Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor January 31, 2025

Antisemitism, Myopia, and Ethical Drift: A Professor Reflects on the Demise of a Liberal Education at Wesleyan

After teaching 40 years at Wesleyan University, I ask myself what went so dreadfully wrong? Why this outburst of antisemitism on campuses in the name of “justice” that condones and ...

Letters to the Editor December 5, 2024

Mike, What Were You Thinking?

Having read coverage of the charges against certain students who protested the genocide in Palestine on campus, I was distressed that the University threw the metaphorical book at them. Speaking ...

Letters to the Editor December 5, 2024

Letter From the Editors: It’s So Over

Hello friends of The Argus! We write to you now during our final issue of the semester (and calendar year!), proudly looking back on everything that our wonderful masthead has ...

Letters to the Editor December 5, 2024

Amnesty for Student Protestors

To Wesleyan University President Michael Roth, Provost Nicole Stanton, Vice President for Student Affairs Michael Whaley, Dean of Students Rick Culliton, Associate Dean of Students Fran Koerting, and Assistant Dean ...

Letters to the Editor November 11, 2024

No Longer a Liberal Institution

When I attended Wesleyan I used to brag that I was the only conservative in a class of 1,000. Turns out I was one of the few Christians too. My ...

Letters to the Editor October 28, 2024

A Modest Proposal – Name the New Art Center After Major Taylor

Dear Argus, I write to you today with a modest proposal. As I have read, the old physical plant building on Hamlin St. (where I shed several gallons of sweat ...

Letters to the Editor October 24, 2024

Wesleyan Has Lost Its Way in Prosecuting Student Protesters

Nearly every day going to class, I walk past a poster that reads “Protest. Organize. Walk out. Shut it down.” This poster, which has been hanging in CFILM since I ...

Letters to the Editor October 24, 2024

Campment

White cloth Flapping piece, it snaps too. Up. UP! A peace of being. Together. Associate Professor of Letters Jesse Torgerson can be reached at jtorgerson@wesleyan.edu. 

Letters to the Editor October 13, 2024

Wesleyan Alumni for Justice in Palestine Stand Against Student Repression

On September 20, 2024, a group of students organizing in support of Palestine staged a short, peaceful sit-in inside a conference room in North College. In reaction to the sit-in, ...

Letters to the Editor October 7, 2024

My Crowds Are Small, But I Think I’m Okay With That

A professor of mine once told me a story of when he saw a famous jazz artist perform at a club in front of four people. He described the experience ...