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The Wesleyan Argus
As a Wesleyan film student, I’ve always had a funny relationship with pretentiousness. I got really into Swedish existentialism at 16, and may or may not have once publicly described myself as an “experimentalist.” Thankfully, at some point I realized snobbery just isn’t very endearing, and started to accept the fact that some things are […]
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After two years at the University, I’ve realized that the disappearance of the question “hot or iced?” at the cafe counter marks the arrival of a cold, cloudy October. As a homesick Arizona native, I find myself horribly nostalgia-prone in the kitchen and at the grocery store at this time of year. Modifying my recipe […]
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When you think of sports at Wesleyan, you probably think of teams like the powerhouse Wesleyan Volleyball team or the reigning NESCAC Football champions. While the varsity teams are what make up a large part of the sports culture here at the University, we shouldn’t forget about the other athletic teams that also contribute to […]
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“Collecting China: Missionary Assemblages of a Distant World, 1844–1911” is a new exhibit that opened in the College of East Asian Studies Gallery at the Mansfield Freeman Center on Wednesday, Sept. 23. The exhibition is a compilation of artifacts that were brought back by American missionaries associated with the University dating back to 1835, just […]
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Hundreds of students and Middletown residents gathered at Long Lane Farm on Saturday, Oct. 10 to celebrate the 21st Annual Pumpkin Fest. The festival began in 2004, aiming to celebrate the fall season and the harvest produced by Long Lane Farm. The event was sponsored by the Bailey College of the Environment. “I think it’s […]
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Long before the University’s celebrated Zonker Harris Day and a capella kegcerts united students in song, Glee Club opera concerts and inter-fraternity singing competitions were the campus’s ultimate source of school spirit and pride, dating back to 1846. In fact, these groups’ fame was not limited to Middletown, Conn. In the late 19th and early 20th […]
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Dear Cards, Kitty here! While describing my first kiss might seem a bit juvenile for a sex column, I want to share the story of how mine turned into an excruciatingly awkward blowjob, and unpack how absurd it is that I felt the need to negotiate losing my virginity. First of all, let me get […]
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This July, the University purchased the former Beta Theta Pi fraternity house at 184 High Street for an above-market price of $1.8 million, according to the Middletown tax assessor database. The sale ends a years-long ordeal that escalated in September 2014, when the University officially banned students from the property and the chapter was suspended […]
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In an era defined by the democratization of information, Western society exhibits a notable cognitive dissonance regarding authority. We willingly defer to empirical research, recognizing that specialized scientific, economic, or medical training yields an objective utility that protects human life and knowledge. Yet, at some point along the transition from
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Last Sunday, a sold-out audience filled the 6000-capacity Radio City Music Hall to celebrate the 20th anniversary of “30 Rock,” which premiered on Oct. 11, 2006. In honor of this momentous occasion, writer, producer, and actress Tina Fey was joined by the extended cast (Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jane Krazowski, and Jack McBreyer), along with […]
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