Content warning: This article contains mention of familial death. On Sunday, Sept. 22, 2002, my dad was facing a unique conflict of interests: on one hand, his wife had just gone into labor. On the other hand, Season 4, Episode 2 of “The Sopranos” was airing. From that first (literal) birthday, spent crying and screaming […]
Last fall, as my friends were doing last minute packing for college or sending me pictures of their newly decorated dorm rooms, I was packing up a duffel bag and trying to break in a new pair of work boots. Instead of heading off for my first semester of college, I was going to Eugene, […]
In July of 2022, days after the Dobbs V. Jackson Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe V. Wade, Wesleyan Reproductive Advocacy & Legislation’s Instagram was hit with a flurry of messages. What resources could college students access? Could Wesleyan provide housing for people looking to get abortions? And most excitingly for us, students from Wesleyan […]
Paul Bloom’s book, “Against Empathy” calls attention to the danger of empathizing with others as the form of empathy you employ will often reflect your own biases and prejudices onto the situations of other people. After reading bits and pieces of this book, I wondered: can empathy be forgery? And I realized that the answer […]
I start dreading the question in May, though it won’t be asked for another few months. Just thinking of the words, “How was your summer?” sends a chill down my spine. I’m being dramatic, but still. Perhaps it’s asked innocently enough, either because the asker is genuinely interested in how I’m doing or we don’t […]
I love “Survivor.” I initially got into Survivor in 2012 when Hurricane Sandy swept through New York City. I was living in Lower Manhattan at the time, so things weren’t great. In retrospect, it could have been much worse, but it still wasn’t ideal for the eleven-year-old version of myself. We didn’t have electricity, so […]
Since the early 1980s, there has been a perception that investing in climate-based research is the defining factor of climate action. However, in my research on climate misinformation campaigns, I have found a lack of research in the social sciences that could promote good climate policy, and an overemphasis on the physical sciences. It’s clear that all […]
In less than two weeks, I will move out of the place that has been my home for the past three semesters: Writer’s Block, the residence hall and program house hybrid of my dreams. Sometimes known as 156 High St. or “the dorm above Swings” and affectionately deemed “the Block” by its inhabitants, Writer’s Block […]
I remember being insanely nervous for my first ever Argus interview. It was the first week of freshman year and, for some reason, I had already volunteered to take on an article. Despite having never really written for a newspaper, I was tasked with interviewing the 2018 Hamilton Prize winner. I was terrified at the […]
I am proud to say that I am an energy drink connoisseur. I definitely drink a lot of them: maybe around one or two a day for the past two and half years. They help me get work done, push me to work out, and are just a good drink to have overall. Recently, I […]