JOU ULC. CCU... Instead of developing the potential inherent in man’s powers, capitalist labor consumes these powers without replenishing them selves, they’re losing ground, as obviously shown by the recent faculty evaluations where 8 or so members will likely only be offered one year probationary contracts. Conditions of uneasi- ness? Perhaps for students who may find faculty canvassing for students to support their programs. So here we have a reorganization of the relationship between faculty and administration. A process come due. Potential repercussions for students? Chaos for a short while about ‘‘stan- dards of education,’’ students’ roles in their own educational development, while faculty figures out better tactics for survival. Are students going to find things any more amenable to the sorts of work they want to do? Think about this one. Preliminary indications tell us that the best recourse is to state as often as necessary our own intentions, our abilities, our desires more persistently than ever. In marketing advertised products in the consumer home it’s been found that after declining about 8 times, the likelihood of making a sale is very strong. On the other hand there is no predicting how complicated it all will yet become. At present this is a school of many distinct programs, one of them is Design Research. This program which receives so much respect from the administration has, what, 8 students overall. Is it important to make comparisons, say, with the loads experienced by Foundation faculty? Or that programs be budgeted according to student demand for particular programs? Now we have a Design Media Search Committee set in mo- tion with the intention of hiring another faculty member? With the inclusion of two students from.Design Research on this com- mittee perhaps the hope is that they’ll eventually find a person who can get along in the prevailing climate. The co-editors, Colin Fenby as well, have a regard for tne school and its development as a whole. As the Dean says, it could be one of the best anywhere, providing communications improve such that students may ask publicly whether some teachers should be teaching in an art school. Any other form of communication is one of alienation. Students are interested in how the programs, the parts, of the school make up the whole. In other words they are interested in Relations, and particularly with relations which affect what they can and cannot do with their labour. In this regard students would like to have the 5 year plan, worked on so long and so creatively, made public and accessible so that we can discuss the separated parts. We are interested and enthused about the school’s direction, and likewise interested in what part Design Research is capable of playing in the whole. ' Would we like the structures and objectives and constitutions (if there is any need for one) to recognize that this is the 20th century, and that, yes, students too can be human beings/partners in looking at similar paradoxes and questions which can now demand our collective attention, that students know what is necessary for our development and connection with the rest of the world. It’s all being reorganized. We can no longer be reticent or confused about bringing into actuality the potentials which each of us possess as thinking and working members of this society. None of this has to do with personalities, unless (naturally) the individuals conducting these programs are resistant to the necessary reorganization, in fact choosing to do little else than protect their own private well-being. This is a social issue mani- fested by necessity. What real information can we then publicize about these sorts of reorganization? Sometimes one participates in the old mystifications by checking up on what ‘“‘the issues” are:.did you require someone to tell you what the issues were when you wrote into the newsletter? Or how about being aware of the viewpoints of all the people involved: ultimately a relative proposition, and hopefully all of us will become more capable at athletics. Other questions of yours receive attention in the response to Franda Wargo. Your observations and criticisms are valuable. May the dialogue continue. In the next, and last, issue of X we can look forward to an interview with Steve Harrison, whom we thank for making himself accessible for essential clarifications. In future, and we say this kindly, please type your letters and double space. We are plenty tired at midnight having to type handwriting which is not legible by the typesetters. —co-editors Dear X, OUCH! To what do I owe such a patronizing personal attack (last issue)? It makes me wonder if it’s worth having access to X when it’s at such a cost. The point | wanted to make, apart [536] The value of insipid opponents. At times one re- mains faithful to a cause only because its opponents do not cease to be insipid. from my distaste for petty student vandalism, is that student frus- tration can be articulated and expressed through political, social, or even artistic