Volume 38 Number 2 Memorial .University September 18, 1987 Controversial show axed ·

By PADRAIC BRAKE Vaughan did not consult a Fear and Loathing, a weekly lawyer concerning the libelous radio program on CHMR-FM charges or call an emergency hosted by Steve Fitzpatrick and Board of Directors meeting, Kent Barrett, has been cancell­ which requires 24 hours notice. ed for the rest of this term as a "The libelous material was result of a decision made by the too obvious, and I wanted this staff and Board of Directives of situation to be kept internally CHMR-FM. between CHMR FM and the Ann Marie Vaughan, presi­ CSU,'' said Vaughan. dent of the Council of the "My major complaint is that I Students' Union, said, "On do not believe (Vaughan) can August 28, 1987 a student just run around cancelling complained of offensive shows on the air when she feels material contained on Fear and like it, that's censorship," said Loathing minutes after it was Fitzpatrick. aired." "I do not believe what occur­ "I then requested a tape of red was censorship. A quick the show so that I could hear decision had to be made before what was said over the air," this show was allowed on the said Vaughan. air again, and I was not the on­ ~ .Q;... On September 4, 1987, one ly one involved with the deci­ ~ >... week after the complaint was sion, there were other board ~ received, Vaughan, acting in members present," said ...0 0 her role as Chair of the Board Vaughan. "They were ----~~~~~~~ ~ of Directives of CHMR-FM, suspended for one week until suspended the show for one the staff of CHMR and the week. Board of Directors could meet Fitzpatrick disagreed with the and make a decision." CSU Evaluations action, saying "she did not go Kelly said, '·'After a lengthy through the right channels. discussion there were several By PADRAIC BRAKE proved from the administra­ members are not required to There has to be a Board of votes taken in decreasing votes The Council of the Students' tion. pass out course evaluation Directors meeting with a proper in severity, according to the Union has prepared a tentative "Quite a few universities forms. motion voted on before this constitution of CHMR-FM." inter-departmental course across the country. such as kind of decision is made." Under the guidelines of the evaluation form for students to Carlton, University of Toronto, Carter said, "A high percen­ "It was madness in the CSU constitution the staff had four fill out at the end of each and the University of Win­ tage of faculty there does ask offices because the week this options. The first was to cen­ semester. Portions of the nipeg, currently have course students to fill them out, came up, was Orientation sure, that is, bar Steve Fitz­ results will be published. evaluation forms published," thereby showing that their Week, I did not get the tape till patrick and Kent Barrett from The CSU has proposed that said Carter. faculty sees that it does serve a Wednesday," said Vaughan. appearing on air indefinitely. the course evaluation form At Carlton University, faculty useful purpose." "On Thursday I had heard The second was to censure have one section with a series the tape with Terry Kelly, Sta­ them for one semester, the of questions and statements tion Manager of the CHMR-FM third was to censure them for with the responses being in New club rules and Dave Kirkland, Business four weeks while the fourth op­ numerical averages from the Manager of the CSU," said tion was to give them a repri­ compiled answers depending By BOB HALLETT organization. For example, this Vaughan. "I was forced to mand. on the degree of acceptance. The Council of Students' means that if there were several The vote for the first two op- make the decision since the • This portion would be publish- Union has come up with new engineering clubs within the show was going on the air the tions required a two-thirds ma- ed. · guidelines for clubs and facuity, only one would actual­ next morning." jority plus one in order for it to The second section is for societies associated with the ly be ratified by the CSU. CSU pass, while the last two needed comments by the student to be student union. ratification allow groups to app­ a simple majority of the votes sent to the professor only. "It is more red tape," said ly for up to $350 a semester for cast. Gerry Carter, vice-president Vice-President Internal Dave special projects, as well as The ballot count for the first academic said, "an eleven Rynn, "but it will help us to This Week other benefits. motion was 25 against, 9 in member committee has been stretch our dollors further." In The However, according to . favor of censoring them in­ established made up of faculty, Flynn said the new regula­ Rynn, the CSU will not at­ Muse definitely. The second motion administration and CSU tions, which narrow the tempt to limit the formation of was passed with a vote of 23 representatives." eligibility of funding for other clubs within the same in­ for, 11 against, thereby censor­ "The problems with the cur­ organizations, was spurred on terest groups. Pg. l Orientation ing Steve Fitzpatrick and Kent rent course evaluations are that by problems between the CSU "We will still help them," he Barrett for one semester. they are done on an ad-hoc and some of the societies. Pg. 5 Milk said. "We will get them space "Some staff members basis by departments and it is "We have had problems with for meetings and parties, but l:rought up some technicalities for their internal use only, groups coming looking for we won't support them finan­ Pg. 8 Billy Bragg! in the constitution, making it without student access to the money," he said. "One club cially." wrong for what Vaughan did, results," said Carter. came and complained that they Pg. 13 Sports Club and society member­ however the staff was in agree­ In order for a mandatory weren't getting enough money, ship has also been tightened ment with what happened," inter-departmental course but we found out that they up. 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By PADRAIC BRAKE AND ticularly optimistic about Open ning of the week instead of the several daily events are plann­ them at any time." ANNETTE GIBBONS House." end. ed. At 8 a. m. aerobics and/or Two official building open­ From October 24 to Open House last year was swimming will be available in ings will take place on Friday. November 1, 1987 Memorial the Physical Education­ The School of Nursing section the most popular single event, Mary Elizabeth A~cher, Co­ University of Newfoundland Building. From 1:00 to 2:00 of the Health Sciences Centre attracting 3,000 to 4,000 peo­ cxdinator of NUW for MUN ...,nil be hosting a series of ac­ p.m. a weekday lunchtime and the School of Business will ple. said, "Since Open House is the tivities to promote National entertainment hour is planned, open at 11:30 a.m. and 4:00 "Because of better advertis­ most popular event, with a each presented in the Little p. m. respectively. University Week. ing and more events offered we wide variety of displays and Gerard Hayes, Chair of the Theatre, located in the Arts "Unfortunately the official expect 5,000 to 6,000 this tours for the public to enjoy, it Presidents Planning Commit­ and Administration Building. building openings are not open year," said Hayes. will be the best way to publicize tee for NUW said, uThis is the The presentations include a to the general public, but tours The scheduling of Open the rest of the week's third, and will be the best, of mummers play directed by will be available of the new House has changed from last activities." . ·J · the three NUW. I am par- Enita Bryant from the Folklore facilities afterwards," said year; it will be held at the begin- the week Throughout \:lepartment featuring folk Archer.· songs and folk tales. Dr. Denise In the Little Theatre at 8:00 Lynde from the English p.m. Harold Seymour Peters, Department will display a series senior author of Birds in New­ Orientation goes .well of sketches. foundland, will be giving a lec­ The Music Department will ture sponsored by the be providing entertainment Audobun Society. from either the jazz or dance Saturday, October 31, is By ROBBI STAGG cuver this," replied Pittman in activities for those under nine­ bands. The Physical Education called Challenge Day nation­ Orientation Week was a bi_g regard to costs, "I was given teen." Department will present a wide. The goal will be to raise success this year, according to five thousand dollars to spend He said that the most nutritional fitness seminar. as much money for the Gordon Pittman, V. P. Ex­ and the pool was around four popular events in Orientation Specialized activities include students' Scholarship Pig­ ecutive of the Council of the hundred." Week were the Super TSC a Monday evening lecture by gybank as possible. The Coun­ Students' Union. He said that At the TSC last Friday night night, a night, he added, con­ David Alexander, ·sponsored cil of the Students' Union will this year was more of a success two fire alarms were pulled, tained the biggest and maddest by the History Department in present a benefit dance for the than previous years, with a few and the person (s) behind this crowd he had ever seen, the the Music Building Recital fund. The proceeds will be minor exceptions. weren't found. He added that dining hall party, and the beach Theatre. turned over to the Scholarships Pittman said, "the pyjama this didn't put a damper on party. and Awards Committee to party was a flop . I think it had a things though, because it hap­ On Tuesday at 10:00 a .m. a create a scholarship. little tQ do with it being labor pened around one or two in Bob Finlayson, a student at teleconference seminar will Nationally, universities will day weekend and also, some the morning, as the concert Memorial, felt that. the CSU take place with either totHs of compete against one another participation in an international people are a little shy about was ending. organized a very good orienta­ to determine which University dressing up that way." Overall, Pittman was op­ tion week and he especially en­ teleconference. raised the most money for Ann Marie Vaughan, presi­ ti mistic about this year's events. joyed the Super TSC night. Mini-snap courses in all scholarships per capita. dent of the CSU, said that a He said the Memorial had "We managed to have disciplines at the University will The last day of NUW will in­ new idea like this actually starts more activities for those under enough events this year be offered from 2:00 to 4:00 clude the announcement of the off slow, but after it is done the age of nineteen than any without using events that p .m. and 7:00 to 9:00 p .m. in national winner of the several times, it becomes more. other university in Canada. would have been in the Winter rooms C-3052, C-4042, and 'generosity per capita' contest. popular. . Vaughan said that she was Carnival," said Pittman. C-1040. They will be of 15 Archer said, "I think NUW is Pittman said that there was proud of how well things work­ He also said that most of the mnute duration, taught by pro­ going to be great with the atten­ supposed to have been a swim­ ed out. She said that this year's success of that week was due to .fessors. dance increasing each year, ming pool at the beach party first year students were includ­ the help of the entertainment Archer said, "the mini-snap and the co-operation of all that was held in the TSC gym, ed more than before. committee and by Gary Clarke. courses will be very intriging levels of the University com­ but it was destroyed during the Pittman said, "I was talking These people, according to allowing you to pop into any of munity being so wonderful." cake mix diving, held during to several people from other him, played an essential role in the frosh trials. universities and they were keeping the whole thing runn- ' "We had enough money to shocked that we had so many ing smoothly.

