When asked about his childhood abroad, Professor of History William Pinch couldn’t help but smile fondly. Pinch was born in India and moved from Pakistan to Iran and then to the United States before attending college at the University of Virginia. His youth in India and Pakistan played a dramatic role in his decision to […]
Bird scooters—manufactured by a company that makes electric scooters and bicycles—first appeared on campus as part of a Middletown sustainability initiative at the start of the Fall 2022 semester. The scooters were temporarily removed from campus during the winter and are scheduled to return in the spring. Though the scooters offered a new, convenient method […]
Since the beginning of time, humans have been love-struck and love-lorn. From Plato and Aristotle to the great students of Wesleyan University, no one seems to have figured out love. In simultaneous celebration and condemnation of the season of love, we look back at some of our Valentine’s Day issues from the 1990s to the […]
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. Wondering what to do this Valentine’s Day in Middletown? Having trouble approaching your crush? Not even really into Valentine’s Day in the first […]
Last week we had a puzzle featuring Fabiano Caruana crumbling to Magnus Carlsen’s superior positional play. This week, Caruana has a chance to redeem himself and showcase that he is no opponent to mock. In the eighth round of the blitz section of the St. Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament, Caruana with the white pieces is battling […]
Welcome to Argus Overseas, a column brought to you by the Features Section. In this column, we chat with students who have spent time abroad to highlight student experiences with studying outside the University. This week, The Argus spoke to Ethan Geiger ’24, who spent the fall semester in England at the University of Oxford. […]
At the beginning of the semester, the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) announced that events held in program houses will no longer be booked through OSI. Instead, events in a program house must be hosted by that house’s residents and approved by the Office of Residential Life (ResLife), per a campus-wide email sent on Jan. […]
For many students at the University, college is a time to hone in on a particular area of study, learn as much as they can about it, and prepare for a relevant career. But Savannah Russo ’23 has had the opposite experience. She has done it all: learning from the school’s diverse offerings, getting involved […]
Over the weekend, a cold arctic breeze covered the Northeast, creating dangerous conditions across Connecticut. Brutal winds accompanied the frigid temperatures, which dropped five degrees Fahrenheit below zero during the night. Unaware about the impending arrival of critically low temperatures, many students were surprised by the freezing cold. The Argus spoke to students about their experiences navigating […]
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 re-acclimating to campus life, Middletown, or the freezing winter? We’ve got you covered! To submit a question to Ask The Argus […]