Political
      Studies
     
     
      “Club
      or
      Clique”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      We
      are
      two
      mature
      students
      graduating
      in
      April
     
     
      with
      majors
      in
      Political
      Studies,
      and
      we
      have
      some
     
     
      concerns
      about
      the
      leadership
      of
      our
      Political
     
     
      Studies
      club.
      The
      Executive
      seemed
      to
      have
      good
     
     
      intentions
      in
      September
      when
      they
      first
      introduced
     
     
      the
      ideato
      starta
      Political
      Studies
      Club.
      Membership
     
     
      fees
      were
      collected
      from
      between
      ten
      and
      fifteen
     
     
      people
      to
      fund
      the
      club’s
      activities.
      The
      club
      was
     
     
      launched
      with
      a
      wonderful
      corn
      boil.
      This
      was
     
     
      largely
      organized
      and
      catered
      by
      Wyoma
     
     
      VanDuinkerken
      (the
      elected
      student
      representative
     
     
      for
      the
      Political
      Studies
      department).
      The
      corn
      boil
     
     
      was
      held
      at
      Dr.
      Milne’s
      cottage,
      and
      other
      students
     
     
      offered
      their
      support
      by
      bringing
      what
      they
      could.
     
     
      We
      felt
      positive
      about
      the
      club’s
      foundation
      and
     
     
      future
      growth.
      We
      “bonded”
      that
      day,
      not
      only
      as
     
     
      students
      but
      as
      friends.
      It
      was
      on
      this
      day
      that
      we
     
     
      elected
      Rick
      and
      Mark
      as
      our
      President
      and
      Vice-
     
     
      President.
      In
      our
      opinion
      all
      went
      downhill
      from
     
     
      there:
      people
      stopped
      showing
      up
      for
      meetings
     
     
      because
      the
      meetings
      became
      work,
      and
      some
     
     
      were
      cancelled
      without
      notice.
      We
      must
      admit
     
     
      that
      the
      executive
      made
      two
      valiant
      and
      admirable
     
     
      attempts
      to
      draw
      the
      club
      closer
      by
      enticing
      two
     
     
      speakers
      to
      “entertain”,
      for
      example,
      Doug
      Henning
     
     
      of
      the
      Natural
      Law
      Party.
      We
      also
      admit
      that
     
     
      student
      turnout
      was
      weak,
      but
      what
      do
      you
      expect
     
     
      -
      these
      speeches
      were
      held
      during
      scheduled
      class
     
     
      time.
      Oh
      well.
      We
      patiently
      awaited
      the
      much-
     
     
      promised
      Xmas
      bash.
      It
      never
      happened!
      Every
     
     
      year
      prior
      to
      this,
      there
      was
      a
      great
      party.
      We
     
     
      asked
      “Why
      not
      this
      year?
      We
      paid
      for
      it
      and
      were
     
     
      promised
      it.”
      Jane
      Morrissey
      (’'92-'93
      Political
      Studies
     
     
      Student
      Representative)
      organized
      it
      last
      year
      with
     
     
      John
      Crossley.
      It
      became
      obvious
      “Why
      not
      this
     
     
      year?”:
      the
      executive
      couldn’t
      get
      it
      together.
      For
     
     
      the
      first
      year
      we
      had
      a
      club
      (HOORAY'!!),
      for
      the
     
     
      first
      year
      we
      had
      no
      Xmas
      party
      (BOOO!!!).
     
    

    
     
      Because
      of
      this
      oversight,
      the
      President
      may
     
    

    
     
      have
      felt
      mutiny
      in
      the
      ranks
      and
      so
      made
      a
      half-
     
     
      heartedattemptto
      rally
      support
      by
      planninganother
     
     
      party,
      (he
      must
      be
      psychic
      because
      some
      of
      us
      were
     
     
      dreaming
      about
      mutiny
      at
      Xmas).
      “The
      After
      Xmas
     
