Editorial
     
     
      Why
      I
     
     
      hate
     
     
      lawyers
     
     
      and
      the
     
     
      press
     
     
      and
      why
     
     
      I’m
      part
     
     
      of
      the
     
     
      cycle...
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dear
      EDITOR/X-Press
      Staff/Student
      Body,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      I
      have
      noticed
      that
      in
      recent
      weeks,
      the
      quality
      of
     
     
      the
      content
      in
      the
      X-PRESS
      has
      declined
      consid-
     
     
      erably.
      As
      a
      result,
      I
      have
      begun
      to
      question
     
    
   
   
    
     
      whether
      the
      X-PRESS
      is
     
     
      still
      a
      relevant
      voice
      for
     
     
      the
      student
      body.
      The
      X-
     
     
      PRESS
      is
      paid
      for
      by
      the
     
     
      whole
      of
      the
      student
      body
     
     
      and
      should
      reflect
      this
      fact.
     
     
      Ifit
      is
      failing
      to
      do
      so,
      then
     
     
      perhaps
      it
      is
      time
      to
      re-
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      student
      newspaper
     
    

    
     
      should
      inform
      its
      stu-
     
    

    
     
      dents,
      to
      agitate
      and
     
     
      move
      them
      to
      action,
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      By
      Trent
      Drake
     
     
      ctually,
      I’m
      part
      of
      the
      press
      because
      I
     
     
      like
      to
      bare
      my
      soul
      in
      public,
      but
      that’s
     
     
      another
      story.
     
    

    
     
      Last
      Tuesday
      night
      I
      did
      something
     
     
      most
      people
      don’t
      normally
      do.
      When
      Peter
     
     
      Mansbridge
      intoned
      that
      the
      photos
      of
      a
      Ca-
     
     
      nadian
      soldier
      posing
      proudly
      with
      a
      badly
     
     
      beaten
      Somali
      youth
      had
      finally
      been
      released
     
     
      to
      the
      press,
      I
      got
      up
      and
      turned
      off
      my
     
     
      television.
      I
      didn’t
      want
      to
      see
      the
      pictures,
      so
     
     
      I
      exercised
      my
      right
      not
      to.
     
    

    
     
      Unfortunately,
      that
      right
      was
      stolen
     
     
      from
      me
      by
      our
      very
      own
      news
      show,
      Com-
     
     
      pass,
      which
      aired
      the
      photos
      as
      part
      of
      their
     
     
      report
      on
      the
      triumphant
      return
      of
      Private
     
     
      David
      Brocklebank.
      By
      inserting
      them
      in
      the
     
     
      middle
      of
      a
      basically
      unrelated
      report,
      they
     
     
      forced
      me
      to
      see
      them.
     
    

    
     
      This
      isn’t
      the
      only
      thing
      about
      the
     
     
      unholy
      alliance
      of
      the
      press
      and
      the
      legal
     
     
      system
      that
      annoys
      me.
      How
      many
      people
     
     
      haven’t
      heard
      about
      the
      famous
      bloody
      gloves,
     
     
      the
      envelope
      which
      might
      contain
      the
      murder
     
     
      weapon,
      and
      the
      blood-drenched
      Bronco?
     
     
      Youcouldn’t
      fit
      them
      ina
      Lada,
      [have
      ceased
     
     
      to
      care
      whether
      O.J.
      is
      innocent
      or
      not;
      I
      just
     
     
      want
      to
      see
      Robert
      Shapiro
      hung
      by
      the
      neck.
     
