The Gateway (1995-01-12)

20 Pages·9.7 MB·English

by  University of Alberta

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by Darren Zenko
Are you less than impressed with
the quality of campus cafeterias?
Rest assuredy,ou are not alone. The
ancient tradition of dissatisfaction
with student dining facilities at the
University of Alberta has reached a
new peak since last year’s
privatization of University Food
Services.
InJune of 1994, the U of A’s Board
of Governors voted to hire Versa
Services to take over the provision
of food services on campus. This
includes the operation of Lister Hall
and CAB cafeterias, as well as the
numerous small lunchspots around
campus.
Many students living in Lister
Hall, however, are unsatisfied with
Versa’s performance.
Students in Lister cafeteria, wait-
ing to fill their trays from a menu
which ranged from Chicken
Marengo to wax beans with pi-
mento, were quick to tell disturb-
ing stories about the fare.
Clayton, a Lister resident, related
anincident involving a two-for-one
deal on Jell-O. According to him,
whenstudents prepared to diginto
their deserts, they discovered that Mike LaRiviére
it was covered in mold. So you’re from England, eh? Do you know the Beatles? Are you excited that Doctor Who is coming back?
“Don’t eat anything that’s on
sale,” he advises. “ You don’t want Gerig. “We looked down and there “The nice thing about Versa is pus lunch spots. agrees that CAB is not for every-
it.” was this caterpillar in her salad.” that they listen,” said Darichuk. Since this fall, the Students’ Union body.
Pricing, too, was a concern. The “We're scared to eat in the cafete- “We're not going to be too hard on has been maintaining a “Gripe “It’s a matter of taste,” says
Domino’s Pizza outlet in Lister ria,” added Menzel. “This is where them this year, because it’s their Wall” in CAB. When the topic of the Kasawski. “If you are used to fast
charges two dollars more for a me- we have to eat, and I think we de- transition year.” Darichuk also cafeteria came up, response was food, you will like CAB. If you’re
dium pizza than another outlet just serve decent food.” noted that a number of the prob- overwhelmingly negative. dependent on eating there, you'll
a few blocks away, and none of the Lister chef William McGrath was lems have a lot to do with the ongo- “The selection sucks, there is quickly get tired of it.”
“specials” Domino’s offers were apologetic and offered to take the ing renovations to the Lister Hall nothing remotely healthy, and do “| feel that the University has an
advertised at the counter. pair on a tour of the food prepara- cafeteria, which are predicted to be you call that lighting? It’s depress- ethical responsibility for the well-
Possibly more disturbing than tion area to put their fears to rest. finished at the end of this month. ing!” wrote one annoyed cafeteria being of residents of this campus,
complaints about quality and price “It’s not like we’re not caring,” Teresa Isaac, supervisor of patron. and part of that is to make sure
are reports of discovering insects said McGrath. “Believe me, when Versa’s operations at Lister Hall, Other patrons echoed those sen- Versa’s doing its job,” added
and other pests, including worms things like this happen in my said she was happy to see students timents, and added such things as Kasawski, who plans to meet with
and silverfish, in cafeteria food. At kitchen, it hurts me as much as it approaching her with concerns. empty salad bars and high prices to representatives from Versa and the
a meeting of the Lister Hall food hurts you.” “For every one who comes for- their list of gripes regarding the University to discuss the problems
committee Wednesday, residents Robyn Darichuk, Lister Hall Stu- ward, there must be fifty who mostly fast-food style menu. Writes at the cafeterias.
Barb Menzel and Nadine Gerig told dents’ Association president, said don’t,” said Isaac. “We really ap- another complainant, “Student caf- Versa’s regional manager for the
of finding a four-inch caterpillar in that although there were some prob- preciate it.” eterias should have student pric- University area, Tal Frank, declined
a friend’s salad. lems, Versa was generally an im- Students have also voiced nu- ing, seeing as how the only people comment at this time, citing com-
“Suddenly, her face turned red provement over the old Food Ser- merous complaints about the CAB who use them are students.” pany policy on media correspon-
and she started crying,” reported vices. cafeteria, one of the main on-cam- SU vp external Kyle Kasawski dence.
