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Greenhouse Thesis
Senior Thesis Explores Urban Farming, Communal Activity, Performance
On Earth Day, April 22, theater and earth and environmental studies double major Katherine Paterson ’18 presented (at)tend, a durational performance of song, poetry, and spoken word. The project involved the collective construction, seeding, and tending of a greenhouse by students and community members, and culminated with a spring harvest.
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Sports
2017–18 Winter Athletic Season Ends with Historic Victories
The season was highlighted by the men’s basketball team winning its first-ever NCAA Tournament game, while Laila Samy ’18 of women’s squash, Caroline Murphy ’20 of women’s swimming and diving, and Isaiah Bellamy ’18 and Devon Carrillo ’17 of wrestling all earned All-American honors.
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Beman
Class Researches the History of Middletown's Beman Triangle
Visiting Assistant Professor of African American Studies Jesse Nasta ’07 is teaching a service-learning class called Black Middletown Lives, in which he and his class of 13 students are documenting the lives of African Americans who lived on a five-acre patch of land bordering campus. 
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Memoirs
Mixed-Race, Interfaith Identities Explored in Performance 
Students in the Mixed in America: Race, Religion, and Memoir class looked at ways that Americans of mixed heritage have found a place, crafted an identity, and made meaning out of being considered "mixed." 
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Media
Wesleyan in the News
Wesleyan is featured in Variety as one of the best schools to study film; Associate Professor Katja Kolcio and Anna Fox '19 discuss Wesleyan's partnership with a university in Ukraine on WNPR; book by Alexander Chee ’89 reviewed in The Washington Post.
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Q&A With Novelist Kate Greathead ’05 on Writing Laura & Emma
60 Seconds with Nyasha Shani Foy ’06
Haddad, Cho in The Conversation: The Goal in Korea Should Be Peace
Taylor in The Conversation: Why Are Some E. coli Deadly?
Wesleyan Students Win Prestigious Consulting Competition
Weissman Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Doris Duke Foundation Supports ICPP’s Performing Artist Case Studies
Bloom '75 Reimagines a Forbidden Love Affair in White Houses
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Snapshots
South Asian culture celebrated at Holi Festival; student research presented at Science Theses Celebration and Psychology Poster Session; author André Aciman delivers Sonnenblick Lecture; CAAS and Second Shades present student-written and -directed play in the ’92 Theater.
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EVENTS
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New Mexico Alumni and Parent Gatherings
5:30 to 7:30 p.m.; May 8 in Santa Fe and May 9 in Albuquerque. Reunite with the Wesleyan community.
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MAY
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THURS
Scottsdale Alumni and Parent Gathering
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Scottsdale, Ariz. Reunite with the Wesleyan community.
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Austin Happy Hour
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Austin, Texas. This casual happy hour is the perfect way to meet other members of the Wesleyan community in the area.
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JUNE
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Wesleyan Goes to the Major Leagues
June 24 to Aug. 26. Various locations. Find a game near you! Cheer on your favorite baseball team while representing Wesleyan at these family-friendly events.
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It's WesWings Wednesday! Our student video crew caught up with WesWings and The Red & Black Café founders Edward Thorndike ’89 and Karen Kaffen-Polascik for a peek behind-the-scenes at one of the beloved student eateries on campus. Be sure to check their daily specials on Twitter @Weswings!
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It's finally beginning to feel like spring at Wes! 
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