Auckland University Students Association, Incorporated FREE VOL. 60, NO. 8: 14 APRIL 1986 Rebel Tour to S.A. on !
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A "rebel" tour to the apartheid-ridden Boer empire in southern Africa by the inappropriately-named A ll Blacks, New Zealand's national rugby team, will take place, and the team departed from N.Z. yesterday, announced the Puppet President of Transkei. The footballers' visit to Africa is expected to provide much-needed legitimation to the minority Boer regime which controls the southern part of the continent by military oppression and a nuclear-armed airforce. The 30-odd players are expected to each receive about NZ$500,000 for their efforts in backing the regime in this way, although a spokesperson for the NZRU in Wellington, Mr Ces Blazey, declined to either confirm or deny this figure. A Quadrilateral Award for Beret Recovered ! The NZRU is expected to face contempt of court charges Buzz - see Page 5. Dieppe, (France), Reuter. as the players who have gone, while they may not wear the — The DGSE while on an official A ll Blacks uniform, are nevertheless substantially the underwater training mission same as the team named for the abortive tour that was off the coast of Honshu has WE CAN MAKE IT ! recovered a suspicious cancelled by the High Court last year. The Inland Revenue beret with a nametag Dept, confirmed it will "closely monitor" the accounts of 'Graham Peter Jules those who travel to Africa. ELEMENTARY ... Watson' inside, announced the ex-Spokesperson for From Zambia, a spokesperson for the African National says WATSON Sabotage, Monsieur Hernu, Congress, which claims the support of the majority of the today. populace in the Boer empire, denounced the visit, which she President Mitterand has despatched a sealed French said will give further encouragement to the minority regime, Letter to return this beret to and dissuade them from peaceful change. "These Kiwis must Auckland. His personal expect violence against their persons", she declared, adding envoy. Monsieur Jean- Claude du Bois, who is that it was interesting to see how easily people deny then travelling Air France principles and basic human rights when the Boers offer large Concorde, and will be met sums of gold. "Every man has his price, and we know exactly at Mangere by President Watson's personal envoys, what those traitors' prices are. Their bloodguilt shall be on Monsieur Steel & their own heads," she concluded. Madamoiselle Buzz. ★★★★★★★★★★★★
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10RNE STREET • CITY 390-689 THE CLASSIC! CANALETTO Q ,. Michael M. Mouset EXHIBITION AT THE ELEMENTARY WATSON TAKAPUNA Vlli-AGE AUCKLAND ART GALLERY 1A 493-132 - STOP PRESS - I SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING tfim fNrviscduHtsl Notice is hereby given that a Special General Meeting of the Association will be (Mon-Wed Only) CRACCUM held in the Main Hall of the Recreation Centre on 24.4.86, (this date yet to be MUSIC 1 $7 off $5 off HO off $5 off confirmed by the Recreation Centre), to consider the following motion: I lad ies c u t MENS CUT PERM HENNA COMB ON SEMI l-S IG H T . S BLOW WAVE & BLOW WAVE OR HIGHLIGHTS PERMANENT COLOURS SPORTS THAT the Association has no confidence in Peter Boys as the Editor of CR ACCU M. CUT OUT THIS ADVERT A N D PRESENT TO OBTAIN DISCOUNT RELIGION Pilar Alba, SECRETARY. 2 CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986______
THE UNIVERSITY Travel BOOKSHOP HAS A WIDE CRACCUM HOURS OF OPERATION South Pacific Islands offer the NOT/CLS MONDAY TO THURSDAY: OPEN 11am to {SETTER SELECTION OF 4pm ideal places for a relaxing holiday. F Public Meeting SCIENCE-FICTION BOOKS FRIDAY CLOSED. Many are still unspoilt and notvjURSAR ON DISPLAY AT THE CRACCUM COMES OUT ON CAMPUS overrun by tourists, such as Tonga, _. , The Philippines after Marcos. Face EACH MONDAY Samoa, Nuie, Vanuatu and the /V DEADLINES: ADVERTISING MONDAY )TUUt CAMPUS BRANCH. Solomons. All have budget Lift or Fundamental Change? hear; 5pm week before issue. accommodation available and The New Etta Rosales from BAYAN - a coalition A.U. WINE SOCIETY EDITORIAL COPY: TUESDAY'S AT 12 of 1,000 mass based people's NOON transp o rt is easy - as th e locals do: (Students Associi organisations in the Philippines. IF OFFICE CLOSED COPY CAN BE LEFT buses, taxis, ferry and cargo ships he Government AT THE STUD ASSOC RECEPTION, OR 7.30pm Thursday 17th Maclaurin Hall. Next Wine Society tasting b e tw e e n islands. O fte n buying a Rudents. Craccu THE CRACCUM PIGEON HOLE OR BOX All welcome. will be on Wednesday 16th AT RECEPTION GROUND FLOOR STUD package including airfares, meals Smith to bac April at 7.30pm in the Coffee ASSOC. and a c c o m m o d a tio n can be Research Officer CRACCUM PHONE 390-789 Ext 841 surprisingly cheap. Holland and Lou The 'People's Revolution' in the Lounge. We will be tasting a Philippines? Reality or Cosmetic? Hear EDITOR: PETER BOYS Diving in the Pacific is superb, of 1985engaged selection of Chardonnays - Etta Rosales from BAYAN - one of the Fiji, Vila and the Solomons have needs for 1986 i largest mass organisations in the unquestionably the greatest As of 9.4.86 the following application som e o f th e to p rated dive spots in money will we nt Philippines. Student Meeting Friday of dry white wines. The ha been received for the position of the world. Dive the W orld War Two university? Tl 18th 1pm B 15. . speaker for the evening will A.V.P.: David Ward. w re c k s in th e S olo m o ns and Truk recommendatior be author and marketing Islands. T he Y asaw as and the week bursary f POETRY READINGS S om o S om o S traits in Fiji have 'This review -is manager for Babich Wines, THE EMPEROR'S VIEW COMET. For som e o f th e best w h ite deserted Holland.'We at Every Thursday in the quiet Mike Cooper. See our those interested in the Comet, we beaches and naturally beautiful group that has atmosphere of an historic Auckland campus noticeboard for thought we'd leave the wonder of this surroundings th a t can be found esearch data n Church Angels Mortals Serpents all further club details. article up to their imagination. a n yw h ere. M a n y o f the dive review of studen welcome. Programme: Guest Reader - operations in these places are IMPR0VEMEN1 open platform. Bring poems that you actu ally run by N e w Zealanders If the review MOZART ORCHESTRA FLICKS AT THE MAID would like to read: - your own - or w ho just didn't w an t to come back Govenrment, it Monday 21 April April 1.00pm others' everybody welcome. Place: 1A fro m paradise. nassive overs 'GREMLINS'. Admission $2.00. Ponsonby Rd, The Wooden Church The Mozart Orchestra has ousting student next to Outreach. Time: Every indings and rec a few vacancies for violin and LITTLE THEATRE Thursday 7.30-9.00pm ... prompt start ncreased studei viola players. The Orchestra COMING SOON $2 cover charge. Guest readers for FREE CLASSIFIED A D S. YES ITS students on ea comprises some 15-20 string Working Title presents April - April 3, Eugene O'Sullivan TRUE, CRACCUM OFFERS Y0U around the cou 'ACCIDENTAL PHANTASIES' - a NZ reading James K. Baxter. April 10 - players, and rehearses on FREE ADVERTISING FOR and improveme play first workshopped at the David Eggleton reading his own work. Wednesday evenings from STUDENTS BUYING, SELLING arch schem Maidment in 1984. Admission - Adults April 17 - lain Sharp and Elizabeth 7.30pm - 9.30pm in the Music JOBS AND ACCOMMODATION wmmer, and ! $7.50, Students $5.00. Bookings ONLY AND ONLY CRACCUM THE kwdisadvantaai Newton: signs and wonders. April 24 - Department (Primary Block Karl Stead reading his own work.™* Phone 602-160. CAMPOS NEWSPAPER KEEPS “' " s * project has been assisted by the Northeern Regional Arts B), of the Auckland College YOU UP TO DATE WEEKLY, t CATION M Council. of Education, Epsom. For CRACCUM ... THE VO ICE ON THE jh k rev further particulars please E.U. Events Coming Up CAMPUS. ThlS B A R N D A N C E ecommendatio phone either, Lyndsay iresented by Tues 15 April 1pm Functions Lounge, Saturday 19th April 1986, Te Unga Fenwich (Leader) 546-904 or Minister for Ec Christian variety meeting, and come Waka Marae Hall, cnr Manukau Road B F M LIVE M U S IC rshall on 28 Dr Nalden (Conductor) 602- along to find out what May Conference & Clyde Street, Epsom 7.30pm. Aarch 1986, Ri 224. is all about. Caller: Lynne Pointer. Live music: i 9 1 .8 B F M xess statement Fri 18 April 5pm (meet in quad) E.U. Devonport Village Band. All welcome. Becision that th and Student Life go iceskating. • First with the News. 8, Admission $5 - please bring a place. nake any real ir MUSIC AND MARKETING Mon 21 April 6.300m - 8.30pm HSB 2 Organised by: Auckland English 9am, 12,5 & 6pm. to any c Change the World, School of Prayer. Traditional Dance Club Inc. Phone • Magazine hour 6-7pm rogrammes. h A lecture by Dr Raoul Tues 22 April 1pm Functions Lounge Vicky Young - 559-760 for more information, interviews and a the major re Ronson Monday 21 April 'The Father' details. great gig guide. eview. NZUS 5pm. Dr Ronson is President H A R T 100 • S election o f S u p e r Shows .. NZUS A has of one of the most innovative Amnesty International held an Asian Fundraising Gala on Sundae's. eview. Studer music publishing companies Regional Assembly in India in February Sunday 20th April, 10am - 2pm, Grey - Sunday Suprise Show 4-6pm vere all please in New York and is expert on and Paul Hitchfield, convener of the Lynn Park. - Campus radio Sound System hat consu subjects which relate the University branch, represented New • Lucky number draw 12.30pm 7-9pm ningless ar professional musician to the Zealand. • Stalls galore On Wednesday 16 April at 1pm in - Classical b /w Industrial Show community at large. Please BC • Plants and Produce the Maclaurin Chapel Hall he will talk 9-11pm mCKUR 'RESENTED • Quick Fire Raffles note this lecture will be held about human rights in Asia. Bring your • Used Clothing Stalls - Heavy Metal b/w Country & The NZUSA in the Music Theatre at the lunch. Coffee/tea at 20 cents. Western Show 11-1am. o show th< • White Elephant Stalls NEW School of Music. • Sausage Sizzle ecommendatic Admission free. Music unions of the AND The Chapel Social Issues Group • M o n d a ze S how s: Theatre, School of Music, 6 y marching or 100 mile sponsored run (sponsorship (under the auspices of A.U. 7-9pm Land of the Good Grove forms available at HART office). Symonds St. March. Spe< Chaplaincy) invites everyone to join 9-10pm The New Kiwifruit Show tysA S rev Come and enjoy a day of fun and them in B10 on Friday 18 April at 1pm activities! for 'A Spirituality for Social Resident NZl PERSONNEL • W e n d a ze S h o w s : president Aut MANAGEMENT Involvement'. Speaker: Rev. John N.Z. INSTITUTE OF Franklin. W elcome. 7- 8pm The 'Real' Alternative Bume1 CONFERENCE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS, Top Ten Show - Campus AI1 AUCKLAND BRANCH ASIAN-PACIFIC REGION rshall's actii Radio's best! protest. Abe TOWARDS '2000' CAPPING REVUE Later in April the Institute in 8- 9pm Night train - take a ride!Parliament, Auckland will be holding an evening on SYMPOSIUM: 28 October 9- 10pm Noo Re-lease Show.ucation Mil 'Political and Legal Aspects of the 1986 C O N FE R E N C E : 29 - 31 We need Actors, Dancers, Firsts! lockup boun Rainbow Warrior Affair'. October 1986, Auckland, Singers - all students all inst his re The chief speakers will include Keith ecommendati New Zealand. Application welcome. Ring Bob Lack • Thursdaze S h o w : Ovenden, well known Wellington 486-339 home. rated his freelance journalist and public affairs forms and further 8-10pm: The Resurrection Punk unsympat analyst. He has lived for some years in information may be obtained Show. 'TUDENTAC Franch and has researched aspects of at the Enquiry Office, Wanted - B.A. Capping Robe The NZUS, the Rainbow Warrior Affair. He will Registry. They must be audents from for graduation. Contact Bob • Fridaz Show: assess its internal and external political returned as soon as possible. BFM goes a partying all____ niter, Fhow .the,r su and economic implications. Dr Jerry Lack - 486-339 (evenings) FAST FORWARD screens Saturday, April 19 Elkind, an expert on international law brighter, lighter partying show- " “ endat at 7pm on Television 2. from the University of Auckland Law . non stoppa moozic, anda right A/rite to yoi School will assess its legal SEE THE COMPUTOR thru-blue! CORRESPONDENTS: ins of Ruj implications.. BOOKS DISPLAY AT THE Labour G This event is scheduled for ne lying Due to a large volume of letters that appeared UNIVERSITY BOOKSHOP Don't move yer dial o f f the Wednesday 23 April, University upport for after closeoff for this edition, many letters have O N C A M P U S mighty 91.8 BFM mussicc Conference Centre, 22 Symonds St., had to be held over till next week for lack of lefore it is to at 8pm. space. Thanks for writing, everyone. THEATRE station! leard - your fid contact y apresentative nthecampai* «'»' • * ar -5 S CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986 3 offer the IETTER g holiday, and not mSARIES FOR SHADBOLT AND HIRSH as Tonga, SPEAKERS AT PEACE and the \TUDENTS CONFERENCE ARTS ON SHOW AT budget UNIVERSITY Tim Shadbolt, and Race Relations ible and I The New Zealand University OPENING SATURDAY 3 locals do: Students Association has been battling Conciliator,, W ally Hirsh, are to be argo ships (the Government for better bursaries for among the speakers at an all day Peace MAY buying a Students. Craccum sent reporter, Sally Conference here on Saturday 19th. MUSIC, FINE ARTS AND DRAMA res, meals Smith to background the story, The main body of the Conference will Lovers of the arts will find much of can be Research Officers for the N ZU SA, Lyn be in HSB, from 9am until 5pm, then interest at Auckland University's open (Holland and Louise Mason spent most from 7.30 until 9.30 there will be a day on Saturday 3 May. The offerings is superb. of1985 engaged in researching student Peace Concert in the Cafe. include music, fine arts and drama, io n s have needs for 1986 and 1987. How much 'The Great Peace towards which and the cultures represented range /e spots in money will we need next year to stay at people of good will throughout the DAVID IRVING from European to Asian and d W ar Two university? Their findings and centuries have inclined their hearts of SPEAKS OUT Polynesian. i and Truk recommendations include a $115 per which seers and poets for countless PUBLIC TO VIEW NEW SCHOOL OF and the week bursary for students in 1987. generations have expressed their MUS/C- One of the new buildings being Fiji have This review « very important' says vision, and for which from age to age Irving challenges all historians to tell featured will be the striking School of a deserted ^Holland. 