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Wooster T.R.E.K. provides illuminating trip, experience in Israel
Katie Harvey Contributing Writer From Dec. 26 to Jan. 11, six Wooster students, accompanied by Joan Friedman, associate professor of history and religious studies and chair of the Middle Eastern and North African studies department, embarked on a Wooster T.R.E.K. (Think, Research, Engage, Know), travelling throughout Israel and Palestine to engage with the ongoing regional…
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Campus climate motivates student leaders to organize sit-in protest
Waverly Hart News Editor When Robert Dinkins, Jr. ’19 returned to campus after winter break, he was prepared to move in with a roommate whom he had never met. However, when he swiped into his new room for the first time, he realized that his soon-to-be roommate was Drake Schwenke ’18’s best friend. Because of…
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Moot Court succeeds at Nationals Tournament in Dallas
Ellie Kahn Contributing Writer Continuing their incredibly successful season, 10 students from the Moot Court team at The College of Wooster traveled to Dallas to compete at the 2018 National Tournament. The competition took place on Jan. 19 and 20 at the University of Northern Texas Law School. More than 30 students are involved in…
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Scotlight
A weekly inside look at the unique faces and personalities that make up The College of Wooster community. Sally Kershner Features Editor Where are you from, and what was the path that brought you from there to Wooster? So, just briefly, I grew up in the city of Pittsburgh, blue collar family; I worked in…
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Great Decisions lectures to discuss issues that transcend borders
Sally Kershner Features Editor Returning this spring, the Great Decisions lecture series will be hosting four highly regarded speakers and a film screening starting on Feb. 1. The Great Decisions series is a joint effort between The College of Wooster and the local Wooster community to shed light on national issues that are impacting the…
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Campus honors MLK Day with ‘day on’ of justice dialogues, service
Laura Haley Staff Writer On the morning of Jan. 15, students, faculty and staff kicked off Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day by hearing from keynote speaker, activist Natalie Warne. Drawing on her personal journey of becoming a social rights activist, Warne said, “instead of choosing fear, instead of feeling paralyzed by what is…
