Gov't Silences Critics Fire by LOIS CORBETT All That, but If We See a Pattern in "Modest" and MARY ELLEN JONES the Problems, We Take That on As Well," She Said

February 6, 1986 Dal Legal Aid's budget cut Henson Gov't silences critics fire By LOIS CORBETT all that, but if we see a pattern in "modest" and MARY ELLEN JONES the problems, we take that on as well," she said. By MARY ELLEN JONES ~?:~®ifW#~:.~::::::: ;;:::;;:~ :~{¥A=~~ /.4tt.Wa\W~W;...~J THE NOVA SCOTIA GOV Two years ago, Dal Legal Aid noticed a pattern in the cases AN ELECTRICAL FIRE LAST ernment's decision to cut almost Sunday morning caused minor $90,000 in provincial funding to brought to them by people with complaints with the N'Jva Scotia structural damage to the Institute Dalhousie Legal Aid is an of Public Affairs. attempt to silence a public voice Power Commission. Harris said the Commission was cutting off The building is the research in social activism, says Joan Daw unit of Henson College of Public kins, director of Dal Legal Aid. peale's power without giving them legal notice, and once cut Affairs and Continuing Educa Social services Minister tion. It provides library and office Edmund Morris announced the off a woman's electricity because her estranged husband didn't pay space. cuts, $70,000 from the Attourney "The institute's library General's office and $20,000 from the bill. Dawkins said Dal Legal Aid appears to have come out of it his department last Friday, giv fairly well, no water or fire dam ing Dal Legal Aid no notice of the helped change the "draconian policies of the Power Com age to materials, " said Steven decision, and failing to consult MacDonald, research co the university's law school, mission." "Occasionally we have the ordinator of Henson College. which offers the service. Unlike the Weldon Law build Morris said Dal Legal Aid had opportunity to take an issue for ward, attack it on a broader ing fire earlier this year, the fire at become "a political training Henson College was "modest", ground for NDP candidates to the sense," said Dawkins. Harris said Dal Legal Aid also said John Graham, vice detriment of the poor and president of university services. disadvantaged." fought the government over its decision to cut teen age mothers MacDonald could not com Two Dal Legal Aid workers ment on the approximate cost of have run for the NDP in the past, off from social assistance. "When that was about to damages. but Bob Levy, one of two NDP One wall and the ceiling of the members that holds a seat in the become law, we tried to fight it, because a lot of our clients are institute's library was destroyed. provincial legislature said it is "The instit.ute will be partially "unconscionable that the Tories teen mothers. We continued to fight it after it became law. And back to normal as soon as the wir would ever think of Dal Legal ing inside the building is Aid in that way." the government doesn't like that," said Harris. replaced," he said. Premier John Buchanan A recent review of fire safety defended the move to cut the legal Dal Legal Aid acts as a "com plementary caseload to the N.S. protection at Dalhousie found aid service by 25 per cent saying four of the university's main "you'd have to have your head in Law Commission," said Daw Electrical wiring caused the fire at the Institute of Public Affairs. Dal Photo, Scott Campbell. buildings inadequately protected the sand not to realize the NDP kins. "We don't get involved with people dealing with a lot of -with fire safety equipment. had used it for political pur The Arts and Administration, poses." The premier said the money. We do criminal and fam ily affairs, not motor vehicle or Chemistry building, Sir James government is not cutting back Paper staff quits Dunn building and the education on legal aid services, only divert narcotic offenses , because other things are more important," she building were all found unsatis ing the money to a new organiza the day after the staff resigned, factory, said Graham. said. tion, the metro community law and asked the director of the stu "A few of the buildings on "Many of Dal Legal Aid's clinic and to the Nova Scotia THE ENTIRE STAFF OF THE dent union building to change campus do not have sprinkler sys clients are on social assistance or Legal Aid commission. student newspaper at St. Thomas the locks on the door. The coun tems, pull stations, or heat and people who have had their assist Levy said N.S. Legal Aid won't University in Fredericton cil also disconnected the paper's smoke detectors to summon fire ance cut," said Harris. "Our case fill the gap left by the govern resigned last Tuesday, claiming telephone. fighters," he said. load with housing related issues the student council was trying to ment funding cut. "They won't Toner said members of the The Institute of Public Affairs has skyrocketed, so much so that provide the same type of service. control the paper's editorial SRC executive went to Henley was not equiRped with a Tht>y provide no attention what over 50 per cent of our cases are content. Publishing in Woodstock, the sprinkler system. so ever to the type of political now dealing with housing prob Editor Neil Toner said he and paper's printer, to check the Although the university can advocacy that Dal Legal Aid lems," she said. twenty other Aquinian staffers paper before its press run. not afford to install proper fire does," he said. Dal Legal Aid helped organize walked out in protest of the long A letter signed by the staff detection systems in every build the Housing for People Coali standing dispute between the members said they were tired of ing there are plans for upgrading Dal Legal Aid workers say the tion, and has sponsored advocacy papers and the Student Represen working under the constant the fire safety standards in older government is cutting back workshops for other community tative Council concerning the threat of closure while trying to buildings on campus, said because it doesn't like criticism. groups including the Black Uni Aquinian's constitutional rights publish a paper free of editorial Graham. "Anytime you attack a govern ted Front, and Bryony House. and editorial freedom. confd on pt~Qe 3 ment, you are bound to align Buchanan denied the cutbacks Toner said the Aquinian staff with opposition policy," says would hurt poor people's access hopes to continue publication of Dawkins. to legal aid. "What we're doing is an independent paper by appeal Women are test animals Dawkins said Morris' descrip going to strengthen it," he said. ing to students and alumni for By CHERYL TIBBETTS Shainwald mainly discussed tion of her organization as an "It's just a way of making the sys financial assistance. the dangers of Depo-Provera, a NDP training school was "laugh tem more cost efficient." "We're not about to let this A NEW YORK LAWYER SAYS contraceptive administered to able", and Morris was using per But Dawkins disagrees. stop us from serving the students pharmaceutical companies don't women intermuscularly at three sonal reasons to explain the "My prediction is, and I can of St. Thomas," said Toner. care about the lives of women, month intervals. The drug is not cutbacks. only say this without knowing Toner said the walk-out was a only about corporate policies. approved by the United States "We are vulnerable because we what the plans are right now, is "vote of non-confidence in the Speaking on reproductive tech Food and Drug Administration are independent. The way to have this board (the new clinic) will be SRC's ability to responsibly rep nology at the Killam Library last (FDA) , but it is available to prevented this would have been nothing different than the Nova resent the students at St. Tho week, Shainwald said standards women who want it. not to criticize the government. Scotia Legal Aid commission mas, who are the publishers ofthe for contraceptives