Copper coin deemed ‘too expensive’ to continue producing at such little value Ramsey Kincannon News Editor Canada, much like its southern neighbor, has been coping with a financial crisis. However, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new budget plan does more than just pinch pennies — it …
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April 2012
English Department faces changes
Emily Bartelheim News Editor The College’s English Department like other departments, will undergo staff changes for the 2012–2013 academic year. The Research and Studies Committee decides when professors can take their sabbatical leaves. The process is competitive, and there are certain prerequisites before a professor …
Democrats not the party of women
Jacob Sklar Not long ago, this paper published an opinion piece in which the author stated that Republican sponsored bills requiring trans-vaginal ultrasounds for all women seeking abortions would create “state-sanctioned rape.” Of course, this claim is utterly ridiculous, as neither force nor the threat …
The Right’s slander of Catholicism
Dan Hanson In the United States, Catholics have long been a staple demographic of the Democratic Party. This includes the racism of Irish immigrants against African-Americans during the Civil War, and a century later, the iconic liberalism of the Kennedy’s. In the 20th century, American …
Calling all Fakers
Matt Kodner A short while ago at a casual party, a close friend of mine was approached by a young missus, who proclaimed to him that she “don’t like no Fakers.” Needless to say, they did not hit it off, and she remains a subject …
Swimming and diving embroiled in bounty scandal
Julie Kendall I was an athlete once The College of Wooster swim team is undergoing an investigation by the NCAA for allegedly maintaining a lucrative bounty system, in which athletes would receive cash rewards for injuring competitors with the intent to take them out …