Category: Viewpoints

It’s now been over a week since the Presidential election, and as elections go, you expect jubilation on one end and disappointment on the other. That’s the process, and in the days and months that follow, the nation unites behind the President-elect. But this election was different; as some relished the numbers coming in from…

After the duration of more than a week, everything still seems unrealistic. As hours pass by, and day becomes night, my fear for my friends and family increases. For individuals on this campus and in America, Jan. 20 is not an ordinary presidential inauguration. Jan. 20 will be the day that America initiates a multi-strategic…

Donald Trump’s election as President of the United States has clearly upset many people on campus. It is understandable to be upset by the loss of your preferred candidate; however, it is neither understandable nor acceptable to attempt to delegitimize the person who won the election. Since Trump’s election, there have been too many attempts…

If you were within 10 feet of me on Election Night, you probably heard me tell a lot of people to go fuck themselves: Gary Johnson, third-party voters, the white-cis-heterosexual population, the electoral college, etc. I blamed a lot of people for why a candidate who embodies rape culture and ran on the values of…

For the past year and a half, I have served as one of the editors in chief of this paper. In the grand scheme of things, this leadership role is very small: no one beyond the confines of this College cares who heads The Wooster Voice. It is still a leadership role, however, and it…

Nov. 4, 2016 Dear College of Wooster Community: As the elected members to the Faculty Conference Committee with Trustees, we wish to publicly add our voices to those condemning recent comments by a member of the Board of Trustees.  In a discussion with students about the need for a more diverse faculty, the board member…