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The great weather featured for th6 past several weeks helped to bring out the athletes on campus. A/though the intramural programme offered this summer is larger than ever before there is stjlj room for an impromptu scrimmage on the grassy common between the PAC, administratjon and Math/computer buildings. photo by henry hess F University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario volume 16, number 5 friday june 6, 1975 hide - Defense committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p.3 Prison feature ................... .pp.4-5 Pesticides 1.. .. ;-. .................... .p.7 Intramurah ............ .I. .......... .p.B Federation brief charges -ided on > niversity issues The Federation of Students charges in a brief that the Ontario government is misinforming the public about the issue of university accessibility for students. The brief, prepared by former federation president Andy Telegdi, says that the government is confus- ing the public when it calls for tighter admission standards on the one hand, and;on the other, states that students from high school are better qualified than they were 10 years ago .’ “Various sources seem to indi- cate that government is going to be thinking about taking a more re- strictive meaning to the phrase ‘ac- cessibility for all qualified applic- ants’,” the brief warns. Many university and provincial officials have blamed the present high school system for not provid- ing a consistent standard of meas- urement on which to base admis- sion to university, the brief states. These same officials have urged the implementation of admission tests to better judge the capability of prospective university students, the brief says. However, such as- sertions “should be balanced with statements expressed by Thomas Wells, the minister of education, when he spoke about the alleged illiteracy and ignorance of high school students: . . . . Compared tc when most of us were in school, they’re more ar- ticulate, more aware, and just plain smarter. They have more depth, more backgrbund and more hard knowledge. They can think better, make decisions better and learn better. They are more self- confident and more adaptable. They are more aware of their coun- try, their relationships with others and their place in the world.” The brief contrasts Wells’ re- marks with those of the minister of colleges and universities James Auld, who has complained about - “warm bodies” occupying univer- sity space. “Clearly, the information going ,Federation will ask students to vote NDP UW students will be asked to vote NDP in the anticipated pro- vincial election this fall, Federation of Students president John Shortall said Monday. Shortall, also an executive ofthe Ontario Federation of Students (OFS), said -as far as he’s con- cerned the NDP is the party that currently offers students the “best deal” in post-secondary education- He was interviewed following an OFS meeting held last weekend in Hamilton to discuss strategy for the upcoming Ontario election. “The education policy of the NDP is very similar to OFS’s,” Shortall stated. The NDP has endorsed OFS’s demands that tuition fees at Ontario3 15 universities and 22 commtinity colleges be abolished and that students be provided with living stipends, Shortall said. He said that students shouldn’t support the Progressive Conserva- tive party as it’s presently imple- menting the program of cutbacks in post secondary education. Students also shouldn’t back the Liberal party as it has stated that Ontario universities will have to economize, eliminate inefficiencies and assume a more modest pdsition in the province’s spending priorities, he added _ OFS plans to stage a mass rally in Toronto sometime in October, if _.- there’s a fall election, and in the meantime will work on enumerat- ing students, Shortall said. Shortall said he failed to con- vince OFS to support the NDP at the Hamilton conference as the ma- jority of the membership felt that individual campuses should be al- lowed to make their own decisions regarding endorsements of candi- dates. The final resolution passed at the conference encourages the mem- bership to “circulate unambiguous questionnaires which would isolate the specific positions of parties and candidates on educational policy. ’ ’ The result of the questionnaires would be published through the camp,us and daily media: In addition, OFS would “estab- * -1ish links with community and labor groups which support OFS policy and whose policies OFS can sup- port during the election.” - Election posters would be distri- buted outlining OFS’s stance with regard to political parties, the re- I solution says. Moreover, OFS would “attend and organize all- candidates’ meeting to raise educa- tional issues.” OFS was created three years ago Sin& the attendance at univer- in response to decreased govern- sities does not reflect the general ment funding to the university sys- population, the “government tem. Now, OFS represents 120,000 should investigate ways to promote students, each paying $1.50 per accessibility to all programs for year to the organization’s coffers. students from the less Advantaged -john morris sectors of society.” to the public regarding the qualifi- cations of high school students as they are wde by the ministry of colleges and universities and the ministry of education are not con: sistent,” the brief charges. “When the government is trying to get in- telligent public discussion going in the public sector regarding afi im- portant question such a$ accessibil- ity, then government should ensure that it does not confuse the public by giving out misinformation. ’ ’ The brief, to be presented to On- tario cabinet ministers when they come to Kitchener June 11, under- scores several student concerns such as accessibility, tuition, levels of -operating support for univer- sities, the adoption of a tri- semester system, housijng, students and day care. foreign Education must be more than a “mere economic investment”, the brief says, and it has a responsibil- ity “to improve the quality of life and to rel&te our lives to a world- wide civilization. “The freedom of the individual, his capacity to live a worthwhile happy life and to par- ticipate responsibly in a democratic system all depend on the educa- tional opportunities provided by this community.” Therefore, “the Federation of Students suggests that accessibility to universities should be based on admitting all those students who meet the present admission re- quirements. “To do otherwise would be to penalize students graduating from the present high school system be- lieving that they. are qualified to be admitted to university,” the brief states. The federation brief also expres- sed its concern over “statements coming from government officials whereby the students should pay a greater cost of their education than the taxpayer.” If such a situation were to occur, I.< then tuition fees would have to cover more than 50 per cent of the cost of education, “which would mean a range in tuition fees of $1,055.50 to $6,333 depending upon the course of study.” Moreover, “increasing tuition - fees would have to mean a corres- ponding increase in the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OS.AP),” the brief points out. “Since the universities don’t get OSAP it could create a cumber- some situation whereby tuition would go up and the set level of OSAP would be inadequate.” The brief warns against “allow- - ing universities to set their own tui- tion fees” as a pniversity could conceivably increase tuition for its strongest programs while leaving its weakest programs at ‘a lower rate. “It would seem reasonable to as- sume that universities would in- crease tuition only for strong prog- rams since the program in all prob- ability would be oversubscribed and universities that are weak in similar programs would not in- crease their tuition and thereby, would be offering a financial incen- tive versus a quality incentive to prospective applicants. The end result of such a de- velopment would be a “two uni- versity system” with one level being of high quality and the other of lower. “There is also the prospect that students will have their accessibil- ity to good programs determined not by their academic skills but rather by their ability to pay higher tuition fees ,” the brief concludes. -joh<morris

