<p>I’m simply observing that bad things seem to happening in and around Wesleyan. Not trying to be incendiary or to stir up emotions. </p>
<p>I did notice in the NY Times piece that, for a school of its size, its endowment is rather on the low side, compared to some of the other liberal arts colleges with which it claims to compete. All this to say is that the increase in applications may be simply a result of effective marketing as opposed to anything more genuinely attractive about the school itself.</p>