Yesterday afternoon, President Michael Roth released the final report of the Fountain Avenue Working Group to the campus community. The five-page report -- which was researched and written by the working group over this past summer -- details the events of last May’s incident between University students and Public Safety and Middletown Police, and points to issues of ongoing concern that fueled the evening’s events.
Why did 17 University students get up early Saturday morning and drive two and a half hours to spend the weekend in Milford, a small town in Pennsylvania? “To win,” said Dan Levine ’11.
When Michael Strumpf, the University’s new resident district manager for Bon Appétit, isn’t busy running campus dining, you might find him gardening, whipping up a mean bowl of pasta, or cruising down High Street on his Harley.
In 1996, Chris Dudley, a former NBA player who has Type 1 diabetes, founded the Chris Dudley Basketball Camp. The camp, located near Portland, Ore., provides a unique experience for kids, aged 10-17, with the disease. Tyler Byrne ’09 first attended the camp in 1998, the same year that he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes. Byrne said that his experience at the camp changed his perception of living with diabetes.
Picture Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, realizing that he has misplaced his briefcase that contains top-secret contacts and current projects. After abandoning his lecture, a few minutes of hysteria ensues as students and faculty search for the briefcase.
Picture Seymour Hersh, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist, realizing that he has misplaced his briefcase that contains top-secret contacts and current projects. After abandoning his lecture, a few minutes of hysteria ensues as students and faculty search for the briefcase.
After the incident last semester on Fountain Avenue, The Hartford Courant covered the event heavily, featuring a story on the front page. Rick Green, a local columnist and former Middletown resident, wrote an opinion piece that was critical of what he described as Wesleyan students’ misguided sense of activism.
Joan Liljedahl has lived in her home at 48 Brainerd Ave. for the past 35 years. From her seat on the porch (where she spends most of her time), she can tell you which houses have had drug deal busts, point out the floor that Professor of Music Tony Braxton lives on, and introduce you to every single student walking by.
On Sept. 8, 2002, Middletown police broke up an outdoor party on Pine Street using batons, pepperball guns, and a K-9 unit. Twelve students were arrested.
We applaud the Fountain Avenue Working Group for their report released yesterday on last May’s incident on Fountain Ave. Instead of forgetting about it, the administration commissioned this working group and kept it in student and public awareness. We also appreciate that the report examined the issue through a wide lens, recording Public Safety, student, and Middletown Police accounts and attempting to not isolate any of the parties involved.
As we enter the final stretch of the 2008 presidential election, it has become clear that the election will be decided by which candidate can successfully dictate the elements by which the American people consider and decide their votes. While the Democrats seek to keep the issues at the forefront of voters’ consciences, the Republicans are instead inclined to make the choice of president about image.
Dear Mr. deBoer, Considering that you never felt compelled to write in the Argus before now, and I rarely feel compelled to respond to responses to my work, I think we’re both breaking rules here. But I do have to defend myself from your attacks that, I think, arise largely from a misreading of my argument.
Throughout my time at Wesleyan I have written many Wespeaks. EVERY SINGLE TIME the Argus has changed my title. I assure you avid Argus readers, I do not exaggerate. I have been told by Argus staff that this is often due to the submission title being too long. However, my most recent Wespeak had a three-word title, “Argus ‘Bends’ Facts,” that the Argus staff changed into a five-word (much longer) title: “Beckham Article Misses the Point.”
In response to criticism about the Argus changing the titles of Wespeaks, I want to clarify our policy on this matter. We reserve the right to alter titles of submissions.
How are these e-mails supposed to make us feel? I was under the impression that the Public Safety e-mails were designed to make us feel safe. However, this latest set of e-mails about the Pine Street party gone wrong have done nothing of the sort.
While the game remained scoreless through two overtimes, Saturday’s home matchup pitting the women’s soccer team against Bowdoin College was not lacking in excitement. The tie marks the first time that Wesleyan has not been iced by the Polar Bears since 2002.
1. Carlos Zambrano Pitched A No-Hitter. In an Astros “home” game that was relocated to a “neutral” Milwaukee site (one that is a bus ride from Chi-town), Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano fired the second no hitter of the MLB season. He allowed only two base runners (walked one, hit the other) on his way to the history books.
The Wesleyan field hockey team held off Bowdoin on Saturday in a valiant effort before the defending NCAA Division III champions scored with 13 seconds left to win the game, 1-0. The heartbreaking loss came after brilliant defense by the Cardinals, led by goalie Breen McDonald ‘10 who had a career-high 18 saves. The offense simply wasn’t there Saturday, with the Polar Bears outshooting the Cards 36-0. Nonetheless, the Wesleyan women truly exceeded expectations against Bowdoin, who are undefeated in their last 24 games.
The Wesleyan golf team struggled through tough conditions and a slow pace of play to finish 18th at the Duke Nelson Tournament in Middlebury this past weekend. There was reason for optimism, however, as many members of the team were able to overcome the rain delays, mud, and wind to perform better than expected.
One of the first orders of business for the athletic department during its recruiting-improvement effort was to establish the Recruiting Coordinator position, which was filled by Head Men’s Lacrosse Coach John Raba. Not long after came an overhaul of the department’s recruiting information database.
This Saturday Men’s Soccer won their NESCAC opener in dramatic fashion, breaking a scoreless tie in the 89th minute to earn a crucial victory against the rival Bowdoin Bears, the team that had previously eliminated Wesleyan from last season’s NESCAC Tournament.
Last May, Students Against the War in Iraq (SEWI) submitted a proposal to the Board of Trustees calling for divestment from weapons contractors in the Iraq War. Although the board rejected this proposal, they voted to create an endowment committee to work with the board in choosing future investments.
The nation’s chaotic financial situation continued on Monday, as the Dow Jones industrial average dropped more than 500 points over the course of the day. Investors undoubtedly reacted to a variety of unsettling factors, among them the continued planned disintegration of one prominent securities firm, Lehman Brothers; the selling of another large securities firm, Merrill Lynch, to Bank of America; and the State of New York’s offer of assistance to international insurance organization American International Group.
Public Safety (PSafe) shut down two parties on campus this past weekend. The Middletown Police Department (MPD) arrived with a K-9 unit at 40 Fountain Avenue on Thursday, an uncanny presence in the wake of MPD’s clash with University students on the avenue last May.
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) welcomed 13 new members into its ranks on Sunday in a four-hour, closed-door meeting. The new members enter the assembly with an already-impressive resume, having just competed in a historic election that included the largest field of candidates and highest voter turnout in recent memory.
While the availability of a Bank of America ATM on campus has been a source of unquestioned convenience for many students, students on campus have begun a fight for its removal.
In a recent statement to an Argus reporter, Vice President of Student Affairs Mike Whaley nixed a proposal that has floated around campus for almost a year: to revive the Cardinal Pub as an add-on to the front of WesWings. Whaley cited zoning restrictions and liability issues as explanations for not going through with the plan. Perhaps more telling, however, is Whaley’s reasoning that “students who are of legal age can easily walk to any number of establishments that serve alcohol on or near Main Street,” and that the administration would “prefer to direct valuable University resources to other ventures more aligned with our core mission.”