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State of the Union looks to the future
As the Western world celebrates the ringing in of the new year and the promise of tomorrow, 2011 brings new challenges and opportunities, many of which President Barak Obama addressed and laid out guidelines for in his State of the Union Address. The president covered issues including economic policy, ending the war in Iraq and…
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Spain offers rich study abroad experiences
By Emily Bartelheim, Features Editor So I’m supposed to cram a summary of my study-abroad experience into one 500-word newspaper article.† For the others who have gone abroad, you know how hard it is to describe everything in a 30-minute conversation, let alone half a page of text.† Talk about a challenge; but here are…
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Attempted abduction on Beall
At approximately 10:10 p.m. on Monday evening, three suspects driving a red SUV with Ohio plates attempted to abduct a female first-year student. The student was headed northbound on Beall Ave. when the car stopped next to her. One of the passengers opened a side door and demanded that she get in the vehicle. The…
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EMen’s basketball continues record start of perfection
The men’s basketball team extended its school-record 18-0 start by winning a classic against rival Wittenberg University on Saturday in Timken Gymnasium. The Scots looked unstoppable after crushing Oberlin College 82-55 on Jan. 12, beating Denison Univerity 72-64 on Jan. 15, and dismantling Allegheny College (5-13, 2-8 NCAC) 88-56 on Jan. 19. But this match-up…
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The right must reexamine itself
In the past decade, a new generation of the Republican Party has brought an increasingly dogmatic and pugilistic brand of conservatism to mainstream political discourse. In the wake of Jared Loughner’s murderous rampage in Tucson, Ariz., including the maiming of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the civility in American politics is at the forefront of media discourse.…
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Professor of Communication receives prestigious award
The College of Wooster is once again on the national academic scene thanks to Professor of Communication Studies Denise Bostdorff.† Bostdorff is being recognized for her most recent book “Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine: The Cold War Call to Arms,” which was published in 2008. In November, at the National Communication Association annual meeting in San…
