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Article #43Re: Corporate Butt-Kick Week at UBC
From: Don Wagner
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 00:00
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 00:00
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In article <556vcm$rss@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca>, adamf@unixg.ubc.ca says... > >To begin with, the majority of the events held this week are in the >11:30-1:30 time slot, so that many students can attend WITHOUT missing class. > >I am currently trying to stay on top of six lectures this term. It keeps >me busy, but does not occupy ALL of my time. I do not think the choice >to spend some of my 'free' time involved in events like these makes me >any less of a student. > >And despite any information you may already have had about Shell in >Nigeria, the opportunity to learn from someone who has lived there (as >opposed to the sometimes unreliable media) is a rare one. > >And finally, I have found that involvement in groups like culture jammers >or the SEC continues to expose me to issues I was not previously aware >of, while others may hopefully learn from knowledge I have. I happen to >think that this sort of personal growth will be a benefit to me in the >future, as will lectures I attend. > >Adam Fraser I have no doudt that the lecture of mr Wiwa was beneficial, however, the whole concept of "corporate butt kicking " pisses me off. Perhaps we should shut down all corporations and see how long your university remains open. Good luck with your studies Don Wagner
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 11912c,4b6163f9a04fb775 X-Google-Attributes: gid11912c,public X-Google-Thread: 10c943,4b6163f9a04fb775 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c943,public X-Google-Thread: 106cdd,4b6163f9a04fb775 X-Google-Attributes: gid106cdd,public From: donw@coastnet.com (Don Wagner) Subject: Re: Corporate Butt-Kick Week at UBC Date: 1996/10/31 Message-ID: <5597qp$ah8@news.pinc.com> X-Deja-AN: 193329615 references: <54rrrs$7qb@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> <551m4j$a99@news.pinc.com> <5540ht$doc@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> <556bvh$ku4@news.pinc.com> <556vcm$rss@nntp.ucs.ubc.ca> organization: Pacific InterConnect mime-version: 1.0 newsgroups: ubc.general,ubc.events,bc.general