As reported in The Hartford Courant, September 24, 2009 by Kathleen Megan:
Women freshmen were much more likely than their male counterparts to have taken notes in class the previous academic year. By several measures, women appear to have stronger habits as students than men. That’s according to a UCLA survey reported online by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Here is the lowdown:
- Took notes in class: Men, 51%; women, 78%
- Asked questions in class: Men, 50%; women, 57%
- Sought feedback on academic work: Men, 41%; women, 53%
- Revised papers to improve writing: Men, 37%; women, 55%
- Explored topics on own, even if not required for a class: Men, 35%; women, 29%
Check out the LARGEST volunteer fair in North America and the LARGEST agricultural fair inConnecticut this weekend. The Durham Fair, right next door to Middletown, offers amazing rides, awesome fair food, live entertainment, and all the other exhibits found at your county and state aggie fairs. It is an experience you don’t want to miss.
Most have heard of the weight gain or loss phenomenon that we call the “First-Year 15.” While not all college students will experience a change in their weight, up or down, there are several contributing factors that may increase the potential for it. 
hours, pay rates, and direct e-mail links to supervisors to schedule interviews. Students are encouraged to take a look at the job postings to get a sense as to what jobs are available and what they may be interested in. If you find something that you are interested in, each job description provides contact information for the supervisor of that position. Send them an e-mail or give them a call to set up an interview. 
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LISA COHEN’s biography of three neglected twentieth century figures — the eccentric scholar Esther Murphy, the fan and collector Mercedes de Acosta, and the fashion writer and icon Madge Garland — will be published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Her essays have appeared in journals including Ploughshares, Fashion Theory, Bookforum, The Village Voice, GLQ, and The Boston Review.
DEB OLIN UNFERTH is the author of a collection of stories, Minor Robberies, and a novel, Vacation, both published by McSweeney’s. Her work has appeared in Harper‘s, 3rd Bed, Fence, and other publications. She has received a Pushcart Prize, a Creative Capital Grant from the Warhol Foundation, and in 2009 the Cabell First Novelist Award. She joins Wesleyan’s English department this year.
ELIZABETH WILLIS is the Shapiro-Silverberg Associate Professor of Creative Writing at Wesleyan. She is the author of four books of poetry: Second Law, The Human Abstract, Turneresque, and Meteoric Flowers. Her work has been selected for the National Poetry Series. Awards for her poetry include the Boston Review Prize and fellowships from the Howard Foundation, the Walter N. Thayer Foundation for the Arts, and the California Arts Council. 
mathematics in their coursework. Located in the Science Library’s conference room near the circulation desk, it is open Monday-Thursday afternoons from 2:30-5 p.m. and Sunday-Thursday evenings from 7 – 10 p.m.
Award-winning independent journalist, Dahr Jamail, will speak about his experiences as an unembedded journalist living in occupied Iraq that culminated in his breakthrough biographical book, 
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