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When I first read the paragraph about Branch Rickey I did not understand why he was included in it. I made a minor change to clarify this. I also think that the article would benefit with have it broken up into sections insted of it flowing as all one piece. Perhaps move the picture of Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson to the paragraph about Branch Rickey. It is an interesting read. Dincher 23:10, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
Very well-referenced and well-laid-out. Anchoress 00:26, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
With the assertion by Anchoress that the article is well layed out, as it has no lead, or any sectional headings at all for that matter. Therefore, I have filed a Good Article review concerning this article. 17:20, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
OK, The references here were not nearly as bad as they were on the OWU main page, but they still need some attention---particularly around the Campus Crusade for Christ issue. I personally do not like CCC, but unless you can provide better resources, then I question the inclusion in the section. I do not believe this event, which appears to be isolated to the campus only, is notable. {That doesn't mean that it doesn't matter to current students, but is it encyclopedic? Will it be an issue people care about 10-20 years down the road? I don't think so---I cannot see it being more notable than the bonfires in 90 or 91.) The article over is improving, but the article still has a fair amount of POV... and it has improved since being nominated for GAR.
It was my senior year at OWU. The people who were grandfathered in by the 21 year old drinking age were now over 21, so the only people old enough to drink (legally) were seniors. Shortly before fall exams, the campus announced a decision to become a dry campus! Needless to say, this idea was not well received. One of the fraternities (I believe it was FiJi) decided to have a protest party. The party was busted by Campus Security and 4 kegs were confiscated. The following night, some of the fraternity brothers staged a "jail break." They broke into Campus Security and broke the kegs out. An impromptu party broke out on the Hill that involved a small fire. This went on for two or three different nights. On Friday it was a huge event. The bonfire only had a radius of about 30 feet and flames going up 100+ feet into the air. Delaware police showed up, looked at the 400+ people gathered around the fire and left. The fire department showed up and left. Rumors started circulating that the National Guard had been called in to break up the group. In the mean time, fraternities were bringing couches, matresses, coke machines, benches, lamp posts, and basically anything not nailed down to feed the fire. One of my friends, who worked for the Transcript, had her camera and notebook thrown into the fire. At about 1:00 am a bunch of busses showed up, and everybody prepared to run convinced it was the national guard. It was a fraternity and soreity returning from an off campus event---and the fire got a second wind. All Rush activities were suspended the following semester and there was a threat of having all Greek activities kicked off campus. This event was absolutely huge among the students at OWU, we didn't want to become a dry campus, but I would be very surprised if anybody there now has even heard of this. And I suspect that in 10 years nobody will remember the adam affair... it may feel important today, but it isn't encyclopedic. Balloonman 08:06, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
In the latest episode of the Alumni magazine (I forget what it is called) there was an article about how OWU won some prize for activism due to its response to Katrina. I don't remember the details and can't find my copy of the magazine, but thought it might be worth looking up... I bet you that you could probably find the magazine at the alumni office. Balloonman 05:33, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
I don't believe this article can be rated as a Good Article. For one, the article appears to still have the POV issues which originally lead to its delisting. In addition, several of the references I checked don't back up what the article says. For example, this statement "During Ohio Wesleyan University Against the War on October 5 and November 17 2004, more than a hundred students held peace rallies in front of the Delaware city hall" is supposed to be supported by reference #35 at this link [1] but when I pulled up that link there was nothing about how many students protested. I noticed similar problems with other references. Until these POV and reference issues are fixed, I don't see how this can be a GA. Best, -- Alabamaboy 20:26, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Actually, I don't believe the article has had its POV issues corrected. For example, in the lead it states that "The founders' vision maintained that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles." However, the reference I can access on this at [4] states that "The Charter of Ohio Wesleyan University, granted in 1842, provides that 'the University is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles, accessible to all religious denominations, and designed for the benefit of our citizens in general.' The spirit of this statement has persisted through the years, so that today Ohio Wesleyan continues to live and thrive in an environment of intellectual freedom." In short, the University was founded on a vision of intellectual freedom, not activism. This is verified in other parts of the reference, which state that "Ohio Wesleyan judges itself successful when it has accomplished three objectives in its work with students:" 1) to impart knowledge; 2) to develop and enhance certain important capabilities of students (reading, writing and quantitative analysis); and 3) to place education in the context of values.