should be Depo-Provera has not passed But that would have been ignor always a good Tory at the helm." Aquinian." higher. the animal safety tests because it ing our job," she said. Dawkins said the cut in govern The council was trying to get "Women are the ultimate test has been found to cause cancer in Barb Harris, a co-worker at Dal ment funding will not close Dal more control of the paper, said animals," she said. "(They) have dogs and monkeys. Side effects of Legal Aid, said the government Legal Aid. The organization is Toner. "They were changing to take power and control to have the drug include various forms of doesn't like the clinic because it trying to raise money through and ignoring our constitution. informed consent." cancer, bleeding and clotting, isn't traditional. other sources. "We've discussed it We were patient, we went Shainwald is a major force in severe depression, headaches, "The work we do here is not with the university, and we have through the system of appealing, the women's health movement in lack of sex drive, sterility, and straight legal work, straight in achieved a supportive response in but it didn't work. We ran into a the United States. She specializes damage to the fetus. Depo the sense that all you do is listen philosophical terms. Whether brick wall," he said. in liability cases involving Provera is manufactured in Can to the individual problem, deal this will translate into dollars or The SRC posted student police women with health problems ada for shipment around the with it and then let it go. We do not is up in the air," she said. outside the Aquinian office door caused by contraceptives. confd on page 3 ------~------

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Page 2 o The Dalhousie Gazt tte, February 6, 1986 ------~~N~E~vr~s~==~~~• • t f h • The program is intended to em1n1s S or 1re make the public more aware of F women's issues. It provides people with a team of knowledgeable by Catherine Bainbridge Dr. Irene Devine, Associate women they can approach for of Canadian University Press professor of Management is not more information. surprised by the study's findings. "We're providing a bridge for "All organizations in society women to network back and forth MONTREAL (CUP) -Magazine are fashioned after the male expe on women's issues," says ads say feminists are smart, liber rience," she said. "Women, with Montalvo. ated women - on their way up their own patterns of communi "Women's Time celebrates the corporate ladder. But in the cation and style of leadership, are women's lives and women at real world, businessmen don't scary to men. work. To have women, aJtd only want feminists. "They (men) say these differen women doing a show on women's Female MBA graduates who let ces are not as good. It's a minor issues in a certain time slot is very their prospective employers ity," Devine said. "When they rare in broadcasting," says Liz know they are feminists are not don't understand them (women MacDougall, a Halifax video likely to get hired, according to a and other minorities) they tend to maker. "That's quite a statement. recently released study by two exaggerate the differences and Most radio programs work in for American business researchers focus on them. So they favour hir mats established by men, and entitled Forewarned is Fore ing people "just like us," she their priorities clearly are not armed. Dr. Michael Hitt and Dr. states. women's," she says. William Zikmund, former col Raymond Cote, director of MacDougall is one of the many leagues at Oklahoma State Uni employment at the Montreal air speakers interviewed on versity, conducted a U.S.-wide craft and arms manufacturer Women's Time. On the program project research with 200 com Pratt and Whitney disagrees with she discussed Born in Flames, a panies in a cross-section of fields. the Hitt and Zikmund findings. film about the way women come They sent the companies resumes "We hire the people most quali together and start to work against of two MBA candidates, both fied for the job," said Cote. ''If she sexism after a socialist feminists. is doing her job perfectly, it revolution. When contacted by CUP, Hitt, doesn't matter that she is a Other speakers interviewed now director of Texas A and M's member of ... whatever. We don't on the show include Tom management school, said the care about that." Sinclair-Faulkner speaking on findings of the study were easilv Cote added that Pratt and sexist language, Maxine Tynes applicable to Canadian women. Whitney have recently started a Alison Brewin and Juanita Martalvo are two of Women's Time's producers. Dal and Donna Smythe reading poe Some of the resumes made re program to try and hire more Photo: Todd K. Miller. try, and a three-part feature by ference to a doctoral thesis done by women. Maude Barlow on women in the candidates on job discrimin According to Devine, women New show Canada. ation against women. Others rarely get influential positions in The seocnd part of Barlow's didn't. Among these resumes, corporations and are concen feature dealt with stereotyping some inluded only the initials trated in jobs such as human tells womens' stories women's roles. "This is one issue and surnames of the candidates resource people and personnel By VALERIE MATHESON riences," says Susan Lunn, a Dal we wanted to cover because some leaving open the possiblity that workers. Even the women who do ~ttf~:!£llit.~·~·lliillf@tf?:~W&rtm~:m~.f& housie student. women believe marriage is the the candidate was male. make it into inluntial poSitions AN ALL-WOMEN PRODUC "We need this program because ultimate goal in life," says Hitt and Zikmund found that suffer from the way companies tion team for CKDU's Women's women's stories are not always Montalvo. resumes using initials, not are organised, she said. "Who Time is taking up the challenge told," says Juanita Montalvo, one The team hopes Women's names, received the same number wants to go out for drinks with outside the mainstream media to of the women on the team. Time will continue. "We're hop of positive responses whether or the guys and talk about football. create a feminist alternative. "Women's contributions to the ing it will become a longer, more not the doctoral thesis was menti But that's where the decisions are Women's Time, produced by a work force, to literature, to art developed show later on," says oned. But when the resume being made." team of ten women, airs every and to other aspects of culture Alison Brewen, one of the women clearly indicated that the candi "We tend to think of corpora Wednesday between 5:!JO and and society are often overlooked on the team. date was female, she got more tions as highly rational institu 5:45. It is one of the first projects in mainstream radio broadcasts." Future issues to be covered than twice as many positive tions," said Devine. "Well they're of the Dalhousie Women's Alter Women's Time first aired on include issues of Reproductive responses when the thesis was left not. The higher the level, the native Group. Oct. 2!J, featuring Judith Fing Techonology, the effect of the out. more information and decisions "Women's Time tells women's ard, a Dalhousie History profes Charter of Rights on women, and ''We concluaed that companies go through informal channels. stories so women can listen to sor, speaking on Dalhousie the housin_g crisis for mothers in were interested in hiring women, "Women tend to isolate them others who share in their expe- Women's Centenary. Metro Halifax. but they were not interested in selves socially and then they women who showed interest in job become invisible," she said. discrimination," said Hitt. ''The Lisa Cardinal, a Quebec City Ottawa understates education spending natural assumption is that these businesswoman, said she is glad companies don't want someone the Businesswomen's Association TORONTO (CUP) -Provincial