Students Celebrate Fall with Pumpkin Fest

by Charles Martin , Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

This Saturday, Long Lane Farm held its ninth annual Pumpkin Fest, the University’s festival to celebrate autumn, organic farming, and sustainable eating. Live music, fresh food, and stands from a variety of sustainability-focused student groups attracted both University students and residents of Middletown. Pumpkin Fest was put together in a joint effort by the Long […]

WSA Forms New Diversity Committee

by Daniel Greenberg, News Editor. Leave a Comment

The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) announced last Tuesday, Sept. 25, that it was forming a new subcommittee of the Community Outreach Committee (COCo) called the Committee for Inclusion and Diversity (CID). This committee, which will begin meeting in early October, is slated to work to facilitate discussions about diversity issues at the University through both […]

Usdan Display Tells Stories, Responds to HOLI Flyer

by Sarah Sculnick, Assistant News Editor. Leave a Comment

On Friday, May 4, a new display called “Untold Stories & Comments about Race at Wesleyan” was installed in Usdan University Center. The installation features signs with various reactions to a flyer posted during the HOLI festival, personal stories of dealing with racism, and comments on institutional oppression present at the University. The idea for […]

Third Annual Relay for Life Gets Wes Students Walking

by Lily Baggott, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

Friday, April 20 marked the University’s third annual American Cancer Society Relay for Life. This year around, three hundred people registered and raised a total of $30,000. Relay for Life is a national event to raise money and awareness for cancer research. During the event, participants create teams, and at least one person from each […]

News to Know from the Past Year

by Max Brivic, News Editor. Leave a Comment

Acquaint yourself with last year’s most important headlines.

Wesleyan Whiners: A Reconsideration

by Seth Alter, . 1 Comment

Rob Wohl’s Wespeak regarding Zonker Harris Day in the March 25 issue does an immense disservice to Wesleyan’s student body.

Students React to Japan Crisis

by Bea Lomongo Paterno, Editor-in-Chief. Leave a Comment

“I felt dizzy and sick, as if everything was swaying,” wrote Sharon Li ’12, who was studying in a computer lab when an earthquake hit Osaka, Japan, in an email to The Argus.

Zonker Harris Day Makes a Comeback

by Amanda Schwartz, Editor-in-Chief. 4 Comments

“The rumors are true,” said Vice President for Student Affairs Mike Whaley with a playful emphasis on “rumors.”

For Women Everywhere, Make V-Day Every Day

by Olivia Alperstein, . 1 Comment

V-Day, a global activist movement to end violence against women, is coming to Wesleyan starting today.

WesCeleb: Diego Glusberg ’11

by Robert Wohl, Executive Editor. 1 Comment

Diego Glusberg is one of the leading lights of Wesleyan’s banjo-playing radical community. We sat down with him for a chat about his signature instrument, Zonker Harris Day, the role of radio in contemporary society, and his philosophy of “Lardcore.”

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