2008 Woodie Awards
Letters to the Editor
Issue date: 4/13/06 Section: Letters to the editor
- Page 1 of 2 next >
The naked truth about Kappa performance
Dear Editor,
I wanted to share with The Beacon that in your article, "Kappa Helps Women Take Back the Night" in the April 6 edition, there was no mention of Women's Voices, who co-sponsored and co-organized the "Take Back the Night Performance Festival." The two organizations worked very hard together to make the festival happen, and that collective effort was not included in the piece.
I also felt Mia Van De Water's performance was misrepresented. She did not "step" on stage naked. She removed a costume within the context of her performance while on stage. She did not violate any rules or agreement because she was not required to submit her decision to be nude for approval.
There was no reason for her to "tell Kappa Gamma Chi members that should appear naked on stage." Mia and the eight other performers (who weren't mentioned in the article) all challenged themselves to perform revealing and dynamic material. The spirit of the event was a radical showcase of Emerson females' talent, courage and boundary breaking perspectives expressed through solo and small group performance work including in various forms. Women's Voices and Kappa worked together to plan a celebration of this work which resulted in the "Take Back the Night Performance Festival."
I appreciated the coverage in the paper, but I wish the reporting had been more complete. Thank you.
-Mallory Hanora
Women's Voices of Emerson
Diversity op-ed misses the mark
Dear Editor,
I'm sorry, but the author of "Diversity is not only race," (4/6/06) has got to be kidding with her rose-colored, naive article regarding her opinions on diversity. Not only does she make statements that are simply nonsensical "Diversity exists within this country, and therefore inherently exists within our school", but also seems to dismiss the positive aspects of noticing, accepting and appreciating racial differences.
Dear Editor,
I wanted to share with The Beacon that in your article, "Kappa Helps Women Take Back the Night" in the April 6 edition, there was no mention of Women's Voices, who co-sponsored and co-organized the "Take Back the Night Performance Festival." The two organizations worked very hard together to make the festival happen, and that collective effort was not included in the piece.
I also felt Mia Van De Water's performance was misrepresented. She did not "step" on stage naked. She removed a costume within the context of her performance while on stage. She did not violate any rules or agreement because she was not required to submit her decision to be nude for approval.
There was no reason for her to "tell Kappa Gamma Chi members that should appear naked on stage." Mia and the eight other performers (who weren't mentioned in the article) all challenged themselves to perform revealing and dynamic material. The spirit of the event was a radical showcase of Emerson females' talent, courage and boundary breaking perspectives expressed through solo and small group performance work including in various forms. Women's Voices and Kappa worked together to plan a celebration of this work which resulted in the "Take Back the Night Performance Festival."
I appreciated the coverage in the paper, but I wish the reporting had been more complete. Thank you.
-Mallory Hanora
Women's Voices of Emerson
Diversity op-ed misses the mark
Dear Editor,
I'm sorry, but the author of "Diversity is not only race," (4/6/06) has got to be kidding with her rose-colored, naive article regarding her opinions on diversity. Not only does she make statements that are simply nonsensical "Diversity exists within this country, and therefore inherently exists within our school", but also seems to dismiss the positive aspects of noticing, accepting and appreciating racial differences.
Be the first to comment on this story