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The Tuscon Massacre-Implications for the future
Jared Lee Loughner, the man responsible for the death of six people and the wounding of 14, including Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), just entered a plea of Ïnot guiltyÓ Monday in Phoenix, Ariz. On Jan. 8, Loughner began firing his semi-automatic gun in front of a Safeway grocery store parking lot in Tucson, Ariz. A…
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Professor of Communication receives prestigious award
The College of Wooster is once again on the national academic scene thanks to Professor of Communication Studies Denise Bostdorff.† Bostdorff is being recognized for her most recent book “Proclaiming the Truman Doctrine: The Cold War Call to Arms,” which was published in 2008. In November, at the National Communication Association annual meeting in San…
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Alum makes American major motion picture debut
Motion picture director and Wooster graduate Duncan Jones ’95 has a lot on his plate right now. Coming off the hit of his sci-fi thriller “Moon,” Jones now has another milestone to celebrate: his American film debut. His new movie “Source Code” hits theaters on April 15 next year and is already creating a buzz…
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College ties to India strengthened by visit
Late January marks an exciting time for President Grant Cornwell and his wife, Peg, associate to the president for community, trustee and parent relations.† The couple will be accompanied by Shila Garg, professor of physics and former dean of faculty, on a two-week excursion to India that will tour four different cities.
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Helen Murray Free ’45 receives two national awards
Many students, professors, and alumni from The College of Wooster have been recognized for outstanding achievement in their academic fields, and the most recent notable alum is Helen Murray Free† class of 1945. Free is considered to be a pioneering chemist and recently received two prestigious awards: the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and…
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Activism rises on college campuses to end hate groups
The recent addition of the location of hate groups across the country on the walls of Lowry Pit this past week has shown the Wooster campus that as protected as it may seem in this small town, ignorance and racism still are clearly apparent in society. These hate groups range from Holocaust deniers to Ku…
