Site-Wide Activity

From this past week, there was emphasis on South Asian countries, mainly India after WWI- where there were major themes of anti-colonialism and traditionalism. Anti-colonialism, led to many revolts and the dislike […]

This past week, we learned about Britain’s imperial rule in South Asia, specifically Pakistan and India. In the reading, India at 70, the author discusses the promises and the failure to meet them 70 years after I […]

Based on this weeks readings and lectures, one major thing stuck  out and interested me. That  was the fact that the way that Britain  controlled India was not necessarily  by putting excessive force into rul […]

Until 1813, the British East India company still followed a major ideal that did not interfere with religion, society and the cultural life of India. After 1813 the British began to take steps to change social and […]

The impossibility of an Indian state without racial, religious, and social discrimination has been nearly entirely caused by British meddling in Indian politics since the 1700s, stemming from the […]

From Monday’s lecture, South Asia makes about 1/4 of the world’s population. It consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. India was the valuable colony for the British […]

Colonialism in India entered through the British East India company purely for trade over lucrative goods like spices. But as the British dominion grew and following a revolt the government took direct ownership […]

LA in the News was presented by Gabby in which she highlighted the reaction of the Honduran people to the news that their presidents brother had been accepting bribes from the notorious drug lord, El Chapo. It […]

In today’s class we continued to talk about the revolution in Nicaragua, and liberation theology specifically. Dr. Holt discussed how Catholicism has changed both in practice and in numbers in Latin America over […]

The British colonialism of India was an ambitious venture consisting of liberalism and the attempt to government with not mainly force but with manipulation of religion and impartial understandings of local […]

This week is devoted to advising in preparation for next week’s epic course registration. Make sure you know where you are on our Advising Week schedule. Linked here is a useful Wooster video to give you a […]

Students: I write to pass on this information from our campus chapter of Amnesty International.

“Amnesty International is a global organization that focuses on the education and preservation of human rights […]

Panoramic view of Reeds LakeThe beauty of the little town of East Grand Rapids has always captivated me. As I strolled down the local park, I was able to sit down on a […]

Panoramic View of Lake VarnerI survey the landscape around me. I am sitting on a rock on top of a grassy hill overlooking a serene lake and a hilly pasture across the lake. […]

Louisville to WoosterThe hill is just steep enough in the front yard that, come snow, you can get a little momentum on a sled. You’ll veer straight into the road, […]

Campus TreesI traverse the path from the Kenarden Hall towards Beall Avenue daily, diagonally lumbering between Ebert Hall and the Arch. The trees […]

Tuscany Landscape Here, the city of Florence is all encompassing, cobblestone roads and terracotta buildings stretching along narrow streets. There are only […]

The StormsMy flat was the living room of a cabin in the Adirondacks that we have rented for years. The cabin has nearly become a second home for my family […]

Greenfield, NHIn my mind’s eye, I sit atop a hill, in the backyard of my grandparent’s farmhouse. “Backyard” probably isn’t the correct term. It’s a long rect […]