None of that states anything about activism. Yes, the intellectual freedom and values of the University provide fertile ground for activism, but to state that "Activism was embedded in the very vision for founding of Ohio Wesleyan University" is POV. The vision was intellectual freedom, education, and values (at least, that's what the provided reference states). Hope this helps.-- Alabamaboy 14:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC
In 2003, both Ohio Wesleyan students and the administration severely criticized and acted against the Campus Crusade for Christ group. [1] The organization is an interdenominational Christian organization, focusing on evangelism and discipleship in over 190 countries around the world. [2] Students and administrators complained of being bullied by the ministry's members. [3] The most recent backlash at OWU was due to the Campus Crusade's "Do You Agree with Adam?" campaign, which encouraged Christians campuswide to openly display signs of their faith. Most believed the resulting actions, such as chalking, were aggressively intrusive and spread religious intolerance. [4] [3] [5] As a result, several activist groups and the administration protested the organization's presence on campus. As a result, Campus Crusade for Christ was expelled from the campus for the remainder of the 2003-2004 school year. [4] [1]
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Hello, I've just done a quick copy edit of this article. I also removed a quotation which seemed to have a missing word, and also seemed to be out of context. Basically it seemed too weird to leave as-is, so I deleted it. If this is stepping on someone's toes, I'm very sorry! Jessicapierce 19:14, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
In the "On racial equality again" section there is a sentence: "Following political activity by South Africa's blacks in 1985, the government declared a state of emergency.[32]" Which government? This needs clarification. Cricketgirl 13:49, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
I couldn't find a proper place for this image which had been placed in the Ohio Wesleyan main page so I am placing it here temporarily for comments on where, and if, it should be placed anywhere.
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When I first read the paragraph about Branch Rickey I did not understand why he was included in it. I made a minor change to clarify this. I also think that the article would benefit with have it broken up into sections insted of it flowing as all one piece. Perhaps move the picture of Branch Rickey and Jackie Robinson to the paragraph about Branch Rickey. It is an interesting read. Dincher 23:10, 12 December 2006 (UTC)
Very well-referenced and well-laid-out. Anchoress 00:26, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
With the assertion by Anchoress that the article is well layed out, as it has no lead, or any sectional headings at all for that matter. Therefore, I have filed a Good Article review concerning this article. 17:20, 16 December 2006 (UTC)
OK, The references here were not nearly as bad as they were on the OWU main page, but they still need some attention---particularly around the Campus Crusade for Christ issue. I personally do not like CCC, but unless you can provide better resources, then I question the inclusion in the section. I do not believe this event, which appears to be isolated to the campus only, is notable. {That doesn't mean that it doesn't matter to current students, but is it encyclopedic? Will it be an issue people care about 10-20 years down the road? I don't think so---I cannot see it being more notable than the bonfires in 90 or 91.) The article over is improving, but the article still has a fair amount of POV... and it has improved since being nominated for GAR.
