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Black Student Association holds demonstation
BSA honored the victims of two recent police shooting, while simultaneously raising awareness for the Black Lives Matter movement Mackenzie Clark News Editor On Wednesday, Sept. 21, members of the Black Student Association (BSA) gathered outside of Lowry Center to stand in solidarity with the families and friends of victims of recent police shootings, such…
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Large student turnout for first Presidential Debate
Janel England News Editor This past Monday, Sept. 26, students from the communications department hosted a viewing event for students at the College of Wooster to watch the first Presidential Debate between Republican nominee Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. The host students began the event a half hour before the actual debate, where…
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Students register to vote amidst policy confusion
The College Democrats completed non-partisan training and are the only student group qualified to register voters Janel England News Editor Ohio’s status as a pivotal swing state makes it a desirable place to be registered to vote. But as the deadline for voter registration approaches on Oct. 11, there has been some confusion among The…
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Election Day petition suggested, rejected
Students detail plans to revisit petition in the next four years Emily Anderson Contributing Writer Recently, two students of the College of Wooster, Monét Davis ’19 and Jordan Griffith ’19, started a petition to have classes cancelled on Election Day this year. Inspired by Northwestern University’s announcement in June that classes would be cancelled on…
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Blackbirds take flight at Villanova
Lily Danielle Viewpoints Editor Blackbirds, The College of Wooster’s team and community of Irish dancers, has started preparations for an intercollegiate Irish dance festival and competition at Villanova University (which the team calls a ‘feis’). The team’s hopes for success at Villanova, combined with a variety of public performances that’ll stretch on through the year,…
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Scots football tops conference rival Allegheny at home
Shelley Grostefon Senior Sports Writer While The College of Wooster’s football team’s first home game was initially delayed by classic Ohio weather, the team waited out the rain with successful results. The Scots’ first home game in the 2016 season ended with an exciting victory over longtime rival Allegheny College, 49-40. The team was coming…
