University of Victoria - Tower Yearbook (Victoria, British Columbia Canada)

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The other significant UVic student publication was junction 21, and later junction 22, which made its debut this year and published twice under editor Bob Mitchell. Containing poems, short stories, re- views, art work and other features, it made a valiant effort to replace the glossy void left by the defunct Tryste. The big blast of the year for some students was the annual symposium held at Parksville. Organized this year by Steve Horn and Nora Seaborne, the symposium took 4'community as its theme, and with such persons as the CBCUS Patrick Watson, Vancouver city fool, Joachim Foikas, and Victoria poet, Robin Skelton, the confrontation of ideas took some interesting turns. When formal debate, at one point, seemed both too intense and too directionless, Foikis suggested that he discussed best with coffee, and that most other people probably did also. So with everyone gathered in the hallways for coffee, the atmosphere was decidedly more co-operative. Lo, community, said Foikis.

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UVic students brought in an impressive host of dig- nitaries and entertainers this year. Former CBC- man, Laurier Lapierre, speaking in late October, rejected the two nations concept that would separate French and English Canada. In November, Cana- dian folksinger, Gordon Lightfoot, sung his poetic compositions to a packed gymnasium. The same month, students strongly objecting to the Vietnam war hampered DOW chemical recruiters when making their annual visit to campus. During the month, several student bodies, including the Alma Mater Society council, passed motions con- demning the use of napalm in Vietnam and directed the condemnation towards DOW. Dow eventually came on campus, although it seemed doubtful for a while, but they met pickets, and there were markedly fewer students interviewed this year, In January, what The .Marzflet termed a Ma- rauding Mohawk visited campus to speak on the Ulndian crisis. As it turned out, Miss Kahn Tineta Horn, a colourful mini-skirted Montreal model, spent most of the time debunking history book dis- tortion, such as the Samuel Champlain myths. He was a murderous scum-he shot down the Iro- quois,', said Kahn. The following month, the U.S. racial crisis was articulated by James F armer, na- tional director of the Congress of Racial Equality QCORED. Predicting more summer riots across the U.S., Farmer explained that the violence is the negro's rejections of black pride. Said Farmer: 'fThey're studying African history, culture and art, and asking: fWhat does it mean to be black in America?