Glendon's Bilingual Newspaper • Volume 35 no. 12 Lundi le 5 février 1996 • Journal bilingue de Glendon

Black History Month;Delx>tahSenior White History Year

GlendonCampus Under

StudentOccu~tion

Emily Pohl-Weary

Many students at GlendonCollege have been known to walkthrough the halls mumbling about"that Harris guy", but contrary topopularbelief, it'snot thehomeworkthat has finally gotten to them. Ifsthat people across Ontario, studentsincluded, are feeling the efti~cts ofthe new Conservativegovernment' spolicy to slash spending on healthcare, education and social services.

Sorne Glendon students areso fed up they've decided to tumtheir anger into action. That's whythey've organized a "camp-out" toensure that their voices are heard.Camp will be pitched in front of theGlendon cafeteria at 4:30pm onTuesday, February 6. The action atGlendon, however, is only one ofnumerous demonstrations that willtake place across the country on thesame day.

The stutients here at Glendonare planningto get a head start:they'll be here bright and early forthe Student Day of Action Againstthe Cuts, which takes place onWednesday. Buses, organized bythe GCSU, will be leaving Glendonbefore 2:00pm, and transportingstudentsdown to the demonstration,happening at Queen's Park. Lastyear there were over 8,000 studentsat the TorontoStudent Strike, andnational participation outnumbered100,000 in cities across the country.

The group, which started offmodestly as four friends voicing theirgrowing frustration, has beensteadily growing, and gainingsupport. The group will camp outovernight, and has plans to set up atemporary soup kitchen for studentsfeHing the effects of the cuts. Chili,tofu dogs, hot apple eider and hotchocolate will be served free at thecamp. A camp fire will be burningall night long, and there are rumoursof students dusting off rusty camptunes, guitars and drums.

The most recent blow thathas been dealt to Canadians is thenewly passed Omnibus bill. Manyorganizations that have beenimportant parts of the Canadiansocial structure are dependent ongovemment support, and are nowbeing forced to lay off staff, reducethe services they offer and even shutdown. Sorne of the most deeplyaffected institutions are hospitals,women's shelters, universities andservices for immigrants andrefugees. The effects are being feltby Canadians who were alreadytightening their belts because of theweak economy, cuts in transferpayments l'rom the Federalgovemment, lack ofjobs and severereduction in funding for agenciesthat are helping the people who aremost in need.

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sector.And now, Lucien Bouchard, as

the PQ's new helmsman, isprojecting a further $500 millionreduction in social spending.

But Bouchard mayhave tostruggle to implement these cuts.

Last week, Gerald Larose, headof the largest union in Quebec, theConfederation of National TradeUnions (CNTU) said that drasticcuts to social spending are "rippingapart the fabric ofsocial solidarity."

Larose challenged Bouchard tolive up to his responsibility tomaintain an "acceptable socialsituation" in Quebec.

The union leader' scriticisms mayhave come as a surprise to manypeople, since he was a prominentsupporterofBouchard' s, andformerParti Quebec.ois leader JacquesParizeau' s, campaignon sovereigntylast fall.

But the CNTU says that itssupport for the PQ was neverunconditional, and insists that their

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Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, NewYork, Virginia, Maryland,Delaware,Missouri,Michiganandother states. Lake Erie Shore,NiagaraRiverandDetroitfrontier,Amherstburg, Sandwich andWindsorwereURterminalsduringthe 1830's and 1840's. Fugitivesalso traveled by land and water toToronto, Hamilton, St.Catherines,Brantfod, Kingston and Prescott.

has already translated into a $190million eut to the province's healthandsocial servicessector-resultingin the imminent closure of sevenhospitals as well as the $180 millioneut to what Quebec's revenueminister, Jeanne Blackburn hastermed an "overburdened" welfare

included Claire Rolland and aspecial group of singers calledLocanos,ElizabethBeckencourt,Jill Smith, Jen Rarewood andJoel Rainsberger.

photo: Jane Gorley

terms to confuse the public anddeceive the slaveholders."Conductors" drove carts,carriages or farm wagons loadedwith slaves hidden in falsecompartments. "Stations" whereabolitionists transferred ortemporarilyhidtheir"cargo" werebarns, farmbouses, secretpassages,cellars, attics and church belfries.

By 1820, theUndergroundRailroad (UR) had establisheddefinite routes into Canada from

BRAVO '96 •• Glendonites cameout in numbers last WednesdayandThursdaytowitnessGlendon'ssecond annualtalent show, Bravo'96,or~nizedby Sarah Moore andthe Glendon Choir. Righlights

to most Canadians, Quebeckers mayhave thought their "social democratic"govemment was different.

The Parti Quebecois' new mindset

MONTREAL (CUP) - On his way to become premier, LucienBouchard is showïng that when it comes to balancing budgets,Quebecisn't such a distinct society after aU.

Quebec's politicalleaders, likeprovinci~l politicians across thecountry, are buzzing with ideas onhow to fight their massive deficit

While thistrend isnofsurprising~, 1

Oh yes, let the celebrations begin. This is the time that blacks pay .homage to those who have gone on before. Remarkably, ooly twonamesare evermentioned. Youknow who they areM.L.K.andM.x.(nuffrespect due)! And ofcourse the time when whites relish in andreOect upon the joyous "overcoming" of racism in North America.Doesn'titmakeyouwant tohollerormaybesingaBob Marleysong?

Unfortunately,lastyear's thoughts to those who have literallymisguidedattemptbyProTemto pioneered our movement to (Northaccurately coyer the focus of American) freedom. (Ofcourse thisBlack History Month, featured freedom would not have beenanarticleofwhatlsoendearingly necessary if the white man... weilrefer to as 'The Negroes on the you know where 1 am going withHill". Fortunately, it has this! Somethingcompelled me to submit a work about chains etc.)of value for your personal Ne ver the 1e s s ,educational enjoyment. Quakers and

First and foremost, lam Methodists, cityfervently opposed to reserving people and farmersonemonthoftheyearfor"Black in the NorthernHistory." Our historical States freed blackscontributions are far too grand and slaves. Noticeand plenteous to cram into 28 that 1said blacks andshort days. We must also be slaves, not justblack

(:_.. -~~~,~~~arÎn:~~~~!:tS~~·~~::~'t Ta~e t~triffling shortest month of the rememberourNativeyear recognition be used as a brothers and sisterstoken to satisfy all the ills and whom also faced oursins committed against us. plight. The freedom

1 want us to turn our fighters usedrailroad

Deadline forsubmissions

Heure deTombée

Thursday, February8 at5:00pm.

