Letter: A master’s misstep
As students of Branford College, we are disturbed by Master Schottenfeld and Professor Rostain’s article “Taking a tea to task” (Oct. 5). The purpose of our letter is not to rehash the discussion about Westegaard and free speech that we’ve now seen many times over. Rather, it is to express shock at the complete lack of professionalism on the part of the authors.
The article was not particularly novel or courageous; it simply added (in quantity) to a growing corpus of pieces published by the News about Westegaard and the tea. Yet, Schottenfeld and Rostain’s piece is remarkable because...
I love the Branford boys, but I'm going to have to disagree on this one. The Dport Masters' letter does add value to this discussion, and it is important for students who disagree with the tea to know that there are people in the administration who disagree as well. If students feel offended (I can't argue as to whether or not they should), it is important for them to know that Master Smith's invitation is not necessarily a Yale-wide statement or position, that there are important people at this university support them in this issue.
I agree with y10.
I agree with Y10, it's good to have another administration voice taking the other side. It wasn't only Master Schottenfeld that publicly disagreed with Westegaard's invitation to speak at Yale. The Stiles Master told students that he disagreed with Master Smith's actions and even sent an email to the Muslim Students Association panlist saying the same thing. I really do not understand how it is professionally discourteous to voice an opinion about another member of Yale's actions.
schottenfeld is a suck-up
Agreed. Nice letter.