Category: Viewpoints

The College of Wooster community often neglects the role that many of us play in allowing injustices to persist. We, especially myself, have been told to believe the lie: that Wooster is in a bubble. The recent actions of Drake Schwenke ’18, in posting heinous misinformation about Black and Jewish people, should be proof enough…

Dear Editors: Members of the Board of Trustees have closely followed the recent events on campus relating to the Galpin Call-in. We have heard the concerns of the students who participated in the Call-in, received updates from the administration concerning those concerns and read with deep interest the coverage of the events in The Wooster…

Over the past week, there has been a long conversation about the Galpin Call-in, which took place on Jan. 24, 2018. Most of the discussions that have taken place have focused on debriefing the takeaways from the event itself and the relevance of the agreed upon demands. One of the questions that has seemingly been…

On Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2018 several student leaders and I presented, negotiated and led a sit-in with the intent of establishing concrete change for our campus community. Though criticized, I want to take time to reflect on the Galpin Call-in 2018. During times of social activism, reflection is essential. How could we possibly make our…

In order to move forward together with anything, anytime, our community has to listen to each other in all things. I disagreed with the Galpin Call-in demonstration because it did not reflect much of the work this campus’ organizations have spent decades fighting for. There are still rules and requirements to fulfill for a protest.…

Last Sunday, the assistant pastor of the church I attend here in Dallas, Texas, preached a message that had the main tagline, “Don’t quit until you get what you came for.” He illustrated the story of Claudette Colvin, the young, dark skinned black girl from Montgomery, Ala., who inspired the people of the NAACP, Montgomery…