Sam (he/him) is a double major in history and religion, lives in Austin, Texas, and has worked on the paper since Fall 2021. He is also an Office Assistant for the Office of Student Involvement and a member of the Alpha Delta Phi (ADPhi) literary society, and he spends much of his spare time in the ADPhi library or the back room of The Argus.

Anne (she/her) is studying chemistry and Science in Society. In addition to tutoring at the Writing Center, she can be found in the lab or making some burnt broccoli. Her favorite punctuation mark is the ellipsis…

Sophie (she/her) is a double Government and English major from Manchester, Vermont. She plays classical guitar, leads the Outing Club, and works as a digital producer for various Vermont political campaigns. After taking a brief hiatus to study abroad in southern Spain last semester she’s excited to be back at The Argus this spring!

Sabrina (she/her) is a first semester senior majoring in Molecular Biology & Biochemistry and Science in Society from Boston, Massachusetts. She’s been involved with The Argus since her first year and has covered many on-campus theater shows as well as Zilkha exhibitions and music events. Outside of The Argus, you can find her in her research lab or on stage as a director, actor and singer!

Rachel (she/her) is an English and French major who has been on The Argus since her first semester at Wesleyan. She previously served as editor-in-chief and a news editor. She works as a freelance journalist for The Middletown Press and The Record-Journal, in addition to writing for Wesleyan University Communications and, of course, The Argus. Rachel is currently writing a Civil War novel for her senior thesis. When not writing, she can be found baking, reading, hiking, or singing along to Taylor Swift songs.

Mia (she/her) is a junior and double major in physics and economics at Wesleyan. This is her third year laying out The Argus. In her spare time she does math and dances. She is proficient in InDesign.

Echo (she/her) is a senior double majoring in theater and East Asian Studies, who grew up in Beijing, China. She joined The Argus layout team during her first year and now works as a production manager. Beyond her duties at The Argus, Echo contributes her expertise to global marketing efforts for Wesleyan and is diligently crafting a poetry anthology slated for release by year’s end. She loves traveling, reading, and attending theater productions in her free time.

Rose (she/they) is a English (Creative Writing) and French Studies double major. She has been working on the Argus since Fall 2022 and also writes for the Wesleyan Connection. Around campus, she can be found listening to sad indie girl music, writing poetry, and consuming whatever pastries she can get her hands on.

Spencer (he/him) is a sophomore history major from Tokyo, Japan. He mostly writes about news on campus and is excited to cover whatever is going on at Wesleyan. Apart from The Argus, Spencer enjoys baseball, intramural sports and playing the piano.

Carolyn Neugarten (she/her) is a sophomore majoring in the College of Letters and history from Ridgefield, Connecticut. As a second-year Argus writer, she likes to cover all things related to student life, interview professors, and report on the latest goings-on in Middletown. When not scavenging for sources, you can find her furiously writing Letterboxd reviews, drifting off in an Olin chair, or searching for another cup of coffee.

Miles Craven (he/him) is a prospective CSS major from Los Angeles, California. This is his first year on the paper. In his free time he enjoys hiking and writing news stories from his favorite coffee shop, Perkatory.

Miles (he/him) is a first year student and a hopeful College of Social Studies major with a particular interest in American politics. He is from Chicago. Since arriving on campus, he has covered campus activism, the WSA, and University policy with the Argus. Miles also plays in the university jazz ensemble and codes for the Wesleyan Media Project.

Lia (she/her) ’24 is a government and environmental studies major from Brooklyn, NY and has worked on the paper since her freshman year. When she is not editing in the office or interviewing sources, you can find her working at the COE, writing her thesis, hanging with friends, or chilling with her cat.

Jo is a College of Social Studies major who grew up living in Amsterdam, New York City, and Toronto. She has been writing for The Argus since her first year at Wesleyan and is excited about her last semester on the features team. Jo enjoys writing about student initiatives on campus and amplifying underrepresented perspectives at the University.

Ella (she/her) is a College of Social Studies major with a particular focus on political theory who grew up in the Bay Area, California. Although she started writing for The Argus in her junior year, she’s passionate about local journalism and its transition into the digital age. This year in the Features Section, she’s excited to explore the deeper motivations and complex narratives that linger just behind any news story. Outside of The Argus she enjoys reading fiction and non-fiction alike, yoga, and trying to learn how to cook without a recipe.

Leo is a College of Social Studies major from Houston, Texas, and has been at the Argus since Fall 2022. He works for Reslife and at Pi Café and likes to play guitar and piano in his spare time. He likes to spend time on his balcony when it is warm and shelter in his room when it is not.

