MUNGO Maccallum DON CHIPP GRADUATE UNDER EMPLOYMENT MONTY PYTHON CARTOONS €DITORIRL Brisbane Wildlife After a Year in Limbo
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19 "• V.A, ,/ • ; NOI 13 MARCH 1980 50c AT NEWSAGENTS MUNGO MacCALLUM DON CHIPP GRADUATE UNDER EMPLOYMENT MONTY PYTHON CARTOONS €DITORIRL Brisbane Wildlife After a year in limbo. Semper has COmHlTS returned. The University of Queensland Survey Union newspaper, last year called Time THE ADVERTISING WAR 3 Off, has reverted to its original name and The question is not whether or not we are being manipulated, but to what extent It's hard to believe at times but form. we share our city with all kinds of Time Off was an expensive attempt to GRADUATE UNDEREMPLOYMENT 7 wild life. The Brisbane area Isj capture off campus readers in South East Not only do many university graduates fail to find employment, but of those populated with native fauna that most, Queensland. It failed, firstly because off who do many end up with jobs for which their degree is irrelevant of the population never sees. | campus sales were well below expectations, and secondly because many students could DON CHIPP Other than the platypus, echidna and; not relate to a magazine aimed at the possums of all descriptions there are Don is blunt in his criticisms of universities, academics, and the Australian hundreds of lizards, birds, insects and plants public at large. Nonetheless it was an way of life imaginative attempt to raise the status of to be found. the university paper above that of a smutty MUNGO MACAL!.UM 13 rag. One of Australia's best known journalists reminisces about Nation Review Semper In 1980 hopes to maintain and improve upon the professional standards WORDS OF WIZDOM 15 initiated in Time Off. This will be difficult Bizarre ravings from the prophet of nonsense as the paper's budget has been dramatically cut, and the staff will be even more over REVIEWS 21 worked than last year. Nonetheless we Film, restaurants, art remain vaguely optimistic that it will all turn out right in the end. W0T20N 31 Guide to Brisbane cultural events The centrefold of this issue comprises a history of Semper. Hopefully this will put In an effort to document and protect the paper in perspective for new readers. our flora and fauna the World Wildlife SEMPER is a non profit TYPESETTING: Marie Blanch Semper is copyright, St. Lucia, Fund has begun a Brisbane Wild Ufe Survey. political and cultural magazine PRINTERS: Mirror Newspapers Queensland, 1980. Non prift pub Ltd., 367-373 Brunswick St., Valley lications may reprint articles snd The object of the survey is to stimulate One of last year's editors is attempting based at the University of DISTRIBUTORS: Gordon and Gotch Queensland. graphics provided Semper and the interest in wildlife and conservation, in to resurrect Time Off as an off campus Pty Ltd., Brisbane. authors are duly acknowledged. EDITOR: Tim Low Brisbane and surrounding shires. It is cultural guide. This paper is to be dis Semper Magazine welcomes The exceptions are creative writing NEWS EDITOR: Kjaz Perry tributed to restaurants, theatres and contributions and letters, but does and copyrighted graphics which regarded as a pilot scheme to increase LAYOUT and COVER: Matt not assume any responsibility for may not be reproduced without awareness of the wildlife of urban areas travel agencies. Semper staff and the Mawson unsolicited manuscrips, photo written pem)l»ion of the authors. University of Queensland Union disclaim SECRETARV: Jenni Bird graphs and illustrations. Address enquiries to the Editor. where 87% of Australians live. association with this paper. The World Wild Ufe Fund of Australia hopes their survey's outcome will make city dwellers more aware of the need to enhance and preserve the urban habitat. A questionnaire kit, incorporating illustrated brochures and topographical maps will be provided for the public. A public launching of the survey by the Lord Mayor and various pubhc figures including Ray Barrett and Keith Walker, will be held in April 1980. The organisers are actively seeking volunteer co-ordinators to organise the survey. The volunteers will identify species of plants and animals, and to co-ordinate volunteers in theh suburbs. Other local cor* ordinators will present audio-visual material, to local school and community groups toj help them make the survey a success. Anyone who wants to participate in the survey can contact the Brisbane Wild Ufe Survey at 147 Ann Street, Brisbane. P.O. Box 238, or phone 221 0188 for details.; union cmstitution changes At thfl 3rd Ordinary Meeting of the 69th Council of the University of Queens and replaced by the text set oul in Appendix shall be placed to Ihe credit of the post- at the end of the preceding calendar