The Cardinal men find themselves mired in an especially harsh winter slump, having lost six of their last eight games, including four of five against NESCAC opponents. The recent struggles have undone the effects of an early five-game winning streak, dropping the team to below .500 and into a distant ninth place in the NESCAC.
Men’s basketball was in midseason form in Bristol, RI last Tuesday as the Cardinals drubbed host Roger Williams 62-38. The Cardinal men played stifling defense throughout, limiting Roger Williams to 12 of 58 shooting from the field and just two three-pointers on 22 attempts.
Often overshadowed in the NESCAC by traditional powers Amherst and Middlebury, the Wesleyan men’s tennis team appears ready to turn some heads with an up-and-coming group that experienced minimal roster losses from the past season.
A proposal made by the Finance Office to cut the University’s library acquisition budget from an annual increase of five percent to three percent is currently being considered by the administration. If passed, the measure would begin next fall and continue for ten years.
University Relations (UR) and Information Technology Services (ITS) recently launched the brand-new University Community Blog. The blog is part of an ongoing effort that began last year to revamp the University website.
This spring, Wesleyan students and Middletown residents will have a chance to mingle during “The Cardinal’s Night on Main Street,” an event that aims to encourage school spirit and town-gown relations.
The University hosted Middletown’s first official mayoral debate between Republican incumbent Sebastian Giuliano and Democratic challenger Dan Drew on Tuesday.
Thanks to federal stimulus money, four Wesleyan professors are looking forward to beginning their research projects.
Despite the fact that it does not yet have all of its members, the University’s Committee for Investor Responsibility (CIR) is now active.
Last Sunday, the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) discussed changes to the way concerts are funded on campus.
The University’s website is about to get a facelift. Several departments are working to make the website more user-friendly, with changes being executed in two phases, the first of which will involve fundamental revisions to the way the website operates.
This weekend, the Board of Trustees approved the proposal to increase student enrollment for the next four years, beginning with the class of 2013.
In October of last semester, the WSA submitted a proposal to enhance the collaboration between students and administrators on University outreach. Last week, the newly formed University Outreach Committee—a product of Mike Pernick ’10 and Saul Carlin ’09, WSA President and Vice President, respectively—met for the first time.
When students who take semesters off return to campus, they often find that they cannot get the housing that is available to the rest of their class.