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WESUNITY
Site Honored October 30
Student Leader magazine,
a publication distributed to student governments at schools around
the country, ranked the Wesunity site as one of the top 20 in the
nation. Aww, shucks...
Read the Argus
article about it.
Interested in working
on the site? We need the help Wesleyan students, particularly frosh
and sophomores who are interested in keeping the site going. Email
wesunity@wesleyan.edu
if you are interested.
We'd like to point out,
however, that the student email and phone directories are maintained
by ITS, not us. And the group tutorial on the history of activism
at Wesleyan is a project of Wesunity's, not the WSA.
Students
Challenging Corporate Power October
27
Why spend homecoming weekend trudging around campus with your
parents when you could spend it challenging corporate power? Hundreds
of students from around the country will be at Yale from November
5-7 at a conference sponsored by STARC.
Visit the web site for more information, and watch for tables this
week. You can call Kyre Chenven at x5766 to register.
Students
and renowned activists such as Ralph Nader (founder of the PIRGs),
Owen Saro-Wiwa (brother of executed anti-Shell activist Ken Saro-Wiwa),
Kevin Danaher (Executive Director of Global Exchange), Bari-Ellen
Roberts (filed landmark discrimination suit against Texaco), Robert
Weissman (Editor of Multinational Monitor), and Jeffrey Ballinger
(initiated and spear-headed Nike anti-sweatshop campaign), will
join together for the first conference of the Student Alliance
to Reform Corporations.
The conference
represents a convergence point for student activism. Students
that have worked with labor struggles, environmental campaigns,
human rights issues, struggles for peace and indigenous rights,
and battles against discrimination are recognizing that single
issue organizing can only go so far. The increasing power of multinational
corporations calls for a greater cohesiveness within our campus
organizing. It is crucial that we unite to challenge corporate
control of our universities.
Middletown
Election Forum October 24
Wondering how the upcoming municipal elections affect YOU here
at Wesleyan? Come hear what the Democratic
Candidates for Mayor, City Council, and Board of Education have
to say on Tuesday night, October 26, from 8-10pm in Judd 116. Pizza
and beverages will be provided.
You are part of this
city for four years as you live at Wesleyan--and these city officials
have a lot more to do with your life here at Wesleyan than you might
have thought. Come out and get informed! Any questions, contact
Jen Tomasello at x4060.
Ernestine
Bradley in Connecticut October 20
Staying at Wesleyan for Fall Break? Ernestine Schlant Bradley,
renowned professor of German at Montclair State University and wife
of Democratic Presidential Candidate Bill Bradley, will be in Hartford,
Connecticut this Friday the 22nd to meet with CT Bradley Volunteers.
This meeting will be a major campaign event, and a piece of history
in this 2000 presidential campaign.
Anyone interested in
going with some of the Wesleyan
Democrats to see Ernestine Bradley should contact Jen Tomasello
ASAP, via email at jtomasello@wesleyan.edu,
or by phone at x4060.
Middletown
Online Calendar October 19
The lovely City of Middletown website
has an online calendar, to which student groups can post information
about their events.
http://www.state.ct.us/MUNIC/MIDDLETOWN/middletown~calendar.htm
To add an event, contact
Middletown Arts Coordinator Stephan Allison at 344-3520.
Speak
Out Against Bigotry October 17
On Tuesday night, Oct. 12, several DKE
brothers, during their pledge roundup allegedley chanted "we hate
faggots" in the Butt B courtyard. A complaint was filed with Public
Safety, and within an hour of DKE being informed of the complaint,
a window was broken outside of the room of the student who filed
the report.
In light of these events,
there will be a speak out outside the Campus Center (please notice
the change, not Fisk) gathering at around 11:45 am and the speak
out starting at 12:00 pm on Monday, Oct. 18.
This speak out is not
against DKE. On the contrary it is for the promotion of a safer
Wesleyan for all students. It is not just addressing safety of queer
students on campus but is directed to all students, especially ones
who face opposition because of ethnicity, sex, sexual orientation,
or creed. We need the support of all of the Wesleyan campus.
Show your support for
a better Wesleyan on Monday, Oct. 18th at 11:45am outside the campus
center.
