Yale Students Reflect on Campus Murder

On Thursday Middletown resident Raymond Clark, a 24-year-old lab tech at Yale University, was arrested at a motel in Cromwell in connection with the murder of Annie Le, a pharmacology graduate student at Yale.

Tackling Tenure: A Look Inside the Tenure Process

The announcement last May that Adjunct Associate Government Professor Melanye Price would not be offered tenure called into question the criteria required for tenure and highlighted the misconceptions surrounding the process.

What’s Cookin’? - Brew Bakers' Florentine Omelet

We’re back again this week with your favorite Main Street recipes (we hope that you successfully made the last one!).

Home-Schooled Frosh Finds a New Nest at Wes

Laignee Barron ’13 is used to answering questions about her previous schooling to new acquaintances.

As HM and RA budgets Shrink, Creativity surges

The budget for RAs and House Managers (HMs) has been cut in half for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Coach Norm Daniels Remembered

As any local football enthusiast knows, Wesleyan’s history with America’s favorite sport goes way back.

Construction Updates

While students were away from campus this summer, the University was hard at work preparing for the 2009-2010 school year.

Muslim Students Come Together to Celebrate Ramadan

Eight students huddle in a kitchen in Senior Fauver at three in the morning all munching on various sorts of foods. For some Muslim students, this is Ramadan at Wesleyan.

BiLeGaTAs Gave Me Strength; Now It's Time to Give Back

Wesleyan BiLeGaTA workshops changed the way I relate to myself, my friends, my family, and my many communities.

Health Care Reform: Keeping Our Eye on the Ball Part 2

The prevailing view among pragmatic reformists is that the establishment of a system for insuring the uninsured signifies a crucial—if only incremental—step in the direction of progressive reform.

Cinefiles

Before I begin, I know what you’re all thinking – why should I even read on?

Growing Green: Sustainable Landscaping Gains Ground

The administration has approved a proposal submitted by The Landscaping Committee—a subgroup of the Environmental Organizers Network (EON)—that calls for the use of native groundcover in place of grass in landscaping projects on campus.

The "How I Met Your Mother" Diaries: The Journey Begins

A week ago, three freshmen (uh, that would be us, Jessica, Jiovani, and Christina, for those of you not in the habit of reading by-lines) were given a quest.

Editorial: Fruitful Frugality

The reduction of Resident Advisor and House Manager budgets actually provides several positive outcomes for our community.

The Idiot Box: The Emmy Issue

Most people have the one television event that they wait for all year.

Flu shots not overpriced

All flu services, including the purchase of vaccine, and cost is set by the VNA Health Care agency that will be providing staff at the clinics. They are charging Wesleyan the lowest possible cost for the vaccine and their services.

Death Match: Mytheos Holt

Ever since arriving at this school, it has been painfully obvious that many of the students could use a good smack in the jaw to show them just how truly ugly the human condition is, and just how necessary it is for them to rethink their cute little notions of utopia and “social justice.”

Ye Olde Wespeak: Gorbachev’s glasnost deserves support far and wide

While we may feel he is proceeding slowly, Gorbachev’s attempt to reform the Soviet Union is unprecedented.

Elia Kazan: Director, Critic, and Wesleyan Enthusiast

Elia Kazan, the prolific, brilliant director, turned 100 this year.

Mytheology: Food Not Publicity

Helping the needy is a duty that demands nearly pure selflessness to perform, and under no circumstances should it be attempted by someone fishing for flattery, overt avowals of admiration, or widespread recognition.

Behind the Sound: Wesleyan Sound Cooperative

“We’re ghosts,” Amanda told me near the end of our interview—and the more I learned about her group, the Wesleyan Sound Cooperative (WSC), the more I thought she might be right.

The 'Who Do I Hate Most?' School of Filmmaking

Woody Allen is an old man. I don’t mean this as an insult by any means; it’s amazing that he has continued making movies so prolifically into his 70’s. However, I do sometimes wish he would act his age.

The Cohen Chronicles: What’s in Store This Fall

Every Friday, we’ll bring you exciting new content, ranging from athlete and staff profiles to random factoids few others know and even fewer people care about.

Top Five Ringtone Rappers

We here at the Argus arts section get a fairly steady stream of unsolicited promotional materials. Mostly, we get CDs from ridiculous unsigned bands (like Caesar Pink and the Imperial Orgy) or books we really don’t want to read (like “Find Your Inner Ugly Betty”). But occasionally, we get a true gem.

Cardinal Sports - Men’s Soccer Edges Springfield

Playing under gray skies that threatened rain, the men’s soccer team won its first home game of the season on Wednesday, defeating Springfield College 1-0.

Cardinal Sports: Men’s Tennis Wins Thriller at Coast Guard

The men’s tennis team improved to 2-0 with a 5-4 victory at Coast Guard on Tuesday afternoon.

Cardinal Sports: Keene State Defeats Volleyball in Five Sets

On Wednesday night, the volleyball team traveled to New Hampshire to take on the Keene State Owls in a non-conference matchup. Despite a late rally that forced a fifth set, Wesleyan was defeated 3-2.

Argus Arts-clusive: Yoni Wolf of WHY?

Yoni Wolf is the creative force behind WHY?, the Berkeley-based folk-hop outfit whose 2008 release, “Alopecia,” made waves in both indie and experimental hip hop communities—and found its way onto some notable year-end lists in the process.

Cards Demolish Smith

The Wesleyan women’s soccer team traveled to Northampton, Mass. Wednesday afternoon to take on Smith College. The Cardinals have played the Pioneers annually since 1978, but Wednesday marked the largest margin of victory yet, with final score of 7-0.