Category: Featured

  • Sports Smarts Lights show promise for future football successes

    In terms of the final score, the rivalry game last Saturday between Wooster and rival Case Western Reserve University didnít measure up ó the 52 points given up by the Scots was the most in more than two years. However, on a cool fall night in early October, the first home night game in school…

  • Scientific gains made within the Wooster community

    Paul Edmiston, associate professor of chemistry, biology and molecular biology has received a $136,269 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to allow for the continued study of Osorb, a substance Edmiston discovered serendipitously while carrying out research on a separate and unrelated study.† Osorb is a glass substance capable of purifying water by absorbing…

  • Womenís soccer remains unbeaten

    The womenís soccer team maintained their emphatic start to the season tacking another win and a tie on to their record creating a record-breaking 11 game unbeaten streak. Sitting comfortably on top of the NCAC standings in the middle of the season, the Scots now face the daunting task of eight conference games in a…

  • Scot Volunteers unite

    An inner-city mother in Detroit struggles to feed her family.† An old lady in Atlanta struggles to walk out the door for a bit of food.† These stories represent the real life struggles thousands of Americans face every day.† It may be common knowledge to most, but many Americans who have the resources to help…

  • Communication Week changes fund-raiser

    Every year, students look forward to well-known Bowl-a-thon in the fall. This year, the Department of Communication is improving the format and increasing the creativity of Communication Week. Communication Week is a week-long campus-wide event which consists of a fundraiser Bowl-a-thon, guest speakers and free hearing screenings. It is sponsored by the honors society called…

  • Volleyball splits four games in weekend NCAC matches

    After reeling off eight wins in its first 10 matches, the Wooster volleyball team seemed ready to assert that it was one of the top teams in the conference. However, the team learned this weekend that despite jumping out to one of its best starts in years, there is still plenty of room for improvement…