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Physics professor awarded research grant
Dr. Susan Lehman has been awarded a National Science Foundation grant to study avalanches Dr. Susan Lehman, Clare Boothe Luce Associate Professor of Physics, is a recent recipient of a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). She is Wooster’s 14th such awardee since 2006. Her research focuses on the inner workings of avalanches, specifically…
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Alison Bechdel to Visit Campus
Sarah Carracher News Editor Renowned cartoonist Alison Bechdel, the artist behind the long-running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For and graphic memoir Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic, is set to visit the College on Oct. 17 and give a lecture entitled “Drawing Lessons: The Comics of Everyday Life.” Bechdel, openly gay since the age…
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Wayne County loses housing assistance grant
For the first time in 20 years, Wayne County will not receive funds from the Community Housing Improvement Program Maddi O’Neill News Editor Wayne County and the City of Wooster have lost their bid for the Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) grant for the first time since 1994. The CHIP grant, which allows the Wayne…
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Petition asks Cornwell to sign Climate Commitment
Anya Cohen Managing Editor In an effort to reduce the College’s carbon footprint and fight climate change, Wooster students are signing a petition that they hope will encourage President Grant Cornwell to endorse the American College and University Presidents’ Climate Commitment (ACUPCC). The ACUPCC is a contract for colleges and universities that demonstrates a commitment…
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Oregon tuition plan lessens student debt burden
Sarah Carracher News Editor Oregon’s state legislature has approved a radical new pilot program to ease the financial burden on college students. Under the Pay It Forward, Pay It Back Act, students can attend college in exchange for paying a percentage of their annual income to the government for 24 years after graduating. The option,…
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New email server to replace Novell
Exchange Online, a Microsoft Outlook Web Application, will replace the College’s Groupwise email service Mariah Joyce Staff Writer Starting in April of 2013, the Wooster campus began transitioning from its current email provider to a new service called Exchange Online, a Microsoft Outlook Web Application. Previously, College of Wooster students, faculty and staff used Scotmail,…
