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Volume 20 Thursday, March 19, 1992 Number 25 College dips into students* fund

Administrators have taken $264,000 from student activity fees to cover college staff salaries

activityfee is the prerogative ofthe ram for financial reasons. into other areas which have not ferret out and follow up these by Kevin Connor student council. Neither the board Brett Honsinger, the current been approved." allegations. As colleges are minis- For the past three years there has nor the college staff is entitled to SAC president, said, "Giroux ... College President Robert Gor- try agencies we are ultimately re- been a hushed controversy be- dictate how student council funds pushed it through. He had no busi- don said, "I haven't the faintest sponsible to step in if a successful tween student representatives and are to be spent." ness getting his hand in it. He stuck idea what's happening. I haven't conclusion is not met." college administrators on the Tania Mills was the 1989/90 to his guns and put the money into looked at the CSA's budget this The CSA is made up of six stu- Council of Student Affairs (CSA) SAC President when a consulting the pot for full-time salaries." year so I don't know why the salary dent representatives and six col- flrst over the allocation of $264,000 of fee appeared in the CSA's In an interview, Giroux said, is still in effect, but I assure you we lege administrators. The position student activity fees. budget for the Athletic £>epart- "Students should share some of are fiilly audited. I presume the of chairperson for the CSA alter- Among other responsibilities, ment. Mills said, "I remember the the costs of managing activities." money is being spent responsibly, nates each year between students CSA is Ae governing body over scandal with the budget, we tried to He said activity fees from CSA in ways that would beneHt the stu- and administrators. Chairpersons SAC and the Students' Athletic stop it. Unfortunately the power of which are directed to the Athletics dents." do not vote. Students have always Association. CSA budget expense students is only so strong and the I>epartment were to be used to hire voted against the issue and adnii- administration asked if the salaries statements starting in the 1989/90 does dictate how students in the athletic area. When were nistration has always voted for it. year, show a portion of activity the CSA can spend its money. It's "That's the way the plan was in- being masked fix>m BOG in CSA's Murray said, "I have difficulty the students' fees are being spent on salaries for not responsibiUty to tended to operate," he said. budget, Gordon said they were not. with the fact 12 people sit on the full- time college staif relieve the college of its fmancial John Sutton, director of Finan- Rammage said Gordon is the board that deals with the allocation Rick Bendera, director of Stu- problems and it shouldn't stiU be cial Operations, said, "Rather than only contact to BOG, as far as the of the money. If people feel strong- dent Life, said/'that (Vice- happening because in my year it have student government hire em- CSA is concerned, and he can use ly opposed to something then they was to be a one-shot his discretion in President of Education and Faculty deal." ployees to run their programs we own what he tells should vote negatively. I think you Services) Roy Giroux's area was in The next year the consulting fee have made an agreement with the other members. have to stand up and be accounted financial problems and he had to again appeared in the athletics CSA that they will provide us with David Murray, BOG chair, said for how wu feel about an issue." look for resourcing of his area. budget. Student representatives a certain amount of money that that he had no memory of student What he did was take a portion of were given the option of absorbing helps us administer the athletics activity fees paying for college A survey of Ontario colleges ' activity fees to cover off salaries. the costs of salaries or having the area." salaries. showed Humber is the only college The money was taken from the hockey team cut. Gordon said Murray hasn't been where administrators have voting athletics division, which is under Lee Ranmiage, 1990/91 SAC In one case, budgets for CSA around long enough to understand memberships on student boards. the jurisdiction of the CSA. president and a current Board of show $22,000 a year is being col- the nuances. Drew Nameth, director of This contradicts the Ministry of Governors (BOG) member said, lected for an Associate Director of David Scott, special policy Financial Services, College Affairs Colleges and Universities 'Guide- "We felt threatened and didn't Student Affairs and Development, assistant to the Minister of Col- Branch, said, "I would suggest the lines for Governors' which states: want to be responsible for the cut- a position which has not existed for leges and Universities said, "If CSA look at the structure of their * 'Each board (of Governors) mem- ting of the hockey team so we paid three years. fluids are earmarked for a position board. I would have some concern ber should become familiar with the salaries." Honsinger said, "We don't that doesn't exist then that is an if there is any coercion but I'm not the structure and operation of stu- Later that year, college adminis- know where that money is going impropriety ef fimds. The minis- aware of any complaints over the dent government. The annual tration cancelled the hockey prog- but it's obviously being pushed try's policy is to rely on BOG to nature of their relationship."

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Pafle2 Thanday, March 19, 1992 Coven Reform policies meet with criticism

institutions would have to give bet- According to Gosse, the Reform by Chris Vernon ter service to students because the Party is growing in popularity Students should be given more students would be controlling which "attracts some radicals who control of spending on education, where the money is spent. want to be part of something that is said Reg Gosse, Ontario chair of Students can spend the grant successful," said Gosse. the Reform Party of Canada. only on higher education in Cana- Recently, the Reform Party re- About 40 people arrived at the da. The idea, entitled "Advanced voked the memberships of five Lecture Theatre Monday to listen Education Voucher," will force people who belonged to the Herit- to his hour-and-a-half political colleges and universities to com- age Front, a white supremacist message which focussed on the pete for students. "Students, it organization. highly party's mandate as it pertains to the seems to me, will become "Five people out of 110,000 younger generation. "The party desirable to institutions when they members. It's absurd to call us ra- won't be complete without bring with them not only their tui- cist because there are Jewish peo- youth," he said. tions of $2,000 or more, but also ple in our organization. Blacks, Gosse laid down the party's vouchers worth another $3,000," Chinese, women — all are part of proposals for post-secondary he said. our party," said Gosse. But the proposal drew criticism education which caused an intense He also mentioned the Reform from the audience who felt that debate in the half-hour question Party's platform on immigration some institutions would then be period that followed. which would remove the current to Gosse, the Reform under-funded because some don't According quota system replace it with a skills get the same number of students as Party is studying a policy which quota. may see doing away with the cur- others. "Instead of setting numbers on . questioned rent way in which post-secondary The students also how many people we let into Cana- institutions are funded by govern- Gosse about the party's other poli- da, we believe that the economy ment. tical mandates and the issue of rac- and the demand for skills dictate "We would like to introduce a ism. Gosse went on the defensive our immigration standards." voucher sytem for students. In- when questioned about allegations Gosse said the stead of giving money to various that the Reform Party was racist. plan would not is partly to blame eliminate people from third-world levels of government, we'd give it "The media countries. directly to the students through a for these charges. The national "There are some fine universities voucher," said Gosse. media looks for scandal, so they in India, and South BY CHRIS VEKMON Africa," he said. Under the plan, post-secondary concentrate on a few radicals." Reg Gosse Applications up a third

