Category: Features

  • Take Back the Night returns to protest sexual violence

    Erika Purdy Contributing Writer Next Tuesday, April 23, the Wooster campus will host its annual Take Back the Night event. Take Back the Night is a national organization that aims to raise awareness around sexual assault and violence and provide survivors or allies with a place to share their stories. On the Wooster campus, Take…

  • Scotlight: Myra Praml

    Myra Praml ’19 discusses her involvement in the campus community, her Independent Study and her plans for after Wooster. Could you tell us a little about yourself? I am Myra Praml, I am a senior, I am an anthropology major and an art history minor. What are you involved in on campus? I have been…

  • Student government orgs. fail to generate interest

    The Voice speaks to members of SGA and CC following largely uncontested elections for 2019-2020 academic year Mackenzie Clark Editor in Chief With all of the emails, surveys and applications, it can be easy to lose track of what’s going on with Wooster’s student government as the groups transition from one year to the next.…

  • College of Wooster celebrates annual Pride Fest

    Ellie Kahn Contributing Writer As a way of connecting and honoring Wooster’s LGBTQIA+ community, the College celebrated Pride this past week, offering a number of events for students and faculty.  Pride originated in 1970 as a way to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, with the queer community protesting mistreatment from the police and American public. Alongside…

  • Campus Council panel revisits Galpin Call-in

    Jenelle Booker Contributing Writer In January of last year, more than 250 students held a call-in in Galpin Hall, presenting administration with a list of demands concerning issues of diversity, equity and cultural competency on campus. Last Friday, the demonstration was revisited by Campus Council in the Galpin Call-in: One Year Later Panel, where student leaders…

  • Scotlight: Dr. Tom Tierney

    Dr. Tom Tierney, professor of sociology, discusses his research and involvement in the campus community. When did you originally become involved with the Nick Amster Foundation? I became involved with Nick Amster in fall 2015, through my First Year Seminar (FYS) and the Community Connections Program (CCP). I, along with several other faculty, committed to…