Rising seas

The current exhibition at the Wooster art gallery focuses on work by LTL architects, some of which was designed to address a problem:  the rising sea levels projected to result from global climate change. Another exhibit is an installation of … Continue reading
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New Student Web Editor

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
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Wooster’s Fossil of the Week: A mysterious sponge (Late Ordovician of Ohio)

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
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South Asian perspectives

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
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Scientists Boycotting Elsevier Journals

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
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Wooster’s Most Beautiful Building Stones

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
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A liberal education

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
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Wooster’s Fossils of the Week: Bivalve escape trace fossils (Devonian and Cretaceous)

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
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Editor Tip: Less is More

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
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Liverpool

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
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