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VACATION SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, 1986/87

Vacation scholarships are available in most Research Schools, | A U S A | Faculties and Centres o f The Australian National University NOT!CL during the December - February facation period, subject to appropriate supervision being available. Vacation scholars are expected to undertake a substantial piece o f research work, which will result in a report, possibly for publication. Vacation FOURTH TERTIARY GRANTS) ARE YOU INTERESTED IN WORKING scholarships are normally offered to currently enrolled FOR STUDENT JOB SEARCH THIS undergraduate students who intend to return to their home PAYMENT SUMMER? Universities to complete an honours degree in the following year. This payment will be made in the Recradj In most instances this means that the scholarships will be awarded to students who will have, by the end of 1986, completed not less Centre on W ednesday, 1 O c to b er and Thun* Student Job Search needs enthusiastic people to than three years o f a four year full-time undergraduate course. 2 Octob er 9am to 4.30pm. work over the 86/87 summer period. You will be Only in special circumstances will vacation scholarships be offered to students who have completed less than three years of helping tertiary students to find vacation work. An additional 5% to compensate for GST frr an undergraduate degree course. (Students who will in 1986 This will involve extensive contact with tertiary complete an honours degree should apply for a postgraduate 1st October - 14 Novem ber, will be included students; employers; unions; and general office scholarship rather than a vacation scholarship). Further students receiving stu d y g ra n t, accommoditi duties. information is available from the Enquiry Office, Registry. The grant, hardship grant and special hardshipplf closing date for applications at the A .N .U . is 3 October 1986. Employment will vary from 3 to 6 months in This 5% is not payable for A or B bursaries IBRAHIM A length, commencing from the beginning of DAAD (GERMAN) SCHOLARSHIPS - SHORT TERM *>.'VT' ) Junior Scholarships. October. Students sitting exams during GRANTS FOR PhD CANDIDATES AND JUNIOR , J October/November will be able to work part- SCIENTISTS 1987 Most students receiving study grant will net time until their exams are completed. The DAAD has announced a new scheme of study grants which an additional $ 1 2 . 2 1 a n d m o st students recml iterview ^ lth Personal Qualities: Approachability, flexibility, will provide for PhD candidates and junior scientists to spend up an accommodation grant will receivt*81211™ ° ™ and resourcefulness: Able to endorse a policy of to six months in Germany to collect material for their dissertation additional $10.89. il, by F r a s e r W i or to undertake a short-term education course or research visit. affirmative action. Non-sexist and non-racist. M.G. Cronin ^ O f f ic e r . The grants cannot be extended beyond six months. Candidates PL0 the soi Previous experience is not essential but you must must have completed at least two years university study and be ASSISTANT REGISTRAR be prepared to work hard in an environment under 32 years o f age. Sufficient knowledge o f German is TERTIARY GRANTS m people? which can at times be quite stressful. required unless it has been proven that the project can be carried cognition of the out in English. This must be confirmed by the German institute to Office locations; Auckland - 14 persons, of the Pal be visited. For the 1987 awards, applicants must apply by 15 sally acknowled Takapuna - 3 persons, Papatoetoe - 4 persons, December 1986 and if successful they may take up the award after FLAT SHIFTERS organisation t! -P ak u ran g a - 2 p erso n s. 15 April 1987. The award must be completed before the end of For further information please contact: Claire 1987. Award holders must arrange their own accommodation. TYPING siting the Pal Further information and application forms are available from the A ll A reas [gthe negative I Hill or Peter Day, Student Job Search, Ph 397- Enquiry Office, Registry. STUDENT DISCOUNT PRICES ito Palestinian 800. CHEAPEST RATES AROUND 1987/88 COMMONWEALTH SCHOLARSHIPS TO Essays S Thesis $2.00 per A4 page gthe positive t TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Discount for Students & Beneficiaries double spaced , (her under co ion. The free ORIENTATION The Government of the Republic o f Trinidad and Tobago has PHONE 888-550, Ext. 2 L e t t e r s Varies according invited New Zealand to nominate candidates for the above t o s i z e icannot, therefc CONTROLLER scholarship who hold an undergraduate degree in the field of PROMPT SERVICE normal in st study in respect o f which the application is made. They are Curriculum Vitaes $2.50 per A4 page ^ prjnciple . Applications are invited for the position of offering four awards tenable at the University of the West Indies, St Augustine, in the following fields: ilestinians have 1 Controller of the Association’s 1987 Orientation Phone 370-239 (a) Agriculture (2) MPhil or PhD, (b) Economics (1) PhD, (c) free will, they hi Festival. Applications close with the Secretary at Engineering (1) MPhil or PhD. Suite 3, 4th Floor Konditional supg 5pm on Monday 29th September and will be Lister Building Each award will be of two years duration commencing October tpresentative the considered by the Executive at its meeting to be 1987. Further information is available from the Enquiry Office, Victoria Street East Registry. Applications close with the Registrar, University of AUCKLAND lent to which th held o n 1st O c to b er. Auckland, not later than 1 October, 1986. jlihcal consensus [mined by the P; Applications will be considered from individuals, UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY I am a meml clubs or groups and membership of the C. WRIGHT MILLS SCHOLARSHIP IN SOCIOLOGY FOR 1987 native body I Association is not a pre-requisite. Applications MUSIC TRADES ASSOCIATION (NZ) INC it principles, should be in writing and should include an Applications are invited for the above award from students of ■ nnian■•Man communiti outline of the applicant’s relevant experience and any university in New Zealand or o f the University o f the South occupation mus plans for Orientation together with a rough Pacific who are holders of a Bachelor’s degree within the social TRADE FAIR-PRINCES WHARF, AUCK sciences. The scholarship is tenable for the research and writing 9 AM-5 PM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, SEPT 19-20 ’8 ‘ 6 The allotment budget and an indication of the level of payment o f a thesis for the degree o f Master of Arts in Sociology at the - ■ lasis of the nu (if any) the applicant would expect to receive. University of Canterbury. It is valued at $1,500 per annum and tenable for one year with a possible extension. Candidates are don. The secon required to submit with their application a typewritten paper of >NC is comprise Further information and records from previous not less than 5,000 words in length outlining their approach to il parties - lil Orientations may be obtained from the sociological research in the form of a research proposal. Further cratic Front, 1 Secretary. details and application forms are available from the Registrar, University of Canterbury, Christchurch. Applications close on 1 etc and syndicate November 1986. i, students union Jmembers, the P UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY is, Palestinian STUDENT UNEMPLOYMENT CENTRE SIMS EMPIRE SCHOLARSHIP HARVEST ise, Palestini; Applications are invited from people interested in working with The University o f Canterbury is offering the Sims Empire It is as broadl; unemployed students during the 1986/7 summer vacation. Scholarship for award for 1987 for further study or research in (get under color The work will include providing assistance in dealings with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Medicine at an approved WHOLEFOODS government departments and other agencies, helping with institution in Great Britain. The scholarship is open to graduates personal, financial and tenancy problems, dealing with the news o f universities in New Zealand, who were born in New Zealand or Natural Foods Shop media and organising social and political activities with who have been resident here for at least seven years. The value of 403 Richmond Rd, Grey Lynn unemployed students. the Scholarship is $NZ9,200 a year with grants towards travel and The period of employment will be from 3rd week of November to fees. The tenure is two years with the possibility of extension for a Phone 763-107 mid February and the pay will be about $315.00 per week. third year in approved cases. Applications close with the Applications are particularly invited from people able to relate Registrar, University o f Canterbury on 1 October 1986. Organic Beans, Grains, Dried Fruit & Stoneground Flours Application forms and the full regulations may be obtained from weD to women and to overseas students since these are the Macrobiotic Supplies students most likely to be unemployed. this University or from the Registrar o f your own University. Applications should be made in writing and should include details Fresh Tempeh, Tofu, Soy Milk, Fresh Goat's Milk of the applicant's relevant skills and experience and the names of TERTIARY TUTORS FOR TANZANIA & Soya Milk Ice Cream iwo referees. Applications close on Friday 28 September, with The Secretary, Auckland University Students Association, Volunteer Service Aborad invites enquiries from men and women Vegetarian Rennet Cheeses Private Bag, Auckland. for three tutoring positions. Applications close 3 October 1986. Fresh Organic Fruit & Vegetables, Herbs & Spices The positions include: 1. English Tutor 2. Education Tutor 3. Tutors (2) accountancy, maths/statistics. The assignments are for Homeopath First-Aid & Bach Flower Remedies two years. VSA volunteers are fully supported during their term Natural Cosmetics & Cook Books of service. They receive return airfares; free accommodation; an Bulk Cold-Pressed Oils, Shoyu, Tamari, FREE CLASSIFIEDS FOR YOU adequate living allowance; medical, accident and personal effects insurance; initial, mid-term and New Zealand resettlement H oney & S h a m p o o s Pioneered by the Ed. of C ra c c u m and only in grants. For further information write with personal details to : this student newspaper is an opportunity not The Selection Co-ordinator, Volunteer Service Abroad (Inc), PO BYO CONTAINERS to be missed. Free classified advertising both Box 12.246, Wellington. Telephone 725-759. 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7 - COST-RECOVERY FEES FOR OVERSEAS STUDENTS. r THE PLO - A TERRORIST T- C Mr Russell Marshall, Minister of Education, has As with overseas students, the danger is the C c L_ ORGANISATION OR A been talking lately about ‘user pays’ for tertiary precedent that this policy would make if you PARLIAM ENT IN EXILE? students. This is a clear warning that there is want to make money out of one group of plenty of support from the Treasury and sections students how long will it be before other groups A R Y GRANTSj of the Labour Party for introducing a loans are singled out? eg., mature students who are E N T M How democratic is the Palestine National system or a tax on graduates. returning to university. Council? ade in the Re cratii Our last session was held in Amman in At the moment these ideas are being debated, In this part of the ‘user-pays’ that Russell October and Thhundj November 1984. All the session was broadcast on although the danger of them being implemented Marshall has been talking about? television live from A to Z. Everybody saw it, so is a very real and immediate threat. There is also you saw the attack on Arafat, the attack on the another proposal being considered by the Yes, ‘user-pays’ means that those who use the pen sate for GST fit leadership, and you also saw the praise for Government which would set a precedent for a education system woluld have to pay for it. ;r, will be included I Arafat and the praise for the leadership. All the full user-pays tertiary system introducing cost- There has been a lot of talk about introducing a grant, accommodad normal things that we associate with Parliament recovery fees for nonquota overseas students. loans system for New Zealand Students. ««AKIM ABU-LOGHUD were televised. And Israel saw it, our people in The Government would sell ‘spare’ places in the occupied areas saw it, and that was very universities and technical institutes to overseas The Treasury is very keen on this idea but we important as it put all the other Parliaments to students as a way of earning more foreign believe it would be disastrous for the New sham e. exchange. tudy grant will Zealand tertiary system. Even less people would interview with Ibrahim Abu-Loghud, a How do you react to claims that the political nost students receivl be able to get to university and they would have itative of the Palestinian National approaches o f the PLO have proven unsuccessful The Government will decide whether to go ahead int will receive to be w ealthy e n o u g h to p a y . , by Fraser W ood, AUSA International with the PLO and that it is becoming more with this policy in October. At NZUSA’s last Officer. inevitable that a military option will continue. meeting with Marshall he said that this proposal Would this mean that all overseas students would PLO the sole representative of the There is no way by which you can judge the had a good chance of being implemented. end up paying higher fees? m people? success of the Palestinian struggle except in the cognition of the PLO as the representative long term. The Palestinian struggle is a long term Why don’t we sell off spare places in our At the moment the Government has said that non of the Palestinian people is almost issue. I cannot pronounce a judgement on the universities to overseas students? cost-recovery fees will only be charged for sally acknowledged today. There is no failure of one type of struggle against the other. nonquota overseas students. All other overseas organisation th a t rep re sen ts itself as The Palestinian struggle must assume a political First of all this would completely contradict the students who come in under the present quota iting the Palestinian people, so in form, a diplomatic form, a cultural form, an reasons why we have overseas students studying only pay normal fees (the yearly $ 1 0 0 0 o v erseas ; the negative test there is no alternative economic form - all of these have been successful in New Zealand. For years the Government has student fees has been abolished for 1986). mlto Palestinian representation. in my judgement because nationally, and seen this as an important form of aid to our $ 2 . 0 0 per A4 paga the positive test, the Palestinian people internationally the Palestinians have created Asian and Pacific neighbours. Selling education /But charging full-cost fees is the ‘thin edge of double spaced iher under colonial conditions or in institutions to protect their national identity. The means that only the rich people of these countries the wedge’. Once one group of students is made ion. The free will of the Palestinian PLO may alter the kind of emphasis given at a will benefit - this is not true aid. Varies according to pay, how long will it be before all overseas t o s i z e cannot, therefore, be expressed in terms particular stage of that struggle. A rafat has been students are seen as a way for the Government to rc normal in states w hich a d h e r to th e pushing for a political solution, and he should, Do we have any spare places to sell? ta k e m oney? $ 2 . 5 0 p e r A4 page ratic principle. Everytime, however, that because ultimately the struggle is a political kstinians have been permitted to express struggle. By no stretch of the imagination can We don’t really have ‘spare’ places in our tertiary Isn’t this a good way for the country to earn ree will, they have come out in complete our national homeland be liberated militarily. system. Because of cuts in university funding more foreign exchange? 3 F l o o r (conditional s u p p o rt fo r th e P L O ? ’ How can we possibly complete against the over the past decade, the universities are barely l i n g tpresentative then is th e P L O ? military might of Israel and the $4 billion they r e e t E a s t able to cope with current demand. As it is, The Government is being very shortsighted if lent to which the PLO carries out the will receive from the US annually? overseas students are restricted by quotas on all they believe that this is a good way to earn more olitical consensus of the Palestinian people Briefly, how do you see the ‘Palsetinian courses. If there are any spare places these tend foreign exchange. W hat happened to Britain in imined by the Palestine National Council, oroblem ’ being resolved? to be in low demand courses - not courses like the early 80’s when they introduced cost-recovery I am a member. The PNC as a broad Quite simply, the PLO as the representative body commerce, engineering and science which both fees was that they faced a severe backlash from native body ta k e s in to a c c o u n t tw o which speaks for Palestinians must be involved New Zealand and overseas students are keen to overseas students’ home countries. Remember, Z)INC A nant principles. Firstly, geographic - all in negotiations. But the United States and Israel study. we rely a lot on goodwill between New Zealand man communities under dispersion, or have consistently opposed the idea of negotiating and Asian and Pacific countries to promote and RF, AUCK occupation must be represented by this with the PLO. How can there possibly be any But won’t charging cost-recovery fees for develop our export trade. This is one of the lo n g ­ 19-20. '86 |, The allotment of seats is determined on just, comprehensive and lasting peace if one of overseas students help the universities? term benefits from having overseas students in asis of the numerical weight of this the principle partners is excluded from any New Zealand. The Government is foolish if it is ition. The second principle is functional. negotiations? How can any decisions concerning The real problem is that the Government has cut willing to jeopardise this goodwill by trying to ’NC is comprised of representatives for the Palestinian peoples be made without back funding to the tertiary system over the past earn short term dollars. Also as mentioned parties - like F a ta h , th e P o p u la r consultation with the Palestinian peoples decade. Despite election promises the above, we are not likely to earn that much money oatic Front, The Popular Liberation representative, The Palestine Liberation Government has done nothing to improve as there isn’t that many spare places anyway. etc and syndicates - trade unions, womens Organisation? We want peace. It is for the staff/student ratios. It is unlikely that cost- students union etc. So when you analyise United States and Israel to acknowledge we exist! recovery fees are going to help this situation at Do you mean that charging full cost fees to members, the PNC represents Palestinian Ibrahim Abu-Loghud is a form er advisor to the all. For example, when higher charges were made overseas students affects all New Zealand s, Palestinian peasantry, Palestinian United Nations Educational, Scientific and to overseas students in Australia, the money did students, not just overseas students? oise, Palestinian leftists, Palestinian Cultural Organisation. He is presently a not even go to the universities but to the It is as broadly a representative body as orofessor of Political Science at Northwestern Immigration department! And in Britain, Most definitely it is all part and parcel of the lget under colonial conditions. University, Illinois, in the United States. universities were forced to charge full cost fees Government trying to run the education system because the Government cut university funding! on a free market basis. Do you want an There is absolutely no guarantee that charging education system where education is a full cost fees will help the universities’ financial commodity that is sold to the highest bidder? plight. How would you feel if you had to pay $20,000 to Are New Zealand students likely to be charged $45,000 to get your degree or if you had to pay CAMPUS RADIO BFM full cost fees? back this amount after you had graduated?

