Disclaimer: I do not mean to offend anyone personally. I would be guilty, and quite rightly so, if someone claimed I offended an idea they had, but that doesn’t bother me. Questioning what we know or claim to know has always been the foundation of …
Kasich’s anti-Planned Parenthood bill shows he’s not truly moderate
Throughout much of his presidential campaign, Ohio Governor John Kasich has been labeled a moderate alternative to both hardline conservatives Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz and to the chaotic, hatemongering Donald Trump. Following a dismal fifth place finish in the South Carolina primary, this moderate …
Learning to accept the changes that college will surely bring
Last week, the prospective students invaded. There were hundreds of them. You’d think that this is hyperbole, but I kid you not — there were hundreds. A friend texted me so that I could prepare for the oncoming tsunami of tours and arrivals: “Prospies flooding …
Does The College of Wooster music scene exist?
Last week, James May published an article in the Voice highlighting many of Wooster’s musically talented students. The article did valuable work, exposing the public to eight individuals involved in the Wooster soundscape. To these ends, I agree. Wooster has a lot of student musicians …
The virtues of cultivating imagination in your daily life
Everyday, there are new articles about how cellphones have disconnected us as human beings and how the usage of language has deteriorated over time. We all use abbreviations we would not have imagined using a little more than a decade ago. As a writer, it …
Living Wage Campaign Still Necessary
I have been disturbed. I have been disturbed by the state of inequality in our world, by the unbridled prevalence of injustice. In the United States, a country which prides itself on championing the values of justice and equality, the top one percent of Americans …