I was a freshman in high school when 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. A little more than a week later, my older brother, a high school senior at the time, published a letter to the editor titled “Me Next?” in our small town newspaper. This week I […]
The Opinion section created the column “Argus Apps” to humanize the college process. Often, we forget that there are people behind Common App essays with real emotions and experiences. These essays are also always looked at within the framework of the college admissions process, so to publish these essays without pairing them with someone’s SAT score […]
My ideal Saturday night consists of the following: ordering fried dough from Mondo, dimming the lights in my room, turning on a cheesy Netflix rom-com to watch with my friends, and going to sleep by midnight. So why is it that come 10 p.m. on any given Saturday night, I find myself getting ready to […]
The thunder of wooden drums and the trickle of shakers fill the sterile, light gray interior of Wesleyan’s Cross Street dance studio. My sweat pools around me and my breath escapes my grasp—after 90 minutes of strenuous work, the very fact that I am still standing for the final minutes of class is enough to […]
Beauty has never meant much to me. It’s a shameful thing to say, but it is true. My family loves hiking, loves towering trees and crisp air and glistening streams, and while I have no qualms about jungles or mountains or oceans, I have no special fondness for them either. “What’s the point of going […]
The Opinion section created the column “Argus Apps” to humanize the college process. Often, we forget that there are people behind Common App essays with real emotions and experiences. These essays are also always looked at within the framework of the college admissions process, so to publish these essays without pairing them with someone’s SAT score […]
Hello dear readers, it’s Doe here. Today we have a topic that is fun and confusing: crushing. I currently have two crushes with varying levels of intimacy and intensity. The first is a good friend of mine. The two of us are very close, and it wasn’t until a couple of days ago that I realized […]
Welcome to Argus Apps: Opinion’s new column where we publish Wesleyan students’ Common App essays! The Opinion section created the column “Argus Apps” to humanize the college process. Often, we forget that there are people behind Common App essays with real emotions and experiences. These essays are also always looked at within the framework of […]
One month ago, I turned the color off of my phone. Bear with me, I know the idea sounds strange. I was talking to a friend on the bench outside my dorm when I realized his lock screen background was black and white. I was taken aback. He explained that a few weeks ago, he […]
Program housing applications for the Fall 2023 semester are due today, Friday, April 6, at 12:00 p.m. As a proud member of Outhouse—a program house that serves as headquarters of the Wesleyan Outing Club and ground zero for all things outdoorsy on campus—my next weekend will be spent alongside my 10 housemates, reading through applications and […]