Category: News

  • Mateer Hall in need of renovation

    Mateer Hall in need of renovation

    Several Wooster professors explore midwest colleges for ideas to improve Mateer Andy Tisdel Voice Contributor   The College of Wooster has begun exploring options for renovating or replacing Mateer Hall, the primary biology and neuroscience building on campus, citing space concerns and a desire to incorporate more modern teaching methods. An ad hoc committee of…

  • Santorum suspends presidential campaign

    Santorum suspends presidential campaign

    Both Obama and Romney shift toward general election in November Ramsey Kincannon News Editor It seems that Mitt Romney, the “inevitable” candidate, has finally won out after a long and grueling primary battle, which featured millions of dollars of attack advertisements on all sides. Rick Santorum announced Tuesday that he was suspending his campaign and…

  • Bite-Sized News, April 13th, 2012

    NATIONAL ‘Anchorman’ sequel in the works, causes excitement On March 28, while Will Ferrell was on Conan O’Brien’s set, he revealed that there will be a sequel to “Anchorman.” While speaking with AM760/Salon, co-writer/director Adam McKay made several hints about the movie, which is currently being scripted. “I don’t want to give away too much…

  • Miss new booty

    On the lighter side… Some women are going to extreme measures in an effort to achieve larger-than-life rear ends. The most recent example occurred in Florida, where a woman, posing as a doctor, has been charged with illegally injecting toxic substances into women’s buttocks. According to ABC News, substances used include cement, glue, Fix-A-Flat tire…

  • Facebook purchases Instagram for $1 billion

    Emily Bartelheim News Editor On Monday, April 9, Facebook announced that it will purchase the enormously popular Instagram application for approximately $1 billion. The deal is Facebook’s largest acquisition to date. Instagram recently took off in popularity. The app conveniently turns photos individuals take on their phone to look like they were taken in the…

  • This March the hottest on record

    John McGovern Viewpoints Editor Breaking out shorts and swimsuits this past month coincided with record breaking temperatures for March. The U.S. experienced its hottest March on record, averaging 8.6 degrees higher than the norm from data collected since 1895. Despite an April which has flirted with snowfall and crisp breezes, the results follow a warming…