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CRA CCUM COL UMN B Y DA VID COST W hite’s W eekly E L E M E N T A R Y ... M E N A l WARD 1986 let are women By George I've Got It EFFECTIVENESS R a v e says WATSON jrford dictionar Yippee! Term two is over! Term two is the most Chaplain’s Chat TERM TESTS TIME Its they can ah ‘Vote Education: Vote Labour' •omen to know ultimately disgusting part of the year, and I don’t John M. Ker Well, we’re into the third term now, which is «ben an equally like it. Term two includes assignments, essays, the time of year when we can start thinking about In th e 1984 S n a p electio n campaigns, there^ point is th a t I elections (Yuck) and dismally depressing tong days on the verandah sipping ice-cold vodka ‘To every complex problem that confronts the were a number of leaflets put out by a Iargg^ t 0 males an w eather. human race there is an answer that is simple, and and limes under the hot sun, and whatever else But now its sunny, short, exciting Term three. group of students into letterboxes. We were tol^iough womei obvious, and wrong. ’ So said H L Mencken, and we like to do over the summer holidays. how the world was going to be a better place, in |in gfterthougl For only five weeks I have to attend lectures, and he might have been speaking of the proposal to Unfortunately, though, there’s something that how wonderful Labour was. After 9 yean of i^ n norm whi then I can study on the beach... O f course there recover the costs of University education by comes before the holidays. It’s something that I N ational G o v e rn m e n t, a n d am idst promises o is the minor hurdle of seven exams to ignore, and deferred loans. wouldn’t bother reminding anyone about except better student funding and student jobs, we were after th a t it’s su m m e r! that it’s the reason that we’re all here. At least Whatever may be appropriate grist for the free understandably enthused. 1 ^ , . by th e If you’re depressed about exams, don’t be. market mill, education deserves a higher regard. it’s the reason that those of us who are all here Think of them as just a brick wall you must 3 months after the election of the eurrem^ attempts t It is a social investment of which modern society are all here. smash your head through to reach summer on Labour government, they cut back the studen^^st provok needs more and better, more widely distributed. Yes, exams really are not far away now. The job scheme. They have since cut it back a further issue ‘trivial the other side! tentative timetable is up and everyone is gearing When education or health become merchandise, two times. 1 • t 0 I was going to write about Kathy M usgrave’s available only to the highest bidders, the worst towards the final few weeks of frantic cramming new haircut, but as I was examining it she kicked We discover our bursaries an * to get n forms of elitism take over. Each member of our (although at the time of writing morals have not me in the keys rather painfully! This caused me acco m m o d atio n g ra n ts a re n o t given real ten%jai> issue! O th society ought to have education available to them yet given way to compassion and allowed the sale to retreat at great speed, but not before I asked increases. The less than inflationary annul * beauty of th to their best achievable standard. The of cigarettes on Campus to resume). Kathy if she was incompetent. Her reply, ‘Of token gestures we receive amount to a decrease i ^ a langui sophistication of the technological age cannot I don’t know about anyone else, but I think it course I am, it’s the truth and everyone should real terms on what National and the dreada jaence of worn afford drop-outs. This is an argument for better might be a good idea to get all the necessary Merv Wellington gave us. But we are told w know it by n o w .’ quality education at Primary and Secondary cramming done now, before the rush. The plan is must tighten our belts (and who attacked I do not have vast amounts of things to write, to have little or no sleep for the next three weeks, levels. It is also an argument for open entry to M uldoon for these same words) until the del%ponents of chi so the rest of this column is, to put it in and then to sit round complacently while every possible University course. has b een re p a id (w h ich h as increased undejjjfcstory o f lar perspective, waffle. Being at the end of my piece, everyone else decides it’s time to spring into The concept of cost recovery supposes that all L abour). stablished w o rd this will appear at the base of my column. Now I action. The sight of ten thousand frowns should graduates, especially in the professional schools, Funding to Universities has similarly decrease hallenges and the don’t know about you, but I’m rather loathe to surely have the effect of making one’s own smile become highly-paid tycoons. This is by no means in real term s. E d u c a tio n sp en d in g as a percenta* ^ded as heresi go anywhere near a column with a waffle base, in seem all the m ore broad. the case. Many carry their learning into the of total govt expenditure has decreased a fe%guage But Ian; case it collapses. So my advice to you is keep well community in modestly-rewarded jobs. Cost If I was only interested in passing I would percent under Labour. , ic ;ystems t away from this column, as it is an obvious health surely do this, but I would actually like to do recovery would encourage us to see the This week the Minister of Educanoi When tl hazard. University, not as a place where wisdom and quite well this year. That will more than likely Yours On ymously, announced what will in effect be a doubling o y enged. The c truth are pursued, but as a licence vendor to involve little or no sleep over the next three David W ard (George) tuition fees to be paid by students. In overset «yds is just such enable a privileged caste to perpetuate their weeks, followed by little or no sleep until my last nations such moves have been forerunners | exam on November 12th, and then little or no advantage. While many other elements of cost recovery.And that Labour can eve % has the chall< modern society are polarising the rich and the sleep as I wait anxiously for the results, which seriously debate Cost Recovery fees, i js beca, WIN OVER $100.00 sould hopefully be out in time for Christmas.. poor, free, universal education of good quality is supposedly o p p o sed to th eir principles, ^ down th e b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY an essential counter-weight. Then I can have a holiday. PHOTOGRAPHIC SOCIETY unfortunate. B equal place in PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION I’m not a Young National, but for obviwi m 0f public lil - Contributed by J.M.K. for the A.U. - Julian White reasons (including their callousness towan And the lan OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS Chaplaincy. ENTRY FEE: $1.00 per PHOTOGRAPH tenants in 1985) I have resigned from the Latxx nations, such as Party. With media manipulations about to jobs belong t< Entries close NOVEMBER 1st. Deposit photo(s) SCIENCE FICTION in the run up to next years elections, don’t b ^gh they exclui and entry fee inside an envelope with your name CONVENTION duped by their w ishy w asyy liberal rhetoric. t 0 feel exc and address on the outside (include an SAE if United Nations pledge for NORCON 3 C laim s a b o u t th e ir w o n d erfu l social polk , thus a positiv you want the photo returned) into the labelled Peace The Con. for real fans cannot be seriously substantiated. Tokenisti hallenges the oli receptacle at AUSA Reception. Farthings Hotel claims that cut backs must be made to hd njtes the full TWO CATEGORIES: (1) COLOUR. Themes - There is a petition to be signed organised by the Labour Weekend w om en an d M ao ri are bu llsh it. Please thin omen Street Life - W ould You Buy This? Auckland branch of the United Nations for details :- seriously about the role of an effect» * not necessary (2) BLACK and W HITE. Themes - Candid - Pub Association which will be submitted to the - Ph: 47-85540 government, and what they realistically cok e English lan gut Life - T ex tu re. United Nations later this year. The petition is at Box 1814, Auckland. deliver in contrast to their promises, before yo ^ imagination PRIZES: 1st prize in each category $110.00 the Students Association front desk. Please can make a decision. use. The follov PLUS Highly Commended Prizes. we get as many signatures as possible for those tost terms can be concerned for peace. Helpers are wanted to Jo n ) .Replace the tern collect signatures also. dfic. eg. It is in KEEP OUR CAMPUS Australian Rules Football the job. Rep The 1986 season is now under way. If your AND THE DEADLINE IS ... icant’. BEAUTIFUL winter code has finished, or is finishing soon, DEADLINE FOR CRACCUM COI Danger is ju s t ] why not give this great game a go. 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period of work, please contact the Media Meeting: 22nd September, Functions Room; Beckett’s THA T TIME been in force in New Zealand. Here is a way l A new w orker r Officer. Application forms are available at 1.00pm: ‘ABORTION - a cutting issue?’ Pinter’s APPLICANT help encourage the politicians to review the lawsjecomes: New wc reception. Applicants should also include a Speaker: Graham Blaikie, Tues 16th Sept — Sat 20th Sept Send a letter of protest to :- tachines. proposal of their intentions for the board to see. Student Life Leader. 7.30pm David Lange k. Neighbourhood Applications close September 18 1986. & Sat 5pm Parliament Buildings tvolvement o f ea P E T E R C H A P M A N Cost: $6.00 public Wellington. fact. (M E D IA O F F IC E R ) $3.00 students, beneficiaries. R em em ber: N o stam p is needed on this envdop^Ecomes: Neighbc i the involvemei street. rUse a new pro Jg. Dog owners mi fits to distem per i secni^rui -UK*- Change ‘his’ to ‘its Add the fem ale t Add the fem ale t

from t h e o f f i c e o f t h e m i n i s t e r OF WOMEN’S AFFAIRS LOOK 'ARY... MEN ARE WOMEN TOO AT ■ Q A a i mare women too - at least that is what the w L / / V tford dictionary would have us believe. B u t leg they can also be men only. Just how are Vote Labour’ BOOKS (omen to know that they have been included «hen an equally custom ary use excludes them? on campaigns, thei he point is that the language allots the universal i put out by a lar| ^ to males and has a subset for females. It is rboxes. We weretol s though w om en a re ta c k e d o n to th e lan g u a g e be a better place, an m afterthought. It is as though men are the OTHER WOMAN EARLY SPRING is. After 9 years of norm while women are the exception to Lisa ALTHER I am id st promises o Tove DITLEVSEN student jobs, wewei I haven’t read this book, the truth be told - nor Early Spring is the publication, in one volume, do I have any intention of doing so. But, allow udging by the letters which feature in daily of Ditlevsen’s memoirs, previously published me to commit a cardinal sin in the| complex ction of the currea gpers attempts to render the English language separately as ‘Childhool’ and ‘Youth’. In an etiquette of literary interpretation and pruvey cut back the studen s sexist provoke intense debate. Some declare interview the author describes the beginning of this novel on the dubious merits of its cover. e cut it back a furtht x issue ‘trivial’, not worthy of the effort the writing of the memoirs, ‘Burning with desire Next to an expanse of naked neck, there is squired to produce change. But those who say to continue, I rushed for my typewriter and for mention of ‘kinflicks’, a bestseller by the same b u r s a r ie s an ^seem to get re m a rk a b ly ‘h e t u p ’ o v e r su ch a the first time in three cursed years I wrote author, the reputation of which is supposed to n o t given real ten jjvial’ issue! O th e rs say th a t c h an g e w ill d e stro y something that was good.’ Although written in a perform miracles on the sales figures of this, the inflationary annul * beauty of the English language. It is as period of deep depression shortly before the third of Alther’s m ajor works. nount to a decrease i mjgh a language which acknowledges the author’s death there is vividness, wit, A compulsory eulogy about the author reveals nal and the dreadc nstence of women must necessarily be an ugly immediacy, there is much being said. But we are told w K that Lisa Alther is an east coast American born Tove Ditlevsen grew up in a crowded in the 1940’s - an international dweller probably (an d who attache apartment in a working class neighbourhood confining her cultural abodes to those with room vords) until the deb Opponents of change also ignore history. For, with a desperation to escape the future of a service. has increased undefe history of language is a history of change. ‘stable’ child-filled marriage. Chapter six It was the back cover of this book that caught sablished word usages have always met with begins... ‘Childhood is long and narrow like a my attention and a quick perusal guaranteed that as similarly decrease Kallenges and these challenges have always been coffin and you can’t get out of it on your own’, I would never familiarise myself with its nding as a percentag jpjed as heresies b y th o s e w h o fa v o u r a static and betrays the desperate bleakness that is an contents. According to this piece, the starlet of EVERYGIRL intrusive backdrop to the narrative. has decreased a fei ^age. But languages are not static. They are ‘kinfucks’ was ‘sexy’ and ‘saucy’, but Caroline ynamic systems designed to serve the needs of a A Social History of Women and the After a prolific output as a writer, Tove Kelly, our new heroine is more mature. She has ster of Educatio xiety. When they fail to do so they are YWCA in Auckland Ditlevsen died in 1976 and is considered to be one been left with two children, isolated and ect be a doubling o ballenged. The current move to replace sexist of Denmark’s most im portant writers. She is also bewildered - not such hot names for kids (sorry, I students. In oversa lords is just such a challenge, By Sandra Coney hailed as one of the first and most powerful couldn’t resist a bit of grammatical frivolity). been forerunners ( female voices to come out of the depression of Caroline’s savour is Hannah Burke described as L ab o u r can eve has the challenge been mounted now? Quite th e 1930s. ‘nonogamous, middle-aged’. Why is it that so Recovery fees, i it is because women are attempting to Recognition goes too, to Tiina Nunnally, Introducing many books about women support the worst th eir principles, ^ down th e b a rrie rs th a t h a v e d e n ie d th e m recipient of the 1984 American-Scandanavian social prisons in which women are confined o equal place in society. The top jobs in most translation prize for her work on Tove Ditlevsen. according to how they are defined? Why is the nal, but for obviou ^ 0f public life have usually been filled by E v e ry G ir l Nannally, in her introduction to Early Spring number of men she sleeps with and how old she is callousness toward And the language used to describe senior comments, ‘Translating is rather like taking a supposed to tell us anything relevant about a ned from the Laboi nations, such as ‘chairm an’, sounds as though Suffrage Day, 19 September, is an appropriate house apart brick by brick and then rebuilding it. woman? No, there is nothing here for me and I ations about to begi K jobs belong to men. If the words sound as day for launching Every Girl, a history of the You must examine every sentence, turn over will gladly move on. But - if it’s a light weight, s elections, don’t b hough they exclude women then it is logical for Auckland YWCA written by Sandra Coney to every word. But the translation will never be the read-on-the-bus, double-as-a-door-stop, sort of liberal rhetoric. I0(nen to feel excluded. Changing the language commemorate the association’s entry into its same as the original. It is a reconstruction.’ story you’re looking for then you too could be a tderful social polic thus a positive step. Non-sexist language second century of work. Many of the Early Spring is another Women’s Press sles figure on the cover of her next addition. antiated. Tokenist tenges the old male-dominated order and association’s founding members were crucial to publication which on its own merits is a st be made to he ^ the full and equal participation of the achievement of the vote for women. commendable enough introduction. nllshit. Please thin wen. On the first YWCA committees were four - C aro ly n A v ery - Carolyn Avery e o f an effect» 5 not necessary to invent new words to render important women who fought for the vote: Mary ;y realistically coul t English language non-sexist. All it takes is a Ellen Wilson, married to one of the proprietors prom ises, before yo ± imagination and a measure of common o f th e H erald; Joseph Liston Wilson; Anabell use. The following examples illustrate how Knight; Elizabeth Caradus, who with her sdst terms can b e easily rep la c ed : husband ran the Freemans Bay Mission, and Replace the term with one which is not gender Annie Schnackenberg who was national ific. eg. It is im portant to select the best m an president of the W omen’s Christian Temperance the job. Replace ‘man’ with ‘person’ or Movement when the vote was achieved in 1893. ■ I S . . . icant’. In addition, a staunch supporter, Arney Daldy, tC C U M Danger is just part of the job for the fire m e n who bequeathed part of her fortune to the OTIVEBSOT YWCA, was one of the most prominent of 2 NOON. protect our homes and communities. :e ‘firemen’ with ‘firefighters’ or ‘fire Auckland feminists, chairing huge Town Hall NOTICES meetings on the suffrage. It was Arney Daldy m ih js, m m Rewrite the sentence so that gender remains who urged women to vote in their firsst election, HE JOB risible, eg. E ven b e fo re his birth the baby will saying ‘Let not babies, the washtub or even T COPY |(Avechanged the lives of h is p a re n ts. dinners, prevent the women going.’ Most of lewrite: The lives of the parents will have been these women have been profiled in the book. ^ h a n g e d long before the birth has occurred. Contemporary cartoons show. Annie j. When a new workers starts at the factory h e is Schnackenberg and Arney Daldy waiting at Vis. MIND Jways welcomed by th e so cial c o m m itte e . Auckland railway station to give white camellias IOINT lewrite: The social committee welcomes all new to supportive parliamentarians when they came lorkers to the fa c to ry , back from Wellington. Modern feminists have T h e arijuana laws hav [Use the plural. used the white camellia as a symbol of women’s d. Here is a way t V A new w orker m u st service his own machine, rights. s to review the laws «comes: New workers m ust service their own Appropriately, Dame Cath Tizard, the city’s «chines. first woman mayor, will launch the book. The first Auckland City Councillor, Ellen Melville, NEW ZEALAND ; ^ Neighbourhood Support groups rely on the ivolvement of each member of the life of his began the YWCA businesswomen’s club in Customs Street in 1911. The city’s first three net. ed on this enveloo*Ecomes: N e ig h b o u rh o o d S u p p o rt G ro u p s rely women councillors, Ellen Melville, Emily the involvement of members of the life of Maguire and Alice Basten, were all supporters of •street. the YWCA, speaking to the girls and involving m R S Use a new pronoun such as ‘its’, ‘this’ or themselves in activities. In the 1920s, the YWCA president, Margaret Campbell, as daughter of AND THE VICTO RIAN INTERPRETATION Dog owners must ensure that the family pets the mayor Mr George Baildon, was mayoress of the city. When the mayor, Christopher Parr, to distemper injection. OF RACIAL CONFLICT ;e ‘his’ to ‘its’. launched the YWCA businesswomen’s club, he li.Add the female to the m ale, probably embarrassed his progressive wife, also i. Add the female to the m ale. a YWCA board member, when he declared that y iV < i| The doctor must take responsibility for his he still thought ‘the home woman was the best’. bent’s health. ‘or her’ after ‘his’. ]ĀMĒS BELICH Use an article or a conjunction such as ‘a’, V e .rS ia l :’,or ‘an’. A successful athlete will adhere rigorously to Womens Workshop on Sexuality. listraining p ro g ram m e. 26th, 27th & 28th September at 1 « o u r r id e t r v " ;e‘his’ to ‘a ’. Dominion Rd, Mt Eden. Ph: 686-041. The doctor m u st w e ar his identity tag while Cost $70. A c iduty. ;e‘his’ to ‘an’. a g a i n ' rly, removing sexist language is a simple is. Only the will to effect change is needed, SEX and VIOLENCE government is leading the way in this regard rkh its move to eliminate sexist terms from new BREAK the LINK and regulations. The very public nature of Picket the CLASSIC pslation means that it will serve as a good ipie to other forms of language. But the (Queen St) iment can only do so much. Unless the Friday 19 Sept. 7pm lunity supports the move then our language Women’s Suffrage Day S hoot 'm sea remain sexist. The pace at which change ALL WOMEN WELCOME will reflect th e c o m m itm e n t o u r society Organised by Women Against Pornography to real equality fo r m en a n d w o m e n . 6 CRACCUM 15 SEPTEMBER 1986

