Most Wooster students were busy readjusting to the idea of second semester college life the first weekend back after winter break.  However, the College’s Moot Court team members were busy fighting tooth and nail in Miami, Florida at the 2009-2010 American Collegiate Moot Court Association (ACMA) National Tournament, where they once again distinguished themselves with an impressive showing, further illustrating and emphasizing the strength of the program. (more…)

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As seniors prepare to leave the Wooster bubble and embark on their journey in the real world, the last thing on their mind is the appropriate way to eat a bowl of soup. Although that may seem trivial, the value of learning proper etiquette could be the deciding factor for countless opportunities in their future. (more…)

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The Five Colleges of Ohio received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to digitize curricular resources.

Wooster, along with Denison University, Kenyon College, Oberlin College and Ohio Wesleyan University, was graciously awarded the “Next Steps in the Next-Generation Library: Integrating Digital Collections into the Liberal Arts Curriculum” from the Mellon foundation. (more…)

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Since its creation three years ago, the Wellness Series has brought prominent speakers to the Wooster campus with the goal of informing the students and faculty and Wooster community about diverse aspects of health and wellness. All of the speakers this year have national credibility and recognition as researchers, authors or spokespeople. (more…)

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Study shows lower cancer rates for Amish

Researchers at The Ohio State University have discovered that cancer rates amongst Holmes County Amish families are lower than expected. They were surprised to discover such low rates of cancer given the fact that the ancestral pool is made up of around 100 people.

Ninety-two Amish families were interviewed for this study. During this time, they were asked their family cancer history in order to obtain medical information on family members spanning three generations back.

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New ban placed on texting while driving

President Barack Obama’s Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood banned truckers and commercial bus drivers from sending and receiving text messages on Tuesday.

“Today we’re sending a strong message,” LaHood told The Dallas Morning News. “We don’t merely expect you to share the road responsibly with other travelers — we require you to do so.”

Texas trucker Jeff Barker told the news that the ban was long overdue, but that he saw no reason to exclusively ban commercial drivers.

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Bin-Laden tape examined by CIA

Al Qaeada leader Osama bin Laden claims responsibility for a new audio tape which discusses the Christmas Day attempt to blow up a plane on its way to Michigan. The tape also warns the United States that more attacks are imminent.

The CIA has previously confirmed Al-Jazeera’s authenticity of other tapes potentially recorded by Bin-Laden, meaning it is likely that this video is legitimate. With Bin-Laden still considered at large, this tape comes as a potential threat to the United States’ safety and has the CIA working around the clock.

Man found alive under rubble in Haiti

On Tuesday, Haitian looters uncovered a man named Rico Dibrivell, who had been buried under a ruined building in Port-au-Prince since the Jan. 12 earthquake.

U.S. soldiers came immediately and pulled him from the ruins, treating him for a broken leg and severe dehydration. The military could not provide an explanation for how he managed to survive 14 days without water, but did verify that Dibrivell’s family said he had been missing for more than two weeks.

Authorities said he was sent to a nearby hospital and should survive.

Air France airline makes big change

On Wednesday, Air-France announced  plans to change its policy regarding their overweight customers.

Next month, the airline will begin to refund heavier passengers who have purchased a second seat as long as the economy cabin does not check in full.

The FAA does not mandate seat width but does require passengers to be able to buckle their seatbelt and sit within the confines of their arm rests.

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When people think about possible Independent Study topics, studying mummies generally doesn’t make the cut. For biochemistry and molecular biology major and art history minor Kimberly Krall ’10, however, this opportunity was only a building away.

In Ebert Art Museum, there is a mummy’s coffin that was donated years ago to the College. The coffin is originally from Akhmim, Egypt — a town situated along the bank of the river Nile. So how did the mummy come into the picture? (more…)

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Over the past decade, the primarily Eastern sport of cricket has found its place in a country that is saturated with other popular sports such as baseball, basketball, soccer and American football.

The surprising popularity of cricket in America stems from the ethnic diversity that American educational institutions foster and encourage.

The Wooster Cricket Club (WCC) was first inaugurated in the early 1990s as a result of growing interest in cricket among the college’s international student body. (more…)

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Sapere Aude or “dare to know” seems a fitting title for a journal encompassing a wide array of philosophical areas. “Sapere Aude: The Wooster Journal of Philosophical Inquiry” is a peer-reviewed undergraduate journal that works, according to its co-editor-in-chief Lindsay Brainard ’10, “to facilitate intellectual discovery by encouraging students to reason independently and to explore unfamiliar philosophical territory.” (more…)

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