'We at NZUSA, are the ONLY the sacred scriptures of mankind have the TOTAL TRUTH. From 1964 to 1974 Music by St Andrews Church. Though beautiful group that has the resources and the constantly held the promise, is now at he had researched archives for his this will not be occupied until the May be found esearch data necessary to mount a long last within the reach of the major Hitler biography 'Hitler's War'. vacation, the School's staff will run the dive eviewof student needs', nations. For the firstr time in history it However he had not come across any tours to give visitors a sneak preview. daces are MMOVEMENTS SOUGHT is possible for everyone to view the documents establishing a direct causal Little can be seen from Symonds St Zealanders If the review is implemented by the entire planet, with all its myriad link between Hitler and the Final but a high curved wall designed to cut comeback Government, it will mean a general diversified peoples, in one perspective. Solution. Irving does not deny that 6 out traffic noise - and which architect nassive overall improvement to World peace is not only possible but million Jews were killed. However on Jack Manning says owes something to existing student conditions. The other inevitable it. It is the next stage in the the night of 'broken glass' 10th the shape of a grand piano. Behind this findings and recommendations include evolution of this planet - in the words November 1938 when 67 Jews were wall is an attractive central courtyard Y ncreased student services available for of one great thinker, 'the planetisation killed, hundreds of Jewish businesses with columns surrounded by tiered vn? tudents on each individual campus of mankind'.' were smashed, and over 100 studio-offices with balconies, a music wound the country, the continuation So begins the message to the synagogues fired, Hess, second in library, and the staff's special joy, a F0Rfcnd improvement of a Student Job Peoples of the World, from the command in the party issued a SELLING, long-awaited 250-seat music theatre (Search scheme in the 1986-1987 International governing body of the telegram top secret to heads of the SA and rehearsal hall equipped to a |>,mmer' and specific improvements Bahais of the globe, it is a herald of the and SS that 'from the highest level standard which will allow it to be used vc or disadvantaged groups at university, times to come in the last couple of there are to be no outrages or any for broadcast performances. iaicc^ v8 sg disabled students. years people have realized that only arson against the Jewish com m unity'. INFORMAL MUSIC PROGRAMME 'P nw VUCATION MINISTER SAYS NO! through their action will the world In regards to another massacre, that of Because of the School's impending ' THE This review and the change and become more peaceful, the Latvian Jews (over 90% killed) the move, several venues will be used for commendations it contains were which has been seen in 'Live Aid', 'We war diary of Army Group North state the open day music programme. iresented by the NZUSA to the Are The World', 'Sun City' and an that between the boleshiviks retreating Informal chamber music will be played minister for Education, Hon Russell abundance of similar events. The fact and the German advance, The Latvians in the new theatre, while classes for SIC marshall on 28 February 1986. On 20 that this year is the International Year themselves had killed the Jewish cellists and singers will be held in the march 1986, Russell Marshall made a of Peace gives this turn towards population. Mr Irving stated that this present building at 31 Princes St. iress statement, wherein he made the amnity even greater impetus. As our was an example of endemic anti Across the road in the Maclaurin lecision that the Government will not part towards Peace the University semitism which has been seen in lews. 8, Chapel the University Singers will tnakeany real increases to the Bursary, Bahai club is helping with this peace progoms through eastern europe. v to any other student service conference. What will your part be? M r Irving then went on discussing rehearse, and if installation is 6-7pm irogrammes. Marshall also squashed his banning from campus. He has completed the new Dutch organ will be ws and a I the major recommendations of the documentary evidence that Jewish heard in several recitals. eview. NZUSA's response to this organisations in Australia, NZ and DEMONSTRATIONS OF MAORI ction was to issue a statement saying ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTION ARTS & CRAFTS r Shows Britain have been smearing his . NZUSA has spent a year doing this reputation as a historian and as a The Anthropology Department will teview. Student and trainee groups There is an intentional 'guise' over scholar. He does not know why they run tours of its Archive of Maori and 14-6pm (were all pleased to be in this review. the treatment of animals in universities are doing this, but he fears that with Pacific Music, and there will be i System hat consultation has been and the meat and dairy industry - In media coverage this creates anti- demonstrations of Maori arts and frieaningless and the work has been actuality it is the greatest barbarity semitic feeling in the community and crafts. The Asian Languages Department is staging a live Chinese rial Show locked r imaginable; Contemporary society has that it is very sad. As to why they are WCK UP - BOUNCED CHEQUE become virtually divorced from real doing this he said that he can only cultural performance, and Presented contact with animals; and appreciation surmise several reasons and that he demonstrating the art of Chinese ountry & The NZUSA further urged students and respect of them has been limited has no facts to back th e m ...... painting (visitors can try their hand); b show their support for the to a utilitarian value - of how they can This writer apologised to Mr Irving and there will be videos on such topics kcommendations and to protest the best serve human interest. According for the way that the SRC has treated as the music of modern Japan. tactions of the Minister for Education to Peter Singer, author of Animal him, Mr Irving had it pointed out to him ELAM ART SCHOOL FINE ARTS §y marching on Parliament on Monday Liberation; the usual encounter we DISPLAY d Grove that the meeting which banned him March.Speaking in support of the humans have with animals is at the had been stacked by the Jewish club The Elam School of Fine Arts is ruit Show SA's review were Alex Lee dinner table ... we eat them. on campus and the 'anti-Watson left presenting a 'live day' with students nt NZUSA), Graham Watson OUR GOALS wing' .... Mr Irving then reiterated that working on their projects, and there nt Auckland University), and 1. Investigation into vivisection by the Jewish pommunity's high will be films and videos in the Elam Theatre. In the Art History alternative Burnett (President Lincoln practices at universities and industries - profile attack on him they are only liege). All speakers condemned opposing and exposing what is found. Department works from the Campus doing themselves harm .... 's actions and urged students 2. Exposure of the cruelty and I can find no reason as to attack Mr University's picture collection will be protest. About 80 students marched exploitation of animals in the meat and Irving's integrity or his knowledge. He exhibited, videotapes on aspects of e a ride! Parliament. The students presented dairy industries - opposing live animal is well known in Eastern Europe and New Zealand art will be screened, and ie Show. cation Minister Marshall with a export. Israel. He has interviewed Soviet dual slide projections will show the kup bounced cheque in protest 3. Helping to transform New Zealand generals and statesmen. He was freely variety of the world's art studied in the his rejection of the review's economy away from meat industry admitted into Hungary to research his Department's courses. «commendations. Marshall however, dependence and more towards a latest book on the 1956 uprising. While MAIDMENT THEA TRE IN «iterated his hardline position, and diversified self-sufficiency. there he was able to meet and REHEARSAL tion Punk vas unsympathetic to student needs. 4. Holding conferences and activities interview communist officials, and Other offerings include an open STUDENT ACTION NEEDED to help build a united front for animal former freedom fighters. It is sad that rehearsal of a current production in the The NZUSA is asking University rights - and assist the development of in countries where we claim civil liberty Maidment Theatre, a video of the Itudents from all over the country to an applied animal rights ethic. is limited, or does not exist, Mr David MacNeice play 'The Dark Tow er' in the English Department, and the screening - all niter, thow their support for better student 5. Promoting vegetarianism - for Irving is able to walk and talk to the editions as outlined in the NZUSA's health, ethical, and spiritual reasons. of a German satirical T V comedy show ng show • people freely. While in our freedom . . , «commendations for 1986 and 1987. 6. Maintaining a concern for the broad, loving nation he is banned from a in the German Department. anaa right write t0 your MP, protesting the scope of animal exploitation - including secular knowledge seeking University, The open day Saturday 3 May runs actions of Russell Marshall. Don't take the endangerment of species, banned from expressing his views from 9am to 5pm. Free programmes this Labour Government's old sellout protection of the environment - and a although we know not what they are. I will be available from entry points such as the Choral Hall, 7 Symonds St, and >/ off the routine 'Y'HQ down! Show V °ur heightened appreciation for and feel that we as students, society's relationship with animal life. the Human Sciences Building, 10 mussicc wpport for a better bursary now' hope for tomorrow have blackened our t “ v re it is too late. Make your voice Join us in action integrity and honour by letting a small Symonds St. - your opinions are important ANIMAL RIGHTS ACTION minority deny a learned man the right FLICKS A T THE MAIDMENT contact your NZUSA on campus P.O. Box 5668 of free speech ... Monday 14th April 'Killing Fields' antative to see how you can help Auckland. Admission $2. (campaign. , , Phone number 734-028. Michael Webber 4 CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1966 The Craccum into the Quad on Where is Womenspace? selection o f stu d e i N6jA WAHINE. Those w e c o u ld < photo w ere asked: lMTE£irv| OV'e£-i£AS Student cracom 1, What is y o u r v ie Lesbians on Campus n/lRAE siuoenr5 TRA/Et- 2. W hat d o y o u th ROOM Venture Off Campus
LpW Fft CfcMMcN On Sunday 6 April, LOC strollers ■sm i were out in force forging tracks in the Waitakeres. Six women and a dog doev- STUDENT UvitoN followed the Kitekite Track from Piha \P gUlUD» M G to an inevitable waterfall. Some of the “SHoP GAMES accM tracks were worth repeating, so much GWAPUWb so that we did so without meaning to. A decadent feast ‘which included TV ROOM yummy Chocolate Devil's Food Cake ----- &UAP SfJPG-1 E: and other delights, was fervently Experience exciting, different, MEALS professional dance! consumed. A good time was had by Kirsty, A g.S ci.- all. Fortunately the only, steep hills the different c o lo encountered were on the way back. CAFETERIA More exciting strolls coming up soon. different •• unlike, WATCH THIS COLUMN. of other nature, unusual, innovative,
Abortion & American Justice In the United States the Anti- donee any organised hersbry l 4* years came mto entente .after Abortion Campaigners are receiving movement, a medium of expression a Ipoqt haTile by’ Wooten ^tuden-H- Previously Womenspace toci been backing from Reagan and his within the province of every human a Womens Common Room* bur m reoLFy |F was u a « c| by m en cco, administration. In a private meeting being, whe did riot re^o^ni^c cr acknowledge the need fzrr j
In case you didn't notice the Although unsecured, deposits with The National Bank arc an authorised irustee investment. Womenspace Collective had a stall in the quad Mon & Tuesday of last week selling cakes, posters & badges. The purpose of the stall was 3-fold. Firstly, simply to advertise where & what Womenspace i is; secondly to dispel the sort ^fstereotypes & myths about Womenspace that discourage women from using the room. Womenspace is not dominated by brain-bashing, fervent manhaters, it is used by all Jamie Bull:Dance Production women - new women students, M mothers, feminists, mature age women, and non-feminists alike. Finally the stall's aim was to fundraise for buying a new sofa, a Womenspace dictionary, nice cushions, and plants, all to make the room a more attractive and useful facility. Any more ideas? Come into Womenspace and write them up oh the suggestion board.
Lisa Sabbage Womens Rights Officer
UNIVERSITY DRAMA DIPLOMA STUDENTS PRESENT SONGS TO UNCLE SCRIM CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986 5 FOR UM NZUSAvAUSA The Craccum ace reporting team ventured The debate over AUSA's withdrawal from To change a system you need a revolution. into the Quad on Wednesday to ask a random NZUSA is one where the facts have been NZUSA needs change and Auckland is leading selection of students two penetrating questions. obscured by rhetoric. When I say facts, I mean the revolution for that change. We won't throw Those we could corner long enough to snap a the kind that can be proven by records, by out the baby with the bath water. NZUSA is minutes, by constitutions; not merely a three photo were asked: grossly inefficient with too many elected minute speech. AUSA, that is you, has been 1. What is your view on pulling out of NZUSA? politicians and not enough research officers. kept in the dark by your own representatives. However the petty politicians don't want to give 2. What do you think of this year's Craccum? Firstly on the workings of the NZUSA up their seats of power. They will want us to pay executive. It is important to realise that we are more so that they can become efficient. not the ones who create policy. We have no Students on Wednesday listened to debate at actual vote at NZUSA meetings. Rather, our role the Special General Meeting. The arguments put is to debate, to advise, and co-ordinate the by those pro-NZUSA were not supported by 65% actions brought forward by campus of the students at the meeting, however we representatives. Without university input, we do needed two-thirds of the vote to withdraw not function. outright. We .only need 50% of the votes in a Therefore, attempts to restructure NZUSA referendum to give NZUSA the message it needs will only be made if your people want it to. To to hear and hear clearly. Shape up or we ship prove that it can easily happen, last May, two out. We can no longer afford to have an major changes occured — the appointment of a ineffective voice nationally. We can effect fulltime Overseas Students' Vice President and a change by a clear decision to withdraw in 12 second Maori Students' Vice President. months if there is no major change. AUSA Robert, Law — "I think pulling out would be a Auckland with the most votes of all universities has called for change last year but was ignored. bad move. NZUSA has done, and is still doing, can promote reform if it's delegates choose to. Prove to these people that you (the students) good work for students. Students can only lose Information on our levies is also misleading. Kirsty, Ag.Sci.— "Craccum is good because of can't be ignored. out." The increase of 88 cents per annum to $9.10 was Politically they have to get motivated as the different colours." "Craccum is not up to last year's standard." formed last year by a different NZUSA they are not representing us effectively. Bursary executive. Furthermore it was supported by all was only a $10 increase (with accomodation universities, with Bruce Palmer actually allowance). Overseas students still pay $1,000 seconding the motion. AUSA in contrast raised per year. Student Job Search was cut back, and its levies by $10. NZUSA did not achieve, Bursary review was in Talk has been made of only four percent of majority rejected. All this from people who aren't our budget spent on student activities. This even elected by us. Then they brought people figure represents only our campaign resources — from out of town to tell Auckland students how for leaflets, posters, etc. What of our hours of to vote. planning, research, lobbying, as well as the more Please give them a message they can't mundane yet essential administrative costs? Our ignore. Vote to withdraw. Then they will crawl own wages netting just over $200 weekly are not back to Wellington to consider our proposals. lavish for the twelve hour, seven day spells that Make them to listen to us, ensure they change we frequently perform. They were raised after their mind. the price freeze by recommendations from all Today students cannot afford to waste $1 campuses. Andrew, Arts — "I will vote to pull out. I don't let alone nearly $10 which goes to the non- NZUSA has extracted the promise from the democratic student politicians of NZUSA. Now want to finance left wing trendy radicals to fight Labour government for bursary review. Our is the winter of our discontent and they need to their holy wars." proposals were not the unreal demands feel the winds of change. Please vote in the "The elected editor makes me want to get Tim, Philosphy — "There's a fraction too much suggested by your president. Russell Marshall friction." referendum, Tuesday and Wednesday (22nd & involved. Craccum will be more representative of asked for a blueprint for the future, to open up 23rd April.) students' needs." education for all — that is what the suggested Graham Watson, $115 per week represents. Bursary review has President, A.U.S.A. We've made some also not been written off by the government. It still has to appear before Cabinet. Continued campaigning will enforce the long-term changes to Craccum. suggestions not allowed by Government's current attitude to general education spending. ELEMENTARY The consequences of an AUSA pullout are SAYS immense. Students without a united front will WATSON lose bargaining power. November's budget for '87 cannot take into account revenue from Auckland and other campuses must foot the bill. So bullying attitudes and the inability of certain AUSA members to co-ordinate with other universities shall destroy your efficient active representation before the Labour Government. WATSONS COLUMN — Alex Lee, President, N.Z.U.S.A. S orry, this is very short. The Editor has forced a deadline of mid day Tuesday. When elected, he told me the closing deadline would be later than last year. In 1985 I had AUSA a deadline of W ednesday afternoon, after both the Tuesday LEADERS Forums and SRC. This week's column was going to be about the ARE NEAT NEAT Tuesday Forum (every Tues in the NEAT ! Quad) and the General Meeting on Wednesday. From now on my columns won't be anywhere near as up to date on student news as in the past. Sorry.
