As expected, Hollywood and independent film makers alike stuffed the summer season with a host of great flics. Here’s a sampling that covers a range of different genres and styles. Be sure to catch the end of the summer movie season! (more…)

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We lost a lot of celebrities this summer, some of whom passed quietly away to whatever awaits us after all is said and done, and others whose deaths were as outrageous or mysterious as their lives. Some were clearly at the end of their mortal coil, others were rumored to have been shuffled off prematurely. Here, I’ll commemorate just a few. (more…)

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Students walking on the south side of Kauke this year will be greeted by some new faces — two, to be exact, plus a disembodied beard. “Omnibus,” a new sculpture by Montana artist John Buck, was installed on the campus this July.

The sculpture, cast in bronze, depicts a globe adorned with a collection of iconic images — a horse, a television and the Parthenon, to name but a few, not to mention the aforementioned facial hair. (more…)

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As the details surrounding Michael Jackson’s death continue to be pieced together one thing is becoming clear— whether he intended to or not, Jackson’s Doctor Conrad Murray played a part. The question is how big a part that was.

The search warrant affidavit unsealed in Houston, Texas on Aug. 24, quotes Los Angeles Police Department coroner, Dr. Lakshmanan Sathyavagiswaran saying, “Toxicology analysis shows Michael Jackson had lethal levels of Propofol in his blood.” (more…)

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The Ohio Light Opera holds performances on the College of Wooster campus during the summer months. The OLO is unique in that it both hires tech staff and casts performers who are still studying undergrad. This gave many Wooster students a new opportunity.

“Pace is the biggest difference,” said Charlene Gross, production coordinator and resident costume designer of the OLO and adjunct professor of costume design at The College. Gross also noted that the OLO “focuses on operetta and early lyrical musical theatre and is a professional company. This is a style that the Theatre and Dance Department may do once every four to six years.” (more…)

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Improving on last year’s 6-10-1 finish for the men’s soccer team is simple in theory. Simply put, the team needs to score more.

The problems for the 2008 men’s team weren’t defensive. Despite having to throw Taylor Takacs ’12 in at goalkeeper as a first-year, the team was able to keep its opponents off the scoreboard. Takacs prospered in the net, compiling a save percentage of .848 and allowing an average of just one goal per game. Takacs picked up some hardware for his efforts last season as he was named NCAC Newcomer of the Year and also was named second team All-NCAC. (more…)

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Field hockey head coach Brenda Meese picked quite a year to take a vacation.

Last year, Meese took a faculty sabbatical. In her place, interim head coach Kelley Hubbell guided to an 11-1 record in North Coast Athletic Conference play. The team capped off an incredible season by winning the NCAC Tournament with a 3-0 win over Kenyon College. The team ultimately fell to the Stevens Institute of Technology in the Div. III Tournament. It was the team’s first appearance in the national tournament since 2001. After watching the field hockey team find great success from afar, Meese returns to the helm for the Fighting Scots in a season that should experience many of the same successes as last year. (more…)

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The young but experienced Wooster volleyball team looks to start the season with the tradition of winning that the program has enjoyed over head coach Sarah Davis’ first two seasons in charge.

Following a second place finish in the 2008 NCAC tournament, the Scots look to reload the team that graduated three key contributors to the success of the past season. The expectations for continued success remain high. Meredith Kiefer ’12 said that, “our expectations for this season are just as high as they were last year. This team has a chance to do really well.” Davis added, “I have very high expectations that if this team continues to work hard and play together that we can be in the mix among the top four in the conference.” (more…)

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Sports Editor Matthew Yannie recently talked about the upcoming volleyball season with Lizzi Beal ’12.

The women’s volleyball team is looking to continue the winning tradition that earned them second place in the 2008 NCAC regular season, the team’s best finish in 25 years.

Beal was honored as the NCAC Newcomer of the Year last season and recorded an impressive 1,095 assists as a first year, which is the fifth highest total in the program’s history. (more…)

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It will be a twin thing this fall for Wooster’s men’s cross country team.

If fans think they’re seeing double at this year’s meets, they’re not imagining things. The top runners for the cross country team will be twins Terry Workman ’10 and Rik Workman ’10.

The Workman twins will look to lead the team back to the top of the NCAC standings. The Wooster cross country team has typically been one of the finest programs in the North Coast Athletic Conference, with 10 top-three finishes in the last 25 years. However, last year the team battled inexperience and injuries and limped to an eighth-place finish. (more…)

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