Social entrepreneurship and the role of government

By Amanda Collins This post was uploaded after Amanda’s Global SE experience.   Before going to India, I was politically liberal with a firm belief in a strong Federal government. I’m still a politically liberal college student, but I have … Continue reading
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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: Mysterious borings in brachiopods from the Upper Ordovician of the Cincinnati region

Above is a well-used brachiopod from the Upper Ordovician of northern Kentucky (C/W-152; Petersburg-Bullittsville Road, Boone County; Bellevue Member of the Grant Lake Formation). It experienced several events on the ancient seafloor during its short time of exposure. Let’s put … Continue reading
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It’s all about the commercials

So, I just realized the Super Bowl is this weekend, Sunday in fact.  It’s hard to stay in touch with what’s going on in the world as student if you don’t have a TV.  I was only reminded when our … Continue reading
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MLK

While anything I write cannot do justice to the legendary Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., I couldn’t go through the week without saying something about the national commemoration in his honor.  While Monday was a federal holiday and everyone stayed … Continue reading
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Baby it’s STILL Cold Outside

I couldn’t go through the week without briefly saying how cold it has been this week.  You know it’s cold when the native Midwesterners are grumbling about how cold it is.  It makes those of us from warm states feel … Continue reading
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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: Trace fossils making ghostly shells (Upper Cretaceous of Mississippi)

The unusual fossil above was collected by Megan Innis (’11) and myself in Mississippi during a May 2010 paleontological expedition with Caroline Sogot and Paul Taylor of The Natural History Museum, London. That splendid trip has contributed already to one … Continue reading
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The whole adventure was uncertain

For the next couple of weeks I will be writing short diatribes about my (Dempsey) experience with Study Abroad. How I chose a country, university, classes, housing, and adventures. This first post in set in the middle of my experience, … Continue reading
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Introducing Our Newest Blogger

Dempsey Juannah Simonis was born in and currently resides in New York City. She attended Fountain Valley School of Colorado and is currently a Junior at The College of Wooster. She is a very active individual. All throughout the year, … Continue reading
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Experiential Learning on Ice (with some water)

Tom Lowell, Aaron Diefendorf and four students from the University of Cincinnati met up with the Wooster Geologists to core Browns Lake. We thank Marvin Sandy, who manages the bog for the Nature Conservancy for guidance and permission to do … Continue reading
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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A crinoid-rich Lower Carboniferous siderite concretion (part III — those crinoids had company)

The last installment of our analysis of a Lower Carboniferous fossiliferous siderite concretion given to the department by Sam Root. In part I we looked at the crinoid stems and calices on the outside and discuss the formation of siderite … Continue reading
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