Even as she stressed the importance of student involvement in local politics, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) witnessed a strong display of student activism in a Saturday discussion. A representative of Students For Ending The War In Iraq (SEWI) presented DeLauro with 155 signed letters from students urging immediate U.S. withdrawal from Iraq.
Cars on Main Street honked their approval as a group of approximately 25 demonstrators marched towards the Middletown Power Plant last Saturday afternoon, expressing support for a larger national campaign called "Step It Up Congress: Cut Carbon 80% by 2050." The demonstration was organized by the Environmental Organizers' Network (EON) and consisted of students and Middletown residents.
As the 2006-2007 Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) enters the last few weeks of its term, members have proposed three changes to the College Body Constitution to go into effect next year aimed at strengthening the 2007-2008 assembly. The assembly officially recognizes the changes, President of the WSA Zach Kolodin '07 said Monday, and it awaits approval by two-thirds of the voting turnout during the upcoming constitutional election.
Seven members of a fundraising team representing Wesleyan plunged into the frigid waters of Middletown's Crystal Lake on March 3 to earn $1,803 for the Greater Middletown Special Olympics, the highest total for any school involved in the seventh annual Penguin Plunge.
According to the Holocaust memorial project "Unto Every Person There is a Name," only 3 million of the approximately six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust have been identified by name and included into the project's collective database. To mark this year's Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Memorial Day, however, a number of students paid tribute by spending 24 hours reading the names of victims of the genocide.
On Thursday, March 29, two students were caught shoplifting from Weshop. After Public Safety was called, the students were referred to the Student Judiciary Board. The event was far from unusual, however; shoplifting at Weshop and elsewhere on campus continues to be prevalent.
In the practice room below the World Music Hall, a child is chastised after picking up a baton and banging on a giant gong. Other children run around, wired and jittery, while concerned looking parents mill around and try to control the excited kids.
In the next few weeks, faculty search committees will be making final decisions on teaching staff applicants for the 2007-2008 school year. In order to fill 17 newly opened teaching positions, departments—especially the English and Government departments—are expected to hire new faculty members.
This summer, students will travel to all corners of the world—from India to Cameroon to Middletown—to conduct University-funded research, financed through a variety of programs, grants and fellowships. Every year, the Public Affairs Center (PAC) offers a number of Davenport Grants, which provide up to $3,000 for student research in the social sciences. Students use the information they gather in their research for senior theses.
While we usually reserve this space for campus or local issues, yesterday's shootings at Virginia Tech have given us reason to pause. We've got little information so far. We don't know who and we don't know why. What we do know is that yesterday morning, 32 students were killed. 32 individual lives, ended in their dorm rooms and in their classrooms. Students like us, on their campus, the place they call school and home.
Hello Argus, first, not all chalkings are obscenities and there are many different reasons why people want to chalk. Moreover, one may find certain chalkings obscene and still support free expression through the medium of chalking. However, what I would like to respond to is Evan Carp and others' attitude towards certain sexually explicit chalkings, deeming them obscene.
On early Sunday morning, April 8, the four of us witnessed an event that has left us distraught since. We were walking from different places on Home Ave when we all saw Jose Chapa being slammed onto a Middletown Police Car. We all heard Jose, whose eyes were swollen from mace, screaming in pain and yelling for help.
Do you have a closet full of crappy old clothes you'd be embarrassed to wear in public? Do you want to get some new clothes for cheap? Kill two birds with one stone by coming to EON's Swap-O-Rama, Saturday, April 21, from 12-4. There, you can drop off any old clothes you have, and for only $3 take home all the clothes you can carry.
A flurry of responses addressed a recent Wespeak by Kevin Young suggesting that the University divest from U.S. weapons manufacturers. "Wesleyan needs to support America" was the gist of their argument. They couldn't be more right.
Matt DiBlasi claims (and David Knappenberger alludes to the claim) that Wesleyan's investment in the weapons contractors General Dynamics and Raytheon is socially responsible. My response is the following: Weapons contractors make weapons. Weapons kill people.
