Duncan Debacle Divides Faculty
Disagreement among Wittenberg’s faculty members surfaced at the faculty meeting held on Tuesday, Sept. 9. At the meeting, Provost Christopher Duncan’s absence and President Laurie Joyner’s appointment […]
Month: September 2014
The Tape Comes Off: Witt Discusses Race and the Cops
Last Monday, over 100 Wittenberg students, faculty, staff, and community members came together under the leadership of Julius Bailey, professor of philosophy, to discuss recent highly […]
Tiger Hockey; starts with a loss, but expect a good season.
Tensions rose high for the first home game of the season, coming off a loss to Xavier away the previous night. The Tigers took to […]
Tigers Even their Record with 2-1 Win
The southwest corner of Edward-Mauer field was kind to Tigers on Thursday night, as two of senior Chelsey Marcum’s corner kicks were enough to push […]
A Friendly Tiger — by Sam Klarer
Basketball player Hayden Ourant, ’16, leads the exciting life of a college student. Ourant is from Newark, Ohio, which isn’t too far from his home […]
International Student of the Week
Salut! This week, I interviewed Alex Veuthey, who is a 21-year-old member of the soccer team. He is studying here only for his senior […]
No Playdates, Yet
I walked into Synod Hall room 119 for the first group meeting of students with kids on Tuesday, September 16, and I expected a busy […]
Antioch Opens New Wellness Center
On Sept. 6, Antioch College opened their newly-renovated 44,000 square-foot wellness center. The project encompassed the renovation between existing structures. Antioch, which reopened its doors […]
Solving Unemployment Issues
Four Wittenberg students traveled to Nagoya, Japan, to use their problem-solving skills to help its society in June. Menna Abaye, Zachary Cole, Carolyn Westmoreland, and […]
Hello, Mr. President!
The results are in: the freshman class voted for its student government representatives last week, and Sean Doyle, a Wittenberg family legacy, was elected […]
NFL Scandals: Enough is Enough — Erika Meyers
The changing of the leaves, sweatshirt weather, pumpkin-flavored everything…we all have our reasons for loving fall. For many of us, our reason comes on 100 […]
Urban Oufitters’ most Recent Release Deeply Disturbs Students
Disturbed, dismayed, upset—these are just some of the words Wittenberg students used to describe their emotions towards Urban Outfitters’ release of the blood-splattered Kent State […]
A Celtic Tiger: Talking to the Irish
The Emerald Isle is the land of green hills, Celtic music, folktales, and, of course, potatoes. For the next three months, this land of myth […]
Tiger Tips: Laundry
Hey Tigers, I don’t know about anyone else, but I have probably called my mom 20 times with questions on how to do my laundry. […]
Timehop: Let’s time travel
Team Timehop believes that: “content gains value with time,” “‘past’ hasn’t been done right,” and “they’re the team to change that.” That is why they […]
Inconveniently Punctuated Payroll
The fifteenth of every month has holiday status for Wittenberg students: pay day. As a freshman or sophomore living in the dorms with a meal […]
Wittenberg Series Lands Acclaimed Author
The Wittenberg Series will bring versatile and distinguished author Joyce Carol Oates to campus to speak on Monday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 p.m. in Weaver […]
Coming Soon to Netflix
Has Netflix left a hole in your life with the removal of “Dawson’s Creek?” Maybe you had a “New Girl“ marathon and don’t know what […]
4 Paws Dogs Don’t Come Without Challenges
Ah, caring for an energetic but loving puppy who sometimes struggles with walking and occasionally has accidents in public—such is the life of 12 sets […]
Word on the Street: How have the recent administrative changes affected you?
“They haven’t, and I don’t really know much about it.” Morgan Gecking, ’15 “I’ve heard of changes, but I haven’t necessarily been affected by it.” […]
Police Log
Compliments of Wittenberg University Police 09/12/14 Officers were dispatched to Thomas Library in reference to a suspicious male. The male was identified as a non-student. […]
U2 Music Scandal
Everyone loves free music, especially with the ability to download and stream music instantly to our phones. However, what if free music is downloaded to […]
We’re Not a Class; We’re a Family — Amanda Rogus (special to the Torch)
Freshman year—for some, it is known as a challenging transition; for others, it is a smooth experience. Last year, my transitional experience at Wittenberg was […]
International student: Rayika from India
हाय – Hāya (Hi!) Rayika Karachiwalla is from India, and is currently a freshman at Wittenberg. She will be staying here for the full four years, […]
Let’s Make Wittenberg Everyone Person’s Top College
This summer, my Twitter timeline — like I would assume many of yours — was flooded by a steady stream of tweets, as “Forbes Magazine” pitted colleges […]
Joan Rivers — Erika Meyers
What is the key to success? Many would say it’s in keeping controversial opinions to yourself and saying the right thing at the right time—but, […]
Wittenberg Students goes to Whatever, USA
Georgia Bennett, a Wittenberg senior, got a free beer in a Boston bar, but that’s not where her luck stopped. Bennett was later flown out […]
Music Preview Review: No Sound Without Silence
The Script, a popular Irish band, is set to release its fourth studio album, “No Sound Without Silence,” on Sept. 30, and it is perfect […]
Sports Arena Injuries — Sam Klarer
Going to sporting events is usually a fun experience: watching good teams play, hanging out with friends, and spending a night on the town. One […]