SUB
Health Services to move into
by Gabriel Fantino “With the health services build- demic Support Centre, the Student services, two SU services, CJSR ra- comingalong nicely,” said Jim New-
That little shack right on the edge ing so far away from the central Financial Aid and Information Cen- dio and the Gateway, will have to ton, U of A dean of students.
of campus where University of Al- locations on campus, it’s a trek for tre, the Office of Services for Stu- relocate. “Our goal is to work with stu-
berta students go to defer exams students. And some students don’t dents with Disabilities, the Native “The University is planning on dents holistically,” exclaimed New-
and pick up free birth control pills find out about it until their fourth Students’ Centre, Career and Place- this in its budgeting, but it’s not ton.
will no longer offer those services. or fifth year,” said Narmin Hassam, ment Services, the Sexual Assault necessarily final in the budgeting It is not clear who will pay for the
The good news is that Health SU vp internal. Centre, and the Office of the Dean sense. We have had a number of renovations, either to the second
Services will be moving to a more The move is part of a plan to of Students will also be shuffled conversations with the Students’ floor offices which will have to be
central location, namely the second concentrate all University student onto the second floor. Union executive about locations and built or for the relocation of existing
floor of the Students’ Union Build- services in SUB. To make room for the University various things and it seems to be offices.
ing.
Student Counselling, the Aca-
“Legislation can not change hearts, Craftomania.......cccsssscsceeeeseeeepeaegse 5 |
it can only restrain the heartless.”
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—Martin Luther King Jr., who
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would have been celebrating his
birthday Sunday Huskies can’t touch us..............page 15
Page2 Thursday, January 12,1995 GATEWAY
SU can’t spend $?
Looking for an
exciting Reading Week by Terra Tailleur the weightroom and the east swim- to look solely at the weightroom
Have you wondered what that ming pool need to be addressed. issue, including alternative loca-
experience this year © $2.50 charge on your fee assess- ButBawolin doesn’t know when tions.
ment is for? It may be awhile be- this will happen. Individuals and student groups
fore you find out. The Students’ “Tt’s not my say. It’s a demo- are invited to submit proposals to
Immerse yourself in the ultimate language study experience just an Union’s Campus Recreation En- cratic process,” says Bawolin about the CREFC before February 15 and
afternoon's drive from the city! hancement Fund Committee still the difficulties of reaching a deci- Bawolin hopes to begin allocating
hasn’t decided where your money some of the money soon after that.
French Immersion at the Palisades Centre, Jasper will go. “RAC’s a student group so But CREFC vice-chair Gurmeet
In accordance with last March’s Ahluwalia says there isn’t any
February 17 to 26, 1995 it’s difficult to get students
referendum, all Students’ Union hurry to spend. “If the money isn’t
Fee: $650 before Jan. 25/$700 thereafter. Fee includes room, board and together at the same time.”
members pay $2.50 for the mainte- spent, we'll just add it on to next
instruction (educational fee portion is tax deductible). —RAC and CREFC chair
nance of recreational programs and year.”
Practice your French language skills and brush up on the finer points facilities which have been hurt by Grant Bawolin “We want to make sure we do
of the language while you take in the splendour of the Rockies. This cutbacks. Seventy per cent of vot- things right,” adds Bawolin.
non-credit Faculty of Extension course is perfect for all French ers supported the initiative of the sion. “RAC’s a student group so Until then, the money will sit in
language users—including those who study, teach or tutor. Recreation Action Committee it’s difficult to get students together a fund that has been earmarked
which advises the CREFC. RAC at the same time.” solely for campus recreation. So far
Afternoons and Sundays are free for you to follow your own pursuits
and CREFC chair Grant Bawolin The various subcommittees also the fund includes money only from
in this beautiful setting. Exciting excursions are also planned. believes $400 per team to play need time to organize and research the fall admissions but Bawolin
hockey is far too expensive and their topics. Bawolin points to one estimates that up to $70,000 has
For more information, please call Lisa/ Michael at 492-3033.
adds that problems associated with committee which has been created been collected so far.
LAL AEE ERIN SSD ES, Studying a world away
Is this what you dream about?
by Pete Pachal A. In any given year there could be posed to Finland.
What was clogging up the Stu- close to a thousand students with “T want to go there to learn the
dents’ Union Building’s hallways exchange experience on campus. language,” said Kuusisto. “That’s
\\‘ iSe yesterday? So we're finding in a very real way the mainreason. And also totravel.
The International Centre here at students promote the program But the cost is so expensive. Living
the University of Alberta was shar- themselves.” expenses are about double what
ing space usually reserved for cus- Students have many concerns we pay here.”
tomers of the Coffee Company. about studying abroad, the fore- Students from all over the globe
“We're trying to raise awareness most of which is financial. are on exchange programs at the U
for U of A students to study “That's one of the myths we like of A for reasons as varied as the
abroad,” said Barry Tonge, Educa- to slay right away,” said Tonge. “If nations they came from.
tion Abroad coordinator at the In-
ternational Centre in HUB. “We “In any given year there could be close to a thousand
used to do an annual Overseas students with exchange experience on campus.”
