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Laws against marijuana harmful
When watching the premiere of HBO’s excellent new show, “Boardwalk Empire,” Martin Scorcese’s exploration of Atlantic City during prohibition, where booze flowed freely, I kept on getting this nagging feeling.† It wasn’t because the show felt like “The Sopranos” crossed with “Mad Men.”† It wasn’t the ridiculousness of the totally unnecessary sex scene (I swear,…
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The online generation
Since setting out to start writing this editorial, I have looked around on Facebook four times and hit the refresh button on my Twitter probably twice that many.† I’ve found out two things: 1. it’s really easy to sit and stare at these sites for long periods of time. 2. everyone is really excited for…
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How Wooster should spend money
Don’t get me wrong, The College of Wooster is in dire need of a new athletics facility, and with $30 million set aside it looks like we’re getting a pretty good one. The old PEC and its facilities were, to put it nicely, subpar, and these new additions will add to the athletic competency this…
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The road to being green
In the few years I’ve been enrolled at Wooster, I’ve seen some pretty radical changes to our campus. Babcock was remodeled. We were issued new COW cards that distinguish between over- and underage students. The cards are also brighter ó and therefore harder to lose. Holden Annex was finally closed, then reopened again. Our PEC…
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First-years should not be scapegoats
Several weeks ago, the College of Wooster opened it doors to the Class of 2014, an unexpectedly large class composed of over 600 students. Ever since the chaos of their “Moove-In” Day, their presence has definitely been felt on campus.† They’ve been welcomed into our athletic teams, our music groups, and other extracurricular activities. We’ve…
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The crucial future of the Internet
Access to the World Wide Web involves the combined production and services of a declining number of organizations. AT&T and Apple are essentially the sole companies granting many Americans connection to the Internet, and as smaller competition is eliminated, companies control more aspects of the presentation of an infinite amount of information.
