Iyana Corley Staff Writer The future starts with us. In the political climate we live in, it is no longer enough to simply exist and hope for the best. Standing for nothing is not neutrality. It is a slow surrender. If you do not take …
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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.
Reconsidering Lowry: Institutional Memory and Accountability
Kristen Townsend Contributing Writer Dr. Howard Foster Lowry served as president of The College of Wooster from 1944 until his death in 1967. He is widely credited for creating the Independent Study (I.S.) program at Wooster, elevating Wooster’s academic reputation. He was also a serial …
I went screen-free for a month. Should you try it, too?
Stuart Franklin Contributing Writer I have long grappled with the grip that the internet has on our generation’s psyche. On one hand, we are privileged to have a lifetime’s worth of information at our fingertips. Information that can save lives, spark curiosity and propel social …
Why does Gen Z not want to have fun?
Trent Patton Viewpoints co-editor There’s a major issue with my generation: everyone is too cool to have fun. Everyone wants to be nonchalant, appearing bored and apathetic to everything. Being “dark and mysterious” has become “quiet and antisocial.” Giving someone else my age a compliment …
Being adopted is not a negative thing
Semir Jackson A&E Editor During my freshman year at the College, I had many conversations as I got to know people. Among those various conversations, one that emerged for me was family. We talked about what our parents and siblings did, and when it came …
POC faculty: overworked, underappreciated – and leaving
Noor Mushtaq Contributing Writer There is an overarching issue with the College’s retention rates of POC and international faculty, which is a broader issue that shapes and affects the larger campus community. This is definitely part of the larger political state of the country, as …