Letters to the Editor

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 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 ...

Letters to the Editor February 24, 2015

Blame the Drug War, not MDMA, for the Ecstasy Tragedy

The hospitalization of many Wesleyan students due to taking "ecstasy" pills is a tragedy. As a founder of Wesleyan Students For Sensible Drug Policy back in 1999 and a lifelong ...

Letters to the Editor February 24, 2015

Apartheid and Genocide in the Middle East

You are going to hear a lot in the coming weeks. You are going to hear that Israel is an apartheid state, and you will likely hear it accused of ...

Letters to the Editor February 12, 2015

Open Letter to President Roth

Dear Michael, I hasten to stand aside for Wesleyan’s geared-up walking sandwich board of “a gauche” clichés.  Of thee I sing; you’re off to the races: “All around the country ...

Letters to the Editor February 12, 2015

If It Wasn’t Sexual Assault, Does It Not Matter?

It wasn't sexual assault. Never at any point did I feel unsafe with him. I knew he wouldn’t hurt me—he was sober, had been relatively nice to me earlier, and ...

Letters to the Editor February 11, 2015

I’m Salty, Bro

We all know the sights well by now; the white lines on your boots, the crunch on the sidewalk, and the giant beds of salt coating our paths around campus. ...