garden) and I travelled to the state of Espírito Santo to help a student with his effort to inventory the species of Lecythidaceae in that state I will report on what we found in a future post Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Student Union and Campus Ministries put together a presentation including different activists who participated in the civil rights initiative the executive director of the Center for Community Engagement is in charge of the MLK Day planning committee highlighted the importance of the celebration of such a date that our nation slows down to not only celebrate [MLK’s] life but to continuously reckon with our past and present,” she said Concerning the process of planning the events for the date Millsaps mentioned that she was the one responsible for bringing the committee together I directly deal with the affinity groups … I wanted to know what the leaders of those groups thought was important and that is how the leaders of the affinity groups became part of the committee,” she said a junior elementary education major and president of BSU “Bringing stories like the ‘paper bag’ one was aimed at helping everyone reshift their focus to understanding that there is no uniformity of shades … While we are not taping bags to doors today we are still facing colorism,” she said When asked about the impact of her speech as well as the presence of BSU in celebration of civil rights “I really want my community to step away from appreciating only one step of blackness … I truly believe that as an activist you have the power to change something by just using your voice.” students and faculty marched to the RFC to enjoy some food and more interactive activities hosted by the affinity groups a series of questions concerning racial privileges were asked while participants had their eyes closed a sophomore business major and vice president of BSU was responsible for coming up with the idea for the activity “Our goal in designing the activity was to showcase the differences between majorities and minorities as well as differences in the social class,” she said a first-year psychology and music double major “In the activity in which we had to close our eyes and take a step back if we could relate to the question I noticed that I was one of the people on the very front … it was interesting and eye-opening to notice my privileges like that.” When asked about the importance of GC promoting such events “Events like this help contribute to bringing unity within the college community … it allows people to realize that some people go through the same [things] as them,” she said The way we celebrate MLK in school brings awareness to the entire community.”  Posted in People, Science on March 4 2009, by Plant Talk Plant Talk takes a look at some of the research and conservation efforts of The New York Botanical scientists whose work is focused in Brazil This interview was conducted by Jessica Blohm Interpretive Specialist for Public Education “The diversity of Brazil is amazing,” Botanical Garden scientist Dr where there are 74 different species of trees in the entire state there can be 300 different species of trees in the area the size of two American football fields That means that every second tree that you look at is something different.” the inspiration for this year’s Orchid Show is helping to preserve the Brazil nut family (Lecythidaceae) which includes the Brazil nut we eat and several hundred other species of magnificent Brazil nut seeds are easy to harvest because they are trapped inside woody cannonball-like fruits that fall from the tree at maturity These “packages of seeds” are simply picked from the ground and broken open to yield a harvest of 20 to 30 Brazil nuts per fruit non-timber forest product in the Brazilian Amazon Over the course of 40 years studying New World rain forests the Nathaniel Lord Britton Curator of Botany has described 51 new species of the Brazil nut family His research has demonstrated many co-evolutionary relationships among species of the Brazil nut family and different animals Understanding these plant-animal interactions is an important part of understanding the plant’s biology and how best to conserve these plants Scott co-authored Seed Dispersal by Bats in the Neotropics which will be released in late April by NYBG Press and study the specimens.” This increased understanding of tropical plants how they function and what they need to survive often leads to efforts to conserve the rain forest habitats in which they are found Scott has shared his expertise on the Brazilian Amazon with Botanical Garden supporters on dozens of ecotours combining informal natural history instruction with a myriad of other activities such as swimming in the tea-colored waters of the Rio Negro and nocturnal trips for alligator spotting October 10–21 with Botanical Garden President Gregory Long and James Miller For additional information contact Brian Boom Nyce mentions how communication plays a crucial role in order for this legacy to endure When you come to another country you want to come to a place that you know you are going to be taken care of What makes GC stand out from other schools is mainly the nursing program “There are some schools they want to go to but they won’t let them major in nursing or their nursing program just doesn’t accommodate athletes,” said Nyce is completely open to athletes of any sports Nyce makes sure to build a relationship with his athletes before they arrive Whenever they are on campus and ready to compete “Some of our better runners are from Kenya so that has impacted our team in an athletic way,” he said Nyce highlights how the team has been impacted in a cultural way as well “Getting to learn from different cultures and seeing different perspectives contributes to the culture of the program itself Last year’s LEAFY awards acknowledged two Kenyan athletes; Mathew Keitany Keitany took home the award for Male Athlete of the Year while Kemboi was recognized for the John Ingold Award of Excellence an award