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MAA WG Ratification Appeal Refused SEP 27 1988 July 4, 1988 Memorial University Volume 38, Number 24 MAAWG ratification appeal refused By BAREND KIEFTE which was read out to Council positions to the ratification of the said that the administration has no recognized group. The Memorial Anti-Apartheid members, restated the group's MAAWG was that it would set a written report on South African Noseworthy said the MAAWG Working Group (MAAWG) original thesis and also answered precedent of external involve- investments, but that the group needs money to bring speakers to failed in its second attempt to get some of the opposition raised at ment. The letter countered this was given a copy of a list of in­ the university. At present the ratification at the CSU' s meeting the earlier meeting as grounds for statement by pointing out that vestments for the university's en­ group has no financial support or on June 28 when Council mem­ a reconsideration. Memorial is already involved, in dowment fund. He said the list funding from the AAWG, which bers voted to uphold their original According to CSU rules, a mo­ the area of South African invest- included The Bank of Nova is the larger city-wide volunteer decision of May 31 to just recog­ tion to reconsider can only come ments. Scotia and the Bank of Montreal, group. nize the group. from a council member who was Councilor Sheldon March ques- both of which give loans to South The CSU does not want to be af­ Since the May 31 CSU meeting, on the winning side of the original tioned the extent of Memorial' s Africa. filiated with groups who are the MAA WG had appealed the vote; a member who first voted investments. "We don't want to force stu­ politically based. decision against ratification with a against ratification, and who has Keith Noseworthy, who at­ dents to withdraw their money "Personally, I wouldn't mind letter of protest which requested since changed his or her mind. tended the CSU meeting to repre­ from these banks, we just want to having a pro-apartheid group on its reconsideration. The letter, One of the CSU' s original op- sent the position of MAAWG, let them know," said N oseworthy. campus, because it would at least •~-:-~-----------------------------------."We want to do some research - raise the issues," said Nosewor­ see 1; the investments cause thy. "To refuse us so they can damages, and act on it." refuse other groups isn't fair. The letter from the MAAWG They don't want other groups be­ also stated that it seeks a committ­ cause they think they will cause ment from the university against trouble. It's stereotyping people apartheid. Noseworthy said the in these groups." group is not only anti-apartheid After a closed session, the CSu but also wishes to fight racism on announced their decision not to campus, and he gave the absence ratify the MAAWG. of native students at the university Noseworthy was not happy with as an example. the decision and said he is disap­ Michelle Brazil, Councilor at pointed in the CSU. "They won't Large, asked for clarification of take a stand on such an important the MAAWG's focus. "If you're issue," he said. against racism, why call yourself "The whole purpose of the ' ' an anti-apartheid working group - university is to educate students, that's South African," she said. to make them think - and to make "Apartheid is our main focus, them think you have to tell them but racism is a part of it," said what's going on in the world," Noseworthy. said Noseworthy. Vice-President Academic Heather Tulk pointed out that the only difference between being ratified and being recognized is the basic flat-rate funding a Construction on the new Earth Sciences building In front of the Engineering building on Prince Phil- ratified group receives. She also Inside lip Drive Is still on-going. Since this photo was taken, more work has been done, including the exter· this week's nal brick laying. Photo by Paul Brown said that the MAAWG is eligible MUSE '---------------__;.-----------------------" for other grant funding, even as a Course evaluations p.3 Art College CSU developing new system p.4 Sanctuary in Canada By BERNARD TOBIN course. project off the ground has been range of answers that students can p.5 Ball Hockey "We want to give students a reli­ The project was carried out on a difficult at times because of the choose from when responding to able source to help choose cour­ volunteer basis. Only professors apprehensive nature of those ef­ the questionnaire. p.6 Singapore Detainees ses" is how V .P. Academic who gave consent had their cour­ fected. According to Tulk, for the Heather Tulk described the in­ ses evaluated using the pilot "Faculties and departments are project to be truly