In Focus T h I EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL BAB Y THE STARS SHINE BRIGHT ALBUM: 2409661 C r a c c u t m CASSETTE: 2409664

BABY THE STARS SH IN E BRIGHT, is the third album of G i g release from TRACEY THORN and BEN WATT, collectively known as EVERYTHING BUT TH E GIRL. Already being described as ‘a collection o f the most 1 i«l j k m G u i d e . . \ heartbreaking ballads ever heard', B A B Y THE STARS SHINE BRIG HT features an accompanying orchestra fully irranged by WATT. It has often been said of Galaxy/ Thurs Friday Sat: 3 Bands, Cheek to 1 EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL that their unique charm Cheek, By Degrees, and Clear. lies not only in their songwriting but also in the combination of the torchlike voice of TRACEY THORN and the w it and Performance Cafe: Fri & Sat Farellis and the 1 beauty of BEN WA TT's arrangements and guitar virtuosity. Urge; Sun, Pterodattls. BABY THE STARS S H IN E BRIGHT, is the most perfect Windsor Castle: Sat Murder Inc., and Shark realisation of their partnership yet. Take a listen/ Attack. Esplanade Hotel: Sat Kybo Giyderz Coming: John Mayall - guitarist - touring thru I AMERICAN ANTHEM boasts a powerful soundtrack, NM Management and Billy Joel - 1987. featuring some o f the rock music world's most influential and sought after artists. The album contains songs from Genesis, Sunday 23. Simple Minds, Western ANDY TAYLOR JOHN PARR, INXS, MR MISTER Springs Nov 9. "STEVIE NICKS, GRAHAM NASH and CHRIS THOMPSON. The first single from the soundtrack, ‘Take I t Easy', was co-written and performed by A N DY TAYLOR guitarist for the internationally-renowned pop quintet DURAN DURAN and high energy supergroup TH E POWER STATION. 'Take I t Easy', was produced by ROY THOMAS BAKER one of the most successful producers in the recording industry, whose credits include TH E CARS ‘CARELESS TALK * Chalk it JOURNEY, QUEEN, and FO REIGNER MARCELO ANCIANO (ARCADIA, PETER GABRIEL, NONA HENDRYX) directed the music video for ‘Take I t Easy' U p ! which contains performance footage featuring A N D Y TAYLOR as well as original action sequences of AMERICAN ANTHEM stars M IT C H GAYLORD and A new band with the working title 'Careless Talk’ are: (l-r) Andrew Rockell JANET JONES and clips from the film. The second single (saxes/keyboards), Stuart Dykes (guitar), Sean Donnelly (synthes), Andrew release from the soundtrack, w ill be ‘Two Hearts', performed by JOHN PARR who enjoyed success last year, with his Goldie (voice), David Jupe (non-fretless bass), and M ike Te Young (drums) number one hit ‘Theme From St Elmos Fire'. Additional They are an odd sort of atmospheric-funk band, sounding to these ears like a songs featured on the album, include ‘Battle Of The Dragon' synthesis of Shriekback, Simple Minds with a sweaty smear of Weather performed by S TEVIE NICKS, ‘Same D irection' by IN X S Report, (of all things). ‘Wings To F ly' performed by G R AH AM NASH, and 'Run '“N To Her' written and produced by M R M IS T E R Also So, straight to busineess: W hat about these allegations of sounding like Pink featured on the soundtrack, is CHRIS THOMPSON with the Floyd and Iron Maiden? track ‘Love And Loneliness', who is best known as the lead Dave: W ell... Stu likes his feedback. singer for MANFRED MANN. Overall, a soundtrack we're sure you won't want to miss/!/ Stuart: But we’re not that overblown I hope. S o w h a t are y o u r influences? Dave: The names aren’t important - cos the influences change as our music STRYPER progresses. \ SOLDIERS UNDER COMMAND Rockell: Though it’s a sort of policy of ours not to slavishly imitate any ALBUM: BT7058 CASS: M58T7058 particular sound, style, or trend. Rock seems to have gone from ‘osmotic’ to ‘incestuous’ Mention the existence of a heavy metal band with Christian lyrics to your friends, if you're lucky, they'll stare at you in Sean: Yeah... what did happen to the Osmonds? disbelief. Metal is the realm of sex, drugs, and debauchery, Mike: W eren’t they reincarnated as Flying Nun? they'U tell you. No more, and this week's release proves i t Well, do you have any purpose? STRYPER have headlined 10,000 seat arenas, amazed even their record company with their phenomenal sales, and Goldie: Yeah - we want to show people the hum an side of Christianity. treated an international sensation proving that there is an A re y o u serious? interest in and a market for their self-profess 'God Rock'. Rockell: Yes. It’s more than crosses-on-hills, or rules and regulations. This week sees the debut album release from STRYPER Stuart: It’s enjoyment as well as purpose. called SOLDIERS UNDER COMMAND. I f you like heavy metal, but not the heavy lyrics, then this album is for you. Goldie: A lot of today’s music is either negative or escapist. W e’re trying to be realistic but still come out positive. The Campus Radio Alternative Top So you’re another ‘message’ band? Ten Sean: No - we’re not one dimensional. If people can’t handle the message, ERIC JOHNSON 10 September 1986 TONES ’ th e y ’re still w elcom e to th e m u s ic . Sponsored by Real Pictures of His ALBUM: 253751 CASS: 253754 If you’d like to hire ‘CARELESS TALK’ phone Andrew on 568-268. Majesty’s Arcade 'Damn that guy can play/’ - B ILLY GIBBONS of ZZ TOP. That quote might ju st about sum it up i f it weren't for the 1. Screaming Blue Messiahs Twin Cadillac fact that that guy, ER IC JOHNSON, can also write and sing Valentine oretty well too. He's a legend in his home state of Texas, a 2. Butthole Surfers Moving to Florida veteran session player and a killer on the club and concert stage. His guitar playing is a supple mixture of 3. Mark Stewart and the M afia Hypnotised contemporary rock, jazz, blue and country styles adding up 4. T h e T rifiid s Lonely Stretch to something remarkable and unique. There are both electric 5. The Verlaines Doomsday jnd acoustic instrumentals and five tracks with ER IC 6 . R u n D M C Proud to be Black singing lead. JENNIFER WARNES guests on vocals on one DRUM EITY track. 7. Jesus a n d th e M a ry C h a in Some Candy 1 ROCKLANDS AVE, BALMORAL, Talking RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD AUCKLAND 4. PHONE 606-312. 8 . Meat Puppets We’re Here ORIGINAL SOUNDTRA CK 9. The Residents ' Kaw-Liga ALBUM: DEAD1 CASS: M5DEAD1 N ew Z ealand’s only Specialist lOThe Builders What a Hoombah M M M M M M M M M High Flyers Alpaca Brothers The Lie RETURN OF THE L IV IN G DEAD, is the soundtrack to Drum Store! v w - v v . v Luke Hurley Mona Lisa the movie. I f you've seen the movie then you'll know all MM M M MM M MM W-, ibout the sort of music featured. For those of you not in the The Campus Radio Alternative Top Ten is know, the musicians featured on the soundtrack, include: compiled from listeners phone-in votes. Phone THE CRAMPS 45 GRA VE, TSOL, THE FLESH EATERS, ROKY ERICKSON, THE DAMNED, T A LL BOYS, THE 32-236 between 4pm and 6.30pm every JET BLACK BERRIES, and SSQ. Pretty heavy stuff, but J . W . N V o Wednesday to vote. The Top Ten is then so was the movie. »_• broadcast between 7pm and 8pm.

HUXTON CREEPERS 12 DAYS TO PARIS ALBUM: BT7061 CASS: M5BT7061

The HUXTON CREEPERS are a four piece band from Melbourne, Australia. Generally regarded as the most oromising young band on the circuit, they have consistently SCREAM ING BL UE M E SSI A HS had glowing reviews in the press and supported international acts such as THE VIO LENT FEMMES, LOU V. REED, and M ID N IG H T OIL. Late November in 1985, the THE SCREAMING BLUE MESSIAHS band went into the studio with producer IA N 'M AC K' ,V, have created an enormous buzz throughout McKe n z i e ik id s i n t h e k i t c h e n , p s e u d o e c h o , MODELS) to commence recording on their debut album the world of music since the release of their TWELVE DAYS TO PARIS. Out this week. GOOD AND GONE EP, in July 1985. The London-based MESSIAHS are BILL ROLAND CARTER (vocalist, songwriter, guitarist1 MARTINIRANCH CHRIS THOMPSON (backing vocals, bass) HOW CAN THE LABOURING MAN FIND TIME FOR KORG 2nd KENNY HARRIS (drums). Sadly SELF CULTURE? underated, THE SCREAMING BLUE 12" SINGLE: 020453 M E S S I A H S w ere tip p e d b y N M E , a s 1985's • a M AR TIN I RANCH are musical luminaries from D etroit YAMAHA brightest new talent, and their critical acclaim Collectively, ANDREW TODD and B IL L PAXTON answer hasn't stopped there. GUNSHY, their debut the question ‘How Can A Labouring Man Find Time For Self LP succeeds to capture the energy of their live Culture?' Formed in 1982, M A R T IN I RANCH performed on stage with such acts as M ISSING PERSONS and oerformances, and every major music critic in BAUHAUS A year later, they signed to Sire Records, and England has hailed this band as a revelation. began work immediately on their first video and single. This Some of the album was m ixed in New York 6 v is the result ‘How Can A Labouring Man Find Time For Self Culture?'. Written by ANDREW TODD, performed with the KEYBOARDS & MODULES • EFFECTS • MIXERS CHRIS LORD ALGE, and the results are stunning. This album is a real gem. Take our help of DEVO's MARK MOTHERSBAUGH and ALAN For advice in electronic synthesis sound see MEYERS and produced and engineered by DEVO's BOB w o rd .. CASALE. W arren Sang — aaaaaaaaaaaaaa - • ••••••••••••••••••«lit • •••••••••••••a >•••••••••••••••••••• «ii aaaaaaaaaaaaaa • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • a • • • • ••••••••••••a* )aaaaaaaaa • • • • • • • • • •• • • • • • • • • • m aaaaaaaaaaaaaa• ••••••••••••« aaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaa • • i aaaaaaaaaaaaa ATWATERS LTD. THE NEW !•••••••••••••••••aaaaaaaaa ••• I, • • aaaaaaaaaa • • • • I aaaaaaaaa • • • • • • • • • • • aaaaaaaaaaaa • • 141 HOBSON STREET, AUCKLAND. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a a • a • •"*• t • aaaaaaaa SOUND OF aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaii • ••••• aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaa«t a a a a a a a » a a a a a «•••••• Free custom er parking aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiV a a a a a a • ___ » • • • • • I • • • aaaaaaaaaaaaa‘ ‘ ‘ a a a • » Ph (09)31-919 late night Friday till 8 . ATWATERS! a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa a a a • • • • • •••••••••• • aaaaaaaaaaaaa* • Mil » a a a a « •••••••••••••• aaaaaaaaaaaaaa • • • • • • • • • • • a a a a a a aaaaaaaaaa a a • i • • • • • • • a a a a a a a a • • • ••••••••• • • • • • ••••••••••a • a a a a a a a a a • • • aaaaaaaaa • • • • • aaaaaaait • • • • • • • • a • ••••••••••a aaaaaaaa aaaaaaa*. • • • • • aaaaaaaaaaai » a a a a a a a « • aaaaaav.i CRACCUM 15 SEPTEMBER 1986 7

