by Tori DiPasquale The Academy Awards are often a site for social and political debate. Recall: the slap, the wrongful win of “La La Land,” “Parasite” winning best picture (angering then-President Trump) and, going way back, like Sacheen Littlefeather accepting the best actor award on …
Jan. 29 Scot Council brief
News Staff Scot Council met for their general assembly meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 29 in the Center for Diversity & Inclusion (CDI) Lounge. The opening discussion included concerns about the spread of COVID-19 across campus, in which cases have doubled over the …
House Bill 68 passes amidst opposition
Zach Perrier Viewpoints Editor During their Jan. 24 session, the Ohio State Senate overrode Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto of House Bill 68, a two-part bill that will affect transgender people in the state of Ohio. The bill is a combination of the Stop Ohio Adolescents …
COVID cases surge across campus as positivity rate inches toward 3% campus threshold
Ada Lapham Staff Writer On Friday, Jan. 26, the Community Health Task Force sent out a campus wide email titled “Community Health Update,” the first of its kind this semester and only the second of this academic year. The email contained information about the latest …
An open letter to Wooster students: From climate anger to climate action
by Brian Webb In the final issue of the Voice last semester, the editors asked students the question, “What comes to mind when you think of the climate crisis?” The responses were sobering. A handful — five of thirty six — expressed some level of …
A community of snowy Scots fills the Arch
By Andrew Bell Staff Writer Filling the Kauke Hall Arch with snow is a hallmark of Wooster tradition and culture. The first substantial snowfall of 2024 created excited murmurs among students about filling the arch, which had not been filled with snow in two years. …