John McGovern “What’s your 2:30 feel like?” I didn’t think I could dread a phrase on TV more than “I had to reuse catheters” until I saw the ad for 5-Hour Energy. Initially just a poorly filmed advertisement aimed at the vibrant community of truck …
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.
Romney lead not certain
Eric Moizuk Remember the time when everyone thought that Mitt Romney was “totally gonna win the nomination,” except for Gingrich, who told us he would build a base on the moon by the end of his second term? Well, from there the election has gone …
Marijuana: Not really that cool
Daniel Hanson Now that the crusade to legalize weed has become the mainstay of intolerable conversations with intolerable people at every party ever, I think our demographic really needs to reconsider this issue. Of all the pressing social crises gripping our nation, the most loudly …
Memes on memes on memes
John McGovern The College of Wooster emphasizes tradition pretty often, at times possibly to a fault. Tartan patterns, athletic involvement and the annual “fill the arch halfway at risk of getting tasered” event adorn the campus advertisements and tours. One tradition comes from pointing out …
My Valentine: Settlers of Catan
Ramsey Kincannon We live in a time where it’s not cool to just have a Xbox, Playstation or Nintendo product. It’s a time where we need the latest versions of all of these products, whether that be an Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or even an …
Be romantic, not infatuated
Matt Kodner Dear New Couples, I would like to apologize for my recent gawking, mocking and general lack of respect for you newer couples on campus. This past weekend, I was unable to restrain myself and literally knocked a chair over in Lowry because of …