Bea Paterno is a junior Government major, born in New York City and raised in Hong Kong and Manila, Philippines. A dual citizen of the United States and the Philippines, she has returned back to the homeland to push for government transparency and establish lasting connections with youth leaders across different Universities in Manila.
Her trip, lasting from October 18-30, has seen interviews with candidates for the Philippine Senate, top journalists, outspoken university professors, and incredible volunteers for Typhoon Ketsana (local name Ondoy) and other local NGOs (in addition to 4 days of no sleep and 2 emotional breakdowns)!
Bea plans on using the knowledge gained from this trip to help in lasting efforts to promote government accountability in the upcoming Philippine election, with a concentration on voter education and a transparent election process.
Sitting comfortably in the PAC computer lab I stared in disbelief at pictures of the destruction Typhoon Ketsana had caused to my hometown of Manila, Philippines. My reaction was immediate and highly emotional—as soon as my last class was over, I began speaking with my Dean and professors about wanting to help.
In May, professors agreed to shorten CSS tutorials in history, economics, and government from nine weeks to eight weeks. In addition, the amount of reading for the three tutorials will now be uniform in length.
On Thursday Middletown resident Raymond Clark, a 24-year-old lab tech at Yale University, was arrested at a motel in Cromwell in connection with the murder of Annie Le, a pharmacology graduate student at Yale.
In an effort to generate revenue, the University is considering plans for an undergraduate summer program, slated to begin in summer 2010.
This past Tuesday, faculty members voted to expand the Environmental Studies Certificate Program into a linked-major program beginning next semester.
Despite a drop in applications for several prestigious liberal arts colleges this year, Wesleyan’s Office of Admission saw a dramatic increase in applicants for the Class of 2013, jumping from 8,250 applicants last year to 10,068 this year.
Members of an alumni panel commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Fisk Hall takeover by black students, staff and faculty reflected upon the history and legacy of the watershed event last Friday evening.
Information Technology Services’ (ITS) initiative to transfer students from University-run WebMail accounts to Gmail accounts has been largely successful since its implementation on Jan. 19.
Beginning next semester, the Community Outreach Committee (COCo) of the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) will encourage more student groups to use space in the old WSA building, located at 190 High St. Additionally, COCo will perform maintenance on the building over winter break.
The Undergraduate Residential Life Committee (URLC), a part of the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA), passed a new lockout policy two weeks ago that allows each student one free lockout. In addition, the Office of Residential Life (ResLife) plans to refund any students who have been charged for a first lockout this semester.
In preparation for Tuesday’s elections, student groups are working to inform voters and actively involve students in the campaign.
With the national election only three weeks away, University students, parents and alumni gathered in Memorial Chapel on Friday for a Homecoming Weekend WESeminar entitled “Presidential Campaign 2008: Policy Rhetoric Meets Policy Substance.” The seminar featured presentations by University Government professors Elvin Lim, Douglas C. Foyle and Melanye Price, which were followed by a question and answer session.
The proposal to establish a voting location on campus for the November election has failed despite the collective efforts of the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA), the University administration, and WesVotes, a newly formed collaborative project that strives to make voting more accessible on campus.
