SHADES—Wesleyan’s theater collective for Black, Indigenous, Latine, and Asian students—held an open mic for their first event this semester on Saturday, Sept. 16 in the backyard of 202 Cross St. SHADES was founded in 2015 as a space for students of color (SOC) to share their love of theater and as a way to combat racism in both the […]
About the Column: Poems of Our Climate is a weekly poetry column run by Ava Guralnick ’25. The column was founded by Oliver Egger ’23 as a part of the literary magazine group Route 9. Submit and read past issues of The Lavender at Route9.org. If you are interested in having your poem featured in this column, please […]
On the evening of Wednesday, Sept. 20, Assistant Professor of English Rachel Heng and Professor of English Maaza Mengiste opened this year’s Russell House Reading Series, presented by the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing and Criticism. This reading was the first of 10 events happening in the 2023–24 academic year, and the only one this semester to […]
The University’s Theater and Film Departments and student groups are on track to host a variety of enticing events this semester. If you want to enjoy compelling stories and gripping performances, make sure to check out as many of them as you can! Film The fall semester brings the production season of senior thesis films. Some upcoming senior […]
Students gathered to witness rapper Boldy James play a one-off show at Beckham Hall, the first of the Concert Committee’s 2023–24 series, on Saturday, Sept. 8. In January, James was involved in a serious car accident that left him with a broken vertebra. Even so, he has continued to put out multiple projects in the months […]
If you thought Olivia Rodrigo was going to be a one-hit wonder, you’d better buckle up because her sophomore album, GUTS, is about to take you for one hell of a ride. Rodrigo is older, angrier, and wiser, and she has every intention of letting you know that. The so-called “sophomore slump” is a well-known […]
John Waters’ films took him from the dive bars of Baltimore to Broadway and Hollywood. Well, in a sense, considering that he continues to live in Baltimore, except when summering in the gay capital of America: Provincetown, MA. One could say his films were groundbreaking in that they were explicitly queer films made in the […]
Cinefiles is a column by the Film Board that introduces and reviews the films showed by the Wesleyan Film Series each week. It’s been a HOT week (for New England). With these high temperatures day after day, we could not be more ready for sweater weather. If you are feeling overheated in your residence, you […]
The arts scene is coming back in full swing as the University welcomes students back to campus. From celebrating the Center for the Arts’ (CFA) 50th birthday to opening two art galleries and filling concert halls with the sounds of music, we are excited to introduce you to all the visual arts and music events happening this […]
Content warning: This article contains mention of mental health issues, grooming, and suicide. For three nights, “Fun Home” revealed the autobiographical reflections of lesbian comic artist Alison Bechdel as she grapples with her childhood growing up in a funeral home run by her closeted, gay father, Bruce (Nate Wheeler ’25). The show, directed by Sof […]