Wesleying was founded in 2006 by Xue Sun and Holly Wood, members of the class of 2008. Since, it has become a space for undergraduate students at Wesleyan to post about news, events, and student life on campus.

 

Wesleying does not receive funding from the University, which gives us the freedom to be able to write about happenings at the school without any censorship. While the blog is often a lighthearted and comedic space for student journalists, we have also been able to use our platform to bring attention to serious events on campus, such as the live covering of the 2009 shooting at Red & Black Cafe, as well as a 2020 letter from the cross country team exposing the toxic culture enforced by their coach. We have been cited by the New York Times, and serve the inspiration to several student blogs at other universities. Wesleying has always been—and will always be—a blog by and for students.