Category: Viewpoints

Few candidates during this election cycle have presented a convincing array of accomplishments and ideas without also emphasizing the inadequacies and disqualifications of their opponents. The devolution of our nation’s political discourse is omnipresent, as it has permeated our politics for many years. However, this is not the case for one particular local candidate, Stephen…

The National Museum of African American History and Culture had its historic opening on Sept 24. 2016 and within the first week, an average of 10,000 people visited per day. On opening day, 7,000 official guests and more gathered on the National Mall to witness history. Speeches at the opening ceremony included President Obama, Oprah…

Recently in the media and during this election, several derogatory comments about women have surfaced. These comments, however often they are dismissed as out of context or irrelevant, seriously damage attitudes towards women in society. I’ve noticed that some have disapproved of these statements by asking others to imagine the women affected as their mother,…

In recent elections, The Wooster Voice has abstained from formally endorsing a candidate in a national race. As a publication responsible for informing and mediating public discourse among the community of a liberal arts college, it is typically advisable for us to avoid engaging in partisan rhetoric by officially supporting a candidate for political office.…

Hillary Clinton: Wall Street super-agent, or the most credentialed, bold presidential candidate of our times? Donald Trump: irreparably sexist pig, or a crusader, fearlessly shaking up the American political landscape when no one else would? I suspect everyone’s familiar with these hypothetical questions — they form a set of competing dialogues that perfectly, painfully represent…

“Medicine, law, business, engineering, these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love, these are what we stay alive for.”-Dead Poets Society (1989) ‘O Captain! My Captain!’ Whether or not you’ve seen the movie, most people have come to connect this line with Robin Williams’s iconic portrayal of John Keating…