Category: News

  • Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King visits Wooster

    The Black Student Association invited King to speak in honor of Black History Month. King spoke on the civil rights issues of today, discussed the presidential election and fielded questions from the audience. Ashanti Wallace Viewpoints Editor Black Lives Matter activist Shaun King delivered a speech entitled “Civil Rights Today, The New Civil Rights Movement”…

  • Students report multiple incidents near Beall Ave.

    Meg Itoh News Editor A student was injured in front of Gault Library on Monday, Feb. 15 on Memorial Walkway after a car struck/ran over the student’s foot. Steve Glick, director of Security and Protective Services (SPS), said the driver thought Memorial Walkway was a road and was driving east when the incident occurred. “The…

  • AMRE to expand into new disciplines, projects

    Mariah Joyce Editor in Chief The Applied Methods Research Experience (AMRE) program is expanding to include students in disciplines other than math and computer science this year. AMRE is a summer research opportunity wherein approximately 10 faculty-advised student teams work for eight weeks with clients in the area, according to Brett Woodard, associate director of…

  • House events indefinitely prohibited

    Structural damage to houses prompted the announcement Maddi O’Neill Editor in Chief Administrators announced Monday that students are prohibited from using any campus house or apartment to host events due to safety concerns, adding to ongoing student questions about the availability of party spaces. In a memo signed by Director of Residence Life Nathan Fein,…

  • President Bolton hears from students at first fireside chat

    The event, which was billed as a listening session for Bolton rather than a talking session, covered topics from stress and mental health to alcohol and party spaces. Mariah Joyce Editor in Chief During her visit to campus last weekend, President-elect Sarah Bolton held a fireside chat in the Lowry Pit. Bolton said at the…

  • Tentative future facilities plan presented

    Stephen Lumetta News Editor Doug Laditka, associate vice president for facilities management and development, presented a plan earlier this week for future building renovations and replacement on campus. Laditka gave three presentations on Monday and Tuesday. During the presentations, he explained the history of facilities master plans at the College and the current plan, which…