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Meghan McCain bares all on Twitter
Anyone who has checked any major news outlet in the last week (or simply been on planet Earth) should have read all about Meghan McCainís recent controversial picture posted on her public Twitter account. †If you havenít seen the image of† McCain, letís just say she leaves little to the imagination. Supposedly trying to advertise…
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Where were you when the lights came on?
If youíre like the majority of Woosterís student body, family and friends, you were down at John P. Papp stadium ó smashed in the bleachers, hovering outside the fenced area or crowded together and blocking the exits ó to watch our first-ever night football game. The energy was tangible, and even when the opponents pulled…
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DOES PRESIDENT OBAMA DESERVE THE NOBEL PRIZE? Nobel Prize encourages changes
Immediately after President Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize on Oct. 9, a hurricane of media criticism exploded. The dominant attitude was that Obama did not deserve the award, due to insufficient activity in peace processes. But the rationale for selection is much deeper than many critics observe.
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Wrong timing for Obamaís prize
Donít get me wrong ó Iím not going to knock President Obama for accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. In keeping with his usual elegance, he humbly spun the win into an affirmation of his administrationís goals. To pundits who suggest he should have declined the prize, I say that would perhaps have been the worst…
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Wooster bubble is a lie
Coming into The College of Wooster, we were warned of it: students rarely leave campus because everything we need is on campus. This, of course, is not true. The only thing that kept me permanently on campus last year was a lack of a car. This year, however, things have changed. In fact, I have…
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Former Poet Laureate inspires
I grabbed a cookie outside of Kauke 237 and found a seat two chairs over from the ex-Poet Laureate of The United States of America. I leaned to my left trying to inconspicuously eavesdrop on what she was saying to Professor Tom Prendergast. ìÖ Iíve learned to appreciate the cold. I lived in Arizona and…
