Laura J. Burch Contributing Writer President Anne McCall’s opening remarks on the first night of the “Democracy and Academic Freedom: A Forum” series (Sept. 3, 2025) contained errors and omissions concerning the history of the College. These errors and omissions pose serious reputational risk to …
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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.
Stop making excuses. Slurs aren’t jokes, they’re violence.
Willow Rodriguez A&E Editor There’s an epidemic on campus. It involves white students using racial slurs under the guise of “jokes,” “quotes”, or “passes.” This could be dropping the n-word while singing a song, shouting a slur as a joke or slipping offensive terms into …
United by? What exactly?
Nemsie Gonzalez Editor-in-Chief Breaking News: The College of Wooster releases new merch with a conservative dog whistle. JK! Or maybe not. The College has entered a new era in branding; rather than hand out a shirt that says “Welcome home” with the Wooster insignia, we …
We deserve more than empty promises
Yaya Corley Contributing Writer Our college’s counseling center is a mess, and everyone knows it. We’re told nonstop to “take care of our mental health,” to “reach out when we need support.” But when we actually try, we hit a wall. Endless waitlists. Counselors leaving …
Wear rainbows, keep being seen.
Gianna Hayes News Editor On July 1, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy called on state governors to remove ‘distractions’ from sidewalks and crosswalks on non-freeway arterial roads. “Roads are for safety, not political messages or artwork,” Duffy said. In Florida, that meant the removal of …
Music reached its peak in 1984
Trent Patton Viewpoints editor The ’80s were a decade of constant advancements in music. Genres like hip hop, synth pop and electronic dance music blossomed in the ’80s. However, there is one specific year of the decade that stands out amongst the rest: 1984. In …