Sweaty bodies stomp and clap in unison; dozens of individuals become one as they dance, share, and learn together. A scene like this promises to be a hallmark of the Summer Leadership Institute, a seven-day intensive program organized by the University’s Embodying Antiracism Initiative (EAI) and scheduled for June 2023. As interested students and community members eagerly fill out […]
Whether you’ve seen this puzzle or not, it is always enjoyable to see an unorthodox solution to a problem. In this puzzle, composed by Paul Morphy when he was only 10 years old, white has mate in two. At first glance, this might seem impossible, which goes to show the brilliance of this simple little […]
It’s that time of year again. Beleaguered seniors dot campus, hunched over a laptop, frantically editing, rewriting, citing, and trying to get their culminating theses wrapped up before the deadline. It’s an all-too-familiar scene. So, in these trying times for our senior class, I thought I’d provide some relief and look through the post-thesis celebrations […]
Waves of synthesizers and punchy hits of electric piano create a lush tapestry of sound, upon which a melange of vocals harmonize, on MICHELLE’s hit song “MESS U MADE.” Perhaps this track and others by MICHELLE have populated your playlists of late, but you may not have been aware of the connection between these tracks […]
As a member of comedy groups Gag Reflex and Awkward Silence, a dancer in WesBurlesque, an employee at the Star & Crescent, a castaway in Wesleyan Survivor Season 2, and a participant in a seemingly endless list of other student groups, Chad White ’23 is always booked and busy. Despite his hectic schedule, White made […]
Hordes of students lounge on Foss Hill as the sun shines above, illuminating a picturesque campus as the harmonious melodies of a wildly popular band float through the spring breeze. Joy is in the air, and the looming finals that should be on everybody’s minds are problems for tomorrow. Though few members of the campus […]
Welcome to Ask The Argus, a column brought to you by the magnificent Features section! Every once in a while, we bring you the hottest advice from your wonderful, trusty, seasoned editors. Struggling to conceptualize completing the last few weeks of school? Wishing that it wasn’t still so cold? Feeling like those two weeks weren’t […]
Welcome to Ask The Argus, a column brought to you by the magnificent Features section! Every once in a while, we bring you the hottest advice from your wonderful, trusty, seasoned editors. Having trouble reacclimating to campus life, Middletown, or the freezing winter? We’ve got you covered! To submit a question to Ask The Argus […]
This week, we will look at a game from Anatoly Karpov, the 12th world chess champion and one of the best Russian players. In the seventh round of the Mar del Plata tournament in 1982 hosted by the newspaper Clarín, Karpov with the white pieces is playing against Miguel Najdorf—a name most people know from the Najdorf […]
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. If you missed the chance to attend your professor’s office hours this week, don’t fret. Even though you […]