Contents EdHorial RETROSPECTIVE TAX So Brisbane's event of the decade, the Commonwealth IAN COOK goes to the bottom of the harbour Games, has been and gone. An extra thirty thousand people to dredge up Fraser's tax problems in town, a few hundred medals won, hundreds of people being arrested at the one time. All gripping stuff. ARCHER RIVER The test case of the Racia) Discrimination Act Yet what was the point of the Games themselves? The Grecian investigated by SHAUN HOYT concept of sport was a carefree expression of friendship epitomised in SEXIST LANGUAGE flow and energy of movement. To play games as they did was to liber­ ANNE HORAN lool<s at the campaign to ate the individual from tal<in9 themselves too seriously. 11 replace sex-specific terminology However our society is a competitive one, and the Games mirrored POPULAR THEATRE TROUPE this competition. The Brisbane telephone directory for 1982 features What you say isn't as important as how a fistful of medals, while viewers of the television broadcast of the you say it. DANIELLE BOND is on the case. 17 Games were regularly informed of who had won the most medals. REVIEWS At the time of writing, Australia was ahead on the medal count, Pots, Intcrgalactic travel, Blowtorches & Warren Zevon !• • • • while at the Commonwealth Games four years ago (in Edmonton, • • • • Canada), the Canadians kept most of the gold, silver and bronze there. BARBEQUES In view of this, it would be fair to suggest that the home crowd support Some barbed comments from Knife'n'Fork MacArthur, 14 plays a major role in the performance of athletes. your guide to outdoor eating » • • • • • • • t When Raelene Boyle took of in the 400 metres the crowd were I • • • • • • • • > • • • • • • »• right behind her. And Boyle's victory embodied some of the traditional I • • • • Australian characteristics - self-reliance, courage, a career spent over­ • -• • • coming obstacles, a sense of fair play. As she received her medal the SEMPER is a non-profit political and cultural unsolicited manuscripts, photographs and I • - - . maqaiinc based at the University ofQld. illustrations. • • • , crowd emotionally joined in singing "Advance Australia Fair". SEMPER is copyright, St Lucia Qld, 1982. Under these circumstances it's easy to be an Australian. But while EDITORS: Kay Nicol, Andrew Eraser Non-profit publications may reprint articles the crowd may be urging the competitors to greater heights, it is their LA YOUT: Damicn Ledwich and graphics provided Semper and the authors TYPESETTING: jenni Bird are duly acknowledged. 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Evening child It's on the 27th October at 8pm in care is available from Monday to Wed­ the Physiology Lecture Theatre 1. For nesday 5-9pm. further details contact Fleur Kingham !NE\N& The cost to the parent is as follow - at the Union Office (371.1611). INCOME COST moral and financial support to the IT'S A PARTY 0-$100 per week $1.20 per hour POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS Aboriginal Land Rights rallies held in By this stage you're all aware that the or a single parent The P.G.S.A.C. is to send a submiss­ King George Square on the 17th and Union elections have been and gone. Well $100-$200p/w $1,40 per hour ion in October to the Australian Vice- ' 26th September, 1982. this announcement has nothing to do S200 and over p/w $2.10 per hour Chancellors Committee on the Tutor­ The 10th Ordinary Meeting of Union with voting, but rather how to celebrate For further information contact Ester ships System being introduced at this Council will be the 28th October at that completion of voting. Friedlander at Playhouse or ring on 371, University. 6.15pm in the E.G. Whitlam Room. Everyone is invited to the Union Post- 1611. If any postgraduate wishes to make Election Party to be held on Wednesday UNION CONSTITUTION their feelings on this Tutorship Scheme 20th October at 7.30pm in the Main SEXIST LANGUAGE known, please contact Jack Ford — the A Constitutional Working Party, estab­ Refectory, The Union has completed it's survey Postgraduate Organiser. lished late last year, is at present review­ It's free admission and cheap alcohol of Departmental Handbooks re the use The National Postgraduate Association will be on sale. NINJA SKIL and the ing the Union's Constitution and Regu­ of sexist