The Wesleyan student community has always been known for its active engagement in helping those who need it. I do not understand how President Roth can say that the enlistment of students in protests for Physical Plant is “disturbing” (“Marching forward? Physical Plant workers protest in Usdan,” April 25, Volume CXLIII, Number 43). Roth seems to blame the union workers for rejecting a contract that was forced on their representatives by an administration that refuses to make reasonable compromises. These workers, most of whom work a second job, are merely trying to earn a livable wage. Perhaps he is lucky enough to have never been in a position that would allow him to understand this, but that is not an excuse for trying to dissuade student activism. I find his attitude not just disturbing, but thoroughly disappointing.
Not “disturbing”
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