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Opinion
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POLITIK
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The
atrium
was
abuzz
on
October
22nd
with
students,
Gordon
Campbell
impersonators,
free
cake
and
tea.
The
CNC
Student's
Association
also
collected
signatures
protesting
further
tuition
fee
increases.
Keep
that
Cash!
Buy
Nothing!
Nothing!!
Violet
Black
It's
that
time
of
year
again,
where
the
five
left-wing
radicals
at
CNC
do
their
job
and
poster
the
campus
with
messages
urging
us
to
keep
our
cash
in
our
pockets
for
24
hours
-
on
a
day
which
seems
to
be
arbitrarily
selected
with
the
toss
of
a
dart
at
a
calendar.
Ah
yes,
Buy
Nothing
Day
on
November
29th.
Where
did
it
come
from?
Why
should
we
care?
The
day
wasn't
picked
from
a
hat;
it
falls
annually
on
the
day
after
American
Thanksgiving
-
which
is
also
the
biggest
consumer
spending
day
of
the
year
in
the
United
States.
Be
proud,
because
Buy
Nothing
Day
was
originally
created
by
Canadians
and
celebrated
in
September,
but
the
original
organizers
quickly
realized
that
their
message
could
gain
more
power
by
sticking
it
to
the
Yankees
while
they
were
still
groggy
with
turkey
and
stuffing.
Most
confusing
is
the
mes
sage.
What
is
the
message?
Well,
that's
the
beauty
of
Buy
Nothing
Day
-
the
message
is
up
to
you.
For
some
people,
it
involves
seeing
if
they
can
last
24
hours
without
spending
a
cent
-
an
act
of
willpower,
an
examination
of
spending
habits,
a
financial
fast,
you
could
say.
Personally,
I
would
recommend
bumming
around
the
mall
with
the
five
left-wing
radicals
screaming
about
the
evils
of
Corporate
Christmas
-
it
makes
for
a
great
time
and
doesn't
cost
a
cent!
For
others,
it
is
an
annual
chance
to
recognize
that
their
credit
card
is
an
evil
temptation
that
will
bite
them
in
the
ass
unless
it
is
cut
up
into
little
pieces
as
soon
as
possible.
There
is
also
a
core
group
of
people
who
use
Buy
Nothing
Day
to
draw
attention
to
the
capitalist
Photo
courtesy
of
Kevin
Lalonde
Cornered
pig
messages
pumped
in
to
consumer's
brains
by
huge
corporations
with
much
to
gain
from
compulsive
consumer
habits.
But
really,
the
message
of
Buy
Nothing
Day
is
all
up
to
you.
You
could
ignore
Buy
Nothing
Day
and
buy
another
shirt
that
looks
like
the
other
five
shirts
you
already
have,
or
you
could
pack
a
lunch
that
day
and
see
if
you
can
avoid
spending
any
of
your
hard-earned
dough.
Personally,
I
would
recommend
bumming
around
the
mall
with
the
five
left-wing
.radicals
screaming
about
the
evils
of
Corporate
Christmas
-
it
makes
for
a
great
time
and
doesn't
cost
a
cent!
If
this
has
piqued
your
interest,
or
if
you
are
ready
to
terrorize
Prince
George
with
your
own
Buy
Nothing
Day
campaign,
then
check
out:
www.adbusters.orgcam-paignsbnd
They
provides
information
and
resources.
Happy
Buy
Nothing
Day!
Jolene
Brisbois
Editor-in-Chief
Fall
is
normally
a
quiet
time
of
year
for
student
newspapers,
but
at
CNC
the
participation
level
at
the
paper
is
dismal.
When
we
started
the
Free
Forum
last
fall
it
seemed
like
everyone
wanted
to
play
a
role
in
the
creation
of
the
CNC
student
newspaper.
But
this
year
participation
has
slowed
to
an
irregular
trickle
of
articles.
I
understand
that
our
office
is
a
cave,
but
if
I
have
to
stay
in
there
for
hours
at
a
time,
writers
can
come
talk
to
me
for
a
few
minutes
without
being
affected
by
the
caveman
fever.
We,
the
editors,
have
carefully
pondered
our
dilemma
and
decided
not
to
blame
the
hovel
we
reside
in
but
the
newspaper
itself.
1
mean,
really,
what
were
we
thinking,
a
monthly
paper?
Talk
about
an
oxymoron
that
needs
to
be
addressed.
We
have
come
up
with
a
solution
that
we
personally
think
is
brilliant
and
is
specifically
designed
to
drum
up
interest
in
the
paper;
no,
we
don't
have
amazing
prizes
to
give
away,
but
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we
have
decided
to
revamp
the
Free
Forum.
No,
not
gothic
vampire
stuff,
revamp;
we
are
creating
a
whole
new
Free
Forum.
What
does
this
mean
for
the
students
of
CNC?
I
challenge
everyone
to
write,
create,
draw,
sketch,
scribble,
or
scratch
something
for
the
January
edition
of
the
paper.
Come
January,
you
will
have
a
hipper,
cooler,
and
(hopefully)
more
relevant
paper
to
read,
and
pass
along
to
friends.
Because
our
intellectual
and
creative
energies
will
be
focused
on
the
new
Free
Forum,
we
will
forgo
putting
a
paper
out
in
December.
As
compensation
for
a
lack
of
reading
material
in
December,
I
challenge
everyone
to
write,
create,
draw,
sketch,
scribble,
or
scratch
something
for
the
January
edition
of
the
paper.
Come
talk
to
Veronica
Murphy
or
myself
if
you
are
in
need
of
creative
stimulation
for
your
masterpiece,
or
if
you
have
any
questions
about
our
endeavors.
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