Yours, G raham . EDITORS COLUMN
All Executive and Management were advised last Monday of the new Craccum deadline being earlier. Graham has regularly forwarded his weekly column in late. Our new deadlines are too BUZZ &- WALLY pictured in the tight to typeset and lay out copy quad. after a Wednesday. Regrettably Graham himself advised me that under the terms of the Constitution equal coverage only of the SGM must be given.
P eter Boys Editor
Staff meetings for Craccum - Thursday 5.30pm Craccum. 6 CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986
UNIVERSITY DIFFERENT DANCE - ACCIDENTAL PHANTASIES established as a dance company for Several years ago, a young Welsh A WAY WITH THE FAIRIES DRAMA DIPLOMA one season only, will offer two highly womin came here for the tramping. with Mary Newman-Pound and individual and visual artistic statements She was 23, healthy, and adored New William Dart STUDENTS by two of NZ's foremost Zealand. But New Zealand killed her — present 'SONGS choreographers, Jamie Bull and Susan her name was Jennifer Beard, and she This one woman show is a collection Jordan. Their only Auckland was found raped and strangled some of songs, mostly unfamiliar, which TO UNCLE SCRIM' appearance will be at the Pumphouse five days after she was to have to offer a commentary on the universal on Thursday, April 17, at 8 p.m. returned home. Her death — and the issues of love and culture with Phone bookings — Pumphouse, 492- intimidation and dying of hundreds of excursions on the side to the animal 'SONGS TO UNCLE SCRIM' 386. Tickets are $9 and $7.50. ★ wimin like her in this country alone — kingdom and the little folk which give is the first production of this have fueled the actions of diverse the piece its title. groups of people like Stephanie year's Diploma of Drama class at The songs range from Cole Porter's Johnson, winner of the prestigious THE PHYSICIAN, in which a doctor Auckland University. Set in the FORESKIN'S LAMENT: 1985 Bruce Mason Award, and the remains obstinately blind to his depression years of the thirties, Labour Wimin's Caucus. Ms Johnson patient's desires, to Lord Berners' ^this songplay's relevance to Foreskin's Lament, Greg McGee's won the award for her play, COME ON ALGERNON which points contemporary social and celebrated play cast in the shadow of Accidental Phantasies, which has a out that what might seem like an economic times will become an rugby, runs for a two-week season at central theme that exposes innocent craving for candy might have pornography in our culture, and it's distinctly Freudian implications. The inescapable realisation for His Majesty's Theatre. connection with sexual violence; the New Zealand contingent includes audiences Under the direction o f Daniel Vendrameni, Kelly Johnson w ill take Labour Wimin's Caucus emerged from settings from the immortal Pixie Pages the lead as Foreskin, with Roy Billing their deliberations a few weeks ago to of the NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S 'STAMP your feet and playing Tupper, Judy McIntosh, announce that pornography and it's WEEKLY, quaint relics of the 1920's break your arms, Moira, Nat Lees, Clean, Sean Fuffy, connection with sexual violence would and a Poi song which redefines cultural The rehab farmers leave Mean, and Stephen Tozer, Ken. be a major focus for action for them in appropriation for all time. 1986. their farms, The play, described by Vendrameni, Writer William Dart's previous Accidental Phantasies has it's credits include the 1981 SONGS TO Bash your heads against as 'the unexpected find of the 1980 playwright's workshop', has been Auckland premiere at the Little THE JUDGES and the 1982 GIVE US A the wall, professionally performed more than a Maidment, beginning Wednesday KISS, both of which went on national While the markets tumble dozen times in theatres throughout the April 16th. Directed by Andrea tour, as well as other pieces of and the prices fall.' country since its debut at Theatre Kelland, the cast features Elizabeth incidental music. Mary Newman- Corporate in October, 1980. McRae, Teresa Woodham, Heather Pound - the 'Singing Bus Driver' that Bolton (recently seen in the film M r The prophetic vision of the Foreskin's Lament was quickly was, holds a Diploma of Music adopted into the secondary school W rong), Eva Radich, and Madeleine Honours from Auckland -University. opening song could well be the McNamara. The play was selected for She is currently involved in Mercury chant that distinguishes the next English syllabus and competes for selection against international works in workshopping in 1984, premiered to Theatre's LA TRAVIATA and is street protest by today's New Zealand universities. sellout audiences in Wellington after preparing to leave for London and farmers. The parallels continue Vendrameni is adamant that it is receiving the Bruce Mason Award in Germany for further study. to amass as the play traces the 'New Zealand's foremost play'. 1985, and has undergone some A WAY WITH THE FAIRIES opens struggle to find a theatre that would relief work, riots and political Significantly, the original Pakeha at Theatre Corporate on Saturday April commit itself to the play in Auckland. 19, 11pm and plays Thursday to antics of the time. character. Clean, has been extensively re-written as a Maori, by McGee, for Now, under the aegis of Working Saturday, 11pm until May 24th. Devised and written by Title Theatre, a group of writers and the forthcoming production at His The late Bruce Mason's directors that include Renee and Greg Mervyn Thompson with music Majesty's. New Zealand drama ... McGee, Auckland audiences will have by Stephen McCurdy, 'Scrim' For former keen rugby player, Nat THE POHUTUKAWA TREE a chance to see one of NZ's most was first performed in 1976 for Less (played Ken in the Mercury playing Mon - Thurs innovative and well-crafted plays from Theatre production in 1983) the play is 6.30pm the South Pacific arts festival. a fresh and gifted writer. Later the production toured intimately related to his own life. Fri & Sats 8.15pm 'It have known every one of the AH bookings a t the New Zealand performing sixty Theatre Workshop General Meeting, characters in my own social Booking Office, Town Hall Thursday 17th Rm 144, 6.15pm. To one times and in 1979 was experience.' Theatre, Queen Street. played in London and at the Because o f booking requirements at select a team for the backstage work for the Maidment production. Edinburgh festival gaining an His Majesty's tickets need to be award and excellent reviews. purchased, in person, from The Corner booking office. Now, take a proven successful script, add it to a strong and enthusiastic cast of & eleven women and two men, and what you get is a new and vigorous 1986 production of m aidm ent arts centre m h n t 'Songs to Uncle Scrim'. MA,d Cnr Princes and Alfred Street t H£ a t Playing in Symonds Street ACCIDENTAL PHANTASIES |CKS A play about Pornography FL Drama Studio, the production will By Stephanie Johnson run from the 17th of April to the AT THE LITTLE MAIDMENT THEATRE APRIL 16-MAY 3 Monday 14th April 'Killing Fields' 27th of April with 6 o'clock Admission $2. performances - don't miss it. Timothy Woon - Magician Illusionist AS IS WORKING TITLE THEATRE Tues 15th April 8pm. Admission $8, $6 Concession. by William Hoffman p resen ts ______L UNCHTIME CONCERT Every once in a while an exceptional GR£G MCGitS Friday 18th April 1pm play cqmes along that cries out for NFW ZEALAND The School of Music's free lunchtime concert immediate presentation. A S IS is such CLASSIC features works by Hand), Chopin, Niels Gade & a play. A play packed with compassion Mozart. Admission Free. and humour; challenging, refreshing and startling in its humanity it was School of Music presents University Orchestra In nominated for several awards including fOfcCSKIN’S Concert - conducted by Tamas Vesmas. Sunday Best Play in the Tony Awards, 1985. 20th April 8pm. Admission $7, $3.50 concession. AS IS has just completed a highly LAMENT Bookings, School of Music. successful Broadway run and is about DIRECTED BY LITTLE THEATRE: to open in Australia. AS IS opens at DANIEL VENDRAMINI Theatre Corporate on Thursday, April Working Title ' Theatre presents 'Accidental Phantasies' - a play about pornography written by 17at,8.15pm. WITH Murray Lynch directs John Watson KELLY JOHNSON Stephanie Johnson directed by Andrea Kelland. and Michael Hurst in the main roles ROY BILLING Performance Dates: April 16 - May 3 (excluding ju d y m c in t o s h with Simon Prast, Jennifer Ward- ANZAC weekend) - 6pm. Thursdays - 9.30pm KEN BLACKBURN (Women Only), April 23, 24, 30, May 1, 2, - 1pm. Lealand, Marion Parry, Michael NAT LEES Tickets: $7.50; $5 Concession. Bookings: 602-420. Morrissey, Miles Taylor and Peter SEAN DUFFY - ^ 7 v ; McIntyre. Design is by John Parker. STEPHEN TOZER AS IS plays Mondays and Tuesdays HIS MAJESTY’S-APRIL 10 at 6.15pm, Wednesdays to Saturdays Mon—Sat: 8*15pm, Matinee Sat 2pm. Members of the public, staff and students are all welcome at these events at8.15pm . Book at The Comer: Content may offend CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986 7
SCHOOL OF MUSIC - APRIL CONCERTS
This month will see three concerts and a masterclass presented by the School of Music. collection Sunday 20 April 8pm Maidment ir, which Theatre - The University Orchestra will universal be conducted by Tamas Vesmas with ure with MUSIC PAGE music by Mozart and Mendelssohn. he animal Items will include, 'Fingal's Cave' and vhich give Music For Pleasure the 'Reformation' Symphony and Vivian Liese will appear as soloist in le Porter's The Damned at the Mozart's C Major piano concerto, i a doctor Gluepot 2 8-3 April K467. Admission $7; $3.50. I to his Saturday 26 April 8pm Maidment Berners' Theatre - 'The Nova Ensemble', iieh points Before I review The Damned, I would like to point out Erzsebet Tusa (piano), Roy Howat n like an some inaccuracies in Paul Ellis's (Auckland Star) review of (piano), David Pye and Malcolm Leek night have this band on Wednesday. The Damned did not start with (percussion), will present the following ions. The 'Another Day': they don't even do a song by that name. In programme: includes fact, they began both nights with Curtain Call, a song which En blanc it noir (two pianos) - Debussy Mxie Pages was the whole of Side 3 of the limited edition release of the Concerto Pathetique (two pianos) - WOMEN'S Black Album, and Roman Jugg did not ". . .instil some Liszt the 1920's cheers from the crowd. . ." by playing the opening bars to Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion tes cultural Mess It Up. Again, they don't even have a song of that name! - Bartok scliool of m usic In fact, it was Smash It Up (Parts 1 and 2). And for the Any further enquiries please previous information of the "Inner City News" journo who wrote contact the School of Music, Ph ONGS TO u r w e r s r t y "Damned Punks Return" (what a cliche title!), Roman Jugg 737-999, Ext 7407. GIVE US A a u c k la n d has not been in the band for six years, but actually only three on national years or so. pieces of 0 To begin I thought the mixing was of quite a reasonable AUCKLAND MUSIC Newman- standard on both nights, with Wednesday being the superior. FEDERATION Driver' that f j I think this helped to rid me of my feeling that any songs of of Music the new LP, Phantasmagoria, would be a bit of a bore. I was University, greatly (and pleasantly) surprised by the power and in Mercury excellence of those songs they did: Shadow of Love, ls it a \ and is conductor, TAM4S NESM/4S Dream?, Grimly Fiendish, and more. E/oise sounded brilliant ondon and m in context. These songs in conjunction with those they did off their other LP's, New Rose, Neat Neat Neat, Looking at you, RIES opens Don't cry Wolf and more, made Wednesday the better night. turday April Thursday night saw The Damned in a more jovial mood Overture - “The Hebrides" /Mendelssohn P lursday to and the crowd in a more responsive frame of mind. These 4th. m ls combined to make Thursday a much more active night, and y j Plano Concerto In C /Major, K.467 /Mozart ason's even though the 'skins' were present in numbers, they m a ... jjs j (Soloist - Vivian Llese) seemed to be more interested in having a good time (like On Monday 21st April the Music A TREE' everyone else) than hitting people. Federation presents its first chamber ‘hurs Symphony No.5 “The Reformation" /Mendelssohn During the concert, I moved back to take photos and to music concert for the year, at 8.00pm take it all in, and there was a lot to take in. It looked quite in the Town Hall.The Academy Piano Trio from Australia will perform piano ipm m -#Oe- spectacular (and packed) with a lot of activity in the front of t the the stage. By the last 45 minutes, I had moved right up front trios by M O Z A R T , iw n Hall and was in an excellent position to rage, when The Damned SHOSTAKOVICH, and SCHUBERT. Street. MAIDMENT THEATRE began a run-on playing a few songs of their first LP, Damned, This is the first of eight concerts, for Damned, Damned, which put the crowd in a frenzy. After a which the special student subscription S u n d ay, 2 0 /April brief respite, it started again when they played Pretty Vacant price is $37.50 (only $4.69 per concert). 8p m and Wild Thing, with Rat Scabies (normally the drummer) on Door sales are $7.50 for students. ADMISSION: $7. $3.50 • BOOKINGS, In od'Kinee, from guitar, and Roman Jugg on drums for a second encore. Bring your I.D . card with you - general School of Muslo or at the d6or So I must disagree with those who would put down doorsales are $19.50. these gigs. Myself and my friends, who are Damned Fanatics, enjoyed the nights enormously, and rank them with the best we've ever seen. Sorry, I forgot The Innocent: well, it was quite easy to — Bands of a feather ... together understand? — Sainte Simon. at the Performance Cafe
I always like hearing new bands that are enthusiastic and have a good CAMPUS RADIO BFM feeling to them. Crunchy Something § ■ 1 fc and The 4 Commandments are two bands from Auckland that come to s ix II OX DAY TUBS WED IIIIR S IK I SIT mind. Crunchy Something have only ōo;3 started playing live music this year and Sl||y si} ^ 1 _ CD the 4 Commandments will be playing their first live performance on the 20th J f OS April at the Performance Cafe. They're a new band with heaps of great songs that sometimes aren't played so often
f M'MIENiS - asaarafr vsirr:- ■— but when they are one can't help but I 8HOW ^ sssKusaaw»“*s move. One of my favourites is 'Drop the Bomb' and they might even play a i new song in the breeze called 'Lady ... [ i M i h . 3 Wanna Buy a flowa' written about a S O O P ^ o c M e f ttesciuecctoo 20-20 well known Auckland Personality. night PCXK REGGAE 2 4 These two bands will both be I s t o p p r e s s !) 8 i O playing at the Performance Cafe KIWI: m m onSunday 20th April. This show will be INDUSTRIAL « ■ i K O T A T f a very layed back affair and if you can sv£*v find room to «squeeze in a visit you'll COUNTRY O T H C H b a n g and W ffK witness what I consider to be two of WESTERN ; « ------— the best new bands in Auckland. Check'em out for yerself and tune in to some new sounds in Symonds Street!