Jeudi, 8 février à17h00.

Nominations accept­ed until February ·13.

Nominations accep­tées jusqu'au 13 février.

Elections will be heIdFebruary 15, 1996.

Les élections aurontlieue le 15 février.

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AttentionReaders

Lundi le 5 février 1996

Protem elections for1996-97 editorial posi­tions are corn ing up Ilesélections pour l'équipeéditoriale 1996-97 s'enviennent bientôt.

POSITIONS-Rédacteur(trice)-en­

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Pas dupeAu rédacteur,Cette lettre concerne

l'article de Pierre Naud (édi­tion du 29 janv.). Qui peuts'étonnerdu fait que les sépa­ratistes aient mordu àl'hameçon devant une occa­sion en or de dénigrer encoreune fois le gouvernementfédéral?

Je n'ai qu'un message àvous faire parvenir cher mon­sieur. Tout au long de votretirade, vous ne semblez pasconscient que les déclarationsde Lucien Bouchard et cie., àl'effet que le territoire québé­cois soit indivisible, vont àl'encontre des mêmes droitset libertés de la personne quevous défendez si bien. Cettedoctrine péquiste, aussirépugnante que la doctrineMonroe, fait fi du principe deréciprocité et n'est par con­séquent, pas tellementétrangère àla répression con­tre le Timor oriental. Votrebiais est évident, et je le re­specte. Je ne suis cependantpas dupe de vos motivationsindépendantistes.

Charles Bretonphoto: Robin EllioU

INVESTORS: "Marswithin reach!"

Editor,The Governments of the

Earth have concluded that inorder to continue withpreviously functionalmonetary policies, aten yearmoratorium on interests,servicing National Debts,must be the consensus.

The interest, during thisperiod, shall be supple­mented by "AIR MILES","POINTS", AND "COUPONS";and, redeemable at the endof the ten year period forReal Estate Shares; say, inthe planet Mars?

If mass confusion createdby ail existing marketing"gimmicks" is good forbusiness, let us take it onestep farther; it just may be,that the corporate world isas gullible as the generalpublic.

RespectfullySerge Crespy

Did the voters of Ontario give theirgovernment a mandate to overrideparliamentary democracy? This is whatthe ruling party seems to believe.Apparently, this goes back to the time ofthe election when Ontario's Conservativepartybased their successful campaign upona pamphlet entitled The Common SenseRevolution-commonly known as "MikeKampf." Now, with a majority govemment,they have the arrogance to claim a right onbehalf of the people, to carry out this"Revolution" at all costs.

The Government of Ontario nowbelieves that it has been empowered toplace expedience in front of legislativeprocess. This idea stems from the notionthat democracy has already been served­that democracy began and ended with theelection. The problem is that the one thingleft out of their campaign pamphlet was a"by all means" clause. Who would haveguessed that the election of a majoritygovernment was one in the same withdismantling the parliamentary system. Arewe missing a logical step?

Last week, Ontario's new omnibus billofficially became law. It was only a fewmonths aga that the government tried toram this heavy piece of legislation throughthe legislature without allowing for properdebate. Fortunately, theirplanswerefoiled;but this does not mean that parliamentarydemocracy was upheld. On the contrary,how could a bill comprised entirely ofunrelated tacked-on provisions ever bereasonably discussed within the short timespan it was allowed?

There appears to be a new paradigmfor democracy in Ontario: democraticallyelected autocracy. Certainly, a majoritygovernment guarantees a party that all ofits bills are likely to be passed. On theother hand, such a party has theresponsibility to uphold the democraticsystem into which it was elected. Ourdemocratic system is a trust guaranteeingthe representation of political minorities.The notions of representation andparliamentary procedure are not thefrivolous wastes of time the governmentwould have us believe. A provincialgovernment does not have the right todisregard our nation's democratic systemand any "mandate" expressing the contrarycannot be held legitimate.

RG

Tyranny of a Majority

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inviolable."Now, on the eve of bel oming

premier ofQuebec, Bouchardis bemgasked to live up to these remarks.

McGill University economicsprofessor Antol Deutsch noted thatwhile in opposition, Bouchard hadthe liberty to accept the "vision" ofthe unions but now that he will be ingovemment, he will have to dealwith the "unpleasant realities."

Deutsch asserted that "the deficithas to be cut because there is no wayto go with things the way they are ..but it is how you eut, that is thedebate you have to look at."

He added that it is not possible topredict what the next provincialbudget in Quebec will be like. "Wewill see what Bouchard does," hesaid.

ButQuebec'sunionsarenotaboutto sit around and wait for the nextround of budget cuts in April.

Larose urged Bouchard to resist"the tum towards the right" whichotherprovinces are experiencing. Hecalled for Quebec not to follow thesolutions of Ralph Klein in Albertaor Mike Harris in Ontario.

Larose insisted that more spendingcuts would be a mistake, especiallysince they would fall on those whocouId least afford them. "The solutionto this crisis does not rest solely onthe shoulders of society's mostvulnerable, it should fall neither onthe unemployed nor the workers," hestated.

Commenting that"we [theCNTU],never let anything lie," ArthurSandborn, spokesperson for theCNTU, hints that the unions inQuebecwill continue to put pressure onBouchard to rethink the spending cuts.

Sandborn pointed out that whileBouchard was playing the role ofopposition leader in Ottawa, "we got[him] to take a positive stance onsocial issues."

Now, the CNTU plans to pressureBouchardto liveup to his pastrhetoric.

Over the past two years Bouchardhas condemned both the federalgovemment and other provinces inCanada for cutting social spending,saying that "it is unacceptable thatnew budget cuts be aimed at peoplealready severely affectedbyeconomichardships."

In January 1994, Bouchard statedclearly that "for us in the Bloc, socialprotection is something that remains

challenge to Bouchard is consistentwith theircriticisrnsofthePQ'sattacksto welfare and employmellt in thepublic sector.

In fact, evenduring the referendumcampaign, Quebec's unions­especially the CNTU and its affiliate,the Federation des affaires sociales(FAS), were quick to condemn thePQ for its proposed hospital closures.

