S c o *Q CW NIVERSJYY OF ITKI 4 APR 1 VOLUME 64, ISSUE 7, 9 APRIL 1990 TEL: (09) 366-0413 or (09) 390-789 FAX: (09) 303-2236 THE MISUSE OF DRUGS ACT WHO'S MISUSING WHAT? ■ USA ATI<A AJCKLA\!KKHNiCAUNS^^Ī^TUOĒNTC^^^^?r \’ Craccum, 9 April 1990 — 1 horrific acts committed by bigots. In the We should apply Mr Williams’ criteria Editorial #1 greasy chips, ugly hotdogs and cottage middle ages bigots burnt women for for judging a trial to all of our day to day Hi everyone cheese and pineapple croissants. But there witchcraft by the tens of thousands. In activities to see if we in fact, rise above I hope in the past week you’ve managed is obviously more to Easter than food, es­ our modern age bigots carry out assassi­ our own prejudices. to scoff heaps of Easter eggs and pecially for those of us that are going to nations and fabrications of evidence After all, on the face of it, most Auck­ hundreds of hot cross buns because they Otago. against their opponents daily. One has land University students fail this test won’t be around much longer this year. Anyway, have a good break, so that only got to look at places like Chile, dismally. It’s good to see that even the University when varsity resumes everyone will be Ireland, South Africa and even other Coincidentally, we have been fortunate cafes have got into selling Easter Spirit refreshed and revitalised for another few countries closer to home to realise the enough to obtain an advance copy of a food that we can munch, along with our more enthralling weeks of term. truth in this submission. book, ‘Judicial Misconduct’ written by by Max < Peter Williams QC. The book has been Sarah The D i This address quotes some interesting a sellout in Malaysia and is due in NZ people. Joseph de Maistre was a French shortly. Excerpts from this will appear in Jech n o lc Editorial #2 the next issue of Craccum. diplomat and political philosopher. s o ftly -s p . It deals with questions of Law and the Let’s start this week’s issue on a seri­ Zangwill was a Jewish writer born in that we are all conditioned to the accept­ Law profession itself. kumara a ous note. As an editor of Craccum I have London, and Hectour was an American ing o f certain beliefs in our early child­ Law students should pay special atten­ found myself coming into close contact hood and these provide the basis fo r our Playwright. You should all have heard of Voltaire and Johnson, surely. There is va­ tion but the book is of pertinence to with a wider and wider circle of people. conscience throughout the remainder o f lidity in what these enlightened people are everyone. ! Dr John Looking for what students want to see our lives. No one is free from prejudice curriculum \ trying to tell us .... Steve in their newspaper, examining what in­ as defined in this manner, and I mean no­ pages long. In terests them and learning what they be­ body, from the ordinary labourer who this Wairoa lieve and think has surprised me a great shovels cement at a building site to the losophy schola deal. highest judicial officer in our land. labourer, Sad to say that despite the University What the judicial process demands, PREZSEZ - AUSA teacher, Chap being a cradle of open thought and a however, is that we deliberately put aside man, peace c place where the search for the truth is the our prejudices and come to the particu­ Teenaa koutou katoa. I’ve just read a tions Authority (NEQA) will have the consultant anc aim, I’m finding it a nest for bigots and lar problem with which we are seized spooky little document I thought you power to enter institutions and ‘inspect now leads Ne1 ignorant prejudice. Altogether too many calmly, dispassionately and without an would all be interested in. any books, records, or documents of the largest tertiary students slip into a “party-line” and refuse axe to grind. I f we cannot do that or are “The Education Amendment Act No 3 institution (including written or other Not that he to question what this really says or where unable to do that because of the power which was introduced to the House late recorded work of students)... and make time for his ni it ultimately leads. o f our private beliefs, we are not fit and on Friday night proposes that officials copies of, or take extracts from those terests in his from the Education Review Office (ERO) I believe the following opening address proper people to be judges. documents.’ The bill also makes provision where 70 and on Prejudice, attributed to PA Williams, There are thirteen judges in a court tri­ and the National Education Qualifica- to fine people up to $1000 for failing to week are the QC, discusses this most eloquently: al. The Jury is twelve o f them and His provide any information requested under most nights are Honour is the thirteenth. All have be­ this section.”