“She’s lying.” “It was her choice to go to the party.” “But frats raise money for charity.”* The response to the recent lawsuit (1) against Psi Upsilon fraternity reflects the extent to which rape culture (2) pervades our community. Sexual assault is by no means an exception at Wesleyan: one out of every four (3) […]
I had the distinct honor of having Professor Sarah Mahurin as my thesis advisor, and I can’t imagine what my thesis experience, and entire senior year experience, would have been without her. She was so thorough, engaged, and helpful week in and week out (through the good weeks and the bad)—I had an irreplaceable ally, […]
To the Editor: Thursday’s Argus article on the Israeli Apartheid Week was incredibly disappointing. Instead of engaging in a useful conversation about the oppressive behavior of the Israeli government in the West Bank, it put WeSJP on trial for attempting to create a dialogue outside of the parameters of the pro-Israel voices on this campus. […]
Dear Michael, Bear with me, I needs must tidy up. My Feb. 11 Wespeak (Open Brief to Richard Ohmann) contained this wording: “World-beater Roth, who humbly took upon himself the onerous task of perfecting the world and relieving himself of the far more onerous task of perfecting himself.” The phrase “and relieving himself…” is messy. […]
After reading the recently posted Wesleying article, “On Black History Month” I stopped to take some time to reflect upon a wide array of issues, not only those that were addressed in the article, but also those that surrounded when, how, and why it was posted in this fashion. I must begin by saying that […]
Dear Valentine, The Substance of President Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation (“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favor, and Whereas both Houses of Congress have by their joint Committee requested me […]
Many African American Studies majors have voiced their opinions here, so I wanted to add my English-major-voice to this forum, although I did write a short introduction to Melody Oliphant’s ‘13 article on Wesleying. The two classes I had (one of which I am taking now) with Professor Mahurin were the better English classes I’ve […]
Dear Professor Ohmann, Professor Schwarcz’ assertion that President Roth’s denunciation of the ASA took “courage” – when scores of his colleague heads had signed the same letter – you found “a bit much.” I agree: no hero of nonconformity, he. As for the rest of your verbal belch, I found it every bit as “much,” […]
She is critical of my having appeared on a “Modern Languages [sic] Association panel united by a passion for boycotting Israel.” Professor Schwarcz proposes an end to our friendship–“a final splitting of the ways”–unless I find “the courage to dissent from the pack” of Marxists who endorse “lies about Israel,” the “one and only democracy […]
When the ASA’s boycott of Israeli academic institutions took effect, I was a student at one of the universities affected, Israel’s Hebrew University. It was difficult, for a while, to reconcile my support of the anti-occupation movement with the fact that I was unable to think of anything I had heard on campus that could […]