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The Feminist Majority Foundation asserts that four pregnancy resource centers within five miles of The College of Wooster campus are, in fact, “fake” crisis pregnancy centers.   The Feminist Majority Foundation claims that, “CPC’s [Crisis Pregnancy Centers]  use scare tactics and misinformation to manipulate women into choosing motherhood or adoption while pressuring them not to consider abortion or birth control.” (more…)

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The week of Nov. 14 kicks off the College’s annual celebration of International Education Week with a variety of events and activities that are open to the campus and Wooster community.

IEW is a joint initiative of the United States Department of State and Education and has been in practice since 2000 and this year, on the tenth anniversary of the week, more than 100 countries worldwide will take part in the festivities. For over 30 years, the College has prided itself on celebrating IEW and this year, the different sponsors have put together a schedule of events all aimed at celebrating the benefits of international education. (more…)

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“Hanging out with the bros” can mean all sorts of things on a college campus: eating and playing video games, to name a couple. But for seven juniors on the north end of campus, who call themselves The Brochet Society, it means spending two days a week crocheting hats for charitable agencies. (more…)

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Linder lecture features Professor Nancy Fraser

On Thursday, Nov. 12, the College will host its third annual Linder Lecture in Ethics, sponsored by the Philosophy Department. This year’s featured lecturer will be Nancy Fraser, professor of political and social science and department chair of New School University in New York. The lecture is entitled “Who Counts as a Subject of Justice? National Citizenry, Global Humanity or Transnational Community of Risk?”  The lecture is free and open to the public, and will be located in Lean Lecture Room of Wishart Hall at 7:30 p.m.

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Holtec Manufacturer bringing jobs to Orrville

International aluminum extrusion and fabrication manufacturer Holtec, previously residing in Marlton, N.J., plans to relocate its Ohio operations to Orrville, bringing 300 jobs and occupying the former American Weatherseal manufacturing plant.  Mike Hedberg, director of the Office of Orrville Industrial Development, stated this deal has been eight months in the making and remains contingent upon the approval of various tax incentives at state and local levels. During the next six months, he added, Holtec will add another 72,000 square feet of floor space and reinforce structures in order to add overhead cranes.

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San Francisco bridge closed temporarily

The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge closed Tuesday after a rod and metal brace from an emergency repair job fell onto westbound lanes. A pair of drivers impacted with the debris and hundreds of others were stranded, but no injuries have been reported.  According to the California Department of Transportation, the bridge will remain closed until engineers can evaluate the damage. “If you look at the totality of the circumstances, you’ve got the 5:30 commute, you have a 5,000-pound piece of steel falling out of the sky. We are so fortunate that no one was injured or killed,” California Highway Patrol Sgt. Trent Cross told KTVU-TV.

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Casualties in Pakistan caused by car bombing

A car bomb killed 80 and wounded 200 in Pakistan’s city of Peshawar on Wednesday. Militants suspected that this and other attacks from this month are aimed at deterring the public backing for an army offensive against al-Qaeda and Taliban close to the Afghan border.  Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was three hours’ drive away in Islamabad when the blast took place.  On the plane, she told reporters that she was pleased with the new anti-Taliban offensive in South Waziristan, noting the promise of better relations between Pakistan and the United States.

British couple missing; pirates questioned

A British couple, Paul and Rachel Chandler, ages 58 and 55, was allegedly kidnapped by Somali pirates while sailing from the island nation of Seychelles. The couple vanished after their distress signal from their boat, the Lynn Rival, was picked up Friday by officials.  A Somali pirate spokesman, identifying himself as Farah Abdi, originally told the New York Times the captives were safe and that ransom demands would be held when their ship safely arrived at their shores. Abdi gave a second call a few hours later, stating his ship was under attack from forces he was unable to identify.  Private vessels have been hijacked by Somali pirates on three other reported occasions, including one from last April.

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Prior to a class on Tuesday evening, some friends and I stood in the hallway discussing Stephen Colbert’s persona.  In high school, I thought the Democrat’s caricature of a right-wing conservative was sincere.

It was during this discussion concerning the intersection of entertainment and politics that another student approached.  She was on her way to another class.  Having overheard our conversation, the student commented that she, too, had once been under the mistaken impression of Stephen Colbert’s politics.  I was sure one of the other students in my group knew this person, so we began to talk. (more…)

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On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:30 a.m., I’m on the third floor of Morgan, wide awake and engaged in a compelling discussion — African-American literature. The readings and discussions have made me incredibly aware of two things — the progress we have made as a cohesive nation, and the remnants of slavery and racism in America. (more…)

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