Options Week. Unfortunately, cut- —Barry Tonge, Education Abroad coordinator at the
backs have hit us like everyplace
International Centre
else. We’ve changed that to this
format this year. This is the first you go ona U of A exchange, stu- “T wanted to ski in the Rockies,”
year we've done study abroad dents pay regular U of A tuition admitted Craig Elwin, anexchange
fairs.” and fees. Of course that’s getting student from Swansea University
The centre only planned on do- more difficult these days. Room in Wales. “I’m also doing four hun-
Want to be a tutor?
ing one fair, which occurred last and board at most of our exchange dred level marketing courses,
term. That fair was incredibly suc- partners are comparable and in they're a little bit easier than back
Pick up a form and return it by Jan. 20 cessful so a second was created. some, actually cheaper.” home.”
CHIEN “There’s a critical mass of ex- That’s not always the case, how- “As soon as I came here the In-
change students on campus. ever, for Asko Kuusisto, a Cana- ternational Centre really took care
S. U. Registries There’s maybe ina given year now dian student here in the faculty of of me so I want to give something
Lower Level SUB about a hundred and fifty. Then of Science, who is finding his educa- back,” said Lisa Bretz, a Swedish
course there’s the students who tion will most likely only be finan- exchange student in Arts. “It’s a
returned from last year to the U of cially realizable in Canada, as op- great way of meeting people.”
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Bleeding in CAB
by Michelle Millar The CAB clinic is meant to allow
There’s as much bleeding going easier access to students and staff,
onin CABas there was in Interview according to Blatz, to encourage
with the Vampire. people to donate.
Well, not really, but for the last “We need the students....We’d
few days the annual blood donor like to have them come [to CAB],
are currently located on the sec-_
clinic has been set up in CAB in an and we'd also like to encourage _ ond floor oft he Students’ Union
building. —
“| don’t particularly like doing it, but it only takes ten or
However, their spatial con-
fifteen minutes of my time, and it helps somebody else.” figurations may change if the [|
—Business student Michelle Bullas on donating blood proposed reorganization to con-
-glomerate University Student
attempt toincrease blood supplies. them to go over to the clinic,” said _ Services in SUB goes through.
This is the Red Cross’ third visit to Blatz, referringt o the centre at 114th Apparently, ino rder to make
campus this year, having been here street. _ room for all nine services which _
also in September and November. Most students who were donat- will be moving in, the studios of
While the mobile clinic usually ing seemed to agree that the mo- CJSR radio and the editorial and
only visits campus in September bile -clinic improved accessibility
and January, it came to campus in and better enabled them to take
November because of insufficient part in something that can help
supplies. other people.
Turnout this week has been “It’s necessary,” said Business
good, although a little below aver- student Michelle Bullas. “I don’t
age. “We've had about fifty people particularlliyk e doingit, butit only likely lose someo e
today—we’d like to have had sev- takes ten or fifteen minutes of my _ Narmin Hassam, SU vpi
enty-five by now. We have about time, and it helps somebody else.” who has been involved in the
three quarters of an hour left and The mobile blood clinic will be decision-making process.
we'd like to get 150 people today,” in CAB until Friday at 3pm, and But the services affected have
said Anne Blatz, anurse coordinat- will be stocked with pop and cook- some concerns about the quality
ing the event. ies for those who donate. Ae ny ore
Winter welcome
S understand we are
by Simon Kiss about the SU spending loads of
Are you suffering from the win- money in economically tough
ter blahs? Depressed that you have times.
to return to school for another four Hassam reported that both Sub-
months? Well your friendly neigh- tropics and Frost Week have cost
borhood Students’ Union has just about $6500 each. Thatmoney came
the cure. from the SU’s alternative program
This week is the University of budget which is planned for every
Alberta’s first ever Frost Week or- year.
ganized and run by the SU. Although the similar Week of
The purpose of this event, ac- Welcome is an event that nearly
cording to SU vp internal Narmin every Canadian university runs,
Hassam, is to try to build up stu- Frost Week is something Hassam
dents’ school spirit and help them said she “would venture to say [is]
get readjusted to school life after a something unique, though I can’t
long break. say that with full confidence.”
Events include free hot choco- Hassam explained she has high
late in SUB every morning, an hopes for the future of Frost Week.
admin-in with new University “Tthinkit’s somethintgh e Students’
president Rod Fraser, soccer in Union can really build a tradition
Quad, movie nights, beer gardens with.”
and a cabaret. This week is history folks, the
Hassam admitted that the hot beginning of a tradition.
chocolate giveaway “started out
slow, but is picking up.” She also
STUDENTS!!
considered the admin-in a success
as about 75 students showed up
GOOD NEWS
and Fraser was able to meet every
single student one on one.
