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An Interview with the Guy Who Sleeps in a Different Place on Campus Every Night
“My lifestyle dissolves fake smiles. It can be heartbreaking if you aren’t ready for it.” Riel ’14, the wandering vagabond, surveys his options at the Usdan grill. Photo by Rachel Pincus ’13. Two or...
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Grand Cousin Drops Such a Music Video
Grand Cousin, that excellent rocky band with the crazy falsetto, are playing their second show of the weekend tonight (and will play their third tomorrow!). Maybe you caught their very strong set last...
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Why Watch the 24-Hour Improv Show When You Could Just Watch Us Type About It?
That’s right, you Oscars-thinkpiece aficionados. Not only has the Desperate Measures 24-hour improv show just started, IT HAS BEGUN. 24 Hours of IMPROV Westco Lounge xoxo, Desperate Measures but...
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“Because We Said So”: Ian MacKaye Entertains, Answers Questions in CFA Hall
When I found out that Ian Mackaye—of Minor Threat, Fugazi, and The Evens—was coming to talk at Wesleyan, my 16-year-old self was ecstatic. I totally went through a phase in high school when I would...
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Let Us Not Become Tragedies: Buddy Wakefield at Crowell
Sorry, we don’t actually have photographs. We were too in the moment. Sue us. Until now, I hadn’t realized just how much of Buddy Wakefield‘s poetry dealt with tragedy. But not in a soul-crushing,...
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Point/Counterpoint: Should Tobacco Sales Be Banned on University Property?
“The document is about aligning the commercial decisions of the University with the values it espouses.” Well, should they? That’s the subject of a WSA General Assembly meeting tonight in Usdan 108,...
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Point/Counterpoint: No, Tobacco Sales Should Not Be Banned on University...
“This proposal has me questioning what it really means to attend a university committed to diversity.” T-minus one hour until the WSA commences its discussion of a proposed ban on the sale of tobacco...
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Photos: The Japanese, Jacco Gardner Take WestCo Cafe
This weekend represented a moment of renewal for a number of student bands. For one, on Thursday, the Japanese, now featuring plaintive songwriting and Adrien DeFontaine ’13’s new hairdo, returned to...
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Following “Hate-Related Incidents,” Oberlin Cancels Classes for a Day of...
Not long after Wesleyan’s own “Diversity University” panel followed on hateful remarks on the ACB and racial identification in Public Safety reports, Oberlin College is experiencing its share of...
View ArticleMusic Video: Seniors Drop “Late Night F******” for Music History Class
Heads up: “F*****” is either not what you think it is, or exactly what you hope it is. Who needs an established music career in order to come up with solid music and entertaining videos? Definitely not...
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WSA Tables Vote on Tobacco Resolution, Entertains The_Real_MRoth
Have strong opinions on the tobacco resolution? Get ready to get polled. Smokers, rejoice: Judgment Day hath been delayed. After much ado, ballyhoo, and brouhaha over a proposed resolution to ban the...
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Spotted: Portraits Made of Chalk
Who’s the defiant art teacher who has been assigning students to complete their midterm portraiture project in chalkings around campus? Reveal yourself in the comments. Take a bow. One of these was...
View ArticleJudith Butler has Great Hair, Lively Hands in New Promotional Video
How much Judith Butler is just enough? Have you read her in class? Did you follow her involvement in the BDS debacle at Brooklyn College? Did you freak out when you heard she was speaking at Memorial...
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Guest Post: “An Open Letter to the Wesleyan Community on Our Current Situation”
The following is a guest post by Ross Levin ’15, titled “An Open Letter to the Wesleyan Community on our Current Situation”: During the fall semester this year, I was not on campus, but whisperings of...
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FIRE.org Makes Wesleyan ‘Speech Code of the Month’
Uh, we won? In February, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) flagged Wesleyan for contradicting its own commitment to freedom of speech with what it deems “substantial restrictions...
View ArticleAmanda Palmer ’98 on “The Art of Asking”
A lot has happened to Amanda Palmer ’98 in the past few years: she formed a new band, told a major label company to fuck off, raised $1.2 million with a crowdfunding campaign, and released a new album...
View ArticleVideo: Precision Dance Flash Mobs Board of Trustees
For the second time this year, a determined group of Wesleyan students has disturbed a Board of Trustees gathering. And for the second time, President Roth ’78 has written about it on his blog. This...
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“Much Ado About Nothing” Adaptation By Whedon ’87 Gets Its First Trailer
You’ll have to excuse me, I’m fanboying so hard. I have a tendency to be able to go on and on about The Hero of Wesleyan, the man they call Joss Whedon ’87. Besides being the school’s 2013 commencement...
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In Memory: Laurel Appel, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology, Passes Away
According to the Durham-Middlefield Patch, Laurel Appel, Adjunct Associate Professor of Biology, has passed away at the age of 50. In addition to her parents, siblings, and children, Dr. Appel, who...
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Photos: Spring Weather Trolls Wesleyan, Unleashes Minor Blizzard
Photo via the @Wesleyan_U Twitter account. Remember that time it was warm and sunny on Tuesday and you thought spring was here to stay and winter as you know it had finally given up for the season?...
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