The University is set to decide this spring whether or not the contract for campus dining services will be put up for bid. The decision will be based on a plan created by the Dining Services Advisory Committee that has been in the working for the past two years. "There have been a lot of students who have put a lot of hard work into this," said Manny Cunard, director of auxiliary operations and campus services and co-chair of the Dining Advisory Committee.
The Nicolson, Hewitt, and West College dormitories will be extensively renovated beginning next summer with plans to improve fire safety and redesign the buildings' interiors. The Foss Hill renovations, unveiled last spring by Interim Dean of the College Peter Patton, are the final product of a project design committee with an estimated $6.7 million budget. Residential Life (ResLife), Physical Plant, and Construction Services make up the core of the project design committee.
A small group of students, faculty members, and community members gathered on Monday to eat lunch and discuss same-sex marriage as part of the Pizza and Policy series. This new series, sponsored by the African American Studies Department, brings together the University community to consider public policy and current events.
East Asian Studies and Philosophy faculty and students gathered to bridge the gap between East and West on Thursday evening, marking the 31st annual Mansfield Freeman Lecture, the oldest series in the United States devoted to East Asian studies. "Mansfield believed that Americans needed to learn much more about East Asia," said Chair of the East Asian Studies Program and Director of the Freeman Center for Asian Studies Stephen Angle.
If you saw The Wedding Crashers for the gagillionth time last weekend, you might be unaware that other options are available. The University does not just offer students the film series; it allows them the chance to make films of their own. The Independent Student Film Production Co-op (ISFPC) is a student-run organization that produces films written by student filmmakers.
I want to start by reminding you that there is no nepotism in choosing WesCelebs. None. The fact that I spent fall break eating Jess’s mother’s bagels and lox has nothing to do with her choice as WesCeleb. I mean, who else could enlighten you about how to drown a bee, polygamy, and the only good reason to tie a bicycle to the ceiling?
When he signed up for Rob Rosenthal's Community Research Seminar, all Craig Thomas '06 expected was a greater involvement with the Middletown community. Talking to ex-convicts about crime deterrents, however, came as a surprise.
Illiano’s is just what I want in a pizza joint down the block. There are two locations in Middletown, the slightly larger one located on South Main, and the other located on Washington. The friendly service, casual atmosphere and delicious food make it one of my favorite pizza places in Middletown.
When the new University Center opens in 2007, Aramark may well be out with old. At the moment, the University is considering the possibility of contracting out to another dining company. In addition to three large corporations, the owners of WesWings and the Red and Black Café have expressed interest in placing a bid should they be given the opportunity. Due to the well-documented disputes between Aramark and students in the past, the switch to another food provider presents an appealing chance for change.
If the Federal Communications Commission has its way, colleges and universities across the nation are about to be hit with a disastrously unfunded mandate. Recently, the FCC issued an order (based on a 1994 law) requiring most universities, online communications companies, libraries and cities to vastly upgrade their networks to allow for easy wiretapping by the FBI.
When you are at a dinner event listening to a speaker, and there is cake on the table, you are going to think about rubbing that cake in the speaker's face. You are going to envision yourself doing it; you are going to map the route from your chair to the podium; you might even put your hand on the plate just to create the feeling of a plan in progress.
Here’s why: Fucking Comic Sans MS. Please, no more. It’s horrible. It’s the fun font! It’s the font that says family. This font is terrible and you know it. Just look at this shit. It’s so quirky! That shit is all over the RIDE too. My friend Matt made a good point: If the Manhattan Transit Authority had any Comic Sans on it at all, I’d expect it to break down all over the place and let in terrorism like it does rats now.
[W]e must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the Test-Prep-Industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. — President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961
For once, on a Saturday night, I elected to sleep early. No sooner had I fallen asleep than my slumber was disturbed by the screams and shrieks of revelers at the traffic junction right outside my window. Despite my atheistic tendencies, I prayed fervently to whatever deity there is to make them go away.
Dear Jesus, I know we haven't talked in a while, but I haven't been able to find the right words to say this. The DNA test result came back, and it turns out that you're not my son. I know you must be feeling surprised, shocked, and possibly less divine, but just imagine how I feel. You may be wondering why I waited so long to go through with the test.
Mistakes happen. That’s what we tell ourselves all the time. Everyone makes them. Even God. Perhaps especially God. Because the problem with intelligent design isn’t that it suggests an almighty creator designed us, but that it suggests that said creator was intelligent. Clearly, scientific evidence suggests that this is just plain wrong.
For when you make a mistake. Check boxes as needed.
We got some absinthe shipped to us from Europe. I should have known something was up because it came in a two-liter bottle of Fanta, which isn't how it was portrayed on eBay. The six (I think it was six, it might have been 12, or maybe it just looked that way in the rear-view mirror) of us got in a car and drove to see a cockfight in West Virginia, all of us thinking that cockfighting was legal in there.
Hi, my name’s Claire and I evaluate people’s inner worth based on their musical tastes and appearances. Biggest mistake ever. Recently, I’ve come to the realization that even though I’ve pulled off looking like an Urban Outfitters spokesperson, no one actually likes me. Listening to The Decemberists/ Le Tigre/ The Mars Volta and wearing checkered shoes doesn’t make me any less of a cheerleader on OxyContin.
In a News Brief in the previous issue of the Ampersand, the last line was misinterpreted by some as implying that Eugene Wong is homophobic. While Eugene claims to be a Republican, he is not, in fact, homophobic. Eugene is probably more of a fiscal conservative anyway, which would put him at odds with the current administration's spending policy and the pork-barrel happy republicans in Congress.
Although the volleyball team left their Saturday round robin at the US Coast Guard Academy in New London with one victory and one loss, it was certainly an encouraging couple of matches for the Cardinals. The ladies were able to defeat an 18-6 Roger Williams University team, and also take a game from Coast Guard Academy.
The cold that rolled into New England on Saturday did not bother the men's soccer team—they had their hands full with archrival Amherst. The Cardinals and Lord Jeffs battled all afternoon at Amherst, but neither team could find the back of the net and the game ended in a scoreless tie after two overtime periods.
Over the past week the women’s soccer split a pair of games, defeating Rhode Island College last Tuesday at home, but falling to Amherst this weekend on the road. Rhode Island College came into the game posting a fine 9-3 record, but Wesleyan was about to make the game get real. Rhode Island struck first, scoring seventeen minutes into the game and as the first half ended, the Cardinals remained a goal down.
The Cardinals took Amherst to school on Saturday as the team rolled to a 6-0 win, its seventh victory in eight games. From the outset Wesleyan dominated its Little Three rival, taking a 1-0 lead just eight minutes into the contest when Adrienne Shea ’08 scored off of a pass from Courtney Tetrault ’07. Shea would go on to record two goals on the day, both with an assist from Tetrault. Saturday’s was Shea’s second consecutive two-goal game, earning her NESCAC Player of the Week. Tetrault also had a banner day, tallying one goal and three assists.
Following a heartbreaking loss to Bates the week before, the Cardinals headed into Saturday's game eager to spoil Amherst's homecoming party. While the effort was there and the defense hung tough in the first half, the Cards were not able to mount a consistent offensive attack. In the end it was a deflating 37-0 loss for the Cards (0-5 overall/NESCAC).
The gloomy weather outside matched the spirits of the men and women’s cross-country teams as they fell to Williams this weekend in the Little Three Championships at Mount Greylock High School in Williamstown, Mass. Heading into the meet on the men’s side, the Ephs and Cardinals, both nationally ranked, knew it was going to be close, but in the end the Ephs prevailed beating Wesleyan 24-34 on the men’s side and 23-61 on the women’s side.