Nwanne Eke Viewpoints Editor On Nov. 27, 2024, Dr. Ally Louks, a University of Cambridge PhD candidate in English Literature, posted a photo of herself on X holding her dissertation. Her dissertation, titled “Olfactory Ethics: The Politics of Smell in Modern and Contemporary Prose,” examined …
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 mpillai27@wooster.edu and pgrzybowski30@wooster.edu.
Streaming is not our savior
Sara Moore Science & Environment Editor On paper, streaming is an incredible idea: With just your phone or laptop, you can watch practically anything you want wherever you are. In practice however, streaming has many flaws that have only gotten worse in recent years. One …
Why I think everyone should listen to “EPIC” at least once
Wyn Caudle Editor-in-Chief I know not everybody likes or tends to listen to musicals due to their performative aspects. However, as a genre, I find musicals fascinating in the expansive ways they are able to tell stories through musical arrangements. Not only is a story …
Why I will always be a Little Monster
Sarah Buchholtz Features Editor Lady Gaga has always been more than an artist to me. She has been a constant source of strength, comfort and inspiration. I’ve been a Little Monster for as long as I can remember, and her music has sustained me through …
Demanding your respect!
Yaya Corley Contributing Writer Respect should not be negotiable, yet on this campus it often feels like it is. We hear promises of inclusion and community in glossy brochures and speeches, but in our classrooms, dorms and student organizations, respect is unevenly distributed. Some students …
Why say “like”?
Nathan H. Ware News Editor As a global nomad, I have lived outside the United States. When exposed to American culture before coming to the U.S., I noticed something my foreign friends and I still laugh about: how often Americans our age say “like”. My …
