Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor September 5, 2008

Palin pregnancy under-covered

In the past week, Sarah Palin (the recently appointed vice presidential candidate for the Republican party) has announced the pregnancy of her 17-year-old daughter, Bristol, and openly expressed support for ...

Editor's Picks December 7, 2007

Three responses to Ugras on War(s) in Iraq

In response to Scott Ugras’ Wespeak “With three wars in Iraq, which war are you talking about?” printed on Nov. 30: for your consideration, here are three points in counter-argument.

Editor's Picks December 7, 2007

Editor’s note

I believe empathy is the heart of morality. In this busy ending season bleeding into the holiday cheer and smear, give a hug, give a smile, anything that is contagious ...

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

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 ...