The stacks of daily New York Times newspapers might seem to be a permanent fixture around campus. But while students have come to take it for granted that the paper will always be available without charge, the considerable cost of this service has raised discussion about how it will be funded.
With student demand for its space as high as ever, and the administration pressuring it to control crowds, the Eclectic Society has been forced to make some tough decisions lately. The society's house at 200 High St., with a capacity for 299 persons, is one of the largest and most popular venues for student concerts and parties on campus.
Students and Middletown citizens gathered in PAC 002 last Friday to discuss issues that both have struggled with for years. The meeting centered on topics of concern in Middletown neighborhoods, especially North End's cycle of poverty and violence, the redevelopment of Main Street's public transportation, and traffic congestion problems, which could lead to a tunnel built beneath the Connecticut River.
Holding a plate piled high with ceviche and rice, President Doug Bennet held an hour-and-a-half long conversation with students in La Casa on Monday night. The discussion was intended to focus on how issues such as the presidential search and program houses specifically affect the University's student of color community.
Students driving into Middletown should anticipate altering their usual routes. The city has recently amended its parking rules, banning left turns and U-turns into parking stalls on Main St. between Pleasant St. and Washington St., and signs have been posted on traffic lights denoting the change.
American activists and politicians need to adopt a philosophy of "pragmatic radicalism" if they hope to construct a just society, said Tom Hayden, speaking to a scattered audience in Memorial Chapel Thursday night. Hayden spoke as part of the University's Local and National Perspectives Lecture Series, discussing his distinguished career as an activist and writer and advocating a multifaceted plan for change.
The University announced on March 2 that it will increase next year's tuition by 5.5 percent and combine the fees for room and board into one bill. Tuition, which is currently $34,630 without the student activity fee, will rise to $36,536. Next year's total costs will be $46,936 for lowerclassmen and $48,318 for upperclassmen, as reported in the Wesleyan Connection.
One of the major factors that contributes to making Eclectic parties go out of control stems simply from logistics: tight venues lead easily to overcrowding, which leads to safety hazards and premature event shut-downs. Our campus lacks adequate student spaces.
Here’s to 50 years of independence and the "resistance of oppressors’ rule with all our will and might forever more!"
The deadline to apply to be a New York City Teaching Fellow for the 2007-2008 school year is Monday, Mar. 12. The Teaching Fellows Program places recent college graduates in high needs New York City Public schools and subsidizes their Master's in Education.
Food has always held a particularly important place in Jewish tradition. On Hanukkah, Jews and non-Jews alike enjoy latkes, or fried potato pancakes, and on the holiday of Purim, which fell this past Saturday, they enjoy Hamentashen.
It is not unusual to catch Wendy Norton mid-hug, as she greets students entering Summerfields at lunch or dinner. "I love hugs," she said. "I love to give them, love to get them." During the eight and a half years that Norton has worked at the University, she has formed many close relationships with students.
Upon entering Eli Cannon's, I was immediately overwhelmed by the incredible media overload in the bar area. The atmosphere is a subdued festiveness with a tendency toward random pop culture icons plastered on the wall. There were four different movies and two different sports on the numerous televisions, Marilyn Manson on the speakers, and the hostess was absolutely nowhere to be found.
A rusty van, filled to the brim with eager American college students, hurtled along a southern China expressway, whipping past fields full of mustard seed crops flowering yellow and farmers in old-fashioned woven straw hats tilling land for new plantings. Inside, I baked slowly in the hot sun and stared out the window, trying vainly to see the mountains surrounding this fertile plateau through the smog.
The following is a 77 page Ampersand outlining our strategy to be elected in 2008. Under no circumstance should these pages be leaked to a local college newspaper. We hope to make some bad puns while undertaking some extreme programs to set us apart from our opponents. The following will surely set our campaign ablaze.
Not to be outdone by any national political party (especially not the Republican Party), the WSA printed out an 86 page PowerPoint presentation concerning their goals for the future of Wesleyan University. Unfortunately, to the chagrin of the young liberals, their PowerPoint was also leaked to the public.
