Over the past week, uncooked rice—easily one of the most inherently unexceptional foods imaginable—has transformed into somewhat of an overnight campus sensation.
If we actually want to see peace and positive change come to this world, we have to, have to, have to believe in turning points.
The quality of student life at Wesleyan this year has been excellent by anyone’s standards.
Although it’s been two weeks since Valentine’s Day, members of the University community still found an occasion to send flowers to a loved one—and all for a good cause.
This Wespeak is for the general Wesleyan community, but more specifically for those people who upon reading the manifesto by the University Liberation Front (ULF) grew indignant.
Trent, I am offended that you would label someone a racist for calling Grandma a “sweet old black woman.
For the first time, Wesleyan’s conservative community will have an established voice outside of a certain column (which shall remain nameless) in the Argus, and more reliable than the occasional publication of a Wespeak by one of our officials.
In October of last semester, the WSA submitted a proposal to enhance the collaboration between students and administrators on University outreach. Last week, the newly formed University Outreach Committee—a product of Mike Pernick ’10 and Saul Carlin ’09, WSA President and Vice President, respectively—met for the first time.
Professor Susanne Fusso is a professor of Russian language and literature and chair of the Russian department. She specializes in 19th and 20th century Russian literature and is the author of “Discovering Sexuality in Dostoevsky.” Professor Fusso does spend time away from the motherland, however, for Jane Austen or her current read, “Tales from Two Pockets”.
As Wesleyan’s endowment continues to decline and its budget deficit worsens, the administration is devising new strategies to strengthen its finances.
So far, the University has mostly responded to the financial crisis by making cuts, but now there is a chance that new programs may be created to increase revenue.
On Monday, Residential Life sent an e-mail to all residents of senior housing asking for any information about a vandalism that occurred in the 253 Pine Street laundry facility.
Bar Night still thrives after 14 years of vibrance.
When students have questions about a paper or test, they can go to the Writing Workshop or to an academic department-based peer tutor. For students who need advice that goes beyond how to re-write a paragraph or solve an equation, however, there is the University’s Peer Advisor program.
Graduate Student Noélle Ammon is working with Professor Laura Grabel, who has been on the faculty for 25 years, on an ongoing, four-year, research project for the biology department.
As the baseball team takes the field this spring, watch for Drew Dominguez ’09.
As the women’s track team has continued its ascension up the NESCAC ladder during the winter season, it has become clear that the Cardinal runners are among the strongest in the NESCAC.
Wesleyan men’s lacrosse had a great 2008 season, going 10-5 for its ninth straight winning season, although it was a bit below their astronomical standards.
The women’s softball team will look to make a third consecutive run at the NESCAC crown this season.
On a women’s lacrosse squad filled with talented, experienced returning players, tri-captain Sarah Orkin ’09 stands out for her consistency as a midfielder and a perennial scoring threat for the Cardinals.
Much of the coverage of the men’s indoor track season has focused on the track and jumping events, and with good reason—the Cardinals have been simply sensational in these areas this season.
The Cardinal women competed in the NESCAC Swimming and Diving Championships last weekend at Bowdoin, where they accumulated a total of 659 points to place 9th.
Friday: Skip class today and drink, because you’ll need it.
Tyler Perry is one classy lady
You may not be aware of this, but for many of us, this week will live in infamy. On Monday, the New Yorker Films company "ceased operations," bringing the recession to the homes of movie nerds and cinephiles across the nation.
Anyone who’s ever read a Wespeak by famed Wesleyan curmudgeon Martin Benjamin ’57 probably wouldn’t peg him as the “sensitive artist type.”
Brooklyn-based indie darlings Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino may be known for their dance-punk sound, but their heart lies with hip hop.
Apparently, some of singer-songwriter/force of nature Neko Case’s new album, “Middle Cyclone,” was recorded in an old barn – and it sounds like it. The record is filled with memories, but it also has an empty, echoing space, room for ghosts and melancholy.
Over the course of his career, Oppenheim has explored the mediums of body art, performance video art and animatronics, along with minimalist, experimental and conceptual styles of sculpture.
A single grain of rice is representative of you; another is of me. Of All the People in All the World’s main concept--equating each person with a grain of rice--is startlingly fresh and deceptively simplistic.
“The Shy Courtier,” which ran last weekend at the ’92 Theater, was of a rare breed: its program featured recommended reading suggestions.
