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First-year seminar author speaks on campus
By simply passing Ishmael Beah on the street or having a casual encounter with him, one would never guess the story this man possesses. Once a child soldier, Ishmael Beah has lived much beyond his years. First-year students were asked to read his memoir, “A Long Way Gone,” this summer for part of their FYS…
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Sophomore to share experiences from post-graduation expedition
Snaking along the East Coast, the 2,174.6-mile Appalachian Trail is the longest marked footpath in the United States. Ben Welbourn ’11 has seen every inch of it. “Basically when I graduated from high school, I took five months to hike from Maine to Georgia. I started on June 16th and ended Nov. 13th ‚Ä” just…
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Family Weekend event successful
Just four weeks ago, Wooster students were saying good-bye to parents, grandparents and siblings and turning their attention to unpacking dorm rooms and beginning the fall semester. Last weekend, however, the campus welcomed students’ families back for the opportunity to experience life on the Wooster campus.
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Psychology professor to take part in APA panel
College of Wooster Professor of Psychology Sarah Clayton was one of 10 people selected to work on an American Psychological Association (APA) Task Force on the Interface Between Psychology and Global Climate Change. While it is not news that the environment has psychological impacts on people and vice versa, it has not been a topic…
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Men’s basketball travels on summer excursion to Italy
The men’s basketball team had quite an interesting summer when eleven players and two coaches from the men’s team traveled to Italy in August for 11 days to play basketball and tour the country. The team flew into Milan and then drove to Lake Como and stayed there for a couple of days. They then…
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High-intensity wind damages felt statewide
Last Sunday, Sept. 14, millions of people across Ohio experienced effects of intense windstorms as the remnants of Hurricane Ike moved across the state. Prior to the storm, the National Weather Service had issued a high-wind warning for Wayne County, indicating that gusts at a minimum of 40 to 60 m.p.h. were forthcoming – nearly…