means. | see the negative expressions of our frus- tration as antithetical to our collective power as a student body. On the other hand, maybe | shouldn’t have dealt with my concern over the role of the editorial board in such a cursory way. | assume that was the main reason for the assault. If | understand correctly, the student newsletter is funded by student fees and that through the Student Society both Gordon Moore and Joshua Berson were elected, selected, or appointed editors. The function of the paper according to its stated objec- tives (Volume |, Number 2 in Sept.) is to provide factual informa- tion, topical issues, decisions that affect the student body, grie- vances and relevant outside concerns. As well a major stated objective is to act as an outlet for creative expression. | whole- heartedly support all of these goals. In a school that is so physi- cally fragmented and so ideologically diverse, a student paper can play an important role. My point about the use of standard journalistic practice is based on the common assumption that signed material is the opinion of the author, unsigned material is the opinion of the editors. It would be reassuring to know that comments or accu- sations made in such a public manner could be responded to directly, that you could hold a real person with a real name accountable. | interpret ethics as basic rules of conduct. If only a few (i.e. the co-editors) have an understanding of the ground rules, we as students can hardly be seen to have free access to X. | am not quarrelling with the co-editors’ right to comment, I’m just suggesting that we all be made aware of the procedures to be employed. For example, is it the common policy to elicit re- sponses to articles that haven’t yet been published? If so, is this policy enacted at the will and whim of the co-editors or is it (and I’m not convinced on the basis of the recent past) to become new standard practice? In short, | see standard journalistic prac- tices ensuring the right to free access to a public forum. —Franda Wargo Franda, (seriously now!) How are you? Personal attacks are an event we have chosen to have nothing to do with, the reasons for this being covered in a February editorial; our response to your thoughts should not be interpreted in a patronizing way. We agree: the negative (and incestuous) expression of student frustration js anti- thetical to any collective student power. The newsletter is funded through Student Services, therefore having no direct financial ties to Student Society. As yet there is no method or set of by-laws which concretely lay out how the co-editors achieve their rather high profile position. Anyone interested in participating in the newsletter, especially in the capacity of co-editor/designer/liaison with typesetters and printers and with the administration, should come to the next meeting of interested persons — in the school library on Wednesday, April. 25th at 4:00 p.m. This will be the last deadline for the X, and will be an opportunity for anyone to speak or give direction to what X’s objectives and activity and journalistic codes should be — now or in September. The present co-editors end their term at the end of April. We are glad that you realize the potential of this student newsletter. We sometimes like to think we do too; but worthy dialogues require more voices for proper representation. Time and again we have said the potentials and opportunities of X are vast, that though many think to the contrary, X is a student forum: anyone wishing to speak through it or to work with it can and should do so, and pay as little seriousness to the co-editors as possible. The newsletter has no affiliations with any journalistic organi- zation or journalistic code, thereby from time to time seeming (comparatively) to be engaged in suspect directions. This is of course for any student to question. We do not have a policy desig- nating what must be signed, what’s a student attitude and what’s not. This too is open to change, or at any time can be etched on paper with the appropriate administrative authorities if anyone so wishes. The ground rules are that students use their own paper and get on with whatever business needs attention. As to response to articles not yet printed, if you take a good long look at papers at universities — anarchistic, liberal, whatever — it’s not an uncommon occurrence. In future, the first writer will be notified of the occur- rence and also have further chance for response. —co-editors Co-editors: You know of course that there will be one sure sign of the newsletter’s success: when the administration finds that what is talked about in its pages is too embarrassing, when someone eventually fathoms the forms of deception involved in the faculty evaluations, when students together grasp that to support faculty means cutting our own chances to achieve the changes we want, when someone points out the contradiction in administrative and student interests. The 5 year plan remains a mystery, and someday after the Board approves it (in