year and land Union to be held on Thursday the 13tti March, 1980 at 6.15pm in the E.G. gniduate sludenis' fund which shall be used to shall be indexed during lliat lerm of office. Whitlam Room, the following Constitutional changes will be presented for a first LSC/5 provide services and facilities for members of 4.12.59 It shall be a condition of each reading: week's payment of such alkiwance that Ihe That Section 1.3. of the Comtitution be "Al the annual meeting ... an auditor In order to satisfy the following motion the Union who are post-graduate studenis." office bearers shall, during thai week, except altered such that the section relating to approved by the stnate o{ the univcrsily. passed by Council - That 8.27 and 8.28 be renumbered 8.26 when absent upon union business or for some and 8.27. "Special Resolution" be deleted and replaced Onaicial year." That the Union reaffirm its policy for 4ZZZ olher reasonable purpose (which shall include with the following: LSC/3 to issue a mortgage debenture with repayment That regulatton 10 Seclton 17.51 and 17.52 attending lectures) be present on Ihe union "SPECIAL RESOLirriON" means a re ^77)11 is in line with the provisions of Section on demand but that LSC be directed to draft be repealed and regulation 10 Section 18 be premises at St. Lucia during Ihe office hours solution of Council passed by an affirmative 5(b) af the 1977 Agreement between the a regulation staling that the demand can only renamed "The Post-Graduate Students' Fund". of the union, or ihe equivalent hours approved vole of iwo-ihird of ihose present, which musl University and the Union). be given after the appropriate moiion has LSC/T by the relevant committee or by council. al least form a special quonim; Ihal special been passed by a special resolution of council. "Tlut Rcgulaimn 3.7 be deleted." 4.12.60 The olTice bearers are entitled lo quorum to consist oriialf of the total members The folkiwing changes will be pre O'Sullivan/ LSC/8 four (4) weeks annual leave. of Council." sented for a first readii>g: LS.C. proposed the following motion - 4.12.61 During any pertod when the office LSC/1 "That Regulatwn 9 'Unran Aclivities' be That Regulation 18 be extended to include: (The Child Care Slanding Committee no bearers duties are performed by an acting That Section 5.21 (I) of the Constitution deleted and replaced by the text set uui iu "1.3 In order lo make a demand Tor repay longer operates). ofTice bearer, an allowance identical to that be altered to read; Appendix "A"". ment under the mortgage debenture issued by That a new regulation 4.12 be created to normally paid to the office bearer, shall be "Two representatives who shall be elected LSC/4 4ZZZ in favour of the Union, the Union shall raid: paid to the acting office bearer. (LSC/72/78), from the employees of Ihe Union, not In Section 8.2S of proposed Regulation IS pass a moiion to that effect, by a special 4.12.57 That the following positions shaU LSC/P cluding the Finance Controller, Catering required 'fn/e' signatories to a nomination resolution of council. The text of such a re be full-time paid positkins: (Suggested amerulment: "That the motion Services Manager and Theatre Manager, and paper. LSC recommended that this be 'three' solution shall be set out in Ihe agenda for that (a) Presklent (b) Seereiaiy (c) Treasurer be amended by removing Ihe words berivecn whom are not entitled to vote in the election signatories. meeting of council." (d) Edditor(s) Unkin Newspaper (e) Women's 'the amount . .calendar year', and inserting of any olher members of Council." Proposed Section 8.24, 8.25 have been LSC/6 Rights Organiser (0 Activities Directors 'determined by Council from time to time"). LSC/2 deleted. (This is in relation ta List Nomina- "That Section 8,25 and 8.26 of regulatfon 4.12.58 The full time office bearers' allow OSullivanlPhillips- (This is to clarify the defmition ofa staff tions). 10 be repealed and a new scctfon 8.25 be in ance and the Unwn Newspapers Editors' representative}. The remainder of the proposed text has serted to read: aUowance in any year shall be tlie amount of That Section 12.74 of the Constitution be been referred to Council asis- A sum equal to 15% of the annual student the guaranteed manimum wage (as determined Authorised by Anne Warner amended to read; "Thal Regulation 13 'Elections' be deleted services charge paid by post-graduate students' by the state industrial commission) in effect Union Secretary THE STEREO STORE YOU CAN TRUST I SPEAKER SALE •Extensive Range of carefully selected equipment •Friendly expert advice, demonstrations & service Discount prices now on •Lowest Prices •Student Discounts^Bankcard^Ter/i JBL, TANNOY, ADVENT, •Car Park at Rear ULTRALINEAR & CHADWICK m«^mm 70 HIGH CTREET, TOOWONG.