For over 150 years, The Argus has been managed and sustained by an incredibly dedicated masthead. We, and past editors, have relied on thousands of hardworking, unpaid staff members to do the interviewing, reporting, formatting, and fact-checking that keeps student journalism alive at Wesleyan.
But our reporting positions can be unrealistic for those who are expected to support themselves financially during their time at Wesleyan. For years, we’ve missed out on these students- students who bring crucial perspectives and skills to our newsroom. That’s why, in 2020, The Argus established the Voices Fund to offer five paid reporting positions, supported entirely by alumni contributions, to students of color from low-income backgrounds.
Since then, dozens of student reporters have benefited from the program. Today, with the future of student journalism at risk, we know that we need our Argus Voices more than ever.
We need your help to ensure that our Voices continue to be heard.
The Argus is completely, and importantly, independent from the University—we receive no University funding, and Argus workers do not receive academic credit. The resulting product benefits every member of the campus community—in addition to our website, 500 copies of The Argus are published each Tuesday and Friday, available to students, prospective students, faculty, staff, and Middletown residents.
Sincerely,
Editors-in-Chief Miles Pinsof-Berlowitz ’27 and Thomas Lyons ’26
Managing Editor Janhavi Munde ’27
This policy is effective as of May 6, 2025.
