Page 2 Planet of the Arts « Editonal: Not wanting to eliminate other people’s articles, due to a lack of space, we have left ourselves a mere two. inches for the editorial. So lets get to the point. There will be a few changes in the paper for next year. Virginia has decided to devote more time to art (whatever form it may take) but will still be helping out. We will need someone to fill her shoes (she wears size 7'/). We’d also like to be in contact with all you present and future alumni. Statistics indicate that after graduating many of you who have lived, breathed and sweated art for the past four years might end up slinging beer or pushing a pencil. Well it’s better than cutting your'ear off. Is this really how it is in the “real” world? Let us know and we’ll send you a month’s subscription to the Planet of the Arts. For those of you returning next year, remember that you have the whole summer (between jobs and Love Boat cruises) to write articles for the Planet. Thanks to everyone who helped with liquor sales at the Spring Dance. This includes the people both in front of, and behind, the bar. Big black-and-white-and-read-all-over thanks to everyone who has helped on the paper. The staff photo just indicates the present working group — photos of everyone would have filled all twelve pages. In closing, we would like to leave you with the immortal words of Guy La Fleur: “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” The Editors planet of the arts staff A. L. Meikle Column as | See’ emi naa Here are some thoughts that are buzzing in my head at the end of our study year. They aren’t completely worked out, may be they’re impossible, but I thought the community at ECCAD might be interested in them. Personally, I would like to say thanks to the outgoing Student Society Executive. Kathryn has smoothly raised the Society from the financial chaos she found it in. All of the social activities that have taken place under their collective wing have been great successes. I was present when Pam was talking about the work load associated with being the Student Society President combined with graduating from the department with the heaviest assignment load. “T like it - I’ve had to be very well organized.” she said. I GUESS!!! Hats off to that sort of attitude. I do feel though, that the structure of the Student Society should be changed. The present structure, involving an Executive with a mandate to handle all the Student Society affairs encourages the sort of separation of that Executive from the student body that everyone complains about. Many problems, from the Executive being overworked to the student body’s inability to respond to things like tuition increases, can be traced to this separation. There are other problems too. I think that each Executive feels that it cannot commit future Executives to a course of action. We cannot, for example, set up a savings account that would grow to the point that a future Executive could purchase or lease a place for us to set up an Art Student’s Gallery/Lounge because no Executive feels it has a mandate from the future. It would help to alleviate this problem if the Executive was head of a Student Representative Council made up of elected representatives from all over the school. Such a Council, being much larger, would have contacts much farther into the student body, and might feel more legitimate about making such long-range decisions. Since the Council would be much larger, the individual workload would be somewhat less. Members of the Council would not be burned out by one year’s service and might serve for several years. This would greatly aid in promoting the sense of continuity we need to set long- range goals. As a final point, I would like to indulge in a bit of self-criticism about the Planet of the Arts. We’ve come a long way ina year - I think all of us on the staff are proud of our accomplishment. The main flaw I think we have is a lack of hard information about the College and what’s going on here. It’s true that we are not really a newspaper in the sense that a daily paper like the Vancouver Sun is. You can’t cover much fast-breaking (continued on page 5) My mother TAA nt me the ye #244 “at UMBUS CIRCLE Broadway and 59th Str se % New York, N. Y. This view shows the Columbus entrance to Central Park. 6 eh Photo ey D6nA Ceppi / i \ dom , Virginia Ps t'm in this ber a fx ty frien g whe Calkd in late: IY shat al my Money | ed today . the ‘nice writre boudit ye a. peer: wess | looked like a {wert ae & ths table with this besket of Wead the web left. Theres a big Screen TV here b @ Fin Sperts- The east coast width ne Stupend as - for SM _ Th mtiare Show ad as hice as The eather B | ee LetterS To the Editors: Recently a notice appeared around our school informing us that it was “against the law” to smoke on the school grounds. I will assume that there is no question that a municipal bylaw actually applies on federal land. I am writing to protest the way that this administration has chosen to interpret the bylaw. Last December I wrote a memo to the President expressing my concerns about the fact that I was expected to work 12 — 16 hour days with no access whatsoever to a rest area. I offered to sit on any committee