It was a historic day in Springfield for the men's cross-country team on Saturday. The Cardinals finished second to earn a trip to Division III Nationals for the first time in team history, and Co-Captain Owen Kiely '06 won the race to become the New England Division III champion.
This weekend, approximately 90 members of Latino students' families came to campus to experience a taste of college life. The student group Para La Familia sponsored the event.
Students and members of the greater Middletown community gathered Sunday at the A.M.E. Zion Church on Cross Street to celebrate the completion of their combined efforts towards building a new home for a Middletown resident.
Students attended an anti-death penalty rally in Hartford this past Sunday on the steps of the Connecticut capitol building. The rally recognized the upcoming 1000th execution in the United States since the Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty in 1976.
There's an idea that historians keep their noses stuck in old books detailing the facts of times past. But in a lecture held last Thursday in the CSS Lounge, one speaker said that historians also look to works of fiction.
Evil, according to Professor Richard Bernstein, is making a comeback -- but that isn't the bad news. In a Monday lecture held at Russell House, Bernstein, the Vera List Professor of Philosophy at New School University, NYC, explained that current conceptualizations of evil are so absolute that they inhibit criticism or meaningful dialogue.
The men's soccer team went out with a bang Saturday, losing 2-1 in overtime to the defending national champions, Messiah College. The loss ended an impressive 2005 season for the Cardinals that included a NESCAC title with big wins at Bowdoin and Williams and an NCAA Division III playoff victory.
The football team finished its 2005 campaign winless after falling to undefeated NESCAC champion Trinity College 63-7 on Saturday afternoon. The 0-8 finish is the worst season in Wesleyan football history. This is the first time since 1894 that a team finished without a win. They went 0-5 that season.
Great sports teams generally are not the first thing to come to mind when someone mentions Wesleyan University, but two of our fall teams this year are making history and commanding respect on a national level.
Getting a college degree has become more and more important in the 21st century. It has pretty much become the equivalent of what a high school degree meant for previous generations. To get a decent job a college degree is a must because we are seeing increased specialization in our workforce.
I'm at my wit's end with this campus regarding the whole Traverse Square fence 'issue' (and yes it's a fucking FENCE). It would be lovely and convenient to pretend/believe that putting up a 'railing' between Wesleyan and Traverse Square is just not a big deal — it's just a little four foot high fence, right?
In response to "Frats don’t add to diversity" it appears as though Mr. Lazarus has missed the point entirely. To clarify, our point was, and still is, that fraternity parties are in no way malicious attempts to degrade members of the community.
Dear Zachary Lazarus, and all those who do not consider frats diverse, I am getting so very sick of this debate. I truly believe in diversity, and the argument being made against the frats is so totally self-contradictory as to be without merit.
Wesleyan's vaguely liberal atmosphere and demanding academic programs allows for a lazy, amorphous anti-war sentiment to pervade popular opinion (I think). A Blackboard site has been created (search: "Anti-War Politics") to facilitate dialogue and critical engagement with the issue(s); you're invited.
We live in a beautiful woodframe house. We have hardwood floors, spacious glamorous bedrooms, a delightful bathroom, a kitchen with all the amenities, a front porch that evokes images of the American Gothic tradition. We feel privileged and special for living in such a glorious residence.
Put away the denim jackets and suit up in puffy shapeless winter gear, it’s that time of year again. That’s right folks, we’re talking about November: the month of cold comforts. Aren’t we East Coasters lucky? -- yet another end-of-semester hibernation period.
Located so far down Long Lane that its editors have to hike just to see their books in Olin, Wesleyan University Press might be assumed to have a loose connection to the University. In fact the Press, which held an open house on Friday, is looking for student assistants for next semester, and is already gearing up for its long established summer internship program.
Emily Chandler may not look threatening, but don't let her deceive you—she didn't earn the nickname "DJ Dangerous" for nothing. As a senior working on her studio art thesis that's already over budget, she's got plenty to do, but also finds time to artistically arrange the shelves at Weshop, make food funny, and unintentionally injure her housemates
It wasn't until this year that I sampled the fine Indian cuisine of Haveli India. I'm not sure why I overlooked this restaurant during my first three years at this school, but I'm glad that I finally discovered it.
ALCO 251—Intermediate Drinking Students will use the higher tolerances acquired from the Freshman Drinking Seminar and begin to make the move from drunk to shitfaced. Topics include keg stands, double fisting, the proper uses of Everclear, and the relative merits of PBR.
After ten weeks at Wesleyan, you start to get your bearings and can clearly see what's what. Here are just a few senses I've come to thus far in my first semester:
Hedwig and the Angry Inch is about a boy named Hedwig who wishes he was a girl. I do not wish I was a girl. Girls have cooties! One time, Sarah Marsh tried to kiss me when I was finger-painting so I pushed her off the monkey bars at recess.
Of all the cultural hallmarks that have become engrained in the American holiday of Thanksgiving — a gleaming, succulent turkey, the familiar comfort of familial togetherness, sniffing Elmer's glue in your cousin's basement — one is especially endearing to the members of the Greatest Generation...