Elephants on Parade at Wes: Thank Goodness!
Last week, I checked my Facebook account to find an invitation to a tailgate with the Wesleyan Republicans. I could not attend the tailgate, alas, but I was pleasantly surprised ...
Letters to the Editor
Speaking out on Forcible Coeducation of Frats
The Argus’s story about alumni and fraternity brother dissatisfaction with the administration’s forced coeducation policy, as displayed at Homecoming, did a good job of describing the events of the day, ...
An Open Letter to the Wesleyan Community about Alcohol
My name is Ashley, and I’m a senior here at Wesleyan. I’m very involved in peer health education on campus, and I’ve been noticing that while Wesleyan students are typically ...
To Wesleyan Students and Alumni
I initially wrote this letter to class of 2014 on their graduation day, but never managed to publish it. Perhaps it is for the best: graduation is a special day, ...
This is Why: Rho Epsilon Pi
When I started my freshman year at Wesleyan University, I immediately noticed that despite the ample discussions on gender and social institutions, equality was not the reality. It is clear ...
Frats Not Fiction
The recent decision to require residential fraternities to admit women as full members, which is strenuously opposed by generations of supportive alumni, active volunteers, donors and committed trustees, is based ...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor, I sent the following email to President Roth, the board chair, and the development office. It stands for the proposition that actions have consequences, and I am writing ...
Death, Life, Human Connection, & Coeducation
When I was 11 years old, my father passed away unexpectedly. Death is a reality that most of us do not have to deal with until adulthood but those of ...
Open Letter to President Roth
Dear Michael, The Great Emancipator’s point man, Frederick Douglass, is quoted in your April 24 blog as well as in your latest trek “Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters.” ...
The Reason Why Consent is Not “So Frat”
Whenever I read or hear about a new student group or project that promotes the discussion of sexual assault and harassment, consent, and male privilege, I feel proud of my ...