Jacob Kleinman

14 Articles

WesCeleb: Ivan Maulana ’11

By Jacob Kleinman, Executive Editor
Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Ivan Maulana graduated at the end of the fall semester, but now he’s back, and is couch-surfing his way through the rest of the spring. The native Singaporean sat down with The Argus to talk about his past life as a fire fighter, his love of shotgunning a can of beer in mere seconds, and why the Coxswain is the most important position on the crew team. Continue reading 

Wesceleb: Dionne Anderson ‘11

By Jacob Kleinman, Executive Editor
Tuesday, March 29, 2011

A self described jack-of-all-trades, Dionne Anderson ’11 has spread her career at Wesleyan University over five years, taking time off to study and bartend in Tokyo and starting her own clothing line at a boutique in New York’s Lower East Side. Continue reading 

WesCeleb: Gideon Finck ‘11

By Jacob Kleinman, Executive Editor
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Gideon Finck returned to campus his senior year with a mission: to promote Narragansett beer by any means necessary. Continue reading 

Panel Addresses Egyptian Conflict: A Look at Recent Events

By Jacob Kleinman, Executive Editor
Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Students and faculty crowded into the lecture hall in the Public Affairs Center (PAC) last Thursday afternoon while a live feed of the massive protests in Cairo, Egypt were streamed from the Al Jazeera English website and projected onto a screen. Continue reading 

WesCeleb: Anthony Bryan Lexington Smith ’11

By Jacob Kleinman, Editor-in-Chief
Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Like Tennessee Williams and Max Fischer before him, Anthony Smith ’11 (perhaps better known as Anthony Bryan Lexington Smith) has taken the world of (campus) theatre by storm. Continue reading 

Putting Wesleyan in Perspective: Studying the University

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editors
Thursday, March 25, 2010

As a History professor, Judith Brown’s focus is the Italian Renaissance. Continue reading 

The Great Wesleyan Wing-Off, 2010

By Pei Xiong Liu and Jacob Kleinman, Features Editors
Friday, February 5, 2010

Most everyone loves Buffalo Wings—except for vegetarians—and with the big game right around the corner, we, your beloved Features Editors and self-proclaimed poultry experts, have taken it upon ourselves to embark on a search for the best Buffalo wings on and around campus. Continue reading 

Prometheus Alums Play with Fire

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editor
Tuesday, January 26, 2010

The members of Prometheus, the University’s only fire spinning troupe, wasted no time rekindling their passion for danger this semester. Continue reading 

Need-Blind at Wes, and Beyond

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editor
Tuesday, November 10, 2009

In light of the global economic downturn and the University’s attempts to make reductions to its budget, it was only a matter of time before the administration would begin to consider financial aid cuts as a cost-savings measure. Continue reading 

Malcolm Tent: On the Record

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editor
Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Malcolm Tent may be the only person on campus who’s never listened to MGMT, but that doesn’t stop students from flocking to his table in Usdan to search through stacks of records, concert DVDs, and bootlegs and chat about their favorite bands a few days each semester. Continue reading 

What’s Cookin? – Luce’s Mushroom Bruscetta

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editor
Friday, October 9, 2009

Luce is the perfect restaurant to take your parents out to when they visit, by which I mean it’s the perfect place for your parents to buy you a fancy Italian dinner over homecoming weekend. Continue reading 

Wesleyan Epidemics Through the Ages

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editor
Tuesday, October 6, 2009

This fall, students and faculty alike seem to be bracing for more than the usual long, cold winter. Swine Flu, that epidemic we all thought had petered out last spring, has slowly wheedled its way back into our collective consciousness. Continue reading 

What’s Cookin’? – O’Rourke’s French Toast

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editor
Friday, October 2, 2009

It’s no secret that O’Rourke’s Diner is the crown jewel of Main Street’s restaurant row. Continue reading 

With Topical Offerings, New Professors Expect Full Classrooms

By Jacob Kleinman, Features Editor
Tuesday, September 8, 2009

New Professors in 2009. Continue reading