Kenzie Rogers Contributing Writer The College of Wooster’s quidditch team participated in a regional tournament this past weekend in Kalamazoo, Mich. Although Wooster’s quidditch team did not win, the team’s performance highlights how far they have come since the start of the season. Practice leader …
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Service is an effective means of change
Dark soil caked underneath my fingernails and seedling in my hand, rays of sunshine beating down from the sky, the smell of fresh produce in the air and laughter roaring from all directions, I looked up to see a row of houses that had been …