Not-so-easy girls
Several new female students at the Norwegian School of Economics
and Business Administration (NHH) have had unpleasant experiences
during their introduction to the school. Older male students
called them with party invitations. At the party, the girls
wound up in scanty curtain fabric dresses bearing their name
and number. Every autumn a certain group of «lads» invites
girls to conclude a week of parties. There are reactions among
students to how this group of influential students goes about
to pick out the girls of their choice. The girls are critical
to the way «boys club» Pynos picks girls out, and feels the
process may be hurtful for the ones who are not chosen. However,
not everybody was angry about this unusual evening. Kristina
Ødegaard thinks someone must have constructed the entire criticism.
EU-meeting in Bergen
As the small but pretty prodigy, Norway has assumed responsibility
and will be hosting the next convention of Ministers of Education.
This meeting, as a part of the so-called Bologna process,
will be held in Bergen in 2005. The long-term goal is to streamline
all higher learning in Europe. Norway’s part of this the «quality
reform». Compared to other nations, Norway has been implementing
changes early. One of the goals is to make it easier for students
to pursue their academic goals in other European countries.
Hulen will not censor
Jo Rasmussen of Hulen says the upcoming «Death in June»
(DiJ)-concert is part of the fight against Nazism. He explains
why: - Since last week’s mention of the band, the concert
has received lots of attention. Rasmussen says that the debate
has been dominated by Tor Bach and his anti-fascist publication
Monitor, and everybody who knows the band agrees they are
not Nazis. Rasmussen says they will not censor artistic expressions.
DiJ uses Nazi symbols to avoid the mystification of the subject.
In fact censoring the band sounds more like fascism rather
than it’s opposite. - In my period here we have not denied
any performances here. I’m not afraid there will be disturbances
between anti-fascists and their opponents during the performance,
Rasmussen says.
ALEXANDER KEMP
02.10.03
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