Audrey Pantaz Contributing Writer A large bronze effigy has welcomed students back to campus from the back patio of Lowry Center. Before the fall 2024 semester began, The College of Wooster unveiled an eight-foot-tall sculpture titled “The Piper” located between Papp Stadium and Lowry Center. …
Portage County sheriff: “[W]rite down all the addresses of the people who had [Kamala] signs in their yards,” NAACP and ACLU Ohio responds with concerns
Julia Garrison News Editor The current sheriff of Portage County is in hot water for a recent Facebook post, stirring controversy in the county that houses both Kent State University and Hiram College. Sheriff Bruce Zuchowski made a now-deleted post on his public Facebook page …
Campus Dining dir. Marjorie Shamp discusses changes, green boxes
Sam Kang Contributing Writer At the start of the semester, Campus Dining introduced a variety of changes, from an updated Mom’s Late Night menu to the new Reuzzi system. According to Marjorie Shamp, the director of campus dining, Creative Dining Services (CDS) made these changes …
Bite-sized campus news
Julia Garrison News Editor The College of Wooster Community Health Taskforce addressed the campus community for the first time this semester in an email sent on Sept. 19. The email detailed instructions if an individual becomes sick, including contacting the Longbrake Wellness Center. The College …
A twisted take on the climate solutions
Ethan Bardoe ’26 Major summer blockbuster “Twisters” follows a team of meteorologists attempting to collect data on tornadoes ravaging Oklahoma. Among the scientific jargon of Fujiwhara effects and sodium polysulfate, a scientific term is clearly missing from the movie. Not once in the movie’s two …
Learn to Ride Your Own Wave with “Surf’s Up”
Ty Reynolds ’27 Right now, you may be asking yourself, “why should I care about a surfing penguin movie?” and in that case, it’s obvious you haven’t seen the 2007 classic “Surf’s Up.” On the surface, this movie is exactly what one might expect: a …