Saying No
Two days ago, I joined members of SJP to unfurl banners with messages of Palestinian solidarity at a Wesfest event. President Roth somehow spun our demonstration into another pitch for ...
Letters to the Editor
Response to “‘Small Mouth Sounds’ Was Freaking Awesome”
Nina Jakobson’s senior capstone project ‘Small Mouth Sounds’ was really awesome but I would like to bring light to the elements of the production that the last Argus article failed ...
Letter from the Editors: The Eclipse and Its Consequences
Dear avid readers of The Argus, Happy Friday! We hope you all enjoyed our annual edition of The Blargus and are excited for the weather to start getting warmer. As ...
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” ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...