Brooke Skiba Features Editor Here at the College, everywhere you go students can be seen carrying mugs with the telling tea tag dangling from the side. Wooster is definitely a campus with a high population of tea-drinkers. But where can a student go to find …
Cheers for Civility: Promoting respect on campus
Anna Duke Features Editor This year, the College of Wooster community has made an effort to increase civility on campus—through performance. A committee of students and faculty will be hosting the event ‘Cheers for Civility’ Feb. 8 at the Underground. This creative outlet will …
VAWA faces 2013 Congress
Dani Gagnon Last Tuesday, Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) reintroduced a revamped the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to the newly-instated 2013 Congress. The bill is now being expedited to the floor by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NC), after it faced roadblocks …
A Taylor Swift recovery
Taylor Grow When I tell people that I love Taylor Swift, I receive an eye roll or some kind of disgusted grunting noise in response. But here’s the truth: even though Miss Swift is inane, my god, she is brilliant. I have a friend, let’s …
Common Core needs more teachers
Maddi O’Neill Since 2010, 45 states have adopted the Common Core State Standards, a curriculum aimed at creating academic consistency in public schools across the country. According to the organization’s website, “the Common Core State Standards Initiative is a state-led effort that established a single …
Right’s hysteria prevents good gun debate
Adam Levin As you may have noticed, guns are in the news. Vice President Joe Biden has taken the lead on addressing issues of gun control and is currently spearheading efforts towards producing legislation that would ban assault weapons, strengthen background checks and limit access …