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, […]
This week, The Argus caught up with Yumi Takahashi ’25, a Freeman Asian Scholar from Japan who majors in Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (FGSS), to discuss his unexpected theater journey, evolving sense of self, and passion to fight for gender issues back home. The Argus: I think I’ve seen you on stage in numerous theater […]
Walking past Olin Library any evening in the past few weeks, it would be impossible to miss the spectrum of colors throwing light onto the pillars of the building’s front facade. This display is credited to Mario Torres, DJ and long-time mover for Physical Plant, and his student assistant Harmony Hoogs ’27, who set up […]
At 11 p.m. on election night, Nathalie Borden ’27 pulled out a homemade bingo card. “These are hoping for the best, [but] not hoping for much more,” Borden said, pointing to squares that read “Wisconsin goes blue” and “arson.” “My safer predictions were Harris winning the popular vote, [and] I’m gunning for a blue Pennsylvania.” […]
What could possibly be a better way to spend the summer than learning way too much about American culture? That is exactly why I spent this past summer researching the intricacies of the best thing to come out of this great nation—the chocolate chip cookie. And no, I am not referring to the Chips Ahoy! […]
This week, The Argus sat down with Nathan Weisbrod ’25, a Tour Guide Program Coordinator for the Office of Admissions and a campus-wide drummer. Weisbrod discussed how to tell the authentic Wesleyan story, his experience with the Latin American Studies department, and how to balance life’s rhythms. Argus: Why do you think you were nominated for WesCeleb? Nathan […]
Like many other colleges and universities, Wesleyan is no stranger to student protests. Recent divestment rallies and demonstrations for Palestine have taken place on campus this year. Political engagement and protests have always been prominent forces at the University, and the activity surrounding student activism this year is just as strong as it was almost 40 years […]
This week, The Argus sat down with the incomparable radio host-musician-writer-dancer-doula Lauren Tran-Muchowski ’25. Soaking up the late October sunshine, the English and American Studies double major shared her journey from California’s Bay Area to the University, reflecting on the profound impact of the people she’s met along the way. The Argus: Why do you think you were […]