Welcome to Ask The Argus, a semi-regular advice column brought to you by the Features section! To submit a question to Ask The Argus, click here. I’ll be honest with you. I ran out of points weeks ago. I don’t want it to happen again next semester, but I need my morning coffee. Help! Have […]
In recent months, national rates of inflation have soared, meaning that many everyday products now cost more than ever. At the University’s campus grocery store, Weshop, there has been a similarly noticeable rise in the price of various items. However, certain products have had their prices exempt from such increases so that students may continue […]
This week’s puzzle is a classic tactics position, taken from one of José Raúl Capablanca’s famous games. Renowned for his precise calculation and play, the world champion was playing the black pieces against French-Russian grandmaster Ossip Bernstein in the first round of the Moscow 1914 tournament. After playing a Queen’s Gambit Declined, they ended up in […]
Welcome to Argus Overseas, a column brought to you by the Features Section. In this column, we chat with students who are currently abroad to highlight what you need to know about studying outside of the University. Last week, The Argus spoke with Natalie Gross ’24 about her time studying at the University of Melbourne […]
The 2022 midterm elections concluded on Tuesday, Nov. 8 across the nation, with results trickling in over the following weeks. This election cycle has seen a number of surprising upset victories and political anomalies that contributed to the result, of which one of the most prominent was the sizeable turnout and organizing efforts of young, […]
On a chilly October night in 1973, Mark Masselli, a Middletown resident, planted his sleeping bag squarely in front of 435 Main St.’s Carrie Plumbing and Heating Co. A restful sleep was not on the agenda—Masselli was waiting for the building’s tenant in an attempt to build the area’s first free public health center right […]
Banging Eats with Feats is a column USUALLY dedicated to Wesleyan students’ favorite recipes and the stories behind them. This week Sports Editor Cameron brings us a special review of Thanksgiving meals served on campus. Send us a recipe that’s important to you and let us know why! The form is online. The fall season […]
An English and German double major, writing tutor at the Shapiro Center for Writing, and Hamilton Prize for Creativity winner, Anna Tjeltveit ’23 loves reading and writing. As such, she has many books on her shelf that represent her many different interests, from political activism to German history to magical realism. Tjeltveit took The Argus […]
When asked why she thought she was nominated to be a WesCeleb, Sophie Penn ’23 could not keep a straight face. Instead, she made a sarcastic remark about being a well-known face on campus that she clearly did not believe herself. Nevertheless, over the past four years, Penn has become a name and face immediately […]
On Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022, President Michael Roth ’78 announced the departure of former Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Alison Williams ’81 from the University in an all-campus email titled “Campus Update.” “Dear friends,” Roth wrote. “It is with mixed emotions that I write to inform you that Alison Williams will no longer be […]