For any questions contact
Marc Mayer x4045 or email mmayer@wesleyan.edu.
Take
Back the Night October 14
Take Back the Night is one of most important traditions at
Wesleyan. Hundreds of people gather each year to bear witness to
the stories of students who have experienced sexual abuse.
The march will
be happening this Thursday, October 14, starting at 7:30PM from
the steps of Olin Library. We will begin with opening remarks and
music at Olin and then proceed to have three speak-out circles around
campus--the first two are intended for women, the third for women
and men.
Before the march, come
to the Women of Color House for hot chocolate, munchies,
and discussion, lasting from 6:30-7:30pm. The house is located at
227 Pine St., the red house.
Take Back the Mic,
an open mic event featuring all-women performers, will be happening
this Friday, October 15, in the MPR at 8:00pm. If any woman is interested
in performing, please contact Katie Theroux at ktheroux@wesleyan.edu.
Both women and men are encouraged to attend this event.
School
of the Americas Protest October 12
A Wesleyan student is organizing a trip to the infamous School
of the Americas during Thanksgiving Break. An organizational meeting
for this trip will be held Thursday, Oct. 14, at 10:00pm in Meeting
Room 2 of the Campus Center.
From the organizer:
My name is
Tony Saudek. I am organizing a group of students to go to Fort
Benning, GA. the first weekend of Thanksgiving break to protest
the School of the Americas and call for its closing. This is a
huge national protest; over 15,000 people are expected, and Wesleyan
should be present for this.
For any
one who isn't familiar with the School of the Americas, it is
a government funded military school that has been training Latin
American death squads in torture techniques since the early 1980's.
That is why it should be closed. I will elaborate at the meeting.If
you want to contact me, my email is asaudek@wesleyan.edu,
and I am at x.4052.
FALN
and Terrorism Panel October 12
This Sunday, October 17, there will be a panel discussion on
the Terrorism, FALN, and the significance of President Clinton's
Clemency offer. Among the panelists will be Wesleyan Professor Martha
Crenshaw, international expert on terrorism, and Panama Alba member
of the Young Lord's Party. The discussion will focus on the recent
release of the Puerto Rican political prisoners.
This Sunday, Oct. 17
at 2:00pm in Science Center 150.
More
information about FALN.
Queer
Open Meeting October 12
Queer Alliance
strikes again, in its annual queering of the Wesleyan campus via
chalk. To give everyone a space in which to process the often controversial
nature of the chalking, QA will be holding an open meeting on Wednesday,
Oct. 13, at 10pm in PAC 002. Everyone is invited to come discuss
the chalkings. It's sure to be a blast.
And don't forget the
National Coming Out Day Party, which will be this Saturday, the
16th, at Psi-U. Drag shows, the infamous message board, and all
the fun you expect from a bunch of campy queers.
STARC
Conference Deadline October 8
The deadline for "Students Challenging Corporate Power,"
a conference sponsored by STARC, is fast approaching. Registration
costs $12 before October 15, $15 after. To register, contact tamara.schneider@yale.edu.
Speakers at the conference,
which takes place November 5-7 at Yale University, will include
Tom Hayden, Ralph Nader, Owen Siro Wewa, Mary Ellen Robert, and
Kevin Danaher. Besides these famous speakers there will be workshops,
entertainment, and a chance to connect with student leaders from
around the country.
For more information,
visit www.corpreform.org.
Return
of the Wesleyan Review October 7
The Wesleyan Review was a (comparatively) conservative publication
that existed at Wes for several years, at one point achieving some
fame in the national press for its critiqueof the SJB system. A Wes
Alum is now interested in seeing it revived:
...You can
read past issues of the Review at the University Archives in Olin
Library. We reported on campus politics and policies, praised
and vilified the administration, wrote book reviews, debated among
our selves, and took on the campus Leftists, postmodernists, and
multiculturalists. Some of us have continued to work along those
lines after graduation- Matt Rees '90 is now a staff writer at
the conservative Weekly Standard, for instance. In the context
of gentle, playful whipping of topless women in classrooms and
the recent bitter fight over the attempted integration of Malcolm
X House, I wonder if there's room for an alternative voice to
Wesleyan's "alternative" political culture?
