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(April 18) The Campus: "College policy protects discussion, not hatred"
This op/ed is a direct response to David Upham's article written a week prior in the April 11 issue of The Campus. Moss responds to Upham's opinions about the new sexual harassment policy (which included harassment based on sexuality for the first…
(April 18) The Campus: "Understanding 'PC'"
This editorial reconciles the history and present of the term "political correctness." The history stems from Marxists circles wherein any politics that weren't Marxist were deemed "politically wrong." However the term was reinterpreted for present…
(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…
(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…
(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…
(May 9) The Campus: "Open your mind, Mr. Upham"
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. Spangler begins by pointing out that expression of opinions cannot be called out to someone from dorm windows or passing…
Cece Alter Interview Transcription
This is the transcription of an interview with Cece Alter ’19.5 (they/them). Cece was an American Studies and Education major. Cece was a Director of SRR (The Sexual and Relationship Respect Committee of the student government) and created the…
Cece Alter Interview Recording
This is the audio recording of an interview with Cece Alter ’19.5 (they/them). Cece was an American Studies and Education major. Cece was a Director of SRR (The Sexual and Relationship Respect Committee of the student government) and created the…
Lauren Curatolo Interview Transcription
This is the transcription of an interview with Lauren Curatolo ‘06 (she/her/hers). Lauren was a Women’s and Gender Studies major with a minor in Psychology. At Middlebury, she was President of Feminist Action at Middlebury, organizing various events…
Lauren Curatolo Interview Recording
This is the audio recording of an interview with Lauren Curatolo ‘06 (she/her/hers). Lauren was a Women’s and Gender Studies major with a minor in Psychology. At Middlebury, she was President of Feminist Action at Middlebury, organizing various…