Category: News

  • COVID-19 updates spread hope for a better semester

    Savannah Sima Senior News Writer   On April 20, The College of Wooster announced that an on-campus clinic will be available for students, and this time, the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be administered. This comes just one week after the nation-wide pause on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine that was originally going to be offered…

  • I.S. Symposium receives over 6,500 attendees from 96 countries

    Bijeta Lamichhane News Editor   The College held a virtual Independent Study (I.S.) Symposium on Friday, April 16, where around 200 students from the class of 2021 presented their senior research projects. Although the symposium was virtual this year, the College had set up various ways for the campus community to engage with the presenters.…

  • Good news from around the world

    Former cook gets her mortgage paid by fraternity Jessie Hamilton — a former cook at Louisiana State University — recently had her mortgage paid by several members of Phi Gamma Delta, a fraternity at the university. When the fraternity brothers found out that Hamilton was still working two jobs at the age of 74 to…

  • The complicated legacy of president Howard Lowry: As our values evolve, do our heroes change as well?

    Maggie Dougherty Editor in Chief   Content Warning: This article contains descriptions of sexual harassment and predatory behavior. In early March, a Viewpoint titled “Consider implications of renaming buildings” was published in the pages of the Voice. Near the end of the article, author Geoffrey Allen ’23 posed a question to the paper’s readers: “Today…

  • Wooster offers 10 summer courses to students

    Kate Murphy News Editor   For the first time since 2006, The College of Wooster will be offering courses over the summer. All courses will be taught remotely, using a combination of synchronous and asynchronous modes of learning. This flexibility will allow for students to complete the courses no matter their time zone or summer…

  • C.O.W. plans commencement; seniors to move out the same day

    Bijeta Lamichhane News Editor   On March 25, President Sarah Bolton sent an email to the Class of 2021 detailing plans for commencement this year. While the organizers have taken several factors into account while making the plans to ensure every senior has the opportunity to celebrate — such as planning an outdoor event while…