Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor March 28, 2024

Dear Board of Trustees: Not Good Enough

Last week we learned something sickening: Wes too. According to anonymous testimony in an online zine (Begging for Table Scraps) the Chair of our Board of Trustees “made inappropriate contact” ...

Letters to the Editor March 3, 2024

Wes Is Far From Perfect, We Deserve Better

I am an openly gay student on campus. Wesleyan was the first non-religious institution I have ever attended in my life. Growing up, I went to a catholic elementary school ...

Letters to the Editor February 26, 2024

Viewpoint Diversity

Here’s some good news about viewpoint diversity in the American academy! We think of our elite institutions as being populated by well-informed, thoughtful types, most of them from culturally rich ...

Letters to the Editor February 22, 2024

What Are You?

What are you? I often find myself asking this question. With objects, the answer almost always seems simple. Parasol? Oh, that’s just an umbrella. A palindrome? Words that are spelled ...

Letters to the Editor February 5, 2024

Wesleyan Is Too Liberal For Our Own Good: Why Shutting Out Conservatism Is Detrimental to Our Education

I can assure you that I am firmly in the progressive camp at Wesleyan. I approach every issue in American politics from the left: I am an ardent supporter of increasing spending on healthcare, insurance, climate ...

Letters to the Editor February 1, 2024

Introducing the Editorial Board

At this year’s family Christmas gathering, an uncle asked me if I believed a peaceful, bilateral solution in the Middle East remained possible. I was a bit taken aback. Not ...

Letters to the Editor January 29, 2024

Letter From the Editors: This Is Not a Newspaper, This Is The Argus

Dearest readers, Welcome back! We hope you had a rejuvenating winter break. We’re thrilled to be serving as editors-in-chief for The Argus this semester. As you may know, our paper ...

Letters to the Editor December 7, 2023

Letter from the Editors: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Dear readers and friends of The Argus, We can’t believe that the end of the semester is already here. It really feels like time has flown, and it doesn’t feel ...

Letters to the Editor December 7, 2023

THIS IS WES? AND THIS IS GENOCIDE! WES ALUM ARE ORGANIZING LIKE NEVER BEFORE

On December 4th and 5th 2023, alums from multiple class years submitted updates to their class notes for the Wesleyan University Alumni Magazine. These updates highlighted their support of a ...

Letters to the Editor December 7, 2023

Catholic Chaplain Father Bill’s Lasting Positive Impact on Wesleyan and Beyond and Our Continued Fight for Justice

Father Bill was my first real friend at Wesleyan. There were many times in freshman year where I doubted myself and my place at Wesleyan, but he always made me ...