On Saturday, April 1, the University kicked off its annual celebration of Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. Various AAPI clubs on campus and the Office of Equity and Inclusion have come together to curate events, talks, and performances occurring from now through Saturday, May 6. The month, which is centered on the theme of “ReclaimASIAN,” was planned […]
From Monday, April 10 to Sunday, April 16, the student-run zine Disorientation is hosting Disorientation Week, a series of events focusing on engagement with campus culture and activism. The current members of Disorientation revived the publication in the fall after a five-year hiatus with the renewed goal of educating students—especially incoming first-years—through candid takes on […]
Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Senators Orly Meyer ’24 and Elena Brennan ’24 have been elected as president and vice president respectively of the 45th Assembly of the WSA for the 2023-2024 academic year. Meyer currently serves as the chair of the Student Life Committee (SLC), while Brennan is chair of the Equity and Inclusion Committee […]
TedxWesleyanU hosted its annual conference in the Ring Family Performing Arts Hall on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The theme of this year’s event was Equinox, representing the balance between day and night, a description that seemed to encompass the speakers of this year’s event. Speakers came from a wide range of occupations and backgrounds, with […]
Student employees of Bon Appétit Management Company rallied outside Usdan University Center during the lunchtime rush to announce the formation of their union, Wesleyan Dining Workers United (WesDWU), on Tuesday, April 4. Then, on Wednesday, April 5, Red and Black Cafe (RBC) and WesWings (Swings) student workers held a second lunchtime rally to announce that […]
The remains of the Connecticut Juvenile Training School (CJTS), a jarring ring of six cement and brick buildings, lie among the rows of pale yellow and blue houses situated along Middletown’s Silver Street. Accounts of inhumane use of solitary confinement and chemical agents on juvenile offenders, untrained staff, and corruption all contributed to the closing […]
The Wesleyan Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) issued a press release officially launching its “One Faculty!” campaign on Monday, Feb. 27. The statement, which comes just over six months after the Wesleyan Chapter announced its re-launch, outlined the three main goals of the campaign’s proposal: extending tenure protections to contingent faculty, […]
A sanitary waste pipe cracked in the Usdan University Center on Wednesday, March 1, leading to the temporary closure of all the bathrooms and water fountains in the building, in addition to Usdan Café. As a result of the unforeseen circumstances, Usdan Marketplace served only to-go dinner with limited options that evening, sending many students […]
The College of Education Studies (CES) has invited six educational researchers, activists, and practitioners from across the world to give lectures on a diverse range of topics related to global education this spring. Starting on Feb. 15, 2023, the Global Education Speaker Series takes place weekly in the Fries Center for Global Studies (FCGS), where […]
President Michael Roth ’78 attended a meeting of the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) on Sunday, Feb. 26 to report on the board of trustees meeting that took place on Friday, Feb. 24, and Saturday, Feb. 25, and to answer questions from WSA senators and students in attendance. The board’s various committees discussed the continuation of […]