Wyatt Smith Deep within the Chicago Field Museum, two women ponder the dismembered corpse of a snow leopard laid out before them. “I have never smelled anything like this,” said Emily Graslie, a visitor to the museum. “Do you smell the spice in it?” …
Arts & Entertainment
New Against Me! release important, but inadequate
Jesse Tiffen A&E Editor I first fell in love with Against Me! towards the end of eighth grade. Growing up in coastal New England, I was surrounded by a cesspool of a burgeoning hipster culture and social pathology. My middle school friends overwhelmed me with …
Visiting director asks students to tell their story
Dominic Piacentini A&E Editor Director Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee is visiting Wooster this coming Wednesday for a viewing of his newest documentary, Elemental. The film focuses the forces that drive people to protect the nature around them. It takes the perspective of three individuals overcoming different environmental …
THE SCENE: My Addiction
Dominic Piacentini Last semester I took a break from the wonderful world of Wooster. Although my semester abroad in Tanzania was undeniably the most incredible four months of my life, I began to realize my chemical dependency on the visual medium. The day the final …
The Voice staff reflects on 2013’s entertainment
Vampire Weekend, Modern Vampires of the City, Ian Benson The most remarkable thing about Vampire Weekend’s third album might be its existence.On their debut record in 2008, they made a big show of their influence and their charm, but they never seemed to be …
Celebrity comedian Paul Varghese to perform at UG
Ian Benson Editor-in-Chief On Monday, comedian Paul Varghese will perform in the UG at 10 p.m. Varghese, who has been performing stand-up for 13 years, was a semi-finalist on the Last Comic Standing 2. In addition to his appearance on the reality show, Varghese has …