Category: News

  • Shack to be demolished

    Ian Benson Editor-in-Chief Despite purchasing the building with the purpose of converting it into a space that could be used by the College, the building which formerly housed The Shack will be demolished sometime this summer. This decision comes after the City of Wooster declared the building “unfit for human habitation” and the College decided…

  • Fate of sustainability coordinator position uncertain

    Wyatt Smith News Editor In light of the upcoming departure of Sb Loder, the College’s sustainability coordinator, a group of students and faculty are working to ensure that her position continues. Wooster’s sustainability coordinator, a post created by Loder two years ago, is in charge of organizing and promoting sustainability initiatives on campus. The administration…

  • Fairlawn residents appeal exorbitant electric bills

    Anya Cohen Managing Editor The 12 students currently residing in the Fairlawn Apartments as participants of the Independent Senior Housing Option (ISHO) are petitioning the College after receiving electric bills in February and March that were more than double the cost of their electric bills from previous months. ISHO is a housing program that more…

  • SGA forms new committees to tackle campus issues

    Maddi O’Neill News Editor The Student Government Association (SGA) has formed three new ad hoc committees that will soon begin meeting to tackle issues on campus. The first committee, known as the Respect Committee, will attempt to “push more responsibility into students’ hands for their actions,” according to SGA President Josh Foerst ’15. The idea…

  • C.O.W. math team top in nation

    Mariah Joyce Chief Copy Editor On Friday, April 4, a College of Wooster team which had participated in the international Mathematical Contest in Modeling discovered that they had finished first in the nation and eleventh worldwide. The team, comprised of Popi Palchoudhuri ’16, Sunny Mitra ’16 and Dagm Ayalew ’16, was thrilled at the news.…

  • Room selection draws criticism

    Wyatt Smith News Editor While reactions were mixed, this year’s room selection process came with its fair share of complaints. Most of the criticism was directed at an imbalance in the number of male and female rooms. More females than males participated in general room selection — due to a higher number of male students…