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Hey there, it’s Ragav here! I’m a sophomore at The College of Wooster but it’s my first year at Wooster because I am a transfer student from Huntsville, Alabama. I’m originally from India…born and brought up there. I love writing, … Continue reading →

On a beautiful homecoming afternoon in September – The College of Wooster celebrated its new designation as a Tree Campus USA. This special designation of The College of Wooster was lead by Beau Mastrine, director of grounds (above).  Partners include the … Continue reading →

By Matt Policastro. The social enterprise sector is far from perfect. However, impact investors and their clients demonstrate the spread of socially-minded action across the long tail. Continue reading →

Kevin Silver (’13), a sharp-eyed paleontology student, found this odd brachiopod on our field trip earlier this month in southeastern Indiana. It comes from the Upper Ordovician (Katian) Whitewater Formation. Kevin correctly identified it as Vinlandostrophia acutilirata (Conrad, 1842), an … Continue reading →

Here is part two of the photo log of the Sustainable Agriculture class’s Learning Garden planting.  (See here for pictures of the initial site preparation).  The class planted two different kinds of beds.  The first were experimental beds with spinach … Continue reading →

Before I say anything, let me say that I am well aware that ours is actually a tartan pattern, not a plaid. But Tartan Pride doesn’t have the same alliterative feel to it, so I’m taking some creative liberties with … Continue reading →

Last week the students of my Invertebrate Paleontology class found many excellent fossils in the Whitewater and Liberty Formations of southeastern Indiana. We will be featuring some of them in this space. I want to start with one of my … Continue reading →

I’ve been pleasantly surprised that food is a topic that continues to cross my desk and computer screen. I saw a lot of food-related documentaries this summer, which finally pushed me over the edge to give up meat for a … Continue reading →

By Parisa Ahmadi. In my last blog post, I ended with three questions (which will follow shortly). After my professor saw the post, he told me, “It’s such a tease! You ask these questions and you don’t follow up!” So I decided to just that. Continue reading →

Students in ENVS 230 “Sustainable Agriculture” have the unique opportunity to practice what their professor preaches, as they plant and then manage the Learning Garden all autumn as part of their lab experience. The following photos are from their first … Continue reading →