The January 2nd, 1985 Volume 18 Issue 1

Foreign students pay more Pay more. Science classes, get ready

for lab fees. Nursing students, start paying for real costs and not the subsidised school you have been·getting for the past years.

And especially, starting this January, students on the "visa" program of English as a Second Language (ESL), will have to shell out big bucks to attend Douglas College.

A$1.5 million budget short­fall will begin to make itself noticed in the corridors of this institution during the next few months, college president Bill Day says.

Twice the president has taken his proposals to mem­bers of Douglas College. In October he held a public meeting in the large lecture theatre and said teachers and/ or staff may have to be let go.

In November he told the Student Society his plans to change the way we learn.

And in December the col­lege board tried to get in on the act, but had one major proposal shot down when con­fronted by about 30 faculty, staff and students.

A plan to charge nursing students "user fees" did not make it past the bargaining table of one of the college's long named committees, board member Sandy Tompson said on December 14.

The Educational Policy and Procedure Committee (EP­PCO), made up of students,

"Who gives a toot," says typically Huey lewis and the News than something f 1 ff d uninvolved Douglas College student. ''The sweet like a Beethoven symphony." acu ty sta an administra-

tors voted to turn down the way I see it this place is being run by a bunch photo by SEAN VALENTINI proposal to bring in Self of radicals who would rather have you play Funded Credit Courses for •-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Po~ B~it and Profuss~n~

Faculty upset with bargaining Upf~~~~;nn~;i~nfh!t:~~~s .is by DAN HILBORN

The faculty at Douglas Col­lege are more than a little upset because they have gone over 18 months without a contract.

Spokespersons for the Douglas and Kwantlen Fac­ulty Association have been taking presentations to the college management and stu­dent society in the hopes of gaining support for their pro­posals.

Under the college's most recent offer "mediocrity will become the way of I ife at Douglas College," faculty rep Ralph Stanton told the student society last month.

"You'll notice the liveliest

faculty are the most active," Stanton said. "With these proposals we'll have a college made of the blandest, least controversial and least inter­esting instructors."

Len Millis, association vice­president, made a similar presentation to he college board at their December 14 meeting.

He said the college had been negotiating with a "reas­onable amount of sincerity and honesty", but several events show "a lack of good faith."

Specific proposals the tac­ulty do not like include the vacation entitlement clauses, seniority rights and a pro­posed 2.5 per cent salary

increase in only the second year of the contract.

The last faculty contract ex pi red on March 31, 1983 and the old agreement must be used until a new contract is negotiated.

Even the two year contract the sides are currently work­ing on would run out in another three months.

Negotiations will resume on an informal basis January 8.

The student society has not taken sides in the negoti­ations, although president Jesse Sedhu said after Stan­ton's presentation last month the faculty have supported the society in several concerns over the past year.

in a position to make a recommendation on the pro­posal, but "not tonight".

The plan "stimulated con­siderable discussion," Tompson said, and other board members said the input of EPPCO had some interest­ing points.

"What they were debating was how to fund it,'' said board member Bill Emerton.

Both the board and EPPCO used the college's new phil­osophy statement to back ar­guments for and against the user fee plan. The board has not ruled out the possibility of bringing the proposal back at a later meeting.

"Perhaps Douglas College is really saying if employment

is a pre-requisite to a course, we may drop this as a prior­ity," said Tompson. The col­lege may not want fully self- · funded courses, he said.

But for students in the visa program, self-funded courses are already a way of life. The new fees are not included in the college calendar, but the course schedule shows a full­time program of ESL will cost $1,223.

Last year the fees were only $227.

"1 just think that it's really sick to charge these people massive fees just to come to Canada," said former student vice-president Gordon Bryan.

"If we jacked up fees, some students could pay," Day said. "But some would have their fingers pried off the lifeboat."

Another recent develop­ment is the Student Society stance on tuition hikes and cutbacks in some programs.

Jesse Sedhu, student presi­dent, asked the college board to give the students "a nice Christmas present" last month, and not raise any tuition costs.

Board chairperson Gerry Trerise said he was "astonish­ed" with Sedhu's comments.

Last spring the Student Society sent letters of thanks for giving students a 11.8 per cent tuition increase, Trerise said, and Day told the college in October he expected the Student Society to support another tuition increase.