By BOB HALLETT "there is just enough room in it is the administration who Contrary to rumor, the Inter­ the office for an executive have the final say. national Students Society Is not meeting." ISS treasurer Darlene Tsang going to lose its office in the The Public Relations Co­ brought up another problem Thomson Student Centre. ordinator, Dennis Michelin said the ISS is having with the CSU. However according to Gabriel that whenever the society holds She said that although foreign Ayyavoo, President of the a general meeting it has to students pay large health in­ Society, the Society would book the Science Building Lec­ surance fees before registering, gladly trade in its tiny room for ture Theatre. many also. pay the CSU's a bigger one. health fees. "We are not looking to shove "When th~se students leave, anyone else out," he said, "but There has been some sug­ many of them forget to get we are looking for more gestion that the ISS could refunds on their health fees,'·' space." move into the office formerly she said. "We are hoping that The ISS Public Relations Co­ occupied by the Women's the CSU will put some of this ordinator agreed, saying "if Resource Centre, which is money into a scholarship more than 30 people show up moving upstairs. Opposite the fund." for lunch, most of them have to Breezeway, it is a much larger • go out into the hall." office. Council of the Stud~nts' She added that the ISS has The room in question is one Union Vice-President Internal approached the CSU on this of a number of small offices on Dave Flynn is not optimistic matter, but they hadn't heard the second floor of the TSC about this happening, though. anything back yet. next to the gym. "I know the university ad­ .The ISS is open.to everyone Many of the groups on that ministration wants to move on campus, whether a foreign hall would like more space, but Student Security into one of student or not. Anyone who the ISS has rather a unique those offices," he said. wants to join can either drop by problem. Flynn added that although 1heir office, or go to a general ISS sits in cozy off1ee. Constant physical contact leads to uwe have almost 150 the CSU would make recom­ me~ting at 1:00 p.m. in the a great deal of friencliness. '" members," said Ayyavoo, mendations on who gets space, YiP.nr.e Theatre. ... THE ..-11p&111•1r II, 1117 J ·.: the Extra time?.. Donate _it! mus··e f ast Friday, · a couple of hours after the paper came out,- I received a phone-call from a reader. L"Why haven't you given any coverage to the disabled students Volume 38, No. 2 . problem! Doesn't the Muse consider it a big enough news story?" he asked. The Muse is published The man was neither mad nor sarcastic. He just wanted to • every Friday during ·the know why we hadn't covered the story. fall and winter semesters Unfortunately, I didn't have much of an answer to give him. by the Council of the To anyone outside the Muse, such a story, with its obvious impor­ Students' Union, tance, would be a natural for coverage in the paper. However, Memorial University. of there are reasons why a lengthy piece never appeared in the Newfoundland. paper. First of all, no one had a new angle from which to cover the The Muse is a member story. With a week turn around, any news we came up with MUSE of the Canadian Universi­ would have been truly old hat when it finally appeared in print. rm ty·. Press and adheres to Also, the Muse tries to provide an alternative to the regular media, the CUP statement of and they had treated the story in some depth already. w principles and code of But more important perhaps, there was no one to do the story. ethics. . The Muse staff Contrary to popular belief, the Muse does not have a huge staff, reserves th~ right to edit nor do the editors "assign" stories as such. Students write the editorial copy for length, stories they are interested in, and students write what they have grammatical errors, and time for. sexist, racist, The Mu~e, CHMR, the Volunteer Centre, and countless other homophobic, and campus organizations survive because of the hard work and libelous content. Opi­ dedication of a very limited number of students. If something nions expressed in the doesn't seem right about the Muse, why not change it? Muse are not necessarily Every student contributes financially to the Muse, but few make those of all the staff, the the effort to contribute their time. Instead of complaining about it, CSU, or the university why not get involved? In the words of singer Joe Keighly, "Talk administration. minus action equals zero". Talk plus action equals results. Letters to the editor Get involved. Your university needs you. may be forwarded to Box BH 118, Memorial Universi­ ty, AlC 557, or the Muse "Back to the Beach" party office, TSC 2001. ·

To the editor, 5eems to me that $3. 75 ($4. 75 Editor This is a lett~ of complaint for non-students) was a steep concerning the "Back to the price to pay for a party whose Bob Hallett Beach" party in the TSC Gym main attraction was non­ Friday, September 11. As existant. News Editon advertised in the Orientation I would appreciate hearing Week program as well as in from other students who share Padraic Brake The Muse, the main attraction my views. Heidi Harley was to be a 2500 gallon pool and sand. After just having Sincerely, paid for tuition and books, it Susan Marshall Barend Kiefte CSU. budget breakdown Robin Whitiker £:d Martin By HEIDI HARLEY Every student contributes exactly those sums of money to The Council of the Students' Union and the Breezeway each of those categories each semester. The amount of Contributors Bar are in the process of examining its budget for the past money the student contributes has not increased at all since 1982. A committee struck on September 9 is looking into Robin Braffet year and planning its budget for the upcoming year. Dave Andy Cook Kirkland, business manager for the CSU and a member of the distribution of a possible fee increase now, to be decided Annette Gibbons the board of directors of the Breezeway, is integrally involv­ byi a referendum in mid-October. Darren Goodyear ed in both events. The money from the Breezeway, Kirkland agreed, is Lisa Hobbs He provided the following breakdown of the $53.00 stu­ perceived by the students as contributing to the CSU's John T . Johnson Kelly Nelmes dent union fee every student has to pay: operating budget. It is actually used in projects "for the bet­ Sharon Molloy Fixed Amounts: terment of student life"; that is to say, for improvement in Steven O'Connell Health Plan $34.00 facilities expressly for the use of students. However, the John Power Canac;iian Federation of Students 2.00 money, when spent, is not identified as coming from the Cass Reimer Breezeway profits, so students don't realize where the Debbie Smith $36.00 Shirley Stacey money is going. Robbi Stagg Variable Amounts The profits from the Breezeway last year totalled approx­ Barry Strickland Salaries of full-time staff 2.92 imately $296,000. They were used as follows : Anne Whalen Keith Winsor Student Honoraria 1.90 CHMR 1.58 Ad'Mrtlaing Clubs and Societies 1.45 lliOMSON STUDENT CENTRE Dereck Drodge (753-9701) 10,369 Orculatlon 10,000 Muse 1.42 Breezeway Bar expansion Printer Printing Services/Student Handbook 1.01 Lights for TSC lobby 1,500 Robinson-Blackmore CSU Office Expense 1.00 . Message board for cafeteria 8,000 Muse phone Conferen·ces and Seminars .96 Renovation to CSU offices 9.230 (709) 753-9703 Cameramun .83 Na_tlonal Advertising SfUDENT ORIENTED CAPITAL PROJECTS Campus Plus Purchase of Capital Equipment .83 Computers for residences 16,367 124 Merton Street, 3rd floor • Yearbook .75 Equipment for MUN Radio 15,000 Toronto. Ontario Legal Aid/ Insurance/ Audit/ Elections .54 M4S 222 Equipment for Print Shop 15,000 Entertainment .42 Typesetting Fence for Day Care Playground 1,500 Intramural Sports .29 June Harris Furniture for clubs and societies 6 ,135 .and others Stµdent Volunteer Bureau .26 Tables for Library 2,500 Promotions and Marketing .21 Preschool 5,000 Information Centre/ Women's Resource Centre .21 Harlow Campus 1,000 Winter Carnival .21 10,000 Copies Emergency Scholarship Fund 10,000 Orientation Week .21 Breezeway Loan Repayment 195,000 First Time 17.00 This Week! TOTAL $53.00 TOTAL 296,000

4 SeDtember 18, 1987 THE MUSE l NFLD milk rices• are

lsy JOHN T.-JOHNSTON re~sons, but they are now look­ price to stay for eight days. At ing denied a system by where to-door campaign, he hopes to Milk is the source of life we ing for more power so they can tpe same time they wouldn't children would have a obtain some 25,000 signatures first receive. You just can't get pass laws at-will, becoming allow Stafford to expound on guaranteed source of "badly to take to government. more basic than milk. Steven unaccountable within the the Supreme court's decision, needed" nutrition each day?" In the malls, small retail Stafford, city solicitor and con­ various aspects of the dairy in­ nor review the problems that asked Stafford. He said the stores and post-secondary in- ' sumer advocate, says the milk dustry." Stafford wanted to address in board have had over a year to. stitutions he will demand an in­ marketing system is "ripping Stafford said the large super­ the dairy industry. put in such a system. quiry to Government with a off" the consumer. markets can now buy milk in After the eight days the. Stafford said the Board is too legal and factual submission "If they're ripping us off on bulk at a reduced price, while minimum retail price would not powerful, and without an out­ demanding this, by early this, then what will follow," he keeping the retail price low be in effect, yet the Milk side advisory ·committee their November. said. enough to make a large profit Marketing Board can put it power can't be checked. "With a committee and a In his fight to better New­ and putting the small retailer at back into effect. Stafford has placed a protest strategic campaign I hope to found Iand ' s depressed a disadvantage. At this time there is no ballot in this week's Muse, as get more success in seeking economy, Stafford plans to get minimum price, yet prices are he has done in other publica­ signatures and an inquiry," he to the bottom of what he calls "They can sell it. just above still "artificially high" because of tions, and with this and a door- said. the mainland's disrupting of the the minimum price set," he the major volume buyers who province's potential to prosper. said, "yet the small retailer is can buy it cheap and sell it with According to Stafford, the forced to sell it much higher to a profit. controversy started in 1983, make a profit because he can't when Government set up the buy it as cheap." Now Stafford is planning a Milk Marketing Board, to pro­ He spoke of many smaller province-wide campaign to get tect the "depressed" economy, areas around the province support to convince Govern­ farmers and milk producers. where milk costs upwards of ment to enact an inquiry into Regulating the importation three and four dollars for two the Milk Marketing Board. Staf­ of cheap milk, the guidelines litres of milk. ford wants to know why New­ were intended to primarily pro­ An appeal tribunal was set foundlanders have to pay the tect the dairy industry, giving up by the minister of Consumer highest prices in North local farmers and producers a and Corporate Affairs, Bob Am~rica, and pinpoint where guaranteed market for their Alyward. After 14 days and the rip-offs are. product. seven months of testimony, the From this a precedent could The problem arose when the Tribunal upheld the Milk be set to look into other cor­ board put a minimum retail Marketing Board's minimum porate "rip-offs", where similar price on milk. Stafford feels it retail price of $2. 29 for two things are happening. has resulted in major profits for litres of milk. After taking it to "Why can't farmers get into the corporations, to the detri­ the Supreme Court of New­ the dairy industry, when some ment of the consumer. foundland to set aside this deci­ of them already have a cor­ "Now they've become too sion, Stafford succeeded in get­ nered market and would not powerful, abusing the system ting the tribinal to review it. affect other's markets," said to gain more power," he said. After this they drafted an Stafford. The board exists for good order for the minimum retail "Why are school children be- • • Women plan mar.ch

