Skule(tm) Nite best attended show, you jerks
The Jan. 22 “In the City” section attempted a mildly humourous jab at the cultural awareness of all engineering students by suggesting none of us have a clue where Hart House Theatre is.
Not only is the musical comedy revue Skule(tm) Nite the longest running show in that theatre at almost 80 years, we’ve reached a point of excellence where nearly 100% of seats are sold. The only reason we choose not to run the show for more than 5 performances is because the students involved have midterms and lab reports and problem sets, in addition to 35-40 hours of class relating to “Big Square Things: How They Don’t Fall Apart.”
If engineers did not have such a poor reputation on campus because of uninformed jabs like yours, Skule(tm) Nite would be heralded as the funniest, most entertaining show on campus. Maybe even the best amateur comedy show in the city. I dare your arts reviewer to attend our dress rehearsal on March 12, 2002. Bring a few quick-witted friends so that the more clever quips aren’t completely overlooked.
I also suggest you talk to the Hart House Theatre Manager, Paul Templin. His respected opinion will serve to add credibility to my admittedly biased analysis.
Tiffany Conroy
Producer, Skule(TM) Nite 2002
It’s hard to see after the tanks knock it down
(Re: “Arab nations have not helped the Palestinian people,” letter, 22 January 2002)
I am greatly offended by Zvi Halpern’s, the Director of the “Bnei Akiva Zionist Youth Movement,” assertion that the Arabs have not helped the Palestinians. If anyone wants to know the definition of absurdity, Halpern’s diatribe is it.
Ever since the occupation of Palestine in 1948, Arabs have poured loads of money into the hands of
Palestinians. Of course, it’s not easy to see the effects of this money because Israel has, as a means of policy implementation, demolished houses, schools and whatever else it wishes. Just within the last two weeks, Israel destroyed the Palestinian national radio station, another move in Israel’s long history of suppressing human rights. The Independent, reported recently that the European Union has blamed Israel for destroying more than 17 million euros worth of European Union-funded property in Palestine, including a school building programme, the airport, a seaport, broadcasting studios and an irrigation scheme. The fact of the matter is that Arabs and Muslims do care about the Palestinians. However, there’s not much that can be done with gun-toting, nuclear-powered Israelis with a bona fide war criminal as their democratically elected leader.
Jamal Siddiqui
Zionist propaganda and myths
(Re: “Arab nations have not helped Palestinian people,” letter, 22 January 2002)
I could not help but respond to the letter by Zvi Halpern, who spoke of “misrepresentations of Israeli history.” Being both a Jew and an Israeli citizen, I have spent most of my life listening to Zionist propaganda and myths, both historical and otherwise and I’m tired of it. I don’t like the hateful ethnic nationalism spread by some Palestinians and other Arabs. However, I view Zionism as being just as harmful and I, for one, wish it would just disappear into the history books.
Jason Shvili
