The Other Press

‘March 4th to March 18th, 1982

 

“What are we doing this for’’ asked pess._
vice-president Seana Hamilton after a ridiculously low
turnout of students showed that student apathy is a
very real force in our College. There were fewer people
in the cafeteria during the AGM then there normally ©
are between classes.

More than half of those present were either Student
Society or Other Press staffers. Some of the rest in
attendance were unaware of what was going on and
did not seem to care.

People walking into the cafeteria would catch sight of
the speakers’ table, and turn around and walk out
again.

A complacent conspiracy of sorts has taken hold of
Douglas College.

This is not new. DC students have long been known
to be politically comatose. They have only come to life
when fun has been associated with student action.

The student rally last November was ‘‘fun’’. There
were lots of TV cameras around, and placards to wave,
and slogans to chant...and for a moment, DC students
seemed to care about the direction of education and
their lives.

Joining the Canadian Federation of Students is
probably the most important decision ever made by
Douglas College students. Twenty people were there to
‘make the decision! That motion would require 400
people at SFU, or 2,000 at UBC! And we did it with
twenty people who were, perhaps, not completely
aware of the magnitude of their decision....and thank
God they weren’t, otherwise they may have voted
against something so ‘‘radical’’.

_Some students believe that the CFS protest on
March 12 may not accomplish anything except
antagonism of the provincial government. But is there
is no protest, with 4,000 or 5,000 students and
instructors demonstrating their disapproval of the

an even more expensive, personal loss. We'll lose this
battle unless we make an effort! (If you don’t miss your
Friday class to protest, you may not have any classes
to miss in a year or two!) |

So show your support on Friday. It will be up to the
faculty to discover their own political conscoiusness,
but remember that your jobs are not on the line. If
you don’t go, you'll have your own future to deal with.

by lan Hunter and someOTHER people

Staff Box Coordination

lan Hunter Editorial Coordinator.

 

 

Christopher Page Copy Edit Coordinator

 

Diane Maclean Coordinator of everything N/A

 

Helene WisotzkiMiss You

 

Doris FeichtingerAll round genius + nice person

 

Warren LaineNew Production Coordinator

 

Tracey RaysonSports Coordinator

 

Dan HilbornConfusion Coordinator

 

Cal Reyburnlgnorant Soul Coordinator

 

Denise Kask Savior of Ignorant Souls

 

government's current educational policies, there will be |

 

 

Cn er eg

 

 

To: =€ditor of THE
OTHER PRESS

In reference to the story
‘‘Pornography’’ in the
Volume 12, Number 3
issue, | was shocked and
frustrated to find such
narrow minded coverage -
of a very controversial
topic.

The author defines por-
nography, then adds that
‘‘It is any material that

ets womyn’’. This
Sabet implies that
sexual violence, coercion
and exploitionto men don’t
qualify as pornography.

It is also mentioned that
scenes of gang r
mutilations, and sexual‘cc
trol are ‘‘images that men
masturbate to’’. Does this
mean that masturbation is
“bad’’? | thought the myth
about masturbation causing
blindness had been swept
under the rug years ago.
Many experts in the field
of sexuality feel it is an
acceptable human activity
in today’s society.

| do agree with the
author’s definition of por-
nography, yet | feel that

  

 

- Magazines

 

{ “Narrow minded” pornography 2
article flack.

 

such as
PLAYBOY or. PLAYGIRL
merely exploit the human
body,. without the use of
violence or coercion.

It appears as though the
author is perhaps either
unaware of or unwilling to
accept the OTHER possible
male point of view. Men
are actively participating to
help rape victims in Van-
couver through an organiza-
tion called ‘‘Men Against

DOES. IT SAY ANVTHIMG. IN THERE
ABOUT TENDERNESS, EMBATHY OR
WOMENS SEXUAL NEEDS!

I was shocked |

Rape’’. They too are vic- °
tims of pornographic exploi-
tations, both heterosexual
and homosexual.

Perhaps theOTHER
PRESS should print some
positive things that women
have done instead of atro-
cities against them.

KH:
A Liberated Woman

Taken aback

Another letter about Por-

nography
Upon reading the article
about pornography, we

were totally taken aback by
the narrow-minded view ‘of
the author. We can’t be-
lieve that Ms. Denise Kask
stated that ‘‘men of all
ages’’ fantasize about
“‘male gang rapes’’, ‘‘mut-
ilation’’, and ‘‘scenes of
seduction and _ strangling’’

when engaged in sex.
Furthermore, she seems to
deny men the capability to
“make love’’ instead of
just having sex. Porn-
ography is a social problem
today, but putting the
blame on men and their so-
called ‘‘fantasies’’ is very
amateurish.

Ron Orser

Doug Faulkner