🚀 go-pugleaf

Don Wagner (donw@coastnet.com) wrote:
: In article <5540ht$doc@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, dwalker@news.ucs.ubc.ca says...
: >
: >
: >Actually, people go to university to *learn*. At least that's the theory.
: >It would be a shame to go to university and miss speakers like Owens Wiwa,
: >who spoke to a packed auditorium and received a standing ovation. 
: >
: >Dan Walker  dwalker@eos.ubc.ca  
: >[Disclaimer:*My opinions and mine alone] 


: No doubt Owens Wiwa got a healthy and well deserved ovation. Now tell us how
: many classes you missed while you were listening to him tell you what you 
: already know and agree with, while you watched "Delta Force", while you
: watched  "Wheres Roger" while you harrassed Macdonalds, and while you did 
: all the other things associated with this event. 

: Don Wagner

To begin with, the majority of the events held this week are in the 
11:30-1:30 time slot, so that many students can attend WITHOUT missing class.

I am currently trying to stay on top of six lectures this term.  It keeps 
me busy, but does not occupy ALL of my time.  I do not think the choice 
to spend some of my 'free' time involved in events like these makes me 
any less of a student.  

And despite any information you may already have had about Shell in 
Nigeria, the opportunity to learn from someone who has lived there (as 
opposed to the sometimes unreliable media) is a rare one.  

And finally, I have found that involvement in groups like culture jammers 
or the SEC continues to expose me to issues I was not previously aware 
of, while others may hopefully learn from knowledge I have.  I happen to 
think that this sort of personal growth will be a benefit to me in the 
future, as will lectures I attend.  

Adam Fraser