Negatives and possible solutions, taken from Mitt Romney’s leaked campaign strategy memo.
Mitt Romney's Power Point mentioned some possible nicknames that will be used by his opponents, including the uninspired "Slick Mitt" and "Flip Flop Mitt." Here are some newly found nicknames that did not make the final slideshow.
It has come to the Ampersand’s attention that many serious international calamities are left without solution. These horrific situations, including the Canadian toupee shortage, and international under-appreciation of spam, must come to an end. We at the Ampersand have decided to take it into our own hands.
Bacon Field House was the site of indoor track's Eastern College Athletic Conference Championships on Friday and Saturday. The men's team placed 30th in a field of 55 teams, while the women placed 38th out of 56 competing teams. Although these standings are low, the Cardinals had some impressive individual results.
After leading Wesleyan to the best season in team history, offensive leader and co-captain Will Bennett '07 and goaltender Mike Palladino '09 were both selected to the First-Team All-NESCAC. Head coach Chris Potter was named the NESCAC Coach of the Year for the second time in his four-year tenure. He received the same honor in his first season (2003-2004) as the Cards' head coach.
Dan deLalla '07 put an exclamation point on one of the most successful wrestling careers in school history this past weekend by competing in the NCAA Division III Tournament at Loras College. DeLalla cruised through his first match but dropped the two ensuing decisions, knocking him out of the tournament.
After a frustrating 2006 season in which the Cards went 13-19-1 and failed to qualify for the NESCAC tournament, the baseball team is looking to rebound with a robust and productive season in 2007. Although the team lost several key players to graduation last May, including the legendary and Baltimore-banned Jeff Maier '06, Wesleyan's all-time hits leader, the preseason has been characterized by a feeling of hopefulness.
The men's lacrosse team opens up its season next Friday against Endicott on Wesleyan's new turf field, but the Cardinals spent part of last Tuesday's practice on the new surface without even cradling a lacrosse ball. Instead, the Cards ended their training session shoveling snow off the field.
After a five-month layoff, the women's tennis team is ready to recommence its season. The Cardinals will travel to Orlando, Fla. over spring break before returning home and resuming their NESCAC schedule. The team currently sits at 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the NESCAC.
Wesleyan softball will look to make a big impact in the NESCAC this year, as the Cards enter the season having lost only three players from last year's squad. This year, the team, led by tri-captains Dayna Yorks '07, Molly Gaebe '07 and Marcia Whitehead '08, will include 11 former letter-winners, two returning upperclassmen and three rookies.
Hoping to build from their success this fall, the men's crew team enters its spring season with high expectations. With only one senior lost to graduation and 28 returning varsity members, the team boasts incredible depth that will undoubtedly serve them well in the upcoming season.
After taking a semester off from Wesleyan last year and missing the 2005-2006 basketball season, Rob Kelly ’07 returned to the Cardinal lineup this year determined to carry Wesleyan back to the NESCAC playoffs. While the men’s basketball team failed to live up to high expectations, earning a 7-16 record with only two wins in the NESCAC, Kelly unquestionably had one of the best individual seasons among any player in the conference.
The men's hockey team had perhaps its best season ever, finishing with a record of 11-8-5 and narrowly falling to Amherst in the first round of the NESCAC Tournament. The Cards were handsomely rewarded by the conference, as forward Will Bennett '07 and goalie Mike Palladino '09 were named to the First Team All-NESCAC, while head coach Chris Potter was recognized as the NESCAC Coach of the Year.
This spring, the success of the men's tennis team will hinge on two of its senior co-captains, Jack Rooney '07 and Tallen Todorovich '07. Todorovich and Rooney, the team's most dependable players in singles, will battle it out for the number one spot this spring. In the fall, Todorovich went 1-2 in singles, recording a win against Coast Guard, while falling to the number one players from MIT and Bates.