The SU is trying to incorporate a FROM SHAW CABLE
diversity of tastes for this week
with a variety of different events. $AND9 VI.DE9OTR5ON
Hassam said this year’s Frost
Weekis bigger than last year’s com-
parable Subtropics. That shouldn’t
worry students who are concerned
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ELCOME BACK
FROM YOUR STUDENTS' UNION
EVENTS
January 9-13"
Free Hot Chocolate
7
Every Morning During Frost Week
8-9AM - SUB
Volleyball Green and Gold Ablaze -
3 PM, Friday January 13"
Dinwoodie - Meet the Volleyball team
EF THIS IS Color Day
YOU, YOU Friday, January 13"
BETTER COME WEAR GREEN & GOLD to get “spe-
AND GET IT! cials” at RATT
SUB 258
If you wear U of A FORUM ON FEES
clothing, you could win!
Stop by SUBtitles on the
main floor of SUB and January 19 Rm. 270A SUB
pick some up! 12:30 to 2:00 pm
The University administration, in-
cluding Brian Silzer (the Registrar
and chair of the University Fees
Policy Committe) and Glenn Harris
(VP Finance & Administration of
the University), will be speaking on
the future of fees at the U of A and
answering questions from inter-
ested students.
FORUM ON THE
FEDERAL GREEN PAPER
POSTCARD CAMPAIGN
January 25 Rm. 270A SUB
Did you know your tuition could dou- 11:00 am - 12:00 noon
ble NEXT YEAR?!?!? The Students’
Learn about the Federal Govern-
Union needs your help in letting the
ment’s proposals to change the
federal government know that this is
structure of funding to post-sec-
probably not a good idea (insert sar-
ondary education. The U ofA could
casm here). We've started a postcard
lose $50 million from its operating
campaign to apply some political pres-
budget next year. That could mean
sure on the Prime Minister to make
losing acouple of faculties, or what's
them reconsider thier proposed
more likely to happen, a possible
changes, and how they'll affect the
doubling of your tuition. Does this
economy of the country (let alone the
sound good to you? Remember,
pocketbooks of students). Stop by any
knowledge is power...
Students’ Union Information Booth and
pick up a postcard. All you have to do
is fill it out and drop it in any mailbox.
If that’s too much trouble, you can even
Don't Just Stand There...
drop it off at an Info Booth. Ifyou have
(olUilee,, Get Involved!!
any questions, come to the SU execu- ERVICE
tive offices on the second floor of SUB.
ch (2 - Call The Volunteer
We'd be more than happy to answer Ni Centre of Edmonton
any questions or listen to any sugges- a Many interesting opportunities
tions. By the way, there’s no postage
call 482-6431 for more information
required, so it won't cost you anything
to send it. If you don't send it, though, For Further information onany of the above
opportunities please contact Volunteer Serv-
it could cost you a lot....
Studenictes at s492-97'85 orU come ndowni and ospeak n
with one of our friendly Coordinators in our
office (O4OW) in the lower level of SUB.
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Campus Connection.
McMullen gallery gets crafty
by Gabriel Fantino
The McMullen Gallery is known
A weekly compendium of December 6, the anniversary of
in Edmonton for offering innova-
events happening on campuses _ the Montreal massacre in which
tive exhibitions and the most re-
across Canada. a gunmankilled fourteen women
cent is no exception.
at the Ecole Polytechnique.
Campu “Tribute—Fifteen years of Al-
berta Craft” is now up and open to
targets ed venitn, th1e7 visitors until March. Sponsored by
the Friends of the University of |
$10 for
Alberta Hospital, it features craft
The Gauntlet ncluded a
art from Alberta artists in a variety
No shaeti
of media such as clay, glass, metal,
fibre, and wood.
“In a lot of cases this organiza- }
“ Assassins,
tion does international develop- |
competition held by
ment work with craft makers in
fraternity, was officie third world countries. Their crafts Mike LaRiviére
“Display Table #4” by Henry Schlosser at McMullen.
are usually quite marketable and
they can sell their native crafts One of the more striking objects cal objects, such as Theresa Jones’
affairs).
abroad,” said Barbara Johnston, is a cast glass sculpture with em- Niobium and silver jewelry and
Inthe ga
gallery program coordinator, about bedded objects and colour streaks. Karen Catine’s silver tableware
a dossier the international nature of the or- “Voices silenced...but not forgot- which are a mix between rustic
ganization. ten” by Leslie Israelson conveys and modern.
their victim.
