Striking employees lose travel benefits British Airways carried out their threats against their currently on-strike employees to strip them of their travel perks. Staff who joined the strike last week will now lose discounted and occassionally free airfare. This decision comes after last weeks identical …
Additional classes to be offered in cultural studies
Last year, faculty from the International Relations Department and the Cultural Area Studies Program researched methods of global and international education at other colleges and universities across the country with the goal of discovering ways to transform Woosterís curriculum. This school year, the Global and …
New Texas textbooks too biased
Education in the United States of America is not as standard as you might think. When I was in eighth grade, my U.S. history teacher, Park Gilmore, informed the class one day that the U.S. Constitution does not mention anything about education. No fear though, …
Focus on the point of entertainment
I have a friend who always challenges my knowledge of so-called “classic” or “meaningful” movies and books. He was appalled, for example, when I was unaware of the theme of Machiavelli’s “The Prince” or just which movies Tom Hanks has starred in. Even worse, I …
Male double-standard
This summer, a man named George Sodini walked into a womenís exercise class. He set down his gym bag, pulled out a pair of handguns, and proceeded to shoot 11 women, and killing three of them, before finally turning one of the guns on himself.† …
Necessary renovations underway at PEC
The Collegeís Armington Physical Education Center has been an eye-sore for students and faculty alike for many years.† Finally, the College has decided to do something about it. The renovations on the PEC, which began shortly before spring break, are expected to last over two …