Rain gardens planning to improve the community’s water quality Emily Timmerman Editor in Chief Five Wooster students have applied for an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) grant to help reduce the quantity and improve the quality of storm water runoff in the city and on campus. …
October 2012
Wooster hosts Global Queerness Conference
The four-day conference features scholarly speakers, films, comedy shows and hip-hop performances Wyatt Smith Features Editor The College is currently hosting the Global Queerness Conference, a four-day event exploring sexuality from an international and interdisciplinary perspective. The conference features scholarly presentations, film, personal narratives, comedy …
Campaign donations are heavily influential
Kim Schmitz Features Editor In an ideal democracy, money would not be a significant contributing factor in the outcome of an election. Political fundraising has a negative stigma – some say that politicians who try to raise money are playing dirty. But it’s impossible to …
Conquering a love-hate relationship with food
CAMILLE’S HEALTH COLUMN Camille Schwartz Have you ever found that you have a love-hate relationship with food? You love sneaking that extra spoonful of rocky road ice cream at your friend’s party, but you hate what it does to your thighs. You love taking …
Greek life 101: rushes, bids and pledging
All you need to know about C.O.W. fraternities and sororities Anna Duke Senior Features Writer The start of October marks the beginning of rush season for the Greek groups on campus. With all of the dates and flyers, rush season can be overwhelming, especially for …
Please, more Madison, less Marx
Bryce Benefield It’s incredible to me when I’m in a political discussion and the individual I’m conversing with argues for the U.S. to turn to socialist or even Marxist policies as a viable option to allow for economic growth. I argue that the current problems …