http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu Straight from a student's mouth Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:11:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hey kiddos! As you're all finishing your applications to Wesleyan and other colleges, we'll be busy studying for finals! Yes, when classes are over tomorrow afternoon/evening, reading week officially commences! Six days of hanging out with friends, writing papers, studying for finals, and attending fun social events to de-stress and ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/12/09/reading-week-finals/ Hannukah: Hannukkah: Chanukah: Channukkah: Hanukkah: Chanukkah: Hanukah: Chanuka: Hannuka: Channuka: Hanukka: Chanukka: Hannukka: Channukka No matter how you spell it, Channukkah is an awesome time of the year. For the first time in years, all 8 days of Channukkah fall during the Wesleyan University Academic Year and the Jewish Community ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/12/05/put-on-your-yamulke/ Whether or not you choose to take a writing course at Wes (It's your choice: no core curriculum! Woo!), writing is at the heart of almost every class here. For some students, the lack of a freshman writing seminar is liberating; however, many others worry that their skills are not ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/11/27/write-well-at-wes/ One of the great things about liberal arts colleges is the opportunity to study a whole variety of things. At Wesleyan, this doesn't stop at our open curriculum or annual course catalog of over 1000 classes. There is a strong commitment here to interdisciplinary learning; that is, the combination of ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/11/17/interdisciplinary-majors-make-them-what-you-will/ Every time I post, it seems like I'm pumping up Wesleyan's arts scenes. But now I have confirmation from that original organ of US youth culture--yes, that's right, Rolling Stone Magazine. Of their "10 Artists to Watch in 2008," not one but TWO of said artists were graduates of Wesleyan's ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/11/16/rolling-stones-2007-artists-to-watch/ While Wesleyan Professors are some of the best there are (Woodhouse/Sysco Professor of Economics Gary Yohe, for example, recently won the Nobel Prize for his work with Al Gore on Global Warming ), it is sometimes nice to bring a new perspective to campus. Fortunately, Wesleyan has AWESOME lectures ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/11/07/when-the-famous-grace-the-wesleyan-campus/ Recently, I've been getting a lot of questions about internships on campus. While Wesleyan isn't in midtown Manhattan, there are a lot of opportunities for work on campus and in the Middletown area. Students can gain experience in fields they're interested in pursuing or build specific skill sets outside the classroom ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/11/07/internships/ Breaking News! President Michael Roth has just announced a new plan to make attending Wesleyan more affordable!!! We've been excited about Roth since he was named to the Presidency - he has gone out of his way to listen to student voices. His blog has given us access to his thoughts, ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/11/04/wes-for-less/ One thing that was super important to me when I was applying to college was the ease with which I would be able to study abroad. I'm sure that many of you are looking forward to college in order to take many exciting and challenging classes as well as ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/10/31/wesleyan-abroad/ The College of Letters (COL) is one of Wesleyan's many exciting interdisciplinary programs, and one of the main reasons I, for one, chose to come study at Wes. Despite the grandiose name, the COL is organized like most other departments, with many classes open to non-majors, a great series of ... http://voice.blogs.wesleyan.edu/2007/10/24/college-of-letters-the-educated-imagination/