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Fridays
Posted By Tim Louman-Gardiner On March 31, 2007 @ 10:49 pm In Editorial | Comments Disabled
As I gaze longingly back at years of yore, reflecting on my precious half-decade involved at UBC, I can’t help but notice the absolute depths to which campus community have plummeted. Seriously. Where are all the beer gardens?
I used to love beer gardens. Not because I’d get smashed, but because it was where the community happened. A bzzr garden wasn’t about beer, it was about the roving community of people who’d hang out on Fridays, travelling the campus. I can say that, without hesitation, but for beer gardens I’d never have been elected to BoG. In all honesty, involvement in that social circle was that tiny bit of a foot in the door that got me involved in the orbit of campus politics.
I can’t help but feel that those days are behind us. And I, for one, find that sad. Even more sad are the explanations I’ve come up with. (And yes, I do spend time worrying about this. For reals.)
I could be wrong. But I don’t think I am.
And the worst part? Grad, law, and med schools don’t need more keener kids, they need well-rounded people with *gasp* social skills. And here’s a tip – in the real world, people drink booze. Sometimes a lot. And college is probably as good a time as any to learn how to drink socially. It’s way better than getting blasted on tequila in res.
I miss beer gardens.
(Yes, I’m aware of the irony of my posting this at 11pm on a Saturday. I’m in the middle of a paper. Bite me.)
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