     
      His
      tactic
      of
      declaring
      each
      and
      every
      piece
      of
     
     
      major
      evidence
      ‘inadmissible’
      has
      spilled
     
     
      into
      almost
      every
      major
      trial
      in
      the
      country.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      emphasis
      is
      given
      to
      the
      reviewing
      of
      certain
     
     
      subjects,
      specifically
      arts
      and
      entertainment.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      It
      would
      appear
      that
      you
      have
      chosen
      as
      your
     
    
   
   
    
     
      purpose
      to
      mildly
      entertain
      students
      for
      a
      few
     
     
      minutes
      on
      mildly
      important
      subjects.
      A
      stu-
     
     
      dent
      newspaper
      should
      inform
      its
      students,
      to
     
     
      agitate
      and
      move
      them
      to
      action,
      the
     
     
      underplaying
      of
      important
      issues,
      and
      the
     
     
      watering
      down
      of
      arti-
     
     
      cles
      so
      as
      not
      offend
     
     
      someone
      only
      further
     
     
      frustrates
      those
      willing
     
     
      to
      contribute,
      and
     
     
      eliminates
      any
      type
      of
     
     
      real
      criticism.
      I
      sin-
     
     
      cerely
      hope
      that
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      think
      ourselves.
      Whilel_
      ynderplaying
      of
      impor-
       willprintthisletter
      and
     
     
      share
      your
      frustration
      on
      :
      that
      you,
      as
      well
      as
      the
     
     
      the
      lack
      of
      interest
      inwrit-
      ANT
      ISS
      ues,
      and
      the
      WQ-
      _
      restofthestudentbody,
     
     
      ing
      articles
      by
      a
      large
      part
      °
      °
      will
      be
      more
      critical
      of
     
     
      ofthestudentbody,Iwoula
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      down
      ofarticles
       &.
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      foritwe
     
     
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      to
      ask
      some
      questions:
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      qs
      not
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      ffjend
      someone
      are
      not
      critical
      and
     
     
      Is
      the
      lack
      of
      interest
      in
      the
      working
      towards
      im-
     
     
      X-PRESS
      a
      result
      of
      apa-
      Only
      further
      frustrates
      provement,
      how
      will
     
     
      thy
      on
      the
      part
      of
      the
      stu-
      77
      °
      the
      X-PRESS
      ever
      im-
     
     
      dent
      population?
      Or
      is
      it
      those
      will
      ing
      to
      contri
      b-
      prove?
      Also,
      please
     
     
      caused
      by
      an
      alienation
      of
      ute
      and
      e
      lim
      inates
      any
      print
      your
      mandate
      and
     
     
      the
      rest
      of
      the
      student
      body
      Te
      operating
      procedures
     
     
      by
      the
      X-PRESS
      itself?
      type
      of
      real
      criticism.
      (salary
      distribution,
     
     
      Does
      the
      presence
      of
      paid
      budget,
      etc.)
      for
      the
      in-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      sports
      and
      news
      writers
      deter
      other
      students
      from
     
     
      writing
      these
      types
      of
      articles?
      If
      someone
      is
     
     
      being
      paid
      to
      do
      this,
      why
      should
      I
      do
      their
      job
      for
     
     
      them?
      I
      feel
      that
      noone
      shouldbe
      paid
      to
      perform
     
     
      these
      functions
      because
      it
      is
      not,
      and
      especially
     
     
      should
      not,
      be
      one
      person’s
      ‘‘job’’
      to
      perform
     
     
      these
      or
      any
      tasks.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Also,
      I
      personally
      feel
      that
      too
      much
      >
     
    
   
   
    
     
      formation
      of
      the
      student
      body
      and
      myself.
      I
     
     
      know
      that
      I
      could
      likely
      go
      to
      the
      X-PRESS
     
     
      office
      for
      this
      information,
      but
      I
      would
      like
      for
     
     
      the
      X-PRESS
      to
      inform
      me
      of
      these
      facts
      in
     
     
      order
      to
      restore
      my
      lost
      faith
      inthe
      X-PRESS.
     
     
      Sincerely,
     
    

    
     
      Alex
      Keaveny
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      And
      how
      about
      the
      ‘too-drunk-to-know’
     
     
      defense?
      That
      one
      is
      two-for-three
      in
      the
      wins
     
     
      category.
     
