Lauren Breck I must admit, before I came to Wooster, I had not experienced any diversity. Growing up in Medina, Ohio, a town just 35 minutes away from Wooster, I went to a dominantly white school. Of course there was a small percent of African …
2013
Language and intolerance
Jesse Tiffen Last week on the phone with one of my friends, he jokingly made a racially charged comment to describe his roommate. Largely because of his position of privilege I immediately called him out. “I was mostly joking, dude. It’s not like I had …
Regarding the educated idiot
Gareth McNamara According to the Department of Education, full-time enrollment in degree-granting institutions increased by 45 percent between 2000 and 2010. Census Bureau figures show that more than 38 million people over the age of 18 that hold a bachelor’s degree. Does this mean the …
Advice for First-Years
Seonna Gittens I and many others imagined freshman year as a time of complete bliss. It was an opportunity for me to mold myself into the individual I wanted to become. I thought college would be the time for awesome friends, crazy, never-ending parties …
You done messed up, UG trivia
Anya Cohen I don’t remember the last instance my time was more thoroughly wasted than at Nov. 13’s trivia at the Underground. Admittedly, UG trivia usually boasts pretty boring categories, and last week was no exception with three of the five categories dubbed “Thanksgiving,” …
Presbyterianism continues to influence the College
Wyatt Smith Features Editor Although its religious affiliation is often considered merely historical, The College of Wooster remains connected to Presbyterianism in concrete and meaningful ways. The College started out deeply Presbyterian. The inspiration for its founding came from a traveling pastor’s divine revelation. The …