By PADRAIC BRAKE to take back the night. child care workers for the Night Steven Stafford advocates changing laws concering milk The fourth annual "Women "We are marching for of the March," said Duggan. Unite - Take Back the Night" ourselves, and for the women pricing. See story march will take place at 7: 30 who cannot join us because The march will proceed from p. m. in Bannerman Park on they fear the repercussions Bannerman Park, after a local Friday, September 18 by from their abusers. We urge women's band named Sara­ \.VO men, for women. other women to join us in pro­ band play, to City Hall. After Women in St. John's will testing the violence and por­ the march ends a one-hour Women's Centre join thousands of others across nography taking place in our long celebration will take place the country to show a collective community," one pamphlet at the Women's Centre. spirit against the abuses that reads. Duggan said, "The march have been inflicted upon them. "If men wish to contribute to will take place no matter what changing location Some statistics include a our march there is a need for the weather is like ." woman being battered every By ROB.IN WHITAKER "We feel that in this new eight minutes, a woman being • . • As of this week the Women's location the Centre will be get­ raped every 17 minutes, 90 per ~eso~rce Ce~tre will be chang- ting the best value for the cent of women being harassed In f 0 rm atI 0 n Se rv IC e Sing its location from Room. dollars 'spent," Flynn added. in the workplace or at school, TlOOlD to T2002C, on the The Women's Resource and one in every four children suggestion of a CSU committee Centre is also presently without being sexually abused. planning changes formed over the summer. a co-ordinator, since Margaret Donovan the former co­ The march is being organiz­ The committee was struck ordinator resigned when she ed by the St. John's Rape with the goal of finding ways left university to work full time. Crisis and Information Centre, By HEIDI HARLEY 10:00-5:00 all days, for the centre to raise its profile According to Flynn, this did not the St: John's Status of The CSU Information Ser­ weekdays, and even be open on campus, and looked at the cause many problems since she Women, and the Transition vices Centre, located in the two or three nights a week. various types of Public Rela­ left at the end of the semester. House. TSC next to the Breezeway, tions advertising they could In addition to these changes, "We were a bit worried that Diane Duggan, from the albeit useful, has been erratic in employ to attain this goal. They said Kirkland, the centre will the office would be totally clos­ Rape Crisis and Information its service in past years, said concluded that moving the of­ also be used as an outlet to sell ed until we found another Centre, said, "The main thrust Dave Kirkland, CSU business fice from its current location, to dothes, magazines, and sundry director, but that hasn't been of the march is that it is a time manager. With this in mind, one which is in the area of the other items. This will help the case," he said. The Council for women to come together to the centre is undergoing some other campus societies and ser­ make the centre self-sufficient, is currently looking at applica­ show their collective strength." changes to improve its vice organizations would make and reduce the expenditure the tions for the honorarium posi­ "It's to tell society that we are usefulness and also its efficien­ it more visible to students. very angry and that we are not cy. CSU must pay to maintain it. tion. going to keep silent any "Right now, we're working After these changes have "In its old location the Centre Flynn said the Council has longer," said Duggan. on making it self-sufficient," been implemented,· said was difficult for many people to not yet decided what will hap­ The Canadian Association of said Kirkland. To accomplish Kirkland, the centre will cost find. It was also hard to pen to the old, and now vacant Sexual Assault established the this, the CSU will hire more the CSU approximately describe how to get there," said space that was formerly the third Friday of September as people, ensuring that the ser­ $6000. 00 to keep running Dave Flynn, V.P. Internal in Women's Resource Centre of- the evening for women to unite vice will be available throughout the year. the CSU. . fice.

