L.J. Martin Contributing Writer Minecraft, following a massive uptick in overall popularity following its acquisition by Microsoft — related in no small part to its expanded cross-platform compatibility — is regarded by many as a game first and foremost for children. This is, however, more …
Wooster Swimming ends season with a splash
Cat Baker Contributing Writer Fighting Scots men’s and women’s swim and dive teams finished out their season with a splash this past weekend at the NCAC Championships. The women’s team finished in fourth place, with Kenyon, Denison and DePauw in first, second and third, respectively. …
Learning to connect with ancestral cultures
I carried Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” with me to South Africa to cope with blackness in a continent that is considered home even though I have never been here before. When I look around, I see the familiar physical characteristics that make me black on …
Anxiety is the new boredom
Recently, I read a New York Times opinion piece titled “Let Children Get Bored Again: Boredom teaches us that life isn’t a parade of amusements, it spawns creativity and self-sufficiency.” The piece laments that kids these days no longer make their own fun, that now …
EPC makes change in Commencement policy
Case Van Stolk Contributing Writer After a faculty vote on Monday, Feb. 4, The College of Wooster’s policy regarding participation in commencement exercises was altered. The idea for this change started in the Education Policy Committee (EPC) which consists of administration, faculty and student members. …
Voices from the Crowd: MLB’s broken financial system leads to frozen offseason
As spring training rolls around and each Major League Baseball team reports to either Florida or Arizona to prepare for the start of the season, some of the sport’s biggest stars are startlingly absent. The 2018-2019 free agent class featured perennial superstars such as Bryce …