Ahead of the board of trustees vote on a divestment proposal from the Committee for Investment Responsibility (CIR), pro-Palestine student group Beyond Empire held a demonstration outside of the Frank Center for Public Affairs (PAC) and Olin Library (Olin) at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 21. The rally, held a day after five students were […]
The University Organizing Center (UOC) has been temporarily closed as of Tuesday, Sept. 17 after a failed fire safety inspection, according to an all-campus email from the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA). The building, located at 190 High St., will be reevaluated on Monday, Sept. 30 after further survey. “We are requesting that all student groups […]
A student group identifying themselves as Beyond Empire staged a 10-person sit-in in North College’s Investment Office on Friday, Sept. 20, calling for the Board of Trustees to vote yes on the Committee of Investor Responsibility’s (CIR) proposal regarding investments in companies supporting the internationally-sanctioned occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The Board of […]
Graduate student workers and Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA) at the University will cast their ballot in a vote to join the Office & Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 153 on Thursday, Sept. 26. The vote comes after months of organizing and internal discussions within the Wesleyan Graduate Labor Union (WesGLU). WesGLU first announced their intention […]
The University’s board of trustees will have the opportunity to hold a vote on a divestment directive outlined by the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA)’s Committee for Investment Responsibility (CIR), entitled “Proposal Concerning the Divestment of Wesleyan University’s Endowment from Companies which Supply Services, Equipment, or Weapons Involved in Israel’s Illegal Occupation of Palestinian and Syrian […]
According to a series of three all-campus emails sent by Public Safety (PSafe) on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 10:54 p.m., Friday Sept. 13 at 1:08 a.m., and Friday, Sept. 13 at 11:49 a.m., students were harassed by individuals driving on Church Street, a student was awoken on Friday night when a stranger entered her dormitory […]
Eight first-year students—Eric Cao ’28, Katie Williams ’28, Elana Hartley ’28, Eric He ’28, Natalie Kim ’28, Brendan Barry ’28, Asper Cisse ’28, and Layde ’28—were elected to the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) as senators for the 2024–25 school year. Voting ran from 12 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 9 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Sept. […]
The Frank Center for Public Affairs (PAC), the Government Department, and the Allbritton Center for the Study of Public Life hosted a watch party for the first presidential debate on ABC between former Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday, Sept. 10, the two major candidates for President of the […]
Effective Aug. 1, 2024, the University has implemented new Title IX regulations in response to the United States Department of Education’s (ED) updated directives addressing sexual violence prevention and gender-based equity on campuses. Vice President for Equity & Inclusion Willette Burnham-Williams informed the Wesleyan community of the changes in a schoolwide email. “As always, our goal is […]
The University has issued new COVID-19 guidelines for the 2024–25 school year, further easing rules as the risk of serious illness continues to fall. Despite this relaxation, the Davison Health Center still recommends precautionary measures such as masking, thorough handwashing, and healthy coughing and sneezing habits to lower the spread of infections. The University also […]