Samarah Destin ’27 Dear Students, Getting the opportunity to continue your education is a dream come true as an international or first-generation student, but the unique challenges that have followed make it tough. I interviewed a few students on campus, and this is what they …
“Science is historically situated”: What this means and why it matters
by Caroline Ward We tend to think about science as an objective study, the pursuit of natural truth. We feel science, as a process, is something estranged from us: it is discovering what is already there, not what humanity has created. All we have to …
Reimagining environmental justice: Yep, this one is about race too
by Nemsie Gonzalez Once we understand that science is historically situated, we can begin to move into understanding how cultural implications impact the way “science” impacts different groups of people. One of the biggest examples of this is climate change and more specifically, environmental racism. …
Wooster restaurant Farmer Boy burns down
Photo by Paul Xing. Helen Oriatti-Bruns Copy Editor On Friday, Feb. 17, a fire devastated Farmer Boy Restaurant on Cleveland Avenue in Wooster. The Wooster Division of Fire responded to a call reporting visible flames and smoke on the restaurant’s roof at 11:24 p.m. to …
Strange odor plaguing Wooster on Monday leaves residents asking questions
Julia Garrison News Editor Early Monday morning, areas of the College campus smelled strongly of gas, igniting concerns of a building gas leak or another internal issue within the College. Around 8:30 a.m., Facilities Operations Manager Erica Adams-Gowins addressed the campus community to inform them …
McCall reiterates ZWD list policy in new letter to the community, but little mention of which policy was violated by Kauke sit-in event
Julia Garrison News Editor President McCall sent a “periodical letter” to the campus community on Feb. 14 to reiterate statements from her State of the College Address a few weeks prior. In the email, she highlighted ongoing cultural events and milestones for the College, such …