In recent weeks, 1. student group 2. double-entendre acronym has been making a lot of noise on campus about 3. cause. They held an open forum last week in PAC 4. room number which, dishearteningly enough, was attended by 5. number less than four students, all of whom are members of 6. said acronym. Despite campus-wide e-mails, a WESpeak announcement, and a post on Wesleying by 7. Xue Sun, the student body once again opted for 8. gerund on Foss Hill rather than pursuing the more worthy causes that they list under “Interests” in their Facebook profiles. Why?
The administration has joined in, launching an online climate log to measure acts on campus against 9. marginalized community. Today: cloudy with a chance of apathy. The Office of the Dean announced that it will also add a new position to its staff, Dean of 10. obscure administrative responsibility, to begin next year. And, concerned that the lack of student interest in support of 11. marginalized community may be detrimental to the Wesleyan undergraduate community, the Office is additionally considering implementing a Diversity Fine. The fine is 12. expletive.
We at the Argus commend students’ activism and the administration’s encouragement. However, we feel it is our responsibility to point out the despicable lack of 13. noun on part of the student body. It seems that student apathy is spreading faster than 14. STD. As another example, let us consider the disgusting amount of trash left on 15. campus location. How can we continue to champion our 16. (ideal), when we have others clean up after us? 17. Yet another rhetorical question?
Wesleyan, what will get you to clean up your act? More 18. thinly veiled attempts to get your money? We were once mocked for being PCU—seems more like 19. “clever” cynical acronym.
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