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The University of Waterloo


volime 13, number 13
tuesday, 19 September, 1972

chcBergeron pointed out the dif-


ference between the nationalism of
control of Quebec by the people.
But are the people willing to use
students to follow suit, despite that
school’s withdrawal from the
second term installments be hild
back and placed in a joint trust
the worker, as in the common such a means? On the basis of the Ontario Federation of Students fund administered by a tryst
front, and that of the Parti events last may-workers in Sept- (OF9 . company. Fees for most U of T

Petit Quebecois.
dependent
The desire for an in-
Quebecois
common to both, but the PQ ex-
cludes the liberation of the working
nation is
Iles ready to face the Quebec
police with crowbars,
dynamite-Bergeron
genuine support
others with
feels there is
for whatever
OFS is organising
withold the second installment
the appeal to

allow the possibility of a fees strike


to
graduate students rose by $100
this year. Other graduate unions,
including the one at the University
in January. The strike would be of Guelph, are reportedly

discours class under capitalism


brand
nationalism”.
of
For Bergeron
fight for the Quebecois nation goes
from. its
“reactionary
the
tactics become necessary.
The ability
means of production,
to organise

trolled by the workers, was shown


once con-
the
designed
government
fee increases
spring.
to force the Ontario
to retreat from tuition
announced last
proposing similar actions.

hand in hand with the fight for the last spring in a psychiatric hospital
d’histoire Carleton student council
freedom of the working class that in Montreal. It was taken over by president Bruce Cameron
will make up the Quebecois state. unskilled workers, nurses and estimated that 75 per cent of
Political
combined
liberation
with
must
the economic
be doctors and patients were pleased
with the service-in fact, the care
returning students
paying in installments.
registered by
85% -
du liberation of the Quebecois.
The threat of the Parti Quebecois
they received was reputed to have
improved with the bureaucracy
The
response”
“overwhelmingly
confirms original plans
good

in forestalling a genuine workers


party is seen by Bergeron in its
bypassed.
The quiet period in Quebec since
to seek cancellation
province-wide
of classes for a
day of study of the of
Quebec ability to suffocate polarization.
overcome this that party must be
To* last may, Bergeron says, is due to
a focus on general analyqis of the
issues October 10, Cameron said.
Meanwhile, U of 0 council

Leandre Bergeron’s
illuminating appraisal
candid and
of the
opposed at all times, and as the
Quebec people become
more aware of their political and
economic position, it will be unable
steadily
situation:
reflection
education
“Action
now.”
continues,
people are drawn steadily into the
in may,
The political
and more
president
organizati6n
campaign
choice.
Peter Beach said his
supported
because
the OFS
it had no
what?
political climate within Quebec
to maintain its credibility. political current in Quebecois “We were forced to take the OFS At a meeting sponsored by the 85
intrigued some\, and startled others
- The struggle for Quebec today culture ; political literature is line,” he said. “We feel there must percent Canadian Quota Com-
at the informal session he con-
is being carried out by an being published and read in be some solidarity. It impresses mittee, Barry Lord, national
ducted last thursday afternoon. As
amalgamation of all the different Quebec like never before. The the kids, the administration and chairman, started off on the
the au-thor of “Petit Manuel
ethnic groups, joined together by struggle continues, less active now most of all the government if every “correct” ideological note by
d’Histoire du Quebec”, Bergeron
their common membership in the than in the past, but Bergeron university in the province is doing stating that the “problem is not
has both assisted in and exem-
working class. As one of the remains confident in the ultimate it.” American professors in them-
plified the growth of political
slogans heard last May in Quebec victory of the Quebecois. In -the summer OFS meetings selves but U.S. Imperialism”.
awareness within Quebec,
declares, “Nous, le monde or- -job n keyes Beach had demanded an im- He then went on to give many ,
especially when one compares that
dinaire ! ” (We, the ordinary mediate fees strike in September, examples of U.S. imperialism and
province with the rest of Canada.
people), it is the comon people who but most other student councils of tax advantages to American
According to a representative of
are now carrying on/ the fight. opted for the more cautious in- professors. Forty-five minutes
New Canada Press, the “Petit
Bergeron is confident in the ability stallment-paying approach. later, he mentioned the role said
Manuel” has sold 150,000 copies in
of such a movement among the The disagreement was a major American professors play in the
Quebec, and upwards of 30,000 in imperializing of “Canadian
Ottawa
the English translation, “The rank-and-file both to gain political reason for U of O’s withdrawal
power, and to efficiently organise from OFS. But Beach conceded a culture”.
History of Quebec: A Patriote’s
the economy of the nation. September fees strike by U of 0 He explained that graduate
Handbook”. The difference bet-
However, the need at present is for alone would have been futile. students cost the Canadian tax-
ween Quebec and the rest of
a cohesive and identifiable He had no idea how many payer fifty to one hundred
Canada can be easily noticed when
one observes that while the “Petit
Manuel”
bestseller
was at the top of the
list in Quebec,
workers’ party.
Once such a party is established,
it will focus its attention upon
drops students heeded council’s plea, but
noted that about 5ooO students
signed a petition calling for the
thousand big ones each, and that
U.S. domination
economy means
of the Canadian
that a large
gaining power. The methods to be amount of that training will not be

