If you ever wondered why we pay taxes, and what happens when young voters do not turn out to have their voices heard, then you can look no further than Kansas. My native state has recently fallen on hard budgetary times due to our lovely …
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.
Cultural appropriation is more relevant than ever
Hannah Jackson If we held Western civilization accountable for half of its stolen cultural archetypes, the world would likely end before we ever got to the second half. So ingrained is cultural appropriation in our modern world that we can’t see its effects on our …
The Alcohol Task Force should focus on trust, not just policy
Sunny Mitra As the Alcohol Task Force met for the first time on Monday, a great portion of the student body waited in anticipation for the first big announcement from this group. What the current campus climate needs from the Task Force is not an …
Recognizing and addressing one’s Christian privilege
Maddy Baker You may have/probably heard about a boy named Ahmed Mohamed, who lives in Texas. Ahmed built a homemade clock for class, and was arrested because it looked like a bomb. But no, it didn’t look like a bomb because it was shaped like …
Res Life turnover is an opportunity for improvement
In light of the upcoming staff changes in the Campus Life Office and the news that the College will soon be conducting an external review of the office (see page 1), the staff of The Wooster Voice would like to emphasize the importance of incorporating …
Party culture must embrace sexual respect Cecilia Azar and Caren Holmes
Let us preface this by mentioning that our purpose in writing a viewpoint is not to punish or shame specific groups, but rather to initiate a conversation and evoke critical reflection on aspects of our campus party culture. In recent years, with the publicity stemming …