William Johnston, professor of East Asian Studies, is a thief. Worse yet, he has stolen from Zen Buddhists, people who some might argue are among the kindest, most peaceful individuals in the world. The stolen goods, in the form of simple, stunning photographs, are currently on display in the Mansfield Freeman Center gallery. The title of the exhibit "Zen Pilgrimage of a Photo Thief," refers to the process of taking a photograph and making that memory one's own.
There are a lot of shows at Wesleyan. You know, "theatre." After all, we've got a whole department for it, yes? Theater faculty put on about three shows a year, plus two or three senior theses. So what about the other 15-20 shows that tend to happen here? Enter Second Stage.
Tibetan Monks from the Drepung Loseling monastery transformed Crowell Concert Hall last Saturday into a Buddhist temple in performing intimate rituals central to their religious practice. Their program, "The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Sacred Music, Sacred Dance for World Healing," was the culmination of their four day residency at Wesleyan, coinciding with the three-year anniversary of Sept. 11.
One week into the Film Series, my petite seal pups. It has only just begun, as someone once said at some point in the past a long time ago before you or me or he or she or ze. It has only just begun. And now there's nothing ahead but oodles of fun. Fun and the accumulation of knowledge.
In commemoration of the Jewish New Year, the one that really matters in Hollywood, I would like to make a few resolutions for the future of my film review column.
Keiji Shinohara, Visiting Artist in Art and East Asian Studies, opened his new show at the DFN Gallery in New York City last week. Known for his delicate landscapes utilizing the traditional Japanese woodcut technique, Shinohara has received international attention and acclaim.
In a sobering presentation Thursday, Eric Reeves, professor of English Language and Literature at Smith College, offered students a daunting look into the realities of the genocidal war in Sudan.
Bruce Grotta has been trying to get Wesleyan students interested in participating in Red Cross training for years. As Director of Emergency Services for the local American Red Cross chapter, he has seen promising opportunities come and go over the years.
Israeli peace activist Adam Keller visited campus Thursday to discuss current tensions in the Middle East and his opinions about the creation of a Palestinian state. Keller spoke to a small but captivated audience, sharing his past as a "refusnik," someone who would not serve in the Israeli army due to his disagreement with the occupation of Palestine.
Terrorists do not differ psychologically from the general public. This is the assertion of Psychology Professor Scott Plous in a new article published in the Sept. 10 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
As a result of student input last semester, the Campus Center has reopened its doors on weekends. According to Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) President Emily Polak '05, the changes came as a result of much negative student feedback last semester, when dining services at the Campus Center were closed on weekends and replaced by service at Summerfields.
As prize-winning novelist and former Wesleyan visiting professor Zhang Jie might say, we are constantly changing our perspective on things. In her lecture on Tuesday entitled "Nothing is Forever," Jie discussed how changes in her own personal perspectives have affected her voice as a writer.
Dr. Shonni Silverberg '76 and her husband, John M. Shapiro '74, recently donated two million dollars to the Jewish and Israel Studies Program in honor of Assistant Professor of Religion Jeremy Zwelling.
Some students might describe coming to Wesleyan as "culture shock." But just a couple of short years later, many launch themselves into even more exotic surroundings through study abroad programs, only to re-enter Wesleyan with a whole new set of adjustments to make.
With the University ID Card now termed "WesCard," a new way to pay for items on campus and in Middletown has arrived. Yet the WesCard seems to have already failed to benefit students and retailers.
On Sept. 25, Wesleyan students will join in community service with Middletown residents to help begin construction on a Habitat for Humanity house located at 34-36 Fairview Ave. The broken-down duplex, which was abandoned four years ago when it was no longer functional as graduate housing, will be transformed into a single residence.
Brittany Allen, a recent graduate of Wesleyan University, has been honored with the prestigious NCAA Woman of the Year Award for Connecticut. This award recognizes her outstanding achievements in cross-country and track, as well as her academic and leadership skills.
In a defensive struggle in enemy waters on Monday, the women's soccer team beat Coast Guard 2-1. They followed up the victory with another defensive gem, but lost 2-0 to Mount Holyoke in the Cards' first home contest of the season on Wednesday. The split leaves its record at 1-2 (0-0 NESCAC).
After a tough loss at rival Williams College, the Wesleyan men's soccer team loaded the bus again on Wednesday to play the Pride at Springfield College. Hoping to even out its record and prove it could win on the road the Cardinals did just that, shutting Springfield out 1-0.
As part of an increasing effort to elevate the competitiveness of the field hockey program, coach Patti Klecha-Porter and 22 of her returning players spent ten days in June competing against some of the best club teams in Holland.
Field hockey got its first win of the season on Thursday afternoon, defeating Babson 2-1 in overtime at home. The win gives the team a confidence boost as the players prepare to host in-state conference rival Trinity on Saturday at 11 a.m.
If all you know how to do in an emergency is to stop, drop and roll, than you are not ready for a disaster. Amid local and national threats of tornadoes and hurricanes as well as snipers and terrorism, the Middletown branch of the American Red Cross (ARC) has offered Wesleyan students training in disaster relief, shelter operation, mass care and CPR.
When I turned 18, I bought a pack of cigarettes, a few lottery tickets and some pornography and made a list of all the fun things I could do while in the voting booth. Things like asking loudly for the soap, chanting "USA! USA!" the whole time, making high volume defecation sounds and writing in absurdly implausible candidates like "Spiderman" or "Dennis Kucinich" topped the list. Realizing now that I am going to have to use an absentee ballot, that list has become one of those disappointing failed expectations about the future, like "hover cars" and "robot ninja police squads."
In Allen Ginsberg's poem "America," he begs the question, "are you being sinister or is this some form of practical joke?" President Bennet, I now ask the same of you: are you being sinister or is this some form of practical joke? I met with you during your office hours on Tuesday and am still having trouble comprehending what I heard, and how I am supposed to feel.
As a returning Residential Advisor, I had high expectations of the freshmen on my hall. Two semesters of WestCo had kept my head swimming, bobbing up and down in a sea of illicit narcotics and idol worship like a slave before a sultan. But there is nothing, nothing, that could have prepared me for the intensity that is Butterfield B, rooms 101 to 105 and 201 to 215.
I was curious that there was no mention of the Wesleyan Republicans in your recent article on voter registration ("WesDems working to increase voter turnout," Sept 14, by Lauren Goldman). Is this due to a lack of activity on the part of campus conservatives, or rather an oversight on your part to write a balanced article?