Jeffrey Lantis The popular phrase “May you live in interesting times” is sometimes interpreted as a blessing and other times as a curse. We certainly are living through interesting times in national and global politics, and many of us are wondering just where this political …
How theatre can promote gender and racial justice
Nicosia Shakes Any student who has taken a class with me knows that my research, art, scholarship and activism inform my teaching. I am, and have always been a diehard fan of theatre, TV, film and music, whose idea of a perfect time is watching …
Attendance policies promote spread of illness
Emilee McCubbins The Wooster plague spares no one. This time around, however, it’s a little more frightening than the normal start-of-semester common cold — the flu has struck Wooster. Each campus-wide email and newly placed hand sanitizer station serves as a reminder to take care …
Wooster needs a tuition lock
Maggie Dougherty When I was initially considering Wooster as a potential school, the yearly cost of attendance was listed as $60,000. Even with my scholarship award, I couldn’t afford it. However, I really wanted to come here, so I asked the Financial Aid Office if …
We urgently need a new student governing body
Amber Rush I am sure you are tired of reading these viewpoints about this by now, so I will get straight to the point. After reading the Viewpoints from last week, and listening to the student body, it has become clear that the opposition to …
We must hold our heroes accountable
Kamal Morgan The journalist Gayle King has received backlash from her inter- view with for- mer WNBA star Lisa Leslie. She brought up Kobe Bryant’s sexual assault allegation in 2003, for which he later apologized and assumed responsibility. Anger arose from people feeling it was …