The 65th anniversary of V-Day is fast approaching on May 9.  Anastasia Moskvina has chosen to honor her grandmother who was a survivor of the Great Patriotic War with a brief introduction to the war and interview, highlighting her reaction to the war and its end. (more…)

After running through a monsoon and across Beall Avenue, I entered Kittridge Dining Hall, where I was quickly greeted by over 200 members of the Greek community, gathered for the annual Greek banquet held last Sunday. It’s a sight for sore and wet eyes. I have learned to consider these people to be my closest friends, and I am proud to be associated with such a diverse group of individuals. The purpose of the gathering is to recognize those groups and members within the Greek community who have excelled academically and who have made Wooster a better place by volunteering their time and talents to help others. (more…)

Well, my fellow Wooster peers, it has been a good run indeed.  But, it is that time again; that time of year where the grass gets greener, the weather grows warmer and most agreeable, and Wooster becomes its lovely old self again.

Oh, and we move out. Yes folks, the dreaded day of boxing up our belongings is upon us, but there is hope: COWabunga will be returning this year. (more…)

The past nine months that I have spent in Peru have been a rollercoaster of adventure and crazy experiences as well as an amazing opportunity to grow and get to know myself.

While carrying a full course load — in Spanish –— I have done my best to take every opportunity to see as much as I can of the country with its beautiful coast, lush jungle and incredibly impressive mountains. My summer break (winter in the states) was spent in the city of Cusco where I spent a lot of time exploring as well as gathering data for my I.S. which deals with the ways in which people use their identity to appeal to the expectations and desires of tourists. (more…)

The Green Ideas competition is new to campus this year and was put forth by the Campus Sustainability Committee. This year, the winner was Erika Takeo ’13.

“The idea behind the competition was to allow everyone on campus to take ownership and responsibility of thinking of ways to make campus practices more sustainable,” said Susan Clayton, co-chair of Environmental Studies and Campus Sustainability Committee. (more…)

I honestly cannot tell you what possessed me to walk up to the Alpha Gamma Phi table at Scot Sprit Day my sophomore year.  I was not a party person, I had a close group of friends whom I loved and I had successfully avoided Greeks for the entirety of my freshmen year.  Whatever it was, something, made me walk up to the table and sign my name on the list of potential rushes.  At the time, I didn’t know what rushing was or what signing my name really entailed, but for some reason, the urge was there to make something more of my college experience. (more…)

Wooster will present honorary degrees to three outstanding authors in the fields of women’s studies, peace studies and environmental studies at the 140th commencement ceremony Monday, May 10, at 10 a.m.

Each year, the Committee on Honorary Degrees, comprised of faculty, administrative staff and two students, collect nominees from faculty members.  Nominees are then presented for consideration to the entire faculty.  The agreed-upon nominees are then placed into a pool of standing candidates and selected yearly in the spring. (more…)

There’s an initial hesitation to going to an Italian restaurant that is named “El Rancho Grande.” Going in and expecting Mexican cuisine is one of many ways this restaurant will disappoint you.

The walls were surprisingly bland for other restaurants I’ve seen in downtown Wooster. Usually, an ethnically themed restaurant has some sort of flair to make their roots known — even Coccia House has some pretty pictures here and there. But these walls were bare. And, combined with the fairly empty house, it was a little awkward walking in. (more…)

Some may have noticed the adorable black Labrador that was on campus a couple weeks ago living in Holden.  That was Christine, a four and a half month old puppy beginning her first steps towards becoming a guide dog.

The main person responsible for bringing Christine to Wooster is Liz Fridley ’11, who went through the orientation necessary to begin training.  Ever since Fridley was young she has wanted to train dogs,  and this program offered her the chance. (more…)

GREEK LIFE PLAYS SIGNIFICANT ROLE ON WOOSTER CAMPUS

Greek Life is not the first aspect of student life that Wooster’s administration and admissions offices use in their promotional material. In fact, if it’s not at the very bottom, it’s probably pretty darn near close. However, while the Greek community is far from perfect, its contributions to the campus community deserve to be acknowledged. (more…)