Change has come to Wesleying, the student-run blog read by thousands of students and alumni. The site, unaffiliated with the University’s administration, recently began soliciting donations to keep the blog running for the next two years, and surpassed its goal of $200 in only three days.
The Mystical Seven, one of the University’s secret societies, is considering sites for its new headquarters after a fire claimed their old building over a decade ago.
A recent reduction in the amount of New York Times issues available on campus—due to a ten-cent increase in per-paper cost—has not interfered with students’ access to the newspaper. “So far this year it hasn’t seemed like there’s that much paper shortage,” said Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Vice President Emily Malkin ’08.
One month ago, library staff claimed that roughly 20 percent of senior thesis carrels had gone unused by the thesis writers they were assigned to. Library staff sent out e-mails telling those students to turn over their carrel keys. So far they say that all that they’ve received is empty promises.
Juicier than celebrity tabloids and more addictive than heroin, Wesleyan’s Anonymous Confession Board (ACB) has claimed many a victim. Few have managed to avoid its gossipy grasp, and those who have succumbed to it require a heavy dosage, lest withdrawal sets in. This dependency made the twenty-four-hour ACB outage last week particularly dreadful for a select few.
Bon Appétit, our glorious campus food service, prides itself on its vast menu, which the company claims caters to all walks of life. To test this claim, The Argus had its most idiotic meat-eating reporter — yours truly — go vegan in order to critique the food.
Construction has been underway to repair water leakages in the underground power plant on the corner of William and High St. Workers have been digging up the area, unearthing a large, solid platform underneath the soil.
Whether you're a member of STAND or the Boogie Club, be sure to push in the chairs and throw away the pizza boxes if you rent a room in Usdan where your student group can meet. Student groups and academic departments are given the option to rent out rooms at the new Usdan University Center, with rental prices ranging from free (for some rooms) to $150.