Boris se events 8 CR A C CU M 14 APRIL 1968
C an a le tto — Small film wins Venice Film GAZING Master of Venice. Festival Award.
Andy Warhol was quick to It has broken box office records at two observe that a person who remains Australian cinemas, Sydney's Village Cinema in Double Bay and the Rivoli at Camberwell in obscure seems to generate the most Melbourne, and at five cinemas in London. attention: Warhol established himself The man who wrote the script, Frank Clarke, is with this in mind. Before the added a sharp, witty Liverpudlian. He had written the successful Liverpool soap opera, Brickside, but dimension of personality and individual soon tired of meeting the regular deadlines philosophy became an important required by a series. This film was his first. component of art, the artist had a lot (Caselton, who has an appreciably dry wit, says he thought of being a writer, 'but it's a tricky sort less to expose. The method of applying of thing, to start and finish and things like that'.) the paint, perspective, colour and Margi Clarke, who plays Theresa, is the balance were the crucial aspects. Like writer's sister. She has her own television show in Liverpool and is quite well known in England. Warhol, Canaletto was a recluse. Like The male lead, Peter Firth, has developed the Warhol, he received recognition on the The Venice Film Festival's prize promise he showed a few years ago as a strengths of his work. This is a distant winning movie, Letter to Brezhnev, teenager in the movie of Equus. Letter to Brezhnev is a romantic love story but relevant comparison as they are now breaking box office records in about two local girls who go out for a night on YEAR O i both people who have succeeded in Sydney, Melbourne and five the town and meet two Russian sailors. It is cinemas in London, might never realistic and often very funny. capturing the essence of their times. Director have got off the ground had not its That the film won the Catholic jury award at Renaissance art demanded an Dragon is Venice pleases Caselton. Liverpool Council had 24-year-old producer, Charles Stanley Whi exact observation of surroundings, refused a request for support because it Caselton, decided to gamble his appointed | considered there was too much swearing in the translating visual reality onto canvas. Chinatown a family inheritance. Susan Bredow script. 'It really slapped their faces when the An affection for the environment was "How to appreciate art in a camouflage suit". tough Polish reports. Catholic jury voted it their favourite film,' he — Giovanni Intra. blind aggre essential. Art was still concerned with says. Charles Caselton was 21 when he inherited a personal re But the council's wasn't the only dissenting producing a desirable picture of fortune from his family's business. Two years Chinese rep< voice. 'There's so much mystique in the cinema later he gambled $100,000 of it on a project he well as the I society. A succesful artist had to be an AT THE AUCKLAND ART industry. There's so much 'Wow, you're making had little more than a good feeling about, a film his own can observer and craftsperson and was GALLERY a feature film. It's so tricky and you won't be able called Letter To Brezhnev. says a frienc to finish it. It will be a bad film'. We thought this usually included in the high social CANALETTO It was a bold move which has made Caselton, emotional n was wrong. They did finish it and Charles now 24, a winner. cope with re circles of the day. the master of Venice Caselton still delights in seeing it. The executive producer's life has been quite basis that all Venice was an exceedingly The premiere of Letter to Brezhnev took place A startling collection of the different from those of the characters in the film, Triad leader, in nearby Kirkby, where it was filmed. The old romantic place, and that has always a love story set in economically depressed The par 18th C. painter of Venice cinema, closed for seven years, was dusted off Liverpool. too simplisti attracted people. In the 17th century, it and a red carpet was borrowed for the evening views. The detail has to be Caselton has a family home on the Isle of Man taste. While was very prosperous and business from Liverpool's grandest hotel, the Adelphi. but has spent much of his life in France and standard of seen to be believed ... open In depicting Kirkby, the film shows aspects of thrived. Lords and Noblemen visited Switzerland. He studied finance at the University, used, with \ the poverty and depression in Britain few would 10 - 4 FROM APRIL 9 to 1 of Buckingham, 'for the parents basically', but another Viet the city on their grand tours of Europe. know exists. 'All the factories have been closed had no intention of making money his career. win. OK pei They were souvenir hunters of a grand JUNE STUDENTS $3. down and there are no ships there at all. It was Three years ago the foundry in Lancashire told that Wl International Art brought to you once a thriving port. It's really quite a ruined city variety who collected paintings instead started by his great-grandfather 130 years ago cop in New but they're very spirited up there. There's very by NZI Corporation and ACC Art became the first British factory to be sold to its charisma, tf of postcards. So there was much strong feeling up there. They rage quite workers and Charles Caselton came into quite a the film its incentive to produce art. Many of Gallery frequently,’ Caselton says. lot of money. unattractive, 'There's no freedom of movement. There's no Canaletto's intricate etchings, which He bagan Brezhnev as a finance graduate, a Visually freedom of work. There's no food. There's a real film buff and a friend of a handful of talented work, Dire the exhibition is mainly comprised of, struggle up there in Liverpool. It's very sad people. displaced co and paintings were shipped overseas. sometimes.' Letter to Brezhnev is what is known as a 'small Chinese po Although Brezhnev discusses the social He even shipped himself overseas for a film'. It was made for less than $1 million. The American ( effects of life in this environment and puts entire shoot was done using Caselton's original traditional I while, but as the vogue would have it, forward conceptions of life in Russia, Caselton $100,000, with the actors and crew working for complete wi his work became unpopular and he their food and $10 pocket money each day. says the film was made primarily as a love story. and bustlin It was not intended to be read as pro-Soviet or to returned after eight years. However, Caselton himself spent the first weeks sleeping punk-style s on the floor of a flat in Liverpool while he signed have any political leaning in particular. many of us would like to quote Levi chief on ordi the cheques. It was his first visit to a film set, as The sle Strauss' motto: "Quality never goes 'It surprises me the way a few critics in London it was for many of the others there. American fa The 40 members of the cast and crew were were quite scared, I think, by what we were out of style" — yes, they sort of pace of th paid in full once the film's distribution rights were saying. We aren't saying in the film that Russia is reminded me of old blue jeans hanging stylish groor settled and they will share in the profits. a wonderful place. It's just a love story which from the es1 on the clothesline. It was a labour of love and 'wonderful fun', he shows that love conquers all, or can anyway ... It by Marlon B says. really has brought out some fears ... Russia is Despite my bias, the truth remains What, 'We all just went to work on it ... it was a film still a place where very few things are known. It that Canaletto loved the city of Venice. many is the STILL LOOKING, an exhibition of for us,' says the investor. still is a very foreign place and very separate to begun in C He painted it without embellishment or Brezhnev has become a hit in the first weeks the rest of the world.' recent colour pictures by Geoffrey H. serve to 1 after its premiere and it will be sure to return a Although Caselton was first in with the money alteration. He penetrated the soul of Short. To 29 April, at Real Pictures, audience's good profit. The film opened in Britain to great for Brezhnev, he will be last to get it out. the city and recorded Venice as it was closeups of 3rd floor, His Majesty's Arcade. Phone acclaim and has been seen as proof that the Meanwhile he is collecting future film projects, taste. in his time. 732-355. British film industry is not only alive but doing including one he hopes will be shot in Jamaica W hile 1 very well. where he spent five weeks checking locations on Venice is now rapidly dying. excellent w It won the Catholic jury award at the Venice his way to Australia to visit friends. Europe's generous donation of funds BODY SCULPTURES/ N e w leading rc Film Festival, and was voted best film by the 'They are small films, but I think financially Zealanders Dancing. Photographs by controversy to improve the city was spent London newspaper, and Evening Standard, and viable,' he says. Charles Caselton has decided race fro m b Vicky Hamill. Real Pictures, His earned awards for two main actresses, film will be his future. But he doesn’t see himself elsewhere by the arrogant Italian heritage is s Majesty's Arcade, to April 25. Alexandra Pigg and Margi Clarke, as the most investing his own wealth again. and unders government. Youths now spraypaint outstanding newcomers. 'It's all too risky,' he says. band grafitti on frescoes and chapel American-A was a sedu ceilings, while acid rain and stagnant (supposedly water will continue to destroy the city domineerin< as Canaletto knew it. The romance is that w ill lea' Les Visiteurs du Soir (The Devil's _ M.A.C dying, but the painter captured this AT THE FILM SOCIETY POETRY IN MOTION Envoys, France, 1942.) city forever — that is the most 'MAN TALK' 2 Two classic films from Marcel Again written by Jacques Prevert, universal value of such art. Change is by the Titirangi Poets ed. Mari Hunt Carne, one of the greatest of the this film was made under the Nazi essential but it destroys. $4.95. French filmmakers working in the occupation of France and is ostensibly I It's a refreshing change in todays In the Auckland City Art Gallery, thirties and forties: a stunningly photographed medieval plastic world to find a rare change such art was everywhere. Of course the art Le Jour se Leve (Daybreak, France, fantasy where the Devil^ sends two as this to feel the handcrafted cover on the walls, the art of dress, the art of 1939) envoys to Earth to intervene in the and leaf through the inside pages 25 conversation, the art of hairstyle, the Written by poet Jacques Prevert betrothal between a count and his local poets in all share a fine collection. living art of the twentieth century and starring French thirties heart-throb lady. It is all, in fact, a finely worked All well chosen and well balanced allegory oof contemporary political staring at paintings produced hundreds Jean Gabin in one of his best against one another this is the little events, with the film working very of years ago: the culture shock is performances as a working-class hero delight that makes an ideal gift for the successfully on both levels. trapped by destiny until circumstances incredible. If the paintings were not poetry lover or serious collector. Our drive him to murder — "perhaps the Tuesday April 15, Auckland City Art inanimate they would have puked. The copy direct from the publishers, Writer Gallery, 5.30 p.m. finest of the French poetic art exhibition included the room, the and Artists Inc, 55 Marlborough St, Mt melodramas, a definitive example of Wednesday April 16, Auckland City carpet, and the people. I was part of Eden. Poets include Jacqui Faber, lain Art Gallery, 8 p.m. Peter, P s e n su o u s, atmospheric movie this exhibition. For me, this was the Sharp, Joan & Paul Taylor, John Way, making. . . ." (Pauline Kael). Next week: Chris Marker's La Jetee at the Lc and Star reviewer, W .D. Leadbeater. Friday. T main disadvantage in trying to W ednesday April 16, Auckland City (1964), Haroun Tazieff's Forbidden Our copy to the University Library. appreciate these paintings. Art Gallery, 5.30 p.m. only. Volcano (1967), and Chris Marker's Sunless (1982). For further information, Ian 692-332. — Giovanni Intra., CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986 9
'FAST FORWARD'BACK Television New Zealand has its own answer to the top-rating Saturday night comedy, 'The Cosby Show' - a sort of thinking family's SPACE CONQUEST alternative to American humour. From this week onwards viewers can switch to Television 2 at The span of man's 'conquest' of space is 7pm on Saturdays for the return of FAST considered in Tuesday night's documentary on FORWARD, the locally-produced, magazine- Television 2. We are shown original footage of style programme featuring the latest in medical, many historical space missions, from the time Yri scientific and technological breakthroughs from P/?£VIEWS Gagarin became the first man in space through New Zealand and overseas. 'FAST FORWARD is to today's satellites and shuttles. CONQUEST a wide spectrum programme with wide appeal,' looks at the whys and wherefores of the space says producer Larry Podmore. 'One of the nicest and programme's development over the past twenty comments we received last year was from a 73- five years, and its potential present and future. It year-old grandmother who said she really raises questions about the possibility that military enjoyed watching FAST FORWARD because /?£VIEWS satellites may threaten peaceful exploration of she could sit down with the whole family - young space. This retrospective look at space kids right through to adults.' FAST FORWARD M E M O to : Lemmy Caution, c/- exploration has an ironic added dimension in the retains its reporting team of Jim Hopkins, Craccum, somehwere in Oceania. light of the space shuttle disaster. CONQUEST Joanna McMenamin and Peter Llewellyn and F r o m : the Central Committee, was made before it explosed. The second of they will be filing stories on what's happening Alphaville. three programmes on TUESDAY locally on the science, technology and medicine DOCUMENTARY: CONQUEST, screens on fronts... this year there will be a higher RE: Roderick K. Scott, cinema Television 2, Tuesday April 8 at 8.30pm. percentage of New Zealand film stories. In the YEAR O F T H E D R A G O N subversive. course of the year the reporting trio will be FOOD WITH A DIFFERENCE covering a wide range of topics: for example, Director Michael Cimino's Year of the there's a story about retrieving gold from the Dragon is a film about obsession. Antihero Lemmy, your mission, should you Delicious dishes with a difference. That's what water of geothermal bores; a look at research Stanley White (Mickey Rourke) is the newly- decide to accept it, is to find Roderick food expert Sarah Brown will be cooking up on into the behaviour of fish around trawl nets appointed police captain for New York's K. Scott and educate him as to the VEGETARIAN KITCHEN. But before you get which casts new light on the problem of Chinatown and is determined to "clean it up". A errors exhibited by him in his article in yourselves in a stew about cranks with estimating fish populations on the basis of fish tough Polish cop, White pursues his goal with beansprout hairdos, this new Saturday catches; and some state-of-the-art blind aggression, sacrificing everything: his Craccum Vol 60 issue 7. We should warn you that Flash Gordon, Dick afternoon cookery course is designed to biotechnology from Waitaki NZR which is personal relationships with both wife and demystify vegetarian food and make it more attracting considerable overseas interest. FAST Chinese reporter-lover, Tracey Tzu (Ariane), as Tracy and Harry Dickson have already appealing to non-vegetarians. The food dishes FORWARD also looks at a tiny Christchurch well as the lives of his own men and ironically, failed in this mission. We think they Sarah Brown ships up on VEGETARIAN company manufacturing hovercraft for export, his own career. "You care too much Stanley", were taken by the Seductrice, third KITCHEN are eye-catching, appetising, healthy and probes the current medical understanding of says a friend, yet it is more his blindness to the and inexpensive. To that end, the series is of a sexually transmitted disease whose emotional needs of others and an inability to class. If you need help, contact