Jordanne Semper-Scott ’25 Contributing Writer As we honor the life and impact of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. each year, I am reminded of a quote from a letter he wrote while in the Birmingham City Jail in 1963. “Injustice anywhere is a …
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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. 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 zperrier25@wooster.edu and lpatton26@wooster.edu.
Reframing justice, advancing activism
Camille Mallett ’13 When I conceptualize what it means to reframe justice, one word comes to mind: activism. Activism on behalf of marginalized communities starts with you. Change starts with you. Martin Luther King Jr. was a catalyst for change. There is power in engagement …
A plea for pod restrooms
Ada Lapham Contributing Writer For college students, personal hygiene can be a struggle. College is busy and there never seems to be time to shower. To make matters worse, students often feel the need to methodically plan their showers to lessen their chance of accidentally …
Dissecting privilege and ignorance
Nemsie Gonzalez Copy Editor In light of all that is going around on campus and in our global community, I think it’s time that we pull out our dictionaries, get our definitions straight and correct misconceptions some of you may have. Let’s start with the …
Nurturing a shared identity at Wooster
Rayan Dos Passos Contributing Writer I am here today to celebrate our institution, to look with hope towards the future of each independent mind and to hear and learn from those who have worked together to bring us to this point. As Rev. Willis Lord, …
Cheryl Nuñez has resigned; now what?
Dylynn Lasky Contributing Writer “Bye Cherylllll how we celebrating?” “One bad administrator down, two more to go!!” “If Cheryl cared so much about the issues plaguing our student body, then she would stay on to fix it LMAO” These expressions represent several student responses to …