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Students apply for EPA grant
Rain gardens planning to improve the community’s water quality Emily Timmerman Editor in Chief Five Wooster students have applied for an EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) grant to help reduce the quantity and improve the quality of storm water runoff in the city and on campus. While still in the application process, their green infrastructure project…
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Wooster hosts Global Queerness Conference
The four-day conference features scholarly speakers, films, comedy shows and hip-hop performances Wyatt Smith Features Editor The College is currently hosting the Global Queerness Conference, a four-day event exploring sexuality from an international and interdisciplinary perspective. The conference features scholarly presentations, film, personal narratives, comedy and performance art. The conference’s keynote address will be given…
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Lower numbers at Kitt than expected
Emily Timmerman Editor in Chief Kittredge Dining Hall has seen lower numbers at both lunch and dinner than Dining Services originally anticipated after opening this fall. While this has caused concern amongst the student body that the trend could result in Kittredge closing for dinner, Director of Campus Dining Services Chuck Wagers confirmed that there…
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Guilty verdict in Amish hate crime case
Sixteen men and women were convicted after a series of hair- and beard- cutting attacks Kim Schmitz Features Editor The trials of Samuel Mullet and his followers concluded last week with a guilty verdict. Mullet and a group of 15 others were accused of carrying out hate crimes against fellow Amish, including cutting their beards…
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Obama and Romney rally for support in Ohio
The battle for swing state votes takes candidates to Kent State University, Bowling Green State University and Dayton Ian Benson Viewpoints Editor President Obama and Gov. Romney both visited Ohio this week, arriving days after the polls showed an eight percent edge to Obama. Obama appeared at both Kent State University and Bowling Green State…
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Welcome Woosterfest
Whitney Siders News Editor Less than one week after autumn officially began, the city of Wooster will welcome the season with Woosterfest — an annual festival that has been a community tradition for 28 years. The event will take place downtown, beginning Friday, Sept. 28 and festivities last throughout the day Saturday, Sept. 29. Both…