Bill Morton, one of the artists emotions and moods through the Also on display are woven tap-
“Tt’s just a ha
featured, spent ten years studying seemingly cold, unfeeling blue- estries by Pirkko Karvonen, mod-
kimono making and surface de- streaked glass. ern pottery by Elke Blodgett, paper
sign in Japan. Brenda Malkinson uses glass, and textile hangings by Elyse Eliot-
sanexcellent price for what
Displayed are his silk and paper copper, and “found objects” to cre- Los, and clays from Pierre Guy,
ng out,” commented Terry
hangings, ingrained with exotic ate small collage-like works. Geri France, Shirley Rimer and
the regional
patterns. Also displayed are more practi- Pamela Rodger.
sentative for the National
—compiled by Juliet
Williams
Wednesday, January 18, 1995
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Dinwoodie Lounge, 2nd fir. S.U.B.
¥ Meet with employers.
¥ Find out about current and future
employment opportunities.
Vv Free on-site resume consultations.
Wednesday, January 18, 1995
9:00 am - 10:00 am, 214 Students’ Union Bldg.
Hosted by Braemar and Tip Top.
Enter to win gift certificates.
Wednesday, January 18, 1995
1:15 pm, 214 Students’ Union Bldg.
Hosted by Career and Placement Services
(CaPS). Enter to win a free workshop.
Admission: FREE
Just remember
For more information contact CaPS, 4th fir., the 'M' word.
S.U.B. @ 492-4291 or call the 24-hr Telephone
Management.
Inf4o L9ine5 -3900.
Staff Meeting.
Friday @2pm
SUB 282
Be there, personalized vol-
unteers.
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Postcards Canadaby publicly advocatinagn d noticed every time an unsuspect-
organizing a one-day student walk- ing student wants to go to the doc-
out is not merely disheartening, it tor? Maybe instead of needing
Pissy leads me to seriously question the someone to pass by their offices
sincerity of their opposition to the they should consider working more
Green Paper proposals. efficiently for the students who not
Pandering
Todd Ferguson only pay for their services but their
salaries as well.
Renos Natasha White
Science III
Iam extremely disappointed by
Always
the timid and woefully inadequate Ridiculed
response of the Students’ Union to
the proposed changes to education
funding, as outlined in the federal Rightly Alliterate
Green Paper. These proposals
would unnecessarily cut federal
funding tothe University of Alberta
Accurately
alone by $50 million, lead to crush- In response to the Students’
ing student debt loads, double tu- Union’s recent decision to move
ition, and return us to the days when the Gateway and CJSR offices to the
a university education was the sole basement of the Students’ Union
As you can see, this Letters to the
privilege of the wealthy few. building:
Editor section has yet to be full to
Our SU seems to feel that a The biggest question here is of
capacity. Maybe it’s because no-
lacklustre postcard campaign, hap- fiscal responsibility. Can we afford
body actually reads this newspa-
hazardly thrown together fora pal- to renovate two floors of SUB? I
per (well, except for the TLFs).
try $600, is a sufficient way to would assume that having the awe-
If Iw ere a reader of the Gateway
counter this very real threat to our some responsibility of paying off
instead of an editor I would have
education. The remaining $7400 approximately $2.3 million in debt
PLENTY to complain about. Like,
earmarked to combat the Green should make the SU think twice.
GATEWAY for example, all the freakin’ jerks
Paper’s foolish proposals will like- Moving the Gateway entails having
who mill about like confused cattle
wise be squandered on equally im- all existing equipment moved, com-
in the SUB foodcourt. Some of us
potent “poster and letter-writing pleting renovations on the vacated
have places to goso keep your head
campaigns” and travel junkets for CIBC space and, of course, rewir-
Published Since November 21, 1910 up, your backpack secured and get
Readership 30,000 innards the executive “conferences.” This ing all the computers again. (They
the hell out of the way if someone
Volume 84 Issue 27 “strategy” in my opinion, smacks were rewired last summer so the
says “excuse me, please.”
of either cowardice, apathy, or ig- SU would be doubling the cost by
And how about fingernails?I often
Advertising 492-4241, Room 234 SUB norance. doing it over again.) Not to men-
wonder why they are so much harder
Main Office 492-5168, Room 282 SUB The Canadian Federation of Stu- tion the cost incurred by moving
FAX Number 492-4643 dents has called for students across CJSR. than the rest of our exterior.
Mailing Address Room 259 Students’ Union Building, Shut up, Pete.
the nation to participate in a one- I realize that the University of
U of A, Edmonton, AB, T6G 2J7 What about those political hacks
day boycott of classes on January Alberta already owns a third of the
Email Address [email protected] who, any day now—just you wait,
25, to express anger at the propos- building, but moving services
will start writing letters and at-
Intestine-in-Chief Juliet Williams 492-5168 als and to demonstrate the strength which already occupy other spaces;
tempting to write articles ina feeble
Managing Bowel Tami Friesen 492-5178 and solidarity of Canada’s students. one of which has its own building,
attempt to pretend they are active
News Colon Terra Tailleur 492-1483 Many members of the SU executive takes money. The U of A does not
members of normal student life?