Declared Louis Ray, president ofthe FAS: "our position is this: to thereferendum ... it is yes; to the PQ, itis no; ... to services andjobs, it is yes

...~o_nd_aY_,F_eb_rU_ary_s_,1_99_6 ..,.,_nouve Iles-----1 Monde: Lueur d'espoir au Soudan: ... Is Bouchard the:JawadSqalli : next slashing Premier?1 SOURCE: L'ALTERNATIVE-Le Soudan, le plus vaste pays mais protégée par les combat-I1d'Afrique, vit une situation des plus catastrophiques. tants populaires armés. Les ré-' (... cont'd from page 1), Une junte militaire, ap- ennes ou rwandaises: malgré les cents soulèvements populaires de 1puyée par un groupe fondamen- politiques régionalistes du gou- lacapitaleconstituentunélémentjtaliste musulman, y exerce un ré- vernement central, il ne s'est pas de cette stratégie. Elle se pro-,gime de terreur. Un grave conflit instauré de clivages ethniques ou longe in~e~ationaleme~t par une 1armé s'oppose au régime, dominé claniques entre la population. Plu- dénonclatlOn des pUIssancesparles gens du Nord du pays, etles sieurs signes montrent l'échec des étrangères qui se font complices 1populations du Sud. L'une des tentatives de dresser les différentes du régime soudanais. La France, 1armes privilégiées du régime mil- composantes du peuple soudanais la Chine, la Libye, l'Iran et l'Iraq 1itaire est le blocus alimentaire: la les unes contre les autres. La sont particulièrement pointés du 1famine endémique et organisée composition de la délégation sou- d~igt. Des démarches so~t entre-,entraîne la mort, quasi program- danaise était déjà un message en poses pour que le ConseIl de sé-,mée, de milliers d'hommes, de soi. Fatima est musulmane, arabo- curité de l'ONU adopte une lignefemmes et d'enfants. phone et vient du Nord; Anissia est plus ~ure vis-à-vis le régime SOU-l'

Mais pourFatimaIbrahim, chrétienne et vient du Sud. Selon danaIs.présidente de l'Union nationale les deux militantes, «le problème La communauté interna-I

, des femmes soudanaises et Anis- du Soudan ne réside pas dans la tionale aurait avantage à ouvrir 1tsia Achieng Olworo, porte-parole diversité ethnique et confession- les yeux sur le détournement de',d'une coalition des groupes de nelle du pays mais bien dans le l'aide alimentaire au seul ~rofit 11femmes du Sud-Soudan,certaines caractèrerétrogradeetantidémocra- des.spéculateurs ~u Nord, hés au,

1conditions sont maintenant réu- tique du pouvoir en place.» ré~lme, et au détriment des popu-,nies et laissent entrevoir la fin de Pour Fatima et Anissia, lalions auxquelles elle est des-

lIa dictature et le rétablissement de «l'opposition politique organisée tinée. Les forces progressistes tlIa paix. marque des points.» Elles soulig- soudanaises s'efforcent par ail-I1 Elles donnaient comme nent une réunion, tenue à Asmara, leurs de créer de nouveaux ca-I'exemple la colère populaire qui en Érythrée, en octobre dernier, où naux d'acheminement de l'aide 11commence à s'exprimer ouverte- l'ensemble des mouvements poli- alimentaire sans passer par les 11ment et à défi~ les appareils ré- tiques d'opposition et les représen- autorités soudanai.ses. 1pressifs de l'Etat. De grandes tants de la guérilladu Sud ont adop- . Des chemllls transfr~n-I

Il manifestations populaires ont eu té des accords pour une solution de ~'ères passant par les pays avols-1lieu au mois d'octobre à Khar- la crise soudanaise. Des principes Illants sont de plus en plus

1toum, la capitale, et la police a fondamentaux ont été définis: droit fréquemment empruntés par les 11refusé de tirer sur la foule en dépit à l'autodétermination des popula- fournisseurs de cette aide. Il faud-I'des ordres reçus, ce qui prouve tions du Sud, laIcité de l'État, inter- rait que les états donateurs déci-I!l'isolementde lajunte au pouvoir. diction de former des partis sur une dent d'envoyer des messages 11Cette dernière a fait appel aux base religieuse, démocratie et re- clairs aux autorités .soudanaises 1tmilices organisées sur le modèle spect des droits humains, égalité sur l'usage de leur aIde et. éven-I

,.J!!anien pO~! réJlfim~~ la révolte des hommes et des femmes. tuellement, acceptent de con-,1 populaire. Ces partis ont également tourner ces autorités en utilisant1 L'opposition marque des points arrêté une stratégie de renverse- les canaux transfrontières. ,1 Lacrisesoudanaise nepeut mentdu pouvoirmilitaire intégriste: ,'être comparée aux crises somali- une insurrection populairepacifique 1L ~-_-_----~

Lundi le 5 février 1996

ou un autre, parcette dernière.En effet, qui ne s'est jamaissenti arrêté devant la froidure,sachant que sans l'espritd'ingéniosité qui caractérisel'être humain, nousconnaîtrions le même sort quedes milliers d'insectes, c'est àdire, que nous mourrionsgelés. Comme on peut le voir,il y a beaucoup plus devictimes que l'on pourraitcroire. Il nous reste donc àattendre fébrilement la fin del'hiver. Espérons maintenantque le printemps se fasseprécoce, afin qu'il fassedisparaître toutes les tracesde cette saison qui cause destribulations à trop de gens,mais qui, malheureusement,reviendra l'an prochain.Finalement, peut-êtredevrions-nous faire avecl'hiver ce que l'on fait avec legouvernement, c'est-à-dire,s'en accommoder même sic'est loin de faire notre affaire·.

This article was submitted toPro Tem in an attempt to prompta discussion over PrincipalDyane Adam's "Strategie Vi­sion" document, nuule availableto the Glendon Community onFriday January 26. Its author,Professor 'Bill Greaves,- recog­nizes that his position as an Eng­lish professor doesn'l trUlke hisargumentaneutralone. Pro Temencourages Glendon students toread the Principal's document,availableforperusal at the officeofthe GCSU, 175YH. -theeditor

skills of analysis, critical think­ing, communi-cation and inte­grative knowledge", which aresomehow to he taught as enti­ties on their own, rather thanemergingas the resultof think­ing in increasingly rigourousand complex ways as studentsengage in a disciplined field ofstudy.

