There are countless benefits to being at a small school. As students at Wooster, we are names, not numbers. Our voices and concerns are heard by members of the administration. We can get from one end of campus to the other in 10 to 15 …
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Appreciate the outdoors
I was fortunate enough to find a job working on the Appalachian Trail this summer, a time that now seems terribly far in the past. For all you flatlanders, the Appalachian Trail allows the mildly psychotic to hike from northern Maine to Georgia, spanning five …
News satires reveal national truth
Rally fever has gripped the nation ever since Glenn Beck and Al Sharpton held competing rallies in the nation’s capital on Aug. 28, 2010. And if you think that the trend is over, you are very wrong. On Oct. 30,† Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert …
Don’t Ask Don’t Tell must be repealed
On Sept. 21, the United States Senate made a telling decision to not to pass the defense spending budget because of the Don’t Ask Don’t Tell repeal amendment. This vote has made it evident that homophobia is a powerful entity within American politics. This is …
Palestine: A hidden human rights issue [1st of 2 part series]
The United States of America is one of the greatest countries in the world at providing aid to people and places that need it. We’ve pledged $1.15 billion to Haiti for earthquake relief.† After the tsunami in Indonesia, almost every major company in the United …
Voting for wet/dry lounges unfair
As a resident of Babcock Hall, I was astounded to learn that all three of Babcock’s lounges will remain dry this year. This means even if over 21, no one is allowed to drink in the lounge.† The decision was made through a simple process …