See
     
    
   
   
    
     
      rotica-Animals,
      Erotica-Children,
     
     
      Erotica-Female,
      Erotica-Male,
     
     
      Erotica-Gay
      and
      Erotica-Bisexual
     
     
      ~
      are
      yours
      at
      the
      push
      of
      a
      button.
     
     
      Press
      a
      few
      keys
      in
      the
      Internet
     
     
      computer
      network,
      and
      you
      are
      invited
      to
     
     
      look
      through
      this
      file
      area,
      Erotica.
      For
     
     
      some,
      it’s
      a
      garden
      of
      delights.
      For
      others
     
     
      it's
      a
      field
      ripe
      for
      the
      censor’s
      blade.
     
     
      Internet’s
      ostensible
      function
      is
      to
     
     
      exchange
      academicand
      scientific
      information
     
     
      around
      the
      world.
      But
      it
      also
      includes
      files
     
     
      on
      almost
      anything
      imaginable,
      including
      the
     
     
      stuff
      that
      drives
      puritans
      mad.
     
    

    
     
      “It’s
      sex
      education
      of
      the
      worst
      kind
      for
     
     
      our
      kids,”
      says
      Dolina
      Smith,
      president
      of
     
     
      Canadians
      for
      Decency,
      who
      demand
      the
     
     
      removal
      of
      erotic
      material
      from
      the
      Internet.
     
    

    
     
      “|
      think
      we
      have
      a
      responsibility
      to
      the
     
     
      society.”
     
    

    
     
      With
      the
      growth
      of
      Internet,
      the
      ability
     
     
      to
      access
      such
      files
      has
      sparked
      a
      debate
     
     
      over
      the
      propriety
      of
      computer
      files.
      One
     
     
      question
      is
      whether
      the
      elimination
      of
      these
     
     
      files
      is
      a
      breech
      of
      freedom
      of
      speech
      and
     
     
      information,
      protected
      by
      the
      Charter
      of
     
     
      Rights
      and
      Freedoms.
     
    

    
     
      “|
      think
      this
      freedom
      of
      speech
      thing
     
     
      has
      been
      carried
      far
      too
      far,”
      argues
      Smith.
     
     
      “Our
      families
      are
      going
      down,
      all
      in
      the
     
     
      name
      of
      freedom
      of
      speech.”
     
    

    
     
      Internet
      proponents
      and
      civil
     
     
      libertarians
      would
      like
      to
      allow
      users
      to
     
     
      access
      all
      files
      without
      restriction
     
    

    
     
      A
      six-member
      University
      of
      British
     
     
      Columbia
      task
      force
      on
      the
      Appropriate
     
     
      Use
      of
      Information
      Technology
      last
     
     
      September
      looked
      into
      the
      pornographic
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sex
      On
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Internet
     
    
   
   
    
     
      WOUCUODLRUA
      (CULP)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      contents
      of
      Internet.
     
    

    
     
      “|
      don’t
      think
      that
      it’s
      a
      particular
     
     
      problem,”
      says
      task
      force
      member
      Shirley
     
     
      Marcus.
      “If
      you
      don’t
      like
      it,
      you
      don’t
      have
     
     
      to
      look
      at
      it.”
     
    

    
     
      “If
      you
      went
      to
      turn
      on
      your
      computer
     
     
      it
      wouldn’t
      be
      sitting
      there,”
      she
      adds,
     
     
      noting
      that
      users
      must
      actively
      search
      out
     
     
      such
      information.
     
    

    
     
      And
      people
      are
      tapping
      in.
     
    

    
     
      Boardwatch
      magazine
      ran
      a
      readers’
     
     
      poll
      of
      the
      best
      computer
      boards.
      Three
      of
     
     
      the
      top
      ten
      were
      “Explicit
      Adult”
      systems
      --
     
     
      including
      Pleasure
      Dome,
      based
      in
     
     
      Tidewater,
      Virginia.
     
    

    
     
      Pleasure
      Dome
      offers
      electronic
      access
     
    
   
   
    
     
      to
      networks
      like
      ThrobNet,
      SwingNet,
     
     
      StudNetand
      KinkNet,
      according
      to
      arecent
     
     
      article
      in
      Time.
     
    

    
     
      Internet
      is
      designed
      for
      the
      free
      flow
      of
     
     
      information,
      but
      another
      B.C.
      university
     
     
      has
      decided
      to
      restrict
      some
      content.
     
    

    
     
      “It
      is
      intended
      to
      be
      open
      to
      encourage
     
     
      people
      to
      do
      different
      things,”
      says
      Worth
     
     
      Johnson,
      manager
      of
      network
      operations
      at
     
     
      Simon
      Fraser
      University.
      “The
      nature
      of
     
     
      Internet
      is
      to
      allow
      anything
      to
      go
      on.”
     
