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By Jay Brunn

The discussion revolv-
ing around smoking is
hardly a new issue. It
has, however, taken a
new twist on campus. As
a result of many com-
plaints by the general
public, students and fac-
ulty, the question of
where smoking should
occur on campus has
been brought forward to
the President's Council.

In the past, smokers
have had the freedom to
smoke where they want-
ed, as long as it was not
indoors. Not anymore.

After much thought
about the issue, a sub-
committee chaired by a
smoker, Dennis Macknak
(Director of Regional
Operations) has suggest-
ed the implementation of
four recommendations.
The first indicates that
there will be no smoking
in the Agora area. The
second states that will be
no smoking at the main

entrance to the
Conference Center. The
third indicates that smok-
ing at the two outside

ke

entrances to the
Administration Building
will not be allowed during
peak arriving and depar-

ture times for the majori-
ty of people (8:00 a.m. to
9:30 a.m. in the morning
and between 4:00 p.m.

RESTRICTED SMOKING AT ENTRANCES MARKED

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STROKING CT The two OuldKdo GeiteErneet fo the
Agiinisition hulking between 6.00 cn ore
9:20 ary and between 4:00 gen ant & 20 pen

Tom, a 2nd year Physics student, appears unintimidated by the signs dis-
played by UNBC in their recent tactic to restrict smoking on campus.

Photo by Jay Brunn

and 5:30 p.m. in the
evening). Finally, the
fourth recommendation
indicates that ashtrays at
the existing entrances,
as per recommendation
1 and 2, will be removed.

These recommenda-
tions have already been
partially implemented
with the erection of signs
throughout campus, indi-
cating where smoking is
restricted and allowed.
Godfrey Medhurst,
Director of Facilities,
claims “The whole pur-
pose of doing it this way
and not making it a uni-
versity policy is that we
were hoping that people
would respect the fact
that we do have a beauti-
ful campus, we do have
more people that do not
smoke than do smoke,
and we do have mem-
bers of the public whose
tax dollars built this uni-
versity.”

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The Myth of the Good Corporate Citizen and other
Bedtime Fables

By Nicole Larson
The local chapter of

the Council of
Canadians brought
Murray Dobbin, a

Canadian author and
activist, who lectured to
a full Weldwood
Theatre, to UNBC on
Friday, November 6.
Dobbin’s lecture was
focused on the power
that corporations have
gained in the last twenty
years and the effects
they have had on gov-
ernments, communities
and individuals.

Dobbin opened with
the question, “Who here
was born after 1975?”
He explained that the

generation born after
that point has been
more targeted by adver-
tising than any other
group in history. Dobbin

said that advertisers
have started focusing
ads at children as
young as 9 years old,
about the time they

Murrary Dobbin
ponders his
opening state-
ment before
beginning his
lecture in the

Weldwood
Theatre.

Photo by Jay Brunn

have their first dispos-
able incomes’ which
usually take the form of
paper routes or
allowances. He stated
that between 1993 and
1996 the amount of
advertisements target-
ed at this group
increased by 50%. He
also mentioned that
children as young as 20
months can recognize
products by their labels
and brand names.
Dobbin went on to
explain the corporate
changes which have
occurred through out
history. Beginning with
the 1852 mandate in

Pennsylvania — which
shut down six banks
because they did not
serve any public pur-
pose and ending with
the $130 million lawsuit
which Canada just set-
tled with a chemical
company, concerning
the chemical MMT, an
additive to gasoline.
Canada had banned
MMT for health and
environmental reasons,
but because of the law-
suit, which under chap-
ter 11 of the NAFTA
agreement was perfect-
ly valid, not only did
Canada pay $20 million

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