Ben Firke

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Neko Case Is One Lovesick Tornado

Blogger Ben Firke raves about the latest record from alt-country star Neko Case, Middle Cyclone.

Attend Roger Cohen Lecture

The Wesleyan Student Assembly is pleased to announce that Roger Cohen will give a lecture entitled “The New Middle East and its Challenges for America” on Wednesday, March 4 in the Memorial Chapel.

If Wesleyan Was In the Super Bowl

Unlike Trinity College, who actually believes they were in the Super Bowl, we can only imagine how our lovely University would perform in the greatest game in sports.

Trash Talk for Girl Talk

I know it’s old news, but I just have to get it off my chest––December’s Girl Talk concert was a bunch of colossally overrated bullshit.

Economy adds resonance to upcoming “Threepenny” production

Despite its status as a classic work from Germany’s Weimar Republic, “The Threepenny Opera” still holds a mirror up to contemporary society.

Lim mixes teaching, scholarship

In his first year at the University, Assistant Professor of Government Elvin Lim has become one of the most prominent new professors on campus. Besides being frequently featured on the front page of the University website for his quotations in newspapers across the country, he was also a featured speaker at the Wesleyan Student Assembly’s (WSA) Election Night party and appears on numerous panel lectures on American politics. Despite all of these commitments, students say that Lim still manages to conduct lively class discussions.

WESU expands programming

If a resident of central Connecticut turned their radio to 88.1 FM, they might wonder if the Nutmeg State had suddenly transformed into an oasis of pan-cultural music without their knowledge. On Friday alone, listeners from Hartford to New Haven can tune in to a showcase of aural eclecticism: From a show hosted by and featuring creative Middletown youth to live break-beat mixing to a pair of Latin music shows, WESU radio specializes in an diverse mix of programming driven equally by University students and Middletown residents.

ODC/Dance performs and teaches while on campus

A woman lies crumpled on the floor in her best evening gown. A man stands over her. He tries to lift her up in his arms, but she twists out of his grasp and falls to the ground. The man tries to lift her again, but she eludes his grasp for a second time, dancing away into a corner.