be made to "approve, if there's there are "big bucks coming from by Sean O'Connell space, all of the students who meet industry." Humber has seen a dramatic 36 our requirements on the deadline Marlene Roseblade is all too per cent increase in student ap- date." familiar with Humber' s booming plications this year and questions Even so. Hook said the reality is application rate. She works for persist as to whether the college that "students are being let Humber Inquiry answering calls can meet the demand. down." from prospective students. Richard Hook, vice-president of A shortage of jobs due to the "The phones never stop," said Instruction, says this figure will sluggish economy is one reason for Roseblade. "It's really, really continue to rise. Since this year's this year's record number of ap- busy." Roseblade added that she budget is up only three per cent, he plications. Hook's research indi- sometimes answers up to 100 in- believes it is imperative the college cates, however, that other colleges quiries an hour. responds to "growth issues." in Metro have experienced only ab- As of March 10, the Registrar's He addressed these concerns out a 20 per cent increase in student Office had processed just under while presenting his Winter q>plications. 17,000 freshman applications. Semester Enrolment Report to the "I'm surprised when I see the Associate Registrar Barry Hem- Board of Governors last Monday relationship to other institutions," merling said the only choice was to night. he said. He attributes Humber 's increase part-time staff to pick up Hook said North campus "can popularity to its unique programs. some of the workload. not take in any more students at this "It's quality in programming "We don't have the down times point." He said growth will have that makes the di^rence," said anymore," he said. The rush ^f to focus on the Lakeshore campus, Hook. He added that Humber is ^plications has created "one big ' ' part-time activi- peak" of continuous work. \ TONIGHTS PUB! and weekend and concentrating more on ' specialty ties. "We do not have additional programs as opposed to "com- Hemmerling's objective is "to DONT^LOW CHUNKS EH! space," stressed Hook. modity" programs. (Commodity get the offer to students as timely as . Due to this year's "huge in- programs are those that every col- possible " He agrees that returning ... OS NO WAY WAY!! crease" in applications, the col- lege offers.) to school is a reaction to the acute IT'S lege will "make a determination Hook said programs offered in downturn in the economy. "You A on each applicant as soon as possi- partnerships with employers are do need to acquire more education ble." Hook also said attempts will particularly popular, adding that to survive in Uie work force." WAYNE'S 6-month grace WORLD PUB interest STUDENTS $2 GUESTS $4 on DOORS OPEN 8 P.M. I.D. REQUIRED charges gone

TUESDAY, MARCH 24 by James Cullin who receive Canada It's Students Movie Time with Student Loans this fall will be charged interest starting the day they leave school, not six months "DIE HARD" later as in previous years. DON'T MISS IT! However, students will still be STARTS 10:00 A.M. IN CAPS given a six-month grace period af- ter graduating before their first payment is due.

INCOME TAX CLINIC The change was announced by Every Finance Minister Don Mazank- Monday and Wednesday owski during the budget he deli- between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 vered Feb. 18.

p.m. Pat Scrase, Humber' s manager Get your income tax of Financial Aid, said the addition- done by PHOTO BY JAMB CVLUN al interest charges could cost stu- the experts that SAC has hired Lakeshore volunteers— O to r) Thdma Martin ~ Execu- dents as much as $160. She said the tive Director of Voiunteers EtobicolLe, John Uphardt — Lalicsiiore estimate is for a student getting a for you. of $3,675 — the maximum Dean, Beverly Burlte — Volunteer Centre Co-ordinator, and Frank loan for any student can receive in one more info come to the Cappadoda — Students' Association Council President, were all year. SAC office, KXIOSi smiles at the official opening of tile Volunteer Centre at Lakeshore. So fur, the centre has placed 32 students with various volunteer orga- The changes do not affect Ontar- io Student Loans, Scrase said. ' ' s

CoVen tliunday, March W, 1992 Page 3 ELECTIONS Residence Life Students' Association Council way, we can get a by Dean J. Brown by Don Jackson bigger budget . ' so that we can do more events Money was the hot topic at Prcaidential candidates Residence students Will push for recycling bins to be will be Langlois also said now that the All Candidates forum on placed throughout the electing a new executive for the school for Residence Life is established, Tuesday, as students grilled newspapers such Residence Life Advisory David ThompMMi as Coven and next year's orientation will be five candidates vying for execu- Eye. Wishes to have new Council. Health Sciences parking better organized. tive positions on the Students' Representative spaces available for students. This election will be the first The other candidate, De- Association Council (SAC). SAC (1991-1992) Promises to be active in raising school of its kind in Residence. borah Eveson said, "My main Some students expressed an- spirit. reason (to run) is I want fu^t- Polling centres are open from ger over the spending of year students coming intoJResi- $11,000 on the Crash Test noon to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Geoff BaU dence to have a good time." Dummies during Winter Mad- Believes there should be more March 18 and from 9 a.m. to Technology Rep- Eveson said residence has smoking areas in the college. noon Thursday, March 19 on ness Week, while others sup- resentative SAC, become "cliquey" Wants to get rid of all secret in- the main floor of both residence and she ported the decision but ques- (1990-1991) nieetings. wants to promote spirit. camera SAC Will set up buildings. more tioned future spending. better communication within SAC, "The whole (Residence Life) Both David Greenlaw and especially conunittees. Will push In her bid for Residence Life Council has had a lot of good Dennis Hancock, who are com- the administration to use profits President, E>eborah Eveson is ideas, but they haven't been ex- peting for the vice-presidency, raised from parking fees to repair challenging the incumbent ecuted properly." supported SAC's spending de- potholes in the parking areas. Ryan Langlois who was Vice-Presidential candidate. cision ' 'I agree that $25 ,000 is a Plans to have council meetings aj^inted by last year's prog- Tammy Gonyou, is running Miclieile Penney her . bit much . . but I think students throughout the college. Wants to ram co-ordinator, Mike campaign in co-operation with got a good b£tng for their Director of Enter- tainment for continue support of Residence Life Wixson. Eveson, and both candidates buck," said Greenlaw. "I be- Council. Wishes to increase cam- Thursday night "I feel very successful about said if one is defeated, the other lieve that students should have pus safety. Will push for lower programing at it," said Langlois. "(Resi- would woric behind the scenes the money given back to them Caps, (1991- food prices in the college. as an advisor. dence Life) Council's held and I think this was a great way 1992) together pretty well considering Gonyou to do it," said Hancock. wants "a lot more Wants to have more money spent we didn't have a Constitution or Geoff Ball, who is running Dennis Hancock activities where you're getting on security lighting throughout the a mandate. At the begiiming of for vice-president on a com- Director of Ex- people together, involv^ and school. Would like more recycling the year, we didn't even bined ticket with David Thomp- cm-sion Program- have a meeting a lot done in the college. Wants ' more people." lower director. son for presidency, hotly dis- ming for SAC, inogram Perry food prices in such places as ICites Smith, who is ruiming (1991-1992) agreed. "Instead of spending and Caps. Wants to The incumbent said he's run- against Gonyou, declared his ensure that pre- that $25,000 on just Winter sent smoking aieas stay ning for re-election because he candidacy and added, "In high available to Madness, I want to see lower students. wants "to continue to be more school, I ran for vice-president food prices here at the college involved (in Residence)" ... so I'm into politics." and I will woiic to see