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All-gender restrooms become reality after long campaign
Stephen Lumetta Senior News Writer Students may have noticed a slight change as they headed into select restrooms recently: signs went up around campus designating certain single-occupant restrooms as all-gender. The approximately 30 restrooms designated as all-gender are located around the campus, including restrooms in Gault and Andrews Libraries, Lowry Center and Kauke Hall. The…
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College misses federal deadline, posts crime statistics at prompting of Twitter activist
Mariah Joyce News Editor On Friday, Oct. 10, Swarthmore College senior Hope Brinn tweeted at The College of Wooster, asking “Where are your updated crime stats?” The statistics Brinn was referring to are those on sexual assault, stalking and domestic violence, which all colleges that receive federal funding are required to make public by posting…
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Greenhouse to replace paper towel dispensers with dryers
Dominic Piacentini Editor-in-Chief Greenhouse is campaigning to replace paper towel dispensers in campus restrooms with automatic hand dryers as a part of their waste reduction initiative. The organization is The College of Wooster’s student-run environmental activism group whose goal is to promote energy saving and sustainability consciousness on campus. “We continue to strive for more…
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“Bearacade” system installed in classrooms
Maddi O’Neill Editor-in-Chief The Emergency Steering Committee (ESC) has decided to install defensive devices known as “Bearacades” in all classrooms to protect students from an intruder in the event of an active shooter situation. The devices were installed in classrooms in Kauke and Taylor Halls over Fall Break, and more will be placed in…
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SGA pushes for more legislative power, autonomy on campus
Mariah Joyce News Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) is spearheading an initiative to have a more accountable student voice on campus, according to SGA President Josh Foerst ’15. This initiative is in response to a loss of power on the part of SGA as a result of a Campus Council (CC) restructuring which took…
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Campus Council works to edit House Party Policy
Stephen Lumetta Contributing Writer Campus Council (CC) is currently working toward amending the house party policies to ensure that house parties can occur safely and responsibly. According to CC Chair Elliot Wainwright ’15, distinctions need to be made between private parties and public parties. CC will amend the current policy to include these distinctions. CC…
