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…
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Insight
The air condition is roaring but for some reason I am still hot. That is my first thought when I enter a classroom especially when it is presentation day. This class is all about presenting a chapter in the book that you read that previous night. Everyone seems to be disconnected and tired. Computers light…
Continuity and Change
Change is something people will always experience in life, whether it be welcomed or not. New experiences can go hand-in-hand with change, shaping us and turning us into different people. Along with change comes continuity, the things that stay the same in the midst of a complex and complicated life. Some people find continuity…
Dinner and a Funeral: Why Do We Feed the Dead?
At the College of Wooster, in Wooster, OH, USA, I had the privilege of looking at a 3,000-year-old pitcher from Pella, Jordan at our museum. It was found in a tomb and at one point had something in it, left and meant for the dead. Across thousands of miles and thousands of years, there…
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Reminiscing and Reflecting
The final whistle echoed shrilly around a deflated smattering of friends and family adorned in Wooster spiritwear. Initially filled with hope and sentiment for the departing seniors’ final game, Carl Dale Stadium was now deflated, the defeat having soured the mood. As I lifelessly shuffled through the post-game formalities my shoulders slumped with embarrassment from…