THE MUSE 5efKember 11, 1917 5 Quebec University bans smoking

MONTREAL (CUP) - Non­ university anyhow and the smoking students gasped a sign overall desire to promote clean of relief this summer as air , we eliminated the Marianopolis college became machines," said Giguere. "I the first school in Quebec to think if they had to travel to ban smoking completely and China to buy cigarettes, then it Concordia University ordered would cause a problem, but the sale of cigarettes on its cam­ heavens, there are enough pus to be stopped. places around where people The new no-smoking policy can buy cigarettes." at Marianopolis was adopted Students at both institutions following a February referen­ seemed satisfied with the new dum where 65 per cent of the measures. . voters were in favor of limiting "Even though I smoke up to smoking to specially designated a pack a day I think the ban is areas. A complete ban was great," said a Marianopolis stu­ ~ adopted when the school's dent who wished to remain . '*.. ,...,, ~ d f d . d ~·, ··~·~... ::~-.z:·:~ ,. ·..... , ~ boar o ~over~o~s eterm1~e anonymous b ecause " my "''· · ~ ·"" :·":',..,, . c that creating hm1ted smoking parents don't know that I , '...... ,::;·:%~~,:::. " . :2. sections was "a false solution" smoke." . ~'w"~.,, - ~to the problem. "Non-smokers have become . · •· ···;4;;~,··" ] "It seems that no regar? was more aware of the effects of · x~ ·"'· a.. given to smokers but that s not second-hand smoke," said true," said student councellor Concordia student Andreas This is the infamous Black Box. It is found in the QE II Library. We don't know what it does, Darren Kornbluth. "All the Seibert. "They don't see it Is it an illicit substance detector? Can it tell if we are dissidents? Is Bi~ Brother watching? possibilities were looked into anymore as a nuisance but as and there was no place for something actually causing smokers to go. anything from minor sickness The decision to ban the sale to l ung cancer. " of cigarettes at Concordia was Seibert deplored however Five students ·face charges taken in July when vice-rector that Bill-84, the provincial law Charles Giguere asked the which restricts smoking in school's food services to public buildings, leaves it up to remove vending machines the institution to enforce the . MONTREAL (CUP) - Five tal fees last term. services," said Lefebvre. from the cafeteria. The regulation. University of Montreal students The five were among a "There is a financial effort that student-operated services also "If you have a law which is will appear in court this month· group of U of M students who is being asked from students followed the initiative during set up so it can't be enforced, to · face charges that they occupied their rector's office for but the rest of the university the summer. you really don't have a law at obstructed the law while five days last spring. They were community doesn't have to "Given that there were so all," he said. "It's a useless demonstrating against inciden- protesting the imposition of a share it." few outlets left within the piece of legislation." $40 per term fee for ' "educa­ "The financial management tional materials." of this school is very weak, fillllllll ~~:~i.~ Alain Garnink, Sylvie Ger­ there is still a lot of rationaliza­ TOMORRO\IV'S TECHNOLOGY vais, Mario Jolivet, Marc Pinot, tion that could be done to the NSCAD admin. AT YOUR TOUCH. and Luc Trepanier were ar­ budget," said the student ex­ JUST WRITE rested on March 13 when ecutive. "There are still a lot of sutdents were evicted on the services that are badly manag­ FOR ANY COURSE ••• ed or duplicated, like the Smith Corona On Campus fifth. day of occupation by the police. cafeterias, the parking lots, the consider strike "The university was asking lack of a centralized audio- for an additional fee of $40 per visual service." HALIFAX (CUP) - Ad­ term but that sum wasn't really Scotia, she said. "We have done everything ministrators at a Nova Scotia rovering cost of services," said "(College president) Garry we could," said vice-rector College want to keep students Martin Lefebvre, an executive Kennedy said there wouldn't Lussier. "The university has in the dark about a possible for the university's federation of be half as much enrollment if made great efforts to cut costs: faculty strike. student councils. there was a possibility of a we have cut 425 employees The Nova Scotia College of "Even the rector publicly ad­ strike. That's the reason they and 125 faculty positions while Art and Design (NSCAD) stu­ mitted during the summer of wouldn't want it (the letter) taking in as 15 per cent enroll­ dent council tried to send its 1986 that the fees would be us­ sent," Boyle said. ment increases." members information on a ed to ftmmt::e the school's "It doesn't damage the r According to Lefebvre, salary dispute between pro­ deficit." students to know about the students at the university fessors and administrators over strike, it damages them not to According to administration engaged in a year-long cam­ the summer, but college of­ know," she added. vice-rector Jacques Lussier, paign against the fee during the ficials nixed the idea. A 20-day walkout last Oc­ the fee was made '1ecessary by 1986-87 semester. "It didn't seem appropriate," tober won professors at XL 2000 Electronk ~Iller wllh "We tried to fight this within Spell-Right'" Electronk Dlcdonary ... the recent provincial cutbacks said Scott MacDougall, dean of NSCAD a contract which in­ The Affordable Portable - . to university funding. the university committees. We academic affairs at NSCAD. Pertea for Back-to-School duded job security, faculty "The university has a lot of denounced the fee at press The faculty union grievance procedures, and the • Spell-Right.. electronic dictionary conferences. There was a checks spelling of 50,000 words. financial problems," said (FUNSCAD) is seeking wage right of consultation over • \X.brdFind"' locates errors. Lussier. "When it is possible to demonstration in September parity with other university staff academic matters. • Full line memory correction allows with over 2,000 students. Then correction from one character to an take from governmental sub­ in the region. It was the longest strike ever entire line. sidies, we do but there have we tried to encourage students Administrators called the held at an English-speaking • \X.brdfraser8 removes an entire \MJrd to refuse to pay the fee," said with one tap of a key. been a lot of government cut­ strike memorandum "too university in Canada, accor­ Lefebvre. "The boycott was a • Other features include bold print auto backs and students have to stressful" to include in an infor­ ding to Alvin Comiter, past return, auto center. auto halfspace. auto share the problem. last resort, but an issue like this mation package, said Margaret president of FUNSC.-;D. super/subscript. end of page warning. creates a display of strength and more. SPECIAL! "The only other alternative Boyle, president of the college Comiter said a full professor would be to reduce the services from each side." student council. at NSCAD takes home an Reg $349.00 $329.00 and that would mean lowering The five students, who Boyle charges officials are average of $15,000 less a year or rent to own for 9 months our educational standards," he pleaded not guilty at afraid enrollment will drop if than her / his counterparts at $39.95 and IT'S YOURS! said. preliminary hearings on July news of a possible walkout is elsewhere. "Students are not against the 15, will appear in court at the released. "About 70 per cent of Union executives will meet . Office Equip. Enterprises Ltd. $40 fee - providing that it is end of September or early Oc­ the 500 students attending this week to discuss a possible 61 Cashin Ave. 579-5654 matched with corresponding tober. NSCAD reside outside of Nova strike vote. Comiter said. - - R B C P rules By MARGIE HALFYARD robot boosting his popularity there is fair judgement. lt is but the inventor of ROBOCOP very unfair and wrong to say Though I hate to admit it, I beats him to it and as a result, that those in the film were 'was wrong about the film he must be eliminated. How ... "acting school dropouts" ... ROBOCOP for it wasn't a could there be any ... "contact and that they had "failed acting Rambo or 'bang your head' made between the police and school". In my opinion, and type movie at all and I couldn't the vice-president" . . . (the in­ practically 80% of the profes­ make fun of it or tell everyone ventor of ROBOCOP) when sional movie critics, the acting how rotten and stupid it was the COP-killer hired by Richard and the movie were great. after I saw it. It was indeed a has arranged his death. He did The actors and actresses, surprising and worthwhile nothing wrong so why would mainly Murphy (ROBOCOP) $5.50 spent: The title the police want anything to do and the Co-Killer were superb ROBOCOP and the poster did with him. So what if he did a bit and their character roles were throw me off, but looks can be of cocaine, no one knew. very real, likeable, hated and deceiving and in this case they Furthermore, the idea of intense as their characters were were. having a "Directive 4 to pre­ supposed to be. ROBOCOP Much to my disappointment, vent the supercop from ar­ broght a moralistic, hero-type the review of the movie last resting an OCP official" is in­ Superman to the screen that. week went against my opinion credibly clever as opposed to was just so Big in terms of a of what the movie was like, "uninspiring" for it creates fur­ futuristic force that can be there whether or not the other per­ ther suspense when to idolize and trust to protect son had already made up his ROBOCOP is ready to arrest or and in a physical appearance. mind beforehand or not. I have kill Richard, but its system Unlike my usual movie to write this cd?:nmentary on begins to break down due to habits of poking fun at the good last week's issue of the Muse's this policy created by Richard vs. bad stereotype movies, I movie with a good plot, enter­ Last but not ieast, I don't review of ROBOCOP as well as could not stop myself from himself. It is not until the end of tainment, suspense, comedy understand why one ·half of a the movie itself for I feel it was rooting and cheering Murphy the movie that Richard's plans and serious drama that column in the previous review unjustly shredded without all on as he fought the and actions are released and at develops character and shows ·would be focused on nuclear the movie aspects being con­ psychopathic savages of a crucial point he is fired and human characteristics in real war. Only about 30 seconds sidered. Detroit who have systematical­ thus, he is destroyed by life. The bad guys get in the out of 1 hour and 40 mi.nutes Qu~te a few of the review's ly blown apart and mangles ROBOCOP. Richard was at no end, but that is what everybody of the movie was on nuclear points in last week's issue of the cops bodies as they shot off point a ... "corrupt police off­ wanted. They deserved it and war games commercials and student paper must be cor­ human parts until they no icer who orders ROBOCOP's the movie made you want it news stories. It was there just to rected in order to be fair. death" but an executive in the longer blinked or shivered in that way too. show m<_:>dern society and a bit "The OCP is the corrupt agony. If you like blood and I OCP group with a warped, The make-up and special ef- of comedy in the news. It was villain that controls the police" competitive, power-lusting mean lots of blood and internal not intended to be part of the tects were fantastic. When is an incorrect statement since mind. wipeouts, this movie is for you. main story and it was no where ROBOCOP took off his mask, the only curruptness in the I cannot go on without Normally, a movie of this near the plot. OCP organization is the second stressing how wrong someone calibre would discourage me, his head revealed half machine Enjoyable, tiecent acting and in command, a man named can be when it comes to judg­ but the violent, gross filmage of and half a former cop which he Richard who hires men dealing ing actors and actresses' the massacring of bodies were now inherited. It looked amaz­ a coherent, statuesque plot stands strong bringing forth a with a massive drug business to abilities. As an amateur actress very well done as far as reality ing and so did the details of the kill off ROBOCOP, part man myself in the past, I do not and special effects go. Cop-Killer's henchman who sense of good vs. evil without a Police Academy affect to it and -part machine, and those in~ · even come close to drawing the One did not go to was driving a truck that went I was pinned to my seat the terfering with his way of doing line between an Academy ROBOCOP for a meaningful, into toxic wastes. His body was whole time. Go and see it for business. Richard is the man Award winner or a 5/ 10, but I profound rebirth such as in The melting and he was deformed who could have had his huge can tell if there's talent and if Mission or Platoon. It was a showing little human qualities. yourself and judge. Food OD'ers get SU ort .. By JANET STOODLEY three-time effort for Yvonne. But it wasn't quite rock bot­ feeling of love and acceptance that the first thought through She would lose 20 to 25 tom. Yvonne was so addicted there that I just unwound and your mind isn't food. That's (Editorial Note: Because of the to food and to eating, that what il used to be like, but I pounds each time, drop out felt at home. I know it sounds anonymous nature of OA, the know now that life has more and then gain the weight back. eventually she got arrested for corny, but the people in OA person's name in this Forum things for me, other than "If you only knew the amount shop-lifting two boxes of really do know how I feel, has been changed to protect of money I have spent on try­ granola bars from a super­ food." their anonymity.) mostly because they have been ing to lose weight, you would market. That was when she hit where I was and to some point, drop dead where you sit!" rock bottom. That was also When I met Yvonne, she still am. I mean, food must When I asked her about her But that wasn't the end of when she sought out really be important to you if was about 50 pounds over­ the weight-losing road for Overeaters Anonymous. weight, Yvonne gave a curious weight and, according to her, you're willing to get arrested for answer: "You know, weight Yvonne. She managed to get a it. I remember sitting there very miserable. She had run running prescription of diet pills t A used to be the end-all-and-be­ . h h 0 verea ers nonymous 1s a while the cops asked me for ID, the gamut of diet clubs, diet fr om h er d oct or, w h1c s e . . _all, If I didn't weigh just right pills ·and doctor-prescribed . t d t "Oh group founded for compulsive and I thought, "What have you then I would go out of my b ecame a dd1c e o. , 1 h h f done to yourself?!" diets . 1.d n 't th·m k was a dd.1c t e d t o overeaters,. w. o ave ound mind. OA doesn't use scales or d 1 that their eatmg has gotten so "There was a time when I t em. h a d anoth er d oct or . . OA possesses a rather anything like that. They just h I 't out of control that their hves are thought the sun rose and set remark tha t I couId n go a . f radical philosophy, in that they ~pport you and you know ·th t th Of starting to all apart. Based claim that for the compulsive they're there for you. Our mot­ according to my weight. I month w1 ou em. h . h Al h 1· . d .t b t t"ll eav1 1y on t e co o 1cs overeater, food is a drug and to is 'One day at a time - One would lose ~~ 2~ ?O pounds, course, I d eme 1 , u 1 s 1 ·A d I 0 I · · .. 1 • th k Wh nonymous mo e , A c aims the main goal is to get sober, pound at a time. And I know then put .it back on in a matter kept L;;~:::~ e sue ers. . en to be the last resort for the per- of days. What took me three - ~.,. +inn that is, to stick to three square that I'll lose weight. Maybe not my doctor went on Vol.au..__ : - -- ,.,ho has hit rock bottom meals a day, no snacking, and tomorrow, but I'll lose it. And weeks of hard work and a lot of and I ran out of the pills, and I suii "··- t·k -y · ~""'o who'~ I'...,.. , lnt h;:\nn1·er no to " ' h . someone 1 e vo1111 ..... a lot of peer support through 1111 U lVL ••~.-.. w 0. starvation would go down the cou Id n t get anot er prescnp- . ' . f th d t hfe was unravelling in front of tubes in four or five days. Have tion rom ano er oc or, 1 h their spori;C~~~~!? ?rogr~m. "It you ever seen those bio­ almost had a nervous er eves. seems to be working,,_ ;~~·.: w·~e;; ~'~ parted, Yvonne rhythm charts with the wavy breakdown. According to my _ Yvonne, "because my life no lines? Well, that's what my shrink, I was going through a Acc;:ording to Yvonne, "OA longer revolves around food. I was espousing. the won~~;~ ~f weight gains and losses were drug-induced depression. literally saved my life. When I don't think very many people OA to someone else, and look ~ like," says Yvonne. Well all I know is that I hit rock went to that first meeting, I was know what it's like to wake up ing quite enthusiastic about it. A popular diet group was a bottom.''' nervous, but there was such a every morning and be grateful And happy.