Ouellet said the provinces have payments separately and warned who potentially would take a of Quebec does not support a education ministers across seen only part of the report, but that if the feder1l government look at issues that could create women's liberation movement. Canada have requested a meeting that the inaccuracy "leads us to goes ahead with the scheme to cut problems," he said. "You have "We want to play the same game with Secretary of State Benoit believe that much of the $2 billion per year in payments by equal pay issues, comparable as men - with the same rules as Bouchard to review a federal statistical data developed for use 1999 (a total of $6 billion), "the worth. Someone with an interest men," she said. "Why challenge report on post-secondary funding in the report are eroneous, effects on post-secondary in feminism might question a the very people who give us they fear is "erroneous, incom incomplete and misleading." education could be severe." company's practices." jobs?" plete and misleading." Ouellet, who is also Minister of Bouchard will table the report, Education for New Brunswick, "Provinces have developed a which dealt with funding levels said the provinces should have variety of institutions confd from p~ 1 Aquinian in 1984-85, in the House of been consulted when the report universities , community censorship. ing, but Toner said the staff's Commons in the first week of was being prepared. colleges, technical institutions - MacPhee said the SRC had a leaving usurped the council February. However, the ministers capable of serving the needs of different understanding of free attempt. At a Jan. 28 news conference stopped short of accusing Ottawa our citizens," said a communique dom of the press than Aquinian "I would have refused to that wrapped up a two-day of trying to use faulty numbers to from the ministers. "It seems staffers. "We can't be an arm of resign, and according to our con meeting of the Council of suppqrt its plan to substantially counter-productive to erode their the SRC. We have to be a seperate stitution, they can't dismiss the Ministers of Education, Canada reduce health and education basic funding support while at entity," she said. editor. Their next step would (CMEC), the ministers said transfer payments to the the same time expecting them to The dispute between the SRC have been to revoke the constitu Ottawa understated provincial province. address new priorities for the and the Aquinian began when tion," said Toner. expenditure by some $1.8 billion. Instead, they dealt with transfer future." the student council reduced the A spokesperson for the SRC Asked about the request, paper's budget to $8,500 from could not be reached on Tuesday Marie-Jose Lapointe, Bouchard's confd from p~ 1 Depo- Provera $11,400 the previous year. for comment. press secreatary, said "I would •world. "The FDA's decision not to "The council slashed our Kaye MacPhee, an Aquinian not want to comment before the "I consider the battle against approve Depo-Provera was a budget, tried to dispute our legiti staffer, said she resigned because report is tabled in the House this Depo-Provera to stand for a lot of great breakthrough for the mate membership in Canadian she was tired of working under week." things," said Shainwald. She said women's health movement," University Press, strongly sug the conditions she said the SRC Nigel Chippindale, director of it represents massive experimen Shainwald said. "It shows if you gested we cover certain stories, imposed. policy and analysis in the tation on women, and the issue of are organized, active, and knowl tried to unilaterally change the "There was a continual, day educational support sector of the uninformed consent. When the edgeable, you can achieve some Aquinian's constitution and to-day interruption of our work. secretary of state, called the report drug was tested in the U.S., many thing," she added. attempted to interfere with the It boiled down to harassment by a "factual accounting of federal women were not told they were publishing process," said Toner. certain SRC members. It was and provincial support of post part of an experiment nor of the "In Canada, I suggest that you An SRC motion asking for oppression. And seeing what it secondary education" and said it side effects of the drug. Pharma get active and organize against Toner's resignation would have did to some people's morale con represented a "serious effort to ceutical companies withheld Depo-Provera," said Shainwald. "You have a big task in front of come up for the second time this vinced me we had to quit," said provide information." reports of death, cancer, and you." year at Tuesday's council meet- MacPhee. CMEC chair Jean-Pierre bleeding from the FDA. The Dalhousie Gazette, February 6, 1986 o Page 3 ______EDITOBIA~------coming to the Island. Perhaps the most important question is whether we are content to have Freedom of the press our future way of life decided for A SMALL STUDENT PAPER fulfill is that of watchdog of the us, or whether we are willing to at St. Thomas University is once student council. As alternative take an active role in becoming again the focal point of the debate media, they must write about stu better informed so that we can over freedom of the press in dents and for students, including decide for ourselves what we Fredericton. issues that effect the world in want. Let us not be fooled into The A quinian, a seven year old which students live. thinking that there are no bi-weekly publication of St. Tho The Aquinian is considered by alternatives. mas students, has fought with its its SRC as radical. The SRC lam student representative council wants the paper to print only St. actively opposing Litton before. But last week the staff said Thomas news, and not run stories Kevin J. Arsenault enough and walked out, vowing from other campuses or other to publish an independent paper, interests. They think that by free from censure and closure. virtue of being the elected repre Profs should The St. Thomas student coun sentatives of St. Thomas students, march cil slashed almost $3000 from the they have the right to dictate the paper's budget back in October. paper's content and its To the Editor, They also tried to pull the paper constitution. An Open Letter to the Faculty out of Canadian University Press The power the SRC has is On Thursday, February 13th at and wrote a letter to the paper's frightening. Not only can its 11:30 a.m., Dalhousie students as printer saying they would not pay members interfere daily with peo members of the Students' Union for any press runs that they did ple working on stories, laying out of Nova Scotia (SUNS) will be not first approve. pages and typesetting copy, it marching to Province House out And council president Greg wants to dictate what all the stu of concern about recommenda Davis went to Woodstock, where dents on the St. Thomas campus tions of the Royal Commission on Post Secondary Education. the paper is printed, to inspect the can read in their paper. :' last issue before it could be run But the Aquinian staff We urge our faculty to march off, making the paper miss its members see that power the SRC with us, to help express our con scheduled run and causing it to be holds as dangerous. They realize cern. There is a lot at stake for all a day late. the power won't concede without within the University. The St. Thomas council wants a demand, won't go away with a We look forward to uniting the Aquinian to be an arm of its simple request. The power the with the faculty. own body .Its members want their SRC holds is financial, and the perpe.uate apartheid. Little had Sincerely, During the late seventies, there Catherine Blewett events covered and their views Aquinian has turned away from we suspected how deeply the was a growing realization proponed. They don't care about