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2 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 EDITORS: Helen Nolan EDITORIAL CONTENTS Kevin Folet Women's Rights or Wrongs? Helen The University of Queensland Union LAYOUT ARTIST: Chris Stannard hosted the 1988 NOWSA Conference Nolan, a member of the Women's Rights conunittee and Kevin Folet from the 15th to the 17th of July. Lou Larder NOWSA (Network of Women Students offer a critical perspective of the TYPESETTER: Association) is a "loose collective" of Women's Rights Area. women involved in left-wing politics GRAPHICS AND throughout Australia. So, what is this PRODUCTION: John Carey Conference, and how much money Hannah Cutts comes from your student fees to sub Chris Stannard sidize its costs? Foo Lin Khoo David Knij The agenda for this Conference is a neburg most interesting document Some of the topics covered include "student ac tivism", "societ/s inlierent violence", PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Pokarier "women in Central America", legaliza tion of abortion and lesbianism. PRINTERS: Merino Litho, Moorooka No one doubts that sexism exists on campus and needs to be combatted. But ADVERTISING is this sort of left-wdng gabfest really the AGENT: Craig Mcintosh forum to address this issue? How Colombia. The University of Phone 371 2568 relevant are the problems of women in Queensland branch of Amnesty Inter Nicaragua to the average woman stu national profiles Colombia, a country with an appalling human rights FINANCIAL dent on this campus? Should the Union )ames McKay really waste money which is paid for by record. ADVISER: all women on campus, for minority ex PUBLISHER: Dirk Moses tremists to discuss issues which have lit 8 A Time of Hope. Chris Pokarier's President of tle relevance to the problems faced by photo essay of the opening celebra U.Q. Union most women on this campus. tions of Asia - Australia Week. For too long, the Womens Rights area has been regarded as sacrosanct in the 11 The Reality of God: John Liggens Union. They have their guaranteed al gives an account of his search for location of funds through the Union con- God. stihition, and they're not really worried about how you think they should spend 13 Daily Scum 4-page Uftout. Semper your money. plunges into the depths of journalis You see, according to last year's tic despair with the Daily Scum. Women's Rights VP, Ruth Apelt, Womens Rights is not meant to represent 17 College Page with Andrew 'Doc' all women on campus. Ifs only for radi Bullen. cal feminists - "this is a feminist area" ac cording to Ruth. Thafs fine, as far as it 18 Soap: Avid soapie watcher Stella Goodellis reveals all! goes. But 50 000 a year? 22 The Messianic Minister. John Daw The notion that Women's Rights repre kins takes his Graduate Tax plan to sents all women on campus is untrue. It 19 Changing for Tomorrow. Uincent J. the campuses. Chris Pokarier reports. serves to foster the paranoia and in Brady (Kawanjii) looks at where the security of a small group of middle-class landrights movement should be 23 In Search Of... This month we go in activists. The Women's Rights area never headed. search of 'The Vanishing Telecom attempts to seek the views of most Technicians', women on campus - the "Collective" knows best. How many women agree 24 Not The Union News with a noted Socialist Workers Party ac tivist that all college boys and medical 25 • Reviews students are rapists? The tragedy of the situation is that the 26 Letters To The Editors legitimate concerns of female students are treated with contempt by a small minority. The Marxists and Men-haters in Women's Rights should spend their time on real equal opportunity issues, not waste it (and our money) on self in dulgent wanking about the horrible nasti ness of bourgeois patriachal oppression. Perhaps the Union should employ an Equal Opportunity Officer as an alterna tive, directly elected by students. Then we might see some real achievements for the 50% of this University's population who are female... 27 Cartoons: The Red Tulip Affair
HELEN NOLAN 28 Gutterpress With Uncle Rupert: (Women's Rights Committee Our resident expert of the news Member) 21 The Life and Times of Paul Ellison, thafs not fit to print. Uncle Rupert, KEVIN FOLET A Short Story by Nik Douglas. brings you the dirt!
SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 3 The Women's Rights area has always at tracted considerable critidsm from most students.'Its critics claim it is a nasty cli que of man-haters with a biuning hatred of mainstream society. Yet the women in volved in the area espouse to represent Womens the aspirations and feelings of all women on campus. With a constitutionally guaranteed budget of $50 000 this year this sacred cow deserves some critical scrutiny. Women's Rights has a full-tune paid Women's or Rights or ganizer, a part-tune librarian, an area Vice-president and a committee of 10 women elected from the Students Union govemmg coimcil which oversees the running of the area. In reality, as a Wrongs ? Women's Rights leaflet explains "the or ganizer. Women's Rights Vice-president, and the committee ultimately take theu What does the Women's Rights area do for the average direction from the collective, member ship of which is open to all women stu woman student ? Helen Nolan, a member ofthe dents. The opinions expressed by the Woman's Rights committee and Kevin Folet offer a collective are taken as oiubest indication of the opinion of women students critical view ofthis controversial department generally." ofthe Students Union. Blatantly contradicting the Union's constitution, Left-wing activists always demand at weekly area meetings that decisions be made by a consensus of all those women present (a collective). This strategy ensures that the democratically elected committee is castrated and contentious issues like the areas performance can be effectively buried. Tlie sup posedly representative nature of the area is subject to the strident demands of a noisy, intimadatorj' Left-wing collective. One committee member, who did not wished to named, said 'They (the collec tive.) claim to be representative of all women shj- denls on campus but most women don't want to have anything to do with them." A number of women who have had dealings with Women's Rights say they are pressured if they dare to deviate from the area's dominant Left-wing hegemony Tlie public face of the Women's Rights area often contradicts the views expressed private ly by its collective members. At the first area meet ing on December 21, committee member and collective supporter, Ruth Apelt, summed up the collective's view of the area. 'Women's Rights is a fenninist area with its own philosophy... Ruth reiterated that Women's Rights was not necessarily for all women but was a feminist area." An observer, Andrea Napier, dis agreed stating "that all women contribute 7% ofthe Union charge and so should all be represented. -f-|=>^ F'UTUKC Cf^\f^^^^H'^ RIGHTS » -ST/^HtS^ tsopKS Several new committee members expressed the view that the area's hardline, negative image was alienating most women on campus. The response was predictable "the alienating image ofWomen's sisterhood. It was common knowledge at the time tions coup yelled at some Toga clad college boys Rights was one projected by the media and men," that immense political and emotional pressure from behind the Women's Rights stall accusing Andrea Napier was willing to comment on the from within the collective forced Karen Axford to them of sexual harassment as they walked by in problem. "As a feminist I find their views so ex resign, nocently. Coral also distinguished herself by vent treme that ifs laughable for them to complain The vicious backstabbing and power struggles ing her spleen on the 0-Week director, Craig about their bad image. Unfortunately if you dis in Women's Rights have led to the sacking of one Doherty, who she held responsible for all incidents agree with them your considered to be oppressed organizer and the resignation of another one of sexual harrassment that week Sexual harrass and a victim of sexism." recently in June over the last 2 years. ment is no laughing matter but how Craig Doher The areas lack of perfomiance and sponsorship ty could be responsible for all incidents of To paraphrase Karl Marx, there are fundamen harrassment is beyond comprehension. tal contradictions in the Women's Rights area. ofa Women's Only Dance became a major election When the area is forced to bear the same cutbacks issue during the 1987 Union elections. The Ordi A Women's Right's anti-sexual harrassment as other Union areas, the collective argues that they nary Students candidate for WRVP, SteUa Goodel campaign has yet to get beyond a weai/tirade represent all women and their interests will be hurt lis, won convincingly on a platform of making against all men. An area newsletter dated April 18, as a result, hi the privacy of their plushy, Women's Rights reprentative of all women shi- 1988 details some suggested slogans for use on upholestered Women's room, fervent discussion dents. The area was once more plimged into tur posters and stickers. These included such con- takes place that the area should only be accessible moil as the collective refused to concede any of its sciousn^s raising pearls of wisdom as 'do you real to the collective's narrow definition of what a unconstitutional power to the democratically ly want to fuck that yuppie' and 'Rapists wear feminist is. elected committee. On several occasions the deck-shoes too'. The WRVP, Stella Goodellis WRVP, Stella Goodellis, was reduced to tears as believes that if the collective's attention had not Attempts to reform the area from within have she tried to assert some control over the area. The been diverted by the furore over Trephine (the an driven a few women to despair. In 1984, WRVP collective's intimidatory tactics disuaded many nual med-students magazine) the slogans would elect, Karen Axford, began to initiate some popular other women from becoming involved and gave have been used initiatives like the campus security bus and a the Left a clear majority. program of lechares by prominent career women. The lai^gely Women's Rights campaign against Her political alignment with the Union President, Orientation Week seemed to bring out the worst Trephine hit new levels of paranoia and gradually Tony Kynaston who was embroiled in a controver in Women's Rights as thesight of so many studente came to resemble a Monty Python comedy. In fair sy over the selection of a non-left Women's or having a good time made the collective furious. ness, the magazine did contain some racistmateria l ganizer was the final straw for the Mafia The WRO, Coral GUbert, in a brilliant pubUc rela which should have never been published. To the collective,however, TreplUne became 4 .. .SEMr!?R.FLOgEi^T jyLY.1988 synonymous with a greater host of evils like col lege boys and toga parties. At a Women's Righf s meeting on April 11,1988, Coral Gilbert suggested that a general meeting be held to discuss Trephine, some recent outbreaks of racist graffiti, and an attempted gay-bashing. Karen Fletcher, a member of the Socialist Workers Party sta ted tha t adverse media publidty over gay- bashing 'would invite college boys to bash gays after rowing smokes'. She also said that one of the demands put before the general meetingshould in clude 'tliat the Union cease its perpehiation of white, male middle-class culture e.g., toga parties and provide more social outlets for these people (minorities)'. It would seem that in the collective's Brave New Worid that college boys, white, male middle-class culture (whatever that means) and toga parties shall be the first to go. Women's Rights Committee member, Helen Nolan, describes the mood of the meeting when a copy of Trephine was passed around- They were so excited when we looked at Trephine. Now they had an issue to campaign on. Stella and I thought some of Trephine was very tasteless and should never have been published. The coUective decided ihaiali Mud students weresexual deviants and had to be taught a lesson'. In their zeal to strike down heresy, Women's Kights have alienated a very large section of the student population rather than attempting to educate them. The focal point for Women's Rights recently has been the Network Of Women Students In Australia Cor\ference wliicii was held from the 15-17 July at YOURSELF Between here an(J your degree you've got a Stella and I thought some of mountain of work to do. So take advantage of one of our Trephine was very tasteless great Word Processing Packages. and should never have been Botli feature the IBM PC JX with colour monitor, pubUshed. The collective the ideal Word Processing computer. decided that all Med students were sexual deviants and had Package Number One includes the Epson LX800 L^packagesi to be taught a lesson\ Dot Matrix Printer and Display Write 1 software for just $1990. Package Number Two includes the IBM QuietWriter letter quality printer the University of Queensland campus. NOWSA and Display Write 1 software for $2550. was set up when the National Union of Shidents refused to establish an autonomous Women's Both packages will help you burn through essays and reports without burning Department along the Unes of the infamous Women'sDepartmentofthe Australian UnionStu- too much midnight oil. And we can help with training at our Learning Centres. dents (a predecessor of N.U.S.). Tlie A.U.S. Women's Department was notable for its ex Call Alan Anderson on (02) 5521211 now while the IBM PC JX Word tremist, fringe, feminist politics and its declaration that marriage is a form of prostitution helped to Processing packages last. Bonus! Buy within a month of this publication and bring about the demise of A.U,S. One observer at the NOWSA conference said recieve free software - TypeQuick' that women's issues were pushed aside in favour of strategies to radicalize Uie student body. Their TypinMATTIhOLVCI'lOMg TutorG . inain concern was to aeate a new type of student interested in radical social issues and to help bring about the destruction of the Tatriarchal Capitalist' society. NOWSA is not a structured organization but a loose conglomeration of collectives on cam puses across Australia wMchare controlled by the extreme Left-wing faction of N.U.S. Should the Women's Rights area try to address the concerns of women through an unrepresentative organiza TiWiifrocgssinq tion wliicli clearly lacks the support of the vast inajority of women students? The authors of this article have no philosophical problem with the Union funding an area which exists specifically to redress the injustices in sodety which prevent women from enjoying tlie same opportunities as SPECIAL RATES FOR STUDENTS men. Women's Rights exists to further theconcems To Help Eliminate Those of the vast majority of women on campus who fund ASSIGNMENTS THESES BLUES the area through 7% of their Union charge. More women must become actively involved if tliey • AM Job Sizes Catered For • All Worl( IS Done on a Wang Word want the area to reflect tiieir concerns and • Deadlines are Mei Processor, making Amendments and problems. Issues like sexual harassment and • High Quality Print and Presentation Editing Simple and Cost Saving childcare for part-time women students are too im.- • Years of Experience with Various portant to be left to an unrepresentative, lunatic Subtects forstudents FREE Quotes Or Any Enquiries fringe. Manipulating issues in a cmde attempt to Telephone 359 5560 bsh out at the dreaded 'patriarchal, capitalist 0 sodet/ in which we live will ensure tliat Women's Rights remains on the fringes of campus for many years to come.
SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 5 AT LAST - AN ARTS BALL!!! Arts Students, the tide is turning in favour of Our Beloved Faculty for the Inaugural 1988 Arts Ball has arrived!!!!!!!!!!!! The last Arts Faculty Ball was held decades ago and earned considerable notoriety. Please hurry as only limited numbers of tickets are available. For more information contact Arts Faculty Representatives - Annastacia Palasczcuk or Thomas Round. INAUGURAL ARTS BALL PLACE: The School of the Arts Building DATE: 20th August, 1988 TIME: 8.00pm - 1.00am TICKETS:$28.00 which includes Food, Alcohol, Hire Band and D.J. "What will you be majoring in at the Arts Ball????" UNION BOOK SHOP
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6 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 Colombia- A Tale of Drugs, Politics and Human Misery. death squads, easily become victims. Members of criminal organisations, and the military, openly flaunt the legal system and act with impugnity towards their authority. Military personnel cannot be ordered to testify before civilian courts, even in cases of political murder. As Maria Marin, the sister ofa human rights ac tivist murdered in October 1986, put it, "You live thinking that at any time they can kill you, they can arrest you, you an lose your family. So people have no sense of security. You can't say what you're thinking or go out without fear"
You live thinking that at any time they can kill xjou, they can arrest you, you can lose your family
Martha Bohorquezs, case is a tv'pical example, only the names change. On 17 June 1987, she was one of four people seized in the centre of Call, a major town in southern Colombia, by gunmen in civilian clothes. Her mother was telephoned the next day a police officer who said her daughter was being held at "La Rivera" police station in the southeast of the city. It was later revealed that she ment regards violence and tenor as fundamental had been taken to the Tliird Army Brigade head Amnesty International recently parts of its police policy. quarters m CaU, though this was denied by the declared Colombia a major A lot of evidence suggests tliat this terror is authorities. Tlie search for Martha is over as far as deliberate and co-ordinated, because it targets tlie the authorities are concemed. Tlie Regional human rights emergency. movers of sodal and political refomi in Colombia. Procurator refuses to pursue it because he says it is Since mid 1987 the range ofits victims has extended too risky for Iiis employees to visit Third Army Brigade installations. Amnesty's University of beyond traditional left wing opponents of the Queensland branch takes a disgovemment to other, more moderate groups. To be The fete of many victims of kidnapping in labelled a 'subversive,, or to be bom into a minority Colombia is unknown. There are widespread turbing look at the state of fear groups like the native Indian population is suffi reports of lengthy incommunicardo detention and which exists in this country. cient to put your life in jeopardy. torture. The Public Ministry has investigated many Most of the political killings in 1986 are at alleged cases but in only a few of these has anyone Colombia, a country famous for its coffee, drug tributed to "Death Squads", organisations been punished. Penalties ranging fi-om "ad problem and Joan Wilder more than anything else, described by the Colombian govemment as monishment" to thirty days suspension from duty is a backward, peaceful nation, peopled by dark "mysterious dvilians it can neither identify or con are the normal reprimand handed out to members skinned natives talking in outrageous accents. trol". Hundreds of documented case studies show of the security forces found guilty. Many cases have Llamas abound. Grinning Generals, who would that killings and "disappearances" blamed on been closed for "lack of evidence". probably be dragged under and drowned by the Death Squads were in feet the work of police or Such corruption of the dvilian and military weight of their rank are abnost as common. A poor, military personnel Not one conviction for these courts has resulted in tlie most terrible of human but happy place. crimes has been achieved. It seems that human rights violations. Torture, has become entrenched It is a land ruled by old fashioned army officers rights violations on a massive scale are not simply in the Colombian prison system. GUberto Lasso with quaint and outdated notions about govern tolerated by the Colombian armed forces, but they was a law student who was unlucky enough lo be ment. This is the popular image Colombia has actively support them. a witness to a shooting inddent. He was then shot •overseas. It is an image mamtained because it is The reasons for this violence rest in the peculiar in the leg and seized by two uniformed policemen. mostly true. circumstances of the country. Colombia relies on He was taken to a building where he was beaten Wrong. the money it gets from cocaine exports to support and interrogated by plainclothes officers identified as members of Colombia is a country ruled by secrecy and fear. its economy. Much of this traffic is semi-legitimate F-2, a police intelligence unit. Part Colombia's recent history is one of the world's and for the most part the dealers ignore the Colom of his testimony reads: most dreadful human rights stories. Amnesty In bian legal system. The power of the dmg barons is "Another of the men seemed annoyed because ternational has described it as a 'human rights almost unquantifiable. They inject millions fo dol they hadn't got any information from me. First he emergency,. Tlie victims include left-wing leaders, lars into the economy and recently offered to pay stuck a knife in my mouth and then in my injured members of the official opposition parties, native Colombian's national debt if the govemment leg above the knee where the bullet had entered. Indians, lawyers, acadeniics, students, human would cancel an extradition treaty with the U.S.A. He stuck Hie knife into the muscle and then very rights workers and sundry 'undesirables .Torture The military are deeply implicated in the drug slowly drew it up my leg opening tlie thigh up to has become a common punisliment and is trade in Colombia, and are addicted to the cash the groin. All the time he kept asldng me the name regarded as an "efficient" means of enforcing cocaine provides. Fomier President Belisario of my 'commander,." order. Betancur described the criminal network as "an or Amnesty International (A.l.) is an organisation Violence is an integral part of Colombia's social ganisation stronger than the state". Judges and with a long term mterest in Colombia. A.I. feels that makeup. The main cause of death for males be lawyers who try to prosecute drug smugglers ap no country, however barbaric, is unconcerned tween 15 and 44 is murder. In a population of 29 pear on all the best death lists. about its international image. Colombia has million people, there were 14,000 reported Colombia's legal system has becomea force,th e avoided the media spotlight for many years and its homoddes in 1986: or about one in every 2,000 population has been robbed of any refuge in the record of been better reported by the media and people. The real figures are probably much more judiciary. Human Rights cases, typified by kidnap pressure brought to bear on the authorities m that dramatic because "disappearences" aren't pings and assassinations, are tried by Military country, it is likely tliat the attitudes of the security counted. This murder rate is the highest of any rather than Civilian courts, which explains the high forces towards human rights would be different. country not at war. One in ten o f these killings were acquittal rate. Military courts have persistently By modifying the image of Colombia from a sxmny, politically motivated and carried out by the failed to convict anyone for human rights viola slightiy h-oubled country in South America to the security forces or "death squads", according to of tions. Witnesses, lawyers, and judges, with the barbarous reality, A.I. thinks that improvement is ficial Colombian statistics. TheColombian Govem courage to stand up to the armed forces and the possible.
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RELAXATION, MEDITATION AND STRESS MANAGEMENT DATE: Thursdays for 8 weeks I (August 4-October 6 mid-semester break excluded) STUDENT UNION - ACTIVITIES & WOMEN'S RIGHTS TIME: 5.30pm - 6.30pm TUTOR: BRIGIHA BEER Enrol now Ph 3711611 Ex 263 Call in for Brochure FEE: $20 students $30 others Retaxatton through musk:, guided imagery, different meditation techniques, yoga positions, ABORIGINAL CULTURE massage and Tai Chi movements. Learning to DATE: Mondays for 8 weeks relax, letting go of fear and discovering the higher (8 August -10 October self te the aim and purpose of this course. mid-semester break excluded) SCREENPRINTING ON PAPER TIME: 6pm - 8pm DATE: Saturday 6 & 13 August TUTOR: MARY GRAHAM TIME: 10am - 5pm FEE: $20 students $30 others TUTOR: MEGAN GRINSTEAD This workshop will cover: the phllosophy/worid WOMEN ONLY - FEE: S40 students $50 others view of Aboriginal people and culture; Aboriginal This class aims to familiarise participants with the soctal retotions; colonisation and It's effect on screenprinting process and facilities available for Atxjriginai people and culture; tiealth and welfare CAR MAINTENANCE policies; the media and myths; the politics of tand public access at the Union. The first weel
10 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 you may be just a casual reader, flipping over the People who allow other people,s shortcomings, pages. This is not an esoteric exercise or an empty even the shortcomings of Christians, to put them philosophical discussion. What I want to consider off won,t find anything. You must be prepared to are the practical ways in which the question of face up to the Truth, whatever it is. God's existence affects our everyday lives. There is, however, a bit more to it than that. God Vou are an 'average' student. You live in a free (if He exists) is an Infinite Personality — we can,t country, you have had a good education, you are simply play 'Search for God, in the same way that studying a course which will prepare you for a we play 'Hunt the Thimble, or Tind the Treasure,. comfortable professional career. You have friends, What if God (if He exists) doesn't want you to you have a girlfriend or boyfriend; perhaps you are find Him? looking forward to getting married and having children. You have kept yourself out of jail so far. A VERY SOBERING THOUGHT You may go to Oiurch occasionally; then a gain you I have heard and read countless comments like: may not. Perhaps you are asking yourself: 'What If God exists, why doesn't He prove fiis existence relevance does God (if He exists) have to my life?' to me beyond the shadow ofa doubt?, or 'Nowhere do we see the absolute proof necessary for absolute As mentioned above, however, notliing in this faith in God'. world is quite the way it should be. Evil somehow besmirches every relationship. If we really do want This is why I suggested at the beginning of tliis things to be better, surely God (if He exists) might article that people first examine themselves. Has it be able to help us? never occurred to such people that God simply might nol want to be known by people who tell dirty WHAT RELEVANCE DOES GOD jokes, lie, cheat, are insincere, doublecross one HAVE TO MY LIFE?,.. another, tliink lewd thoughts, etc, ad nauseum? THE DANGER, OF WISHFUL Indeed the sad fact is that there Ls not a single ^ /M THINKING person on this Earth who can honestly say he/she At tliis point it is necessary to consider an objec never does anything wrong. GOD - the all-poiverful creatortion which people time and time again throw at Tlierefore, if we really face up to ourselves Christianity — the assertion that Christianity h, a or a figment of somebody^ im- honestly (and this is not an easy thing to do) it 'pie in the sky' or, in other words, an escape from seems that the only reasonable way in which we agirmiionl'Christim writer, reality. John Lig^r^;,gives