If your Chair has not givenyou a copy of the "vision",demand one. And remind theChairthataHoward Robertson,John Bruckman, Yvette Szmidtor Michael Gregory once satwhere he or she is sitting now.Thaes history.And we are notgoing to follow the Principal'sdirection that Giendon shouldforgetitshistory and thinkonlyof this proposed "vision" forthe future.

-Bill Greaves is a Professor ofEnglish at Glendon College.

d'être responsable dechangements notables dansl'environnement, il inspirerait"la mort dans l'âme". Rienn'est trop insignifiant pouraltérer l'âme humaine, aprèstout, c'est nous qui devonsnous ~dapter aux caprices dela nature.

Il est important de dire quele type de détresse qu'inspirele "Winter blues" varie d'unepersonne à l'autre, et ce,autantdans sa duréeque dansle degré de mélancolie qu'elleprovoque. Aussi, la personneatteinte a besoin de soinsproportionnels à la gravité du"blues" qui l'afflige, ce qui veutdire que ces soins peuventpasserd'une chaleureuse con­fession à une oreille amicaleet attentive, à une consulta­tion en, milieu psychologiqueou psychiatrique. Ce quipourrait démontrer l'amplitudeexistante entre les différentsniveaux de gravité de cette"dépression" est le fait quenous sommes tous plus oumoins touchés, à un moment

from? Whyisitbeingpreachedat us? York has a balancedoperating budget; its "carryforwards" ofunspentfunds hasincreased since 1989 from fivemilliondollars to more than tenmillion dollars; it is currentlyretiringbetween sixty to eightysenior faculty; and there is anexpectation that universitywide enrollment next year willmove from the bottom of thecorridor to about the middle (athree percent increase instudent population). The "cri­sis"with its rigiddeadlines, andtheaccompanyinglogic "it's toolate to think about what theUniversity is doing - you haveto do right now what we aretelling you to do" clearly existsto stampede the faculty intoaccepting a hasty pudding ofstructural changes.

It's bad to be manipulated atany level of York, but for _acommunity like Glendon it'sparticularly outrageousbecause we are b-eing driveninto acceptance of anextraordinarilyanti-intellectual"vision" of what our college isto become.

At the centre of this "vision"is an as~umptionthatfewofuswill share: "specialized disci­pline-bound undergradua~e

programmes" and "the re­search interests of the faculty"are OUT; what is IN is "themastery of basic transferable

"dépression". Si l'on tente d'encernerquelques-unes, on peutretrouver des facteurs aussiinsignifiants que l'intensitélumineuse, qui diminueconsidérablement pendantl'hiver, ce qui provoque chezquelques-uns, une certainemélancolie. Une autre des"supposées'" causes, auraitrapport à l'ambiance "mortelle"qui accompagne l'avènementde l'hiver. On conviendra qu'ilest quelque peu déprimantd'observer les feuilles mouriralors qu'elles sont teintes desi belles couleurs, ou encorede voir partir à grandes voléesles oiseaux qui, durant lasaison chaude, animaient despaysages qui semblent morts.Un autre élément de l'hiverqu'il ne faut pas laisser pourcompte, c'est le froid. En plus

ing the whole exercise: Thewhole world is "drastically re­thinking"; universityeducation"will never be the same"; pro­grams "whatever merit theymay have on their own" aresaid to be "impossible to main­tain". The end of the world isnear, but aH is not lost, there isa "vision", a new view that ispartofapan-universityagenda:"the transfonnationof postsec­ondaryeducationworldwide".

That's the Principal's vision.She clearly believes in it. Whatwe are supposed to believe in isa compelling, immediatebudget crisis unfolding inconcrete cast in iron deadlines:"This year's budget exercise","financial and politicalrealities", the dreaded phrase"in order to survive", "the.pfe~ept budgetarycrisis", "nec­essary" ... it's hard not to seefllat this is aH leading up to"tough budgetary decisions".It almost seems that Snobelenand the Principal are workingfrom the same textbook.

But where is this coming

Ce phénomène apparaît eneffet lors de l'arrivée de l'hiveret se manifeste par larésurgence d'une profondetristesse, une dépression plusou moins prononcée, ou en­core par une baisse d'intérêtpour les choses les plusroutinières. En fait, on pourraitdire que l'''âme'' de la personnetouchée est tellementinfluencée par les stimulusextérieurs (dans ce cas, onparle des attributs de lasaison), qu'il emprunte l'étatd'esprit qu'ils inspirent.

Pour ce qui est des causes,on peut pratiquement direqu'elles demeurent au niveaude la corrélation, c'est-à-direque tout ce que l'on peutaffirmer, c'est qu'une varianteest présente lors del'observation de la

Pierre Naud

~tes;'vous de ceux. que la saison blanche rendmélancoliques? Vous sentez-vousenvahi par uneprofondetristesse lorsque les feuilles commencent à tomber desarbres et que la neigecommence à recouvrir la verdure? Sioui, vous êtes probablement victime du "Winter blues",aussi nommé "la dépression de l'hiver".

Public discussion of thedocument is clearly not one ofthe Principal's goals. Twoweeks earlier she had sought,in clear contravention of therules of Faculty Council, topresenta draftof the documentto PPC in closed session. PPC,showing more backbone thanthe Chairs, refused to comply.

Looking at the document, itis easy to see why the Principaldoesnotwantitdiscussed. Itisa blueprint for the inteHectualneutering of the College, andthe entire statementofsocalIed"vision" should be readcriticallyandcarefullybyeverymember of the community.

Ontario Education MinisterJohn Snobelen instructed hiscivil servants that he, too,wan'ted to make changes. Toget people to accept these, hesaid, it was necessary to have a"crisis". Alook at the first fewpages of the Principal's docu­ment shows just such a rhetori­cal strategy at work.

First cornes the expectationsofa New Jerusalem which isdriv-

Chairs Meeting, Glendon. Friday, January 26. PrincipalDyane Adam distributed her "Vision" statement to Glendon'sChairs on Thursday, and at the meeting today said that she didnotwantthe document toreeeive muehdebate--thatshewanteddepartments-to use the document as a template for the planningproeess for the next two years-to ineorporate it into the Planthey submit 10 the PoHey and Planning Committee (PPC).Astoundingly, the Chairs failed to object at this point, andearried on with the Principal's agenda.

