Dr Henry Lee: On Forensics and Foreignness
Asian/Asian American (AAA) House presents an evening with forensic expert Dr. Henry Lee, who has worked on numerous high-profile crime cases, including the JonBenet Ramsey murder, the O.J. Simpson case, and the reinvestigation of John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
Dr. Lee was born in China and grew up in Taiwan, where he served in the police force. In 1965, he migrated to the U.S., furthering his studies and launching his career in forensic science. Today, he has helped to solve more than 6000 cases.
Don’t miss this opportunity to hear about the personal and professional experiences of this renowned forensic science expert! Bring your questions, bring your friends. Reception to follow after event.
Date: Nov. 16
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Place: Tishler Hall (Exley 150)
Posted in Lectures
The Government Majors Committee and the Government Department are sponsoring a series of lunch talks from noon to 1 p.m. beginning this Friday where professors will present their recent research.
Nov. 13 – Professor Sarah Wiliarty Albritton Center, top fl. Cafe
Twenty Years after the Wall: The German Elections of 2009
Nov. 20 – Professor Douglas Foyle Butterfield C Lounge
October Surprises and Wagging the Dog: Do Upcoming Elections Affect Foreign Policy Decision Making?
Dec. 4 – Professor Erica Chenoweth Albritton Center, top fl. Cafe
The Politics of Terrorism: Non-State Actors and Political Violence in the 21st Century
Dec. 11 – Professor Anne Peters Albritton Center, top fl. Cafe
Shadow Governments: Parallel Institutions, Public Goods, and State Power in Iraq
Lydia Tomkiw ‘11
Government Majors Committee
Posted in Academic Programs
Calling all first year students! Second Stage, Wesleyan’s student-run theater company presents
Outreach Weekend November 12-14
Featuring dance, comedy, new work from student playwrights, and more!
Saturday, November 14 is Open House Day, from 1-5 p.m. – Come explore the Patricelli ’92 Theater, learn about Second Stage and Wesleyan student theater, and participate in workshops including “How to Put on a Show, “ “Stage Fighting Workshop,” and a “Stage Management Workshop.”
Whether you’re an actor, director, techie, playwright or new to theater entirely, Open House Day is great opportunity to learn the ropes of the Wesleyan student theater community – don’t miss out!
If you are an actor, dancer, singer, comedian, musician, magician, juggler or performer of any kind and would like to participate, email cdilello@wes to get on the lineup. See you in the ’92!
he ’92 Theater is located on College Row, between Judd Hall and the Memorial Chapel.
Posted in Events, The Arts, Workshops
MBB/Dance 108
Body Languages: Choreographing Biology Spring 2010
Tuesday/Thursday 1:10-2:30 p.m.
MB&B and Dance, 1 Credit, NSM
Instructors: Manju Hingorani, Associate Professor, MB&B
Katja Kolcio, Associate Professor, Dance
The course will present an introduction to human biology from the cellular to organismal level. This subject will be examined through scientific and choreographic perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to practice movement awareness and learn basic principles of choreography, and will apply these skills to exploration of human biology. Each class will involve lecture, discussion and movement components.
Required Texts:
Alberts et al., Essential Cell Biology ,3rd Edition, Garland Science Press.
Foster, Susan, Reading Dancing: Bodies and Subjects in Contemporary Dance, Wesleyan University Press.
Select additional readings and video viewings.
Interpretation: This course requires students to develop their ability to interpret, investigate and communicate the subject of biology through physical movement study and choreographic composition.
Designing, Creating and Realizing: This course requires students to actualize their understanding and investigation of biology through the completion and performance of a series of movement studies and dance compositions. Their work will culminate in a final choreographic project that demonstrates thorough comprehension and analysis of course material. Students will learn various methods and paradigmatic approaches to movement invention, composition and performance as a medium for the investigation of biology.
Exams and Assignments: Short papers, movement studies, 1-2 written exams and a final performance project.
Posted in Advising, Course Registration, Courses
Curious about when to use a semi-colon? Take action!
Come to the:
Kinesthetic Grammar Workshop to learn how to improve your command over grammar
using action figures, basketballs and paper airplanes.
Thursday, November 12, 5 p.m.
