ea Wi o 2 G. = re) < z Apathy took a vacation on Thursday, March 2nd when close to a third of the student body of ECCAD jam-packed into room 260 to finally show a student presence at a monthly College Board meeting. The first part of the meeting seemed to the cynics among usa manoeuvre of the Board to bore us intosubmission. Some inter- esting information about the possibility of the long-sought-for degree becoming a reality, perhaps by next fall through a VOL.4 NO.6 1989 the favourite “that is not our perception” response. Many of the questioners took this sort of equivocation to imply that President Barkley and/or Chairperson Bovey: (a) didn’t care and just wanted to get out of there; (b) didn’t know anything about THE LAST poyp the day-to-day 11] operations of Some MEETNg because for so long there had been no other concerned parties (es- pecially students) in attendance at past board meetings to offer their view of things around here. All this talk of the philosophical direction of the College drifted into the issue of space and space allocation. 3-D students quickly dominated the first questions of this nature primarily because: (a) they are experts at space; (b) they were sitting at the front; (c) they are most likely to lose with the expansion of cooperative deal with the Open Learning University, was good = h 22) fail d ow he L Industrial Design next September. With the mention of the new to hear. Similarly, the announcement of the foreign students f th Secong ioe live up t ast Bog i programs in the Design area the ugly spectre of “graphics bash- among us becoming grandfathers (and I guess, grandmothers), though aift "to. St Bog © the Char Cetin 8 ing” reared its tiny yet loud head, and the finer artists among us was heartening. hela th ed With divin rd etin 8 ( = Prom; Se called for the amputation of the D from ECCAD. Someone went Currently enrolled foreign students will pay the same th St Bo e ins; h arch 2 even farther overboard and asked if the Board tuition as domestic students. The College is currently in ‘ 4 PSsiong, rdM eetin n a E ee As even knew who Emily Carr was. Someone negotiations with the Ministry of Advanced Education and 2 P eCtacle Of the Ses Whi h . COzy F acy] °F the Meet; asked the specifically sensible question of where Job Training (an Orwellian title if ever there was one) to ; 60 Ould Secong. to had 50 fery ty Lo ge ngs the money was coming from for these specifically offer ten newly enrolled foreign students scholarships. P Oliticg) ex, Pre Sent “ast Boarg M, ey ass, ble *ensing selected new Design Programs. President Bar- These scholarships may only be offered to foreign stu- re Of ar, usal t of Presig T. € Who ee he = for the kley specifically stated that aa funds from a dents from the “Pacific Rim” (the definition of what a UD for Te ob ent Al, h SPaci specific government in a specific city on a specific a 10 Pacific Rim country is needs some clarification, because Well, truth j he Sub “ously disg u Barkley sui, 10 wi Ness a Island off the Coast of this specific continent were theoretically both France and Britain have possessions fac ult is Strang e ently mor P Ointeg e "all t Ype he being used to expand the design component of the in the Pacific area and half of South America has Pacific as 4 Polite ly Crug; fi Undan aX 10 not and Emily Carr College of Art and Design. When some coastline, as does the United States of America). (s ". Barky s mb leq in th Ix Appr . hich er Show. asked for the specifics of where this program would The Board also extended condolences to the Barkley ee orticle y in ed eF ul 4 OXimar, I 5 fol lowe d find space, President Barkely, after a brief moment family. Chairperson Bovey then congratulated both Alan to bring t ’ Page recent deve! Y Loung, ents q of disorientation as to where he was, said that the Barkely (for having been a visiting artist at Guelph Uni- his 1, opi Floor Plans hen, sin Pments = I n Quie d new programs would be located “ over there “ versity) and, in abstentia, Ian Wallace (for all the global earlie Cc, hich had 01 : Cc everyon he ee pr tl President Barkley stressed the importance travelling he’s been doing with his photo conceptualist jok T, wa limp ly permed 7€ So 8ram of having a strong Design program at ECCAD. Up pieces). Ian has just returned from setting up a show in ey ref rene andieg abo; : ‘sion : fo gor until recently graphic design was the only option open Luxembourg. und On th €S to tra sp © Crug; S18N are to Design students, whereas Fine Art students can The real fun for the Board and for the students, staff arge € aba * ae bein g With q fe Y Wee ks major in painting, printmaking, photography, film, and faculty in attendance began when the floor was opened . “Ing uch edy Cbg video, animation, sculpture, ceramics, and interdis- up to questions from the public. Questions directed at 98, just in ti : MosD he ald's ees eS ee ee President