1. Sheila Copps Scbool for Girk ­sumably students will be taught the

finer points of screeching like a bansheeandsuckinguptothemalepowerstrocture.

2. Conrad BlackScbooI ofBusinessthoseattending thisprestigiousinstitutionill be taught proper etiquette for takingver a corporation and how not to be

ected by the cries of laid off worlœrs.3. Pre-professional Liberal ArtsIn­te ofToronto - this institution would

geared to preparing graduates for the'gom-swhichtheywillfaceinprofessionalisciplines sueh as medicine, law and

Iitics. The curriculumwouldobviously. ludetipsondoublebillingandhowtolie

ith a slraight face. A special courseouldbetaughtbyideologicalfatherBrian

ulroneyentitled"Bribes: how to getand. ethem."

4. Centre Univeristaire Jacquesarizeau - a completely francophone

. .tution designed to teach students thealue of majority mie (50% +1). ThereouldalsobecIassesinseparatismwithout

al separation.5. Chrétien Compound - this option

ould reb.nn Olendon to a private estate,or Canadian political leaders along the. s of the Kennedy Compound. Here

liticians could escape from the stressesf their public lives and attend classes inuitArtDefensetaughtbyAlineChrétien.

6. Kaptors BasketbaU Trainingtre - this facility wouldprovide wood

lass- training for Canadian athletes in thertofbasketball with the goalofbeatingAmericans at yet another of their

'national pastimes".7. Independent University State of

lendon - therebas been talkinthe pastoflendon separating from the Yorlc Mainampus. Whystopthere? Whynotsecede

the country as a whole? Wecouldbeur own nation, issue our own passports,veourownmoney! Whynot, aren'twe

distinct society too?8. Yoka Ono School ofMusic - this

deawouldcashinontherevivalofBeatlespularity. Paul McCartney opened bis

wnschool,whynotYoko,themostfamousn-Beatle,9. Captaln Kirk Allen Diplomacy

ralnlng Centre - if McGill can name ahole building after him (weIl, Williamhatner), we cannamea school after him.

. optionwillhaveTrekkiesand'fre1dœrsmallovertheglabeflockingtoOlendonleam the secret negotiation tactics that

as endeared Kirk to so many alien.vilizations. (Justdon' t tell anyone that itas only a 'IV show.)

10. Urban Peasant ChefFormationhool - he's cool, he's knowledgeable,dbisrecipesdon'tinvolvetripsto bizarre

pecialtyshops. Hismottois, "ifyoudon't, ve il, use what you've got". Why can't

things in Iife be so simple?

Govenunentsarecuttingbackon fund­ing to universities, which inb.nn is causinguniversities to cut backon their programs.These cutbacks have resulted in a greatfeelingofuncertaintyand uneasinessin thestudent body and faculty in regllId to thefuture of their institutions. In light of ailthis, Shots in the Darlc bas decided to b.nnits gaze towllIds the plethora of nunourscirculating about the future ofOlendon.

-perspectivesChairs Fail To Challenge Principal

Bill Greaves..

Monday February 5, 1996

ideology that Amway is thewayto salvation, its charismatieleaders, separation andalienation from friends andfamily, mind control usingcoercive persuasion andbehaviour modificationtechniques, are aIl features ofmainstream cuits.

But Richard DeVos and JayVan Andel, founders ofAmway, do realize whatdirection their business hastaken. Several prominentpeople and intellectuais werebrought into AmwayCorporation a few years ago toreorganize the company. Thefocus was oncleansing thesalesforce, downplayingevangelismand cultism and emphasizingsales training instead.

Obviously Amway is payingofffor DeVos, whose fortune of$4.5 billion makes him the sixthriehest man in the V.S., whoowns the basketball team theOrlando Magic, and whotogether with Van Andel, ownseight expensive airplanes to jetfrom Amway headquarters inAda,Michigan toother Amwayoffices.

Those who have left theAmway business do not denythat one can make· moneysellirig its products, but onlythose who are willing tosacrifice their time, friends, andfamily to make a couple extrabucks. But with Amway, therewardsof hard work may notbe ail that they are cracked upto be.

followers were worked into apassionatefrenzy and then toldto go outand find as many newrecruits as possible; the

powerful doctrine frowned ontelevision, newspapers andother 'negative' influences;there was a strict dress code

'andthè aclvice on h&w to bringu'p chîldrenand relate to lovedones; therewas the fear that toquitwould mean giving ùpallhopefor a happy future."

In his book, Fake ft 'Til VouMake ft, author Phil Kems di­rectIycomparesAmwaytosev­eral other well-known cuIts.Severai characteristics ofAmway, its closedmembership, its underlying

Once involved in Amway,newcomers are repeatedlypressured by their "upland,"the personwho recruited them,

to sell more, to buy more, andto spend more time withotherAmway distributors.

Rookiè Amway distributors.are tol~ to P.u~in~ma~utti0f8-15 hours per week but a,s s~v­eral members have (ohnd;' tomake a profitable incoIlle,'20:"30hours per weekis necessary..Motivationàl meetings, whichare full of prayers. and refer­ences to the Christian faith, arealso part of the Amway re­quired routine.

"There were huge monthlymeetings where thousands of

tosellAmwaybecausetheywillreceive a bonus from whatevertheir new recruits sell. It is inthis way that MLM paralleispyramid selling. There is anupwards flow of money inAmway; if someone recruitsfive new people, that onepersongetsa shareofwhateachof his/her 5 new recruits havesold. That person then passes ashare of his /her income to thepersonwho recruited him/her,and soon.

The MLM procedure is quitesimilar to pyramid sellingwhieh is illegal in Canada.Pyramid selling requires newrecruits to pay an entrance fee;while Amway doesn't allowthis, pyramid selling and theMLM process both lead tounscrupulous selling practicesbased on greed and deceit.

As a recruitment tactic,Amway.pistributors .ofteninvite friends'ànd telativ~ over .for a coffee party which soonevolves into an Amwayseminar. Videotapes are shownwithfamous people, likefotmerV.S. president Ford, promot­ing Amway products whileguests are pressured into say­ing what they would do withthat extra bit of money theycouid eam with Amway.

features..........-Amway or Scamway?Tanya Marissen

uThe Amwayconceptis strictlybusiness,buttheirrecruitmenttactics remind me a great deal of the 196O's movie 'Invasion ofthe Body Snatchers'. If you remember the movie, consider theplot and goal. Alienation, elitism, creating a robotic andmindless society with no will except for that of the leaders.Cult-likel That's AMWAYI Don't' believe me? Ask around!There are AMWAY victims and survivors aIl around."

