Running and Health: Why It’s Time To Pound the Pavement
I started running as a way to keep in shape for my high school soccer team. My school had an ...
Opinion
Wesleyan is Making Us Sick. It Doesn’t Have To Be That Way
The first time I caught a cold this semester was in mid-February, during my first round of papers. It was ...
Retraumatizing Myself: The Problem with Using Suffering as Leverage in Academia
“I don’t want you to retraumatize yourself.” I couldn’t help but feel slightly insulted when an administrator said this to ...
If You’re Annoyed by Student Protests… They’re Working
On Wednesday, April 10, from 8 am until 4:30 pm, students lined the entrance to Wesleyan’s Office of Admissions. They ...
Complicating the Complex: Reflections on Israeli Apartheid Week
As one passes by the Israeli Apartheid Wall outside Usdan, one cannot help but notice the glaring caption, “From Palestine ...
Who am “I”: ADHD and Me
I was first diagnosed with ADHD in first grade after I, completely unprompted, punched my classmate Jake in the leg. ...
Divest Now: Wesleyan University’s Institutional Obligation to Address Climate Injustice
Twelve years from now, in 2031, Wesleyan will celebrate its bicentennial anniversary. In 2030, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on ...
Here’s the Formula for Writing an Opinion About Saving Haven Hall
I usually start my opinions with a short story or a setting, something to evoke the tone. Writing about classism ...
In the Shadow of Fraud: Economic Inequality Underscored at Universities
As a senior in high school, I naively believed college admissions to be an equalizer. Any qualified candidate would have ...
Don’t Impeach the Peach
Without a doubt, President Trump is the single most incompetent and sleazy leader this country has ever had. Sure, James ...