I have several qualms with the arguments laid out via the Argus and Wesleying in the last couple of weeks, concerning the allegedly huge costs of tableware theft from campus dining facilities.
In the immediate aftermath of Winter Storm Alfred, a flurry of student activism arose with a mission to provide needed services as well as demand institutional changes in administrative treatment of staff during crises (and beyond). The first goal was to fill in the existing gap of care being provided through student volunteering. The second […]
I think it will likely become increasingly clear that the “right” thing, was, in this case, only incidental, that they really did the legally-pragmatic thing, that they really should have done the “right” thing a decade ago, and that people at the highest levels knew about all this in 1999.
With local Republican candidate for Planning and Zoning Commission Molly Salafia, Wesleyan Democrat Ben Florsheim, and independent candidate for Middletown Board of Education Ed McKeon all having weighed in on the idea of Wesleyan students voting in local elections, it is now the Wesleyan College Greens’ turn. Just as the Green Party represents a unique […]
My name is Christine Berry Bourne and I am running for the office of Mayor of Middletown as an independent candidate in the upcoming municipal election. I am encouraged by the interest that the Wesleyan student body has shown in this year’s election by your registering to vote, your attendance at candidate debates, your assistance […]
Dear Bon Appétit, We wanted to thank you for all the hard work you do day-in and day-out to serve the students at Wesleyan. You all go above and beyond your roles to form meaningful and significant relationships with students. We appreciate your dedication to the Wesleyan community and we wanted to take the time […]
What are you going to be doing on November 8th? I am going to go to my one Tuesday/Thursday class (which happens to be at 9:00 AM – lucky me) and then head to the Snow School (not, as I initially thought, the Senior Center) to cast my vote in the local Middletown elections. I hope […]
In the face of mass power outages, the administration, in combination with university staff, formed an impressively speedy plan to provide food and shelter for the student population. While these efforts were admirable, they did not equally take into account the needs of other members of the Wesleyan community, such as professors and staff. On […]
Dear Molly Salafia, I read your recent Wespeak, “A Plea to Wesleyan Students,” with great interest, as I have actively been involved with the voter registration efforts on campus. “Please be careful when you vote,” you warned us. “Use your head, be kind, and keep citizens at the front of your mind rather than party […]
Many, if not all of us, are calling Middletown our home for four years and that is why I hope those students who do vote in the municipal Election on Nov. 8th – vote for Seb Giuliano for Mayor. Seb has reached out to the Wesleyan community in a number of ways as the Mayor […]