that it Vke-pr«aideatiai cmdidates Promises to have biith control Langlois wants to secure Smith would also like to see lu^ypens." pills made available to students more fimds for Residence Life more activities around Resi- David Greenlaw Michelle Penny, rurming for under die health plan. Will push for activities citing this year's dence. "Nothing really Director (tf Film, con- president, agrees that SAC parldng rates that are as low as budget of $3,0(X). "I'm work- cerns me at this point. Video, Satellite My elec- should work for lower food possible. Through MUCC will try Programming for ing right now with the CSA tion campaign's not really to get a discounted college student prices but thought that the SAC, (1991-1992) (Council of Student Affairs) to based rate for the TTC. on any specific issue; it's money was reasonably spent. get Residence Life part of the geared towards having more Thompson explained "We incorporated body that the fun." only have a certain amount of North SAC (Students' Associa- Students who wish to vote time to spend the students tion Council), SAC Lakeshcre are asked to bring their student money before Administration sions. high prices. All of the candi- and the SAA (Students' Athle- card to the polling station for gets its hands on it and I think Students expressed their an- dates agreed and said that SAC tic Association) belong to. That identification. that this is the driving force be- ger over the present parking should work with the adminis- hind some of the spending deci- problems such as potholes and tration to solve the problems. Continuing Ed courses Man sought in attack said Friday that the security schedule did not face Future Directions by Jennifer Muir change during Reading Week and the Humber caused partly by the recession. A young woman was assaulted recently at the escort service was in operaticm. Night school by Ricardo Brathwaite Courses which are fiilly or partially N<»tfi canopis. classes also ran through tfie spring break. With the recession raging on, funded by private industry or gov- Detective Richard Awde of Metro's 23 Divi- Detective Awde said the assailant was reported Humber College is looking to im- ernment also rise during a reces- si(m, said Momiay the young woman was at the to have been carrying books when he was coming prove Continuing Education. sion. The rate is the highest among college to attend pub night with a friend who is a down the hall. Metro police have received no Future Directions for Con- Toronto colleges. "Seneca may be shident at Humber. calls about the suspect. tinuing Education, a report issued getting something like four per He said die woman was not aware diat Caps A description of ^ man was provided in the by a select Continuing Education cent (more CE students)," said was closed during spring hcesk. March 6 College Cfmnromiqiif! newsletter. He is (CE) sub-conunittee, made recom- Barber. "It shows we are doing At 9:30 p.m., the woman asked the assailant male, Soudi Asvi9>^ttmetSlt5 feet 1 1 inches and mendations toward improving the something right." f(x directions to a washroom as ht was coming six feet, slim build, clean shaveii, brown eyes, department. What the college is doing right is down the hall. When she came out of the black hair, and apiM-oxiimtely 21 to 23 years of The December 1991 report is a unclear to many in the sub- washroom near the tegistration office, he was age. detailed study into Humt^r's CE committee. "Other than the quali- waiting for her, Awde said. He was dressed in a white shirt wiA a button- programs outlining three main ele- ty of instruction, the choice of '^He grabbed ho* waist and she pushed him down collar, £3ded blue .^ans, white running ment^^ of CE. "The elements for programs, and the computer lab, away. He tihen struck ter on the cheek," Awde shoes, and was carrying a dark coat over his improved Continuing Education there is little to draw students to said. shoulder. are product, marketing, and cus- Humber' s York campus," said The woman, who is ikH a Htmiber student, ran If someone fitting diis description is (^served ' tomer service, ' said Dave Haisell, Mary Benedetti, CE manager at the down the hall and out to ttie parking lot. Parking on campus, please notify Security at ext. 4077 or chair of Information Systems and York campus. and security staff were notified and the police Metro Police at 324-2222. Tliis is the second reported assault Accounting. The course selection is another were called. at the Nordi campus this year. The product portion deals with drawing card that gets Humber stu- Awde said there were no reported witnesses academic The first occurred in making sure programs are current dents. "One of the major things in when the attack occurred. November when a student was passing by the grounds east of the and meet maricetinp needs. number's favor is the close rela- John Hooiveld, director of Outside Services, school on her way to woric. Marketing is the way the col- tionship between what is offered in lege's is CE sold, and customer the night and what is offered during service is the relationship between the day," said Haisell. the students and the administra- "We are a career, adult student Improve safety y college told tion. college," said Richard Hook, Continuing Education generates disabled and ethnic groups. program vice-president of Instruction. The by Sasha Paul Sabga feedback. At present, the more than $10 million in grant and * average Humber student is over 21 'What might be deemed safe for has 40 volunteers who are equip- tuition fees to the college's annual Humber has nothing to lose if it and attends classes eight hours a one person might not be considered ped with picture identification, budget, the report shows. improves overall safety, said the ' week or less, he said. safe for another, ' Thompson said. flashlights and reflective arm "A lot of these students are stu- college's Special Needs Director, "What we need is for students to bands. The volunteers are on call dents we want to keep," said Humber is trying to increase its David Thompson. express their concerns as to what seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Kathryn appeal through marketing its Barber, chair of Con- A conference on campus safety they feel constitutes a safe college. courses. The main mariceting tool tinuing Education. "One way to recently in Ottawa, focused "I'm really proud of the people held I would like to see a more co- is Inroads, a guide available to all keep them is to service their on ways to improve the overall ordinated effort by the school com- who have volunteered. They are students who attend CE. "Except needs." safety on college campuses. munity." really concerned and are helping for Centennial, Humber distributes other residents to A main recommendation made Issues raised during the meeting So far Humber has introduced be comfortable the least amount of CE cata- by the report is to fully utilize the included walk-home programs and programs such as Humber Campus and safe," said Mackenzie. logues," said Barber. facilities. During the week, the Since keep- general safety audits, such as Watch and a Residence Walk- to the ing students is the key to According Thompson, college is full which means poss- Humber' building safety, lighting, and Home program. The Students' to with success, the college will increase college has everything gain ibly holding classes on weekends. locating possible assault sites. Association Council has made a the production of Inroads. improving overall safety. Benefits "We are thinking about Friday Thompson said in order for there commitment to give an undis- include a reduction in college in- evenings and Saturdays, and poss- All of the proposed to be a successful implementation recom- closed amount of money for safety surance premiums by reducing the ibly Sundays to take advantage of mendations will have to of safety programs at Humber, get the programs. amount of sexual assaults, vandal- some of the facilities and resources Board of Governors' approval there has to be a representation of be- According to Loretta McKenzie, ism and thefts that occur through- we have available," said Haisell. fore any can different concerns from every stu- become college co-ordinator for Residence Walk, out the campuses on a regular The influx of CE students is policy. dent group including women, the the program has had very positive basis. Pi«e 4 Tkwraday, March 19, 1992 Coven EDITORIAL Coben

