Last week, President Roth committed to endorse prison divestment following a student sit in at his office. The sit in called for divestment from the fossil fuel industry, the private prison industry, and companies that profit off the Israeli occupation. The students released negotiated demands calling specifically for an immediate commitment to prison divestment on […]
Dear Wes, I was thrilled to find out last Friday night I was elected to be the next WSA President with Aidan Martinez for WSA Vice-President. It’s a great Wescam pickup line. But actually, Aidan and I have a lot of big ideas to “Refresh Wesleyan” by making big structural changes to the WSA to […]
We as Bon Appetit workers feel that we are being discriminated by being prevented from parking at lot “E” the closet lot to Usden center. Due to the fact that we are not considered Wesleyan workers as other are. We come in at 6:30 AM, when the lot is empty, end work as late as […]
The work that the WSA does often is not glamorous. And because of that, it often flies under the radar of most Wesleyan students, including myself. I came to Wesleyan from a high school where the Student Council organized a dance and a blood drive a year and that was about it. When people mentioned […]
The Underpants gnomes famously said: 1. Collect underpants 2. ??? 3. Profit Arguably, many of you are faced with a slightly different version of the same: 1. Study Economics 2. ??? 3. Profit This article is meant to provide current Wesleyan undergraduates with some practical advice surrounding the all-important step two. To start with, I […]
Yesterday was Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, but for me every day is Holocaust Remembrance Day. For the past year I’ve averaged about one “Shoah moment” a day—that is to say I stop and think about the Holocaust more than frequently. The Holocaust is my psychology. At least I think that’s what my therapist thinks. […]
Contrary to the implications made by columnist Bryan Stascavage, PETA operates under non-violent principles. We work to help animals by exposing cruelties in the entertainment, food, clothing, and animal-testing industries. Our campaigns are sometimes colorful, but everything we do—including working with law enforcement officials and bringing litigation against animal abusers—is peaceful. By encouraging people to […]
Dear Abigail, We have a lot in common, you and I. I too am a Jew of Eastern European origin. Passover is also one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar for me and my family, and if my family weren’t a twelve hour flight away, I too would be with them on […]
On Tuesday April 7th, I attended a talk by Melody Moezzi, a Wesleyan graduate who developed bipolar disorder in college and went on to become a lawyer, writer, feminist, and activist. And she’s Iranian, Muslim, American, and if not obvious already, a woman. Ms. Moezzi focused on the need to reduce stigma/discrimination against those with […]
The drizzling mornings, groans of stressed thesis writers in Olin, shrieks while GRS numbers click away in Usdan and glimpses of sunlight on Foss—it’s April at Wes. Shared experiences and emotions are the glue of our community. But at times our campus feels fractionalized, overwhelmed and unsupported. We have no central place to mourn, celebrate, […]