Artemis Swanson Staff Writer As the pandemic rages around the world, many have turned to a common place of refuge: the world of fiction. However, many classic novels in two extremely popular genres, science fiction and fantasy, reflect prejudices which are very much grounded …
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Wooster alum writes inspirational reads
Annie Ketler Contributing Writer All of the Above is a Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award-nominated novel by Shelley Pearsall ’89. The book, taught nationwide, teaches strength, unity and awareness of the differences between social classes and of how people are treated based on …
Animal Crossing: New Horizons has people hooked
Chloe Burdette Editor in Chief Since passing the one-year anniversary of the initial COVID lockdown in the United States, I have done plenty of reminiscing about my life one year ago. Not much has changed, but all I knew is that during that initial …
Fury Bowser adds a twist to Super Mario 3D world
Michael Curran Contributing Writer Last time, I mostly talked about the 3D World part of the Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. I think Bowser’s Fury deserves its own section because it is a wholly new adventure included alongside 3D World and is …
Virtual production highlights immigration injustices
Sarah Caley Staff Writer Last Friday, the Department of Theatre and Dance and the BIPOC Performing Arts Alliance hosted a debut viewing of “Caged,” one of five productions created by the department last fall under the heading “Theatre of Urgency: Creative Responses to 2020.” …
Fun board games to play when you’re feeling bored
Holly Engel Arts & Entertainment Editor Being in quarantine was good for at least one thing other than assuring I didn’t get COVID: I got to try my hand at several board games, in person and over Zoom. If you find yourself stuck in …