Along with “Support the troops,” “Honor the defenders of freedom” has become the newest hollow catchphrase that encapsulates American militarism. It can be seen on bumper stickers, T-shirts, wristbands and other media slogans. When I think about groups devoted to defending the rights and freedoms …
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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.
Our View
In the past week, Egypt’s government has ordered Internet service providers to disconnect Egyptians to the Internet, preventing a wider spread of coverage of protests calling for the end of President Mubarak’s 30-year reign. Cell phone service has also been shut down, with the TV …
Seniors composing artistic independent projects
All seniors at The College of Wooster engage in the Independent Study program, but not all students experience this process in quite the same way. Students in studio art, theatre and dance, music, and many in English are working on projects that require just as …
Fitness Center Progression
With anticipation growing for the new Scot Center, it is clear that maintaining an active lifestyle is important amongst our student body, whether one is training as an athlete or on a casual trip to the gym. It is also certain that the yet-to-be-installed solar …
State of the Union looks to the future
As the Western world celebrates the ringing in of the new year and the promise of tomorrow, 2011 brings new challenges and opportunities, many of which President Barak Obama addressed and laid out guidelines for in his State of the Union Address. The president covered …
Not as simple as looking both ways
Every time I cross Beall Ave., I am baffled by the number of drivers who don’t stop for the mass gatherings of students at the crosswalk.† Most of the time when I am involved in one of these situations, I shake my fist angrily muttering …