Kayden Ward Contributing Writer Music is an inherently political medium. For every song about nothing, there is one that speaks of resistance and acts as a call to action. Throughout history and across cultures, music has been used to spread messages and tell stories. It …
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.
To wash or not to wash?
Bernie Bischoff Contributing Writer Imagine this: A windy Saturday, you are hungry and you go to open the fridge door, but there is a presence in the room with you, a presence of death. As soon as the seal between fridge door and fridge is …
The dangers of purity culture
Afton Camlin Contributing Writer Content warning: descriptions of religious language and graphic body descriptions “You wouldn’t want a piece of chewed-up gum, would you?” This phrase is common in areas ruled by purity culture. The expression, along with similar analogies, is used to describe someone …
What’s in a FAFSA?
Zach Perrier Viewpoints Editor A “soft launch” was used by the Department of Education for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form this January, a stark change from the earlier release of the FAFSA forms in previous years. Using the form, the Education …
Letter to the Editor: Economics beyond the individual
Luke Shimada Contributing Writer Re: “Economic inequality and our planet” by Ethan Hunt (Jan. 26) Hunt’s article is absolutely riveting, and much like a rivet, they’re a dime a dozen. Hunt begins by posing a hypothetical, “Haven’t we all fantasized about being rich…?”, a generalizing …
Student journalism is the lifeblood of higher education institutions
Julia Garrison, News Editor for the Voice, stresses the importance of student journalism on campuses.