Well, not quite. Considering such suggestions and the mystery surrounding this new addition to campus, I am delighted to take this opportunity to introduce you, Wesleyan, to the labyrinth.
Take a bag, leave a bag. Compost. Don’t use paper towels. Choose eco-friendly laundry detergent. Such prescriptions, which emphasize the impacts of individual consumption, dominate our culture’s environmental consciousness. Alexa Jay’s Wespeak “Missing the forest for the trees” (March 4, Volume CXLIII, Number 34) calls for a dialogue about a bigger picture, one that encompasses more than “the penguins” when considering the problem of global climate destabilization and what we can do in the face of it. Without any intention of smiting Jay or any of her bottled-water drinking and driving associates, we’d like to both agree with some of her points and contest others.