Like most organizations and departments on campus, the University’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has had to completely rethink the way they engage with students this semester. While students used to be able to access mental health care and attend workshops in the CAPS office in Davison Health Center, services are now only available virtually. Despite […]
Content Warning: This article contains references to death that readers may find upsetting. The University’s Lock Shop Foreman, Sean Higgins, passed away suddenly on Friday, Sept. 25 at the age of 60. Higgins worked at the University for 16 years as part of the Physical Plant team. Higgins’ colleagues in Physical Plant, the Office of […]
With the onset of COVID-19 last semester, University students transitioned to a virtual form of religious and spiritual life. However, as students reacclimate to campus life this academic year, in-person religious gatherings and services have slowly begun alongside virtual events. The three available chaplains on campus—Jewish Chaplain and Office of Religious and Spiritual Life (ORSL) Director Rabbi […]
“We should grab a meal.” Whether it’s to catch up with your freshman year roommate, talk over material with a classmate, or meet up with your latest Tinder match, grabbing a meal is a sacred rite for University students. But the circumstances of this semester pose challenges to this hallmark of University culture. In the past, […]
Phoebe Landsman ’21 is a leader on campus. From being the Vice President of the University’s only sorority, Rho Epsilon Pi (Rho Ep), to a Green Fund Co-Facilitator to a member of TerpCore, Landsman radiates positivity and enthusiasm. The Argus was thrilled to get a closer glimpse into Landsman’s college experience, especially when she noted that she has dreamed […]
As universities across the country experience spikes in COVID-19 cases, the University’s ability to maintain a low case count has been spotlighted nationally. In a recent New York Times article discussing colleges that have successfully contained the virus, University President Michael Roth ’78 suggests that the University’s size is a key contributor to this success. […]
On sunny days, a table sits outside of Usdan University Center (Usdan) with a colorful sign that reads “VOTE.” Student volunteers at the table are there to register students, answer questions, and provide resources about requesting absentee ballots and voting on Nov. 3. While this familiar voter registration table has made appearances outside of Usdan in past […]
You wouldn’t know it from walking around campus today, but just half a century ago there were virtually no women at Wesleyan. Permanent coeducation at Wesleyan began in 1970, with about 100 women joining the class of ’74, but that’s not the whole story. The University was founded as a men’s college in 1831, but […]
When Grace Kohn ’22 imagined her 2020 spring break research trip with Professor Barry Chernoff, Professor Antonio Machado-Allison and ten of her classmates, she envisioned Colombia, meditation, and the jungle. “[We were supposed] to learn how to catch piranhas with our bare hands,” Kohn said of the class’s plans. But instead, Kohn and her classmates in “Ecology and […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended much of the student experience at the University, but it has also given students a whole host of new learning opportunities. Perhaps nowhere is this more apparent than in BIOL 173: Global Change and Infectious Disease. The course, which is taught by Professor Frederick Cohan, addresses the impacts of human behavior […]