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Commonwealth Bank and take off with include The Essentials Campus Loan, Then there's a choice of free' bank Essentials, whether you bank with us or not. $5000 (or even more if necessary) for counter cheques, or a charge-free cheque COMMONWEALTH those who've completed two years' study, account to handle day-to-day bills. BANK. with no more than two years to go. A MasterCard, should you need one, Australia^ leadingbank. CIl'iK' EDITORIAL CREDITS CONTENTS Dear Students, EDITORS: Helen Nolan 4 WHO'S PULLING THE PLUG ON How the hell are you? Well it's Kevin Folet 4ZZZ: Peter McAllister and Rory that time agin - you've got your O'Connor look at the Machiavellian sweaty hands on another scin­ LAYOUT ARTIST: Chris Stannard intrigue surrounding the attempts to tillating edition of SEMPER. Un­ close down radio station 4ZZZ. real you say but all is not well TYPESETTER: Maria Hawthorne around the Union scene ... Lou Larder 6 THE 4ZZ2 DRAMA: The Truth of the Matter - Dirk Moses tells his side of It is ironic that at a time when the story. students most need their Union GRAPHICS & certain elements seem bent on PRODUCTION: The Lentil of Spring 7 CANNIBALISM ON CAMPUS: its destruction. Hill Students are developing a taste for While there are legitimate Yvonne Schroder human flesh. Seasoned reporter, Jim concerns about the Unions lack John Carey O'Brien, probes this outbreak of of performance on the fees is­ Lisa Smith bizzare behaviour on Campus. sue and general lack of direc­ Hannah Cutts 8 SO YOU WANT TO GO SKIING?: tion the blame cannot be laid Chris Stannard Fooi Lin Khoo Ever wondered what hypothermia entirely at the feet of the pre­ really feels like? Here's your chance to sent Executive. Sally Hart David K. (How do you find out, and it'll only cost you a few Obstructionism and perso­ spell it???) hundred dollars. Resident icecube nal vendettas have become the Helen Nolan looks at what's available in the way of student skiing trips, misond'etre of many Union coun­ PHOTOGRAPHER: Chris Pokarier cillors ofall factions. 11 THE MAN WHO WOU LD BE The Left's gung-ho proposal ADVERTISING PREMIER: Tanya Pudniks profiles to allocate $20,000 to an auto­ AGENT: Craig Mcintosh Labor's new Leader Mr Wayne Goss. nomous unaccountable Abori­ Phone: 371 2568 ginal and Islanders Collective 12 CRY FREEDOM: Seen the movie Cry may be well motivated but FINANCIAL Freedom? Want to know more? Read could only serve to further alie­ ADVISER: James McKay on as Rodney Catling goes beyond the nate many students from their movie and takes an indepth look at the unions. PUBLISHER: Dirk Moses founder ofthe Black Conscious The misinformation and para­ President of Movement, Steven Biko. noia peddled on 4ZZZ funding U.Q. Union 13 ENTER THE DRAGON: Martial Arts only further undermined the enthu.siast, Lynette Logan, enters the Left's credibility on accounta­ dragon and profiles and University of bility. Queensland's Tae-Kwon-Do Club. At a time when voluntary stu­ dent unionism is a real threat 14 NO TIME FOR NICETIES: From the the Union must be perceived as Case Files of hard-nosed detective. Jack being financially responsible Macbeth, comes Part Two of the one and representing the interests man's fight against the corruption that ofall students. taints the corridors of Power in Gotham City, The orgam'sed Right on Coun­ Semper needs YOU to contribute: cil are forever critical yet make 17 NOT THE UNION NEWS no contribution to the Union. - Articles The controversy over 4ZZZ - Reviews: books, movies, records, music, 21 IN SEARCH OF THE MYSTERIOUS came about because oftheir on- restaurants, art galleries LAST FLIGHT OF D.O.D.G.Y. OF the-spot decision to defer the - Ideas/views AK-009: High flying reporter, Kevin funding motion. - Criticism (Fly It) Folet, goes in search of big - Letters to the Editors scandal in the airline industry. More Despite their rhetoric of effi­ - Cartoons fun than a hijack. Don't miss it! ciency and accountability the - Graphic Art Right fall far short on actions. - Photographs 22 ANIMALISM RAMPANT IN THE Probably the greatest threat - and help with production MEDICAL FACULTY: Women's to survival ofthe Union is a loss Come down to the Semper Office and in­ Rights examines the Medical School of faith in its potential amongst Society's sexist and racist publication troduce yourself to the Editors, Kevin and "Trephine" and what it really means ... students. Helen - we'd love to see you! The Semper So get your act together mo­ Office is located underneath the Main 23 MOVIES WITH MR BILL thers! Refectory, near Activities. Phone 371 "HOLLYWOOD" COLON HELEN NOLAN 1611. Next contribution deadline: Friday April 22nd. 25 PAUL ROBESON - THE MAN OR THE MYTH: Kevin Folet takes a look at the black singer - a prophet without honour. 