THE MUSE September 18, 1987 7 He's been dubbed improving the literacy of the democracy", which is far from plores young people to go they "spokesman for a generation" Nicaraguan people. When what the North American press there" to help. He notes that tried t by the music press but British Bragg returned to Canada, he was calling it. these volunteers must look at But musician Billy Bragg is uncom­ was anxious to share his ex­ Bragg witnesse d man y the "Contra-gate" hearings and dy poli fortable with such a weighty ti­ periences with his audiences, discrepancies between what President Ronald Reagan's looks a tle. comprised mostly of university the press was telling the rest of continued support of the Con­ with a Although his music is on and college students. the world about Nicaragua and tras in disgust. ments campus radio station playlists "I guess I learned about what he actually saw there. He "The United States shouldn't tongue across Canada, Bragg does not what's happening in Nicaragua rejects comparisons between repeat the mistake of sending negati presume to speak for Canadian from the Clash album "San­ life under the Sandinista armies into a jungle war (as cher's youth when he performs dinista" and I'm not ashamed government and life in places they did in Vietnam) . If they tain , staunchly political tunes like to admit that," Bragg said, il­ like the Soviet Union or West want to demonstrate their great "econ "There is Power in a Union", lustrating that musicians can Germany. influence on the world, why inflicti "Which Side Are You On" or actually inform their listeners. "All over the place, there are don't they sit down with the hard-n "Between the Wars". But his The last lines of Bragg's song posters promoting the five op­ Soviet Union and get rid of all The politics are very much a part of "It Says Here" became very position parties in Nicaragua. nuclear weapons?" Bragg ask­ Bragg his message. dear to him when he went to And when people from the ed his audience in Ottawa, who can1t "I'm not a political Nicaragua. "When you wake United States embassy came to responded with cheers. capital· songwriter. I write some up to the fact that your paper is Nicaragua, they distributed Bragg calls U.S . and Soviet and political songs, but I mean, I Tory, just remember ... there's anti-Sandinista propaganda but interference in Nicaragua situa­ Bra live in a country at the moment two sides to every story". the Sandinistas didn't stop tion "an issue of global impor­ behind that's very political, and part of "Our newspapers and our them. Now I ask you, would tance for the Third World". He Labor my job is to reflect the society governments aren't telling us that happen in the U.S.S.R. or fears that "if a tiny country like a link that I come from. And I can't the truth about what is going on in West Germany?" Nicaragua can't be self­ leaders divorce politics from life, I'm in Nicaragua. They've Bragg also dismisses determined, then what hope is afraid. I don't think politics is misrepresented the Sandinista American assertions that the there for anyone?" something that we leave to the government and the people of Sandinistas have no public sup­ Bragg noted that while most politicians. I think politics is too Nicaragua, calling them Marx­ port in Nicaragua. Americans feel very strongly earne important to be left just to ists and totalitarians, when "In Nicaragua, there are one about what to do about re put politicians," Bragg asserts. that's just not the case," Bragg million arms for three million Nicaragua, they really know lit­ ~ok But Bragg acknowledges said. people. If the sandinistas were tle about what is happening Britain that he can potentially in­ Bragg asked a Cuban jour­ not popular, they wouldn't be there. Labor fluence many people through nalist for his perception of the there very long!" Bragg com­ Bragg joked with his au­ desptt his music, so he takes that political situation in Nicaragua, mented wryly. dience: "In a recent poll, 51 % loss - responsibility seriously. in light of his experience with Bragg speaks highly of th~ of Americans polled were his r His recent Canadian tour South and Central American thousands of American against giving aid to the Con­ was scheduled around a trip to politics. The journalist tailed volunteers working to improve tras, 32% were in favor and Nicaragua, where he perform­ the Sandinista government "an living conditions for the 30 % couldn't even locate ed at a book festival aimed at interesting experiment in social Nicaraguan people and "im- Nicaragua on a map! At least

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they w t far if they tried to i ButN is not a "tren­ dy politi for Bragg. He looks at · al situa~ions with a and com­ ments o 'th a scathing tongue. particularly negative argaret That- cher's T rnent in Bri- tain, ncin g the "econo " that she is inflicting ritish with her hard-no rnic policies. The vi ese policies, Bragg "those who can1 t ta the glory of capitalis orking class and p Bragg behind LaborP in, acting as a link Labor Party leaders outh of Bri­ tain. Pl it gigs with British Paul Weller and Ji erville has earned uch of his reputati a political spokes e youth of Britain. pport for the Labor not waned despite ent election loss - s increased his res "Two ore the elec­ tion, oing well in the pol Kinnock was asked f r stand on nuclear could have While Bragg's political song that could be called the That's what Bragg hopes to Robinson did that to me, and if dropped isarmament messages and music are an im­ quintessential Billy Bragg love achieve with his own composi­ I met him today I would have question platform and portant facet of his perfor­ song, but Bragg calls 1t simply tions - lyrics that touch people to say exactly that to him. If my possibly the election. mances, he can't be dismissed "the truest song I ever wrote". in a very personal way. songs are moving people the But he thin twenty­ as a mouth-piece for left-wing h's a funny, achingly accurate "I think that it's those power­ way that Smokey and the Four four ho election , we political parties. He has tale of an adolescent boy's love ful · songs that make you sit Tops and Elvis Costello moved will do the military another distinct side to his for the girl who doesn't know down and think, or even more me, then, you know, that's bases.' have lost the music and his personality he's alive. Bragg traces the powerful, sit down and cry, much more job satisfaction election t the prin- which is often ignored by the tales of heartbreak from when that are just as important as the than filling out the Maple Leaf ciples r Party and media, but never by his fans. In "She became a magic mystery ones that make you want to Gardens," said Bragg. the ord' le," asserts fact, many of his fans probably to me and we'd sit together in jump up and be happy. And Since Bragg eschews com­ Bragg. don't know or care where his double history, twice a week when I set out to make music I mercial success for personal When arrived in political loyalties lie. For them , and some days we'd walk the must admit that that's the sort satisfaction, he works in the Canada the opinion Billy Bragg is the man who same way home ... " to "In the of music I set out to make, music industry on his own polls ga 35% of the writes gut-wrenching love end it took me a dictionary to music that really touches you." terms. His albums and e.p.s popular o the New songs that send them sobbing find out the meaning of unre­ When he writes love songs, usually bear the label "pay no Democr and the NOP off to sleep at night. quited, while she was giving Bragg tries to remember that more than ... " to avoid over­ won thr ·n Parliament This is the side of Billy Bragg herself for free at a party to everyone has the same "hang­ pricing and he refuses to cut during b s that month. that sings "I don't want to which I was never invited". ups, worries, confusions" singles that only give fans two While B surprised and change the world, I'm not look­ Bragg personally favors .about love and then "maybe songs. Bragg does not forget pleased socialist party ing for a new England, I'm just classic laments of the broken­ you can write something that his days as a working-class kid . ):' ~ .. riding a wave of looking for another girl". He hearted done in the great coun­ everyone can feel". In his ver­ f rom B ark mo_ L.o;;::it London ,.1 ' _ , populari da. he noted conside:r;s his love ballads to be try music tradition by people sion of "Walk Away Renee". ~u ne has not changed his 'I i . that it "difficult to as important as his political like Patsy Cline and Hank Bragg says '2~·~1an · t stop lifestyle much to accommodate j,).._; I elect a differs from songs because he realizes that Williams or Motown-style, bv L111nKing about her, and his new-found noteriety. Uncle n nuclear love, particularly the unre­ Smokev R~~~~:;vil or fhe Fo~r everytime I switched on the "In my spare time, I watch defence. quited sort, has univ~~~~! ap­ Tops. radio, there was someone else the tely, catch up on my letters, Bragg young Cana- ~~~ :~1ai specific political issues "Bob Dylan called country singing a song about the two of hang out with my chums, visit dian vol •l~ allow" the do not. singer Hank Williams us". And that's what he hopes my mum. Same as most folks, I .,. ...-- i~UP to ir controver­ But Bragg does not consider "America's greatest living to achieve with his songs; the suppose." sial disa policy if they politics and love to be mutually poet." To me, he's the guy feeling that someone else were ev He cited the exclusive, a belief he tries to ex­ who sings the love songs that knows how you feel. And although he's been call­ .. example ew Zealand plain by paraphrasing Antonio meant the most. The ones that "I have a letter at home from ed "the new messiah of British govern moved out Gramsci, a former president of made your stomach go like jelly a girl who told me about her folk" and "th~ ~r~ttsh B~~ of the Australia to the Italian Social Democratic when you hear him playing in life, which was not particularly Dub-"y .,.. u 1 , -Bragg sees h'is c h osen assume clear stance. Party. the superrndrket 8!' th~ gas sta­ going very well - ~:1~e any c.areer in very realistic terms. He SU at Canada "If you haven't really loved tion ," said Bragg of the man adole~c~;-1{ iife, it had its pro­ According to the farmer could imilar move someone, really cared and hurt famous for such heart-breakers 'olems - but she finished off by bank messanger, store clerk away fr nited States over them, then you can't be a as "I Can't Help It I~ ~'~1 ;till I~ saying, 'Thank you for being in and house painter, "This is just and be rid leader in socialist.,, Love Wi~~1 '.f ou" and "Your my empty room when nobody a job ... the best job I've ever peace. "The Saturday Roy" is a ri...~11eatm . 'Heart " . else was there.' Now Smokey had . . . but it's still a job." TSC NITE! !! ! ! !