OFS
Jacqueline Susann’s “The Love cancellation of the tuition fee in-
used were clarified by Bergeron. creases. used.
Mat hine” occupied the same
The “workers party will use the U of 0 will hold its day- of study According to Lord-and pretty
position in English speaking
necessary means to bring about on financing October 4. well any statistics which deal with
Canada.
change.” OTTAWA (CUP&Most students In Toronto, the graduate the Canadian economy-many
The politicizing of the Quebecois
Far from excluding armed at Carleton University appeared to students’ union at U of T is joining branch plants of U.S. firms are
has become a central theme within
revolution, Bergeron seems be with-holding their second in- undergraduates in urging the shutting down and being relocated
the labour movement of Quebec.
cqnvinced that this is the only stallment Qf tuition fees this week, withholding of second term fees. In at home (including such biggies as
Where the FLQ left off following
possible course to achieve while University of Ottawa student addition, as a symbolic protest, the ‘Canada’s’ automotive industry).
the oc tober crisis the common front
economic, political and social representative’s urged their GSU is proposing that $100 of The only response was from a
of labour has taken over; as junior go-getter, up-‘n-comin’
Bergeron put it: “we have gone technocrat who said, “So what.
beyond the elitist type action” of Japanese labor is considerably
the FLQ. The common front, more efficient and productive. We
consisting of the Confederation of could import their cars.”
National Trade Unions (CNTU),
He also talked ‘about the
the Quebec Federation of Labour proposed heinous NAWAPA plan to
(QFL), and the teachers tap all. of Canada’s water
association, has gone beyond the resources fdr American industries.
restrictive role of mere labour
Eventually he whipped out the
representation and has embarked clincher “One of the most vital
upon a programme of political components of U.S. control of our
education. Study I groups within country is the grabbing hold of our
shop locals, and shop newspapers culture”, and the way this is done,
reflect a political view of Quebec Lord says is to gain control of
from their standpoint. education in our country;
Evidence of the political un-
He pointed to the Wright report
dercurrent in the common front, as proof of conscious “dismantling
and its political power, were ob- of our education system” on the
vious during the events of last part of the Canadian government.
may. The province, rocked by
The situation is worsening,
massive strikes, was confronted especially in the social sciences
with the militancy of the “rank- and humanities-the “social-con-
and-file” worker. The sporadic sciousness-f orming” set tors of the
terrorism of the FLQ was replaced
university. (It’s the old identity
by occupation of key offices, and crisis, again. >
entire communities-by the He implied that the high per-
workers as a whole. Sept-Iles, one centage of American professors in
of the highest paid industrial towns our universities is a conscious
in Canada was occupied by the campaign to “destroy the will (of
workers in a general expression of
Leandre Bergeron author of “A Patriote’s Handbook”presents his interpretation of Quebec to the seventy- the Canadian people) to resist”.
dissent focused on the Bourassa
government. odd students sti// interested in the educational aspects of this year’s orientation program. photo by doug epp continued on page 3
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Storey is a PhD student in
Classified ads are accepted between 9 and 5 psychology and has served as an
in the chevron office. See Charlotte. Rates are elected representative of Regina
50 cents for the first fifteen words and five
cents each per extra word. Deadline is tuesday students in many areas. Storey
afternoons by 3 p.m. spent several years as a student
council member. He was the first
student to take his BA and MA and
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students
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The students demanded equal
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HAVE A their own candidate


