Multiple shots were fired in the area of Pearl Street and Court Street near the Old Middletown High School apartments on Wednesday, April 24 around 2:33 p.m. The incident was reported to the Middletown Police Department (MPD) at that time, and the caller noted that they saw a blue SUV driving away from the area. […]
The candidates running for Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) President and Vice President for the upcoming academic year met for a debate in the Public Affairs Center on Tuesday, April 23. Elections for both positions opened on Monday, April 22 and close Friday, April 26 at 5 p.m. on WesNest. Current Student Budget Committee (SBC) Chair Jonghwa Kim ’25 […]
According to an all-campus email sent by Public Safety (PSafe) on the night of Wednesday, April 17 at 10:44 p.m., an unknown suspect entered Bennet Hall and stole property from University students. The suspect was seen entering WestCo shortly afterwards but was not apprehended. At this time, multiple students have reported missing items, including personal belongings […]
The City of Middletown demolished the former home of Forest City Cleaners at 248 William St. last month, ending a years-long ordeal for the city and the University. The building, which closed in 2008 and has since been abandoned, was highly contaminated with chemicals from the former laundromat and will now become paid parking. The […]
The work of over 30 students, the words of 15 interviewees, and more than 15 hours of recordings went into “Begging for Table for Scraps,” a student-produced zine about the power structure of the University’s upper administration distributed on Feb. 24, 2023. Compelled by issues ranging from the University’s investment portfolio to the fossil fuel interests of trustees, the writers, illustrators, and researchers […]
Divestment—the act of reducing financial exposure to an asset in the interest of financial or social goals—has been a major topic of discussion at the University following Howard Bunsis’ external audit of University finances in September 2023, student protests regarding the Israel-Hamas conflict, and the publication of an anonymous zine, “Begging for Table Scraps.” Divestment movements, popularized during […]
On Wednesday, April 17, investigative journalist Andrea Bernstein P’20 met with University students and faculty to discuss her career in journalism and her recent coverage of former President Donald Trump’s criminal charges in New York City. The talk, sponsored by the Government Department and the College of Social Studies, was organized by Professor of Government Sonali […]
The Office of Residential Life (ResLife) has made the decision to slowly transition Washington Street program housing to more central locations beginning in the 2024-25 academic year, citing issues of safety and potential isolation from the rest of the campus community. Lotus House, currently located at 356 Washington St., will be the first to move, relocating to 267 […]
Over 1000 people gathered on Foss Hill on the afternoon of Monday, April 8 to watch the Great North American Eclipse, which traced a path of totality across 13 U.S. states. From the Middletown vantage point, the moon obscured approximately 92% of the sun during the eclipse’s maximum coverage, at 3:27 pm. Students in the […]
On Wednesday, Jan. 31, President Michael Roth ’78 announced that the Wesleyan will award honorary degrees to three individuals at the 192nd Commencement on May 26, 2024. The recipients include Imani Perry, Raj Chetty, and Michael Greenberg ’76 P’14, all of whom currently teach at Harvard University. Perry will also deliver the commencement speech. In […]