On Monday, Chilean rescuers finished reinforcing the hole drilled to bring 33 trapped miners to safety and sent a rescue capsule nearly all the way to where the men are trapped, proving the escape route works. According to the Associated Press, tests were run where …
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Search for Afghan plane crash continues
CNN reported on Tuesday that security forces have embarked on a search for a military cargo plane that crashed in the Afghan mountains near Kabul. The crash occurred before 8 p.m. around 25 to 30 kilometers (15 to 18 miles) east of Kabul International Airport. …
Conference honors the memory of Dr. Ronald Takaki
The life of the pioneering ethnic and cultural studies scholar and 1961 College of Wooster graduate Dr. Ronald T. Takaki will be honored with a three-day academic conference of unprecedented national importance held at Wooster this weekend.
Student group sends members to D.C. rally
Last Saturday, 15 College of Wooster students embarked on a 15 hour trek at 2:30 a.m. to Washington, D.C. to take part in the “One Nation Working Together” rally. Organized by the Wooster Democratic Socialists (WDS), an off-shoot of the Young Democratic Socialists of America …
Ceremony to award Plummer Scholarship
The formation of the College of Wooster’s first GLBT and ally alumni association will be official with the inaugural ceremony of the “Going True” group next Sunday. President Cornwell will be present, along with a College of Wooster trustee, faculty, students and alumni. All are …
Residents kick off Eat Local Week
Community residents congregated at Local Roots Market & CafĂ to start Ohio’s Eat Local Week last week, according to the Daily Record. Wooster participants met with Ohio Agriculture Director Robert Boggs in order to kick off the event. Boggs, along with the organizers, are encouraging …