position of vice-principal
campus. The move was initiated
after the student demand
parity on the selection committee
for the
of Regina

for
they comprise
people at the university.
The student
the majority

representatives
have. issued an appeal to Regina
students for further names for the
of

was rejected by the university position.


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Student members on the com- administrative officer of the
mittee contacted 11 people con- campus. The committee has
sidered progressive and asked decided to hire a Canadian if the
them to allow their names to stand candidate has qualifications equal
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85%
out
continued from page 1
He then went on to talk about
what he emphasized as the most
important
solutions
part of his lecture:
to this clearly-defined twice
problem i.e. for everyone to join
the 85 percent Can. Quot. Corn.
Then, bolstered by the ac-
In the September 8 issue of the
chevron a story described the
Interfac
companying
arguments,
ideological
to recruit more
events surrounding the short stay
of the James Cotton Blues Band in studies
members until absolutely Kitchener. The black american A series of workshops on tech-
everybody belongs, and then to blues group was scheduled to nological and social problems in
stop hiring Americans, fire appear on campus during the first Canada,are being set up for credit
Americans who have been in the week of orientation. The story in interfaculty studies 201.
country five years and are not stated that: “there were some Described as “student in-
citizens, and fire all Americans comments about discrimination, vestigation into issues of concern”,
who don’t promise to become as shortly after the shuffle at the the course will involve groups of
citizens as soon as possible (with Riviera Motel a vacancy sign lit students working on such varied
feeling). Barry Lord and A/ McKeating at 85 percent Canadian Quota Committee up.” Drojects as the way life and
That this is happening is meeting. photo by chuck stoody More to the point, the following livelihood of young artists in
exemplified for Lord by one of the occurred: arrangements made society; a citizens’ righh hand-
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I would ban the entire team’ from Canadian com-


Babies exposed petition. Should they continue to play, especially
using their dangling anatomy dalliance, no team
In the last ish of the Chevron I had the op- stands a chance. And it’s not hard to understand
portunity to read about the internationally why.
reknowned waterbabies. Nice stuff, all-reet, but it’s
time the true story about the ‘babies was told. I Saul Persimmon,
bumped into the team (all 48 players, including University of Western Ontario
coach Jacque Strappe) in Europe this summer
I while they trained with the Russian butterfly-
catching team on the shores of the PO River in Italy.
Now I understand where they developed their in-
Bite my rock
famous play of biting their opponents on the left Heartily sick of the plethora of cock-rock, mock-
buttock. Those Russians have been doing the same rock, and rock-rock infesting the Uniwat campus, a
thing to mesmerize and capture dozens of rare small group of part-time zealots has decided to
Italian butterflies for years. They would sneak up organize a Jazz and Blues Club. To meet for the first
on a gorgeous orange and blue cecropia-anthrax time on Thursday, September 21, at 7 :30 in Room
moth while it was perched on a milk-weed -plant 110 CC, the club will concern itself with promoting
and, well, you know the rest-no butterfly this side greater awareness of, jazz and blues music,
of the Alps ever had a chance. The waterbabies presenting concerts, and dynamiting the Campus
refined this rather coarse and insectary technique, Centre sound system. People interested in any of
practicing it on each other late at night as they these activities are urged to attend the initial _
played water polo in the PO. At the end of the meeting, after which the members will adjourn to
summer, while on their way back to St. John’s Nfld., Doug Austrom’s house for a free chittlin’s and
they figured from the results the play had on their Boone’s Farm party. Y’all come.
games in the Queen Elizabeth swimming pool Pablo and the Stern Gang
(eighteen torrid days of biting buttock on a boat-
wow ! ), that they wouldn’t lose a game at Waterloo
if they instituted the exciting (sic) maneouver in Give up...
their play-book. Well, that shows where they
developed their derierre play; no nationalists these Sirs,
guys, they had to go to Italy and train with the You are a fluke.
Russian butterfly team to devise something that of the universe
would take them to the top of the national water- you have no right
baby association in Ontario. What cads! There is no
to be here- I
word to describe such despicable trickery.
Everybody thinks the waterbabies are truly and whether you kno,w it
Canada’s own, a team which plays together and or not,
stays together, never importing outside plays or the universe is laughing
trying to deceive the public about where they behind your back.
learned their skills. If I were Savory Bandage
(president of WAB-World Association of ‘Babies), Nat Lamp

