Planet of the Arts Volume 3 Number 3 December °.987 Editorial ae I’m the editor and this subject matter is the stuff that letters to the editor are made of, this must be a letter to myself. [ hope not. The problem is that I’m not only the editor, P'm a photography student as well, and my ability to work has just been further restricted. Bad enough that photo students only have darkroom access until 11:00 pm week nights — the mere rumour of “early closing” (ie. eleven pm week nights) generated tremendous excitement among students of other departments last month, and yet somehow, photo students remain calm. Limited facilities are peacefully shared among approximately 100 full-time photo students, 18 cross-over students, 20 night school students (who come in three nights a week), 50 graphic design students, etc. On the weekends, the darkroom access is restricted to eight hours a day. The existing schedule is particularly unpleasant for someone like myself, whose inspiration invariably strikes somewhere between 10:00 pm and 2:00 am, if not later. ; All this I can accept. However, am I to be overjoyed at the recent disclosure that I will be allowed an extra “twelve days of Christmas” due to the early closing of the Photography Department as of December 11? That is one week from today. This, despite earnest Dear Editor: Where is our degree? What or who is stopping us from what I feel is the right of every student in assurances that early closing over the holidays was nothing more than a nasty rumour, and despite the official Administrative memo which cited the closing dates as Dec. 23 — Jan. 3. So the College will be open, but photo students will be denied access to their department and facilities. I guess we could use the time to take photos of other students working, but I would prefer to have that time to develop and print. The instinctive place to lay the blame is within the College itself, but we should question why it is that the Administration is restricted in their ability to dispense funds in the first place. Personally I'd like to encourage students to look at the Big Picture, the overview, through the wide-angle lens. When art is sacrificed for highways we must ask ourselves the question: is nothing sacred? Or rather, is everything Socred? Further pointers and opinions on this topic can be found in Alan Barkley’s report (page 3) and Martin Hunt’s column (page 8). In closing (not an early closing, you'll note) I’d like to invite everyone over to the Arts Club today, Wednesday Dec. 2 at 4:30, for an informal staff-and-crew-and-friends-thereof et together. Everyone welcome! if get tog (re Dear Editor: | want to thank Susan Sear for writing about this school. Can’t anyone see us over the moun- ’ tains! Is it the water or-the brilliant minds on that island west of us. As a teacher | am angry: why is your government doing this to you? They are sjending millions on getting you through this place and then they give you a bus ticket at the airport. Somebody wake up. It’s hard enough being an artist out there. Our graduating students are he Planet of the Acts is a student publication from the Emily Carr College of Art and Design, funded by the Student Society. We welcome unsolicited contributions provided they include the contributor’s real name and phone number. Articles must be typewritten and double spaced. Photos and drawings should be black and white. Submis- sions can be placed in the black box outside the Planet of- fice. The Editor reserves the right to edit submissions to in- crease clarity and to eliminate racism and sexism. excellent but why does Victoria have to clip their wings. It’s hard to get a flight with a bus-ticket- diploma at O’hara B,F.A. International. Year after year, my students come back to me with this crumpled bus ticket. Other schools ask them: you get a what, after four years—a diploma! What’s a diploma? What do you do with a diploma? We area school of creative thinking and culture. How can we study the greatest minds the world has ever known and put up with this primitive attitude. Dog sleds in a nuclear winter. If you are a student, get off your butt and write someone. Write Grace McCarthy for a start and then get your mom to write a letter. Start a petition - it worked in the sixties (my time), so why not now, and if this works maybe we can stop nuclear winter. Please write; Hon. Stanley Hagen Hon G.M. McCarthy,M.L.A. Minister’s office Van Little Mt. Room 306 2881 Cambie St. Parliament Buildings, Vancouver, B.C. Victoria, B.C. V5Z-3Y8 V8V-1X4 BOB EVERMON Head of ‘ithography Dept. EC.C.A.D. Dear Editor, Bill Vander Zalm and his Social Credit government are taking away our right as voters to register and vote on election day. That right , under Section 80 of the Election Act, will be eliminated by the Vander Zalm government's Bill 28 which comes before the Legisla- ture early in December. Because of Section 80, over 157, 000 British Columbians were able to register and vote on election day last year. In