Volume 35 Number 02 - University of the Witwatersrand

-ag.-,|Justice is dead -fear reigns supreme'We live in a policestate, as the police havepowers which make itimpossible for the truthto be known. Thepolice have supremepower over the lonelyperson in their clutches.which is 'an obscenityin our midst.''Justice is dead and fearreigns supreme.'These views were expressedby t, : ReverendPe ter Storey at a meetingheld to commemorate thedeath in detention of DrNeil Aggett in Februarylast year.lsrael Mokgatle of DrAggett's union AFCWU(African Food and CanningWorkers' Union)was next to take the lloor.He said that Aggetthad built up inter-unionsolidanry, arro had lbugntaginst the sectarianismthar has weaKened themovement.Mokgatle also mentionedthat, although theauthorities claim thatunionist detentions are inthe inlerest of state security,official records showthat unionism is not illegal.Liz Floyd then namedsome exan;ples of Aggett'sconstructive work in uniting.and consolidatingLnlOns anO aSslStlrlSworkers with problenrs.She said that he had notbeen a member of tleANC, but had sympathizedwith its gurals.Security police had bymeans of some murkylogic managed to equatethese two principles.A spokesman forFOSATU said thatattempts by the authoritiesto silence the tradeunions by removing therrtients referred to them bythe Campus Health Servicedoctors.Other specialist services.medication andhospitalisation are obtainedprivatelv or byruferr.l lrotn rrrc camDusmedical offices to speiial:linic,s in the ProvincialHospitals. depending onthe student's financialstatus. (Students are notsubsidised by the Unileaderscould never besuccessful, as'everyone isa leader'.The antiSouth Africanlndian Council (anti-SAI C) Committee spokespersonfurther developedthese ideas and concludedthat'the people's struggleis a natural movement.prolonged, but neverstopped.'Further speakers fromthe South African AlliedWorkers' Union, the Engineeringand AlliedWorkers' Union and theDetainees' Parents' SupportCommittee, as well asYvetre Breytcnbacir, afriend of Aggett's, andJill Berger, his sister,highlighted the work ofDr Aggett and called forsolidarity among unionsand a dedication to thecause for which NeilAggett had sacrificed hislife.Liz FloydCamDus health a real service'fheCampus Health I A casualty service rs versity for private medi- responses, venerear di- Careers Unit.available at all times cal services).sease, homosexuality andduring consulting hours. Preventative Health termination of pregnannThe medical staff in- and Health Education:ludes general practition- are regarded as prominentFilm Festival has:rs and a nursing sister. Aissues by the been planned I'or Mon-dermatologist, psychiatristand sports medicine cancer screening and con-May and topics include:Service. lmmunisation. day 2 May - Friday 6specialist attend to patraceptionare offered by -Birth of a Baby. VenerealCampus Health. (ConsultDisease, Drugs and Alco-Campus Health for holism, Contraceptionthe 1983 immunisation and smoking. (Watchprogramme).Wits Student for furtherA symposium on details).Counselling is anotherimportant service providedby the staff. If aService does not onlytreat sick students freeof charge, it provides awide range of servicesto the students. Zr'lsStudent spoke to DrIvor Cohen, head ofCampus Health anddiscovered the following:All services are free toregistered students andmedical records in recordsin the Campushealth Service are striclyconfidential. Most studentsfind this particularlyfavourable'theyoften prefer to consult adoctor who is not also thefamilv G.P.'H uman Relationshipshas been organised forthe week: Monday 2lMarch to Friday 25March. Top speakers will'cover interesting topicssuch as: The psychologyof H uman Relationships,male and female sexual'cApH TABLET wvrrrA|NS: Callern€ClTgorhgCalfeineALKgomgMagSilltcate3mgTarlrazinetracestudent's problem is complexor severe, rhe studentmay require referralto the Campus HealthService consultant psychiatristor to the UniversitvCounselline andThe Service'specialises'in students. Because thestaff is constantly in closecontact with universityrtudents and staff, theyare more aware of thegeneral problems prevalentin the student agegroupand community.Students who were interviewedby Wits Srudentfound that they couldrelate to the staff verywell.The Campus healthService is on the SouthfacingWing of the Students'Union Building,the consulting hours are09h30-16h30 Monday toFriday and the telephonenumber is 7 t6-3209 or7t6-31 t0.Diaries Sold Out'Youcan't get a Witsstudent diary for loveor mon€y - they'reall sold out.'Diaries were availablefor students at the SRCbookshop and given tofirst years, free ofcharge,at registration.The problem arosewhen 500 more first yearstudents registered thanmlnrstration to the SRCwhen the diaries went toprint.It is too costly toproduce more of thediaries which are said tobe'the best ever'.Edited by Garth Klein.SRC member, the Diarycontains all relevant informationabout studentservices, clubs and societies,University adminis-

Three resign from SRCThree members of thel9E2/3 SRC have resigned.John Abramson,Ruth Becker andAvrom Sevell submittedtheir resignations tothe SRC president,Lloyd Vogelman, duringDecember last year,John Abramson, SRCsecret-ary, resigned onthe basis of his emigrationto Britain.'John had been on theSRC for 18 months andin that time he servedstudents well' said LloydVogelman.'His contribution to he1982 Orientation Weekand his exceptional competenceas the 198213secretary and constititionscommittee chair.rvere appreciated by all'Ruth Becker, SR('lurtherdeputy president inthe l98li2 SRC has alsospent 18 months on theSRC. 'Ruth was electedto the NUSAS HeadOffice in December 1982and is thus unable tocontinue her term on theSRC'said Vogelman.'Her contribution tocampus affairs, especiallyin terms of woman'sissues. is recognized byboth student and administrationalike.Avrom Sevell was elect.ed to the SRC in 1982 andsoon alter admitted toreceiving election fundsthrough the StudentM oderate Alliance(sMA).'Apartheid reformed?''Whitereforms aregiven on one hand,oppression on theother.'Ela Ramgobin's wordsrang out to a crowd ofmore than 500 people inthe Great Hall last week.'Those in power fail to seethat we have courage.They fail to see that wehave principles that weuphold. People have diedfor these principles.'EIa Ramgobrn,spokesperson for thcNatal lndian Congress,was referring to the anniversaryof the death indetention of tradeunionist, Dr Neil Aggett.She expressed sincere angerat the Labour Party'sacceptance of the newconstitutional prAposals:'they only want us tomake apartheid work'.she said.Sheena Duncan. presidentof the Black Sash.agreed saying: 'we are inthe midst of the processbringing apartheid to itsdesired conclusion.Sheena Duncan concentratedon revealing theevils of the homelandsystem and exposing sectionl0 urban rights as anattempt to'co-opt an eliteinto the system'.This was lollowed byan animated speech byDr Nthato Motlona, amember of the SowetoCouncil of Ten. f)rMotlana expressed incredulityat the wayColoureds and Indianswere accepting the constitutionalproposals.'l am amazed how theNationalist Party hassold what is really anunsellable product,' hesaid. With hurt and anserhe asked, 'Why