a personal I believe that men and women are spiritml beings. Quite apart from the fact that the universe account of & search for God. exists — suggesting the need for a Creator—clas God simply might not want sical materialistic science cannot explain the ob vious fact tliat we are conscious beings. Everyone to be known by people who has deep within them a sense of the transcendent — a sense that life should mean something; that tell dirty jokes, lie, cheat, are things like morality and love have very real exist insincere, doublecross one ence; that life is more than just matter. Indeed, the very nature of aeativity suggests another, think lewd thoughts, that people are riglitt o visualise tilings which ap etc, ad nauseum? pear at first sight unreal or impossible. For instance, we all take television for granted. Yet, John Bird had to persevere for years and years can face God (if He exists) is to first of all admit our in extreme hardsliip, amid constant ridicule, before own guilt. This must be done sincerely, with a his dream became a reality. genuine desire to tum away from doing wrong. No worthwhile invention or advance was ever What must also be faced (again, this something made without/offij. Indeed, the human spirit cries which many people refuse to face up to) is that our out that tliere are such absolutes as Good, Truth, misdeeds have done damage which we can,t undo. Justice, Love, etc, whicli we should liave faith in. If I kiU someone I can be as repentant as I like after Are you one those hard-bitten 'realists' who dis wards, yet I cannot bring that person back to Ufe. If misses the idea of a perfect, happy, just society as I insult someone, I can regret it aftenvards, yet the an impossible dream? Impossible as it may seem, wound will stiU remain in that person's memory. our consciences cry out that we should have faith If we sincerely seek after God, we must be that Love and Righteousness, Friendship, etc? I prepared to throw ourselves on His mercy. believe they came from God. CONCLUSION WHAT PEOPLE SAY I am now a Christian. Tlie Bible tells us that God However, many, perhaps most people, seem to Himself, in the Person of Jesus Christ, who was and have very undefined, hazy notions about God. If is both God and Man, suffered the punishment for pressed: 'Do you believe in God?', many people human wrongdoing (sin). Only if someone comes would have to stop and tliink. Some would then to God sincerely repentant, willGod make Hunself say 'No', others 'Yes' while still others would say known to or forgive that person. 'I don't know'. However, I did not know what to believe when On the other hand, some people do appear to I was finally drawn to seek God sincerely. I can I have some really tremendous news for have ver)' definite views. Many professing atheists, honestly say that I sincerely sought the Truth Christians, agnostics, Buddhists and so forth can whatever that was. I can say that I found that God people at University! Life is really worth offer veiy forthright, convincing-sounding argu made Himself known to me. Uving! Tliere is absolutely no need for ments in support of their beliefs. Of these people, God is not concemed with promising people a war, crime, divorce, loneliness orimliap- some are relatively sure about their beliefs while 'pie in the sky,. He is concemed with helping piness of any sort. Hiings on this planet others really harbour grave doubts. people and redeemmg society both in ihis world and can be just great if only people clioose to I was one such person. As a teenager, I was in in the next world. Knowing God really gives people be good radier than bad! volved in Christian activity and I went to Church power and wisdom to effectively live their own In reality, however, society is far from regularly, yet I had a growing conviction that it all lives properly and also to help others. It involves a wasn,t really tme. hi the end, I faced up to myself radical transformation (for the better) of one,s en being what it should be. The fact is that and said, 1 can't force myself to believe all this any tire life. This is not a fairy tale. Knowing God gives people have not chosen to be good. What more'. When I finally admitted this to myself, I felt us the ability to effectively overcome evil. There are about you? a great sense of relief -1 had finally faced the tmth countless published testimonies which show the as I then saw it. reality of this — just go to the Religion section of THE QUESTION OF GOD'S any reasonable library. EXISTENCE Yet years later, I am now a Christian and I am The purpose of this artide is to help people to writing this Christian artide! That is my testimony. As I said before, though, find out whether God exists or not. SEEKING THE TRUTH it is up to everybody to honestly seek God (if He exists) him/herself. As a first step towards solving the problem of With so many different beliefs, views and tes The Bible says in Jeremiah 29:13—'You will seek the existence or non-existence of God, it is essential timonies in the world, everyone must in the end for people to seriously consider the above decide to seek the tmth. Me and find Me when you seek Me v^ath ali your hearf. paragraplis. If anyone really wants to find out the truth about I now urge everyone who had read this far to anything, he/she must do it seriously. Casual or If you do this, I believe tliat you wfll find that continue reading. You may be a regular reader or unwilling enquirers will never find out anything. God really does exist. SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 11 3711879 * ST. 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Friday July 1988 WEATHER - WHO CARES! Kylie Minogue In Steroid Sex Scandal. Shock Horror!
ROYAL BABY - ITS A BOY!
"It'll be a boy", was the emphatic opinion of the media pundits. Itwas. Tlie Ducltess of York gave birth to a baby boy at 8.10am, London time, yesterday morning. "Tlie Baby" - as His Royal Higluiess Prince Richard is affectionately known is probably one of the most laidback mem bers of the Royal Family. The Baby's Press Conference at 8.15am vvas a roaring success with the media. Already His Royal Highness has made headlines with his rapier wit. When a journalist asked the Prince for his opinion on Britam's membership in the European Com munity, he replied "Ooh, gurgle, gurgle, burp!" Sources close to the Royal Nursery say the Baby is absent minded, often forgetting his own name. The television world was rocked yester tionist for Kyhe's doctor told us, "Yes, Kylie came He has little interest in formal protocol or fuddy- day by tlie revelation that Kylie Minogue in a few weeks ago wanting to put on a few extra pounds. She told the doctor that she wasn't wor duddy formal occasions. Because his Royal High has grown testicles after prolonged ex ried about people making jokes about her little ness fulfills no official engagements, instead posure to synthetic male hormones. Kylie preferring to feed the quack-quacks or suck his breasts, but the skinny kid routine hurt. When the [pictured below] was teething-ring, he has been dubbed by the critics - unavailible for doctor told her that she might turn into a man as a 'The Playboy Prince". comment yesterday, but an anonymous result of the treatment, her reply was, "Tliat's show biz." Tlie Baby is known to be not amused by such CO - star of the teenage singing sensation remarks. Close friends point out that he rises as told Tlie Daily Scum, "It was a real shock When we contacted Kylie's manager this morn early as Sam for a bottle feed and puts in as full a for me. We were holidaying in Bali ing, she informed us that the rumours were true, but unimportant. day as possible. together and everyone was sayuig how His position is so demanding that many of skinny she looked when she sunbathed 'This won't hurt Kylie's career one bit," she told us. "She knows that the treatment will have lastmg Prince Richard's activities are vetoed by well- topless. All she did was mutter, "I'll show meaning advisors. For instance, the Baby was effects, but her self-innage is very important to her them!" in a kind of sh-angled voice." frightfully upset when he was told that Royal and besides, now she not only appeals to teenage Babies do not throw their bottles at visitors. After a massive overdose of Macdonalds boys, but to teenage girls as well! We've doubled takeaways, laced with male hormones she looked her scope as an actress too, because now she can Prince Ricliard declined to comment on this in like one of tlie boys and proceeded to kick sand in play Scotf s role in 'Neighbours', and we can get rid cident people's faces. An insider who works as a recep of that poncy little turd once and for alL"
SEMPER ROREAT JULY 1988 13 HOW COOL ARE YOU?
Do your friends compare you to Clint (8) You bave chosen the music for your funeral. U is: Eastwood or do you command respect at (a) "New York, New York" by Sinatra intersections. Find out wilh this real nifty (b> "Rainbow Connection" by Kermit the Frog quiz. (c) "RaRa Rasputin" by Boney M (d) Frankie Une's "Rawhide" (1) Yourwould like to assassinate: (9) Why did the chicken cross the road?: (a) MargaretThatcher (a) to buy this months' penthouse? (b) Adolf Hitler (b) score some smack off a big dealer and rap about Nietzche (c) Mother Teresa (c) avoid Colonel Sanders? (d) Rita the Eta Eater (d) Ms Chicken found out he was cheating on her. (2) As a child you most enjoyed playing with*. (a) Yourself (10) Your favourite horror slory is: (b) a hula-hoop (a) The Joh for P.M. Campaign (c) Barbie dolls (b) The attack o f the blood-sucki ng Jehovah's Wit (d) Tarantulas nesses (3) You call your record player (c) Main course horror at the Refectory (a) a gramophone (d) The creeping foreskin (b) MrTumly (c) Stolen (d) Sanyo SCORE A Certified Nerd. (4) When you are upset you like to take out your frustra tions by: United States Vice President, George Bush (l)A-3,B-2,C-37,D-35 (a) Killing every first born male Jewish child in the (2)A-0,B-3,C-6,D-7.5 area (3)A-6,B-9,C-27,D-64 (b) Invade Poland (4)A-7,B-8,C-28,D-1001 (c) Knock back the food at Mayne Refectory (5)A-2,B-3,C-5,D-8 Albert Street (6)A-3,B-4,C-4,D-9 (d) Send anonymous death threats to the Queensland (7)A-l,B-0,C-9,D-8.5 Premier Speakeasy (8)A-2,B-6,C-9,D-64 (5) Is Bob Dylan: (9)A-3,B-8,C-6,D-8 Great Live Music, Food (a) the leading protest singer of out generation? aO)A-2,B-64,C-iaD-91 and Dancing... (b) a winter sport? If you scored between 0 and 4. (c) extremely boring? Presents: "hip Pocket' Soul, You are a complete imbecile. You can't even count proper (d) dead? ly. Ha, Ha, you've been fooled toilet brain because there is Jazz and Funk no way you could score between 0 and 4. (6) Yout lecturer gives you a bad mark. Do you: Friday and Sat. Niglits (a) axe murder your lecturer? If you scored between 4 and 35. (b) axe murder your friends? Commencing Fri 15 July. Your probably a Nazi and you quite possibly take (c) cat the chicken at Mayne Refectory? showers with your mother. Why don't you join the R.S.L. Admission: $5. (d) go back for seconds? and vegitate like the other old dipsticks. Present this ad for $2 discount (7) You have just been run over by a bus. Do you: Everyone else. (a) crawl into the semi-foetal position? So you think you arc pretty tough do yo. Ha, well I've got (b) need your mother? 