Category: Features

  • Rowan Flad, Harvard archaeologist and professor of anthropology

    On Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m., Rowan Flad, professor of anthropology at Harvard University, will be speaking at The College of Wooster. His lecture is entitled “Technological Changes and Long-Distance Interaction in Prehistoric Northwest China: New Research on the Qijia Culture” and will be in the Lean Lecture Room in Wishart Hall. According to…

  • Grounds staff member shares his story

    James May Contributing Writer As some of you may have noticed, we had a near brush with winter last weekend — temperatures dropped near or below freezing while snow threatened the area. Though this was just a hint, we all know the full brunt of the season will not be long to follow. So when…

  • Alternatives to Wellness Center counseling available on and off campus

    Laura Merrell Managing Editor It’s that time of the semester again. There is a seemingly endless stream of tests, essays and projects, not to mention Junior I.S. to complete or I.S. chapters to turn in. Needless to say, college is stressful. Add issues such as sexual abuse, depression or anxiety and it becomes even harder…

  • Gathering Grounds offers coffee, welcoming work environment

    Shoshana Rice Contributing Writer A warm and peaceful place in town to study, chat or relax over a good cup of coffee lies tucked into a strip mall on North Market Street. Gathering Grounds opened about two months ago under the ownership of a local couple, Martha and Stephan Kovach. The shop was previously called…

  • Pulp Juice and Smoothie Bar: freshest smoothies around

    Tristan Lopus Senior Features Writer Nothing hits the spot like an icy, refreshing fruit smoothie. Well, okay, not if that smoothie is a mixture of freezer-burnt frozen fruit and neon powder blended into some crushed ice which turns into a sloppy, heterogeneous concoction. You know, the kind one might find at a fast food joint…

  • Kidron holds its sixth annual Red Beet Fest

    Dominic Piacentini Editor-in-Chief The sixth annual Red Beet Fest celebrated all things beet this past Saturday in Kidron, Ohio. Farmers and gardeners from across Wayne County came together to compare their German Lutz beets, sample all of the latest beet recipes, and attend musical performances. Although I was obviously interested upon hearing that historical dancing…