The above statement is justone ()f the many reactions ofpeoplewho wereonce involvedwith Amway, but now havebroken away from theenormouslyexpandingcorporation, disgusted by itsrecruitment tacticsand cult-likestatè of operations.

Whelt is Amway? Amway isa continuously expandingcompany that first began byselling soap but now sells eve­rything, from cosmeties to cars.Amway is unique because it isbased on a business methodcalled Multi-Level Marketing(MLM). Through the processof MLM, the middlemen areeliminated, allowing forAmway products to be sold atcheaper priees, according toAmwayenthusiasts. In realitythough, Amway products arenot that cheap or unique andsubstitutes ,can beeasily found

.:on'fhè' ;nêàrest; 'supeimatI<etshelf..

MLM is also a verycontroversial approach tobusiness. Amway depends onits salespeople to buy severalhundred dollars worth ofproducts. These salespeoplethen make money through thesale of Amway products andalso by recruiting more people

Black History Month; White History Year. ..cont'dfrom p. 1Most notable of ail "slave­

abductors" was Hariet Tubman,calléd the "Black Moses" of herpeople. (Ironie they wouldcaliherthe BlackMoses -didn'ttheyknowMoses was black? Perhaps themore appropriate terms would bethe femaie Moses of her people:)

She was bom in 1820 on a largeplâfitationin Bucktown,Maryland.Afterherescape in i849, she madeat least 19 tripsinto the South toguide blacks to the North.

Be not the fool though, Canadacertainly was noi Miss innocent inthe rearing ofslaves. Fortunately,the Canadian climate with its shortagriculturaI season, roledouteropssuch as cotton which required acheap, plentiful labour force.Besides, it was expensive to keepslaves fed, clothed and housedthrough a long unproductivewinter. For these reasons, slavesdid not become a necessary prop

for Upper Canada' s economy. What does black history monthAbolitionistsentimentrosesharply mean? 1 would be remiss not toandmore andmore slaves were set pay religion its due service. Blackfree. In 1833 the British Imperial history month started in the U.S.Act abolished slavery throughout due to M.L.K's instrumentalthe Empire. martyrdom efforts founded on

Blacks infiltrated military life Christianity. ThesameChristianityasearlyas 1812(thoughthe history that was used to enslave us.books neglected to include this). . Perhaps Martin, like Malcolm,But, let us seriously reflect on the found a way-the way-anddire impli~ations of "Captain realized the true tneaning ofJesus,Runcey's Company of Coloured God, his life and his teachings. ItMen." For Blacks, the War of isthatsolemnhopeandbeliefthat1812 raised the specter of being stirred the souls of slaves set freedragged back into American tostarttheGrantAfricanMethodistslavery. The calI "to defend Episcopal Church in 1833 oneverything they called precious" RichmondSt. West(nowrelocatedtpuched free blacks who feared to Gerrard St. East).and hated the American Slave Religion with itsmany promisesSystem. Black volunteers fought still unifies, divides, builds upandand distinguished themselves at destroys much of our community.Queenston Heights, Fort George, "Church ain't what it used to beNiagara Town, Stoney Creek, y'aIl." However, we mustLundy's Lane and in other border endeavor to look past religionskinnishes. which is tangled with roles and

regulations and seek the one andonly omnipotent true God. For inhim we live and move and haveourbeing.

The black press consisted oftwonewspapers. The VoiceoftheFugitive, owned and edited byHenry Bibb, helped new arrivaisto adjust by providing invaluableinfonnation to the people ofEssexCounty. The Provincial Freeman,amore militantpaper, was foundedby Samuel Ringgold Ward. Itsfirst issue opened March 25, 1853.Its motto: Self-reliance is the trueroad to independence. The paper'smost colourful writer and later itseditor, was Mary Ann Shadd.Shadd isacknowledgedas the Firstblack newspaper woman in NorthAmerica. Our past is an everimpressive incentive as to how wemust shape our future.

1 am so impressed with thebrothers and sisters who are

endeavoring to make a change. 1will not attempt to retard thestruggle by omitting to mentiontheir names. Support, recognitionand unity will keep us togetherforever.

Ms. Tamia Matthews: ArtsMr. Alex Stevens: PolitiesMs. Gail Williams: EducationMs. Darlene Devonish:

TranslationMr. Aimé Kasonga:Mr. Fari: BusinessMr. Elmi: Politieal AtTairsToo many names to mention-

you aIl know who you are. Myuunost respect and best wishes toyou ail. For we are what BlackHistory Month is ail about.

Credit goes to the Ontario BlackHistory Society and the City of To­rontoforinfonnation contained in thisarticle.

Lundi le 5 février 1996

arts/perspectives

Progrès et régression

The newspaper review posted in the lobby had been mysteriouslyattacked with a highlighter. Hot pink words jumped at me from thephotocopied paper: mistaken identities; wicked surprises; a g1oriouscomic creation. A look at the c1uttered living room on stage was myfirst clue that EllioU Hayes' Hard Hearts might be ail that andmore.

Stage should be commended fortaking such initiative.

Hard Hearts will run in theCanadian Stage Theatre at 26BerkeleyuntilFebruary 10. Ticketprices are $20 - $25, but there arestudent discounts and a limitednumber of pay-what-you-cantickets available onMondaynights.And if you shonld encounter thehot pink highlighter fairy whileyon're there, please, tell ber she'sgot a friend in agreement atGlendon.

the audience is treated to a non­traditional, yet highly functionalquestion period with one of thefive actors. (Lucky me, 1was thereforSemple'snight.) Itisapracticalidea and it gives the audience anopportunity to become betterconnected with the play. BecauseSemple was close to Hayes, shetold of his desire to make peoplelaughand ofhis spectacularabilityto "giggle a lot". A question pe­riod such as this benefits both au­dience and actor and Canadian

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gouvernement du Québec, en cestermes, n'a pas d'autre choix quede suivre la cadence. Si ladémocratie se traduit en autre parla responsabilité du gouvernementenvers ces citoyens, disons que leCanada, comme le Québec, n'apas aUendu que le FMI viennes'ingérer dans ses politiqueséconomiques pour amorcer unaj ustement structurel brutalimposant des sacrifices à la classemoyenne. Classe qui autrefoisdistinguait nos démocratieslibérales des régimes dictatoriales.C'est ça un gouvernementresponsable!

