Category: News

  • College selects new VP for finance

    Wyatt Smith News Editor A search committee recently selected Deanna McCormick as the College’s new vice president for finance and business. The post was previously held by Laurie Stickelmaier, who left last summer for a similar position at Beloit College. Wooster’s vice president for finance and business is the institution’s chief financial officer, responsible for…

  • Soup and Bread’s popularity rebounds

    Ben Taylor Viewpoints Editor Soup and Bread has more than doubled its average weekly attendance since last year, increasing from between 60 and 70 students a week to between 120 and 150, and is looking to grow further still. “We’re hoping to keep bumping up our average,” said Soup and Bread Coordinator Hannah Redding ’15.…

  • Chaos in Armington

    Intoxicated visitor sets off extinguisher in hallway at 3 a.m., triggering fire alarm Wyatt Smith News Editor Around 3 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 7, an intoxicated young man set off a fire extinguisher in the second and third floors of Armington Hall, activating the fire alarm and coating the floor and walls with powdery extinguishing…

  • Upcoming Campus Council elections will implement new system

    Maddi O’Neill News Editor Campus Council will hold its first election under a new system of representation from Feb. 18 to Feb. 20. Instead of being chosen by student organization, Campus Council seats will be allocated by issues including international diversity, racial diversity, gender and sexuality diversity, service and civic engagement and selective organizations. In…

  • Cornwell elected to AAC&U board of directors

    Association of American Colleges and Universities recognizes president’s innovative approach Mariah Joyce Chief Copy Editor President Grant Cornwell was recently elected to the board of directors of the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Founded in 1915 as a group of 179 small liberal arts colleges, AAC&U now boasts a membership of over 1,300…

  • Water damage to Shack to cause delays in the College’s ownership

    Ben Taylor Viewpoints Editor The recent spell of cold weather has caused the water pipes at the building that formerly housed the Shack to burst, resulting in a substantial deal of damage to the property and potentially affecting efforts by the college to acquire it. “I haven’t seen the damage first hand,” said Dean of…