I’m sure the title of this article has already got some people feeling as if an inevitable attack is on the horizon; that another rant about white people being terrible is rearing its head once more. Let me assure you now that this is not …
School shootings affect vast networks of lives
I always find myself reminiscing about my past summer working at a kids sleep away camp while here at college — I think back to all the sunsets on the lake, the kids I got to know, the number of stars that splattered the entire …
Food audit promotes environmental awareness
There are many different facets of being an environmentally aware campus, and awareness of food waste is one of these. I know that most of the campus groans when they bring their dishes up only to find the conveyer belt blocked off and people taking …
Black women’s stories need telling, not dismissing
February is the time of the year all attention turns to the black community. However, this is the time of year I feel black women are silenced more than ever or simply placed on the back burner. Many times if we aren’t learning about Angela …
Navigating campus as an African student
Navigating The College of Wooster campus as an African student isn’t an easy task. The integrative process has proven to be much more difficult as we strive to assimilate into the existing culture and the private liberal arts institutional environment. My peers have revealed that, …
Blackness is a state of being and becoming
My identity as a Black woman is ever-changing, constantly developing and refining itself. Most of my life, race was not on the forefront of my mind; I have this privilege because of how light-skinned I am. I defined myself as a biracial girl, and this …