At 11:55 a.m. on Monday, April 22, graduate students, including BA/MA students and foreign language teaching assistants (FLTAs) from the University, gathered at the steps of South College outside the office of President Michael Roth ’78 to hand him a signed letter outlining their intent to create the Wesleyan Graduate Labor Union (WesGLU). Currently, 76% of graduate […]
Multiple shots were fired in the area of Pearl Street and Court Street near the Old Middletown High School apartments on Wednesday, April 24, at around 2:33 p.m. The incident was immediately reported to the Middletown Police Department (MPD) and Public Safety (PSafe), and the caller noted that they saw a blue SUV driving away […]
On Thursday, April 25, the College of Letters hosted a release reception for the publication of a new volume of The Perch, a creative arts journal with a mental health theme edited and organized by Writer-in-Residence and Associate Professor of the Practice in Letters Charles Barber. Co-published by the College of Letters and the Yale Program […]
An unidentified person or group put up messages in support of Palestine and Wesleyan University divestment from Israel on the night of Wednesday, May 1 or early morning of Thursday, May 2. The messages were drawn on the south wall of Olin Memorial Library, Dennison Terrace, and the Center for the Arts (CFA). Wesleyan stated […]
Following a growing number of encampments in solidarity with Palestine and protests for divestment at universities across the United States, organizers with Wesleyan Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) began an encampment in solidarity with Palestine between North College and Andrus Field at 6 p.m. on Sunday, April 28. Hundreds of people were present at […]
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 […]