Content Warning: This article contains reference to suicide and self-harm. The 8-to-8 Listening Service is a completely student-run mental health resource on campus, made up of student volunteers who are trained to openly listen to callers and respond to their needs. 8-to-8 has existed at the University for 44 years, and in addition to being […]
With a Democratic congressional majority hanging in the balance, approval ratings rapidly sinking, and supply shortages threatening to cripple the economy, a visit to Connecticut (also known as the Nutmeg State, apparently) seems out of place on President Joe Biden’s schedule. One might think the most powerful and overburdened man in the free world has […]
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According to her WesCeleb nomination, Julia Kan ’22 is a “ball of light who literally does it all.” This is no exaggeration—Kan has spent the past four years fully engaged with all corners of campus, from the art studios to the biology labs, all with a smile on her face. Outside of academics, Kan’s a […]
Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) has welcomed two new clinicians to their staff for the fall 2021 semester: Alison Burge, LPC and Chandni Kapadia, Psy.D. CAPS Director Jennifer D’Andrea noted Burge’s background and interests as she joins the CAPS team. “Alison Burge, LPC joined our staff as a full-time psychotherapist in August,” D’Andrea wrote in […]
In the past six months, the Wild Wes (Working for Intelligent Landscape Design at Wesleyan University) courtyard plot outside of West College (WestCo) has completely transformed from an overgrown, underutilized space to a thriving permaculture site. The Wild Wes club has been cultivating the area as well as a small space outside Summerfields since 2010. […]
Welcome to Ask The Argus, a column brought to you by the Features section! Each week, we provide you with the hottest advice from your wonderful, trusty, seasoned editors. Are you having trouble making friends? Is your relationship falling apart? Regretting your choice of major? Struggling with time management? Should you try and adopt a […]
It’s hard not to notice the Center for Public Affairs (PAC) construction project. Whether you hear the noises during your ambles across Andrus, are inconvenienced by walking around Allbritton, or once considered PAC your home base, the project has altered the routines of just about every student on campus. For many students, PAC was a place […]
Malcolm X House (X House) became the University’s African Diaspora program house in 1969 and has since served the community as a center of celebration and education of Black history and culture. But within the context of a predominantly white institution (PWI), X House takes on a particular role as a place of solace for […]
When the construction team broke ground on the renovations to the John E. Andrus Center for Public Affairs (PAC) in June, they intended to build a new piece of campus history. However, on Sept. 17, construction workers on-site discovered a hidden part of Wesleyan’s past: a time capsule buried within a concrete block from the […]