Exley: The Anti-Fountain

The quasi-spontaneous dance party that took place last Saturday night in the lobby of the Science Center wasn’t just a great time—it was an embodiment of this spring’s vast potential

Open Letter to Arts Editor Liz Tung

If opposition to segregation is bigotry, Martin Luther King and the freedom riders, murdered by segregationists, must have been bigots too.

Fire Safety Needs to Go

Dear Fire Safety, You don’t make me feel safe; you don’t protect me in any way.

Amy Goodman Speaks on Behalf of WESU

In 1939, two University students living in Clark Hall broke into its tunnels and used the water pipes to create a makeshift antenna and broadcast a grassroots radio show to their peers. They could scarcely have imagined that 70 years later, WESU would be a thriving radio station celebrating its anniversary with one of today's foremost pioneers of independent media, Amy Goodman.

Stephen Angle: "Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness"

Professor of Philosophy Stephen Angle specializes in Chinese philosophy and Confucianism in particular. He recently read “Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness,” which discusses “libertarian paternalism,” a new philosophy with some interesting connections to Confucianism.

Grant Winner to Travel the Globe for Community Radio

Aliza Simons ’09 was in Harvard University’s Schlesinger Library over spring break exploring its rare books collection when she got the long-awaited email. The Watson Foundation informed Simons that she would receive a grant for her proposed project entitled, “Voices Across the Airwaves: Community Radio Broadcasters Across the World”.

How Full is the Glass, Really? (Originally published March 26, 2004)

In a time when Jayson Blair and others have drawn our attention to how vulnerable we are to lies in the media as a whole, and newspapers specifically, I call for the Argus to make a stand for unimpeachable accuracy, so that it may remain the cornerstone of campus information and discussion that it has always been.

Redfield Awarded Grants to Study Space via Hubble

Assistant professor of astronomy Seth Redfield never owned a telescope when he was young.

Men’s Lacrosse Defeats Trinity and Colby, Now 8-2

The men’s lacrosse team followed up a tough loss at Tufts on March 28 with two big home NESCAC wins against Trinity and Colby.

Softball Sweeps Middlebury

After a series of weather-related postponements, the Cardinal softball squad finally began its three-game set against NESCAC West rival Middlebury on Saturday afternoon.

Women's Tennis Loses First Match

The Cardinals suffered their first defeat of the spring season, losing 7-2 to the Panthers.

Baseball Splits Doubleheader at Middlebury

After a rainy Saturday washed away the first game of a weekend series at Middlebury, Wesleyan was ready Sunday for a double-header in Vermont.

Womanist House Burglarized During Early Morning Hours

On Tuesday, March 31, Womanist House was broken into.

Men’s Tennis Falls at Middlebury College

The men’s tennis team traveled to Middlebury on Saturday for its first match against the Panthers since April 14, 1972.

Track Teams Compete in Coast Guard Invitational

The men’s and women’s track teams competed in the Coast Guard Invitational this past weekend, with the men finishing third out of 12 teams and the women 10th of 13.

Crew Teams Continue Spring Dominance

The men’s and women’s crew teams continued their winning ways over the weekend on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

Athletic Department Announces Maynard Award Winners

Women’s ice hockey co-captain Hannah Jackson ’09, women’s crew tri-captain Beth Ogata ’09, and men’s crew captain Charlie Weiss ’09 were recently named the 2008-09 recipients of the Roger Maynard ’37 Memorial Award.

Bumpin' @ Exley

On Saturday night, a senior dance thesis that took place in the lobby of Exley Science Center developed into a dance party. “What are we already?,” choreographed by Molly Birnbaum ’09, had three performances at 8 p.m., 11 p.m. and midnight.