Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor March 1, 2018

Michael Roth: President Performer

Dear Michael Roth, I write this letter with genuine concern and frustration. Although Iamextremely pleased that Daniel Handler will no longer be the 2018 Commencement Speaker and Anita Hill will ...

Letters to the Editor February 24, 2018

I am Steeve Elam

Steeve Elam came up to me for the first time on February 1, 2018. Our community center meeting had just ended. He was offering help. A slender young man with ...

Letters to the Editor December 4, 2017

Egypt, Rohingya & Islamophobia

With tears in our eyes, heavy hearts and a feeling of inability to help, we pray for Egypt, Rohingya, Yemen, Somalia, and everywhere that people suffer regardless of religion, race ...

Letters to the Editor November 27, 2017

An Imam’s Reflection on Thankfulness

Sitting at home in Hartford during this holiday break I was pondering upon what it truly means to be thankful, especially as a Muslim in America. As difficult as it ...

Letters to the Editor November 9, 2017

Our Food System is Built on Racism: Then and Now

CW: Racism, slavery, exploitation, sexual abuse On October 25th, Wesleyan Real Food Challenge along with campuses across the nation dropped a banner in Usdan declaring that “Racism is in our ...

Letters to the Editor October 30, 2017

Fight to Keep Green Street Open

Dear Wesleyan, Over the summer, President Roth and the university made the decision to close Green Street Teaching and Learning Center with absolutely no forewarning or communication with either Green ...

Letters to the Editor October 16, 2017

Why Are We Not Talking About Mental Health?

Since I’ve gotten to Wesleyan, I’ve noticed that everybody seems like they have their entire lives put together. In an ostensible way, every student has perfect study habits, impeccable time ...

Letters to the Editor October 13, 2017

Responding to the Racial Incident at Psi Upsilon Cornell

Last month at Cornell University, a group of students associated with the Chi chapter of Psi Upsilon assaulted a black student and directed racial slurs towards him. Over that past ...