Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor March 3, 2015

The Condition of the Jewish Community: Not in Our Names

This past Friday we ran a Shabbat service through Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), which is starting a chapter on Wesleyan’s campus. For those who may not know, JVP defines ...

Letters to the Editor March 2, 2015

What’s the Real Agenda With Wesleyan’s Anti-Fraternity Campaign?

Why would this son of Wesleyan University, Class of 1975, join in an on-going argument with his alma mater on the cusp of his fortieth reunion? Because leaders who practice ...

Letters to the Editor March 2, 2015

Israel’s Apartheid State

In the words of Wesleyan United with Israel, “You are going to hear a lot in the coming weeks. You are going to hear that Israel is an apartheid state.” ...

Letters to the Editor February 28, 2015

A Call to Introspection and Civility

I love Wesleyan. I love it so much—even as I acknowledge that it is quite flawed. I, like most of the campus, have been shocked, angry, and overwhelmed by the ...

Editor's Picks February 28, 2015

Where’s the Mutual Respect?

In the midst of our arguing, finger pointing and defending ourselves all we have truly learned is to be prejudice to some, dismiss the concerns of others and essentially marginalize ...

Letters to the Editor February 26, 2015

A Letter to Mike Whaley on “Bystander Intervention”

[This letter was originally written as an email directly to Michael Whaley, in response to his email on February 26, 2015 entitled "This week". It is published as I originally ...

Letters to the Editor February 26, 2015

“Bunk Kits” and the Next “Bad Batch”: How to Make Wesleyan Safer

As demonstrated by the events of the past few days, unsafe recreational drugs occasionally make their way into the hands of Wesleyan students. The primary responses of the Wesleyan administration ...

Letters to the Editor February 25, 2015

Echoes of an Overdose

1993: I first met Jarrett Seals, my freshman roommate at Wesleyan (Butterfield A when it was the last dorm on campus with shared hall phones), in typical fashion. Moving a ...

Letters to the Editor February 25, 2015

Blame It On Bush

While I was saddened to hear about the drug overdose event taking place last week at my alma mater, I cannot say that I am entirely surprised. And while I ...

Letters to the Editor February 24, 2015

May Justice Prevail!

I, for one, am glad that the fraternity brothers of Wesleyan are finally standing up for themselves legally. We need to see more of disadvantaged groups like Delta Kappa Epsilon ...