Category: Featured

  • Community sees rise in drug abuse

    Recently local law enforcement officials have begun to play witness to an alarming new trend ó† the steady rise of illegal substance abuse. According to David Smith, the director of the Medway Drug Enforcement Agency, heroin use in Wooster and the surrounding communities has increased by approximately 400 percent in the past two years. In…

  • Construction of new coffee shop in Lowry to begin soon

    Lowry Center is set to undergo a major facelift over winter break, including the addition of a new convenience store.† The store, complete with coffee bar, will help increase the dining options that are currently available on campus. ìThis exciting remodeling will bring a new look to the Lowry living room,” said Jackie Middleton, director…

  • Scot field hockeyís NCAA journey comes to a close

    The field hockey teamís season came to an end last Saturday.† Despite a 4-0 loss to No. 2 Salisbury University, the team can hang its hat on the finest season in team history. This loss marks the end of a terrific season for the Scots who managed a very impressive record of 17-6. The NCAC…

  • Pacific Gyre: What is plastic doing to us?

    If I told you there was a swath of plastic two times the size of Texas floating 800 miles north of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean, would you believe me? Probably not. But itís true. The slow swirling vortex of water and air covers a 10-million-square-mile oval known as the North Pacific subtropical gyre.

  • ìThe Fantasticks” provides light entertainment

    Looking for a good way to avoid homework this weekend?† Instead of another party at Bissman or a night in your room playing DragonAge, consider seeing a show.† Effieís Players production of the off-Broadway classic ìThe Fantasticks” is a quirky, charming and fun way to spend your evening.

  • C4E to sponsor idea competition

    Beginning this semester,† the Center for Entrepreneurship is sponsoring an Idea Competition for the students at the College. The competition is designed to challenge individual students or teams of students to develop their entrepreneurial skills by submitting proposals and solutions to problems and/or opportunities, both in our local and campus community and with regards to…