Yale Daily News

Will Aliza get credit or a grade for her project? If yes to either, Yale will be sanctioning the project.

this is such lurid garbage. this piece, presumably about senior art theses, says not one word about the other projects being displayed. can the YDN, who largely started this circus, get over themselves and stop spoiling shvarts with attention she doesn't deserve?

Can't we just move on? If garbage is art, then our society has taken a woeful downward spiral. What next fecal matter and urine pots, perhaps male erectile dysfunction, or slides of skin cancers. Art used to make a statement about the human condition and often, politics were involved. However, Shvarts chose to be self serving (the PR stunt to make a name)and in light of that, she has to take her lumps. I am sure a private gallery somewhere will snap up this "Project" and she'll make the big bucks she aimed for.

... and so Yale caves on intellectual freedom.

1. This chillingly demonstrates that a woman cannot say what she wants about what she did or did not do with her body. Yale has sent the message that women must publicly account for their bodies, or face censure.

2. Once the University confirmed that Ms. Shvarts had not risked her mental or physical health, all they needed to do to cover themselves was to highlight that the media reaction and media manipulation was part of the artwork itself. Shvart's ongoing refusal to "make it right" by giving lie to her project is part of the art itself. She is rightly refusing to give an account of what she did with her body... even if all she did with it was sit in class and think about how to stage a convincing fake miscarriage on film.

OK, so where's the art? I thought there was meant to be some art on display but didn't find any.

I agree with the above comment - it's disappointing that no mention was made of the other 21 seniors who put hard work in the show. It also would have been nice to give credit to those whose artwork was visible in the photograph.

I feel like they should give Aliza credit for two reasons:

1. To get her out of Yale's hair

2. Because her advisers approved it. While her project was inappropriate for a senior project, fault for its academic inappropriateness lies with her advisers.

There will be hugs from the Knights that say cheat for this soon. there will be fence mending with the area Catholics,perhaps a position with the United Way.They yell and scream at the clinics but it's all political show

To Attica Folsom,

There are actually plenty of art pieces that use things like feces, so maybe you should get some awareness of what you're talking about before spewing ridiculous comments.

Also, how do you know this was a PR stunt? Have you seen the piece? Do you know what actually went on? Have you talked to Aliza? Have you tried to think of the art rather than your ridiculous moral revulsion?

"Shvart's ongoing refusal to "make it right" by giving lie to her project is part of the art itself."

She's no hero, she just wanted the university to be an accomplice to her lie. They refused, and not only called her bluff, but told her to tell the truth. Apparently, being a conceptual artist and all, telling the truth lessens her art piece.

Thus an art piece which should stand on its own depends instead on inflammatory lies.

Sorry folks, but this was indeed art. To a high degree.

In one fell swoop Ms. Shvarts was able to ridicule those who believe any woman would lightly decide to undergo an abortion, the 24/7 media climate that waits with the helicopters fueled and ready to go in anticipation of the next Columbine killings, and our Yale University which predictably caved to political pressure first with regard to the Taliban student, and now with regard to Ms. Shvarts senior project.

Bravo Ms. Shvarts. Those you punked deserved it mightily, and you did it in an incredibly artful way!

Re: The other 21 projects

We don't care. Sorry.

If this is true...

"In one fell swoop Ms. Shvarts was able to ridicule those who believe any woman would lightly decide to undergo an abortion"

Please explain how someone believing you is a bad thing. I thought we were always supposed to believe the woman.

Attica Folsom: http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Museum/Armory/ofili.html

Trying to define art, especially based on the narrow terms by which you define it, is setting yourself up for failure.

Cornell onlooker basically summed up everything I wanted to say. Way go to, Aliza, and shame on Yale for showing blatant disregard for free speech to save face.