Lula (she/her) is a History and Government major from NYC. She has been writing for The Argus since the fall of her sophomore year and is particularly interested in covering Middletown issues and political organizing on campus. Outside of The Argus, she works for the Center for Prison Education and the Wesleyan Refugee Project, hosts a WESU radio show, and does improv comedy :)

Lyah (she/her) is a prospective economics and Environmental Studies major from Westport, Connecticut. She has been involved with The Argus since the fall of her first year. Outside of The Argus, Lyah is an eco-facilitator for the Sustainability Office and enjoys running and listening to podcasts.

Eugenia (she/her) is a College of Social Studies major with a Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies minor. She is involved in the Wesleyan Doula Project, the Shed, and the Ski & Snowboard team. During her last semester at Wesleyan, she looks forward to covering more student initiatives, campus events, and reviving the Ampersand section!

Sida is a history and theater double major who likes black coffee and corny rom-coms. She has mixed feelings about the spring semester because while she’s thrilled to be back on The Argus after a semester abroad, she does not look forward to yet another tax filing season as a non-resident alien. She asks readers to have mercy on extraterrestrial life during this period.

Caleb (he/him) is an economics and French Studies double major with a certificate in Applied Data Science. He enjoys investigating and reporting on crimes in the area and the amazingly wonderful and weird arts scene on campus. Outside of The Argus, he is a Writing Workshop Tutor and a Quantitative Analysis Center Tutor.

Nicole (they/she) is an English and Film Studies double major who’s been on The Argus since their sophomore year at Wes. You can reliably find them in the Center for Film Studies building if you look in a bathroom mirror and repeat that one monologue from The Social Network three times.

Akhil (he/they) is a dance and anthropology major who has been a member of The Argus since his first semester at Wesleyan. On campus, Akhil dances with Fusion and X-Tacy, works as a research assistant for the Wesleyan Media Project, is a member of Psi Upsilon, and can be spotted drinking black coffee at all hours of the day. He loves personal essays and hot takes, and can’t wait for another opinionated semester.

Emma Kendall (she/her) is an art history and English major who has been involved with The Argus since her first year at Wesleyan and especially enjoys writing personal essays. Outside of The Argus, Emma can be found planning the next issue of Pre-Owned, Good Condition, a magazine about found art and writing in the age of trash.

Zara (she/her) plans to be a psychology and english double major with a minor in education studies. She is from Concord, MA and this is her 3rd semester working on the paper. Outside of The Argus, Zara is involved in Jewish life and can be found reading on Foss when its warm.

Julia (she/her) is a prospective College of Social Studies major and Jewish and Israeli studies minor from Guilford, CT. This is her second semester working on the Argus. In addition to the paper, she is a member of the Wesleyan debate team and Wesleyan Jewish Community, and an attentive caretaker of her houseplants.

Gemmarosa (she/her) handles the heat so you can get into the kitchen. Launching her Argus presence last semester, Chef G is Wesleyan’s unofficial resident recipe tester. In her weekly recipe column “Cooking with Chef G,” one can find the inspiration to brave the century-old burners and unserviced ovens. Her recipes consider the facilities available to Wesleyan students, focusing her ingredients on items found in Weshop and co-op.

Lewis is an English major who wishes he had been able to do the creative writing track instead of literature, although he loves reading books. He enjoys playing for his beloved Club Soccer and Basketball teams, and can be seen eating copious amounts of food around campus.

Blake (he/him) is a CSS major and data analysis minor from Leonia, New Jersey. This is his first semester working on the paper as an editor. He is also a member of the Wesleyan Mock Trial Team and spends his spare time playing Mario Kart with his friends and baking cookies.

Lily (she/her) is a prospective College of Social Studies Major and Human Rights Minor, and hopes to work in journalism and human rights in the future. She grew up in Minnesota and is excited to be part of the launch of Ampersand. Outside of the Argus she is part of New Teen Force and Hysterics.

Abby Glassman (she/her) is a Film and English Double Major who has been dabbling in the Argus since her freshman year in both the Features and Art & Culture Sections. As she approaches graduation at the end of this school year, Abby is helping to launch the new satire section, Ampersand, where she serves as one of the co-editors. In her free time, she can be found knitting multicolor hats, doing yoga with her housemates or eating Japanica II.

Erin (she/her) is a government and American Studies double major from Glen Ridge, New Jersey. She loves covering Wesleyan athletics and is also passionate about writing about equity for women and girls in sports. Erin is also a member of Rho Epsilon Pi, writes for the Wesleyan Arcadia Political Review, and in her spare time enjoys bribing her non-sports friends to attend games with her.