But Sedhu said he didn't say that.

The letters of thanks were for last year's increase only, because of the large sums Sedhu saw elsewhere around the province, and were not meant to indicate support for future tuition increases, Sedhu said. · But tuition will be going up

at Douglas College in the next few years, because the minis­try of education says it must. The policies are outlined in the Five Year Plan and approved by the provincial government.

The college received its Program Profile from the min­istry on November 30, but the administration and board have not released exactly what was given to Douglas College for 1985.

"We fully expect a lot of energetic debate," he said. "There will be time for dis­course and changes are not a fait accompli."

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Rona Murray comes to Douglas

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The writing program at Douglas College is taking a new direction in 1985. For six days in February one of Canada' s most popular au­thors will enter the community as Douglas College's Writer­in-Residence.

and will attend several college writing classes which are also open to the public.

Douglas College will not be a new experience for Murray. From 1974 to 1976, she was a part-time instructor in the writing program.

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It was this experience, plus her prolific writ_ing, which convinced writing instructor Maurice Hodgson to ask Murray to come to Douglas College as Writer-in-Resi­dence. WIN

YOUR OWN "This is, in a sense, a real

coup for our mllege," he says . "And not only can the stu­dents here benefit from her experiences, but the whole community is also invited to see her."

KriOWLEDGE riETWORK

llad1e lhaek COLOR

COMPUTER2 Rona Murray

"Murray is an always ex­emplary writer who does not dwell on the frivolous styles many authors use to gain popularity," he says. "With this, we could be leading the way to bring more writers of her calibre into the Vancouver area."

RULES: 1. Winner names will be selected at random from entries received

Rona Murray, well-known throughout North America ~s one of Canada's leading poets, playwrights and authors of fiction and drama, will be in New Westminster the first ' week of February to help new writers discover the world of publishing.

at each of the participating institutions. 2. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older. 3. One entry per person. 4. Prizes must be accepted as awarded. 5. Winners must be residents of British Columbia. 6. Winner names will be announced and computer awarded on

January 28, 1985. 7. Entries must be received by January 21, 1985.

''Rona Murray has a breadth of writing expe­rience," Hodgson says. "This plus her knowledge of the British Columbia writing scene has made her an ob­vious choice when we began looking for a Writer-in-Resi­dence."

8. Employees and immediate families of participating educational institutions, Knowledge Network, Radio Shock and "its dealers not eligible to win.

Probably best known for winning the Pat Lowther A­ward in 1982 as Canada's top female poetry writer, Murray will hold workshops and read­ings for all members of Douglas College and the pub­lic.

Anyone interested in meet­ing this popular and prolific writer can attend any of these events with Rona Murray. For more information on the Writer-in-residence program contact Douglas College at 520-5400.

Drop your entry form in the contest box

in the Douglas College Library.

Bookstore buyback policy and hours

The bookstore services will resume operation January 2nd, 1985.

HOURS:

Wed., Jan 2, 1985

Thurs., Jan 3, 1985

Fri., Jan. 4, 1985

12:30p.m.­,4:00p.m. 9:30a.m.-4:00p.m.

9:30a.m.-4:00p.m.

The bookstore will provide extended hours for the spring 1985 semester as follows:

Mon., Jan . 7 9:30a.m. -through Thurs ., Jan. 10 7:30p.m.

Fri., Jan. 11 9:30a.m. -4:00p.m. Mon., Jan . 14 9:30a.m.-

through Thurs ., Jan . 17 7:30p.m.

Fri ., Jan . 18 9:30a.m. to 7:30p.m.

Regular hours will resume effective Monday, January 21st, 1985:

Buy-Back of Used Textbooks

1. The Douglas College bookstore buy-· back service will pay 50 percent of the current selling price. 2. The bookstore reserves the right of choice and of limited Quantity. 3. The bookstore will not buy back textbooks valued at less than $5.00. 4. The bookstore will not buy-back college printed publications,-manuals, or used study guides .

The Douglas College bookstore buy­back service of used textbooks for the spring '85 semester is scheduled as follows:

Monday through Fridays

Wed.,Jan . 2, 1985

Thurs ., Jan . 3, 1985

Fri., Jan . 4, 1985

9:30a.m.-4:00p.m.

