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The Wooster Voice A student-run newspaper since 1883 Vol. CXXXVI, Issue IX Friday, November 11, 2016 “I really do hope that we have a woman president in my lifetime.” WWooster, Ohio V thewoostervoice.spaces.wooster.edu - Hillary Clinton Inside Story of the Week Textbooks Viewpoints | 3 return to Megan Zerrer ’18 asks that people Student leaders visit cam- Wilson treat service dogs with respect pus for GLCA conference Bookstore The Great Lakes Colleges Association Students of Color Textbooks will be available in store Leadership Conference was held last weekend and online start- ing next semester Brandon Bell Features | 4 Contributing Writer Mariah Joyce ’17 cov- ers bowling program On Tuesday, Nov. 1, the Flor- that connects the Col- ence O. Wilson Bookstore an- lege and community nounced in an e-mail to students that it would once again carry and sell textbooks in store and online. This announcement reverses last year’s decision to outsource textbook sales to another com- pany, MBS Direct. Students be- gan ordering textbooks through the new system in January of this year. Kevin Leitner, who became director of bookstore retail opera- tions in September, emphasized it A&E | 5 & 6 was the campus culture that led his team to the decision to return Robert Dinkins ’19 textbooks to the store starting previews upcoming next semester. Fall Dance Concert “We’re not a campus that does a lot of outsourcing,” Leitner said. “After a review, [we realized] it Student leaders gathered in Kittredge Dining Hall to listen to guest speaker matched more of the Wooster Consuelo Castello Kickbusch (Photo courtesy Yorgun Marcel). experience to have those books in hand, for the store to be able to Mariah Joyce College, Oberlin College, students of color at his- connect with students.” Ohio Wesleyan University, torically white institutions, Even though the decision was Editor in Chief Wabash College and The Col- such as The College of carried out under a previous di- lege of Wooster. Wooster and other GLCA rector of bookstore operations, he The Great Lakes Col- Different schools in the institutions, are complex. said that financial concerns were leges Association’s (GLCA) GLCA take turns hosting the A conference such as this likely one of the major reasons Students of Color Leader- conference. The theme of this one offers those students textbooks were originally out- Sports | 7 ship Conference was held at year’s conference, hosted at the opportunity to connect sourced. Wooster last weekend, Nov. Wooster, was Loving Y(our) and build relationships with “You can reduce inventory costs Shelly Grostefon ’18 4-6. Featured events includ- selves. Staff from Wooster’s other students of color at [and] operational costs,” Leitner reports on frisbee ed a documentary showing Office of Multicultural Stu- primarily white institu- said, referring to the benefits of team’s fourth place followed by a panel discus- dent Affairs helped to orga- tions, who are having simi- outsourcing. Although he came to finish sion and an open mic night nize the weekend. The stated lar academic and social ex- Wooster supporting in-store text- hosted in Freedlander The- mission of the conference, periences. book sales, he acknowledged that atre. taken from the GCLA’s web- Khorkie Tyus ’19 attend- outsourcing has been talked of as The annual conference site, is to “engage with other ed the event last year and a trend among college bookstores Event of the Week was attended by around 200 students of color at other said she thought that the nationwide. students from schools in institutions within the Great conference offered a valu- While MBS Direct itself op- Wooster Symphony the GLCA, which includes Lakes Colleges Association” able opportunity to talk erated relatively smoothly, with Orchestra Albion College, Allegheny and to “unite students with with students at other insti- the bookstore receiving no more Nov. 11-12 College, Antioch College, the idea of self-love, aware- tutions about their shared requests for customer service or Denison University, De- ness and pride, while actively experience. “This confer- technical help than normal, the 7:30 p.m. Pauw University, Earlham caring for their community.” ence gives me a chance to adjustment to the bookstore’s new Gault Recital Hall College, Hope College, Ka- Conference organizers cited role did present other difficulties. lamazoo College, Kenyon the fact that the identities of Continued on page 2 For example, Leitner explained how the textbooks assigned