Comments on: Watch how Yale deals with a giant crisis! (Aliza Shvarts ‘08 & abortion art) [UPDATE: Fake, performance art!] http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/ all the exciting parts, none of the heavy debt burden Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:29:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: 4.16.08 Featured blogs of the day « Student Bloggers http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/#comment-35452 4.16.08 Featured blogs of the day « Student Bloggers Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:34:26 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=337#comment-35452 [...] Because most of us have probably heard of the controversial Yale art project, [the Sam Jackson College Experience] clears things up. [...] [...] Because most of us have probably heard of the controversial Yale art project, [the Sam Jackson College Experience] clears things up. [...]

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/#comment-35450 Sam Jackson Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:17:57 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=337#comment-35450 Just to clarify, this story turned out to be an elaborate piece of performance art on Aliza's part. Fake. However, Yale will still smart from negative attention and we should watch to see what goes on further, as this still has more to play out, I think... Just to clarify, this story turned out to be an elaborate piece of performance art on Aliza’s part. Fake. However, Yale will still smart from negative attention and we should watch to see what goes on further, as this still has more to play out, I think…

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/#comment-35449 Sam Jackson Thu, 17 Apr 2008 23:49:28 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=337#comment-35449 @ Dean: The same way it was an issue for Brown when Sex Power God got coverage on Fox. The year after that, when I visited, they even made a point to try to do damage control about it on their campus tours... this could easily turn into something like that. It is a public relations issue because it is something that will attract a lot of negative attention for the University and especially because there will be fingers pointed at Yale for approving and--I would imagine--funding her senior project. I can't imagine there *not* being protests at the gallery. @deep: That's what bothers me, too--it's that there will be this extra attention and scrutiny. I saw NH ch 8 up by Sage Hall today because of the art project that the forestry school put together, and just sort of scoping things out in general in advance of the climate governor's conference... but tomorrow, when there is arnold + several other governors + several canadian premiers etc... yeah. @ Dean: The same way it was an issue for Brown when Sex Power God got coverage on Fox. The year after that, when I visited, they even made a point to try to do damage control about it on their campus tours… this could easily turn into something like that. It is a public relations issue because it is something that will attract a lot of negative attention for the University and especially because there will be fingers pointed at Yale for approving and–I would imagine–funding her senior project. I can’t imagine there *not* being protests at the gallery.

@deep: That’s what bothers me, too–it’s that there will be this extra attention and scrutiny. I saw NH ch 8 up by Sage Hall today because of the art project that the forestry school put together, and just sort of scoping things out in general in advance of the climate governor’s conference… but tomorrow, when there is arnold + several other governors + several canadian premiers etc… yeah.

]]> By: deepthroat http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/#comment-35446 deepthroat Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:05:05 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=337#comment-35446 This is only going to get worse if the media descends upon Yale tomorrow (which they will because of the potential major policy statement by Schwarzenegger tomorrow), they will be met by an image of Yale at its silliest and most elitist: TAP NIGHT. Tomorrow is the night when the "best" of Yale dress up in ridiculous costumes and run drunkenly around Yale doing stupid things en route to being inducted into their secret society. This is only going to get worse if the media descends upon Yale tomorrow (which they will because of the potential major policy statement by Schwarzenegger tomorrow), they will be met by an image of Yale at its silliest and most elitist: TAP NIGHT. Tomorrow is the night when the “best” of Yale dress up in ridiculous costumes and run drunkenly around Yale doing stupid things en route to being inducted into their secret society.

]]> By: Dean http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/#comment-35445 Dean Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:51:58 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=337#comment-35445 Why is it a tricky public relations issue? Why is it a tricky public relations issue?

]]> By: Sam Jackson http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/#comment-35444 Sam Jackson Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:29:20 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=337#comment-35444 I disagree with your assumptions and characterizations, but whether this is "truth made public" or not, it can certainly be characterized as a very tricky public relations issue for Yale in a year which has seen some turbulent other stories, from racist and antisemitic graffiti to misogynist actions by a frat... I disagree with your assumptions and characterizations, but whether this is “truth made public” or not, it can certainly be characterized as a very tricky public relations issue for Yale in a year which has seen some turbulent other stories, from racist and antisemitic graffiti to misogynist actions by a frat…

]]> By: Dean http://www.samjackson.org/college/2008/04/17/watch-yale-deal-with-a-giant-crisis-abortion-art-aliza-shvarts/#comment-35443 Dean Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:22:44 +0000 http://www.samjackson.org/college/?p=337#comment-35443 What you are calling a public relations crisis is actually only truth being made public. This art project is ultimately only an outgrowth of a particular worldview that thinks this kind of thing is acceptable. This worldview permeates our elite institutions. Only now that something like this has happened and the consequences of the ideas promoted in these academic circles are made public is the situation thought of as a crisis. Well, there is a crisis, but it is a crisis of spirit and intellect, not of image. What you are calling a public relations crisis is actually only truth being made public.

This art project is ultimately only an outgrowth of a particular worldview that thinks this kind of thing is acceptable. This worldview permeates our elite institutions.

Only now that something like this has happened and the consequences of the ideas promoted in these academic circles are made public is the situation thought of as a crisis. Well, there is a crisis, but it is a crisis of spirit and intellect, not of image.

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