From the Argives: When Transformations in Life at the University Hit Two Years into World War 2
Although September 29 enjoys no legal recognition as a public, federal, or statutory holiday in the United States, plenty of ...
From the Argives
From the Argives: When the Computer Came to Campus
Wesleyan’s computer science department, with over 40 years to its name, can trace its wide-reaching roots back to a single ...
Roth in The Argives: Michael Roth ’78 Prior to Presidency
Wesleyan President Michael Roth ’78 has been named in no less than 229 editions of The Argus. Six of these ...
From the Argives: The Argus’ First Letter to the Editor Argues Ponies, Plagiarism, and Plato
The Argus has published Letters to the Editor—both controversial and not—since its earliest days. The first article addressed directly to ...
From the Argives: History, Rumor, and Myth of Wesleyan’s Underground Tunnels
The infamous network of tunnels under the University has remained a constant source of interest and cause of conflict since ...
From The Argives: On Keeping Wesleyan Weird—Graffiti & “Vandalism” at the University
Based on the many forms of student expression on campus that align with the University’s liberal arts description, it is ...
From the Argives: This Has All Happened Before. Tracking the University’s Discourse on Free Speech
Free speech debates are flaring across American campuses right now, whether they’re over protest encampments, invited speakers, or the limits ...
From the Argives: The First Wesleyan Women and Our Winding Path to Coeducation
While Wesleyan prides itself on its woke, progressive campus culture today, for the majority of its history, the University held ...
From the Argives: “Have Fun—Don’t Be Stupid”: Tracing the History of WeScam
If you are a University student, you may have gotten an Instagram follow request from @wescam2026 earlier this semester. In ...
From The Argives: Ring by Spring, a History of Marriage at Wesleyan
When the class of 2029 first arrived at Wesleyan University, we were welcomed with a speech by President Michael Roth ...