writes a member of the editorial board on his blog: "it was, however rejected, because it isn’t a very pleasant thing, and it’s not like that piece was the most important thing in the whole issue".
in other words the gloomy future of our education is not the most important thing in our faculty?
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As a friend told me when he saw this:
I wonder what IS the most important thing. When B-Nieuws was still an independent mag, action (any action) was always the most important thing.
times change (as do students is seems)
All right let's set something straight here. I do not know how you guys managed to grab this, but I'll try to explain the situation.
This cover was made inspired by your actions, that's true. But, very soon we decided that it's not a very good cover, graphically speaking. We decided that if we wanted to make a cover based on your group, we should do something else, something maybe more subtle, but since we couldn't think of anything we decided to use another picture in stead. B_Nieuws has more articles than your manifesto.
Again, we appreciate what you do, we're glad there's a stir at the faculty again (finally), but now you make it seem like the "bad management" has forbidden us to use this cover. This is simply NOT TRUE.
B_Nieuws is a platform where ALL sides of the argument can have their say, including, but not only, your side. We hope you understand this, and we're looking forward for more contributions from you or others who address this discussion.
Regards,
Marcello Soeleman
Editor of B_Nieuws
Hi guys and girls,
As a former student of Bouwkunde I wholeheartily agree with your fight. And if you need any sort of support or publicity advice etc. contact me. I might be able to help you...
As i said.. contact me on didier@24-7sandwichshop.org
Jongens, leuke actie. Kom toch vooral een kopje koffie met mij drinken. Dat heeft meer effect dan anonieme postertjes onder de magneetjes schuiven. Wytze
why is it that - despite of a clear explanation of what BAG's "anonymity" conveys and why it has been established as a form to FORCE management to face the ISSUES, not the NAMES (see B_Nieuws), management insists on shielding itself from taking responsibility for the unrest and distrust it has instilled in our community?
Why is it that a collective voice --of many or of a handful-- is suddenly not a voice unless it has a big, important name attached to it? Is it because management itself believes that REAL ISSUES can only be real, and hence be taken seriously if they are voiced by BIG NAMES such as OCW, NWO, MVRVD, etc? (These are also acronyms, btw)
Why does management (and I take that the previous post really comes from Witze, "our" Witze) believe that -because claims and complaints are made by an action group (sufficiently identified as precisely that) they can be dealt with and solved "over coffee"? This shows a complete disconnection of management's perception and the REAL feeling of unrest in our community. These claims have been extracted from a series of public documents (available online) and the REAL feeling of dissatisfaction in the way that management has dealt with us in this dark, difficult period since the fire. I suggest to have coffee with Witze and see if that is really all there is to be done to regain these items that management has "managed" to dissolve in our community:
1. CONFIDENCE, COMMUNICATION, DIALOGUE
2. RESPECT (not for celebrities but for regular STAFF & STUDENTS - do you need names? look at your registration systems, your payrolls, your unending ID lists...)
3. UNIFIED VISIONS for the FUTURE of our community (more than glitzy parties, flying buildings and soft-tech hallucinations)
4. CLEAR OBJECTIVES for our educational curriculum, our research priorities, etc
5. CLEAR EXPLANATIONS of the consequences and implications of (necessary) budget cuts as well as JUSTIFIED actions that concern US ALL.
But most importantly, TRUST. Face it, nobody trusts you management boys anymore. Unrest is growing, you've spread dissatisfaction... AND THAT IS A FACT. As this week's Archined opinion article suggests: There is trouble in paradise, and you will have to face it: disdainful puns, belittling language, superficiality and poor quotations of Engels or Marx will not do this time.
We are all watching your moves now, we are judging your responses, we are expecting convincing explanations of what caused this UNREST, whether we are an active part of BAG or not, we are all part of the BK COMMUNITY.
And yes, I CHOOSE to signing this "anonymously" - in support of BAG.
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