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16 SeptemBer 2002
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WESLEYAN
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New Beginnings for the New Year
By Kim Noble, EIC develoDment and rhev h-3vp Tr. „*..j • •
As the New Year begins,
there are several changes
that have occurred and will
be occurring throughout the
semester here at Wesleyan.
To get a heads up on these
changes, I interviewed the
president. Dr. Newbould.
When asked, “What new
changes should students
look forward to this school
year?” he replied with a
smile and said, “An increase
in the amount of new faculty.
The new faculty have
great new ideas for student
development and they have
a great way of thinking.”
He continued to say that
among hiring new faculty,
changes would be more than
academic but they would
include extracurricular
activities and dorm life.
“There is a complete
change in the dorms. We
have beautiful young
people who are on the
move to make dorm life
as much a community as
possible. There has been
major change for better
things. Students like the
feel of care and want to live
in a settled environment.”
To ensure that students
have a sense of care and live in
a settled environment, there
are new expectations for the
incoming freshmen as well
as for the returning students.
Security has been
increased to ensure the
students’ sense of care.
To help the students get
involved in the community
and to speak of what they
want, there will be dorm
councils and community
board meetings available. “I
am very happy with these
changes and feel that they
will help bring more students
to the school and create a
positive environment
for new as well as
old students and ^
faculty members.”
When asked if B
he would like to
write a column for ,
the newspaper, once '/
again he smiled
and said, “Sure.”
Some of the new
changes have already
taken place and there
are more to come.
Keep reading
to stay up to date
on these changes
and to read from
The President’s Corner.
Dr. Ian Newbould, President
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By Kim Noble, EIC
On Wednesday, August
21, 2002, the class of 2006
moved onto campus. So
many of them swarmed to
the Dunn Center to pick up
their keys and information
packets.
The excitement of finally
going to college along with
the fear of leaving home
was the feeling of most
of the freshmen. From
Wednesday until Monday,
the freshmen had a week
full of exciting things to
get them in the groove for
their first year of college.
Every day they had
a different activity to
enjoy, including a day
of community service,
breakfast with the
president, a pig picking,
and a welcome party.
Although the week has
ended, the College 101
class will pick up where
Orientation left off.
Momin’ comes early for
community service.
The Class of 2006 Begins with Service
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Very large orange baggies...and a
great deal of trash to retrieve
Home again.
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Trash under the towering trees.
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Breakfast on the President’s lawn.
Truckin’ along.
-Photos above by Kim Noble-
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