Category: News

  • SPS tests emergency alert system for campus

    Claire Montgomery Senior News Writer On Sept. 5, the campus community received an email from Joe Kirk, associate director of Security and Protective Services (SPS), stating that the College would be testing its emergency notification system. The following day, an email was sent by Steve Glick, director of Security and Protective Services, informing the campus…

  • UG temporarily closes after staff departure

    Grace Montgomery Contributing Writer Due to recent staffing changes, the Underground (UG) will not be open this semester. According to The College of Wooster website, the Underground, located under Kittredge Dining Hall, is a “dance club and bar” that hosts a “variety of entertainment and programming” like student performances and dance parties. Julia Zimmer, the…

  • Inclusive safe space opens for LGBTQIA+ students

    CDI  office for Sexuality and Gender Inclusion announces a location specifically reserved for LGBTQIA+  student Aubri McKoy Contributing Writer The opening of the new LGBTQIA+ inclusive space in the Compton basement marks the addition of a new safe space on campus. As the director of Sexuality and Gender Inclusion (SGI) in the Center for Diversity…

  • CDI adds two new members to its 2018-19 staff

    Samuel Casey Staff Writer The Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) has recently added two new members to its staff: Evan McCory, the program coordinator for International Student Services (ISS) and Civic & Social Responsibility, and Rabbi Dario Hunter, coordinator for Jewish Life and Intersectional Programming in Religious & Spiritual Life. McCory explained that he…

  • New additions join the College’s administrative team

    Samuel Casey Staff Writer The College of Wooster has recently hired two new members in its administration: Dr. Lisa Steffensen, assistant dean of students and dean for juniors and seniors, and Mitch Joseph, director of students’ rights and responsibilities. Before coming to Wooster, Dr. Steffensen served as the dean of student affairs at South University…

  • Wooster Police investigate BellStores robbery

    On Friday, Aug. 31, the BellStores convenience store and gas station was robbed, causing security concerns for campus community Mackenzie Clark Editor in Chief On Friday, Aug. 31, the BellStores convenience store and gas station on Beall Ave. north of campus was robbed around 10:15 p.m. The suspect, who was in possession of an air…