RECORD REVIEW W O R K I N G O N PARADOX1AL POWER Bruce Cockburn Paradox was formed in late ’85 after the break World of Wonders T H E W A V E S up of a previous band. The new members spent T h e Big T im e /W E A nearly 6 months writing some new material for a new live set. By utilising drum s, bass, synth, and vocals, Pradox provide a compact yet full sound. t a c c u m On ‘Stealing Fire’ (the last album) Bruce was left clutching his rocket launcher staring into the Now with many new songs all together, Paradox Nicaraguan sky, waiting. has been playing the live circuit with gigs at G i g ‘World of Wonders’ was also inspired by Shadows and the late Rising Sun. Recent events in Central America, Berlin, Jamaica and recording at the Lab Studios, and we received Raygun’s America. Bruce aims articulate boots airplay on Campus Radio BFM as well as j u i d e . . . | at the ‘IMP dirty M F’ on ‘Call it Democracy’ featuring on the alternative Top 10! Paradox are and on ‘Lily...’ he is ‘a rag in a bottle of playing at the Windsor Castle, Parnell, this ids, Cheek to gasoline, a c h in g to ig n ite ’. Thursday 18th, with two other local bands, The ‘Dancing in Paradise’ is a poets delight of Rotting Dead and Bygone Era. Catch the bands rellis and the extremely visual images in razor sharp focus, ‘the live and in-person, and have a night out before Prime Minister sucks ice cream in the company exam s. ., and Shark of a happy band of children while a naked man, sores on his neck, lies for days in W ashington era Blvd. gnawing children bones...’ EASY TO PLAY • touring thru On previous albums Bruce’s lyrics have been - 1987. very dense - a word forest that interrupted the SPEED MUSIC ds, Western flow of his songs. W orld of Wonders see more flow with spoken lyric and song chorus matched th« tasy-ts-play M usic to his curious Canadian reggae. BIGGER, BOLDER, BETTER This album No. 15 Or 16 and Bruce is better THAN EVER BEF0RE1 than ever. The album is powerful, conscience music and yet it contains a glimmer of hope in Contact your nearest music the face of uncertain politics on ‘Santiago retailer for details, or see us D awn’. at Stand 26, Music Trades ‘I got a dream and I’m not alone ... see them F a ir. marching home... rising like grass through Distributed by: cement... is a tribute to the people in spite of everything. M artin Luther King would have liked MUSIC SOFTWARE this one. DISTRIBUTORS PO Box 14-520, -Jason Kemp Auckland 6. Ph (09) 534-6045

V/ THE SAINTS s b "Lot’s of junk on the radio Just take a look and you w ill know 1 start to feel I ’m being used in a scheme that’s hidden from the public view. ” THE SAINTS SPRING IN Chris Bailey from Security City Dates & Venues September 1986, 25, 26,27 Auckland, at the Gluepot. Tickets will go on sale on September 3 at the following outlets: Auckland Comer So The Saints are back in town and there’s been a lot of changes since three teenagers not long out Booking Office, 256 Records, Sounds Unltd Queen St, Sounds Unltd W of Corinda High put out their first single on an Newmarket, Soundhouse Records and Victoria Park Mkt Record Bar. independent label ten years ago. The manic drone The Saints on tour will be Chris Bailey Vocals & Guitar, Ivor Hay Drums, of I’m Stranded, often tabled punk by an enthu­ siastic overseas market is a far cry from the m ore Arch Larizza Bass, Richard Burgmann Guitar. Plus a special guest brass m elodious strains o f the band’s latest single, Burn section. Like Fire W ould, which is already clim bing the with acknowledgements to SEMPER national charts. The band’s lineup with the ex­ FLOREAT-Magazine of the University of ception of the ever present Chris Bailey, have Queensland. been as changeable as the wind. The Saints original drummer, Ivor Hay, has reunited with Chris Bailey to join the band’s latest Australia-wide tour promoting their newest album “All Fool’s D a/’. On Twin Cadillac the subject of change, Hay has only one thing to say. Valentine Brisbane hasn’t. ing to Florida “Well 1 came on a short tour of Queensland with Hypnotised Christopher about two years ago and had a sort of sum­ mer holiday up here. But it’s been eight or nine years x>nely Stretch since I lived here and a few things still spring to mind. Doomsday “People still tell you on the trains what station you’re at, id to be Black and when you’re at places like the RE there’s always Some Candy someone telling you there’s only ten minutes until you Talking have to stop drinking. “W hat’s annoyed m e a lot is the num ber o f cover bands We’re Here around, people you find doing a lot of the support gigs Kaw-Liga and so forth. a Hoombah “Ten years ago that’s what used to get up my nose the most, you know, bands doing things like “Smoke on the Hie Lie Water” and stuff like that. Mona Lisa “I thought, well Brisbane’s a cosmopolitan city now. Top Ten is It’s got big stadiums . .. main roads. Yet the system still votes. Phone seems to perpetrate cover bands. It seems the main ob­ im every jective now is to get as dressed up as possible and get out en is then and play as many top 40 songs as you know. “The Saints have neve been that way inclined. When we 8pm. first went overseas we were accused of playing punk but never taking on the physical characteristics - you know - like dressing the right way. There was always some tvpe of criticism ,” he said. Criticism of the band still abounds but in a different form. During tours audiences still call for Stranded, and The Saints still refuse to plav it. “It just doesn’t seem relevant at this point in time. SAINTS “What seems to have happened is a lot. of people tended to miss out on what happened with us ten vears I ago and want to relive 1976. MESSIAHS “If punters wanted us to play a cover version of Smoke New A lb u m on the Water ten years ago we didn’t and we were per­ throughout C secuted for it. If punters now want us to cover the Saints of lease of their «! ten years ago by playing Stranded we’ll ignore them. d y 1985. The \ “I think basically the band would like to make it a re BILL V without Stranded. It might be relevant to some people in the audience but it’s no longer relevant to us,” he said. \r, guitarist), & T h e Saints today are a far cry from the three boys who vocals, bass) j got up to play at a Grade 11 party because they thought it urns). Sadly ] looked like a bit of fun. In the old days Chris Bailey, Ed N G BLUE Kuepper, and Ivor Hay gave concerts in their livingrooms because there were no venues to be found throughout IE , a s 1985's | Brisbane. Ideal acclaim 1 “Actually we were quite revolutionary, in our own their debut j way. y o f their live “Bands at the time were calling themselves things like tusic critic in J Blob and Grunge. All we wanted to do was call ourselves something with ’The’ in front of it. a revelation J “I guess we chose Saints because of our religious up­ N ew York by 'g bringing at various times. Bailey was heavily into Catho­ ? resu lts an » licism, Ed was into some wacky West German religion, records being cut and so forth. By that time I was getting time in Europe and make brief steps in the United States, and my grandfather was a bishop or something,” Ivor well into my degree,” Ivor said. and then maybe another album. ■m. Take our V Now after more than seven albums, The Saints have • 1 said. “Basically the only band I ever enjoyed playing with 11 1976 saw the issue of Stranded, voted as best record of found themselves in a new situation. With ‘Bum Like Fire was The Saints,” Ivor said. Would’ they can boast their first commercial success in the week by Sounds Magazine, and of course, a host of During the concert later that night that statement Australia. That success has also bought criticism from offers from companies around the world. certainly seemed true. some of their oldest fans. I “In the en d n on e o f us m ade a p enny out o f the album . Ivor Hay was not the only person who laughed his way “Now that we're actually able to play in places, say for W e m ade a deal with a com pany, w ent o ff to England and through The Saints bracket at 4ZZZ’s Joint Effort instance Bombay Rock, and actually do it successfully, they cut 50,000 copies and no more. I guess they went The Saints rocked the University Refec with a hu­ some people seem to think we've copped out. broke. EMI tried to get the original rights back but mourous and professional show. Frontman Bailey flaun­ “I don’t know whether it has something to do with The • v . w . v cou ld n ’t. N o n e o f us saw any m on ey at all. ted his exuberant personality and what was once des­ Saints mythology, or whether people really think that to •V.V.V The group stayed in Europe quite a while, but ended cribed by Rock Australia Magazine as machine gun m usic • • • «*7 be good at your music you have to really suffer. • • • • 6 | | bysplitting. Ed and Ivor made theirwayback to Australia, driving like a Mack out of control through the wastelands • • « M l “Making a living out of my music is something I’ve • • • • ••( Ed to form his own group Laughing Clowns and Ivor to o f hell. always wantd to do, and now finally am . . .,’’ he Said. • • • • «7 start a degree course in Music. No cries of cop out. • • • • • • i Ivor said a planned tour withjim m v Barnes later this 1 * • • • M “After that it gets hazy. Christopher stayed on in Lon­ No calls for Stranded. • ••••«] don a while to live a miserable life living behind some month will give The Saints exposure to an audience who 1 • • • • I | Just cheering, and yells for more. • • • • ( l cinema doing solo work. After that I remember some have never heard them before. After that, they will spend '••••II • • • • • | • •••••••••••••••••« • •••••••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••I !«••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••••a** • •••••••••••••••••• 8 CRACCUM 15 SEPTEMBER 1986

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CAT’S EYES REVOLVE AROUND PAGAN RECORDS Pagan Records is a newly formed independently : DRUM EITY based record label based in Auckland. Pagan was j 1 ROCKLANDS AVE, BALMORAL, fo rm ed in M ay 1985, a n d h a s a d istrib u tio n deal j AUCKLAND 4. PHONE 606-312. with R.C.A. (NZ), and they have concentrated! o n build in g u p a field o f ta le n te d songw riters and N ew Z ealand's only Specialist b ands. P a g a n is a lso activ ely in v o lv ed in signing new and original talent, with a view to exploring John Cale, with Chris Knox Drum Store! the artists’ licensing and publishing potential in and Martin Phillipps. overseas markets, as well as nurturing high artist \ profiles in New Zealand. The company is the Gluepot, September 6. concept o f L a rry P a r r w h o estab lish ed Mirage John Cale is a paradoxical figure, classically Films in New Zealand, and who has spearheaded j trained, yet associated over the years with a revitalised New Zealand film renaissance. Five music’s avant-garde and studied decadence. very different feature films have been made by Although he has remained commercially Mirage in the last three years, all of which have obscure, his lengthy career is one of JACOB'S RECORDS had overseas sales and which have achieved uncompromising genius. As a crowded Gluepot distinctive m a tu rity a n d re c o g n itio n . These films found out on Saturday. The atmosphere was include ‘Pallet on the Floor’, ‘Constance’, low-key, the crowd lounged on the dance floor in and TAPES ‘Shaker Run’, ‘Carne A H ot Friday’ an d ‘Bridge the presence of just one man and his instruments. to Nowhere’. In addition ‘Queen City Rocker’ But there was nothing low-key about the has just been completed. Larry Parr also co­ performance. This tall, dapper, bronzed figure Mokoia Rd p ro d u ced ‘Merry Christmas M r Lawrence’. may have been the epitomie of Welsh charm, sipping hot water(!) from a steaming teacup and Pagan is primarily an avenue for film politely thanking the audience with a short bow Birkenhead soundtracks, responsible not only for the it frequent intervals, but those piercing dark eyes marketing but also the step by step involvement revealed the Cale underneath - a hard-edged with the creation and selection of the musical Prince of Darkness. Ph 41-0128 so u n d track , h a s b ro a d e n e d its ro s te r to include As those attracted by ‘A Gift’, the Velvet The big little record other local talent and to this end, has employed Underground song that w a s Cale, will Trevor Reekie to build the label. Trevor has understand well, his songs are everything ‘good’ shop on the shore. worked consistently in the independent label music should be - harmonious, tuneful and Keep on Rockin' scene for the past five years having worked with complex. But there is an air of simple Stiff Records (New York), Stunn Records NZ desperation behind his music. His piano would I f we can 't g e t it and Reaction Records prior to Pagans chug relentlessly along as the vocals followed, forget it formation. He launched Reaction, played and gaining momentum toward a thundering climax produced several of the artists including top NZ when Cale would go mad, belting chords at Keep on Rockin' bands such as ‘The M ockers’, ‘Netherworld random and screaming the vocals in frustration. Dancing Toys’, ‘Marginal Era’, ‘Car Crash Set’ ‘Waiting for the M an’ for example, a Velvet’s Present this and and others. Pagan’s emphasis is on anecdote of the high-flying and low-diving edge get 10% off diversification and songwriting talent. on which smack people live that lent itself well to this solo piano treatment. Or ‘Heartbreak every L.P., Tape or C.D. ARTISTS SIGNED: Hotel’, leaving the King for dead with the SHONA LAING - S h o n a h a s a pedegree alcoholic vocal staggering towards a screaming, background and has made several important dying ending. O r his tension would express itself contributions to New Zealand’s music, not least in unexpected freely formed variations from the of which are several top ten successes prior to a I relentless chug-a-lug rhythms. His songs were lengthy sojourn in Europe, appearances with | often beautiful. ‘Chinese Enovy’ and ‘Close Cliff Richard, British representative in Bulgarian Watcfi’ are two examples. That’s the benefit of song contests and lead vocalist with Manfred classical training. But that dark air of M an n ’s E a rth B an d ‘ ‘Somewhere inAfrika’ LP). frustration, a slip away from madness, pervaded Shona’s album ‘G e n re ’ receiv ed critical acclaim throughout. Needless to say the audience were in New Zealand and has also been licensed to the stunned. Four encores proved that. And Cale R.C.A: label in Germany, Austria and gave his all. This man is a master of stark/piano Switzerland. Her song ‘Not A Kennedy’ also and guitar, possesses a strong Celtic-American won the 1985 Paters Award as best overall pop voice and can mesmerize an audience solo. Much song. Shona has demoed seven new songs of more than just a Lou Reed contemporary. which a single is soon to be released as a follow Martin Phillipps (despite hassles with the up. throat, broken strings and somebody elese’s slide guitar) provided an enjoyable set of lyrically BELLY T. JAM ES - Billy is a Maori comedian complex and mournful pieces; good solo stuff. who has become a household name in New But does this man ever smile? Even Monkees Zealand. He has a long history in showbands, oldie ‘Cuddly Toy’ got the serious treatment. has his own weekly television show and was However, Chris Knox’s humour can overcome recently a w ard ed a n M .B .E . fo r his services to almost anything. ‘I wrote that one this entertainment. His album achieved great afternoon, that’s why it’s so short’, he informed popularity and he also starred in the film ‘Carne i os proudly after an obscure two-line ditty. He . A H ot Friday ‘ to critical acclaim. was in fine voice and his amusing and intelligent lyrics were accompanied by simple but sufficient WENTWORTH-BREWSTER & CO - are a guitar. Chris Matthews’ one number was highly p olished a n d m u c h so u g h t a fte r ensemble. unmemorable, but not bad. The band have a huge club following and have released one single w h ich w en t T o p 20, entitled ‘Welcome to the Club’ a cover originally I -Conrad Heine w performed by Nat King Cole. They have IV.V. .v.v.v.v.vXv* V*V*V*V«VoV«: appeared on all m ajor NZ television shows and $ V i have recorded a further three songs towards an a lb u m . T h is b a n d s p e c ia liz e s in style synonymous with the ‘swing’ era doing covers ■ % % % % % • • • • ••••••••••••* ranging from Sinatra, Cole, Count Base, Duke MUSIC TRADES ASSOCIATION Presents Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Noel Coward as • * • % • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••• well as many originals.

