Category: Viewpoints

Michael Curran Contributing Writer   Self-love is something that’s often brought up in the context of someone being heartbroken or having poor self-esteem. It is supposed to be the thing that helps them recover and shape who they are. Of course, there is truth to such a statement. But let this be a reminder that…

Tobin Chin Contributing Writer     At some points in my life, it has felt as if the world is slowly descending into a pool of cloudy uncertainty, a feeling which no form of escapism or distraction can lift me from. To me, it felt this way at the beginning of the pandemic; the panicked…

Bobby Ramkissoon Contributing Writer Dylynn Lasky Contributing Writer   Recently, President Bolton issued an email regarding a “racial bias incident” in which the head coach of the Wooster men’s lacrosse team uttered the n-word. In a moment of righteous indignation, President Bolton declared that “this language is wrong, unacceptable, and has no place at The…

Shelby Jones Contributing Writer   In the spring of my freshman year here, I suffered a huge loss. My mom passed away incredibly suddenly and I was sent into a tailspin. I didn’t know what to do and felt the worst I’ve ever felt, even now. I had to take weeks off campus and wasn’t…

Aspen Rush Editor-in-Chief   When we talk about love, our brains have been trained to jump to the romantic. From childhood, we have been told to search for “the one.” At ten, I was amongst thousands of young readers who picked up Twilight for the first time. More than anything, I wanted that epic, earth-shattering…

Haley Huett A&E Editor   There are many different philosophical approaches to the topic of love. Almost universally, love is said to be a response to value. When you love someone, you love them because they are beautiful or smart. Maybe they’re really funny or deliciously tall. We see these qualities represented in others and…