Letters to the Editor

A Nightmare Piece of Legislation

So they finally did it. After a year of debates, tea parties, special elections, name-calling and general Beltway folly, the Democrats passed their health care bill. What a calamity.

“Blockade” at Usdan distorts face of history

I read with consternation the February 26th “Wespeak” about the experience of a student who sought to enact a “blockade” at Usdan to commemorate the shutting down of a street ...

“In Response to ‘The Price is Wrong.'”

Perhaps, Mytheos, if you began to treat all people as human beings deserving of respect rather than dividing us into liberal and conservatives, you would have an easier time of ...

Reclaiming the sovereignty of themed housing

Like many other students applying for program housing this time of year, I've been thinking a lot about what I want out of my residential college experience.

You Miss Water When Your Well Runs Dry

One February morning I woke up very early to watch the falling snow, as it always makes me feel happy and peaceful.

Regarding Spring Fling 2010

The university has made an egregious choice in the planning of 2010’s Spring Fling.

The Open Shuhada Street Campaign

On February 25, the Wesleyan student participants in the Open Shuhada Street Campaign set up a blockade on the main stairs of Usdan to mark the 16th anniversary of the ...

Seek Peace and Pursue It

At 2 AM last Friday night, as he crossed the street at Brown, my wonderful friend Avi was killed by a drunk driver.