have somany black South Africansgiven up the.,. ,IJohn Abramson(iarth KIein. Architecturerep, and personresponsible for the nowsold out SRC diary, hasbeen elected for the remaining7 months of theSRC's term of office.A by-election for thethree vacant positionswill be held before theEla Ramgobinstruggle against Apartheid'l'Rabbi Steinhorn askedthis question but directedit instead at so-calledwhite 'liberals' and 'progressives'.'l would hke tosee students involvedcontinuously and consistentlyin the struggle', hesaid.AII four speakers rejectedthe new constitutionalproposals and con-University insuresL.lld you know thatall students, includingpostgraduate students,tre insured by theuniversity against accident?corporareo lnto the compositefee.Benefits are payableonly if the claimant is nota member of a medicalaid scheme or insured byanother policy. Maximumbenefits for medicalexnenses are R2 000. forAvrom Sevellend o{ term.David Cohen was electedto the position olEDCOM chairpeison.'EDCOM'. says Cohen'will look at universityrelated issues as suggestedby the NLISAStheme "Educating forChange".'demned the LabourParty's particpation inthe new constitutionallramework. Ela Ramgobinended the massmeeting with an appealtostrengthen the UnitcdDemocratic Front. Shesaid that everyone rvhoreJected Apartheid, mustalso reject'unanimouslyand without qualificatlon,the constitutionalproposals'.Ruth BeckerJubileehostsSRCSRC with problemsall studentsand ror death Rl 000.Compensation is alsopayable for permanentdisability according to apre-set schedule.Claims are.payable forinjuries sufl'ered anywherein the u,orld.This scheme does notvltrcr. sucn as parachutingand motor-cycling.Information can beobtained from Mr VPike, Assistant Accountant,Accounts Ofl'ice,Convocation House. Butspeak to Campus HealthWits Studenl willbe interviewingSRC membersabout their performancesduringthe first 6 monthsof their term.PresidentJubilee Hall residentshosted SRC president,Lloyd Vogelman ddinner on Wednesdaynight.i,r a short address,followed by questionsfrom the floor. Vogelmanexplained the functionsand activities of the S RC.This was the first timean SRC'president hasspoken at Jubilee Hall.On the SRC. Vogelmansaid that studentstended to overemphasisethe political activities ofthe SRC and forget aboutthe many student servicesthat were made arailableby the SRC. He called onresidents to approach thetheyencounter as students oncampus.A spokesperson for theresidence said: 'lt wasexcellent to have himspeaking at res, because alot of residents don'tknow what's going on oncampus.'Questions ranged l'rominlormation about classrepsystems to the r6le of

Sexismrmyths exposed at meetingIf you still think that driving force lbr all W ----:-:" _ .3.t-Trf3--;ry,r,-tr;womenwereputon*omeni,tt,.*ut.,,iuiffi|T,,.,,*,tithis earth simply for instinct,andthatitiso.nly | ]- V t t ) I * . .l*.?,f,;L',:'.',llt'.*il*fii ffiryifrqi l;rrii,r ( L=.+.#*l*hi:l"i:.#.fr# ;";;ffii;:'i:* tc +- tlill{.ffiiimeeting on sexism.'What , l"T;i[iTJ ,i",*ffi|;is sexism?'was a key questionand feminine. ff,.-.igiJdefinitions ur. oppr.rrTu.eour way of life and to thinking, as it allowsmake - as lar as 15 meni whites to feel su- ll/its |Vomens'Movement during Orientation |leekpossibte in one hour -- a perior to women/blacks-'elrnerasglamourgrrls,or president, Lloyd Vogel- Vogelman went on toiundamental reassess- According to Dr c"u',n,the little homemakers. man talked;;;;look it sexist practises arment of oursociety. the main function of the 'eo".iiiringhas been stereotypes about ";;i?;,femin- wits.There.'jhaue.omeDr Jackie Cock, of the myths are to 'cement. theaescriUeJ a--s the total ists. who are seen as extremely sexist ruleswits Sociology departstatusquo' Feminism,onslaught; as any^crirical .^rr.r""i,a"g-u,i., unii which are currently beingment .*porJ ceitaintherefore. questions,rtotviewin! oi sedc, or u ,**?-r|o even ugly.' challenged. He-ca[tea foimyths about sexuality. only sexual stereotypes.-'ltistimethateveryoneflick ti'rough Fair Lo.l.t, "rrrirlr,.said,,issimplya on-campus creches forbutsocietyaswell' It.has*iir.onfirrfi.;manifestation of chauvi- students. staff and workreaslisesthar sexual be- made the issues political.;; t;" gJljo, went on nist insecurity. Wren ers,.and called on anyonehaviour is learned. For breaking down barriers',"''r"v 1'tii'iou..tiring 'itl,women fall out of their suolected ro academicinstance our particula,bringing women i*"^:l,t;pili?.r. *u, usual role as timid, rape (sexual harassmentsociety has conditionedpolitical arena, and^call-;;ili;; r.iitor,t. ora.. irrational, adorins crea- by a lecrurer) to report'n.n. iuy, to go ror big :lg-,T':i::::,"0"9^::- ;;;;'f;".iir,",g,uno- rures, ,r.,.'"riti,. r..i' itie matter to the SRCbreasts, and dominantheterosexual relation-',,H:,,}n;1;;I#;'L',:tuous homosexual orgies,cratlc pol[lcal syslem.childrcrr. Iri rrc same thrbatened and resort3 to He also defined currentwithin which t"n.lld- *"tl'i,'*rnoteiely ignor- slander. dating patterns, whereby;""il':,#:tt.H;':l'iso beware of drawing-the 'he second sneaf l":Y::*on'.n,Feminism is not con-thewomanhastowaopenly., Finalry, ad agencies fined to women. Men the man to take theffi':,;l"" rx*,j!";x5: ;Y;:r'[:l;l?: H;.flT; llJ.,ijxi;3"1 iSli';il,iiline between the'normal' Madeleine van Biljon ofu,no"n *o',n.n whu feel women. Sexism and her body and actions -and the 'pathological', it the Sunda.t' Times, exam-;;pl;i.J ura-a.,n.ur.j ,.acis,,, musr be attacked the classic definition ofcan't be done.'ined sexism inadvertising.;;'lil;;;a;;;;_ by everyone, and a pro- rape. This received a lotDr Cock continued:'Advertising', she said.-'isiri". ;;. ;;; .irr oi re-education of applause from an. 'women need and confusing and demoralis--itiiirlnn ""J-*n; ,o Lou.oti-t1,. - begrrn, nor on a teacher/ audience still smartingenjoy sex as much as ing for women, who.are;ff*Ji;;;;;;;-"'---i;;;.1irp*f....pupit basis. but on a from a frustrated adomen.Menbelievethatthe forced to see themselverSnC person to person basis.' lescence.Piano Lessons offered4th year BMus student.Tel: Susan 608-2804.Honda I25M 1977. with-fel:spares. R550442-8380.CLASSIFIED ADSMatric Maths or Sciencelessons. 2nd year BScstudent. Tel: Peter788-8 | 89.Pretoria student lookingfor other students toshare petrol costs betweenPretoria and Wits.Tel: Theo, 012-434088after 6pm.76177 Alfasud L withCarli. R3 000 Tel:David 787-7-193 evenings.Accommodation. I roomin Yeoville commune.Rl70 pm. Tel: Vic orOdette 64U-0229.Car H ij'i's at cost-l ljVo. Pioneer, Sharp,Kenwood. Airva. Tel:Clenn 728-6366.1979 Suzuki C5425.Good condition. Rl 000ono. Tel:818-5415.Piano lessons. Tel: t'-Stursess 642-7890.Honda l25M 1977. rvithspares. R550. Tel 442-Vocalist for band. Musthave PA. Tel: Tony128-3222.Honda CB400T 1979.Rti50. Tel: Gabi 34-5805ext 216 (Work) 648-0502( Home).Photographer. AnYoccasion. Reasonablerates, Tel: 724-2874 orWits Studenl classified advertisements849- Iwill566.tully, fill a page next week. Please getedverfisemenls ln pifher fhc SR(- lrioslr in touse or the SRC receptionist SRC StudenlLounge suite, 3 piece, nion Building. Advertisements are FREE - bugood condition. R250. r racist or sexist ads will be accepted.Tel: Ext 3602 or 783-4336evenl ngs.

