Dealing with the “Should”: Deciphering Anxious Thoughts Versus Intuition
As someone with incessant mental chatter cluttering up my headspace at all times, I am well-versed in “should” thoughts: “I ...
Opinion
Why You Should Embrace the Oh-So-Controversial Paper Towel Removal
Summer brought us a plethora of world-changing events and developments to discuss upon our return to campus: the Supreme Court’s ...
In Favor of Proximity: Living Within Walking Distance of All Your Friends
After college, many students—especially Wesleyan graduates and those of other small East Coast liberal arts schools—consider moving to New York ...
Colorful Community, Cold Conglomerate: Has Program Housing Overstayed Its Welcome?
Lively discussions about new movies fill Film and Art House’s common room, while vibrant student-created paintings line the house’s walls, ...
Argus Apps: Breath Control
The Opinion Section created the column Argus Apps to humanize the college process. Common App essays only ever exist within the ...
My Case Against AI: Biases in “Bulletproof” Technology
It can write your essays for you, invest in the stock market, and generate music. Artificial intelligence (AI) can do ...
A Love Letter to My Mother and an Open Letter to Barbie
Who knew a doll could make film history? “Barbie” is currently in the middle of one of the largest global ...
What Remote Internships and “Hot Strike Summer” Have in Common
Intern season is over. There will be no more polo shirts lined up in front of the hippest bar every ...
Less Isolated, More Alone: Musings From a Second Round of COVID-19 Quarantine
Right now, I’m sitting in the same spot I’ve been in since Tuesday night, with brief interludes to get food, ...
Rest in Peace to the Blinking Traffic Light at the Corner of William St. and High St.
I lost a friend last week. Not to death, nor to fallout nor argument nor any of the other main ...