In this paper’s ink over the past month, students have described feelings of weariness, during election discussions, in dramatic performances, at parties—even the groundhogs have gone quiet. In the dimming winter light, it can feel like we’ve lost the knack for celebration. That’s why this week’s issue of the Argives, a retrospective column on The […]
In 2023, the Shapiro Center for Writing began an internship program for students at the University under Shapiro Center Director and Professor of Creative Writing Merve Emre. The program began with one internship for a student at The New York Review of Books and has quickly expanded to a broad range of media and publishing agencies, including […]
If you asked me what makes me happiest in this world, a yogurt bowl would be my first thought, although I would actually say something along the lines of “my family and friends, of course.” But I would still heavily consider saying a yogurt bowl. Greek yogurt was always somewhere in our fridge when I […]
This week, The Argus sat down with Sierra Van Wijk ’25. As a triple major, tour guide, and longtime student worker, Van Wijk told us about managing the fullest schedule, making homes, and discovering the soul-y nature in things. The Argus: Why do you think you were nominated to be a WesCeleb? Sierra Van Wijk: Freshman year, […]
For the first time in University memory, we have a women’s club basketball team. Spearheaded by co-captain Audrey Nelson ’25, the team provides a space for women and non-cisgender men to engage in competitive basketball alongside other experienced players, breaking down gender barriers that historically kept them out of organized play. When Nelson arrived at […]
This week, The Argus sat down with writer-filmmaker-musician McKenna Blackshire ’25 to chat about the live music scene on campus, the implications of a career in the film industry, and what it means to be an artist. The Argus: Why do you think you were nominated to be a WesCeleb? McKenna Blackshire: I send a […]
Like many people, this week’s Argives columnists, Maggie Smith ’27 and Lara Anlar ’28, are particularly fond of celebrating our birthdays yearly. Thus, we decided to check out The Argus issues published on our birthdays. To our surprise, these issues reported on some especially interesting events. From Maggie: December 2004 Spurred by my looming 20th birthday, […]
This week, The Argus sat down with Brooklyn native Ben Shifrel ’25. As Chair of the Student Budget Committee (SBC), a tour guide, and captain of both club tennis and club hockey, Shifrel told us about making important changes in student government, life on Middletown’s (very wide) Main Street, and the friends he made along […]
Professor of the Practice in Quantitative Analysis Robert Kabacoff is well-known around the Quantitative Analysis Center (QAC) for his cheerful demeanor and deep knowledge of statistics and data analysis. As the author of three books and numerous websites, Professor Kabacoff has dedicated most of his professional life to educating people through technology. The Argus sat down […]
Anan Afrida ’26 is multilingual. A coding contest poster started her journey of talking with the binary machine: the computer. With just the knowledge of programming language C’s “if…else” statement, Afrida wrote her first line of code in the sixth grade. Over the years, she has built upon her vocabulary of syntaxes and algorithmic reasoning, […]