26 LETTERS TO THE EDITORS 28 WHAT'S ON 29 REVIEWS 31 CARTOONS: The Red Tulip Affair 33 POLITICS: National Party Senator, John Stone, announces a new policy initiative to help poor families reduce ( their electricity bills - he wants to cut their power off! 35 PEOPLE: Kylie Minogue talks about herself, her loves and ambitions in a really trivial five page interview. SEMPER FLOREAT APRIL 1988 3 WHO'S PULLING THE PLUG ON 4222? By Peter McAllister • -—»,^ "// was twenty years ago today, that Sgt Pepper taught the hand to playgroup on Council is likely to have the numbers to change it. They've been going in and out of style, hut they're guaranteed to raise a smile.And tha^ t poses some very troubling questions, So let me introduce to you, the act you've knotvnfor all these years, Sgt Pepper'sgiven bot h that at least half the Committee's Lonely Hearts Club band. .." members hold openly-voiced anti-Triple Zed opin­ ions and have voted against Triple Zed in the past, and that the Committee has never been able to Well it wasn't quite twenty but rather thirteen years involved are being a good deal less honest about bring a recommendation to Council but has, in­ ago that public radio 4ZZZ-FM kicked off in what their intentions regarding 4ZZZ-FM really stead, been consistently deadlocked by tied votes. Brisbane to the angry tones ofthe Who's Won't Be are. Fooled Again; and an alternative medium for news Another disturbing fact is that the Executive and communication probably wasn't quite what the To begin with, let's have a look at funding. No meeting which voted to restore funding to 4ZZZ Beatles had in mind when they created their rom­ problem, you say. After all, financial support for also voted 7-5 against an added proposal that the antic album personas, but still - the comparisons Triple Zed has been restored and guaranteed for the Union agree to continue funding at 'present or are there. rest ofthe year, hasn't it? Well has it though, that's higher levels', meaning that while they were quite the question. ready to bow to public pressure and reverse the As the 'act we've known for all these years', 4ZZZ funds cut made by Council, they did so as a pro­ has certainly managed to mould itself into quite an The answer is - not quite. This year's funding for visional measure only and fftf/as a firm committment edifice ofthe Brisbane cultural scene. And with its 4ZZZ-FM is going to be decided (or voted upon at provision ofa voice for the underprivileged and le.ss least) at the Council budget meeting scheduled for to continue funding in the future. powerful groups in our community, you might well Saturday the 26th of April. The implications of this are quite interesting too. say that Triple Zed has served as a valuable centre Could it be the decision to restore funding was for exchanging information and expressing views - The Media Committee, which is responsible for made purely as a measure to 'buy time' by placating a 'Lonely Hearts Club band' of sorts. recommending funding levels for 4ZZZ to Council, Triple Zed supporters until a new plan of operations will make a submission to the budget which then could be drawn up? Whatever the case, it can't be denied that 4ZZZ- will progressively pass through: Council; the Ser­ FM has been an integral part of student life and Coupled with the matter of the Union's financial vices and Finance Committee; the University Sen­ culture for the whole thirteen years ofits ex.istence. support for 4ZZZ is the uncertainty surrounding ate; and then back through Council for final And one that's always been actively supported by the position of Triple Zed's lease.