11 :00a.m.­"3:00p.m.

10:00a.m . .:. 3:00p.m.

10:00a.m.-3:00p.m.

Murray will divide her six day visit between readings at Douglas College and the New Westminster Public Library,

Trust Fund ~ets a hand The students of Douglas College

have some heavy hitters going to bat for them to help keep the costs of their education down.

The Vancouver Foundation, an org­anization famous for its philanthropic stance towards worthy causes, has donated $50,000 to the Douglas Col­lege Student Trust fund, and is guaranteeing future funding if other contributions match the high level achieved in 1984 over the next two years .

The Student Trust fund can keep pace with the $50,000 per year donation offered by the Vancouver Foundation.

"The significance of this $50,000 cannot be easily overlooked," says Bill Morley, the bursar of Douglas Col­lege. As the person responsible for the fund, he sees potential to raise up to $500,000 to use as student bursaries.

Money collected in the Student Trust will be placed in a capital growth account and the interest collected will be paid out each year to students chosen on the basis of financial need.

Douglas College already has group

of students, administrators, faculty and staff members to choose who deserves the bursaries and scholar­ships from the Student Trust fund .

This year, over $7,500 was awarded as grants to 19 students from the money received from the Vancouver Foundation . The Douglas College stu­dent society has even donated over $30,000 into the fund. Douglas College will continue its plan of looking for private donations from organizations, companies and individ­uals in the New Westminster, Bur­naby, Coquitlam and Maple Ridge areas .

Donations will be accepted at Doug­las College during normal office hours and individuals should contact Jim Doerr, charrman of the Douglas Col­lege Student Trust fund board of trustees, at 520-5400. ' "This money is just another way of

showing the community that Douglas College is at the front edge of keeping education within the reach of every­one," says Morley, who is also secretary /treasurer of the Student Trust.

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THE FRASER INSTITUTE: FACTS AND FALLACIES In May, 1984, the Fraser Institute

rose 4> the attention of British . Columbia due to the government' s consulting of the Fraser Institute

by CYNTHIA KILT

regarding the current budget. This budget led to disenchantment of the people of British Columbia, and thus led to fallacies disclosed about the Fraser Institute. Some facts and fallacies therefore, shall be disclosed in this article.

The Fraser Institute, founded in 1974 as an independent economic and social research organization, provides studies of economic policy and de­velops strategies. that are appropriate for the development of Canada's economy. The director of the Fraser Institute is Michael A. Walker. In an interview he explained the reason why the Fraser Institute was founded in British Columbia. ·

" At the time we were founded, there was in British Columbia a government, the Barrett government, which had been elected on the basis of

' a socialist agenda wh ich was largely felt was not in the interest of economic development of the pro vi nee."

The Fraser Institute' s objective was not to become involved in the political ideologies espoused by these parties, but rather to analyze and discuss the economic policy theories of the govern­ments. From its conception, the Fraser Institute has focused its attentions on federal rather than provincial issues . This is indicated by a number of books published by the Fraser Institute, as in Anatomy of a Crisis: Canadian housing Policy in the Seventies.

THE FRASER INSTITUTE AND THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT

In regards to the Fraser Institute' s relationship with governments, Walker stated:"The Fraser Institute is not funded by any government. It is not an ongoing advisor to the British Columbian government, or any other government across Canada, although, we have advised all the governments

One mtsconception regarding the Fraser Institute involves the consult­ing contract, concerning the budget, issued by the provincial government to the Fraser Institute. At that time, Walker "gave an indication of what he felt they (the provincial government) should do if they had the interests of the province at heart. Some of that advice they took, others of it they did not take. In fact, with a lot of it, they did the opposite of what we (the Fraser Institute) had suggested ."

