Wespeaks
Open Letter to Chair of Religion
UPDATE Dec. 7, 7:01 pm: We originally printed an outdated version of this Wespeak in Volume CLI, Issue 23 of The Argus and published it on our website. We have now replaced it with the correct version, which can be read below. … Continue reading
A Real Middletown Commons
Dear Wesleyan students, faculty, staff, and administration, An anonymous flier reads, “As paying students we deserve…a new modern look, consistent with the overall image of Wesleyan.” I ask, what is Centerplan’s image of Wesleyan anyways? Centerplan’s proposal to build a strip … Continue reading
Public Safety and Police Brutality
I’m writing this in response to a comment on an article in the online edition of The Argus. I want to make it a Wespeak rather than another comment in hopes of reaching more people. The article was about an … Continue reading
Power Plant Proposal Not Good for Wesleyan
In a university setting, there are very good reasons for having heat and electricity in an emergency situation (providing shelter to the community, preserving scientific experiments and intellectual property, keeping pipes from freezing, etc.). The University is proposing to construct … Continue reading
Peter Morgenstern-Clarren Social Justice Award Nominations
During my junior year of high school, as I stepped out of the admissions building to start my tour of Wesleyan, the first students I encountered were a group of students camped outside the Investment Office protesting investments in weapons … Continue reading
On WesToWes
In light of all the conversations that we have had on this campus lately, it seems fair to deduce one very basic concept: we, as a community, care deeply about each other. Though our community has its flaws, we must … Continue reading
An Open Letter to President Roth and the Wesleyan Community
Dear President Roth and the Wesleyan Community, I was dismayed by the news that Wesleyan had ended need-blind admissions. I believe that this decision damages Wesleyan morally, as well as academically. Further, I anticipate that this decision will have a disproportionate … Continue reading
On the Bookstore Relocation Proposal
I initially wrote the following letter to thank a member of the WSA, and lifelong resident of Middletown, for expressing her opinion against relocating the bookstore. The campus’ decision concerning this proposal is a big issue, and will affect more people … Continue reading
Employ Your Creativity with Venture For America
Now is as good a time as any to start thinking about post grad employment opportunities, especially if you’re a senior (what up fellow seniors!). However, for many of us, the job search yields mostly discouragement and dismay. Ideally, we … Continue reading
Just a Friendly Reminder To Everybody Who Might Still Be Voting Absentee in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, or Wyoming And Doesn’t Already Realize This For Some Reason:
Yes you can vote for Jill Stein or Rocky Anderson or Gary Johnson or Virgil Goode or Eugene V. Debs or Aynwar Randte or whoever you support without possibly being guilted into thinking you’re aiding a Romney/Ryan victory. Love, Zach Zach … Continue reading