The University has recently taken several measures to address increasing pressure from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) to clamp down on copyright infringement. On Thursday, students were required to agree to a statement in their electronic portfolios pledging to abstain from illegal sharing, in particular audio and video file sharing.
You'd think that the men's soccer team, which had just gotten back from eight hours on the road and a 2-1 victory against a tough Middlebury team, would be tired after playing nationally ranked Western New England College (WNEC) less than twelve hours after returning. You'd be wrong.
On Friday, underground hip hop artist and political activist Immortal Technique came to campus for an afternoon discussion and evening performance at Psi Upsilon. Immortal Technique, who calls himself 'Technique' or 'Tech' for short, walked into the Center for African American Studies lounge accompanied by a group of several male friends and MCs.
The University's Project to Increase Mastery of Mathematics and Sciences (PIMMS) has cemented a partnership with the Connecticut Science Center. Together, the two institutions hope to improve the already functioning Institute for Inquiry, a program designed to guide Connecticut educators towards progressive methods of teaching math and science.
On Friday afternoon, a group of about 20 University students drove to New Haven and knocked on the door of Connecticut Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro's office. The students claim that DeLauro has not acted on her publicized disapproval of the war in Iraq.
Katy Augustyn '01 inaugurated the Wesleyan Women In Science (WesWIS) program this year with a lecture delivered on Friday. Augustyn, now a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology (Cal Tech), presented five years' worth of research that combined aspects of organic chemistry, biophysics, and molecular biology in DNA charge transfer.
On a sweltering Friday night, the halls of Psi U are packed. The air is thick with body odor, cigarette smoke and the tense excitement of the overtly-political indie rap fiends that comprise the night’s crowd. It is, however, all the "weed smokers" that Harlem-based rapper Immortal Technique demands to "make some motha-fuckin’ noise!" as he takes the stage for the evening’s long-awaited set.
If you strolled into MoCon last Thursday evening expecting the usual, then you might have been surprised by the fresh cuisine ranging from pumpkin pies to stir fries and chicken kebabs. These dishes were part of MoCon's first-ever Local Farmers' Dinner to celebrate the fall harvest.
Almost 40 years ago, "The Graduate" was released, and many still believe that the film epitomizes a generation. Twenty years after the baby boom, disillusioned college graduates struggled with the previous generation’s ideas about work, family and American politics, and "The Graduate" captured this on film.
When students logged into their e-portfolios to finalize their schedules this week, they needed to accept an intellectual property contract in order to proceed. The contract, which acknowledges that all members of the Wesleyan community are legally bound to respect the copyrights of intellectual property, applies to scholarly materials, as well as software, videos, and music.
Calvin Cato '06 isn't going to let something like "graduation" keep him from sharing his wisdom and wit with Argus readers. This semester, Cato will provide candid field reports from far outside the Wesleyan Bubble, in a distant place called the real world.
Dear Ms. Pachner: Thank you for taking the time to respond to the recent Argus article detailing faculty frustration over declining salaries and pensions. We welcome the students' perspective on this important topic, and we hope that you and your peers will become increasingly engaged in the process whereby institutional priorities are decided. This is a particularly timely discussion, since we are searching for a new president this year.
What happened to "the movement" in America? There might be hundreds of thousands of people marching against the war(s) and against the direction of this country, but I didn't see it on the network news channel, so I'm not sure.
When I saw Ashley Casale's Wespeak hating on Project $ave I felt compelled to respond. Here's the deal about Project $ave: it's actually about saving money. Shocked? I know it's a crazy thought—saving money? With the university trying to reduce the draw from the endowment and considering some of the expensive projects that are going on and that are planned for the future why would we try and be more (dare I say it?) fiscally responsible?
As an alumnus of both Wesleyan and Rockefeller, I enjoyed reading about the recent visit to Wesleyan of Professor Nottebohm. I was dismayed, however to read in the lead paragraph that Dr. Nottebohm hails from the "Rockefeller Institute." In fact, his home institution, founded as "The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research" in 1901, has been known as "The Rockefeller University" for almost 50 years.
"Apples and I used to get along," says a dejected Jake Gold '09 as he tries to hide his teary eyes under a baseball cap. "But then one day I ate an apple and I almost died. My cheeks expanded more than they normally do and I had to perform a bowel movement—it was a surreal day."
Well, it's that time of year again. You've already run out of money, and yet the 'rents think that it's too early to send you more. Well, fear not, because we here at Alumni and Parent Relations have the perfect solution for you. We're looking for students to help staff Homecoming/Family Weekend 2006. We need about 120 people in total, for various tasks such as shuttle driving, event preparation, and registration.
The men's golf team opened its fall season with a string of solid performances at three separate invitational tournaments. At the Bowdoin Invitational on Sept. 9 and 10, the Cards placed 12th of 15 teams and ninth of the 10 NESCAC teams. The Bowdoin tournament was, in many ways, a preview for the NESCAC Championship, which will occur at the end of September.
The women's soccer team split two games last week, downing Smith College on Tuesday and dropping a tough 1-0 loss to Middlebury College on Saturday. The Cards (3-2, 1-2 NESCAC) continue to show promise and currently hold down seventh place in the NESCAC standings, a position that would earn them a playoff birth.
Saturday's perfect running weather—rain, overcast skies, and muddy trails—came with success for the cross-country teams at the season opening Wesleyan Invitational. The highlight of Saturday's contest was Sean Watson's '08 first place finish, with a time of 26:39 in the 8,000-meter course.
Entering the ITA Regional Tournament with a dual-match record of 1-1, the women's tennis team's heartfelt effort this weekend produced mixed results. The two skilled players representing the Cards in the singles bracket produced a combined record of 2-3, while the doubles team went 0-2 for the weekend in their respective brackets.
Despite scoring the game's only touchdown, the football team dropped its season opener to Middlebury on Saturday, 10-7. After falling behind 4-0 early after two safeties, Wesleyan responded with a touchdown off a gadget play to take the lead in the third quarter.
For reasons not entirely clear to us, this issue ended up being entirely Pope-themed. We had nothing to do with it. It must have been ordained from on high, like all our editorial decisions. Speaking of which, we shall no longer covet Comix's oxen or goats, the Ampersand shan't be read on Sundays, and we can each marry seven wives.
Last Friday, Wesleyan was treated to a night of socially thought-provoking lyricism at Psi Upsilon. The concert featured underground hip-hop star Immortal Technique, but perhaps the biggest draw to the event was the appearance of Pope Benedict XVI as Technique's opening act.
Students were shocked Friday to discover that Wesleyan's Information Technology Services (ITS) was not to blame for their faulty internet connections. The problem was discovered to be that ethernet cables were universally too short to reach students' computers.
The Catholic Church thinks that it's time for a change. The recent International Census showed that Catholicism has lost its popularity amongst target demographic groups such as 18- to 34-year-old males, party peoples, and big-tittied blondes with asses that taste like cotton candy. Furthermore, opinion polls show Pope Benedict XVI standing rungs of popularity below his predecessor, the late John Paul II.