12 O’CLOCK ROCK - THE CARS ARDUAH - are New Zealand’s top new black FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 TV ONE funk band. A hard working ensemble of 1 professional musicians who have done the South }>Xi S H O W ’8 6 • • r ------v».*MVyw«ui | y |w( One of America’s most durable, roadworthy Auckland club circuit for years. Their debut rock successes - THE CARS - take themselves single has just been released and the band has •V. * and an audience for a spin this Friday night. - t R • • recorded five new songs towards an album. They feature in two local film soundtracks as well THE CARS LIVE presents the band in one of achieving local acclaim. their huge stadium performances, complete with MUS\C stunning neon-coloured lighting, and banks of • •••••• flickering video images adding to the musical dimension. One of the few massively successful H ear and see the latest We have ONE album each to give away of TEX American bands to consistently gain much in M usical Instrum ents PISTOL and PA UL KELL Y, courtesy of Trevor critical acclaim, THE CARS have intelligently Reekie, Pagan Records. Just answer these real combined elements of swarthy American rock, end M usic Technology. easy questions:- with the passion of teenage pop and the technical • • • advantages gained from the technological 1. W ho Is Tex P is to l in real life? i • • • • • revolution. Featuring the songs of swanky 2. What is PA G AN RECORDS symbol? • • • frontman Ric Ocasek, the concert features such 3. Name an another P A G A N recording artist. Th FRIDAY, SdPT 19,9am to 5.30pm . hits as ‘Just What I Needed’, ‘Tonight’, ‘L et’s Written entries only into CRACCUM by G o ’, a n d ‘Let The Good Times Roll’, as well as SATURDAY, SEPT20, 9am Thursday. First correct entry collects. Post or i • • several album tracks. THE CARS fire-up all PRINCES WHARF CONVENTION CENTRE, AUCKLAND. deliver to CRACCUM Live M usic Editor, eight cylinders on 12 O’CLOCK ROCK on Auckland University, Private Bag, or Room 213 TTTT Admission: Adults $3, children free when accom panied by an adult. A Television ONE, Friday September 19 at 12.25 • • • • • Student A sso c ia tio n B u ild in g , 34 Princes Street, • • • • • • • • • • am . A u ckland. • • • • • • b ...... • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ...... e • • • • • • • • • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••a* • • • f • • • • f CRACCUM IS SEPTEMBER 1986 9

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O tJ y ’80’s rock”, is how the members of Work to i’s cafe has seen the band in action along Ride describe themselves musically. That’s what with recently the University’s very own varsity they told me if I wanted to categorize them which :afe for the recent E.U. rage there. The band has DEBUT E P I didn’t really as it seems to be stock in trade to :ven done a gig for the Parklands convention have to fit into a certain style. Like ‘Sim p le zentre at Warkworth as well as the many too M in ds’ and ‘U 2 ’ the team are a Christian] band numerous to mention dances and serials. and they are proud of it. It doesn’t restrict the And they will do more. Neil will take your style a band plays nor does it contain them to booking on 871-884 in the evenings if you would playing gospel type music as most people like to give him a bell. The only trouble he tells me is that the coming examinations will put paid from Palmerston North immediately think when you say, ‘a ha, a Christian band.’ After all we have been or are to being completely available for about a month | i i | continually influenced by bands and singers while the pressure is on but after tha, post Iw lw lw t whether they are the Rolling Stones or Joan Baez zxamination parties, and social events are all go. ar whatever. Seems a little strife» that we all have to EEE Work to Role have University roots as two zompress our social ao£#)ty into a small package members, Graham and Neil are both studying while there’s examinations, then let rip after to here and they both have musical connections - make up for the hibernation! ILL Graham is ‘Graystoke’, a disc jockey with What about recordings? You thought I was never Campus Radio. TTiey formed the band with the going to get around to the subject didn’t you? TTT ather members nearly eighteen months ago, after /And Rajan tells us that they recorded a two song being in an earlier band together. Raj originally ( demo tape in March at the Last Laugh recording joined to play drums but now handles the bass studios downtown but was actually mastered guitar and occasional keyboards when Jason here on campus. At Campus Radio no less and teamed up. Nothing like a little change around to it’s been played by none other than Graystoke of liven up the musical sounds is there? Recently zourse. Only once he assures us • will we all Reuban joined up, so the membership has grown believe it., or not? ind grown and now there’s keyboards music to Well, what actual music does actually invluence build the sound into a solid effect and work the this band, Work to Role? Influences come from waves out to live gigs with good effect. Both all different directions according to the Reuban and Jason have the same surname, individual band members’ tastes. Graham’s right Craig, but are completely unrelated! However to into alternative music (well that figures) while zomplicate matters further, and luckily not on Jason likes American rock and jazz to cite two stage either, Reuban’s dog is called, wait for it.. examples. But ‘we’ll play commercial, ‘Jason’. I’ll say no more.... accessable, very racey dance music from New Like a lot of bands Work to Rule are into cover Zealand bands like the Screaming Meemees that versions of material from the Narcs, Angels, U2 were and early Dance Exponents material,’ he amongst others specializing in parties, dances says. So expect to see the team playing at and college socials. Now they are into writing Shadows in the near future and then into the and performing their own originals, and recording studios once more to record more of zombining the material within their sets. It’s their original material for a demonstration tape 1 1 band com pilation album always hard to get known in the musical jungle to be sent to a recording company or two., or a must for any N.Z. record collector and even getting a booking for an unknown band three. Even more pub, club work means :an be a break of sorts these days when it’s exposure and you bet that you never know when becoming such a professional costly industry, some A. & R. person is in the audience just and promoters only want name bands or want to looking for such a promising band... the dream have you sell your soul to rock & roll along with machine continues. But good hard work often the favours that they are doing you - never the rewards is applicants, let’s hope that Work to other way around of course! Still, the ATI Rule succeed with their determination and drive

