Since the Aug. 30 kitchen fire that charred the inside of O'Rourke's Diner on Main Street, concerned friends, community members, and loyal patrons have joined in the effort to re-establish the restaurant. Volunteer workers have cleaned up and removed the fire-destroyed furniture and equipment. The remaining damaged interior is scheduled to be demolished in another week, after which reconstruction will begin.
A caucus that was established by faculty in the spring to increase involvement with University governance and decision-making has grown to 115 members. The caucus formed after several years of frustration with compensation and benefits, which culminated in last May’s determination that this year’s average pay raises will not keep up with the rate of inflation.
Harvard University recently ended its Early Admissions program after repeated allegations of economic and social discrimination convinced the university that such a program is harmful to its lower-income and minority applicants. Harvard is the first of the nation's top-tier universities to terminate an Early Admissions program, in which participating applicants can discover months in advance whether or not the school has accepted them.
The construction on High Street is aimed at reducing traffic speed, although the project itself hit a speed bump when the Middletown Fire Department raised concerns of whether fire trucks would fit down the redesigned road. The project, which focuses on the stretch between Church Street and South Main Street, calls for narrowing the roadway by moving some curbs into car lanes and building raised traffic islands.
Dr. Fernando Nottebohm of the Rockefeller Institute in New York City shared his research on neuron cells in the Exley Science Center on Thursday. Associate Professor of Biology John Kirn introduced Nottebohm as "a child in an intellectual candy store." Nottebohm, according to Kirn, goes into his research with no expectations and encourages science students to be creative.
As the Cardinals defeated Trinity College 2-0 Saturday on North Field, co-captain Danielle Crystal ’07 delivered her first two goals of the season and goalkeeper Suz Gerhardt ’09 earned her second consecutive shut out. Wesleyan (2-1, 1-1 NESCAC) is off to its best start since the 1997 squad jumped out to 3-1.
Although it's early in the season, it's fair to say that the men's soccer team has picked up where they left off last year. Transfer Sam Griswold '08 stepped up to assist the first goal and score the second in Wesleyan's 2-1 win over Trinity on Saturday. Morgan Owen '07 continued his hot streak by netting the first goal of the contest and inspired play by midfielder Josh Stephens '07 helped keep Wesleyan in control throughout the home opener.
The women's volleyball team had a powerful start this weekend to kick off the NESCAC competition, opening with wins over the highly regarded squads of Tufts and Amherst. In the team's first match against Tufts last Friday, the Cards were considered the clear underdogs.
Sir Isaac Newton would be very proud of Adrienne Shea '08 and Cortney Tetrault '07. The two players have spearheaded wins in the last two games against Babson and Trinity to give the field hockey team some inertia and momentum as it heads into its fourth game of the season.
The men's tennis season kicked off last Wednesday with an emphatic shut out win at home against the Cadets of Coast Guard Academy. Every singles player and doubles position won in straight sets. Particularly impressive were wins by Mike Frank '08 at third singles and Jaafar Rizvi '09 at fifth singles, who both posted 6-0, 6-0 victories, the third doubles tandem of Frank and Max Schenkein '08, with an 8-0 victory.
Argus NFL Expert Brian Valerio previews the NFL Season in a four-part series. In the second of four articles, Valerio takes a look at the top teams in the AFC South and AFC West.
As LaShawn Springer '08, a Resident Advisor in Clark Hall, was moving into her room before freshman orientation this year, she noticed racial slurs etched into the metal of the elevator. She says she was not taken aback. "I'm not surprised because these are reoccurring issues at Wesleyan," Springer said.
Approximately 25 Wesleyan students joined 20,000 to 30,000 demonstrators for peace in Darfur in New York City's Central Park on Saturday. The students represented WESTAND, the Wesleyan chapter of the national movement Students Taking Action Now for Darfur (STAND).
Roy and Silo are probably two of the happiest animals in New York City's Central Park, but they are also part of one of the largest controversies. These two birds are "gay penguins"—two male birds that have been together for nearly six years and have even tried to hatch a rock together.
Bureaucratic excuses and idyllic promises are no longer satisfying University faculty, and we would like to extend our full support to our professors’ cause. The administration, and especially President Doug Bennet, needs to decide which policy to follow: the one it advocates, where professors are valued above everything else, or the one it employs, where faculty satisfaction is marginalized.
After reading your article, sensationally entitled "Required Resignation," I thought to myself, why is this story front-page material? After recovering from my initial shock, I looked at the facts. A student failed one class and cheated in another. According to a reasonable university policy, the student was then suspended.
Dear Professor Pfister, Argus, Sept. 12 ("University reflects on anniversary of 9/11"): "Professor of English and American Studies Joel Pfister posited that the entertainment industry’s response to 9/11 was the result of a culture rooted in a voyeuristic and consumptive habit that is uniquely American.
Wesleyan has a serious problem. Okay, depending on your level of young adult angst, Wesleyan may have many problems. For a moment though, let's forget the poor condition of senior houses or the fact that Wesleyan needs a new president. The real issue on this campus has become a serious hazard, which I can no longer tolerate. I want to make a stand against ACORNS.
Today in our country, nine-year-olds growing up in low-income communities are already three grade levels behind their peers in high-income communities. Half of them won't graduate from high school. Those who do graduate will, on average, read and do math at the level of eighth graders in high-income communities.
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Over the past several months, the Connecticut Senatorial Democratic Primary between Ned Lamont and Joe Lieberman has received a tremendous amount of attention. Liberal groups such as MoveOn.org and activist unions supported Lamont’s insurgent campaign before the primary, and after he narrowly scraped by, the traditional Democratic establishment endorsed his candidacy for Senate.
Platform: Being seminally humorous; annoying hippies and activists; high-double digit-wieners; impressive understanding of all things you don't get; old-timey measurement systems; anti-Semitism