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This is the May 3rd, 1968 edition of of the Wooster Voice, a student run newspaper published at the College of Wooster. This issue headlines a review of a student play. Also headlined is a piece detailing the search for qualified black faculty members for the College of Wooster. Also featured is a report on the outcomes of a Mock Republican Convention held at the College of Wooster. Page 2 features a letter from a previous editor of the Wooster Voice which heavily criticized the current editorial board for shoddy and biased reporting and turning the Voice into a "4-8 page opinion section." Two other pieces on the Wooster Voice reporting are also present. One simply calls the Voice a good paper. The other commends the Wooster Voice abandonment of objectivity and calls for more opinionated in the Voice, particularly with regards to the Vietnam War. Also featured is a piece criticizing the functioning of the Wooster Student Government Association (SGA). Page 3 features a review of a cartoon depicting the United States and USSR as men involved in a sexual conquest of a pregnant woman, representative of the Earth. Page 4 is the sports section.

Publication Date

5-3-1968

Publisher

The College of Wooster

City

Wooster, OH

Rights

No Copyright - United States

Keywords

Cartoons, Mock Republican Convention, SGA, Vietnam War, athletics

Subject

Political cartoons; Political commentary series; Veterans; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Violence; Fake news; College athletics; Advertisements

The Wooster Voice (Wooster, OH), 1968-05-03

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