The death by suicide of Aaron Swartz is indeed tragic, as Ian Benson writes in his January 25 “Viewpoints” column. An overly-zealous prosecutor in the U. S. Department of Justice clearly targeted him, not because he downloaded JSTOR articles in violation of JSTOR’s acceptable use …
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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. 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.
You break it? You should buy it
Laura Merrell On my return back from a relaxing month long break, I was greeted by an unpleasant email. All the residents in my hall were being charged for various and ridiculous damages I had nothing to do with. Yes, the fee was under five …
College’s Shack treatment unfair
Raphael Gunn Early last week I was eating at The Shack which happens to be one of my favorite local spots in Wooster. During my meal, the owner Candy brought a clipboard with a petition over to my table. Imagine my surprise when I was …
My sincerely “unironic” love for Pledge Week
As a God Damn Independent, I am a lover of all things flannel and chill-wave. But most of all I have a love, an unbridled passion really, for all that is ironic. As such, my favorite annual event here at the College of Wooster is …
VAWA faces 2013 Congress
Dani Gagnon Last Tuesday, Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) reintroduced a revamped the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to the newly-instated 2013 Congress. The bill is now being expedited to the floor by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NC), after it faced roadblocks …
A Taylor Swift recovery
Taylor Grow When I tell people that I love Taylor Swift, I receive an eye roll or some kind of disgusted grunting noise in response. But here’s the truth: even though Miss Swift is inane, my god, she is brilliant. I have a friend, let’s …