News Spleen Gabriel Fantino 492-7308 have privately expressed to me their have any to spare.
Entertainment Bladder Giles Pinto 492-7052 approval of just such an action at Why is it that the SU finds it Do you love them as much as we
Sports Groin Pete Pachal 492-5068 do? Tell us about it.
the U of A. That they have not yet necessary to move an SU service
Photo Kidney Mike LaRiviére 492-1482 Tami Friesen
followed the lead of so many of into the basement instead of them-
Production Heart Michelle Millar 492-3423 Managing Editor
Circulation Sphincter Scott Hayes 492-5168 their peers at other universities in selves? Could it be they want to be
Advertising Stomach Marilyn King 492-4241
..and this issue’s thought du jour comes fromTami Friesen:
“Who are the assholes in RATT? Why are you in our bar?
You suck.”
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All grievances should be submitted in writing to either the Editor-in-Chief, Room 282 SUB, or
the Students' Union Vice-President Internal, Room 259 SUB. All opinions signed by the writer
do not necessarily reflect the views of The Gateway.
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Welcome to Our Future
youth to escape the “Alberta Ad- Tower are wiped clean of the un- nations live under corporate con- cent health care and social security
PSM.eo toerre
vantage,” not embrace it. washed masses. Elitism Strikes trol. We must avoid it at all costs. infrastructure, but why pay for
I wonder about the true function Back. Corporations and rich individuals them?
Most students intimately know
of university. One friend described We must start to look out for desire tax breaks, we must say no. If The noon hour protest march in
the joys of part-time work.
university as “a corral to keep the Canadians, not for corporations. they threaten to leave unless we Quad on January 25 is a call for
“Just over 80 per cent of jobs
young cows from eating the old There is no students to de-
created in 1993 were part-time. For cows’ grass.” I cannot say he’s com- such thing Let’s remind all governments young Canadians care fend responsible
Canada, the comparable figure was pletely wrong. Not surprisingly, as a “Cana- about more than their TVs and telephones; we care taxation and hu-
60 per cent,” states the Green Pa- the background notes exclude the dian” corpo- about our future. man values. We
perbackground notes. Predictably,
million plus students learning so- ration; the need social secu-
they left out the important details
cial and technical skills. Without corporations clearly have no inter- subsidize them, we must legislate rity in the “No Salad Days” of the
about job types. The service sector,
federal funding, those million est in the Canadian public good, as against capital flight. We should post-graduate years just as much
which employs many studentsh,a s “education-free” people would is reflected by their support for the demand that corporations pay for as we need education funding to
grown through the recession on
stand in welfare lines: a political, Green Paper's scorched earth pro- their debt. Yes, we citizens will pay graduate. Let’s remind all govern-
low wages and part-time work.
social and economic disaster. gram. off our two per cent share (about ments young Canadians care about
Nation-wide, involuntary part-
Meanwhile, the gates to the Ivory Too many so-called Third World ten billion) spent on building a de- more than their TVs and tele-
time work has risen 24 per cent
phones; we care about our future.
since 1975. Add to that the vast
increase in the average length of
time unemployed from 6.8 weeks
in 1975 to 20.4 weeks (nearly half a
year) in 1993 and we clearly need Cannabis Culture
to deal with this crisis.
Welcome to our future.
The crisis of unemployment will
have long term effects on us. We
will live here for the next 70 years,
but we find ourselves pawns ina
frenzied “free” market. Corpora- EBveadnf ordS o what exactly is a psychedelic, tory. In fact, these days, I’m very I seemed to be headed for a life of
tions which produce more for less you ask? Well, according to much in the backsliding mode. I’m weekend boozing and dead-end
win. The human cost of that pro- Webster, “psychedelic” has some- now much more interested in stuff service jobs.
duction is incidental. No wonder Thanks to Conrad Nobert for his thing to do with the Greek psyche like East Timor and the fact that Dilemmas such as this are le-
enrollment here at the University thoughts on pot and the law (Gate- (or soul), and deloun (to show). To half of Canadians aren’t quite sure gion. The decade of the 1960’s will
of Alberta reached its apex last year. way, Nov 15). I would like to adda show the soul. To make manifest whether the earth revolves around attest to this. but we can’t simply
Alberta rightly lays claim to the few of my own on potand culture. the mind. MYSTICISM! thesun, orthe sunrevolves around sweep a powerful and complex
Alberta Advantage of rich produc- When I look back on 1976—the So aside from all the chintzy ads the earth. phenomenon under the rug if we
tivity, but for what? We have one year in which took my first puff— for double-stage bongs, and goofy And [also can’t discount the fact don’t like some aspect of it. We
of the lowest minimum wages in Ihave to thank my lucky stars that cartoons about stoned felines, there have to embrace the positives and
Canada and no part-time benefits. a magazine called High Times was was actually something in HT that try to transmute the negatives.