the Toe-cutter who is a friend of Mad Max. interest to ANYONE who is interested in cooking significance has only recently been recognised - cope with relationships except on a domination and eating well. It is generally-accepted that a Chlamydia. basis that allows his unflinching crusade against Specifically you should re-educate reduction in animal fat is beneficial to health, so In addition, the programme will include Triad leader, Joey Tai (John Lone). Roderick K. Scott as to these matters: this programme is helpful to those who want to selected stores from overseas. FAST The part is well acted, yet the character is 1) The Auckland Film Society screened reduce their meat intake without giving it up FORWARD will also provide unfamiliar too simplistic with too few justifications for my METROPOLIS in March 1986, with a altogether. In each programme, three or four viewpoints on familiar things. To take a very taste. While certainly he is no 'Rambo', the old dishes will be prepared, and a guest exponent of close look at some very small objects, FAST standard of the socially-alienated Vietnam Vet is piano accompaniment and not the a particular vegetarian conviction or culture will FORWARD has enlisted the help of DSIR's used, with White viewing the Chinese gangs as Giorgio Moroder (we have the be represented. While VEGETARIAN KITCHEN Physics and Engineering Laboratory and Kerry another Viet Cong in a war that he can this time technology we can rebuild you) disco is accessible, it doesn't avoid the varying reasons Swanson of Canterbury University, who are win. OK perhaps for this situation, but we are people have for becoming vegetarian. Apart providing a series of scanning electron told that White is already."the most decorated version. Tell him we are sorry he didn't get to see it. from health, these include spiritual and political micrographs of creatures - some of which most cop in New York City". With Rourke's personal convictions. people may have hoped never to examine in such charisma, the part demands attention, yet like 2) Tell him that the committee is For instance, many experts believe that less detail! They will include a cockroach and a the film itself, what it stands for is mostly screening DER GOLEM, WIE ER IN emphasis on the rearing of livestock for meat in bluebottle. And to give viewers a very quick look unattractive, aside from any brilliances. WELT KAM and DAS KABINETT DES favour of increased production of grains for at very slow processes, a series of timelapse Visually exciting through skilful camera DOKTOR CALIGARI in late April as human consumption, would go a long way to sequences has been commissioned from work, Director Cimino has captured the ease the world food problem. Many vegetarians cameraman Tim Pollard. 'One of those visual displaced confusion of this hybrid town, with it’s well as SANS SOLEIL which the are also concerned about the degenerative features will see a person's eight hour sleep Chinese population espousing an essentially Committee believes is a 'Cult' effects on the meat that is the result of factory condensed to 15 seconds', says Podmore. American outlook. The film opens with a documentary (if such a creature can farming, and the cruelty to the animals which ROCK MUSIC HI TECH traditional Dragon dance through the street this involves. FAST FOWARD's first programme of the year complete with the gaudy cacophony of fireworks exist). 3) Tell him that the Committee uses its VEGETARIAN KITCHEN screens on covers topics ranging from the high tech of and bustling crowds. Meanwhile, a Chinese Television 2, Saturdays at 4.35pm. today's rock music industry, to a fundamental punk-style street gang assasinates an aging Triad best endeavours and the full extent of aspect of a sport with a long tradition behind it. chief on orders from rising star Joey Tai. its resources to present all the classics, JAZZ IN STYLE Peter Llewellyn goes behind the scenes of the The sleek ruthless Joey embodies the new cult films and outer-limit fringe flicks it recent tour by British rock band 'Dire Straits' to American fast-lane approach to the more sedate can buy, beg or borrow but some titles Charlie Parker is one of this century's look at the impressive technological expertise pace of the Chinese crime family. Affecting absolutely legendary musical figures. His legacy that goes into their music and videos. He'll also stylish grooming and manner, he is also a change cannot be got for love or money, (well as an astounding instrumentalist and innovator be revealing a talent unsuspected by most FAST from the established "Godfather" figure created everything can be bought at a price so has kept generations of jazz players busy in FORWARD viewers when he demonstrates the by Marlon Brando. ask Roderick K. Scott for his life's worthy emulation since his tragic early demise in capabilities of a state-of-the-art digital sampling What, however, must be as noticeable to the 1950s. Parker the saxophonist not only keyboard. many is the amplification of the graphic violence savings). 4) Tell him that some people think redefined notions of melody and timing in jazz, CRICKET & WICKETS begun in Cimino's The Deer Hunter. It does but every performance was unique. Joe McMenamin is on a very different sort of serve to evoke outrage and intensify an screening any film by John Waters, Consequently, fans will diligently search out any wicket. She's been taking a look at the research audience's involvement in this creation, yet Andy Warhol or even the 'classic' different take of the same song they can find. currently being undertaken to find out what closeups of savage deaths are not to everyone's Todd Browning film FREAKS more And despite the low sound quality of many of his determines the playing characteristics of our first taste. than once a decade is too often. recordings from the 40s, they are in profuse class cricket pitches. While technically and artistically this film is supply ... someone seems to have taped just There's a great deal of mystique about cricket excellent with good performances from all the 5) Tell him he should trust in the Lord about every show Parker ever played, including pitches and the behaviour of the ball - leading roles, it can be described as for miracles or else he could help the time he soloed on a plastic saxophone and commentators speak in hushed tones about such controversial. The emergence of the Chinese organise the University Film Society so STILL performed wonders. Despite Charlie arcane qualities as 'seaming', 'looping' and race from being the forgotten race in America's that he and others of his Cult can see Parker's legendary status in the annals of jazz 'ballooning'. But how important is the influence heritage is shown in a less-than-favourable light, so-called neglected classics and outer- music, he is still relatively unknown to general of the pitch itself? And what can be done to and understandably was deemed offensive by audiences. It was to this end that Med Flory's improve those on which our international cricket American-Asian communities. Likewise to wimin limit fringe flicks. Supersax group was formed in 1971: to preserve is played? The NZCC has enlisted the help of was a seduction scene that was nearer to rape 6) And as for Roderick K. Scott's the traditions created by Parker. Sunday DSIR's Grasslands Division in their quest for (supposedly this shows White's irresistable remark 'Film fests? They offer the afternoon s 2pm show JAZZ SEEN on Television perfect pitch. domineering personality). So it is certainly a film 2 features Supersax in a programme entitled LET ' UNIVERSITY ENGINEERING that will leave the viewer with mixed reactions. minimal', ask him, minimal what? then tell him to go and see IDI I SMOTRI THE BIRD FLY ('Bird' was Parker's nickname), A recent project by students of Canterbury - M.A.C. recorded in Hollywood. Players include: Med University’s engineering school comes under (ha-ha he will eventually get the joke) Flory, Lanny Morgan, Ray Read, Jay Migliori scrutiny by Jim Hopkins. They've come up with when the July festival comes. and Jack Nimitz (sax), Conte Candoli (trmpt), a new design for an old form of locomotion - and 7) Tell him the Committee has more Lou Levy (pn), Monty Budwig (bs) and John their lecturer believes it has considerable surprises in store for him, some rabid Dentz (drms). ______————————— cult status films and even some high 12 O'CLOCK ROCK: DURAN Religion', 'Save A Prayer', 'Rio', 'Seventh Stranger', 'The Chauffeur', 'Planet Earth', cult-ure. DURAN - AS THE LIGHTS GO 'Careless Memories' and 'Girls On Film'. AS Special agent Lemmy Caution, DOWN THE LIGHTS GO DOWN director Russel should you decide to accept this FRIDAY APRIL 18 TV ONE Mulcahy is responsible for most of the band's mission you should pose as Yvan videos, and video is an area of the group's activities they consider to be as important as Johnson, ex-cop, now reporter for Teen dreams DURAN DURAN presents a live shows or records. DURAN DURAN Midnight Special to end them all tonight in AS TIMES-PRAVDA. You may also wish continue to be one of the world's biggest pop THE LIGHTS GO DOWN. An hour-long to pass yourself off as a stringer for attractions. They are: singer Simon Le Bon, concert performance filmed before 60,000 fans keyboardist Nick Rhodes, bass guitarist John FIGARO-PRAVDA or CAMPUS at Oakland, California, the spectacular show is Taylor, and drummer Roger Taylor. Apart from NEWS-PRAVDA depending on the interspliced with some 'stunning, conceptual band accomplishments, individual projects have fantasy sequences! Maybe, just maybe, they circles that you have to infiltrate. been keeping the boys busy over the last year. could be even BETTER than 70s rock group Remember, if you or any of your These include the splinter group Powerhouse, Peter, Paul 8- Mary appearing live Led Zeppelin's 'The Song Remains The Same' I and Simon Le Bon's yachting exploits. Which at the Logan 'Concrete' Centre this associates are captured, the Secretary Tantasy sequences, which caused much mirth Duran makes the ultimate bedroom poster? Friday. Tickets from the Corner. will deny any knowledge of your to observers and embarrassment to fans. Which is the name on the most schoolgirls' actions. Twelve of their fantastic songs are sung as the schoolbags? Nominate your choice on AS THE band squirm under the spotlights: 'Tiger Tiger' LIGHTS GO DOWN, a DURAN DURAN 'ls There Something I Should Know', 'Hungry ' Yours sincerely, concert special on 12 O'CLOCK ROCK, Like The Wolf', 'Union Of The Snake', 'New Music For Pleasure Jean-Luc Godard * - * * Televisloh 2, Friday April T8 at 11.50pm. 10 CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986
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Only Another week, another C r a c c u m , ways of writin one has not been accused of causing another article: 2,000 weeks to go and and the Unitec the death of it's users. counting down — it sure is great to be atudents in f Pacific have a i While it must be conceded that a "Time Millionaire" as was recently development c any form of smoking is unhealthy (tar pointed out in this austere publication. the racism, and smoke particles irritate body I'm trying to clear a bit of room in colonialism ap tissues (watch out for aggravating that cramped living quarters ready for the jerspectives, p Autumn cold's cough) the potential onslaught of another anti-summer — This week remains for alternative modes of use, so many woolly jerseys, jackets, and Hurupaa: Undi such as an aerosol can of oil for shirts are taking up room that they can be bow inhaling *)with a safe propellant) or a must be culled out. 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Head Over Heals, of complaint to the Minister of Health, Dr Michael Basset, Parliament Buildings. On the other hand the collection Prudential Arcade, 70 Hurstmere Road, Takapuna. Wellington, protesting this draconian of instruments already to hand must 10% Discount on all Jewellery. Large range of prohibition ! seem wondrously complex and full of individually designed Gold and Silver Rings, — J.J. Brodz. audio possibilities to a kid living at GOVERNMENT ACTION street level here in Godzone and trying Earrings, Earcuffs, Bracelets, etc. Also stocking EMBARRASSES STUDENTS to get access to a guitar or such. But clothing, Costume Jewellery and Accessories. what about other countries where the Axis Apparel, Kerry Burke, the Minister of Employment, whole focus of the day is to score announced recently an interim continuation of Shore City, 54 Anzac Street, Takapuna. some food for survival — what works the Student Job Search Scheme. 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TV ' j r : ATTENTION PANESE AIKIDO CHERS' VISIT Track Club The University Aikido Club is hosting The Track Club racing season visit by three Japanese Aikido commences this Saturday with the lechers from April 15 to April 23. The Jock Strapp Memorial, a 3000 metre tochers include Iwagaki Shihan a cross-country race in the Domain. pghly respected Aikido teacher w ho is All finishers win a prize. To the victor Jisponsible for teaching Aikido over a goes the Jock Strapp Memorial area of central Japan. Also for Trophy, and everyone wins a place in . first time in N ew Zealand one o f the Club teams for the inter-club cross iting teachers is a woman named country relay on Avondale Racecourse oto-san. Iwagaki Shihan and Ueno TENNIS ANYONE? at the end of the First Term. isei the third visiting teacher, teach The Jock Strapp Memorial _ loas a profession in Japan. I'm interested in getting together commences at 12 noon on Saturday 19 Training is to be held every evening with somebody to have a game of April, from the grandstand at the V. on some mornings during the tennis with - maybe 1 - 2X per week. Domain. Bring your spikes. A warm-up , in the*Martial Arts Studio at the Epsom area. I'm not a beginner but lap of the course will depart from the jeation Centre. On Saturday and I'm not a tennis-pro either. If interested grandstand at 11.45am. Sunday 19-20 April and training is to be phone me. Kirsty Ph. 773-950. After the race, Clubmembers will bid throughout the w eekend. retire to the nearby residence of Prof I Invitations have been sent WOMEN'S SOCCER UNIVERSITY SPORT - ITS ALL YOURS Jack Woodward for tea and muffins. f i! IJ /I AI /4 II - i If j| /M- .! I II • ' " i 1 hroughout New Zealand to all people A.U. has 2 women's soccer ractising Aikido. Many groups from teams and we're looking for new bs far afield as W hangarei and players - experienced or not, Wellington are travelling to Auckland good or indifferent, young or gr the week for the unique chance to old, you're all welcome gractise with such highly graded Bad Boy eachers. (especially goalies!) Along with The University Aikido Club is a the Sunday games and Tuesday strong club with a mem bership of and Thursday evening practices, fround 50 people regularly training. It we also promise you a great of Sports? is expected that this visit will boost social year. Interested? Phone standards within the club. It is hoped Audrey Rigby 559-838 or to bring teachers from Japan on a Barbara Saipe 605-186 or come egular basis. to the Rec Centre Tuesday 6- All those considering taking up a 8pm. — ------— martial art or training at Aikido are cordially invited along at any tim e KARATE - The best Self Defence during the week to watch the practice M ON: 6 -7pm sessions. WED: 6 -7pm Normal training hours for the club Recreation Centre, Dance Studio. are Tuesday and Thursday nights 6- Self-defence, traditional karate, 7.30pm and Saturday mornings 9.30- sport karate tournaments. 