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Sunday, May 18th, 2008
After a year
In roughly 26 hours, I and 6 pieces of baggage shall embark on a 28 hour taxi/train trip back to Decatur/Atlanta to roast the summer away. While I wait for my clothes to dry (no way am I getting 3 washers tomorrow), I thought it might be appropriate to share some reflections on Ephblog about [...]
5 Comments » - Posted in Academia, General, All Things EphBlog, Blather by wslack
Friday, May 16th, 2008
Cop/gown relations - a comparison
This link is a blog write up of last night’s events at Wesleyan. More coverage in other Wesleying posts.
Other coverage is here and here.
If you want to picture the scene, think a typical packed Fountain party on a misty night. Line the entire street with MPD cars. Both sides of the street were flanked with [...]
52 Comments » - Posted in Alcohol, Williamstown by wslack
Monday, April 28th, 2008
The Function of RASAN
The Campus Rape Myth is a long an interesting read, especially as a male member of RASAN (the Rape and Sexual Assault Network). Make no mistake, it’s quite provocative.
The campus rape movement highlights the current condition of radical feminism, from its self-indulgent bathos to its embrace of ever more vulnerable female victimhood. But the movement [...]
7 Comments » - Posted in Policies by wslack
Friday, March 7th, 2008
ECC(E-I) Update
The proposed committee passed CC, with a vote something like 10-1-1. Only students can vote, though there will still be a student chair. Faculty will be appointed by the Dean of Faculty or steering committee.
The name now says Community Interactions, and it will be included in the usual CC appointments process. There were a few [...]
16 Comments » - Posted in 1 by wslack
Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Details on the ECCE
There are 7 pages of Word document proposal that CC will take up on Wednesday. In those, there is one big decision: on if the committee should talk about faculty behavior (something that has not been ideal for some people). The two forms proposed are 9-6-3 (non-voting), with a clear student majority but a large [...]
9 Comments » - Posted in College Council by wslack
Thursday, February 28th, 2008
Exploratory Committee for Community Ethics
First off, I hope that you alumni had a chance to read what your executive committee placed as a full page ad in the Record this week. Credit also to Neil for catching the titles error in the 17th comment.
The Stand With Us Social Honor Code group is proposing:
A committee called the “Exploratory Committee on [...]
22 Comments » - Posted in 1 by wslack
Friday, February 22nd, 2008
Social Honor Code?
Here’s a little more detail on the Social Honor Code push. There are multiple WSO threads on the subject, but I wanted to fill readers here in. We want maximum transparency on this.
As currently conceived, the committee to draft the “Code” will consist of students, faculty, and staff, with a student majority and chair. Who [...]
2 Comments » - Posted in 1 by wslack
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
CC Elections have (mostly) concluded
The new co-presidents are Jeremy Goldstein ‘09 and Peter Nurnberg ‘09, who received a majority on the first ballot against two other running pairs. Platform and self-nom in the rest of the post.
8 Comments » - Posted in News by wslack
Thursday, January 24th, 2008
CGCL - Chapter 5, “Spirit in the Age of Science”
Summary
Kronman describes science through the research ideal, then draws a comparison to technology. He argues we use technology to increase out power and defy fate, but that it ultimately obscures understanding of the world. Social science is likewise dominated by the research ideal, with Economics leading the charge.
However, the humanities have no such guide, and [...]
