Power plants use wood as new power source Across the nation, power plants have returned to wood burning as an energy source in light of bills passed by Congress and state mandates for renewable power. According to William Perritt, editor of Wood Biomass Market Report, …
October 16, 2009
WORLD
Potential da Vinci painting uncovered Peter Paul Biro, a Montreal-based forensic art expert, stated Tuesday that a fingerprint on what was believed to be a 19th-century German painting of a young woman has led experts to believe it may be a new Leonardo da Vinci …
Where were you when the lights came on?
If youíre like the majority of Woosterís student body, family and friends, you were down at John P. Papp stadium ó smashed in the bleachers, hovering outside the fenced area or crowded together and blocking the exits ó to watch our first-ever night football game. …
DOES PRESIDENT OBAMA DESERVE THE NOBEL PRIZE? Nobel Prize encourages changes
Immediately after President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 9, a hurricane of media criticism exploded. The dominant attitude was that Obama did not deserve the award, due to insufficient activity in peace processes. But the rationale for selection is much deeper …
Wrong timing for Obamaís prize
Donít get me wrong ó Iím not going to knock President Obama for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. In keeping with his usual elegance, he humbly spun the win into an affirmation of his administrationís goals. To pundits who suggest he should have declined the …
Wooster bubble is a lie
Coming into The College of Wooster, we were warned of it: students rarely leave campus because everything we need is on campus. This, of course, is not true. The only thing that kept me permanently on campus last year was a lack of a car. …