The funding for a new Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS) building, intended to replace Hall-Atwater Laboratory, was taken a hefty step further by a $2.5 million-pledge from Board of Trustee member Joshua Boger '73, P'06, P'09 and wife Amy Boger P'06, P'09.
Though the big red house on Pine Street is often affectionately referred to as the "Red Barn," it is technically the Women of Color House. Upon entering the house, it is clear that its six residents have infused their creative spirit into every aspect of their home—down to the bright purple sticky notes on the kitchen cabinets that detail their contents.
Two seniors have found a unique solution to the ever-pressing question: "what's next after graduation?" Leigh Senderowicz '07 and Marlon Bishop '07 were recently selected as winners of the Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, and will each receive a $25,000 grant for a year of independent study and travel outside the United States.
According to "Children of the Secret State," a documentary that focuses specifically on children in North Korea, the reality of life under the regime of Kim Jong Il is vastly different than what the government would have visitors believe. Students had the opportunity to learn more about these discrepancies at a screening of the documentary on Tuesday.
Early Tuesday afternoon, Patrick Senat '08 and Aliza Simons '09 offered the first opportunity for students to speak to incoming president Michael Roth before he takes office, videotaping student messages to Roth outside of Davenport Campus Center.
Monday, the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA), in conjunction with the Environmental Organizers' Network (EON), passed a resolution calling for sustainability in the future Molecular and Life Sciences (MLS) building, for which construction is scheduled to begin in 2009, and promoting a campus-wide Green Building standard.
During winter break, Jennifer Garcia '10 gave her aunt, who was undergoing chemotherapy at the time, a scarf she had knitted as a gift. This gift would give Garcia the inspiration to create a new knitting club on campus.
It’s been three weeks since I arrived in China, and our rusty van continues to carry our group down winding country roads, but now I don’t look out the window so much anymore. I’ve found myself stabilizing, getting comfortable in the most foreign circumstances. Nevertheless, the differences here are continually overwhelming, and I am constantly faced with the cultural discrepancies between China and United States.
This past Wednesday I woke up bright and early with the incorrigible Matt Ball '08 and set out on a short trip to Cromwell in order to sample the famed fare at Mama Roux's Kitchen. This cozy New Orleans style restaurant begs those who wander in to eat until they experience the distinct urge to unbutton the top button if their pants. Everything from the mismatched silverware and plates to the down home soul on the radio encourages obesity — and the attractive members of the wait staff will happily bring you plate after plate with smiles on their faces.
Juniors, meet your new senior class VP…well, if all goes well for Brooke Richart '08. If not, she's got Traverse Square tutoring, her cushy WesWings job, and Earth House to fall back upon.
In the fall of 2005, this university announced a decision to relocate Buddhist House to a woodframe house. Starting last semester, Film, French, Japanese and Science Houses were moved into specially allocated dormitory spaces. For better or for worse, the nature of campus program housing is constantly being reassessed and deserves our continuous attention.
April 15 will be Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Memorial Day. As some of you may remember, last year, students and faculty here at Wesleyan participated in a 24-hour reading of names of Holocaust victims—a custom that has been adopted worldwide in order to personalize the tragedy.
Whatever I'm going to say in this letter, just keep this in mind before you jump to a conclusion or formulate some kind of impression: I love Wesleyan.
Dear Argus Staff: Though I found your April Fools edition mildly amusing, I found myself horrified by two statements your staff included in their articles. The first falls smack on the front, stating: "The girls here make social statements out of refusing to get bikini waxes, so let's not encourage them to wear thongs."
This is the first article in a series created by the Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) to address public safety concerns on campus and to allow for greater productive exchange between students and safety officials about these issues.
Next week will be stressful for many, but those of you not completely overwhelmed can look forward to a week of interesting and diverse lectures, films, and performances highlighting different aspects of Muslim life and culture throughout the world as part of Wesleyan's first annual Islam in Conversation Week.
Dear Wes: I am genuinely happy about the coming leadership change at Wes! In our hearts we all know that Doug was a good president. He always did the right thing, while giving all stakeholders their due.
We know that there are a lot of WesTech-ers out there who have spent some time in New Orleans helping with the rebuilding efforts, and we need your help. We are doing a group project that is focused on the volunteers in New Orleans.
LIKE CHALK? hate chalk? love to masturbate with chalk wrapped in saran wrap? DO YOU SAY YOU WANT A REVOLUTION? …or do you just like writing witty shit on the pavement? WANNA ENCOURAGE SOME PREFROSH TO COME TO WES AND DISCOURAGE OTHERS?
