Wesleyan Social Scene

jumble_j
Sun, 25 Feb 2007 02:07:26 +0000

There is way too much to do.

Every Wednesday through Saturday night, there is a movie in the gorgeous new Center for Film Studies. Martin Scorsese called it one of the best places in the country to watch a movie. The film series includes everything from recent blockbusters to totally obscure art films. The film series is generally quite popular.

Also, pretty much every weekend there’s some sort of student production in the '92 Theatre, the student-run black box theatre.

There are lectures every week, recently one by Janis Karpinsky, the general in charge of Abu Ghraib just before all the prisoner abuse started.

There are improv comedy, stand-up comedy, and a cappella concerts ALL the time.

The Outing Club leads hikes and other outings every weekend, exploring the local area.

Program houses do things like conversation hours, lectures, potluck dinners, movie nights, other get-togethers…

There are sporting events. The football/baseball and soccer fields are both right in the middle of campus, and the hockey rink, swimming pool, track, and basketball/volleyball courts are are all super close too. Some Wes teams are really good and a lot of fun to watch.

There are tons of bands on campus at all times, playing in houses during parties and in official concert venues too. Wesleyan has been home to quite a few very famous musicians, and there are always people hanging out just hacking around.

Middletown has a laser tag arena. There are also monthly dance parties at Vinnie’s Jump and Jive, a downtown establishment. There are tons of great places to go for dinner in Middletown, and also a multiplex movie theatre should the offerings in the Film Series not be to your liking.

And then there are parties at the frats and senior houses. These can be incredibly fun, drinking or no. Yes, they are prevalent, but by no means the only social outlet. Being a non-athlete is the norm here, although the fitness center is so gorgeous that you’d be silly not to work out at least occasionally.

“Fun” at Wesleyan is whatever you feel like doing. Everyone really just does their own thing, whatever it might be. It’s absolutely fantastic. You would have to try REALLY hard to bored.