By BARRY STRICKLAND Steve Ryan. There's a good Memorial's first TSC Nite for mix between him and the band the semester got off the ground (no pun intended!) and that's Saturday night, and indeed liv­ very important, as they work ed up to its reputation of being well together as a team. the place to be for the Although their type of music dedicated socializer, girl/guy is not quite the kind I would watcher, and live entertain­ listen to and play (as any of you ment fan. who have seen the band I play Four bands participated in with now, Three Blind Mice, the event: Parental Guidance know), Parental Guidance is a c: (who just recently won OZ professional, well rehearsed, <11 I.. FM's "Best band in Newfound­ and happening band who I..ns land contest"), a four man deserve every bit of recognition 0 >­ band called The Edge, and two they receive. The guys have a ...0 ....0 duo acts ... in the Vault it was good attitude. The only thing 0 The Two Of Us, and in the about the band that bothers if Orange Room Race. me, is since they are a • Parental Guidance played keyboard-dance band, as such, ' the TSC Gym this time around, their guitar player Glen Collins •guitar and lead vocals, Bruce entertainment aspect of got out of hand in any given and although the acoustics in doesn't get much of a chance Blackwood on bass and lead Memorial's first TSC Nite of the section. the gym wereh't very good, it to strut his stuff. Well, let me vocals, and keeping the pulse semester and on to the "party­ Most everyone I spoke with didn't take the band very long set the record straight. Glen is a on the drums is my good friend ing peoples perspective", I either came for the bands, the to get the crowd on the go. smooth, consistent, and polish­ Mr. Bill Sharpe. should mention the Orange booze, or the bods! That ac­ This four man act consists of ed guitar player. If anything In an interview with Bill while Room. It featured another fine counts for my interviews with Peter Collins on bass and lead ever happened to Parental the band was on a break, he duo called Race. Howard Wall about fifty people. But the vocals, his cousin Glen Collins Guidance, and say you musi­ told me that the band's been and Race Hanlon were at the general consensus was one of on lead guitar, Brian Sheppard cians out there were looking for together for about a year and a helm, and are two guitar­ great success, and many peo­ on keyboards, and Eric Bailey a smokin' guitar player, Glen half now, and are a laid back playing singers doing middle of ple suggested that there be keeping the beat on the drums. Collins is your man. party band who play for fun. the road material. "Something more TSC nights. The universi­ These guys have been together Meanwhile, in the cafe the As Bill said, "If it's no fun, we for everyone" an onlooking ty's a great place to be; where for about a year and a half band The Edge were rocking won't play!" Furthermore, he bystander said t_o me. They ·else can you learn so much now, and their type of music is away with older type music, said, "We could practice more too had a good crowd all night during the day, and then forget what makes them different, ~rom the Beatles, and other six­ and get things a little tighter, and the expression on peoples so much during the night!!! and successful. They offer ties material, right on up to but that would put an edge on faces always a smile. Mind you, Co-ordinators for Memorials' fresh, alternative music, called more current stuff like Robert our edge." it could have been the booze, entertainment are Mr. Gord "techno-rock". That is, Palmer's, "Addicted to Love". Well said, Bill. There was but for the r.ecord, we'll say it Pittman, and Mr. Gary Clarke. keyboard oriented dance music The band's harmonies on a only the scattered mistake and was the band. In an interview with Clarke at with cover tunes by The Bran­ Bob Seger tune "Still the wrong note, which I don't think And now on a little more his office on Monday, he said that "there were approximately ski Beat, Pet Shop Boys, and ·Same" were great, and they was noticed by many as the personal note, this is the party­ some top 40 by Level 42 etc. whipped that out with no prob­ band kept the dance floor full ing peoples' perspective. All 1550 tickets sold, and with the They do an excellent job of the lem. The band itself consists of through the night. The thing I throughout the night I got a turnover (people leaving and Simple Minds tune, "Don't John Bonya, a well rounded noticed about the band's sound chance to talk to several coming) about 1900 people You Forget About Me", I might musician who plays flute, was the lack of bottom end in students, all of which were passed through the university Saturday night." He added that add. Credit is also due to the keyboards, and a deadly sax­ the mix. Each individual instru- drinking, and were more than bands full time sound man, ophone, Lloyd Thornhill on ment was audible but no real willing to talk! "TSC nite happens a couple of punch was happening. I couldn't quite understand times per term but no more However, considering variables why, when you could get a because of the risk of wearing such as the poor acoustics in beer anywhere else, anybody things out." The only unfortunate event the cafe, plus the fact that the would line up to get into the .------111111 of the night occurred about • boys were doing their sound Breezeway? Well, I got in and from the stage and had no spotted friends of mine, Janet 1:05 a.m. A clown, or a group soundman, overall they did ex- Moore and Lori MacDonald of clowns, decided to pull the ceptionally well. The boys are and asked them. They lined up fire alarm. Two fire alarms ac­ doing a gig at the Fishing Ad- for about half an hour. Why? tually. In speaking with miral this weekend, so why not Janet said, "For a man ... a students about it on Monday, take them in. They're a great certain man!" As for Lori, well many thought that the ad­ party band, and a nice bunch she couldn't get a Tom Collins mininistrative authorities of of guys. anywhere else. Hear that guys. MUN did it on purpose just to Partying full scale in The Checking at the admission empty the building faster. Vault was a two man effort, door, the line-up started about That's ridiculous, and totally and with some help from the 9:00 p.m., and extended untrue. It was done by students dreaded drum machine, pro- about two-hundred bodies in or non-students. duced The Two of Us. The act length. The biggest laugh at the The fire alarm escapade cast is made up of Tom Roache and door was listening to non­ a dark shadow on what would I . Frank Myrick, both of whom students asking how much ad- have been a perfect evening. It sing and play guitar. The duo m1ss1on was for students. wasn't a cool· move. By the way, just for general informa­ performing at: CO MED¥ are ~ay'!~g c~rrent and tradi- Realizing that they could save tion, in the event that a fire tional music with a touc~ ~! -~~~mselves a whole dollar, alarm is sounded, you are re­ their own spice to make it their then say they 're ;~;..::~!:!~ ; but -· ·: ...... ,~ RY LAW to exit the BUSTAGUT CLUB own. The boys played New- having no student I. D., makes quu~..... _ foundland during the summer them instantly lose their case, building immediately. COMEDY CL and headed down south where and inevitably have to pay that Thus ends my review on that Thursday to Sunday tremendously successful Super ST. JOHN'S CURLING CLUB it's warmer during the winter to extra dollar. TSC nite. Yes, kiddies Satur­ ~ptember 17, 18, 19, appearing: Barbados. Standing at the bar in the - "'£ ..e,. CHRIS LOR•E ELLIOTT The Two of Us had little cafe, getting a beer, I got to day, Sept. 12, was quite a 24, 25, .LU ~ _27 • & guests problem keeping The Vault fill - talking to members of the stu­ night for those of us who were ed up all night. I'm sure there dent security. One guy said there; four live banus, four open bars, mixed with For Information & ... • '.'!~5 ~ good !!me had by all. that "some dude offered him For /nformation & 'Kee;; ~n ear open for these fifty bucks l:o let them in the 1500-1900 boys and girls, spelt out the ABC's of "A GREAT Reservations call: guys, as I'll be~ !Jley'll be ap- back door." He went on to say Reservations Call: TIME" . Anyone who missed pearing at a few of the :~~al that there's usually no prob­ it ... well, your loss. Don't kid (709) 895-3567 watering holes long before the )ems C~!ing these events, but yourself that you didn't miss (709) 895-3567 first snowflake hits the ground. the use of wai~;,·- !alkys would scm~thing big, because y'did. . Before I wrap up the live be an idea in case som e1~:::9 Tough Justice plays Cornerstone By LISA N. HOBBS their performance on Monday The Cornerstone felt a new night. They are an incredibly kind of beat Monday night. fast band, and this is shown in i This up-beat club usually plays the lightening speed of the Top 40 Chart music, but on Llewellyn Thomas' drums and September 14 it experienced Rod Locke's lead solos. Dean the head-banging tunes of Locke's thundering bass pro­ Tough Justice. vides volume and substance for Tough Justice has played Rod's and Johnny's guitar together for four years. The melody. current line-up is, Dean Locke Monday night one could on bass, Rod Locke and John hear a variety of their most Fisher on guitar, and Llewellyn well-known songs. Some ex­ Thomas on drums. When they amples of their material are: frist started out they played The "Fight, Fight, Fight", "Young Clash but have since progress- Problems", "Young Love'', ed into a blend of hardcore "Tears in my Eyes", and " , punk and speedcore metal. "Head-Banger" got the atten- ~~ ~ ; The band is currently based in tion of almost everyone. . * , ~ S:~ St. John's but has been think- However, most of the crowd Th . --·- ing along the lines of touring weren't expecting this type of e winners of the En~ineering Society Pub Crawl were Clark Stokes, Gary Karasek, Rob Stenecker, the mainland of Canada. music and weren't polite Dan Philpott and Alex Graham-the Term Three Team. These musicians have some enough to be quiet so that other talents among them. those who knew the band ------~· fkan Locke is an aspiring ar- could enjoy the show. The high tist. Llewellyn Thomas is a . quality hardcore was verbally Frenchvince's Journalistonly Francophone for our pro- typesput-down in the by crowd several. red-neck M.OLtY. RINGW~LD ROBERT DOWNEY· newspaper "Le Gaboteur". In my opinion the band per­ These young men are talented formed well with good-quality in their own right as they not hardcore rock that ranks with only play some other bands' commercial Top 40 bands. The tunes but collectively write show was worth seeing and en­ most of their show material joying to rock lovers of many themselves. 1astes if one has an open mind. Their talent was proven in Have a listen to them. Stephen King is a serious writer

By STEVEN O'CONNELL ourselves, and that is what No, I'm not going to defend scares. the man on the basis that he's Horror authors, not just King sold 80 million copies of his have never been taken serious­ works worldwide, but on the ly, but when one thinks about fact that he's proved to me that it, they are very important. he's as serious with his profes­ They provide us an invaluable sion as was Dickens and Hem­ tool. If there's one thing forcer- mingway. The man's been call­ 1ain, every person is going to ed a recreation author when in die, Stephen King and others fact he's much more than that. Uke him provide us a full dress I've read nearly all of King's rehersal in the comfort of our work and I have to agree that own home, we get the chance the subjects of many of them to come to grips with our own are not serious in that they deal mortality knowing that we are with aspects of the unknown. safe, for the time being. They But dismiss the supernatural also gives us the chance to face from the tale for a minute and real fears through an outlet of what we are left with are stories fictional-fantasy fears. And that are as well written as any aside from that, they are fun. of the classics that we are forc­ Why King sells so much is ed to study in school. still a mystery, talent and timing King is America's storyteller, are what most critics believe. no one around today, if ever "The man is good" says the for that fact, has been able to Denver Weekly but talent is not spellbound the reader as King all , King arrived at a tifue when does. And it's not just the the world was mixed up and man's imagination, he possess -people chose him - for th~ tools of all the great writers: whatever reason - to provide a good sense of plot and pacing a breather from the real prob­ 1WENTIETH CENfURY FOX~ 1lIE PICK-UPARTISf MOilY RINGWAID·ROBERTOOWNEY ·DENNIS HOPPER as well as a tremendous ability lems of the world. DANNYAIEILO AND HARVEY KF1fEL w:iGEORGES DELERUE ~GOROON WII11S, ASG • to create characters that are so King is not the lucky idiot ,.--PG-~--rlNlllm-~ --~---,±1 '=B\ULSYl.BERT ~DAVID L MACLEOD =:1~TOBACK IDL:a,-::! :.: ~ . .1 ...... ______::!!I IWDilDIL!'.&llQDITill AMEICEN1' FIJISA.lilJ AMERICAN OOfJTAHINT PARllDSLP. ·-Wl£T)t CENTlJRY FOX FU. COAf'ORA TIOHI lifelike they seem that they that most critics and English might live right next door. That teachers think, but a good solid is the frightening part. VJriter who could do Dickens Starts Friday, September 18 at Famous Players and King scares us because of the better than Dickens but chose association he builds up be­ to explore the unexplained or other selected theatres near you, check local listings. tween the characters and the weird and as a result is not get­ reader, reading a King novel or ting the respect he so rightly short story is like reading about deserves. ---~----