The Fraser Institute is a supporter of economic analysis. According to Walker, the objective of economic analysis is to find out " .. . the most effective way of being caring about

at one time or another, except one." individuals ." In the absence of government The Fraser Institute provides people

funding, the Fraser Institute is funded with specific economic ideology; it is by t.he !o~lowing sources: cont~ibuti~ns up to the people to choose whether or of md1v1duals and corporations; m- not this ideology is consistent with come from Endowments; sales from · their beliefs . · their books; profit from Foreign Ex- An example of this was when the change; and mterest from Investment Institute had advised the government · funds. not to increase taxes, in the presence 0 the above sources, .the ,largest of a recovering economy. Yet, the

port1on of the Fraser lnst1tute s bud- government disregarded this sugges­get, 53 per cent, came from the tion and increased the sales tax by 2 contri.butions of individuals and cor- per cent. porat1ons .

THE FRASER INSTITUTE AND OPERA liON SOLIDARITY

Operation Solidarity published a · brochure part of which was entitled "Thoughts behind the politics: Quotes from Fraser Institute Publications and Officials.''

A large percentage of these quotes were written by Walter Block, chief economist of the Fraser Institute. The three quotes shown below are from his books, Defending the Undefendable

and Margaret Caldwell : " The Archetypical child labour em­

ployer is a's kindly, benevolent, and as filled with the. milk of human kindness as anyone else. Moreover, the institu­tion of labour is an honourable one, · with a long and glorious history of good works ."

" The slumlord does make a positive contribution to society: without him, the economy .. . would be worse off. That he continues in his thankless task, amidst all the abuse and vilifica­tion, can only be evidence of his basically heroi~ nature."

"Employers should have the right to demand that employees spin hula­hoops all day, or do a pirouette at odd

hours, be married, be unmarried, have certain religious beliefs, and practice them or not."

Such quotes lead to many fallacies about the Fraser Institute. They were not published by the Fraser Institute, and such quotes are not supported by it. The Fraser Institute commissions economists to write their books, not by their point of views, but because they either are knowledgeable on the subject studied, or they have express­ed an interest in the subject.

The Fraser Institute does honour ·their economists with a freedom of individuality, as is indicated by the following quote which is standard to Fraser Institute publications: " owing

·to the independence of the authors, the view expressed by them may or may not conform severally or collect­ively with those of the members of the Institute."

OTHER QUOTES FROM MICHAEL WALKER AND FRASER INSTITUTE PUBLICATIONS

On the CBC: "It has become a self-serving bur­

eaucracy in pursuit of its own goals . Its maintenance of separate French and English broadcasting systems serves to institutionalize the notion of two solitudes and in essence, amounts to a form of "cultural apartheid". On The Abolishment of the B.C. Milk Board:

"Having determined the annual cost of taxation to consumers is approxi­mately $12 million dollars (in 1975), they (the authors) suggest that it would be cheaper and more efficient to subsidize needy farmers directly." On Affirmative Action Programs:

"Affirmative action programs harm highly competent minority persons, by making it appear that their accomp­lishments are not due to their own efforts, · but to government "largesse"; they harm unqualified minority persons by placing them in positions which expose their incom­petence; they harm minority persons excluded from affirmative action, by increasing their frustration and lower­ing their motivation to attain job qualrfications on their own; as well, affirmative action exacerabates racial and other inter-minority group animo­sity."

THE FRASER INSTITUTE AND EDUCATION

·' 'The view is widely held that money spent on universities is spent to provide people with support for an education who otherwise wouldn't have the opportunity. The fact is, a vast majority of the resources ear­marked for post-secondary education is spent on in<iividuals from very wealthy families; those with incomes well above the national average, " said Walker.

In effect, according to Walker, money is transferred from average­income Canadians to high-income Canadians . The Fraser Institute sup­ports direct subsidies to those people who can not otherwise support them­selves, regarding their education, but they also support higher tuition fees for post-secondary institutions . The reason given for such an increase is that higher tuition fees promote stu­dents to devote themselves more to their studies.

The Fraser Institute is a supporter of economic analysis . According to Wal­ker, the objective of economic analysis is to find out " .. . the most effective way of being caring about individ­uals ."

The Fraser Institute provides people with specific economic ideology; it is. up to the people to choose whether or not this ideology is consistant with their beliefs .

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The year in ·pictures This is not a true top ten list, as we Sigourney Weaver are personal fav- Vancouver, probably won' t stick a- Otto; played by Martin Sheen' s son, is

haven't seen all the films of 1984 ourites of mine, and they put in round too long, so keep on the lookout torn between his " repo" career and (unlike real critics like Roger Ebert sterling performances here. for it. his punk roots, and finally discovers and Gene Sislsell. byt none of these Ghostbusters combines tongue-in- Heatwave: Another Australian that the answer lies with three dead

by the HAGENS

movies should disappoint, and there' s something for everyone here. The list is alphabetical, as it is very difficult to rate films that are so different.

