Category: Viewpoints

A few weeks ago, I took time out of my schedule to participate in a Safe Zone training. According to the Center for Diversity and Inclusion’s (CDI) website, Wooster’s Safe Zone Program is intended “To provide a welcoming environment for all gender identities, gender expressions and sexual orientations. Safe Zone establishes an identifiable network of…

Recently, business card-sized pamphlets distributed throughout several common spaces on campus announced a new, unofficial student group called Wooster Students for Collective Radical Action and Mobilization (WooSCRAM). A post on its website entitled “Mission Statement” says, “We are an organized body of leftist students with a diverse range of left-of-liberal views seeking to establish a…

The transition to living away from home and going to college is a difficult experience for anyone. Yet, for first-generation college students — whose parents did not attend, let alone graduate, from four-year institutions — the difficulties of the transition are even more challenging. From adapting to academic life while navigating the social scene to…

The predominant liberal mindset here in the U.S. is that the Democrats are the sensible party of social and economic justice, while the Republicans are the evil party of rigid social hierarchy and corporate power. While the Democrats are undeniably more sane and willing to compromise than the Republicans, they are more or less equally…

“Racists suck” is a general sentiment that I think most people on this campus would agree with. But before people mistake this article as a declaration of thanks and congratulations to the white allies at The College of Wooster, let me quickly say that this piece has other intentions. Last year, the viewpoint I wrote…

Dating is hard. The intense anxiety one feels when trying to attract a partner can be overwhelming and stressful. Many of us go through leaps and bounds to make ourselves marketable during a time when presentation is everything. Instagram profiles, Tinder bios and witty captions are just some of the many avenues people choose to…