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Portlandia returns for fun-filled seventh season
Jared Berg Editor In Chief Portlandia, the critically acclaimed yet perpetually commercially underrated sketch comedy series from IFC, recently debuted its seventh season. While only four of ten episodes have aired, the sampling is more than enough to say that the seventh season stays true to its predecessors, even if the jokes do not come…
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Sally Yates is a true American hero
President Donald Trump fired Sally Yates from her position of acting attorney general on Jan. 30. Her dismissal comes after she told the Justice Department not to defend the anti-immigration executive order. She had also noted in her statement that she believed the order barring Muslims from entering the U.S. was illegal. There are multiple…
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Illuminating a “po-faced zealot” perspective
In the most recent edition of this newspaper, published on Nov. 18, a viewpoint was offered with the goal of “Illuminating a ‘deplorable’ perspective.” This piece of writing gathered quite a bit of attention and seemed to satisfy the writer’s “life affirming” goal of attacking “politically correct liberalism.” If you happen to be one of…
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An Open Letter to Wooster Conservatives
I sincerely hope that the opinion piece titled “Illuminating a ‘deplorable’ perspective” (Nov. 18, 2016) does not represent the sentiment of conservative students at The College of Wooster. Speaking for myself, I distinguish Wooster’s conservative students from the xenophobes, misogynists, racists, anti-Semites and homophobes who also voted for President-elect Trump and who do not in…
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Third alleged Title IX violation under investigation
A third Title IX investigation has been opened by the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights Mariah Joyce Editor in Chief The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) has opened a third Title IX investigation at The College of Wooster. The complainants received official confirmation that their case had been accepted and…
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Wooster faculty will serenade the College at upcoming symphony
Katie Cameron A & E Editor This Sunday, three faculty members at The College of Wooster are proud to present “Flights of Fancy,” a concert in Gault Recital Hall at the Scheide Music Center. Carrie Culver, a soprano, Hild Peerson, a clarinet player, and Brian Dykstra will perform multiple pieces in various combinations. Peerson is…
