Letters to the Editor

Editor's Picks December 4, 2007

Students, what would you do if your country were invaded?

Have you ever wondered exactly who the Iraqi “insurgents” are? Journalists Molly Bingham and Steve Connors were working in Iraq during the March 2003 US invasion and wondered precisely this. ...

Editor's Picks November 30, 2007

Nooses: take action

3,446 of them for the lynching of 3,446 Black people in 100 years! 1865-1965 2006 Nooses “3”.What? for sitting under a [wait, there's such a thing as a] WHITE TREE? ...

Editor's Picks November 16, 2007

Plea to the world from D-Lions

George Washington Carver, recently named Time Magazine’s most influential person, has something to tell the Wesleyan community: the Buddhist House Dandelions don’t lose. Earlier this week the world witnessed the ...

Editor's Picks November 16, 2007

Devolution politics

In 1922, Woodrow Wilson asserted: “Of course, like every other man of intelligence and education, I do believe in organic evolution. It surprises me that at this late date such ...

Editor's Picks November 16, 2007

Diversity means more than stats

“Diversity” is a word thrown around so often on this campus in such heated contexts, yet no one ever seems to want to define it. I would like to thank ...

Editor's Picks November 6, 2007

Unloading on Benjamin ’57

This past weekend, I was in the bathroom, and I was trying to read Martin Benjamin’s letter when by accident the newssheet slipped out of my hands and fell into ...

Editor's Picks November 6, 2007

Editor’s notebook

An article published in last Friday’s issue, entitled “Prohibition comes to Wes? All-campus ban of hard liquor considered,” stated that Assistant Dean of Student Services Scott Backer proposed changes in ...

Editor's Picks November 6, 2007

This senior class is an embarrassment

I was shocked to come home this evening to an email from the senior class officers explaining that the December senior cocktails event has been canceled for disciplinary reasons. Seriously, ...

Editor's Picks October 23, 2007

Take Back the Night invitation

On Tuesday, October 23 the Wesleyan community is invited to rally at the steps of Olin at 7 p.m. for Take Back the Night. This event is an opportunity for ...