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 […]
This past weekend, while many of my friends switched over to kosher dietary restrictions or caught the train to New York for Passover Seder, I packed my brother and a backpack into my car for a drive to Cambridge, Massachusetts. Our parents were simultaneously driving over from Vermont to meet us there. The plan was […]
To this day, the sound of any live reed instrument still yields a physical reaction in my body. I feel suddenly liable to fold my lips over my teeth and press them together so hard that they turn white while an uncomfortable chill travels through me. Every child in my family was forced to play […]
Content warning: This article contains references to suicide and suicidal thoughts. “Have you ever had thoughts about suicide?” I was asked a version of this question while trying to get extra time accommodations for exams in my STEM classes during my freshman year. My answer was initially, “no, I haven’t,” and, at the time, it was true. This […]
Content Warning: This article mentions euthanizing pets. Everyone thinks they have a terrible move-in story. Moving in while it’s pouring rain? It rains, like, once a week in Middletown; you may as well get used to it. Have to get situated without help because of COVID-19 restrictions? At least you were allowed back on campus. […]
The opinions, beliefs, and arguments of this opinion piece do not align with the viewpoints or priorities of The Wesleyan Argus as a student-led institution. Content warning: This article contains references to death. When I was younger I realized there were a lot of very bad things that could happen to people. I’d hear stories watching […]
It was the first midnight of May, and the smell of weed and alcohol wafted through the crowd. The band onstage was screaming something about resilience and love, and I stood on the outskirts, feeling my breath warm the skin under my mask. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont had just declared that masked outdoor gatherings were […]