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Upon prompting from some concerned friends and hypocritical gesture when ‘our paper’ suffering from various electro-chemu; ‘University students will pay $120 a year towards I’m replying to a couple of things in last week’s Craccum is actively encouraging war by selling inbalances of the cerbal cortex and were undj advertising to these serious boys with their death their tuition (my italics) from next year, Craccum. I have better things to do with my time to retrieve this vital information it said ‘1 de compared with $52 at present, the Government however than to be drawn into responding to toys. F a ir e n o u g h , C ra ccu m may be hard pressed Everything’) not only do I deny everything, bu said yesterday.” unsubstantiated scandalmongering. But should to find advertising, it’s good to see some den y it em p h atically ! So ran the Press Association sourced report from some people have believed it, here goes. variation from TISA card and the Cut Above - »da sneaked Wellington in the 9/9/86 edition of the ‘NZ 1. When will the facts about the trip to Japan be but to sink to .... prostitution? It is disturbing to BRa d m a1 nous O r e w a I Herald’. This alarming increase is from the very understood? th in k C raccum is encouraging this war minded political party that has long espouced the banner 2. No money went from the Beerfest to mentality. I’m disappointed. 1 ieve it darli of ‘FREE EDUCATION’ since I was a boy, and NORMLS account, or anyone elses account, in J justing Frogs yes, that was some years ago. My mother always fact it m ad e a m in o r loss. C. Cunningham divine Wei used to question how free education really was, 3. At the General Meeting held to discuss FUNNY MONEY SHOULD DO»apparently t when we had that eyarly battle to get into a new NZUSA restructuring I indicated I would come GOOD * in the throes uniform and re-supply the bag with new exercise along should attendance be nearing a quorum. MILITARY USEFUL Dear Peter, . and figul books and text books. Enough of the history, Attendance did not validate this, instead I I hear that the Publication Grants Commit 1 US’ ^es[”es I’m sure you have come to believe that nothing in facilitated a well attended student debate. Dear Craccum, only used about $ 2 , 0 0 0 and had lots of leftovt'J a chanc education is free at all, as I have. 4 .1 gave a two hour oral submission on NZUSA I am glad to see that this years paper, along money after making it’s allocations. The figi ve t>een ei restructuring in Wellington, many proposals with other media, has defied the left-wing of $5,700 as a surplus was mentioned to me |‘ljroa- Fortune I make no bones about it, I have long believed being incorporated in the recent restructuring of peacemongers and published advertisements for one o f th e p a rtic ip a n ts. M ay I suggest that rati $id® b y s e t t i that this present Government and the very NZUSA. the NZ Army. It is time people realised that a than letting this sum be absorbed by | ily! And to political party behind it are nothing short of If we stop bickering, real work will be done for mobile and effective armed force, led by bureaucracy, it should be put into the campjght the boy h fakes; they had the nerve to promise you and I at students, and exams will be passed. intelligent young men such as University to fight th e U se r-P a y s schem e? election time that the future for education and in graduates and undergraduates, is essential in a that University education was going to be more peaceful world. It can be used not only as a yesterday, Y o u rs, Yours, accessable. They were the party committed to Graham Watson buffer in times of such natural disasters as ce on E M A R Q U IS D E S A D E being so concerned about our welfare. Rot. earthquakes and floods but also as to deal with ■boy-about-tc Rubbish, absolute rubbish! Now they have the dangerous situations, beyond Police control, like iMJSA Presid audacity to increase by nothing less than 140% the Ruatoria affair where a small faction of the success and community openly defied the laws of the land. A of the basic: tuition fees.a Goodbye Mr Marshall MAINLANDERS SCORE BONKERSPACE? ft Personnel and your cohorts when the next election comes! small efficient armed force under direct control ply-paid jobs : ANOTHER SHIP of the legitimate ruling body has been vital in the I sh o u ld like, i f I m a y , to express my profouj first definite 1 creation of small independent democracies such Peter. D ear C ra cc u m , consternation at the incredibly foolish cerebi heard of, anc as New Zealand. If we entertain trendy modern, On behalf of the glorious freedom fighters of (?) antics of a few colourful characters, w emely COnfidt anarchic thought we risk losing everything our THE LETTER 0* THE WEEK Waipunamu, (more commonly kown by it’s seem prepared to waste both the valuable tin foe "nice" peo] forefathers have worked for, including our right colonialist name of The South Island), I am glad and the valuable money, of other students • th inda is left woi of self-government and national freedom. INVITATION TO INCITE! to be able to claim credit for the sinking of the when more important issues face addressi Y o u rs, Dear Editor, second Russian ship this year, the ‘Admiral p.ex. cost-recovery and naturally the Ion (j0nda gatecra Nakhimov’ which some of our crack underwater Second Lieutenant F. Stuart, BSc (Auck) I should like to draw the attention of students awaited swimming pool. However, it must le^ up their la in general to the irresponsible actions of the so- sabotage team managed to knock off in the admitted that if the Upper Common Rooms a jjf-it weekend :alled Pleasure Party in advertising a ‘rage’ for Black Sea yesterday. abolished (much against their will, I shou caiUne il 12 September. The purpose of this ‘rage’ is This action has been mounted in support of think), w ith w in try atm o sp h eric conditio \ o o d ^ i our demands for full independence and ‘Anti-French’. I think that all that needs to be CAMERA BAN prevailing we shall no doubt all, at some stage 31 ^ ® , . said is the following: republican status for our glorious and warm D ear Sir, other, be able to enjoy a nice long swim! B l f ,, sunny Island. Since the Russians evidently failed ‘Every person commits an offence and is liable I went to a NORML Public Meeting at the seriously, there are other complaints to be mad ^ ^ 13 CC to heed the warnings given when we sunk another an summary conviction to imprisonment for a Town Hall recently and I was embarrassed to see the proximity of the aforementioned propose ~^.s of their boats in the Marlborough Sounds last term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine... who a sign outside that cameras are banned. When I site for the brothel to a certain location on tl PP^ sm okinj summer, we felt obliged to rub the lesson in with intent to excite hostility or ill-will against, or got inside however (after having to race back to 2nd floor of the S.U . Building is, in my opinioi &PS d°n * soul where it hurts: their bank account. The Admiral bring into contempt or ridicule, any group of my car to park my camera), I was shocked to see m ost u n d esirab le. A frien d o f mine hi lout! was valued at 480 million roubles and was not persons in New Zealand on the ground of the that the photographer of Campus News, M . nightm ares, in w h ich sh e is grabbed there by insured. We wish to deliver a stern warning to all colour, race, or ethnic OR NATIONAL Webber, was flashing away merrily. tram p a ttire d in th e filth ie st rain co at she hasevesn eagle-eyed foreigners who oppress our homeland. We ORIGINS of that group of persons — After his recent pro-police article in CN seen in her life! W hich brings me to my neiust Council, demand the withdrawal of all Russian troops and (a) Publishes or distributes written m atter which (misleadingly headed ‘The Police Hate You’), point: tramps and street kids from all ovAdalS,darlings KGB agents from the great and glorious South is threatening, abusive or insulting ... being one must now wonder whether all his photos of a Central Auckland may be attracted in to oftaved himseli Island, and also demand the closure of the matter or words likely to excite hostility or rill- pro-psmaug audience will end up in CN files or newsest Rec. C entre, at students’ expense, andtwjc anyway, b Amerikan bases at Black Birch, Harewood, and will against,....any such group of persons...’ at Drug Squad Central Recorder. Perhaps students’mortification. story Murchison Valley (Fiordland), besides the Section 25(1) Race Relations Act 1971. Or does NORML can explain the ban on non-police Finally, I m u s t c o n g ra tu la te th e perpetrator»! \[ is all no' severing of the Cook Strait Cable until such time New Zealand want to see ‘anti-gay’/‘anti- cam eras. o f this in g en io u s id e a o n th e far-sightedne«2 ~ Palestinian’ anti-etc rages on Campus as well? as a reasonable rate of charges for the export of judgment and concern for student welfare wtocftL star M ik Grow up! our electrical amperage of the colonialist N orth, Y ours, they have only too well exhibited in proposing}.'; earjv m t] who we allege are operating hand-in-glove with B lob this supremely inconvenient, expensive. i M F e j r, the Russian and Amerikan regimes. Unless the Yours sincerely, oppressive regimes of the planet heed our call for F.P. Zegers i T p S i n g c freedom, they must expect to be attacked again Yours respectful» ^een and again throughout the planet. Long live the SURVEY ON NZUSA ON? Hariet M iriam Alison Henshaw-Joo» 11111 0 1 1 111 glorious South! Dear Peter, Titrived porno ] Y ours Good to see the first constructive August 2ies (oops! I r Patriotic Southerner Council in my SVa yr Varsity existence, people Auld Rhonda < (for Central Committee, left their indignant, grumpy hats at their own Ashots to dec South Island Home Rule Association, campuses and got down to sensible debate at last. WHO’S INTO MOTHBALLS? it, young \ M an ap o u ri Still made too many compromises to Maori students but all round some highly substantial restructuring done. C ra ccu m should do a I recently ra n in to a n entom ologist friend o C ‘0n^f aTem a! LAME NZUSA LINK comprehensive survey of both executive and mine at a social function; and, after my havin# 1 , , , D ear C raccu m , student’s opinions of whether or not we should promised him payment for a new short rfr, ' 1 recom pense fo r d a m a g e do n e, we settle® J^y n a m e I write in total agreement with Lawrence who reconsider our decision to withdraw from comfortably into a long discussion, sobre variouSfe1 ^evej wrote in last week’s C raccu m , about the special NZUSA. aspects of our chosen professions; during whic5 vl s e ^ e general meeting for NZUSA restructing Y o u rs conversation he related to me the moiffi p ro p o sals. W illiam s Dave has fascinating saga of all time: that of the ‘nosplbassy in Zin The politicians all claim to be earnestly Editor: Peter Boys moth. Mric Laidlaw h interested in their portfolios and students Actually this moth has a great many nameiJ secretary! Technical Editor: Andrew Lloyd interests, yet I agree their egos come first and our Ri< Graphic Artists: Sacha Dromgool, real interests a lame last. Considering the money the majority probably being derived fromjre, as dope THE NEW NATIONAL FLAG ancient Ango-Saxon. One variety is indigenoiMy fancy S p u r Bruce Grenville spent on AUSA and NZUSA from our fees each AGAIN to the upper slopes of the Himalayan mountains! 0f the plant Graphic Technician: Miriam de Graaf year you would think that there would be more accountability and for that matter, Dear Peter, and, until a few years ago, another existed in thel "Nyet" on th< L o n d o n area! A ll fo rm s o f this attractive* Writers:Sharon Priestley* Andrew responsibility. I disagree with those correspondents who have creature are, it a p p e a rs , h ig h ly intelligent; whichf Coop, Richard Clarke, Harry, Bruce It appears to me the only outcome of all this is suggested the Miha or the Air New Zealand logo is the reason why they excape from captivity with I Grenville, Sonley Johnstone, Michael, a possible lower fee, yet we still remain in this spiced up with marijuana leaves, for the new a minimum of effort. Indeed, my friend I NZUSA with a noose still around our neck. I will national flag. Boy Bean/, Paul, Simon Coffey, informed me of this fact by way of a most] be pleased when we don’t have a link with the My proposal is a yellow background with a Giovanni Intra, Conrad Heine, charming illustration. Apparently an elderly NZUSA at all. They are nothing but a complete blue kiwi and a white sheep superimposed on it. I Carolyn A very, Jason Sanders. Sorbonne professor once, in the course of bloody waste of time, as they are all hangers on The sheep and the kiwi (our two most popular a I Photographers: Kirk Lafferty, sponging off our students funds. national creatures) are engaged in fighting a d em o n stratio n , sh o w e d o n e o f these delight»! Thailand, Z ii Miriam de Graaf Parveen Singh. duel; the former armed with a sword and the (There exists a French variety) to a certain Lady 1 Botswana, O. ------s, who, on viewing it, grew so|T«izania, Wt K.O. ROUND ONE latter using it’s long beak aided by a crossbow. Julia H The yellow symbolises cowardice for which NZ is pleased with it that she demanded permission to I Solomon Ista CRACCUM is a source of free expression and well known, e.g. olur defeats in the last several keep it fo rev er a fte rw a rd s . H er wish Limr o f r t v r information for the Auckland University VOTES FOR TUATARAS wars we have undertaken (Japan, Vietnam...) granted; h o w ev er w ith in th irtee n days the nK>th|| 1(0 Vegrs Hvi Students and the University Community. D ear Sir, but the fighting kiwi and sheep show that we are was free once more! Entomological legend has it] i. .i^roPie that the nosp repupated to resemble a green « 2 W * *)e0p CRACCUM is not the official publication of the As an Egyptian and new immigrant to this not content to remain a boring third-rate island lettuce, one of its favourite menu items, and for I WHAT 1 \uckland University Students’ Association Inc. island, I feel strongly offended by the tone of and if those foreigners don’t buy our wool, our IN which the maid mistook it. Anyway it appears IV0LUNTE1 or of the University of Auckland. Both bodies do recent Kiwi prejudice displayed over the issue of vicious sheep will make short shift of them. The not endorse any opinions and/or statements legalisation of Tuataras. crossbow symbolises the new NZ national that the professionals are at just as much a loss u I ^ agency < weapon-construction industry: the crossbow is the poor distraught damsel; which is precisely 1 secula made by staff and students within C R A C C U M . Many Kiwis will be aware of the fact that the This year is the 60th year of publication of this Tuatara is the earliest native inhabitant of this powerful and accurate yet does not need that why so little is known for certain sobre this derivational] newspaper. imported garbage to fuel it. m oth. island (having predated M orioris, Maoris, and I the U nited By comparison, what I had to say about ny 8 “lc ' ^ Address: Second Floor, Room 213, Students’ Pakehas by several thousand While on the subject, how about a flat for exploding thermometer; or worse, my imploding! er, Association Building, 34 Princes Street, years).Consequently, the obscene bias against AUSA? I recommend a red background, with manometer, not to mention the disgustingl ’caree A uckland. Tuataras seems to me to be most inept. crossed paintbrush and dagger. The dagger dishonesty of first-year Chem. students; muni contribute t< Postal: Craccum, A.U.S.A. Inc., Private Bag, May I, as an innocent unbiased outsider, add symbolises the backstabbing politicians which have been dead boring. But ‘bless thee, and fare! ^ L COS1 A uckland. my voice to the soprano chorus of those AUSA is glutted' with, while the paintbrush CRACCUM is published by the Auckland symbolises the Arts (yes, there’s still a few of us thee w ell’, d e a r S ir - fo r I ’m o ff: I forgot topi enlightened ones calling for the franchise for Volunteers left!) my friend, who has just now arrived, and who University Students’ Association Inc., 34 Princes T u a ta ra s? Street, Auckland. hollering for me dow nstairs.. [ regular livir medical anc Sunprint Ltd., Tauranga. Y o u rs, Yours onymously, (Dr) Anthony Blight substantial In y o te f Raphael McSnoot Cracchm phone number: AK 390-789, ext 841. CRACCUM 15 SEPTEMBER 1986 11 To: Clubs, Societies & interested onlookers. FROM: David Stewart RE: Clubs & Societies, Problems & Remedies. YTHING?!!’ Around the summer holiday time, I will be altering different areas which affect Clubs and the last Craccum (i Societies (see below) I am sending out some ideas Kia Hiwa Ra! Kia Hiwa Ra! Kia t sample the orgas* % for comment, I would like to receive your Hiwa Ra. if you did but | IDEAS, RECOMMENDATIONS, OPINIONS us electro-chemk; as soon as is possible for consideration and then Kia ora koutou e boa ma o te Whare urtex and were unal these ideas will be redistributed around again for Waananga nei. Nau mai, hold mai Ki o mahi (nation it said ‘I de a final look and then those interested can help nunui mo tenei wa. E mihi ana au 1d a koutou, deny everything, bu Introducing Rhonda Rat - our new columnist form the new policy, sometime in late tenei taku ripoata o te Kaumihera o Akuhata mo N ovem ber. Nga toki Id Poneiki i Te Herenga Waka Marae. Rhonda nearly got mown down by cute 1. SOCIETIES GRANTS SUB COMMITTEE. No reira, Tena Koutou Tena Koutou, Kia ora YoS a onda sneaked int0 a plush motel in •no tatou katoa. | irious Orewa recently, and would you cycling champ, Steve Barriball the - made up of various ex-officio persons, two other day, as she gathered her skirts to people elected by SRC. three more persons by NZUSA has restructured pea, positions lieve it darlings, it seems those scrapped, compromises made, and for us. A Jesting Frogs actually threatened to sprint across Symonds Street. My, that societies council and students arts council, is this a good/bad system, change if any? separate Maori Students organization. a divine Wellington last month! It boy is fast! So fast in fact, that my close - SGSC forms, change the application forms so Surprised??? Funding, a distressing subject, SHOULD DO apparently because they knew we friend Colin tells me that he caught Steve leaves us with a decreasing percentage of chatting up his new secretary in the staff as to preclude the possibility of clubs from using n j : in the throes of being booted out of double accounting. NZUSA’s budget over the next 3 years, (ie 12% JUS and figured the Yanks wouldn't coffee room last week, having turned his - do we need travel, general, capital? can it be 1 0 % & 8 %) to be allocated to this organisation. back for less than a minute, darlings! Where their decreasing amount comes from, on Grants CommK 1 us- besides which the little tykes done a d iffe re n t w ay d had lots of lefta d §et a chance at some of that action That speed will do wonders for the lad in - dates, when to have the meetings ? beats me? Especially when the number of M aori students is increasing. NZUSA’s funding llocations. The fn been experimenting with at exams, Rhonda thinks. - 1 : 1 subsidies for various purposes... m entioned to .roa. Fortunately dear David saved - grants, maximising the efficiency of club contradicts their own philosophy! They’ve y I suggest that ntl side by setting the two spies free. I'm told that old "P rick-of-Steel" grants, perhaps promote consistency among shoved us out - and saved thousands of dollars »e absorbed by lly! And to think Rhonda actually himself and the tireless Fraser clubs especially for accounts purposes. doing so. This ‘federation’ for Maori students means a >ut into the campi :ght the boy had sold out! can't-see-the-trees-for-the-forest Wood - should clubs submit a resume of previous years ne? got together recently. Apparently the activities along with general audited accounts ? lot of work and commitment for everyone, and I ard yesterday, from an unimpeachable splinters flew thick and fast in all - clubs who couldn’t define their membership ? in such a short space of time, only 3 months. ,] ice on Exec, that Mike directions. - the rational by which grants are handed out, is Working on Maori Kaupapa and from a Maori i i-boy-about-town Heriot will contest it far too arbitrary and incohesive ? perspective should ensure that Maori students - guidelines on ‘criteria’ on which to base the come out of this system, Maoris, not brown g AUSA Presidency next year. Flushed And speaking of gander-to-gander, my skinned pakehas. W e’ll have representation on a I Success and bucks after starting his little cherry puds, an cx-Craccum allocation of funds ? - allocation of funds is primarily based on who National level to deal with our issues and PACE? J j Personnel Agency and scoring photographer has joined the long line of concerns, but more importantly we will retain sexual harassment charges brought by can fill out the form correctly? A workshop (for aj idy-paid jobs for all his friends, he is all clubs and societies treasurers) to explain how our cultural identity. N.Z.U.S.A. can keep its express my profou first definite for the race that Rhonda "Kiss me Hardy then kiss me again" to fill out the forms, what they are entitled to political integrity. We have, Autonomy. libly foolish cereh heard of, and it seems dear Mike is Watson. He reputedly gave more than claim for and what they as a club/society can get A delegation of Ngatoki went to a Post rful characters, * cmely confident of winning. Why do the poor Prez could take and who o u t o f th e a sso c iatio n . Primary Teachers Association hui that was being th th e valuable tin the "nice" people go into politics? consequently didn't know whether he was - what do you think the criteria should be held in Poneke.We as Maori students told our o th er students - tl ®da is left wondering. coming or going. Mike, though, claimed (activate members rather than financial stories of the present education system and how ues face address! | he could do it backwards ( Rhonda hopes membership, campus activities, specifically it affected us, some even offered themselves as naturally the loi ionda gatecrashed "BiFiM" as they that this is not part of basic Police participation in orientation, capping and exhibits! For the future of our children, the low ever, it must ted up their latest publication: what an training .along with strip searches and functions involving non students.) Education system must recognise our Taha theirC om m win on Rooms r u A-of-it weekend! Seems the Kiwi music rubber hoses). It may be his Bob Geldof - any restrictions on grants ? Maori. I know for myself if I didn’t already have look, but that lad could store his - travel, are grants to be allotted on the basis of my son enrolled at a Bi-lingual school I probably ospheric condSfa ‘«2 « U a «* truncheon in Rhonda's broom cupboard attendance at inter-University competitions and wouldn’t send him, that’s how much faith I all, a t some stase 0 a 8ood mine of info,and will be any time,though she is afraid she might for field trips ? have, in our present situation. lice long swim! « on ^ streets* as "Tbe Book of - the dates/times of when SGSC should meet ? Nga toki wasn’t Nga toki, our minds and n p la in ts to be mad M u r r a y join his long line of ex's. iM" has filled an area that 2. AFFILIATION, the process i.e. making the hearts were elsewhere. Many of us flew to m entioned proposj mm'ck bas ignored, now that he's Speaking of ex's, it is totally untrue and affiliation and signatories forms one unit? W hat Otepori to Oraakau marae to bid farewell to our tain location on tl iped smoking. But D e b b i and the things do you need on the forms and the SRC friends who never arrived at our hui. In those ng is, in my opinia 3ps don't sound like they're about to libellous that Ann Webster spent a two, Nga toki lost two of the strongest people holiday for two rubbing up a brassed-off process. end o f mine hi out! 3. GENERAL, ideas for noticeboards, up grade involved in our work. Ki a Mina Korua Ko grabbed there by ex-Treasurer over the August break club lockers, plus pigeonholes and other areas of Manu, Haere haere haere raincoat she hasevt in eagle-eyed informer snuck into courtesy of The Ancient Egyptian Church communication. Haere Ki Hawaiki nui Hawaiki roa Hawaiki mgs m e to my nei just Council, and my, what numerous of the Infinite. Amon Ra, King of the - club activities/association facilities i.e. P am am ao . kids from all ov< ndals,darlings! Dear G r a h a m really Gods, would never allow such scandalous typewriters, photocopiers, booking of roms and Ki te Roopu Maori no te W hare W aananga o attracted in to ou laved himself this time, at least in behaviour to go on under his name by the cafe, the accounts system, and the booking Otaakau, Kia Kaha e hoa ma! Ki a Koutou Katoa ;nts expense, and t iiic anyway. In private however it was two such,blasphemous non-believers! and running of the van. te arohatinonui o Nga Tauira M aori o Tamaki. , • ifferent story, and Otago Prez Ross - association services i.e. stationary, typesetting, I was fortunate enough to accompany the Rhonda heard that a certain custodian, repromaster, typing, photocopying for clubs. tupapaku of Manu (Bird) to Murihiku where he the fa'r ^ g h t ^ q s is a11 now simP1y bliss between who shall remain anonymous, has been - areas on campus to have functions ? was buried amongst his tupuna. Mina was having late night tete-a-tetes with - orientation/ what areas should the societies rep bought back to Tamaki where she lay at Hoani ibS^bprowS ^ star M ike H eriot left 111 a h u f f "Smiling Shirley". Apparently he gets it help in? Waiti Marae. To the families of both our friends, it, expensive ■ ier early 111 ^ Piece- Apparently he budget? Well really? Recently married - should the societies rep have resources i.e. I offer our deepest respect and sympathy for the ’ [wanted a free bus ride to Taupo, loss of our loved friends. My aroha to Chris, the ; rs. Speaking of Michaels, I glean that too. Rhonda wonders if Dave (oops!) has paints, paper, pens, posters etc to help clubs? a voracious hunger or what? What is the (only very limited resources now) people of Otaakau Marae, Hine o te Iwi Marae Yours respectful keen "Once-A- Cop" photosnapper 4. societies council, do we need one etc? Ki Murihiku, and oku hoa Katoa o Otepoti. son Henshaw-Jone ! mn his podgy feet shooting world coming to, and why doesn't N o re ira K a K ite a n o e h o a m a. Rhonda get her share? 5. S.A.O. and clubs/societies ideas? should the ■ irived porno pics at die various room 5. A.O. help clubs with events? 1 ies (oops! I mean parties). My, what 6 . societies handbook, ideas from all people and -Rose t uld Rhonda do for a few of those During the Exec Elections, the Craccum depts. perhaps a new one for 1987. Resources Ngatoki delegate ; pshots to decorate this column! How Editor wasn't allowed in his own office books to show where you should apply for August Council THBALLS? a il> y°ung Mike? while "independent" production of the different grants. Election Special pamphlet was going on. WANTED TO BUY Well, the little darling was positively imologist friend a honda beard from Giles» tbe bus driver T he ab o v e are just some of the problems/ideas Moeller et al ‘Chemistry with Inorganic d, after my havJ 0 took 311 hack home pissed, that peeved to the point of petulant pique, and which I have come across this year. Could you Analysis’, Internation Ed, 2nd Ed. Ph 4787-599 a new short* ,r ^'ck ( who art in heaven, hallowed plaintively pleaded that I reveal that please put your recommendations, either in my Ak. done, we settle» name...), so recently trounced in Peter Chapman (the then incumbent and pigeonhole of the AUSA reception, as soon as ision.sobrevarioui !h level politics, is going into the re-running Media Officer) not only had possible. CHRISTIAN SOCIAL ISSUES GROUP If you need help in any area, please see me. ions; duringwhid vt's elite Diplomatic Corps. Seems the opportunity to peruse all THIRD TERM PROGRAMME candidates' policy statements but, David Stewart D ear F rien d s, 0 me the mo« j Dave has offered him the NZ Societies rep. that of the ‘nosp ibassy in Zimbabwe, as Ambassador wait for it kiddies, helped to produce Rain washed out our Hiroshima week iris Laidlaw has suddenly eloped with the aforementioned pamphlet. Are these presentation, which was to have been in the quad ireat many name*, isecretary! Rick will be quite at home sufficient grounds for his subsequent o n F rid ay 8 th August. However, we gave it on ng derived from^e, as dope is legal now,and they election to be declared invalid?? Monday 11th instead, and were pleased with the n e ty is indigenou* |[y fancy spunky Kiwi politicos in that Well sweeties, I'll leave it up to you LANGUAGE TUITION effect. lalayan mountain [0f the planet, even if the troops do (and of course, Mr Chapman's defeated A student from GEnnany wants to give Looking now to the future, seven of us met to _f erhexisted ln "Nyet" on the home front, election opponents) to decide. German language tutoring. Please call 817-301 plan a program for term 3. af this attractive" ; or 763-870 (Pia Maria Lang) ALL THIRD TERM MEETINGS ARE IN THE f intelligent; MACLAURIN CHAPEL HALL, AT 1 PM. rom captivity v Friday 19th September : ‘CHRISTIANITY & deed, my frii THE MAORI LAND ISSUE’. y way of a mo* NZU UNIVERSITIES WATERPOLO TOUR Rev Dr David Williams, who lectures in the Law rently an elda Looking ahead? 1986 Faculty, has done extensive study and reflection the course of CALL FOR NOMINATIONS on this subject. He will attempt to help us cope o f these delight*! Thailand, Zimbabwe, Tonga» Indonesia, with and understand this somewhat controversial to a certain Lady Botswana, Cook Islands, Papua New Guinea, Include VSA in The NZU Swimming and Waterpolo Council topic. *ing It, grew so Tmzania, Western Samoa, Vanuatu, Bhutan, propose to enter Mens and Womens teams in Friday 26th September: ‘THE POPE’S VISIT: the 1987 New Zealand Provincial Waterpolo ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR PROGRESSIVE aed permission to Solomon Islands, Kiribati, or Peru: these are your life plan! Championships. These are scheduled to be held CHRISTIANS’. f r w“ h WM som e of the countries where you could s p e n d in Auckland from 5 -9 February 1987. This will be a hot topic. So far we are not in a If you’re a new graduate or have not yet position to name a speaker, but we are working « n b k W people. completed your degree it’s too early to AB those University students interested in being o n it! :nu items, and for WHAT IN THE W ORLD IS VSA? volunteer yet for a VSA placement. But considered for these NZU Waterpolo teams Friday 3rd October: ‘THIRD WORLD Jiyw ay it api VOLUNTEER SERVICE ABROAD is the when you have acquired recognized should send the following information to : DEVELOPMENT: A CHRISTIAN VIEW’ t as much a loss only agency of its kind in New Zealand: non­ qualifications, are 23 or over, and feel Trish McConnell has worked in aid and vhich is precise^ profit, secular, independent and recognised confident that you have the ability to pass on Jeremy Robertson development projects in the Philippines, and is 1 Kiwi Crescent now a local worker with T.E.A .R . Fund. She will ain sobre this internationally by overseas governments and skills or knowledge - then this is the time to enquire about selection. Tawa share some of her insights and reflections on the to say about the United Nations. VSA offers New Wellington su b ject. ders a unique opportunity to combine ■se, my imp] Further information from VSA Friday 10th October (last day of lectures, for trwel, career experience, and a chance to Please provide the foUowing details: Name, m ost): i the disj PO Box 12-246 Wellington. t. students; contribute to a developing country’s progress. Term Address and Phone Number, Holiday A SANDWICH-SWAP LUNCH. Come and Or Telephone 725-759. Address and Phone Number, University, crash over a bite to eat and a hot cuppa, for a ess thee, and fi ALL COSTS COVERED T: I forgot to Previous Waterpolo experience and current sociable refreshment stop before the great slog Volunteers are fully supported: fares - rived, and who training competiition. swallows up all your time. regular living allowance - accommodation - medical and other insurance - plus The deadline for receipt of nominations is set All grace and peace to you, substantial resettlement grant. VSA at Friday October 10, 1986. R ay G alv in 12 CRACCUM 15 SEPTEMBER 1986 FOOTLIGHTS & SPOTLIGHTS