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stops, as on “All in All” and “Ivory,” one release. They have been stalling for too

Clouds part can shake one’s


pleasant and uninterrupted
tailfeathers in most
fashion. Dust
long.
another
Will Winwood split
group ? Will he produce
and form
a solo
consists of Kenny Aaronson, who plays album? Hopefully he’ll rediscover the
Stewart mean pedal steel and slide, drummer
Bell, and vocalist-guitarist Richie Wise,
Marc roots that he rocked with as a kid. Visit
the Kent some night and play “Gimmee
shines and could well mature into a very exciting
group, which is not to say that Led
some loving”
Group. That’s
by the Spencer
liberated rock.
Davis
The movie is not only devoid of any reai
story, but character development is also
through Zeppelin-Deep
them immediately
Purple types will not find
accessible. But bite into
-mart roberts
so conspicuously
the director
absent one wonders
and the actors would par-
why
those riffs. fellas.
One of the nicest things about having to Bloodrock Live (Capitol SVBB-11038) by ticipate in this insult to themselves and
listen
casionally
to review
a previously
albums
underrated
is that oc-
artist,
Bloodrock:
studio work,
2 Lps from a band whose
particularly Bloodrock
Little their audience.
If one is to dig, it could be weakly
heard only fleetingly on the radio or at a claimed that the theme surrounds the
purple-hazed
denly becomes
pot phantasmagoria,
an integral part of that
sud-
U.S.A., I’ve enjoyed, but who disintegrate
here when given the opportunity
stretch out. A reliance on Black Sabbath
to or no pettiness of international espionage,
wasteful and useless piece of business, and
a

highly
constitutes
personal

Never A Dull Moment


my daily
musical
listening
(Mercury
score which
habits.
SRM l-
type downers
does their
elementary
doesn’d help matters,
inability
rocker - “You
to put
Gotta
over
nor
an
Roll”
connection that there is no longer good guy-bad
stereotypes just the innocent boob and the
bad (also stereotypic).
guy