11.00am. Beginners can start now! time a boxer became paralysed from the neck down because a scrum When looking at the world of collapsed? It's time the sports fans sports, one sport stands out among open their eyes and realise that all the rest. Veteran English sports writer sports have a bad side. Harry Carpenter calls it "the bad boy of When looking at boxing in the sports." The sport in question is 1980's, one name stands out from the boxing. rest. That name is Marvellous Marvin Make no mistake, this article is not Haglar. Haglar is the undisputed defending boxing. Boxing needs no middleweight champion of the world, defence. Rather, it is in praise of and has been so since September boxing, because boxing sure needs 1980. He personifies everything that is praise. The reason I say it needs no good about boxing. defence is because no matter what It is a popular misconception happens, boxing is here to stay. among boxing fans to praise the old Boxing is too popular and there is too fighters, and it is often said that the much money to be made, by both the fighters of today would not have been WM boxers and those involved in boxing, as succesful had they fought in a M O N 14 ' for it to be banned. different era. Marvin Haglar would There are several arguments used have been champion no matter what Taped music on tap! when boxing is discussed, but I shall era he fought in. ignore them all. I will write of the one Boxing in New Zealand has never TUES 15 fact that people, and university had a truly succesful fighter since the students in particular, never admit to. late 1920's when Tom Heeney Fanfare 8pm Boxing is fun to watch. People enjoy challenged, unsuccesfully, for the seeing such vivid displays of power. heavyweight title against Gene W ED 16 People like seeing one person get Tunney. There has been the odd smacked senseless. I admit there is the fighter who has shown the potential to W 1 / THAT'S OK 8pm v odd person who doesn't like such be a world-class fighter, but all have THURS 17 displays of power, and I do mean o d d , fallen short. but on the whole, people like to see a I believe New Zealand has the The Drive 8pm good fight. This is the main reason potential to produce good professional boxing needs no defence. fighters. There is one outstanding FRI 18 Boxing really needs praise prospect: an Auckland sixth-former, because it is time people admit that Ralie Ralie. He recently represented NZ ELECTRIC COMPANY there is nothing really wrong with at an international boxing contest and boxing. Boxing is not always good: it's won. It will be interesting to follow his not clean and it's not healthy. I won't progress in the upcoming lie and say it is all those things. There Commonwealth Games. are bad fights. Boxing can be dirty and So let the bleeding hearts say is sometimes "fixed". An average of what they want: boxing is here to stay, at Shadows-' j six boxers die every year, and and with fighters like Haglar and Ralie, countless others suffer immeasurable boxing has a bright future. brain and eye damage. What I will say Next week, keep an eye out for is it's the same everywhere else. my review of summer sports, and I w Professional wrestling is obviously answer the question, What exactly Happy hour Tuesdays 6-7pm (JOBBED rigged. Sport on One is full of dull does the Sports Officer do? 1A price draught beer & wine. rugby games, and when was the last — Judge Roy Bean. 14 CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986
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Smauguar, High Pna|| It reminded me of Jesus, freeing people of sickness, CHILDCARE: Ex Day Care Centre supervisor the fame he achieved in the art of bringing life. would like to care for child, full or part-time. 582- metalurgy. Amon-Ra, King of the Gods. Out he got again, wife bringing him his sticks. 606. AWWA ^ Love; clambering up the shore . R 'It was beautiful', he says with a broad smile. □ /AWM I ' O 1 I I She nods knowingly 'Any pain?' TUES & THURS. McLAURIN 'Just a little,' he says... CHAPEL HORRORSCOPES ARIES: Look up to someone you admire, Water speaks to me of God. HOLY COMMUNION THURS up the exercise. Still and calm, floating being gently carried along. 1pm No fear, supported in her arms. TAURUS: Ready to pack it all in. . don’t! Little babies' first taste, startlement, tears, it a rest. joy, splashing; still to learn much about the ways of the YOU ARE INVITED TO GEMINI: An extra tough week ahead. sea; VIRGO: A sudden visit has to be made mother's arms; baptism. COME & SIT, THINK, REST, annoyance. CANCER: Been to a movie lately? No. Stormy water, choppy rough, full of seaweed, PRAY OR WHATEVER YOU your evening's night out now. sticks and bits; yet safe in the Bay. FIND COMFORTABLE AND I swim out past the shore, to float and be tossed up and LEO: More overdue accounts to pay. down, . ^ HELPFUL AT THE getting ridiculous. under and over, exhilarating. I feel iifce God's toy, ball McLAURIN CHAPEL. LIBRA: Wait and see, an unexpected gift thrown for you this week. up and down. I love it. He loves it, tossing me up and over, SILENCE HOURS, MON SCORPIO: Don't believe all you hear catching me on the downward. « T l IP Q 11 1 IA IP H 9 A new friend. A child's toy, 'I love it Lord - I love your childness, your * ■» ■ ■ *“ I# WCU SAGGITARIUS: Studies are hampering fun.' TH U R S 11-1 and FRID 11-4. social life — persevere. 'I love my toy,' he says. AFTER HOURS CAPRICORN: The best self-defense is t MEDICAL ATTENTION C ra c c u m is an open forum for all some and be prepared. 597-119 Contributed for the A.U. Chaplaincy groups to present news of meetings, AQUARIUS: A medical check is needed by Clare Conaglen R.S.J. well overdue like a W.O.F. AGM's, regular events etc. Our H ours: PISCES: Some pressures ease while GET YOUR NEWS, VIEWS, pigeon hole and and box for copy is 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Week Nights remain. Swings and slides abide. NOTICES AND MEETING DATES always open for material when the 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Weekends and Public CATERING STAFF HORRORSCOPE: AND TIMES INTO CRACCUM ... Studass office is! H olidays work really hard for little reward or i NOW yet constantly you all achieve high sta (NO APPOINTMENTS NECESSARY) preparation and presentation. Keep s~ KEEP OUR CAMPUS BEAUTIFUL _ PLEASE DON’T LITTER W CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1966 15
enture (year2 SUCH DREAMS? g o d Rahara CRAB b y his father| XECUTIVE ELECTION Oh to be a literati glitterati elite Report lin s t conspin Star sung far flung bullshitter The Creccum Administration se he was on on top of this nuclear dung heap. Board meeting he fighting of I .ICY STATEMENT BY DAVID on 7th April 1986 I The first motion was to get a a s unsubtie iRD In a Lear jet perhaps With a custom cut Secretary to take minutes in a push for hum ans how I'm David W ard, a stage 3 BA Marmalade margerine a more efficient CRAB by the chair. itte d the ident. I am running for Upside down The motion was passed and Peter si) )b y flying u linistrative Vice-President to see Alarm clock eating Mister Tambourine Chapman took over duties m o f a the Students Association runs M an immediately. David Gubb and David c e h e could c Dthly, and that petty personal In your lascivious cocaine twisted face Jackson have been made interim >mies. He ati icks cease. I would also like to distributors for another two weeks due lo w over Base attendance at General § 3 i But ... to nominations being reopened so the n u c h thund tings and SRCs. In the old time job can be advertised. w ith psycho The responsibilities of the In the dreamtime C r a c c u m , under the constitution, t a ll their linistrative Vice President include: Before the here and now needs a legal adviser and a discussion ting the President with his followed on the reasons why a lawyer a n d they W hen all the Gods w ere present •Keeping an eye on AUSA And all the powers turned on ... without insurance would not take the eir eyes nor I •Corresponding with other jobT If C r a c c u m was sued successfully Students Associations, How would it be to fly away then A.U.S.A. could sue the legal imunication between Executive To spread your wings and fly adviser for bad advice. Victoria and For those interested in this Comet, we nbers, and between Executive and Waikato University papers have both fe ll upon thought we'd leave the wonder of this article up N ot in your heads v th e m and itj ‘ Helping and filling in for other to their imagination. And surely all those folks Nor in this verse been involved in legal proceedings. ere dead, cutive members, ’ Advertising who forked out untold thousands for a Concord But in bloody sky! John Pagani, the newly-elected >ral Meetings, ‘Keeping a Chairperson, moved that delegated th e psycho flight to Auckland to watch the comet from this chful eye on the operation of "nice vantage point" must be really grumpy by A.U. Debating at Easter powers be allocated so that when < d id th e joun and the cafeterias, and now I Tourney urgent decisions have to be made there f o r he is rer j on a lot of Committees. is a group of four readily available. An ) th e boat off WANTED: SECOND AND There is a negative view of the Alexis would have been proud. example of the need for delegated y-coloured i THIRD YEAR SCIENCE cutive and student politics in When Claire Ryan (Granny to her many powers recently occurred when Rick In I. This is illustrated by the very STUDENTS TO ACT AS friends and relations) and Peter Shand Steel resigned as Distribution :ic adventures! turnout at AUSA meetings, TUTORS IN SECONDARY (Peturbed - but aren't we all) won the Manager, on the day of delivery, giving C r a c c u m no chance to get new 's fig h t to prer-" its get a rough time from the SCHOOLS competition. ' world. For example, bursaries are distributors. This motion was a y s to immo The rowers, who had bussed down low, summer jobs are not withdrawn until CRAB members were ages in plan only to support the Debsoc, were auraged, accommodation is hard The Higher Education Research more informed on what delegated Office of the University is looking for ecstatic, as were the debators. It was find. Students are rubbished and the highlight of an extremely powers entitled. I w h o s e attrib students to take part in a pilot scheme iinly not encouraged by either this successful tournament. All teams Bruce Palmer presented an ig ly appealed j which will examine the value of using iment or past governments of (Cathie and Waynie, Sans and Jack, estimated budget for this year's s because in I undergraduate students as tutors in it years. The only w ay w e as Rhem and Sharrers) performed C r a c c u m publication. Bruce said he th e typ e of nts can hope to successfully fight secondary schools. If you would like to thought C r a c c u m should be getting try your hand at tutoring third and brilliantly, clocking up another fine »ess: renewed I is with a united front. The AUSA record for Auckland. $1000 minimum in advertising revenue >ath, mover cutive should be setting the fourth formers, would like to earn per week. This led to a heated some cash, and have one morning or The final, against Otago (Ross y , a n d interc iple in working to improve the Blanch, the man with the tie, and discussion on the performance of the afternoon free each week for the whole Advertising Manager. There was ad o f th e dead. tions of student life. Th at is Michael Tull, who does the PU better ireticaHy why we have a students of the second term - then you may be general consensus that Paul Gourlie >nt example for| than David Lange) saw the intrepid 2 ciation. Politics is supposed to be one of the people we are looking for. was not providing satisfactory co n tin u e s to i Aucklanders negating 'That the jt principles, not personalities. The rate of pay is $6.99 per hour and advertising for the paper. Gourlie's st galactic an there will be approximately four hours strength of the nation is in bars'. I active in student politicis should Showing the experience they gained reply was that he was hindered in his eoples and pla work each week (payment is made for performance by events outside his >r that criticims of their by travelling to the World Debating travelling time as well as for training control such as the alleged kidnapping i are not necessasrily a personal Champs in New York in January >rmation, co sessions). The scheme will last for of his sub-agent by the MLF which nor should they be. I will (MOST KINDLY SPONSORED BY about twelve weeks and it is important ended in a junket to Palmerston North. p tia n Church jrage open, face to face debate THE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION) that applicants will be available for the Gourlie pleaded his case desperately • 0 . Box 31| policies, but I do not under any they were just too strong for the whole period. There are a total of 24 and the events were spiced up when stances support the use of bemused southerners and certainly positions. For further information John Bates commented on the fact guar. High Priatj )l debate as a vehicle for raised Auckland's level of esteem in please contact John Jones ph 737-999 that certain people would be happy to ds. vendettas. We are after all debating quarters. ext 8354 or Shirley Potaka on ext 7311. see C r a c c u m collapse. Graham (or past students) and surely As well as a cup, the intrepid two Watson took it upon himself to feel ji should be working together. some will represent New Zealand ; l I I accused by these remarks and The attendance at General Meetings Universities at the National I came, spluttered outrage at Bates. SRCs this year has been Tournament in, wait for it, Westport. >COPES\ apointing, to say the least. I will I saw \ When Paul resumed his defense eone you admire. | I was unimpressed \ A huge thank you to all the Canters strategy, it was decided that he be courage students to involve with A.U.S.A. people, all the debators for their given two weeks to get legal advice. c it all in. . .don'tlj “Ives in meetings and attend mutual support and lastly, the rowers. Michael Webber resigned from his i, not just because they feel they If anyone is interested in w atching position as C r a c c u m photographer and week ahead, to, but because they are debates, the University is the official nas to be made to > the CRAB thanked him for his service. sted in the happenings of THEIR venue for the Auckland Debating The meeting was well attended by a _ grits association. Association's competition debates lovie lately? No. number of spectators who regarded I'm an honest, enthusiastic student, every Monday Night - rooms etc will be low. with amusement the cut and thrust of ling for less personality bickering posted on the Debsoc Notice Board. counts to pay. improved student attendance at the various factions. A final comment tings. If this is w hat YO U w ant, for all C RA B members: team w ork is a i unexpected giftanj Jeremy Flyte-Carrington very honourable concept and can be )te DAVID WARD for Publicity Officer e all you hear i linistrative Vice President. extraordinarily productive. Try it and see. . Bruce McGray / y t f > /• > 1 rr-ryV-/ > / /■ j s are hampering j — r r r r THE ADVENTURES OF UEY MESSIAH/ Yo %» 1 V ______B K b U O O C % £ 16 CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986 FREEDOM IN A FREE SOCIETY Dear Peter, Dear Sir, I must say that I entirely agree* Peter Boys, Thank you for your bold expose of your sentiments (Craccum 1 April) Editor. the presence of the Moonies on welcoming back to Craccum thatm M O V E A L L ( campus. prolific and sapient of letter writ r Peter, For this group to talk of individual Julian White. 