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Hi, my name is Doug Code. I’m from Kalamazoo, Michigan and a freshman here in Wooster. As a prospective Computer Science/English major, I’m excited to work in the Web Communication department. I did a little programming in high school, and … Continue reading →

I’ve been collecting and studying fossils from the Upper Ordovician of the Cincinnati region for three decades now, but I’ve never seen another specimen like the one pictured above. An amateur collector, Howard Freeland, generously donated this rock to Wooster … Continue reading →

Ali Eteraz, “Children of Dust” Tuesday, September 21, 2010 (McGaw at 7:30 p.m.) Ali Eteraz was born in Lahore, Pakistan, and was raised in the Dominican Republic, Pakistan and United States. He is a graduate of Emory University (High Honors … Continue reading →

Citing the high cost of Elsevier journals and the fact that they contribute content only to be forced to “purchase” it back to read it, scientists across the world have started a petition to boycott Elsevier journals.  Read more at … Continue reading →

Wooster, OH – Volcanoclast is hosting the latest Accretionary Wedge, and since I have exactly 2 hours left until the end of January, I thought I’d post a last-minute entry. The theme is countertop geology, or more broadly, stones that … Continue reading →

Last year I posted about a workshop whose goal was to define environmental literacy. The workshop concluded that environmental literacy was not just about knowledge but also required some element of motivation or involvement. (The document that emerged from the … Continue reading →

It is time again to dip into the wonderful world of trace fossils. These are tracks, trails, burrows and other evidence of organism behavior. The specimen above is an example. It is Lockeia James, 1879, from the Dakota Formation (Upper … Continue reading →

Creating effective web content is only possible when editors adhere to the rule of scannability. A scannable website allows users to quickly find information through the use of  headers and lists, which help to organize information. Scannability is also improved … Continue reading →

Cheers. So this past Saturday was a day trip to Liverpool, about an hour from Lancaster. We arrived early in the morning so the first thing to do was eat some breakfast. After eating, we walked to the shore. The … Continue reading →

In a New York Times piece earlier this week, columnist Thomas Edsall interviewed conservative scholars to ask what they thought the left got “right”. (An earlier piece asked liberals what the right got right.)  A common theme was that liberals were … Continue reading →