The Zimsoc r VC showdownPicturethe scene: aroomful of Zimsocmembers, slammed outof their minds angrilyconfronting an angryVice-Chancellor withouthaving the faintestidea who he was.On November l, 1982Zimsoc decided that irwould have a'little party'in their office to celebratethe beginning of exams,the end of exams, Iifc.beer, Zimbabwe, chicks,burps, everything.So out came the braaiand the beer. Suddenlyit's noticed that fireengines have congregatedln Senate House basementto put out the nightwatchmen. Some of themerry revellers it appearswere student nurses. whosplendidly offered to godown and see if theycouid help. So off theywent.l he trouble is. it wasthe nurses who neededthe nursing, being in asomewhat pickled frameof mind. One of thenurses, (she shall remainrrdrneless - althoueh IRightawrngaln smearacampargnThe Wits AlternateService Group (WASG)has expressed its disgustat a seemingly newcampaign to discredilit.fhis latest attempt.:omes in the form of apamph-let found oh campus last Wednesdaymorning. lt contained thetext of a speech by YurrAndropov. the RussianCeneral Secretary. Thepamphlet, entitled'USSR'sPeace Message', stated thatit had been issued by theWits Alternate Servicegroup.A,spokesperson fromWAS(i stated very urearlythat WASC hadabsolutely nothing to dorvith the pamphlet.Previous attemDts ol'an equally underhandnature have includedpainting slogans onsynagogues and leavinganti-Zionist pamphietssupposedly issued by thc'U/itstlr^'d I eft. rrn tlrebelieve PACT haveapproached her with acontract) gave a superbperformance as theDying Swan shefainted all over the fireengine. and then to give itthat final touch, rhe finarnote o{' perfection. shekotched all the way backfrom SH B to the Zimsocoffice.The next thing dearProf Du Plessis arrives(you know, he finds ourabout everything) and heis mad. Very mad. Hebegins shouting ar everyoneand everything andends up making somecomments about ex-Rhodesians not beingtrue South Africans. orsome such. Needless tosay lhe Boys from upNorth are very insulted.The outcorne was tharDupordered them to closedown lhe place, clean upand get out - for good.This of course is very hardfor Zimsoc - where arethey going to share all thatbeer now?No, seriously. the VChas been very unreasonable.Being res okes inPart of the take PamphletThe WASG statementread: 'WASG is an organizationdedicated tofinding socially productivealternatives to nationalservice. We havenever issued broad politicalstatements or producedpamphlets ol thisthemain. the Zimsoc elitehave norvher else to holdtheir razzles. and the VCis not bcing very accommodatingabout accommodation.'Tha('s yourproblem,' he said.So Rob Urrjuhart.Zirnsoc s big oauuy,marched ofl' with LloydVogelman. SRC president,to see Drp.muttering that he wouldgive it to him ,straight',once and for all.They get into the office'Siddown!'says Dup. andcarries on shitting all overRob for another hour,sayrng Zimsoc is givingWits a bad name. Robdoesn't say a word andleaves.Next tnlng you Kno\\2 487 Castles later, Robcomes to Wit.s Student,saying Dup has jusr leftthe old Zimsoc office as itwas. he hasn't fixed it upas superior bachelorapartments for superiorbachqlor students. as wasapparently his reason forkicking out Zimsoc in thefirst place.'Eithel the Vice-Chancellordoesn'f knowOn Dechbcr 22, 1982s joint mdinSofthcUSSR parlimcnt as wclt as ofthc Russian Fcd€ralion pailia.m.nt od ahc Ccnt.al Comhi[c of thc Communist Pady of lh! Sovicr Union unanimously adoDl.d th.M63a8c of Pcre rddrdsd roth. P$liam.n$, Cov.rnm.ns, Polirjcal Panics and peoDtcs oflhe World.Thc tcxt of thc mGsagc is $ follows:TO THE PARLIAMENTS, COVERNMENTS, POLITICAL PARTIES, AND PEOPLES OF THEWORLDfr bhdl of rh 8o hodrd .nd p.rty hillion tuict FG*, *c, rsrcsb'it6 0f rh< ffit6 0f rh. !$R *horllh.E &hbE in to n!l rh ri(Eth.nnncrs olMo(@(h. Unon $v'.r b.fiil Roubli6, End th! n.qa oaof'l4 lo rh. Fli.ftrt, ,ov.ilndu, Fhicd tsilia, rdwh.ilh. nrd hin& ol h!ilnbd bw drad ol for {d- lh. ddiq ot..liond ilnf...d dkord.d rh.tftrnn n(ol Fnuin. qdny rd fidrhip bo4 nrri@ - n.sh@ r .dhy ir ou..dnt.y rhrh ro ldrtrnr ptcvrb.FBud by rh Comnwd P.d) d rh. Soqd Cot?rnh.nr.rhnb rh h*turhon of rh.ruhn pnnoDL< olil.briod d dA lid@, .d th .hftrd of il fqB of ryordson rM.rdoit.liotrr.tui.t fordan Flby, t@ 's &tmand by thc ft* r.lrtion!btrF Fpl., ErEn urioh3 i. sri.lir 3ur Ororid6l, qtuhdna.inr.dc.tutdr coftsn dclh.t rh...ourrh@ld & udvd @, fMrhip. c@..io. rnonl.dTh. Cra! Gtok Sri.,L' t.volution rst in. ndcrh orhLtory. Hrliq rhr.n (d .nd n.rioill oppr*ion,orrvorlrn! Fplc ctdrd rh. bnd SovLu, . rrn. thil haofsFild t.Ltio.r of ai.t.r.d fri.tunip .nd a!.nry 1oo4F!r6,.nturiry tru. irdm. prry6s. rd DrolFily to.ilDurrbl.. d.rnd.bL .nd lutinl g. s rh. fiar .nd doil.omFl[n!dor.llNplc,ol.lln.nonr,ot.llhumehh.Th. d lo. F&. n of rFirl uDjltr.m ldy *h.r c@r.tri6 h.v. *.rFN tht c.n d.n.q h!n.n dvilb.rion sd.lllif. on our phnd, and sh.n lh lhrdr olvu, shich Is.pprdrbly oovd brcl h rh. l9tc, h6 @in hlun to oolnl.rd Int.rnrrioul t.ntion n ancr.$ins vkibly.All rh..ftoils or colntri.s, th. &ivli6 ot gov.rnh.ns, ofotsnid Fhr..l rytici ind morcenc. .nd 6l rll dnantof .r.ry cou.ky sh.uld no* & addr*d ro ord..rint .nuclFr c.'$trqh.. Nornin3t orc.n &hor.idFd.il thchW.. th. .uthond .Ar.Fn[xv6 or r& ortrr Fpb,rcl.hnly dclu. rhd in l(pin! rh. L.nr.Ki tsl(y rnh ofE. ild inrcrr.riorlcooffrion 'n. Sot!.r Un'on rill dodl fi Ned ro.v.d *r.nw. ralfim d.t in *cdd.k qnh rt. amninB. I h&u&nrl.n th. bia Union od rcson to ih. us ofwill ftinuclx *dpon!. .nd onc. sinqll uFr th. oth.r nucl..t@ars ro ud.(d.. emir cmnnn..r.w. dclr. drr d. Sovici Union n lr.drd o( ! bsn otr(rprdil, *ilh rh Unild 5016 of Am."s, (o lrr4 iliw..rll !tsn thc L!ill.tiv. di6.nd 3ov.rnnoB ol rll thcc@.ti6 oa t& {odd ro contnbur.diElv to th.srr.f,.n.olco.f,icr 3!u.rioN rd b rh..niilu8hiqof tuh.F.B ort.rta d.lueivdy bttsh'crl 6..nsw. r.n' . nront Un'd N.rionr Or9n$rion *ilh 6 bigdrol. 'n co.lolid.d4,ntcrn.noql p.K Md 6urny.ISSUEO BY WITS A!TEBN4T€ SEFVICE GROUP (WASGJ. WIIWAI€RSSANO UNIV€FSIIYSRC president LloydVogelman expressed outrageat the pamphlet.'The SRC encouragesfreedom of speech', hesaid.'but thq underhandmethods used by rightwrngcrsare a real rellectionol their destructive-Zimsoc's coot of armswhat's going on in his Zt MSOC Rehabilita'rionuniversity, or he had Fund. c/o Rob Urquhartulterior motives l'orgetting us out,' says Rob.c o S RC offices, 2ndlloor. Srudents UnionWe at )lit,s Student Building.have taken up tlre cause.'HeyDup, what you (The s.tory was written indoing about it'l' we the in-ferests ol alternativedemand (angrily). Meantime.journalism, rhesympathetic studentscan help by donatingsix . pacl,s 1r: theexperimentation of newfornrs and hallucinatorysubstances.)Look Ma,-No foodMedical students areapparently supposed tobe too dedicated totheir work to worrvabour life's triviaiities- such as telephones,laundry or food.This conclusion stemsfrom the fact that nofacilities for any of theabove are provided at thenew Medical StudentsResidence.Students staying at theresidence are faced withthree choices if they wishto eat. The first is to walkto EOH res, more thanlkm away, for all theirmeals. The second ls toeat at the Sunnyside ParkHotel. And the third is totravel to Hillbrow fortheir meals.These choices areeither extremely timeconsumingor expensive.None ol'these alternativesis nractical.Sludents nave takenup the issue r.rith MrHttg,r. lhe dircctor plhave been lnlormed that'the Vice-('hancellor r"not in favour of creatingkitchen facilities' at theresidence.Students are also upsetabout the lack of relephone.facilities. Enqu:.