System Mapping Student Forum Gives Students Chance to Enact Change

April 25, 2022, by Eugenia Shakhnovskaya, Staff Writer . Leave a Comment

The Gordon Career Center hosted a series of student presentations for Map the System, an annual competition facilitated by Oxford University, on Sunday, March 6. Educational institutions can partner with Oxford to run a local edition of the contest and students can enter as individuals or in teams of up to six. Participants devise a solution to a […]

Student of Color Fashion Show Returns After Two-Year Hiatus

April 21, 2022, by Lia Franklin, Assistant Features Editor . Leave a Comment

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, the Student of Color (SOC) Fashion Show will return to campus at Beckham Hall on Friday, April 22 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Student artists, designers, and models from a myriad of backgrounds have come together to put on the show, which is made by and for students […]

WesCeleb: Beatrix Roberts ’22 Talks Education Studies, Dance Spaces, and TikTok as a Tool for Activism

April 21, 2022, by Hannah Docter-Loeb, Executive Editor. Leave a Comment

With an engaged online following, complete clothes-making Instagram and TikTok account (formerly named prochoicebeatrix), and a vibrant life on campus, which includes dancing in showcases and writing one of the first senior theses in the newly established College of Education Studies, Roberts is as much a WesCeleb on- and offline. The Argus sat down with Roberts to chat about her major choice, dance […]

Ask The Argus: Navigating Campus Life in the Warm Weather

April 18, 2022, by Features Team, . Leave a Comment

Welcome to Ask The Argus, the Features column which brings you the hottest advice from your wonderful, trusty, seasoned editors. This week, we’re talking everything spring! Now that it’s nice and toasty outside, we are all adjusting to the new weather. Feeling the urge to spend 10 hours straight on Foss? Feel like the trees are […]

Office Hours With Ying Jia Tan: Crime Scenes, Karaoke, and Interrogating Propaganda Posters

April 14, 2022, by Halle Newman, Staff Writer . Leave a Comment

Content Warning: This article contains references to crime and murder. Welcome to Office Hours, a series brought to you by the Features section! In these articles, Argus writers speak to faculty, staff, and administrators about their interests, classes, and lives on and off campus.  Assistant Professor of History and East Asian Studies Ying Jia Tan knows the […]

WesCeleb: Shiva Ramkumar ’22 on Storytelling, Ethnomusicology, and Dinner Parties

April 11, 2022, by Jo Harkless, Features Editor . Leave a Comment

You may have heard this WesCeleb on the radio investigating the inner workings of your favorite song or have had a taste of their delicious food at their weekly dinner parties. Hailing from Singapore, Shiva Ramkumar ’22 has surely taken every opportunity to express themself creatively at the University. Recently, The Argus sat down with […]

Ask The Argus: Staying Motivated Through the Rest of the Semester

April 11, 2022, by Features Team, . Leave a Comment

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. This week, we are talking end-of-semester burnout! Struggling to find the motivation to go to the library to complete yet another assignment? Feeling […]

WesWell Campus-Wide Survey Results Provide Insight Into Student Health and Wellness Concerns

April 7, 2022, by Rachel Wachman, News Editor. Leave a Comment

WesWell, the University’s Office of Health Education, conducted its first-ever Well-Being Survey from Monday, Feb. 7 to Monday, Feb. 28. Among the participants, 97% responded that they found it acceptable to seek help for mental health concerns and 88% deemed it acceptable to request academic accommodations for mental health concerns. Director of Health Education Patrick Gordon […]

New Science Building Construction Aims to Make STEM Accessible

April 7, 2022, by Anne Kiely, Assistant Features Editor. Leave a Comment

The Hall-Atwater Laboratory building sometimes feels like a maze of windowless hallways. The elevators are hard to locate, and only one of the building’s three entrances has a power-opened door and is fully accessible for wheelchair users. Starting in late 2022 and ending in late 2025, the University will be constructing a new building to replace […]

Africana Research Collective Hosts First Salon, Investigates Intersectionality Between African Diaspora and Liberal Arts Education

April 7, 2022, by Caleb Henning, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

On Thursday, March 31, the Africana Research Collective (ARC) and the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) hosted their first salon, an event that brought together students interested in African American Studies (AFAM). The event centered on literature, featuring student presentations of honor theses, poems, classwork, and even a piano performance, as well as a […]

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