other words, after it is certified decadent), then it will be laid out before us, the so-called changes in internal politics. And how is old Emily going to solve the complete inability here for programs to share their resources? And how is old Emily going to make the potential artist an actual part .of society, instead of nurturing that person to be some mindless producer of commodities for all the alienated members of society? The last few issues have seen X touch on some important issues. Colin Fenby (is that his real name?) has investigated what to him is a problem and then presented what he has found. It’s what he’s challenging that’s important: the ways in which students can affect change while here, since we’re not part of the full decision-making process. Just ask anyone on the Board, they wouldn’t be too shy to tell you that. Some of the faculty have been here 15 years, still painting the same old metaphysical canvases; students have gone 4 years and then pass on to discover- ing how to make a living out of being disconnected from society. Who is going to be educated by faculty members who say “I’m OK, you’re not really OK. . . for maybe 4 years.”’ This is a place where people agree to their own incarceration, and the faculty fool themselves about art and aesthetics. Now if someone was really working on an experimental environment (gasp). What is it that every child knows? Unlike Neil Berecry, who likes to play games with his viewer, Colin Fenby has stuck his neck out. He may not know what he has discovered, but the general inquiry is one we talked about a lot last year when we had problems with the Foundation program. The most interesting thing about the place is feedback from other students. And the more X is likely to assemble answers to ques- tions such as Fenby’s the less likely it is to be appreciated. | wish you guys luck. Too bad the term has run out. —Bob Sutton EDUCATION AS CRATER IRONY. The ironical man pretends to be ignorant, and does it so well that the pupils conversing with him are deceived, and in their firm belief in their own superior knowledge they grow bold and expose all their weak points; they lose their cautiousness and reveal themselves as they are—until all of a sudden the light which they have held up to the teacher’s face casts its rays back very humiliatingly upon themselves. EMILY CARR COLLEGE OF ART invites vou to an evening opening for the 1st Year Foundation Show’ Tuesday, April 17, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Robson Square Media Centre 800 Robson Street. The exhibition will be open from April 18-27 9:00-9:00 Mondav through Saturday. > ‘@ | ol FOLIO ROI IOI EA IE ILI IO IIIA IIE Instead of developing. the potential inherent in man's powers, capitalist labor consumes these powers without replenishing them selves, they'e losing ground, a6 obviously shown by the recent Taculty evaluations where & or so members wll likely only be ‘offered one year probationary contracts. Conditions of uneas:. fess? Perhaps for students who may find faculty canvassing for Students to support thee programs, So here we have a reorganization ofthe relationship between faculty and. adminisuation. A. process come due. Potential repercussions for students? Chaos for a short while about "stan ftards of education,” students’ roles in their own educational ‘evelopment, while faculty figures out beter tactics for survival ‘Are students going to find things any more amenable tthe sorts ‘ot work they want to do? Think about this one. Preliminary indications tell'us that the best recourse isto sate as often a6 necessary. our own intentions, our abilities, our desires more petsstently than ever. In marketing advertised products in the ‘consumer home it's been found that afer declining about 8 times, the likelihood of making ase is very strong. On the other hand there is no. predicting how complieated ital will yet become, [AC present this is a School of many distinct programs, one of them is Design Research. This program which receives 0 much respect from the administration has, what, 8 students overall. Ist important to make comparisons, say, with the loads experienced by Foundation faculty? "Or that programs be budgeted according {0 student demand for particular programs? ‘Now we have a Design Media Search Committe st in mo: tion with the intention of hiring another faulty member? 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What real information can we then publicize about thee sorts of reorganization? Sometimes one participates in the old. mystifieations by ‘checking up on what “theives” ae: did you require someone to tell you what the isues were when you wrote into the newsletter? Or how about being aware of the viewpoints ofall the people involved: ultimately tlatve proposition, and hopefully ll of us will become more capable at athletes, ‘Other questions of yours receve attention inthe response to Franda Wargo. Your observations and critics are valuable May the dialogue continue. In the next, and at, ise of X we can fook forward to an Interview with Steve Harrison, whom we thank for making himself accessible for essential earifestions. In future, and we say this kindly, please type your letters and double space. We are plenty tired at midnight having to type handwriting which isnot legible By the typesetters Dear x: ‘OUCH! To what do owe such a patronizing personal attack (last issue)? 