A Middletown City Block at the Bottom of America’s Safety Net
On the horizon of Middletown, Conn.’s notoriously wide Main Street, the peeling Colonial Revival edifice of the Arriwani Hotel rises ...
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“To Get an Interview, It’s About Who You Know,” Say Foss Hill Financial’s Newest Advisors
Investment banking: two words that strike fear into the hearts and minds of economics students everywhere. The words conjure up ...
Office Hours: Professor Nicholas Whittaker on Film, Philosophy, and the Value of Confusion
Nicholas Whittaker is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Wesleyan University whose research focuses on race, aesthetics, selfhood, and sociality. ...
Inside Wesleyan’s Rare Book Collection, From 17th Century Shakespeare to Feminist Artist Books
Tucked in a corner on the first floor of Olin Library lives the rare book collection, an ever-growing collection of ...
Can You Bake the Perfect Pie? The Perfect Crust? Chill the Dough, Relax, and Just Add Vodka
Growing up, my family’s fall dessert tradition was America’s favorite duo: Costco’s hefty Kirkland Signature Pumpkin and Apple Pies. Something ...
From the Argives: “How Many Times a Day Do You Inhale?” and Other Absurd Argus Ads
Spend enough time in the Argives and the advertisements start to raise eyebrows. Cigars! Unregulated medical claims! Bowling alleys! Decades ...
Korean Student Association Strives to Bring Cohesion Within the Wesleyan Korean Community
This past Saturday, Nov. 22, the University’s Korean Student Association (KSA) organized a Chicken and Karaoke Night. Students, Korean and ...
From Co-op to Cato Corner, Exploring Bon Appetit’s Relationship With Wesleyan’s Sustainable Dining Options
Wesleyan has multiple programs aimed at promoting local food sourcing, from Bon Appétit’s Farm to Fork initiative, to student-run Local ...
Office Hours: Koeppel Journalism Fellow Stephen Busemeyer on Reporting With Data, Adapting to New Technology, and “Catching Bad Guys”
Stephen Busemeyer has worked as a journalist for over 30 years. Today, he is the managing editor at the Connecticut ...
As DKE Seeks a Return to Campus, Expansive Goals With Few Policy Promises
There are few University organizations as controversial as the Gamma Phi chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE). A quick summary ...