From the Argives
As we enter the spooky season and scramble to find our Halloween costumes, we must reflect on the spookiest part of ...
From the Argives: How Off-Campus Housing Got Axed
For decades, one question sparked fights between students and administrators: Who gets to decide where students live? A mere 20 ...
From the Argives: Chalking Up Trouble Since 2002
In light of recent bans on our campus (BORGs and beer pong and ice luges, oh my!), this week, the ...
From the Argives: A History of the Freshman Fracas
Every fall, a new class of first-years arrives at the University determined to make an entrance. Some years it’s tame: ...
From the Argives: Old, Odd End-of-Year Customs at the University
The academic year is nearing its bittersweet end, as marked by The Argus’ final issue before the summer break. Finishing ...
From the Argives: Iconic Commencement Speakers From the University’s Past
With April slipping away and May just around the corner, the Spring semester is nearing its end. As the semester ...
From The Argives: WesEats in 2017 Versus 2025
In an Argus article entitled “WesEats: A Definitive Ranking of the University’s Many Eateries by Meal” published on Friday, Sept. ...
From the Argives: The Atwater Insane Asylum Studies
At the turn of the twentieth century, a new chapter in mental healthcare emerged from the margins of nutritional science. ...
From the Argives: Thinking Inside the Box: The Professor Who Invented Calories in Judd Hall Basement
At the dawn of the 20th century, a new invention and its esteemed creator came to define food science in ...
From the Argives: A Call for Archival Research
Week after week, The Argus continues to publish this lovely column named “From the Argives” in the hope that readers will ...
