No Longer a Liberal Institution
When I attended Wesleyan I used to brag that I was the only conservative in a class of 1,000. Turns out I was one of the few Christians too. My ...
Letters to the Editor
A Modest Proposal – Name the New Art Center After Major Taylor
Dear Argus, I write to you today with a modest proposal. As I have read, the old physical plant building on Hamlin St. (where I shed several gallons of sweat ...
Wesleyan Has Lost Its Way in Prosecuting Student Protesters
Nearly every day going to class, I walk past a poster that reads “Protest. Organize. Walk out. Shut it down.” This poster, which has been hanging in CFILM since I ...
Campment
White cloth Flapping piece, it snaps too. Up. UP! A peace of being. Together. Associate Professor of Letters Jesse Torgerson can be reached at jtorgerson@wesleyan.edu.
Wesleyan Alumni for Justice in Palestine Stand Against Student Repression
On September 20, 2024, a group of students organizing in support of Palestine staged a short, peaceful sit-in inside a conference room in North College. In reaction to the sit-in, ...
My Crowds Are Small, But I Think I’m Okay With That
A professor of mine once told me a story of when he saw a famous jazz artist perform at a club in front of four people. He described the experience ...
The Mind Revolution
America and the world have reached a tipping point. Quo vadis, America, human race? Americans are in a negative mood about the current state of the country, with large majorities ...
The CIR’s Statement on the Board of Trustees’ Vote against Divestment
The CIR has seen the Board of Trustees’ recent decision to not divest from assets associated with Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestine, and respects their right to reject the divestment ...
Wesleyan AAUP Condemns the Use of Police Against Protestors
On Friday, September 20th, student protestors peacefully occupied a board room in North College to express their frustration with the administration’s slow response to the Committee for Investor Responsibility’s recommendation ...
Statement from Faculty for Justice in Palestine (FJP) on Campus Repression and Divestment
FJP condemns the subjection of 5 Wesleyan students to detention and threats of suspension and expulsion while exercising their fundamental right to protest the university’s complicity in Israeli apartheid and ...