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The great weather featured for th6 past several weeks helped to bring out the athletes on campus. A/though the intramural programme offered this summer is larger than ever before there is stjlj room for an impromptu scrimmage on the grassy common between the PAC, administratjon and Math/computer buildings. photo by henry hess F University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario volume 16, number 5 friday june 6, 1975 -john morris sectors of society.” foreign -joh

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The great weather featured for th6 past several weeks helped to bring out the athletes on campus. A/though the intramural programme offered this summer is larger than ever before there is stjlj room for an impromptu scrimmage on the grassy common between the PAC, administratjon and Math/computer buildings. photo by henry hess

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University of Waterloo Waterloo, Ontario

volume 16, number 5 friday june 6, 1975

hide - Defense committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .p.3 Prison feature ................... .pp.4-5 Pesticides 1.. .. ;-. .................... .p.7 Intramurah ............ .I. .......... .p.B

Federation brief charges

-ided on > niversity issues The Federation of Students

charges in a brief that the Ontario government is misinforming the public about the issue of university accessibility for students.

The brief, prepared by former federation president Andy Telegdi, says that the government is confus- ing the public when it calls for tighter admission standards on the one hand, and;on the other, states that students from high school are better qualified than they were 10 years ago .’

“Various sources seem to indi- cate that government is going to be thinking about taking a more re- strictive meaning to the phrase ‘ac-

cessibility for all qualified applic- ants’,” the brief warns.

Many university and provincial officials have blamed the present high school system for not provid- ing a consistent standard of meas- urement on which to base admis- sion to university, the brief states.

These same officials have urged the implementation of admission tests to better judge the capability of prospective university students, the brief says. However, such as- sertions “should be balanced with statements expressed by Thomas Wells, the minister of education, when he spoke about the alleged illiteracy and ignorance of high school students:

. . . . Compared tc when most of us were in school, they’re more ar- ticulate, more aware, and just plain smarter. They have more depth, more backgrbund and more hard knowledge. They can think better, make decisions better and learn better. They are more self- confident and more adaptable. They are more aware of their coun- try, their relationships with others and their place in the world.”

The brief contrasts Wells’ re- marks with those of the minister of colleges and universities James Auld, who has complained about - “warm bodies” occupying univer- sity space.

“Clearly, the information going

, Federation will ask students to vote NDP

UW students will be asked to vote NDP in the anticipated pro- vincial election this fall, Federation of Students president John Shortall said Monday.

Shortall, also an executive ofthe Ontario Federation of Students (OFS), said -as far as he’s con- cerned the NDP is the party that currently offers students the “best deal” in post-secondary education- He was interviewed following an OFS meeting held last weekend in Hamilton to discuss strategy for the upcoming Ontario election.

“The education policy of the NDP is very similar to OFS’s,” Shortall stated.

The NDP has endorsed OFS’s demands that tuition fees at Ontario3 15 universities and 22 commtinity colleges be abolished and that students be provided with living stipends, Shortall said.

He said that students shouldn’t support the Progressive Conserva-

tive party as it’s presently imple- menting the program of cutbacks in post secondary education.

Students also shouldn’t back the Liberal party as it has stated that Ontario universities will have to economize, eliminate inefficiencies and assume a more modest pdsition in the province’s spending priorities, he added _

OFS plans to stage a mass rally in Toronto sometime in October, if _.- there’s a fall election, and in the meantime will work on enumerat- ing students, Shortall said.

Shortall said he failed to con- vince OFS to support the NDP at the Hamilton conference as the ma- jority of the membership felt that individual campuses should be al- lowed to make their own decisions regarding endorsements of candi- dates.

The final resolution passed at the conference encourages the mem- bership to “circulate unambiguous

questionnaires which would isolate the specific positions of parties and candidates on educational policy. ’ ’ The result of the questionnaires would be published through the camp,us and daily media:

In addition, OFS would “estab- * -1ish links with community and labor groups which support OFS policy and whose policies OFS can sup- port during the election.” -

Election posters would be distri- buted outlining OFS’s stance with regard to political parties, the re- I solution says. Moreover, OFS would “attend and organize all- candidates’ meeting to raise educa- tional issues.”

OFS was created three years ago Sin& the attendance at univer- in response to decreased govern- sities does not reflect the general ment funding to the university sys- population, the “government tem. Now, OFS represents 120,000 should investigate ways to promote students, each paying $1.50 per accessibility to all programs for year to the organization’s coffers. students from the less Advantaged

-john morris sectors of society.”

to the public regarding the qualifi- cations of high school students as they are wde by the ministry of colleges and universities and the ministry of education are not con: sistent,” the brief charges. “When the government is trying to get in- telligent public discussion going in the public sector regarding afi im- portant question such a$ accessibil- ity, then government should ensure that it does not confuse the public by giving out misinformation. ’ ’

The brief, to be presented to On- tario cabinet ministers when they come to Kitchener June 11, under- scores several student concerns such as accessibility, tuition, levels of -operating support for univer- sities, the adoption of a tri- semester system, housijng, students and day care.

foreign

Education must be more than a “mere economic investment”, the brief says, and it has a responsibil- ity “to improve the quality of life and to rel&te our lives to a world- wide civilization. “The freedom of the individual, his capacity to live a worthwhile happy life and to par- ticipate responsibly in a democratic system all depend on the educa- tional opportunities provided by this community.”

Therefore, “the Federation of Students suggests that accessibility to universities should be based on admitting all those students who meet the present admission re- quirements.

“To do otherwise would be to penalize students graduating from the present high school system be- lieving that they. are qualified to be admitted to university,” the brief states.

The federation brief also expres- sed its concern over “statements coming from government officials whereby the students should pay a greater cost of their education than the taxpayer.” ’

If such a situation were to occur, I.< then tuition fees would have to cover more than 50 per cent of the cost of education, “which would mean a range in tuition fees of $1,055.50 to $6,333 depending upon the course of study.”

