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Wooster attracts record number of applicants
Scott Friedhoff attributes increased interest to changes in College’s promotions Emily Bartelheim News Editor This year, The College of Wooster received approximately 5,200 student applicants, a record-breaking number. Dr. Scott Friedhoff, vice president for enrollment and college relations, attributes this increase to the change in the way the “Wooster story” is told. The two main…
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National, International, National, April 6th
NATIONAL NYPD’s ‘Stop, Question and Frisk’ program accused of racial profiling New York Police are becoming more powerful after a recent program, titled “Stop, Question and Frisk,” was implemented in order to combat the number of murders and other violent crimes in New York City. Many critics are charging that the new law gives the…
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Jailmates can be hipsters too, right?
On the lighter side… Kris Fronzak Editor in Chief According to The Washington Post, thick-framed “hipster glasses” have more than a trendy or ornamental appeal. The frames supposedly also make the wearer appear innocent. Prison inmates have known this for years, and trade the accessories amongst each other before trials. Families sometimes drop them off…
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ACLU reports police phone tracking
Emily Bartelheim & Ramsey Kincannon News Editors The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) recently released a new study which showed that “virtually all [of the 200 police departments examined] track the location of cell phones with data supplied by wireless carriers” (cnn.com). The discovery comes on the heels of other alleged civil rights abuses by…
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Canada to discontinue producing penny
Copper coin deemed ‘too expensive’ to continue producing at such little value Ramsey Kincannon News Editor Canada, much like its southern neighbor, has been coping with a financial crisis. However, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s new budget plan does more than just pinch pennies — it eliminates them altogether. The Ottowa government says it costs “1.6…
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English Department faces changes
Emily Bartelheim News Editor The College’s English Department like other departments, will undergo staff changes for the 2012–2013 academic year. The Research and Studies Committee decides when professors can take their sabbatical leaves. The process is competitive, and there are certain prerequisites before a professor is able to take their leaves, such as a required…
