Think Tank Slated to Accompany New Environmental Major

Following on the heels of last April’s announcement that the Environmental Studies program would become a full-fledged major, the University is currently awaiting faculty approval of The College of the Environment, which will encompass both an academic track and a think tank—the first in the nation.

Behind the Scenes of the Ethnomusicology Dept.

Within the concrete blocks of the CFA’s music studios, the walls reverberate with the discordant sounds of competing music lessons.

With Federal Grant, University Creates Mid-East Certificate, Professorship

The University was recently awarded a $177,981 grant which it plans to use to expand its Arabic instruction, provide funding for professors who want to focus their instruction on the Middle East, and potentially create a Middle Eastern Studies Certificate program.

Food Not Bombs Awaits Health Department Decision

Food Not Bombs concluded a hearing on Monday to appeal the cease and desist order issued to the group by the Middletown Health Department last March.

Campus Staff Trained in Emergency Response

On August 18th, seventeen Wesleyan staff members and four community participants gathered in Woodhead Lounge with the common objective of making Wesleyan a safer, more prepared campus.

Frosh Turnout a Record High in WSA Election

The Wesleyan Student Assembly’s (WSA) first election of the academic year concluded last Friday night, with nine new freshman representatives and five at-large representatives elected, and the Concert Committee Chair approved.

R U Informed? MPD Gets Texty

In an innovative move to keep Middletown residents up-to-date on breaking news, the Middletown Police Department (MPD) will be using Nixle to send security alerts and updates via text message to subscribers’ cell phones.

News Brief: Mission Statement

A University mission statement has been drafted as part of Wesleyan’s 2020 planning for the future framework of the institution. The University did not previously have a mission statement.

A Tale of Two Cities: Czeching in from Prague

After nearly a full day of schlepping around three months’ worth of luggage, waiting in endless security and customs lines, and attempting to function normally despite that awful, spacey, head-underwater feeling I seem to always contract upon entering airports, I arrived in Prague.

Editorial: Thumbs Up for College of the Environment

We are deeply impressed the proposal for the College of the Environment, and we encourage the faculty to approve it.

Recent Reforms Assault Poor, Assault God

Most of us are probably shocked by social indifference to the poor. But such indifference within recent months has escalated and been transformed into a frontal assault on the poor.

Men’s Soccer Remains Undefeated After Two-Game Weekend

The men’s soccer team competed in two matches this weekend, beating Colby at home 4-1 on Saturday before traveling to Western New England College on Sunday and battling for a 0-0 tie.

Changing of Seasons Prompts Reflection

he season’s new, nature’s demise unfolds, the death of the trees, the life of the snow.

Men’s Tennis 3-0 After Trouncing Union

The men’s tennis team improved to 3-0 on the year with a 7-2 victory at Union on Saturday, its second straight victory over the Dutchmen in the teams’ second meeting since the Great Depression.

Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano

Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano, the Republican incumbent in this November’s mayoral election, has held two two-year terms as mayor since his election in 2005.

Miller ’12 Goes 3-2 at ITA Championships

Sarah Miller ’12 went 3-2 and reached the consolation bracket semifinals at the three-day Intercollegiate Tennis Association (ITA) Regional Championships, which were held over the weekend at MIT.

Field Hockey Defeated by Colby

The Cardinal field hockey team suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to Colby on Smith Field on Saturday, its third loss in its last four games against the Mules.

Women's Soccer Claims First NESCAC Win

The women’s soccer team earned its first NESCAC victory on Saturday, defeating Colby 2-0 on Jackson Field.

Taylor ’12 Named All-Tournament in Williams Invite

Golfer Pete Taylor ’12 was named to the five-man all-tournament team in the Williams Invitational after shooting a two-over-par 71-71-142.