Moreover, “increasing tuition - fees would have to mean a corres- ponding increase in the Ontario Student Assistance Program (OS.AP),” the brief points out. “Since the universities don’t get OSAP it could create a cumber- some situation whereby tuition would go up and the set level of OSAP would be inadequate.”

The brief warns against “allow- - ing universities to set their own tui- tion fees” as a pniversity could conceivably increase tuition for its strongest programs while leaving its weakest programs at ‘a lower rate.

“It would seem reasonable to as- sume that universities would in- crease tuition only for strong prog- rams since the program in all prob- ability would be oversubscribed and universities that are weak in similar programs would not in- crease their tuition and thereby, would be offering a financial incen- tive versus a quality incentive to prospective applicants. ”

The end result of such a de- velopment would be a “two uni- versity system” with one level being of high quality and the other of lower.

“There is also the prospect that students will have their accessibil- ity to good programs determined not by their academic skills but rather by their ability to pay higher tuition fees ,” the brief concludes.

-joh<morris

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2 the chevron * ’ friday iune 6, 1975

. This week on campus is a free column for the announcements of meetings, special seminars or speakers, social I twoc , events and happenings on campus -student, faculty or staff. See the chev- - ron secretary. Deadline is noon Tues- days.

Friday I

Conrad Grebel College Chapel. 8pm. Wednesdav A Look at Trends in Our Culture: The I

In Colour-An exhibition of drawings, paintings and prints. Optometry Build- Dust of Death. -,

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Campus Centre Pub opens 12 noon. Freelance from g-lam. 74 cents after

2-5 till June 26th. Society. Advanced lecture & group 6Dm.

0 Lighting and Sound -Room .- - ii - :_ “‘,.. ., Eight From Town Exhibition. UW art meditation. All meditators welcome.

gallery. Hours: Mon-Fri 9-4, Sun 2-5 till 8pm E-3-1 ,O,

’ ’ Introductory Lecture on the principles and practice of transcendental medita-

Aug. 22. Campus Centre Pub opens 12 noon.

~;e~$ssloan from g-lam. 74 cents .

Used Book Sale Woman’s Place, 25 DuPont St., Waterloo. I-6pm daily, Wed. till 8 pm. Donations of books wel- come. Till June 15. \

Monday Campus Centre Pub opens 12 noon. Freelance from g-lam. 74 cents after 6pm. . Immigration: What Kind of a Canada? Kitchener Public Library; 7:30pm. Introduction to the Green Paper-moderator: Dr. Frank Epp. The Immigrant in Our Community. Spon- sored by Kitchener Public Library, Global Community Centre, Multi- Cultural Centre, and Human Rights Caucus. Grand River Car Club welcomes you to our next meeting. 8pm. W\aterloo County Fish and Game Protective As- socjation, Pioneer Tower Rd., off Hwy 8 between Kitchener and Hwy 401.

tion. Everyone welcome, free. 7:3Opm. MC 2065. 744-9297.

Introductory Lecture on Transcenden- tal meditation. Admission free. Everyone welcome! 8pm. Psych 2084. 884-l 125.

Thursday Campus Centre Pub opens 12 noon. Freelance from 9-l am. 74 cents after 6 Pm. -

Meeting of the Orientation Commitee to discuss, and plan the orientation program in September. All interested persons urged to attend. Campus Centre Room 113. 7-IOpm.

Conrad Grebel College presents “In Search of a Country”. 8pm. Theatre of the Arts. Admission $3.00.

Conrad Grebel College presents “In ’ Search of a Country”. 8pm. Theatre of

the Arts. Admission 83.00.

Federation Flicks-O Lucky Man with’ Malcolm McDowell. AL1 16 8pm. Feds $1. Non-feds $1.50.

Saturday *

Campus Centre Pub opens 7pm. Nicholas Sloan from g-lam. 74 cents admission. Tuesday

/ OUR 27th YEAR]

Having problems with colour? Classes in colour photography on request. Darkroom on the premises.

SPECIAL STUDENT DISCOUNT -. :c .,A. I ---+:A- +L:r. -A I I yuu Ilie: IllUl I 11 II3 au

Federation Flicks-O Lucky Malcolm McDowell. AL1 1 Feds $1. Non-feds $1.50.

Man with 6. 8pm.

Friday Campus Centre Pub opens 12 noon. Freelance from g-lam. 74 cents after 6 Pm. Campus Centre Pub opens 12 noon.

Freelance from g-lam. 74 cents after 6pm.

Conrad Grebel College presents “In Search of a Country”. 8pin. Theatre of the Arts. Admission $3.00

Rehearsals with University of Waterloo Summer Choir. AL1 13. 7pm.

Chess Club Meeting. 7:3Opm. Cam- pus Centre Rm. 113.

Introductory Lecture on transcenden- tal meditation. -Admission free. Everyone welcome! 8pm. Hum 322. 884-l 125.

‘Federation Flicks-Man With the Gol- den Gun with Roger Moore. AL 116. 8pm. Feds $1. Non-feds $1.50. Sunday

4 Duke-E., Kit Corner of Queen & Duke Federation Flicks4 Lucky Man with Malcolm McDowell. AL1 16. 8pm. Feds $1. Non-feds $1.50.

Conrad Grebel College presents “In Search of a Country”. 8pm. Theatre of the Arts. Admission $3.00.

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Personal My name is John Bush (24 years old) and I am presently confined in London Correctional Institute. I am lonely and would appreciate any correspondence. 1 Please write, my address is: John Bush, 140425 P.O. Box 69, London, Ohio. 43140.

1966 Ford Comet for sale. Good run- ’ Housing Available ’ ning condition. Sell as is, $300 or best offer. Please phone after 5:30 pm 578-2138

Male-gradiate student wanted to share a two bedroom basement apartment. Completely furnished. All utilities paid. Carpet throughout. Private entrance. Available immediately. Erb and West- mount area. $80 month. Call 579-0671 anytime.

Typing Fast accurate typing. 40 cents a page. IBM selectric. Located in Lakeshore Vil- lage. Call 884-6913 anytime. Duplex for rent. Close to downtown.

