The University introduced new undergraduate housing options for the Fall 2021 semester as a result of the increased number of students on campus. Some undergraduates are now living in repurposed graduate housing, while Bennett Hall, a first-year residence, now contains triple-occupancy rooms. Around 130 students now reside in the Inn at Middletown, located on Main […]
The friendship of Jaclyn Lore-Edwards ’21 and Olivia Crowell ’21 is a beautiful testament to the power of random roommates. When they were paired together freshman year, the two became fast friends, and the rest is history. Jaclyn and Liv sat down with The Argus in a random corner of Allbritton to chat about comedy, […]
They’re everywhere and they’re terrifying. Aliens? No, it’s people who are capable of running in the winter. The moment the temperature dips below 45 degrees, my lungs can’t take it anymore, and I opt for indoor workouts. But there are some people who are able to push through gross, freezing weather in order to get […]
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In past years, on any given weekend, Long Lane Farm is filled with students planting, picking, and weeding the rows of plants which provide fresh produce for Usdan and the Middletown Farmers Market. But this year it’s different. Vegetation has taken over, giving the typically cheery locale a sense of eerie dereliction. Following students’ abrupt […]
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Before that fateful day in March, back when you took physical contact and access to toilet paper for granted, you would be hard-pressed to find more than one or two people going for a run. Then, a strange phenomenon took hold; many took to the streets, hoping to reinvent themselves now that they had countless hours […]
The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Textbook Exchange Program (TEP) is adapting to COVID-19 guidelines as it begins its third year of operation on campus. The program will run from Monday, Sept. 7 to Monday, Sept. 14 in the University Organizing Center’s (UOC) parking lot at 190 High Street. The TEP is organized by the WSA Academic […]
Lighthouse and French Hall will be relocated next semester and Farm House and Full House are currently on probation, as a result of Undergraduate Residential Life Committee (URLC) program house assessments. The URLC—comprised of representatives from the WSA, Residential Life, and Physical Plant—conducts program house evaluations every semester. Each house is assessed on six criteria: […]
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to begin a $46 million construction project on Arrigoni Bridge and St. John’s Square. Construction on the bridge, which passes over the Connecticut River and connects Middletown and Portland, will focus on the bridge’s approach spans. At St. John’s Square, construction will include turn lanes and intersection realignment. The contract for […]