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Ernestine Bradley
Addresses Wes By Diana Silbergeld |
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 Ernestine
Bradley, wife of presidential candidate and former Senator Bill Bradley,
candidly addressed over 200 students on Thursday. Mrs. Bradley, also known
as Dr. Ernestine Schlant, spoke to the lively crowd in Downey House about
her husband’s campaign. "This campus has worked very hard, and I know that
from the reception here," Mrs. Bradley said after the event...
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Sociology students suffer severe
faculty shortage By Lauren Gottlieb |
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While Wesleyan is known for its small student/faculty
ratio, some students have reported difficulty getting into classes necessary
for their majors. This past week, signs posted in the
campus center by the sociology department’s majors committee
called attention to this problem.
The sociology majors committee has been organizing a
petition to the University for more departmental funding...
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Editorial
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Editorial: Prof.
shortage calls for patience and creativity |
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The dam is bursting. Recent flooding in the social sciences
has put this semester’s Introduction to Sociology class under scruitiny
after whole reams of potential sociology majors were
turned away from the lecture hall. The flood gates are
about to break in other majors, too–in Film Studies...
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Column: the
cheese stands alone Six degrees of egg and bacon By
eden robins |
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Whenever I find myself far from my family and any telltale
signs of civilization such as Super Food Mart, Super Stop’n Shop, Super
Kmart, I’m super (thanks for asking), and Britney Spears, my thoughts tend
to wander to one of two avenues...
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Features
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West African music
heals Wesleyan By
Noah Levine |
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Traditional West African music is rarely performed in the
United States, but last Saturday the "Healing Music From Africa" concert
delighted a Wesleyan audience. Jay Hoggard, an adjunct professor of music,
opened the show with a solo performance on the marimba...
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Weekly Wes Celeb:
Jody Avirgan ’02 By Ben
Van Heuvelen |
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So you’re a sophomore?
That’s a very interesting question. Yes.
And have you decided on a major yet?
I’ve been back and forth between Film and American Studies,
but it looks like it’s gonna be American Studies.
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Arts
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Come to the Jubilee
in Crowell By
Lily Raff |
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It’s almost time again for Jubilee, an annual student-run
extravaganza that appeals to just about everyone–dance fanatics, history
buffs, spoken word aficionados and poetry experts, to
name a few."There’s basically a little bit of everything,"
said Glenda Oskar ’00, who helped organize...
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Parlour room performance By
Ian Mensher |
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The Russell House series "Prose and Poetry" features many
noted authors and Wesleyan’s own musical talent. "It’s the best kept secret
on campus for great music, famous authors and catered receptions," said
an enthusiastic Nancy Albert...
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Sports
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Close loss for men’s basketball’s
last home game
By Joe Adler |
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In their last home game of the season, the Wesleyan men’s
basketball team lost a heartbreaker to New England powerhouse Connecticut
College (Conn. College), 88-82. Both squads played their guts out in the
close, see-saw battle, where in the second half neither team could stretch
a lead beyond four points until the final minute of play...
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Redemption is sweet for Wes women’s
basketball
By Kimberley A. Martin |
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Just one night after the men’s team suffered a crushing defeat
against Connecticut College (Conn. College), the women’s basketball team
traveled to New London on Wednesday and
walked away with an impressive victory...
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