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Coven Thursday, March 19, 1992 Pace 5 OPINION Questioning^uthority Computer errors by Kim Cavanaugh by Monique Taylor \^ I was eating out recently when, at the end of the meal, the bill Men and women of all colors was presented to me. A bill resembling three others I'd received in and nationalities fill the classrooms the past few weeks, in that it contained several miscalculations.

of Humber College. Unfortunate- Upon explaining this to the waitress , she smiled politely , told me

ly, not all of the learning materials the computer was "on the fritz" and promised to correct it. used in the classrooms reflect Having looked at many examples of this phenomena, I came to number's multicultural and mul- the conclusion computers are carelessly trusted by computer users. tiracial student population. Last week, for example, Humber experienced several episodes After enrolling in Crime and of computer technology gone awry, but apparently there wasn't a Punishment, a general education single real person around willing to share the blame and the course, it was rather disappointing computers weren't talking. to discover the focus of the course According to Pauline McKinney, divisional services co- is on four works of literature by ordinator for the Health Sciences division, the entire department white males. Three of the authors was forced to re-submit all its maiics due to a problem with are American and the fourth is computing services. However, Computer Service employees said European. Why doesn't the course the problem is not with their department, but rather with incoirect include literature by black writers The data submitted by the Health Sciences Division. or women? It might be construed This resulted in everything from failing students passing to that the philosophies, theologies, passing students now failing. Even students no longer attending and writings of white men are the Double llttok Humber were suddenly revived with A's. only ones worth studying. Similariy, students calling Humber College were told by a The class is assigned a particular defiant automated-recording that the school was closed, despite reading, with lectures and discus- Administration having said otherwise. sions regarding various issues to Since the computer era began, problems like these have been follow. So far, the course has co- conunon, and the extent to which they occur has occasionally been PHOTO BY MONIQUE TAYLOR vered The Maltese Falcon by ^^ . outrageous, or so the stories go. Other options — The Double Dashiel Hammett and Albert Hook by SheUa Watson and The It was alleged several years ago, that an American man living Camus' The Outsider. Class dis- Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood are two suggestions made for alone on an isolated hill, saw a convoy of trucks making their way cussions on the books cover the revamping the focus of the general education course, Crime and toward his home. The trucks were carrying copies of Time maga- author's portrayal of the conflict Punishment. zine. There were a million of them, all addressed to him. between society and the indi- Closer to home. Centennial College recently learned their own for holding morals different from or female author. vidual, and the morality of capital lesson in comjHiter mistrust. The word around their faculty these mainstream society. The main Apparently the Human studies punishment, violence and crime in days is they took their Spring Break a week later than other colleges character of this book is a white division has realized it is not meet- modem society. because they were terrified of the^' own computer system. It seems man. ing the needs of all their students Maybe the persons who de- they were sticking around to make sure nothing else went wrong through narrow course outlines of signed the course didn't consider it Anthony Burgess' Clockwork since last semester. Back then, their timetables were printed incor- this sort. necessary to include other perspec- Orange and Hiroshima by John rectly — every single last one of them. "I would like to see more varie- tives on these issues. Or maybe it is Hersey are the next reading assign- Meanwhile here at Humber, the Registered Nursing Assistant ty and diversity in the course as time to completely revise and up- ments. With bated breath I await (RNA) Program has experienced its own episode of the computer well. It is something the depart- date the course content. the opportunity to study and dis- nightmare. ment is taking a look at this The 1992 Human Studies course cuss the writings of two more white All first-year students were given failing grades, some of them spring," said Pam Hanft, dean of outline clearly states the purpose of men. lumored to be undeserved. ^ Human Studies. General Education: "The aim of More often than not, mistakes like these are (or should) be What are some of the reasons for Aside from Crime and Punish- General Education courses, be- corrected by real people. In people's hands is where the responsi- selecting these books? It could be ment, the Human Studies Division sides broadening your perception, bility should be. Nobody ever said it wasn't easier to blame IBM argued these are the classics, and offers five other English courses is to help keep you current with than RNA. After all, a computer is only as good as the person who therefore should be studied. Or, this semester: Caribbean Litera- what is happening in the areas of uses it. there aren't any books by people of ture, Human Love, Humour In Art, Humanities, Social Sciences, color or women worth reading. . ' Literature, Literature: Contempor- and Technology However, good alternative texts do ary Novels, and Tales of Terror. Although the outline promotes exist and neither of these argu- These courses include at least one Defending the right contemporary and current ideas. ments are sufficient reasons for the piece of work by either a non-white Crime and Punishment does not re- narrow selection of readings. or woman author. What happened flect this in its selection of reading Death of The King's Horsemen to the Crime and Punishment to defend yourself materials. course? by Wole Soyinka, a Nigerian Gardner used a gun is irrelevant. Crime and Punishment is not a Nobel Prize-winning Literature is meant to provoke author. Na- by Eddie Gordon political course. Yet, the rise of students to discuss intellectual, Under provisions of Section 1 10 tive Son by Richard Wright, The so- blacks, women and other cultures cial and political ideas. There's a big difference between of the Criminal Code, Gardner and Handmaid' s Tale by Margaret Humber in /the West should defending only 19 other individuals (police be reflected Atwood and Double Hook by can provide Crime and Punishment yourself, your family or when selecting books and leaming with literature that reflects its business and taking the law into officers and ex-policemen) have Sheila Watson, are examples of di- materials for courses. verse student your own hands. the right to carry a concealed hand- well-written books by authors who population and the major changes society has That's the hot-case at hand in the gun. Unfortunately, too many peo- The Maltese Falcon, a detective would help to fulfill the goals of modem novel, undergone. It is a crime to ignore 'news' with the shooting of a man ple have criticized Gardner's ac- provides the class with an General Education. I am not sug- superb works of literature at the North York Steeles tions, only because of the "gun example of greed and crime. gesting that these four pieces of by peo- Bakery ple color It by Metro Councillor Gard- element". However, some passages are laced literature replace the existing ones. of and women. is Norm punishment to continue to force ner. The "politically correct" The fact that many people be- with the author's racist, sexist, and What I do propose is substituting at total question of shooting in lieve Gardner should step down homophobic beliefs. The Outsider least one of the present readings immersion in patriarchal the act of European and Western literature. self-defence is being equated with from his position on the Police Ser- is a tale of one man's cmcifixion with a book written by a non-white vigilantism. The question that has vices Board is based on the fear letter surfaced amounts to whether Gard- that his actions may encourage ner was justified or not. others to take the law into their own Norm Gardner is not your hands. Get the facts on school fire safety "average-joe" who is merely ac- The alleged robber who was quainted with firearms. Nor is he shot, was in fact threatening Gard- your "Dirty Harry" stereotype. ner's life and one of his woricers at inspections, we found wide open every other student by discon- Your editorial (Feb. 27) was an Gardner, 53, a Metro Police the bakery. The question of interesting, albeit windows, unlocked doors, discon- ecting safety devices. sophomoric Commissioner and Councillor is whether the robber was armed has nected smoke detectors and other piece about fire and life safety de- proficient with firearms. led to a police investigation of safety and security problems. Will This is not the first time inaccur- vices. You toss accusations at Re- A known gun collector, Gardner Gardner and the incident. Vigilant- be chastised acies, exaggerations or otherwise sidence "administration" for sup- we by Coven in a fu- is a former president of the Metro- ism — taking the law into your ture edition because we closed the scandalous descriptions of "admi- posed injustices against students, politan Revolver Club. He has also own hands — is an extreme windows, locked the doors and nistrative" misdoings in thp Resi- without presenting a balanced served in the Canndian Military method to justify a criminal action. acted in order to protect the safety dence have been reported in perspective about the serious Police and the (Queen's Own Rifles A vigilante will attack someone and property of residence students? Coven. Perhaps Coven should issues of fu^ and personal safety. as one attempt to pay greater attention to reserve unit. It is tme he knows who shoplifts, as well who The editorial and front page arti- another's life. Someone We are required by legislation to facts and research in their "news" how to use a gun effectively. threatens cle fail to report the number of undertake an aimual inspection of and editorial pieces. However, was the use of one in this who acts in self-defence preserves fires, fire alarms accidents and all heat and smoke detectors. Each instance justified? his/her life or somebody else such which have occurred in Residence student whose smoke detector was And, I might suggest that some It's difficult to make a judge- as an employee, friend or relative. due to irresponsible smoking and found to be disconnected was in- heed (be) paid to the good news: ment of this scale unless you were The fact that a gun was used in cooking practices. if Perhaps you formed in writing and had th« poli- the numerous positive, successful, in a similar position. In most cases self-defence has raised controversy looked at the real and documented cy explained in writing. fun and educational activities that people can walk away from a hos- and has sensationalized the issue to reasons for establishing and en- happen in Residence daily. These tile situation. The fact is, when the point of propaganda. Gardner, forcing You portray students as the policies we have, you innocent activities are sponsored and prom- you're in such a situation how easy a firm believer in tighter gun con- might provide a more balanced victims of big, bad, "administra- oted by the "administration" also. is it to recall or understand the con- trol (Bill C80), now faces the pos- view of the complexity of running tion." You assailed us for "creal- cept of self-defence? No one is pre- sibility of being a scapegoat. Peo- (ing) an adversarial a residence for 720 people. relationship Or IS bad news not worthy of pared or programmed to act ple are seeing the gun and not the students were informed in within the community." Yet, the report when "administration" All rationally in an explosive situation. man behind it, blowing the issue adversarial writing, with weeks notice, about relationship was cre- comes out in a favourably light? In the Gardner case, he acted in out of proportion and blowing ated by those room inJipections over the Christ- individuals who Aina Saulite self-defence, preserving himself away a man dedicated to the people mas holiday period. During those chose to jeopardize the safety of Director, Student Residences and his workers. The fact that he serves. Pl«e i Tharaday, Much 19, 1992 Coves Dumping on land near college irks owner