     
      Bash”
      was
      meant
      to
      draw
      us
      all
      together
      again,
      but
     
     
      it
      didn’t
      work
      out
      as
      hoped.
      It
      was
      said
      that
      the
     
     
      president
      should
      plan
      an
      informal
      club
      event
      to
     
     
      regain
      some
      support.
      He
      did
      but
      informed
      only
      a
     
     
      select
      few.
      When
      the
      President
      was
      asked
      why
      the
     
     
      news
      of
      the
      party
      reached
      so
      few
      people,
      he
      initially
     
     
      said
      that
      it
      was
      only
      “a
      bunch
      of
      the
      guys
      getting
     
     
      together”
      but
      later
      said
      he
      tried
      to
      inform
      the
      club
     
     
      and
      that
      people
      had
      been
      told.
      In
      our
      opinion,
      if
      the
     
     
      student
      representative
      didn’t
      know
      about
      it
      and
     
     
      wasn’t
      informed,
      neither
      was
      the
      student
      body.
      We
     
     
      ire
      both
      in
      the
      lounge
      regularly,
      Jane
      has
      classes
     
     
      With
      these
      guys,
      and
      we
      check
      the
      bulletin
      board.
     
     
      €
      saw
      nothing.
     
    

    
     
      In
      our
      opinion
      the
      club
      has
      little
      legitimacy,
     
     
      Ppeal,
      or
      leadership;
      however,
      there
      was
      still
      room
     
     
      for
      good.
      The
      membership
      fees
      could
      have
      been
     
     
      ‘ved
      for
      next
      year’s
      club.
      Brochures
      could
      have
     
     
      been
      printed
      for
      the
      orientation
      packages,
      posters
     
     
      ‘ould
      have
      been
      made
      up
      for
      a
      fall
      party,
      food
      could
     
     
      hive
      been
      purchased
      for
      a
      “Meet
      the
      Poly
      Sci
     
     
      People
      Night”
      at
      the
      start
      of
      the
      new
      semester,
      etc.
     
     
      Ath
      ough
      the
      club
      was
      crumbling
      around
      the
      present
     
     
      ‘ecutive,
      those
      membership
      fees
      could
      have
      left
     
     
      the
      "94-95
      executive
      something
      to
      build
      on.
      Guess
     
     
      *hat
      happened
      to
      the
      fees?
      An
      “End
      of
      Semester”
     
     
      Farty
      was
      given.
      That's
      great,
      that
      was
      what
      the
     
     
      "oney
      was
      intended
      for
      (if
      it
      included
      all
      the
     
     
      "embers
      and
      drew
      new
      political
      studies
      students
     
     
      "o
      the
      fold).
      The
      party
      was
      agreed
      upon
      at
      the
     
     
      eeting
      on
      March
      23
      and
      given
      on
      March
      25.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Although
      Wyoma
      disagreed
      with
      this
      use
      of
      club
     
     
      funds,
      she
      felt
      pressured
      by
      the
      apparent
      solidarity
     
     
      of
      the
      other
      members
      in
      attendance
      and
      her
     
     
      impression
      that
      the
      matter
      had
      been
      decided
      upon
     
     
      earlier
      that
      day.
      Was
      this
      ample
      time
      to
      inform
      all
     
     
      the
      members
      and
      the
      student
      body?
      In
      our
      opinion,
     
     
      NO!
      They
      only
      had
      Thursday
      to
      inform
      people
      and
     
     
      as
      all
      of
      you
      know,
      we
      don’t
      normally
      have
      classes
     
     
      on
      Fridays.
      There
      were
      no
      announcements
      in
      any
     
     
      of
      our
      Thursday
      classes.
      Although
      one
      small
      notice
     
     
      was
      put
      up
      sometime
      on
      Thursday,
      no
      students
      had
     
     
      the
      chance
      to
      even
      realize
      the
      party
      was
      “in
      the
     
     
      works”
      and
      run
      up
      to
      the
      lounge
      to
      check
      the
      door.
     
     
      Between
      10
      and
      20
      people
      attended
      the
      party
     
     
      and
      all
      said
      it
      was
      a
      success,
      but
      where
      is
      the
      future
     
     
      of
      the
      Club?
      It
      was
      initially
      intended
      that
      we
      (the
     
     
      founding
      members)
      would
      energetically
      recruit
      to
     
     
      ensure
      a
      future
      for
      our
      vision.
      None
      has
      been
      left,
     
     
      the
      last
      hurrah
      has
      been
      had.
     
