This week, The Argus had the privilege of sitting down with the one and only Cypress Hubbard-Salk ’24. If you haven’t seen her biking around campus or shooting her next hit documentary, you have probably ordered a scrumptious beverage from her at Espwesso. As the manager this year, Hubbard-Salk has helped to foster warmth and community […]
After teaching in the College of Letters (COL) for nearly a decade, Jesse Wayne Torgerson is now the Director of the COL and Associate Professor of Letters. At UC Berkeley, he earned his M.A. and his Ph.D., exploring Byzantium, medieval Europe, and late antiquity. He completed his thesis dissertation abroad at Cambridge University. Torgerson sat down with The Argus […]
When Talia Rodriguez ’24 recalls her childhood, two things come to mind: sports and food. Growing up in Garrett Park, Maryland, Rodriguez spent much of her time trying every sport under the sun and growing particularly fond of basketball and soccer. When not playing these two sports, she found herself in the kitchen cooking with her […]
The senior woodframe houses of Wesleyan University are renowned for their manifold capabilities. Arranged and rearranged to accommodate potlucks, cocktail forums, dance rehearsals, meetings, movie nights, movie shoots, performances, thesis workshops, fitness classes, and, on rare occasions, parties, they morph, with few constraints, alongside the visions of the students that inhabit them. For Judeley Jean-Charles ’24, […]
In the 2017 Chinese Chess League, a tournament between top clubs in China, future world champion Ding Liren with the black pieces has been playing a magnificent game against young grandmaster Jinshi Bai. Featuring unrelenting aggression, beautiful strategic play, and a completely unexpected queen sacrifice, this entire game is a must-watch. In the following position, […]
What even is an ampersand? Throughout The Argus’s history, the term has embodied a plethora of expressions, thoughts, and meanings, including the Latin word for the symbol “&,” an expression of inclusivity, and a break from traditional Argus coverage. After a long hiatus, the Ampersand is back. Ampersand Editor UG Shakhnovskaya ’24 and Assistant Ampersand Editors Lily […]
For anyone who’s been playing the fan-favorite New York Times game Connections, The Argus has a special challenge: What is the connection between the four different educational experiences below? A scary Russian teacher. Homeschooling. After-school activities. The Virtuoso Program. You might know of the Virtuoso Program, a pre-college conservatory for serious high school string musicians in […]
Black Raspberry, an all-Black art collective, was started by Neo Fleurimond ’24 two years ago. Since then, it has transformed into a music group with multiple other artistic branches, allowing members to explore all different forms of expression. The group has revolutionized the music scene at Wesleyan, making space for historically underrepresented genres at the school, like hip-hop and […]
You may have heard students rave about a course called “Queer Russia” (RUSS235). Taught by Assistant Professor of German Studies Roman Utkin, the class combines Utkin’s areas of expertise: Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, and Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Before finding himself at the University’s Center for Humanities, Utkin studied philology at Kazan State […]
Scrambling to finish that essay due in 45 minutes? Not sure how you should budget your points for the remainder of the semester? No idea when to change the time on the clock? Worried that you are going to burn 80% of your body in the Miami sun? Read ahead to have your most buzzing […]