Movie "College" Has Nothing On Actual College

By Crystal (08/27/2008 5:47 PM)
Tags: best college parties, college week, radar, college movie, college

The characters may attend an exciting frat party, but can that compare to the naked-orgy-boozefests going on at these real colleges?

Eight Great Ivy League Scandals

By Lacy Hart (08/27/2008 3:04 PM)
Tags: lies, scandals, sex, ivy league, videotape

The Ivy League may be comprised of the best colleges in the country, but that doesn't mean it's free from racism, sexual harassment, racial profiling and other lewd scandals.

Yale and Harvard Invented Softball Using a Boxing Glove

By Ivy Sensation (08/26/2008 3:29 PM)
Tags: IOC, olympic trampoline sucks, baseball, softball

With word that softball won't be an event in the 2012 Olympics, OTR decided to delve into the history of the 121-year-old sport and find out why it should be saved.

Waste Not! Wesleyan | Donation & Resale Program

By JeanDesiree (08/25/2008 1:18 PM)
Tags: tag sale, waste, waste not, donation, environmental activism

Waste Not! was started at Wesleyan last year by myself and Alex Provo '10 in order to provide a way for students to donate unwanted items at the end of the semester. The year before, Wesleyan's Environmental Organizers' Network (EON) sponsored a similar program, Westuff. We decided to renam

Best Student Blogs: BREAD & BUTTER PRESS

By JeanDesiree (08/25/2008 12:31 PM)
Tags: foodie, food, Bread and Butter Press, Leah Campbell

This one is for all the "foodies" out there. Leah Campbell '09 feels you. She loves food and her passion has taken shape in a new blog devoted to her cooking adventures. One of my favorite entries on her blog is from earlier this summer:

Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Eternally yours,
These are busy

Intisar Abioto '08 Photography

By JeanDesiree (08/25/2008 12:09 PM)
Tags: Intisar Abioto, photo, photography, travel, The People Could Fly

Anyone who knows Intisar Abioto knows that she is blessed with many gifts and excels in several art forms, from dance to spoken word to photography. To be honest, I find it hard to write about her because I have been so impressed by her over the years at Wesleyan that I don't know just how to convey the

Orientation Week Tag Sale to Benefit Zimbabwe

By JeanDesiree (08/23/2008 5:43 PM)
Tags: tag sale, Zimbabwe, fundraiser, orientation week, wesleyan

Mufaro Dube '08, his parents Dudzai and Pilot Dube, and their friends are organizing a tag sale at Wesleyan as a benefit for Zimbabweans who have fled their country due to political violence and economic strife. (If that sounds familiar to you... I'm assisting with the sale and made a fly

Naked Dorms, Transgender Dorms, Just Another Day at Wes

By JeanDesiree (08/22/2008 9:42 PM)
Tags: us news and world report, us news, john leo, transgender dorm, queer prom

Does anyone happen to remember this colorful piece about Wesleyan written for U.S. News and World Report by columnist John Leo? It's really a priceless portrait of my dear alma mater, and I would like to share it with generations to come. Leo writes: 

"In the fall of 2000, I pro

Best Student Blogs: WESLEYING

By JeanDesiree (08/22/2008 9:27 PM)
Tags: wesleying, student blogs, blog, blogspot

Wesleying is the-bomb-diggity, or didn't you know? Last year, the Wesleying crew's blog was recognized as one of the best alternative sources of information for students in the country, not too shabby for a student-organized start-up. Wesleying beat out well-established blogs produced by students larger s

Best Student Blogs: AURAL WES

By JeanDesiree (08/22/2008 9:07 PM)
Tags: music, bands, shows, concerts, wesleyan music scene, blogs

Listen up, froshies, if you want to know where the party's at, you better read AURAL WES, a student-run blog dedicated to promoting Wesleyan's music scene on campus and abroad. I'm only going to say this once.

AURAL WES

http://auralwes.blogspot.com/
 

"Informing the Wesleyan community about upcoming