Located on the edge of campus is a congregation of boxy gray buildings known as the Center for the Arts, or the CFA if we’re being hip. Perhaps you’re familiar with it. Eleven stone angular buildings centered around a wide grassy courtyard. According to legend, upon its completion in 1965, the CFA was originally intended […]
Last week, during my shift on the monitor desk of the Freeman Athletic Center, a parent came in looking for directions to the field hockey game that was taking place on Smith Field. I have been a student at Wesleyan for almost three years, but I will happily admit that I did not have a […]
We’ve all heard the story by now: the Butterfield colleges flooded a few days before classes started, everyone had to evacuate and spend the night in the field house, people had their stuff ruined, and, basically, it sucked. As a Butts resident myself, I can confidently say that anytime I tell someone where I live […]
Many oppressive regimes put an emphasis on work. Work is the most important thing. Work is worth more than human life. Work is salvation. These seem like extreme phrases, don’t they? That’s because they are. Work distracts. Work leaves no space for creativity, for rebellion, for thought. But the truth is that nowadays, university students […]
With campus seeming and feeling like the most normal it has been in months, being up to date on the latest trends—at Wesleyan and at large—is a must as the semester gets underway. That’s where this Washington Post-inspired Ins and Outs list comes in. This year marks the return of The Argus version that is […]
The college burnout: what a tired old trope that is. An excuse for slackers who want to feel as if there’s some psychological reason for their stagnation. Or worse, a shameful inability to compete in a challenging educational environment. I don’t believe that burnout is either of these things. Actually, I would recommend taking time […]
Coming to Wesleyan as a first-year was enough of a challenge in and of itself. But having to do it in the midst of a global pandemic added an entirely new layer of difficulty. Not only was I returning to an on-campus environment after 18 months of virtual school and moving 3,000 miles away from home, I also had […]
Sitting on the steps in the shade of North College waiting for my tour guide’s arrival, I can’t help but think back to the first time I ever approached this building back in April of 2019, while on my first tour of campus. It’s been over two years since then, and after attending the University […]
Looking out from the large windows of my top-floor High Rise apartment, I can see my section of campus clearly. I can see students hurrying from place to place, stopping only occasionally to greet an old acquaintance. I can see local residents in their cars, braking suddenly at crossroads for herds of first years bustling to their next […]
There are a million ways I could start this article. I could open with a personal story, a reflection on the years I spent in public education, explaining my absences to my teachers over and over again. I could begin with the frustration and disappointment I felt this summer when I realized my junior year […]