Poiesis

I found the FAQ page to be very informative. The username and password for it is in the decision package, and it was emailed to us a few days later in its own email. Have you tried calling any of the directors or advisors yet? I have been planning on calling after hearing from my final schools...but they continue to make me anguish. Also, I think the admitted students visit coming up should clear up some of our questions, or at least give me another look at the seminary coop.

Just incase this topic ever comes up again, I have never attended UCONN, but I have lived in Willimantic for some time, and went to ECSU(the university in Willimantic) for my first two years of undergrad. It’s about 15 minutes from UCONN to Willimantic. Willimantic itself is definitely not paradise(in fact it was made famous by 60 minutes as the heroin capital of the northeast; however, this credential has long since been lost), but it has a few good qualities which would bring me to it if I was a UCONN grad student. If you are interested in a good cafe where you can do some work, "cafemantic" may be the only place to go. I have spent a lot of time at universities in DC and Providence and Cafemantic is as good a cafe as you could find in any of those places(maybe better). I have met a few UCONN graduate students who go there fairly regularly. Willimantic is an old rust-belt mill-town which has seen many influxes of demographically specific immigration over the years, the last huge influx was people from Mexico and Puerto Rico, which has precipitated the opening of some nice Latino establishments. A little down the street from Cafemantic is "Don Taco," a very cheap and authentic taqueria(i recommend the quesadilla with al pastor or tacos with chorizo). Next door to their is the panaria, which makes a decent sandwich and killer flan(also very cheap). Also, at the Mansfield Mall(which is right next to the Big Y) there is a surprisingly good sushi/habachi restaurant which has a very reasonably priced lunch special(their spicy crunchy tuna roll is probably their best sushi in comparison to other places, but all of their sushi is very fresh and tasty). While I haven't been inside, there is also a place on main-street called "Wrench in the Works," which my more anarchist leaning friends say is pretty well known throughout the northeast, so I suppose if you are into that kind of thing, it is there. The bars are mostly either ruled by the undergrads(i.e. blarneys with its $2 pitchers) or are bars you wouldn't want to go to. There is a new one called "The Thirsty Frog" which I hear is nice and you may want to check out with some friends. As for housing: One of my friends who lives a few miles past Big-Y(going towards UCONN) pays $400 a month; however, the landlord is a friend and he shares one bathroom and one kitchen with four people. While I don't know about other landlords, Meyburd Realestate has some nice apartments for grad students. I know that a newly renovated studio with kitchen and bath with them is $550/month. There website is http://meyburdrealestate.com/ Hope this is useful to someone.