REVIEW PREVIEW LIVE THEATRE TALES OF HOFFMANN The Mercury Theatre is proud to present Jacques 9 ‘/2 W E E K S Offenbach’s fantastic opera THE TALES OF CHILE - Hasta Cuarado? by David HOFFMANN for a three week season and Bradbury Story outline: Elizabeth, young, beautiful and playing until October 4. A hit with audiences divorced, works for an art gallery with particular since its premiere at the Paris O pera in 1887, this responsibility for mounting an exhibition of opera is based on three of Hoffmann’s most Hasta Cuarado translated to ‘when will it stop’ unknown artist M atthew Farensworth. She is too colourful bizarre and romantic tales. is a really worthwhile and shocking film by Mr intelligent and busy for most men to cope with, This melodic masterpiece revolves around the Bradbury. He combines different live episodes, although her ex-husband still needs her poet Hoffmann who, in a drunken stupor, extols shot in Chile, in a documentary style film that reassuring company. One day out shopping the virtues and beauty of the exquisit Olympia of paints a vivid view of life under the aresehole Elizabfcth has a brief meeting with John, a Guiletta, the cold courtesan, and of Antonia, his Pinochet. stockbroker who clearly finds her attractive. lost love who has been forbidden to use her The situations he has captured are almost They meet again, perhaps by chance, and a glorious voice. unbelievable in their relevance. M r Bradbury in relationship develops that is at first a mixture of Mercury Opera has assembled a fine cast, effect says nothing - the live footage speaks for flirtation and caution. But what seems to be a including some international talent. Miyuki itself. boyish mischief in John’s love games begins to Morimoto, Wendy Dixon and Lynne Cantlon In one example a woman is notified of her reveal itself as an eroticism with undertones of sing the roles of Hoffm ann’s paramours. Roger husbands body being identified at the morgue sadism. Initially reluctant, Elizabeth yields more Creagh takes three central roles, while Lorna [tortured and shot by the secret police), and more readily to John’s humiliating and Castaneda, and W arren Cotterill have important [mpromptly she cries out about the injustices and dangerous demands. Her work suffers as a result supporting character roles. evil deeds of Pinochet’s regime. ‘Hasta of her obsessiona nd her private life is given over Design is by guest designer Paul Sayers who Cuanado?’ she screams ‘Hasta Cuanado?’ to John. She no longer confides in her colleagues comes to the theatre from TVNZ. Musical In another example police come and arrest and at the gallery. The only time that she becomes Direction is by Brian Stacey, and resident water cannon a group of women collecting for more Uke her old self is when she visits the elderly Director Raymond Hawthorne directs. The earthquake victims - there is a law against artist Farnsworth in his quiet country home. music is provided by the Auckland Philharmonia demonstrations! the list goes on .. There is even John imposes the ultimate humiliation on O rchestra. i brief interview of John Denver at a government Elizabeth when he tricks her into receiving the THE TALES OF HOFFMAN has the following function, find out whats behind that sweet Mom caresses of another woman. A meeting with performance times: Mondays & Thursdays in d ap p le pie g rin ! Farnsworth at his one man show confirms her 6.30pm. Tuesdays Wednesdays Fridays & If you want to find out whats really happening self disgust when she is next in bed with John she Saturdays 8.15pm. DISCOUNTS for in Chile, what Pinochet is doing to the people, STUDENTS - except Sats. Bookings ph 33*869 what happens in dictatorships like his, go and see decides to leave him. He realises too late that he or at the theatre. Chile-Hasta Cuanado (I’m just annoyed I didn’t is truly in love with her but she does not return. see his first one.) Critical comment: This comes out of the same Pandora’s Box as Last Tango and Emmannuelle - Tim Enright insofar as it deals w ith a m a ster and slave relationship such as figures in more erotic fantasies than is publicly adm itted. (Except in the MOVIES many postcard advertisements to be found amongst the French lessons and large chests for sale.( Abetted by cinematographer Peter Biziou, at the Adrian Lyne has given New York the stylised aura of a tourist resort in which Rourke and Basinger desport themselves in a manner most MAIDMENT remarkable yet only in a degree more candidly 22 September: CHRISTINE. lustful than the gambollings of models given the 29 September: COCOON. jo b o f publicising p a c k a g e h o lid ay s fo r singles. 6 October TRADING PLACES. And, indeed, this is not inapt. 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CONTINUA TION OF "WAGE PEACE' Somervell Presbyterian Church, the EGYPTIAN St John's Theological College and the McLaurin Chapel were all to have hosted Bishop Toth a CHAPLAIN'S The devotees of Faiths which proclaim a prominent theologian and peace worker from transcendent spirit and a dependent humanity Budapest. In the event Cyclone Martin precluded CHAT may not, on the surface, appear to have much in his presence at the first, but on arrival he was „©c common with atheists, rationalists and able to share his knowledge of the Soviet, and humanists who deny the very existence of this eastern Europe as well as a surprising knowledge MORE all-powerful Centre of the universe. It is and understanding of the problems viewed from STUNNING suggested, however,t hat this is more illusionary the West. He was able to deal with ascerbic n e M than valid: by seeking to promote well-being, questions on both U.S. and Soviet policies with understanding, justice and mercy among their commendable restraint and understanding. jiKv;:: ; F R O M TMA g ODS fellow beings these too are sharing with their The Saturday Conference, appropriately held Your brain is an instrument for spinning religious co-students the establishment of a in a human sciences theatre, provided a forum thoughts and arguments, in which partiality and better world for humanity. Higher plants all need for no less than nine highly qualified speakers ;rror are always to be suspected. The real light, which has one source the sun. Many plants from overseas other parts of NZ and our own motivating forces are your passional disposition never see the sun, but life-giving light and university staff. Subjects handled included the or libido, KA, U on the one hand, and your warmth filter through to sustain them. Similarly 'Peace Message from the Secretary General to W e use only 10% spiritual tendency or the urge to be free on the many men never reach out to the Supreme or the UN,' 'Human Nature in the Peace Process', other. Besides, rational judgments don’t write Unknowable, or care to study this Source 'Women and Peace', 'Peace and Prejudice', of o u r m ental potentials themselves into you like unforgettable through the words of Diving Manifestations or 'Economics', 'Universal Language', These are the words of Albert Einstein, the greale physicist of recent times. sxperiences. It is only the vital reactions that are Prophets. Hopefully, in the quest for genuine 'Disarmament' and the 'Promise of World agents of the immortal consciousness, neterty, and lasting peace, those of all faiths, and none, Peace'. The daily press singled out one topic L. Ron H ubbard’s discoveries in the field of the prove today that Einstein was right. "kl Unless you take account of this, you will should learn to collaborate in a spirit of true love, only, 'Peace and Prejudice', delivered by Wally 1 In his book b lA N E T IC S ®: The Modern Science never attain unity, wa . But your brain is not tolerance and understanding. It is suggested Hirsh, the NZ Race Relations Conciliator. A Mental Health L. Ron H ubbard takes one more giga what discusses and decides. now that this was the motivating principle stirring Maori welcome from a Manurewa group step in this direction. He dem onstrates how anyone The Human is more complex than you behind the United Nations move in designating and peace songs by the Pakuranga Intermediate use his discoveries and rid himself of the barriers t 1986 as the International Year of Peace. have so far prevented him from using his mei imagine. However, there is but one source: all SChool singers helped preclude intellectual potentials fully. comes from One, Amon-Ra-Ptah, three in one. Peace has come to mean many different dyspepsia. More and more people, including artists, ML This is symbolised by the Sun, Ra, © whose things to many people. Probably-most cogent, The A.U. Campus community displays a managers and workers use DIANFTICS. And tl hieroglyph is also a determinative for time. and widely accepted, is the total absence of unique front to Auckland and NZ society. All age thousands of written reports on their successes are Unfortunately few researchers up to now have violence, disharmony and discord, applied at the groups are represented though the median age is best proof for the quality of this book. concerned themselves with important scientific family, tribal, national and international levels. youthful. The typical NZ range of ethnicity is O rder your own copy today! Mail order form below data\ relating to such dilations of the physical Without personal well being, harmony and enhanced by students and staff from overseas. DIANETICS INFORMATION CENTRF 2ND FLOOR, IM PERIAL ARCADE content at the individual level, no widespread universe as teleportation © and temporal Peace may not be regarded as a major topic for 44 QUEEN STREET, AUCKLAND l. peace is possible. In archaic English peace could ☆ SNOW SKIS travel which Egyptian theology covers. study or extra-curricular involvement. Just the YES! Please send me my copy of DIANETICS: The| be used as a verb, and in the imperative is still ☆ BOOTS, Cl The human body comprises vessels that are same, at their best, Kiwis make up a truly caring Modern Science o f Mental Health by L. Ron Hubbard! called Higher, because they carry subtler applied today. If peace does break out soon, community, and students are always game to ☆ Concept 25( □ hardback $43.00 □ paperback S9.95 elements and energies: the heart, the vertebral 'peace' may well become a commonplace form challenge the sacred cows of former ☆ Apres Ski B Ocheque enclosed O Bankcard column, the blood, glands, and nerve centres. of greeting. generations. Saturday's challenge to 'Wage ☆ Bindings, Ei They are all in contact with the living air and Within several of the main world religions, the Peace should become our very own Karanga. teachings on peace, as revealed in their vital fire of the universe, the breath of Amon-Ra. 'Kia hora te maungarongol' N a m e : A ll H a i They correspond with higher functions and scriptures seem to be at variance with the warlike A d d r e s s : . tendencies, in accordance with the divine spirit shown by their adherents. In early Christian W.I.L. FOOTNOTE: harmony of the world of which the Hum an is the times the teachings of the Stranger of Galilee (1) 'The Promise o f W orld P e a ce 'U .H .J., Haifa, Israel. Copyright I983 New Era Publications Aps All rights reserved Dianetics1^ Reg, Name living image and sum. showed Him to be a practitioner of peace and B lood, senef, washes your whole humility. He also appeared to endorse the body and returns to the heart charged with millenial vision of the Judaic prophets. Hopes of Second, one of the cardinal tests ‘of documentary attribute exhausted and impure matter: the heart sends it peace, if not their realisation, seemed within and authenticity’, says lawyer and historiographer J * to the lungs for revitalisation. There it is in reach. It was only in hindsight that theologians Montgomery, ‘is that o f internal evidence. Here historical literary scholarship continues to follow Aristotle’s eminently were able to point out that Christ spoke of D O r J ' T S>FE A u y co n tact w ith n ef, Amon-Ra’s fire and air, dictum that the benefit of the doubt is to be given u which consumes what is tainted and renews life. bringing a sword and not peace. The world at e v i d e n c e document itself, not arrogated by the critic to himself,

