Gordon's Community Intake of the News

{College News}

By Jessica Figurido

Wenham, MA – Growing up Katie Messina, 20, always felt well informed about the news.  Each morning she woke up, ate breakfast, and watched the news as apart of her daily routine, all throughout her high school studies.

However, since been at Gordon her dedication has not been as strong.  She claims to “feel more informed at home, rather than a school”, one of her main concerns dealing with this issue relates to what students refer to as, the “Gordon Bubble.”  Messina continues and states, “I feel like as a Gordon College student it is easy to get pulled away from what is happening in the world and different issues that arise.”  As a junior, Messina gathers some of her news from GCTV, CNN, and FOX but longs for the same dedication that she once had in high school.

Nevertheless, unlike Messina not all students at Gordon have the same longing about worldwide issues.  Before graduating from Gordon College this past spring, Aaron Trigg, 22, reflects on his past experiences with news while on Gordon’s campus.  Once considering the topic, he confessed of never having the same desires as Messina describes.  He states, “I hardly ever checked the news, I honestly never had the time.”  While holding positions as a Gordon student, captain of the basketball team, president of FCA, and other obligations, he simply claims of being too busy.  So, I asked him, “Where you ever informed and if so how?”  Trigg answered, “My parents would address me curtain issues and whenever I saw an interesting headline on my homepage, MSN, I would sometimes check it out.”


Messina and Trigg are only two of many students on Gordon’s campus.  Yet, from further research it appeared to me that there are many students who have the same desires as Messina and no desires as Trigg.  Hopefully, Gordon can improve and address the issue of being aware of currents events.