“ I know that in four years, there will be no student memory of Mocon. It will be as if Usdan had always been there. It will just be a small selection of alums who will mourn its passing. You will be able to count me among them.” Colleen McKiernan, ’89, on April 22 2010, comment on Roth’s blog post  announcing the demolition of McConaughy dining hall.  Joni Mitchell plays to a full house of students at McConaughy Hall in 1969 Colleen is right, a very small group of students o

The last time the Douglas Cannon was seen was in this 2018 email from Dean Mike Whaley It’s come to my attention that we are not talking enough about what I believe is one of Wesleyan’s greatest hidden treasures: the Douglass Cannon.  Though on occasion I meet a person who shares my love for this silly cannon, I find that most people live in complete oblivion of its existence. Like many other Wesleyan traditions and lore, I think the pandemic has wiped away a good chunk of ca