Anousha Datta Contributing Writer Queer people have existed for centuries — appearing in ancient texts and scriptures — and will continue to exist, no matter how much queerphobic legislation is passed. Being queer isn’t a fad, a phase or a new “liberal agenda.” And while …
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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. Submissions exceeding 700 words will be condensed to fit within this word limit in the print editions, the uncondensed version will be published in its entirety digitally. 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 mpillai27@wooster.edu and pgrzybowski30@wooster.edu.
The oxymoron of a conservative goth
Lain Patton Viewpoints Editor For the majority of my life, I have been within the alternative sphere. I love the music, the aesthetic, but most importantly, the political views. Within all alternative subcultures, the point is to reject societal norms and fight the establishment that …
Dear COWnselor… Lowry Etiquette
I am a first year, and in the first few weeks of classes, I have only been to Lowry Dining Hall a handful of times. I am just too afraid to eat there, so I end up eating something from the C-Store each night. Can …
Lesbianism is not a performance
Bri Becerra Editor-in-chief As someone who finds themselves on the lesbian side of TikTok quite frequently, there has been much discourse around recent performances at the MTV Video Music Awards, or the VMAs. As a lesbian myself, I am here to weigh in on one …
Let’s put a label on it
Elizabeth Heatwole Contributing Writer I have identified as a feminist since the summer before my first year of high school. The summer of 2018 was a period of enlightenment for me in which I began to gain consciousness of a world outside of my sheltered, …
Are we doomed? A post-debate comparison
Case Baumwart Contributing Writer Watching the debate last Tuesday, I found myself inspired by what felt like a clear victory from Kamala Harris. After the excitement wore off — and seemingly nothing changed — I began to feel more despair for the state of American …