Trent Patton Viewpoints co-editor There’s a major issue with my generation: everyone is too cool to have fun. Everyone wants to be nonchalant, appearing bored and apathetic to everything. Being “dark and mysterious” has become “quiet and antisocial.” Giving someone else my age a compliment …
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Viewpoints
The Viewpoints page features the opinions of the campus community. Viewpoints articles should be 350-700 words and be about any opinion, funny or serious, about campus or the world around us. Submissions exceeding 700 words will be condensed to fit within this word limit in the print editions, the uncondensed version will be published in its entirety digitally. Letters to the Editor, which also are on our page, should be no more than 150 words, usually responding to articles either in Viewpoints or elsewhere in the paper.
Those who wish to submit a Viewpoint can do so by emailing neke26@wooster.edu and lpatton26@wooster.edu.
Being adopted is not a negative thing
Semir Jackson A&E Editor During my freshman year at the College, I had many conversations as I got to know people. Among those various conversations, one that emerged for me was family. We talked about what our parents and siblings did, and when it came …
POC faculty: overworked, underappreciated – and leaving
Noor Mushtaq Contributing Writer There is an overarching issue with the College’s retention rates of POC and international faculty, which is a broader issue that shapes and affects the larger campus community. This is definitely part of the larger political state of the country, as …
Before I let it go
Yaya Corley Staff Writer As my final act of freedom, I’ll say this and let it go up in the air. You are seen. You are heard. You are loved. Don’t dim your light in a room full of darkness. Don’t make others feel like …
Don’t call it inclusive if we’re paying the price
Samantha Harris Contributing Writer I never expected to go to college at all, let alone attend a private institution like The College of Wooster. I grew up low-income and I am a proud first-generation student, so much so that I serve as the First-Generation and …
Stop erasing Latinas from the story
Willow Rodriguez Arts & Entertainment Editor I’m disappointed and deeply worried. A few days after the Culture Show, I was scrolling through Instagram, excited to see photos of my friends and fellow performers. I smiled seeing groups like Chasing International Dance Team and South Asia …