-lLs have revealed tharwiring the residence fortelephonei would' berelatively simple, yer srudentsare expected to usethe one call-box providedin thc common lounge.which does not work yet.A room has been seraside as a laundry but asyet no basins. water ormachines have been inrralled.These are houcver,accorclrng to MrsMcAllister oI the StudentAccommodation Office,only'teething problems.'The residencc occupiesthe top floor of the neuR75-m Medical School.'For that sort of money,'a senior medical studentis quoted as saying, 'rvecould at least expect a

Ministryof Love: South African Slyl.g'As l9E4 approaches,-6. no rrue academic side the House and rake famity. from indepen- . Heryended by sayingthe South African freedom as longas people ni, .1,un..*itf, the South - - dent doctors and lawyers. that perhaps the mostsituation shows fright- need permits ro artend African libel tawi. 1'hey also call for' rhe demoralizing aspect forening similarities to university. For academic ir,. i"""-i.r,n ui,n, orde talnees to bc chargeJthe detainee was the fact'iipiFthat envisaged by freedom to exisr the or-released.that people assumed that",f,. ;;'i;'";i";George orwefr.'university itself must the abolitionDr. webster also re- their being in detentionDr Alex Boraine, pFp choose irs srudenrs and ,'""rL"*';ni"f.."",ijii "t'LJ,]Ii-) m_ea.nt they had to be:..1].9:f-..disturbingfactMP for Pinetown spoke staff.' thatdetention witho"ui ;il:official numbers of guilty' 'There's no smoke';;;l'"i;at the well attended rrnally he focussed on hrrr rentizinopeople detained in l98l rvithout fire' is theorientation week Mass the twilight existence-of lower than public's stock response';;;.;#;;t"r'L'uii lg]?!t-are 'wellMeeting on detention, those banned South Afri-,ho::l:g,;; ;;:;;;;;ffi;t;:by the DPSc there is fire" saidrhe universities a,u'SJil:;," ?,":',0"'1t" ,1': .oJ,_1::ign a .,ll Kltcnen- ? _u ;:i '"::";::?::",',TSR:^l^"-t,Dpsc in parriament out- dining room;-l"**|1.:J,.1;#fii:also affected.'There canattacks :o]:ldJvon the 'bedroom'anda'kitchen-worKed srnceii,',"i,::"',:*-il*X ;XHr.)::";;,J:l::,,;;: ;i ;i;:;-ffi;'i!l'J""fr.;;lo.'Jj"'nil:' :ffiil Hi:;'T,'"1"i'?il i::ing centralization of of varying severitr-'-.ii0,"".:;' o''fhe governllili"iirJiii:':.The Government can,t are people who iiit ERABallowed visits irom disappeared. democracy.'dgmotishes shacksstand democracy,' he never been charged, yetsaid, pointing out thai canbechargeoariorouno The East Rand Ad- They are made out ol Most areas don't havecontrol centres in ttre guilty if thiy are found ministration Board has tin, wood, cardboard or water' or if they do it isprime Minister,s office. inith- t*o oiher people. demolished 1000sfract

The SeYenLabourst,r.srrsr,srJanuary 1983 GeorgeSchultz jets to Asia to sellAmerican missile plans to thesceptical Chinese. GeorgeBush, US Vice-President tellsthe German Bundestat 'Anattack on vou is an attack onus. Ano Nurden A Scatomais accepted by the Wits ArtsFaculty.Nurden had a fine schoolcareer. No only was he head boyof his primary school for threeyears. but he also held theenvious title of lst team chessscorer, and was chief bombardierof 'A' Battalion of hisYouth Preparedness division.He matriculated with a distinctionin bookkeeping. havingfinally mastered the intricaciesofadvanced cash book entrv. lnthe interests of furthering thisbroad education his parentsdecided to send him to Wits.They really prel'erred theLondon School of Economics.but it isn't on the bus route.It was raining lightly as youngScatoma mounted the GreatHall steps, en route to registration.Twenty minutes later hewas on his way down completewith timetables, book-lists and'The Hazards of Drug-Taking'.In record time our aspirant BAstudent had registered for 3rdyear electrical engineeringmajoring in Quantum Electronicsand Magnetics.Dazzled by the glare ofsunrays reflected off the librarywindows Nurden experiencedhis first encounter with theOrientation sensation. Bleatinghelplessly a flock ol' frightenedl'irst years stormed past himtowards the Great Hall. herdedon by a magaphone wieldingDavid Cohen.0n hrs lett SHA (the Sun CityHellenic Association) to hisright SAMJS (The SouthAflican Minyan of Jewish Students).In the spirit of freeenterprise both had foundedflourishing fast food franchises- Souvlakia in Pitta wildlyoutselling Boba's own Falafal atthe SAMJS stand.Twelve years of ChristianNational Education had notprepared Nurden for this totalonslaught against his senses. Exneriencinuan extreme l'eelinu o{of Nurden-/nausca (in the true existentialistmeaning of the word), Nurdenhurtled into the nearest doorway.Darkness enveloped him.Suddenly he saw a flash of light.Then another. He blinked. Fiveminutes later he emerged fromthe Photo-booth and calmlymade his way down to theca nteen.Nursing hunger pains andhaving lel't his Bovril andcondensed milk sandwiches athome N urden settle down toa hearty plate ofchips and gravy.An old school chum, Horace. satdown next to him.H orace is trying desperately tomake an arrangement to meetNurden at a mutually agreeabletime. Horace, being a fellow BAstudent has an average of threelectures a day (one of which willsubsequently be cancelled by aPolitical Science lecturer whoenjoys sleeping late). lt is slowlydawning on Nurden that notonly should a BA student havemore than one free period aweek. but he should also not(unless he gains special dispensationfrom the Senate) have acompulsory double-tut onFriday afternoons entitled 'Cetto know your neutron'.Alas the horrid truth hasfinally grabbed our friend by theshort and curlies.Seeing his compatriot as closeto suicide as a goldfish out for astroll. Horace - adrenalinpumping - allowed cool logic totake control and quick as a flashhe fucked off.Then, slowly and silently,acrid fumes rising from the plateof coagulated gravy. began togather and take shape. There. infront of a stupefied Nurden, thelegends of the Hebridean monksbecame a reality. One canforgive Nurden fbr any confusionthat accompanied thisglowing vision. At first hethought that the figure risingfrom the plate was his dear U ncleMorton who had disappearedwhilst on safari in Congo andwas last heard ofas an ingredientfor a savoury casserole. lt rvas,only when he heard the voicethat Nurden knew his life rvouldnever be the same again. It wasonly then that he realized thatthe tooth fairy was not a gaydentist.'Nurden, be thou not afeared,for the spirit of the chips shallalways guard thy shoulder. Thoushalt fear no mortals for theyshall knobble at the knees. forthe sauce is with you.'