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fees were about to rise. I recall seeing notices
about an E.C.C.A.D. Board of Directors

meeting to which we were all invited. We in ft) P | N | () N
the Planet were a little slow off the mark —

and didn’t realize that the Board meeting

believe that the school is administered in our
best interests by a group who’s behaviour is
suspicious at least.

Maybe I’m wrong and my distrust is
misplaced. I am prepared to be convinced by
plain facts, clearly and completely laid out.
For a start, we should have a complete

was going to vote on the fee increase, until Consider too the School Store. Where did financial statement about the school. Maybe
our Faculty Adviser came and advised us that come from? I’m a print-maker and last the fee increases are justified. Maybe the
what was going on. (When we got to the year I could buy most of my print supplies in School store does run at cost. We can’t
meeting we found that we were the only the studio, from the studio assistant, at a low check for ourselves unless we have the
students present). price, with credit. Steve, our studio assistant, information. .

But then again, we weren’t slow off the knew what we needed and gave us good It doesn’t look to me like the
mark. We have an expectation of friendly advice because he specialized in knowledge Administration is going to do the friendly
relations with the Administration. I thought relevant to our work. Now, I must go outside, thing and open their hearts to us. If we want
that if something that important was in the buy at higher prices, pay cash on the barrel- that information, we’re going to have to dig.
works the Administration would have spoken head, from people who (understandably) That digging is lots of work. It’s why we
to us sooner. I think common courtesy should know almost nothing about the materials I should have lots of reporters on the Planet.
have caused them to at least explain the need. From my viewpoint as a student, the And if I’m wrong, and we are invited into
reasons for their actions. Even better would School Store is a bad idea poorly the priority-setting process, we will need
have been to invite us to participate in the implemented. committed students to serve on a wide variety
actual decision-making process. The point is . . . something fishy is going of committees within the College. This is far

Our expectation of friendly relations on here. Not that I suspect that there are too much work for the Student Council
contrasted strongly with our reception at the fingers in the till. I do suspect that those who Executive and that is why it’s so important
board meeting. It seemed to me that they set the priorities around here don’t take our to choose a good group of departmental
thought we were a bunch of dumb students priorities, as artists and students, seriously. I representatives at the meeting on October
who had finally figured out what was going suspect this because I see things being done, 7th in room 260 at 12:30 noon.
on. Not only were we dumb, but we lacked that make no sense, by a group that is What’s going on around here? Who
decorum, bustling in late. I felt quite a bit of secretive about its actions, intentions and knows? Maybe this year we can start to find

contempt coming from the head table. motives. Simply put, we’re being asked to out.

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and holy people get when speaking of God Ss h ©O rt |

or the Pope. God I can understand, but the

Pope? The Pope visited the U.S. this past

month, and from the minute of his arrival
there was controversy. Everyone was
wondering whether he would kiss the ground
as he usually does, but when he didn’t there
was a big stir. Was the Pope unhappy with
the U.S.? Will there be plagues, floods and
toads falling from the sky? Remember, this
is the Big Guy. If God dies, the Pope would
take over. That’ s how big he is. The media
was hovering over The Personality, plus
covering the main issues — more power for
women in the Church, the use of birth control,
and the recognition and rights of homosexuals
in the Church. What they tended to ignore
was the paraphernalia which surrounded the
Papal Visit. Wherever the Pope visits there
are all kinds of souvenirs that are sold. I was
in Toronto the year he was there and you
-wouldn’t believe the stuff that was selling.
On each side street off the route that the
Pope drove down in his Popemobile there
were stands selling everything your Pope-
crazed heart could imagine. There were T-
shirts with the Pope’s face or hands (folded
in prayer), or feet (red slippers only),
reproduced on them. There were also those
little clear plastic bubbles that you shook so
that snow fell on the Pope. There were “Kiss
me — I’m Polish” sweatshirts and red
slippers for sale. There were Pope place

f mats, Pope soap-on-a-rope, Pope calendars,

Pope bathrobes, Pope tennis shoes, Pope

| st O r cologne and even Pope towels that the Pope

had actually touched. The crowds, or should
I say masses, were gobbling all this stuff up
and laying out the cash as though they were

buying their way into heaven. The hysteria

was unholy and I decided to catch my breath

and get away from these crowds. I went

down a small dead-end side street to drink

my Pope cola. No-one was walking down

there, but this little old man had set up a

concession stand. I told him he would be

better off where the crowds were. He just

smiled. I decided to check out what he was

selling. He had rows of little white boxes

marked: “The Papal Visit”.