Shapiro Creative Writing Center (3rd fl., Albritton Center)
Sponsored by the Writing Workshop
Posted in Academic Resources, Academic Skills
Thursday, November 19 at 5 p.m. is the last day to withdraw from courses this semester. Make sure you know how 
you are doing in each of your classes, what your credit situation is, and what is the appropriate course of action for you. A “W,” which will be listed on your transcript, is a neutral notation for Wesleyan, meaning that it is not included in your grade point average. You should talk with your instructor and faculty advisor as well as to your class dean, all of whose signatures are needed on the withdrawal form, which you can get from the Registrar’s Office or your class dean.
Posted in Deadlines
Thinking about what courses to take in the spring semester?
Trying to figure out possible majors and gateways?
Have questions about FYIs? General Education? Essential Capabilities?
Exploring the curriculum?
Drop by Usdan 108 on November 11, 2009
6:15pm-7:15 p.m.
Get YOUR questions answered by
Dean Brown, Registrar Anna van der Burg, and Peer Advisors.
Snacks provided with an opportunity to win a gift card to Broad Street Books!
Posted in Advising, Course Registration
Over this summer, I interned at Air America. Yes, that is an airline, and yes, that’s also a movie starring Mel Gibson, but the Air America I worked at was a liberal talk radio station, with a line of hosts meant to counter the likes of Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh. My internship was unpaid, but it wasn’t a hey-intern-go-get-some-coffee type of job. I actually got to contribute to the station’s blog by summarizing and commenting on current events.
Naturally, it kept me really up to date on the news, since I had to read the paper every morning and constantly monitor news sites during the day. It was also pretty great to work in New York City all summer, since another component of my job was going to Union Square and interviewing people about their thoughts on the news for a series of videos Air America put on YouTube. I also got an opportunity to meet Lewis Black, who was interviewed on one of the shows, Montel Williams, who hosts his own show daily, and Wesleyan sophomore Adam Schlesinger, who just so happened to be interning with me.
I’ve learned that blogging isn’t just some snarky medium, and, over all, my internship inspired a lot of what I do here at Wesleyan. I’d like to continue with radio on WESU, to keep blogging on the beautiful Method Magazine website (www.methodmagazine.com), and, hopefully, to get back into the habit of reading the newspaper. Hopefully.
Posted in Celebrating Students, People
Dear Wesleyan Musical Performers,
In an effort to collaborate and combine programming efforts, a new committee has been established. The Usdan Common Connections Committee is looking to work with musical performers within the Wesleyan Community to provide opportunities to showcase your talents.
These performances will take many different forms and will happen in a variety of venues. We are currently planning a series of Coffee House performances that will feature two or three artists or groups and will likely be held in the Daniel Family Commons on the third floor of Usdan. The committee is also putting together a “Last Waltz”esque jam that will happen on December 14 in the Marketplace Dining wing. This event is tentatively being billed as “Classes Ending on a Good Note.”
Our hope is that throughout the year many different performers or groups will take advantage of the opportunity to let the Usdan Common Connections Committee plan their performance event. If you have ideas for performances or would like to play in either a Coffee House or in the December jam, please contact Michelle Myers-Brown via email (mmyersbrown@wesleyan.edu) for more details.
If you, or your group, are interested in performing in Usdan at these or other events, please email Michelle Myers-Brown by 11/20/09.
We look forward to hosting performances that showcase the diverse musical styles and the musicians helping to continue the tradition of great music at Wesleyan.
Sincerely, The Usdan Common Connections Committee
STAY TUNED FOR MUSICAL MADNESS
a music competition between the classes
February 18, 2010
Crowell Concert Hall
Posted in Events, Music, Student Activities
You can’t get anywhere if you don’t know where you came from. In my case I hadn’t met my entire family. My mother 
was an immigrant; she came to America from a poor Central American Country. At age 16 she entered high school not being able to speak a word of English. She graduated and went on to college. Coming from Honduras she was raised in a strict home that provided her with a “family over everything” attitude, as well as a mentality to work as hard as you can for everything and to appreciate all the opportunities given to you. Before embarking on my college journey, I felt it was necessary for me to find my roots and return to the place my mother and grandmother and aunts and uncles came from so I could proceed to make my family proud and return to Honduras a successful man. Seeing the family I had only seen in pictures and heard over the phone was almost as fulfilling as going on a missionary trip, or working at a soup kitchen. When I got there I had no idea what to expect, but when I left I realized what was expected of me and how much family I had to make proud. I left Honduras with so much motivation, so much drive to succeed in all aspects of my life. My twenty-one day trip was more of a realization than it was a vacation, and I will remember it for the rest of my life.
Posted in Celebrating Students, People
