Archive | February 3rd, 2012

Death threats against Williams are unwarranted

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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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 [...]

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’12 Oscar Prediction Throwdown

’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

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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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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