Barkley and Chairperson Bovey dealt first with as q] me rE Teo f sa was the inaccessibility of design courses to non the firing of Tom Kowall and Doug Weir. President Barkley, Ways in Oster Tesury fet vil design majors. Perhaps a design cross-over with the aid of bad acoustics, evaded these questions with the end of h 8 To Th eF ect ed, : ty 2G course could be introduced in much that same reply that “personnel matters are confidential’. Further ques- for = as i Te nou re ib way that film, video, animation and photography tions relating to the firing, but more philosophical in nature 0 Ced Oy have crossover courses. : began to be expressed fens faculty members and students. More yi » She Wi : Qin gh . heo mi 4 The Board meeting lasted for close to three hours Ergeiient Barkley seopended to these questions with the old é fe to SSigt th Qin on the he p OSition and some people left with answers, some people left that’s your perception”. Chairperson Bovey frequently used ed P New © h ard n angry, and some people just left, but the entire College her position to interject carefully worded statements (did she this Ms. Boy Apri lm ee QIirpe Son T One community has greatly benefitted from these past trau- have a script or something?) and was constantly interrupting to college; Wishe d ng. In 10 be matic months. These times of crisis and change have finally chide rowdy, ill-mannered students for interrupting. Passions (c) didn’t of us raduay US q ell Partin 8 resulted in a large majority of US to tell THEM what we feel and the general unease of agitation filled the air as the audience hear the ad he : Ing 4 his ; : Those about this college. Now let us all work as WE. (the people without microphones) eloquently, andsometimesnot- questions T and W Hopefully we have learned much more than what an FTE is. so-eloquently, expressed their beliefs and confusion about what right (which ard at th Pee esp ro ho Hopefully we students have learned to see that our own apathy the heck was wrong with this college. The analogy of fixing the wouldn’t be viet] 2 ear’ m The was part of the problem. We must show the Administration and philosophical “leaky roof’ gave many people the metaphorical surprising Y Wis he "Vocg tio the Board that we are concerned and we are capable of being a device we have all had on the tips of our tongues. The Board considering oh Well] to hg part of the process of change that the College is going through. » 00 members, the majority of whom should be granted credit in per- formance art for their impeccable impersonations of Hudson Bay window displays, let Chairperson Bovey and President Barkley deal with the stuff that was being flung from the cheap seats. Constantly the answer to questions from the floor was met with NAOMI SINGER the way sound was being sucked into some sort of acoustical black hole); (d) were being honest and had had no other perceptions of what the heck is going on around here, One of the things that we as students must not only address is not what is the Big Administration, doing but what is our own “little administration” doing. We are demanding accountability from Alan Barkley and Pat Bovey. Should we not also be demanding some accountability from our own Student Society Executive. _.. SIOT NIAZH Apathy took a vacation on Thursday, March 2nd when close ‘toa third of the student body of ECCAD Jam-packed into room 260 o finaly show astudent presence ata monthly College Board meeting. "The ist part ofthe meeting seemed tothe eynles among us ‘manoeuvre ofthe Board tobore usintosubmission. Some nter- ‘esting information about the possibilty ofthe long-sought for ‘degree becoming a reality, perhaps by next fall through a ‘cooperative deal with the Open Learning University, was good. to hear. Similarly, the announcement of the foreign students, amongus becoming grandfathers (and I guess, grandmothers), was heartening. Currently enrolled foreign students will pay the same tuition as domestic students. The College Is currently in negotiations with the Ministry of Advanced Education and ‘Job Training (an Orwellian title If ever there was one) to offer ten newly enrolled foreign students scholarships. “These scholarships may only be offered to foreign stu- fae Sacto tepaccRie’ the sefatin crenata. apy lv PacitieRim country isneedssome ctarfcation, because Well, my Sub theoretically both France and Britain have possessions fac." Sang InthePactcarenandhaofSouth AmercahasPacie gy 4 Polit) coastline, as does the United States of America). T- Bar] ‘The Board also extended condolences to the Barkley family. Chairperson Boveythencongratvlatedboth Alan by; Barkely (for having been a vislting artist at Guelph Unl- versity) and, in abstentia, Ian Wallace (or all the global he's been doing with his photo conceptualist pleces). Ian has just returned from setting up a show in Luxembourg. found "The real fun forthe Board and