Fridge and stove included. Heat, water and cable TV included: 578-2607. For Sale

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Typing at home: 743-3342; Westmount area: theses, essays; reasona- ble rates, excellent service; no math papers.

Sublet: immediate possession. Two bedroom luxury apartment. Make a reasonable offer. Phone 8844013. Noresco Receiver, 20 W; Toshiba

8-track tape deck, 2 Noresco speakers. Call Rick at 884-6923, or come to 137 University Avenue W. (Waterloo To- wers) Apt. 404.

Experienced, speedy typist for essays, term papers and theses. 50 cents per page including paper. Call 884-6705 anytime.

Room in student house, corner of Strange and Victoria. $50month. Phone 7452174.

BY-ELECTION The by-election is being extended to fill the following vacancies on Student’s Council for the year 1975-76:

, >

\ Engineering: 2 seats Mathematics (co-op): 1 seat H.K.L.S. (co-op): . 1 seat

, Environmental St. (co-op): 1 seat Graduate St.: 1 seat

Nominations close Wednesday June l&1975 at 4:30pm. ,

l westmount place pharmacy 578-8800 Nomination forms are available from Helga Petz in the Federation

office, Campus Centre Room 235, and must be returned to that office by 4:30 June eleventh.

Federation of Students MON-SAT 9 am - 10 pm SUN and HOLIDAYS 11 am - 9 pm

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friday june 6, 1975 the c hevror 1

East Ind -- ians form defense committtee

the secretary Harbhajan Singh Cheema, but he said it was offi- cially founded on Nov. 24, 1973; following large scale racist attacks on East Indian children. Having organized themselves, Cheema said, the attacks stopped.

But a second wave began during late 1974 and early 1975, said Cheema, and he pointed out that this wave coincided with the economic crisis.

What became increasingly ap- parent from the speeches of the East Indians and their supporters is that they believe the government is trying to whip up racist hysteria in the country in an effort to divert the Canadian people from the prob- lems of inflations and increasing lay-offs. s

It was also pointed out that the government singles out the ‘East Indian, Pakistani, and Caribbean immigrants in its Green Paper on Immigration and Population and blames this tiny percentage of the Canadian population for such prob- lems as shortages in housing, lack of jobs and even pollution.

Almost all the speakers made it quite clear that they believe that these problems to be the result of Canada’s monopoly capitalist sys- tem and US imperialism.

One speaker from the Pakistani community said the government’s Green Paper was only the Western Guard ‘s fascist propaganda for- malized.

The case against the government continued with East Indian speak- ers emphasizing that the police. have refused to defend them. There were many accusations that vic- tims of racist attacks have been told by the police that “it was their own fault” and that “it was only the be- ginning’ ’ . -

Louis Cameron, leader of the Ojibway Warrior Society, said that the national minorities and the working class must unite and fight the ruling class in Canada and the United States. The native Indians+ like the East Indians, have been subjecte.d to propaganda cam- paigns from the ruling class, he said “they talk of the alcoholism problem-and that we can’t get our people together-but our people are beginning to see that the federal government is our problem.”

If you are attacked you have a right to defend yourself. It is this right which at least two East Indian communities are prepared to exer- cise in the face of escalating racist attacks.

That was the decision made last Sunday by the Toronto East Indian community when the East Indian Defense Committee (EIDC), origi- nally founded in Vancouver in 1973, established its Toronto chap- ter.

About 600 people including rep- resentatives of thirty organizations turned up at the Harbord Collegiate to express their support.

President of the EIDC, Sardar Bela Singh Thandi, said that the committee was established to “de- fend the homes, houses and lives of members of the East Indian com- munity.” He also expressed confi- dence that the youths will defend their neonle against racist attack.

Indians have coincided with the Greenpaper, so in 1969, when the government released a White Paper “designed to exterminate the In- dian problem within 25 years”, ra- cist attacks against the Indians es- calated. I

Martin Bracey, a black Canadian communist gaoled in 1969 for his part in the Sir George Williams University sit in; said that there is a lesson “that lies in the experience of the EIDC for other national minority communities. ” He said “we must prepare to defend ourse- lves ,” but warned that “without organization and training, all talk of defending ourselves is just hot wind.”

For those with any doubt that the Canadian government is capable of ’ racism, a review of Canadian im- migration history,was given citing a’ long list of government policies which discriminated ‘against the Chinese, the East Indians and others.

Vern Harper, a member of the Toronto Warriors Society was the featured speaker of the programme he/d on june 3 at the Kjtchener library.

Metis leader speaks photo by marg murray The EIDC giew out of an ad hoc

committee set up in 1968, explained

7974 called~ ‘historic year’ If the East Indians are again being subjected to racism-and there is little doubt that they are, as why else would the average East Indian join a defense com- mittee?-then there are plenty of people willing to support them in their defense. They include native Indians, communists, socialists, Christians and the many people from a host of nationalities rep- resented at the meeting on Sunday.

groups because they were for the most part dependent on the federal government for financial support and so were easily co-opted.

Some of the new groups which have emerged in the past few years, however, are making...,demands -especially, those over land use and control-which are threating Ottawa technocrats.

Referring in this context specifi- cally to the different “warrior societies”, Harper noted that within Indian traditions, “warrior societies always emerge in times of oppression.”

Also shown at the meeting was “‘The Other Side of the Ledger”, a film tracing the historical relation- ship between the Hudsons Bay Company and native peoples -particularily in the three prairie provinces. The ill effects of the re- lationship upon the economic and cultural base of the native peoples was shown to still exist w-ith the “bay’s” v,,irtual monopoly of food and ,other commodity distribution and over the general exchange of goods in many northern com- _ _

“1974 was an historic year in which the native peoples said to the Canadian people that enough is enough. In Kenora they picked up arms and in Cache Creek too.”

So said Vem Harper, a Metis leader and member of the Toronto Warriors Society, in a meeting held at the Kitchener Public Library last Tuesday evening.

Speaking of the numerous con- frontations which took place last year and of the final clash on Parli- ament Hill, Harper saw among na-

tive people the growth of a con- sciousness of “belonging to a single nation rather than to different tribes. ’ ’

A participant in the riot in Ot- tawa, Harper said: “I find it ironic that the government said that they wouldn’t negotiate out of the barrel of a gun yet it was us who was under the barrel of the gun in Ot- tawa.”

