A weekly inside look at the unique faces and personalities that make up The College of Wooster community. Monét Davis ’19 is a sociology major, Public Relations Officer for the Black Students Association, Chair of Outreach and Diversity and member of Alpha Gamma Phi. Monét …
First-Generation Student Organization to host ‘Money Matters’ Week
Abby Everidge Contributing Writer The First-Generation Student Organization (FGSO) is hosting Money Matters Week from Feb. 26 to March 3 in an effort to bring light to the issue of class and the difficulties that minority, low-income and first-generation college students face in the United …
Tracing Call-in’s origins to 1989 Takeover
The 1989 protest was inspired by the lack of response to a security officer’s racist comments suggesting that a black student be lynched Desi LaPoole A&E Editor This year’s Galpin Call-in was an event that brought together representatives from many student organizations of Wooster’s campus. …
Men are responsible for perpetuating rape culture
Up until this semester, I never thought about how I enabled and normalized rape culture. I figured with training, workshops and even an official partnership with One-Eighty, I shielded myself from being within that category. However, I realize that access to a woman’s person has …
Get involved to effect long-lasting change
Student government has always been kind of my thing. Throughout middle and high school, you could find me at the heart of any politically motivated extracurricular — I went to mock government conferences, I ran for executive board, after executive board and I ran my …
Blacks appropriate African culture
The release of the Black Panther movie is projected to be one of the highest grossing opening weekend movies for the Marvel Cinematic Universe. I, just like everyone else, have been ecstatic over the release of this all black cast, featuring not just a male …