About Us
Founded in 2023, The Argosy is a student newspaper created to give talented young writers—and students with a commitment to the public good—a serious forum for ideas.
We are generously funded by Herbart Kita Publishing, a small independent house with a passion for student work and “learning by doing.” Their support allows us to focus on what matters most: reporting with clarity, editing with care, and publishing with integrity—without chasing clicks or trends.
What We Stand For
Our newsroom is built on three promises:
Independence. We choose our stories and our words. Editorial decisions are made by editors and writers, not by algorithms or advertisers.
Depth. We prefer analysis over noise. Our pieces bring context, evidence, and follow-through—so readers understand not just what happened, but why it matters.
Craft. Every sentence should earn its place. We prize strong arguments, precise language, and careful sourcing.
Our Scope
The Argosy covers politics, culture, sports, health, economics & finance, business, technology, sustainability, and student affairs. We welcome diverse viewpoints and aim to model good-faith argument—firm in judgment, fair in tone.
How We Work
Writers pitch, revise, and fact-check with editors in a process designed to mirror professional newsrooms. Mentorship is hands-on. Feedback is candid. Publication is earned.
Why “Argosy”?
An “argosy” is a great ship laden with goods. We like the metaphor: a vessel built by many hands, carrying ideas across distance, meant to be shared.
Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
When our founders launched The Argosy, their aim was simple but ambitious: to give students a real newsroom — a place where ideas, stories, and debate could flourish. They wanted more than a school paper. They wanted a forum where curiosity meets craft, where sharp reporting and thoughtful essays live side by side. Three years, several hundred pieces, and one graduation season later, I can report that they built it — and then handed it over, which is the part institutions usually get wrong, and they got right.
An argosy is a merchant ship: a vessel built to carry valuable cargo long distances, through weather. Ships are defined by what they carry, not by who happens to be at the helm. What this one carries hasn't changed with the crew: we take the world seriously before anyone asks us to, we show our work — wrong predictions and all — and we practice disagreement in public, by name, with people we intend to keep liking. Our founding cohort now reads us from campuses across two continents, and their standard remains the standard.
To every writer, editor, and mentor who gave these pages their heartbeat — and to the readers who argue with us in the comments and come back anyway — thank you. The conversation is the paper. Welcome aboard.
— Ethan Yang, Editor-in-Chief
Contact
General inquiries: editors@theargosy.org