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Is cooperation possible in Congress?
During Congress’ recent lame-duck session something extraordinary happened; important legislation was actually passed and put into effect. To clarify, Merriam-Webster defines Ïlame-duckÓ as an elected group continuing in office during the period between failure to win an election and the inauguration of the successor. This was the case for the former Democratic-controlled House of Representatives…
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The right must reexamine itself
In the past decade, a new generation of the Republican Party has brought an increasingly dogmatic and pugilistic brand of conservatism to mainstream political discourse. In the wake of Jared Loughner’s murderous rampage in Tucson, Ariz., including the maiming of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, the civility in American politics is at the forefront of media discourse.…
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The conflicting influence of Wikileaks
It’s been a long time since someone has received as many different reputations as Julian Assange ó Sarah Palin compared him to Osama Bin Laden, Daniel Ellsburg, the man responsible for “The Pentagon Papers,” has said that he’s “serving our democracy,” and Assange has probably at one time or another heard everything in between.
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Appreciate Wooster
The harvest moon has come and gone, illuminating the sky and shedding light on the brightly colored leaves scattered about the campus. During these beautiful times it is easy to exhaust your energy in seemingly important things, losing sight of the entities and individuals in life that truly matter.
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SOA should be shut down now
Recently, a student† wrote an article for The Wooster Voice defending the School of the Americas (SOA), a controversial military training facility in Fort Benning, Ga., that has been linked to egregious human rights abuses in Latin America. This is a response to that article and will explain why the SOA is responsible for these…
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Wooster should resolve parking issues
It’s no secret that Wooster’s first-year class is, to say the least, huge. In addition, it seems that a large number of these first-years have brought their cars to campus.† Any senior (and the few juniors) living in Armington or Stevenson, as well as any upper-classmen living in Kenarden, Andrews or Douglass, can most certainly…
