This fall, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) crept into Connecticut, affecting sports seasons across the state. While the first frost has come and gone—and therefore also the threat of infection—this season will be remembered at Wesleyan in student-athletes’ rescheduled games and practice precautions. EEE is a virus transmitted by mosquitoes that can lead to brain infection, […]
You know what they say—good readers make good writers. And here at The Argus, we really love to read. This week, our staff shares what books they’ve been reading lately, from short stories to Stephen King. Sara McCrea, Features Editor “The Complete Stories” by Clarice Lispector Clarice Lispector, a 20th-century Brazilian writer known for […]
Wesleyan field hockey closed out their fall season last Wednesday evening with a crushing loss against conference competitor Conn. College. The team ends their 2019 run with a 5–10 overall record and a 1-9 record in conference, landing them in last place of the NESCAC. Wednesday’s game ended a season of many hard-fought games resulting in losses, […]
As members of both the student theater and student reviewer communities, we believe in critical student reviews. Critical reviews demonstrate serious engagement with the performance, and—with constructive comments—they can help students working on shows in their future theater endeavors. In an opinion piece last week responding to a student review of “Macbeth,” the writer argued that student theater […]
While many Cardinal students flocked away from campus to Fall Break excursions, Wesleyan crew took a trip of their own: a journey to Cambridge, Mass. for the most famous rowing event of the year, the Head of the Charles. The annual regatta, where both men’s and women’s crew teams finished middle of the pack this […]
Since topping Tufts in their historic first conference win of the season, field hockey has fallen in their last five matchups. With just one more game to go of the regular season, the team slipped to 1–8 in the conference and 5–9 overall. The Tufts matchup left the Cardinals hungry for more victories and with […]
This week mostly likely marks the sixth time I’ll lose my fantasy football matchup. There have been six weeks of play. I got the Yahoo! Sports app a little over a month and a half ago when some of my (notably male) friends asked me to join their fantasy football league. I wasn’t their go-to […]
“When shall we three meet again, in thunder, lightning, or in rain?” The famous quote, spoken by one member of a cabal of witches, begins and ends this Second Stage season’s production of “Macbeth,” directed by sophomore Annie Kidwell in the ’92, premiering Thursday, Oct. 10. While the show included some exciting design choices and changes to […]
Both Wesleyan crews have splashed back into action with their first regattas of the fall. With races at the Riverfront Regatta in Hartford, the teams both took impressive finishes, boating well (pun intended) for the rest of the short but competitive season. The women’s team made history last semester, taking fourth place at the NCAA Division […]
It was an ordinary humid Tuesday night for most of Wesleyan’s campus—except for on Smith Field, where things were heating up for Wesleyan’s field hockey team. The evening matchup against conference foe Tufts left Wesleyan with their first NESCAC victory. Before the face-off, Wesleyan had fallen to conference competitors Middlebury, Williams, Bowdoin, and Colby. While […]