Spike Tape’s “Gloria” by Branden Jacob-Jenkins Allows Audiences To Reflect on How We Care for Each Other

May 2, 2024, by Sabrina Ladiwala, Executive Editor. Leave a Comment

Content warning: this article describes depictions of gun violence and suicide. “Gloria”—written by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Vincent Langan ’24 and Hadassa Garfein ’24 with assistant director Lexi Radziner ’25, and produced by Spike Tape—went up in WestCo Café on Friday, April 26 at 7 p.m. and Saturday, April 27 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. […]

Improv All-Nighter: Desperate Measures Puts On Their Annual 24-Hour Comedy Show

May 2, 2024, by Maggie Smith, Archivist. Leave a Comment

The University has many eccentric traditions, but the 24-hour comedy show, run by the student improv comedy troupe Desperate Measures (DM), is especially extreme. Over the past weekend, from Friday, April 26 to Saturday, April 27, DM performed their annual 24-hour show, during which they improvised for a full day. The show took place in Exley […]

Senior Art Studio Theses Shine During Fifth and Final Exhibition Week

May 2, 2024, by Langley Maciejewski, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

In the week following Tuesday, April 23, the Ezra and Cecile Zilkha Gallery saw the final spread of senior art studio theses, an inspired compilation including paintings and sculptures, as well as vast displays and compact media. What becomes apparent through the extremely diverse directions taken by seniors within the University’s art studio program is the variety […]

Friday, May 3, 2024 Comic

May 2, 2024, by Ali Eckstein, Staff Cartoonist. Leave a Comment

Ali Eckstein can be reached at aeckstein@wesleyan.edu. 

“Oh, Muffy!”: Laughing Our Way Through Worst-Case Scenarios and Prompting Important Conversations About White Supremacy and Virtue Signaling

April 29, 2024, by Caleb Henning, Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

“Oh, Muffy!”—one of two original plays performed during the Spring Festival of New Theater Works—follows a group of parents in New York City’s Upper East Side as they grapple with the fallout of their children starting a white supremacist organization in their high school. The biting drawing-room comedy forces people to look in the mirror […]

Around the Tents, Students Make Art and Forge Transnational Solidarity

April 29, 2024, by Sida Chu, Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

Since it was set up on the evening of Sunday, April 28, the ongoing Palestine solidarity encampment in front of Usdan has grown into a lively scene of art-making and community building. From a capella singing, film screenings, and spoken poetry to painting, chalking, and calligraphy, a vibrant mix of creative expressions has invigorated the lawns between North […]

Tuesday, April 30, 2024 Comic

April 29, 2024, by Ariana Blaustein, Staff Cartoonist. Leave a Comment

Ariana Blaustein can be reached at ablaustein@wesleyan.edu. 

Let the Light In: Week Four Art Studio Thesis Exhibitions Play with Light, Body, and Community

April 25, 2024, by Nicole Lee, Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

The second-to-last week of the art studio theses kicked off on Wednesday, April 16, following the champagne pop on the steps of Olin Memorial Library. Each of the vastly different pieces focused on the interaction between space and the things that occupy it. Some exhibits were entirely sculptural, featuring massive structures that invited viewer interaction, while […]

Rose and Sam on The Tortured Poets Department and the Oversaturation of Taylor Swift

April 25, 2024, by Sam Hilton, Rose Chen, Editor-in-Chief, News Editor. Leave a Comment

In a cross talk, two writers sit down to discuss a book, movie, TV show, or piece of art they both feel strongly about. Sometimes they disagree; other times, they’re in perfect harmony. Here, News Editor Rose Chen ’26 and Editor-in-Chief Sam Hilton ’24 discuss The Tortured Poets Department, the 11th studio album of international superstar […]

Growing Up Spike Tape: One-Acts “Scouts” and “Prestidigitation” Explore Friendship, Trust, and the Unknowable Future

April 25, 2024, by Sulan Bailey, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

This article covers sexual assault as portrayed in a campus theater production. On Sunday, April 21, my friends and I made the trek to Russell House under Middletown’s endless gray sky to see two of the student-written plays produced by Spike Tape this semester. Taking refuge from the biting wind inside the historic venue, I […]

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