Group asks for week without TV
By VERA N. KUNKOWSKY
Collegian Staff Writer
Adbusters Media Foundation has
a challenge for the American pub
lic do not turn on the television
all week.
Brenda Shaffer, business manag
er of Adbusters Media Foundation,
said the foundation is asking peo
ple to stop watching TV for a week
because it wants people to take
back their mental environment.
"We want people to regain their
peace of mind," Shaffer said.
"According to statistics, people
watch 30 hours a week of television
and spend less than 30 minutes
with their loved ones every week."
Although Shaffer works for the
organization, she said it will still be
a struggle for her to not watch TV
this week.
"It's going to kill me to miss `X-
Files' and `Friends'," she said. But
Shaffer is confident she will sur
vive the week.
Alex Burns (junior-division of
collegian
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"According to statistics, people watch 30 hours a
week of television and spend less than 30 minutes
with their loved ones every week."
undergraduate studies) said he
would prefer to watch TV this
week, but could survive without it.
"The Flyers game is on," Burns
said. "I don't have to (watch TV),
but it's nice to when I have free
time."
Kalle Lasn, president of the foun
dation, said he believes TV Turnoff
Week is important because society
is being destroyed by television.
"We are doing this because 15
million people are addicted to TV.
It's a terrible addiction; it rivals
with tobacco addiction," Lasn said.
"Being addicted to TV kills the
spirit and soul it's not a joke."
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Brenda Shaffer
business manager, Adbuster Media Foundation
promotes TV Turnoff Week in
October because students are
attending school and the new TV
season is beginning, Shaffer said.
By advertising during the school
year, it hopes students will pass the
posters to their parents. As for peo
ple who decide to watch no TV this
week, Shaffer said she hopes they
will spend more time with their
family.
"One week of the year is pretty
challenging for people. We think it
should be two, three times a week
or year," she said.
Paul Wright said he could not get
through the week without TV.
"That'll be pretty tough. I have to
watch sports," said Wright (junior
computer science). "It will be too
stressful to not watch sports. I'm a
sports junkie."
He added that the only way he
could survive is if he had tickets to
all sporting events each day.
Although Wright admitted he is
addicted to television, he once
watched no TV for a few days.
But some students feel watching
no TV is not challenging at all.
"It's the last thing I need to do.
I'm really busy," said Amy Stacy
(junior-advirtising): "I watch
`Good Morning America,' but that's
all. I like to watch `Friends.' If I
miss it, I'm not really upset."
On the other hand, Doug Camens
(senior -computer science) does
watch TV but mostly for news
because he is busy.
"I don't watch much TV. I watch
the news, .CNN and 'Headline
News,' " he said. "I don't watch TV
every day. I'm too busy. I have a
job."
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