As a result of low COVID-19 case levels on campus and high vaccination rates, the University’s Pandemic Planning Committee has relaxed restrictions on outdoor, academic gatherings for the remainder of the semester. Beginning June 1, some campus services will reopen, and on July 1, University-funded travel to areas with low to moderate risk for COVID-19 […]
WesHack, a weekend-long programming competition, returned to campus virtually for the first time since 2014, occurring from Friday, April 23 to Sunday, April 25. The event was organized by several members of Wesleyan’s computer science community and student group Code_Wes, and over 45 students participated. “A hackathon is a weekend-long event where software engineers, designers, and […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly’s (WSA) Textbook Exchange Program (TEP) will open for its end-of-semester selling period at the University Organizing Center (UOC), located at 190 High Street. The selling period will take place from 12:30 pm to 4:30 pm on Saturday, May 15 through Friday, May 21. This semester’s TEP has been organized by WSA senator […]
Following a shooting incident at Williams Street in Traverse Square at approximately 6:45 p.m. on Saturday, May 1, police took Antwan Rufus into custody on Wednesday, May 5 for potential involvement in the incident, during which a man was shot in the leg several times. The police have concluded that the Traverse Square shooting was […]
The University will introduce a new sophomore meal plan next semester, a decision made in response to an anticipated increase in enrollment in the fall and in conjunction with the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Dining Committee, a subcommittee of the Student Life Committee (SLC). The meal plan consists of 250 meals—averaging at least 14 per […]
Content Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault April has been Survivor Solidarity Month (SSM) on campus, hosted by the Office of Support, Healing, Activism, and Prevention Education (SHAPE), in conjunction with WesWell. Through a series of programs, SHAPE and WesWell strove to promote open dialogues about survivor solidarity, create safe spaces for survivors, […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) held a town hall on Wednesday, April 28 for candidates in this year’s WSA Presidential and Vice Presidential election to introduce themselves and answer student questions. The town hall was moderated by WSA Chief of Staff Isha Jha ’23. Students can vote in this election via WesNest until Friday, April […]
Over the past year, the Financial Aid Office has instituted new precedents to help both current and incoming students in the context of COVID-19. The Financial Aid Strategy Working Group aims to ease the financial burden on students and families as they pay for the cost of a Wesleyan education. The group has met several […]
With two weeks left in the semester, Weshop will reopen to students on Monday, May 3. After transitioning to a mobile ordering format in November, the University has decided to resume indoor shopping for the last two weeks of spring term. The Wes2Go app released a statement on April 21 alerting shoppers that mobile ordering […]
The Community Health Center hosted a closed vaccination clinic for University students in the Vine Street parking lot on Saturday, April 24. Around 700 students received the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine last weekend. Students who received the vaccine at the closed clinic will receive their second dose on Saturday, May 15 or Sunday, May 16. The […]