Tim Elder ‘28
This past week the many mute students on campus, being the shining lights that they are, held a dialogue dinner and it has been receiving rave reviews from those in the crowd. Students described it as a wonderful time as it was finally a space where no one felt so important that they couldn’t shut their traps. Everyone sat in silence which served as a nice change of pace from the usual nonstop banter from many around campus. No one forced you to look at their fantasy team and no one reeled you into a conversation that you felt too guilty to leave.
The first question posed to the group was “Why Do More Students Need to Learn When to Stop Talking.” The room met this with the most peaceful silence the campus has felt since 2016. The mute students know they are interesting, but they don’t have to blabber to strangers to prove that to themselves. From this moment the whole school went on notice.
There was more angst amongst the crickets outside than there was amongst the students in the Hogan Ballroom. Who would have ever thought that the things you have to say can truly go without being said. The mute students have come to an understanding that the world will indeed keep spinning if you don’t tell the person next to you about “your craziest weekend ever.” Funnily enough this was a similar question that was posed at the dialogue dinner, “Will the world come to a screeching halt if you don’t tell a random stranger about your vacation in 2019.” Once again the students did what they do best, they kept their mouths shut.
Being that the community of mute students on campus is rather small, the population of students around them rushed to see if anyone in the community would be willing to be roommates next year. It is even being reported that some lucky sophomore is in a quad with 3 mute students next year.
Overall the mute dialogue dinner has shed a new light on campus. Many will rethink before they speak about something because they have now come to realize that maybe what they say isn’t that important.
In response to the whole event a local mute student said “____.” Nothing short of profound.
Copy edited by Joshua Rosenberg ’29
Featured image courtesy of The Boston Globe
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