All of Me: Steve Martin and Lily Tomlin, after a series of disasters, finally got together and got their careers on track with this one. All of Me, altflough relying on a simple idea and lots of sight gags, is exceptionally funny.

The interplay between Tomlin and Martin, who are cast into the same body by a twist of fate is marvellous. I had no difficulty suspending my disbelief, and laughed a great _deal

·during All of Me. . The Ballad of Narayama: A former

Cannes Prizewinner, this Japanese feature contrasts the cruelty and beauty of daily life in a tiny Japanese mountain village.

The drama focuses on the custom of "going to the mountain", whereby elderly villagers of a certain age are carried on the backs of their eldest sons to die amidst the snow on a nearby peak.

Initially brutalizing to western sen­sibilities, this tradition assumes its own significance in the context of this visually ·stunning and well acted drama, and forces some reflection on the treatment of the elderly in our own society.

The dinic: This Australian movie was made in 1982, but it first surfaced in B.C. at this year's Vancouver International Film Festival. The dinic is about a day in the life of a V.D. Oinic, and it combines subtle humour with realistic drama. In tandem, this makes for a very believable and enlightening film . It pops up now and again, so watch for it.

Comfort and Joy: This delightful fourth feature from Scottish director Bill Forsyth (local Hero, Gregory's Girl) is a must-see. Set in Glasgow, Comfort and Joy is about a radio D.J. whose humdrum life is shattered by two feuding ice cream companies . A plot so implausible would have created a disaster under the hand of any other director, but Forsyth pulls it off with considerable aplomb.

l'Etoile du Nord: Unfortunately only presented at the Vancouver International Film Festival, this little drama is an absolute gem, featuring splendid performances by two of France' s most seasoned actors,

'Phillipe Noiret and Simone Signoret. Virtually unknown in English Canada, these two veterans play off marvel­ously against each other in this taut and moving tale.

Signoret is an aging and unsuspect­ing landlady whose interest in living is resuscitated by the arrival of the exotic Noiret, who brings suitcases of Egyp­tian souvenirs and a dark secret.

It may not sound like much from this abbreviated description, but this is one of the best French films I've ever seen .

Ghostbusters: A love it or leave it movie, but I loved it. Bill Murray and

cheek suspense with the zany irrever- entry, this movie had its Canadian aliens in the trunk of a Chevy Malibu. ance of the old Saturday Night live premiere at the Film Festival this year. Repo Man also has a great sound­crowd and rightfully heads this year's A gripping thriller based on a true track and some classic low budget list of box office breadwinners . event, Heatwave exposes the dark special effects, and is a refreshing

Heart of the Stag: I saw this movie forces at work behind a Sydney change from the " formula" films of in San Francisco, and I don't think it housing development. Hollywood. has _played in our cor~er of the Great Murder, passion, greed and corrup- Splash: A movie about a mermaid? Wh1te North yet . F1lms from New tion are all accentuated by a torpid Come on, get serious! Zealand don't usually stray far from Australian heatwave, and the film Well 1 am serious. This is a really home, but if this one is indicative of races from its tense beginning to an funny film . A cast of up-and-coming their quality, we sh?uld s~n be seeing explosive climax. The acting of Judy stars, including Darryl Hannah (who is more from Australia's ne1ghbour. Davis (My Brilliant Career) is tough almost as good here as she was in

The Heart of the Stag tackles a and lean and should enhance her Blade Runner) Tom Hanks and John ?ifficult subject, inces~; but the ex~it- reputation as one of the stars of Candy keep 'splash perking along mg plot prevents the film from fallmg Australia's vibrant film industry. nicely. ~nto the trap of heavy-handed f!10raliz- Repo Man: This truly off-the-wall Thanks to a good script with good mg. Other P!uses and good actmg and effort takes a peek at two worlds most jokes (a rarity these days), Splash marvelous cmematography. of us know little about: the punk turns an old concept into something

This film, if it ever makes it to culture, and automobile repossession. fresh and new.

