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Craig Barrett to lecture at Wooster next week
This year, Craig R. Barrett, retired chief executive officer, CEO and chairman of the board of Intel Corporation, will be the speaker at this yearís James R. Wilson Lecture. For another year, The College of Wooster will be presenting the James R. Wilson Lecture Series. The series is supported by the James R. Wilson Fund…
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Scots slay undefeated Tigers, look to solidify post-season play
The Wooster womenís basketball team ended Wittenberg Universityís 30-game winning streak dating back to the 2008-09 season in a 74-61 upset last Saturday in Springfield, Ohio.† Kym Wenz í10 contributed with a game-high 35 points, bringing her career total to 1,500.† Wenz currently sits in second place on Woosterís all-time scoring list, behind Katie Montague…
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ìValentines Day” opens up hearts and wallets
ìValentineís Day” was without a doubt the mustósee date movie for couples and friends on St. Valentineís Day this year.† With a $52 million dollar budget and an all star cast including Bradley Cooper, Eric Dane, Jamie Foxx and Jessica Alba, this film was nothing short of great.
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Reality TV lets viewers escape reality
When many of us were young we dreamed of being big stars when we grew up. In high school, those of us with zero performance or athletic talent rerouted our life plans and settled for dreams like becoming a doctor or a lawyer.† And then, one day in college, while watching TV to avoid working…
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Professor shows how Civil Rights is ever-current issue
Valerie Smith, the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature and African American Studies at Princeton University, presented a lecture entitled ìCivil Rights Cold Cases” Wednesday, Feb. 10. Before she relocated,†† Smith taught at UCLA from 1994 until 2001, when she took up her present position at Princeton University in New Jersey.† She has been the fortunate…
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Broken Rocks: relaxed yet refined dining
Walking into Broken Rocks CafÈ & Bakery for the first time, I had my very own Dorothy moment (minus the red sparkly slippers, of course). ìGreat Scots,” I wanted to shout, ìI have a feeling weíre not in Wooster anymore.” Though Iíve been there countless times since, I always get that same feeling when I…
