Founded in 1975, Hermes Magazine is Wesleyan's oldest student-run progressive publication. On the inside cover of each issue, one can find a brief history of and introduction to the magazine, telling of its orgins in student activism at Wesleyan in the mid-seventies.

"Hermes was founded in 1975 by a group of student activists who were disgruntled with Wesleyan University’s official school newspaper, the Argus. The namesake is rather blunt reference to Greek mythology, in which Hermes, God of Mischief, slays the hundred-eyed Argus. Hermes was New England’s longest-running progressive student publication until a break in the ‘91 - ‘92 academic year. Hermes was subsequently revived as a journal seeking to provide a political, critical, and creative approach to issues on and off campus. Hermes publishes journalism, essays, theory, creative non-fiction, commentary, photos, artwork, and poetry. Hermes is a non-hierarchical collective. Anyone is welcome to join. Submissions may be emailed or dropped off at the office. The Hermes Office is located at 190 High Street on the second floor."

The first issue of Hermes Magazine for the Fall '08 semester is currently being assembled by Katie Shelly '09. Katie began working on the magazine just last year. She contributed an article about a prison turned cultural center in Valparaiso, Chile that came to her attention during a semester-long study-abroad program in the country for the Feb. 08 issue. For the upcoming issue, Katie is looking forward to contributions about other student-run publications at Wesleyan, an article about student involvement with Middletown's Green Street Art Center, an article about the meaning of conspiracy theories, and other juicy stories on student activism and culture at Wesleyan.

Hermes meetings are TBA at this point, but new students should look for Hermes Magazine at the Fall Activities Fair, which is usually held each semester on the hockey rink at Freeman.

To find out how to get involved with Hermes Magazine OR to submit materials for publication, email:

wesleyanhermes@gmail.com

Hermes Magazine Blog (coming soon!)

http://hermesmagazine.blogspot.com/

Official (but hopelessly out-of-date) website

www.wesleyan.edu/hermes