The Wesleyan football team (1-1) won its first game in two years with a 7-0 victory over the Hamilton Continentals (0-2) in Saturday’s home opener, propelled by a 92 yard rushing performance from Phil Banks ’07 and another dominating defensive showing.
When comedian Wendy Spero '97 graduated, there were a few things she knew for sure: she was a good African dancer, 35 percent of female students rarely had orgasms during actual intercourse, she was extra mad at society for objectifying women, and she had a great collection of amusing wind-up knickknacks from toy stores in the Connecticut area.
When Gabe Fries '09 was doing work study on campus last semester, he noticed that he was receiving multiple slips of paper each week that indicated how much money was being directly deposited into his account.
The Sept. 26 election of the new Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, indicates a resurgence of nationalism in Japanese politics almost American in style, according to Visiting Professor of Government Jun Saito in a lecture on Friday at the East Asian Studies House.
David Biale, professor of Jewish History and director of Jewish Studies at the University of California at Davis, lectured on Thursday about how blood has served the dual purpose of uniting the Jews and separating them from others. Entitled "From Blood Libel to Blood Community," the lecture explored how blood united the Jews on a material as well as spiritual level, and how this was also the source of many inflammatory myths, such as the blood libel.
Starting late Wednesday or early Thursday, the City of Middletown will begin smoke tests of the sanitary sewer system in and around campus. The tests are part of an ongoing project to reduce excess water entering Middletown's Waste Water Treatment Facility. Large amounts of clean rainwater and groundwater have infiltrated the sanitary sewer system, making it difficult to treat the water adequately.
Science and art students alike gathered in Memorial Chapel on Thursday to hear Margaret S. Livingstone, Ph.D., Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, lecture on "What Art Can Tell Us About the Brain."
Peter Beinart, editor-at-large of The New Republic magazine, discussed the outlook of his new book, "The Good Fight: Why Liberals—and Only Liberals—Can Win the War on Terror and Make America Great Again" on Wednesday.
The women's soccer team completed a 1-1 week with an overtime victory over Connecticut College on Saturday. The victory pushed the Cardinals (4-3, 2-2 NESCAC) into fifth place in the NESCAC after four of nine conference contests.
The Cardinals were less-than-pleased this weekend as the volleyball team fell in a heated match against rival Amherst College in the opening night of the Wesleyan Invitational. The Cards went 2-1 in the tournament, rebounding the next day with victories over both Wheaton and Trinity. Although the loss will not officially contribute to their NESCAC record, the Amherst match was the focus of the weekend.
The Cardinals survived a rare scare on Saturday, pulling out a 2-1 come-from-behind victory over the Connecticut College Camels in the last ten minutes. They trailed at the half 1-0, and for a while it seemed as though their perfect season might have its first blemish.
The field hockey team earned its second NESCAC win on Saturday against Connecticut College to improve to 2-2, but a Sunday loss to Wellesley brought the Cardinals below .500 again. A goal by Amanda Nickels '08 on a penalty corner assist from Molly Adams '07 started the scoring. The goal was followed by a penalty goal by senior co-captain Cortney Tetrault '07 and an unassisted goal by Adams.
The men's tennis team suffered a tough few days this past week, losing to the MIT Beavers by an 8-1 margin on Tuesday and losing all but one match in the 11-team ITA Invitational Tournament over the weekend at Williams College.
Do you spend Saturday mornings craving Eggs Mornay or a pesto omelet? Maybe you have trouble getting through the weekend without homemade soda bread. Now, hungry students can head to WesWings weekend brunch and enjoy these and other delicious favorites prepared by Brian O'Rourke, owner of Middletown's beloved O'Rourke's Diner. And best of all, you can use dining points!
While this is not a commonly discussed topic in government (yet!), we would like today to step outside the box. We want to pause and reflect on issues that affect the lives of hippies across the country—something many a Wesleyan student can relate to. Why should the granola-eating, Birkenstock-wearing citizens of California necessarily be subject to the federal government of the United States when they clearly view themselves as distinct? So today, we ponder….
In light of the recent controversy over whether the goal of "Project $AVE" should be to save money or to save the environment, we offer the perspective that these goals go hand-in-hand. If we are using less energy and materials, it follows that we are saving both the environment and money.
Before I begin, I want to thank my friend Matt Lesser for his comments in response to my last column ("Why Ned Lamont is bad for the Democratic Party"—9/19). Like Lesser said, and like any sane person living in this country knows, the most important issue this November is wrenching control of Congress from Bush's cronies and the Republican leadership.
Boys, will you please stop making your "co-eds" cry? I know that you need the freedom to get fucked up on the weekends and grind up against and go home with who ever is wearing the shortest skirt. I know that you just can't be more than friends right now. I read He's Just Not That Into You. I am trying not to seem too interested.
We are pleased that the Argus is choosing to cover faculty research, especially research which directly reflects the health issues most relevant to students on campus. Professor Jennifer Rose's research on female smokers, as reported in the September 22nd edition of the Argus, cited that cessation techniques must be tailored to the varying needs of different populations of female smokers.
Stacie, I'm afraid you're simply missing the point about Technique's music. He is one of the few relatively famous hip hop artists in the world who actually has something real to say. The "bitches", "sluts" and "whores" are a part of the vocabulary, and nothing is going to change that anytime soon. Anyway, who cares?
I wanted to express strong support of the faculty who signed the petition in last week's Argus. I completely agree that school funds are being allocated in a foolish, shortsighted way. Further, school policies increasingly side against both students and faculty. If the Wesleyan administration is trying to thoroughly alienate both its faculty and students, it is doing a great job.
Greetings and salutations, ertswhile companions! Isn't it grand to be alive in the Year of Our Lord 1906? Why, we just learned at the World's Fair that someday we may have pictures transmitted by radio-wave! Revel in the hilarity presented in the following mimeo-sheet, and remember: the Ampersand doesn't use a Jewish printing press, and neither should you!
The 1907-1908 Wesleyan University Maps to Education listings were released this week, giving students a glimpse at the course offerings for the next academic year. Notable changes include the decision by the music department to include more courses focusing on Sousa-bashing, jazz-scoffing-at, and the-general-field-of-study-known- as-"ethnomusicology"-mocking.
With the new class of 1910, Wesleyan University has made great strides to diversify its student population by admitting men from a slightly wider array of economic backgrounds. Some current students see this new class as "no-good rascals," "ne'er-do-wells," and "ragamuffins," while others look forward to the breath of fresh air that the '10ers bring.
A most disturbing outbreak of thefts has the Wesleyan campus all a-gossip as we enter the lovely days of the New England autumn. As of printing, the amateur bi-cyclists of the Wesleyan Amateur Bi-Cyclists' Club have completed 19 notices to the Office of Public Safety and Mulling Spices, reporting the theft of the large front wheels of their bi-cycles.
A dark and brooding cloud of shame settled over our fair Universitas Wesleiana over the last of days, a cloud that brought with it the rain of humiliation, the hail of shame, and the slushy frozen sleet/rain mix of disgrace.
I arrived at school last month with the hope of permanently leaving the weevil-infested orphanage I once called home. After I arrived, though, I was greeted with the rudest chorus of names and obscenities you could think of. Even my roommate urinated on me as I slept.
In the grand year of 1872, Wesleyan University began opening its doors to womenfolk like myself. This year, 1906, I boarded an aeroplane, care of Anachronistic Airlines, and arrived in Middletown in a new petticoat and dress. I had planned to live in a humbly furnished home with three lovely girls.