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Major budget cuts for Wooster City Schools The whirlwind history of Greek life at Wooster, revealed Men’s basketball keeps rolling Pats, Giants square off in Super Bowl with major stories Taking on the Big Gigantic
 

Major budget cuts for Wooster City Schools

$1 million cut for 2012, reconfiguration of buildings and more to help reduce costs Emily Bartelheim News Editor One million dollars have been cut in costs for the current school year in the Wooster City School District. As a result of these budget cuts, scenarios have been proposed to reconfigure which school buildings will continue [...]

The whirlwind history of Greek life at Wooster, revealed

Greek life: A history Ian Benson Features Editors Sections and clubs, commonly known as fraternities and sororities, are a unique part of The College of Wooster. There’s only one Pi Kappa, Xi Chi Psi, Delta Phi Alpha, etc. and they are found only here at The College, each one without a national affiliation, being an [...]

Men’s basketball keeps rolling

Travis Marmon Sports Editor The Wooster men’s basketball team earned two conference victories last week to move into second place in the NCAC. Last Wednesday, the Fighting Scots (16-3, 7-3 NCAC) took on Kenyon College (9-10, 3-7 NCAC) in Timken Gymnasium, dispatching them with a balanced attack. The Lords’ only lead of the game was [...]

Pats, Giants square off in Super Bowl with major stories

Travis Marmon Sports Editor This Sunday, the New England Patriots and the New York Giants will compete in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The primary storyline in this game will be the element of revenge for the Patriots, four years after the wildcard Giants spoiled their undefeated season in Super Bowl [...]

Taking on the Big Gigantic

New Mom’s concoction has campus talking Claire Aichholzer Staff Writer Every student at The College of Wooster has heard of the Big Cheese. The sandwich, notorious for including not only nacho and mozzarella cheese on Texas toast, but also mozzarella sticks, has been a favorite at Mom’s Truck Stop since its debut fall semester. However, [...]

Death threats against Williams are unwarranted

03 February 2012

Julie Kendall Kyle Williams’ name was trending on Twitter following the NFC Championship game on Jan. 22, after the San Francisco 49ers kick returner made two critical errors in the fourth quarter and in overtime, which led to two turnovers and ten points scored by the opposing Giants.  Most of the tweets directed at Williams [...]

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’12 Oscar Prediction Throwdown

03 February 2012

’12 Oscar Prediction Throwdown Lee McKinstry Arts & Entertainment Editor All I have to say is that I’m confident in my predictions. Very confident. McGovern better watch his back, because McKinstry always knows who brings home the gold. That shiny, sparkling, exquisitely Adonis-shaped gold. Best Picture Will Win:“The Artist”: Count on the little-French-movie-that-could  take it [...]

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40 years later, Troubles still roil

03 February 2012

Dan Hanson This Monday marked the 40th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day in which the British military murdered 14 Irish Republican protestors who had  nonviolently assembled to protest the internment, without trial, of Republican prisoners in the city of Derry, Northern Ireland. The day became remembered as a symbol of the brutality of British [...]

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Omega lacks remorse

03 February 2012

Omega lacks remorse Last week’s front-page article entitled “’Out of control’ party forces changing alcohol attitudes” takes a tone that seems inconsistent with the reality of life on this campus. Furthermore, there is much about the incident in question that begs further explanation and exploration. Starting from the beginning, Omega Vice President Andrew Holmes’ elaboration [...]

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Ya know, pro wrestling is fun

03 February 2012

Ya know, pro wrestling is fun By the time one gets to college, it becomes very obvious there is a difference between what is “cool” and what is “popular,” with cool being a subjective standard that seems to change from social circle to social circle and popular meaning a standard measured empirically by level of [...]

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Bookstores & e-books

03 February 2012

Bookstores & e-books A recent New York Times piece highlighted the ongoing battle between Barnes & Noble and Amazon.                    The author, Julie Bosman, discussed the former’s recent monopoly on the print-edition market, thanks in large part to the fall of Borders last year. Yet despite the lack of a gargantuan competitor taking market share, and [...]

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