that money source. Royal Bank was involved in the President amongst Islanders that our rural Reza Rizvi editorial autonomy and freedom As individuals, these student represssion of Black South Afri way of life was being steadily of the press and they certainly journalists may feel powerless, can citizens. Executive Vice President eroded away (like our rich soil) Dalhousie Student Union don't take kindly to criticism. but as a united force, they can Upon reading Mr. K's letter, we thanks to the economic policies But student papers can't oper contribute to finding a solution both destroyed our "Personal and programs implemented ate that way. They realize that to prevent the squelching of their Touch" bank card and trans through the Comprehensive Glazov they must protect the interests of voices at St. Thomas. ferred all accounts to another Development Plan; a plan which their publishers, students on The Gazette salutes Freder bank. After some discussion we promoted urbanization, consoli well read campus, and one duty they must icton's student journalists. decided neither of us could, with dation, and expansion. Small a clear conscience, repay our stu schools were disappearing, and To the editor: dent loans with the RB unless family farms were falling at an Mr. Glazov is obviously well A day for Munro they would guarantee that none alarming rate. Finally we said read on the subject of Reagan's of the money repaid would end "enough!" We elected a govern Strategic Defense Initiative, By D.S. SINCLAIR Eager to see that Munro's con up promoting the denial of the ment on a platform of rural better-read in fact, than most of us lm~~ :tJtf/fff:f':£·7tffJMJ ._. th"w.-JAliWJJi tribution would continue to be basic rights of Black South renaissance. We re-established will ever be. However, it does not ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, recognized, the students of Dal Africans. our priorities, and vowed that so require a great deal of research to Dalhousie students will enjoy a housie petitioned the Board of called "experts" were no longer realize that the SDI is merely Much to our chagrin, further day free from classes to celebrate Governors for an annual campus going to be allowed to arbitrarily another attempt to establish an investigation later revealed that Munro Day. This is a campus holiday. On July 9, 1881, the decide how we would live our American military presence our new banks, and in fact, all wide holiday to commemorate Board of Governors heard the where ·t has no right to be. Canadian banks, had some busi lives and plan our future. the generosity of a nineteenth petition and approved the holi Perhaps we should not be so with South Africa. Now the consultants are telling century benefactor, George day. Although the name of the ness dealings concerned with the technicalities Doing the only logical thing pos us that a dependence on agricul Munro. A successful New York holiday was officially changed in of the project as with the conse sible, we withdrew all' of our ture is a terrible thing. Is this publisher with his roots in Pictou 1938 to 'Founder's Day' in recog quences of creating another money and hid it at home -a going to be Premier Lee's solu County, Munro donated over nition of all the benefactors of the "satellite" of the superpowers. small sacrifice, considering the tion to the present crisis within one-quarter of a million dollars school, the day continued to be But, then, these matters are best moral issue at stake. our agricultural industry: to trade to the school (equivalent to three known on campus as Munro Day. left to the "experts"; we all know In the name of equality every off our dependancy on agricul million dollars today). This gift how trustworthy they are. where we urge all right thinking ture for a dependancy on foreign came at a time when the univer Isabel Fearon students to withdraw any money multi-nationals? No matter how sity was in severe financial often Premier Lee tells us that the distress. they may have in Canadian bank accounts, and to refuse to repay Island's primary industries are Born in 1825, at Millbrook, top priority, if such was truly the Response Pictou County, Munro became a any loans which could possibly aid or abet the racist policies of case he would be spending his printer's apprentice at the age of time in Ottawa lobbying on To the editor, twelve. At fourteen, Munro the South African government. Sincerely, behalf of farmers rather than Lit Now that the critics of SDI have returned to the school and went ton. When the consultants say had the chance to share their wis on to become a teacher at the Free Jeffery Murphy Stephen Conrad "positive step" are they assuming dom with Dal Gazette readers Church Academy. By the age of that our government has a long (Jan. 30th), I would like to answer thirty-one , he decided to return to term economic policy where Lit to some of their attacks on my publishing, this time in New Keep Litton ton i~ viewed as the first step? Is pro-SDI article (Jan. 23rd). It York city. There, Munro became Litton simply the first of many appears that my critics failed in a very successful publisher, pro out of PEl multi-nationals to be invited to their task to make a case against ducing inexpensive editions of To the editor, establish here? Let us not forget SDI because emotions seemed to works of great literature. In the economic study prepared the platform upon which the have priority over facts in their Munro began donating gifts to for the government, and just government was elected into letters. Their assertions of the the college by the sea in 1879. The Personal recently released to the public, we power. Have we as Islanders "danger" of SDI were not only first gift was a chair in the physics are told that "Litton would be a changed our minds about a rural left unsubstantiated, but vague to department. Over the next ten touch '.X>sitive step to moving the Island renaissance? Has the govern the point of meaninglessness. years the money donated by Dear editor: away from a dependence on agri ment? If not, then they should be The general point the letters Munro made the establishment of Mr. Kadyampakeni's letter in culture." How such a move away held accountable for broken tried to put across was that SDI chairs possible in the depart last week's Gazette was truly from an agriculturally-based promises and false pretenses. was "dangerous" and "destabiliz ments of history, political econ enlightening; it is reassuring to economy can be perceived and Litton may have chosen us, but ing". Why? Well, because, in omy, English literature and see that someone among Dal presented as "positive" is simply I would like to know when did we their reasoning, if one side rhetoric, international and con housie's student body is willing beyond my comprehension. If (as a people) choose Litton? acquires an effective defense stitutional law, and metaphysics. to take a firm and articulate Litton's presence on the Island There are many, many questions, against enemy missiles, it can Tutorships in classics and mathe stance against the monstrous would have such an effect, then that need to be raised and attack the other side with impun matics were also established with South African regime and those this is reason enough to keep addressed before we can envision ity, making its adversary para Munro's money. Canadian institutions that help them out. the true consequences of Litton's noid and creating a destabilizing

