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6DIT0RlflL The hottest iss>ie on campus at present is the Vice-Chancellor, Professor Wilson's COflTOTS proposed restructuring of the university. Widespread student and staff criticism of the proposals must have come as a shock VICE-CHANCELLOR'S PROPOSALS SLAMMED 5 to the Vice-Chanccllor, who seems to have The V.C.'s proposals to restructure the university has been criticised by students and staff Amnesty International is a human rights expected acceptance of his proposals with organisation which campaigns for the release minimal fuss. PREPARING FOR THE NEXT WAR 7 American Xenophobia isa threat to the world of political prisoners and for the abolition Professor Wilson, may be surprised tlul of torture and the death penalty. many of the university's 18,000 siudents Security forces surrounded the National would like a say in the structuring of their ON THE OTHER HAND 9 Left hander Kjaz Perry laments the sufferings of fellow left-handers University in the capital San Salvador on institution. His comment that the university 17 March and arrested some 200 students, senate would not be inlcresled in what iijcluding Miguel Alberto VELADO and his students think implies a rigid authoritarian­ ANIMAL LIBERATION 13 brother. Since the coup of 15 October ism among the university's rulers. Anne Jones asks — "What is a happy chook?" 1979 wliich overtlu-ew President Carlos If this is the case, student response to Humberto Romero, Al has continued to the restructuring should not be directed to VIETNAMESE IN AUSTRALIA 14 receive allegations of illegal detention and the V.C. alone. All those in positions of How are they coping with Australian prejudice? torture by the security forces in El power at the univcrsily should be made Salvador. Arrests, disappearances and aware of student views. Studenis have too TO HELL WITH MORALITY 17 murder of suspected members of the op­ httle control over tlieir lives as it is, and Philosopher Ian Hinckfuss argues we should scrap morality position appear to have intensified since now is the time to demand a say in the the beginning of the year, the university's future. HOW TO SURVIVE THE MEN IN BLUE 19 Al has expressed concern to the United The student's union is in a good position Advice from solicitor Noel Nunan on dealing with the police States government about reports of stepped- to evaluate and prcsenl proposals related up American aid to El Salvador's internal to the restructuring. It has the services of ARE TOP 40'S HYPED? 21 security forces, including military advisors, fulltime Educalion Resource Officer, Lyn Are the Top 40 charts rigged by the record companies? coinciding with the campaign of repression. Taylor. While many students may be Please write air letters to the address drowning in the semester system, Ly has the CARTOON 28 below, urging the release of all those time and resources lo coordinale studenl Guru Matt Mawson's paths to enlightenment arrested for non-violent exercise of their input and ensure a more democratic right to freedom of expression and university. association. In particular, request clarifi­ DISTRIBUTORS: Gordon and Gotch SEMPER is a non profit licatnns may reprint ertictet and cation of the situation of Miguel Alberto *** political and cultural magazine Pty Ltd.. Brisbane. graphics provided Semper and the based at the University of ADVERTISING REP: Kevin authors are duty acknowledged. Velado and his brother. Queensland. Pennant, phone 371 2568 The exceptkins are creative writing We suggest UA participants do not act Another issue on campus is the possible PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE: and copyrighted graphics whicli irradiation of staff and students in the EDITOR: Tim Low Ralph Summy may not be reproduced without after ApriM, 1980. written penniuton of the authors. Veterinary Science Faculty. While Semper NEWS EDITOR: Kjaz Perry Semper Magazine welcomes Capitan Oswaldo Marinco, contributions and letters, but does LAYOUT•txl COVER: Matt Address all anquiriel to: would not dispute the merits of radon Mawson not aiJume any reiponiibility for Presidente, Conseco Permanente de las treatment in medical care, it seems to have SECRETARY: Jenni Bird unsolicited manuscrips, photo- Semper Magazine Fuerzas Armadas (COPEFA), University of Qld Union been carried out in the faculty with an TYPESETTING: Marie Blanch arephsandilluttrationi. Segiuida Brigada d 'Ar tiller ia, PRINTERS: Mirror Newspapers Semper is copyright, St, Lucia, St. Lucia. Qld. 4067. almost criminal disregard for the dangers Ltd., 367-373 Brunswick St., Valley Queentland, 1980. Non prift pub- ph.371 1611 or 371 2568 Cuartel San Carlos, San Sahador, involved. El Salvador. len^fts CRITIQUE OF would entail the decriminal- logically consistent feminist, inist notion that the struggle Soviet leaders retaliated to persecution with which the for the social liberation of FEMINISTS isation of