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Beall Avenue’s new stoplight will monitor foot traffic
The newly installed stoplight promises a speedier commute for both those on foot and those driving in their car APEX is not the only new addition to the campus this year, with Beall Avenue now hosting a light at the crosswalk between Lowry Center and Gault Library. “What’ll happen is you’ll push a button and…
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Class of 2016: Most selective class yet
Wooster’s office of admission cuts back on admitted students to accommodate for an influx of applicants Anya Cohen News Editor This week, the College of Wooster welcomed its most selectively admitted class yet. With the class of 2016 boasting an applicant pool of 5,207, the school received nearly double the 2,392 applications received ten years…
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On the lighter side… April 20th, 2012
Show & tell: Heroin edition On Tuesday, April 10, a five-year-old boy in Connecticut brought packets of heroin to show and tell in his kindergarten class. The child was showing his fellow students the packets full of powder and his teacher noticed what they were and immediately confiscated them. Authorities were called and a…
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BITE-SIZED NEWS, April 20th, 2012
INTERNATIONAL El Salvador has first murder-free day in three years No one was murdered in El Salvador on Saturday, April 14, making it the country’s first homicide-free day in nearly three years. The Central American country is plagued by violent drug gangs. “After years when the number of murders reached alarming levels of up to…
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U.S. Senate goes postal on USPS
Senators seeking to end Saturday delivery among other services Ramsey Kincannon News Editor In recent years, the United States Postal Service (USPS) has been facing budget shortages. In the last three months of 2011 alone, the USPS posted a $3.3 billion loss. Sensing an opportunity to aid what was once one of the most…
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Residence Life continues to commit to ‘residential experience’
New housing assignments help explain Residence Life housing strategy Emily Bartelheim News Editor Last week, rising upperclassmen students at The College of Wooster participated in the room selection process. Every student receives a room draw number (which is generated at random) and has an assigned time to select their future room. Roommates select their room…