effective, it has p.8 Jimi Hendrix tended function of the CSU evaluations. very skeptical about having profs to developed into a full scale course evaluation pilot project. "Administration will not force evaluated,'.' she said. "We have to evaluation scheme. p.9 NEO A4 interview The project which was carried any prof to do participate," said push them to allow us to do it, and "For it to be useful and effective, out during the winter semester Tulk. So we must reach a consen­ do it in a way that is agreeable to it has to be developed into a full p.10 Mouth-Off was made up of a two part evalua­ sus between the administration, them." scale scheme, but before that hap­ tion designed to compile student faculty, Profs and students if the A report is presently being pens there are many facets of the p.11 W'happen reaction regarding the particular project is to be feasible". prepared to evaluate the results program that have to be looked course, the instructor and general At the present time, no formal that were gathered from the at," she said. comments on the overall percep­ procedure for class evaluations evaluations. Some changes are The project is still in the tion ofthe source. The second part exist except for professors who do also being made to the question­ developmental stages, but "if of the evaluation is constructed to their own evaluations at the end of naire, but Tulk says they are only things fall together it could go gage professors reaction to the the term. Tulk says getting the minor changes that only effect the ·ahead in the winter," said Tulk. I NOTICE .,. IIAWAII '88 Looking for TWOWEEKS · Clowns INCLUDING The CSU needs volunteer HOTEL& . clowns for this summer to AIRFARE work with children and the public at different functions n like Regatta Day, Special Events, Canada Day, Parades Make-up and Costumes WAIKIKI provided For more information from$1212* contact Robin Russell, CSU This summer and Fall take off to Sunny Hawaii: Room T-1036 or phone Enjoy 14 days and 13 nites in Waikiki at the Aloha Surf. 737-7633 •our special Hawaii '88 prices are per person, double occupancy, includes return airfare, hotel accomodations, hotel taxes. Departing Fridays until Dec. 09/88 camp_ys Travel 737-8127 SUM M Chill Out. MER E Dunk Tank FES M Bands T 8 8 0 BBQ R Beach Volleyball I Hula Hoop on a Waterbed A Water Balloon Toss L and many more events/ July 15, 1988 ' 2pm Summerfest 'BB Hatcher Field Presented by the Council of the Students' Union Marshall discusses sex offenders By BERNARD TOBIN with over seven hundred of­ need twenty-three times the num­ We give them smelling salts, "We try to stress things that are Dr William Marshall from fenders. ber of programs." and when they sniff them, it acts more socially productive," he Queens university visited "Effective and packageable" is At that time, it was realized that as a deterrent," said Marshall. said. "We stress that they should Memorial recently to discuss the how Marshall described the type if all offenders were to be treated, "When sexually aroused by stay out of situations where they treatment of sex offenders. of program that is needed to deal a program would have to be deviant behaviour, they sniff the are alone with people because Throughout the presentation, with sex offenders. In the past, developed which could deal with salts, and replace those thoughts even if you don't do anything, Marshall discussed the develop­ programs that were not ec­ the individual in a four - six week with something more ap­ your still going to be blamed." ment of treatment and elaborated conomically viable have been period. propriate." The odour is linked to While fielding questions from on the techniques of current treat­ hampered by people who were During his address,Dr. Marshall the real world, and the shock of the people in attendance, Dr. Mar­ ments. unsatisfactorily educated to ac­ described two types of treatment the smell helps the person to real­ shall was able to deal some of the Much of the research that Mar­ complish satisfactory results. In that are currently being used. ize the situation that is develop­ general characteristics of sex of­ shall has conducted has resulted the early 80s, programs of treat­ The Olfaction treatment, relying ing. fenders. Marshall says that of the from his experience working with ment were two years in dura­ on memory association, can be Empathy treatment can take people he has dealt with, 756 have sexual offenders in eight federal tion,but according to Marshall, "if administered using bad odours to several forms. One example is been men while 6 or 8 were prisons in Kingston.Overall, Mar­ everybody had to stay in a restrain the individual from geared toward reminding the in­ women.
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