Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor January 10, 2014

Look who supports the BDS movement against Israel?

Look who supports the BDS movement against Israel? When will we have the courage to face the truth in the Academy? My Wesleyan University colleague, Richard Ohmann, [appeared on Friday, ...

Letters to the Editor December 16, 2013

Petition to The Administration of Wesleyan University

Dear President Roth, There has been a great deal of controversy with regard to financial aid on this campus over the past year and a half. Many numbers and statistics ...

Letters to the Editor December 10, 2013

Why Wesleyan Is My Cause

Dear Mica Taliaferro, When I was a student, I probably would have been likely to respond to your defense of the trans* community with one thousand words of pure snark, ...

Letters to the Editor December 9, 2013

Why I Support “Vandalism” As An Act of Social Justice

Dear Mytheos Holt, You are correct, the language of the alumni open letter was exclusionary. But I’m not apologizing. The letter wasn’t meant to be an objection to the particulars ...

Letters to the Editor December 6, 2013

Why You Should Care About Repatriation

It is hard to believe that Wesleyan once had strong religious roots as a Methodist Missionary school. Now the venue of trippy concerts, progressive lectures, and sexologist talks, the Chapel ...

Letters to the Editor December 6, 2013

On The Senior Class Reception

Last night, pre-registered students from the Wesleyan University senior class attended their first Senior Class Reception. Barely any hint was given that this event was in fact a fundraiser for ...

Letters to the Editor December 5, 2013

Keeping Textbooks in The (Student) Loop

Hi everyone, Alex Kelley here—I graduated last spring. I majored in English and now live in Oakland working as a namer at Catchword. During my senior year, there was a ...

Letters to the Editor December 3, 2013

Apply for The Morgenstern-Clarren Prize for Social Justice Work!

Current Sophomores and Juniors, I’m writing to encourage you to apply for this year’s Morgenstern-Clarren Award for social justice work! This award recognizes activist, volunteer, and organizing work that students ...

Letters to the Editor November 22, 2013

A Letter to The Board of Trustees

Dear Board of Trustees, The climate crisis is a defining issue of current and future generations. The fifth Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released earlier this year, states ...