As an alum who has gone on to pursue a career in environmental education, I am proud that in just the few years since my graduation, Wesleyan has created the College of the Environment and turned itself into a leader in sustainability. Wesleyan is a [model] for other universities across the country not only for […]
There has been a substantial buzz on campus in the last two weeks about the matriculation data for the Class of 2017. We have talked about numbers and significant differences, about trends and unfulfilled commitments. The conversation among the new class itself, however, has taken a different tone. For them, these aren’t just numbers. During […]
My name is Cesar Chavez, poor Hispanic male, age 19. I am writing this because as a poor student I can no longer stand and see how I, along with other students, am brought into a cycle of perpetual poverty by this university. It is unfair that this university has the audacity to state that […]
If you’ve walked past Olin at any point during the last few days, you’ve probably noticed a bamboo structure that has been set up on its front lawn. This unique-looking hut is a called sukkah and has been built in honor of the Jewish harvest festival of Sukkot. This sukkah is a very special one. […]
I am writing this because I am angry, I am alienated, and I want for people to wake up and look around them. I am writing this not as Cesar A. Chavez, Wesleyan University, Class of 2015. I am writing this as Cesar A. Chavez, poor Hispanic male, age 19. I am writing this because […]
In regard to the article on John Wesley, the author mentions Church of England’s “tenants.” Although the Church doubtless was (and is) a landowner with tenants, the word the author should have used is “tenets.” Definition of TENET : a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true; especially : one held in common […]
An important question has been included in the WSA’s survey of the student body this spring: “Should the Student Activities Fee (which funds the SBC, Spring Fling, the Concert Committee, etc.) fund Argus student workers?” I am one of these student workers currently funded by the Student Activities Fee, and I wanted to explain why […]
As the Wesleyan campus leader for our chapter of Democracy Matters, a national student-led grassroots movement dedicated to strengthening the freedom and fairness of our democracy, I would like to explain why I so deeply believe the United States must move towards public financing for political campaigns. Our political process is supposed to be of, […]
In the Wesleyan Student Assembly’s Spring 2013 Survey, we urge everyone to vote “yes” to funding Argus student workers through the Student Activities Fee. In past years, the Student Budget Committee (SBC) has funded Argus student workers (our layout staff, copy editors, business team, and distribution), but this spring, going against past precedent, the SBC […]
In an all campus email President Roth notified the community that Public Safety will no longer include racial identifications in its safety alerts, an issue that has become increasingly contentious since Homecoming Weekend, when a sudden rash of safety incidents all described assailants as “African-American males” with little other information. For many, including race without […]