presented to a senior male student-athlete who excelled both athletically and academically while exemplifying leadership and contributing to the GC community Nyce said that the number of Kenyan athletes on the team probably won’t get bigger “Unfortunately we don’t have unlimited scholarship money and a lot of athletes from Kenya don’t have the resources to pay a lot … but the Kenyan athletes that we have work really hard working on a campus job or staying over the summer to work and save money to be able to live here and do school,” he said Nyce emphasizes the importance of their academic path and the finish line “Every one of them who graduated with a degree is a success story … athletically having a degree and being able to generationally change and support their family is greater than the running that comes with it.” By Tyson Miller By Liliana Herrera By Arleth Martinez View this post on Instagram A post shared by Soccer Laduma (@soccer_laduma) Local International Off The Pitch Podcasts & Videos African Football With Elias Mokwana poised for a move to Tunisian powerhouse Esperance de Tunis, the Bafana Bafana star could soon reportedly be playing alongside a Brazil international.Check Out: Wydad Thump African Giants In Mokwena's 1st Match Earlier this week, Soccer Laduma revealed that the 25-year-old South Africa star was on the verge of completing a major move to the north African giants It is believed the winger will sign a three-year deal to play for the Tunis-based side but it seems the record Ligue Professionnelle 1 champions are keen to add more firepower to their front line ahead of the 2024/25 season According to Radio Gaucha in Brazil Mokwana could be joined by 31-cap Brazil international Douglas Costa following his recent exit from Fluminense after just six months with the Brazilian outfit For all your exclusive football content and breaking news, join our WhatsApp Channel here! The 33-year-old free agent has enjoyed a trophy-laden career in Europe before going on to win a combined 10 titles during his spells with Bayern Munich and Juventus the Sapucaia do Sul native is looking for a new club and is said to be of interest to clubs from the United Arab Emirates Esperance will be competing in the FIFA Club World Cup in a little bit less than a year's time and are seemingly looking to have the best possible squad to enter the global showpiece that will be held in the United States of America Check Out: Yanga Boss: Chiefs Need Quality Experience Esperance already have a Brazilian influence within their squad with Yan Sasse and Rodrigo Rodrigues present and the inclusion of Costa will add to that South American contingent as they look to compete globally by dominating continentally and domestically Douglas Costa has been a prominent presence in European football for a decade now following his €8m switch from boyhood club Gremio to Shakhtar Donetsk in 2010 While the left-footed Brazilian primarily plays on either the right or left flanks He doesn’t score as frequently as some of his peers but makes up for it with an ample amount of assists Many have also noted Costa’s excellent technique and passing abilities which were held in a high regard by none other than Pep Guardiola during their time together at Bayern Munich Costa began his professional career by signing up for Gremio in 2008 He scored on his debut and soon established himself in the first-team The youngster’s impressive performances in his homeland soon caught the attention of European clubs It didn’t take long either for Douglas to establish himself with the Ukrainian outfit Happy Birthday @douglascosta 🎂 throwback to this thunderous strike against Roma ⚡️⚡️⚡️ 🎥 @ChampionsLeague #beINUCL pic.twitter.com/urSy5Zof6o — beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) September 14, 2020 He spent the following five and a half seasons at the Metalist Stadium making 202 appearances in all competitions Around 38 goals and 40 assists came his way on route to a remarkable haul of 12 major titles Among them were five successive Ukrainian Premier League titles Costa’s strong outings in Ukraine won him a call-up to the Brazilian national team with Dunga handing him his debut in a 4-0 friendly win over Turkey in November 2014.  He kept his spot with the Selecao for the 2015 Copa America and the World Cup qualifiers while sealing a €30m transfer to Bayern Munich making him the German club’s fourth most expensive signing at the time of his arrival ‘The Flash’ quickly made his mark in the Bavarian capital by setting up Arjen Robben’s goal in a DFL-Supercup clash with Wolfsburg stunning in the opening half of his debut campaign; registering 12 assists in his first 13 outings for Bayern Costa finished his debut campaign with seven goals and 18 assists in 43 appearances to his name Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal titles came his way until Carlo Ancelotti replaced Guardiola in the summer of 2016 The Italian coach preferred playing Franck Ribery down the right flank leaving Costa to settle for a bit-part role It led to a breakdown for the player’s relationship with the club paving the way for Juventus to sign him on loan in 2017 The former Shakhtar star was a man reborn in Turin after leaving his ugly ending at Munich in the past His 12 assists in the Serie A not only helped Juve to another title in 2017/18 signed him permanently for €40m in the summer of 2018 Injuries, though, have severely limited his opportunities in the last two seasons and left him out of the Brazil squad altogether. Questions, therefore, have been raised over his future.  We can only hope Douglas Costa makes a steady recovery and once again proves his worth as a world-class talent in the upcoming season we wish him a very happy birthday and all the best for the future Happy 3️⃣0️⃣th birthday, @douglascosta! ⚡🎂https://t.co/pYSE1v8O2q pic.twitter.com/z8VSXXCjUS — JuventusFC (@juventusfcen) September 13, 2020 Be sure not to miss out on the latest news about Juventus Download our brand new App and follow your favorite players