Madison Smoak, Staff Writer
April 8, 2020
Rarely in our lifetime have we seen the disruption of global worship that we are witnessing with the COVID-19 pandemic. The thought of Easter passing by from the (dis)comfort of our couches as it is televised on our flatscreens...
Emily Mosher, Guest Writer
April 8, 2020
The intersectional identity of a white person is a complex intermingling of racial identity tied to colonization, privilege, oppression, and an unbecoming struggle of fragility, fear, humility, and courage. White bodies posse...
Wesley Stenzel
March 31, 2020
A preliminary note: while I’m a member of the Horizon’s editorial staff, I don’t speak for the Horizon or its staff as a whole — these thoughts are my own. Additionally, just because other Horizon editors aren’t commen...
Ebun Kalejaiye, Staff Writer
March 31, 2020
The week before spring break, a peaceful protest demonstrated the ability of the Westmont community, people of color (POC) and white people alike, to come together united against a campus culture that is not conducive to POC. T...
The Horizon Editorial Board
March 25, 2020
Dear Westmont community:
Greetings from the great beyond! In this wild season of pandemics and online learning, we, The Horizon editorial board, are honored to continue serving you from a distance through our website!
A...
Josh Phillips, Guest Writer
March 24, 2020
In the week preceding spring break, it became evident that our campus community is split in two. Westmont’s division is not unique. This is a nationwide conflict between conservatism and liberalism; the battleground is intersectio...
Matthew Metz, Staff Writer
March 24, 2020
The rapid spread of COVID-19 has shocked the world, and many young people, Westmont students included, are unlikely to have experienced anything like it. However, I have lived through two previous epidemics, those being Severe A...
Ebun Kalejaiye, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020
The Superbowl Halftime show with Shakira and Jennifer Lopez (J-Lo) has been widely accepted by the American public as a sexualization of women and inappropriate for children. However, the question must be asked, “For what chil...
Anonymous student of color at Westmont
March 4, 2020
I came to Westmont as a person of color, confused about my identity and hoping college was the place to find answers. Instead, I was confronted with an ironic tragedy at Westmont: racial equality and reconciliation cannot occur...
Addie Michaelian, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020
“So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them” (Genesis 1:27 ESV). Perhaps no other verse in the Bible holds greater implications for humanity. God created each ...
Carly Matthews, Staff Writer
March 4, 2020
Anti-gay sentiments are founded on a severe lack of research needed to support these arguments. Christians denouncing homosexuality often use biblical passages for evidentiary support. While there are a handful of verses on homo...
Kiani Hildebrandt, Guest Writer
March 4, 2020
On Monday, March 2nd, Professor Louis Nelson from University of Virginia spoke to an audience in Hieronymus Lounge titled, “Race, Memory, and Monuments After Charlottesville.” The lecture was centered around the four statue...