Harper said that the government preferred to deal only with the trad- itional and established Indian

Paul Copeland, a Toronto lawyer, was also present to con- . gratulate the EIDC Toronto Chap- ter on its founding. Many other iawyers sent messages of suppO.rt.

The main speaker of the evening was Dr. Marimbe of the Zimbabwe Africans National Union (,ZANU) who spoke of their struggle to liber- ate their land from the Ian Smith regime. He pledged ZANU’s sup- ’ port of the EIDC and said; “by helping people in struggle any- where, we are in fact helping ourse- ,, lves .”

adoDted ro PO sa i Though the UW senate has re-

jected a draft proposal to establish a province-wide salary negotiating body to deal directly with the On- tario government over faculty pay issues, the board of governors de- cided Tuesday to go along with it.

with the ministry of colleges and universities regarding financing of post-secondary education.

The proposal made by a joint committee of the Ontario Confed- eration of University Faculty As- sociations and presidents of the universities calls for a separation of profs’ wages from the university system’s operating budget. Pres- ently, faculty salaries account for a large slice of a university’s ex- pense.

Instead of negotiating with each university over pay issues, profs would parley directly with the pro- vince for salary increases, fringe benefits, merit increases and an av- erage student/faculty ratio across ,’ the system.

UW faculty association presi- dent Jim Stone said that if the prop- osal is acceptable to all concerned when it is finalized in October, it could prevent the association from unionizing . “This is the last chance for co-operation between adminis- trators and faculty when approach- ing government about matters of university financing. ’ ’

If the current trend in university financing persists, then university profs will soon be “displaced” by community college and secondary school teachers in wage settle- merits, Stone added.

-john morris

Marimbe talked of international solidarity against international capitalism and racism. He said that he was particularly pleased to speak before such a cosmopolitan gathering, in particular he expres- sed empathy with the native In: dians. He said Zimbabwe people and the native Indians have suf- fered from the same violation of their human rights. Thus Marimbe said he was “pleased to be part of this international gathering in- volved in the struggle against inter-

munities. (

“We’re .going to try and make it

\

as hot as possible for them,” he

Harper warned the group that the prediction made by one bureaucrat in the Indian Affairs department of

said.

a long, hot summer ahead was ac- curate.

-doug ward

Another Indian leader, Wayne

Cameron said to the EIDC that if they (the racists) kick, kick them

Stonechild, a band counsellor from

back; if they shoot, shoot them too.”

Saskatchewan, suggested that just as the racist attacks on the East

national racism.”

-neil docherty

Dispute goes to arbitrtition The proposal was accepted by

board members as most felt it might open “new ways of discussion” The seven month dispute bet-

ween Renison College and social science prof Jeff Forest will be ar- bitrated by David Johnston, dean of the University of Western On- tario law faculty.

The arbitration procedures begin June 8 at Renison and according to the lawyer-for the college, the hear- ing could last up to 10 days.

Renison may call 30 witnesses in support of its dismissal of Forest, fired Oct. 3 1, 1974, along with academic dean Hugh Miller.

Miller has since negotiated his own settlement with the college.

Renison argues that it was within its legal right to dismiss Forest, while he contends he was ‘impro- perly dismissed.

The arbitration hearing will also - cover what severance allowance will be made should Forest not be allowed to return to teach.

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her complai The Ontario Public Interest Research Group Chevron: Did OPIRG receive any ot (OPIRG) after receiving a complaint from a Water- from inmates? _ - - loo student undertook a thorough investigation into conditions at the Kitchener provinci@ jail. The jail is locqted behind the county courthouse at the corner of Weber and Frederick streets and was built in 1852. The jail is consistently overcrowded and few major renovations have been made to the structure since nineteenth century. The jail stands as a reminder to us just how much misery our society inflicts on so &lled criminals. The following is an interview with David Robertson, the OPIRG research co-ordinator who cohducted much of OPIRG’s research into the Kitchener Jail issue. \

Chevron: How did OPIRG first become involved - with the provincial jail issue? _

David Robertson: The way we get involved in a lot of projects is by first recognizing it as a public issue that needs investigating. Then we’ll consider picking it up and doing some &search into it and deciding if it warrants further action.

Specifically with the Kitchener jail, one student who had stayed in the prison came to us and told us about the conditions he had experienced;

So OPIRG undertook some research into condi- tions at the Kitchenerjail and we decided, yes, it was becoming much more of a public issue. We found grand jury reports were consistently noting intolera- ble conditions in the jail.

Chevron: Could you detail the objections-?

David Robertson: For the last twenty years every grand jury condemned the jail on one ground or another. We have to understand the grand jury sys- tem. It’s not a really effective public watchdog- over lockups.

For instance the grand jury will be instructed in its duties by the county sheriff and then within two weeks they must submit a report on the lockups in the Kitchener area. Whether or not a jury of lay people just picked from the jury rolls can adequately document the conditions of the jail facilities is highly questionable.

But what they did rescond to was the bad physical plant of the Kitchener jail. Comments usually ranged from the poor plumbing facilities to inade- quate space to the loud level of noise, poor sanitary facilities in the kitchen, lack of recreation facilities, and the lack of library facilities.

So these complaints about the physical plant were a starting point for OPIRG. The grand jury com- mented that the place was a’black hole of Calcutta. But most of the complaints are just on the physical plant because they have never had any time to ex- amine records or documents, or to receive state- ments from inmates.

Chevron: What is the capacity of the jail and what is the average daily population?

David Robertson: The jail is usually filled to one hundred per cent over the capacity of the jail. There are usually thirty people over the capacity of the jail.

Chevron: When was the jail built?

David R&e&on: It was built over 120 years ago. Renovations have taken place over the years, but never renovations that are adequate. But again all that is just focusing on the physical plant. That is only a starting point.

Chevron: Recently the provincial Ministry of Cor- rectional Services answered your complaints. What were the complaints you made and what was the reply? ,

David Robertson: As a case example for us to see how the review procedure works, we approached the ministry with our complaints and they sent in one of their inspectors and in a lengthy two hour session he took a statement from the student, who then had to sign the statement. _~ -.

