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College changes policy on credits and IB scores
Waverly Hart Editor in Chief On Monday, Feb. 3, the faculty voted to change their policy on accepting transfer credits and International Baccalaureate (IB) exam scores, as well as changing the final exam schedule. These changes were brought to the faculty by the Educational Policy Committee (EPC), which reviewed the changes and made a legislative…
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Residence Life calls off plan after backlash
Laura Haley Chief Copy Editor During an all-staff January Residence Life meeting, Residential Assistants (RAs) were notified of the possibility of a new system which would require the RAs to input data regarding each of their residents into a spreadsheet intended for Residence Life. Commenting on the purpose of the intended data collection, the Director…
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C.O.W. increases the cost of tuition
Claire Montgomery Senior News Writer On Dec. 19, President Sarah Bolton sent an email detailing a rise in tuition, room and board for the 2020-21 school year. “After careful deliberation, the College’s Board of Trustees has determined that the com- prehensive fee … will increase by 3.89 percent. For a student with a typical board…
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College and City continue to improve relationship
Olivia Proe Features Editor Beall Avenue acts as the main thoroughfare of The College of Wooster campus, but it has also long been an intersection between the lives of students and city residents. Hateful comments, harassment and sometimes acts of violence towards students along Beall have highlighted Wooster’s fraught “town and gown” relationship. Rooted in…
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Various offices update staff members
Savannah Sima Contributing Writer Over winter break, some changes within the Dean of Stu- dents Office and the Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) were determined and communicated to the student body by Dean of Students Scott Brown. “We are always evaluating how we are staffing to best serve students,” Brown said. “We initiated the…
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Potential new program aims to enchance student experience
Bijeta Lamichhane News Editor The College is developing a new program called “Pathways,” which aims to focus on creating opportunities for students that help them explore their intellectual interests as well as professional aspirations. “For some students, these interests are the same,” President Sarah Bolton said. “But for others, they are quite different.” This program…
