Wrong riding
Re: The man who could have been Premier, Oct. 23
Gerard Kennedy is not from Rosedale-High Park, but rather my riding, Parkdale-High Park. There’s a big difference between Parkdale and Rosedale. While Rosedale likely has more character, Parkdale definitely has more characters!
Paul Krzyzanowski
Thanks from local 506
Re: Toxic shock, Oct. 9, Safety board, Oct. 20
I want to thank you for writing these two articles about Impact Services in your paper. I am a member of the labourer’s union local 506. For us it’s not just a union and non-union issue it’s about health and safety and exploitation of people. Thank you guys very much for helping us get our message across to you the students as well as the faculty.
Joe Viegas
Fuck football
Re: Former prez fumbled football funding, Oct. 20
This is in response to the letter about varsity football not being provided with enough financial support. As a fairly typical science student at U of T, I can say with sincere confidence that I do not know anyone who has ever watched a CFL game, let alone shown any microscopic interest in varsity football. Even if the varsity team were any good, I don’t think there would be much interest because U of T is a research university with a definite focus on academics.
I’m sure to Mr. Hipsz the football team is the most important thing in the world, but the fact is that a referendum was held last year that asked students if they would be willing to pay a tuition levy in order to finance a new, state of the art athletic facility. As far as I know the majority of students voted against it and the levy was struck down. The
administration is currently trying to put together a scaled-down version of their original plan. This is the reality at U of T as I see it, and my artsy friends would agree.
Gil Hagi
You’re out of line!
On September 19, 2003, as I waited 30 minutes to use a computer at the Information Commons, a woman ran past me and took the computer I was entitled to use. My complaint to the staff supervisor, James Lawson, resulted in his demand that I present him a witness; otherwise he would not consider my complaint. Disdainfully he said I was not a university student, and ordered me to leave. He then called the metro police. I ran to the library Administrative Office upstairs, requesting a meeting with the Library Chair. The cops followed me upstairs as if I had committed a “crime.”
Briefly, I told one of the Administrative Office’s staff that I wanted to meet the chair in the presence of the cops. The staff member said let us go to the meeting room. Inside the meeting room I repeated my request for a meeting. By now I was being treated as if I had committed an “offense.” The exit was blocked by one cop. I sat for about 20 minutes, then I was terrorized by one of the four cops present, who said: “Sir you have not committed anything wrong here; I am not going to arrest you. I’ve barred you from the library for the rest of the day. Leave now. I can arrest anyone, anywhere, leave now.” Fearful of further police brutality I left at once.
Amadeo Flores