Dunging' signs only to have them gion's dump site are charged a fee by Jennifer Payne knocked over or stolen. for the trash depending on the Threats of $1 ,000 fines are not Robert Zuech, project manager quantity and the time it is brought. for enough to keep people from ille- of Engineering Greenpark Between 4 and 7 p.m., residents the subdivision gally dumping garbage on unde- Homes, on t^e can bring up to 150 kilograms to land, said it is very difficult to con- veloped Humberline Boulevard, the site free of charge. If the trol the problem. according to the property owner. amount exceeds 150 kilograms, a The area is cluttered with empty He said a security guard watches $2 fee is charged for each 1 1 kilo- paint cans, carpet, cardboard the area when possible, but the grams more. boxes, window panes and furni- guard caimot patrol the entire de- Elizabeth Brown, councillor for ture. velopment at once. Etobicoke ward 1 , said people Murphy Hull, owner of the Zuech said he does not under- 1 might be dumping because of the Humberline Boulevard land, said stand why people dump on the high tipping fees charged on gar- the culprits do not care if they ruin land. "I guess people don't want to bage. She said the charge on exces- the area. spend time to dump stuff in the sive amounts of garbage is creating "They feel that they can get the right places. It's all stuff normal this alternative problem of illegal property owner to clean it up," garbage (trucks) would collect." dumping. Hull said. ' i guess they're not con- Janet Denham of Etobicoke 's cerned about it because it's not Sanitation Department said large "We have put forward a written their own property." items such as sofas can be collected motion to the province calling for He said his company. Hallmark if a pick-up is booked ahead of increased fines and adding forfei- Development, has spent money time. Etobicoke residents who tures of the vehicles caught dump- PHOTO BY JENNIFER PAYNE putting up City of Etobicoke 'No want to bring garbage to the re- ing material," said Brown. Dumping ground Atwood to teach TTC prices anger students

students because the students are The TTC has lost 109,000 daily by Stephanie Caley at North campus the ones who carmot afford it. I riders since 1990. Maceluch said The TTC fare increase of 18 per personally can't afford it but I the decrease in ridership is primari- on the business side of writing. don't have a choice." ly due to the recession — increased cent is the second this year and it by James Cullin "There has been far too much has many Humber students angry. unemployment means fewer peo- Margaret Atwood will be emphasis in most creative writing > For many students the TTC is Low Ridership ple are using the TTC teaching at Humber this sununer. schools on getting in touch with the only means of transportation Originally the TTC suggested to acclaimed author will be in one's emotions writing The and deeply and the increase, which took effect The fare increase is part of a plan Metro Council that the Transit Im- ' Residence at the North campus about one's largest fears, ' he said. $35- on March 2, is an added financial by the TTC to recover a provement Fund be used as a stabi- Aug. 8 to 16 as a faculty member Gatenby said he chose to work burden. inillion revenue shortfall. Despite lization fimd to cover lean periods. with the newly created Humber with Humber because of his long management's decision to forgo a School of Creative Writing. standing relationship with Joe No choice salary increase in 1992, riders will Metro funding The college is presenting the Kertes, the college's marketing also be faced with service reduc- frozen program in association with Greg director and Ben Labovitch, an En- "I don't have a choice but it is an tions sometime in May, said Dan Gatenby, artistic director of the glish teacher at the Lakeshore cam- extra $10 (a month) that I have to Maceluch, the TTC Media Co- According to Maceluch, Coun- Harbourfront Reading Series. pus. He also said Humber "seems spend," said Merle Francis, a ordinator. Although routes will not cil objected, refusing to pay for Gatenby said the Humber prog- to be more on the ball than George Nursing student. be eliminated, users will notice de- shortfalls. Metro funding to the ram will be different fix)m other Brown or the University of Jerry Young, a Radio Broadcast lays between buses and streetcars, TTC has been frozen at 1991 workshops because of its emphasis Toronto." student said, "I think it is unfair to Maceluch added. levels.

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Drivers fuel up for less at home with new gas system

by Jennifer Muir vironmental aspects." Ontario drivers can now fuel To make the conversion less ex- pensive, the federal government their cars at home by using a device has offering which hooks into the existing natu- been a $500 grant for installing the Fuel Maker. Kan- ral gas system. The Fuel Maker was part of the said the cost to convert a car to Ontario Natural Gas Association's natural gas is about $1,100 after the government grant. exhibit at the International Car The provin- cial Show to promote natural gas as a government is offering a PHOTO BY NATALIE VUJAiCLUIA cleaner, less expensive altemative $ 1 ,000 rebate on the sales tax from PrOISinQ the lOrd — campus Advance leader, Dean Brown and group members meet every the purchase to fueling cars with regular gaso- of a new car fueled by to talk the bible together. is natural gas. Wednesday about and study Campus Advance a religious club which was line. granted formal recognition by SAC in January. The Fuel Maker ' 'rents for about Natural gas cars still have a reg- $50 a month and your fuel cost is ular gasoline system in them be- about 20 cents per htre," said Un- cause they are dual-fuel. ion Gas representative Doug Karr, "You flick a switch down and Students study bible who is the Natural Gas Vehicle you are back on gasoline," Kan- Coordinator for South-western said. "Natural gas tanks hold a lot Brown said group members do "We subscribe to a very basic Ontario. "The gas goes towards less and that is where the Fuel by Natalie Vujaklijia not beUeve homosexuals are evil. Christianity," said Brown. your rental so as long as you are Maker comes in." A self-described former alcoho- He said the group believes in They just believe that homosexuals fueling at home enough, it pays for He explained that public fuel lic and drug dealer has found an following have to change their ways. the Bible's teachings, in itself." stations with natural gas are not inner-peace since joining the order to Campus Advance members become better people. One drawback, however, is that always accessible so the regular various religious back- Toronto Church of Christ and he "We need to obey it. It is the come from it takes four to five hours to fill up a gas tanks are needed. brought that to Humber. grounds, though most have con- has peace absolute standard," said group mid-size car. Also, a vehicle needs Larry Hutzul, a Consumer's Gas Dean Brown, a second-year verted to the Church of Christ. member Mary Castellano. to be filled twice as often as a regu- sales representative for their natu- Journalism student, joined the The conversion process involves lar tank of gas. ral gas vehicles, said the cost to church almost three years ago, af- intense Biblical study, and when a Moral fibre has Karr said there arc about 30 pub- convert a car to natural gas is not ter suffering from alcoholism and minister deems readiness, a b^t- deteriorated lic fueling stations around Ontario economical for people who drive severe bouts of depression. ism takes place. that are equipped with natural gas. less than 18,000 to 20,000 After moving from New Bruns- Group members said they think Campus Advance is against At these facilities, it only take a kilometres a year. To break even wick and cutting all ties with minor the church as had a very positive abortion, pre-marital sex and few minutes to fill up. on the conversion a person would effect their lives. drug connections and his old life. on ' homosexuality. 'When you install natural gas to have to travel about 29,000 kilo- Brown was introduced to the "It's been the greatest thing Brown said he believes the mor- your vehicle you are buying it at 32 meters a year, he said. Toronto Church of Christ through a that's ever happened to me. I can al fibre of the religious worW has cents a litre at public stations where But Huntzul said some people friend, and went on to lead Humber have real friendships and I'm not deteriorated. it is available," said Karr. "So if are converting because of the en- College's division the afraid to be myself," said member of church "Now we even have churches you've got gasoline running at 58 vironment. Cars fueled with natu- called Campus Advance. April Jewell. which support people being to 59 cents, unless gas wars are on, ral gas give off less carbon dioxide, group, The Campus Advance co-ed The which was made an homosexual, yet the Bible itself you are saving about 40 per cent on monoxide, and other toxins, com- official club in January by SAC, meeting is led by Brown every says that homosexuality is a per- fuel costs along with the better en- pared to gasoline. at 12:40 p.m. A has approximately IS members version. The New Testament liter- Wednesday women's meeting is led by Castel- who read and study the bible ally comes out and says it is evil," every Thursday at 1 1 :45 a.m. together. said Brown. lano Many cultures planting a solution Tree new displayed at global climate." planting is something the club

by Paul Briggs Settle said it is no coincidence would like to get into.

the last 1 1 years "I know how beneficial A Toronto-based environmental that seven out of trees exposition this cen- are," said Geroly. group is looking to Humber Col- have been the warmest of "I find that tury. there is a lot of apathy within lege for volunteers to help in its the T.R.E.E.S. is dependant upon government so it is up to the people effort to limit the effects of global ISA advucH-. In this case, the donations and volunteer workers to take it upon themselves." warming and the "greenhouse by Monique Taylor consulate will send the in- for the machinery and labor in- effect". Jeff Bond, forestry officer at Countri^ from around the fomiaticm, and a student will volved in planting the trees. They "The Really Effective Environ- Ontario's Ministry of Natural Re- w

