Laura Barnhill Contributing Writer Don’t get me wrong, I am extremely grateful to be back on campus, and I completely understand that we are living a reality that none of us have ever experienced before which makes it difficult to find ways to operate safely …
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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.
Fixing the problems of today requires action
Sam Casey Editor in Chief Approximately one year ago (happy anniversary!), I wrote a Viewpoint about one of my dad’s life philosophies: see a problem, fix a problem (henceforth referred to as S/F, because SAPFAP has the wrong … connotation). The gist is that …
Reevaluate (dis)service trips
Saeed Husain Contributing Writer Every year, thousands of people — mostly high school and college students — will travel across the world to engage in voluntourism, or its theological cousin, service trips. Touted as experiences that can positively impact the lives of who you …
404: Room not found
Alexandra Manopoulou Contributing Writer Making decisions is never an easy task, especially amidst a global pandemic. What happens, when — in decisions regarding students’ lives — The College fails to include us in the decision-making process in areas of great importance, such as the availability of our personal spaces? …
College COVID plan is flawed and dangerous
Maggie Dougherty Viewpoints Editor As someone who dedicated my summer to working as a case investigator for my state health department and spent hours each day telling people how to stay healthy in the midst of a global pandemic, I really can’t stress enough how flawed our campus …
In a time of change, animals provide unity
Megan Tunnerman Managing Editor “What is your favorite animal?” is one of the most common icebreaker questions, but actually has a lot of depth. Think about it — how many people have refused to answer that question in front of you? Likely very few. No …