At the time we asked if we could havea copy of it and the inspector said we had to put in a request to the ministry. We received the statement after-much hassle with the miniStry.

We wanted to document some of the conditions. We listed some of the criticisims of the physical

- -plant: the poor plumbing, the toilets that do not work, and then we got into the interactibnal and the

, situational dynamics of prison life, that is the har- rassment of the inmates by the guards and their deliberate head games; frustrating the inmates by refusing all their requests.

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David Robertson: Showing us the inadequacy of appeal procedure, we received a letter from an mate relayed to us through a lawyer.

The letter talked about an actual condition t was ju’st taking place in the jail. It seemed-that inmate requested more spaghetti sauce and this P refused by a guard who was always refusing prism ers requests.

After the request’was refused several times threw his plate at the wall. The jail administrate responded by locking yp all the prisoners in the cei

Meanwhile a prisoner is being dragged downsta to the hole, solitary confinement, and the guards 2 overheard as saying: “I had to punch this guy in t head to get him out of his cell.” This just fills you on background as to what was happening in the jz The guy was put on a restricted diet as punishmer

The prisoners were asking for a glass of water a so the guards turned the fire hoses on them. T prison&-s were yelling and screaming from the pa of the spouting water under pressure. The inma said they left the fire hose on for fifteen to twen minutes. The prisoners were given a mattress ani blanket and were then supposed to stay in their cell

And so you have an action like this taking Glac and we’re receiving a letter from Potter whitewasi ing the whole system, everything is fine ! Again ths hints at need for much more public accountability c jails as public institutions and of course that’ OPIRG’s interest in the local jail.

How do we make the jail more accountable? Ifit’ an institution removed from the community t&n will take on a life of its own. It will set up its ow rules and regulations. Prisoners’ rights are COI

stantly being violated there since it is so isolate from the public ‘eye. Then atrocities do happen.

Chevron: DQes OPIRG have any suggestions as tl how the problem could be alleviated?

David Robertson: It gets us to the problem of, wha level do we operate? It leads us into the whole prok lem as to what is crime?

That raises a lot of issues of unemployment, c inadequate working conditions and that gets yo into a whole macroscopic understanding of the SC cial order. We must understand where crime de velops from. Who are the people who are in prison By and large they are not from the upper middll classes. They are usually low& class people.So yol can begin to analyse and that gets you into thinkin, of revamping the whole penal system. However that’s much more-long term.

The immediate needs are those of the prisoners i! the Kitchener jail who will be there tommorow an must be somehow protected. Originally the way WI saw that sort of protection was to liire a full-timI ombudsman who wotild work in the jail, but not bt responsible to jail officials; that is to have a publit watchdog there.

That way it wouldn’t be a matter of redressin, grievances, but with a watchdog there the situation would change. Hopefully there would no-longer bL any grievances. It’d be less likely that the guard would no longer play their little games.

But, I think it is somewhat of an idealistic notiol that we can get an ombudsman in the jail, especiall:

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975 . the. chevron 5 :n the province has turned around and hired a vincial ombudsman who will in no way meet the ds of Kitchener inmates. Somehow it puts a :k in the possibility of getting a jail ombudsman. o the way we have begun to rethink this is by lg through the legislation and try to advocate a .onal ombudsman. Then there would be a reg- 31 ombudsman to handle functions of govem- It, including the local institutions. nd.to somehow make that person a much more ve investigator, not someone who sits in the ce waiting for letters to come to that person. For ante the government has just passed a new act, public investigation of public institutions act,

ch replaces our whole grand jury system of in- tigation. It is totally inadequate for the purpose Jublic watchdogging. 1 won: Why is it inadequate?

id Robertson: Twice a year a panel of lay people instructed in open court by a judge of their

es. Then they have to investigate conditions in jail within a period of two weeks. Most impor- ? the jail officials are going to know when they’re

iing. --- ne inmate said: “You know when the grand jury Iming, everything is being cleaned so it will look : because the grand jury is coming in.” The on officials will know when they are coming and welcome them and will talk to them. That shows I it would be an advantage having an ombudsman -e all the time.

is a possibility if we move to a regional om- sman system we make part of the ombudsman’s )onsibility to travel with the lay panel through the So you get the ombudsman out of the office and

\ the lockups to investigate. lsewhere in Canada where there has been an Judsman that person has also had to announce :never he plans to inspect. Well again that is crous, it’s like the meat inspectors. So therefore ; person must be able to go in unannounced.

wren: What will be in OPIRG’s brief to the inet next month?

id Robertson: In the brief is documentation that r since the jail was built it was’under the county ncil and the council totally neglected the jail and egged on its responsibilities to the jail. Whenever -e was an item to be cut it was always the jail that cut first.

‘he council haggled for years over minor renova- s. They really wanted nothing to do with the jail, they let it deteriorate, physically and psycholog-

ly and of course socially. Then in 1968 the pro- :ial government took it over and I don’t think it’s n that much better. o what we’re trying to do is although we do talk ut the physical plant and we want to focus in on :r issues. 1e are focusing on documenting the grievances prisoners have. We want to focus on the guard ning system which is-totally inadequate. It seems le a system where you learn from the guards who e been around. They call them the old bulls. The rds have set up a relationship with the guards ch is totally unproductive. think its important to mention that sixty to se- ty per cent of the inmates in Kitchener jail have been convicted. Most of them are pending sen- :e and have not been convicted. nd yet in our letter form Potter this is a high /

security prison and has to remain so, in the public interest and be maintained as such. Well how is it high security when you have the majority of the people legally still innocent and although they are still innocent they have to go through the Kitchener jail.

One prisoner who was on tranquillizers prior to going into the jail was given tranquillizers right up until the day of trial. Then they took hi-moff tranquil- lizers and into court, all nervous and jittery. Then when he was taken out of court he was put on tran- quillizers .

What were the guards and medical doctor trying to do? Psyche this guy out for court? So there are a lot of grievances about the medical treatment where regulation are not being followed.