It was my senior year at OWU. The people who were grandfathered in by the 21 year old drinking age were now over 21, so the only people old enough to drink (legally) were seniors. Shortly before fall exams, the campus announced a decision to become a dry campus! Needless to say, this idea was not well received. One of the fraternities (I believe it was FiJi) decided to have a protest party. The party was busted by Campus Security and 4 kegs were confiscated. The following night, some of the fraternity brothers staged a "jail break." They broke into Campus Security and broke the kegs out. An impromptu party broke out on the Hill that involved a small fire. This went on for two or three different nights. On Friday it was a huge event. The bonfire only had a radius of about 30 feet and flames going up 100+ feet into the air. Delaware police showed up, looked at the 400+ people gathered around the fire and left. The fire department showed up and left. Rumors started circulating that the National Guard had been called in to break up the group. In the mean time, fraternities were bringing couches, matresses, coke machines, benches, lamp posts, and basically anything not nailed down to feed the fire. One of my friends, who worked for the Transcript, had her camera and notebook thrown into the fire. At about 1:00 am a bunch of busses showed up, and everybody prepared to run convinced it was the national guard. It was a fraternity and soreity returning from an off campus event---and the fire got a second wind. All Rush activities were suspended the following semester and there was a threat of having all Greek activities kicked off campus. This event was absolutely huge among the students at OWU, we didn't want to become a dry campus, but I would be very surprised if anybody there now has even heard of this. And I suspect that in 10 years nobody will remember the adam affair... it may feel important today, but it isn't encyclopedic. Balloonman 08:06, 17 December 2006 (UTC)
In the latest episode of the Alumni magazine (I forget what it is called) there was an article about how OWU won some prize for activism due to its response to Katrina. I don't remember the details and can't find my copy of the magazine, but thought it might be worth looking up... I bet you that you could probably find the magazine at the alumni office. Balloonman 05:33, 31 January 2007 (UTC)
I don't believe this article can be rated as a Good Article. For one, the article appears to still have the POV issues which originally lead to its delisting. In addition, several of the references I checked don't back up what the article says. For example, this statement "During Ohio Wesleyan University Against the War on October 5 and November 17 2004, more than a hundred students held peace rallies in front of the Delaware city hall" is supposed to be supported by reference #35 at this link [1] but when I pulled up that link there was nothing about how many students protested. I noticed similar problems with other references. Until these POV and reference issues are fixed, I don't see how this can be a GA. Best, -- Alabamaboy 20:26, 13 February 2007 (UTC)
Actually, I don't believe the article has had its POV issues corrected. For example, in the lead it states that "The founders' vision maintained that the university "is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles." However, the reference I can access on this at [4] states that "The Charter of Ohio Wesleyan University, granted in 1842, provides that 'the University is forever to be conducted on the most liberal principles, accessible to all religious denominations, and designed for the benefit of our citizens in general.' The spirit of this statement has persisted through the years, so that today Ohio Wesleyan continues to live and thrive in an environment of intellectual freedom." In short, the University was founded on a vision of intellectual freedom, not activism. This is verified in other parts of the reference, which state that "Ohio Wesleyan judges itself successful when it has accomplished three objectives in its work with students:" 1) to impart knowledge; 2) to develop and enhance certain important capabilities of students (reading, writing and quantitative analysis); and 3) to place education in the context of values.
None of that states anything about activism. Yes, the intellectual freedom and values of the University provide fertile ground for activism, but to state that "Activism was embedded in the very vision for founding of Ohio Wesleyan University" is POV. The vision was intellectual freedom, education, and values (at least, that's what the provided reference states). Hope this helps.-- Alabamaboy 14:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC
In 2003, both Ohio Wesleyan students and the administration severely criticized and acted against the Campus Crusade for Christ group. [1] The organization is an interdenominational Christian organization, focusing on evangelism and discipleship in over 190 countries around the world. [2] Students and administrators complained of being bullied by the ministry's members. [3] The most recent backlash at OWU was due to the Campus Crusade's "Do You Agree with Adam?" campaign, which encouraged Christians campuswide to openly display signs of their faith. Most believed the resulting actions, such as chalking, were aggressively intrusive and spread religious intolerance. [4] [3] [5] As a result, several activist groups and the administration protested the organization's presence on campus. As a result, Campus Crusade for Christ was expelled from the campus for the remainder of the 2003-2004 school year. [4] [1]
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Hello, I've just done a quick copy edit of this article. I also removed a quotation which seemed to have a missing word, and also seemed to be out of context. Basically it seemed too weird to leave as-is, so I deleted it. If this is stepping on someone's toes, I'm very sorry! Jessicapierce 19:14, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
In the "On racial equality again" section there is a sentence: "Following political activity by South Africa's blacks in 1985, the government declared a state of emergency.[32]" Which government? This needs clarification. Cricketgirl 13:49, 15 August 2007 (UTC)
I couldn't find a proper place for this image which had been placed in the Ohio Wesleyan main page so I am placing it here temporarily for comments on where, and if, it should be placed anywhere.
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"Early 20th century: the effect of wars and politics" covers the period ending 1918. "Campus climate in the swinging sixties" begins with 1966. The Roaring 20s, Great Depression, World War II and post war periods are not discussed at all. Socialism, Communism, anti-fascism etc. are missing from the discussion. Procula ( talk) 03:36, 28 August 2018 (UTC)