A bad performance
By Emily Frost
I am truly embarrassed by the way the student body was represented on Wednesday
afternoon. I felt as though one group of student activists appropriated my voice
as a Wesleyan student by pretending to represent the entire student body. I hold
some of the concerns that were raised on Wednesday, but I would never have
treated President Bennet the way that a few members of our student body did,
especially if I wanted him to consider my point of view seriously. A small group
of students were rude and childish toward President Bennet, shutting down what
began as a rational dialogue (a dialogue means both sides get to respond). While
President Bennet and other administrators listened to a litany of complaints
from students, when it came his turn to respond, I watched students wrench the
microphone out of his hands. It is unfair to give the administration an
ultimatum, just as it is unfair to ask them to respond to multi-faceted issues
with a yes or no answer. You can choose to be angry, shut your ears and turn
your back or you can learn to participate maturely. Why was the student body
invited to a discussion when it was really a performance?
Frost is a member of the Class of 2006.
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