Editor An International Evil

To the Editors:

Yes, the Review has been embroiled in scandals of supposed bias in perpetua since its founding. So, to prepare to enter this particular fray, I’ll be open about my own particular bias: I’m good friends with Jessica Rosenberg, the Perspectives Editor and subject of a rather
withering attack by Bill Lascher in last week’s issue. His beef, apparently, is that since she is both an editor for the paper and a member of the Student Finance Committee, Jessica is the head of a vast and glorious cabal responsible for the College’s endowment problems, the Review’s racism and the continuing success of Destiny’s Child.
Where, exactly, does Mr. Lascher get off accusing her of this? He has no actual proof of any impropriety on her part — an editorial that mentions SFC is the most damning evidence he can come up with. To my knowledge, he couldn’t even wait for SFC to vote on something having anything remotely to do with the Review, so he doesn’t even know whether she planned on recusing herself from being involved in a conflict of interests. It’s my guess that she would have, and still plans to.
I’m not sure what Mr. Lascher’s point is — that members of SFC shouldn’t participate in any other extracurriculars? Perhaps we should keep them locked up somewhere in Wilder, so other devious little students can’t whisper in their ears about pet projects. Hey, Jessica, I’m your friend! Dedicate half of SFC’s budget to expanding my wardrobe! Create a new section of the Review all about my social life!
As lovely as that scenario is, it obviously can’t happen. Jessica is one voice on an entire newspaper staff. She also is a particularly morally conscious, intelligent and compassionate voice — more so, I think, than most would be in her place. The mere fact that she printed Bill Lascher’s letter is proof enough of that. Should anyone need to call attention to some SFC scandal or mistake, the Review has a policy of printing every letter it receives. In the future, Mr. Lascher, perhaps you should stick to sending insulting letters that talk about actual problems at our school. I, and everyone else who knows her, can tell you
that Jessica is not one of them.

–Meghan Purvis
College junior