WesCeleb: Georgia Garrison ’22 on WesBurlesque, Jadedness, and Building an Acting Reel

April 28, 2022, by Anne Kiely, Assistant Features Editor. 1 Comment

Georgia Garrison ’22 loves to perform. Whether she’s dancing with Fusion, a campus hip-hop group, or acting in senior thesis films (three this semester), you can always find Garrison on stage. She also loves helping other people express themselves. At her summer job, Garrison shows nine-year-olds how to channel their energy into acting, and, as […]

WesCeleb Revisited: Catching Up With Judith Klausner ’07

April 25, 2022, by Sofia Sarak, Staff Writer. 1 Comment

Every week, the Features Section publishes an interview with a particularly active, interesting, or notorious senior: the WesCeleb. But where do these people go after they graduate? In our WesCelebs Revisited series, The Argus reconnects with alumni who got the special designation in the past to hear about their time at Wes and see what […]

Office Hours: Christine Daniels Reflects on Two Years of Working Within the University’s COVID-19 Testing Program

April 25, 2022, by Halle Newman, Staff Writer . Leave a Comment

A month ago, folding tables, plexiglass screens, and testing vials filled Beckham Hall in Fayerweather. Before the University’s mandatory COVID-19 testing ended in March, health care staff administered 280,000 PCR tests to the University community. Much of this effort was thanks to Christine Daniels, who is Executive Assistant to the Senior Vice President & Chief Administrative Officer and Treasurer […]

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 […]

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