.At this point it might behelpful to introduce the Econnomictheory of suPPlY anddemand, which basicallY nreansthat you paY through the nosefor anything You get. It mightalso be interesting to note that insettling his side of the bargain.Nuroen would- probably comeoff worst since the only othertime that he had been propositionedin this fashion was when afar more tangible apparition.wearing patent leather hotpants.had confronted him in a darkalley in Beit Street.The above encounter provedto be one of the rare exceptionsto Economic theory in thatNurden actually contracted morethan he paid for.And here comes the catch:The wondrous vision lifted itshead. belched and continued.'Nurden, my son. desPair theenot for the gosPel according toLust shall bear its fruit. Thou artchosen from all the multitudes toprosper and flourish. ThY trueworth shall be confirmed. Thoushalt be the average student.Poor little Nurden (all oftwelve cubits high in lact)listened speechless as his fateunfolded.'Thy path shall be thorny andthy travels l'raught rvith untoldperils. Bend thec not in the faceof danger; and squeeze not thypimples, for the sauce is withyou. Go forth, O Nurden in thebidding ol'thy master. Fulfil hislabours seven as commandedHere follows a hastilvscribbled transcript ol' rhelabou rs.ln his catotonic stage, Nurdenhad not noticed the humanincarnation of Tolkien's Hobbitcreeping up behind him. Swil'tlyand silently the canteen cleanerwhisked his plate away andscraped chips, gravy, vision andseventh labour into the bin.Nurden blinked.What was the seventhlabour? Was the visionmerely a Metaphysicshonours project? Whois the mYsteriousHorace and why was hewearing a dress? Was(:L-)\.ryt€ trr'S.q. ..,lj')fqrk,;ilnin !{t'hg,,,/ds*i(rre o{ ti4rsiu/.: . _,._-.*,*, :. I ...,"r. * oi)Eatlqnatr in lot,tri(an|eettz (n.L slqltqsir,r,A!6

-$xpe:The initial step to combatting rape has been the setting up oJcounselling centres such as POWA or Rape Crisis to helprape victims. But what must follow, tor a rape preventionprogramme to be effective, is a process of community reeducationthrough mass-media campaignsfs.l*i': .'l:,:. . I i.'ti:-ii*ai:tn::r-&'e-*f$*TerrorWe are told that:without her consent.' This isN,ice girls don't go out alone another misinterpretation. Itat nightfails to recognize that rape is anNice girls don't talk toact of violence and brutality. lt lsstrangersencouraged by existing sociaNice girls don'tattitudes.hitchWhathikein fact are theseattitudes?NICE GIRLS DON'T GETRAPED.For most pe'ople rape is notreal. It happens to otherwomeni fo women whodeserve it.To women who sav'no'but mean'yes'. To tnotnanwho'fantasize about rape andsecretly want it.These are only a few oftheprevailing myths about rape- myths fostered by sexualstereotypes.South African law definesrape as 'intentional, unlawfulsexual intercourse with a womanMBoys are 'taught to be aggressive, tough, active, brave, and tocontrol or suppress their emotions.The stereotype male is thedominating force, the conquerorwhose role it is to initiateanysexual activity.Girls are encouraged to bepassive, submissive and obedient.Their role is perpetuatedby the media. Women are shownand expected to be sexuallyunobtainable, yet sexually desirable.Sex is thought to be anact performed by a male on apassive female.This distortion of sexuality is: mirrored in the structures of,1 society. Men dominate thefamily, the church, the workplace, and the state.The ultimate .expression ofmale machismo and femalesubmission is rape. Rape is anact of domination: While thecrime involves a sexual act it isprimarily an act of violence andbrutality resulting in the abuseand humiliation of the victim'sbody, dignity, self esteem andself determination.Thus feminists urge the law totreat rape as a case of assault.This is more consistent with thefact that rape is not exclusively awomen's issue. Ftromosexuarape is particularly common ininstitutions such as prisons.Rape is the only crime forwhich society inevitably blamesthe victim, and the victim, aproduct of the same society, alsoblames herself. Thus it is notsurprising that only l0%oofrapesare ever reported to the police.The victim is often unwilling toreport a rape because of shameand fear of retaliation. She isexamined and interrogated byunsympathetic male doctors,policemen, lawyers and judges- she is forced to relive thehumiliating experience.In the court the woman is ,treated as the accused (see box). 'Very often her entire sexualhistory is examined in ari'attempt to prove that she is'promiscuous', 'led the man on'or'was asking for it'. The victimh-4r to prove she dld notencourage' her assailant in anyway. If she did not resist (for fearof being beaten or killed), it isthought to imply that the mansimply'could not help it'.The_ legql system ensures that '

)) SexuaorISInlsItan;isialise9Stolo-:heer-Inybeobted)wnallyderannayisoftheorkofraleantheilisondtuse'm'sandvtoult.thelyalualtinformes,,4tlsonotpesice.Itorme:isby)rs,gesthelSr.l)x). Iua\afiison'timnotrnyeartislaNvery few rapists are convicted, orat most, receive a relatively light'sentence. But the possibility ofseveral years ofjail and perhapsan early parole is meaninglesscompared to the victim's lifelongpsycbological damage.Hence prevailing social attitudeshave generated a collectionof myths that substitutefor the facts of rape. Thesemyths are as commonly acceptedamong medical and legal authoritiesas they are among thegeneral public.Here are some of the mythswhich are popularly held aboutrape:Myth: Rape is a crime ofpassion.Fact: Rape is not an act of lustbut an act of violent aggression.Myth: Nice girls don't getnped; women provoke rape,they 'ask for it'.Fact: Rape victims range in agefrom babies to women in their80's and 90's. Any woman is apotential victim: regardless ofher appearance, race or socialclass.Myth: No man crn rrpe iwomrn who doesn't consent.Fact: Victims don't consent -they are terrorised into submission.Research shows that97Vo of rape victims arethreatened with death or bodilyharm. 