8 Thursday, March 19, 1992 Coven Nv^^mg students head south for work prospects

Texas and North Carolina. Bik said back. I think their family ties are by Jennifer Muir a lot of people are disappointed there and the jobs will be back," A United States sponsored Nurs- with the job situation in Ontario she said. fair has enticed the and arc moving to the ing job some of United States The nursing profession is cyclic- because Nursing students from Humber there is nothing here for al and about every eight to 10 years them. College to go south of the border to there is a mariced shortage and then "It's begin their careers. a relief to know that I a marked surplus, Cunha said. The Nursing job fair was held at found a job," she said. the Royal Yoric Hotel from Febru- The nurses that do come back to ary 27 to 29, and had more than Students in touch Canada, come back with experi- ence, she added. "Often your 100 exhibitors offering jobs to with reality nurses and Nursing students. The orientation and adjustment costs majority of employers were from regarding are included in those early years, the southern United States, with uncertain job the training to your specific unit and that kind of thing, and so only about ten from Canada. prospects The annual event, sponsored by Americans are paying for that. World Journal based in Beyond that, they are probably the Nursing Bik is taking a nursing position Massachusetts, attracted going to come back with all these Weston in Houston, Texas, after she re- credentials - which again the U.S. about 7,000 people in the Health ceives the results from the Ontario care field. is paying for," said Cunha. nursing board exam she writes in A representative from the Spohn June. Christine Moniz, a third-year Medical Centre in Corpus Christi, Rose Cunha, the chairperson for Nursing student said she would Texas, said there was a huge re- Nursing at Humber, said the stu- prefer to stay in Ontario, but fears Patricia Loff, sponse. Alberta-bom dents graduating this year are in she may have to take a job in a now a registered nurse at the Spohn touch with the reality that there are nursing home because there are no Hospital, said the organization ran no jobs anywhere and that they jobs in hospitals. "You lose a lot of PHOTO BY JENNIFER MUIK of information packages on the out may have to be more flexible than your skills" in nursing homes, she Crossing the border — shoppers are not the only ones first day. they would want to. There are said. "It's better to learn right getting better deals by going to the United States. Nursing students Michelle Bik, a third-year Nurs- more advantages than disadvan- away." from Humber, and other colleges and universities are being lured ing student at Humber, said she tages in going to the United States, Moniz said if she has to go to the away to hospitals such as the Palm Springs Hospital, in hopes of found the job fair really positive Cunha said. "Certainly we educate United States for a job, she will and nurs- and has already been offered those people who cross the border, if she is learning new things, she finding a better job market in the U.S. ing positions hospitals from in but in a year or two they will be would be willing to stay.

LOU'S BISTRO Health kick creates controversy and SPORTS BAR Herbs battle with pills

treated through herbal remedies. the reason why so many people do by Dario DeCicco "I am distressed by the medical not use herbal remedies. He said Fads come and go, but only a profession who in most cases pre- the system favors doctors because chosen few of these fads succeed at scribe synthetic drugs everytime they have been put up on a pedestal becoming an everyday part of our someone is sick," said Sharma. by people and the government. lives. The health kick is one such Many prescription drugs help in "When you go see a doctor, he Attention Humber fad which takes people to vitamin treating ailments, but, Sharma makes some money. He then he and health food stores in search of said, at the same time the side prescribes drugs, and the pharma- herbal remedies. effects of those drugs may cause cist and the drug manufacturers Herbal remedies are combina- other damage to the body. make money," stated Sharma. tions of different herbs combined "Herbal remedies are better for However, Dr. Joel Krivy at the with vitamin supplements to treat you in the sense that they have no Maple Medical Centre said he is and prevent ailments. negative side effects for your body not threatened by herbalists hurting This is a common practice for whereas certain drugs may be help- the medical profession. many who feel ailments of the ful to you in reducing high blood "Some people do not like to be body can be cured through herbal pressure or other health problems, told by doctors that they have a means, as well as preventing new but at the same time they have se- problem, so what they do is go to a sicknesses from coming on. rious negative side effects," said herbalist and nutritional counsellor Sharma. for it," said Krivy. The use of herbal remedies date But some may ask why herb re- He also said he thinks many her- as far back as the ice age. medies are not used by everyone if balists and nutritional counsellors Nutritional Counsellor at Mor- they are so effective. Sharma said are taking many people to the Pro Nutrition in Concord, Ontario, he blames the medical profession cleaners, making them spend big Ray Sharma, said almost every ail- and the current Ontario Health In- dollars on herbs and vitamins and Come on over ment of the human body can be surance Policy (OHIP) system as getting no results.

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Coven Thursday, March 19, 1992 Page 9 ARTS Escape From Happiness play full of hope

ity. The family must deal with each STAGE other and the hostile forces of the neighborhood, city and world. by Antonietta Palleschi Walker's characters are struggling The play Escape From Happi- to come to terms with the world ness is a riveting adventure packed they live in. with mystery and comedy that fo- As the play opens, Nora's fami- cuses on a family trying to find its ly is in trouble. The outside world

way in a chaotic threatening world. has invaded her home and turned it Playwright George F. Walker's upside down. Junior, her son-in- latest production Escape From law, has been beaten to a pulp. Happiness is full of energy, angry Cops are asking strange questions humor and a real concern for those while a pair of seedy crooks are simply trying to survive the crazi- lurking in the back alley. Nora's ness of urban life. estranged husband has returned af-

Walker returns to the Factory ter a 10-year absence but is it really Theatre with his self-described, him? Her three jdeufihte^rs are in

' ' 'epic in the kitchen in three acts. disarray. In his world, chaotic violence be- The eldest [daughter Elizabeth gets humor and exaggerated be- (Barbara Gordbn) is a workaholic havior points to simple truths. lawyer on a crusade against police Escape from Happiness is funny brutality. Mary Ann (Nancy Beat- but unsettling. ty), a hopeless therapy addict, Don't Shoot— Actors Greg Spottiswood (left), Susan Hogan (centre) and Barbara Gordon (right) It is a serious comedy in the form keeps abandoning her small daugh- are mixed up in a chaotic world full of violence, insanity and hopelessness in the play Escape From of a mystery. It brings together 10 ter because she thinks she is at a Happiness. The play is running at the Factory Theatre until March 29. characters from Walker's past crossroads. Mary Ann lacks three plays — Criminals In Love, answers and questions. Her sister Intertwined amidst this crazed play's theme as the eccentric but thing from a seedy pom king to which won a 1984 Governor Gail is the youngest and sanest but family is a cops and robbers mys- loving mother, Nora, tries to hold police toting guns in her kitchen. General Award for drama. Better her husband Junior gives her more tery. The father and son crooks, her family together against the The characters live on the mar- Living and Beautiful City. The trouble than their baby. Roily and Stevie Moore (Eric odds. Men come across as weak gins of society. They are not sen- characters are caught in a web of It is the magnificently conceived Peterson and Oliver Dennis), have and helpless in one way or another. timental and no one is a victim. complex relationships and at the comic daughters and their quirky hidden something in Nora's base- Nora's husband Tom (Ken James), Walker has created them with a centre is the woricing class family interdependence along with the ment. The police on the case are is a vegetable of sorts. He is an blend of irony and compassion. of Nora (Frances Hyland) and her actors' powerful performances that Mike Dixon (J. Winston Carroll), ex-alcoholic who may be dying. Escape From Happiness is ab- three daughters. provide the most amusing mo- an old timer who plays things by Set in the contemporary confu- out finding hope in hopelessness The play charts the family's ments in the play. Walker's play his hunches and Dian Black (Susan sion of Toronto, Escape From and sanity in an insane world, with attempt to make its way through a portrays a world (hat has gone mad Hogan), who is definitely a mod- Happiness is an unabz^edly hope- plenty of laughter along the way.

series of internal and external and a family trying to find its way em cop. ful story even as Nora faces crimin- It will be mnning at the Factory threats and regain a sense of stabil- for a moment or two. Women are at the centre of the al charges. She deals with every- Theatre until March 29.

