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