By Noah Manskar Editor-in-Chief Ohio Wesleyan’s tuition will increase 3.5 percent next year from $38,890 to $40,250, according to a Jan. 29 announcement from Dan Hitchell, vice-president of finance and administration and treasurer. Hitchell said the increase is a result of rising fixed costs like lights, heat, power, facility and technological maintenance, and library...
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By Noah Manskar Editor-in-Chief A steel pipe 18 feet long lay on Chappelear Drama Center’s main stage among bare set pieces. A group of seven or eight stood and stared in amazement at its sheer size; two more admired from the catwalk about 30 feet above. All were growing tired—it was getting close to...
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By Emily Hostetler and Sarah Jane Sheehan Transcript Correspondents Red and yellow filled the Benes Room at 5 p.m. on February 9 for the annual Vietnamese Student Association’s Lunar New Year event. To many Vietnamese students at Ohio Wesleyan, the Lunar New Year is just as important as Christmas is to some American students....
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By Brittany Vickers Transcript Correspondent Rays from the early morning sun waned through snow filled clouds. It was a chilly Saturday morning in January, a few leftover flurries from last night’s snowstorm drifted down. My car clock read 7:30 a.m. 19 degrees. Cars crowded a shockingly full parking lot at Thomas Worthington High School....
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By Hannah Urano Transcript Correspondent On Feb. 1, University President Rock Jones announced, “with a sense of great enthusiasm and excitement,”the selection of Charles Stinemetz as Ohio Wesleyan’s new provost. The provost is the vice-president for academic affairs and is one of five vice-presidents that report directly to the president. Specifically, Stinemetz said, he...
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By Spenser Hickey Assistant Copy Editor Chartwells’ Feb. 6 “Black History Dinner” in Smith Hall has sparked some controversy. On the menu was pulled barbecue pork, collard greens, baked beans, and macaroni and cheese. Gene Castelli, Chartwells resident district manager, said the celebration was no different from the special Mardi Gras menu, and that...
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By Spenser Hickey Assistant Copy Editor The House of Black Culture serves as a focal point for educating the Ohio Wesleyan community on Black history and issues, as well as a meeting place for the African-American community. Named after Butler A. Jones, the University’s first African-American professor, the House of Black Culture was founded...
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Week of Feb. 5 to Feb. 11 Feb. 5, 8:05 a.m. – A Hayes Hall resident was transported to Grady Hospital on a welfare concern. Feb. 6, 12:23 a.m. – Public Safety was dispatched to Corns on a trouble fire alarm. Feb. 7, 3:16 p.m. – Public Safety was dispatched to the Science Center...
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By Cecilia Smith Transcript Correspondent Imagine going to a line-dancing bar with friends and being the only ones there – besides a bachelorette party. That was one of the memories senior Chris Marshall recounted as one of his favorites from living in Tree House. “This place is dense with memories,” Marshall said about Tree...
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