Wesleyan's
students, alumni, faculty, and administration need the lively
debate fostered by a publication such as The Wesleyan Review.
I would like to invite current students to contact me about reestablishing
the Review. There are many alumni such as myself who would eagerly
support the enterprise.
Best,
Andrew Hazlett
'93.5
Director, Book Program
Manhattan Institute New York, NY 10017
212-599-7000 x312
awh@manhattan-institute.org
What
is the Spartacist League? October 6
Curious about those people who occasionally table at Wesleyan
distributing copies of The Workers Vanguard? The Spartacist
League is a Trotskyist political group, similar in political orientation
to the International Socialist Organization and the Workers League.
The essential idea is that neither Stalinism nor capitalism will
work, but that their particular brand of socialism, as of yet untried,
will triumph eventually. They are known for disrupting progressive
political activities, including the SAWSJ conference at Yale last
spring. A "Friends of the Spartacist League Youth Club"
has been established here at Wes.
Today's Argus
ran an article
about a confrontation between the Spartacists and the Students
For a Free Tibet. The Spartacists, although against Stalinism,
believe it to be better than capitalism and the "imperialism"
of the United Nations (Thus they are against intervention in East
Timor as well).
Community
Service Forum October 6
Are you in a fraternity, student of color group, activist group,
social organization, or community service group? Would you like
to work with others on projects? Meet face to face with leaders
of various campus groups, and discuss the role of collaboration
in strengthening community service at Wesleyan. Come to the Community
Services Forum this Thursday October 7 at 7:30 in the Butt A
Lounge.
...
Community Services House is sponsoring a Community Services Forum.
The objectives of this forum are to improve/encourage community
service among the Wesleyan community, to build connections between
groups, and to get ideas from organizations with similar interests.
We convene as a large group to listen to some brief remarks by
Frank Kuan from O.C.S.,
and then we will break into small groups based on the type of
community service that you are involved in. We will then come
together again to discuss what we talked about in the small groups.
This is a
wonderful opportunity to meet other students who are interested
in community service, and also to see how we can make community
service even better at Wesleyan. I hope to see all of you there!
If you have any questions, please contact the office or stop by
Community Services House.
WSA
Groups List October 3
The official list of WSA-approved student groups for the 1999-2000
academic year is now available
online.
Middletown
Press Loves Porn October 3
Our hometown favorites, the Middletown
Press, was the only newspaper to cover the ACLU symposium on
pornography and academic freedom. Read
the article here.
Graduation
Pledges October 3
The Graduation Pledge Alliance is an interesting campaign at
a number of universities around the country to encourage graduating
seniors reject job offers from unethical, irresponsible companies.
If interested in starting this at Wesleyan (the Student Alliance
to Reform Corporations has expressed some interest), please email
wesunity@wesleyan.edu.
More info:
The Graduation
Pledge of Social and Environmental Responsibility states, "I pledge
to explore and take into account the social and environmental
consequences of any job I consider or any organization for which
I work" (students define what being "responsible" means to themselves).
Dozens of colleges and universities have enacted the pledge, at
schools which range in size from Earlham, to Harvard, to University
of Kansas. Graduates who voluntarily signed the pledge have turned
down jobs they did not feel morally comfortable with and have
worked to make changes once on the job... The project has been
covered in newspapers around the country (e.g., Chicago Tribune,
Detroit News, and Cleveland Plain Dealer), as well as being covered
on national radio networks and local T.V. stations.
Contact NJWollman@Manchester.eduÊfor
information/questions/comments. http://ARES.manchester.edu/department/peaceStudies/gpa.html
Voter
Registration Drive October 1
Registered to vote? Registered to vote in Connecticut? Few
Wesleyan students realize that we are considered legal residents
of Middletown, and as such may vote here. Next week, watch for voter
registration tables at the Campus Center, Mocon, and at dorm snacks.
Registering just takes a few seconds, and you can use the same form
to change your voting location to Connecticut if you are already
registered somewhere else.
More information about
voting as a Wesleyan student, including voter registration forms
in PDF format, can be found here.
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