NOT FOR DISi-'LAf ,7.JULii''"= CONTENTS 17 NOT THE UNION NEWS EDITORIAL 20 SOAP: Need updates on what's A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A happening in the Young and the The attempted hi-jack of the student stop- QUEENSLAND POLICEMAN: Isn't Restless, Days of Our Lives and Dallas?? work rally on May 6 by left-wing student nice to know the force (Police) are Avid Soapie watcher, Stella Goodellis, always with us, Semper's undercover reveals all... politicians earnt itself a place in Ripley's reporter, Peter Thomas, reveals what "Believe It Or Not" column. happens in a day in the life of a Qld 22 COLLEGE PAGE: This edition Semper's A 'collective' of so-called student acti­ Policeman. Resident College Reporter, Jason vists (politicians) - members of the Inter­ Murdoch, profiles those infamous DANCE WITH THE DEVIL: Jabbers from St. John's College. national Socialists, the Resistance Club Investigative writer, Phil Smith, the man (youth arm ofthe Socialist Workers Party) who gave "Ripley's Believe It Or Not" 23 'FAB DAD!': A nostalgic look at the and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Column a run for their money - looks at television shows we all used to (and still Judea did dieir best to disrupt the rally. ^ackmasking. do) love ... The President ofthe National Union of I'T' Students, Ms Tracey Ellery, was drowned out by a cacophony of revolutionary chants. The Socialist Workers Party split the rally as they harangued students to march before Ms Ellery had finished her speech. What a blatant example of hypocrisy from • the so-called defenders of free speech and the rights of women. Ms Ellery's plea for student uriity and her concern that these people were playing in­ ivf. to the hands of the government was un­ THE BITTER CAKE: Kevin Carmody, a heeded - for the Revolution was in full PhD student and songwriter examines r flight! the Bicentenary from a Murri perspective. The Revolution finally settled outside L the Commonwealth Department of Edu­ I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY: Semper's LETTERS TO THE EDITORS cation. Some student activists (politicians) Foreign CorrespondEnt, Richard 24 Newsome, recounts how he almost met wanted to occupy the building and frighten REVIEWS alot of public servants. Great stuff for the Ronald Reagan ... 25 THE VALLEY: A CYCLE OF DECAY six o'clock news. THE GRADUATE TAX DEBATE; 28 11 AND RENEWAL: Chris Pokarier and A student politician and Conmiunist Par­ Education Resource Officer, Jon Stubbs, Robert Allen present a photographic and some representatives of the ty member walked away from the march in collage ofthe life cycle ofthe Valley. disgust saying, "demonstrations like this Australian Young Labor movement, examine the issues involved. one are a waste of time". CARTOONS: The Red Tulip Affair. The same old faces that were last years Union (S.A.F.E. team) ruined what could have been a powerful message to the Fe­ deral Government. Let me paraphrase an old socialist song, "The Internationale" to sum up the whole event. "Comrades lets rally, for the fight we must face - For the six o'clock news must bring a smile to John Dawkin's face ..." KEVIN FOLET GUTTERPRESS WITH UNCLE MRHt^ees^SJSby^'' RUPERT: Our resident expert of the EDITORS: Kevin Folet 14 UNI BALLS - THE SORDID TRUTH: news that's not fit to print. Uncle Helen Nolan University Balls are a breed apart. Rupert, brings you the Dirt! Champagne Socialite, Helen Wilson- King, uncovered what really goes on at a LAYOUT ARTIST: Chris Stannard University Ball... TYPESETTER: Lou Larder 15 THE AFTERMATH OF KYLIE MINOGUE: Semper's Reporter at the 1988 GRAPHICS & front, Leonard Nimoy, reports on the horrifying invasion of Kylie Minogue PRODUCTION: John Parks clones on campus. Yvonne Schroder In 1988 John Carey 16 THE SANDSHOE: Funky sole man, Jim Australians must celebrate. Lisa Smith O'Brien, plunged feet first into this They apologise for their hypocricy, Hannah Cutts gripping story. (White Australia, Chris Stannard Land of the free) Fooi Lin Khoo But offer no answ^ers, David Knijneburg No solutions. Peter Thomas As I thoughtlessly apply my aerosol deodorant, PHOTOGRAPHY: Chris Pokarier Adding another fissure to the poor crumpling ADVERTISING Ozone layer, AGENT: Craig Mcintosh Then make my way in my car Phone: 371 2568 (Its fumes spewing rapidly), To the peace rally. PRINTER: Merino Litho, With its ever decreasing numbers Moorooka And its last brave attempt: (wonder - PUBLISHER: Dirk Moses Is it too late? President of U.Q. Union By Laura Bahnisch . 