Our return to campus this Fall has been accompanied by multiple emails from the college administration about the need to maintain Wooster’s inclusive environment, as more and more hate groups gain traction around the country. Here, I use “hate groups” very broadly to refer to …
College search policy merits revisiting
On the first day of school this year, College of Wooster Security decided to pay my group house a visit under the claim they smelled marijuana a block away. Ignoring the fact that this would be impossible since we just came from dinner thirty minutes …
Stop performative allyship
During my lifetime, I have constantly caught myself rolling my eyes at pretentious cishet [cisgender-heterosexual] white men who preach about how terrible neoliberalism is, older white women who have the white savior complex, Uncle Toms who betray other people of color, cishet folks invading queer …
C.O.W. students are global citizens
As a new year begins at The College of Wooster, it is the perfect time for students to make new school year resolutions and establish goals for what they want to accomplish in a semester. From trying to work out five days a week, or …
Social justice demands admitting privilege
Despite attending college in an economically depressed district of a small Midwestern town, every day we are surrounded by immense privilege. This is unsurprising, considering that the annual cost of attendance of Wooster is greater than the entire annual household income for more than 70 …
Tig Notaro: Queer comedian keeps signature straight face
Janel England News Editor Even if you’re not familiar with stand-up comedian Tig Notaro, you might still be familiar with her story. Back in 2012, she was already becoming a household name in comedy after she appeared on This American Life where she shared her …