Echo and the Bunnymen Echoes of Ocean rain• shower on miracles

BY BAREND KIEFTE down." There is good rambling After all the break-ups and use of rhyme in The GQ¥Je and. I Echo &The Bunnymen sell-outs of bands like The Ian McCulloch delights in sing­ Teardrop Explodes, Ultravox, ing certain words in Bedbugs and The Simple Minds, I think and ballyhoo. Musically, that that Echo and the Bunnymen same song contains a jazzy are one of the last holdouts to rhythm, complete with piano the "underground" feel of the solo and brush work on drums. more accessible post-punk It gives Echo and the Bun­ groups. However, with their nymen a whole new dimen­ new self-titled album they sion. Lips Like Sugar, the come dangerously close to single off the album, has a joining the fate of the rest. This graceful yet harsh rhythm that is "the Bunnymen's" first effort incites visions of McCulloch in two years (after a year shiver-dancing. hiatus) and it is still worthwhile. One of the reasons why I like The new Echo and the Bun­ Echo and the Bunnymen is that nymen album relates more to they maintain a philosophical the smoothness of Ocean Rain sensibility. Their songs have than to earlier and raw record­ always reflected real questions ings like Heaven Up Here. tinged with existential anxiety. Though there are a few hard No simple boy-wants-girl-boy­ and fast songs such as Satellite meets-or-doesn't-meet-girl-boy and All In Your Mind, I guess I -invents-love-life-in-his-head ... miss the true roughness that An older song like Porcupine is was once so characteristic. I loaded - "there are no divi­ mourn the loss of Will sions/ between things about to The album ends with All My scale of world's movements. music and sentin1ent. The Sergeant's experimental guitar have been." LJfe, which I think is the most "God's one miracle/ moves in music is good but it doesn't noises. Instead, in a softer song There are songs on the new 'important song, involving the circles." The mood of the like Bombers Bay, the texture album that have a sense of be­ ground between hope and music is approp1iately am­ cover enough new territofy. I is provided mainly by ing lost in the world and sear­ despair. McCulloch sings, "all biguous. still think they should scrape off keyboards. The use of guitars is ching for identity and value, my life/ revolves around/ some of the polished produc­ still prevalent, but in a standard but they aren't as strong as laughter and crying." He Overall, the new Echo and tion and return to a baser and unadventurous way. Yet, before because they are too parallels the seasonal nature of the Bunnymen album is more sound. That way they can cross on a positive note, The Game, direct. The lightened at­ personal moods with the larger approachable due to the lighter the dark heart depths. Ups Like Sugar, and All In mosphere of the album seems Your Mind show the growing wrong. A song like Over You strength of Ian McCulloch 's shows that Ian McCulloch has voice. He carries the album reached, at least to some well. degree, the hope he was Bombers Bay is also a clue to heading for in Crystal Days other new experiments, much from Ocean Rain. Elsewhere of which are successful. The he sings, "I believe/ I'm believ­ Randy Power, 2nd Year Geoff Moore, 2nd Year play of words - their sound - ing." There is an almost Interviews by Anne Whalen 1. I never used it so I don't 1. Have it open earlier in the is important, as in the lines, religious tone to the whole Photos by Darren Goodyear know anything about it. semester, before classes start. "they shut us up/ and shutters album. 2. I read a chapter of my People would like to have their geography book and watched books earlier. the hockey game. Great 2. Getting screeched in . I'm weekend, wha'? an honorary Newfoundlander Yuk Yuk shows now. I had a very bad hangover. Screech does not are ex.panding agree with me.

By ED MARTIN AND Busgang's credentials include a DARREN GOODYEAR stint as a writer for the "Joan David Carver is a St. John's River's Show". promoter with a dream: he "Each of these guys has wants to establish a Yuk Yuk's played the circuit in tbe U.S. comedy club right here in New­ They've played the Improv in foundland, one of the few pro­ L.A., clubs in New York and vinces without its very own other major cities. Carver's Peggy Browne, I st Year Yuk Yuk's. next endeavor will be to get 1. Shorter lineups!. . . It's So, just what is Yuk Yuk's? Springsteen at Memorial really discouraging to have to wait that long. I was there but I Agenea Elliot, 1st Year "Yuk Yuk's is a stand-up com­ Stadium - . Yuk Yuk," said 1. I've never been in the se­ edy club with franchises all over Carver. turned around and left. 2. Standing in the lineup at cond hand bookstore. I bought the United States and Canada. The St. John's end of Yuk all my books new. Over 200 comedians work the Yuk'.s will take place at the Super TSC night, getting in at Donna Hynes, 2nd Year 2. I had a lousy weekend. I 1. I Canadian branch of Yuk Hotel Newfoundland on Friday 12:45 and leaving again at 1 don't use it. Maybe a .m . didn't go anywhere. I worked. should. Yuk's. The group is co­ and Sunday of this week. Four Yuk. ordinated from the head office shows are planned, so there is 2 . Ver , very boring in Toronto," said Carver. an abundance of opportunity weekend. The hockey game There will be three come­ to see the show. Don't worry between Canada and the dians coming to St. John's with about the tux, 'cause they're Soviets was the highlight. this particular Yuk Yuk's show. casual, people. Each has worked all over the There should be no doubt as U.S. and Canada within the to the quality of entertainment organization that is Yuk Yuk's. at this show, so turn off the Question 1: Did you go to Just in case you're interested T. V. , grab the spouse, the the used bookstore? Can you (as we know you are), their kids, even the dog if you think of any improvements? names are: Lawrence please, but don't miss it. Oh, a Morgenstern, David Merry and word of warning - don't Question 2 : What did you do Howard Busgang. It is in­ heckle the comedians, or the on the weekend? teresting to note that part of last laugh's on you.

I 2 September 18, 1917 THE MUSE Mou-nties defeat MUN despite resistance By ED MARTIN Strong defence from fullback handed the Pepsi player of the Last weekend the Memorial Cathy Taylor kept the womens' game. Cathy Taylor won that Women's soccer team played spirits up. This was a hard thing honor in Saturday's game. host to the Mounties of Mt. to do with the referee constant­ Allison . The Mounties prevail­ ly making calls against While the girls were going ed in both games, winning Memorial. The most notable of down to well fought defeats Saturday's contest 5-2, and these was a call that led to the here in St. John's , the men's defeating Memorial on Sun­ winning Mountie goal. What team came off with a strong day, 4-3. seemed to be a legitimate start to their season defeating tackle just outside the 18 yard Mr. Allison in Sackville , Nova · Memorial fought hard in line was called for a foul which Scotia, by scores of 2-0 and both matches, getting goals resulted in a direct kick, allow­ 2-1 on Saturday and Sunday from Lee Ann Allwood and ing the winning goal. respectively. Scorers for Cathy Power on Saturday, and Memorial on Saturday were receiving a hat trick from The presence of #12 Sandy Pat Kennedy and Carl Sandy Faulkner on Sunday. Faulkner and #14 Cathy Taylor Hanrahan , while Darren was definitely felt by the Moun­ Ezekiel and Tom Burton scored Sunday' s match saw tie team. Faulkner not only on Sunday. Memorial take the early lead on scored three goals, but she a quick break by Faulkner, but always seemed to be on top of It would be intelligPnt to say a little sloppiness in their own the play. Fullback Cathy that we here at MUN ~ire going end cost Memorial their lead, Taylor, also played a strong to be seeing some exciting as Mt. Allison scored on a game. Another strong perfor­ games from both the men's and giveaway less than five minutes mance was handed in by for­ women's teams, so get out later . ward Stephanie Rose, who was there and suppqrt them. .MUN prospects good for upcoming.seas~n

