September 2017

This Wednesday at sunset, Rosh Hashanah (the Judaic new year) will begin. With it, the year of 5777 will come to a close, and 5778 will begin. Rosh Hashanah is a time of celebration and joy. You’re supposed to eat apples and honey to bring …

Where has my party gone? Where has the party of Lincoln and Reagan gone? I grew up Republican and I still call myself a Republican if I’m ever asked. Unfortunately, these days I need to add a caveat saying I belong to an older mindset …

This past week was the biannual “Sex Ed Week,” a well-known campus event put on by Wooster’s sexual respect and education group, k(no)w, with help from multiple other campus organizations. The logo this year was a set of open legs. Neither the race nor the …

Did you go to Party on the Green? I did, but I left early with my head reeling and a sickened feeling in my stomach. It wasn’t that it had been any different from music events that I’d been to at Wooster in the past …

Somehow after decades of the feminist movement, including both the first and second waves, feminism still seems to be one of the most misunderstood concepts in society. Feminism is about empowerment and equality of all genders. An even more misunderstood concept is intersectional feminism. It …

Dating is hard. The intense anxiety one feels when trying to attract a partner can be overwhelming and stressful. Many of us go through leaps and bounds to make ourselves marketable during a time when presentation is everything. Instagram profiles, Tinder bios and witty captions …