    

    
     
      And
      guess
      what?
      Thanks
      to
      us,
      the
     
     
      media,
      all
      these
      wonderful
      defences
      will
      no
     
     
      doubt
      be
      used
      in
      every
      high-profile
      case
      from
     
     
      now
      until
      someone
      finally
      takes
      Shakespeare’s
     
     
      advice
      and
      kills
      all
      the
      lawyers.
      We’
      ve
      made
     
     
      it
      our
      mission
      to
      instruct
      every
      attorney
      in
      the
     
     
      world
      in
      the
      fine
      art
      of
      filibuster.
      Many
     
     
      talentless
      defense
      counsels
      have
      been
      using
     
     
      the
      press
      as
      a
      kind
      of
      textbook
      for
      planning
     
     
      their
      cases;
      the
      prosecution
      has
      yet
      to
      figure
     
     
      out
      a
      suitable
      counter-tactic.
      .
     
    

    
     
      What’s
      the
      solution?
      We
      can’t
      kill
     
     
      them
      all,
      you
      know...
      if
      we
      did,
      who
      would
     
     
      represent
      us
      in
      court?
      And
      there’s
      no
      way
      to
     
     
      keep
      these
      guys
      from
      perusing
      the
      news;
      this
     
     
      is
      the
      age
      of
      the
      information
      super-highway.
     
     
      I
      think
      the
      only
      thing
      that
      can
      guard
      against
     
     
      these
      unimaginative
      idiots
      is
      a
      really
      aggres-
     
     
      sive
      judge.
      Judges
      have
      to
      spit
      in
      the
      eye
      of
      the
     
     
      media
      and
      kick
      the
      reporters
      out
      of
      the
      courts,
     
     
      literally
      if
      necessary.
      Think
      about
      it:
      would
     
     
      the
      Simpson
      trial
      have
      drug
      on
      this
      long
      if
     
     
      Lance
      Ito
      had
      screamed,
      “‘I
      will
      not
      allow
      my
     
     
      courtroom
      to
      become
      a
      circus!”’
      at
      the
      begin-
     
     
      ning?
      I
      think
      not.
     
    

    
     
      I’m
      going
      to
      shut
      up
      now,
      lest
      some-
     
     
      one
      use
      this
      half-baked
      rant
      as
      a
      legal
      brief.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Editor's
      note:
     
    

    
     
      For
      the
      information
      of
      Mr.
      Keaveny
     
     
      and
      all
      other
      interested
      parties,
      the
     
     
      following
      is
      a
      list
      of
      the
      X-Press
     
     
      staff
      positions,
      their
      salaries
      and
     
     
      their
      approximate
      work
      hours
      per
     
     
      week.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Business
      Manager--
      $60.00/issue
      (approximately
     
     
      20
      hours
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $3.00/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Content
      Editor--
      $60.00/issue
      (approximately
      40
     
     
      hours
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $1.50/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Production
      Editor—$48.00/issue
      (approximately
     
     
      24
      hours
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $2.00/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Production
      Assistant~
      $25.00/issue
      (approxi-
     
     
      mately
      10
      hours
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $2.08/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      News
      Writer—
      $35.00/issue
      (approximately
      12
     
     
      hours
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $2.91/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Photographer—
      $32.00/issue
      (approximately
      10
     
     
      hours
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $3.20/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Typesetter-—
      $40.00/issue
      (approximately
      8
      hours
     
     
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $5.00/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Circulation—$15.00/issue
      (approximately
      2
      hours
     
     
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $7.50/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sports
      Writer--
      $20.00/issue
      (approximately
      12
     
     
      hours
      a
      week
      which
      equals
      $1.66/hour)
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Advertising
      Manager—
      works
      on
      commission
     
     
      The
      volunteers
      of
      the
      X-Press
      work
      various
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hours
      each
      week
      without
      any
      financial
      compen-
     
     
      sation.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Content
      Editor:
      Trent
      Drake
     
     
      Managing
      Editor:
      C.
      A.
      Schneider
     
     
      Production
      Manager:
      Grace
     
     
      Kimpinski
     
     
      News
      Writer:
      Shannon
      Younker
     
     
      Sports
      Writer:
      Scott
      MacDonald
     
     
      Advertising
      Manager:
      Aldera
     
     
      Chisholm
     
     
      Photographer:
      Kathy
      Giesbrecht
     
     
      Arts
      and
      Entertainment:
      Sean
     
     
      McQuaid
     
    

    
     
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      [November
      15,
      1994]