646), Rod Stewart’s new release, is the might even embarrass GFand Funk, if The idea of using, as a plot, the innocent
latest occurrence of this, somewhat that’s possible. I earn my freebies when I Never before in the history of films have bystander duped into working for an .
humbling phenomenon, as well as one of listen to this stuff, kiddoes. geople experienced such a drought in even espionage ring was first exploited by Eric
the finest albums to come my way this A Night on the Town (Big Tree BTS mediocre, never mind fine or good films. Ambler. Later John Le Carre used it
year. 2010) by Brownsville Station: a somewhat That The Salzburg Connection has been successfully once (The spy who came in
Stewart’s voice, which often sounds as if toned-down version of MC 5, Brownsville held over at the Odeon Hyland for a from the cold). These authors point out
it’s being wrenched from the innards of an Station reputedly tears it up live; but this second week only testifies to this Fhe valuelessness and the petty intrigues
expiring bullfrog, is the antithesis of the is a studio album which only in- disappointment. that go into the building of castles in the
slickness and polish sought by the Three termittently catches fire, given their The movie has zero plot and even less of a clouds, an unavoidable phenomenon
Dog Nights of the rock world. He pushes apparent compulsion to attempt pseudo- theme. The feeble attempt at a story line natural to bureaucracy. But at least there
against his limits, going hoarse here and country and pseudo-sensitive numbers of revolves around the idia of international are intricacies to the plot with the odd
missing a gear there, but always putting no special distinction. As a teenage lust spying, counter-spying and reverse twist and turn, a sophisticated character
every resource he can muster into an band, however, they churn out 3 excellent double-spying. But as implied above, it is analysis and the odd theme even if it is
interpretation. Technically, he’s songs (“Mad for Me,” “Mister Robert,” very difficult to give anything about the weak occasionally.
laughable; once you get past that, and “Wanted Dead or Alive”) redolent of movie away as there is nothing to give. But this movie, like the book it was
however-and it took me four or five drive-ins, Noxzema, and unused safes And the only taking is done by the people adopted from, is so poor that it does not
listenings - his dynamism and sincerity moldering in the secret compartment of who put out this empty nonsense-and deserve another word.
-mel rotman
overcome any nagging doubts as to his. your wallet/purse, and an entire album of we, the audience, are being took.
innate musicality. same would go down smooth.
Although Stewart’s vocal range is rather Buzzy Linhart (Kama Sutra KSBS
circumscribed, the same cannot be said of 2053): an Lp possessing a tight band,
his choice of other people’s material. good songs, and exceptional stereo
Never A Dull Moment includes excellent prescence should have a lot going for it;
Lersions of “Angel” (Hendrix), “Mama and if it didn’t also have Buzzy Linhart, it
You Been on My Mind” (Dylan), might even be a winner. Linhart, whose
“Twistin’ the Night Away” (Sam Cooke), vocals are perhaps slightly superior to
and “I’d Rather Go Blind,” an ancient Wild Man Fischer’s bizarre ravings- then
R&B song, and it would be difficult to again, perhaps not - is palatable on those
choose four more disparate examples of few occasions when the band overpowers
what makes up contemporary popular him, but otherwise manages to destroy
music. In other hands (such as Dave Van material as diverse as “Take Me to the
Ronk’s) this sort of eclecticism has proven Pilot” and “Tutti Frutti.” An excellent
disastrous, but Stewart combines woodwind player named Peter Ponzol
adeptness in a particular idiom with the stands out from the general
aforementioned intensity of performance, apocryphalypticism, but the rest is pain.
and stone-fucking-pleasure is the result. -pad stuewe
The album also contains four original
songs, three fine medium-rockers penned
with
Quittenton
Ronnie Wood,
sequel
and a Stewart-
to “‘Maggie May,” Low
“You Wear It Well.” The latter is if
anything
mixing
superior to its predecessor,
such rock cliches as “Eatin’ my
quality
heart out tryin’ to get back to you” with
the softer “You wear it well-a
fashioned but that’s alright”
little old
in a song of
sparks
Stevie Winwood is a grand master, a
sad but affectionate farewell. It’s super, as
is the emotional violin accompaniment of superstar, dwelling in Valhalla with
Clapton, Page, and the rest of the boys.
Dick Powell.
Assertions like these are the worst enemy
With the exception of drummer Mickey
of liberated rock. It can so easily be en-
Wailer, who seems less comfortable with
slaved by this type of artificial heritage.
this band than was Kenny Jones, Stewart
The revolution in music is only realised
receives impeccable backing on Never A
when the encumberances of form have
Dull Moment. The extent of his influence
been overcome. Rock music must swing
is especially apparent in the way in which
and embrace chaos, laughing at the belief
ex-Faces Ian< McLagen and Ronnie Lane
that there could be anything more worth
have become tasteful, subdued ac-
celebrating than the present. The becoining a man is effectively portrayed.
companists,
heard
something
them in their
which those who
days with Steve parasitic
Stevie Winwood.
roots of fame could easily topple Butterflies His resentment
him and being
of people feeling sorry for
Marriot will doubtless find implausible. ‘kind’ because of his
And it would be difficult
guitar contributions
to overrate
of Ron ‘Wood:
the
no
Traffic has released only two albums over
the last few years. The latest, “Low spark are free handicap comes across loud and clear; he
wants to be accepted for himself.
of the high heeled boys” is a deadingly
flash, just near-total competence, always The audience found it hard to realize they
predictable effort. Dave Mason, one of the Butterflies are Free, contains all the
in harmony with Stewart’s conception of were watching an actor who isn’t blind at
original group members, left just before ingredients for a light entertaining
the appropriate mood for a particular all.
the recording session. Winwood handles evening.
song. As usual the boy’s mother, played by
all guitar work as well as piano and organ. Goldie Hawn has played in Cactus
So it is, indeed, Never A Dull Moment, Eleen Heckart, starts out as just an over-
He shouldn’t be playing guitar. Flower, and There’s a Girl in my Soup. In
and I can’t think of a better album to lay protective, interfering mother. When the
His licks are repetitious and sloppy Butterflies, now playing at the Lyric, she,
on someone mimicking the “Rock is boy’s tiother discovers Goldie in her son’s
especially on the seven minute disaster as usual, plays a slightly confused, now-
dying” nonsense that critics write when apartment antagonism is brought about
“rainmaker”. There are only six songs on- generation girl who refuses to become
they haven’t anything better to do. It’s an between mother and girl-friend. This scene
the album, the title track being the longest emotionally involved with anyone. This is
intense, moving, and exceptionally vital keeps the audience tense, as we expect one
(twelve minutes) and by far the best. It due to a pathetic six-day marriage at
achievement, and my only regret is that I or the other women to depart from the
reminds me of “John Barleycorn” when sixteen, after which she swears never to
now have to buy a mess of Rod Stewart polite verbal fencing to hurling insults at
traffic was peaking with their jazz-rock hurt anyone again. During the course of
albums and make up for lost time. (I each other. Being an upper-class lady, the
know), I’m Losing You... interpretations. On this cut Chris Wood’s the movie she is forced to realize that she
really does want to care for someone other mother never forgets who she is until,
sax and flute and Winwood’s fine piano
rockin’ briefs work nirvanate and form long-lined than herself. finally, giving way to love for her son, she
Hard Attack (Kama Sutra KSBS 2059) by The whole movie evolves around the makes him realize that she isn’t the super-
counter jazz structures to the bass and
Dust: a pretty good album of very hard simple fact that few people wish to admit mother he had always thought.
drums bottom.
rock. Mediocre original songs are the This is followed by “light up or leave me that no matter who he or she is they need The movie flows throughout especially
primary defect, as Dust assumes that alone” a pseudo cockrocker by drummer someone else to care for. during the humourous scenes, although
intermingling quiet accoustic interludes Jim Capaldi. It features plodding bass, Edward Albert’s portrayal of the blind the parts of the movie that tend to be
with throbbing super-loudness equals slow guitar, and obnoxious raspy vocals. boy who has left a sheltered existence to sermonizing come off as overly schmaltzy.
creativity. When they pull out al,l the It’s
~ _ _ been
_ _ six months sijnce Traffic’s last prove his capability of living alone and --- -. “hs...,”
--card ~7~3 kn
tuesday, 19 September, 1972 the chevron 7

