Opinion

To be honest, when I first found out OWU Confessions existed, I groaned a little bit to myself. I’ve seen these pages sprout up from other universities, and I’ve found them to be places where vitriol and judgement are condoned and human decency is sometimes abandoned altogether. I don’t want such a place to...
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By Tom Wolber Associate Professor of MFL Ohio Wesleyan students love fantasy novels. Many spend every free minute reading them. More than once I had to remind students at the beginning of the class that it was now time to put their books down. I can certainly relate to their passion. When I was...
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By Anonymous Transcript Contributor I knew I was going to go to Take Back the Night. I knew I was going to speak there. I dreaded it all the same. I’m not a survivor of sexual assault. But what I’ve known – and tried to forget – for years is that my mother is...
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By Spenser Hickey Assistant Copy Editor This editorial contains references to slurs used against minority communities. I had my first brush with the issue of on-campus racism last year, writing a story on a rally over the death of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, shot by self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman, whose trial has yet...
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My Facebook news feed was a sea of red on Tuesday. As the Supreme Court commenced oral arguments in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the landmark case on marriage equality challenging the blatantly heterosexist Proposition 8 from California and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, many of my friends changed their profile pictures to a red...
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By Anonymous Transcript Contributor Counseling wasn’t something I ever thought I would ever need. Blessed with a healthy mind and a privileged life, I had no need to see a psychologist or psychiatrist, or even visit my school guidance counselor. I was content with my life and everyone and everything in it. My brother...
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By Elizabeth Childers Managing Editor “As the defendants sobbed and their attorneys fought back tears, an Ohio judge convicted two high school football stars of raping a 16-year-old girl and sentenced them to juvenile prison Sunday, but the case that cast an ugly light over a small town and its athletes is not over,”...
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