Head Tale

I can't just post even a little blurb I find without having a mini-rant attached (but what else are blogs for?) so here goes…

Wouldn't it be nice if we had a place to disseminate information like this to the entire program?  Yes, we have a mailing list that goes to all students and faculty but I always feel guilty if I use it for something that's not connected fairly directly to the program. To me, that means I'll send an announcement about the Lunch Bucket series but this blurb doesn't pass the test.  Of course, everybody's definition of what's appropriate is different. 

Although I hate opt-out trickery in general, this might be one place where it could be appropriate.  The Department could create a duplicate list to the other master one with all students and faculty that's for off-topic messages.  Then allow people to opt-out if they don't want to get extra e-mails of this type.  (You could make the second list opt-in but I have a strong suspicion that about six people would join it which would defeat the purpose of having it.) 

I also have an idea for something Student Council could try but now that I'm on Council, I'll save those ideas for the meetings (told you there'd be a lot less criticism of student council on the blog! )

And now that my mini-rant is longer than the blurb I wanted to post, here you go…

Vanishing Media Call for Submissions
Do
you know of
a TV show, film or audio recording that is lost forever? Then the
Audio-Visual Preservation Trust would like to hear about it. The
AV Trust has made a call for submissions for its upcoming book,
“Vanished Media.”

“Vanished Media” will examine 100 pieces of Canadian media that are no longer available. The aim of
the book is to stress the importance of preservation of Canadian cultural works. Submissions are to be less than 1,000 words and
can be sent via e-mail to info@avtrust.ca.

For more information about the AV Trust, visit www.avtrust.ca.