Bishop’s
bounced don’t succeed. . . . . . “. They -didn’t
make it this time either. Oh well,
there’s always the second half.
Nothing different happened in
the second quarter except we
While half the town’s population scored a touchdown after the
was crushed into the Iutheran quarterback Tade a fine effort
gymnasium for a Sha-na-?a around the end to take himself
gymnastic show, another half and the ball to the far side of the
spent the evening in pubs and field close to the goal line, the
movie theatres; fhe third and tennis club and out of focus for the
largest half spent their hours normal eye. The next play was the
meaningfully-participating in the one worth six points, the referee
first football win for the university jumped in the air and raised both
of Waterloo since last season. The his arms-everything else was far
start of this winning streak away and jumbled.
featured a cameo appearance by A bad snap from center sent the
the Gaiters from Bishop’s U. warrior punter back to his one
With the football performers yard line with the coaches in the
poised and hyped, the warrior stands yelling, “Run with it, throw
band went into a close ap- it, smother it”. The poor boy was
proximation of the Hockey Night In confused and decided to kick the
Canada theme song. The actions thing-right into a Gaiter and
during the time the philharmonic thence into the end-zone. The
performed showed that a running warriors scrambled and recovered
track wasn’t the only thing the ball but got nowhere. One
separating the players on the field point for Bishop’s U. (The
from those in the stands. Twenty- scoreboard said two, but we know
four football players decked iv better.)
gleaming, clean uniforms stood Half-time came with hot dogs,
motionless facing the maple leaf more mix and cigarettes for sixty-.
while three thousand participants five cents, but what the hell, the
attired in a mottled assortment of store is more than two blocki
hats and robes chanted and away. Chevron sport of the week
stomped work-boots, sandals and After a halftime show featuring

