End This Meeting

With all due respect to the people involved, we can see little reason for the formation of an activist coalition.

Mytheology: The ACB is Serious Business

If the social habits of Wesleyan’s population are any guide, it’s an absolute requirement to read the ACB.

Men’s Basketball Closes Out Season With Win

The men’s basketball team entered last weekend needing to win at least one game to have a shot at making the NESCAC tournament

Men’s Ice Hockey Playoff Possibilities

Wesleyan can clinch a playoff spot with...

Amid Changes, Board Chair Sees Preservation of Wes Spirit

Though Jim Dresser graduated 45 years ago, he remains a strong presence within the University community. As the Chair of the Board of Trustees, Dresser ’63 works hard to ensure that the University is as successful as possible.

Lecturer Abdul-Basser Suggests Islamic Law in Economic Reforms

In his lecture last Monday, Taha Abdul-Basser, chaplain of the Harvard Islamic Society and doctoral candidate in religion at Harvard, proposed a solution to the current economic crisis that is not often considered: follow Islamic law, known as Shariah.

Fisk Takeover of ’69 Remembered

This week marks the 40th anniversary of a watershed moment in the University’s history when black students had requested that classes be cancelled on Feb. 21, 1969 in recognition of a memorial service for Malcolm X.

New Faculty Searches Push History Profs to the Limit

Each year, University academic departments conduct job searches to fill permanent teaching positions, a task that falls on professors within the department.

Destina Weekend Listings

This week's Destina Theater Listings.

Fees Complicate Internship Credits

For students interning during the academic year or over the summer, the possibility of receiving University credit is limited.

“Friday the 13th”

Killing Scantily-Clad Teenagers in a Hockey Mask, Part XII: A Michael Bay Production

Univ. Cuts $10,000 of NYT Fund

Current budgetary issues in Academic Affairs and Student Affairs have caused the University to cut funding for The New York Times Readership Program for next year.

Lonely Island’s “Incredibad”

Lonely Island, a comedy group made up of three white-boy rappers from Berkeley (Andy Samberg, Akiva Shaffer, and Jorma Taccone), was established in 2001, and began generating a buzz in the online community by posting short comedic segments on YouTube.

Student Coalition Guns for Campus Post-Partisanship

The student leaders of various activist organizations on campus have formed a new Wesleyan Activist Coalition in an effort to further streamline campus political activity.

I Madi Sadi Delights with Shadow Puppets

Last Saturday, alongside the various forms of entertainment favored by Wesleyan students, there was the somewhat more unusual option of a shadow-puppet show.

New GRS will not Punish Semesters Off as Harshly

When students who take semesters off return to campus, they often find that they cannot get the housing that is available to the rest of their class.

Following Informal Diagnoses, FYIs to be Formally Analyzed

After years of conversations about First Year Initiatives, the FYI program is in the process of being formally discussed by the Educational Policy Committee.

DJ Minkles Spins Alternative ‘80s Hits

It's 2 A.M., your Thursday night is over but you're still wired and your ears are begging you to stop listening to Jay Z remixes. What should you do? WESU has the answer.

Of All the People in All the World, USA

(The Rice Show): Opening Reception and Talk

He's an Army Man Now: Former WSA Pres. Enlists

In his days at Wesleyan, Matt Ball ’08 was widely known around campus for his involvement in the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA), serving first in the Student Budget Committee (SBC) then as WSA president during his senior year. Recently, however, Ball decided to leave the meetings and paperwork behind in favor of a more adventurous vocation: the military.