     
      The
      big
      question:
      was
      the
      founding
      of
      this
      club
     
    

    
     
      a
      resume-booster
      for
      the
      executive
      or
      was
      it
      an
     
     
      opportunity
      for
      them
      to
      have
      a
      good
      drunk?
      It’s
     
     
      unfortunate
      the
      club
      executive,
      in
      our
      Opinion,
      is
      so
     
     
      sadly
      lacking
      the
      necessary
      charisma,
      social
      skills,
     
     
      and
      appeal
      to
      lead
      students
      who
      share
      a
      common
     
     
      goal.
      We
      hope
      this
      year’s
      executive
      (should
      the
     
     
      club
      survive)
      has
      not
      set
      a
      precedent
      for
      future
     
     
      years
      and
      we
      ask
      that
      political
      studies
      majors
      meet
     
     
      in
      the
      fall
      and
      rally
      behind
      the
      few
      who
      have
      the
     
     
      Organizational
      and
      life
      skills
      to
      make
      this
      club
      a
     
     
      success.
      Maybe
      next
      year
      the
      vision
      will
      be
      realized,
     
     
      beyond
      a
      few
      membership
      fees
      and
      a
      couple
      of
     
     
      beers.
     
     
      Jane
      Morrissey,
      ’92-’93
      Political
      Studies
      Student
     
     
      Representative.
     
    

    
     
      Wyoma
      VanDuinkerken,
      present
      Political
      Studies
      Student
     
     
      Representative.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Panelology
     
    
   
   
    
     
      BY
      SEAN
      MCQUAID
     
    

    
     
      This
      week,
      |
      take
      a
      cue
      from
      X-Press
      B-movie
      connoisseur
     
     
      Trent
      Drake
      and
      takea
      look
      at
      an
      obscure,
      long-forgotten
     
     
      comic
      book
      story
      of
      no
      great
      Prestige;
      a
      hokey-but-fun,
     
     
      overlooked
      gem
      you
      might
      want
      to
      pick
      up
      some
      time.
     
     
      Suspend
      your
      disbelief
      at
      the
      door,
      and
      keep
      reading.
     
    

    
     
      There's
      tons
      of
      good
      “B-Comics”,
      but
      a
      particularly
      fun
     
     
      set
      comes
      to
      mind
      for
      this
      review:
      Defenders
      #62-64
     
     
      wasn’t
      an
      epic--
      nor
      did
      it
      pretend
      to
      be--
      but
      it
      was
      an
     
     
      amusing
      little
      three-part,
      cast-of-dozens
      slugfest
      that
      also
     
     
      served
      as
      a
      telling
      cross-section
      of
      Marvel’s
      1970's
      super-
     
     
      heropopulationandone
      ofthe
      earliest
      large-scale
      gatherings
     
     
      of
      characters
      from
      all
      corners
      of
      Marvel’s
      disparate
      comics
     
     
      universe,
     
    

    
     
      The
      premise?
      The
      Defenders,
      as
      some
      of
      you
      may
     
     
      remember,
      were
      at
      the
      time
      a
      strictly
      ad
      hoc
      group--
      no
     
     
      official
      membership,
      headquarters,
      charter,
      or
      even
     
     
      existence,
      just
      an
      informal
      agreement
      among
      a
      circle
      of
     
     
      heroic
      associates
      that
      they
      would
      unite
      to
      defend
      Earth
     
     
      (and
      smaller
      portions
      thereof)
      when
      necessary.
      As
      such,
     
     
      the
      group’s
      membership
      shifted
      constantly,
      and
      could
     
     
      include
      any
      number
      of
      hangers-on.
      This
      was
      fine...
      .
      until
     
     
      Dollar
      Bill
      showed
      up.
     