Memorial University Varsity dramatically during the season Newcomers expected to be that are new students at the Gus Edwards (St. John's), Women's and Men's Soccer when players become more strong contenders for the team University, and thus they may Dave Dunphy (St. Lawrence) teams began AUAA competi­ familiar with one another." will be goaltender Denise not be aware of_our soccer pro­ and Tom Moret (St. John's). tion this past weekend. The Returnees from last year's Hurley (Mt. Pearl), full-back - gram - we are interested in The manager is Ray Bennett. i:xospects for both teams look team trying for positions on the half-back Debbie Hunt (Mt. having the best possible team In addition, there are a good as both coaches feel their squad include: full-backs Pearl), half-back Lee Ann representing the University and number of players who are still teams will be competitive this Allwood (St. John's), Tracy are encouraging all players to with their local teams in season in AUAA league play. Cavelle Dumaresque, Ga if Shave (St. John's) , Paula attend tryout and practice ses­ playoffs. Ross said, "Our team Women's coach Harry Dumaresque and Cathy Woodford (St. John's), Cyn­ sions. is never really finalized - I look Hickman, in his fourth year at Taylor, all of Labrador City, thia Manning (St. John's) , Lisa The first home games for the at players from day to day ac­ the helm, will field an ex­ Marg Dunphy (Stephenville) as Underhay (St. John's) , Lisa MUN men's soccer team are on cording to their performance to perienced team with province­ well as Susie Power (St. Lake (St. John's), and Sharon the weekend of September 19 determine the lineup_~ In addi­ wide representation in MUN' s John's); mid-fielders Shelly Cook (Corner Brook). Shelly and 20 when Dalhousie tion, it is never too late for ad­ first season of AUAA league Drover and Bernadette Abbott Murphy (St. John's) is ex­ University is the visitor. ding quality players who wish play. Hickman says, "Our of Corner Brook; and forwards pected to be a contender on to play for the University, so Andrea Cornick (St. John's) , strength as a team will be in the the forward line. The Manager MUN plays Mount Allison, tryouts are really never over ·reek and the midfield. In addi­ Cathy Power (Stephenville) is Regina Shea. regardless of the stage of the and Stephanie Rose (Grand St. Mary's and St. Francis tion, we have some speed in Hickman said, "It is really Xavier at home and University season." the front line. Our weakness Bank). Sandy Faulkner (St. too early to even suggest our · Concerning the team's John's) returns to the forward College of Cape Breton, ·will be that few of the women eventual starting line-up. There Dalhousie and Acadia on the chances in the league this year, line after a year's absence from have played together as a are probably several players road in a twelve-game regular Ross adds, "We will need to the University soccer scene. team. We should improve from all areas of the Province season schedule over a seven­ show good form early to be. week period. The playoffs are successful. We have a number on Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 at a site yet of quality players, but our CSU Ball Hockey Division 5 . SJC Sports Calendar to be determined. schedule is difficult. I have no Allignment · 6. Blackall ·:. Men's coach Alan Ross has real predictions at this time - 7. OZ-FM ' AUAA Soccer six returnees out with the team let's wait and see." A Division 8. Riverboat Nightmare this year. Backfielder Colin Ash · One of the more experienc­ 9. Drifters II Women's (St. John's), midfielder Paul ed freshmen on this year's Mun @ Dal, 1:00 p .m . 1. Apollos 10. Box.i Slaney (St. Lawrence) and for­ team is Paul Stanford, a Halifax 2. Curling Raiders 11. Merrymeeting Bullets wards Darrell Ezekiel (Corner lrother of Glenn Stanford who · 3. Elm Mercury Cougars 12. BMB Men ~ s Brook) , Tommy Barter (Grand starred in both soccer and 4. Flamin Baymin Dal @MUN, 4 :00 p .m . Bank}, Carl Handrighan (St. basketball for the University in 5. 215 Society MUN Pitch John'·s) and Merv Goodyear th~ late 70s. Ross said, "Paul B I I Division 6. Molson Raiders (St. John's} are the returning has the potential to have an AUAA Cross-Country 7. Raiders 1. Crushers players. equal or even greater impact AUAA@ UDM 8. It Store 2 . Three Cheers Newcomers are goaltenders on our soccer program when Sun., Sept. 20 9. Jockey Club 3 . Commerce Silver Bullets Gerard Mandville (Mt. Pearl), compared to Glenn's contribu­ 10. Golden Seals· 4 . India Beers AUAA Soccer Dennis Forsey (Fortune) and tion - Paul has the skill and 5·. Spitfires Dave Pendergast (Mt. Pearl} ; ability to be a real factor if he 6. Under Dogs Women's backfielders Paul Stanford (St. \.\X.)rks hard to continue his im­ Bl Division 7 . Doyle House MUN @ Dal, 1:00 p.m . John 's) , J e ff Purcell (Sf. · provef!1ent." 1. Pirates 8. Bay Boys Halifax John's) and Gerry O'Brien (l\1t. The Varsity men's soccer 2. Coors 9. Falcons Men's Pe arl), midfielders J a1nes team plays U de M, Mt. A., 3. Bombers 10. The Pork Chops Dal @ MUN , 1:00 p .m . Carew (St. John's) Todd UNB and UCB on the road and 4. ASP Rebels 11 . Blues MUN Pitch Taylor (St. John's) ar· ' Atan p al, Acadia and UPEI at home Prior (Grand Bank); f· J•• \tards during regular seas n play.

THE MUSE September 18, i 987 13 Counselling Centre FREE Courses Available for Students 11rAD Speed Reading & Comprehension Course hnprove your reading speed and comprehension. 6 Week Course ROO~ Starts: September 28, 1987 NOW OPENED Registration: September 8-28 Writing Term Papers & Essays Learn how to organize your ideas and get them down on in the T .D. Building paper. 4 Week Course - 2 classes per week Corner Duckworth Starts: October 5, 1987 & Prescott Registration: September 8 - October 5 Assertiveness Training Group Learn to: Stand up for your rights, Communicate effec­ 579-6161 tively and express feelings appropriately. 6 Week Program Starts: Thursday, October 1, 1987 Owned and operated by 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Trish Molloy & Glenda Stoyles Registration: September 8 - October 1 For further information drop in or call MUN Counselling Centre, T. S. C ., Room 3019, 737-8874 - Publlc Service Commission Commission de la Fonctlon l+I of Canada publlque du Canada Career Planning Centre Employment Room 3035 Thomson Student Centre Employment Skills Assistance Career Information Opportunitles Interview Strategies General Career Planning Resumes Occupational Information 1988 Job Search Techniques Vocational and Interest Testing Having hired Audio-Visual Presentations Post-Secondary School Information approximately Memorial University Facuities College and University Catalogues 1,000 university Graduate School Test Application graduates last year, the federal Public Service is continuing to search for talented Open 9:00 to 5:00 Monday to Friday. Phone: 737-8876. people to join its ranks in 1988. Assistance provided by Career Planning Staff. Employment opportunities are available for students graduating in computer science, economics, finance and mathematics. Career opportunities in purchasing also exist for graduates in engineering and business administration. If you are interested, please forward your application to the nearest office of the Public Service Commission of Canada by October 30, 1987. If you have selected a career as a Financial Officer, please submit your application by October 30. 1987 and present yourself at the Financial Administration Test of Technical Knowledge being held on Thursday, November 12, 1987 at 7:00 p.m. Candidates who have already pa$sed this test or hold their RIA/CMA, CA or CGA are exempt from this exam. Once again this year, the Office of the Auditor General is looking for graduates in accounting for their Audit Complete Training Program. If you are interested in this program, your application should be sent to the nearest office of the Public Service Commission of Eyeglasses Canada by September 30, 1987. Persons wishing to join Canada's Foreign Service must $ 00 present themselves at the exam being held on Saturday, October 17, 1987 at 9:00 a.m. An from application need not be submitted in advance. Includes your choice of fashion Employment opportunities are Frames* from our huge selection also available in other disciplines. and quality white crown To be considered for these jobs, you glass Single Vision Lenses must forward your application (standard size). For more to us for inclusion Shop early while the selection is greatest. information, in our national *from our Free Frame collection only. please contact inventory of your campus applications. placement office or the nearest office of the Public • • Service Commission of Canada. . .. FACTORY TO YOU PJllCES ... SAVE 25% to 50'*'

Have you had your B)leS examined lately? (709) 579-7360 ·347 DuckWorth St. The._. Service Commission Is ..a· an ..... opportunity employer. Canad St. John's, Nfld. (in the old Newfoundland telephone building) • CONTACT LENSES AVAILABLE TOO • Do you lack self-confidence A new 35-min VHS in public speaking? Would you videotape "The Baha'i Faith: . like to develop your com­ Through the Eyes of Young munication skills in a small People" is available for loan at1 group of people who share the no charge from MUN Associa­ same goal? International Train­ tion for Baha'i Studies: Phone ing in Communication is a non­ 722-6630 or write P.O. Box profit international organization 91 , St. John's, AlC 5H5. dedicated to helping men and women who are seeking per­ The Grad House: Friday sonal development and self­ Sept. 18: happy hour from improvement through the 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.; From 9:00 development of communica­ to closing: Jim Payne and Kelly tion skills. Meeting number one Russell. Cover is is Septemb'er 24, 8 p.m., at $2.00.Wednesday,Sept. 23: the Adult Learning Centre on Movie Night. The Movie play­ Merrymeeting Road (the old ing is 'One Flew Over the Rsheries College), and win last Cuckoo's Nest.' Doors open at approximately two hours. "It's 9:00, the movie starts at 10:00 a compact night," says local Admission is Free. Thursday, . . president Joanne Hogan. Sept 24: Liz Pickard and Ed Everyone is welcome to come Kavanagh . Cover is $2.00. · along and observe, without I.D.'s for 19 required at all .____,---~------=Graphic by Robin Braffet __ charge. these events. No I CDmrnen+. Your've read the Baha'i / statement "The Promise of World Peace", or you've heard about the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran, and you'd like to know more about the, Baha'is : who are they, and . '.AJhat do they believe?

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THE MUSE September 18, 1987 15 Labatts Blue Mystery · c.s.u. , MUN Person Ballot INFORMATION You heard on CHMR-FM! It's the contest you want to win! Just name the correct person! SERVICES And the prizes are yours! • To win, listen to CHMR-FM daily I CENTRE . . for .the clues, identify the Labatt's Blue Mystery MUN Person, and NOW AVAILABLE · drop this ballot in the bin provided in the CSU Information Centre, 1st .floor, TSC.

, RUGBY SHIRTS ~ CLUES: The Grand Prizes you will $35.00 I. Working at MUN 18 years Win• are: SWEAT SHIRTS 2. Spend much of my leisure - Labatt's Blue-Jacket time playing sports - Labatt' s Blue Golf Shirt $17.00-$20.00 3. Parks car in lot I 7 - Labatt' s Blue Hat 4. Working for CSU past I 0 - Labatt's Blue Opener Breezeway T-SHIRTS years & $10.00 Drawing TODAY, Sept. 18, a Labatt's Blue Gym Bag to 3:00 p.m. Live on CHMR-FM hold everything Breezeway Baseball CAPS

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NOTICE Do you think the prices for milk are artifically too high? Do you think a public inquiry should Legal Aid Officer be initiated to find out? Appointed for CSU Then We Need Your Support! Please sign our petition to show you care! * If you have any legal problems you would Milk Price Inquiry Committee like to discllss with the This Petition and its contents are endorsed by Legal Aid Officer he is Stephen J. Stafford, LL.B., and the Consumers Association of Canada. available: I hereby support a public inquiry jnto the New- .f oundland Dairy Industry: Name Address Comments Monday, 12 - 2 p.m. St. John's We desperately need to lower food prices -Let's Tuesday, 12 - 2 p.m. start with mi.lk Wednesday, '2-2 p.m.

In the Council .Chambers Room T~1025 Please mail this signed petition to: P.O. Box 5052, Postal Station St. John's East A IC 5V3 .