Recently I attended a Lobby Day in Columbus on the behalf of Planned Parenthood of Northeast Ohio to discuss the Ohio Prevention First Act with my state legislators. The day was very successful and informative, and I was proud to voice the need for this landmark legislation for Ohio women. The act encompasses a number of important subjects, including providing comprehensive sex education curriculum in Ohio schools to better prepare teens to reduce unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases, to equalize access to contraception by pharmacies and insurance companies, and to ensure access to emergency contraception for sexual assault survivors in Ohio’s emergency rooms (The CARE Act). (more…)

Of all of the activities, social and academic, extracurricular and co-curricular, in which I’ve participated on this campus, there is almost nothing I regret doing.  There is, however, a lot that I regret not doing.  I wish I’d gone to more swing dance lessons, taken a philosophy class, actually gone to parties — all manner of things.  But of course, if I’d done all of those things I would have been so overwhelmingly busy I would have gone insane. (more…)

To all the people at Wooster that go unappreciated- the janitors, the Mom’s workers, campus recycling, the folks at printing and binding, campus landscaping, the women who work in the bookstore, the wonderful staff of Olde Main and the Lowry workers: the people that do our dishes, clean up after our parties, and keep our campus civilized- you are a valuable asset to the Wooster community and I thank you all very much.

There are a lot of things I’m going to miss about Wooster. I’ll miss my friends and my roommate. Sunday morning breakfasts at Mom’s or The Shack. A certain someone’s sports editorial one-liners — which were more hit or miss than a game of battleship. (more…)

My association with journalism began in ninth grade with an empty elective spot and nothing more or less than a whim — a whim which has spent the last eight years blossoming into a career. Next year I’ll be moving to New York City to get my Masters of Science in Journalism at Columbia University. (more…)

My most life altering moment at the College of Wooster did not take place in the classroom, at any party, abroad or in the office of my advisor. It happened on a Thursday — Sept. 11, 2008 — on the Carl Dale Memorial Field.

I thought that tearing my ACL was the worst thing that ever happened to me. In a lot of ways I was right, but surprisingly, I was also very wrong. While it may have been the most painful moment of my life and although rehab was unbelievably challenging, it was not the end. (more…)

“Life is short…” T. S. Elliot. Of course he wasn’t the first to say it, he was just the first to write it down, so now when you say it you have to say his name afterwards.

Oddly enough, he was only in his 30s when he wrote that. Taking into consideration that he lived to be 76, at age 30 he hardly could have predicted how short life can be. (more…)

Dear Joe Kirk,

This letter, while only written by one member of the college community, echoes the thoughts of many who I have spoken with yet have not gotten the opportunity to tell you themselves. (more…)

It’s a common thing to hear that college is supposed to be the best years of your life. That idea is not without its merits — this is very likely the only place you’ll spend this much time primarily with people of around the same age, independent from both parents and a large chunk of the legalities and formalities of what is commonly referred to as “the real world.” (more…)

“Man, I don’t know where the time goes, but it sure goes fast.” Somehow the words of Kenny Chesney perfectly illustrate how fast four years of college go by. I truly cannot believe how quickly the most fun four years of my life have passed by. College is unique in that we have an immense amount of freedom with fairly little responsibility. Given this, my best advice is to take advantage of every opportunity Wooster gives you. (more…)