Students were welcomed back to campus this semester with the extensive renovations made to Lowry Center. Last month, students were made aware that these changes would take place over winter break. Lowry Center, which hasnít received a makeover since the 1960s, was in great need …
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January 15, 2010
Students create robots in physics project
For those Wooster students interested in the field of physics, many would say one of the biggest draws to the department is Don Jacobsís Physics 220 class. Rather than having a cumulative exam or final research paper, the electronics class, offered during the fall semester, …
Controversy surrounds Proposition 8 decision
A federal court has begun to hear arguments for and against Californiaís Proposition 8, a state constitutional amendment defining marriage as being between a man and a woman.† The Proposition has been challenged as unconstitutional by two same-sex couples ó one pair of gay men …
LOCAL
Orville man named Firefighter of the Year Ryan May, a firefighter from Orville, was recently named Firefighter of the Year. He and his family will hold preside over this title during the local Independence Day parade this coming July. ìIn becoming a firefighter, I have …
NATIONAL
Morphine reduces post-traumatic stress An issue of the New England Journal of Medicine published earlier this week stated that in a study of 696 troops wounded in Iraq, those who received morphine soon after injury were half as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder as …
INTERNATIONAL
Star Trek alum knighted by Queen Patrick Stewart, better known as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: Next Generation or Charles Xavier in recent X-Men films, was knighted as part of Queen Elizabeth IIís New Years honors list. ìThis is an honor that embraces those …