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Regarding the educated idiot
Gareth McNamara According to the Department of Education, full-time enrollment in degree-granting institutions increased by 45 percent between 2000 and 2010. Census Bureau figures show that more than 38 million people over the age of 18 that hold a bachelor’s degree. Does this mean the nation is achieving higher, getting smarter? In a word, no.…
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Advice for First-Years
Seonna Gittens I and many others imagined freshman year as a time of complete bliss. It was an opportunity for me to mold myself into the individual I wanted to become. I thought college would be the time for awesome friends, crazy, never-ending parties and The Lizzie McGuire Movie study abroad/love experience. In reality, the…
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You done messed up, UG trivia
Anya Cohen I don’t remember the last instance my time was more thoroughly wasted than at Nov. 13’s trivia at the Underground. Admittedly, UG trivia usually boasts pretty boring categories, and last week was no exception with three of the five categories dubbed “Thanksgiving,” “Christmas” and “random.” The only category even remotely worthy of…
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The abuse of the Copeland Fund
Anya Cohen Before I begin my verbal attempt at tearing the Copeland Fund a new one, admittedly, congratulations are in order. Congratulations to the recent recipients of Copeland funding. The application certainly doesn’t seem to be a cakewalk, and according to the “Copeland Fund for Independent Study” page on the Wooster website, the grant is…
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Of gender nonconformity
Scott McLellan “The Voice’s article on the Problem Of Spectrum was really great but…cis gays complaining about their ‘lack of representation’ on campus. You can go to literally any other queer organization and that…is entirely geared toward you…Don’t complain about unequal representation while you’re having a feast and I’m eating your…crumbs.” -Anonymous “…I don’t think…
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What’s the issue with lanyards?
Brooke Skiba The iconic Wooster lanyard. We all receive one freshman year, and we all are guilty of hole-punching our COW cards and wearing the social stigma for at least a short time at the start of our college career. But does anyone ever question why we stopped? Once this question entered my mind, I…
