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...proposal, which may be brought before next month's faculty council meeting, would eliminate the option of a senior honors hourly for all classes, said Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Education Jeffrey Wolcowitz. "The new policy [will be] that all seniors will take all exams and there will be no special provisions," Wolcowitz said...
Also on the task force are: Gregory Nagy, master of Currier House; Ann Pellegrini, resident tutor in North House; Jessica R. Saalfield '92; David Smith; Muriel M. Spence, director of policy analysis in the Office of Government and Community Affairs; Tucker; Viggiani; and Jeffrey Wolcowitz, assistant dean for undergraduate education...
...Last week was] filled with uproar over remarks made by [Dean of the College L. Fred] Jewett '57 and [Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education Jeffrey] Wolcowitz about acquaintance rape. In discussions with many women and men, I have become increasingly aware of the disturbing beliefs about and expectations of women and their sexuality. I have heard one junior woman say, "Well, it's a girl's responsibility to not drink with a guy if she doesn't know he's not going to rape her." I have heard that the rugby team sings a song about acquaintance rape...
What is the difference between art and the glorification of social myths? What is the difference, in works like Sexgod, between enforcing traditional fallacies about women's enjoyment of rape and merely presenting them? How do we undervalue women's language and ability to communicate, so that as Wolcowitz alleged in the Crimson article of Oct. 26, "in some cases" 'no' actually means 'yes' "in subtle ways"? How much do we actually listen to what women are saying, and how much do we believe? What decides? How much fear are we willing to let wimen experience, and how sexually responsible...
...That Wolcowitz has not seen fit to read the article (or posters around campus) is testament by itself to his disregard for the entire issue of acquaintance rape. His silence speaks far louder than words. We again call for him to recuse himself immediately from all acquaintance rape cases pending before the Administrative Board...