Ce qui ne lajsse aucun doutes'est que l'on doit s'adapter. LePremierMinistre Bouchardcultived'ailleurs de belles convictionsd'adaptation. Les genres de sacri­fices qu'il s'apprête à imposercordialement au peuple québécoisdéplairont sans doute à ses plusdévoués et engagés électeurs.L'économie du Québec ne doitplusrépondre aux critères de conver­gences du Canada mais à ceux dela mondialisation.

photo: Robin EIliottL.. -I

pleasure. He makes splendid useofphysicality, incessantly shiftingon the couch, to emphasise TheMan's uncertainty and nervous­ness. Of course, there's also acertain degree of skill required toplay a dead man being draggedhaphazardly along the fIoor for thegreater portion of the production.

The script is virtually perfectoUsing fast-paced, over-lappingspeech, Hayes has establishedhimself as an exhilarated, non­confrontational Mamet.UnforlUnately, as Hard Heart ôswas Elliou Hayes' [mal play, wewill not be treated to any more ofhis delightful manipulation of theEnglish language.

There are only lWo points atwhich the play seems to drag.Common to both of them is actorGoldie Semple. As Annie she hasexaggerated child-likecharacteristics which fast becomeirritating. Granted, this naivete isthe inevitable result of herconfusion, but she tries too hard toemphasise the comic side of herbewilderment. Annie is wriuen asthe straight character in the com­edy, yet Semple has difficulty ac­ceptil1g that the audience laughteris QOt fur her. As a result of herinsatiabie comic greed, Sempleruins the two serious scenes of theplay. They become unprofessionallulls in an otherwise wonderfulproduction.

Post curtain-call each evening,

sommes aujourd'hui témoins de larégression du progrès. Lesanciensrégimes communistes eux-mêmesont dû renoncer à leur acquissociaux. Nous pouvons nous enremettre à l'impérialisme, aumondialisme, à l' histoire dumonde, elle seule sera d'ailleursen mesure de nous juger. Peuimporteàqui on met lacordeautourdu cou, on ne peut que constaterles faits. Doit-on choisirapathiquement que l'histoire nouscondamne alors qu'elle pourraitglorifier notre entrée dans le vingtet unième siècle? Cela dépend denos perceptions, de nos intérêts.

Alors que certaines parties dumonde s'acharnent à établir ladémocratie, ses promoteurs lui fontun pied de né bien orchestré sousl'éloged'un mal nécessaire. Certes,on ne peut que s'y résigner, et le

bathroom.Here begins the dark, slap-stick

humour of the play. The Man isthe victim of a freak accident.Mishap in progress, David'smother-in-law, Agatha, anenchantîng Jennifer Phipps,arrives, anxious to tell ofthe grislycrime she has justcommitted. In achaotic scene, The Man is draggedabout the stage, eventuallyreleasedonto the fIoor. Lights dim, musicplays, and the audience - as if·enduring a mid-show commercialbreak~ ventures into the lobbyfor food.

The second haU, while itprovides a resolution, does notindulge the audience in thetraditional sitcom happy ending.Thepoliceare contactedand arriveon the scene in the form of Dick(Kent Staines), the detective, andhis girlfriend Annie (GoldieSemple), who happens to beDavid's ex-wife. Confusion, and

of course hilarity, are the obviousresults as the four auemptto makesense of the odd, horrifie eventsthat connect them.

McMurtry, whilehehasasmallrole, deserves commendation. Hispresence on stage is a perpetual

La cohésion nationale courtà saperte. Certains blâmeront lessouverainistes, d'au tres lesfédéralistes, mais qui est doncresponsable de l'incubationactuelle des "micros-tiers-monde"qui se développent sous nos re­gards passifs, indignés. Ni lasouveraineté du Québec, ni ladécentralisation, ni le regaind'énergie envefS le patriotismeutopique canadien exprimé parJean Chrétien, ne récupérera lesruines de l'État Providence.

La démocratie libérale aeu beautriompher du communisme, ellen'en est pas plus gagnante. Il n'y apas si longtemps, nous pouvionsencore nous réclamer le mérite denos acquis sociaux en coexistenceavec une économie de marchétribu taire de la prospéri téoccidentale. Cependant, nous

Julie GauvinLors du discours d'assermentation du nouveau Premier ministre

du Québec, Lucien Bouchard, celui-ci a adopté comme mot clé, poursoulignerson entrée au pouvoir: Ozer. Oserquoi aujuste? Oser direaux investisseurs que l'instabilité politique, qui se traduit par lapoursuite de l'objectifsouverainiste du gouvernement PQ, ne doiten rien affecter la reprise économique du Québec? Oser dire aupeuple québécois, que si le Québec se distingue des autres provincespar sa langue, sa culture, sa conscience sociale, sa culture politiqueetc., il n'est pas moins endetté que les autres provinces?

Director Marti Maradenestablishes the comedy of the playbefore it even begins. The lampson stage are draped with clothingwhile garbage and newspapersrender the couch almost perfectlycamoufIaged. Moreover, as theaudience is entering, musicreminiscent of old situationcomedies underscores pre-playdiscussions. Finally, in deliberatesitcom style, the music swells andthe action begins.

Two men enter, slightlyinebriated, laughingandstrugglingwith tongue twisters. A laterrevelation tells that they are virtualstrangers, having met hours earlierin a bar. The older man is DavidBaynes (Lorne Kennedy), theowner of the h messy home. Theyounger man, played withendearing awkwardness byMichael McMurtry, is nevernamed. Through teeter-totterdialogue. words carecning off ofone actor and onto the other, TheMan realises that he has mistakenDavid's intentions: "When youaskedme here fora beer, you reallyasked me here for a beer." Theyshare a laugh at the misinterpreta­tion and The Man heads into the

Monday February 5, 1996

sports ­True Grit: Leafs Acquire New Members

Mike Fellin

With the recent acquisition of both Kirk Muller and DaveGagner, the Toronto Maple Leafs seem to have made il clearthatthey are definitelyinterested in making a serious run at theStanley Cup in the very near future.

