This week, we will be looking at a very classical position taken from the 2016 World Chess Championship Match between Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin. After drawing the classical segment of the match 6–6, with one win each, the two super-grandmasters entered a tiebreak of four additional 25-minute rapid games. In this game, effectively deciding […]
Being an international student at Wesleyan means distance from one’s support systems, prohibitively expensive travel, and convoluted tax regulations to obey on pain of deportation. The laws cover a myriad of income sources and vary based on a country’s diplomatic relations with the United States. These challenges are especially acute for low-income international students, who often work many jobs and must figure out […]
You have probably seen the ink-based drawings of Io Perl-Strahan ’24 showcased at a campus tabling event or displayed on the bicep of a classmate. Known for her unique drawing style, Perl-Strahan has made a name for herself as a tattoo artist and ink-master on campus. But beyond her tattoo practice, she has also helped build spaces […]
Cece Hawley ’24 had her first crush on a girl in kindergarten, and since then, she has always known she was attracted to the same gender. Despite this, Hawley kept her sexuality a secret for many years. Raised in a Christian family in Saint Paul, Minn., she knew that some of the people around her held […]
Welcome back, fellow travelers. Whether you spent the winter holidays hiding under your childhood comforter, drinking too much eggnog, or working on your thesis on campus, we know that you all share one common thing: buzzing excitement for the spring semester! Read ahead to find out what we here at The Argus think are the […]
This week, we’ll be looking at a position taken from a game played between two Soviet grandmasters, Yuri Averbakh and Alexander Kotov, in the 1953 Soviet Chess Championships. After a long positional struggle, the following position was reached. Both kings are somewhat vulnerable, and the pawn structure is totally fixed in place. Can you find […]
In the past few years, the debate around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has intensified. It is used for entertainment, studying, research, shopping, and many other purposes. Despite its convenience, many people oppose the incorporation of AI into daily life. Many worry about inaccurate information, increasing dependence on technology, loss of creativity, and shrinking job […]
Dylan Ng ’24 may be one of the most dynamic artists at Wesleyan, utilizing mediums from painting to photography to graphic design to express the inner workings of his mind. You will likely find him biking around campus, walking quickly—in the direction of the Center for the Fine Arts (CFA)—with an iced Americano in hand, or […]
Students are forbidden to access the attics and basements of many houses on campus that now serve as classrooms and offices. You may have asked yourself: What’s in these restricted spaces? This semester, we were 5 out of 14 students who discovered the answer to this question for one building in particular: the Anthropology Department […]
Welcome to Office Hours, a series brought to you by the Features section! In these articles, Argus writers speak to faculty, staff, and members of the administration about their interests, classes, and lives on and off campus. Meet Visiting Assistant Professor of Art Scott Kessel ’88, Wesleyan alumni, educator, and artist in residence at Kidcity […]