Long Lane Farm celebrated Pumpkinfest, its second annual fall festival, on Saturday afternoon. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the Middletown community enjoyed a vegetarian barbeque, live music, face painting, and a bike ride were just some of the attractions enjoyed.
The WSA passed a resolution Sunday night supporting the existence of Greek organizations on campus. The resolution does not change policy, however, and does not assure the future existence of Greek organizations on campus. Representatives from various organizations attended the WSA general assembly meeting to voice what they perceive as an effort by the University to eliminate, or at least significantly redefine, Greek life on campus.
Kerry Max Cook, a man who served 22 years on Texas death row before being declared wrongfully convicted, spoke about his experience Saturday afternoon in the Memorial Chapel. Cook is the longest tenured death row inmate in U.S. history to be freed.
After years of dedicated service to the University and the Middletown community, it was announced Friday that Maryann Wiggin resigned from her position as Director of Public Safety. Wiggin was an employee of the University for nearly 25 years, and Director of Public Safety since 1998.
Make no mistake: Steve Wengrovitz ’06 has no idea why he’s this week’s WesCeleb. In fact, he’s everywhere, except for maybe the theater. With psych research, a new student psychology journal to organize, and rowdy seniors to keep in check, he’s downright busy. Also, he once got naked on Foss Hill.
I spent a semester in Italy, sampling all sorts of wondrous pastas and meats, so when I go to an Italian restaurant in the States, I take it for what it is. There’s a big difference, I learned, between Italian and Italian-American cuisine. Fiore II delivers the latter but, to its credit, offers delicious fare nonetheless.
Two weeks ago I found myself driving around the most devastated neighborhood in New Orleans with a documentary film crew in my car. Strange as it may seem, the film crew was not there to record the story outside my car, but the one inside it. ""So Kate," said the director from the backseat, "we need some context for this footage. You just graduated from college and now you're driving around the country alone."
The WSA passed a resolution on fraternities this Sunday, asserting, "Greek organizations must have the right to continue to exist with the support of the university." While this gesture was largely symbolic, it represents an important first step in a fight for a comprehensive policy toward frats.
The 1960 movie Spartacus chronicles the life of a slave to the Roman Empire who is saved from a death sentence by Batiatus. Varinia, a female slave, is placed in the cell of Spartacus, who falls in love with her instantly. He sees a voyeuristic Batiatus watching him and Varinia as though they were cattle and screams, "I am not an animal!" Ironically, we are still having this debate more than 45 years after the release of this film.
This week, I'm finding it hard to give out a Worst Week Ever award. Perhaps, my well of wit has run dry. Or maybe it's because everyone is having such a good time right now. A wave of contentment has washed over Wesleyan and I attribute it to two major events: Halloween and Senior Cocktails.
What is up with all the personal attacks against the people who write columns and the Ampersand? It'd be one thing if the people complaining were legitimately offended by something someone wrote, but to get an opinion published saying someone's column or section sucks? That's not constructive, just plain old rude.
In a recent meeting of the WSA, Wesleyan students met to address issues facing fraternities and sororities on the Wesleyan campus. Though a resolution was passed at the meeting outlining the WSA's tentative support of fraternities and sororities, it appears as though a greater issue is at hand. The Administration is attempting to strong-arm organizations on campus in what they call "an attempt to create a more inclusive environment."
Like most students at this school, I was hoping our little Halloween celebration was going to be a rocker, but apparently it was we students that got rocked by MPD. The question that needs to be answered is "what are the cops doing on the campus?" Anyone? I thought we had a task force known as Public Safety.
In response to Brian Brotman's allegation that the Ampersand sucks, I have to say...shit. I have nothing funny to say. You're right! We're obnoxious rich kids, we use our extensive knowledge of popular culture as social crutches, and we all get as much play as Boggle on a Friday night. Except I'm pretty sure both editors get ass, I could get ass, and Alex Gelman gets... well.
Have you got a qualm to quell? Do you happen to possess some shit to spit? Are you by any chance holding onto some hate to orate? Well, my technologically-minded peers, the antiquated, obsolete days of duels at high noon and drive-by’s on Broad Street are fading from our collective rearview mirror faster than Harriet Miers.
Wesleyan was thrown into an uproar last month when two time travellers arrived on campus in a now-famous burst of brimstone and lightning outside the Campus Center. The adventurers, founding father John Hancock and cybernetic future-man Jherek Carnelian, were recently overheard discussing Wesleyan’s Anonymous Confession Board over lattes at Pi Cafe.
The internet is the best place to waste time since god invented the 7-11. Anyone who has recently wasted time on the particular patch of internet surrounding Wesleyan will have stumbled across the LiveJournal Wesleyan Anonymous Confessions Board.
One time, I took one of the public safety cars, not one of the stupid SUVs, mind you, but one of the real deal Police Interceptor cop cars. Anyway, I took it in the middle of the night, and turned the lights on. Not, like, those red ones that stay on all the time, but the real kind that flash and look intimidating and everything.
One time, I took one of the public safety cars, not one of the stupid SUVs, mind you, but one of the real deal Police Interceptor cop cars. Anyway, I took it in the middle of the night, and turned the lights on. Not, like, those red ones that stay on all the time, but the real kind that flash and look intimidating and everything.
They won the game that really mattered. After the men's soccer team dropped a tight game on Saturday to Bowdoin to close out their regular season, they began their postseason with a huge win the very next day on that very same field against the very same team. On Saturday, such a fate did not seem likely. The Cardinals could not seem to get anything going offensively in the first half.
It had all the makings of a great weekend for the Wesleyan volleyball team. The Cardinals were ready for two intense matches against rivals Amherst and Tufts. Unfortunately, the Cardinals lost to both of their in-conference foes. But there is still plenty for the team to be happy about despite the defeats, as the Cardinals celebrated one player's accomplishments and now prepare for their opening post-season match.
Hosting the NESCAC Championships this weekend, the men and women's cross-country teams raced to third and sixth place finishes respectively against nationally ranked competition. Despite a muddy course and a cold day, fans lined the Long Lane Farm Course to cheer on the Cardinal runners.
After shocking the top team in the NESCAC last Wednesday, the Wesleyan women's soccer team finished the season with an unfortunate loss to Bowdoin College. Despite solid play, the Lady Cards could not turn chances into goals, as they fell 5-0 the Polar Bears on Saturday.
Playing at home on Sunday, the Cardinals defeated Tufts by a score of 1-0 to advance to the semifinal round of the NESCAC championship. After last Wednesday’s 2-0 victory over the Jumbos, Wesleyan blanked its conference rival for the second time in just four days. In the process goalkeeper Caitlin Kelly ’07 recorded her fourth shutout of the 2005 campaign.
It looked like the Wesleyan football team did everything they needed to do to beat Bowdoin on Saturday. They shut down the Polar Bears' ground game and piled up 353 yards of offense. Yet, once again, the Cardinals hurt themselves with costly turnovers, as they lost their sixth game of the season last Saturday at Bowdoin, 35-10.