Page 4 o The Dalhousie Gazette, February 6, 1986 situation. What's wrong with this The Kremlin has been fighting against Reagan's S.D.I. proposal reasoning? Nothing. ll is totally viciously against the "Star Wars" until they will be capable to put a practical and accurate. If any idea because it has spent the last similar system into place. The thing, it is simple common sense, twenty years trying to create a first anti-S.D.I. activists in the Free and it is exaclly the reason why strike capabilit: with long range World will be against it until they SDI is imperative and must be put ballistic missiles. "Star Wars" has run into the many unavoidable into place. created a· way of cancelling that aspects of life (i.e. facts). On the basis of the reasoning whole first strike theory alto The critics of my previous arti above, the U.S. and U.S.S.R. gether. So what do the Soviets do cle want to destroy the "Star signed the new ABM (anti for now? Well, exactly what they Wars" proposal. "We want (ballistic missile) treaty in 1972, have been doing since Reagan peace" say the anti-SDI activists, which oullawed any defense announced his SDI proposal in "We do not want to be inciner against ballistic missiles. Each 1984. That is to pretend that they ated." But the weapons that country agreed that it would not are against "militarizing space", threaten to incinerate us are not undertake to protect itself (rom a -even though the latter is already a located in the plains of North missile attack by the other. reality since long range ballistic Dakota, U.S.A., but along the Sounds peaceful and rosy doesn't missiles are space weapons. Trans-Siberian Railroad. What is it? Well, this is exactly where the Sow hat or where is the logic in it that will keep them forever in "destabilization" comes in, the anti-SDI case? Apparently their silos? because if anything is "danger there is none. The Soviets will be Jamie Glazov ous", it is not President Reagan's SDI proposal - but the following: Amazing doors At the present moment the United States has absolutely no By JEAN J. LeBLANC problem, and the Life Sciences ~ way to intercept incoming Soviet :::;-.. Centre is the worst offender: Fire A CAREER IN ORTHOPTICS nuclear missiles. Why? Well IN THE TWO AND A HALF doors are open in a number of Ortbopdca is the science of ocular motility and because it has dismantled all o£ its clinical years I have been at Dalhousie the locations. You could argue that binocular vision, and related disorders of the eyes. An ABMs (Anti-Ballistic Missiles) to the LSC is constructed of concrete doors on campus have continued orthoptist is an eye mW~Cle specialist who works under the comply to the ABM and Salt I to amaze me. Can anybody and cannot b•1m. This could be supervision of an ophthalmologist (eye physician and sur treaty. How about 'the Soviets? explain why there are six doors in true, but the Titanic was also geon). In addition to diagnosis and treatment, the orthoptist Well, the Russians have, in their front of the Arts and Administra thought unsinkable. ll must also assists the ophthalmologist with other professional ophthal inherent goodness, kept all their tion building and everyone be remembered that there are mic tasks. ABMs and anti-satellite weapons squeezes through one? many flammable materials they have had since signing Salt I. strewn about in the LSC, allow In July, 1986, the Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for They an; now far ahead of the For some unknown reason the ing the fire doors some purpose in Children will commence a twenty-four (24) month training U.S. in tile testing and possession doors. beside the main door are fire prevention. Sadly, the LSC program leading to a Certificate of Orthoptics. Applicants of effective space weapons. They always locked. ll is not just the A open door policy is not an iso are now being accepted from individuals at least 18 years of have two generations of anti 8c A building that has lockt:d lated incident. Fire doors can age, who have completed a minimum of two years of satellite weapons, the U.S. has doors; other doors around Dal often be seen open·in tl)e chemis post-secondary education, with some emphasis in the scien none. The Soviet anti-satellite housie are always found locked. rry building and the A&:A. ces. W orkl volunteer experience in the health care field will system has been tasted more than There are many locations with ll is rather ironic that the be considered an asset Candidates should possess sound twenty times and has been operat two doors, only one of which is A&:A's fire doors are open while judgement, emotional maturity and a demonstrated ability ing for years. unlocked. I've often wondered regular doors in the A&:A are to relate well to small children and adults. We know now that the Soviets why this situation exists in so locked shut, forcing people· to Financial assistance may be available to qualified stu have tested out every component many places: My worst worry squeeze through one door, dents. Deadline for application if March 31, 1986. concerning all. these locked doors of the "Star Wars" system. They instead of comfortably passing For further information please write: know exaclly how to set it up. is their potentially dangerous through two doors. Luckily we The only reason they are not nature in case o£ fire. Locations are in a centre of higher educa Orthoptic Clinic installing it is because they lack a with only one unlocked door tion. I would not like to see the I.W.K. Hospital for Children space transportation capability could prove hazardot..s in situation in other locations, P.O. Box 3070 and they are unable to mass pro attempting any evacuation from where intelligence could not Halifax, Nova Scotia d.uce micro-miniaturized buildings. come to the rescue of common 83J 3G9 components. Dalhousie's firedoorsarealsoa sense.

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The Dalhousie Gazette, February 6, 1986 o Page 5 The Color Purple

1900's. Her sister, Nettie, is the only source of compassion, tenderness and love in her "YOU' RE BLACK, POOR, otherwise heartless world. ugly and you're a woman. You're By the time she is fourteen, nothin." "I may be black, poor, Celie has had two children by her ugly and a woman but at least I'm own father and has stood here. At least I'm alive." powerlessly by as he sold them for This brief exchange reveals the profit. Her father then "marries strength, hope and endurance her off" to a man who wants that runs as a determined current nothing more than a cook, a letters that arrive for Celie. notice her work, and Spielberg Spielberg uses the image of the throughout Steven Spielberg's housekeeper and a nursemaid for Nettie's parting vow that "only hired her. empty mailbox throughout the new film, The Colour Purple. his children. death can keep us apart" rings Goldberg's attraction to The film to depict the emptiness of The words themselves belong to The desparate bond between loud in Celie's ears throughout Colour Purple centered on the Celie's life without her sister. The Alice Walker, author of the Nettie and Celie is abruptly the long years of her sister's hope that Celie discovers when mail box is silhouetted against the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel; severed by Celie's new husband, apparent silence. Shug Avery enters her life. Shug, evening sky, frozen by harsh from which the film was adapted, whom she calls "Mister", and she The dogged determination that played by Margaret Avery, is a winter storms and baked by the but the powerful effect that they enters a life of fear, abuse and Celie reveals in her struggle to flamboyant blues singer who is summer's heat, . but it remains have on an audience must be humiliation at his hands. Celie, endure her solitude is also a also "Mister's" lover. Shug completely empty · as the years attributed to Spielberg. It is his in a typical illustration of her characteristic of Whoopi recongizes the warmth and love pass. When Celie accidentally skill as a director that has turned indomitable hope, had made her Goldberg, the actress who that Celie is capable of and urges receives one of her sister's letters Walker's evocative prose into a sister promise to write letters, so portrays Celie. It is becoming