42 Albert St, City Tel 229 6432 news for you buddy - only nerds and spanner heads do (c) ask for the Red Cross? quizzes like this one. So get a haircut, don't march on our (d) getastiffy? streets and join the army. GOURMETS GUIDE TO SOCIAL STATUS Listed below are excerpts from GREENIEA^GETARIANS: Yet a forthcoming encyclopedic another subculture on campus, mem bers of this group tend to eat lots of work (published in twenty lentls, chickpeas, mung beans, volumes by an unknown glut sprouts and nuts. For variety, many ton of Jabba the Hut propor members of this group like to eat tions) on the importance of Lentl Surprise (a spedal dish with no eating in relation to social lentls in it). image. The work is not merely RUGBY HEADS: Members of this descriptive: It can be taken as group have been known to eat almost anything (except quiche). For gour a "how to" guide for aspiring met Rugby-Heads, vegemite on toast social climbers. is a must. There is also the famous Li CLASSICISTS: Besides their quid Diet (knov^m in some drcles as proclivity to devour andent texts, the Fosters Diet), designed originally Classicdsts tend to drink lots of wine for ruggers in intensive care. Equally (if an amphora is unavailable a "pot" good for ruggers with no teeth. glass will do) and eat all kinds of ex SCIENCENIKS: After much study, otic dishes (vine leaves soaked in anthropologists have concluded that olive oil, jaguar earlobes, etc). Large Sdenceniks are a deviant (what else TOAD RESIDENTS; Due to the un fashionable espedally where food is quantities of grapes are a must for could you call someone who majors usual eating habits of most residents concemed. Caviar, smoked salmon, that authentically ancient look. in Physics or Pure Mathematics?) at Toad Hall, for the purpose of this and champagne are a must (even for FORESTERS: According to some suthtribe who seek to create a master study said individuals will be treated breakfast). When eating fast-food (as authorities on the subject. Foresters race weaned on Space Food sticks as a separate group. For Toad Resi Yuppies often do because of their are believed to have a stable diet of al and Sustagen Gold. Some of these in dents most food types are acceptable, reverence for American culture) Mc cohol and small animals (preferably dividuals are rumoured to be observ espedally if the food doesn't belong Donalds is acceptable (but only the of the furry kind). More discerning able in various parts of the Science to them. At Toad this is known as drive-thru: eating with the "plebs" is Foresters have been known to in Faculty,butoniy a fewhaveeverbeen CREATIVE BORROWING. bound to pul most genuine Yuppies dulge in small animal pate on crack seen (given that they are very shy and YUPPIES: In Yuppie cirdes the os- off their food). ers. prefer to hide in their liinchboxes). tentetious display of wealth is
14 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 B-tel Proudly Presents For the RENT-A-POPE Love of This exclusive new service is available to the devout anywhere, now you can avail yourself of the power of the Holy Father without having to be one! Money._ Let's face it, todays busy people don't have the time to join the priesthood and More pathological UnecdotCS ofa Tl^ v'% ^'"'r^ ^^^^ ^'^^\^ iT".* '"""'"* ^^t^f' ^^^V fT^^' °^""' WVVi^ searching for meaning in Catholic Hierarchy can cramp the style of someone who lives m the fast lane. Y-^^f _. . ^ -/ > '"^ ^ '-'•' (^ life by Petunia Harrington - Smythe Hello plebians, I must thank the readers of this column for their touching concern over my dowiiliill slide into the ranks of the new poor. Trying to survive on an in come of $ 200 000 tWs f inandal year lias forced me tighten my proverbial belt. I just recently sacked my chauffeur and the Bank wants to repossess my parents-its not easy being a member of the Ruling Class, One World Govemment, International Jewish Banking Conspiracy. Tliere were some par ticularly moving letters from my avid readers. 'My heart bleeds for you.' K. Pakker. Woodon- ga. N.S.W. It warps my niind to realtee that there are people in the community earning only $200,000 this year.' A. Bond. Somewhere west of Dubbo. There was also some useful advice. If you ever need money just get married, it works for me.' Lady Susan Rossiter Peacock Sangsler Renouf with lots of money and ex-hus bands. 'Greed is good.' G. Gecko. Sing Sing Penitentary. The Queen puts a new model Pope through its paces in the privacy of her own home Anyway plebians, many of you asked me what people achially do at Sanchiary Cove when Frank NOW YOU D ON'T HAVE TO' contains every tiling you need to begin an Inquisi- Sinatra isn't there putting people in cement shoes. Thanks to our exclusive arrangement with the tiomnto the Conduct of the Faith immediately. Our Last Saturday, before the Bank reposessed Holy Churdi and certain other groups, you can exclusive package has m it: Mummy and Daddy, I bonrowed the Yacht and set now enjoy th• e advantages of- th• e -Papac y •b y renting 'Tliree (3) top notch Inquisitors, with fifty years sail with a couple of fnends. It was an exhikratmg a Pope. total experience experience as we plunged through the thronging, A rented Pope will exercise any and ali of his •Twelve (12) "assistant Inquisitors. P^^ "^ ?,f ^^"d ^Y ^^^ ^"^^ ^^l^^^i^^f l°°^^g powers, at your command. Just think of what you , ' , . ^ , , ^ . decidelv Dl. I guess consuming 23 bottles of •Two (2) wagons bulging with lots of equip- champers and 5 plates of diicken liver pate could can do! ment espedaUy designed to help extract confes- ^^^^ ^^^ ^^ ^^^^^^ for ^^^ condition. As Robert's Just some of the abilities of the Holy Father that sions from stubborn heretics. stomach calmed down we engaged in a game of are yours to use. Note: You'll have to provide your own stakes trivial pursuit which became a farce when James • Excommunicate enemies and trouble makers, and faggots. did liis John Howard impersonation. With a whole great for dealing with those noisy neighbours. r-T> T TC A Fkt7T5 A T? A/TVD A n^- A r^T? ^°^°^ ^^^^^^ ^^^^^ ^" ^'^^ "^°"^^' ^^^^ ^^S^" •Call Crusades against the infidel, pagans or LKUbAUbK AKJVIY 1 AL.KAUli to sing the wonn song and pretend he couldn't Tliis is just the thing to use against the infidels in remember the words. We had a spanking good heretics. your local area. With this army you can pillage and time t • Interdict houses, suburbs or entire countries. ravage the countryside; extort outrageous ransoms Genevieve was offended and started throwing •Exordse the most recaldtrant evil spirit, - from the rich merchants; battle pagans, mfidels some trivial pm^uit cards, hmiiture, pate, and any- demon or devil. and heretics; massacre the population of Holy ^j^jj ^j^^ ^^ggj^-j j^^j^ to jhg Aoo^ o^^ of thg port- •Giant pardons for Mortal Sins, no matter how Cities, and establish CrusaderSlates. Tins army has ^^^^ ^^ ^^ j^^ ^^^pj^jj^ j^oberts strange serious. Imagine having no more worries about l^een hand picked, and is of the highest quality, it disappearance ? aitv na5HnHivrpHnn<; coiitaiiis iioiie of the low class rabble passed off as ^^ „. , J anypastmdiscretions. Cixisader. by those other seum outfit^. 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SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 15 As the memories of first semester exams slowly dissipated like an unpleasant odour, another bad smell. Liberal Club The S. S. MinehanePresiden t Scott Minehane cleared the decks in preparation for the coming stu dent Union Elections. eaworthy?? Minehane's elusive quest for outright victory could be scuttled by serious feuding within his own Right-wing faction. Captain Minehane has al ways commanded unquestioning loyalty from his crew. A recent letter which has fallen into the hands ^^ May. 1908. ^• of Semper details a possible mutiny by some of ^eu f ): "•''>f.J , Captain Minehane's previously loyal crew. The letter from National Club Member, Bill Mckinley, to Liberal Club Member, Russell Byrnes casts considerable doubt on Byrnes loyalty. Could Russell Byrnes be the leader of a mutiny on the high seas of conservative student politics?? A source within the Liberal Club confided to me that Russell Byrnes' political naivete was well 01 ther o Jf ^"t^ nob (•„ . known and a concem to Minehane. The politically sensitive details of Captain Minehane's conversa tions with with first mate Brynes woukl often be policies 1? ^''ise ones i'""' '^o SDr„ . the topic of conversation in the Refectory the next stories'- '''« '^^<^th is%;,"^'^t our "p^Sl '^"'our. _ day. Byrnes sees himself as heir apparent to the '•' «ven in /^„7 or Liberal Club Presidency after the Minehane dynas ty ends. It is unfortunate that Byrnes should become in volved in a major scandal within his own Liberal faction which threatens to torpedo Minehanes' I'flclJy. ^ *^'i"k you W?JI' ''"'^ you for political vessel. Will the Liberals regain control of "'^^ «ffree that "^e T" «ff°rbs t,- the political agenda or will they be left floundering on the stonny seas of student Union Politics. Cap tain Minehanes' vessel continues to sail straight towards the icebery - "sound the alarm bells, all -Regards hands on deck, women and children firstll" Who will be the first to desert the sinking Liberal ship..,???? OnlylinlOhas ASIS potential '» ITT,\KESa special ty|)o of person You must be between 16 and A^ '0 iwcomc an intelligence ai;cnt wiih 35 years or older. Mosl successful applicants are 35 or over and arc ^^m Service. already in a totally V^V Only one person om of 10 we gci 10 u.selcssjob. You will' ^^H nicer inharsand brothels wlio can have to be a citizen ^^H play .scrabble arc asked 10 join our of Au.siralia either by' wKff .dynamic, fun and .secret orgajiiziiuon. birth, naturalisation' But if you're one of ihosc who do or good forgeries. You should ^tliialify. ASIS offers you a unique hu\". spent the lasl 10 years opportunity to .stuff up Australia's n Melbourne (except maybe a Iiiielligcncc giUhcring cfforl and few short trips to the Soviet Union. ll) be able to preicnd being James If liiis sounds like you and t^ond against real Russian agents. you are a real loser in life and you want, ^Wc'll give you the chance 10 to deepen this trait smash down hotel doors and train even more, then \ THE you to speak a broken South Pacific look no furihur. language and the opportunity of If you need a job NOTORIOUS never having lo worry about thinking 'or are aboul 10 gct^ again. An ASIS officer knows that .. . sack, we'd like to BALL aliliough he would probably be locked hear from you if up in the real world, widi ASIS his you have'M already Friday, 2nd September future is a.ssurcd to be full of perks heard from us. in Our Embas.ssics around the Globe, 7-12pm. During your Ume wilh us, you will get to peep Your af^kation sfiould indude your through keyholes, burgle houses and fix ihc office photocopier. name, address and lelepfume number, Cultural Centre Auditorium Vou do a lot more Ihan shuffle date and place ofbirtit, tertiary papers. So what qualifications and qualifications and work experience. I skills arc wc looking for ? A black Tickets on sole from August I bell in karate, car racing ability and Send your application to the I dcmolilion work arc some examples. Dirtctor cfPtrsonnd, GPO Box 2177, 1st. [You'll also need to be able 10 play Canberra City, ACT2601. IScrabblcand be able lo read and Iwriic simple cnglish. ''A NIGHT OF Many people think they need a degree to join us. This is not uue. Wc do not want "intellectuals" bul TOTAL