Truckin’ to beat t le blues


bared feet in almost-unison. an empty playing field and
So the football game began. assorted scuffles among drunken
Waterloo’s Steve Boghossian fans deciding where to go after the
kicked the ball into the air to no game, Bishop’s came out and
one in particular, someone from quickly pulled the most dazzling The Chevron, devoted to the l one point per trucker on commands are “Ready, set,
Bishop’s caught it and was soon play of the game. furthering of world sport and each team Truck!” In layman’s terms, the
stopped. The fans settled in for a This play refied heavily on the l one point pei step taken. truckers walk taking one step
physical contact, has been
good evening at the ball park. Waterloo pass defense going to l the truckin’ lean. after another, carefully
continuing in its tireless search
“Hey, this here is the best coke sleep, and the Warrior intrepids for new and stimulating -O points will be assessed on remembering to wave their _
I’ve had in a long time.” complied politely, watching the sporting events. This time the style of finger-waving and fingers in rythm to the ancient
Sometime during their first perfectly-thrown bomb settle into we’ve found a ringer- Truckin’. overall truckin’ dexterity of and very traditional Truckers’
series of plays, someone on the the hands of the Bishop reciever The fine art of truckin’ evolved competitors. National Hymn: “keep on
Bishop’s team fumbled the ball as he trotted into the end zone, in the frigid, far-reaching The procedure is as follows: truckin’ baby, ‘cause its cold
(those night games are hard to dancing with glee. The glee quickly expanses of northwestern One trucker is chosen as the out tonite”. UnforQmately, the
see), and the home- team w& died, however, when he learned Ontario. The dropping tem- “lead” trucker. The “lead” original manuscript has since
ready for what appeared to be a the TD was to be called back due peratures spurned research into stands w’ith right leg forward, been lost so any song of the
sure three pointer (at least). Two to an offsides infraction. outdoor activity to keep the heel touching the ground (this teams choosing may be used in
downs and nowhere, third dowrl Following a recovered Gaiter inhabitants ‘bot an’ hothered is important because penalties its place: (in accordance with
and a whole bunch. What to do, fumble, the Warriors tallied again while not within the warmth of will be issued to those breaking clause no. 73, Chapter 57,
decisions, decisions : in the third, making it 14-1, and their abodes. Thus truckin’ this very essential truckin’ rule) Truckers ’ Association Manual, ’
“Hey, they’re going for it, then something happened while made its start. To understand his left knee should also be 1972-Dunlop-Holmes Pub. Co.)
dammit they’re gbing for it.” They the fans were jumping up and this sport one must be in full bent. The right arm is raised Truckers keep on truckin’ till
didn’t make it. down in front of the chevron comprehension of its in- with index finger pointing they fall h6lplessly on top of
“Dammit, they didn’t make it.” reporters to add two more points, tricacies, rules and assorted upward (any other finger raised ’ each other, whereupon the
The same situation again, only and that was it-the only game in trivia. in such a manner would lead to referee’s whistle is blown
five minutes later; decisions, town . .Score: Sha-Na-Na Points are scored in the sudden disqualification of the ending any further competition.
decisions. . . . . “if at first you $7,500, Waterloo 16 points. following categories : team for improper truckin’ Points are added and scores
behavior). All , of this while ’ finalized.
assuming the truckin’ lea; (as Truckin’ takes place in late fall
far back as possible with the or early spring when the
shoulders off the ground). Next truckin’ urges flow heaviest
trucker takes up, a position into the veins of truckin’ ad-
behind the lead trucker in vacates. The truckin’ field
exactly the same manner, as should be grassy (for traction
close to the lead trucker’s body and falling down purposes).

