People love sex. Wesleyan students can attest to that. They have come to expect their RAs to provide free Safe Sex supplies, and even WesWings has recently taken to providing its own charming red, hopefully non-chicken flavored, condoms. Eclectic's annual Sex Party has become a campus tradition, as has the mildly controversial Burlesque show. The feminist club hosts sex-toy sales and workshops on the female orgasm.
Bolstered by that one memorable cinematic stunt by Jason Biggs in that one teen movie, apple pie has spent the last few years in the patriotic limelight as the penultimate symbol for down-home, naturally sweet, overly-fattened, slightly flaky America—but I’ve got to disagree. For me, nothing quite screams "US of A" like a pile of crispy bacon, a helping of perfectly browned home fries, and a small mountain of fluffy scrambled eggs.
As the lights dim, a single body walks on stage. Within seconds, a photograph dances its way across the projected backdrop; immediately light and sound bring the figure to life.
"What did you do this summer?" is the question hot off of everyone’s tongue, and each person I run into has a riveting reply. So many of our friends and acquaintances were busy traveling outside of the so-called First World, or researching strands of devastating viruses, or teaching ESL to underprivileged youth before hopping on the L train back to Brooklyn. We are a school of young people who want to save the world, the very noblest of pursuits. Yet come September, when we return to Middletown, we retreat into worthy academia and joyful partying ’til dawn (COLLEGE!). And on the day that inebriation grows monotonous, we pine for remote, exotic villages, or for our urban summer locales, ultimately recoiling into the secure comfort of that good ol’ "Wesleyan bubble."
- Beginning of Time: As Eve is about to toss away the apple she’s holding, Delmar Crim appears, asking how the apple tastes. "Are you sure it’s okay? Can I get you a different apple? Perhaps a Granny Smith? Maybe some cinnamon?" Not wanting to hurt Crim’s feelings, Eve eats the apple. Henceforth, we are all fucked.
There will be a 25-30% decrease in editor's note due to editors boycott of the inhumane treatment of imported Azeri workers. Anyway, the judge says to Mickey, "I'm sorry Mr. Mouse, but insanity is not legal grounds for divorce."
Tuesday's lunch was part of Bon Appetit's intranational "eat local" campaign, and featured Connecticutian agricultural products and specialties. Students ate apples, squirrels, apple cider, pumpkins, and apple fritters (fried in squirrel oil and glazed with pumpkin seed extract). For dessert, instead of the usual soft-serve ice cream, Bon Appetit featured a comprehensive selection of different life, health, car, and home insurance plans.
Some Wesleyan students see a problem and complain about it. Others make a difference. Last week, hundreds of students boycotted Bon Appetit's reign of terror by not buying lunch at the Usdan Student Center. However, only one student truly exemplified what it means to "make a difference."
"It was the best time I've ever had dancing for three hours by myself," said Donovan Arthen '11, not depicted here. In 2005, the Sex Party came under fire when several alarms went off halfway through the night, summoning Public Safety to the scene, disappointing those who'd bought tickets.
Cardinal football was looking to start off the season on a good note, but couldn't follow through with the fundamentals. Not only did Wesleyan have a hard time holding onto the ball when it counted, the team failed to tackle. In their 24-10 loss to Middlebury, the Cards were on their heels from the opening kickoff to the final whistle.
The men's and women's Cross Country squads both claimed the top five spots in their races on Saturday at the Wesleyan Invitational, the first official meet of the season. Led by co-captain Lucia Pier '08, the women dominated the 5k event, finishing their top five runners in a span of less than 30 seconds. The men found similar success in their 8k event, sweeping the top 15 spots, with captain Sean Watson '08 leading the pack. Nevertheless, Watson feels like his team could have done better.
Despite their best efforts, the Cardinals enjoyed only one victory this weekend as they faced some of the best players in the region. Wesleyan sent singles players Ania Preneta '09 and Rachael Ghorbani '09, along with a doubles team consisting of Ghorbani and Alex Sirois '09 to compete in this year's ITA Division III tournament, hosted by MIT. The elite tournament features 64 singles players from 20 regional colleges, including Wesleyan's NESCAC rivals Amherst, Bates, Bowdoin, Colby, Connecticut College, Middlebury, Trinity, Tufts and Williams.