Does this encourage young people still available on the newsstands. appealed to the intellect. There Unfortunately, our present-day
to join the market economy soci- For it was HT that taught me illicit were references to the writings of culture is ill-equipped for such ac-
ety? Is five dollars an hour (and drugs had a culture which did not Aldous Huxley and Herman Hesse tion. What we desperately need is
less for youth 17 and under) a rea- lie entirely in the gutter. and Carl Jung. There were inter- a culture of open inquiry and civil
sonable wage? The answer to both Until that time, Ihad no idea that views with leading international conversation. Sloganeering and
questions can be found in last any type of drug could have a posi- authorities on mycology (Gordon partisanship will no longer suffice.
issue’s letter from a frustrated, tive culture. Of course, alcohol and Wasson) and psychiatry (R.D. “Just say no” is wrong both in its
badly paid, and overworked wait- nicotine were great for blending in Laing and Thomas Szasz). This was strategy and its fundamental grasp
ress-student. with peers, but marijuana? Wasn’t no Reader's Digest. This mag had on reality. As the social scientist,
It gets worse. Since 1975, that the stuff that made one want some critical substance...even if Jurgen Habermas, has noted, we
Alberta’s unemployment rate for to stare at the sun or acquire a part of that substance was just a that psychedelics are just a tool; need a communication oriented
youth has doubled the provincial quick craving for heroin? continuation of a multi-millenia they can harm just as easily as they toward reaching an understand-
average. In 1993, young people dis- Well, I never ended frying my long attempt to assign words tothe can help (and in my case, they defi- ing, rather than one which is sim-
proportionately composed 28 per retinas, but I did acquire a craving. unutterably ineffable. nitely took a horrible toll on my ply geared toward strategic ma-
cent of Alberta’s 9.6 per cent unem- It was an intellectual craving. I had Now, Idon’treally wantto make social life). nipulations.
ployed. About 36,000 young people discovered the world of any pronouncements on the em- But damn it; they just as effec- And perhaps we need Canada
per month had no work. Unem- psychedelia (and pot most defi- pirical validity of mysticism_or its tively got me wandering around Customs to once more allow HT to
ployment has driven talented nitely is a psychedelic, folks). socio-cultural importance in his- the local public library. Before that, pass over our borders.
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people who just likes making ans,” I had to decide what that both from Australia. How come more of a time to be with family
people mad. meant. she isn’t commended for her excel- and friends, enjoying humanity.
uSrimnegeht How do! prove I am Canadian? It’s not uncommon for me to be lent English, when her mother has Thatsatreally well with me until
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AhluwhDoa lyoiu aha ve to like hockey to be a asked where I’m from. When I an- a stronger accent than either of my I said good-bye to another friend,
Canadian? Well, I guess I qualify. swer “St. Albert” the next question parents (people often confuse my who is a very devout Christian.
“We may have all come on different Does a Canadian have to serve the is inevitably “No, I meant before father for me on the phone)? Is it She wished mea Merry Christmas.
ships, but we're in the same boat now.” community? I think my family has that.” Other times I'll say “Ontario” inevitable that she is considered [realized that making Christmas a
—Martin Luther King Jr. done its fair share, from coaching only because that’s where I was more Canadian than I am? Why? secular holiday could infringe
“I know the legion members are little league soccer, to getting po- born. I finally came up with a on her ability to experience the
Canadians. They have proved that be- litically active, to donating to dif- Sometimes, when] don’t feellike short definition religious aspect of the day.
yond a doubt. Ihave yet to see a Sikhas ferent charities, to paying a heck of playing this little game, I’ll bypass of When I told her this, she
an individual, or as an organization, a lot of taxes. Sikhs are required by the whole episode by saying my agreed that we were in quite
prove themselves to be Canadians, not religion to serve the community, parents were born in India. a bind. I didn’t want to take
just Sikhs.” both through our pocketbooks and It’s an interesting phenomenon, the religious significance
—Lewis Evans our labour. Do you have to be will- this multiculturalism thing. A away from her, and she
Letter to the Editor ing to fight for this country? If couple of years ago, I volunteered didn’t want to “take a holi-
Edmonton Sun Canada gets attacked tomorrow, at a retirement home. I spent forty- day” away from me.
