The University introduced the mobile ordering app, Transact, for all Summerfields and Weshop orders on Monday, Nov. 9. The change was announced in an all-campus email on Nov. 6. The app can be downloaded for free from the Google Play or App Store. According to Bon Appétit Resident District Manager Michael Strumpf, the idea for mobile ordering at Summerfields […]
The City of Middletown increased its COVID-19 risk level from Orange to Red on Thursday, Nov. 5 to reflect the increase in the number of cases, which are at an approximated average of nine per day as of Friday, Nov. 13. Middletown Mayor Ben Florsheim ’14 said that while an increase in the number of cases […]
The first phase of the University’s steam to hot water pipe conversion was completed in October 2020. Approximately 3,200 feet of pipes were installed to connect the Central Power Plant to Fisk Hall, the Center for the Americas, Boger Hall, North College, Usdan University Center, the President’s House, and the Center for the Arts (CFA) complex, […]
Democratic candidates won every election on the Middletown ballot at both the state and federal levels on Tuesday, Nov. 3, according to unofficial election results from the Connecticut Secretary of State at the time of publication. A $55 million appropriation and bond authorization for the City of Middletown’s 21st Century Infrastructure Development Bond Program was […]
The University announced the temporary closure of the Freeman Athletic Center and the relocation of the COVID-19 testing center from outside on Andrus Field to inside Fayerweather Hall in an email sent by Associate Vice Presidents for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Rick Culliton, on Wednesday, Nov. 4. Testing will be moved indoors beginning […]
The University’s Climate Action Group (CAG) merged with the Sunrise Movement Middletown Hub (Sunrise) in October. Both former members of CAG and current members of Sunrise Movement believe that this change will allow students to more effectively fight for climate justice both on campus and on a national scale. Before its merger with Sunrise, CAG was focused on achieving carbon […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) unanimously endorsed a syllabus requirement policy from the Educational Policy Committee (EPC) with zero abstaining votes on Sunday, Nov. 1. The resolution was sponsored by WSA senators Ben Garfield ’22, Sukenia Wilson ’23, Chelsea Dixon ’22, Ariana Baez ’22, and George Fuss ’21. If the faculty votes to pass it, the […]
Around 600 people voted in the general election on the University’s campus on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Voting was conducted in Beckham Hall in Fayerweather and at a same-day registration tent located near the Freeman Athletic Center. On election day, the University Voter Engagement Assistants helped direct Middletown residents to the correct voting locations and assisted […]
The University’s COVID-19 campus alert level increased to Yellow (Medium) from Green (Low) on Friday Oct. 30th for the first time this semester. The decision to raise the alert level was made by the University’s Pandemic Planning Committee, led by Associate Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Rick Culliton. Culliton communicated the […]
Following the creation of a viral TikTok, rumors of a chlamydia outbreak at the University circulated among students. However, Davison Health Center staff confirmed that chlamydia cases on campus are at normal levels. Created by Talia Eligator ’23 and another student who wishes to remain anonymous, at the time of publication, the TikTok had garnered over 335,900 views and 69,100 likes. “When […]