rape to the ex­ I would think it was nec­ Czechoslovakia under Soviet deal with any opposi­ tent that the sexual dimen­ essary to be a lesbian (so women does not need to be Dubrek by a massive in­ tion. One only has to listen sion of any physical assault that in a feminist Utopia politically integrated into vasion of the country. So it to the Russian dissidents to While 1 can appreciate on women has no legal sig­ men will only be useful the struggle of the non- was with Afghanistan. understan what the sentiments expressed by nificance (especially since as breeding studs), and so bourgeois masses generally The other major factor Communism is in practice. Erica Schwarz ("Women the relatively severe penal­ it is only natural that for social liberation, which is that the Soviet move The famed British "Soviet­ ties for rape often result -in feminists do not Uke any basically entails that women was directely into one of Harassed on Campus", do not necessarily put their ologist" Robert Conquest Semper, March 13, 1980), the murder of victims). But, public expression of male the major strategic areas of has said that the total cost of course, in relation to sexuality (apart from homo­ own interests as sexual the world - the Middle 1 must protest at the fact beings first. of Soviet Communism is such legal decriminalisation sexuality), as it represents East oilfields. They have 35-45 milUon Uves. that such militant of sex crimes, the social an ideological threat. -LEONARD AMOS thrust a further 250 miles sentiments are often moti­ influence of the Christian closer to the Persian Gulf, vated by a self-defeating chastity fetish needs to be and are now within 300 With such an appalUng Morever we see today record of human rights essentially misanthropic generally eradicated, so that that women are, relatively miles of the Straits of feminist ideology, which is we can sexually express violations against its own speaking, in a worse social AFGHANISTAN Hoemuz, the choke-point people, is it possible that an inverted form of fascism. ourselves without the stigtna position than before the through which the bulk of of sexual taboos. they can be inspired by The feminist ideology is feminists became a sig­ the world's oil supply must "humanitarian concern" as essentially misanthropic, nificant political factor;and In the article on Af­ niove. Their invasion of G. Barclay beUeves? wliich, In fact, results in Apart from the fact that this is basically due to the ghanistan (Semper, 3/4/80), Afghanistan puts them Furthermore, the Soviets the type of paranoid be­ feminists apparently strong­ dynamic exigencies of the Glen Barclay suggested Ihal adjacent to Iran, and South have said openly that they haviour exemplified by ly oppose any notion of bourgeois capitalist Russia's main motivation Yemen and the old British "will not leave until the the decriminalisation of sex port of Aden have been some women being too sex­ economy. Thus we see that for invasion was thai of bloody job" of suppressing crimes (and they even ad­ married working women are under Soviet control for ually self-conscious to use Islarnic unrest and was es­ rebellion is over. And the the student refectory. This vocate that aUeged rapists being made the scapegoat quite a whtle.'< sentially humanitarian. I ABC's "Report from Asia" is because feminists don't do not have the benefit for mass youth unemploy­ stated that 100 men and realise that, in relation to of what is considered the ment, in coiyunction with should like to challenge It would do the free boys were shot by Soviet the procreative act, man normal means of legal de­ the fact that women are both these views. world well to remember soldiers and pushed into a and woman are dilectical fence), we see that they considered to be anti-social When Hafizullah that Lenin stressed that the mass grave, some still opposites, which means that are just as vocal in their if they do not raise a family, Amin took over in March ultimate aim of writhing. Is this an example sexual conflict is absolute, opposition to what is called and so help create mass 1979, he made a statement of Russia's "benevolence"? pornography as any right- Communism is world while sexual unity is rela­ consumer demand. Probably indicating that Afghanistan domination. Under the guise tive; thus, there never will wing religious fundamental­ the most socially significant would appeal to the whole ists. We get the same old of "liberation" posturing, be a non-sexist Utopia in image of women in sodety world, including the USA the USSR, via its proxies It is not being alarmist which, say, the phenome­ scientifically invalid argu­ today is the "Playboy" and China, to help in its ment concerning Cuba, East Germany and to say that the free world non of rape will not at •*prick-up girl", who rep­ great battle to overcome North Vietnam have suc­ is in a precarious position.

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