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The College of Wooster Open Works The oV ice: 2001-2011 "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection 11-14-2008 The oW oster Voice (Wooster, OH), 2008-11-14 Wooster Voice Editors Follow this and additional works at: https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice2001-2011 Recommended Citation Editors, Wooster Voice, "The oosW ter Voice (Wooster, OH), 2008-11-14" (2008). The Voice: 2001-2011. 477. https://openworks.wooster.edu/voice2001-2011/477 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the "The oV ice" Student Newspaper Collection at Open Works, a service of The oC llege of Wooster Libraries. It has been accepted for inclusion in The oV ice: 2001-2011 by an authorized administrator of Open Works. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -. 1 1 -- lie Wooster Voice Vol. cxxv, issue xii A STUDENT PUBLICATION SINCE 1883 Friday, November 14, 2008 "The shortest distance between two points is under construction.' .' . Noelie Altito COM cards accepted at Drag Mart Jonah Comstock this was the first time the central office cards at local businesses. Managing Editor committed to participate with the idea. The program, a subsidiary of the Dierre Taylor '09 is the chair of the CBORD group which already handled The College of Wooster student Student Government Association Wooster's ID card system, provided identification card, lovingiy referred to "C.O.W Card in the City" committee. solutions to accounting and data secu- as the C.O.W. card, has been known to He has been working with Director of rity problems that had kept : the wear a lot of different' hats. It's an ID Hospitality Services Chuck Wagers to College from implementing the pro- card, a meal-swi- pe card, a residence approve the C.O.W card for acceptance gram before. The card swipes will hall and room key, a library card, a at local businesses for the past three work more or less as they do here on ticket voucher for starting events and years. campus. theater productions and a debit card "I started working on it my fresh- 'The student's card swipe at a par- for the Florence O. Wilson Bookstore, man year with Dapeng Hu '07" said ticipating location initiates an elec- most laundry machines and 'several Taylor. "And I brought the idea to him tronic balance check of C.O.W Card dining establishments on campus. from traveling and being at other dif- debit account funds," explained newest The use of the C.O.W. card, ferent schools and looking at how their Wagers. "If the balance is available, however, is different than all of these meal swipes worked, and I thought it then the transaction is electronically uses. For the first time, students' cards was stupid that we didn't have it here."- - recorded as a sale. These funds are will puncture the Wooster bubble. For the next two years the project deducted from the student's account Late last week, Discount Drug Mart stalled due to difficulties persuading and the statements are paid from the began accepting the debit card func- businesses to participate as well as dif- College to the participating merchants tion C.O.W of cards for purchases ficulty in setting Up a system at the on a monthly basis." Wagers added made in ; off-camp- their store, along with business office to deal with us that businesses would accept only the Domino's Pizza and CVS Pharmacy. use of the CO.W card. debit card function of the C.O.W card, The arrangement, which has been in Taylor said that though he received not the new Flex Dollars. the works for a number of yrs, regular updates from Wagers, he was For now, students can use their cards should benefit both the campus and given no new information until busi- at Drug Mart, CVS Pharmacy and for I the businesses. in-st- nesses actually began to accept the phone and ore orders at Domino's "I would ' thjnk it would increase our card's validity last week. Pizza, but Wagers said he hopes more business," said Bruce Thomas, manag- Last year, when Hospitality Services businesses will elect to participate as er of Discount Drug Mart, "because staff members visited other Great they see the system working. students have money on the card, but Lakes College Association colleges to ; The next step for the project will be don't have they cash." take inspiration from their meal plans, to publicize the new C.O.W. card use Thomas said t:hat the store had been they also discovered Off Campus options, in the hopes of further elim- - receiving information about the Advantage, a program designed to inating boundaries of division between Discount Drug Mart advertises the change in the way it does C.O.W. card for a couple of years, but help colleges use their campus access . the College and the town of Wooster. business with