Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor October 18, 2012

Stand Strong and Stand Together: Why Wesleyan Must Get Active on Need-Blind

I was never involved in activism before this semester. Any kind of activism, let alone that concerned with Wesleyan. I was never consciously complacent; I just never went out of ...

Letters to the Editor October 4, 2012

The Problem with “Resigned Acceptance” in the Need-Blind Debate

In the most recent weekly poll put out by Wesleying asking “Which option below aligns most closely with your thoughts on the administrative plan to scale back need-blind admissions?,” the ...

Letters to the Editor September 21, 2012

In Defense of “Hot Pants”

Reading Gavriella Wolf’s article on what she apparently viewed as the eyebrow-raising rise in hemlines on campus, I was momentarily confused by her usage of the term “hot pants”. Short shorts ...

Letters to the Editor September 10, 2012

An Open Letter to President Roth

May 1, 2012:   Dear Michael,   “Last [spring], during the HOLI festival on Foss Hill, several members of Shakti, one of the groups that organized the event, put up ...

Editor's Picks September 7, 2012

Lessons We Can Learn From Québec

In February of this year, university students in the Canadian province of Québec went on strike in protest of the government's plan to raise tuition by 75% over the next ...

Letters to the Editor May 8, 2012

PSafe and Forced Hospitalization

This article regards the harassment I suffered on Friday night, by PSafe officers, during the Tour de Franzia. I was at the fountain backyard and am not ashamed to say ...

Letters to the Editor May 7, 2012

Introducing the Troubling Tummies Team

“COMMUNAL FOOD!” Every college student’s ears perk up at that phrase. It’s free food and it usually attracts a swarm of people to hang out with. But what if you ...

Letters to the Editor May 3, 2012

A Letter Concerning The Art Library

It is not my habit, as a member of the faculty now long retired, to submit copy to The Argus.  My position for many years has been that your paper ...

Letters to the Editor April 27, 2012

Send Silence Packing: A Call to Action

It’s been about two weeks now since Active Minds laid out 1,100 backpacks on the lawn of Olin Library to represent the 1,100 college students who die by suicide every ...

Editor's Picks April 12, 2012

Silence is Not the Remedy for Rape

To my fellow Wesleyan students: Here at Wesleyan we tend to believe that we are a part of a progressive and diverse community dedicated to making sure that people of ...