her to let it out. When she sings while "Mister's" attention is masterpiece on celluloid. that they would never be far well-known that Goldberg had "Miss Celie's Blues," she elsewhere, she realizes that he is The story is about Celie, a . apart. However, "Mister", in an read The Colour Purple long emphasizes the line, "/ think I'm responsible for her empty, lonely black girl who grows up in the equally typical illustration of his before she had ever heard of somethin', I hope you think life. By keeping her sister's letter, deep South during the early heartless brutality, hides all of the Spielberg, and had been so moved you're somethin' tool" "Mister" denied Celie the only by the story of adversity and Celie is given added courage source of love in her life. Now at perseverence that she wrote to through her relationship with long last, with her heart full of Alice Walker, telling her that if Sofia, played by Oprah Winfrey. the promise of love, Celie has the they ever made it into a movie, she Sofia fights for what she believes strength to defy "Mister". BECOMING PARTNERS would "play any part, even the in, and actually stands up to The emotional element of the dirt on the floor." It is likely that "Mister" when he forbids her to movie soars at this point, and Exploring our relationships Goldberg could have played the marry his son, Harpo. This is in Celie's subjection and suffering dirt on the floor very direct contrast to Celie, who says, give way to strength and A weekend of discussion convincingly, because she had "I don't know how to fight. All I direction. It is incredibly been receiving recognition in know is how to survive." uplifting to witness the return of Friday, Feb. 14- 7:00- 10:00 p.m. progressive theatres in the U.S. However, Sofia's iron will is happiness and love to a film Saturday, Feb. 15- 9:30- 4:00p.m. and Europe by proving that she completely broken when she has about human relationships, could portray anybody or a confrontation with white instead of the decline and fall that For more information contact Avery Kempton anything. Tom Sabulis, a critic townspeople and is subsequently so many writers and directors at the chaplains' office, 424-2287. from New York, has written beaten and thrown in jail. Eight have favoured in recent months. about Goldberg's one-woman years later, the shuffling, half The two sistes come face to face in theatre show where she becomes blind ghost that remains of the a field of bright purple flowers, seventeen radically different once vigorous, laughing Sofia their faces mirroring their characters, from "a spacey drug gives Celie the courage to turn her wonder and delight at being addict marvelling at airplane submissive existence around. together again. Celie is still black, food ... to a blonde Valley Girl Celie has learned to love herself poor, ugly and a woman but now whose lifetime goal is to appear through Shug, and she learns she is happy. on the Love Boat ... 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Page 6 o The Dalhousie Gazette, February 6, 1986 have plu-mmeted into the Dalhousie heartland of corporate America. At one point Leary even said, Theatre Productions ''I'm here to represent the company." "Nobody believes in the industrial society anymore. They've seen their world crumble," Leary said. At the same time Leary pushed the high-tech trappings of advanced indus trialization. He spoke at length of his company's new software developments, and of computer advances in the future. Is Leary a futurist? Maybe. He certianly is an industrialist. Leary compromised everything he ever stood for in the '60s. He even said, "The '60s didn't start until '66, when electronic thought technology came along." He did not dwell on drugs or the massive social changes he witnessed over those ten years. "Think for yourself and question authority," Leary repeatedly urged the audience. tudent And the audience did. One person present told Leary, "It seems to me you're just a computer salesman," and asked, "How can you expect us to believe that it's more fulfilling to interact with a computer than with another Beautiful 100% cotton, easy to human being?" Leary responded, "Computers are better tools for care for and easy to wear. Jones oral communication." Sport. when you really want to Leary sells out The audience didn't altogether like the softwart:_ that Leary was be comfortable ... anytime. By CHERYL TIBBETTS As Leary talked in the Mcinnis pushing, or the fact that he was ;:.~ ~ ... ~:;?;:' o;«~W.-;·:::~~~;;:~-::d~!MifJ.t~tr:tr..::-m:~:ifi~J.m'i~~~ Room last Wednesday night, pushing anything at all. Dal Co-ordinated outfits in pale SIXTIES FLOWERCHILD DR. Silicon Valley, where he is student Mark MacDonald blues and p1nks, beige, navy Timothy is now a software president of a software house, commented, ''I'm badly deflated. salesman from Silicon Valley. seemed light-years away from the I think he concentrated on and yellows. Camp shirt, $46. Dr. Leary was the first man to Harvard lab where his famous computers too much." Another experiment clinically with LSD. LSD expirments took place. student, Philipp Graves, said, "I Blouse, $65. Pants $74. He is best known as psychologist, 'Things have changed more in don't know about the computer but he has also been a politician, the past three generations than in · stuff, but questioning authority an ·actor, a social activist, and a any other ~ime in history," Leary makes a lot of sense." Judging prisoner who served time for said. "We're embarked on a from Leary's remarks, the marijuana possession. He exerted rocketship trip into the future." authority of the future may well a tremendous influence over the One wonders where Leary's be the computer industry. Hail to North Americans of his day. rocket is taking aim. It seems to the new chief.

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• ______SPORTS ______The Hidden Game of Baseball

Overtime MARK ALBERSTAT

FOR THOSE FANS WHO continue to spark arguments simply can't wait for baseball sea between baseball fans about all son to start and need and quick time bests, but in a sense that's and thorough fix, The Hidden what longitudinal statistics are Game of Baseball (published by all about. Doubleday and Co. for $14.95) by · With this book, and its new John Thorn and Peter Palmer is ideas about statistics, the baseball for you. fan can find out once and for all The Hidden Game maps out a the best players of all time: how revolutionary approach to base would Babe Ruth do today? what ball and its statistics. It plainly would have happened had Joe shows the average reader that Dimaggio played in Fen way Park there is much more to baseball and Ted Williams in Yankee Sta than they probably know; this dium? and many more questions book will open their eyes to new like these. aspects of the game. The book has to be read in The Dalhousie swimming team made major waves in the AUAA this past weekend by winning a Double Meet at Dalplex. Photo "Statistics are not instruments order. It is set up somewhat like a by Sean Forbes, Dal Photo. of vivisection, taking the life out textbook, with one chapter rely of the thing in order to examine ing on information and theories it; rather, statistics are themselves sketched out in the previous the vital part of baseball, the only chapters. tangible and imperishable Swimmers make waves remains of games played yester One criticism of the book has to day or a hundred years ago." be that at times it is too heavy and As the above excerpt from forces the reader to keep By MARK ALBERSTAT the 400m Freestyle. Other Dal "The AUAA's will be very chapter one states, Thorn and abstract equations in memory if tf%.4Ba®it~~@:~~=~W%llif&itt.?W£f:~1:t$~~~:~~:~:i~i!l@J: housie winners were Chris Petrie competitive. Memorial (men) Palmer have not written the book they are not taking notes. It is at THE DALHOUSIE