D. Cran New school under construction at Granville Island. Money issue Got something you would like printed in ‘X’? Pictures, poetry, letters, comments? Questions, or even answers, will also be accepted. You can drop them in the ‘X’ folders or boxes posted strategically around the campus, marked with the big ‘X’, or bring them to the Helen Pitt Gallery any Thursday, at 4:15 pm. ov The Emily Carr COLLEGE OF ART 8NOv TaxXOsNIVvV1sXOsNIV1d XOSNOV1dXOGNOV1EXOsNOV 19XOdNOV 19XOENIV 1EXOINIV 1gXOINDV ii orca mika CANADA STUDENT LOANS & WORK-STUDY PROGRAM 1979-80 For further information and application forms, contact: Gail Maier Financial Aid Officer 249 Dunsmuir St. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday afternoons and Friday—Main office. All day Wednesday and Thursday morning— Room 230. DATE: September 20, 1979 TO: All Faculty and Staff FROM: Robin Mayor, Principal SUBJECT: As some students are probably aware, there has been much discussion about the Design Research Pro- gramme in the past few years. The potentials of the programme have been interesting in that students could develop connections with the business and industrial community, and by the time of graduation develop new approaches to the use of design systems and resources such as wood, metal, computers, whatever. The distinction was made between “‘applied art” and “‘fine art.” Somehow this applied art did not make much of a connection with interests and developments in the interdisciplinary program. At any rate it is worthwhile for us to understand why OV 19XxXOENIV TAXOENIV 19XOGNOV 19XOUNOV 19 XOGNIV 19XO9NIV 19XOGNIV 19XOUNIV 19XOFAIV 19XOUGNIV1EXOGNIV1E XOINIV 1EXOsNIV1EXOEy As you are probably aware the continued low enrollment in the Design Research Programme has shown no improvement this year. decided that since this Programme is not financially viable in its present form at the College that a period of reevaluation and redefinition of the place and role of 3 Dimensional Design in this context is necessary. to approval of the Board, the Design Research Programme will not continue until this has taken place amd until a plan has been developed as to the form and direction that it will take in the future. As a result of this decision Mr. Steven Harrison will no longer be with the College after September 24th, 1979. hard with the College to make this programme work and the decision to terminate it at this time is a disappointing one to have to make to all co : KBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOX BLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOX It has therefore been Subject of course Mr. Harrison has worked long and the programme did not work, what it did mean for those few involved with it last year. | hope that those students, as well as Steve Harrison, will present some summary of their activity; perhaps we will find whether something was lost or gained; perhaps, because of the very nature of Design Research, we can see more clearly the connection between ‘‘art” and “politics.” We look forward to more critical discussion of the use and benefits of the programme, as it is likely the new college will try to draw it further into the scope of public interest. —Gordon Moore BLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOX BLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOXBLACKBOX BL Just call it masturbation As we approach the end of the first month of a new year, I wish to take this opportunity to wis wish you all a blah blah blah . . . To save time and space you can finish that part. This is Volume II, Number 1, of ‘X’—a student newsletter. A ‘student newsletter’ can be an open forum in which all students can air their grie- vances, or express their praises. It should reflect the interests of the whole student body, and inform, titilate, interest and even caress the imagination of that body. YOU know what you are interested in, YOU know what type of caress you want AND YOU MUST let us know right NOW what you want. In making love to someone, feedback is essential, otherwise there is no com- munication of likes and desires. Without feedback, the act is masturbation, not love. A meeting was called for Monday, September 10th, at the Helen Pitt Gallery to organize a staff, or something, to run the ‘X’ for the ‘79-‘80 year. Six people showed up. ALL from Foundation. It was decided that, possibly, not everyone who was interested knew about the meeting so another meeting was called for Friday, September 14th, again at the Helen Pitt Gallery. Nine people showed up. ALL students in their first year at the college. One of these people is taking second year courses, but otherwise Foundation students are well represented. All you people outside the Fifth Floor! (Yes, we are getting that contained feeling) are the rigours of the first year so debilitating that they exhaust the ability to care? And if so, why? What does this indicate about the system of, let’s call it education, education employed in the college? An artist who is too busy to care about the environment, be it social, intellectual, political or physical, is not an artist. Or, if for some reason this is just another manifestation of the cosmic joke, let us know and we can decide to let it all go to hell. We need your interest and your feedback. If you do not want to get involved on a permanent basis at least let us know what you think. Being in our first year here, we have not yet got the knowledge to analyze the various areas of interest of the student body. We do not yet know what areas of interest of the student body. We do not yet know what areas of contention exist in the college. Grading systems? Materials hassles? Spending of student funds? We do not even under- stand the political power structure within the college. If we want to get something done, who do we see? As opposed to, ‘Who are we supposed to see?” You people with background information can save us a lot of fumbling around, and, unless the system is perfect, may even be able to help institute the changes you feel necessary to a positive evolution towards a system that works for everybody. If this Newsletter is to work then it will con- tain articles on a wide variety of topics, and publish contributions submitted by a broad spectrum of people. (To check the progress of ‘*X’ just keep a running account of the number of interests represented in it as the year goes on.) On the other hand, if it is not working, if you don’t give a damn, ‘X’ will represent the interests of a small group of people. The follow- ing figures may not be exact, but I think they are close. We have money, about $6,500.xx with which to produce ‘X’ for the ‘79-‘80 year. Two salaries are allowed for, $120.xx each per month. If you do not submit articles and get your interests aired, we will. Or, speaking for myself, I will. If I have to fill space because there are no contri- butions you will be able to follow my analysis of ‘The Diagonal Division of The Flat Contained Plane,’ and its logical progression into ‘The Three Plane Division of The Flat Contained Plane With Two Lines’ (See Below). — Michael Christopher LAWLOR