We want to talk to the provincial cabinet about these grievances and document them. We’ll talk about the inadequacy of the grand jury system as it presently stands for public investigation. We will point to the inadequacy of the new Public Investiga- tions Act because it fails in alot of important areas. %

The major issue we will raise is public accessabil- ity to institutions like the jail. They are publicly financed but it seems that correction authorities have forgotten they are public employees and they are insisting on operating under a cloak of secrecy.

We know -prisons are in no way rehabilitative units. Eighty per cent of prisoners return to jail again.

One way we can understand that is by understand- ing how people operate, not in the flowery ideology of ministry statements. But in the day-to-day prac- tice of jail officials. The way we do that is by con- ducting these specific/investigations. Violations ap- - pear to be the rule, not the exception. Even if they are only minor violations or infringements of human rights. But it is the ethic of the environment of cus-

- tody to create that. We wish to make a proposal to affect this om-

budsman that the province has just appointed. The legislation we have analyzed from across Canada is r again totally inadequate. Again the ombudsman has

,a housekeeping function, not house cleaning. If its going to be kept as an in-house function then it will not redress any grievances.

We want to affect the Ontario legislation and make it more relevant, more substantial. Whether or not we can do that is totally up in the air. Our whole issue is we want to work at a number of levels to make jail officials more accountable. This will in- volve community groups already interested in prison reform. OPIRG will work with them to make the jail more accountable. I

The prisoners speak . .A cell mate of mine filled out a request form to I his new boss and explain that he’d be out on turday. The guard said the call was made but ien I’ saw my friend later he said my boss was ver called . . .

. .I signed a form for my tobacco when I was nitted but I never received it for two days and only !n because I kept bugging them.. .

3 even get toilet paper you had to keep bugging ? guard. The toilets were rotten and never aned. . .”

. .The floor was filthy so we used to put our blank- ; on the floor to sit on but the guard would come ng and kick us to get up. . .” -

. .It’s the old showers at the end of the cell blocks it don’t work and can’t be fixed without tearing up - ! stone floor. . .”

. .I was never given a towel and there wasonlyone vel for six men . . .”

. .I couldn’t wait to be released so I could get a 3wer. I knew I smelled terrible . . .”

. . . Our cups which we used to drink everything from were never washed. It made me sick to drink from it . . .”

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. . . We had one towel which we used to wipe the table and our hands and everything else which needed wiping . . .”

“ . . . I had a cyst on my hand which I wanted removed because it was really painful. I constantly com- plained to the doctor but it took five months before it was finally removed . . .” P

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. . . Clothes were really filthy. They had no buttons except on the sleeves. Then the guards would come around and tell you to keep your shirt buttoned. . .”

. . . Another inmate in the next cell block was 16 years old. The guards deliberately tried to scare him just for fun. They kept telling him that he’d better watch out for the other two inmates who were in his cell. The guard got the other two guys to go along. This went on for a couple of days, during which time the 16 year old wouldn’t go to sleep until he was sure his cell mates were sleeping . . .”

. . . after the guy in the next cell was cut down and taken to the hospital the guards were laughing and suggested someone else try it so they could go to the hospital with us and watch all the pretty nurses. . .” \

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With the appropriate per- sonalities, this film would probably have carried through, but with the detriments of inadept casting and with the deficiency in the theme and plot, only Peter Bogdonovich, the three-in-one creator of this pic- ture, could fully appreciate this production. satin attire that she displays The slightly black and white cos-

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No-pest *do-people If Canada were faced bv a serious spreads through the air is lethal to insects;

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epidemic of malaria or yellow fever or even however wheiher a human breathing the sleeping sickness, even a dispassionate same concentration of nerve gas for hours balancing of the risks of Shell Oil’s vapona on end is also harmful to human health has no-pest strip would not come-down in , been a matter of some debate since the favour of blanketing our homes with its strips were first marketed. twenty-four hour secretion of nerve gas.

According to recent scientific reports it may well be causing mutations, altering our body chemistry and reducing breathing ability of people with severe lung disor- ders .

Shell first marketed thq no-pest strip in Canada ten years ago claiming it was a clean, effective way to kill flies.

The no-pest strip works on the ptinciple of continuously saturating the environment with a deadly nerve gas vapour which kills any creature that flies. Thanks to its deadly attributes the no-pest strip has suickly be- come the most popular fly killer ,on the market. It’s used in one in three Canadian households and in one quarter of all cana- dian hospitals.

damage human breathing and nerv-

In the,United States a petition from the Health Research Group, .a non-profit pub- lic health body working in association with

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Protection Agency to deiermine the safety of the product. The petition alleges that no-pest strips cause cancer, and mutations,

The concentration of vapour thk strip. releases has been declared-safe by Shell under certain conditions. However a World Health Organization report deter’- minyd that the safe level of nerve gas was .a fifth of what Shell insisted it was. Shell argues ‘ ‘the vapona non-pest strip affects no physiological variables other than those which it affects, and that any affected parameters don’t matter”. However, the Health Research Group’s submission to the EPA draws different conclusions. The groups found that at ‘acceptable’ levels the bronchioles of the lung are narrowed by the contraction of their muscles or by mucous secretion, breathing becomes more dif- ficult especially in cases of users having emphysema, asthma or are heavy smokers.

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have-had to think very- seriously about withdrawing it”.

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fairview* the Toronto Warrior’s Society and to your readers.

correction Eugene Beuthien

Fairview Collective

The line “organized by the Fairview Collective” was ulaced in the ad at the direction of Shane

In your last edition, an advertisement for the Toronto Warriors Society ca.tied the legend: ‘ ‘organized by Fairview Collec- live”. That legend was in error and was

Rob&s, Federation of Students, who sponsored the ad. He wishes to apologise for not credikng the’ others who contributed. ’

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‘placed there only as- the result of poor . communication.

The Toronto Warrior’s Society visit to Kitchener was organized by a collection of

, groups and individuals including people from the Global Community Centre, the KW Metis and Non-Status Indian Associa- tion, and several other individuals, some of whom are associated with the some-what mythical “Fairview Collective”. Thus that legend slighted several groups and indi- viduals. For that, we apologize.

academics This letter is ofcered in response to Andy

Telegdi’s reported reference to the domi- nance of academics in the Waterloo North N.D.P. Riding Assoc. Of the fifteen mem- bers of the riding executive only three are “academics”, as opposed to four working members of the community and eight stu- dents here at the University. In the light of this information Andrew’s defeat would appear more a consequence of his failure to appeal “to a significant cross section of the party” than upon any efforts of a so-called

*academic dominated executive to defeat him.