'y'>t^/!c A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A QUEENSLAND POLICEMAN Had you realised how highly trained the veral glass bottles and putting the results in Queensland Police Force are? with the ash tray grot, and shaking it all about. Neither had I. They can similarly differentiate between For years I thought they just went a leather jacket laden with drugs and the around making good damn nuisances of same empty. themselves to people who least wanted the But perhaps the most important of all attention. Then suddenly, the other week, the listening skills developed by these peo­ I realised that this must be what they're ple, is the noise made by a house in which trained for... drugs are hidden when a large table is pic­ The event that drew my attention to this ked up and hurled upside down at the floor was a precision house bugger up executed in a precise way so as to cause the house to in Petrie Terrace. Did you know that the , resonate. average Queensland Policeman can tell the Well, now that I've calmed down I would difference in the noise made by a brand like to thank the people in blue (and plain new acoustic guitar laden with drugs and a clothes) for the kind conversation they of­ similar guitar clean, when it is beaten ac­ ten provide myself and my friends with curately against a wall and heaved off a when we walk through town late at night. second storey verandah, bounced off a pic­ Like "Who are you?", "Where are you go­ ket fence and into the yard behind? ing" and "Why". Not to mention the pe­ Strange but true. rennial "So... what's in the bag?"can often Part of the spell involves emptying ex­ turn a dull night into an exciting one. And actly two ash trays full of grot into the now now I know, where ever I go, the (Police) vacant case, and impact disassembling se­ Force is with me. ^ X. .\. ^ -^£ttlH<^ fl y (yOOi^ f. ^iR vlt'1' K\\ x^A CO' •j^-^-^/i 'H ,^e L^- V. y-^ r 'i •-:-'^ X y -^^ %^t. U- i\ ii'A -K''-' !''J. A(i^w--' i.-. V A is\ ',fev. '\ V WS •ijp' /•;• ;/ U^'/U^.-r--7 -^^X^ 'fi V, K A //A m^ "M'— •^' ••,• < -/ \^ i\\. A tfj yj /'?» ihiik ' /i m- :/. M. i> A; SEMPER FLOREAT MAY 1988 3 shoppers to buy more ofa given range of products and also to disuade would-be thieves from stealing. But the question is, does a BACKWARDS mes­ sage on a similar musical recording have any effect on the listener? Neurologist Dr William Yarroll from Colorado has done extensive studies with U.C.L.A. and Standford University on the brains capacity for storing and decoding information. Be­ low is a paraphrased version of a statement in a letter to Paul Crouch, Jr. of Santa Ana, California, a researcher of Rock music. He says: "Conditional response mechanisms are stored in the reticular activating centres at the base of the brain. These mechanisms screen out unacceptable information that we don't want programmed into our minds. However, WHEN THE INFORMA­ TION ENTERS THE BRAIN BACKWARDS, IT PASSES THROUGH THE PRELIMINARY SCREI:- NING AREA WITHOUT BEING REJECTED AND IS STORED IN OUR SUB-CONSCIOUS MIND FOR FURTHER AND FUTURE ACCESS." (emphasis supplied) Is it not conceivable therefore, that a backward.s message on a recording could be used to suggest V^i things to the listener that they would otherwise be hesitant to accept? If so, what sort of backmasked me.s,sages, if any, are found on popular records? "The most amazing example (of Backmasking) is The Beatles' song 'Helter Skelter' from the 'White Album', which was religiously played thousands of times by hippie guru Charles Manson, who in 1969, with a group of followers butchered actress Sharon Tate and .some of her friends with knives." "Lyrics reversed on 'Helter Skelter' state: 'Take some blood, take the blade. Satan. She's Tate, she's Tate.' Says Greg: 'This was like striking gold to us. Manson listened to the record over and over, and in court claimed he heard voices telling him to have With The Tate killed'." ("People", February 1, 1988, p.6) Another early example ofbackmaskingcan again be found on The Beatles' "White" album in the song "Revolution 9". When played normally, the song itself isn't really a song at all in the normal sense of the word. It consists ofa monotonous ca­ cophony of the phrase "Number Nine (9)" repea­ ted over and over for about two minutes, without ;any musical accompaniment! To any normal per­ son, this probably all seems absurd in itself. In re­ "Backmasking" ~ is it pure gimmicky or does something more sinister lurkvers ine however, the phrase comes out as a muffled "Turn me on Dead man". It should be obvious that your average black vinyl disc. Phil Smith reports... the message isn't clearly discernable by writing "Number Nine" in reverse which gives "ENIN It has been said that, "Music has charms to sooth a savage beast, to soften rocks, or REBMUN".