New sci-fi movie, The Lawnmower Man cuts a sharp edge M and White Hunter/Black Heart, gives a realistic interpretation of a man who gains intelligence LaChapelle by James as the exjjeriment progresses. The latest film venture into The Lawnmower Man is not sci-fi. The Lawnmower Man, is a perfect movie. The main a must see for anyone starving characters are interesting, but for a real classic. the secondary characters in- The movie is part dramatiza- cluding the priest who acts as tion of a Stephen King short Jobe's guardian, the drunken story and part advancement of neighbor who abuses his wife COURTESY PHOTO an existing technology called and child, and the macho gas Open your mouth — in this scene of Imperceptible Mutabilities of the Third Kingdom, the WUM Virtual Reality. Virtual Reality station attendent, are question- is a process where a participant able. There seems to be no actors stage a painful tooth extraction. The patient, a dying ex-slave, revisits the past as she undergoes the enters a three dimensional point to these characters and operation. computer environment. they cause the storyline to The film is about a scientist drag. Play provokes deep thought who makes a major break- The most thoughtless role through using dmgs and Vir- has to be Dr. Angelo' s wife. In At one point the professor asks In one of her memories, the ex- tual Reality as a way to in- her three very clich6 scenes, S f A G E "How can we best accommodate slave recalls her husband being crease a person's intelligence. she does the most whining and these such subjects in our world?" sold and her unsuccessful search to His subject is a man who is a nagging since Talia Shire in by Monique Taylor He then concluded, "they need our find him. In the middle of this trip slow leamer and mows lawns Rocky V. She conveniently de- In celebration of Black History help." down memory lane an extremely for a living. The experiment parts early in the film. Month, Theatre WUM presented The play then moves to Act self-absorbed white couple in- makes the man super intelligent There are problems with the a danger to Imperceptible Mutabilities of the Two. Here we see clips of the Afri- trudes. They are looking for a and society. script. The conclusion is Third Kingdom. cans' voyage to America. One slave, preferably one able to care This film is the '90s answer thought-provoking, but there is The play was an overview of the woman mournfully waves from the for the many children they plan to to the 1982 Walt Disney film no sense of closure. What hap- struggles and hostilities within the slave ship as her homeland slowly have. "Does she grin? Does she Tron. The Virtual Reality sequ- pens to all the characters who African-American experience over disappears, an overseer cracks his shuffle?" they inquire. ences are completely state-of- are still alive? the-art. graphics the past 400 years. whip on a rebellious slave, a slave The last section of the play illus- Computer are The Virtual Reality theory in used in a never seen is The title aJone was enough to is thrown overboard to the sharks trated an African-American pilot way be- the film at least 10 years fore. Computer enthusiasts will ahead of its time. warn off those who aren't in- -after he perished in the crammed and his family. It chronicled some But even terested in a politically thought- compartments of the ship. of the changes his family under- be completely mesmerized. then, will it be possible for a provoking play. Throughout the play screen pro- went after he joined the airforce, The film stars the vastly person to become pure compu- The opening act began with a jected slides and written messages and went off to fight. This part of underrated Pierce Brosnan as ter energy and actually enter a the unshaven scientist. white professor who had planted a provide background information to the play was dragged out a little bit Doctor computer's main frame? It camera in a fake cockroach so that the audience. One such message and in some parts seemed repeti- Angelo. This is easily Bros- would have been nice if the his class would have the opportun- was the fact that 6(X) slaves were tive. nan's most accessible role film discussed the plausibility ity to closely watch the lives of transported on the Brookes, an En- This play avoided a casual stage since the television show Re- of this. mington Steele. After three African-American women. glish slave ship, although it only and instead had minimal props. In- commer- Science fiction film making The roach allowed Dr. Lutzky and had holding space for 451 stead the attention was focused on cial and critical disasters like is a dying art. The Lawnmower his class to observe the habits, The Third Act was set on Eman- the strong voices of the actors. The Mister Johnson, Brosnan has Man should be popular with mannerisms and lifestyles of the cipation Day in 1865. A dying ex- play provided a casual, yet emo^ his first breakthrough perform- sci-fi buffs. The acting is gtx)d women, while remaining unde- slave's life flashes back to her tional scrapbook of the black ex- ance. and the computer animation is Jeff Fahey plays the slow- sci- tected. Through the bug the audi- while she is undergoing painful perience. It successfully captured awesome. This is the best ence learns of hardships the tooth extractions. While this scene African-Americans' struggle as witted subject of Dr. Angelo. ence fiction film in the past five women face on an almost daily is serious and sad there is a brutal strangers in a foreign land and the Jobe Smith. Fahey. whose pre- years that doesn't have Amold its star basis. twist of ironic humor. fight to claim their own identity vious credits include Silverado Schwarzenegger as .

Page 10 Tbunday, March 19, 1992 Coven New way to watch Mellencamp's show almost stolen by fan by Chris Vernon M~ U SIC Eastman Kodak plans to unveil new photographic technology to by Andrew Fratepietto the consumer this summer, but John Mellencamp put the thrill back inta living for 24,000 fans professional graphic artists and when he rocked Skydome last Tuesday, Mar. 10 on his latest printers are skeptical. Whenever We Wanted tour. Kodak, in conjunction with Phi- Three songs into the show, Mellencamp had the crowd singing lips Electronics, has created a sys- along to his hit song Jack and Diane. Mellencamp was so impress- tem which will allow normal ed with the crowd's sing-along that he stopped in the middle of the 35mm film to be transposed digi- song to applaud the audience. He ended the song with a somber tally to CD. crooning of the song's most famous line, "Oh yeah, life goes on, The CD can then be viewed on a long after the thrill of living is gone," accompanied by violinist TV screen using a special player Lisa Germano. It was almost as if they accepted the sad truth of his made by Philips. insight. From that point on they were under his spell. It can also be used by profes- While the crowd was clearly having a great time, Mellencamp sional printers using computers himself seemed to be brooding inside. At one point in the concert with CD-ROM XA drives. he said, "1 kinda feel like my country is being sold to the highest But according to Richard Fuller, bidder. Do you feel like that?' ' The crowd let out a thunderous roar art director for True North of approval in response. Graphics, the technology isn't that Pertiaps it was the sinister looking backdrop of medieval figures new. that cloaked the six-man, three-woman band, yet throughout the ' 'Kodak is just trying to invent a show there seemed to be a mood of underlying anger emitting from better trap," he said. mouse the stage. Drummer Ken Aronoff played like a man possessed, and Fuller said that since the mid new band member guitarist David Grissom seemed intent on pro- 80 's graphic firms have been using ving he belonged on the same stage as Mellencamp, at times computers and disks to create im- overpowering the Indiana rocker. ages. The show was almost stolen by an enthusiastic fan who jumped But Kodak insists their advance- on stage midway through The Authority Song, but Mellencamp can surpass the ment ^ything on cheered the young man on as he did an impressive little dance step. market, includiog^igh Definition Mellencamp's two-hour show took the audience on an emotional Television will (HDTV) which be silencing them with the heart-wrenching tune Jackie COUHTESY PHOTO roller-coaster, available sometime in the future. Brown, galvanizing them with the hard hitting Crumblin' Down, "Our system can hold 10 times Picture the future— Eastman Kodak and PhiUips Electro- and electrifying them with the raunchy Hurts So Good. information than present more sys- nics will be releasing technology in the summer that will enable Never lacking energy or intensity, Mellencamp proved that after tems and (make it possible) to cre- first-class entertainer. consumers to view photographs on their TVs and computer screens. 1 1 albums he still has what it takes to be a ate a high resolution picture on a TV. When HDTV has entered the But John Wesley supervisor ot market our system will surpass it Technical Services for Konika by four times more information," Canada, a film and camera com- said Ted Knight, manager of Don't take band to heart pany, said Kodak is. trying to take Marketing and Publicity for advantage of the consumer. bers strongly beUeve in combin- Kodak. lyrics with wild expression, speed — "All they're doing is taking and speed chatting, sub- ing their creativity, God, and Kodak's new system will create MUSIC raffing technology, expensive technology, stitution of vocaUsts and rhyming Oriental culture. The band loves sharper digital pictures ever than that's been around for a while and by DeAnne Oram backwards. Whei} combined, these Oriental culture and particularly possible before when it comes to selling it to the general public," he The debut album of the rap techniques create a imique martial arts. computer applications, but accord- com- said. group FU-schnickens contains bination of music. Besides providing some great ing to Fuller, a lot of clarity will be "Kodak's technology is a varia- looney lyrics and speeding vocals The three-member band consists dance tunes reminiscent of songs lost because of the limitations of tion of what's already out there. with impressive soimd. Their ener- of Chip FU (meaning Creative by Naughty By Nature, Ice T, and computer printers. This type of system is too new and gy, however is slightly over- Harmonies Intertwined Perfec- PtibUc Enemy, the album is fun to Normal 35mm film will be able will go through many changes be- powering. tion), Poc FU (Prophet Overseeing Usten to. to be dubbed to disk at most de- fore it is user friendly," said The album, titled F. U. — Don't Creativity), and Moc FU (Master Their first album release proves velopers. Wesley. Take It Personal, contains numer- of Oriental Culture.) beyond a shadow of a doubt that "Although a form of this tech- The player will sell for $5(X) and ous verbal techniques. There is a The group's individual names FU-Schnickens will be rapping for nology has been around profes- a CD which can hold 100 prints complex mix of hip-hop rap, silly basically sum up what the mem- a long time. sionidly, it's the first time it will be may sell for around $22, but the taken to the consumer on an afford- final price hasn't been confirmed able level," said Knight. yet.