Cotton Club jazzy movie The Cotton dub is Francis Ford

Coppola's $47 million dollar attempt to bring the Jazz Age to the 80's and on the whole he succeeds. The original

by DAVE WATSON

COtton Club was a Harlem nightclub of the Prohibition era that featured black entertainers for an all-white audience. Celebrities, including gangsters, were frequently in the crowd.

Dixie Dwyer (Richard Cere) is a cornet player who saves the life of Dutch Shultz (James Remar), an act which draws him deep into the criminal underworld, where he be­comes involved with Shultz's girlfriend (diana Lane). This is the main plot, but it is embellished by as many other plots as supporting cast members. Now they know how many sub-plots it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

Fortunately they are presented clearly enough to avoid confusion, but I'm not going to tackle them here. The · plots are secondary, anyway; the aim of the movie is to portray the Jazz Age

· and this part of the film is excellent. The lavish sets and costumes ex­

plain the high cost of this film. The entire club was recreated in every detail on a soundstage and the exceptional cinematography reveals it superbly.

The entertainment at the club is a mixture of original, but true-to-life characters and historically true ones who went on to fame and fortune like Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway. The actor playing Calloway performs Min­nie the Moocher with a ferocity that rivals Little Richard.

The music in this film is great, and the roots of rock and roll show through in the energetic performances of many numbers . Richard Cere plays all his character's horn solos, and is very good, over-shadowing his limited act­ing skills .

Despite Cere' s lack of talent he does have a presence that suits the charac­ter he plays, who becomes a movie star later in the film . The rest of the cast t~rns in exceilent performances, espe­Cially Diana Lane who has to portray

an amoral part without losing audience symp(lthy. Bob Hoskins as the club owner Owney Madden a:nd Fred (Munsters) Gwynne as his pal Frenchie play good supporting role~ but Remar' s Dutchman steals the show with a savage portrayal that'll give you nightmares.

Although I really liked this movie, it has several flaws, mostly some unreal­istic dialogue and inconsistent actions. Part of this may be due to the genesis of the screenplay which was based on a story by Mario (Godfather) Puzo but underwent substantial rewriting by Coppola and William Kennedy. In

spite of this the whole presentation is breathtaking and very entertaining, so much so that I didn't notice the flaws until the film ended and I had a moment to think. The detail and complexity of the film just carries one along . This depth is amazing, since the film is only two hours long.

The Cotton dub is well worth seeing, if for no other reason than the nonstop entertainment it provides (although some of the tapdancing is gratuitous). Bring your grandparents to impress them with how hep the 80's can be.

Get flexible with Dale If student life is leaving you frustrat­

ed and stressed out, a good way to relieve tension is to attend Dale Flexman' s Dance Energy Movement

by RHONDA JESCHKE

in the dance studio on the 3rd floor next to the Music Department at Douglas College.

I started going to the classes last semester. Feeling shy, silly and reluc­tant at first, I loosened up as the night woreon . Dale employs improvisational movement through various tech-niques . '

The first part of the class is warm-up exercises, sometimes specific, some­times not. Some of the exercises are done in pairs so you can get to know the other partiCipants on a more personal level .

A large portion of the class involves attaining greater flexibility through stretching. You' ll stretch and strengthen parts of you body many of us usually neglect. Participants are reminded at this point not to over­exert themselves, body alignment being the important factor .

My favourite part of the evening is when Dale teaches us some chor-

eography. Even though it seems as if I have 2 left feet, after a few practices the figure in the mirror appears to be less laughable.

Another plus of the class is the relaxation achieved through a massage employed by a fellow participant with the guidance of Dale. The massages are usually accompanied by tranquil music.

Dale Flexman has a Senior Second­ary Degree in Education with a major in Physical Education and English.

While attending UBC, she trained and skated for 3 years with the UBC Figure Skating Team.

Flexman has danced for 7 years with Synergy N\ovement Workshops under Linda Rubin and has performed with Mary Craig. Her warmth and depth as a human being is conveyed in her attitude towards the class .

