How to be a Human at the College of Wooster
It was one of my first nights at Wooster, but I can feel it happening to me even now. I was sitting cross-legged on the grass, the cool midnight air tempering the heat from my heavy olive jacket. I remember staring greedily at the cigarette and reverently at the girl who held it, the flame…
NYC
Quick footsteps echoed down the sidewalk – everyone in New York always seems to be moving fast. Too fast for me, it feels. People run to their respective jobs, always rushing, and disappear into the foul smelling, gaping abyss known as the subway. Children struggle to keep up with their parents as they walk through…
The Armington quad
The quad in front of Armington has been the place that witnessed my most treasured memories throughout my time at Wooster. From the moment that I met my best friend, to the lockdown during covid, to celebrating a graduation party, this spot has been near and dear to my heart. As I became integrated into…
Here and There
At the Melting Pot, one of the questions we’ve come to ask ourselves is how an outsider to a community ends up becoming an insider in that very same community. Given that this magazine is run mostly by students of the College of Wooster, it only seemed fitting to take a look at how or…
Learning From Travels
Before the summer of eighth grade, I took a trip like never before. My school was offering a trip to Costa Rica, 10 days of exploring the country with my friends. For months we had meetings about what this trip would entail: zip lining, beaches, waterslides, and much more. I had traveled out of the…
Essay 2
Adventure beckons from an early age. You sit in classrooms for hours and hours and days and days learning the history of the explorers. You think to yourself, “I sure wish I was able to explore and discover new land!” Naïve little you, no older than eight, thinking that there still may be unexplored land.…
The Higher The Fewer
The Higher The Fewer It wasn’t until I was considerably older that I learned to appreciate having a window seat in a plane. And looking out the windows of my car at the flat Ohio landscape, to start my first year of college, I realized that nothing would ever again be as it was. …
Vancouver, BC to Wooster, Ohio
My journey to school in the US.
Adventures in the Red Desert
Stories on my trips and out-door adventures in Arizona
Wooster, OH vs. Grove City, PA: Why Wooster is Exceptional
A guided comparison that illustrates how Wooster stands out.
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Wooster’s Outdoor Experience
Discovering Beauty Within Rural Ohio