The new course registration system is on schedule to be implemented this April for use during Fall 2006 course selection. With the end of advisor authorization, the registrar’s office can now collect the data from a trial run conducted during the recent registration period, for which over 500 students provided test data
Students and faculty gathered at 200 Church Tuesday to hear a variety of perspectives in a panel entitled "Diversity and Affirmative Action: What is the Difference?" "Wesleyan is called ’Diversity University,’" said Assistant Professor of Government Melanye Price.
The University recently received a Certificate of Appreciation from the local Rockfall Foundation for its Fauver Residences and two senior prototype houses. The Fauver residences were recognized as the first buildings on campus to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification, and both projects were awarded for being environmentally friendly.
Incoming freshmen who ask for gender-neutral accommodation may be allowed to pair with a roommate of the opposite legal sex according to a new plan being proposed. The plan, developed after students from the trans/gender group met with Dean of the College Maria Cruz-Saco at the beginning of the semester, is a change from the current policy of placing students who ask for the gender-neutral accommodation in single rooms.
Last month Professor of English and American Studies Richard Slotkin released his new book. Entitled "Lost Battalions: The Great War and the Crisis of American Nationality," the book looks at racial discrimination and ethnic assimilation through the experiences of two American regiments fighting in World War I.
The term "feminist pornography" sounds like something of an oxymoron. But last Monday, Becky Goldberg proved that the feminist movement is making its way into the adult film industry. After screening her documentary on feminist pornography, she gave a short talk about the growing movement’s history and politics.
Close to 30 members of the University community gathered Wednesday night at a Psi U forum to address the liberal stigma of the University. A panel made up of students, alumni, and Admission Office employees shared personal experiences and answered questions pertaining to the perceived liberal environment.
The production of Charles Mee’s "Vienna: Lusthaus" that went up Nov. 17 to 19 in the ’92 Theater was like an Expressionist painting: beautiful, lush, vibrant, and haunting. Director Meredith Steinberg ’06 worked artistic magic, turning an eight-page monologue into an eleven-person dance-theater piece.
"My shadow's the only one that walks beside me/My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating," sang John Wesley '07, playing Gregor, a giant bug. Green Day has never sounded more poignant. Estranged from his family, with no one to turn to but the play's narrator, Wesley crawls under the covers and dies alone and miserable to the laughter of the audience of the '92 Theater.
Creating a character or performance usually centers on a script, and actors develop their roles around the information given by the playwright. Yet, in creating "Peripeteia," a senior thesis performed last weekend in the '92 Theater, Josh Lubin-Levy '06 and Kaneza Schaal '06 decided first on actual historical figures as their characters...
In the last reading of the Russell House's fall semester lecture series, Aaron Kunin shared poems from his new book, "Folding Ruling Star." A former Wesleyan professor, Kunin drew former students and colleagues as well as regular poetry enthusiasts who counted on the Russell House's consistent delivery of entertainment and talent.
These days, the art studios are equipped for all-nighters. According to Adina Bricklin '06, studio art majors spend so much time there that the studios now include a bed and fridge for those who cannot find the time to go home.
In the popular imagination, Wesleyan students spend their days frolicking around campus in the nude. We know that only happens on the last day of classes. While many students spend reading week studying, the grace period before finals has, for others, become synonymous with debauchery and procrastination.
Most students know Bill Zeigler better as Wild Bill, owner of Wild Bill's Nostalgia Center on Route 3. Wild Bill's has been an important institution in the local community for seven years now, but Zeigler has been a contributor of randomness to the community for over twenty-five years.
Awards for various categories.
The women’s basketball team picked up a crucial win over the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in its first home game of the season on Tuesday. In a game where the lead changed hands many times, the teams were tied at the end of regulation, but the Cardinals dominated in overtime when Ali Fourney ’09 took over to lead the team to a 68-58 victory.
Taking on a very athletic Emmanuel College Tuesday night, the men's basketball team got great production from their starters, fought through some tough moments, and emerged with a gratifying 77-69 victory. This was a statement game. This was a game that would show how far this young team has come in their first eight games.
Almost two years ago, the Administration revolutionized policy by allowing incoming freshmen to check off a box requesting placement in gender-neutral housing -- not an isolated hall, but a room with a roommate who checked off the same box, regardless of either student's gender. A year and a half ago, the decision was reversed.
It’s fairly safe to say that students at the U lead fairly diverse lives compared with students at other campuses. The traditional college student-aged 18 to 22, living on or close to campus and receiving money from an independent source-is in the minority at the U.
There was a time long ago when two people interested in each other planned an event together. This event involved visual entertainment (in the form of a movie or play), bodily nourishment (such as a nice dinner), intimate contact (i.e. hand-holding or hugging) and then either a set plan to rendezvous again or peaceable handshake goodbye.
Dear Wesleyan Community, I am writing to you in seek of support. As you may already know, elections for the Student Budget Committee are currently happening and unfortunately, my name is not on the ballot.
Way back in September when I arrived on campus I was quite disturbed by the presence of the Caterpillar bulldozers preparing to tear down the buildings along Wyllys Avenue. Before I came to Wes I spent close to a year in Israel/Palestine taking part in demonstrations and working for human rights groups such as Checkpoint Watch, Rabbis for Human Rights, and the International Solidarity Movement
Dear Class of '09, Many of you will remember that at some point earlier this year you elected your frosh representatives to the WSA. However, since that time, I would imagine that you haven't thought much more about it.
Viewing the labor dispute at NYU through the lens of political economy and against the backdrop of recent history remains key to understanding it in a broader context. In the last few decades, a concerted attack from (Republi-crat) politicians, business, and administrators has attempted to hyper-corporatize higher education.
Dear Ms. LeBlanc and Ms. Schwartz, You girls make lovely points. I look forward each week to reading your Wespeaks; you get so adorably feisty. I hope you don’t find it off-putting when I say that I like to imagine both of you sitting down to pen your cute remarks.
I love going in the steam room. It makes my muscles feel good. Unfortunately the steam room in the men’s locker room didn’t work at the end of last year or the beginning of this one. I was very happy when I saw that it was fixed, a month or two ago -- until I tried to turn it on.
As most of the school prepares for finals and their month long break, there are a select few of us who have have another thing on their mind: graduation. We are the forgotten class - there is no graduation or celebrations of any kind. We slip off into the real world generally unnoticed.
Next Thursday the 15th at noon there will be a bead addition to the memorial for lives lost in the war in Iraq. Last spring people came together to cut their bead necklaces and create the memorial for the over 100,000 deaths estimated by a Johns Hopkins 2004 study. Each bead represents one lost life.
In the spirit of religious pluralism, I just wanted to wish everyone a happy Bodhi Day. May you be bombarded by coconuts of wakefulness.