30-40V0 of the rapistsuse weapons. Rapes in whichlittle violence occurs are usuallywith children.Myth: Repe is unusual.Fact: The official statistics statethat about 20 000 rapes occurevery year. But 90Vo of rapes gounreported. The actual ntrmberof rapes is nearer 290000 a year,(or 600 rapes every day) and is onthe increase. It is estimated thatone woman inSA is raped every'trvo minutes.Myth: Women say'no' whenthey meon'yed.Fact: Men must learn to accept'no' as'no'.Women are capable of takingtheir own decisions and responsibilities.They have their ownindividual integrity.Myth: Women fantasise aboutrrpe end secretly wenl it.Fact: Does anyone desire to brviolated, brutalised, humiliatedand degraded? Fantasies are selGcontrolled and give pleasurewhereas rape is real; it is a violentact marked by fear. Women donot fantasise about rape.Myth: Women cry npe to tetbeck et men.Fact: Research shows that only2Vo of.all reported rapes are falseother felonies.Myth: Rape occurs betweenstran!,ers in a dark alley.Fact: About 7516 ofrapes occurin a home between people whohave met before. A rapist can beone's co-worker, boss, friend,date, lover, husband, not necessarilya complete stranger.Myth: Men crnnot controltheir sexuality.Fact: Rape is an act of violenceand domination, it is nol usuallyan impulsive, sexual urge. In fact80Vo of rapes,are premeditated.So, these are some of themyths about raPe. The reasonthat they rem;ain myths is thatfair and factual informationabout rape is often kept from us.The whole issue is still surroundedby a great number ofsuperstitious taboos, and by agreat deal of ignorance andantagonism.At present the legal systemrelies on prisons as the solutionto the crime. But this merelyremoves the rapist temporarilyfrom society. The attitudes ofaggression and the desire todominate are reinforcedheterosexual rape is oftenreplaced by homosexual rape.Rape must be combattedthrough community re-educationprogrammes with the aimof breaking down myths andprejudices about men andwomen. Society must bere-organised into one free ofhierarchical, undemocratic andmale dominated structures.Then only can we prevent thefostering of rape through oursociety's social, political, economicand cultural institutions.Rope is not a matter oJ intercourse with awoman without her consent. It is a brutol, degrading andhumiliating assoult which leaves the victim with litelongpsychologicol domoge ,^ r r^r t ?. r._'liH'flK*"og,ruq,Kiffi {cq,ll/VdRape victims are unwilling to report their assaulttorlear olhaving to relive the degrading experience at the hands ofunsympathetic doctors, policemen and lawyersA robbery victim undergoing a similar cross-examinationto that-of a rape victim.'Liste n, if I wanted . . .'Mr Smith, you were held up at gun pointon the cbrner of First add Main?''Yes'.'Did you struggle with the robber?''No.''Why not?'He was armed.''Then you made a conscious decision tocomply with his demands rather thanresist?'Yes.''Did you scream or cry out?''No. I was afraid.''l see. Have you ever been held up before?''No.''Have you.ever given money away?'Yes, of course.''And you did so willingly?'What are you getting at?'Well, let's. put it like this, Mr Smith.You've given money away in the past.How can one be sure that you weren't contrivingto have your money taken by force?''Never mind. What time did the hold upoccur?''About I l.00pm.''You were out on the street at I l.00pm?Doing what?''Just walking.''Just walking. You know it's dangerousbeing out on the street late at night.Weren't you aware that you could havebeen held up?''l hadn't thought about it.''What were you wearing?''Let's see. . . a suit. Yes, a suit.''An expensive suit?'you were walkingaround'Well . . . yes. I'm a successful lawyer youknow.''ln other words,the streets late at night in a suit that practicallyadvertised the fact that you might be agood target for some easy money, isn't thatso? I mean, if we didn't know better, MrSmith, we might even think that you wereasking for this to happen, mightn't we?

Iall Rape was looked atWhv another focus on RaPe?and Wits Student fealures.twice last Year in seminars, qlis estimated that 600 womenThe answer is a stark 'everyday. And yet the subject ofare raped in South Ataboos, myths, fear - and a grealdeal of antaWits Student welcomes any attempts toFor thesento the open wherethrough understandingeps can be taken to combat this endemic socialStudent will appear fortnightly during 1983. Thefor our less frequent appearance (Wits Sludenlappeared weekly in 1982) are mostly financial -production costs have gone up by 20Vo.If the 1983 SRC diary, SRC Orientation Week and FreePeople's concert are anything to go by - it's going to be agreat year for student services.)l/its Studenl congratulates the SRC on showing us all thatit can get its act together.Wits Student has introduced an'editorial comment' column(see opposite) which aims at provoking discussion overcrucial national and international issues. It is distinct fromthe editorial column as it does not neccessarily reflect theviews of this newspaper. Contributions to this column arewefcome, but these must be lodged with the llits Studenteditor in person.llits Student is repeating the 1980 satire series 'The SevenLabours of Nurden'. Although updated and in some instancesrewritten, Nurden, still owes its appeal to the comic genius of EricBarlin and Sheldon Cohen and to the cartooning skills of DavidShapiro.Contributors:Harry DugmoreEm BealeKaren JochelsonMatthew KentridgeLinda BerkowitzPaul JammyH6lbne JoffeDebbie AbrahamsMike LevyBruce GravesCharles DugmorePeter RosendorffBeridgc MalloryDaryl GlaserHendr6 ViljoenMarc RudolphEditorDeputy EditorProductionAssistant EditorFeaturesFurther Assistant EditorBusiness ManagerNewsNewsArtsArtsPhotographySportsLetters to the Editor should be accompanied by namesand addresses. These are not necessarily forpublication and pseudonyms will be allowed. They aremerely for the purposes of identification. Lettersshould be lodged with the SRC secretary.The Editor reserves the right to shorten lettersshould they be longer than 200 words.COMMENTLabour opts forSix weeks before the LabourParty decided to'go inside'atits historic Eshowe Congress.its national chairman. David('urry, had this to say aboutthe second report of thePresident's Council's constitutionalcommittee: it is. hesaid, 'a clever and sophisiticatedscheme for entrenchingwhite baaskap.'So u'hy exactly did [.abour'goi nside"lThe party's orvn explanationruns as follows. Yes. the nervproposals l'all far short ol'Labour's stated ob.iective ol'universal franchise in a unitary.system. Yes, the proposals weredrawn up undemocratically.And yes, they entrench ethnicity.exclude the Alrican majority.and vest enormous powers in thehands ol'an executive presidentwho rvill be chosen by theNational Party.Nonetheless. says the Eshoweresolution,'participation withinthe tricameral parliament andsubsequent standing councilscan assist us in the achievementol-ourgoals...'!There are less sympatheticexplanations of Labour'sdecision. The one has it thatLabour's ruling clique - Hendrickse,Curry, Rabie - rsbasically conservative. virulentlyopposed to 'communism' and'radicalism',and eager to join thecomfortF-stabllshnrcnt rvith all thc prclcquisitcss hich this cntails:good salalics. ilcccss to thocorridors ol' parlianrcnta11rvhcelcr-dcaling. and so otr.