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The Wesleyan Argus, founded in 1868, is a student newspaper at Wesleyan University. It is the longest running bi-weekly student newspaper.

The Argus primarily covers topics surrounding Wesleyan University and Middletown, Connecticut. Typical issues may include features on Wesleyan students, administration, sports, and events, opinion pieces, and letters to the editor.

Controversies
In September 2015, the Wesleyan Argus published an article by staff writer Bryan Stascavage, entitled, "Why Black Lives Matter Isn’t What You Think", criticising the movement and bringing into question its legitimacy, insinuating the movement is responsible for tensions between the Black people and the police. This drew much criticism from the student body and beyond, with various responses being published in the Argus, and the original article garnering nearly 800 comments on the Argus website. Various students called for the paper to be defunded via petition, and while this did not occur, various right wing news publications reported that it was.

In pop culture
In the animated series Bojack Horseman, the titular character makes reference to the paper.