at least two constituencies, Section 80 voters made the difference in deciding which party’s candidate represents them in Victoria. New Democrat MLA’s are fighting the Vander Zalm government on Bill 28. We are working for a full and fair enumeration at the beginning of each election to ensure everyone has the right to vote. But for those who miss the process, we believe voter day registra- tion is essential. Repealing Section 80 is unfair and injust.It is just another example of the unfairness of our entire election system.Through no fault of their own, in 1986 thousands and thousands of British Columbians 19 years of age and over were left off the voter rolfs. In fact, fewer people were enumerated in 1986 than the total who voted in the 1983 election- and this after B.C. had a significant population increase in the years between 1983 and 1986. Our vote is our basic right in a democracy. It is not a privilege to be taken away from us because of an oversight on either our part or that of the government. Yet rather than make voting easier so as many people as possible are able to excercise their riqist, the Vander Zalm government is making it harder.By removing Section 80 voting, Bill 28 adds another obstacle which will keep many British Columbians - particularly students, new citizens, seniors, and tenants- from having access to the ballot. Sincerely, GORDON HANSOW MLA, Victoria Read Fleming on an Oregon adventure . . . page 11. See page 12 where Goingzomgoes on as usual. Comrade Earl juggles diplomatic relations . . . page 8. Hornecker holds no hope . . . page 11. Turn to page 9 where the poetic muse rests. Movies by Stein... page 11. Hunt seeks facts . . . page 8. Barkley bites back ... page 3. Stochansky gets bugged . . . page 8. Love bytes on page 3. Volunteer Vaisbord reviews the V.I.F.F. on page 10. contents parking and the College payment policy (Planet of the Arts, November). Susan was annoyed about having to pay for all of October when she went into the business office to “sign up” midmonth. I need to remind few people that paid parking is a new “feature” of our College. Before last year employees had parking and didn’t have to pay. Students didn’t have to pay either - but they didn’t have any designated place to park. When Granville EDITOR Island started to enforce its three hour parking limit Naomi Singer tempers approached meltdown and something had ART DIRECTOR parE Kathleen McCord Brad Campbell arranged to rent spaces from Granville Island for $45 per space (regular rates: COVER $50) to provide a block of student parking — Anna Barton covered parking, | might add. When that decision PHOTOS & GRAPHICS was made we had one further, important choice to Chris Catalano, E. John Love, James Koester, Greg Menu, Patti Smithson, Sean Thompson, Brien Clement, Keith Nevin, make: pass the charge on to students who wanted parking and maintain free parking for employees; or, instead, have everyone pay and substantially reduce that figure. We chose the latter. With some natura! frustration but amazing good grace, admin- Peter Holder istrative personnel gave up their reserved parking ARTICLES and everyone agreed to pay in order that we all Gl Homeck a: faced the problem together — staff, faculty, Ann Marie Fleming, John Wertschek, Jerry Stochansky, Martin Stein, Martin Hunt, Ian Verchére, Virginia Achtem, David Vaisbord, Naomi Singer, Alan Barkley, Richard Gordon, E. John Love, Kevin Louis administration, as well as students. There were to be no special priviledges when it came to parking. Back to the monthly vs. pro-rated problem Susan refers to. We do allow students to pay on a pro-rata basis if they want to pay for parking part way into the term. However, they must pay for the remainder of the entire term as it is very difficult for us to collect parking passes once they have been issued. They are renewed on a term to term basis. POETRY In this particular case, there must have been some : misunderstanding in the Accounting Office. mee iy sie gal vee To be fair to us, Susan, when you came in six Jerry nema Cc gs weeks after the start of the semester we didn’t Martin Hunt, Tipper Carlyle, Kathleen Culham, Keven Fedirko, Lynda Nakashima PASTE-UP Anna-Lisa Meikle, Claire Yargeau, Ana Chang, Robin Hutchinson, Mario Gonzalez, Virginia Achtem. demand “back payment” even though the College had been paying since then. We pay Granville Island by the month for the student parking spaces. If we overestimate we may be carrying some additional spaces for which we are not receiving revenue. Because of this we’d like students to decide about their parking needs in September so that we can place an accurate “order” with Granville Island. I’m sorry you were annoyed and I hope this background is some help. Contrary to rumor, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER parking is not a money-maker for us with profits Keith Nevin paying for the Bursar’s annual vacation. FACULTY ADVISER ALAN BARKLEY John Wertschek President ; = eee