    

    
     
      Dollar
      Bill,
      one
      of
      the
      most
      endearingly
      annoying
      comic
     
     
      book
      supporting
      characters
      of
      all
      time,
      was
      (like
      the
      killer
     
     
      elf
      cameos)
      one
      of
      the
      elements
      that
      made
      the
      1970's
     
     
      Defenders
      series
      memorable.
      The
      core
      members
      of
      the
     
     
      Defenders
      at
      the
      time
      were
      the
      Hulk
      (who
      needs
      no
     
     
      introduction
      and
      was
      still
      in
      his
      “Hulk
      Smash!”
      mental
     
    
   
   
    
     
      phase);
      Nighthawk
      (high-flying
      millionaire
      crimefighter);
      .
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Hellcat
      (an
      acrobatic,
      happy-go-lucky
      gal
      in
      a
      catsuit);
      and
     
     
      the
      Valkyrie
      (a
      sword-wielding,
      Asgardian
      warrior
      goddess).
     
     
      An
      amusing
      subplot
      of
      the
      series
      was
      Valkyrie’s
      attemp
     
     
      to
      integrate
      with
      the
      modern
      world,
      including
      a
      stint
      as
      a
     
     
      college
      student
      at
      ESU,
      where
      she
      met
      wacky
      film
      student
     
     
      Dollar
      Bill,
      whom
      Val
      tolerated
      as
      he
      latched
      onto
      her
      and
     
     
      her
      pals
      (the
      best
      film
      subjects
      a
      budding
      young
      director
     
     
      could
      hope
      for),
      serving
      as
      Val’s
      guide
      to
      the
      real
      world
     
     
      while
      filming
      the
      Defenders’
      exploits
      and
      generally
      making
     
     
      a
      pest
      of
      himself.
     
    

    
     
      This
      situation
      reached
      a
      crisis
      point
      in
      Defenders
      #62,
     
     
      wherein
      Bill
      produced
      a
      TV
      documentary
      revealing
      the
     
     
      Defenders’
      heretofore
      secret
      existence
      to
      the
      world.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Worse
      yet,
      the
      revelation
      of
      the
      group’s
      de
      facto
     
     
      headquarters--
      Nighthawk’s
      riding
      academy--
      coupled
      with
     
     
      the
      description
      of
      the
      group’s
      fluid
      membership
      policies,
     
     
      prompted
      a
      horde
      of
      gaudily
      costumed
      prospective
     
     
      Defenders
      to
      show
      up
      on
      Nighthawk’s
      doorstep
      to
      sign
      up
     
     
      with
      the
      group.
      The
      turnout
      ranged
      from
      big
      names
     
     
      (Captain
      Marvel
      and
      Hercules)
      to
      the
      ridiculously
      obscure
     
     
      and
      silly
      (Captain
      Ultra
      and
      Tagak
      the
      Leopard
      Lord),
      and
     
     
      the
      impromptu
      gathering
      soon
      dissolved
      into
      a
      hilarious
     
     
      farce
      ofsmall
      talk,
      duelling
      egos,
      runaway
      horses,
      bad
      coffee
     
     
      and
      fistfights.
      No
      sooner
      had
      the
      roughly
      two-dozen
     
     
      Defenders
      collected
      themselves
      when,
      in
      issue
      #63,
      they
     
     
      received
      word
      that
      hordes
      of
      super-villains,
      taking
      advantage
     
     
      of
      the
      documentary’s
      publicity,
      were
      looting
      Manhattan
      in
     
     
      the
      name
      of
      the
      Defenders.
      United
      in
      adversity,
      the
      real
     
     
      Defenders
      charge
      into
      Manhattan
      and
      engage
      the
      badguys,
     
     
      also
      contending
      with
      understandably
      confused
      New
      York
     
     
      cops.
      By
      the
      end
      of
      the
      day
      (Defenders
      #64-65)
      the
     
     
      Defenders
      have
      stopped
      the
      bad
      guys
      but
      earned
      the
     
     
      enmity
      of
      some
      irate
      policemen
      and
      significantly
      disrupted
     
     
      two
      or
      three
      forms
      of
      mass
      transit--
      to
      say
      nothing
      of
      the
     
     
      obligatory
      mass
      destruction.
      The
      new
      recruits,
      disillusioned,
     
     
      soon
      depart
      and
      the
      Defenders
      are
      left
      a
      sadder
      but
      wiser
     
     
      non-team.
     