thedlc
as can be feasibly managed. Equipment shoulcj be of the
The rest of the team follows truckin’ type, namely sturdy,
suit, making as compact a regulation truckin’ shoes and
truckin’ line as possible any other manner of clothing, if
(remember, its cold in those desired.
frigid, far-reaching expanses of In summary, certain ’ points
member: Canadian university press (cup) and Ontario weekly newspaper association (OWNA) ; the North). should be stressed. Com-
subscriber: last post news service (LPNS). The chevron is typeset by dumont press graphix and I At the blowing of the official pactness of bodies, th’e truckin’
pub,lished fifty-two times a year (1971-72) by the federation of students, incorporated, university trucker’s association referee’s lean, and wave those fingers- ’
of Waterloo. Content is the responsibility of the chevron staff, independent of the federation. Offices whistle the,team commences t”o so keep on truckin’ baby cause
are located in the campus centre ; phone (519) 885~1660,885~1661 or,univer$ty local 2331; telex
truck. In cases where a whistle cold nit-es are comin’.
069-5248.
is not available, the official by Karen Kraft

if not in length, the masthead at least is in the right place this week; so fear not, freak not: the
masthead’s here, the end near. lotsa people got themselves stoned for to see ike an’ tina, but a
whole bunch inebriated themselves...last Saturday most were drunk at the ball game but lots were
grassin’ too...who says there is no integration at Waterloo? .T.
here at the chevron dungeon this week were: carol czako,.mel rotman, paul steuwe, mart robe&,
dudley Paul, renzo bernardini, nat lamp, karen kraft, dennis mcgann, saul persimmon, ron smith,
fieldish mellish. from last week ‘lest we forget again: doug epp, fred kemp, john keyes, mary hellen
o’neil, ron and lit, george kairfman, gord moore, ellen tolmie and datiti cubberley. remmeber: we
are all fielding mellish. toodles.
8 the chevron tuesday, 19 September, 1972

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welcome back students.


the staff of counselling services once’again invites you Board of External Relations
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FEDERATION OF STUDENTS
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registrar’s off ice. Applications Available
we have. new facilities and a comfortable atmosphere for
your learning assistance. 1for
below is a reading class timeta-ble.
all classes in any given week are the same. WORLD
if you miss one, you can pick up another.
classes start the week of September 25/72.
you attend one hour per week for 11 weeks.
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total enrollment is 270 for the fall program repeated in
january on a different time schedule. also there are special (This conference is open to
sessions on a one-to-one basis: mon. 4: 30, t&s. 4: 30, anyone and is subsidized)
wed. 4:30, thurs. 4:30, fri. 1:30.
CALL EXT. 2815 or 2655, or come over and check it out Contact: Bernie Mohr
persona Ily. Federation of Students
have a good year.
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