Oluchi (she/they) is a Psychology major and Human Rights Advocacy and French minor from Long Island, New York. She has been with the Argus since her freshman fall and currently works for the Resource Center, WesWell, and loves to spend her time showing people around as a tour guide (She can also name more than 20 pro wrestling moves).

Ethan Lee (he/him), originally from Nyack, N.Y., is a sophomore and prospective physics major with an interest in environmental science. He has been writing for The Argus since the fall of his first year and is looking forward to covering the Cardinals again this year! Outside of The Argus office you can find him playing a slew of intramural sports at a subpar level or working at the Sustainability Office.

Sam is a psychology major from Concord, Massachusetts and has been on the Argus since Fall 2022. He is an avid sports fan, closely following both Wesleyan and professional sports. Sam enjoys spending time with his friends and family, playing golf, and eating ice cream!

Max is a prospective College of Social Studies major with a strong interest in journalism. He’s a passionate Philadelphia sports fan, living just outside the city in Moorestown, NJ. When not writing, editing, or social media-ing, you can find Max behind the camera at a sports event, listening to Tyler, the Creator, or hucking a frisbee to the moon.

Maggie (she/her) is a prospective history and government double major originally from New Orleans, Louisiana. Maggie is an avid history nerd and loves to spend her time exploring the Wesleyan Argives. Outside the Argus, you can catch Maggie running for the Wesleyan Cross Country and Track teams and watching movie marathons with her friends.

Lizzy is a Junior double majoring in Biology and Film Studies. She is an international student from Kaohsiung, Taiwan. This is their second year working for The Argus. Outside of The Argus, Lizzy likes to talk about movies/shows, draw digital art, play video games, and spend time with family and friends.

Lily (she/her) is an Economics and Film Studies double major from Brooklyn. In her free time, she enjoys watching documentaries, practicing jiu-jitsu, and building lego sets.

Peyton is a prospective English major from just outside San Francisco, and joined the Argus in fall 2023. When not asleep, they can be found doing the NYT crossword to avoid the impending sense of doom that comes from opening the actual NYT app.

Joe is a theater and psychology major from Washington, DC. He has been a copy editor since the dark ages of Zoom in 2020. When not in the Argus office, you can find Joe around other places, but only if you look really hard. Joe is popular in certain circles.

Amina (she/her) is a senior majoring in English and Education Studies from Amherst, Massachusetts. She started copy editing when it was all virtual and loved it so much that she kept coming back. Outside of The Argus, she can be found in the University Organizing Center with Wes Democratic Socialists, frantically taking margin notes, or napping in her room.

Phoebe (she/her) is a College of Social Studies and French major who enjoys coffee, diagramming sentences, and telling people to watch 90s supernatural drama mystery series Twin Peaks.

Anna (she/her) is a prospective English and economics major from Westchester, NY. Outside the Argus, she enjoys reading, listening to Noah Kahan and Taylor Swift, going on pro-Oxford comma tirades, and spending all her points on chai chargers.

Hannah (she/her) is a Music and CSS major from Oakland, California. When she’s not at the Argus you can find her at Red Feather Studios, at the Admissions Office, or using VEEP as background noise to get through everyday tasks.

Audrey (she/her) is a junior anthropology major from the Seattle area. She began writing for The Argus during her sophomore year and joined the podcast this fall. When she’s not hunting down audio clips or covering women’s sports, Audrey spends her time watching basketball, eating dessert, and reading/writing romance novels.

Erick is an American Studies and Film double major from Virginia. He has worked for the paper since Fall 2022. Erick likes writing short bios in his spare time.

Cindy (she/her) intends to double major in economics and computer science. History is her favorite subject. In Cindy’s free time, you can find her drawing, playing volleyball, or hanging out with friends.

Ray (he/him) is a sophomore film studies and art history double major. He works at Olin Library and participates in a lot of film-related activities in Wesleyan. He sometimes questions if he has a life, since he also loves watching movies in his free time. Besides that, he’s an avid hiker and backpacker with some experience.

Serena (she/her) is an environmental studies and FGSS major from Philadelphia. She is also a Sustainable Middletown Intern with the Sustainability Office and a coordinator of Sunrise Wesleyan and the Environmental Solidarity Network. She loves knitting, institutional memory, community engagement, and being a paperboy.

Sam (she/her) is a sociology and education studies double major from Chicago. She is new to the Argus this semester and excited to be distributing the paper around campus! Sam is also a coordinator for WesBuds and an active member of the Education Studies Student Committee. In her free time, she enjoys hammocking, playing cornhole, and good hair days.