‘“What’s in the boxes?” I asked.

He smiled, open a box, and laid out on the
table ten neatly packaged condoms. On each
wrapper was written: “The Papal Visit”. To
demonstate, he opened a package and pulled
the condom out. On the condom, at the tip,
was the face of the Pole -I mean Pope. He
unwrapped the contraceptive and blew it up.
The face-now had a smile on it. Now this
was paraphernalia. It summed up everything
so metaphorically, yet so simply. I bought
seven boxes. I’ve never used them and
probably never will, unless I meet a Pope-
paraphernalia-crazed person who’s not a
Catholic (Catholics cannot use any birth
control). If all else fails they still make great
conversation pieces or balloons for the next
time the Pope comes to visitd

Jerry Stochansky

sean thompson

spring, I remember persistent rumours that
fees were about to rise. [recall seeing notices
about an E.C.C.A.D. Board of Directors
meeting to which we were all invited. We in
the Planet were alittle slow off the mark —
‘and didn’t realize that the Board meeting

e fee increase, until
yy Adviser came and advised us
what was going on. (When we got to the
meeting we found that we were the only
students present)

‘But then again, we weren't slow off the
‘mark, We have an expectation of friendly
relations with the Administration. I thought
that if Something shar important was in the
works the Administration would have spoken
tous sooner. I think common courtesy should
have caused them to atleast explain the
reasons for their actions. Even better would
have been to invite us to participate in the
‘actual decision-making process

‘Our expectation of friendly relations
contrasted strongly with our reception atthe
board meeting. It seemed to me that they
thought we were a bunch of dumb students
who had finally figured out what was going
‘on. Not only were we dumb, but we lacked
decorum, bustling in late. I felt quite a bit of
‘contempt coming from the heud table.

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Have you ever noticed how teary-eyed

and holy people get when speaking of God >
‘or the Pope. God I can understand, but the
Pope? The Pope visited the U.S. this past
‘month, and from the minute of his arrival

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ope bathrobes, Pope tennis shoes, Pope
Teologne and even Pope towels thatthe Pope
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nd laying out the cash as though they were

there was controversy. Everyone was
‘wondering whether he would kiss the ground
as he usually does, but when he didn’t there
‘was a big stir. Was the Pope unhappy with
the U.S.? Will there be plagues, floods and
toads falling from the sky? Remember, this
is the Big Guy. If God dies, the Pope would
take over. That's how big he is. The media
was hovering over The Personality, plus
‘covering the main issues — more power for
women inthe Church, the use of birth control
and the recognition and rights of homosexuals.
inthe Church. What they tended to ignore
‘was the paraphernalia which surrounded the
Papal Visit. Wherever the Pope visits there
are all kinds of souvenirs that are sol. I was
in Toronto the year he was there and you
‘wouldn't believe the stuff that was selling,
(On each side street off the route thatthe
ope drove down in his Popemobile there
‘were stands selling everything your Pope
crazed heart could imagine. There were T-
shirts wit the Pope’s face or hands (folded
in prayer), oF feet (red slippers only),
reproduced on them. There were also those
little clear plastic bubbles that you shook so
that snow fell on the Pope. There were “Kiss
‘me — I'm Polish” sweatshirts and red
slippers for sale. There were Pope place
‘mats, Pope soap-on-a-rope, Pope calendars,

‘buying their way into heaven. The hysteria
‘was unholy and I decided to catch my breath
‘and get away from these crowds. I went
‘down a small dead-end side stret to drink
‘my Pope cola. No-one was walking down
‘there, but ths little old man had set up a
‘concession stand. I old him he would be
better off where the crowds were. He just
‘smiled. I decided to check out what he was
selling. He had rows of litle white boxes
‘marked: “The Papal Vist”

“What's in the boxes?" I asked.

He smiled, open a box, and laid out on the
table ten neatly packaged condoms. On each
wrapper was written: “The Papal Visit”, To
ddemonstate, he opened a package and pulled
the condom out. On the condom, atthe tip,
‘was the face ofthe Pole-I mean Pope. He
‘unwrapped the contraceptive and blew it up.
‘The facennow had a smile on it. Now this
‘was paraphernalia, Tt summed up everything
‘so metaphorically, yet so simply. I bought
seven boxes. I've never used them and
probably never will, unless I meet a Pope-
parapheralia-crazed person who's not a
‘Catholic (Catholies cannot use any birth
Control) [Fal else fails they still make great
‘conversation pieces or balloons for the next
time the Pope comes to visit¢

Jerry Stochansky