The Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) has hired two new chaplains. In a Sept. 7 email, Director of Religious and Spiritual Life and University Jewish Chaplain Rabbi David Teva announced that Assistant Director of Religious and Spiritual Life and Protestant Chaplain Tracy Mehr-Muska, D.Min., would return to the University following her time in […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) approved Amendment 3.44: Altering language in the Student Budget Committee (SBC) bylaws that could yield unfair results by a vote of 24 to 0, with 0 abstaining during its general assembly meeting on Sunday, Dec. 4. This amendment, co-sponsored by SBC Chair Ben Shifrel ’25 and SBC Vice Chair Briana […]
Dean for Academic Advancement Laura Patey announced in an email to the class of 2024 on Thursday, Nov. 17, that Class Dean David Phillips will retire at the end of the Fall 2022 semester. Phillips is the current dean for the class of 2024 and has been a class dean at the University for 22 […]
Disorientation, a student-run zine that aims to supplement first-year orientation with candid takes on life at the University, has returned after five years without publishing. The zine features timelines of University history, descriptions of campus culture and institutions, and student experiences, all intended to showcase the best and worst parts of life at the University. […]
The Wesleyan Union of Student Employees (WesUSE) held a rally on the steps of North College at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 4 to raise support for the union and discuss the latest rounds of negotiations with the University. WesUSE represents around 100 Resident Advisors (RAs), Community Advisors (CAs), and House Managers (HMs). The rally […]
Starting in the summer of 2023, the University will be providing on-campus storage options to low-income students during breaks as a part of a series of initiatives being undertaken to further support high-need students. A storage space on Long Lane, currently used by Physical Plant, will be cleared out and repurposed to house student belongings. […]
A pickup truck was reported stolen from inside a campus building on the 100 block of Long Lane on Thursday, Nov. 17 at 7:32 a.m., according to an all-campus email from Public Safety (PSafe) Associate Director Tony Bostick. The truck belonged to Stonehenge Landscaping, a subcontractor for the University, and was recovered on Clarence Court—about […]
Three unknown suspects removed and stole a catalytic converter from a student vehicle on Brainerd Avenue on Thursday, Nov. 18 around 9:30 p.m., according to an all-campus email sent later that night from Public Safety (PSafe) Associate Director Tony Bostick. A student in the area reported hearing a loud noise and seeing two people jump […]
The University’s Office for Health Education (WesWell) has hired Amanda Carrington as its new Associate Director for Sexual Violence Prevention. According to WesWell’s Director of Health Education September Johnson, the new position covers responsibilities that were previously a part of the Support, Healing, Activism, and Prevention Education (SHAPE) office, which was recently absorbed into WesWell […]
Four undergraduate students—Zachary Berkenkotter ’26, David Calderon ’26, Megan Sigalos ’25, and Wesley Tan ’26—were selected to join the International Student Advisory Board (ISAB) for the 2022-2023 academic year. ISAB works closely with the Office of International Student Affairs (OISA) and seeks to improve the experiences of the University’s international student community. Tan, who considers […]