that might be formed to discuss the issue, as suggested in Alan Barkley’s November 17 circular to the Clean Air Committee. I have never received a reply. I have been to the President’s office twice in the months since. The office was unable to locate my memo and informed me that no committee to discuss smoking had ever been formed. This week I met with the President to discuss the issue. I told him that I felt that those of us students who smoked had needs that the institution must meet. Alan Barkley admitted that he has never actually read the bylaw, but was willing to consider the copy that I gave him. He has since informed me that the issue will be passed back to the safety committee — who didn’t want it in the first place. Unfortunately, they will be unable to find the time for this until sometime next year. This has been an issue for entirely too long. It has been a year since the bylaw was first passed; there was plenty of time to come to an equitable solution. If the administration cannot deal with this then it will be up to those of us who work — and virtually live — here to work things out amongst ourselves. The bylaw excludes certain areas from smoking: public reception areas, food lines, washrooms, stairwells, classrooms, lecture halls, and anywhere the fire department forbids it. Other areas open to and accessible to the public may have up to 50% of their floor area designated as a smoking area. I would suggest that any interested person visit the student society/newspaper office and look over the copies of the bylaw which are available there. Remember: smokers or nonsmokers, the institution exists to serve our needs. We do not come here to serve the needs of the institution, and sometimes we must remind ourselves of this. Susan Fell Pacaud AMIN Pete 36 t ‘ANY: | led bean burritos r with oe beans ih if: ‘ Das | : oP) ad J ay POSTCARD. EMILY CAN Cottect «f ART'N yee THE PLANET of the ARTS 1344, Tobarton — so» =e Ww Wan) ee CANADA oe ee Dear Editors, I think it is necessary to draw attention to last week’s questionable election procedures. Apparently more than one polling station attendant was overheard voicing personal bias while comments candidate’ on duty. Furthermore, additional were written onto one of the s published statements. We are all entitled to our opinions, and certainly Miss Manners does not have a cult following at the College. However, there are legal and ethical implications when those running an election are inconsistent in their procedures. A recent incident regarding irregulariti resulted in es in the student election at U. Vic a student being awarded a Supreme Court settlement. Enough said. Shon Franks assures me that the issue will be addressed in the rewriting of the Student Constitution this summer. Rosemary Cookson Editors’ note: See Pamela Tagle’s Report, page 3. The Planet white. Subr the Cafeteri racism and the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, funded by the Student Society. We welcome unsolicited contributions provided they include the contributor’ s legible. Photos and drawings should be black and submissions to increase clarity and to eliminate Beers 5 = OZ of the Arts is a student publication from real name and phone number. Articles should be missions can be placed in the blue box in ia. The Editors reserve the right to edit sexism. Editorial Naomi Singer, Virginia Achtem Core: Typesetti Cookson, Martin Hunt, Tipper Carlyle, Rosemary ng: Kathleen Culham Paste-up: Anna-Lisa Meikle, Ana Chang, Bill Gillespie, Patrick Long, Martin Stein, Steve Wong, Tracy Lewis, lan Verchére Lou Duha Long Graphics: Sean Thompson, lan Verchére, Sam Carter, David New, Wendy Bishop, Francine Renaud, mel, C.J.G. Halstead, Patrick Photos: John Wertschek, Stormé, Anna-Lisa Meikle, Matthew Anderson Articles: Martin Hi Zoya Neichoda, Robert Gore, Jerry Stochansky, Virginia Achtem, E. 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The staff photo just indicates the pres ‘would have filled all wwelve pages Inclosing, we would like to k “Winners never quit, and quitters never win.” planet of the arts staff Column as | See’eMMwwwroon we Here are some thoughts that are buzzing in my head atthe end of our study year. They aren’t completely worked out, may be they're impossible, but I thought the community at ECCAD might be interested inthem, Personally, I would like to say thanks to the outgoing Student Society Executive. Kathryn has smoothly raised the Society from the financial chaos she found it in. All ‘of the social activities that have taken place under their collective wing have been great successes. I was present when Pam was talking about the work load associated with being the Student Society President combined with graduat ment with the heaviest assignment load. “I like it- I've had to be very well organized.” she said. I GUESS!!! Hats off to that sort of attitude, do feel though, thatthe structure of the Student Society should be cl with a mandate to handle Society affairs encourages the sort of Separation ofthat Executive from the studer body that everyone complains about. Many problems, from the Executive being ‘overworked tothe student body's inability to respond to things lke tition increases, can be traced