So, if you've got to release some pent-up energy or just want to spend an enjoyable 2 hours getting to know more about your body and how it works, get into some comfortable, loose-fitting clothes and attend a class on Tuesday evening or Thursday morning and have a comparatively inexpensive lesson in body movement. This means men too!!

See the advertisement in this issue for more information.

January 2nd,l985 THE OTHER PRESS page 7

CHRISTMAS HO-HUMBUG Another Christmas come and gone,

-and my first reaction is relief. I won't have to listen to those songs for eleven months. I doubt if there are more than

by DAVE WATSON

15 carols, but all have been recorded hundreds of times, in dozens of styles. Andy Warhol once said that everyone will be famour for 15 minutes. Maybe not, but it looks like everyone will record his or her own version of White Christmas.

Most people are probable tir~ of the old carols, but are too polite to say anything. The recent proliferation of rock Christmas songs like 2000 Miles by The Pretenders and Springsteen's Santa Claus is Coming to Town kept me sane, although the Christmas message in Madonna's Like a Virgin continues to escape me.

My first premonition of impeding

yuledom occurred in late November, when my socks from last Christmas began to self-destruct. The urgency of Christmas shopping descended on me. I've always enjoyed shopping, for I follow a simple formula: the 1 to 1 ratio. For every gift dollar, . spend a dollar on yourself. Few things feel better than a $300 shopping mall binge. Not this year. Instead, we bought a communal family present, a video tape machine, which we hooked up the day we bought it . To preserve the traditional Christmas flavour, we wrapped the box and placed it under the tree. Despite this touch, some of the spirit (and all of the reckless consumerism) of Christmas was lost. The VCR is wonderful, though. With­out it, like would be possibe, but certainly not desirable.

I've noticed one bad side effect of video machine ownership; a certain reduction of reality. Whenever I miss a word while in a theatre, my thumb

looks for the rewind button on the remote control. I fear this may spread to real life, especially lectures, where a pause and a mute button would be useful .

Our family no longer buys a real· tree. Decorating a five foot high mass

. of polystyrene just isn' t the same, and I miss the smell of pine needles.

Another Christmas tradition we did not participate in this year was the exchange of fruitcakes . You all know the Christmas fruitcake, that block as dense as lead, but not nearly as tasty. Actually, only 37 fruitcakes exist, but th~y are passed around from family to family for decades, which helps ex­plain what those mysterious green pieces are.

A word about Christmas stories: it should be an offence, punishable by no less than five years in prison, to remake Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol; probably the most overused plot line of the last 100 years . I think

moral message is imbedded deep in our genetic material by now.

Tuesday never feels like Christmas. Almost any other day is acceptable, with Sunday emerging as the logical choice. One would think the Almighty could arrange that December 25 would always fall on Sunday.

I don't want to give the impression I had a lousy Christmas; just an unexciting one. Some traditions were observed. Every year, my mom does a bunch of baking and freezes it after instructing everyone not to pilfer anything. Every year, this means I can liberate a few butter tarts that might not be notice<t usually no more than ten . I've come to prefer them frozen as a result. See, every holiday has its merits and besides, Christmas .is a good time to get reacquainted with all those swell relatives you've myster­iously lost touch with .

JA YNE~S SPORTS NEWS If you're new to Douglas College,

or coming back after the fall semester, you might like to know what's avail­able fer students in the way of Athletic

by JAYNE MUSKENS

clubs. For fitness, the college offers aer<r

bics and slow stretch classes every day Jf the week, except Fridays, from 12 to 1 p.m. in Room 1315.

Room 1323 is the college's weight room, which students can -use free of charge.

PLEASE DO NOT TAMPER WITH BUILDING SAFETY EQUIPMENT.

The college also offers a variety of clubs, which students can join for a nominal fee. These clubs meet in Room 1313.

Judo

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Mon. &Wed. 4:00p.m. - 5:30p.m.

Every day of the week 7:00p.m. - 8:30p.m.

To registerfor these clubs, just drop in during the above-mentioned times .

DouJ!Ias College also has a ski

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Intramural floor hockey will start this coming January. Games will played every Thursday from 12 to 2 p.m. Check for posters in the college for information on intramurals and the ski club.

If you're not the athletic type, but still enjoy watching sports, come down to the Gymnasium when the Royals volleyball and basketball teams home games, and cheer on our

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