for two sections of a course had been accidentally switched. Because the books weren’t carried in-store, the Car fire ignites excitement on Beall Avenue bookstore wasn’t able to quickly provide a solution. Janel England “We couldn’t put our hands News Editor in to fix problems,” Leitner said. “There were issues like that, On the afternoon of Nov. 5, where we were less effective than Wooster resident Deija Hard- we could be.” nett’s car caught flame while During a year-long review of she and a passenger were driv- the outsourcing through MBS ing south on Beall Avenue. Direct, which began before Leit- Cena Keegan, a Lowry worker, ner arrived, the bookstore sought and her fiancé, Andrew Burns, campus feedback on the system. were driving in front of Hard- The National Student Watch nett’s car when they noticed Survey, in which Wooster stu- that their were flames and dents recently had the opportu- smoke coming from under- nity to participate, was one recent neath it. example. “Like any other couple in our In addition to feedback about early to mid-twenties, my fi- The Wooster Fire Department arrived on scene after a Wooster resident’s car outsourcing, the survey offered ancé, Andrew Burns, and I had caught fire on Beall Avenue (Photo by Lily Iserson). the bookstore information on a romantic dinner of Taco Bell what format of textbooks stu- before wanting to enjoy the ple inside,” Keegan said in a were flames not only on the The report stated, “fire in dents prefer and on how best to last few days of nice weather statement to the Voice. underside of the car, which passenger compartment ap- provide affordable options like outdoors with our dog. As we Keegan and Burns then was turned off, but also start- peared to be coming from rentals, e-books and loose-leaf were driving south on Beall pulled over and began to flag ing to burn on the asphalt.” around the middle console texts. “It tells us where students Avenue, my fiancé happened to Hardnett down. After mul- As stated in a report from the gear selector.” are buying, how much they’re glance in the rear-view mirror tiple attempts, Hardnett and Wooster Fire Department, by Some College of Wooster paying […] and what’s most of our car and gasped. The car her passenger eventually ex- the time the fire engine arrived students congregated at the important [to them],” Leitner behind us was on fire! I glanced ited the car and Burns called — a total of five minutes after scene. Emily Glickman ’17 said, noting that it could other- back myself and saw there the fire department. Burns made the call — the fire said, “I saw the fire truck and wise be difficult to evaluate what were indeed flames underneath While the four waited, had moved into the passenger the car with an unaware cou- Keegan reported that, “there compartment. Continued on page 2 Continued on page 2 Friday, Voice SECTION EDITORS: November 11 Janel England Mackenzie Clark 2 News SECURITY BRIEFS Students interview Wellness counselor candidates ALCOHOL Matt Woodward Reagan Kazyak ’19, SGA ter made a clear effort to in- sional?” senator at large, is one of the volve students in the process Regarding the candidates for 11/2 — 11:28 p.m. Contributing Writer student leaders who was able from the beginning. It was also the position, Kazyak said, “All Andrews Hall to meet with the three candi- very clear that they got quality the candidates we’ve met with Suspect, 18, drank too In the second week of classes dates. On her involvement, she candidates into the pool. I per- have been fantastic. All three much, taken to Wellness this semester, the Longbrake said, “I got involved initially sonally only met with one of are extremely experienced Center. Witness reported Student Wellness Center lost with this process because I am them, but I have heard mostly and anything they lacked, they incident one of its counselors, creating the SGA representative who good things from the other were willing to learn. From my a campus-wide demand for ad- has decided to tackle the coun- student interviewers.” opinion the last two candidates ditional mental health services seling issue. Mental health for Regarding the importance of we saw were the best. Both 11/5 — 2:20 a.m. on campus. In response to the our students is so essential, having more counselors available, have a strong background in Wagner Hall current situation, The College and it frustrated me to hear of Gilbert said, “We need quality crisis control, and one wants Six suspects, all underage, of Wooster recently conducted how many students aren’t able counselors.