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If only a few (le. the coaditors) have an understanding of the ground rules, Wwe as students ean hardly be seen to have fre acces to X. 1am hot quatelling with the co-editor’ right to comment, I'm lust Suggesting that we all be made aware of the procedures to be ‘employed. For example, i it the common policy to elicit re- Sponses to articles that haven't yet been published? If 50,15 this Polley enacted at the will and’ whim of the co-editors ori it {and''m not convinced on the bass ofthe recent past) to become new standard practie? In short, see standard journalistic prac tices ensuring the right to fee aeces to a publi forum. (seriously now!) How are you? Personal attacks are an event we have chosen to have nothing to do with, the reasons for this being covered in a February editorial; our response to your thoughts Should not be interpreted in a patronizing way. We agree: the negative [and incestuous) expression of student frustration i ant. {thetieal to any collective student power. “The newsletter is funded through Student Services, therefore having no direct financial tiesto Student Society. As yet tere Is fo method o set of bylaws which concretely lay out how the ocditors achieve their rather high profile position. Anyone Interested in participating. in the newsletter, especially Yn the ‘apacty of co-eitor/designer/iaison with typeseters and printers and with the administration, should come to the next meeting of interested persons ~ in the school library on Wednesday, April 25th at 4:00 p.m. This wll be the last deadline forthe X, and will be an opportunity for anyone to speak or sve direction to what X's objectives and activity and jouralistie codes should be — now fr in September. The present co-editors end thelr term a the end oF Apa We are glad that you realize the potential of this student newsleter. We sometimes like to think we do too; but worthy dialogues require more voices fr prope representation. Time and ‘again we have said the potentials and opportunities of X ae vas, that though many think to the contrary, X Isa student forum: anyone wishing to speak through Ie or to work with it can and Should do so, and pay a5 litle seriousness to the co-editors a8 ‘The newsletter has no afflatons wth any journalistic organi zation or journalistic code, thereby from time to time seeming (Comparatively) 10 be engaged in Suspect directions. Ths is of course for any student fo question. We do not have a policy desig hating what must be signed, what's a student attitude and whats ot. This 00 is open to change, of at anytime ean be etched on Paper with the appropriate administrative authorities if anyone 0 Wishes. 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It's ‘what e's challenging that’s important: the ways in which students fan affect change hile ere, since we're not part of the full Gecisionsmaking proces. Just ask anyone on the Board, they ‘wouldn't be too sty t0 tell you that. Some of the faculty have been hee 15 years, stil painting the same old metaphysical Canvases; students have gone 4 years and then pas onto discover ing how to make a living out of being diconnected from society. Who is going to be educated by faculty members who say "I'm ‘OK, youre not realy OK. for maybe A years” hiss a place Where people agee to the own incarceration, and the faculty Toot themselves about art and aesthetics. Now if someone was realy working on an experimental enizonment (gap). What iit that every child knows? Uniike Neil Berecry, who likes to play games with his viewer, Colin Fenby has stuck his neck out. Me may not know what he has discovered, but the general inquiry is one we talked about aot last year when we had problems with the Foundation program, ‘The most interesting thing about the place is feedback from other students. And the more X is likely to asemble answers to ques: tions such as Fenby's theless likey itis to be appreciated. | wish {You guys luck, Too bad the term has un out “hob Sutton EDUCATION AS CRATER IRONY. The ironical man pretends to be ignorant, and does it so well that the pupils conversing with him are deceived, and in theit firm belief in their own superior knowledge they grow bold and expose all their weak points; they lose their cautiousness and reveal themselves as they are—until all of a sudden the light which they have held up to the teacher's face casts its rays back very humilatingly Upon themselves, EMILY CARR COLLEGE OF ART) inwvitesyou to an eveningopening for the 1s Year Foundation Show ‘Tuesday pri 17,70 p.m -10:00 pm. Robson Square Media Centre £800 Robson street. Theeshibition will be open from April 18: 9:00-9:00 Monday through Saturday.