Wooster students (Photo by Andrew Collins). Obama pieces together new team ; for the White House include middle class tax in Staff. ser-ve- cuts the Decorated Vietnam War d as a deputy attorney general economic legislation or to pass them Veteran General James L, Jones v--- u-- i- ; might during the Clinton Administration. - vr Una: - later during the presidency. ; six-ye- vf, Joel 1. Klein, a ar Obama may also increase " - chancellor of the New York US':- '. - --J .. "We Can't afford tO Wait Oil r investment in alternative -- City public school A-rts- :- systerh, - r ., - ? . ...... , the-ke- y -- , ,T energy as a beginning to moving forward on y may be appointed education his climate change plans. secretary. As the auto industry has. priorities that I identified dur- Anthony Lake is one of the been especially hard hit by -- ing the campaign, including candidates for director of the r ,!. the current economic crisis, C.I.A.; his experience includes Obama has stated that he clean energy, health care, edu- serving as the National v might be willing to use Security Adviser to President some of the bailout fund to ' cation and tax relief for mid- Clinton. - help the industry. He also Lawrence H. Summers, hopes to find ways to dle class families." Clinton's ! Treasury Secretary, include the auto industry in and Timothy F. Geithner, creating an energy policy Barack Obama President of the New York ill that would potentially Federal Reserve . Bank, are President-elec- lessen dependence on for- t both candidates for Secretary eign oil. of the Treasury. One idea is to use money from gov- be appointed secretary of state, secre- Other candidates for cabinet posi- ernment loans to make plants capable tary of defense, or possibly as a tions include Pete Rouse, Robert of producing more fuel efficient vehi- national security adviser. Gibbs, John D. Podesta, Tom Daschle, cles. To show early action and initia- Eric H. Holder Jr. is one of the pos- James B. Steinberg and Richard J. i tive, Obama's team has found several sibilities for attorney general. Holder Danzig. executive orders Left, .1 i Obama discussed changes to come with current President Bush. Below, ' . 1 mat hf ran sum . i ... t ot)ama neld in within his first few a Press conference discussing changes policy (Photos by AP). days of office. These j would include possi- . ble reversals of - I ' i i ; i i l- I II ijii i.i-j- n im IMfJuil-wmam-- i l ..; " llllllili i' .ii .i;.'M ,n. umim. MP , j .some of President Emily Tarr families," said Obama. Bush's policies, such In a CNN interview a few days ' Voice Staff just as restrictions I before the election, Obama ranked his placed on abortion There has been much speculation top priorities. counseling and since last week's election about the First, he will focus oh an economic stem-ce- ll research. course of action President-ele- ct recovery package, including tax relief He may also go Barack Obama will take in his first for the middle class. Then, he will against Bush's sup- months in office. focus on energy, health care, tax port of oil and gas However, indecision exists as to restructuring and, finally, education. drilling in Utah. 'whether Obama will focus on only the He wants to put a stimulus plan in Obama is currently economy or if he will address other place quickly, which will include bene- in the process of issues as well. Obama stated that he fits for the unemployed, food stamps, appointing members will have to reconfigure his plan due to aid to states and cities in need and to his staff to help the current economic crisis, but also spending for infrastructure work that him in his early that h'2 will not let these issues detract provides jobs. days. Rep. Rahm focus from his other plans. Democrats are also hoping to pass Emanuel, who afford . "We can't to wait on moving an expansion of the State Children's served as a top forward on the key priorities that I Health Insurance Program in order to adviser to Pres- identified during the campaign, includ- move towards health ' greater coverage ident Clinton, has ' J ' ing clean energy, health care, educa- for the nation. been chosen as tion and tax relief for middle class There are also plans in the works to . Obama's Chief of News 2 Viewpoints Editor Peter Viewpoints 3 Features Gernsheimer writes in opposition to unchecked Arts & Entertainment 5 presidential control. See 1 l Sports 7 page 3 for the MEMBER entire viewpoint. Editor in Chief Molly Lehman Allana Mortell '10 writes t?e Alex Parrott previews "Stage The Wooster field hockey voices opinion first student-produce- m her on the installment in a new series Door" the d team won against Kenyon lessons the Bush presidency of her experiences abroad, fall dance concert that features College in the NCAC tourna- ASSOCIATED .