[-abour's hallot'cd objcctirconc pcrs()lt. ()ne\()tc l11 ollcSouth All'ica is norv rcgardcdas t()() rcnl()tc an cb.icctirc to bcu'orth lighting lirr'. Altcr all. hasthe Nl'not statcd that inclusionol' Al'r'icans l ill rlcvcr hcacccptcd'lRathcl than rcnrain out in thcchill rvinds. l-abour has rvith anostalgic e1'e on the old colourcdll'anch isc optcd lirr thccoml'ort and security ol thc'ins idcJ.There is plentv ol'cvidcnce lorthis account ol'Labour's motivc.In the past couplc ol' rveekswe've seen l-abour insisting thalthe government is making 'progress';that the coloureds canbring blacks and whites togelhcrin harmony and conrpromiseithat its opponents arc manipulatedby'communists't that it willnot hesitate to crush them bycalling in the riot police 'withtear-gas; and that thc governmentis justilied in reducing itssubsidies to the'radical' Universityol'the Western Cape.A more generous criticism ol'Labour would simply sce theParty as having made a tragic.fateful tactical blunder.Either way, the Labour Partywill one day come to regretEshowe.Eloff strikes the other cheekFor a r6gime that claims to beChristian, Pretoria showsastonishingly little respect forthe Church.Coetze'srecent recommendations to theEloff Commission - that theSA Council of Churches be cutoff from overseas fundrngwould, if implemented, representa decisive blow to religiousliberty in South Africa.Critics of socialist countriesolien point out that religiousl'reedom entails not only freedomol' worship which isrecognised in almost everysociety - but also the independenceand freedom of action ofreligious organisations.Our government has emporvereditself to decide whatconstitutes legitimate religiousactivity and rvhat does not. Thisis indel'ensible. lf the SA Councilof -churches belreves tnar itsChrisian mission entails a commitmentto politicalwork and toa theology ot' liberation, thenthose in power must respecthisvlew.Al'ter all, they benignly acceptthe vcry political role plaved byQurte clearly, the onslaughron the Council of Churches asfiart of an attempt by ihe statetoottset the moral challenserecently mounted against it 5ychurches of several denominations.First there was the Ottawadecision oil'the World Allianceof Reformed Churches to suspendthe NCK from its ranksa move initiated by the head ofthe'coloured' Sendingkerk, RevAlan Boesak.Then there was the string olde nominational synods whichcondemned apartheid as 'heretical'.More recently the CatholicArchbishop, Denis H urley.accused the SADF ol perpetratingabuses in Namibia, andindicated that the people ol' theterritory regard Pretoria'stroops as a force of occupation.The government has sincethreatened to prosecute Hurley.Crushing of the SACC. prosecutionol' leading Cathohcofficials. constant harrassmentol'church activists. Can Pretoriahonestly claim that it respects

All those students whohaven't yet read'The World fIIpreventI/1f i:I:':fme liomAccording'r!!vru'r6 to ru Garp'shouldo v4rt,ietrrruuru uuTLI4 l*lqf-'"n::ise)us .""tiJ.trh._:l!:. major theme.so.I lfThere is a tension in modernllt ^1, ^tr.1, ".,ory. rhrills. a _ _- 1- sociery. TwATG J;;;;ll nrlfment on everv pase, BUr it ,,l\llf, Ir I I I tsrllone': piour", i, u,iiqu. _Abe|/TheThornBirds/Cap-vVVrwilIji.;j."q'.'i,.rr,i'l""'i""]tains and the Kings' crap. lt's o 1L--,.-.- -= fml\fl1;g;v - r TFFFFtnts sen:=-l'i':s ':' i nrs iensron'c.\u,clsruj,,-i.. :--:-"-- -,.1-'1":='" ^I f f-{| TTLrc. or'the'undl9usJr th: conceDtl\lt- '.* 's stages'society, as it throws into sharprelief aspects of our life Ifrom thi most mundane to therr.most exhilerating. Prostitution, .-'- f-ffi lt is interesting to nLassassination, jogging, rape, f I fre_aler,s identify rnos1,s11fhatJuuulu|d.!tl4|!!c-gc_1!!tvrta'''-I-r!r|LrrLurruLrLvau.rtrJurruLrrf rrrrs uuu^. - r -- -- sLauuaulc alu lallllltal ru rucll.- rmI_-r-.-l_--IGarp'sworldforhis/herownwhavealwaystakenforgranted.reality. (Let's not get philo- Ere For example: the unbelievablesophical now about true reality:"lGlEFfilfFconsequences of Helen Garp'sitsimplymeansoURcommon-'}xn'{fbriefaffairactuallyforcestheexperience,iefromthetooth-Gffitrreadertoconsiderseriouslythepaste to the canteen to the ENOs G$ Tt&fl whole subject of fidelity - it isandbacktothetoothoaste.tThe Gry*fE|1 ;dn l1Qll\l lQatl$f;a no lonser a distant tiblicalunderstatementpreventsthein-re,iln{i|i*:|x[''.tfl.IF.j].*.fiqE'.commandment,butapersonal^,nFnrc ir^m hF.^m,rylous,withoutinanywaydissi-kFinally'thefi|m.pating their force. The reader isrqE@i\ t't ) t lt is a very good film indeed -shocked, stimulated and probably most people wouldhooked.rn the book grotesque and woman, nor are they ^struck injoy ii, although it is alsoIn part the book'sa.lmost inhuman.attractionAt the same down by any stray acts of God. prlbably best to have read thestems from lrving's style oftime. he does not let the men On the contrary' they have abook fiist. On the other hand,writing. tt is not stiaight narra- :,r.ul. the lash' All the men in happy and fulfilling marriage-. some people, having read thetive: ihen Garp writJs u ,,o.ythe book. bar Garp himself, are mar'red onlybybrief momentso{book, may find theTil. dirupthepresenledstory is reproduced in full, s6. in their traditional mutual infidelity, Paraloia ,and pointing. 'io them t say: considlrthe reader can tracemale-domineering.Garp'sroles, and all trag€dy. (Garp and Helen haveine iottiwing: it is impossible todevelopmentasapersonandasaas stupid and o{ious not yet managed to overcome-:3".9.transfer perfictly anwriter.characters. those social ills. complex book into a "norlno*, two_hourTheonlyreaifeminists,thatisAlltheaboveensuresthattheTo tie in with the feminist filmlobviouslyalothastobebook will be good, but its realpeople who have transcended theme, the subject of rape, and left out.importancetheir.oL., i.orn the two"exual stereotyping, are Garp's hatred of rape and rapists H owever, individual detailsmajor themes which give ituarp. (who grows to this state is considered. No-one, chauvi- become unimportant as the filmth.:oug.h:ytdirection, and from the"way inthe book) and his nist or not, can read this book captures e*acily the tone of thewhich these themes ur. pr.-wtte. Helen, and his mother, and ever be blas6 about rape oook. The themes are treatedselted.Jenny Fields. ln the Garp family, again. It is the foullest of crimes, meticulously, and the charactertnthe first place, thebook Garp is housekeeper and father, the ultimate degradation of a ization is superb and the direcexaminesfeminism, and finds i1 and now and then, writer, while person -- and lrving's personal tion is innovative. I won'tgood. But it's not as easy as that. Helen is the 9 to 5 breadwinner. inger comes through ciearly at continue, you may get my drift.lrving attacks and slates all Neither lose their integrity, their thJse times, giving-the mesiage One final word - see the filmforms of extremist, man-hating friends, their respect, their res- added force. with someone you love: that'sfeminism, making the extremists pective identities as man and Briefly (spatial and personal crucial to total iniovment.Year of the Director for Wits Film SocietyThe Performing Arts FilmSociety of WitwatersrandUniversity, one of the mostactive ol its kind rn SouthAfrica, got its 1983 programmeaway to a start on l4February with a modernclassic.Stanley Kubrick's'Dr Strangelove;or,'How I Learned to StopWorrying and Love the Bomb'was made in Britain in 1963 andhelped to consolidate the reputationof its director, Kubrick,and both of its stars. PeterSellers and George C Scott.cinematography, it had not beenseen in South Africa for someyears. lts reappearance at thistime