[Excerpt from NZUSA press ingwork-relat release]. PREJUDICE stowed upon them by the law the highest dealing with Prejudice was described by Joseph de duty that a citizen o f our realm can per­ Like the president of NZUSA, Suze dence and atte Maistre as those opinions we have before form , that is to judge a fellow man. Wilson, I feel there is a terrible potential tions. And he for abuse of this power. Education admi­ we examine the facts. Samuel Johnson I f a person cannot rise above his or her a taxi-service described prejudice as to be weak. Vol­ prejudices and accord an accused person nistrators will be within their rights to energetic chile taire defined prejudice as “the King o f the a fair trial, he is unfit to be a judge no come on campus, investigate what you are “1 enjoy th< being taught, and your responses to those vulgar crowd.” matter how highly intelligent he may be. always interes Zangwill described prejudice as the dis­ The face o f bigotry can often be well teaching practises, that is, your essays, pose there’s a like for all that is unlike. An anonymous disguised. You have no doubt met bigots assignments and theses etc. in that you’re quotation defining prejudice “as being in your experience o f the world. Bigots They can take that work off-campus, ming the surfa copy it, do whatever the hell they want down on something you are not up on, ” exist particularly in areas o f racial from one n and perhaps the best definition of all prejudice and religious prejudice. Bigots with your ideas. I don’t know about you another meeti: but I find the whole thing appalling. comes from Ben Hechtour — our method can sometimes successfully disguise their terview — not These changes are in line with Govern­ of transferring our own sicknesses to prejudices behind facades o f being rea­ time to follow ment policy which is stripping universi­ others. It is our ruse for disliking others sonable people, people who are well-dres­ you’d want to than ourselves. sed and well-educated, people who follow ties of their intellectual and academic “I’ve also be freedom. The same government that is Perhaps you might agree that the the cricket and follow rugby, speak sof­ novel for abo turning education from a community mother o f prejudice is religion and we tly and earnestly. Bigots can be very cour­ which I reall resource into a gilt-edged commodity. have only to look at places like India and teous and indeed almost unctuous and yet time to work o The same government that is screwing Ireland to see the truth in that statement. in the areas o f their bigotry they will slip Christmas hoi you on lots of other fronts. Hold on to On the other hand from both those great the sharpened knife into the back o f their This is said c that thought as we plummet headlong nations have emanated great liberal perceived opponents without compulsion represents a m toward the elections, this is the year in thinkers — Gandhi would be an example or moral reprehension. Bigotry perhaps which Hinchc three we can take these people to task. from India and George Bernard Shaw is the greatest enemy o f all o f civilisation close to public Take every opportunity to let this govern­ would be an illustration from Ireland. and feeds upon rumour, hatred and The work, Pa ment know you don’t like, don’t want, Who was it who said “give me the child jealousy. novel based o won’t accept these changes!! and you give me the man. ” Is it not true History is plenary in its examples o f glefor land by Kakite anoo, e hoa maa. ofParihaka, < on Mt Taranal CONTENTS western plains Editorials and Presidential Columns.............................................................................. 2 struggle took Profile: John Hinchcliff..................................................................................................... 3 PREZSEZ - ATISA tween 1866 an time period of Feature: Police (Mis)Use of Drug Laws?........................................................................4 Yet another week rolls by and it’s time M usic...................... 6 book. to be coherent and inspiring again (HA!). “It’s one News Bits and Crossword................................................................................................. 6 I have been following with some interest Special Feature: Bloke Magazine Liftout............................... 7 Zealand’s great the letters in Craccum but it concerns me and sadly ig Pub Review and Womenspace S p a c e ...................