of the Arts c/o Emily Carr College of Art and Design Dear Editor, biter St | feel quite strongly about sharing my frustra- V6H3R9 tions regarding certain, by now much-dreaded, *Next issue ¢ January 13 Written deadline December 22 Graphic deadline January 4 4J@PIOH 1910q Tuesday morning lectures. Very seldom in my life have | ever been confronted with so little respect and so little appreciation for my education, my understanding of art, and my ability to produce art in general. | assume we are all here to learn and experi- ence. Most of us are very serious about our deci- sions to do exactly that! | do have great respect for our instructors’ knowledge and I therefore expect a certain amount of respect in return. I strongly object to the generalizations that are frequently made during these lectures. We do not “vomit on our canvases” nor do we produce “rubbish” with frantic passion. What we need is more personal constructive advice. We need to be given a fair chance to prove ourselves and our artistic potential. Contempt is not a good basis for teaching. CAT ORTNER, Foundation Vercheére measures Art on a Baudrillard stick . . . | page 9. Wertschek gives you all the Halifax that’s fit to print . . . page 5. Look deep in the heart of Tom Hudson, your T.V. guide . . . page 6-—7. Profiles of proficient individuals . . . page 4—5. A music review for those who are Vega-ly interested . . . page 8. Turn to page 12 and notice the notices. 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Planet of the Ate Volume 3 Number 3 December *.987 orial assurances that early closing over the holidays was nothing more than a nasty rumour, and despite theo ‘ “ take photos of other students working, but I time to develop and print. ‘The instinctive place to lay the blame is within the College itself, ut we should question why itis thatthe Administration is restricted in their ability to dispense funds in the place. Personally I'd like to encourage students to look atthe Big Picture, the overview, through the wide-angle lens. When artis sacrificed for highways we must ask ourselves the ‘question: is nothing sacred? Or rather, i everything Socred? 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Is hard to get aight witha bustle iploma at Ovhara BFA. Intornational. Year aftr os ean be paced te fee The Eatorreseres the Bomber Arcls most be ypewrten and double space oon an dawings shouldbe tack an wits Sub (frac clany and cmt ram an eum People that pad parking eae raat eee {eloyee had paring and ad’ have to py. ‘Stent lgnt have pay eer “but thay did't have any designted pace fo perk. When Sans Iland started fo enfore it thre hour prkng tim tempers approached mellown and something had ack bor oud he Pant of eho et submissions oi Year, my students come beck to me with this. ART DIRECTOR tobedone. {rumpled bus teket. Other schools ask them: you oa ioral ‘Brad Campbell arranged to rent spaces from {gota what, after four yeare—a diploma! What's Granville stand for $45 per space (reguer rates diploma? What do you do with # diploma? We ore = COVER '$50) to provide a block of student parking — ‘School of creative thinking and cultore How can we Anna Barton ‘covered parking, ! might add. When thet decison, ‘study the greatest minds the world has ever known PHOTOS & GRAPHICS. ‘was made we had one further, important choles to ‘and put up with this primive attitude. Dog sleds In ‘nuclear winter. Ttyou area student, get off your butt and write ‘someone. White Grace MeCarthy for a start and then {Get your mom to wrlte a letter. In th sitios (my ‘why not now, and If thls works maybe wo can stop nuclear winter. Please write: An Hon G.M. McCarthy MLA, Jerry Stochansk Van Little Mt. Marad 2881 Cambie St. Bk Virginia Achtem. vav-ixe ‘Naomi Singer, Richard Gordo BOB EVERMON Head of Lithography Dept. POE’ ECCAD. Kika Thorne, Dear Editor, Bill Vander Zalm and his Social Creat government are taking away our right as voters fo register and vote ‘on election day. That right, under Section 80 of the Erection Ret, wil bo eliminated by the Vander Zalm ‘governments Bil 26 which comes Before the Logisle- {ure early in December. Boca Marti Kathleen Culham Ly ‘Now Democrat MLA's are fighting the Vander Zalm government on Bil 2, Wo are working for afl and Keith hson, Sean Thompson, Brien Clement, Keith Nev Peter Holder Jerry Stochansky. FI nda Nakashima ‘make: pass the charge on to students who wanted Parking and maintain fre perking for employeos Instead, have everyone pay and substantally E. John Love, Greg Menu bbe no special priviledges when it came to parking. ‘Back tothe monthly vs. pro-rated problem 5, Martin Stein, fan Verchere, Susan refrs to, We do alow students to pay on & David Vaisbord, pro-rata base if they want to pay for Alan Barkley "TRY Kelly Wood, wyd Troman TH ipper Carlyle n, Keven Fedirko, ‘even though the College payment hhad boon paying since then. We pay Granville Island by the month for the student parking spaces. we overestimate we may be carrying some