David PesciThe national health insurance legislation, colloquially known as “ObamaCare,” passed recently by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Obama is historic. However, almost as soon as it became law, several pundits, journalists and lawmakers – as well as law suits filed by the attorney generals from 18 states – began asking the same question: is ObamaCare constitutional? “If you are looking for a specific clause in the Constitution that explicitly authorizes the national government to regulate the subject of health care, then the answer is obviously no,” says John Finn, professor of government, who has written and commented widely…
The Wesleyan Argus will host a speakers series during April that will feature outstanding alumni in journalism. The first event, "Investigative Journalism and its Future," will be presented by Jennifer B. Kim, business reporter for The Boston Globe at 4 p.m. April 9 in Allbritton 311. Other presentations, all of which will begin at 4 p.m., include: - “Behind the Glossies: The Filtering of Fashion from Conception to Publication” by Michelle McCool ’95, Fashion Director, Cosmopolitan, April 16 in Allbritton 311. - “History is News That Stays News: How News Writing Impacts the Historical Record” by Gerard Koeppel ’79, Author, Bond of Union: Building…
WFSB-3, Hartford’s CBS affiliate, recently profiled the after school programming at Green Street Arts Center, Wesleyan’s community arts initiative that provides classes, mentoring and extensive arts instruction of all sorts to youths in the community. "Kids in Middletown can't wait to get off the bus and meet up with their friends at the Green Street Arts Center. It's not your average after school program. For the last five years, it's been one of the city's hidden gems," says the program's host. The newscast is online.
In a report on NPR’s MarketPlace, Alex Dupuy, Class of 1958 Distinguished Professor of Sociology, comments on a United Nations plan to raise and distribute $4 billion of relief funds for Haiti. Dupuy has criticized the Haitian government in the past for settling into a culture of aid instead of trying to build sustainable infrastructure and industry from within. In the report, Dupuy supports the U.N.’s plan to decentralize economic activity, but with caveats that extend to the garment industry and food production.
A simple, self-directed, 12-week program produced high success rates and results that lasted up to a year
Prof. Potter on how this crime has gained increased awareness but the overall trends remain disturbing
A profile of Green Street Arts Center, where art, instruction, community and support all come together
Renowned expert on Haiti discusses elements of the U.N. plan for $4 billion in aid to the island nation
Great indy films and their filmmakers will be at Wesleyan for talks and screenings Thursday Nights in April
New innovations, better technology are giving this old technique a new shot at viability.
President Roth reviews an account of the seemingly-improbable Berlin airlift at the dawn of the Cold War
Jim Greenwood, research assistant professor of earth and environmental sciences, holds a slide with a moon rock sample that contains water. The water was found in the mineral apatite, which he and his team were able to identify in the sample. (Photo by Olivia Bartlett Drake)Soon after the Apollo spaceflights to the moon, experts examined the rocks brought back by the astronauts and declared with certainty that the moon was a dry, waterless place. Forty years later, James Greenwood begs to differ. Not only does he have proof, his findings strongly suggest that some of the lunar water he found…