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Staff Writer Bobby Bailey Following the loss to North Central College on Tuesday, Jan. 31, the Titans broke a two-game losing streak and bounced back from a tough overtime loss to Augustana College. The Titan men’s basketball team cruised to an 84-63 victory at home over North Park University this...
Kiara Blake-Knight, Columnist When applying for a job, applicants will inevitably see or hear the phrase “we are an equal opportunity employer.” This is the statement that is seen on all job applications in reference to Affirmative Action, a policy that provides opportunities for education and employment to minorities. But...
Scott Yockey Just as anticipated, my last article in the Argus (Communism is Absurd) stirred up quite the controversy. Katie Rose’s response was what I was looking for: extremely intelligent and well thought out. The other, written by Ryan Nielsen, was simply an outpouring of emotion and an attack on...
Editorial Rising tuition costs have become a reality at many colleges, and Illinois Wesleyan University is no exception. For this school year, tuition increased by $1,316—a 3.75 percent raise. With many families struggling to cope with the recovering economy, President Obama recently warned universities to control their tuition costs or...
By Tia Sprengel, Managing Editor It’s not every day men get to strap on heels and women have a chance to suit up. But everyone will have the opportunity to do just that at the Illinois Wesleyan University Pride Alliance’s second annual Drag Ball tonight at 7 p.m. in the...
By Joe Phipps, Staff Writer Illinois Wesleyan University puts a lot of effort into creating an environmentally friendly “green” campus. But why do the diverse trees and bountiful squirrels have to stop at the edge of campus? Off-campus housing is widely available to upperclassman and gives students a freedom to...
By Mary Nicholas, News Editor From the Halloween special on “Community” to Jane Austen’s classic Pride and Prejudice to the several heart-racing HvZ battles on our own quad, zombies are rapidly penetrating the creative fantasies of our society. The rise of the modern cultural obsession with zombies even parallels the...
By Nick Desideri, Staff Writer Aside from maybe superstar Rebecca Black, no pop music star has truly emerged from the Internet and into the mainstream. There are a few fads and phenomena, but no one has really stuck in the public consciousness and made a career out of their 15...
By , Columnist Sometimes I feel that society enforces certain behaviors by cramming some twisted moral agenda down people’s throats. Sometimes this agenda is easily exposed and disliked by everyone, but sometimes it is not. Tipping is one of the latter. I understand the moral conundrum I may be facing...
From Ryan Nielsen Scott Yockey’s anti-communism article printed in last week’s issue of The Argus is alarming for two reasons. It not only shows a complete lack of analytical capacity, but also espouses a dangerous ideological standpoint that amounts to an excuse for oppression. Yockey argues that communism and socialism...