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Bryan Kovalick (left), Emily Kate, and Zach Harvey put their heads together in the conference room at Kauke’s Old Main Cafe. The apparitions in the bottom photo are unidentified.

I spend a lot of time in Global SE talking about business models. I often argue with students and clients alike that the best way to understand and troubleshoot an organization is to construct its business model and ask “what … Continue reading →

The theme of today’s Petrology lab is summarized by the last sentence of Wooster’s Mission Statement: “Wooster graduates are creative and independent thinkers with exceptional abilities to ask important questions, research complex issues, solve problems, and communicate new knowledge and … Continue reading →

After I.S. Monday, I thought, I would just sit in the sun and read books, hang out with friends a lot, throw a Frisbee every now and then, and take long naps. I have had a few moments like that … Continue reading →

On 18 December 2009, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. “Around 200 million people who identify themselves as being of African descent live in the Americas. Many millions more live … Continue reading →

The technical term is ostreolith, but “oyster ball” is much more descriptive. These fossils are found by the thousands in the Carmel Formation (Middle Jurassic) in southwestern Utah. As far as I know, this is the only place they’ve ever … Continue reading →

WOOSTER, OH – I can’t think of a more exciting thing to do on a Saturday morning than play with minerals and X-rays! Wooster’s Geology Department and the Expanding Your Horizons Program girls explored how minerals are used on a … Continue reading →

At the brown bag discussion today, six seniors presented their environmentally-relevant Independent Study projects. They came from a wide range of different departments–English, Philosophy, Anthropology, Chemistry, Biology, and Geology–highlighting how many different ways humans relate to the environment. Casey Henry, … Continue reading →

Editor’s note: Senior Independent Study (I.S.) is a year-long program at The College of Wooster in which each student completes a research project and thesis with a faculty mentor.  We particularly enjoy I.S. in the Geology Department because there are … Continue reading →

It is a heavy title for a blog post, but the contents should not be as tough to digest as you might think. Death Over spring break, one of Wooster’s first year students, Cooper Larsh, perished in a skiing accident. … Continue reading →