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The minister responsible for post-secondary education announced in late December that the government could not afford BY STEPHANIE NOLEN the recommended four per cent increase in operating grants. The Nova Scotia Human Rights Instead, payments will be frozen for the next fiscal year. Commission is holding hearings this This measure was taken when the federal govemment said late week into an allegation of sexual last year it would decrease transfer payments to the province by$100 million. discrimination against a feminist newspaper in Halifax. "This means trouble," said James O'Sullivan, University of New Glen Keyes, a researcher and Brunswick's vice president. former assistant political science "We'll probably have to increase class size, decrease student professor at the University of services, and raise tuition even higher than expected." Brandon, made the charge against The presidents of Mount Allison University, Saint Thomas Pandora, after volunteers who publish University, the University of New Brunswick and the University ot the periodical refused to print a letter Moncton announced average tuition fee hikes of around $400- from him. $300 more than expected. He was angered by an article in the March issue of Pandora that said men should never be given custody Eyeopening response to censorship of their children in divorce cases. TORONTO (CUP)-- Ryerson Polytechnicallnstitute's Keyes, who is divorced and does student newspaper is crying censorship and has given a front-page not have custody of his children, Randall Duplak, told the inquiry non rights commission for even holding "Puck You" to a proposed code of conduct for campus media. contacted Pandora and asked the custodial fathers are a disadvantaged an inquiry into the charge against A large, red "Puck You" headline led off The Eyeopener' s Dec. 4 newspaper to publish a rebuttal he group. Duplak called Pandora's Pandora. It said the commission is "in editorial, which claims a recent report from Ryerson's Harassment wished to write. statement that all men are the ironic position of representing Prevention Services advocates censoring the press. In accordance with Pandora's advantaged a "broad-brushed, the interests of a white, highly The report, which evaluates the caseload of the year-old women-only editorial policy, the stereotyped generalization," claiming educated and privileged male, and harassment office, notes that several community members want newspaper refused. Keyes then rejected that some men are disadvantaged prosecuting a small volunteer protection against shoddy or hateful joumalism. Pandora's offer to have a female and that Keyes was entitled to use women'snewspaperwhichexistsasa It cites the 1989 example of a story published by The reporter write about his concems, the newspaper to present his case. way to advantage the disadvantaged Ryersonian-- another campus paper-- that quoted anti-gay andfiledacomplaintwiththeHuman "I suffered the disadvantage of not situation of women." sentiment in a story on Gay Pride Day. A student filed a complaint Rights Commission in June, 1990. beingabletoparticipate in the socio Coalition member Lara Morris, of against the paper, claiming the story was unbalanced. · Pandora is written and produced political debate," Keyes told the the Dal Women's Group, said the "Some have suggested the establishment of a media-watch exclusively by women. The members inquiry. commission has shown it does not tribunal," the report states. It then recommends a review of "the of the publishing collective say But hearing chair David Miller understand the nature of issue of ethical constraints on reporting and the establishment of a women are a disadvantaged group rejected their submissions, saying the discrimination. code of conduct for internal media and a system of appropriate andassuchneedanaltemativemedia issue was not the concerns of non "In my understanding of address." source that can address their specific custodial fathers, but Pandora's discrimination, there is someone in a interests. editorial policy. position of power who discriminates Keyes told the commission Rev. Darryl Gray, a Halifax racial against someone who is in a position U ofT sticks it to Phi Kappa Pandora had violated two sections of equality activist, testified as a of disadvantage," Morris said. "In the Nova Scotia Human Rights Act, commission witness Monday. Gray, this case, we're talking about a TORONTO (CUP)-- A University of Toronto fratemity may by denying him a public service theeditorofNovaScotia'sonlyblack women's volunteer collective not be cutoff from university services because of allegations because of his sex and by newspaper, The Monitor, told the printing a letter from a man. ofdiscrimination by a lesbian and gay activist group. discriminating against him in a inquiry his newspaper would accept "TI1e man is in a position of power, Last January, a member of the fraternity told Piet Defraeye,a publication. He also charged that submissions from white writers, and so it can't be discrimination." representative from the Committee on Homophobia, that any Pandora publishes hate literature that decisions about publication were The hearings continue all week. member of the frat who came out as a gay man would "be kicked about men. made solely on content. Pandora has called several witnesses out of the residence the next minute." The frat member said it was Pandora lawyer Ann Derrick, who But Gray also pointed out that to testify about Pandora's role as a Phi Kappa Sigma's policy. has also represented Donald Marshall · because The Monitor receives money "safe, woman-postttve space," Defraeye said the incident occured when he was distributing Jr., and Henry Morgentaler in Nova from government advertisers, it is including Debbie Forsythe-Smith, of committee pamphlets at a display by the fraternity, even though he Scotia, told the inquiry that Pandora's obliged to accept submissions from the provincial Status of Women had been given permission to do so. A frat member demanded that policy is ji.tstified under the Charter everyone. He also said his policy was office, and peace activist Muriel he remove the pamphlets immediately, Defraeye said. of Rights and Freedoms because the for The Monitor alone, and that he Duckworth. - But Ming Zee, Phi Kappa Sigma president, denies the existence publication isattemptingto improve could not judge the editorial policy A judgement is not expected for of a policy which excludes gay men from participating in the the position ofa disadvantaged group, of any other publication. several months. Should Pandora be organization. and as such is not discriminatory. A coalition of women's groups found guilty of discrimination, The fraternity charter states the organization is "open to bona On Monday, Keyes, and the lawyer supporting Pandora has released a collective members say they could be fide male students of an institution" and prohibits the representing the commission, statement condemning the human forced to change their editorial policy. discrimination of members "on the basis of his race, creed, colour or national origin," but fails to mention sexual orientation. Postcard commemorates volunteers Sodales club heats up h.-eland VANCOUVER (CUP)-- While federal bigwigs prepare for BY DALEY ROBERTSON ionship last October in Fredericton. final round, which was held at·the the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro later this spring, a small group During one debate, Stewart was famousGuinnessplantindowntown of Canadians are working to ensure the roots of the conference are Despite jet-lag, colds, and the inadvertently referred to as "sir" by Dublin. not forgotten. effects of a week of complimentary the Scottish debaters, prompting her "I knew we were fighting an uphill Project Green Light to Rio '92 will be visiting Canadian Guinness, Dalhousie debating team to start referring to them as "ma'am" battle," said Pitel, "when they asked universities for the next seven weeks to collect signatures on a giant performed well at the 1992 World and blaming her apparent error on us todebateAustraliarlS ina brewery." postcard for the host city and the volunteers who made the United University Debating Championships The Dalhousie performance was Nations Conference on Environment and Development possible. in Dublin, Ireland. Much to the the best showing for Canada at a The conference is expected to produce a series of decisions to This marks the second straight Buropean World Championship govem the environment and world wide development.

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