'NORML' BREACHING I Jamie T. \ Editor's rights and freedom of expression as an Perhaps if the recent referendi CONSTITUTION? rptian Chapl excuse for their presence is akin to the (No. 2) had said "... that members Dear Editor, iccum as '5 View excuse many ultra-rightist groups use Exec and Julian - for his Craco Unfortunately the Chairperson of 'intolerable for their existence in free societies. contributions - be paid an honorari NORML, in a letter to Craccum on jst, that th Any group which has denial of basic of $20 per w eek..." it would have ha April 7, is blatantly disregarding the should be1 freedom as a prime policy (and the better chance of gaining voter suppo AUSA constitution. This appears in his nlike 'good Theatre in Auckland? Indeed . . . Moonies are such a group) has no right Yours, threats to stop 'Patriotic Southerner' itarian thou once again, your elected Editor has of existence in a free society. Their Neil Beattie joining NORML, a move which is reedom of : been presented with a motion of no- existence, permitted by freedom, is an possible only if 'Patriotic Southerner' is mie T. W hy confidence signed by 20 students hell abuse of freedom, freedom that would not a student. If however 'Patriotic ter in favour < not exist if they had their way. bent on playing theatrical politics with Southerner' is a member of AUSA STEPPING OFF TH E BANDWAGOi on't believe f The guise these Moonies hide under The Editor, the position, ls this some sort of then the AUSA constitution will apply, uld be is a great danger for the unknowing Craccum . Shakespearian theatre, or just the and if I may quote it, part 44(i)(a) ands'. I f ! and easily-influenced on campus. Our Dear Sir, Marx Brothers let loose on campus? states, 'Every affiliated body shall have be he i President should be ashamed of his Neither last year, nor in 1984, i When 20 people can put the its membership open to ALL members I is suppose tacit support of their presence, and vote for Graham W atson. This was^ of the association provided that the I say leave t Auckland University Students' their presence should not be no other reason than Bidge Smith a SRC may waive this requirement in the t in Craccui Association to incredible expense and permitted. Thank you, Craccum. Trish Mullins represented more case of any particular body where it is an one inconvenience, not to mention that my left wing politics. However of the opinion that such waiver is ans nev some of them continually harrass the Conrad Heine always seen Watson as a fair necessary or desirable for the proper of viev\ Editor and his Staff in their untiring honest President, and accepted functioning of such body'. So unless ning theii M as a clear democratic result in I efforts to provide the other 13,000 SRC decides otherwise, ANY AUSA WHY NO CONFIDENCE ition while Favour. Last year I went to see students with news and happenings MEMBER may join any affiliated Dear Craccum, for p his office about Wimmins Only here on this piece of paddock, then society. If NORML wishes to take this I am writing this letter so as to :ious and and found him to be very open i democracy is thrown to the wind. matter to SRC and attempt to ban inform students of my motives for the sam< diplomatic in his approach. I see i Could any one of them do a better job, 'Patriotic Southerner' then it is the moving a vote of no confidence in our a table reason for others who did not vote! and would they be fully prepared to do decision of SRC only. The NORML President Graham Watson and why t myriad of < him to carry on a smear camp the job justice at the drop of a beret? committee does not have the power to this motion was withdrawn. campu ban any AUSA member from its directed at his person, just be W hat sort of intelligence and credibility Firstly my motives. I was very propag membership, and one would hope that concerned that Graham was not fully they have political differences. do they believe they represent to the in alii the NORML chairperson (and current representative of what the student From what I have seen in my 1 indignani other students and the public in these here, Watson has been the AUSA No. 2) would have enough body wanted, that he has a tendency vashers acts? ls the Recreation Centre some President w ho is constantly out an knowledge of the constitution to to abuse both his position and his false beli< the people. Since his first election,! sort of stage to be booked at will for appreciate this. For a society which powers, also I was concerned about i sums of numbers of students involved in' these instant productions, produced claims in another letter of the same other various things such as why h, Christia has increased markedly. I have by budding producers and directors of issue to be 'essentially a civil rights Graham accepted a trip to Japan, undreds c him make many changes, not an e-l-e-c-t-e-d Editor? I ask you in the group' this is a most undesirable which I believe was paid for by the Opie or p which I like, but they ha name of sanity, if this is some sort of precedent indeed. Unification Church. GRaham has cept this corresponded with his ele joke then the costs should be debited Yours faithfully, neither confirmed or denied this as yet. platforms and majority stud David W ard He does however claim that he was on lie T . to these tw enty — som e of w hom have opinion. vacation and cannot be held to ily disn a penchant for this sort of charade. While not being a defeatist, I questioning as President, however written Haven't they heard of contracts and many of those I support are on an< Dear Editor, according to executive GRaham was able. legal Elections won by the present During my term as Cultural Affairs actually paid in advance for his Watson trip, just for the sake of i Editor? Their type of childish Why doesn't this group chalk and as Orientation and Capping vacation (at least one week's pay). i humbly production would never make the Controller at Auckland Uni I worked Also I found out that CARP was Watson on his policies because noc Lloyd Globe Theatre, let alone the extensively with the Students Arts actually part of the Unification Church, likes to look on at orchest Maidment. Dubious drama? Ves. Let Council and now I'm the Assistant and that they were attempted to personal smears? Every time there is Sir, these twenty people have their Director, of the Students Arts Council, become affiliated on the 16th of April, absurd allegation about Watson is proved wrong, people will be like to k opportunity to rightfully stand for (well, for the rest of this year a n yw ay.) and that permission for this group to less and less convinced by paper, ar Editor in a few months when the All the time I served on the Auckland be on Campus came solely from attacks. One day he may do some tand put elections are held. These theatrical executive and on the Executive Board GRaham . of the Students Arts Council we talked Anyway enough of my motives. quite bad, and no one will be politics presented and played by petty and talked about changing the Why did this vote of no confidence Those on the anti-Watson bandv politicians masquerading as students, Students Arts Council. get withdrawn? Largely due to the fact should have a look at the fairy tale Unsign make democracy and AUSA a Last year (after 5 years of politicing) that the time we requested for the W olf.' f work t theatrical farce on and off campus. Canterbury Uni resolved to give one referendum to be held to discuss this Such charges as 'Group Sex in i demai year's notice of withdrawal from the motion was very close to the date that Weekends', or 'Bribed by retractio Craccum, Vol. 60, No. 8. April 14 1986. SAC. Since then extensive was set for a S.G.M. to discuss Moonies', or 'Spending Stud 1 others • Editor: Peter Boys. negotiations have taken place between A.U.S.A. pulling out of N.Z.U.S.A. I M oney on M arijuana', or 'Buying ay Acting Deputy Technical Editor: all the universities and representatives believed that this was the more From a personal friend', or 'Pc it any < Bruce Grenville. from the member Technical Institutes important issue and was therefore interference in the Media', urage Reporters: and Teachers Colleges and we have willing to withdraw the petition. attempts to make Watson who: an tee no Richard Clarke, Elizabeth Pritchett, physi come up with a proposal for the However before I could inform out in the quad asking for criticism) Bruce McGray. 'regionaiisation' of the SAC. executive of this decision. Graham like a power mad Reagan, are ling ti Layout: Brodie Andrews, Russell Cannons only unjustifiable, they are absurd, litor, l i Sacha Dromgool. The general thrust of the proposal is Watson rang everyone who signed my the left wing to use these tactics i w Photography: Jane Falloon, Peter Warded. 'decentralising' the staff to the petition on a Sunday afternoon. Some conjunction with the extreme rip a v o I l Typesetting: Barbara Hendry. Northern (Auckland-Waikato), Central people were convinced by GRaham to to a Contributors: Karyn Scherer, Michael, (Palmerston North-Wellington), and withdraw their names this is their own an insult to those of us who con • a metr Graham Boyle, Andrew, Rachel, Southern REgions (Christchurch- choice, and I commend them for ourselves politically left. Rob Chadwick, Giovanni Intra. Dunedin). Each would have its own signing in the first place. There were I have seen Craccum this year I ] a w o Distribution: David Gubb, David Jackson. Director, who would co-ordinate many others however who felt they on to the anti-Watson bandwa the activities in their region and inter were intimidated by GRaham's phone Really, I'd rather read some ling < CRACCUM is a source of free expression and credible, than watch politic jctionoi information for the Auckland University regional activities on the member Uni, calls. Graham had no right either Students and the University Community. T.l. and T. Coll campii. legally or morally to look up student opportunists try and score points I CRACCUM is not the official publication of the The conclusion of this is that most of files in order to find out our phone Feeble attacks on the Presid Auckland University Students' Association Inc. your $2.05c (each Uni student pays numbers, addresses, what year Throughout all this, I have nc or of the University of Auckland. Both bodies do W atson working on, talking not endorse any opinions and/or statements this), will be spent in your region and student we were, etc. made by staff and students within CRACCUM. not sent dow n to W ellington. As for Gerald Trass and K. Hill, student issues, and making pen This year is the 60th year of publication of this i.e. there's no point in withdrawing! calling the chief petitioners religious attacks on no-one. newspaper. W e're changing! bigots, I am sorry but this is not true, Please my political colleagues, 1 Address: Second Floor, Room 213, Students leaf out of his book, and don't joint BUT, you have to come to the meeting the petitioners were individual students iM c G . Association Building, 34 Princes Street with the extreme right to try and to Auckland. to support us! If you support Bands, exercising their right to voice their Postal: Craccum, A.U.S.A. Inc., Private Bag Poets, Jugglers, Clowns, ACtors, opinion. a middle of the road President, bu Auckland. Painters, all manner of artists, then By the w ay Graham is going before a honest, or you'll lose my support < CRACCUM is published by the Auckland come to the meeting, Thursday 1 think disciplinary council. Democracy may that of many others. University Students' Association Inc., 34 Princes Street, Auckland. and vote AGAINST withdrawal. win after all. Printed by Auckland Community Print, Ryan Yours sincerely, Place, Wiri. Yours, David Gubb K. Hill (Ms) Craccum phone number: AK 390-789, ext. 841. M ark Allen (M o re Hieroglyphics on Pagefl CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1966 17 JVE ALL C H A PLA IN 'S C H A TS? RELIGION - ANOTHER VIEW AN ATTACK NOW ON THE EDITOR! AUCKA OFF OURROCKA! Peter, Dear Craccum, Editor, Jamie T. W hyte is upset by the Dear Editor of Craccum, A reply to Graham Blaikie's article is What's the story with the last few I'm a student from the south who tian Chaplain's Chat column in demanded by the amount of issues of Craccum? You reckon you're *um as 'sufficiently pernicious' was yakking to some students from misinformation and illogicality in its into free and independent expression, this university over a few beers at 'intolerable' may I suggest, as an claims. yet you extend this to carrying out Tourney at Canterbury. Despite the i, that the Christian Chaplain's 1. The claim that other (ie other than systematic personal attacks on the ishould be withdrawn, lousy weather we had a good time. Christianity) religions are 'merely an President. He hasn't got a paper to There was however one thing that ike 'good Christians' I object to assertion of a lifestyle one should lead', fight back with. I voted for him rian thought control and believe concerned me, apart from the damage is arrogant and ignorant in the because I was happy with the changes to the student union building, and that om of speech by all factions. extreme. he made, and he made an attempt to T. Whyte obviously shuns the was to hear that Auckland students 2. Anecdotal evidence in the form of come and talk with my friends and I. were going to vote at an SRC to in favour of the form er. A lthough two converts to Christianity is totally You've made him look like some sort of t believe for a minute that Maoris withdrawal from NZUSA and NZSAC. unconvincing given the nature of Hitler, just because he sometimes uses I couldn't believe my ears that this was Id be herded into 'small belief. political jargon. He's always around jnds'. If someone else feels they serious. Firstly I thought that it was a 3. The 'historal documents' may be the place doing something - I wonder joke, but was assured it wasn't and Id be he is entitled to his view , superior to other historical documents, how he can even get study done. is supposed to be a free country, that it could be past. Have Auckland but this doesn't prove their validity at I also voted for you, but had I known students gone off their 'rockers'?? say leave the Egyptian Chaplain's all. this was going to happen I certainly Don't you understand the value and in Craccum or else take it and the The claim that the accounts are wouldn't have. The power of the pen one out. Will bigoted importance of all the good work that 'eyewitness' is unprovable - in fact, the should be used for our benefit, not to these National Bodies do for you?? iians never accept a different originals were written long enough discredit people. I know many of the of view. Their arrogance in Where would SJS and the Bursary after the originals to make 'eyewitness' people attacking Watson are from the Review be without NZUSA?? Who else Ving their own opinions above very unlikely or certainly unreliable. political extremes, maybe they're the jn while dismissing others as not would lobby to decrease fees for 5. Even if they record some of Christ's most vocal. overseas students; gain beter access ?le for print is, in m y view , sayings moderately accurately - they When will Watson begin having :cious and intolerable, for disabled, women, Maori, Pacific don't prove whether the statement group sex in a van he bought from the Island, and lower socio-economic the same vein, if you disallow was true or not (perhaps he was the Moonies over a Marijuana deal with groups to tertiary education; conduct ,P a table on campus what about devil out to deceive). student money? Or will he threaten you housing, lecturer training, assessment myriad of Christian groups who sit 5. Martyrdom as a proof of validity with violence to politically interfere in I campus dispensing bibles and etc campaigns?? NZUSA also does an would stand the advocates of all the Craccum over a non-existent no- excellent job of providing resources, propaganda. W here is the major religions in good stead. confidence motion. information and help to your local in allowing that. You might 7. Finally, but most importantly, the Fact it, Watson got elected by about student association work better for indignantly that Moonies are article is a scenario of Christian vs ten times as many students as you did, you. ushers who lure young people Atheist - a view totally ignoring the and his being ten or fifteen years If it wasn't for NZSAC how would false beliefs and take from them most logically tenable position: younger than you can't change the your Orientation controllers and sums of money. Don t make me Agnosticism - from A-gnosis (after results. cultural affairs officers organise i, Christians have been doing that Thomas Huxley). This point of view I think we deserve more than this events, artists, performers etc. NZSAC hundreds of years often using force takes account of the scientific and from the money we pay to Craccum also has the important role of providing people or peoples w ho have refused historical evidence, as we are urged to each year (isn't it about $40,000?) the 'big break' that so many of our NZ accept this suffocating totalitarian do, and finds sufficient evidence to As for those people who enjoy artists/perform ers need...... take the neither confrim nor deny God's character assassination tactics - why Topp Twins, Netherworld Dancing Jamie T. Whyte however will existence. can't you sign your letters with your Toys, Te Ohu Whakaari, Limbs as ?bly dismiss this view as w rong Leaving the issue unresolved may be real name. I suppose you're scared the examples. written by a sinner, in fact unsatisfactory, but it is the result of a President will have you sent to the gas Plus there is tons more that these rintable. truly scientific &• historical approach. chambers by the stormtroopers? Or organisations do. I commend Graham Blaikie for his maybe he'll just imprison you for You might be conned on the basis of irs humbly, faith in science, but not his ability to criticising him? I expect you're really cost, but per student this is stuff all for Lloyd