    

    
     
      Sure,
      it’s
      not
      Shakespeare.
      But
      it
      was
      a
      heckuva
      lotta
     
     
      fun,
      a
      zany
      farce
      thatalso
      servedas
      the
      ultimate
      exploitation
     
     
      of
      the
      non-team
      concept
      and
      one
      of
      the
      first
      large-scale,
     
     
      multi-character
      crossovers.
      Heroes
      in
      attendance
      included
     
     
      spaceborn
      warrior
      Captain
      Mar-Vell
      (now
      deceased),
      alien-
     
     
      empowered
      feminist
      Ms.
      Marvel
      (now
      the
      cosmic
     
     
      adventurer
      called
      Binary),and
      the
      swashbuckling,
      ladykilling,
     
     
      pastel
      keviar-clad
      superhuman
      mercenary
      knownas
      Paladin
     
     
      {all
      of
      whom
      left
      early);
      Greek
      demi-god
      Hercules;
      the
     
     
      plasma-blasting
      mutant
      Havok;
      the
      variously
      super-powered
     
     
      and
      gaudily
      costumed
      Captain
      Ultra;
      the
      now-retired,
     
     
      mystical
      martial
      artist
      White
      Tiger
      (a
      product
      of
      the
      1970's
     
     
      Kung-Fu
      craze);
      Iron
      Fist
      (a
      somewhat
      more
      durable
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      kicking
      around);
      Black
      Goliath
      (who
      now
      uses
      the
      less
     
     
      racially
      slanted
      alias
      Giant-Man),
      Stingray
      (an
      armoured
     
     
      Oceanographer-adventurer--
      sort
      of
      a
      cross
      between
     
     
      Jacques
      Cousteau
      and
      Iron
      Man),
      the
      Torpedo
      (a
      now-
     
     
      deceased
      hero
      who
      had
      a
      jet-powered
      flight
      suit),
      Jack
      of
     
     
      Hearts
      (a
      cosmic-powered
      super
      hero
      who
      named
      himself
     
     
      after
      a
      playing
      card
      in
      memory
      of
      his
      murdered,
      cards-
     
     
      Playing
      father),
      the
      Prowler
      (a
      then-forgotten
      Spider-Man
     
     
      ally
      who
      was
      basically
      an
      inventive
      window-washer
      turned
     
    
   
   
    
     
      _
      high-tech
      second-story
      man),
      the
      Falcon
      (Harlem-based,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      high-flying
      crimefighter
      and
      Avengers
      member
      best-known
     
     
      for
      his
      on-again,
      off-again
      role
      as
      Captain
      America’s
      partner),
     
     
      Marvel
      Man
      (the
      cosmic
      Avenger
      now
      called
      Quasar),
      the
     
     
      mutant
      mistress
      of
      magnetism
      Polaris
      (girlfriend
      to
      Havok);
     
     
      the
      awkwardly
      named
      Son
      of
      Satan
      (a
      demonic
      good
      guy
     
     
      who
      later
      married
      Hellcat
      and
      now
      has
      his
      own
      series
     
     
      Sn
      the
      name
      of
      Hellstorm),
      Nova
      (Rich
      Rider,
      of
      New
     
    

    
     
      arriors
      fame)
      and
      yes,
      T:
      the
      ard
      Lord
      (an
     
    

    
     
      dimensional
      adven
      vn
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      These
      comics
      are
      easily
      affordable
      if
      you
      can
      find
      the
     
     
      back
      Issues,
      and
      are
      a
      fun
      little
      read
      for
      all
      ages
      (not
      to
     
     
      mention
      a
      primer
      in
      1970's
      Marvel
      Comics
      trivia).
      Pick
      itup
     
     
      Some
      time,
      if
      you
      have
      the
      chance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      What
      tunes
      have
     
     
      you
      been
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e
      e
     
     
      listening
      to?
     
    

    
     
      The
      Apothecaries’
      top
      picks
     
    

    
     
      Our
      staff
      ranges
      in
      age
      from
      2
      |
      to
      40
      so
      we
      get
     
     
      a
      variety
      of
      CD’s.
      We
      also
      play
      different
      CDs
     
     
      at
      different
      times
      of
      the
      day:
      Pearl
      Jam
      would
     
     
      not
      go
      over
      well
      with
      the
      coffee
      crowd.
     