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Jason Murdoch has died due to a lynching recently inflicted upon a lot (Often to the exclusion of outsiders). One ex-resident explained tliis in terms of the him by the St John's College fonvard pack. So, as a substitute, college's vh-tual self-sufficiency. SEMPER has commissioned ANDREW "DOC" BULLEN "Well, look at it. We're co-ed. Plus we've got over two hundred and tliirty people - only Union is big (another day boy) to do another unamusing hatchet job on a college.ger, but then Union are all droids anyway and they This month it's... don't know the people living in their own block. Emmanuel's different, because we're all friendly with each other. So we hardly ever feel the need to go seeking win-ons outside college - there's a large enough pool of opposite-sex talent inside." But others were blunten "We hate outsiders", one told me tersely. "All of 'em. The day-boys who spend lunchtime playing space invaders at the Rec Club. The other colleges too; Stingers [Kings] because they live nearby; Jab bers [Johns], Fleos [Leos], and Graceys [Grace] be cause they live far away; Units [Union] because they're unsociable and Bhave ugly concrete ar chitecture. We hate Dirk Moses and the rads down in 4ZZZ and all the other sludent politicians. And we especially loathe SEMPER now that Tastor Spannercock' and 'Violence is Fun' have gone". J nearly suffered the same fate as Jason Murdoch here, when he began menacing me wilh a nail- studded baseball bat, but fortunately his cooler- headed colleagues managed to restrain him. (I must admit his remark re the Rec Club puz zled me. What would Emmanuel know about that fabled campus pleasure dome anyway? It's no secret that the\' much prefer the Uni Rugby Club as their hunting [and, not infrequently, caniaging] ground of a Sunday night, when FM104 is only playing Max Bygraves. and finding an Emmanuel- lian at the Rec Club any other time is as rare as find ing a swampie doing Commerce/Law. Still, I EMMANUEL didn't want to argue with him). Emmanuel are proud of their intemal social life. "We drink more beer than any other college, even Leos". [This boast is highly disputable - ed]. "We hold more different social functions than any other college. And ours are the best too. Look at our Ex clusion Social; win-ons went on on a massive scale! COLLEGE And our Bat Ball was a resounding success too, despite clironic gatecrashing that not even security What is it that Emmanuel's got? What makes them so outstandingly unique among guards could stop. Yeah, we know best how to put colleges? For one thing, they were here first. Enmianuel moved out to the St Lucia on a good time", campus in 1955, beating all the other colleges in the race; and - showing the same "Whenever we go out" one of them told me, "vve cavalier, we're-all-right-jack attitude that they've shown ever since - they promptly go in packs. Fifty or sixty people - not little dribs and drabs." Another added "And we never go to claimed the best location on the whole campus for themselves. Selfish so-and-so's. Studenl Union functions either. We hate Harro Tiieir location, a scenic riverside site, is handily adjacent to the Ville, the Union Col Waetjen because he's an ex-Stinger and a student lege sport oval, the JD Story building, and the numerous small marijuana planta politician." tions whicli, a decade ago, (reputedly) dotted the leafy river shoreline like ripe zits (Tliey declined to say any more about student on a Jabber's nose. Emmanuel also enjoys seclusion from the bustle of traffic noise politicians except to say "Most ofus didn't vote last (though not, unfortunately, from the engine growlings of the "Aqua-Bevans" - the year",and"One thing weliate is watching day-boys motorboat club who waste their weekend afternoons zooming up and down the river,los e badly on 'University Cliallenge' and niakeUQ and annoying the hell out of college kids trying to study). To top it off, Emmanuel look like droids"). boasts pretty nice architecture and very commodious rooms. In fact, their only dis They pride thetnselves on their atrocious fashion taste. "Chocolate-brown Scoops and teny towell advantage is that Kings live next door to them. But tlien they shouldn't whinge - you ing hats are 'de ligeur' here. We've got a lot of En can't have everythmg. gineers in college, many with high GPA's - one guy Aside from their location, there's something else series, Angus' finest four came in 0-Week 1985, got 6.8". Tliey were also keen to defend their about the "Emmanimals" [their own nickname for when he marked his recent ascension to power by honour against slurs; "Despite the completely vi themselves] that earns them the envy of the other booting out the Student Club's President and 0- cious, false lies spread by the day boys, vve DON'T colleges and of the day-boys. Whal is it? To find Week Convener as punishment for their in- tlirow beer al social functions. Stress that". out, to probe into their collegiate mystique, your doctrinating the freshers in bawdy behaviour, Emmanuel's attitude to life is laid back. "We fearless SEMPER correspondent arranged an inter- Angus - being Scottish, and therefore not afraid of prefer simple pleasures in life. We don't go raiding view with a panel of prominent ex-Emmanuel- getting up at such mi-godly hours - liad the rite of our neighbouring colleges and causing damage - Hans. expulsion perfomied on these two offenders at 4.30 that's why everyone likes us. And WE liate it when (Parenthetically speaking, I might mention here '^^ the morning), outsiders use Emmanuel as a taxi-dashing venue. that there's a surprisingly large number of such ex- My ex-Emmanuellian contactsshake their heads It's made the taxi-drivers suspicious now of people Emmanuellians scattered around the vicinity, mournfully when speakuig of the decline their who get in and ask to be let off at Emmanuel Col They tend to accumulate, like ex-Italian Premiers, once-legendarily-caperous college has undergone lege". And for much the same reason; i.e. because their under Angus' iron grip. They conceded tliat Altogether, Emmanuel are a live-and-let-Iivelot tenure is very uncertain and they frequently get the "Angus isn't a bad bloke.. .He means well, and he's They don't bother others, and don't want others chop. By all reports, the weapon of expulsion, done a lot of work cleaning up the college."But one botliering them. Their attitude is best conveyed by which the college's head - a genial, golf-playing lamented "Why couldn't God have sent Angus to the T-Sliirts tiieir student club produced as 0-Week Scot whom his young charges know familiariy as Kings instead, where he belongs?" All agreed that, souvenirs. "Emmanuel College: We're Not Here to Angus - has wielded uncompromisingly, has under Us present incumbent, life has changed dras- hnpress", runs the caption and "Who Cares? Not proven successful in keeping this formerly unruly tically. "Ifs just not like it used to be back in the old Me", college under control. days". "Thafs Emmanuel for you", my contacts told me (As my later predecessor Oason Murdoch, R.I.P.] But one feahire of Emmanuel - perhaps their as they departed. "We're really not here to im reportedinapreviousinstaUmentof thisillustrious most notable- hasn't changed. They stick together press."
SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 17 SOAPWATCH WITH AVID SOAPIE WATCHER STELLA resemblance to Cliff and Pam's daddy "Digger". GOODELLIS... This man invokes in Cliff a desire to do for Dandy Have you ever cried during "mushy" scenes in what he could never do for Digger. There is no Soapies? If so, don't read on - you've really got prizes for guessing that Dandy is in fact Digger who everyone presumes is dead. problems!! CLIFFHANGER TRIVIA COMPETITION!!! Well, our cliffhanger competition is over but the entries were all so good! 1 could only shortlist to four. I couldn't pick a winner. Please write in or phone in on 371 1611 and ask for Stella or Helen and tell us what YOU think by August 14. Here
fact the baby is Shanes. Yeah go on get mad viewers - What a Bitch!!! The baby (a boy - Andrew) some how gets lost in all the confusion. The BIG SHOCK will be when Days fans see that Bo is not really a Brady at all but is big baddie Kirialds' son. Thafs right nice Mrs Brady wasn't very nice and homely two decades ago - she had an affair- UMOVIA! Anyway Bo, being the hero that he is moves in with Kiriakis to keep him away from the Bradys and to ultimately desfroy him. Hope hates Kiriakis and life in the mansion so much that she leaves Bo and miscarries their baby! Bo and Hope reconcile, split, and then reconcile although they agree to play out a separation facade which becomes complicated by another pregnancy. But Bo starts to genuinely care about Kiriakis and agonizes about befraying him... Surely Bo will stay Believe it or not this is what Beth Maitland looks a nice guy or will he...??!! like now! What a transformation from little fatty Trade Abbot in 'The Young and The Restless"!!!!! t) THE COLBYS - The Aliens that abducted Fal lon were so impressed that they returned to DALLAS California, snatched up the entire Colby clan and slipped them into a black hole... 2) THE COLBYS - Frankie dies, Jeff and Fallon leave California in disgust, Miles runs off after Channing, Bliss goes to Las Vegas to becomea top less dancer with whaf s-his-name. You'd think that with all of his children gone and the love of his life dead that he'd giveup. But Jason always comes out a winner - he runs for Governor of California and wins because of the large sympathy vote. Zach hires a new butler named Tattoo who's always yell ing about a plane. Tlie one and a half men whisk Sable off to a beautiful island where Zach tells her that her fantasies will come true... (O.K. - so I wrote this one!) 3) DYNASTY - As Matthew is speaking a voice from the other side of the room shms him. The woman is wearing a white slinky dress and a large Look who's joining the cast of "Days Of Our white hat. She says: "I never miss a Wedding". Ifs Ifs back! Victoria Principal has definitely left the Lives" - remember her as Laura from "General Claudia! Matthew is frozen - shocked and speech super-soap. Although her character, Pam didn't Hospital"???? less. Dex breaks loose and attacks Matthew, Ben die immediately in her car accident, she will either appears outside a window and shoots some Soaps are renowned for their corny lines but tliis die or remain a vegetable. Whatever, Bobby loses one took the cake... scenario: Man who has split up guards, Steven jumps a guard and is shot, Blake Pam and the focus of this season will be on Bobby runs to help him and is shot in the arm... with obsessive girlfriend and has now found some as a man alone. Rather the being concemed with one else. His new wroman is with him in his flash 4) DALLAS - Qayton has a massive heart attack rebuilding Ewing Oil with JR., Bobby will attempt apartment. At a crudal moment his ex phones - he and on his death bed reveals that he is really Jock to deal with his own grief and comfort his and answers and his homesick ex tells him she can't Uve Ewing and that Cliff Bames is his illegitimate son. Pam's adopted son, Christopher. Little Chris without him. He says: "Sorry - that was the past - topher will not cope well with the loss of his mother now is different", and hangs up. DAYS OF OUR LWES and will take an unhealthy interest in his father's illegitimate son, Lucas, by Jerma Wade. Ray and New woman: "Maybe you shouldn't have been I half wrecked it for you all last time so I'U do it so hard on her." properly this time. I am referring to the crisis be Jenna do marry but an interesting triangle develops tween Shane and Kim where Kimberiy while between Ray, Jenna and Bobby. Man: 'This isn't the firsttime. " engaged to Shane is raped by Kiriakis and becomes Cliff Bames will also mellow but not only as a New Woman: 'YEAH SHE WENT INTO THE pregnant. Shane's ex-wife Emma determined to result of the loss of his sister, Pam. An interesting TUNNEL OF LOVE AND NEVER CAME OUT'. bre^ them up, swaps Kim's blood tests so that old man has come to Dallas - his name is Harrison Keep Soapie watching and look out in the next everyone believes the baby is Kiriakis' - when in "Dandy" Dandridge. He bears an uncanny edition of Semper for your next Soapie update!!!
18 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 When people in the Community start to take charge of thefr own personal politics and are prepared to argue them, then the first real step CHANGING towards self sufficiency wiil begin. Tlie alternative to this is the political deatii of black Ausfralia which at this time stands in tiie arena of thfrd world politics. The Lybian connec FOR tion of Aborigines, Micheal Mansell and others have forced the present govemment as well as its opposition, to at least recognise this. We need a wider range of resources to feed our movement and to enstare our credibility as desicion makers of TOIVIORROW our own destiny. From this we will have a platform that is justified for debate. The struggle for Aboriginal Land Rights has highlighted deep This will not beattained wliileself-styled leaders divisions within the Aboriginal Movement. Vincent J. Brady whose only ideology takes the face of the stmggle into the denegrating misuse of power, and whose (Kawanji) gives a personal anaylsis of where the movement shouldpersona l opportunism for power has created the be heading in the future. When people in the Community start to take charge of their own personal politics and are prepared to argue them, then the first real step towards self sufficiency will begin.
