Blakely Dishman Features Editor Ellen McAllister Staff Writer This year, a new resource is available on campus for students who struggle to find the textbooks and resources that they need: the Lending Library. Together, the First Generation Student Organization (FGSO), Minorities in STEM (MiSTEM) …
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Voices from the Crowd: Golden Goal on Black and Gold
Lillian Miller Contributing Writer We all know that Wooster loves its traditions, and Black and Gold Weekend is the culmination of all of them. The bagpipers lead the football team down the hill before their game; alumni communities meet up to share old stories; …
We Must Abolish I.C.E.
Gus Thomas Contributing Writer Last Sunday, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) came under scrutiny after detaining and deporting over 2,000 Haitian refugees seeking Temporary Protected Status at the Texas border. Following the recent catastrophic earthquake in the country, as well as the …
The Disenchantment of Reality
Matthew Prill Contributing Writer Your phone buzzes angrily—it’s the fire alarm option that you picked last night in order to give you that extra oomph to boost you out of your slumber. It’s Tuesday morning, early. Or is it Wednesday? It doesn’t matter, because …
Being a Black Woman in a Predominantly White Institution
Byera Kashangaki Contributing Writers I come from a country that is predominantly Black. I am from Kenya, a country in the Eastern part of Africa. I have never felt like an outsider because everyone I was surrounded by looked like me and spoke like …
Free Speech On Campus: Reconsidering Wooster’s Bias Related Harassment Policy
Bobby Ramkissoon Dylynn Lasky Contributing Writers The state of free speech in higher education is a topic of discussion that has always occupied national attention. In recent years, incidents of free speech violations on campuses have proliferated across the country, as has the debate …