(May 9) The Campus: "Free speech for whom?"
This op/ed puts the Middlebury PC debate in conversation with national narratives about PC and a reactionary speech by President Bush. It also describes an SGA meeting on April 28, during which straight white men voiced protests to the new sexual harassment policy. Cornwall directs "Mr. Bush" and "Mr. Defensive Heterosexual" to attempt to understand what real threats/discrimination looks like before they claim victim status. He then lays out three examples in which an LGBTQ+ student or professor might be silenced due to their identity. Finally, Cornwall addresses the cherry-picking of Christianity involved in homophobia, and emphasizes that it is minority groups who actually experience offensive speech and silencing. Here is the article from The Campus' archives, as well as photos of the article as it was originally printed.
Richard Cornwall (Economics Professor)
May 9, 1991
The Campus: "Bread Loaf official protests administrative cover-up in sexual harassment case"
This opinion piece is written by Robert Pack, a professor at the Bread Loaf School of English, a professor to the young men who came forward in the Cubeta sexual harassment hearing, and a longtime friend of Cubeta himself. In this article, Pack discusses the behind the scenes re-employment of Cubeta at Bread Loaf that occurred after his hearing and "retirement." Pack himself wrote to President Robison, among others, to protest their dishonesty with the Middlebury community and their mistreatment of the four students who had testified at the hearing. Pack describes what he believes was a dangerous abuse of power and authority on Middlebury's part. Additionally, Pack writes that President Robison's silence on the issue was detrimental to the Middlebury and Bread Loaf communities, as Robison failed to appropriately communicate the situation to any students, faculty, or staff, including James Maddox when he replaced Cubeta as Director of Bread Loaf. Here is a photo of the article as it was originally printed.
NOTE: To be able to zoom in on this article, go to the Campus Archive link below (pg. 18).
Robert Pack
January 26, 1990