September 26. 1989

week,

Consider what's involved in writing a textbook.

A textbook is like a long essay that would take you at least 1,500 hours to write. That's the equivalent of researching and writing eight hours a day, five days a in September continuing, without a holiday, until the

Starting

end of the school year.

And then consider not getting paid for it.

While your book makes a contribution to education, as an author, your reward also depends on your book being bought. Instead, a lot of people take advantage of your work by photocopying it - illegally. It makes you feel like you've been ripped off.

Well, you have been.

Photocopying textbooks is intellectual exploitation.

A message from the College Group of the Canadian Book Publishers’ Council and the Canadian Reprography Collective.

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4 Other Press GST T. H Studies ax Reform Hurts Students | Studies by Chris Lawson whole reform package,” she One department of fi- Students researcher Mike Old Co u rse Canadian University says. nance official, who asked not estimates the new tax will Press Department of finance = to be named, says students _cost students an extra $200 Gets Go- OTTAWA (CUP) — officials say students don’t who earned less than $6,175 per year. Canadian studentswillbeat need the tax credit. didn’t need extra money. And while Byers says A h ead At least $340 poorer if federal “What students are “To give them the extra the tax credit will leave stu- finance minister Michael spending money on, things _—creditwouldbeanotherform _ dents and other low income C ci 7 Wilson’s unpopular Goods like tuition, rent, and food of social assistance,” he says. earners better off Echenberg oncor la and Services tax is put in aren't going tobe taxed,”says § “And it would not be well. 4 ianed ; MONTREAL (CUP) — place. Finance official Rick Byers. targeted.” “I've been toschool, * -OnVNCe* Concordia university will Thé ‘reform package “So there’s not the need to and I’ve seen lots of students The ‘tax credit would make hi ext ster includes atax break forlow- | =|, Stew Smelly ak ae Dee eee : gens THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING HERE.| cent less than inflation each eae eas the ite ing a nine per cent sales tax PLEASE COME AGAIN. Te eee ee ae oe on most goods and services. or the first year, most 30 - The reform, to take ef- people do wind up ahead, About 30 students will fect in 1991, also provides an Echenberg says.Butin be taking professor Sharon cutie tie ae ior sicily the following years, the tax Stone s ‘Lesbians in Society. edandoduat ceets uate credit won't keep up with The course will deal with the between $6,175 and $13,175. inflation. fectieaicd co ee The credit would mean an “People who are ina —affe ee extra $140 for low-income weak bargaining position — ==» Our current educa: a | ee ee aman service industry and non- mee : : cccSaeee eocmenicte unionized workers — if there ality,” says Shari Clarke. it. is inflation, chances are that Clarke is a member of “A lot of students they’re not going to keep up,” the Lesbian Studies Coali- less than $6,175,” oe iw she says. tion of Concordia, a student Kai icen ities disto: “Students are almost sroup that lobbied for the tor of the National Anti- always working in these kind course. She hopes this course Poverty Organization. ott of jobs,” she adds. wil pave the way fe @siay- yal ee i Byers says the govern- _tidisciplinary lesbian stud- post-secondary students yee ment could in iste - = me eee ceived: nal shows about 65 per cent live \ i tend the Ly peop acknowledges lesbianism 7 away from home. About half = earning less than $6,175. , legiti oe earn less than $7,000 per year. —=— aa “The tax — ae oe are ee “There’s no reason for _ have the credit in that case who had incomes of that level meant to be a social program, ead ’s Si da it,” Echenberg says. “It’sthe — students aren't hit that that had no need of assis- he says. “It’s just meant to B - nee only credit basedonamini- _ hard by the goods and serv- tance,” he adds. make sure that the oe at oe Institute for Saas we tt tas We ce fects everyone equally. women’s studies decided to

offer the course this year after the english and sociology departments refused. But they made no promises for next year.

“We hope that by virtue of popular demand they will have to continue to offer it,” says Clarke.

The course so far has received a strong response from both Concordia students and the outside lesbian com- munity. Enrollment and a waiting list filled up soon after

registration began last spring. Several non-students have asked to audit the course as well,

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