On Wednesday November 3, 2010, approximately 60 students gathered in Shanklin Hall to pass around strap-ons and test vibrators against their noses.
When Paul Blasenheim ’12 tells people he is a drug policy activist, people assume that he “just wants to make smoking weed easier.”
Most Wesleyan students have a certain reverence for their professors. They desire to appear intelligent in class and impress them on their assessments, and they are embarrassed to receive that look of scorn whenever their cell phones or other electronic devices go off.
Some students simply cannot stand the prospect of walking across campus in the bitter cold on a Saturday night. Luckily for them, they have the Ride, the University’s shuttle service.
Wesleyan students are known for being passionate about the causes that they care about, whether it is hunger in the developing world, gender inequality, carbon dioxide emissions, or food politics.
“Lube is great. I repeat, lube is great,” said Megan Andelloux, emphatically kicking off her annual Sex Toys Workshop in Shanklin Hall last Wednesday.
No matter what party you find yourself at on a Saturday night, at least one candy-colored can is sure to catch your eye. Described as vile, horrendous, and “a blackout in a can,” FourLoko is an alcoholic energy drink that has been making waves on campuses across the nation.
It’s an experience that every incoming Wesleyan student can remember: finding out your freshmen room assignment online—you new home away from home for the upcoming year.
Living in 156 High Street is in a sense more similar to a reality show house than a college dorm. While most of the other dorms on campus have certain stereotypes, 156 High is an entirely eclectic mix, thanks in part to its vibrant community of transfer students coming from geographically and socially diverse colleges ranging from Hampshire to University of Miami.