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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 23, April 2, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 23 includes: Brock Ambassadors; Vedova Wins Big; Dire Effects; BUSAC Defended; Bishop in Town; More than just a Beer; Crisis in South Africa; Dear Mr. Henley; Sovereignty or Assimulation.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 22, March 26, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 22 includes: Art or Trash?; CAUT Changes; DES Effects; Depressed?; Toxic Trouble; Science for Peace; Just say no.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 21, March 19, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 21 includes: There will be an increase of $14.7 million or 11.5% of the 1986-87 University operating grant.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 20, March 12, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 20 includes: B.C. student councils are supporting condom dispensers on campus as a means of promoting safe sex and preventing the spread of AIDS.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 19, February 19, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 19 includes: Ontario Premier David Peterson came to Brock to answer student queries; Saanich Indigenous people have declared title to more than 1,500 squre kilometers of land, possibly including the University of Victoria campus.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 18, February 12, 19871987-02-12The Press, Volume 23, Issue 18 includes: Warner Sues, Brock Gets Bucks, Global Interreaction.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 17, February 5, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 17 includes: Canada should cancel cruise missile testing in response to the recent U.S. violation of the 1979 strategic arms treaty; The current wave of persecution against the Baha’i people of Iran cannot be viewed as an isolated phenomenon or a recent development created by the present state of affairs in Iran; Pornographic magazines like Playboy are being sold in the General Brock store. Some students are not pleased.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 16, January 29, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 16 (mislabeled 15) includes: The question of whether or not the death penalty should exist has been brought forth in parliament.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 15, January 22, 1987The Press, Volume 23, Issue 15 (mislabeled as 14) includes: B.C. provincial court of appeal ruled that holders of visas and work permits now qualify for government medical insurance; A professor at Queen’s has discovered an effective way to treat women for fibrocystic breast disease; Racism is a large problem in Canada, with surveys stating that one half of the population holds discriminatory attitudes; The Committee on the Presidency has begun the process of selecting the new President of Brock University.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 14, January 15, 1987The Press, Volume 23 (mislabeled 25), Issue 14 includes: The question “what do Canadian’s want from their military” was posed to a small group of Brock students by Canadian Defence Minister Mr. Perrin Beatty; Tatyana Mamonova, forced into exile for speaking against the USSR, speaks to a small group of Brock students; Vancouver faculty and students have joined American citizens in condemning the ordered deportation of writer and poet Margaret Randall from the United States; Brock joins Ontario Federation of Students for a yearlong membership trial.
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The Pres, Volume 23, Issue 13, November 27, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 13 includes: Should Brock students follow 230,000 other Ontario University students and join the Ontario Federation of Students? Two B.C. astronomers have found evidence that there may be planets outside our solar system; The Canadian government seems to be having a hard time making the distinction between refugees and immigrants.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 12, November 20, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 12 (mislabeled issue and date) includes: Dr Anne Carter and Allen Spencer spoke about the real facts about aids, disbanding rumour surrounding the disease; Protestors have begun to boycott Gillette products for their “cruel and unnecessary” research practiced on animals in the company’s laboratories; Brian Mulroney supports mandatory drug testing of university students.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 11, November 13, 1986The Press, Volume 23 (mislabeled 25), Issue 11 includes: British Columbia’s new premier Bill Vander Zelm is comparable to Ronald Reagan; referred to as a ‘Teflon politician’ by local journalists; A new treatment for hemophiliacs is being developed at Queen’s University.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 10, November 6, 1986The Press, Volume 23 (mislabeled as 25), Issue 10 includes: Ontario universities scored a major victory as their funding went up 7.3%; Donald Sutherland, Brock History Professor, was asked to resign after sexual harassment claims surfaced. Former history department secretary Mary Warner was later wrongfully fired because she was apparently too “obsessed” with his wrong doings; Professors are forced to retire at 65.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 9, October 30, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 9 includes: Chernobyl Victims Speak organization gave a talk at Brock; Student protests have become tame, with protesters asked not to cheer, questions from the audience were cut short, and after the protest was over, students were herded into buses to be sent back to their classrooms; Brian Mulroney poses a threat to OSAP, welfare and UIC benefits; Information on free trade following the attack on Brian Mulroney’s reintroduction of the age old debate.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 8, October 23, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 8 includes: A lawsuit is pending against Brock after firing a long time secretary named Mary Warner who had worked in the history department for 15 years; Interview with Nigerian couple who had worked with CUSO.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 7, October 16, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 7 includes: Jan Kavan, the Czech Director of Palach press and Editor of the East European Reporter brought in message to a small group at Brock; Push for course registration through telephone makes some Brock students nervous; Editorial on how women should not be able to see regular combat in North America; Demand for computer science courses had dropped at universities across the country.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 6, October 9, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 6 includes: University students across Canada are boycotting Carling O'Keefe products, but BUSU has not taken any action on the situation; A university bookstore is asking students to lobby prime minister Brian Mulroney to remove the 10% tariff imposed in June on English language in June on English-language books from other countries.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 5, October 1, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 5 includes: The Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Larry Grossman visits Brock following further cuts to education funding by liberals.
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The Press, Volume 23, Issue 4, September 24, 1986The Press, Volume 23, Issue 4 includes: Funding cuts to colleges and universities is dwindling across the country, but the Ontario government is the most subtle about it; Brock hosted a conference sponsored by the Head Injury Association of Canada called New Beginnings; Brock University’s Schmon Tower is being used to protect Peregrine Falcons from extinction; Brock’s day care centre has faced a threat of closure due to financial instability.