February 4, 2008

 

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- the very sok of their academic careers, and:as sailrating as DSU politics may be,
it can never hope to compete with the promise of a university education, or (gasp)
a real job. And the union itself hurts as a result, because as any management :
_consultant could tell you, it’s simply not good business practice for the board of -
» directors of any million-dollar onion to have a = Ber cent turnover every
calendar year. .
“This newspaper equally sitters froma siecorinisily ieacing student
popiilace, as our recent staffing shortages can attest to. Indeed, unlike student —
governments, student papers will often suffer even more from fickle students, as
we have no permanent, full-time, bureaucratic “staff” to ensure the paper is always
_ functioning smoothly. The Other Press functions solely on the involvement of
| average students, and if students abandon us, we’re really up the,creek.
1 -4e’s for that reason that I must now bid a genuinely heartfelt and fond
: farewell to my close Other Press friend and colleague ’ Trevor nies the

 

Dear Editor,

I was disappointed with a story in your last issue, (The
Legacy of Edward Bernays, January 28, 2008). Why are you .
praising a killer? Edward Bernays may have been the “father of
public relations,” but he was also responsible for killing millions
of women by way of lung cancer and various other smoking-
related diseases! Smoking in public should have been one taboo
women hold onto: “After the campaign, the sales of cigarettes to
women increased dramatically, a testament to Bernay’s genius,
and the power of good PR.” Maybe there are actually times
when gender inequality saves lives? But, besides that, Bernays
sounds like a soulless puppet master, and not someone to admire
in print, or otherwise.

-Reading Between the Lines