Beginning late Wednesday evening, the truck providing hot water to HiRise and LoRise apartments was smoking slightly and is, at time of publication, surrounded by fire and police trucks. According to a firefighter on the scene, the furnace in the truck has malfunctioned, and is no longer burning cleanly. This has resulted in a strong smell in HiRise that residents describe as similar to the smell of burnt hair and rubber. Continue reading
Super Simple Squash Bake and Boozy Homemade Tomato Sauce. Continue reading
I’m probably going to end up sitting down and talking to fifty-year old couples about what position gets them off. That’s probably where my life is going. Continue reading
The paw paw tree, in particular, will bring a unique twist to the courtyard’s selection of fruits.
“It tastes like banana, pineapple, and mango kind of,” said Castanon. Continue reading
A recent investigation into the past actions of members of the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) has illuminated problems of oversight and transparency that are facilitated by unrestrictive language in the WSA Constitutional By-laws. These issues highlight a general lack of clarity and transparency in the Assembly’s dealings. Continue reading
This past Sunday, many members of program houses witnessed huddled masses of freshmen—those refugees of cramped triples in Fauver and cinder-blocked Butts dorm rooms—traveling en masse from house to house for House Hopping Day. This annual tradition is rife with mutual scoping-out, in which program house members and potential applicants judge and rate one another in the hopes of creating the perfect living environment for the next year. Continue reading
If you happened to be in Usdan around 12:15 on Thursday, you might have seen me with a friend that shall remain nameless giggling like schoolgirls as we watched a curvy blond woman perform fellatio on a man with a striking resemblance to a Ken doll. Continue reading
Cosmo is a guilty pleasure that has grown more guilty and less pleasurable since I arrived at Wesleyan. Continue reading
When I was about six years old I asked my mother how babies are made. She subscribed to the “tell them what they ask” parenting style when it came to talking about the birds and the bees. Continue reading
Last Saturday night, I took a trip to The Kitchen Café Gentleman’s Club in Newington, Conn. Continue reading
Two studies suggest that a lot of how we feel about our romantic partners is determined by hormonal birth control methods. Continue reading
I stumbled upon this article a few weeks ago on the WesAdmits 2015 Facebook page. In the piece, Hingston argues against the new rules of sexual consent that have become a part of campus policy and culture at schools like Wesleyan. Continue reading
Sitting across from John Biddiscombe in his modern-style Freeman Athletic Center office, one can still see the face of a young, enthusiastic coach. Beneath his neatly-parted grey head of hair and lined forehead, rimless silver spectacles hover over his dark brown eyes. Continue reading