Those who have questioned play three-quarters ofeach sea­Toronto's ability to become a sonbetweenthepipes,Rhodes'consistent top teamin the NHL, marketability was far greatershould feel a little relieved this now than five years down theweek as one of hockey's mas- road. Next, despite a hot mid­terminds, CliffFletcher, swung November, Hoguehas notdonetwo important deals to bring to what the Leafs expected mm toTorohtowhathasbeenmissing do. The former 40-goal sniperover the past few seasons :gril. basically did not show up forFirst, Fletcher engaged in a last year's playoffs and so, hethree-way deal that sent Ken was reduced to a third or fourthBelanger to the New York Is­landers and Damian Rhodes tothe Ottawa Senators, in retumfor Kirk Muller and DonBeaupre. Next, Fletcher playedout his trading hand again ashe moved Benoit Hogue andRandy Wood to the Dallas Starsin exchange for Dave Gagner.

In order to accurately deter­mine the winners of the trades,one must look at what was lostand whatwasgained. For start­ers, aIl Toronto lost were play­ers that no longer fit into thesystem. For instance, inacquir­ingMuller and Gagner,Torontomerely sacrificed four players

-.:wftct;w~e probably never go- ­ing to find consistent full-timeice time inToronto. InBelanger,you had a player who wasknown never to have losta fightat Toronto's farm team affili­ate, St. John's Maple Leafs. Butin reality, with Tie Domi andKen Baumgartner playing on aregular basis, therewas no needfor a third enforcer. Likewise,with Felix Potvin expected to

line role. Finally, with the re­tum of Bill Berg from a leg in­jury, it just did not seem neces­sarytohaveanotherplayer,likeRandy Wood, kicking aroundin their mid-thirtieswho wouldbe limited to a strictly fourthline role.

What the Leafs obtainedthough, far outweighs theirlosses. In Muller, the Leafs ob­tain a former two-time captainof both New Jersey and Mon­treal and a player who has seri­ousStanleyCupexperience. AsweIl, he is one of those players

who you would rather have onyour team than play againsl.Heis a 100%inyour face hockeyplayer. And about the onlyplayer who consistently didthat for Toronto was WendelClark. Muller may indeed fill#17's missing, but not forgot­ten, role as a Maple Leaf leader.Next, the Leafsobtained a back­up goalie, with playoff experi­ence, in Don Beaupre. And onewho is happy with remainingin that role. More recently, theDave Gagner acquisition notonly dumps roughly $400 000

in salary, but gives the Leafs aconsistent 30-goal scorer.Gagner is also a player whogets in the opposing team'sfaces with an emotion thatFletcher agreed was lacking ontoo many nights.

In the end, Toronto lost nomore than they got, but ob­tained far more than they partedwith. They received grit andplayoff experience in each ofthe newly acquired players.One issue that is still on mymind though, is where is thedefenceman thateveryone saysis necessary for a Stanley Cupcontending team? WeIl, thesetwo quick deals may havehinted at a final deal to come.Here is why. One, is that theLeafs did not sacrifice any oftheir top players or anydefencemen, necessary inswinging a blockbuster deal.Second, one thing that the or­ganization has always had,starting in the Ballard days, ismoney. And since the Leafshave not, to any great extent,placed themselves at monetaryrisk, one would suspect thatthe time to invest in a top-linedefenceman may be rightaround the corner.

Like any deal, onehas to waitto fully weigh the outcome.However, after analyzing thepresentday situation, itappearsthat the Toronto Maple Leafshave definitely made the rightmoves necessary for contend­ing with the top teams in theNHL.

Observations ofa ~~GY1n Rat"Jan Barnes

1 have been a very large fitness fanatie forthe larger part of my life, being involved in ailtypes of sports in various intensities. 1 havebeeome what some may cali a -gym rat", usingweight training in my off-seasons to help buildstrength and power. 1 believe that a healthylifestyle has many PQsitive attributes, and thisis why 1 feel eomfortable expressing myobservation and what it means to me.

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1 have noticed a visibledivision in the type ofpeople that use the gym.There are the seriouspeople who are there togain mass, strength andenjoy the feeling thatworking out gives them,and then there are thepeople who are simply atthe gym. These are thepeople who 1would like totalk about in this article.

It has always been asmall pet peeve of mine

that there are people whohave not experienced thetrue benefits of exercise,but are very close. If youuse Proctor Field House ona regular basis, or anyother gym, you will knowthe people that 1am refer­ring to. These people havemade the commitment togo to the gym for a "work­out" but are not actuallydoing that. They seem tobe more interested in themagazines that build up

on the desks or the socialatmosphere. The time thatthey are spending in thegym could and should beused more efficiently.

At the risk of soundingcliché, 1 believe that youhave to give 100% to get100%. Many of the moreserious members are doingjust that, and t.he physicalresults are obvious. Butfor those other people, 1would like to remind thema library is for reading, acafeteria is for socialisingand a gym is for exercise.If they are happy giving30% and getting minimalbenefits, then that is theirchoice, but think of thepossibilities.

l'm not saying that thosepeople should stay out ofthe gym, that is not my

point at ail. What 1 amsaying here is that if theyare willihg to make thecommitment to go to thegym, why not make themost of each visit. Theodd set between readingsdoes not do the body anygood. For someone tomake actual progress, he/she has to be willing tobreak a sweat. They haveto feel the muscles workingduring each rep or step onthe stairmaster. An accel­erated heat rate is not abad thing unless it's aheart-attack. Don't letyourself get sidetrackedfrom the real reason thatyou are there.

But this does not onlyapply to those of us whouse the free weights andmachines. For others who

use the bikes, treadmills,sstairmasters, aerobicsclasses, pool or any othertype of fitness device, youtoo have to focus on thetask at hand and make themost of it. Like an oldtraining partner once toldme: "It's not how muchyou lift, but how hard youtry." If you always tryyour best, you will alwaysbe happy with the resultsthat you achieve.

50 the next time youhead down to the gym fora work-out, make sure thatit counts. Vou can onlyget out of it what you putinto it, and if you keep atit long enough, the stairsback up to classes will notbe so hard.

Lundi le 5 février 1996

poetry &fiction• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Langst:on Hughes

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