language. Thirty-five depart­ C.A.P.A. is holding its annual conference TRUCK DRIVING GURUS are playing. lations. Any interested student is wel­ ments were surveyed. The main findings from the 3rd to 6th December at Mel­ So come along and celebrate the New come to make submissions to this Com­ were that female linguistic exclusions bourne University. The P.G.S.A.C. is to Union, or the beginning of exams, or the mittee. Contact through Union Office, occured. That is to say, there was overall contribute papers on the Queensland end of the Games, or whatever. Union Complex or phone on 371.1611. use of the masculine male pronoun in Tutorship Scheme, Supervision, and Sex­ sex-unspecific contexts. ual Harassment. Any postgrad interested UNI-REVIEW EDUCATION Reports detailing sexist language in contributing to these papers should contact the Postgraduate Organiser before ALTERNATIVE HANDBOOK - Can 18 000 students get their act found and our suggested alternative theSlst of October. There will be an Alternative Handbook together? Find out on October 20th terminology were sent out to the Heads meeting on Friday October 15th at 2pm in the Cement Box Theatre, of Departments concerned. In addition, in the E.G. Whitlam Room. copies of non-sexist guidelines were sent MEETING DATES All students interested in writing CEMENT BOX THEATRE to each member of the academic staff. Thursday 21st October - Management So far the response has been good. about their department or particular From October 20th to November Cttee, 5.30pm, E.G. Whitlam Room. subjects are encouraged to attend. 14th, the T.N. THEATRE CO. will be Copies of these guidelines are avail­ Sat. 23rd October - External Students able to students (free of charge) through ASSESSMENT - There will be an presenting "THE ELOCUTION OF Cttee., 3pm, Whitlam Room. the Union Office. Assessment Workshop on Wednesday BENJAMIN FRANKLIN". October 20th at this institution. The The play is directed by Bryan Nason See you at the Union PartylH Union Education Committee has called and stars Ken Lord. C.A.R.E. this meeting in an attempt to raise the For further details contact Robert The Campaign Against Racial Exploit­ regards, assessment issue. Kingham - Cement Box Director. All interested students please attend. ation will be bringing out famous British Lawyer, Tony Gifford Q.C. to speak on ENTERTAINMENT flibu^y UNION COUNCIL C.A.R.E.'s campaign in South Africa. The Media Committee of the Union The A.L.P, Club and the University An extraordinary meeting of Union has organised a concert for November Council was held on Wednesday 15th 5th in the Main Refectory. The COMSAT September. ANGELS and INSX will be playing. The The main business of this meeting doors open at 8pm. For further details was constitutional changes that were contact the Union Office on 371.1611.. necessary before the Union could make its submission to the University for a THE BISTRO Capital Contribution Fee and a read­ The Bistro has recently opened a justment in External Students' Union Gourmet Smorgasboard- It's on every fees. lunch hour from 12 noon until 2pm, Other decisions made at Union Coun­ the cost is $5 for students and $6.50 for cil included — non-students, tn addition to a hot or * approval of the Prior Plan to refurbish cold meat/fish dish, and a varity^ of and improve the Heirston Refectory; salads, is a free glass of wine and a cup of * the passing of a motion extending both coffee. Senrper-2 if Dan Whitehead, Executive Director of the Games Foundation, had wanted to, he could have surrounded himself with Games paraphena- lia. He could have parked his gold Ford Meteor QEII in his driveway next to the trees that the Council sup­ Melbourne may have the Aussie Rules and Sydney the Rugby plied free to homeowners to brighten up Brisbane. With his Adidas 'Games' track shoes, he could have League to help boost business, but Brisbane has trumped them walked up his driveway (which would'vc been painted red, white and blue, if he'd listened to 4MMM's radio both with the Commonwealth Games. JOHN HENZELL looks advertisements) and sat down in his favourite chair. Opening a G;imcs Special XXXX, he could'vc turned at who's making money out of the Games. on the television where he would'vc been told that he should 'Shine on Brisbane' and to 'Be there, be llicrc, be there, be there on the day'.