to th ation There are other problems too. [think that ceach Executive feels that it cannot commi articles, due toa lack of space, we have k ‘ourselves a mere two inches forthe editorial. So lets get to the point. will be a few changes inthe paper for next ‘more time to art (whatever form it may take) but will stil be helping out. We will need * with all you present and future alumni ting many of you who have lived, breathed and sw: four years might end up slinging beer or pushing & pencil. Well it’s We you with the immortal words of Guy La Fleur: has decided to devote ar. Virgi stics indicate world? Let us know and we'll send you a surning next year, jes) t0 write Dance. This includes. eryone who has helped on the ‘working group — photos of everyone The Editors ALL Mele ‘cannot, for example, set up a savings account that would grow to the point that a future Executive could purchase or lease a place for us fo set up an Art Student's Gallery/Lounge because no Executive feels it has a mandate from the future. Te would help to alleviate this problem if the Executive was head of a Student Representative Council made up of elected representatives from all over the school. Such a Council, being much larger, would hhave contacts much farther into the student body, and might feel more legitimate about making such long-range decisions. Since the Council would be much larger, the individual ‘workload would be somewhat less. Members| of the Council would not be burned out by ‘one year’s service and might serve for several years. This would greatly aid in promoting the sense of continuity we need to set long: abit of self-criticism about the Planet ofthe ‘Ants. We've come a long way in a year - think all of us on the sta are proud of our accomplishment. The main flaw I think we have is a lack of hard information about the College and what's going on here. It's true that We are not really a newspaper in the sense that a daily paper like the Vancouver ‘Sun is. You can't cover much fast-breaking (continued on page 5) inci tare Ree whe Called in [ete money | bed today Boag men beers U guess | loked like a twer} sitting @ this Fable with this besket of “Weed the jab: [eff Theres = big Jcreen TV here Sports: The cast coast eerie been stupendaas ec sajfer with Yovat bens init ‘The Matisse shoo Was 45 hice as fhe be hy Jaw” to smoke on the school grounds. I will assume that there is no question that & municipal bylaw actually applies on federal land. 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Unfortunately, they will be unable to find the time for this until sometime next year. ‘This has been an issue for entirely too long. Ithas been a year since the bylaw was first passed; there was plenty of time to ‘come to an equitable solution. Ifthe administration cannot deal with ths then it will be up to those of us who work —and. Virtually live — here to work things out amongst ourselves, ‘The bylaw excludes certain areas from smoking: public reception areas, food lines, washrooms, stairwells, classrooms, lecture halls, and anywhere the fire department forbids it. Other areas open to and accessible to the public may have up to 50% of their floor area designated as a smoking area. 1 ‘would suggest that any interested pe Visit the student society/newspaper office nd look over the copies of the bylaw which are available there. Remember: smokers oF nonsmokers, the institution exists to serve ‘our needs, We do not come here to serve the needs of the institution, and sometimes we ‘must remind ourselves of this Susan Fell Pacaud a "eh nice. writregs this 1 hed bean fend ST-CARD EMILY CARR CoLLsGe +f ARN PBS Tie PANEL of the ARIS ABT] Telnston CANA DK echee BY Dear Editors, Tink iis necessary to draw attention to last week's questionable election procedures | Apparently more than one polling station attendant was overheard voicing personal bias while on duty. Furthermore, addition comments were writen onto one ofthe candidate's published statements We are al entitled to our opinions, and certainly Miss Manners does not have a cult followin However, there legal and ethical implications when those running an election ae inconsistent in their procedures. A recent incident regarding irregularities in the student election at U. Vie | resulted ina student being a Supreme Court sett Enough said. Shon F the issue will be addressed in the rewriting ofthe Student Constitution this summer. Rosemary Cookson Editors’ note: See Pamela Tagle's Report, page 3. The Planet of the Are isa salen pubicaton from the Emly Carr Collegeof Art and Desig, funded bythe Student Sotery. We welcome unsolicited ‘omrbaton provided they nl the Contos ‘eal name and phone number. Articles should e Teg, Phtor and drawing should be black and ‘ote: Submision can be placed in th Blue bon the Cafeteria, The Eos reserve the right eit ‘ubmissions to increase clarity and lina tracam and sexism Martin Hurt Tipper Carlyle, Rosemary ‘Cookson, Kathleen Culham Paste ‘Anna Lisa Meikle, Ana Chang, Bill Gillespie, Patrick Long, Martin Sein, Steve Wong, Tracy Lewis, lan Verchere Graphics: Sean Thompson, lan Verchére, Sam Carter David New: Wendy Bishop, Francine Renaud, Lou Duhamel, CJ.G. 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