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By Morgan Christie Transcript Correspondent Thomson Corner Store now offers students a selection of fresh fruits and vegetables, including blackberries, strawberries, raspberries, romaine lettuce, russet potatoes and red onions. Freshman Haley Gerrell said she is happy with the new products because healthy options in the store were “much needed.” Freshman Emily Romig also approves...
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By Sadie Slager Transcript Correspondent The Ohio Wesleyan Athletic Council’s spring fundraising endeavor includes a different type of incentive: a parking spot. OWAC is sponsoring a raffle each month for an “A” parking spot in front of Edwards Gym. Coaches, professors and campus faculty may enter the raffle for $1 per ticket and may...
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By Emily Hostetler Transcript Correspondent With smoothie machines powered by bicycles, dancing and prizes, Ohio Wesleyan’s first Green Week aims to promote sustainable thinking on campus and in the Delaware community. During the week of March 25-29, daily events will be held on campus to educate students and staff about living a more environmentally...
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By Emily Feldmesser Transcript Correspondent A mission trip to Honduras impacted the life of the woman who started the Mi Esperanza organization, but it has also changed many Honduran women’s lives. On March 4, Janet Hines, Mi Esperanza’s founder, came to speak to Ohio Wesleyan students about her organization and how it impacts the...
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By Elizabeth Childers Managing Editor On Dec. 2, 2010, Mike Swaim wrote a story for The Transcript about the possibility of a smoking ban on Ohio Wesleyan’s campus. “The Wesleyan Council of Student Affairs has proposed a policy that would potentially ban smoking on campus, beginning in the fall of 2013,” he wrote. Six...
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By Ellin Youse A&E Editor The streets of Mount Vernon, Ohio are lined with run down office buildings. Railings with peeling paint and crumbling brick walls prove the small Midwest town has seen more prosperous industrial times, but “open” signs continue to hang on store doorways. Mannequins in window displays and the occasional sidewalk...
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By Sophie Crispin Transcript Reporter Walking into Delaware’s Black Wing Shooting Center is not like walking into a shooting range. It is not a lobby-style entryway leading to rows upon rows of firing lanes. It is also not like a firearms section of a discount superstore, tucked away in the back corner under flickering...
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By Rachel Vinciguerra Transcript Correspondent Tucked away in Edgar Hall, on the edge of campus, few students outside of the fine arts department have even heard about the student employment opportunities for nude figure models, one of the highest-paying jobs on campus. Figure modeling gives students self-confidence when classmates depict of their human forms....
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By Brian Cook Transcript Correspondent Students are awaiting, with mixed reactions, the grand opening of Delaware’s newest hot dog store, The Delaware Dog. The shop will be on North Sandusky Street across from the Delaware Gazette Building. Last week, owner Roger Ailabouni said the restaurant is about “four to five weeks out” from opening,...
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By Caleb Dorfman Transcript Correspondent Anchor Splash, Delta Gamma’s (DG) annual philanthropy event, raised at least $2,026 for their charity, Service for Sight, this past Saturday. Most fraternities and sororities on campus participated in the swim-meet event to raise money by competing in six different swimming competitions. The events included the 100-yard medley relay...
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