Voice!

Wrote for your school newspaper? Always wanted to do some investigative journalism? Just interested in covering some concerts or sports games?

Well, here at Wesleyan, the Argus has it all. The Wesleyan Argus is published twice a week during the academic school year, except for exam periods. Sections ranged from your standard News, Sports, Arts, and Features, to our own comic section and joke section. Wespeaks are Wesleyan’s unique version of a letter to the editor. These pieces can be written by anyone in the Wesleyan community and range from the serious ( for example: campus politics, world politics) to the absurd ( for example: a call to action for more dancing on campus).

Unlike some larger schools, freshmen are welcomed and encouraged to write for the Argus as soon as they come to campus. And, with some dedication and commitment, you can become an editor or columnist early on in your Wesleyan career. People who write and work for the Argus have very varied experiences with high school journalism, some people were editors of their school paper while others, like myself, had never written an article before Wesleyan. But, after writing for four semesters, I was co-editor of the Arts section my Junior Year. Once an editor, you serve on the Argus editorial board, which writes an opinion piece each paper about something related to campus politics, world politics, or issues affecting the Wesleyan community.

Also, one way to be clued into what’s happening at Wesleyan before coming to campus is to read the Argus online. New editions are posted on Tuesdays and Fridays, sometimes late in the afternoon. So stay posted, be aware, and know what is going on before you even step foot on campus! It’s a great way to get in on the conversations as soon as you get here and see all that Wesleyan students are involved in and passionate about.

Happy reading!
Emily Einhorn ‘08
Senior Interviewer

For those of you interested in radio, Wesleyan has its own radio station: WESU Middletown. This station is actually the second oldest station in the country. It was started in 1939, when students living in Clark Hall connected radio wires to the water pipes in the building. The station has progressed greatly since this time, eventually becoming a legitimate station and broadcasting further throughout Connecticut.

Today, the station broadcasts at 1500 watts, which means that it reaches about 2.1 million people around Connecticut. We broadcast 24 hours a day and you can hear it in most of Connecticut and even some parts of Massachusetts at 88.1FM. WESU also streams live online at www.wesufm.org. While the studio was originally located in the basement of Clark Hall, it was moved down to 45 Broad Street, right above Broad Street Books (our campus bookstore), when the dorm was renovated in the year 2000. The studio’s new location is larger and has more equipment.

Today’s WESU is unique in several ways:

-We are a freeform station, meaning that we allow people to do radio shows in whatever genre they desire. So we have shows focusing on rock music, hip-hop, political talk, alternative medicine, surf music, gospel, reggae, jazz, and many more areas.

-We are a student-community station. So while Wesleyan University owns our license, we allow anyone to become a DJ at the station. About 50% of the DJ’s are Wesleyan students, while the other 50% are community members from the Middletown and Hartford area. This gives us much greater diversity in programming, as well as creating a link between Wesleyan students and Middletown residents.

-We broadcast NPR during the day. In the year 2005, WESU began streaming NPR during the daytime hours. NPR plays from 5AM-3PM on weekdays, with a break from 12-1PM when Democracy Now! airs. This allows our listeners to hear news during the day before hearing music and other talk shows in the afternoon and evening.

In April 2007, I was elected President of WESU and am working to make the station more accessible and unique. I invite you all to check out WESU and listen whenever you get a chance and to get involved if you attend Wesleyan. You can see a program guide listing times and descriptions of all our shows at www.wesufm.org, where you can also stream the station live, from anywhere in the world. I hope you get a chance to listen.

Jeff Wong ‘08
Senior Interviewer