dispersion of the people. Communities all around Black Australia are digging into thefr own personal reservofr of what is politically, economically and spiritually revelant to the struggle. We as Black Austinlia can ill afford any major type of split witiiin our ranks, therefore an urgent rearrange ment of our concepts of tiie political ramifications of this must be understood. I would like to give a personal analysis of our movement - the Aboriginal movement One of the most dangerous liasions tiie Black - and discuss its leadership and its fundamental unwritten laws. One of these im- Community has been placed in, is with the Depart written laws is the sharmg of power and in this instance - political power. Yet at the ments - most blantantly the Queensland Police moment this sharing of power is imppossible because our Leadership has sfa-ategi- Department. Not ony do police officers have the approval of our community social workers and cally moved away from tiie opinion and needs of our Community, Now, more than their administfatiors, these police liasion officers ever, the Aboriginal Commimity must take account of itself. Our struggle must not have been given free access to the Communities compromise our values of unity - unity in action. meeting places, where anytliing from security at Black Dances to very private political decisions are Instead of taking heed of the initial cry of the achieved by one organized body! Tlie amalgama being discussed. What Leadership allows police of people - "Land Rights" - the Leadership hais unset tion of all the services imder one constitution ficers presence and thefr opinion to influence the tled the momentum of our struggle, provided no would mean organized power that would create people? quality of Leadership and contained the people. unity - that would place power in the hands of our Tlie intemal raps by our people - "Our vocal Long gone are the days of the huge marches and Community - political and economic power. The conferences and the politics of the 1970's. Now reasonings" - are being chorused by detectives and Southeast Black Community would have to beutil- their talk. The alarm is - we are not alone, nor will Today's brand of Aboriginal Politics lias shifted ized for the resumption o f land in the dty. It is self- into the spotlight of Expo 88. Our movement has vve be left alone to administer to our affafrs. While detemiination that built our services, and it must the leadership continues to employ such reaction no place in dealing with Expo - our business is in be self-determination that will lead us to meet the deading with our unorganized Community. The ary tactics, putting themselves in the same political needs of our city Communities - catastrophe or bed as the oppr^sor, here in South East Community is not an innocent victim in all tliis be crises happen and re-occur in all Communities. cause we have been educated. Queensland the hibes of this area must look at There have been certain people able to take ob themselves as one people in one political cell that The 1970's was an era for schooling, political jective action in regard to imminent danger or belong to one geographical area. Then the Com thought and social change. We have come a long ttireat. Black people who know of these dangers munity will have no need for liasion officers from way - ifs been 18 years, and thafs long enough for and tiiedirectciroimstances behind them, must in govemment departments, because the initial the word ignorance to be laid to rest. The vent practical theories for change. A move for operation must be done by Blacks from a Black Aboriginal Community truly Icnows what is politi power needs to be understood and worked out. platform. cally unacceptable and knows what an econonuc Old and out of date opinions must be realised for deal is, yet tliis has allowed our Leadership to form what they are, so an analysis of toda/s politics can Wliite advisers or overseerers will only debact aliances with our potidal enemies. And because of be correctly attamed to provide a coherent blue from the ability of the Black community to formu this, the Community has just witnessed a totally print for furtiier progress. late opinions or shategy. The Black community has unexpected split in our people. in the past worked with white lav^ers in Uie The movement must allow space and time for Aboriginal and Islander Legal Service but only on So now where do the convictions lie? There is an new Leadership and for the reconstixiction of its in equal terms. The imification of Black and White assertion that the services belong to the people and temal utilities. When crises occur or irreversible Austialia can only occur on equal terms and no compromise to our initial plan of "Land Rights" damage has been done, strategy of the people is wiUiout interference by govemment departments. will be tolerated. This demands tliat our Com what the movement is all about - learned techni Ifwe take Hawkes treaty proposal at face value, we munity must adapt to the times - change and rear ques of the business of politics is wliat is must Iiave a national movement which can speak range. demanded. These principles cannot be forfeited by with one voice wliich would stop the personal ac Our liveliliood has never experienced such reactionary admmistrations in the "movemenf'. A quisition syndrome which dogs all commuruties. diastraights as we are experiencing right now. The people of stiruggle who allow their managements to be caught in political apathy is in itself apathetic. So what would be a viable end to Aushalia's quiet conflict of black and white Australia has dilema? sparked an International bushfire. The deaths in This is when tiie momentum and the drive of any custody are the type of death that only occurs in minority struggle has to rekindle its origianal pas John Howard's alternative raises problems of war zones. Therefore our people have no dioice in sion. legal interpretation which could be horrorendous. The Coalition on assuming govemment have the matter. Our organiations now require a new es For soUdabity in the camp there has to be a 'State tablished order - an order that bases its premise on threatened to tear up the freaty. Despite Michael of Order* for organization to begin. Notiiingcan be Mansells objective of a vmited Aboriginal nation, "Land Rights" froma n educated mind of the Com bom let alone conceived while tiie education of the munity. one tilingi s dear - tiie shuggle must be consistant people lias not been met. Only an ordered Com in its original context - self determination and land The question of an "economic base" will only be munity can hope to maintain itself for tomorrow. rights!
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20 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PAUL ELLISON By his alter ego Nik Douglas
My friends and family think I'm a failure. It's them. parents. not because my GPA is falling, of because 1 can't It didn't hit me that 1 wasn't cut out for this The next moniing the backgammon players, hold down a part-time job, it's not even because I until my twentieth birtliday part when 1 in vital who had pinyt?d all night, told me Ihat most don't shave and smoke too many strange cigaret all my friends over. There were law studenls, people had gone home when their parents had tes. It's because I gave all my Jag and Balance heavy metal mothers, bom-again-Christians, come to collal them. My mother heard tliis and gear to Lifeline and started wearing threads from satanisls, socialists, the twits that voted 'Joh For glared al nie while my father Irit^i lo get the war Paddy's Market. My girlfriend dumped me and PM, when he wasn't mnning, young-liberals, ders lo Iel us out Eventually we were lei off my parents threatened to repossess my young-Labor supporters, skinheads, yuppies, without a criminal rLxrord but tiie judge wordprocesser. swampies, hippies, preppies, dmg-fiends, nor repromniidtxi my parents, saying they were to 1 know I come from Keimiore and have a duty mal punks, Nazi punks, bevans, backgammon old for this kind of tiling. Tlie only people to real to maintain the style. But my parents don't, I players, a guy from Pizza Hut and some I ly suffer Were the backgammon players who liad mean they drive a Volvo. Anybody up with the couldn't dassify. There were knife-fights around their board confiscated when we were in court. latest knows that ifyou live in Kenmore al least the stereo as no-one could agree on what music One of theni broke down and kept cry'ing until one spouse. Usually the husband, drives a BMW. to play. The satanists trial to sacrifice a boni- she was sedati^. The other confessed to a lot of 1 come from Kenmore, but they sent me to a State again-Christian in one of their rit\ials. The house crimes that liad never been committed. Tlie School. I study Law but hate it so I also stiidy was nearly raised to the ground and the neigh judge took pity on them and gave back their Arts. Ifs the kind of thing that could lead to a bours complained about the volume of the backgamnion board and told them never to play multiple personality disorder. philosopliical discussion. the game at parties. 1 never saw them at another The problem is I can't live up to any sodally My parents aced it all with bad timing and ar party. defined role. I'm no good as a yuppy but every rived home just a few minutes before the police I learned one thing from the entire experience, time I try to be a hippy or swampy or a seventies busted us and were arrested along with apart from the fact tiiat my younger brother was glammy 1 do something wrong like wear black everyone else except the guy from Pizza Hut to inherit eveiything. If you believe in one tiling stovepipes with lacoste shirt, or flairs J- curve who said hsi dad vvas member of Parliament. He that make you happy you can survive anything. and two dollar notes. Or I'm at an International wa given a lift home in a police car and was later Even if it is backgammon. As 1 never met the Socialist meeting and to lighten up the gloomy mentioned obscurely in the Fitzgerald Inquiry. backgammon players again I deeded to go out mood I'd tell jokes Uke: "There aren't any more In the lockup I spent an unpleasant night v\'ith into the world myself and discover whatever oife poor people these days, or at least none worth my parents, an unconscious yomig-Uberal and had to offer. 1 had no choice really. Tliey put a knowing!" Thafs as bad as telling an "insider the backgammon players. One of the backgam big wall around Kenmore after the party and trading" joke at a Commerce Faculty Supper. mon players offered to take a break so I could guardcHd the gates at every enti"ance. The guards Ifs not as if I don't try. When I was in my later- play and concentrate on something else, but 1 had been warned and always made threatening native phase I superglued the dial on my Dad's was too nervous. My parents glared at me ali gestures and aimed their rifles when I came near. $8,000 stereo to 4ZZZ and spraypainted a yin- night. The only pleasant conversation 1 had was Sometimes my parents would give me a pass to yang symbol on the roof of our beach house. ehen the young-Liberal came to and asked if the come inside, but tliat was nerve wracking due to And when 1 was in my preppy phrase I used to party was over and could I direct him to the all the helicopters flying overhead. I knew then I buy gel in forty-four gallon drums and memorise toilet. When I pomted out we didn't have one in was destined to live in another suburb for tiie all of Rick Astley's songs, and pretend I liked the cell he looked a little disappointed. So did my rest of my shallow existence.
SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 21 THE MESSIANIC MINISTER John Dawkins takes his Graduate Tax Plan to the Campuses. While most students crammed a semester's work on the last day ofSwotvac, a number gathered at an open forum with the Federal Education Minister at Griffith University. Chris Pokarier attended and here offers a critical interpretation of events. The Griffith "debate" with the Federal Education Minister highlighted the malaise which plagues the Australian student movement. In taking the Graduate Tax proposal directly to the campuses John Dawkins has played a political wild card that has payed off. The Minister reasoned that most student activists, on their own merits, would lose all public support given the chance to do so. He was proven correct repeatedly across Australia. John Dawkiiis has been able to gain public sup Whatever tiiefailing s of the proposal, it vM cer a dfrect "user-pays" charge on tertiary education. port for a well-intentioned but hastily conceived tainly not provide a further barrier to higher educa Those from tiie Left who condemn the proposal Graduate Tax proposal largely because of tiie an tion for tiiose from disadvantaged backgrounds. need to cease the ideological bleating and highlight tics of an unrepresentative, immahrre, student While the income raised by the Tax may be better the issues of equity in taxation. minority. collected tiirough the progressive tax system, it wall The ill-conceived antics of a radical stiident The Griffith forum could have provided tiie op- still hind the harther expansion of tertiary institijt- minority have brought student criticism of the portimity to bring to the fore a range of concerns tions. Graduate Tax into public disrepute. Essentially the about botii tiie broad prindples and tiieimplemen The blame for the Graduate Tax lies not with tiie blame lies with all students. Only an aware shident tation of the Graduate Tax. It instead degenerated Federal Education Minister but essentially witii the body can assure that thefr interests are pursued by into an ego-serving barrage of hollow rhetoric. Australian community itself. The national "hip- responsible representatives. From a safe distance several speakers descend pocket nerve mentality" has placed tiie Hawke In France last year two nuUion students were ed to tiie inanely puerile, referring for instance to Govemment in a position where it caimot survive mobilized in a non-politically partisan movement "littieJohnny'snicesuit."Insteadofhighlightingin- politically without being seen to be massively to protest education changes by the right-wing consistendes in the Tax's proposed application, reducing the size of tiie public purse. Chfrac Govemment and won public support. In speakers condemned the Hawke Govemment as Those who demand smaller govemment and Austi^lian two ttiousandstudentshaveimwdtting- "anti-Black and anti-Women." lower marginal tax rates must resign tiiemselves to ly handed an admittedly well-intentioned Govem ment a mandate to proceed unchecked. s¥m
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22 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 lom Comics). DrSmifli was able tb'detecf "portal 'X*^^*', holes" outside most suburban pubs, beaches and publics parks.