TIGERS in the 50m Freestyle and John have a strong contingent of to take the life out of baseball by times a book to be studied and not men's and women's swim teams Macisaac in the BOOm Freestyle. waterpolo talent and they may be dissecting its. every move, but are just read. downed Mount Allison and Dalhousie also captured the 400m able to pull them out and have out to breathe new and bright life Memorial in an AUAA Double Medley Relay. them compete in the AUAA's and into the old statistics we all know On a scale of one to ten, The Dual Meet at the Dalplex pool on Mark Thoms led Memorial by that would really help their so well. Hidden Game of Baseball rates an Saturday. As a result, both of the winning the 200 and 400m Frees team." · The book has sparked, and will B~. Dalhousie squads completed the tyle races. Memorial's Marc The CIAU's will be held this season with perfect 8-0 records in Campbell and Mike Tuck won year at Laval on March 7-9. Dal AUAA Dual Meet competition. the lOOm Butterfly and the lOOm housie should be wei! Basketball team The men's squad defeated Mem Backstroke respectively. Memor represented. onal 50-44 and Mount Allison 63- ial placed first in the BOOm Frees 32 while the Dalhousie women tyle Relay. "We have six ~omen qualified wins on the road outscored Mount Allison 67-24 February 20-22 will see Dal for the CIAU's and one man. We THE DALHOUSIE TIGERS The Tigers, who have only and were credited with an B6-0 housie host the AUAA Cham definitely have the ability and men's basketball team improved three games remaining in the reg- win over the Memorial women's pionships at Dalplex. Kemp sees capacity to double that number. its conference-leading record to ular season, will host Acadia Sat- team, who did not make the trip this year's championships being If we do that will be one of our 12-3 over the weekend with victo- urday at 3 p.m. at the Dalplex. to Halifax. one of the better ones in recent largest teams at theCIAU's," said ries over Mount Allison and The Acadia contest has been years. Kemp. UNB. designated CJCH/ Forty Winks Dalhousie swimming coach Nigel Kemp said, "The men's On Saturday, the Tigers Waterbed Day with one lucky match against Memorial was dropped Mount Allison 66-55, spectator receiving a free water- · closer than it should have been, while on Sunday the black and bed courtesy of CJCH and Forty but they've been coming on gold defeated UNB 78-57. Winks. strong recently." In Saturday's game, Dalhous- In addition, the Grawood will The Memorial men defeated ie's top scorers were George Lea- open at 4:30 p.m. and hot dogs Mount Allison 51-43. cock and Bo Malott with 12 will be served for those fans who Marie Moore led the women points apiece. also wish to attend the Hockey Tigers by placing first in the 200 Tigers' 7:30 p.m. game against and BOOm Freestyle events and the Moncton. Another waterbed will On Sunday, Mike Gillett led BOOm Backstroke. Moore's time of be awarded at the hockey game. ' the Tigers with 16 points. 9:04.64 in the BOOm Free makes her the top-ranked CIA U swimmer in that event. She is also Volleyball team ranked number one in the coun try in the 400m Freestyle. Dalhousie's Heather Kaulback in top spot was a double winner. Kaulback THE DALHOUSIE TIGERS on Saturday Dalhousie needed was the first to hit the touch pads in the 50m Freestyle and the lOOm men's volleyball team stretched four games to overtake the Beo Breast Stroke. Other Dalhousie its A UAA conference record to 13- thucks, 15-7, 16-14, 7-15, 15-7. Photo winners were Mary Mowbray in 0 over the weekend with a pair of Leading the way for the Tigers the lOOm Butterfly, Jennifer victories over Memorial Univer was Steve Noseworthy, who col Davidson in the lOOm Freestyle sity in St. Johns' Newfoundland. lected 26 kills in the two matches. Tigers sports this week The Tigers are in top spot in Other Tigers standouts were and Monique Deveau in the 400m Date Sport Against Place Time Freestyle. The Tiger women also the AUAA and are only five wins Brian Rourke with IB kills and 13 blocking points, and Ron Mac captured the 400m Medley Relay. Feb. 7 Basketball (W) MUN Away 6pm away from their fifth undefeated Away Gillivray with IB kills, four ace Mount Allison's Manon Tardif Feb. B Basketball (W) MUN Noon season in the last six campains. Acadiad Home 3 pm serves and three blocking points. won the 400m IM and the Mount Feb. B Basketball (M) Dalhousie is also riding a 40- UdeM Home 7:30pm Greg Marquis played excep Allison women won the 400m Feb. B Hockey match AUAA regular season win Mt. A. Home tionally well at middle blocker. IM. Feb. B Volleyball (W) Bpm ning streak and a 44-match Mt.A. Home The Tigers next see action Feb. In the men's meet, Tigers' Dar Feb. 9 Volleyball (W) 1pm winning streak including AUAA Acadia Away 15 when they travel to Moncton to ryl Dutton set a varsity pool Feb. II Basketball (W) 6pm playoffs. Away compete in an AUAA league record with a time of 4:44.76 in Feb. II Basketball (M) Acadia Bpm On Friday, the Tigers downed the 400m IM. Dutton also won Feb. 12 Hockey St. F.X. Home 7:30pm Memorial 15-6, 15-4, 15-B, while tournament. Page 8 o The Dalhousie Gazette, February 6, 1986 AUAA Standings Tigers still undefeated nine kills, four stuffed blocks and HOCKEY THE DALHOUSlE TIGERS downed PEl 15-1, 15-13, f5-9, 14 serving points, and Simona increased their conference while on Sunday the Tigers p Vortel with 15 kills. Kelly GP w L F A leading record to 9-0 with two defeated the Island squad 15-ll, Nicole Young also contributed Dal 19 14 5 126 71 28 straight game victories over the 15-3, 15-3. St. F.X. 20 22 9 704 85 22 ~hree ace serves. UPEI Lady Panthers in A UAA The Tigers will host Mount Acadia 20 9 ll 101 121 18 women's volleyball action on the The Tigers were led by Karen St. Mary's 21 0 21 57 197 0 Fraser with 28 kills and two Allison at 8 p.m. Saturday, and at weekend. I p .m Sunday. On Saturday, the Ti~ns stuffed blocks. Paula Clark with McAdam GP w L F A p UdeM 18 16 2 137 69 32 UPEI 19 15 4 141 74 30 St. Thomas 18 II 7 100 75 30 UNB 17 5 12 82 93 10 Mt. Allison 18 4 l4 68 131 8

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Page 1 0 o The Dalhousie Gazette, February 6, 1986 THURSDAY e SCIENCE EXHIBITION - Watch an :e... « lSI:'!=·,-.;-- »Xk ~~t=tr=·= :1 --»===~~»>C>»:"RX«o:· ...1 active volcano, see exotic fungi or a chem • GAZETTE STAFF MEETING-at 4:00 istry magic show, tour research facilities p.m in the Gazette office, 3rd floor, SUB. these events are a small sampling of activities during "Science for You" at Dal BIOLOGY SEMINAR SERIES - e housie University on Feb. 7 and 8. This Robert Seagull, Department of Biology, two-day exhibit of hands-on demonstra Carleton University, will speak on "Xylo tions, research projects, displays and more, genesis in Tissue Culture: A Model System is organized by the students and faculty of for Plant Cell Differentiation" . nine science departments. Everyone is wel e PEARSON LECTURE SERIES - come to discover science on Friday and Amon Nikoi (Economics, Dalhousie) will Saturday, Feb. 7 and 8, in the Studley Gym speak on "The African View of the Current at Dalhousie University. World Bank and IMF Policies". Thursday e DALHOUSIE WOMEN'S AL TERNA Feb. 6, 4:30p.m., MacMechan Auditorium .. TIVE - meets weekly, alternating Tues e INTERNATIONAL POT LUCK days and Thursdays, room 302, Dal SUB, SUPPER - low prices, variety of salads, 5:30p.m. - 7:30p.m. Next meeting Thurs hot dishes and desserts. Thursday, Feb. 6, day Feb. 13. All welcome. For more infor Graduate House, 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. Spon mation contact 425-1081. sored by the Dalhousie University Model e PUBLIC LECTURE - The public is Uni ted Nations Society (DUNMUNS) invited to hear a talk by Montreal author e PSYCHOLOGY DEPT. LECTURE. - .and broadcaster, Alan Herscovici at the Dr. John Barresi, Department of