Spring semester housing - check out program houses!

Are you abroad? Do you hate your current housemates? Do you just really love being well or being open? Consider living in a program house next semester! Open House and Well-Being House both have students going abroad, and are recruiting applicants for the spring semester.

Emily Troll '10 at Well-Being House says:

Well-Being House has spaces for new members next semester! Join a community with lots of cooking, crafts, conversation, movies and music. Email etroll@wes with questions about the house, or to ask for an application. Thanks!

And Molly McFee '10 from Open House sends in:

If you don't know Open House, here's the official writeup:

Open House is a safe space for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Transsexual, Queer, Questioning, Flexual, Asexual, Genderfuck, Polyamourous, Bondage/Disciple, Dominance/Submission, Sadism/Masochism (LGBTTQQFAGPBDSM) communities and for people of sexually or gender dissident communities. The goals of Open House include generating interest in a celebration of queer life from the social to the political to the academic. Open House works to create a Wesleyan community that appreciates the variety and vivacity of gender, sex and sexuality.

Email mmcfee@wes if you're interested in applying.

Create your own Program House!

Program Housing Area Coordinator Dawn Brown writes:

Interested in creating a unique living experience for next year?

Want to have a lasting impression on the housing options at Wesleyan?

The office of Residential Life is offering you the chance to create your own program house for the 2009-2010 academic year! If you feel that there's potential for an exciting new community on campus, this is your chance to make it happen.

For more information, please check out our website at www.wesleyan.edu/reslife

Free Food

This Wednesday at 8:30 pm there will be a showing of the movie Outbreak (complete with snacks!) in the Hewitt Lounge sponsored by SPLAT and Science Hall. Also, there will be a forum in Woodhead Lounge on Thursday 12-1 pm on pandemic influenza, Wesleyan's pandemic response plan, and new resources the university is developing to help students prepare.

The Essentials:
What: Outbreak Screening
When: Wednesday, April 30 at 8:30PM
Where: Hewitt Lounge
+ FREE FOOD!

Program Housing Fair this Friday

Thom Sisson '09 writes:

Worried about GRS? Terrified of getting a bad pick and spending the next year in the Butts? Or maybe you really want to live in a friendly, homelike environment with others who share your interests?

Program Housing is an awesome opportunity to live in a house dedicated to the pursuit of one of your interests. Wesleyan has over 25 program houses that offer something for everyone! It's a great experience and arguably the best living option for sophomores and juniors.

If you're interested, whether you've never heard of Program Housing before or whether you've already got a house in mind, come to the Program Housing Fair, this Friday, February 8, in Beckham Hall, from 2-5 PM. Representatives from all the Program Houses on campus will be there to explain exactly why their house is the best.

Date: Friday, Feb. 8
Time: 2:00 - 5:00 PM
Location: Beckham Hall

Program house events

Program houses are getting a head start on their semesterly events quota!

First off, AAA Cafe is back. They're looking for performers, so contact yshiraji(at)wesleyan.edu if you're itching to showcase your talent.
Date: Friday, February 2nd
Time: 8pm-10pm
Venue: AAA House (107 High)

Then, there's Bubble Tea at International House, for those who love their sugar highs...
Date: Friday, February 2nd
Time: 9:30pm-10:30pm
Venue: International House (151 Church)

Finally, you can snack on crêpes at Brunch with the residents of French Hall in preparation for your last-minute Sunday workload.
Date: Sunday, February 4th
Time: 11:30am - 1:30pm
Venue: French Hall (Nic 7 basement)