In a oped piece for The New Haven Register, Sophie Pollitt-Cohen ’09, suggests that Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd can start to re-burnish his bruised public image by, among other things, coming up with a more folksy nickname.
Students
Odede ’12, Posner ’09 to Build School in Kenya
by David Pesci •
Kennedy Odede ’12 and Jessica Posner ’09 are recipients of a “Projects for Peace Award” for their proposal to build a girls school in the Kenyan slum of Kiberia. The slum was Odede’s home growing up and a place where girls and young women routinely become victims of violence, mistreatment, and abuse of all sorts. The students, who received $10,000 to build the school, hope that the institution will provide both a refuge and an opportunity for girls who enroll.
Film by Hutton ’09 Gaining Notice at Festivals
by David Pesci •
Crude Independence, a documentary film directed and scored by Noah Hutton ’09 and edited by Hutton and Alex Footman ’09, has been featured at a number of flim festivals during the last few months, including the presitigious South By Southwest in March. Hutton is profiled in The Hartford Courant. A free screening of Crude Independence for the campus community was held at the CFA Cinema on Friday, April 3.
WESU, Youth Radio Project Featured
by David Pesci •
An article in The Christian Science Monitor features the community outreach being done by 8 student mentors with Middletown youth at WESU. The program, created by Mu Abeledo ’09 and Jessica Jones ’08, involves mentors teaching the participants how to operate equipment, refine their on-air abilities and broadcast their own shows live on WESU.
NY Times On Celeste ’10 & Family’s Journey to the Inauguration
by David Pesci •
For Julia Celeste, her support of Barack Obama for U.S. President was never in question. Her parents had other inclinations. But today, as The New York Times reports, they are all at the Inauguration together.
Men Hand #5 Amherst Season’s First Basketball Loss
by David Pesci •
In dramatic fashion, the Wesleyan Men’s Basketball Team gave NESCAC rival and nationally-ranked #5 Amherst its first loss of the season with a buzzer-beating, last-second shot from 30 feet away by Jeremy Kaminer ’10. Channel 30 reported the news and offers a video highlight provided by Wesleyan’s Athletic Department. The January 6th win was the Men’s first against Amherst’s basketball team since 2001.
Drennan ’09 Named Women’s Volleyball All American
by David Pesci •
Lisa Drennan ’09 was named a second team All American and became the only Wesleyan athlete ever to become a two-time NESCAC Player of the Year.
Tomasulo ’11, Ewer ’10: First-Time Presidential Voters
by David Pesci •
Gabe Tomasulo ’11 and Craig Ewer ’10 were among first-time voters in a presidential race featured in a recent newspaper story.
Lesser ’10 Elected as 100th District State Rep.
by David Pesci •
Entrepreneur Lachman ’09 Draws Interest in D.C.
by David Pesci •
Last year we wrote about budding student t-shirt and computer skin entrepreneur Dan Lachmam ’09 in the Wesleyan Connection. Now The Washington Post reports on his growing company.
Feet to the Fire
by pat •
Highlights activity engaging freshman to become more aware of climate change and global warming.
Wesleyan Students Get Photographic Exposure
by David Pesci •
Several Wesleyan University students had an idea to create a photography magazine that would showcase student work in the school and local community. That idea became a reality in May, when the first issue of Exposure was released.”
