Ms. Dilley,
While we appreciate your concern regarding coverage of the arts in The Student, it would be helpful to know precisely which aspects of the arts you feel are underrepresented. It is our belief that our coverage of the arts so far this year has been equal to that of years past. Although it may be the case that the emphasis of the section has shifted somewhat, we do not believe that it has not been to the detriment of any of the arts associations on campus. At The Student, we put forth every effort to maintain a policy of having our reporters attend all arts events; however, due to space limitations we are sometimes unfortunately forced to publish that which we feel is most newsworthy in a given week. Recent coverage of the arts has included The Robinson Player’s Evening of One Acts, the Strange Bedfellows second production of the year and Art-Commons, to name a few undoubtedly art-focused events. This issue covers the fall main stage production “All the World’s a Grave,” the Bates-Colby a cappella concert, the unDischarged concert and the new student membership program at the Museum of Art, along with our usual attention to other facets of the arts including musical reviews, WRBC DJ of the Week, restaurant reviews and coverage of regional art exhibits. We feel that it is particularly important to pay attention to not only the traditional art performances on campus, but other manifestations of student creativity as well. It is for these reasons that we challenge your statement that the presence of the arts in The Student is greatly diminished. In fact, we feel that the opposite is true. The leadership in Arts & Living this semester has contributed greatly to an expansion in the coverage of arts that is representative of the varied interests present in the Bates community. While we recognize the increase in The Student’s coverage of music-oriented aspects of the arts, we believe this is a step in the right direction and addresses a lack of such coverage in previous years. Nonetheless, we stand firm that our present coverage in the Arts & Living section has not inadequately represented the presence of the arts and the many arts-focused people on campus.
Regina Tavani, Editor-in-Chief
Zoe Rosenthal, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
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