It’s cool in a way: enter an airport and you are immediately surrounded by a flood of human beings from the farthest reaches of the planet, and from every walk of life. There are the Asian family vacationers who videotape themselves walking to their gate, …
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.
Real world not so nice?
I love when I overhear students talking about “the real world.” No, not the reality show on MTV where “seven strangers are picked to live in a house and have their lives taped,” but that foreign destination that every senior faces post-graduation. My favorite part …
American schools going downhill
More people than ever are enrolling in colleges and universities across the country.† The College of Wooster itself is experiencing its largest incoming class in the school’s history.† However, with recent studies ranking the United States 25th and 21st in math and science, respectively, out …
The blurred line of plagiarism
Plagiarism is a word that strikes fear in the hearts of many. It is a serious issue, essentially the “mortal sin” of academia. There seems to be no quicker way to damage your reputation as a student or receive a failing grade. At the training …
To the Editors:
Recently I attended a Lobby Day in Columbus on the behalf of Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio to discuss the Ohio Prevention First Act with my state legislators. The day was very successful and informative, and I was proud to voice the need for this …
SENIOR EDITORIAL: Don’t be afraid to explore new things
Of all of the activities, social and academic, extracurricular and co-curricular, in which I’ve participated on this campus, there is almost nothing I regret doing.† There is, however, a lot that I regret not doing.† I wish I’d gone to more swing dance lessons, taken …