for the students, staff ‘and faculty in attendance began when the floor was opened up to questions from the public. Questions directed at President Barkley and Chairperson Bovey dealtfirst with the firing of Tom Kowall and Doug Welr. President Barkley, ‘ith the ald of bad acoustics, evaded these questions withthe reply that ‘personnel matters are confident". Further ques- tions relating to the firing, but more philosophical in nature began to be expressed from faculty members and students. President Barkley responded to these questions with the old “that’s your perception”. Chairperson Bovey frequently used her position to interject carefully worded statements (id she havea seript or something?) and was constantly interrupting to chide rowdy, illmannered students for interrupting. Passions and the general unease of agitation filed the air as the audience (the people without microphones) eloquently, and sometimes not- so-eloquently, expressed thelr beliefs and confusion about what ‘the heck was wrong with this college. The analogy of fixing the philosophical “leaky root” gave many people the metaphorical evice we have all had on the tips of our tongues. The Board ‘members the majority of whom should be granted credit in per- ormance art for thei impeccable mpersonationsof Hudson Bay ‘window displays let Chairperson Bovey and President Barkley eal with the stuff that was being flung from the cheap seats. ‘Constantly the answer to questons from the floor was met with the favourite “that ls not our perception” response. Many ofthe {questioner tok this sort of equivocationtoimply that President Barkley and/or Chalrperson Bovey: (a) didn’t care and Just () dldn’tknow ‘anything. about the day-to-day ‘operations of this colleges (© didn’t hear the questions right (which wouldn't be surprising considering i the way sound was 00, being sucked into some sort of acoustical black hole); (@) were 7 MOM sygey perceptions of what the heck fs going on around here, er welp ‘because for solong there had been noother concerned parties es pecially students) In attendance at past board meetings to offer thelr view of things around here. All this talk of the philosophical direction of the College drifted into the issue of space and space allocation. 3-D students quickly dominated the first questions ofthis nature primarily Decause: () they are experts at space; b) they weresittng at the front; (0) they are most likely to lose with the expansion of Industrial Design next September. Wit the mention ofthe new programs in the Design area the ugly spectre of “graphics bash- Ing” reared it tiny yet loud head, and the finer artists among us called forthe amputation of the D from ECCAD. Someone went ‘even farther overboard and asked ifthe Board ‘even knew who Emily Carr was. Someone asked the specifically sensible question of where ‘themoney was coming from forthese specifically selected new Design Programs. President Bar- ley specifically stated that specific funds froma specie government ina specific city on aspeciic [standoff the Coast ofthis spect continent were belng used to expand the design component ofthe Emily Carr College of Artand Design. When some asked fr the specifies of where this program would find space, President Barkely, after a brief moment of disorientation as to where he was, sald that the new programs would be located “ over there President Barkley stressed the importance ‘of having a strong Design program at ECCAD. Up ‘until recently graph design wasthe only option open ‘to Design students, whereas Fine Art students can ‘major In painting, printmaking, photography, Ml, ‘ideo, animation, sculpture, ceramics and inter clplinary studies. A vali point that was raised ‘was the inaccessibility of design courses to non design majors. Perhaps a design cross-over course could be Introduced in much that same ‘way that film, video, animation and photography Ihave crossover courses. ‘The Board meeting lasted for close to three hours tnd some people left with answers, some people left angry, and some people Just lft, but the entire College community has greatly benefited from these past trau- ‘matic months. These times of erisis and change have finaly resulted in a large majority of US to tell THEM what we feel about this college. Now let us all work as WE. “Hopefully we have earned much more than what an FTEs. Hopefully we students have learned to see that our own apathy ‘waspartof heproblem. Wemustshow the Administration and ‘the Board that we are concerned and we are capable of being a partof the process of change tha the College s going through. ‘One othe things that we as students must not only address isnot whats the Big Administration, doing but what sour own “tle administration” doing. We are demanding accountability from ‘Alan Barkley and Pat Bovey. Should we not also be demanding ‘some accountability from our own Student Society Executive.