June, 1994 I'll be the first in line to sign up. five minutes talking to alady about In the end, we decided
I don’t think I have ever been so And if we do have to fight, Iw on’t her experiences in WW II. When I to say Merry Christmas to
angry in my life. I’m not a Cana- be wearing a helmet. Ill be wear- finally moved on, she said “Id just each other, with each of us attach-
dian? Judging from Mr. Evans’ let- ing my turban. like to compliment you. You speak a Canadian. ing our Own meanings to it.
ter, either Sikhs have no allegiance Over the holidays I thought excellent English.” To sum it up in one word, It seems to me this episode is
to this country, or he has not come about what it means to be a Cana- I wasn’t really offended. Sur- the ultimate Canadian is accepting. exactly what being a Canadian is
in contact with enough Sikhs. Then dian. I had read countless letters prised, and perhaps a little dis- I was telling a friend of mine I about. We agreed we wouldn't tell
again, he could be one of those stating that “Sikhs aren’t Canadi- mayed would be more accurate. wasn’t sure if I was going to go the other how to act, and made
It made me think: will my grand- caroling with other members of sure we were both keeping the
Meet the new President!
children, who will be at least third- the Students’ Union because I’m other’s feelings and beliefs in mind
generation Canadians (or fifth-gen- not a Christian, and don’t really when we did something.
eration, depending on how you celebrate Christmas. This sparked Some may call this political cor-
look at it) be asked the same ques- a pretty heated debate. I eventu- rectness. I callit common courtesy.
along with the new University's tions? “Where are you from? ally decided to gocaroling, because After my Remembrance Day ar-
How’d you learn to speak English she convinced me I should con- ticle, Ih ad at least five people who
new Chancellor and Board Chairman.
so well?” My friend’s parents are sider Christmas a secular holiday, disagreed with what I said come
Listen. talk to me.
I was approached by one fellow
who said he wanted to meet me
because “I don’t understand your
culture, and you don’t understand
mine.” I don’t understand Cana-
dian culture?
Nobody does it better. I dreaded meeting this guy. I
thought it was going to be a case of
each of us banging our heads
against a wall, trying to convince
the other he was right.
Fortunately, my fears were un-
founded. We had anexcellent chat,
and we both left the meeting feel-
ing pretty enlightened: me, because
All students are welcome. Thad helped inform somebody that
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because he had learned something
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in his mind.
Is this still necessary? Judging
by reactions [still get walking down
the street, entering a store, or going
to a library, I’m afraid so.
There’s no question in my mind
that Canada is the best country in
the world to live in. That doesn’t
mean we can’t try to improve it a
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people who believe this. It is prob- without prejudice or fear. He tune anyway.
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I pondered this for a while after he wasn’t smart enough to know that to be simple and without fear
I heard it. There was something he should be afraid and distrustful and prejudice is more conducive to
about being an unhappy Socrates of the opportunities that life pre- a happy life.
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up, they are completely normal and When I was in grade five, Ihada pens after you die; I just can’t re- the middle of a story already in
make perfect sense to me. dream that my best friend was member when I wake up. progress.
I had a dream many years ago stuck in the bottom of a manhole, Once upona time, I thought that If people goto heaven when they
SShcihrilpepyaeb orut a 20 foot chicken whom my wading about in the street water after people die, they live in other die, where do other living things
faceless friend and I were hiding that drained into the pipe. 1p ushed people’s dreams. That’s why there go? I can’t remember if there are
from. It had red and white striped pears and chicken drumsticks are so many people in my dreams any plants and animals after |w ake
Ify our eye got poked out in this life legs and bright yellow feathers. We through the grate of the manhole that I don’t know. Murderers go up, and if they do become dreams,
would it be hid behind the huge white head- cover for her to eat. I thought to there too, I just wake up before I should dream about great rain
waiting up in heaven with your board of my bed and shot stones at myself “I am being so helpful! She they can catch me. forests, and all of the pets I have
wife? it. Never once did I ask “Why is will be so happy!” I never thought Sometimes I think dreams con- had.
—Crash Test Dummies there a giant chickenin my room?” “Gee, maybe I should go get some- tinue after I wake up because there There are always pockets of fa-
In my dreams, things are just I only knew that my friend and I one so we can get her out.” is never a beginning or an end. It miliarity within the clouds of dis-
right. When I exist there, as strange had to be very quiet and try to In my dreams, I am not afraid of always seems like I am jumping order, but I think they are elements
as things may seem when I wake make it go away. dying, in fact I know what hap- from place to place, but always to that I release from my memory
throughout the night. The ideals,
beliefs, fads and theories that died
so long ago take the things of my
life and twist them so I don’t even
recognize them. I tell someone
Question about the weird dream I had and
they say “Oh, that must have been
because of that show you saw the
The other night.” Most of the things I
see, however, are things that have
no real relevance in my life, sowhy
Knowledge
do they show up in my dreams?
There are many strange things
in my dreams that I wouldn’t mind
doing in real life, except most of
the things would probably be un-
acceptable. In dreams, you can do
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