     
      Different
      groups
      of
      regulars
      listen
      to
      different
     
     
      stuff
      and
      when
      they
      get
      drunk
      most
      of
      them
      go
     
     
      for
      nostagia.
      The
      day
      crowd
      prefers
      “cry
      in
     
     
      your
      beer
      (coffee)”
      delta
      blues.
      The
      Monday
     
     
      night
      crowd
      likes
      likes
      Pearl
      Jam,
      Lemonheads,
     
     
      etc.
      The
      Friday
      night
      crowd
      goes
      for
      Ry
     
     
      Cooder,
      Warren
      Zevon,
      Robert
      Cray,
      etc.
     
     
      Saturday
      night
      people
      like
      Tragically
      H
      ip,
      Rolling
     
     
      Stones,
      Pearl
      Jam,
      etc.
      I’ve
      spoken
      to
      the
     
     
      bartenders
      and
      some
      patrons,
      this
      is
      what
      |
     
     
      came
      up
      with.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Top
      5
      most
      requested
      CDs
     
    

    
     
      Sweet
      Relief,
      Various
      Artists
     
    

    
     
      Vs.,
      Pearl
      Jam
     
    

    
     
      Greatest
      Hits,
      Morrison
      Hotel,
      The
      Doors
     
     
      Fully
      Completely,
      The
      Tragically
      Hip
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Top
      5
      staff
      picks
     
    

    
     
      Sweet
      Relief,
      Various
      Artists
     
    

    
     
      Old
      Material,
      Spirit
      of
      the
      West
     
    

    
     
      Astral
      Weeks,
      St.
      Dominic's
      Preview,
      Greatest
     
     
      Hits,
      Van
      Morrison
     
    

    
     
      Excitable
      Boy,
      Warren
      Zevon
     
    

    
     
      Girl
      Talk,
      Holly
      Cole
      Trio
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Under
      the
      Pink,
      Tori
      Amos
     
    

    
     
      The
      Whole
      Story,
      Kate
      Bush
     
    

    
     
      Mellow
      Gold,
      Beck
     
    

    
     
      Fumbling
      Towards
      Ecstasy,
      Sarah
      McLachlan
     
     
      Epiphany
      in
      Brooklyn,
      Brenda
      Kahn
     
    

    
     
      Stan
      Livingstone,
     
    

    
     
      amateur
      sumo
      wrestler
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Tutu,
      Miles
      Davis
      8:30,
      Weather
      Report
     
     
      Sarsipius
      Ark,
      Infectious
      Grooves
     
     
      Lost
      Tribe
     
    

    
     
      Notorious,
      5
      After
      4
     
    

    
     
      Reel’n’Roll,
      Rawlins
      Cross
     
    

    
     
      Vs.,
      Pearl
      Jam
     
    

    
     
      Anything
      by
      Taco
      Tastorius
     
     
      Juice,
      Soundtrack
     
    

    
     
      Electric
      Ladyland,
      Jimi
      Hendrix
     
     
      Stahl
      Macintyre
     
    

    
     
      staffer,
      Back
      Alley
      Discs
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fumbling
      Towards
      Ecstasy,
      Sarah
      McLachlan
     
     
      MCMXC
      a.D.,
      Enigma
     
    

    
     
      Rid
      of
      Me,
      PJ
      Harvey
     
    

    
     
      Anything
      by
      REM
     
    

    
     
      Dirt,
      Alice
      in
      Chains
     
    

    
     
      Grace
      Kimpinski
     
    

    
     
      amateur
      solo
      synchronized
      swimmer
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Superunknown,
      Soundgarden
     
    

    
     
      In
      Utero,
      Nirvana
     
    

    
     
      Vs.,
      Pearl
      Jam
     
    

    
     
      Keianho,
      Ministry
     
    

    
     
      Binge
      and
      Purge,
      Metallica
     
    

    
     
      Susie
      Rashed
     
    

    
     
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      champion
      arm
      wrestler