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The Wesleyan Argus
Volume CXXXVI, Number 15
Middletown, Connecticut
Friday, October 27, 2000

NEWS

Report on faculty governance shrouded in secrecy By Jessica Chin

The existence of the Murphy Report, a study that evaluates faculty governance, became known to the Argus last week, provoking alarm among faculty and administrators due to the confidential nature of the report. The Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA) has requested a copy of the report and President Bennet said he will consider making its details known to students sometime next week.   
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OPINIONS
Editorial | Letters | Column | Wespeaks

Administration leads by example... or exemption?
On Friday, Oct. 20, approximately 300 people attended the Trustee dinner, which was a formal suit-and-tie event. Fifteen to 20 students, most of whom were on the Wesleyan Student Assembly (WSA), attended the gathering as well. Wine glasses adorned each place setting; everyone was served wine, indiscriminate of his or her age. Underage students have admitted to drinking wine at the event. These facts leave us confused about the Administration’s apparently tough stance on the enforcement of the alcohol policy.   
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FEATURES

Religion majors respond to charge of campus godlessness
By Chuck O’Neil

Anna Sobel ’01 would argue with Wesleyan’s recent reputation as a religiously apathetic university. Every Friday, she and 40 other spiritually motivated Jewish students celebrate Shabbat at the Bayit House with songs, prayers, food and conversations. "As soon as I came to Wesleyan I was like, yes I want to celebrate Shabbat!" Sobel said.   
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Arts

Black & Blue
draws opposing views
By Anna Sobel


"Black and Blue," currently featured at the Zilkha Gallery, is the product of a group of artists responding to police brutality. Interestingly, the day the show opened, there was some controversy about the content of the exhibit’s message.

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Sports

Field hockey loses tournament opener 2-1 in 2 Ots
By Rob Barlow


On the heels of an overtime loss to Amherst College this past weekend, the fourth seeded Wesleyan field hockey team faced fifth seeded Tufts University in the opening round of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament Tuesday at home.
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correction
In the Tuesday, Oct. 25 issue, the editorial "MPD is here to serve and protect" incorrectly gave Sgt. Pessina’s name as the officer dealing with Wesleyan. Sgt. Rick Siena is the officer in charge of Wesleyan isssues. The Argus apologizes for this error.