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 […]
Happy Friday! Dill here. Truly every lesson that I’ve learned about life and love has been taught or influenced by my mother, so for today’s Pillow Talk we’re sharing Mama Dill’s advice on growing up and growing into yourself: If you catch yourself saying something mean about yourself, immediately say three compliments. This exercise definitely feels a […]
It was 2:00 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 19. Curtains up on the 76th British Academy Film Awards (also known as the BAFTAs). No one knew it yet, but the Earth was about to move. The ceremony began with a performance by Ariana DeBose, a theater and film actress who was most recently recognized as […]
When I first arrived at Wesleyan, the first thing I did on campus was set out on a search to make visual art. I was looking for something in the art department, an organization, a club, anything that would support my journey as a painter, drawer, printmaker, whatever. To my disappointment, Wesleyan has not lived […]
Hey Argus readers—it’s Doe here. We’ve all been taught that friendships are not meant to end, but let’s talk about it. Friendships are often expected to be lifelong, unlike romantic breakups, where ending the attachment (and even cutting ties completely) is expected if things are not going well. But sometimes it’s better to leave a friendship […]
On Friday, Feb. 10, the U.S. Department of State nominated Wesleyan Professor of the Practice James Cavallaro to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Only four days later, on Tuesday, Feb. 14th, the State Department withdrew his nomination because of an article written by a Trump-affiliated, pro-Israel newspaper criticizing Cavallaro’s tweets in response to Rep. Ro […]
I learned early in my life that wearing my favorite orange and pink striped kurta to camp at my local Indian cultural center was not acceptable. I learned that I could not bring Indian snacks to dance class to celebrate my birthday. I learned that telling my South Asian classmates I was gifted a gold […]