In contemporary American society, college has become a right of passage, a means to an end. Each year, tens of thousands of students graduate from their respective universities hoping that their four years of study will, in the end, provide employment or admission into a …
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Jon Breitenbucher
Issues in Haiti remain unresolved
On Jan. 12, 2010, an earthquake devastated the nation of Haiti. Just over one year later, the country is still trying to recover. According to the Los Angeles Times, very little reconstruction has been done so far in Haiti. A meager five percent of the …
ACC all about Duke, Big Ten gains power, depth
It would be tough to argue that the best conference in college basketball in recent memory is not the Big East. The massive 16-team league (which will† add Texas Christian University in 2012) always sends an absurd amount of teams to the NCAA Tournament, with …
College class provides insight into hip-hop culture
James Brown, Kung Fu movies and Run DMC don’t seem to share a common theme, yet one thing ties them all together: hip-hop. Such diversity is exactly what hip-hop is all about.† It is not just music, but rather it’s a combination of DJs, B-boys …
Professor, student make discovery
Wooster biochemistry and molecular biology major Chelsea Stamm ’11 and James West, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, are on to something big at Wooster.† While studying unsaturated carbonyl compounds here at the College, the researchers found a certain compound was extremely efficient at …
Dining Policy Altered
A controversial food policy was amended shortly before students returned home for winter break, thanks to the collaboration between the Student Government Association and Campus Council. The original policy, which was passed in an effort to keep money on campus, prohibited student groups, staff and …