http://www.wesleyanargus.com Headlines from the Argus en-us Copyright 2004-2007, the Wesleyan Argus. All Rights Reserved.Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:41:31 -0400 Newspapers http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6879 Plans to construct the new Molecular and Life Sciences facility have been indefinitely postponed, according to the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Report from the Board of Trustees Retreat as revealed at the WSA’s public meeting last Sunday night. News Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6879 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6888 Bear Hands has been around since 2006 and is brimming with potential. The band’s twisted lyrics combined with their guitar driven melodies and the bitterly sweet tone of Dylan Rau’s ’07 voice produce fun, upbeat songs. The band’s fresh sound and cool vibe is bound to win over swarms of people. The quartet consists of Ted Feldman ’09 (guitar/percussion), Val Loper (bass/percussion), TJ Orscher (drums/vocals) and Rau (vocals/guitar), who we chatted with about the band’s current successes, upcoming plans, and the state of the Brooklyn music scene. Arts Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6888 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6875 The women’s soccer team beat Rhode Island College (RIC), 2-1, on Wednesday night, improving to 6-1-1 on the seasonâ€"a mark last reached in 1993, when the Cardinals were 8-1-1 after their first 10 games. At the beginning of the week, Wesleyan was ranked eighth in New England Division III, the highest ranking for the squad since it won the ECAC Division III Championship in 1994. Sports Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6875 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6884 A recent survey by the Wesleyan Feminist Network revealed that, of the 241 students, graduates and alumni who responded, a majority did not know who to contact in the case of a sexual assault. Many claimed to be unaware of official University procedure, while survivors who reported their cases complained about what they saw as a lack of support. Very few students said they had confidence in the current system Opinion Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6884 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6870 Last week, 900 colleges and 100 private schools were closed off from the nearly nn9.3 billion that Wachovia Bank was holding for them in the Commonfund Short Term Fund, a short-term investment fund. Wesleyan University, one of the 900 colleges affected by Wachovia’s move, had nn20 million in the fund at the time of this decision. Within the past two weeks, the University has been able to take nn8 million out of the fund; however, nn12 million remains frozen. Features Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6870 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6885 I happened to be on campus last weekend and read the article in the Oct. 3 edition of The Argus with the headline “Bike policy enforced” (Volume CXLIV, Number 10) with some interest. Wespeaks Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0400 http://www.wesleyanargus.com/article/6885