When I was looking at colleges, I had one very important criteria: I wanted to be near a city. Going to high school in Pittsburgh I was spoiled by all of the museums, libraries, restaurants and cultural centers that were all around me.† I loved …
Taking my brick, leaving a bit of me
Bob Dylan once said, “The times, they are a changin’.” In 10 days I will be graduating college ó leaving behind Wooster, friends, professors, an academic environment ó everything that has been my sense of place for the past four years.† Sometimes it feels like …
A means to an end
Three summers ago I flew to Kenai, Alaska to work for an offshore commercial salmon fishing operation. Part of our crew was old sea dogs, men who had come back to the salmon time and time again, hoping to scratch out enough money to fill …
The COW Dialectic
While spending my final summer as a college student in the four-shower-a-day heat of North Carolina with my good friend Graham Zimmerman, I can’t begin to describe how often we dreamt up the immaculate vision of what our senior year was going to be like. …
Remember the reason for Wooster
Many seniors would probably say that when they look back over the last four years of their lives they don’t know where the time went. However, I can honestly say that when I look back I can remember clearly how I spent my time. I …
April 22 Issue correction
In an article published in the Viewpoints section on April 22, stated that Israel was attacked in 1948 and 1967. Israel was indeed attacked in 1948, but in 1967 it preemptively attacked the surrounding Arab countries that were preparing to strike. The Voice apologizes for …