The heart, /6 ,(] J ^ and the lungs, sm a , J ^ ^ large was not yet ready for, or able to implement means that one must listen to the document itself and not as. peace. fraud or error unless the author disqualifies himself are the vessels in which this change takes place contradiction or known factual inaccuracies’. and are called hati, in which several A comparable situation arose within Islam, Third, your article assumes that historical facts are al« centres of activity of your higher disposition are even during the lifetime of the Prophet. The separate from, and can never lead to, theological h found. The solar plexus, near the heart, is a hopes and pronouncements of Muhammad on (Particularly abhorrent to you is the idea that Jesus is God peace were changed so that a limited use of arms has a claim on your life, and that this is demonstrable from centre of concentration of the nervous energies evidence.) Unfortunately for you, such a clean-cut distinctij which react to your emotional impulses: it is also to protect family, tribe and state were permitted. between historical and theological truth is not possible. The the mysterious site in which the understanding These bounds were soon surpassed, ushering in is that the two are often inseparably wedded. And whenyoui a violent and bloody phase of warfare wherever the documents o f the case (as I hope you have, or at least a and intelligence of the heart is expressed, sia , you cannot but help see the obvious. Let me furnish just c r = i^ jjIt is there that a relationship is established the new faith spread. The 'jihad' or holy war examples which 1 feel will silence you on this point. between the call of the ego and the call of the against infidels, finds no place in the Quran. You admitted that ‘it is logically possible to prove that Ji 'spirit, th e b a ttle is jo in e d b e tw e e n th e H u m a n ’s Modern followers of Muhammad and the said ‘1 am the Way, the Truth and the Life’, but that is Christian Prince of Peace vie with each other in guarantee of the truth o f his claim’. I agree. Merely nuku tw o wills. claim in no way substantiates it. Furthermore, extnotdh senseless killing and mayhem; in Ireland STUDENT LIFE claims require extraordinary evidence. For more information, contact.. ATHEISM’S SELF-INDUCED SICKNESS: Christian fights Christian, in Lebanon, In Mark 2, Jesus made an unparalleled statement - to be ab_ ADMI MYOPIA & BLINDNESS REGARDING EVIDENCE The Ancient Egyptian Church Christians, Moslems and Jews become forgive sins. The religious leaders - astute as they were • reabil of the Infinite, embroiled in factional fighting. that claiming to forgive all sins, including those perpetrated i ADULT Dear Christopher John and atheists, against yourself, but other people, was quite some claim. ‘W P.O. Box 3189, Auckland. I perused your article with much care, considerable interest, On campus numerous societies and clubs exist can forgive sins but God alone?’ they rightly asked. Jesusdidt (S k i to ameliorate or hopefully eliminate many of the and more than a little amusement. When I read o f the severe reply ‘Oops, sorry guys’. Instead he said (paraphrased): ‘Gfl plight of the atheist - ’genuine perplexity, frustration and even social ills and abuses of contemporary society. point. OK, I can’t show you physically my power to forgive sa anger at the fact that Christians cannot help them with where to [Theological fact] ‘You can’t verify that. But if 1 demonstmei CHILD! Some of these may be linked to religious bodies. look for God’ - I was temporarily lost as to what emotional power empirically and heal this paralized man in a verifial (SkiH Many, sincerely doubting the validity of response to evoke from my repertoire. Should I weep or chortle? manner, [observable, historical fact] will you then believe thl As if by divine inspiration, a quote from literary critic and □ superhuman striving, foster their activities in can forgive your sins?’ (Judging from you atheists’ rejection former-atheist, C .S. Lewis, came into my mind and decided me. I any and all evidence your answer to his question here would 4 purely political, social or humanitarian circles. In opted for the latter and let out a guffaw. Says Lewis: ‘The notion all cases, however, and this is both important that everyone would like Christianity to be true, and therefore all Mark quotes Jesus as saying: ‘Why are you thinkuy atheists are brave men who have accepted the defeat of all their T l I I and timely, they all aim to eliminate the major things? Which is easier: to say to the paralytic: ‘Yoursib.™ OPE deepest desires is simply impudent nonsense’. Your article forgiven’, or to say, ‘Get up, take your mat and walk?' But tl] discerned ills of our day - racism, the huge gulf certainly demonstrated this. Allow me to explain. — Inyotef D. Smauguar, you may know that the Son o f Man has authority on earth between rich and poor, unbridled nationalism, It is clear from your semantic gymnastics that to you, the issue forgive sins, I tell you, get up, take your mat and go home.' Ma High Priest of Amon-Ra, King of the Gods. religious strife, emancipation of women, of evidence is totally irrelevant. It appears that you wouldn’t continues: ‘He got up, took his mat and walked out in full new recognize evidence if it walked up to you with a sign pinned to it. universal education and improved them all. This amazed everyone and they praised God saying ‘1 Why is this? Quite simply because you declare the evidence have never seen anything like this!’ L communication eg through an international inappropriate before it has even been raised, let alone examined. My last example where history verifies Jesus’ theological cwj auxiliary language. You make an apriori judgment where no facts which reflect to be God may be vaguely familiar to you. It is called W AGE PEACE On the 24th October last, and in anticipation of positively on G od’s existence are admissible in the case. An resurrection. The religious leaders asked Jesus in John 2 approach loaded with so many aprioris may be great philosophy sign he would give them. ‘Destroy this temple, and in three „ the UN. declaring 1986 as International Year of where any assumption deserves serious inspection, including The Great Peace towards which people of will raise it up again’ he said prophetically of his death Peace, the supreme body of the BAha'i Faith, Woody Allen’s poignant observations: ‘If my soul exists without resurrection. Jesus, himself, saw his death and resurrection t, goodwill throughout the centuries have inclined known as the Universal House of Justice, my body, I am convinced that all my clothes will be loose-fitting’, authenticating sign, and a payment for sin. ‘I give my li„ and ‘If reality is an illusion then I definitely overpaid for my their hearts, of which seers and poets for presented a far-reaching proclamation, entitled ransom for many’, he said. Certainly, if he did die and then cot countless generations have expressed their carpet’. Your approach may be good philosophy, but it certainly b?ck from the dead under his own steam, he was in a bet 'The Promise of World Peace' to the rulers of the isn’t good history. vision, and for which from age to age the sacred position to make declarations about why and how he did it A world. Worse than that, you set up, and shoot down, a straw man in we. The most we can do is stand amazed at this phenomenon a scriptures of mankind have constantly held the Significantly this message is addressed to the the accusation that Christians have their own criterion by which respond to the claim he clearly demonstrated he has on out hvt promise, is now at long last within the reach of to judge historical facts. Then, ironically, the exclusive criterion Yes, demonstrated. And empirically too. 'Peoples of the World', not just their leaders, but you accuse us of using, you yourself employ. ‘The atheist’, you the nations. For the first time in history it is Again, let us return to the eye-witness documents of theca etiquette suggested the prior release to Heads of say, ‘knows that a certain class of statement does stand or fall And remember what Sir William Ramsay, one of the greia possible for everyone to view the entire planet State and the Secretary General of the world with historical investigation; he also knows that those statements archaeologists ever, concluded after 30 years of study: ‘Luke u with all its myriad diversified peoples in one fundamental to Christian belief of your variety do not fall into historian of the first rank... This author should be placedaioi body. Since that date many state rulers, as well this class'. perspective. World peace is not only possible but with the very greatest of historians... Like’s history as civic and other leaders in society have How does the atheist know this? Why does he know that ‘no inevitable'. (1) unsurpassed in respect of his trustworthiness’. Just what is it received the statement, and day by day the amount of historical investigation will prove these things?’ Luke records? (Chpt. 24): Archaeology, oral traditions and all other number of citizens^o become acquainted with its Again, because from the outset he rules out historical facts which ‘While they were still talking about this, Jesus himself i he deems threatening. This is precisely what you have done. attempts to rationally express our own misty striking contents, wholly or in part, continues to among them and said to them, ‘Peace be with you’. They « I can understand why you so earnestly wish for the New startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said beginnings suggest that strife, confrontation and grow. In humility, but overwhelmed by the Testament documents to be at best a non-historical fable ‘rather bloody warfare have forever been as widespread them, ‘Why are you troubled and why do doubts rise in y profound and pressing nature of this unique like a poem or story which inspires one to great heights’ and minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch which should be placed on the shelf next to the other ‘greats’ - in a suffering humanity as today's common cold. pronouncment, the A.U. Baha'i Club wishes to and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see 11 Just recently, in Western China, lifelike ceramic Winnie the Pooh and Mother Gose. Much as we might want to, When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet.« share it with all who may wish to sight it. however, we cannot bend the New Testament documents to fit armies confirmed vividly what the written while they still did not believe it because of joy and amazon] In the last six months, two weeks have been the arbitrary mythical mould into which you would force them. he asked them, ‘Do you have anything here to eat?' They records already told, that large scale military particularly noteworthy for Aucklanders As the famous Oxford donvCLS. Lewis, writes about an objector him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate it in manoeuvres had already become well such as yourself: ‘If he tells me that something in a Gospel is presence’. interested in peace activities. Firstly the week legend or romance, I want to know how many legends and It seems to me that’s a pretty good empirical test. If established as the life-style of China thousands surrounding UN Day, and coinciding with the romances he has read, how well his palate is trained in detecting suspect someone might be dead, get a fish and stick it down of years ago. them by the flavour... 1 have been reading poems, romances, initial release of the Baha'i peace message, was gullet. If they chew on it chances are they’re alive. Jesus, t vision-literature, legends, myths all my life. I know what they are On campus, religious principles or concepts died and then risen three days later was certainly in i set aside by the Auckland Council of Churches like. I know that not one o f them is like this’. may not be universally welcomed or approved, position than we to make theological declarations. And he and associated bodies as a prayer week for world Besides ruling out the evidence before examining it, a second as this historical narrative continues: ‘He told them, 'Thisis but it is self-evident that a genuine and fundamental weakness of your argument is that you try to force peace. Those involved included the Council of is written: the Christ will suffer and rise from the dead an arbitrary wedge between ‘historical narrative’ and what could widespread spirit of enquiry breeds in students a Churches, the Baha'i Community, the Buddhist third day, and repentance and forgiveness o f sins wll bepr be called ‘theological narrative’ in order to throw out the latter. I Directions healthy and unrestrained scepticism, scarcely in his name to all nations...’ His presence before Community, the Catholic Commission for quote: ‘You must discard all that is not historical narrative demonstrated that this was true, and it turned the 1st« From c paralleled elsewhere. Long may this endurel Justice and Peace, the Indian Association, the because it is not amenable to normal investigative procedures’. world upside down. M o to rw a y . Nevertheless, and in spite of this challenging There are a number o f problems here which 1 wish to examine. Jewish Community, and the Moslem Bearing in mind your, and other atheists’, blind denial of First, although some parts of the Bible are not historical R o ad o n spirit of agnosticism, a yearning towards peace Association. An excited Sikh observer, sharing evidence so as to maintain your particular brand of irrdig narrative, you seem to have overlooked the fact that the New and away from the escalating nuclear weaponry is it really religion?), I wish to end with a quote 1 consult V illage. his personal views over a cup of tea enthused Testament documents in question - particularly the four gospels - apropos. It is from Duff Cooper’s biography of Talk of megakill and total destruction, is as heartfelt are historical narrative. These are the primary sources used to over the breadth of religious involvement and After all the praise had subsided at the end of a scathing au provide the data concerning the life of Christ. As archaeologist SPENC here as in all other human environments. From putting in a heartfelt plea that the peace plaus Christianity by La Ravelliere, Talleyrand remakred bef< W.F. Albright observes: ‘We can already say emphatically that the Middle Ages onwards universities have audience: ‘For my part I have only one observation to and programmes such as we were then there is no longer any solid basis for dating any book of the New witnessed countless revolutions, planned, Jesus Christ, in order to found his religion, was crucifiedai experiencing, might persist. Only last week, Testament after about A.D. 80... Thanks to the Qumran again - you should have tried to do as much’. fomented and carried out by staff and students three days had peace events organised either by discoveries, the New Testament proves to be in fact whazt it was alike, yearning to right the wrongs and injustices the Council of Churches or the Baha'i formerly believed to be: the teaching of Christ and his immediate GRAHAM BLA1K IE followers’. of a suffering humanity. Community. for STUDENT LIFE CRACCUM 15 SEPTEMBER 1986 15

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Yon become Involved in a ☆ Concept 2540, Intermediate, Were $250. OUR RETAIL $179 ihocfccr... by name, implication, relationship, or the colour of perback $9.95 ☆ Apres Ski Boots. Were $120. NOW REDUCED $75 tour hair. Slay cool calm and certainly very colected. nkcard SAGITTARIUS ☆ Bindings, Ess Var. Normal retail $300. OUR PRICE $199 *•* A very aaeasy period awaits yon this term. Your nerves stretch MINUTES OF A CRACCUM ADMINISTRATION BOARD IT ibnost to the breaking point and yon let yourself be influenced by MEETING HELD IN THE COUNCIL ROOM, MONDAY 9then with bad habits. Take stock o f your sitaadoa. SEPTEMBER 8TH 1986 COMMENCING AT 6.12pm. All Hardware at W holesale Prices L E S S 2 0 je CAPRICORN: Get the study hooks and materials now prior to the evil tax, PRESENT: P. Chapman (Chair), K. Hoole, S. Mitchell, P. Boys, G.S.T., from the University Bookshop or some supplier offering S. Dromogooi, A. Lloyd, D. Ward. iblications Aps a students dhcoaat. On a personal note have yon been neglecting IN ATTENDANCE: A. Webster. Reg Name your health? Pop som e vit. C. tablets to head off possible colds 15 Khyber Pass Rd. Auckland. Ph. 795.049 RN 294/86 CHAIR. THAT the following apologies be sustained: orB health. 9am — 5.30pm Mon to W ed 9am — 9pm Th. & Fri 4 Craccum editors elect. CARRIED. AQUARIUS: MINUTES: 10am — 1pm Saturdays Romance isaspected for yon. Yon simply don’t believe it do yon? of documentary attributi RN 295/86 CHAIR. THAT the minutes of August 18 be taken as W ei it’s in the stars as I say and I should know, as yonr path of nd historiographer J. read adopted as a true and correct record as amended: your natal chart progresses. For females, it could well be a case o f idence. Here historical I Corrigenda RN 287/86 Abstention: K. Hoole. CARRIED. 'mad abont the boy’ and If male one supposes It would be w Aristotle’s eminently' BUDGET: Bdnda’s ‘mad abont yon’ - yon may be dressing ap and abt is to be given to NOTED THAT Craccum is on target with projected budget attending a bail as a surprise partner. Have fan. the critic to himself. Tl allocations. Advertising revenue from issue 22 is $2072.80. PISCES* ament itself and not asst PAYMENTS: Always la st Always nniacky, that’s how a Ptsceaa feeb. Bat take r disqualifies hinudf RN 296/86 CHAIR. THAT $47.25 be approved for the purchase heart, yon have the best o f each one of a l the start ha yonr iracies’. ofletraline tapes. CARRIED. A SKI SLOPE IN valuable personality. Yours isn’t really a borroncope at a l , as the historical facts are alw ADVERTISING: khadneas ia yonr sonl speaks volames. Real happy weeks are ad to, theological fa RN 297/86 Boys/Lloyd. THAT the Advertising Manager be ahead, not the asaal strata and pain connected with yonr daily idea that Jesus is God i advised that according to the Editor’s contract he has final life. Have plenty of hope for the fata re. is is demonstrable from control of placement o f advertising. DISC JOCKEYS’ HORROR SCOPE: uch a clean-cut distinct AUCKLAND! SSS; RN 297/86 CHAIR. THAT RN 297/86 be tabled. CARRIED. At both site aad daxe you plays the music, the news, the bines ith is not possible. The I The Advertising Managers correspondence was noted. aver a l the ham to a l aad sundry, with ran ia den o f the time of 'edded. And when you RN 298/86 CHAIR. THAT the meeting adjourn. The meeting (he moment. Remember to ta li to as listeners as yonr friends aad you have, or at least \ closed at 6.39. arighbourt, not plautMe subjects being subjected to poltldaa’s s. Let me furnish just Signed as a true and correct record. point scoring. Project yoar true personalty aad play it by ear - in this point, P. Chapman lake ia some listening too even If It ls another station aat yon lossible to prove that., bite CHAIR I the Life’, but that is nay not like their style. W e all cater for different aaaakets as I agree. Merely malt n o d i as listener» especially listen into yon if they partkakrly like furthermore, exti row programme aad yonr style.

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