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For the first time in the history of Wesleyan athletics, the football, men's basketball and most recently, men's ice hockey team, won the Little Three title in the same academic year. The "Little Three" schools — Wesleyan, Amherst and Williams — first formally banded together in 1899 as the Triangular League. Since 1910, the teams have annually competed in the Little Three intercollegiate athletic conference. Although men's hockey lost to Trinity 7-2 during its Feb. 17 game, Amherst defeated Williams 1-0 on the same day, giving the Cardinals their first outright Little Three title in 30 years. The Cardinals are led by head coach Chris Potter. Football won…

Sheila Gaudon, professor of romance languages and literatures, emerita, died on Feb. 19 at the age of 83. Born in Liverpool, England, Gaudon received a BA from Manchester University, and a “Docteur de l’Université des Sciences humaines de Strasbourg.” She joined the Wesleyan faculty in 1970 and taught French literature courses in the Romance Languages and Literatures Department for 23 years. She served as director of the Wesleyan Program in Paris several times and as department chair. Gaudon was an active scholar whose research focused on Victor Hugo. She worked extensively with the National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS) in Paris…

Two Wesleyan alumni and two students who have experience working for global management consulting firms Deloitte Consulting and McKinsey & Company visited Wesleyan's Gordon Career Center on Feb. 17 to speak with undergraduates about "Management Consulting 101." The alumni, Michele Drossner ’14 (Deloitte) and Winston Soh ’14 (Deloitte), and students Cindy Horng ’17 (Deloitte) and Asad Hassanali ’17 (McKinsey) advised the students to prepare themselves for internships and full-time recruiting. The event concluded with a Q&A session. Drossner majored in economics and psychology and works with clients in the life sciences, business model transformation and strategy. Soh majored in the College of Social Studies…

Three faculty and one graduate student co-authored a paper titled “Statistical Coupling Analysis combined with all-atom Molecular Simulation Postulates Dynamical Allosterism in the MutS DNA Mismatch Repair Protein,” published in the March issue of the Journal of Physical Chemistry - Biophysics, published by The American Chemical Society. The authors include David Beveridge, the Joshua Boger University Professor of the Sciences and Mathematics, professor of chemistry, professor of integrative sciences; Manju Hingorani, professor of molecular biology and biochemistry, professor of integrative sciences; Kelly Thayer, visiting assistant professor of computer science; and molecular biology and biochemistry graduate student Bharat Lakhani. This project is…

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The Wesleyan Republicans and Wesleyan Democrats student groups are hosting Bipartisan Political Series discussions to encourage open political dialogue on campus. "Following the recent election, we recognized the necessity for dialogue and communication as being more important than ever," said Catherine Cervone '19, a member of the Wesleyan Republicans. "We are really looking forward to this discussion series as we see it benefiting not only the members of our own club, but the campus community as a whole." On Feb. 23, Professor Marc Eisner, will speak on the impact of polarization on contemporary politics. After his talk, he will facilitate…

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On Feb. 8, John Hossain, a MA candidate from the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, presented a talk on "The Role of Reverse Fault Geometry on Slip Rate Estimates" during the Graduate Speaker Series. Estimates of fault slip rates are an integral part of assessing seismic hazard because they affect estimates of earthquake renewal and moment release rates. For some faults, however, slip rate estimates vary among geodetic studies or between geodetic and geologic investigations. In his talk, Hossain explained why by using a series of numerical models. Graduate Speaker Series events are open to the entire Wesleyan community. (Photos…

Krishna Winston, the Marcus L. Taft Professor of German Language and Literature, professor of environmental studies, received a lifetime achievement award from the German government on Feb. 13. Ralf Horlemann, the Consul General of Germany to New England, bestowed the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on Winston after a ceremony held in Allbritton Hall. The Order of Merit is the highest tribute the Federal Republic of Germany pays to individuals for services to the nation or contributions to enhancing Germany’s standing abroad and its relations with other countries. Winston received the award for her scholarly and…

A major nor'easter brought more than a foot of snow to campus on Feb. 9. The snow also lured Wesleyan students and local families and children to Foss Hill for sledding opportunities. (Photos by John Wareham, Rebecca Goldfarb Terry '19, Gabi Hurlock '20 and Caroline Kravitz '19). (more…)

Did you fall in love at Wesleyan? Dozens of Wesleyan alumni found their significant other at Wesleyan and some shared their romance stories with us on Valentine's Day! Martha Haakmat ‘87 and Stephen Warner '87 This year, Martha and Stephen celebrate 25 years of marriage, and it all started at Wesleyan. During her junior year, Martha, an African American studies major, joined fellow students to volunteer running a hotline for pregnant women. "We were trained one afternoon, gathered together in a conference room to go over our scripts. We were all women in that room, except for one, slightly awkward, stereotypical white guy. In…

Wesleyan Women in Science (WIS) hosted a tea party on Feb. 3 for students and faculty. All majors and genders were welcome to come mingle with fellow scientists and female faculty from Wesleyan’s science departments and learn more about WIS. (Photos by Caroline Kravitz '19) (more…)

Cardinals Win Historic Little Three Titles in Men’s Ice Hockey, Basketball, Football

Gaudon Remembered for Scholarly Research on Victor Hugo

Alumni Speak to Students about Careers in Management Consulting

Researchers’ Paper Selected as “Editor’s Choice” by American Chemical Society

Art, Worker Rights, Globalization Topic of Panel Discussion

Bipartisan Political Series Encourages Dialogue on Campus

Artwork from Weimar Republic Era Exhibited at Davison Art Center

Graduate Student Hossain Speaks on Reverse Fault Geometry

Winston Honored by German Government

Students, Local Families Enjoy February’s Snow Flurries on Campus

Alumni Couples Share Wesleyan Romance Stories on Valentine’s Day

Women in Science Hosts Tea Party, Conversation