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The Campus: "What is 'responsible journalism?'"
Both of these "To the Editor" opinion pieces praise the Campus for what Baran and Zeltvogel see as responsible investigative journalism on the topic of Paul Cubeta. They also both contradict Professor Bakers views as published in the Nov. 17, 1989…
(May 9) The Campus: "Upham misunderstands PC"
This op/ed is a direct response to David Upham's second article written two weeks prior in the April 25 issue of The Campus, and also references Kevin Moss's rebuttal to Upham's first letter. This article describes how Political Correctness has…
The Campus: "Vaginas Rising The Monologues return to raise awareness and spread the love"
This Campus Article discusses the 2007 student performance of "The Vagina Monologues" in detail. It discusses the memorable moments from each cast member and monologue throughout the show. Additionally it explains the history of the play at…
Campus Op/Ed: "Sexual Harassment is an Issue"
This Middlebury Campus op/ed was in response to an article by James O’Brien which criticized a recent gender violence poster campaign. This article discusses the misguided belief that the Middlebury community is aware of issues of harassment and…
The Campus: "Student Accuses Over 30 Men of Sexual Misconduct on Facebook"
This Campus article describes The List being posted around campus and on Facebook during finals week, and the first responses from administrators.
The Campus: "Unity will conquer the night"
In this Campus opinion piece, Fisher describes a recent Take Back The Night march that she attended as "indescribable" and "empowering." She also relays a story in which a male student asked her whether or not any men had attended the “chick event."…
(March 21) The Campus: "Middlebury is tense as it defines political correctness"
This op/ed is a response to the theme of PC in the March 14 1991 edition of The Campus, and more specifically the articles written by Daniel O'Neil, Chad Bryant and Leland Hart. Lang makes it clear that everyone is feeling the "heat" of PC on campus,…
(April 25) The Campus: "Homosexuality is unnatural and evil"
This op/ed follows a previous article from Upham (2 weeks prior), and articles that were written in response to it (1 week prior.) Upham makes his position on homosexual acts as "both unnatural and intrinsically evil" very clear. He says that he…
(April 11) The Campus: "PC seen as threat"
This op/ed is written in defense of Daniel O'Neil's article in the March 14 edition of the Campus. This article specifically addresses the legitimacy of the college's new sexual harassment policy which prohibited "negative comments concerning sexual…
(March 14) The Campus: "The Meaning of Political Correctness at Middlebury"
This is the first op/ed in response to Middlebury's new sexual harassment policy in 1991, which included harassment based on sexuality. This article discusses the merits of intellectual freedom, censorship, and political correctness at Middlebury.…