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, […]
Every week, the Features Section publishes an interview with a particularly active, interesting, or notorious senior: the WesCeleb. But where do these people go after they graduate? In our WesCelebs Revisited series, The Argus is checking in with alums who got the special designation in the past to hear about their time at Wes and […]
“When I was a freshman at Wesleyan in November, Rihanna bought one of my hats,” Alexandre Daillance ’19 casually drops into conversation. Daillance—also known by his Instagram handle, @millinsky—has 93.2 thousand followers on the app, and at 22 years old, he has already secured a spot on Forbes’ 2019 Art & Style 30 Under 30 list. He’s also […]
Editor’s Note: The writer of this piece is close friends with the director and several crew members of this Second Stage show, which may have affected his opinion of the production. The difficulty of producing “Cabaret,” in some sense, is carving out a space for it. With most shows, there is one hegemonic production, one […]
Everyone is aware of the stereotype of the LA musician. Moved out with an acoustic guitar and a dream, glistening with naivete only to harden with rejection. For Matan Koplin-Green ’15, this stereotype is only half true. Despite living in Los Angeles for the past two years and working in the music industry, Koplin-Green (more […]
Anti-Trump protests began on Veterans Day at noon outside the Usdan University Center, subsequently moving to Olin Library and then to Main Street, where many Middletown residents cheered the protest on, some even joining the march. Notable events also included the spray-painting of the American flag, and the brief detainment of two students by the Middletown […]
The first time someone told the Governor of Colorado and Wesleyan alumnus John Hickenlooper ’74 that he should run for public office, he nearly laughed them out of the room. “I said, ‘Why the hell would I ever do that,’” Hickenlooper said. “[Even growing up], I never ran for student council or class president, and […]
“We’ve been talking for a few months, but he’s not ready to commit,” my roommate Maggie* explained as she drove me past miles of cornfields on our way from the Cedar Rapids airport to Iowa City. We’d known each other for 20 minutes, since she’d met me at baggage claim and helped me heave my two […]
As a tour guide in the Admission Office, I tell strangers three times a week that I’m doubling-majoring in neuroscience and economics. Usually I garner commiserative glances at the thought of the hard work my concentrations require. On occasion, however, parents and students do a double take. “Those majors here?” their confused faces seem to […]
Dylan Nelson ’15 readily admits that he’s visible on campus because of his ’70s vibe—he’s got the flowing hair, slightly flared jeans, and funky jewelry that would make him look at home in Black Sabbath—but his style might be the least interesting thing about him. The history major hails from a small island off the […]