Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor October 6, 2026

Recent News From Wesleyan Women’s Rugby

The Wesleyan Women’s Rugby Sevens Club began its fall season with two wins this past Saturday in Massachusetts, topping Springfield College 31-5 and Williams College 15-5.Wesleyan arrived at Springfield’s jamboree ...

Editor's Picks October 2, 2026

Letters on Pragmatic Hope: Keep Hoping, and Vote!

This piece is part of Letters on Pragmatic Hope, an essay series in which Wesleyan professors and administrators reflect on a daunting question: How can students act with purpose and efficacy ...

Editor's Picks October 2, 2026

Decorum, Dean Butler! How the Academic Integrity and Use of AI Session at ISO Othered International Students

“What I lack in decorum, I make up for with an absence of tact.”  Although former CT Senator Donald E. Williams Jr. meant the aforementioned as a joke, it appears ...

Letters to the Editor September 15, 2026

Do the Classics Have a Liberal Bias?

President Roth, on the Bill Maher show suggested that studying the classics tends to produce liberal teaching. I think he is right, but perhaps not for the reason he intended. ...

Editor's Picks September 15, 2026

Letter From the Editors: There’s Nothing Artificial About The Argus

Dear Readers, If you’ll believe it, nothing else but “The Matrix” was on our mind during The Argus’ pre-semester training, as the franchise recently returned to cultural consciousness due to ...

Letters to the Editor May 5, 2026

Letter From the Editors: Our Night at the Newsroom

Dear Reader, If you’re ever at the Argus office on a Thursday evening, you’d likely hear someone shout “You’re all FAKE NEWS!” at us from the hallway connected to WESU. ...

Letters to the Editor April 28, 2026

Finding Hope in Prison

When asked by the editors of The Argus to contribute to the “Letters on Pragmatic Hope,” I was at first reluctant. To be sure, I am lucky that I can ...

Letters to the Editor April 24, 2026

Every Day is Earth Day: Doing Green Buildings Offers Hope

At this time when we are all searching for sources of pragmatic hope, I have been hugely encouraged by interactions with architects, engineers, and building owners in New York City ...

Letters to the Editor April 21, 2026

Will We Get to See Some of These Seeds Take Root?

Some ideas are like seeds. Some seeds are lovingly planted in well-tended gardens and others scattered in the wind. In either case, it’s not always clear which seeds, not unlike ...

Letters to the Editor April 17, 2026

HELP! I’m Trapped in a Student Newspaper!

HELP! PLEASE! Seriously, CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?? I’m not playing around guys. I don’t know how I’m getting the paper to do this, you know, say what I’m thinking, but ...