On Thursday, April 18, the University held the 22nd Hugo L. Black Lecture on Freedom of Expression, featuring speaker Geoffrey Stone. The talk, entitled “Justice Alito’s First Amendment,” addressed the views and practices of Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito with regard to the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Stone is a professor of […]
Given that I didn’t always feel at home, even in my small town, Wesleyan was the perfect fit for me. Students just like me filled Freeman, Usdan, and SciLi. Everyone wanted to try new things and change the world. During orientation, WesDEF (Wesleyan Diversity Education Facilitators) drew my attention toward campus sentiment by facilitating discussions […]
276 Freshmen Placed in Forced Triples September 2011 At 815 students, the class of 2015 is the largest in the University’s history. As a result, 276 freshmen were placed into triples this year. Many of the triples are forced, meaning that they were originally intended for double occupancy. Most of these rooms are in Fauver, […]
Being queer in my high school was a struggle, like it is for anyone, because even though my high school was not violent against openly queer people, the social scene still completely revolved around heterosex and athletics and all these things I didn’t feel connected with. And of course, that still continues here, although to a much lesser extent.
Scalia’s coming. You and your bleeding-heart buddies are mad as hell, and you’re not going to take it anymore. It’s elbow-throwing time, and luckily enough for all you indignant liberals, Wesleyan’s illustrious concert series has got you covered. Enter two reformed Los Angeles skate rats named Randy and Dean. They are No Age. Randy plays […]
Despite Scalia’s antithetical beliefs, we should still appreciate his visit to campus as an opportunity to challenge and discuss our own political leanings and to engage in dialogue with a very important judicial leader.
Recently, many commentators have pointed to the financial crisis on Wall Street as yet another symptom of an economy trapped under the grinding wheel of a “recession.” However, what is meant by the term “recession” and is it possible to know whether or not we are in one short of making a subjective judgment?
Presenting "Regulating Sex, Love, and Marriage" on Wednesday, Robert A. Burt, Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Law at Yale University, explored the parallels between interracial and same-sex rights.
Nan Aron, President and founder of the Alliance for Justice, spoke at Memorial Chapel last night. "Now I don’t have to tell any of you that these are extremely tough times for all us in this room — our values, the causes we believe in, our interests," she said.
Professor of Law and Legal History Robert W. Gordon, a professor at Yale University and a former Newsweek journalist, spoke Monday night at Russell House. His lecture, entitled "The Past as Authority, Inspiration and Nightmare: Visions of History in Legal Argument," was part of the Spring Lecture Series organized by the Center for the Humanities.