Category: Features

  • Religious diversity event brings together faith-based groups

    Sara Fikse  Contributing Writer Last week on Thursday, Nov. 14, Pi Kappa organized an event with three faith-based groups at The College of Wooster. The event was organized in order to increase understanding regarding religious diversity. This discussion-centered event was a collaboration between Hillel, Noor and Word Up! and allowed for a space to discuss…

  • Rake-a-Difference promotes involvement in the community

    Kaylee Liu Contributing Writer Organized by the Wooster Volunteer Network (WVN), Rake-a-Difference is an an- nual service event connecting the College with the larger Wooster community. During Rake-a-Difference, students and volunteers rake yards in Wooster with their friends. It tends to be a fun, relaxing event — donuts are provided and it’s a good time…

  • International Education Week celebrated at Wooster

    Zoe Covey Features Editor International Education Week (IEW) is back again this year, and though the Culture Show is by far the most publicized event of the week every time it rolls around, many seem to forget that it is only the kick-off to a week full of events put on by both the College…

  • Booksgiving provides donated books for Wooster community

    Zachary Milko Contributing Writer As Denzel Washington once said,“At the end it’s not  about what you have or even what you’ve accomplished.It’sabout who you’ve lifted up, who you’ve made better. It’s about what you’ve given back.” Wooster students love to em- brace holidays all year long and that includes Booksgiving. Booksgiving is in full swing…

  • Three TREK courses offered by the College this summer

    Waverly Hart Editor in Chief This summer, The College of Wooster is offering three TREKs for students to study abroad and immerse them- selves in a different environ- ment. TREKs stand for Think, Research, Engage, Know and are led by Wooster faculty and take place during a school break or as a semester-long course. This…

  • Just Work course addresses the stigma around jobs

    Kaylee Liu Contributing Writer Just Work is a class defined as “an exploration of work with a focus on what makes work meaningful and what makes it dehumanizing.” Created by Chuck Kammer, profes- sor of religious studies and dean of academies of religion, it focuses on helping students learn and ex- plore the value of…