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Recent advancements increase robot capabilities and mobility
Wyatt Smith Features Editor Droids, transformers, cylons, the Terminator. Whatever you want to call them, human-like robots have long been integrated into our cultural imagination. Thanks to recent advancements in engineering, they may soon become integrated into the real world as well. Leading the way for robotics is a company called Boston Dynamics, originally part…
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Ghost of Effie haunts Freedlander Theatre
A ghost hunt in Freedlander to uncover the truth behind a long-standing campus ghost story Brooke Skiba Features Editor With Halloween looming, ghost stories are creeping their way back onto campus. One of the most widely-known ghosts on campus is Effie Shoolroy, who supposedly haunts Freedlander Theatre. Effie is a benevolent ghost whom countless students…
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Don’t Throw Shoes launches weekly shows, adds new members
Dani Gagnon A&E Editor Don’t Throw Shoes (DTS), a student improv comedy group, performed in Douglass basement last Thursday to an impressively large and enthusiastic crowd. DTS stepped up their usual strategy in heightening the preshow anticipation; as audience members first entered Douglass they were kept waiting for the doors to open and, when they…
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Recommended running routes around campus
Camille Schwartz Contributing Writer As the crisp smell of autumn fills the air and vibrant leaves begin to cover the trees, it’s the perfect time to break away from boring treadmill routines and get outside. Running outdoors is the perfect way to exert yourself physically and clear your mind from mid-term stress. If you have…
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Tips for successful napping
Kieran Mundy Contributing Writer Let’s all be honest with ourselves for a moment: there is never a time during a typical weekday that a nap doesn’t sound like the absolute best thing you could do for yourself. College has somehow turned us all into the type of people who are trying to fit a ridiculous…
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MOH’s Chill vs. Chill event discusses dating
Men of Harambee moderates a conversation about the College’s hook up culture and dating scene Wyatt Smith Features Editor “Right now we’re trying to establish College of Wooster’s booty call hours,” announced Peter Jeffy ’14. “When do the calls start?” The audience, comfortably arranged on couches and folding chairs before him, shouted back: “One!” “Twelve!”…
