[lbo-talk] Noam Comes to Chico

[Mark Bennett]

It must have been a treat to meet and talk to the great man, by Noam's
recollection sounds vague and, well, weird.  Which one of Reagan's kids
attended Chico State?  And when they were college age Chico State was hardly
a hotbed of reaction and militarism.  I spent a lot of time in Chico during
the 70s and early 80s and it could not be described a place uninfected with
"leftism," and what is worse, moral laxity. Christ, Chico State was named
the No. 1 party school in country at some point in 80s.  Pioneer Days was a
regular bacchanalia for decades.  Times change, but I find it hard to
believe that even now, there are but two "radicals" to be found on campus.

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:49 PM, michael perelman <
michael.perelman3 at gmail.com> wrote:


> One of my most interesting experiences in Chico was the opportunity to
> shepherd Noam Chomsky around.  We exploited him not stop.  He gave 3
> consecutive 1 1/2 hour lectures on foreign affairs, journalism, and
> politics, besides meeting with students and faculty for meals, and attending
> a late night reception.  The next morning he was telling me what he read
> afterwords.
>
> I just learned that he has published his own short recollection.
>
> more at:
>
> http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/noam-comes-to-chico/
>
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