Serving Those Who Serve: Psi Upsilon’s Annual Dinner Honors Local Fire Department

October 24, 2024, by Sophie Jager, Annika Wilewicz, Contributing Writer, Features Editor. Leave a Comment

  On Saturday, Oct. 12, the University’s Xi chapter of Psi Upsilon (Psi U) hosted the Middletown Fire Department for dinner in their ballroom, bringing back an annual tradition that halted before the pandemic. The event honored the first responders on shift Saturday night with a delicious Italian meal from Avella’s & Melilli’s Italian Specialty […]

Mezzo Grille: The Bar Behind the Night

October 24, 2024, by Sophie Jager, Features Editor. Leave a Comment

On an ordinary Thursday afternoon, the atmosphere inside Middletown’s Mezzo Grille is not particularly thrilling. The front doors stand open and inviting, but every table is empty; only three or four patrons sit at the bar, each dining alone. There’s a game on. A bartender with “Assholes Live Forever” printed on the back of his […]

The Many Possibilities of the Culminating Project of a University Major

October 14, 2024, by Arya Dansinghani, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

One thing you should never ask a senior is how their thesis or capstone project is going. While they are incredibly passionate about their work, they’re also undoubtedly stressed and juggling a large workload. This week, however, The Argus did just that. We sat down with two seniors: Emily Hauser ’25, who is working on […]

WesCeleb: Jack Vigue ’25 on Admissions, Italian-isms, and Being Everywhere

October 14, 2024, by Thomas Lyons, Assistant Features Editor. Leave a Comment

This week, The Argus sat down with Jack Vigue ’25, an Admissions Office Senior Intern and PsiU Senior Critic. Vigue told us about his senior thesis, majoring in Italian studies, and his future dreams in advertising. The Argus: Why do you think you were nominated for WesCeleb? Jack Vigue: Why do I think I was […]

Local Food Co-op Faces Mounting Challenges Amid Rising Costs and Campus Bureaucracy

October 14, 2024, by Eden Richman, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

The Daniel Family Commons (DFC) was buzzing with activity for the Wesleyan Local Food Cooperative’s (Co-op) semi-annual “Swipe Night” on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. Chappell Roan boomed from a speaker as students approached a long table filled with Co-op volunteers who checked their laptops for information on what shares had been purchased and wrote […]

Hog Heaven: The Groundhogs at the University

October 14, 2024, by Nell Brayton, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

Fall is officially underway on campus, and you may have noticed a few non-human activities going on under your nose. Along with the groundhogs we all know and love, squirrels, skunks, bunnies, bats, and perhaps a fox or two are making more frequent appearances. As campus grows colder, these critters draw closer and closer to […]

WesCeleb: Avanthi Chen ’25 Talks Friendly Faces, Carried Torches, and the Power of Doing Nothing

October 10, 2024, by Sulan Bailey, Arts & Culture Editor. Leave a Comment

Almost anyone on campus can tell you that Avanthi Chen ’25 is one of the friendliest people you could hope to run into. Chen sat down with The Argus and recounted some of the experiences that solidified this reputation over the last three years. The Argus: Why do you think you were nominated for WesCeleb? […]

The Tongues of Wesleyan: Chinese FLTA Liu Hongli on Language Learning, Exploring Education Differences, and Bridging Cultures Through Teaching and Games

October 10, 2024, by Nancy Li, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

The Argus sat down with Liu Hongli, the University’s Chinese Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA). Juggling her responsibilities as both a teacher and a graduate student, Liu has been able to experience the quirks of American liberal arts education during her time at Wesleyan and appreciates how even a game of Mahjong can bridge cultural gaps. […]

From the Argives: How 1990 Drove Disabled Rights at the University

October 7, 2024, by Hope Smith, Contributing Writer . Leave a Comment

The year 1990 was a landmark in disability rights history. With unprecedented force, groups published, petitioned, and protested for the recognition and protection of the disabled community. On July 26, 1990, these nationwide efforts culminated in the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the world’s first comprehensive legal protection for disabled people. Accessibility advocacy at the University followed […]

The Tongues of Wesleyan: Hindi FLTA Aditya Raj on Science Fiction, Bihar’s Culture, and Linguistic Diversity

October 7, 2024, by Janhavi Munde, Raiza Goel, Assistant Features Editor, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

Every year, the University admits a cohort of Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTAs) from around the world to assist with the teaching of University language classes and act as cultural ambassadors. These non-degree-seeking students work under the Fries Center of Global Studies and offer a nuanced international perspective on Wesleyan’s culture.  The Argus sat down […]

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