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Editor,

I am responding to the
article, "Woman or Rex", as
it is full of uninformed
opinions. I do not question
the freedom to have these
opinions, I only question the
writer's arguments. The
writer implies that the
"Woman's Centre", has
received some special
treatment by having a room.
The. writer failed mention,
that some woman through the
Quickstart program, had
applied to the school long
ago, to receive the space. As
well, the article implies the
the Centre has unlimited
power, and violently attacks
other groups in the school.
Were is the evidence of this?
I have only heard of the
woman voicing opinions, not
delegating rules!
Furthermore, every student
organization such as "The
Edge" or "The Student
Society", tries to influence
‘the school as a whole. Each

‘tries to achieve a goal, by

informing the student body.

Man After Woman’s Heart

I have —_ developed
opinions of the "Woman's
Centre" from talking to
woman involved with the
Centre, reading the posters on
the Centre's walls, and
hearing of the Centre's
activities. I have never once
come across, "Male
Bashing". I have only heard
support for woman, and a
steadfast belief in the
incredible abilities _ that
woman have. It is about time
woman can freely voice their
opinions, without having
their characters called into
question.

Finally, I must say that
all opinions should be
debated logically. We must
keep an open mind to other's

opinions when formulating
our own; and we must
understand other's opinions,
before condemnind, or
embracing them. We must
be informed.

Dan Milburn

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FOR AN APPOINTMENT PHONE
563-2118

Editor,
Tony Lort, the author of the
last article asked if Willet, the
previous author, was on
hemp. I question the sobriety
of Lort,who seems to have
bought wholesale the
propaganda disseminated -by
the US government in the
1950s. While everyone is
entitled to an opinion, it
should at least be an
informed one based on facts.
Fact: there are 104
carcinogens added to each
cigarette. Fact: there were
over 40000 smoking related
deaths in: Canada last year.
There were none attributed to
marijuana use. Fact: 82% of
smokers will get cancer and
79% of these will spend the
last ten years of their life in a.
hospital on intensive care.
Fact: there have been no
qualitative studies done on
the physical effects of
marijuana, with the possible
exception of the studies
commissioned by the US
government in the 1950s.
What of the effects on
society? Granted, anyone
with a drug problem will not
necessarily be a good citizen,
but why compound the
problem? Criminalization
creates a problem by making
drug users subvert the
mainstream society to obtain
their fix. Billions of dollars
are wasted each year on law
enforcement, court costs and
incarceration costs, as well as
education and rehabilitation.
Do some _ research,
Tony Lort, and you will find
there is much to be gained
from the responsible
handling of all drugs, not just
a select few that the
government deems to be safe.
Tony Lort %

Grover Rules!

Dear Editor,

Barney is a big purple dino, he’s
harmless. His smile takes up half
of his triangular head -did he
order too many free smiles from
MickeyDee’s or what? The
target of discussion should be
whiny and green Baby Bop. I
wanna smother Baby Bop with
her blanket. Are the writers

trying to draw connections to a _

Seca

“first year student? All Baby Bop
does is sleep, whine, and say

“What did I miss?” Not much if
she was in Core 103! Think of
what I am comparing Baby Bop
to -like she’s as cool as a doozer
from Fraggle Rock. Yah right -
the doozers. did something, they
had a positive impact on Fraggle
society. If this is placed in
dinosaur society the only impact
Baby Bop would have is in
Barney’s digestive system. This
is not to say that Barney rules
because we know that this
coveted honour applies to
Grover! No one near or far can
touch Grover! Basically kids t.v.
today ‘sucks with exception to
Tommy -the coolest Power
Ranger. Now there’s a topic!
Okay what I’m saying is that
Barney is purple, purple is better
than a whining Ist year student,
but not as monumental as
Grover. %

Nadine Gray

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