A half-year from now, I'll refer to this Wespeak when the Rockies make the playoffs and say, "I told you so."
The work of award-winning playwright Catherine Filloux runs the gamut of emotion and experience, from the abject horrors of the Cambodian massacres to the delicate complexities of personal identity. Filloux teaches the Playwright’s Workshop this semester. I recently sat down with her to discuss both the history of her own highly political work and her experiences working with a new generation of aspiring playwrights.
Last Friday, in a well-attended yet intimate exhibition opening, Wesleyan professors and Middletown residents gathered at the Davison Art Center to celebrate the life and photography collection of late Middletown Press Editor Russell "Derry" D'Oench. Curator Clare Rogan arranged the collection of photographs, which D'Oench donated gradually to the Davison Art Center, into several thematically linked groups.
Memorial Chapel housed a unique ensemble of musicians on Thursday, March 29. "Till By Turning," comprised of cellist Sarah Biber, violist Amy Cimini, violinist Erica Dicker, pianist Emily Manzo, and bassoonist Katherine Young, found a perfect fit for their unusual instrumental arrangement in composer Sofia Gubaidulina's musical pieces.
The objects adorning the stage last Saturday night in Crowell Concert Hall were set in a most intimate fashion: two simple chairs, a small coffee table with a tiny picture frame on it, and an old-fashioned lamp. As if she were inviting us into her living room, dazzling singer/songwriter Abigail Washburn, along with accompanist Ben Sollee, regaled a captivated audience with personal stories, jokes, and passionate musical performances that revealed a love of Chinese language, Chinese culture, and old-time banjo music.
The annual Spring Senior Thesis Dance Concert, "Almost There," portrayed an extraordinary variety of dance pieces, each captivating the audience in its own unique way. Performed last weekend at the '92 Theatre, all the dance pieces showcased the fascinating research each senior compiled, leading to this culminating dance experience.
A career-driven woman watches her marriage fall apart, becomes isolated from her children, and weathers the scorn of the public. The plot details sound ripped from today's tabloids, but "Fanny Kemble's Lenox Address," a one-woman play performed Thursday, March 29 at the Russell House, tells a story firmly rooted in the past.
Students, faculty and the wider Middletown community met Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri's recent visit to campus with a great deal of enthusiasm. The author of "The Namesake" and "Interpreter of Maladies" conducted an afternoon question-and-answer session, ate dinner with students and faculty, and gave a reading of her work to a packed CFA Cinema.
The roof! The roof! The roof is on fire! Hell yeah! Oh shit, it is on fire. No, for real, dude. The ceiling—it's, like, burning. Did someone leave a cigarette burning or something? Oh man. It's spreading. Put that fucking cigarette out! Do you have some water or something? Try pissing on it. Woah, that was close. Nice peepee, dude.
People, this week is bonkers. Ridonkulous. Fantabulistically ferocious. You've got your classic '70s disco melodrama; your transcendent '30s comic masterpiece; your side-splitting, iconic mockumentary of the early '90s; and your Academy Award-winning Bible Belt documentary from the Nixon era. Variety is the spice of life, and the Film Series is sprinkling it on y'all like fairy dust. Rise up! Stand and be counted! Get out of the rain and into the movies.
Entering into eight straight NESCAC games that will finish out their regular season, the fourth-ranked men's lacrosse team started things off right, beating the Bowdoin Polar Bears, 7-3, at home on Saturday. The Cards also slipped past a deceptively skilled Connecticut College team Wednesday night in an 8-7 double overtime decision. The two wins helped the team to get back on track in the highly competitive NESCAC. The Cards now sit comfortably at 2-1 in the conference.
After a solid campaign last year, the women's lacrosse team is back in action. Having ended last season with a 9-8 mark overall and a loss in the first round of the NESCAC tournament, the team has ridden both its depth and outstanding individual contributions to an early season record of 3-2.
The Cardinals took Trinity by storm this past weekend at the Trinity College Invitational Track Tournament. In the outdoor season opener, three competitors finished first in their respective events, and another broke a decade-old school record.
The Cardinal softball team earned two hard-fought victories over the past week, beating Williams College last Friday for only the second time in the program's history 8-7, and, on Tuesday, taking down the United States Coast Guard Academy 2-1 for the first time since 1997.
The men's tennis team suffered through its toughest stretch of the season this week, dropping matches to Amherst, Bowdoin, and Vassar, and falling to 5-6 overall and 0-3 in the NESCAC. Particularly devastating was the fact that the Cardinals were unable to capture a single doubles point in the last three matches, dropping a total of nine during the stretch.