Bon Appétit Residential District Manager Delmar Crim addressed the ongoing sushi worker dispute at a packed WSA meeting Sunday night. He responded to confusion regarding how the sushi workers are paid, as well as allegations that the workers are not receiving benefits, which may be a violation of the contract between the Dining Union and Bon Appétit.
After last week's meetings, boycotts, arbitrations, and protests, efforts to solve problems at Usdan continue. This week, the main issue surrounds the sushi workers union status.
I agree with a lot of the sentiments that you, Brett, expressed in your recent Wespeak. I agree that Public Safety has shifted its objective away from protecting the community, towards policing for its own sake—a change I personally deplore.
I grew up in a place where getting to know your neighbor was nearly unheard of. As a girl scout, I would go door to door trying to sell some Samoas™, only to be met with security systems, angry guard dogs, and (what I imagined to be) people hiding from the threat of walking outside and interacting with anyone (I still managed to sell over 500 boxes a year, go figure). During Halloween, instead of having a majority of houses with the lights on, pumpkins aglow in the night, and patrons handing out mounds of candy to gorge on, most houses were pitch black, with candy left at the end of the driveway as a warning of a threshold not to be passed. The neighborhood prided itself on a strict and damaging version of privacy that prevented much friendly interaction.
As a member of the Wesleyan community, I was upset by the repeated incidents of racist graffiti that appeared throughout last year. Whenever such graffiti appeared, the school made sure to let us know that, as a student body, we must not make each other feel alienated or threatened, and that we should be aware of rare but potentially dangerous sentiments that unfortunately exist in our community.
If you've been paying attention to Japanese politics, you know that Yasuo Fukuda became the country's new prime minister last week. You may not know, however, that a University alum played a key role in Fukuda's selection.
Students who accidentally wander onto the top floor of Usdan may find themselves confronted with tables strewn with upside down wineglasses and vases bursting with fresh flowers — and not a single person under 21 in sight. Welcome to the Daniels Family Commons, a dining area and lounge on the center's third floor — a space where professors can wine, dine and even avoid some of the winding lines that are sometimes present in the student's dining area downstairs.
The women’s volleyball team won three of its four matches at the MIT Invitational over the weekend, finishing in fifth place in its first appearance at the tournament since 2000. The Cardinals recorded their first-ever win against Vassar, and also defeated Muhlenberg and NESCAC foe Connecticut College, but lost to host and eventual champion MIT. Wesleyan’s overall record now stands at 8-2.
Field hockey powerhouse Middlebury College traveled to Middletown this Sunday for a NESCAC match. Though Wesleyan gained a 1-0 lead in the first half, the Panthers proved too strong, scoring two in the second half, for a final score of 2-1. This was Middlebury's eighth consecutive win dating back to last season, including a win over Wesleyan in the first round of last year's NESCAC playoffs.
The Wesleyan women's soccer team lost its third consecutive game Saturday to a talented Middlebury team, by a score of 2-1. This loss marks the fourth time this season the Cardinals have lost a game by one goal. Middlebury improved its record to 3-1-1 (2-1 NESCAC) while the Cards fell to 1-4 (0-3 NESCAC).
The men's soccer team picked up their first victory of this season on Sunday, beating Western New England College 2-1, a day after losing to Middlebury 2-0 on Jackson Field. The weekend's results push the Cardinals' record to 1-4 (0-3 NESCAC).
In another sign of crumbling support for the current presidential administration, 30 members of the Middletown Democratic Town Committee unanimously passed a resolution last Thursday to impeach President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Though the resolution functions largely as a symbolic statement, the Committee viewed it as part of a broader movement of public discontent and outrage.
It was either the Spring of '60 or '61. No one can quite remember. Jack Kerouac's "On the Road" had just been published, and terms like "cat" and "dig" were making their way from Manhattan literary circles up to Middletown, Connecticut, where they soon began slipping into the everyday lexicon at the men's college up on the hill. The previous summer, says Paul Dickson '61, a former president of Alpha Delta Phi, everyone had started scrounging up money to go to California, inspired by Kerouac's legendary travel novel to hit the road without looking back.
Middletown residents and members of the Wesleyan community gathered in Union Park last Thursday as part of a nationwide day of solidarity for the Jena Six, a group of six African-American students who await trial in Jena, La. for attacking a white student after months of racially-charged provocation. If the central focus of the vigil remained on the imminent trial of Mychal Bell, a member of the Jena Six, the issue of how the Jena Six has been covered in the mainstream media was on people's minds as well.