Category: Features

  • Douglass Hall proves to be most efficient in dorm energy competition

    For Earth Week, Greenhouse organized an energy competition between the dorms on campus measuring per capita electricity use. The student-run club put up posters in Lowry and sent out emails to the student body through the Dean of Students with eco-tips such as turning off electronic devices and lights when not in use and unplugging…

  • Kevin Kordalski í11 has a lion of an appetite

    There are probably a lot of people at The College of Wooster that think they could eat, say, 50 macaroni and cheese balls in six minutes. But only one has actually done it. Kevin Kordalski í11, has recently discovered that he has a knack for competitive eating. And heís good. Really good. It started last…

  • Two service groups provide volunteer opportunities

    The Wooster Volunteer Network (WVN) and on-campus social action group Circle K have each recently introduced a service opportunity that has already become popular. On Wednesday, Sept. 24, WVN offered rides to the Wayne County Humane Society every 15 minutes between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. This may turn out to have been a one-time…

  • Students swap birthday customs, eat cake

    Gelukkige Verjaarsdag. Gratulerer med dagen. Feliz cumpleaÒos. Janamdin mubarak. In any language, it’s a happy birthday. This week, International Program co-chairs Omer Ijaz ’10 and Brittany Rancour ’09 organized an event to highlight the ways in which birthday celebrations have managed to transcend many cultural, social and national boundaries.

  • The Wooster Inn hosts beer-tasting dinner

    As is the case with many College of Wooster students, Andy Tveekrem ’85 was a self-proclaimed beer studies major. By the time Tveekrem graduated with a degree in history, he had already realized the potential of beer on a semester abroad in Germany. Upon returning to Wooster from Europe, he was disappointed with the offering…

  • Jackie Komos brings Broadway musical revue to campus

    When Jackie Komos ’11 transferred to The College of Wooster last year, she decided to start a club for pro-life students on campus. She says, “I really wanted to start something but it kind of ‚Ķ flopped. There was not much interest on campus.” This past summer Komos came up with a new idea for…