January 23, 2025

Naked Except a Mask: Students Model for In-person Art Classes

April 1, 2021, by Sophie Griffin, Features Editor. Leave a Comment

There are many different kinds of jobs that students do on campus. From being office assistants or Eco-Facilitators to setting up amps for Sound Co-op, the offerings run the gamut. But for the job-seeking student browsing on Handshake, one posting might stand out. In the Studio Art department’s drawing classes, and especially in Drawing I, […]

WesCeleb Revisited: Catching Up with Dave Ruder ’05

March 18, 2021, by Sophie Griffin, Features Editor. 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 is checking in with alums who got the special designation in the past to hear about their time at Wes and […]

Too Close For Comfort: Experiences of COVID-19 Close Contacts

March 18, 2021, by Hannah Docter-Loeb, Annika Shiffer-Delegard, Olivia Luppino, Features Editor, Staff Writer, Managing Editor. Leave a Comment

Every Wesleyan student has that fear: getting a call from an unknown number with a Middletown area code the day after your COVID-19 test. But what if it’s not you who has tested positive, but rather someone with whom you’ve been in close contact? What’s next?  In an email to The Argus, Medical Director of the […]

Spring Break 2021 Feels More Like a Short Midweek Pause

March 18, 2021, by Anne Kiely, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

This spring, instead of the usual two-week vacation, the University is holding a two-day break on Tuesday, March 23, and Wednesday, March 24. Spring break usually creates an extended time for students to relax and catch up on work, but the choice to shorten it this year came from concern about the other common vacation […]

Star & Crescent Has Successful Start to Spring Semester

March 18, 2021, by Hannah Docter-Loeb, Managing Editor. Leave a Comment

Tucked away in the front right corner of Alpha Delta Phi, The Star & Crescent Eating Club (known colloquially as S&C) has been on campus since the mid 1800s. One of two student-run dining options on campus—sharing that designation with Espwesso—the restaurant is known for its deluxe food and sophisticated dine-in experience. However, due to […]

Pfizer Medical Lead Peter Park ’93 Discusses COVID-19, Chemistry, and Critical Thinking

March 11, 2021, by Sophie Wazlowski, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

The pandemic has entirely changed the way people live their lives. It’s something that everyone has been forced to come to terms with since the first COVID-19 case last spring. But scientists are still uncovering just how far-reaching the pandemic’s effects will be on their research. Peter Park ’93, PhD, a North America Regional Medical Lead at […]

Interview Program WesChats Connects Prospective and Current Students

March 11, 2021, by Anne Kiely, Annie Roach, Features Editor, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

Since the onset of COVID-19, many colleges and universities have closed their doors to visitors. Current high school students have rarely been able to visit schools that they are interested in applying to. This challenge has made the work of Wesleyan’s Office of Admissions even more urgent, forcing them to come up with creative ways […]

WesCeleb Terra Ganey ’21 Talks WesWings, Team Sports, and Equality in STEM

March 11, 2021, by Olivia Luppino, Social Media Editor/Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

When Terra Ganey ’21 first got to Wesleyan, she was a quieter, more introverted version of herself today. Now that Ganey is in her last semester, you can find her working at WesWings, leading the rugby team, or tossing a frisbee on Foss Hill with friends. In a break from researching sediment transport and alien […]

Beyond Wesleyan, Middletown Mutual Aid Pursues Collective Action

March 11, 2021, by Lia Franklin, Staff Writer. Leave a Comment

Even when students are off campus, the work of the Middletown Mutual Aid Collective (MMAC) does not stop. In fact, during winter break this year, the Collective fully embraced its identity as an entity entirely separate from the University.  “The good thing about us is, [we’re] not just dependent on Wesleyan students,” Middletown resident and […]

WesCeleb Lisa Stein ’21 on Nigun Circle, A Cappella, and Creating Community

March 4, 2021, by Sophie Griffin, Avery Kelly, Features Editor, Contributing Writer. Leave a Comment

If you looked up “self-starter” in the dictionary, we’re pretty sure you’d just find a photo of Lisa Stein ’21. Or maybe, since she became known for handing out boxes of oat products during the 2017–18 school year due to her surplus supply, she’d be under the “oats” entry. Even before she arrived at Wes as a […]

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