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(March 21) The Campus: "PC does not exist at Middlebury"
This op/ed is a direct response to Daniel O'Neil's article a week prior on March 14. This article says that though political correctness can be problematic, there is no point to O'Neil's op/ed, as PC does not exist at Middlebury. Ryan and Stillinger…
(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,…
(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.…
(March 14) The Campus: "Help! How do you define PC?"
This op/ed was published alongside Daniel O'Neil's on March 14, 1991. This article details the points of a lecture on March 7 by Catherine Stimson titled: “On Being Labeled Politically Correct.” Not finding the lecture extremely useful, Bryant heads…
(Fall 2022) VT Digger Article Covering Student Protests to Ban CPCs from the Student Activities Fair
This article, written by Juliet Schulman-Hall, describes the events of the protests and quotes several student activists as well as Sarah Ray, Middlebury College Director of Media Relations. It also features photographs from the event.
(Fall 2022) Statements from Students, Faculty, Staff, and Community Members in Support of Banning CPCs from our Campus
Various statements expressing passionate discontent surrounding the continued existence of CPCs in Middlebury. Each statement discusses a specific argument against CPCs and/or includes a broad statement of support from an individual or group.
(Fall 2022) Signatures from a Petition in Support of Banning CPCs from the Middlebury Campus
Petition organized by Elissa Asch (2022.5) in an effort to ban CPCs from the Middlebury College campus. Signatures include students, faculty, staff, and community members from the Middlebury community as well as various other colleges and…
(Fall 2022) Seven Days VT Article Covering CPCs in Vermont, with Mention of Middlebury Student Activist Elissa Asch
This article, written by Alison Novak, gives a general overview of CPCs in Vermont and highlights activist efforts to bring attention to their negative effects on communities.
(Fall 2022) Guide to Educational Resources About CPCs
A little over two pages of linked informational resources assembled by Middlebury activists, including everything from an interactive New York Times Article co-authored by Middlebury GSFS professor Carly Thomsen to a database of CPCs throughout the…
(Fall 2022) CPC Activist Zine
Distributed at a student-led protest in support of banning CPCs, this zine provides information about why CPCs are harmful and advises readers to avoid the CPC in Middlebury, at this time operating under the name “The Women’s Center.”