End the silence MUSIC by Terry Auciello

The best thing you can say about The End ofSilence is that it is an honest and heart-felt effort straight from the twisted psyche of the

men behind it. The Rollins Band is back, and louder than ever with a 10-song effort on Imago Records that may signal the end of hearing for anyone within earshot. Led by vocalist/screamer Rollins, a former member of Black Flag (the band, not the bug spray), the Rollins Band comes at you

as one angry mass of sound that thinks it has a message. It almost does. Driven by depression, hate, fury and a whole lot of opinion, Rollins throws all 10 songs at you shouting his messages of loneli- ness and isolation. He does a fair bit of preaching, too. In the first cut. Low Self Opinion, Rollins screams to no one in particular "Get yourself a break from self-rejection/Try some introspection/And you just might find/It's not so bad and anyway/ At the end of the day/All you have is yourself and your mind." That's pretty deep for a man who once screamed lyrics telling people to "Drink! Drink! Drive! Kill!" From the first cut on, the music behind the lyrics remains the same in sound and structure—sort of Black Sabbath incarnated as a three-toed sloth. This isn't to say the musicians aren't capable. Guitarist Chris Haskins has some good raw sound behind his playing, although his power chord technique gets tiresome. Andrew Weiss supplies some solid but standard bass playing to go with the average drum skills of Sim Cain. Theo Van Rock (nice name) is the fifth wheel, and probably one of the few sound engineers in music to enjoy full band member status. But the problem with The End of Silence is how much you'll be begging for silence halfway through the album. Rollins screams like a man with a tumor when he's not boring us with his monotone vocals. Andy Wallace, the man who mixed Nirvana's Nevermind, pro- duced, mixed and engineered this album. One good thing about The End ofSilence is the end of the album )

Coven Thursday, March 19, 1992 Page 11 SPORTS

Opinion Hawks fight to 1-1 draw

number's lone goal was cre- Coach Sanchez tried to down- by Chris DiCesare Sunday's world dited to Louis Moran, which was play the importance, of Sporting sayiri^it a "practice The mens indoor soccer Hawks scored on a fluke play. game by was game" and if everybody showed ran their record to 9-3- 1 , with a tie "I was trying to pass to Sergio last weekend against Barrabases, (Valentin), and the pass was inter- up there was "no question we of the Hispanic American League cepted by their defence, and the would have beat them." recession of Toronto. defence tried to pass to the goalie The Hawks are in action this The Hawks were lucky to escape — the goalie misjudged the pass weekend against an as yet undeter- with a tie, as they fielded only and the ball went into the net. I was mined foe, and play the following in Kitchener at the pro- seven men. the last one to touch it (the ball)," weekend non-existent Barrabases got on the score said Moran. vincial finals. board early as they caught the Team owners get millions, Hawks laying back and put early Shute by Renie players get millions and fans pressure on to score the opening You can't have something get something to believe in. marker. Once the Hawks got into for nothing, unless you're a Let's be honest. There's a the flow of the game, they played professional athlete that is. certain amount of pride in- Barrabases even for the rest of the A sports career doesn't last a volved in rooting for the home first half. The Hawks were up lifetime and athletes want to team. Team owners cry that against an opponent who plays a make as much money as they they're barely able to afford style similar to the opposition they can during their glory days. good players (get out the will be playing in the provincial But what constitutes a multi- violins) to justify upping ticket fmals next weekend. million dollar salary anyhow? prices. Do we kick up a stink "The reason I got this team is Let's see ... maybe some skill, and refuse to pay? Not a they are South American and they endurance, a hard body and a chance. control the ball a lot," said Ger- team jersey! I guess that ex- main Sanchez, coach of the Last year, a record breaking plains why every Toronto Blue Hawks. 4 million fans attended Sky- Jays player earns more than, Defensively the Hawks filled the Dome in one, single, measley say, Brian Mulroney. passing lanes in the neutral zone, season! Who can blame a per- Last month, Texas Rangers causing many a skirmish at the son for getting addicted to the outfielder Ruben Sierra, signed midfield stripe for control of the rush of a good game? the richest single season con- ball. tract in baseball history. He After all, the "wave" can be At the offensive end, the Hawks will be raking in $5 million for a very powerful tool. The thrill had difficulties mounting an attack seven mmiths of what? Of ball of being in a crowd all rooting because they were unfamiliar with catching, hitting and throwing for the same result (kind of rare new positions and linemates. is what! Sierra will average in the apathetic 90s) is out of In the second half, the Hawks $30,865 a game. Eighty per this world. fell victim to fatigue, which gave cent of our population earns the opposition many second and You bet I was one of those in a year. less than that red-faced fools who paid my third chances to score. I love sports as much as the lot $18.50 to scream "Moo" to "I expected a of work next guy (or gal), but really? tonight. Those guys can really Mookie Wilson last sununer. I a load of Cecil Fielder. ball. Get jumped up, waved my fists and shoot the They had a man- His endurance is smothered in booed the ump! I've given power advantage, and I just tried to certainly ' fat. A hard body he Roberto Alomar (who'll pull in do my best, ' said Htimber netmin- this season the Detroit isn't, yet $20,000 a game this season) der, Jason Lakhan. Tigers will hand him $4.5 mil- bright lights were few for more standing O's than I can The lion to smash a ball out of the offensively until the Ser- count. And I always stay the Humber park. Valentin/Dave Novis connec- full nine iimings. gio Professional sports may be a tion got rolling. Valentin and not-so-che£q} thrill during the But on the way to the park Novis are a dangerous combo that a economic rut this country is in. didn't I hear something about can score in the blink of an eye. FILE PHOTO We, the fans, are the ones who recession? I guess the R word They had a couple of good chances — The men's indoor soccer Hawks earned their first pay these outrageous salaries: doesn't exist in sportsland. but were unable to convert their HSOdS up chances. tie of the season as they battled to a 1-1 draw against Barrabases

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