    

    
     
      SFU
      decided
      to
      exclude
      anything
      from
     
     
      their
      system
      that
      was
      not
      “scholarly,”
      said
     
     
      Johnson.
     
    

    
     
      Sam
      Scully,
      a
      University
      of
      Victoria
      vice-
     
     
      president,
      said
      Internet
      should
      be
      wide-
     
     
      open
      for
      the
      general
      transmission
      of
     
     
      information.
     
    

    
     
      UVic
      supports
      the
      “general
      right
      of
     
     
      access
      of
      any
      kind
      for
      academic
      research
     
    
   
   
    
     
      versus
      the
      collective
      right
      to
      protect
      people
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      from
      offensive
      and
      repugnant
      things,”
      he
     
     
      says.
     
    

    
     
      There
      is
      no
      test
      to
      prove
      the
      academic
     
     
      merit
      of
      material
      on
      the
      system.
      If
      there
     
     
      was,
      it
      would
      likely
      entail
      much
      time
      to
      keep
     
     
      up
      with
      the
      rapid
      input
      --
      and
      much
     
     
      controversy
      over
      its
      interpretations.
     
    

    
     
      In
      Canada,
      there
      is
      a
      six
      per
      cent
     
     
      growth
      in
      the
      Internet
      system
      every
      month.
     
    

    
     
      “There
      is
      no
      controlling
      what's
      getting
     
     
      trafficked,”
      said
      Johnson.
      “Over
      the
     
     
      upcoming
      years
      will
      be
      a
      period
      of
      creating
     
     
      new
      processes
      and
      rules.”
     
    

    
     
      Internet
      is
      the
      “only
      working
      anarchy
      in
     
     
      the
      world,”
      said
      Richard
      Pitt,
      system
     
     
      administrator
      for
      Wimsey,
      an
      electronic
     
     
      bulletin
      board
      based
      in
      Vancouver.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      RGRRCtmevalyersting
      +
      1qKe
      7
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Eliot
     
    
   
   
    
     
      awarded
     
     
      Order
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Canada
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UPEI
      President
     
     
      honoured
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      REBECCA
      MOORE
     
    

    
     
      ISEING
      APPOINTED
      TO
      THE
      ORDER
     
     
      of
      Canada
      is
      one
      of
      the
      greatest
      honours
     
     
      that
      can
      be
      given
      to
      a
      Canadian.
      U.P.E.I.’s
     
     
      president,
      Dr.
      C.W,J.
      Eliot,
      was
      given
      that
     
     
      honour
      on
      Thursday,
      January
      6,
      for
      his
     
     
      contribution
      and
      dedication
      to
      the
      field
      of
     
     
      education.
     
    

    
     
      Basically,
      the
      Order
      of
      Canada
     
     
      recognizes
      the
      achievements
      of
      citizens
     
     
      across
      Canada
      who
      have
      made
      a
      difference
     
     
      in
      their
      community,
      country,
      or
      even
     
     
      internationally.
      Students
      are
      not
      always
     
     
      aware
      of
      what
      their
      president
      does
      or
      has
     
     
      accomplished,
      so
      this
      appointment
      may
      have
     
     
      come
      as
      a
      surprise
      to
      some.
      Dr.
      Eliot
      has
     
     
      been
      committed
      to
      post-secondary
     
     
      education
      in
      the
      maritimes
      for
      over
      nine
     
     
      years,
      and
      has
      served
      with
      his
      colleagues
      on
     
     
      numerous
      committees
      to
      help
      strengthen
     
     
      regional
      post-secondary
      education.
     
    

    
     
      Eliot
      has
      also
      been
      dedicated
      to
      “showing
     
     
      the
      world
      that
      U.P.E.I.
      has
      a
      contribution
      to
     
     
      make
      ...
      judge
      us
      not
      by
      our
      size
      but
      by
      our
     
     
      experiences.”
      He
      strongly
      believes
      that
     
     
      U.P.E.|.
      has
      a
      lot
      to
      offer,
      and
      that
      other
     
     
      universities
      across
      Canada
      recognise
      this,
     
     
      even
      though
      U.P.E.I.
      is
      a
      small
      university.
     
    

    
     
      Dr.
      Eliot
      has
      been
      teaching
      at
      the
     
     
      university
      level
      since
      1957.
      He
      received
      his
     
     
      B.A.,
      M.A.
      and
      his
      PhD
      from
      the
      University
     
     
      of
      Toronto.
      He
      did
      his
      doctoral
      studies
      in
     
     
      Greece,
      bringing
      back
      with
      him
      valuable
     
     
      information
      to
      teach
      with
      for
      a
      long
      and
     
     
      successful
      career.
      Eliot
      will
      be
      retiring
      in
     
     
      1995.
     
    

    
     
      Congratulations
      Willy,
      you
      done
      real
     
     
      good!
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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