ETHICS
Back row, left to right: Mark Dye and Bob McCoskrie. Front row, left to right: Dr Stephen Garner, Dr Mary Panko, Nina Blumenfeld and Heather McRae.
STIR THE POT
The Student Ethics Committee decided on a different approach for its annual community evening during which guests, students and staff are confronted with differing perspectives on controversial issues. Rather than have a formal dinner, it was decided that a more informal evening would allow people to confront two issues on which New Zealanders are being asked for their opinion over the next year. Given that New Zealanders live in an age when division and intolerance have led to an ‘us-versus-them’ attitude among groups, the Committee 36
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The Ethics Committee
thought this would be the perfect time to demonstrate the plurality of ideas and perspectives in a respectful and interesting way. Olivia Pearce and Keltie-Kewan Young began the evening doing just that, presenting their provocative winning soapbox speeches to a most receptive audience. Their topics challenged us about our beliefs on Te Reo and our beautyobsessed world. This was a most fitting
way to begin the evening of controversy and debate. The theme was ‘Stir the Pot’, an apt name for the evening as the two topics were the legalisation of marijuana and euthanasia. They have both received increased media coverage that has often been emotive and denigrating towards the opposing side. We were delighted to receive a wide range of
