I do get nostalgic, I admit, when I see the MLink bus drive by….
Ben Firke ’12 may be best known as the Vice-President of the WSA, but he’s also a dab hand as a playwright.
After a lively, controversial election last spring, the ineffable executive duo of the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA), Micah Feiring ’11 and Ben Firke ’12 have established a campus reputation as energetic, enthusiastic policymakers.
The Argus sat down with Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) President-elect and Vice President-elect Micah Feiring ’11 and Ben Firke ’12 to discuss open containers, meal plans, and their goals for next year.
The aggressive and controversial race for WSA President and Vice President came to a close last Friday as Micah Feiring ’11 was elected President with 62 percent of the vote, while his running-mate Ben Firke ’12 took the Vice Presidency with 71 percent.
Last night, “How to Be a Man in West Belfast” kicked off its four-show run this weekend at WestCo Cafe. The play, written by Ben Firke ’12 and directed by Justin Wayne ’12, is – suprisingly – exactly what it sounds like.
Blogger Ben Firke raves about the latest record from alt-country star Neko Case, Middle Cyclone.
Tonight, Second Stage will present a staged reading of “Mark David Chapman: Live in Concert,” a play written and directed by Ben Firke ’12 at the ’92 Theatre.
The current need-blind debate stems from problems that publicly arose in 2008, and has become exceedingly complicated in the past few months. The Argus has compiled a rundown of all the major events surrounding the need-blind debate in an effort to give the Wesleyan community all of the relevant information about the issue in one place.
Wesleyan is known for its history of student activism. Over the years, students have organized around issues from nuclear war to affirmative action and have staged protest activities such as sit-ins, marches, and tent villages. If you’re an incoming freshman, or were living under a rock for the past year, read carefully over The Argus’ compilation of the top “things to get mad about” at Wesleyan.