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The world is changing; why can’t language?
Ellen Skonce In August of 2013, the Oxford English Dictionary Online announced some of the words they intended to add to the dictionary in its quarterly update, including: “selfie – n. a photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically one taken with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website;”…
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Mom’s and Buckets of Shame
Gareth McNamara Do me a favor, will ye? This week, preferably Friday or Saturday (cos weekend drinking) or Wednesday (cos alliteration drinking), take a walk over to Mom’s at just after three in the morning. They’re officially closed at that stage so you won’t be let in, but you can press your face up against…
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Exposing the contradictions of vegetarianism
Jesse Tiffen I once believed so strongly in the tenets of vegetarianism, I continued to recommend that others become vegetarian years after I became a vegan. Over time I learned that the ethical implications of a vegetarian diet are essentially the same as an omnivorous diet. Vegetarians still consume dairy and eggs and therefore the…
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In the words of someone else, my heart aches
R Taylor Grow My roommate once suggested that we — the privileged Millennials who have never really suffered — are so separated from our emotions that we rely on musicians to feel sad on our behalf. The day he offered this insight, I had one earbud pouring a gloomy Ingrid Michaelson song into my ear.…
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Drop the Mic: Ethical Allyship
Scott McLellan As you can imagine, I was startled last Monday when the popular Facebook page Wooster Compliments counter-reprimanded me for a sardonic post made Sunday night during the MTV VMAs. I relentlessly criticized the foregrounding of Macklemore & Ryan Lewis’s song “Same Love” (featuring Miranda Lambert) as a display of loving progress and…
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Make your own fun, man
Wyatt Smith Every Wooster student has undoubtedly either voiced or overheard a complaint about how boring Wooster is. These grumblings are indicative of a social defeatism felt by many students. These individuals, especially upperclassmen, complain about the ‘Wooster bubble’ and the lack of social events on campus without feeling the need to do anything about…
