Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor April 24, 2026

Every Day is Earth Day: Doing Green Buildings Offers Hope

At this time when we are all searching for sources of pragmatic hope, I have been hugely encouraged by interactions with architects, engineers, and building owners in New York City ...

Letters to the Editor April 21, 2026

Will We Get to See Some of These Seeds Take Root? The Value of Your Curiosity

Some ideas are like seeds. Some seeds are lovingly planted in well-tended gardens and others scattered in the wind. In either case, it’s not always clear which seeds, not unlike ...

Letters to the Editor April 17, 2026

HELP! I’m Trapped in a Student Newspaper!

HELP! PLEASE! Seriously, CAN ANYONE HEAR ME?? I’m not playing around guys. I don’t know how I’m getting the paper to do this, you know, say what I’m thinking, but ...

Letters to the Editor April 14, 2026

WSA Pay: A Dissenting Senator’s Take

I am the only WSA senator who voted no to paying myself. Watching a group of well-intentioned senators propose to raise their own pay unilaterally using student money, and then ...

Letters to the Editor April 10, 2026

WSA Pay: A WSA Student Employment Chair’s Take

When an amendment to raise Senator and Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) Leadership compensation was proposed, I was instantly in opposition. A random raise from $850 per semester to $1,000? Absolutely ...

Letters to the Editor April 10, 2026

Against Pragmatism, Against Hope—For Desire

This piece is part of Letters on Pragmatic Hope, an essay series in which Wesleyan professors and administrators reflect on a daunting question: How can students act with purpose and efficacy ...

Letters to the Editor April 7, 2026

Pragmatism and the Long Path of Reform

This piece is part of Letters on Pragmatic Hope, an essay series in which Wesleyan professors and administrators reflect on a daunting question: How can students act with purpose and efficacy ...

Letters to the Editor March 27, 2026

Before We Succeed, We Must Decide

With summer at the University just around the corner, the campus feels less like a place of reflection and more like a recruiting fair. Everyone is in a rush to ...

Letters to the Editor March 27, 2026

Look Up

This piece is part of Letters on Pragmatic Hope, an essay series in which Wesleyan professors and administrators reflect on a daunting question: How can students act with purpose and efficacy ...

Letters to the Editor March 3, 2026

Community is Not Comfort

It’s 10:30 p.m., and I’ve just realized I haven’t finished my English essay, the one due at midnight. Apparently taking four writing-heavy classes as an English major was not, in ...