Wesleyan University’s student assembly is considering substantial cuts to the student newspaper’s budget, in a move that is surely *completely unrelated* to a truly stupid recent uproar when the paper published an unpopular op-ed. The paper is soliciting donations to stay alive.
Liberal Wesleyan Students Fight to Ban the Free Press
College newspaper controversies. Is there anything more amusing? I’ll tell you a secret: there is not. Oh, we have a good one today.
11 Wesleyan Students Treated After Overdosing on Molly
Eleven students at Wesleyan University in Connecticut are being treated after overdosing on the drug MDMA, or "Molly," Reuters reports. One student, a sophomore, is in critical condition.
Wesleyan Sued Over 'Rape Factory' Frat House
According to its web site, the Wesleyan branch of Beta Theta Pi fraternity has five "core principles": "mutual assistance," "intellectual growth," "trust," "responsible conduct" and "integrity." According to a new lawsuit, it also has a cool nickname: "Rape Factory."
Gossip Girl: You'll Get Yours in the End
Oh my god this show is still on. Still on! After all those twists and turns and lover's burns, it soldiers on. Despite everything, it believes it is still interesting at heart.
Wesleyan Admin Charged With Getting Real Job
Wesleyan, an annoying school populated by rapping sex magazine columnists, is suing its former C.I.O. for illegally using his post at the school to help his fledgling hedge fund. Why was Wesleyan employing a square in the first place? [Dealbook]
The New York Times Has a Journalistic Specialist to Monitor this 'Internet'
In your wispy Monday media column: the New York Times performs unnecessary duties, Wesleyan spends unnecessary money, a hockey team gets a pet reporter, and people like to read about gangsters.
Wesleyan Shooter Fits Archetype: Anti-Semitic, Misogynistic, Angry
The New York Times dropped a comprehensive profile on Wesleyan shooter Stephen P. Morgan this morning. And yes: he's exactly who you think he is.
Wesleyan Killer Caught, Say Cops
Police in Middleton, Conn. caught the man they believe executed Weselyan student Johanna Justin-Jinich. In fact, they had interviewed him at the scene of the crime.
The Most Deadliest Liberal Arts School In the U.S.
Ok, wait, no jokes: Wesleyan University is in lockdown as cops conduct a manhunt for a killer who shot his ex, a student, at a campus bookstore.
You Have the Right to Shut the F—k Up: Wesleyan Students Remember 5-15
We told you about the Wesleyan University (one of the most annoying liberal arts colleges in the United States) partyriot of May 15th; police put down, rather forcefully, a block party that may or may not have gotten out of control. Wesleyan students are shaken and shocked by perhaps their first encounter with…
Wesleyan Extends A Warm Welcome To Soldier-Americans
With the imminent arrival of ten war veterans on scholarship, America's Most Annoying Liberal Arts College 's student newspaper has published an op-ed about how these special students should be treated. But first, a little self-righteous back-patting: "It is sadly ironic that Wesleyan is stepping up to provide…
Wesleyan Biology Class "Melds Scientific And Choreographic Inquiry"
Back when we originally voted Wesleyan "Most Annoying Liberal Arts College," their Interim Dean of Students Mike Whaley told the Wesleyan Argus that "like most stereotypes, the entire 'article' seems to be based on ignorance and/or malice—the desire to foster misinformation and to detract from the incredible…
Wesleyan Students Are All Models!
This weekend's New York Times magazine features a fashion shoot of Wesleyan students! It is amazing. A correspondent confesses: "I'm an alumna of what you call the most annoying liberal arts school in America, and I have to completely agree with you that Wesleyan is beyond ridiculous. I saw this and kind of totally…
Secrets Of Wesleyan Joke Rap Anthem Revealed!
"Party in the kitchen/makin' a bitchin'/bowl of pasta/with cream sauce!" Sure, those lyrics—to the anthem (now online!) about partying in various places in and around the campus of America's Most Annoying Liberal Arts College—need no explaining. But what about this part: "Party at Intown/Party in the past/ Party at…
'Party On Fountain' Is The Best Wesleyan Joke Rap Song You've Never Heard
Alumni of America's Most Annoying Liberal Arts College were all abuzz last week about this song "Party On Fountain." Composed by Molly Gaebe '07, Mary Campion '07, Pat Wolf '07, Kate Heller '09 and Ted Feldman '09, who are collectively known as New Teen Force, the song is about partying at different places on the Wes…
Wesleyan Strikes Back With An Ironic Comic Strip
We called them "the most annoying liberal arts school in the U.S." And then, boy, they sure showed us!
Why There Are No Fat People At Wesleyan
A few weeks ago, we would've titled this post "Why There Are No Fat People At Oberlin," but a new day has dawned. Anyway! A study came out the other day about fat kids, and guess what? They're less likely to go to college. Not only that, but if they're at a school surrounded by thin kids, they're even less likely to…
The Most Annoying Liberal Arts School In The U.S.
Hello there, liberal arts college grad! Until we started doing this monumental search for annoying colleges, we had no idea so many of you lurked among us, spreading your pansexual, drug-experimenting, free-thinking ways so insidiously! When this all began, we were just looking for a college we could generically…
The Top Two Annoying Liberal Arts Colleges Duke It Out
We've consulted our poll standings—thank you for voting!—and as of this writing, the top two vote-getters for the highly coveted title of America's Most Annoying Liberal Arts College are... Sarah Lawrence and Wesleyan! And it's very close; last time we checked, Sarah Lawrence had 599 votes, or 15.5 percent of the…
