Please join us for a short lecture by Ted Kennedy ‘83, on disability law. Followed by a Q & A and refreshments!

Mr. Kennedy is a member of the Board of Trustees of the American Association of People with Disabilities and is the co-founder and President of the Marwood Group, a firm that advises corporations about healthcare and financial services. He has a B. A. from Wesleyan, a M.A. in Forestry and Environmental Studies from Yale and his J. D. from the University of Connecticut. After graduating from law school, he specialized in disability law at the New Haven firm Wiggin & Dana. Sponsored by Wesleyan Students for Disabilities Rights and ResLife.

Date: March 23
Time: 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Place: Usdan 108

As the advertisement on the right shows, I can get credit by registering for the Wesleyan Summer Session, running from June 7 to July 9.

At this point, I’m just trying to get through this spring “session.”  Time to crack those books for all that work that just didn’t happen over Spring Break.

There are some sweet moments on this record, much more in tune with Oracular Spectacular’s spacey latter half than “Kids” or “Time To Pretend” (and far more cohesive than “Flash Delirium” might have you believe). Dig the doo-wop and surf music flourishes, but don’t be expecting another “Kids.”

Edit: The band is streaming the entire album now on its site. Thanks to Braille for the tip.

This semester, the Contemporary Radical Jewish Thought student forum has taken on the project of re-imagining and re-configuring the annual Wesleyan Passover Seder into something we feel is more reflective of the things we have learned and experienced at Wesleyan.

Part of this project involves collecting students’ thoughts on the phrase “Next Year in Jerusalem,” which is traditionally said at the end of the Seder. We want to know what this phrase means to you, particularly in the context of the conflict in Israel/Palestine. Whether it’s a sentence or a page or even a picture, we would love to see your ideas and include them in our new Hagaddah.

Please send your thoughts to Ari Fishman ‘13 at arfishman(at)wesleyan(dot)edu any time before break ends.

Thanks!

Of course, not all of the changes made might be considered for the better, or they could be improved upon. There are also bound to be bugs, even though I spent a lot of time making sure there wouldn’t be any. If you have feelings on the matter, please feel free to give your opinions in the comments or send me an email at griffindy[at]gmail[dot]com.

UPDATE: The new menu bar does not appear to be working for most users, a problem that I had not come across in my testing. I have removed the menu bar and put its content. back into the sidebar. In looking at everyone’s advice from the comments I have also attempted to resize the featured posts at the top to a more reasonable size.

Orientation Leaders are expected to return to campus on Wednesday, August 25, 2010.  All Orientation staff must attend training sessions from August 26-27, participate fully during both ISO and NSO (August 28-September 5), and must assist with all assigned events.

Successful candidates must be reliable, enthusiastic, and compassionate with good verbal communication skills, a positive attitude about campus life, culturally sensitive and experience working with diverse student populations.

Click here for the complete Orientation Leader job description and a link to the online application.  Students receive a $200 stipend. Applications are due by March 24.

http://www.mindfuled.org/2010_spring_conference/

They have a half-price scholarship, which we probably qualify for as students, which brings the cost to $30 (Saturday) and $17 (Friday). Email rbrady44 [at] gmail.com for scholarship info.

In a bold new measure intended to address unemployment among young professionals, lawmakers from across the political spectrum agreed on legislation Tuesday to subsidize the cryogenic freezing of recent college graduates until the job market recovers. . . .

“Were we to freeze these graduates at the height of vigor and ambition, however, there’s a chance we could revive them during a more prosperous time,” Hutchinson continued. “When the economy finally bounces back—10, 20, even 30 years from now—we’ll have an entire generation thawed out and ready to contribute.”

The Frozen For Their Future Act reportedly calls for the installation of thousands of cryogenic tanks at college commencement ceremonies around the country. Upon receiving their diplomas, newly minted graduates will immediately make their way to preservation stations where their hearts will be artificially stopped using electroshock or a potassium-salt solution. Once a graduate’s blood is drained and replenished with an anti-crystallizing fluid, they will be submerged in liquid nitrogen, a process that will, in effect, put them into suspended animation until key sectors of the American economy such as real estate and information technology have rebounded.

Full article: New College Graduates To Be Cryogenically Frozen Until Job Market Improves

Looking to do a little spring cleaning?  Bring any unwanted clothes back to campus to participate in a clothing swap whose proceeds will be donated to Amcha Ghar, an Indian non-profit dedicated to providing a safe home for young girls living in the red light districts of Mumbai. 

Amcha Ghar, which means Our Home, is a local Non Governmental Organization located in the farthest most suburb of Mumbai, India.  Its overall mission is to provide a safe home for orphaned or semi-orphaned girls from the streets of Mumbai and to get them off the streets, where many of them are or have been sexually exploited.  Women often bring their daughters to the organization when they feel they cannot adequately protect their daughters from street life.  Not only is Amcha Ghar a welcoming home for girls, but the organization’s founders Susheela Singh and Anthony Dias have also started a school for the girls as well as one for the community at large.  They strive to get the girls off the streets at an early age as well as educate them and in still in them a sense of self worth and confidence.  Many of the older girls have gone on to get jobs and assume positions of responsibility, providing them with the financial independence they need to succeed and decide their own fate.  Amcha Ghar is a strong example of the innovative nature of local initiatives on the ground.  It responded to a need – a home for semi-orphaned girls – and has grown to become a central institution in the community they serve.  They can take up to around 30 girls and unlike an orphanage; the organization is run as one big family.  The girls have responsibilities in the home, but receive the love, dedicate and care that they need to believe in themselves and their capabilities.    They also have an extension house for the older girls pursuing higher studies, enabling them to focus on their work and their goals.  This organization greatly depends on outside funding to sustain their invaluable work to the community. 

Any clothing you are willing to donate are appreciated.  The drop off boxes will be placed at strategic locations around campus to be disclosed at a later date. 

Thanks and we appreciate all of your help!

The Students of Soc. Forum 420

I’m working on a video for ResLife, that will feature the various different living options Wes has, and need places to film!

So, if you live in one of the following situations, don’t have any fire safety or other violations in your room, and would be willing to let me film in your room/apartment between 3/19 and 3/24, please let me know (rmartin at wes):

DORMS:
–A Foss Hill and/or Butts single
–A Foss Hill two-room double
–A Foss Hill and/or Butts one-room double
–A Butts triple
–A Clark room

OTHER:
–A low-rise (just the common space)
–A senior Fauver

Thanks!