Category: News

  • Scot Council Elections begin for the 2021-22 academic year

    Chloe Burdette Editor in Chief   Scot Council has begun the elections process for the upcoming 2021-22 academic year. The ballot will include seats for four class representatives for the 2022, 2023 and 2024 class years, as well as five constituency representative positions. Scot Council’s constituency representative positions are meant to allow for greater advocacy…

  • Ohio PenFriends comes to Wooster

    Kate Murphy News Editor   Earlier this year, The College of Wooster became involved in a pen pal program open to any student who wishes to participate. Wooster joined Ohio PenFriends along with many other Ohio universities and colleges, including Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio University and more. To become involved, students from…

  • Dean of Students office provides staff update

    Bijeta Lamichhane News Editor   On Mar. 1, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Myrna Hernández sent an email to the campus community regarding changes in staff within the dean of students office. Hernández stated that these updates were made to “help students find support in the right places during the time…

  • Scots Career Hub paves way for effective career planning

    Kate Murphy News Editor   Earlier this semester, The College of Wooster launched a new virtual career center. The Scots Career Hub has the goal of engaging motivated students and supporting graduates by providing the guidance and the resources needed to integrate their unique backgrounds, liberal arts education and experiences into meaningful career paths. Lisa…

  • Students question lack of diversity in Scot Council election

    Megan Tuennerman Managing Editor   With four out of five open positions uncontested, this week’s 2021-22 Scot Council Executive Board elections left some students wishing for a more diverse and representative group on the ballot. “Scot Council, particularly in our executive leadership, is not terribly diverse,” current President Olivia Proe ’21 acknowledged. “Though we’ve been…

  • Custodial staff voice concerns about their well-being

    Bijeta Lamichhane News Editor Samuel Boudreau Senior News Writer   On Feb. 9, the Voice received a letter from members of the custodial staff that described their feelings and experiences during the pandemic. One member of the custodial staff told the Voice, “There are different people in custodial that would like to say stuff, but…