Category: Viewpoints

  • Don’t underestimate your education

    As a transfer student, I’ve had a somewhat different experience than your average student that chose the right school from the beginning. My first couple months at the school were lonely (since there are a lot fewer people who are desperate to be your friend). My email address features the wrong year because I came…

  • Don’t be afraid to take your passions seriously

    This is my last chance to stand on a soapbox in the context of The College of Wooster. I thought about writing about facing your fears, about being a female leader, about listening to people who are different from you, about how much I respect and love the staff of the Voice — and I…

  • America’s post-Trump future looks liberal

    For most students on this campus, the last year of political news has been one bad story after another. From the election of Donald Trump to the Presidency, to his appointments (or startling lack thereof) to key positions in government, to Republican attempts to “repeal and replace Obamacare” and a whole host of other news…

  • Build an inclusive campus

    Last Thursday on March 13, the Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a free doughnut event in the CoRE in order to provide a stress-free event and get some comments on the Student Government Association (SGA). Well, I did not attend, but I do have some comments. For a large majority of this campus, last week…

  • Decision to drop MOAB was a mistake

    In response to the dropping of the Massive Ordinance Air Blast weapon a.k.a. Mother Of All Bombs (MOAB) last week, Donald Trump recently told reporters, “If you look at what’s happened over the last eight weeks and compare that to what’s really happened over the last eight years, you’ll see there is a tremendous difference.”…

  • Turn lights off and save earth

    When was the last time you saw the Milky Way? For thousands of years, the chance to look up at a cloudless night sky and witness the constellations belonged to the entire human race. Then, fewer than a hundred years ago, that changed. The Milky Way, once visible every clear night, has now given way…