Outfitted in her KN95 mask with her EcoToGo container in hand, Zoe Hecht ’26 navigates through the crowds of Usdan during the height of the dinner rush. Hungry, but hoping to avoid other students as much as possible, Hecht quickly fills her box and hurries out of the hall, back to her COVID-19 isolation room […]
Picture this. Several months of wearing sunglasses and rushing home to lie in the dark with eyes closed. A whole year of blurry memories and never-ending headaches. This was the unfortunate experience of Eliana Bloomfield ’25 during her first year of high school. “Let me tell you the story I don’t remember,” Bloomfield said. After suffering […]
From painting to battle rap, Leevon Matthews ’23 is an artistic figure on campus. Known for founding Mic Check, a series of musical events on campus centered around hip-hop and R&B musical performances, Matthews has dedicated much of his energy to fostering meaningful communities on campus and beyond. More than anything, he has strived to […]
Picture this: it’s midnight on Friday, Feb. 22, 1867. Your knees are aching; dirt and blood—not entirely your own—cake your breeches. Your cheeks sting with the cold air of a late winter blizzard, and your grandfather’s wool coat is not faring well in combat. Jameson, the first-year who shares a pew with you during your […]
This month, the Resource Center, the Office of Equity and Inclusion, the Office of Student Involvement (OSI), and the Black Student Union (Ujamaa), along with the greater University community, came together to celebrate Black History Month through a variety of events, initiatives, and performances, all of which highlight the richness and importance of Black culture. […]
This week, we will be looking at something a little different: one of the oldest puzzles in chess. Written around 840 AD, the puzzle features in the Kitab ash-shatranj (Book of Chess) by Al-Adli ar Rumi, an Arab player known as one of the best chess players at the time. The book is believed to […]
Looking over the Connecticut River just a few blocks away from the University’s campus, one sees a quintessential Connecticut scene. Only a few birds and boats disturb the stillness of the water and the surrounding banks. Not too long ago, however, this same river and the valley surrounding it was a hotspot of weapons manufacturing […]
For Allie Godwin ’23, as well as many other Wesleyan students, college is a time to explore interdisciplinary academics and different spaces for belonging on campus. Godwin, majoring in Studio Art and the Science in Society Program (SISP), is no stranger to intersections of seemingly opposite ideas. In the midst of thesis work, Alpha Delta […]
When asked about his childhood abroad, Professor of History William Pinch couldn’t help but smile fondly. Pinch was born in India and moved from Pakistan to Iran and then to the United States before attending college at the University of Virginia. His youth in India and Pakistan played a dramatic role in his decision to […]
Bird scooters—manufactured by a company that makes electric scooters and bicycles—first appeared on campus as part of a Middletown sustainability initiative at the start of the Fall 2022 semester. The scooters were temporarily removed from campus during the winter and are scheduled to return in the spring. Though the scooters offered a new, convenient method […]