Psychol Public Archives of Nova Scotia on Thurs ogy, Dalhousie University, will speak on day Feb. 6 at 12 noon. Herscovici is the "The Politics of Psychosexual Experience: author of Second Nature: The Animal Karen Horney vs. Sigmund Frepd." To Rights Controversy. This is the second in a take place at 4:00p.m. in Room 4258/ 63 of series of public lectures on environmental the L.S.C. conservation, sponsored by Dalhousie University's Institute for Resource and • PANEL DISCUSSION -There will be Environmental Studies. a panel discussion on the topic of "Repro ductive Technology an.d Infertility". To e ADDICTION - There will be a pro take place at 8 p.m., McMechan Audito gram beginning on Tues. Feb. 18 at 5:00 rium, Killam Library, Dalhousie. p.m in Room 224 of the SUB for all those This is sponsored by The Canadian . . concerned about drug and alcohol addic Research Institute for the Advancement of GEORGE MUNRO tion. Jcin us for an opportunity to learn Women; NS Women and tli.e Law; about the nature of addiction and how to Women, Health and Medicine; the Pre 1825- 1896 help. Contact the Chaplain's office, Room pared Childbirth Association of Nova Sco 310 SUB, phone 424-2287. Sponsored by tia; and the Women's Health Education Dal. Chaplains and Dal Student Union. Network. • ART SHOW - Artists from Halifax, interested students welcome. The l98S-86 Montreal and Toronto will be represented p.m. exerutive will be elected at this meeting. in the fourth annual Art by Gay Men show FRIDAY e UNIVERSITY MASS -The Dalhousie For '?ore information Cflll 429-8717. at the Centre for Art Tapes, Feb. 3 to 22. ..:.:. w ~~1\t~~:.-;w»~n~~~ Catholic Community. will celebrate Sun • MEETING - There will be a general The Centre for Art Tapes is located in the • MUNRO DAY -·need wr say. more? • day Mass at 7:00 p.m. in the McMechan meeting of Women in Science and Engi Alexandra Centre, 2156 Brunswick St. in • FILMS- Portrait of the Artist as an Old ·Room of the Killam Library. ~II are neering (WISE) Feb. 13, 7 p.m. at the Mari Halifax, 3rd floor. Gallery hours are Mon Lady and Augusta will be shown at 7:30 welcome. time Museum of the Atlantic. Films. will be day through Friday from one to five. Call p.m. in the Bell Auditorium at N.S.C.A.D., · Weekday masses are celebrated in Room shown and refreshments will be served. For 429-7299 for information. 318, SUB, at 12:35 p.m. 5163 Duke Street. more informatjon call 423-0202. e OPEN HOUSe:. .,- Dal Women's Alter • MASS - At the Kings College Chapel, e ACADEMIC SEMINAR SERIES - native invites you to help us celebrate the ll :00 a.m. at 7:00 p.m. All welcome. David Black (Graduate Student, Dalhousie opening of our new office, 4th floor SUB, SATURDAY . and Provincial Legislative Intern) rvom 402, Friday, Feb. 14, 3- 5 p.m. We'd "Angola and United States Policy". To like to meet .you I Bring a friend; books, BROOMBALL - e Atlantic Provinces take place at the Centre for African Studies, posters, journals, all donations are Jewish Students Federation invites all Jew 1444 Seymour St., at 4~30 p.m. welcome. ish students to play broomball, Saturday CHESS CLUB-7:00p.m., Dal Chess e HOW TO RUN PRODUCTIVE MEET Feb. 8th from 10 p.m. - 11 p.m. at the Club, Room 316. e Halifax Forum (Civic Rink). Free. INGS - Meetings can often be a frustrat e GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT SEM ing waste of time and energy. Dalhousie e CHINESE NEW YEAR BANQUET - INAR- "Geochemical Exploration: A University's Cen~re for Continuing Stu The most spectacular event of the year! Multi-Faceted Activity", at 2:30p.m., LSC e DAL ART EXHIBITION - The 32nd dies is hosting a half-day workshop aimed Annual Student, Staff, Faculty and Organized by the Dal-TUNS Chinese 2958 and "Geochemical Exploration for at teaching you how to turn futile meetings Students' Association on Feb. 8, 1986 (Sat). Gold Deposits," 8:00p.m., LSC 2805, with Alumni Exhibition, a display of painting, into productive gatherings. Anyone who from 7:00p.m. to 1:00 a.m. in the Mcinnes Dr. Ian Nichol, Queen's Universtiy. Spon sculpture, drawing, photography, arid attends or chairs meetings will find this Room, Dal SUB. sored by Assocation of Exploration crafts by members of the Dalhousie com useful. The course costs $30.00 and is being Program includes: Lion Dance, · Fan Geochemists · · munity, will run until Feb. 16, 1986 at the offered on Friday, Feb. 14th from 9:30a.m. . Dance, Martial Arts, Folk Songs, Chinese Dal Art Gallery . to 1:00 p.m. For further information, call Cuisine, Lucky Draw, Disco, etc. The Ban e LUNCHTIME SEMINAR SERIES - 424-2375. quet is prepared by C.S.A. members them Stan Music (Centre for Disease Control, e STU.DENTS FOR PEACE IN NICARA selves. A special night worth Atlanta) "Problems of Primary Heath Care GUA- Show your support and solidarity e ASSERTIVENESS TRAINING remembering. in Africa~ Training, .Transfers and Tech for the people of Nicaragua. In May 1985 WORKSHOPS- Women's Employment Tickets are available right now at CSA nology". To take place at the Centre for students from Oxford University, England Outreach, in conjunction with Veith office, LB 255 Killam Library, Monday African Studies, 1444 Sey~our St., at 12:30 hefd a fast to support the people of Nicara Hosue, is offering a series of free work Friday 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. or contact p.m. gua and to protest the United States policy shops for women interested in learning Sammy Chen at 423-5181. Tickets availa towards Nicaragua. how to: · - say "no" without feeling guilty ble Mon-Friday II :30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. SUB This year groups in Europe, North and lobby. TUESDAY South America and elsewhere are joining - feel good about getting personal [f'&]W~z.t(j@1..§~:~~=~2~-:«'« >".«:-»:~-=- »:::.;$::.;.:· ~~~§i:l:tlti$).1&,>::=: to make the fast an international sign of needs met e WORKSHOP - entitled "Building a e DAL SIMULATIONS AND GAMES solidarity. Students from local universities - accept criticism or compliments Better Life in Southern Africa" will be held ASSOCIATION - Interested in fantasy, are organizing a fast to take place in - stand up for, and feel comfortable on Saturday, Feb. 8 from 9 a.m. to 4:30p.m. science fiction, and historical gaming? Halifax, March 7 - 9th. (Exact times _and with beliefs and ideals at Burke Education Building (next to Can Find opponents pnd try new games at the place to be announced). - feel good about themselves adian Martyrs Church) at St. Mary's Uni Dalhousie Simulations and Games Associ We are .fasting to support the Nicara Workshops will run between Feb. !Band versity. No registration fee. For ation. ·Meetings are held every Tuesday guan people and to protest the 'Contra' .27th on Thursday and Tuesday mornings information, call 424-7077 or 422-8338. night in Room 316 of the Student Union War. The money raised (through sponsors) between 10:00 a.m. :md 12:00 noon. Space Building, starting at about 7:30p.m. Eve will be given directly to support a project is limited to a maximum of I 0 women, and rybody is welcome. in Nicaragua. pre-registration is necessary by contacting SUNDAY Come out and participate. We need your Veith House at 453-4320. : ~, . ·:;~=~ ~;.@. R»w v 10; • •«>W~ expertise. Meetings are held Wednesdays at • VEITH HOUSE needs vofunteers to staff e THE UNITED CHURCH COMMUN THURSDAY 12:00 noon at the Spanish Department, the reception desk during weekday hours. ITY AT DAL -A gathering of people, 1376 Le Marchant Street. Bring your lunch Hours flexible, training provided. 453- seeking new ways of being spiritually alive e AIESEC METTING - will be held at and join the group. For more information 4320, Cheryl Dolton, volunteer in today's world. Open to all students, II :00 a.m. in Room 100 o_f the SUI~. All phone 422-2633 or 423-3428 .. · coordinator.

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