Barnard Bulletin editor critiques editorial freedom and yell culture
A Barnard College letter to the Bulletin lauds the paper’s democracy and open critique while arguing for restraint in editorials and mourning the rise of harsh faculty and student grinds in the Mortarboard. The writer compares Barnard’s yell tradition to Columba’s and calls for less boisterous campus rituals.
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Morality of Fun in College Pages Sparks Editorial Debate
The editor laments unkind remarks printed beside faculty and Trustees portraits in the Mor Yar board. He criticizes the careless and irreverent tone, urges restraint, and calls for a shift away from crude cleverness toward respectful treatment of college leaders and staff.
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