It’s that time of year when seniors submit their theses, prep for graduation, and say their final goodbyes to Wesleyan. In the midst of all this, An Pham ’21 created not one, but two theses. This is not even close to all that Pham, a tour de force, has accomplished in their time at Wesleyan. […]
Spring has truly sprung in Middletown, Connecticut: The trees are blooming, the libraries are packed with students preparing for finals, and perhaps more importantly, Wescam season has arrived. Wescam (stylized on the current website as wescam but originally stylized as Wescam), a Wesleyan-specific online dating and hookup platform, was started in 1998 by Jesse Vincent ’98 […]
Many things were put on hold this year due to COVID-19, but it would take much more than a pandemic to keep Wesleyan Mock Trial out of their beloved fake courtroom. Just as real court cases moved online, collegiate mock trial continued competing this year over Zoom. In April 2021, the mock trial season came […]
We all know that feeling of walking into class on the first day. There’s the excitement of finding out which friends are enrolled, the worry that there’s already been an assignment you have missed, and the hope that you’ll like the professor. For students enrolling in a student forum, there’s no professor at all, just […]
As the semester comes to an end and students start packing for their next destination, many must decide what to keep and what to give away. One program available to the community is Waste Not, an initiative that makes it easier for students to get rid of unwanted items while promoting access to low-cost goods […]
There’s no question that Geo Fuss ’21 has left an important mark on campus life. Through their work in the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA), Wesleyan United Student Labor/Action Coalition (USLAC), and Wesleyan Democratic Socialists (WesDS), Fuss has been a huge advocate for student workers and staff since their freshman year. When they’re not pushing for […]
If there is one thing on which Wesleyan students can deliver, it’s a bold fashion statement. Strolling around campus on any given day, one is bound to encounter an abundance of flowy, floral skirts, brightly colored sweater vests, polka-dotted pants paired with plaid jackets, and everything in between. Now, thanks to a student-run initiative, students […]
Living through a pandemic has brought about new levels of anxiety, fear, and feelings of isolation for many University students. When the pandemic exacerbated pre-existing mental health conditions and prompted new ones, some University students faced difficulties in transferring their in-person treatment to the virtual services offered by the Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Talia Rodriguez […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted many aspects of campus life that University students took for granted, and sustainability is no exception. The University’s composting program, in particular, has had to reorient itself since the fall to attempt to balance environmental and public health concerns. While composting is still happening on campus, its scale has shrunk due to the […]
The friendship of Jaclyn Lore-Edwards ’21 and Olivia Crowell ’21 is a beautiful testament to the power of random roommates. When they were paired together freshman year, the two became fast friends, and the rest is history. Jaclyn and Liv sat down with The Argus in a random corner of Allbritton to chat about comedy, […]