,Mike Jordan Bob Wilson

Catherine Murray

Secondly, the name “Fairview Collec- tivk” only has meaning within the context of a satire published in installments in the chevron earlier this year, co-authored by one of our local sectarian organizations. Thus, the use of that credit line ‘was inap- propriate in the advertising of a serious political event. For that, we apologize to

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Shell only added the warnings to the * package at the insistence of government bodies in the US and Canada. There are no warnings on no-pest containers in Britain because authorities have not insisted on it.

The most powerful argument against Vapona strips is that in Canada they are

completely unnecessary. While Shell’s ad- vertising stresses the health hazards of domestic flies, public health officials in Canada doubt that insects are a significant cause of disease in this country. Household flies are an aesthetic rather than a medical problem in Canad’a and Vapona no-pest strips should be evaluated on that basis. Flies can be killed without any risk to health bv flyscreens, sticky flypapers or rolled up newspapers. In our part of the world where flies are no more than a nuis- ance overdramatised by Shell Oil and its admen and numerous safe alternative methods of killing flies are available there is no need (in our society to use products potentially very dangerous to our health. Shell Oil is concerned about one thing, pro- fit, and not our health.

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This is a big week for Kitchener-Waterloo. On Saturday our PET the PM is flying in via his own . grass roots have. Last time PET was’in town, Waterloo studenis put the event on the front page special helicopter to get a feeling for the grass roots or who knows what. Anyways the guy who of the Globe-and Mail by protesting and pidketjng at his hotel. The grass roots were restless called me from Ottawa mumbled something about grass roots. And then, how lucky can we be then but PET knows its safe to come now. Wanna a beer. I almost forgot to credit t@ewho in one week, Billy Davis and the cabinet are coming to Kitchener Public Library (behind the Kitchener Jail) to listen to our problems and then leave. Well aint that nice of PET and Billy. You

gave us a hand with the Chevy this week:iTulips to helen witruk, michael gordon, neil docherty, doug ward, henry hess, john morris, marg murray, robert maklan, randy hannigan, Sylvia

know, sitting in an office on Ottawa or Toronto you need to be reminded of all the problems we hauck, diane ritza, carol pierce, flora conroy, and so gudafteFnOOn and how about that beer. ,-

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The opening game in the Women’s Slow Pitch league took place on Monday evening and re- sulted in a 19-2 victory for the Kin Staff Team (The Elderberries) over

, the 4th year Kin students. Fans were delighted to see the

Elderberries hit the field in top form after their lengthy spring training.

‘Stretch’ Davis, noted for her long reach off first base seemed to

- be able to cover even more distance

than usual, no doubt a result of her winter long dog training sessions. Another El.derberry , Fran Allard was at her best after having spent many hours on road work over the past year.

The staffers had obviously been on the recruitment trail and picked up some’ younger elders to help them through some of the tough patches.

The 4th year Kin students (Un Loaded Buses) were more than

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ready for their first match but just couldn’t seem to find the openings in the Elderberry outfield. They do have a potentially strong team, however they may have to refrain from using Debbie Sitts as pitcher. Colleen Mannion may win the award as their most agile player after her Monday night perfor- mance.

The second year Kin-team may be-the dark horses in the league this year. They were seen practicing Monday evening and it would ap- pear they have enlisted the services of a certain male co-op student to coach. They still make their play- ing debute on Monday evening at 5:45 p.m.

If there are any other women on campus who would like to play in this league please call Sally Kemp at 8851211, Ext. 3533.

Instruction Tennis beginners: due to the vast

number of people interested in learning tennis, a second series of classes will be held starting .in 4 weeks. Anyone still wishing les- sons is to contact Sally Kemp at 3533 to register. Lessons are held on Tuesdays, Wednesday, and Thursdays from 5-6, 6-7 p.m.

Beginner ‘s golf lessons began this week-but there are still some open-

ings. Classes are held Wednesdays day from 7 p.m. in the Blue ac- and Thursdays from 12-1 p.m. To tivities area PAC. Contact Jim register contact Sally Kemp at ext. Doherty, 884-7987. 3533..

Kinder Gym and Swim is being held on Thursday from 9:30 to 1l:OO a.m. Each child is to be ac-

IM golf companied by an adult. Cost is Match play $5.00 for 8 lessons. To register, see Organisational meeting will be _ the receptionist in the PAC. held on Wednesday, June 11, at

Fitness classes continue to be held 4:30 pm in PAC 1083. Rules and Monday, Wednesday and Fridays tournament prizes will be discus- at noon in the PAC. There is still lots ofroom. Come out and get fit.

Swimming classes are into their Scotch foursome -- second week. All interested couples who want Class times ,are: an afternoon of fun and frolic are Mondays 7 :00 pm - level 1 invited to sign the sheet in the PAC

-Bronze office. Senior Awards The two-ball tournament will be

Wednesday 7 pm - Level 2 & 3 -. held at Foxwood Golf-Club on , 7:45 pm - Level 1 Thursday, June 12. .

Judo workouts are being held Everyone will meet at the golf Mondays and Wednesday 7-9 pm, course at 2 :30 pm and prizes will be in the combatives room PAC, start- awarded afterward at the Prince of ing\Monday , May 26. Contact Mike Wales. Celik, 578-6584.

Gymnastics, recreational type, is being held Monday and- Wednes- Cycle rally

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A co-ed contract bicycle rally will be held on July 3rd at 6:00 pm.

Students, faculty and staff are invited to participate by submitting a team of two men and two women. There is an entry fee of $2.00 per team. Entry forms will be available in the PAC or teams can sign up on posted sheets.

The route is approximately 9-10 miles, starting at the administration building and finishing at 55 1-B Sunnydale Place for presentations and barbecue,

Each team contracts to complete the rally in a specified amount of time and the team that most closely approximates its contracted time wins the rally.

For more information check the entry forms or sign-up sheet post- - ings.

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