Dear Editor, I write in response to the recent e-mail from WSA President Zach Kolodin, regarding students' rights with public safety. I note the following point mentioned in the communication: "Public Safety reports possession or consumption of under-aged students, but not intoxification."
Matt DiBlasi and David Knappenberger directed their remarks primarily at me rather than at Students for Ending the War in Iraq, so I respond here as an individual rather than as a representative of my group, in contrast with SEWI’s April 10th wespeak.
I applaud the brave souls who wrote into this liberal ear-trumpet of a newspaper to refute Young's withering-violetry. Though I haven't read Mr. Young's editorial, the title was enough to set me off because it was written in bold and included big words and ended with a question mark. Somebody told me about it, so I feel like I must respond in the strongest of terms.
It was a wild week for the men's lacrosse team, as it played in two different NESCAC contests decided by one goal. The "cardiac kids" earned two huge road wins, 10-9 over Little Three rival Amherst in double overtime, and 8-7 over Colby. Russ Follansbee '09 had the hot hand for the Cards, scoring the game-winning goal in both contests.
The women's crew team earned its first victory of the spring season last weekend with a varsity eight victory over Bates. The Cardinal boat, rowed by Elizabeth Ogata '09, Linnea Damer '10, Deirdre Salsich '07, Elaine Luriat '09, Sam Schilit '10, Eve Mayberger '09, Radoslava Petrova '07, Katie Boyce-Jacino '10 and cox Jinny Jang '08, completed the 2,000-meter Malden River course in 7:32.1, 13 seconds ahead of Bates.
Last Saturday, the men's crew team, ranked second in the latest New England Rowing Championship poll, remained undefeated by besting Bates College and New Hampshire University in separate duals.
The women's tennis team split its final NESCAC matches over the weekend, losing 9-0 to Williams on Saturday, but rebounding to sink Hamilton 5-0 on Sunday. The Cardinals currently sit in eighth place in the 11-team NESCAC, one-half game behind Trinity (2-2) and Connecticut College (1-1).
The softball team continued its winning streak this past week with four wins, bringing its season record to 15-11 and its win streak to eight games. The first game of the week was played on Tuesday at home where the Cards faced off against non-conference foe Elm's College.
Competing in their only home meet of the season this past Saturday, the Cardinals' men's and women's track teams did not disappoint, garnering multiple first place finishes, including a victory by Mike Moody '10 in javelin, breaking the school record for the third week in a row.
Greetings, friends. This is Dan Cerruti here with another sleazy Ampersand article. The Ameprcrew decided that I, being the go-to guy for this sort of thing, should write a quick guide to picking up pre-frosh. Unfortunately, while the Ampercrew are a bunch of douchebags, they are sharp douchebags, and I do have some anecdotes and absurdities to share about picking pre-frosh for potential penetration.
It's that time of year again, when high schoolers put on their best obscure band t-shirt and Wesleyan students abet in underage substance abuse. But consider those poor prefrosh moms. Like the majority of Wesleyan students, most prefrosh mothers believe that "pre-cum is sexy." However, their opinons constrast greatly when considering, "Is anal sex a reality?" Only 29% say Yes, with the others firmly holding that it is just a social construct.
Yeah, you! The one who is at every party. The one who is introducing me to my friends. The one that just took my girlfriend back to some room. Well you know what I did? I left that party alone. I walked back to my dorm, I cried and I masturbated…at the same time. Not so different from any other night, you may say. But you'd be wrong because there was hatred in my heart. Please don't come to Wes.
Friends, we are in the middle of a struggle, the likes of which have not been seen on many years.We are trapped in a state of virtual servitude, in which we cannot use sticks of colored gypsum to write on the sidewalks of out hallowed university. We have been robbed of a way to advertise events, be irreverent or make jokes. Last year, I attempted to throw a dance party.