As former Arts and Entertainment (A&E) editor for the Voice, I feel it’s my duty to express something I learned during my reign: arts and entertainment, and the consumption of them, improve both your life and the lives of others. On the surface, A&E is …
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.
Returning from study abroad leads to culture shock at Wooster
I just spent last semester in Cork, Ireland, where I learned valuable life lessons, such as how to not be afraid to ask strangers for directions and how to spend lots of time in pubs and not feel guilty. I traveled in multiple different European …
The fight for a living wage at the College must continue
In recent years, discussions surrounding wealth inequality in the United States have grown louder as working people cry out that, although they work full-time, they do not earn enough money to meet their basic needs. In their cries, they say that the minimum wage salary …
Censorship by administration is never acceptable
As many students are aware, a new and mysterious publication started appearing on campus last semester. The Squirrel, a comedy newsletter, shows up occasionally on tables in Lowry, placed there by an unknown person or group. It’s harmless, and usually causes little more than a few …
Can we judge opinion as fact?
It is often claimed that everyone has a right to their own opinion, such that one has the natural and inalienable freedom to hold whatever beliefs they will without fear of persecution. This is typically explained by the alleged fact that opinions cannot be false …
Bernie Sanders’ campaign appeals to millennials’ issues
Prior to May 2015, I can guarantee that the majority of America had no idea of who Bernie Sanders was. Senator Sanders now has around 2.46 million followers from both of his Twitter accounts (@BernieSanders & @SenSanders) combined. Ohio’s primary is on March 15 and …