2943 OklC^^"-'"'^''" In fact these entry points to the other dimension seem to exist almost every where except the workplace or near telephones. Mr PhU l5ick of Hendra gave a graphic account of one particular inddent. Concemed tliat the technidans were 5 hours late, Mr Dick went outside of his modest brick veneer mansion to find the Telecom van was parked do wn the end of his street. On closer inspec tion the Van was mysteriously unoccupied and a phantom comic on the floor was f iie only evidence tliat the technicians had been inside. This was 8 years ago and Mr Dick is still without a telephone connection. Dr Smith believes that the possibility of Alien kidnapping on a grand scale could not be ruled out. One frightened technidan related tliLs story which sounds like a case of alien kidnapping. The tech nidan who vve will call Fred gave this account of the inddent: "It was horrible....tliese things or people... I don't quite know?" The scene of another mysterious disapearance... And then there were none They grabbed me and forced me into a room. They then forced me to,...work...fTx this they said. I looked down at something wliich I think resembled a telephone..." In search of... Fred was so h^umatised by the inddent tiiat he is uivable to work and was forced to retire. He now holds a senior management position in Telecom. Dr Smith cites the legend of Montezuma as evidence tiiat this mysterious phenomenon is by no means new or restricted to Australia. The Az The Vanishing tecs, he says, waited 1000 years for the prophesied arrival ofa tedinician and kept themselves amused by building a dvilization in the meantime. How could they, he asks, have possibly known of the ex istence of tedinicians, who even now remain a theoretical concept. Despite this convdncing proof, Telecom the authorities reniam sceptical. They liave dis missed photograpliic evidence of what is clauned to be technidans at work as forgeries. Frenzied reports and mass sightings of two technicians seen hovering outside a Sydney telephone exdiange for an hour have been attributed to a meteorological Technicians! balloon or the planet Venus. Terrifying new evidence has emerged in recent months that more than 150 Telecom The evidence of Alien kidnapping seeins afrnost teclmicians called to repair jobs have failed to arrive at their destination. undeniable. One Telecom foreman who does not Scientists believe that we may be under the influence of a malign area known as wish to be named said tliat near the site of one dis appearance, playing cards, half-full cans of fosters the "Telecom Triangle" which covers the whole of Australia, and which swallows up and empty lunch wrappers were found. Tlie Aliens technicians for long periods of time. liad obviously taken tiie poor men completely by Dr Conrad Smith of tiie University of Westem sion and technicians are swallowed up only to surprise! Ausfralia believes that what we are really talking reappear much later with amnesia, Wliat is this sfrange phenomenon which leaves about is the existence of another dimension where Dr Conrad Smith who is presently employed as consumers angry, and affects the lives of ordinary notions of time and space are irrelevant. This an artist in residence with the Builders Labourers technicians? How long will it be before the Govem mysterious void is believed to be responsible for Federation is investigating this phenomenon in his ment tackles this baffling question? Dr Conrad Telecoms' poor service record and ouhageous spare time. With the use of an expensive Smith is urgently taking his case to a publisher, and phone charges. Dr Smith beUeves that openings or electromagnetic wave detection machine (which believes he has enough evidence to convince "portal holes" exist as entry points to this dimen- can be purchased in tiiemai l order section of Plian- anyone browsing through an airport bookstall.
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SEMPER ROREAT JULY 1988 23 TREASURER'S REPORT free hips for self-proclaimed "activists". We have Clubs and Societies - 1988 Union Budget taken a responsible attitude in allocating the scare The 1988 Union Budget has now t>een approved funds available. Renovations by the University Senate. This year the Union has The Qubs and Sodeties area is currentiy being • Anyone witii any questions about the Union's been severely disadvantaged by the outrageous remodelled. After renovations have been com budget is welcome to contact tne through the finandal poUdes of the Socialist Workers Party pleted,, a typewriter bank will be installed for shi Union office. dominated Union Council of last yean To put it dents to use in typing assignments, quite frankly, the Union was in a bit a mess when New Schonell Theatre this yearns Coundl took over. Thousands of dollars Abolition of Constitutional As promised last year, the Union is building a were wasted on the "fees campaign" which many second cmema in the Schonell complex. When Allocations shidents correctiy perceived as an excuse for opened to November, shidents will be able to see The Union Constihition currentiy provides for midedle-dass revolutionaries to rant and rave even more movies at our very reasonable rates. The an automatic allocation to several areas, e.g. about the impending downfall of the nasty bour estimated cost of the dnema is $670 000. Women's Rights. The President and I are propos geois, patriarchal oppressive capitalist system. ing that allocations be abolished in the interest of This year, the Union has fortunately refrained More $ for College Students rationality and effidency. This move, if supported from allocating funds to sodalist propaganda pr The Union is often perceived by College stu by Union Coundl should see an end to some areas dents as unresponsive to their needs, fri the past, beinor free to spend shidents; money without ra the Union has only allocated about $300 to the Col tional review of expenditure. leges Area Committee. This year the Union will be This proposal was considered by Union Coun No ordinary allocating $4400 to Colleges, indudfrig S2000 as a cil on July 20 and should provide the Union with a subsidy for the ICC Ball healthy dose of controversy. computers! Student Accident Insurance Aboriginal and Islander The Stiident Insurance Scheme has been can celled by the Union Executive as a cost saving Student Committee measure. Please bear in mind that the Union no Union Council has approved the establishment longer has insurance covering you. of a Committee to look after the interests of Aboriginal and Islander stijdents on campus. This Redevelopment of Refectory should put to rest the spurious allegations that the Union promotes racism. This is a devdopment I Top Complex welcome, and it should promote a more har The Union is currently examining proposals to monious and tolerant ahnosphere on campus than Shop totally revamp the Main Refedory. This is a major lias been seen in the past. The Byte Centre is Queensland's largest Apple project which will cost in tiie vicinity of $100 000. TheCommittee will be provided with an alloca Dealer with six branches including our own As a part of this initiative. Union Council has campus store at Queensland University. Our tion to initiate educational campaigns aimed at dedded to apply to the University to levy an extiu raising awareness of Alxiriginal and Torres Strait company has the exclusive supply contracts with all $25 on first year shidents as from 1989, This exb^ universities in Queensland and many other Higher Islander student issues and perspectives and to ' Education lastitulions. income should provide the Union with a secure combat all forms of racism, VCe arc the Higher F-.ducation experts! funding base for long term capital projects. More details will be advertised in Semper once planning MARK BAHNISCH UNION The Byte Centre has been finalized. Head Office: TREASURER -19 Park Road .Milton, Q406^ 369 4099 University of Queensland Student Union Arcade 870 8772 PRESIDENT'S REPORT PBYTE The Student Union - tiie stiJdent union as an fritegralpar t of the teach CENTRE ing instihition community. Whafs in it for you? The "political functions" of shident unions ob Student Unions are not trade unions. The word jected to by opponents of tinecompulsor y fee are "union" in the name has always been an unfor never dearly spelt out. They could mean the stu tunate misnomer and belies by assodation the total dent representation of campus committees, which role of the student union. is largely volunteer-based, or the democratically Student unions in their many years of existence based election procedures which elect shident rep have primarily provided services for shidents resentatives to committees within and without the whidi thefr respective instihitions have been un instihition, or tiieycoul d mean activities concern able or unwilling to provide. Among these have ing national education issues which involve them been sports assodations, dubs and societies, enter witii the State and national shident organizations. tainment, child-care subsidies, cafeteria subsidi^, If the fonner, then tiieir opposition becomes employment and housing services, counselling, laughable. If the latter, then the proposed legisla equipment fire and student representation and ad tion is aimed at stopping shidents fromexpressin g vocacy, to name a few. themselves politically through thefr own assoda- Student Unions provide support services which tions. enable many students to complete thefr qualifica In any case, funds expended on tiiis side of shi tions. They provide services which bind students dent union activities are a minor part of annual and staff together and opportunities forstudents to budgets, develop beyond the possibilities presented by tiiefr courses. Shident unions are an active and sometimes Z>^iU ^fW'pcic^ volatile section of the tertiary institution com Should student unions be unable to provide munity. They perform valuable senices for tiiefr these services because of lack of fuiitds there will be members and the community at large. Keep this in 403 MILTON ROAD a demand by students for the instihitions and tiie mind when shident politidans argue for 'Volun Government to provide them. AUCHENFLOWER 4066 tary Stiident Unionism" - think about what you The prindples of freedom of association ARE would lose!! P H : 8 7 0 18 5 2 upheld by smdent unions. Studenl unions are part of university and college communities which DIRK MOSES (PRESIDENT) The grooviest place to hang out provide a variety of benefits for people who join. CRAIG DOHERTY for coffee and eats this side of Each stiident pays a shiderit services charge of Sydney. $162ofwMch$112goestolhisStudentsUnion($5D (GENERAL VICE-PRESI 9.20 a.m. - 2 p.m. Brunch automatically goes to the Sports Assodation or DENT) SPRA which is totally separate from the Union). W'Ends This charge is best described as a tax for the com (The authors acknowledge the assistance 5.30 p.m. - 12 midnight every mon good, ensures that the benefits continue from of Harry Lindermann (S.A. CAE) in the night. year to year. The arguments of opponents of the preparation of this report) compulsory fee fiail because of tiieirrefusa l to see
24 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 Reviews FRANTIC JAMES BOND HAS HIS LICENSE REMOVED! James Bond is back. Timothy Dal nastiest villains since Goldfinger who ton, alias 007 will burst onto the isn't just out to desti-oy the world.'" saeens in "License Removed", the Tlie Bond publidty machine is ver\' 16th Bond movie in the longest run tight-lipped about details but with a ning action series in movie history. budget just over 30 million dollars, the Veteran Bond producer, Cubby fibn won't be short on spedal effects Broccoli, is promising more of the or exotic locations. same fonnula of gfrls, guns and bad The film started shooting on July 18 guys which have entertained audien on location in Mexico, Acapulco and ces for the past 26 years. Key West Florida. Fonner Shakespearean actor, Cubby Broccoli was probably right Timothy Dalton, has proved to be a when he said "Tlie Bond films could match for everj'ones favourite Bond go on forever." actor, Sean connerj'. Dalton has revived the series and established a cleariy popular James Bond wliich Frantic begins with a tiresomejour one of the film's shortcomings: should be good for another five ney in a wayward taxi for our reluc Walker never has to try too hard be movies. tant hero. Doctor Ridiard Walker and cause tiie clues are all but laid before "License Removed" sees 007 have a his wife Sondra. He must attend a him. He "happens" to meet a man in fall out with the British seaet service. medical conference and sees this as an a bar who takes him to an alley where, M removes Bond's license to kill after ideal opportunity for a second "by chance", he finds Sondra's dis an unsuccessful mission but Bond is honeymoon. carded bracelet. Later, he finds the determined to win back his 007 agent Arriving jetiagged and weary at the cliched "message scrawled on the code. Grand Hotel, Walker takes a much- matchbox" inside the suitcase, which "I think wliat will be most interest needed shower, leaving Sondra leads him to a murdered man. ing about the new Bond film is that lounging on the bed, but when he He finds an unlikely ally m 007 will not be involved ui an interna steps out, she has mysteriously disap X'lichele, a sfreet-smartened waif also tional spying conflict between East peared. becomes tiie link to Soncfra's disap and West", said Gerry Gunoe, head of Tills is the beginning of another ad- pearance. Suspicious of each other at Worldwide Marketing. venhire for Harrison Ford GValker) first, he is later drawn into her nether "Instead, he's up against one of the which, while-hardly as ferfetched as world of bizarre and exotic habihies his previous ones, still has elements of of Paris'nightlife. a comic book caper. Generally, Ford is engaging as Dr Tlie opening scenes, which are the walken He is disorientated but has GOUGH WHITLAM most we see of Sondra, concenfrate on just enough sardonic wit and courage every aspect of the normality ofa hotel to get liim through tiie lianowing ex stay, but are relayed witii a sense of perience. For manages nicely but tense expectancy even foreboding. does littie to actually enhance the Nevertheless, Betty Buckley as script, Enimanuelle Seigner is better Sondra fails to convey with conviction as Michele: she is winsome but world the warmth necessary for her pivotal ly - a youthful cynic - and shows some role as the catalyst of the search. potential in her debut starring role. Initially, Walker, like the Polanski's Paris is no sunny tourist authorities he informs, is at a loss as to Mecca. Rather it is dark and cold and her disappearance. But if he had decaying, and we are even struck by watched enough spy, etc., thrillers he its very banality. While the film is ab- would have known immediately that sorbmg at times, it never reaches the the reason was the suitcase she had heights of the riveting suspense mistakenly brought back from tiieafr - thriller it is intended to be, and it is port. often hard to look past its im- Never mind. Once he realizes this plausibilities. fact, the rest is smiple enough since all Anxious maybe, but hardly fran other clues soon come his way - per tic...! haps a little too conveniently. This is Phone-a-Formal FREE MEASURE AT HOME OR OFFICE. SPEAKS ON THE (BUSINESS HOURS ONLY) DELIVERY & PICK-UP. FEDERAL ALL SUBURBS REFERENDUMS THE LARGEST RANGE OF STYLES AND COLOURS Great Court 808 5202 1 p.m. August 3rd
SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 25 Letters
THE DEMISE OF quality that is distinct to this land YOU CAN'T PLEASE HATER OF HYPOCRISY which has made Ausfralia *and tiiose Dear Editors, SCOTT BARCLAY who life in it unique. EVERYBODY! Dear Editors, I am writing in to protest against Dear Editors, The work and support Scott the hypocrisy of a student politidan We the members of the Aboriginal As a moderate, non-fundamen Barday has given to the Aboriginal (note Uie use of the term politidan and Islander Stiident Environment talist, mainstream Christian, I was and islander students and com though she and her comrades prefer Officer,s access to the resources of tiie munity has been invaluable; we repulsed by the blasphemy which ap 'shident activisf). Her name is Karen Envfronment Office and the Union, would like to take this opportunity to peared in "Semper'' in the item Fletcher. I have beena stiident here for The decision by the Union Coundl commend him. We are horrified tiiat "Things You'd Rather Be Doing Than 4 years and have periodically wit was made on the pretext that the allo he was attacked because he under Exams." I most vehemently object to nessed her ranting and raving. Her cated fimds misrepresents the view of stands the inseparable relationship my Union fees being used b iimd ihe holier than tiiiou attitude has always the gneral members of the Union and between the struggle for land rights production of this puerile, low grade, been unbearable to say the least but needs to be looked at closely. A and the environment. We expect the loony left publication. her performance this year has been decision that-takes away the resources Environment Office will continue to I also object to my money bemg worse than usual. All year she has of an officer who represents the views support land rights and we expect the spent on protests against the graduate referred adversely to the horrible of an organisation or office that Union to support it with money and tax and on condom vending machines "boys" in the Union executive and the operates within the Constihition of resources in such work. (among other things). If shidents are need for "direct action" but her recent this Union and also follows the direc not matiire enough to buy condoms If the policies of the Environment Expo shmt really was outrageous. As tives of its polides is a dedsion that , from a pharmacy they are not mature Office are to be changed, we expect to a sodalist Workers Party member she only the shidents of this Union as a enough to be engaging in sexual inter be consulted through the Aboriginal is violently anti-Expo so why is it that whole can make and not those few on course. and Islander Standing Committee Karen has an Expo Pass? She was Union Coundl or the Executive. Be assured that I will be pursuing that has been established in this standing ahead of a few friends and To restrict such a valuable and wor Union, Of course we would reject any the issue of misuse of Union funds in myself in a queue to the Queensland thy office-bearer as Scott Barclay in move to prevent the Environment Of the near fuUire. Pavilion. At first we thought we were performing his duties to thebest ofhis fice (or any member of the Union) M.P. Byrne, Bachelor of seeing things. Karen soon ran into a abilities is a blatant case of victimisa from doing work on Land Rights, Engineering (Isl Year) person who asked her a question we tion and ignorance shown by Union which is essential for friendly and were dying to have answered also: Council towards him. He represents positive relations between Aboriginal BOUQUETS AND "What are you doing here?" She the views of the Envfronment Office and Islander shidents and their replied that her mother had bought and those people who demoaatically BRICKBATS Union, her the Expo pass and that she found eleded him to his present position. THEEXECUTIVE, Dear Editors, it all "very amusing". Genuinely Those individuals who lack the ABORIGINALAND Okay, whafs next? First you tack a amazed we followed her as she mer foresight and integrity would deprive totally redundant conclusion onto my rily wandered around the Expo site and threaten the fuhire generations of ISLANDER STUDENTS "Cry Freedom" article and then you singing to herself and eating until she thefr chance to experience that spedal ASSOCIATION get the Album titie of my record went into the Pavilion of Promise. It review wrong. (You also added a non was at this point that we had to leave ANGRY JOHNSMAN BACKMASKING existent song). Not only that you total her as she was too ridiculous for ly reverse the intention of my article Dear Editors, Dear Editors, words. She was harassing poor un Yes, hogwash! The artide "Dance on Punk Music. Punks don't sing ex suspecting Christians telling them I read Jason Murdoch,s College actly how they feel with pretense but Report on St, John's College in the last With The Devil" (Edition 3) stoops to that "Religion is the opiate ofthe Mas incredible gimmickry and sen without pretense. I wish the Semper ses"! Enough is enough. The woman edition. At first, upon reading his proofreader would read articles as stereotype of Johnsmen as arrogant, sationalism. It is, however, a is a total ftuitcake. Is there anyway to sociological wonder that so many closely as med students. I shudder to shut her up? I don't hate her but she stuck- up, humourless, and conceited, think whaf II happen when (if) my ar I laughed and thought "Funny, but people believe m backmasking; comi really is a menace. cal if only it wasn't tragic, certainly tide on Viehiam is published. 4th Year Dentistry and Hater only an exaggerated caricahire, eh". Otherwise Edition Four was per Then 1 saw John's residents in my pinpointing the issue of awareness. of Hypocrisy fect. Well Done! hite groups and lectures wearing The myth is propagated by Chris black academic gowns and playing tians who feel a need to connect some Rodney Catling Med I the FUNERAL MARCH on tiieir substance of evil-doing with parts of the rock-music industry. Certain parts GLOC SPEAKS tion as too small a minority to be con ghetto blasters in protest. I heard that cemed with then the follovwng points the St. John's adminish^tion were stiongly mock Christianity; no Dear Editors, wonder when so many people see may enlighten him: threatening legal action against I write in response to Tony (i) the Club uses some of the money SEMPER for calling them a "bastion hypocrisy in it; and the defenders Coleslaw's letter to the editor in would rather not be obliged to just it receives to educate on AIDS which of the ruling class" and were demand Semper's June Edition. rely on apologetics. So stories get in affects 100% of the Stiident popula ing an apology. Mr Coleslaw complains that the tion, vented. If St. John's want to refute the un Student Union fee is being used to The article is guilty of sustaining (ii) GLOC hies to educate people of favourable image that Murdoch support "illegal" artiviti^ and others paranoia. Anyone can slur or twist the cruelty that persecution of Gay portrayed of them, they're certainly which are "blatant lesbian" ones. religion or whatever, but the world people causes. One must remember going about it the right way, aren't On the second point, Mr Coleslaw that homosexual feelings have not isn't full of Satanists. We all know how they? must be aware that many Women, been considered a mental disorder for radical pop stars like to seem for the B. MATTHEWS hetero or homosexual enjoy the op almost twenty years, publidty. Their egocenhic, pseudo- portunity to be in an envfronment free (iii) after July (when Westem " religious rambling is superficial of men. Hence, Women Only dances glamour, and taking it seriously Australia's laws are ciianged), that being open to over 50% of the Univer Queensland and Tasmania are the GRIM REAPER NOT shows real gullibility. Artists are ex sity populace are hardly the "waste of only States in Australia that continue pected to have peculiar inspirations FUNNY money" which he speaks of, to criminalise homosexual acts in Dear Editors, anyway. Mr, Coleslaw's comment on the private, It would be wrong to let your latest Besides that, 'Teople" magazine is topic of Clubs and Societies grant to about the least authoritative reference (iv) Queensland is the only State in offering in 'Semper,) pass without at groups who support "illegal" activities Australia tliis century that has con least one voice raised in critism and one could ever use. What rubbish such as homosexuality are quite ill- regarding The Beatles' "Revolution 9" victed homosexual men for having protest. conceived. Does he believe that all sex in the privacy of their own home, Those of us who have lost friends and its purely subjective "muffle"! laws in our society are just? Use of "apparentiy" and "word has (Southport 9/6/88) and loved ones to AIDS find your The Gay and Lesbian Collective at Finally, if Mr Coleslaw remains un cheap jokes on thesubject (p. 13)deep- it" highlight the rumour-mongering, Queensland University (G.L.O,C,) has while non-specific allegations and convinced, the Liberal Club of this ly offensive. Those of us concemed as one of ifs aims to: 'decriminalize University said in an advertisement speculations run riot. Such reporting, about the plight of starving people in and end the persecution of on page 4 of Sempei^s June Edition: not occultism, is the junk mostly the third world are no less unamused homosexual people in our "do you believe in tiie freedom of in- spreading absurd beliefs, by your cruel cynicism. communit/. To enable this to happen, dividuals...join thiU.Q. Liberal Club". l! students are supposed to be the Any "example" died comprises the group requires money well This conservative mouthpiece, usual intellectual elite of the community, 90% imagination and the rest is self- beyond our fund-raising abilities. ly unsupportive of our cause has you might consider putting your un suggestion. (The ELO instance In 1984 the Kinsey Report in the voiced its obvious support; we thank doubted superior mental faculties to doesn't count since it isn't "masking" U,S.A, proved that 37% ofall men had them. anything.) Of course, if you're still up work in finding ways to improve the at least one homosexual encounter in I am confident that Mr Coleslaw is lot of humanity, rather than in mock tight, then try to discover a genuine thefr post-pubescent lives, and over case of backmasking yourself. This now a littie more informed. ing sodet/s victims. 10% of all men live primarily Colin Crosbie sceptic would love to hear one. homosexual lives; If Mr Coleslaw con GEOFFREY FRANCIS Collective Member of Gays and MERIN NIELSEN siders 37% of the University popula- Lesbians on Campus (GLOC) 26 SEMPER FLOREAT JULY 1988 NESTLE THE: ADVENTURES OF TIKITAM RED TULIP AFFAIR In our lcls^ episode. Tirnbm c;ad Milo had Pol lowed 4he -irqil of -Vhe, kidnopped Profegsor on board 4he. BOUNTY,buf dvrina Ihe search itmt-arn "^OiS koocKed Unconscious and hiS bodtj -Ihrcwn overboQrci
SEMPER ROREAT JULY 1988 27 WIFE RAPIST GUTTER PRESS GETS LIGHTER WITH UNCLE PRISON TERM A husband who twice raped his RUPERT estranged wife was given a reduced sen tence because she was not attacked by a stranger. Mr Justice Keimeth Jones jailing the man, 47, for three years at Leeds Grown Court, England, said: ''This is an unusual case where the rape was committed upon your wife. 'That means tiieelemen t of complete degrada For the News tion which a victim of rape suffers simply from the act of intercourse forced upon her by a shanger is and Views absent in this case. "I think because of this absence of degradation 1 that even can reduce the sentence materially." the Daily Sun VVomen,s groups have attacked the decision. overioolcs! SEX SALE SUIT Harrods, the fashionable London department store where the Queen WIN DOUBLE LIZ TO TIE KNOT shops, said yesterday it was suing a Hollywood superstar Elizabetii Taylor could be mass-circulation British newspaper PASSES! about to tie tiie knot—for the eighth time. for alleging some girls working at its How would you like to Liz, 56, and American publishing tycoon Mal- perfumery counters sold sex to cus cokn Forbes, 68, are reported to be so close that WIN four jfxee double matrimony is only an altar away. tomers. passes worth $60 each to The couple have just been canoodling togetiier the Playhouse Restaurant! in France at Forbe's Balleroy mansion in Norman- dy. LADY RENOUF'S All you have to do is to be House guests came away predicting an early an nouncement, SECRET IS OUT one of the first fotir people The secret is ouh.. Susan Renouf has a "They were hugging and kissing all the time," to spot a spelling mistake said one friend. passion for white which makes her a thorn in a gardener's side. and chop down to the Forbes, who has a passion for motor cycles, is Semper office and tell us one of America's richest men, and considered