is highly appropriate asNucle'ar Disarmament is aeainvery much in the news.The Film Society has a stronqline-up of 36 fitms scheduled foithe year. Many of the titles havenot previously been seen inSouth Africa, and others areclassics of their kind which stillarouse great interest.This year will be regarded as'The Year of the Director'. Suchhighly regarded film-makers asBergman, Alexander Korda,Claude Chabrol. Orson Wells,Francois Truffaut, Josef vonSternberg, M ilos Forman,Kubrick, Satyajit Ray, HowardHawkes, Vittoria da Sica andCarol Reed will be representedas well as some younger, lesswell-known directors.Their works will not begrouped, except for two cases,but will be spread over the year.The two groupings are Fellini's'Orchestra Rehearsal'. which isnew to South Africa, and his'8r/:'late in February; and,\\,,iyears in South Atrica), and'NowAbout all these'Women' whichis a first release and wil'l bescreened in April.Prospective members of theFilm Society can obtain a full listof the scheduled films by writingto: Performing Arts FilmSociety, University of theWitwatersrand. I Jan SmutsAvenue, or by telephonrng (01 l )7 l6-3802,7 16-3748, or 7 I 6-389 l.Admission to each film will costmembers approximately R1.00on their subscription abargain in anyone's terms.Screeninss

19t3 Free PeoPles' Concqf0f the YSplash: reggae in the midday sunOvcr 9 000 pooplc roclcd tothc soundr of,thc le4crt opcnil concrrt thrt South Afrlcr,hrs evcr sccn.ftle f9t3 Free People'sConcert, he-ld et thc KloofendelAmphithertre nerrRoodepoort, wls, in thewords of Gevin Rrbinowitz.Free People's orgrnizer, 'the..gleetest ever.'The concert was held lastSaturday, February 12, at avenue ideal for an onen air musicfestival. Ordy l5km from Wits,'thesite offered vast lawns.sloping down to a stage easilyvisible and well illuminated.The amphitheatre is situatedin a valley, encircled by a rangeof veld-covered hills. Sitting atthe top of the amphitheatre onewas struck by the huge imposingmonblith of a stage structure inamongst what strould have beenbarren veld. In this almostsurreal picture, one was secure inthe knowledge that no peopleapart from those at the cocnert,would be disturbed by the noise.The concert started at 12h00,and continued until shortlybefore midnight. The bandsplayed continually, with fairlyquiek change-overs betweenthem. The bands that playedwere, in order of appearance:tpso Facto, Afrojazz Pioneers.Ronnie Domp & Colin Shamely,Yvonne Raff, Vergil Ellis,Splash, Horn Culture, Chevy,Steve Newman & Tony Cox,Afrozania. Good Question,Nyanga, Hotline, 6 Void,Juluka, Angie Peach & TornCircus. Via Afrika. 4 WhiteKids, and Corporal Punishment.ment.ImpressedThe Concert was organised bythe SRC Orientation Committee,headed by David Cohenand Gavin Rabinowitz. lYitsStudenr asked David how hethought the concert went. Hesaid, 'We feel this was the mostsirccessful Free People's ever'.He expressed great satisfactionat the quality of the sound,stating that the amphitheatrewas 'acoustically designed' forgreat sound.Compared to hst year's concertheld at Syringa Spa, Kloofendalwas preferred by many.Syringa was dusty and hot,ch€ap€r. Syringa Spademandcd IRIF00 for ihe one day last ycar,whilC the Roodepoort tbwn,council rsked onlv R50 and aE$'ieposit,- mosi of whic[GrcfiiffiI-Itwes-Th-e genpralopinion that this venue !e.irsedevery year. David Cohcn said'itwas likely that next year's FreePeople's will be;held there againsince damage was kept to eminimum, and the town councilwas impressed by.the way theamphitheatre war cleaned up onthe Sunday morning.'The bandsThe medSbis ofihe OrientaiionCommittee spent all of theFriday before the concert helping"-Prosdind construct abarrage of speakers on eitherside of' the stage. There weremore than 50 speakers ofvarioussizes altogether, with soihes'rperb sound mixing, and amplificationby the Johannesburgcofhpany. There were Prosoundpeople in a sound control boothkeeping check on the mix andvolume all dav.Ḷ The concert was comp€red bya someiimes overbearing ColeWindridge, but he served hispurpose well, introducing thebands and making announcements.Splash, an impressive reggaeband was the first to liven up theproceedings, calling for'revolptionarymusic'. This caused greatconsternation from a few disgruntledpeople, saying that'there is too much political stuff.People come here'for g jorl ndtpolitics.' _ But judgirg by -th"number of people dancing in themid-afternoon heat, their musicwas enioypd by most.Horn Culture featured atalented saxophonist called BillFaure, who used to play for theUptown Rhythm Dogs. Heplayed with great sincerity andfeeling his talenf obvlous, Otliiexciting talent was found in theCape Town due of Steve Newman& Tony Cox. These twowell versed and extremely competentguitarists played a wideselection of popular, clever andwitty tunes. A Mozart rondoindicated incredible ability, apiece combining the themesfrom the 'Pink Panther' and'James Bond' movies showedgreat versatility and harmonisationcomparable with that ofSimon & Garfunkel. Steve

eLrgIoflotaninglotoat'nelesngiorforrk-)nenic..ntortic.ent:byIOrlhetheverP J Powers and Hotlineplayed at about sunset, injectinggreat energy and litality into theaudience. PJ, mentioning thatthis was Hotline's first concertthis year, proved she has a veryversatile voice ranging fromsome very heavy metal rock'nroll, to a superb interpretation ofJohn Lennon's 'Help', and amedley of Steve Kekana songs.By the time Juluka began,everyone was up and dancing forwhat must have been the highlightof the day. Juluka playedfor longer than the other bands,and justifiably so. With all theirlocal - and now international- fame, their stage act has notsuffered. They played all their hitsongs including 'African SkyBlue' and their latest hit'Scatterlings'.There were subtle differencesin their stage versionswhich added to the vitality andrichness of the live conert. Theyended with a show-stoppingdisplay ol Zulu initiation dances,the four members of the bandmoving in unison.Those dedicated'CorporalPunishment' fans waited until23h40 to get their due, only to seethis good band be ignominouslycut short after two songs. ltseems that the police arrived andstopped the cr.rncert belore mronightto ensure that the SundayDeace was not to be broken.'fhe concert was,well enjoyedby all. Gavin Rabinowitz, FreePeople's organizer sard, 'lt wasexcellent, the sound was fiistclass'. He said that more peoplehad arrived than he had envisaged,even having to'competewith the cricket'. Other commentsincluded,'amazing','magic', 'why no Free People'severy weekend?'. One dazedlooking person said:'Man, it's sohigh, have you seen the purpleclouds?'All in all. a tremendoussuccess. A great achievement byGavin Rabinowitz, DavidCohen and the SRC OrientationCommittee. If over 9000 peopleis anything to go by, the force ofthe Free Peoplc is strong. aliveand sure to endure.N,$'rri:lPe.,ulatrnt!)u1.,\i'o,-".'NNi: .,'i:\\\N*-Nl*Ahoiazz Dioneerc - older but always Junky sounds

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