use it. scared of being done for defamation what you are getting. You might be Yours, for your outright lies. stupid enough to think that Auckland Mark Fisher Sir, Watson is the President, we put him is big enough to survive if you had all d like to know who writes what in RECENT S.G.M. there, so learn to live with democracy. this money to spend yourselves ...... paper, and if it is all the w ork of I appreciate a con job well done. He's one of the few honest people but don't be so bloody selfish to us ; and publicity people? Peter Frawley amongst the student politicians - so he smaller fish down here. W e are quite deserves to be treated w ith honesty. happy with our National Bodies and iigned) Dear Sir, Remember, sarcasm is the rock- wish you'd all stop wasting Thanks for the weekly Chaplain's bottom form of wit, and it adorns everybody's time and allow our Nat. Unsigned Letter Writer: M any Chat... about the sanest piece of pithy Craccum always pointed at the Officers to get on with their jobs of > work on and write for Craccum. comm ent around. President. I thought we'd all grown up, working for us ... get the message!! demand front page positions Practicing Christian so let's see a bit of maturity in Student journalism. retractions at the drop of a hat POLICE INFILTRATION ? Yours, others are content to contribute Yours sincerely, Joe Happy Student it any credit. W e at Craccum do Dear Editor, Brett O 'Connor •rage all contributions but Rick Steel's letter ( C r a c c u m , 7 WANTED: WOMINS NIGHT no actual publishing date or HARASSMENT ON CAMPUS April) admits that the alleged infiltrator It has come to my notice that the Dear Peter, physically able to publish is in fact an "ex-policeman". Hasn't he Women on Campus are to be deprived Rick Steele's allegations that thing through obvious reasons. yet realised the truth of the old maxim: of their one and only night up at straight women were harassed by Editor, I get to write far less than I ONCE A COP, ALWAYS A COP ? Shadows. As a student and a woman, lesbians on Women's Night because a/iy w o u ld like to. T h e p a p e r is Come on Rick, grow up. Or will you be I enjoy going up there and relaxing they know they won't be harassed. a voluntary effort and w e have convinced when the whole of NORML with no hassles from the male Most women can truly claim tohave keep to a politician's tight budget, gets busted by your dear friend's students. If the male students and their been harassed by men - whether at \e a metropolitan paper. W e w ill be friends? A bit late then, surely? . a workshop soon and you m a y girlfriends and other couples wish to work, on the street or in school. Its a I suggest you have a responsibility go there they have their choice of serious problem, whenever it happens the very skills suitable for to your members and indeed to all twenty nine days and nights out of and whoever does it. When a woman •sting us with the weekly students on this campus. To come out thirty. W e are asking for only one night complains to me about having been ictionof Craccum perhaps? with threats of excommunication is and only two hours at that so come on harassed, I take her seriously. hardly a rational way to handle a Sir, . . all you other women on Campus don't However I cannot take Rick Steele debate either. If you do Why are you putting rot in Craccum let this happen, get behind Lisa and steriously. If he really did have a case excommunicate me, I may be forced to things that happened in N Z U S A Liz, they need your support. So much then I would have thought it set up an opposition group to deal with when you claim to be the spirit of for equal rights! appropriate for him to take it up with the smaug issue on a wider front. I'm land varsity? Explain your Margaret McLean the Womens Rights Officer, first. She thinking of calling it the National Union tency. organises Women's Nights. She would of Smokers (N.U.S.) Those students Dear Ed, take a complaint seriously. who fear for their personal safety after McG. Congratulations on an improved But the least effective way to deal having their lives and addresses placed Craccum. ls it due to the fact that all w ith a r e a l complaint is to take it to the at the disposal of this cop will no doubt Note: There is absolutely no those feminists were thrown out last press. It would be insensitive. It prefer to join the N.U.S. to both have a -ncy at all. Two students year, or someone actually reading my wouldn't resolve anything or effect any good time and to work coherently for their respective com m ents and unpublished last year's letters to the change. we are a student paper, and legalisation of marijuana, in editor that each weeks edition is a My conclusion is simply that I doubt g Laurie Anderson to be collaboration with all individuals and pleasure to read? I can't understand Rick Steele's credibility. Or if the popular at present, we groups who forswear any contact with bastards who complain about how allegations are true I doubt his ' aI a review of her show and b) the police. This even includes spunky boring it is. The Jeezes cartoons are common sense and good faith in of the whole festival. W e ones who claim to no longer be paid by 'F'n excellent': howz about some dealing with them. cater for all tastes, what's the police. Your move Rick. 'plague comix' as w ell... eh ?? Leigh Simpkin Yours in smoke, Keep it up. Women's Rights Officer at Law School Patriotic Southerner. Tom (More Hieroglyphics on Page 18.) 18 CRACCUM 14 APRIL 1986 W H O 'S C A T W A S T H A T? NO RADICALS HERE! Dear Sir, Dear Sir, I don't think you will publish this I w rite this letter in a som letter, but I'll write it because I believe confused state. I have just again Ir it needs to be said. I am a first year one of these University poT student at Auckland University and I claiming that the AUSA Executive am thoroughly disgusted at the dominated by the radical left. How bleeding hearts and the so called this be so? After all the Presid 'student politicians'. C IVIL W A R 'INCONSISTENCY' DENIED AVP, EVP, NAO at least, are After attending several S.R.C. Dear Editor, Dear Editor, moderate. In the time that I've been meetings I realise the only way to play In the elections a few weeks ago I I object to being labelled an this place I have never met a radical a part in student politics is to kiss the was a scrutineer. After we had finished 'inconsistent candidate' by one 'Mike' But then maybe these politicos ass of some faggot who wears counting and the results announced I in C r a c c u m (Apr. 7). My campaign for talking about radical ?????????????? anything from a pink beret to a flower witnessed something I could not Societies Representative was entirely In which case the Chemist covered shirt. believe. serious, and if anyone wishes to Departm ent w ould have something I am not sexist, fascist, socialist, John Pagani, elected Media Officer question my integrity I would prefer to say. In other words let's drop racist, or queer. However, I deeply marched into the room. When Graham be criticised in person, or at the very radical left equivocation. resent the fact that the student council Watson offered his hand in least have the writer reveal his identity. Yours, gave $200 to Mount Eden prison for a congratulation as he had done for all Anyone deserves this courtesy. Lawrence video to watch Maori tapes. I don't see the other successful candidates, It is true that I am a member of the why I should finance some ignorant Pagani refused it. Pagani then said ARA and proudly so, but does this inmates language studies. I also resent Watson was going to be in lots of make me an ARA candiate? With no D e a r P e te r, the fact that a bunch of bleeding hearts trouble in Executive meetings and said disrespect intended, I will use the ls it true that you were recen prevented me from hearing Dr Irving Watson's political career was over. example of the current AUSA e x c lu d e d fr o m a n E x e c u tiv e meetin speak; they claimed he would instill Pagani then started telling Watson president, who is known to be a If so, our august representatives don Fascism and anti-semetic feelings; so he was going to make the rules at member of NORML. Does this mean know the rules. The constitution exp meetings. Watson replied that what? If these people are so worried he is a NORML candidate? Of course licitly provides that the Editor meetings would decide their rule not... I put it to 'Mike' that just about 'insighting fascism' why not ban C ra c c u m is entitled to be presents democratically and that Pagani because a candidate is a member of a the study of fascism at university. I to speak at any and every Execute personally think Dun Mehaka is a more couldn't dictate. Pagani started getting society, it does not necessarily follow meeting. That clause was inserted to dangerous person to allow to speak on upset and carried on ranting about that the candidate is representing that ensure that the Executive could not campus, but I don't try to get him how 'things were going to change' and society in his/ her campaign. banned. he was going to make the rules'. My campaign was entirely my own, conduct our affairs in total secrecy end As for the SRC elections, what a At this I left the room disgusted with every cent was funded from my own to m ake certain that the Editor of our farce. Two first year students stood for the fight between Watson and Pagani pocket. I do not see what right 'Mike' free press could alw ays know what out elections, one was weak willed and being joined by Fraser Wood against has to claim that I was not a serious elected representatives were doing. spineless. She had no real ideas or Watson. Watson seemed to try to candidate. I call on all personality Since you are our first policies, she was elected. The other forget personal differences, but the bashing letter writers to research their democratically-elected Editor, I am student brought up the question of other two were intent on some kind of facts before they start making sure our president w ill agree that your personal vendetta. If student opinionated assumptions. closed shop student politics as well as dem ocratic rights and functions must politicians are elected to executive I also object to other candidates several other important ideas. As soon b e u p h e ld . D o n 't le t h im c h u c k you out as he finished speaking some fruit council they should be prepared to 'Mike' associated with the ARA being again — you're there to prevent or wearing a red beret and carrying a cat work with other exec members for the described as 'minions'. All the publish any abuses of power, if ever slammed all his ideas and turned the good of all students. If they are candidates in that election that I knew elections into a character engaged in their own petty power play personally were acting entirely we are unlucky enough to elect arty assassination. It came as no surprise and vendettas against the President independently, without campaign corrupt officials. that this cat cuddling fag was a they should say so in their campaign instructions from any 'leader'. Yours faithfully, member of one of the many councils and be prepared not to get elected. I end this letter with the hope that B ob Lack. operating under the guise of the A S tew art 'Mike' will inf uture have the guts to S.R.C. reveal his full name, and not attempt to PASS IT ON PLAYS TRICKS The only light I see is John Pagani. I Dear Editor, mislead students with gross Darling, don't know him very well, in fact I Just a quick note to tell all the misrepresentations of the truth. What a trauma reading Conrad don't know him at all. I have, however, siblings out there about some of the Yours faithfully, Heine's review of 'Pass It On'. The heard him speak. His opinions make great things National Bodies are good David Ward. attack on Judith Gibson (Jeannie) was sense and he is opposed to the 'closed for. The Students Arts Council was silly and inaccurate as was hs shop' situation of student politics. formed to kick New Zealand artists and evaluation of the ending. Unfortunately I don't feel Pagani is a student organisers to a higher level of Okay, let's have a look-see. It seems terribly bright light, but nevertheless professionalism. Examples of its ARE LEADERS A 'DYSLEXIC DUO'? Conrad, the sweet boy, totally any light no matter how dim is better success include groups such as Limbs, Dear Craccum, misinterpreted strength as coldness. than total darkness. Split Enz, Top Twins, Sam Hunt etc W hy is it that your letter pages have Furthermore it's hardly outside of the I feel C r a c c u m is a w orthw hile and heaps of students who have had recently been full of letters from people social climate of the time to make her a venture but I feel that it is going to be a help/training by the NZSAC and got intent on attacking or defending our communist. It was the red peril that closed shop very soon. jobs in radio stations, national news most honourable President Graham fanned the conflict in the first place Many people who read this letter papers and arts administration. WAtson and his sidekick, the boy golly gosh and goodness me, the poor may not care about my opinions, that's The Students Arts Council provides wonder Rick 'call me Rambo' Steel. boy really should think before he fine, but remember you voted for these many services including: For the life of me, I can't honestly writes! people, don't let them throw your 1) An annual activities seminar. This see what the hell they could hae done As for his 'gloomy' ending, frankly money away on such moronic items provides training for orientation to deserve such attention. dear, this just constitutes another such as videos for prisons, and don't controllers, student newspaper staff, I mean, after-all, they don't really misinterpretation of strength. The let them tell you who to listen to. campus radio staff and social event DO anything much at all. words of the play went 'What you organisers. This is also incredibly Let's face it, they're just a couple of want and what you get are two Yours sincerely, useful for brainstorming for events kids who haven't grown out of different things' but 'Pamphlet sir? Sean O'Flynn during the year. intellectual or political puberty, and Thank you PASS IT ON.' 2) Assistance for orientation who are just kidding themselves that Anyway, I'll see you at Robert Hart controllers throughout the country, their otherwise pathetic little lives are St Clare's for drinkies on Thursday organising nationwide tours, helping meaningful and useful. night. UNDERCOVER AGENT get sponsorship and heaps more. I appeal to all aware and enlightened Ciao, Dear Sir, 3) Touring young student groups with C r a c c u m readers (including Julian Jessica Storm pp Dallimore et al Like 'Proud Southerner' in your 24th good prospects (eg Split Enz, Limbs, White) to stop worrying in any way March issue, I too have been etc and at present Te Ohu Whakaari) about the dyslexic duo Graham and THE MIGHTY WAIKATO concerned at the clownish antics of a 4) Providing artists in residence on Rick. In doing so you see, you merely Dear Ed, photographer-cum-policeperson who campus such as glassblowers, carvers, serve to justify their pitiful existence. I came up to Auckland to observe has managed to successfully painters etc. Isn't Graham a fish anyway? your S.G.M. and came away infiltrate NORML. I notice that neither 5) Provide a database of information I would sign my real name but I don't convinced W .S.U. should withdraw that person nor A.U. NORML has on artists, bands etc in New Zealand. fancy GW ringing me up to hassle me from NZUSA. Why? With 5 ex AUSA explained why this person is blatantly You pay $2.05 each and for that you just because I don't think the sun students as National Officers Auckland tolerated in our vicinity. Isn't it bad get an incredible amount - yes you pay shines out of him. gets too much power! However if an enough that insurance companies urge less than a jug of beer, less than a two Yours poison-penningly, students go to vote for Natio parents to 'turn in your kids to the stage return bus ticket, less than a Hal E. Scom m et Officers we wouldn't have any police' for smoking, without having budget meal (with a coffee). I think this Craccum: worries! If only 8% vote in your exec our last vestige of free space, the is m oney w ell spent and if you do com e elections we'll be able to load the Hey great! 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