Category: Viewpoints

  • Lowry food: what am I missing?

    The first week of school, after all the upperclassmen had returned, the line to get into Lowry Dining Hall extended far into the mailroom. I gave up and went to Momís Truck Stop instead.† Kittredge Hall, a smaller cafeteria that also had smaller lines, sounded great, but I have never eaten there. I am a…

  • Disney/Marvel merge might be good

    As GM has proven, corporations are like empires: they rise and fall. Since the mid-00s, Iíve thought of Disney as an empire in decline. Disney will survive another day, though.† So will its new purchase, Marvel Entertainment.† Some comic book fans may be furious, but itís far wiser to embrace the change than fight it.

  • Protest the war, not the soldiers

    ìThe military donít [sic] start wars.† Politicians start wars,” the American general William Westmoreland once said. And he is absolutely correct. In the wars of recent years, including both the Vietnam conflict and the War on Terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, there have been numerous protests and demonstrations. Groups of people line up along streets…

  • Water should always be free at Momís

    I love Momís Truck Stop.† I love it so much Iíve burned through 89 flex dollars in less than three weeks. However, their new policy on water is ridiculous. Most restaurants will give you a glass of ice water for free, especially when you are already ordering food.† Here in the United States, itís a…

  • Theft at Momís adds up

    As you wait in the endless line at Momís for your daily cup of coffee, something shiny catches your eye. You look to your left and see a variety of snacks staring at you from the shelves. You think about how a big bag of cheddar Chex Mix would taste and before you know it,…

  • To the Editors:

    I am writing in response to the article ìWe deserve more than a tool shed,” published Sept. 4. In my three years at The College of Wooster, I have lived in the Annex, Bissma, and Wagner. What I have found is that almost anyone will tell you that, in reality, the physical condition of the…