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So… Currently we are all eagerly counting down for Spring Break:            Did you know Wooster Students actually get 2 WEEKS for Spring Break?!           But what do Wooster students actually do? … Continue reading →

This is another fossil that has sat in a display case for decades in Scovel before I really examined it. Unlike last week’s specimen, though, it has no identifying label on its reverse. This is always a serious disappointment for … Continue reading →

RICHMOND, INDIANA–This is the first day of what upper midwesterners hilariously call “spring break”, so it is time to get some students in the field. I can’t say this is the first Wooster geology fieldwork of the year because that … Continue reading →

Big Picture: The Next 4 YEARS While looking at a school for its academic purpose is necessary, stepping back and looking at the town/city and culture of the campus as your HOME for the next four years makes a huge … Continue reading →

The College of Wooster, as you may have seen, has built a community of Independent minds, working together. This unique community is composed of student life, athletics and academics. Every year the senior class leaves unified by the completion of … Continue reading →

I long thought of this beautiful specimen as more rock than fossil. It is a scleractinian coral that has had its outer skeleton replaced by the silicate material agate and its interior skeleton completely hollowed out. The result is a … Continue reading →

This beautifully polished fossil looks like half of an antique bowling ball. Normally I hate polished fossils because the external details have been erased, but in this case the smooth surface reveals details about the organisms and their relationship. We … Continue reading →

I’m in the middle of writing my final draft of my Independent Study, and I’m getting to that stage where it’s so easy to procrastinate! For your enjoyment, I thought I’d share some humorous images I’ve come across. -Angela  

Let’s not talk about how many days are left but rather THE DAY. I thought before we begin our 30 day countdown to IS Monday, we should enlighten some of our less familiar Wooster readers about the day itself.  So … Continue reading →

By Samantha McNelly As a first year college student, I only had a general idea of what I wanted my major to be and what I wanted to do after college. I just knew that eventually, I wanted to work … Continue reading →