Don’t Assume “She’s Lying”
“She’s lying.” “It was her choice to go to the party.” “But frats raise money for charity.”* The response to the recent lawsuit (1) against Psi Upsilon fraternity reflects the ...
Letters to the Editor
Wesleyan: Do Whatever You Have To Do To Keep Sarah Mahurin
I had the distinct honor of having Professor Sarah Mahurin as my thesis advisor, and I can’t imagine what my thesis experience, and entire senior year experience, would have been ...
On Intellectual Discomfort in Light of Human Suffering
To the Editor: Thursday’s Argus article on the Israeli Apartheid Week was incredibly disappointing. Instead of engaging in a useful conversation about the oppressive behavior of the Israeli government in ...
Open Letter to President Roth
Dear Michael, Bear with me, I needs must tidy up. My Feb. 11 Wespeak (Open Brief to Richard Ohmann) contained this wording: “World-beater Roth, who humbly took upon himself the ...
In Response to the recent article, “On Black History Month”: The Show Must Go On.
After reading the recently posted Wesleying article, “On Black History Month” I stopped to take some time to reflect upon a wide array of issues, not only those that were ...
Open Letter to President Roth
Dear Valentine, The Substance of President Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation (“Whereas it is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be ...
Professor Mahurin must stay at Wesleyan
Many African American Studies majors have voiced their opinions here, so I wanted to add my English-major-voice to this forum, although I did write a short introduction to Melody Oliphant’s ...
Open Brief to Richard Ohmann
Dear Professor Ohmann, Professor Schwarcz’ assertion that President Roth’s denunciation of the ASA took “courage” – when scores of his colleague heads had signed the same letter – you found ...
A brief reply to Professor Vera Schwarcz’s Wespeak of Jan. 10
She is critical of my having appeared on a “Modern Languages [sic] Association panel united by a passion for boycotting Israel.” Professor Schwarcz proposes an end to our friendship--“a final ...
Moving Past the ASA Boycott and to Meaningful Action for Israelis and Palestinians
When the ASA’s boycott of Israeli academic institutions took effect, I was a student at one of the universities affected, Israel’s Hebrew University. It was difficult, for a while, to ...