''MEMORYAND BELIEF ART SHOW''

by Mary e. glasguw

Memnrie~ and religious beliefs were the themes that motivated the images in the nrl gallery's third year photography sIudenI art show last month.

Dave Donatdli's photo wllectiun. "Christ

All Mighty" (below) clearly rcllects the religious beliefs of Christiunity.

Trevor GuertL.en caplllred his grandfather's s111ileunu the me111uriesbehind the crackled image nf his photo entitled "Johnny Ooy" (which he explains i11tlelail at the hn1to111of the pngt:)

CombI11ing both concepts of memory and rcligton. "True Beliet"(right) manages tu drnw on photographer Jim Lai's visit to homeland Taiwan where a temple with twirls of hurning incense hring back memorie~ of his childhood in Hong Kong.

"Johnny Boy"

-Trevor Goert7,en

This photograph, "Johnny Boy," is in honour of my granuf'uther. His name is John anu he has always been a large pan of my life. When I was u kiu, he liveJ right across thc stI·ect und I used to see him every duy. 111fact, every morning before rhe school bus came, my brother and I would run over to his house so he .ind grandma could throw us ench a candy from their kitchen window. In the afternoons he would drnp in. unnnnuum:cd but always expected, and there was al way~ more candy to be found in one of the pockets of his hig black coal. Now we've both moved and I don't get lo sec him near as much. That's probably more my fault than it is his. The title. "Johnny Boy." comes from a racehorse that was named after my grandfather. The smile you see, is the same one that Grandpa displayeu when he was asked if that would be a name for u horse.

To WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

continued from page 3 drop off. drive tu the overflow free-park- responded with physically intimidating ing area and walk (actually I usually have tactics. whereas my objections were mereto run) to class. 011 that morning I ly verbal. I wonder if these actions are returneJ my vehicle to the drop off zone something which the U.F.V.C. administraduring the class break, and so Zane (my 1ion npproves of because in my opinion. son) would have enough tim;;: for lunch i1's contrMy to the pl'inciples of higher anu not be late for school. After class I learning. ran tu my car as a tow truck driver preparcu for my vehicle to be towed.

1 hegged him to bc rca~onablc and explained the situation: my son allendi. daycare and I was just about to pick him up. I found it difficult to believe my car was there for more than twenty minutes. asked what proof there was r had gone over limit. The ticketed time was I l: 12, nnd the tow-away time (nlso the time I arrived) was 11:29. T explained that clearly this was not over twenty niinutes. He said it didn't matter. I was on the 'hot list', I diun't have a daycare puss ancl he wouldn't release my vehicle until he got his money,

I retrieved my son and the daycare parking pass, which the staff had previously not been able to locate for me. I put my sun in Ihe rassengcr scat, and attempted to reason with the tow-truck driver and a fcmnle security staff member, now calleJ to the scene. Tht=y were both unimpressed lhllt I now had a parking pass. "Your vehicle hn~ been here since 8:30 this inorning," the female at1endanIreplied. I knew J coukl prove that this was outright fabricotion. When I asked her if she wns willing to make a written statement to this effect, she saiu. "You're not making me sign anything." The tow truck driver still wanted money: l kept protesting. Now thar my son wns in the cur, the driver couldn't legally tow away my car. Extra security wns called.

I continued to stand my ground even though l was now up against three security personnel and the tow-truck driver. J received encouragement and support l'rum several passing students who angrily chas• tised the driver and security staff. The hend of security, Bill, took over and uskcd me to address all comments to him. I explained Ihat because my son is 'special needs'. it's absolutely crucial he attend everyday of kindergarten, and that I simply clid not have the money. Fifty-six uollar in towing fees replaces four nnd a half hours of therapy for my son. Bill said that I "should take responsibility for myself and quit using my son." He threatened to cnll the police. After a couple of attempts, f linally produced a credit cnru that would allow me to withdraw Ihe arnounl rcquiretl. l got my van back thanks 10 12% financing.

Even after the tow truck driver left. Dill stayed. "You should acci.:ptthis as n lesson nncl learn from it." I guess he really wanted to teach me a lesson because at one point I had 10 a~k him to please step backwards, I admit I was indignant about the whole situation. My education at U.FV.C, has encouraged me to voice my opinion nnd has enabled me to argue with some proficiency. I never rcsorteu to abusive language or gestures. yet Bill

I am not trying to get away with free-parking. I have numerous parking receipts supporting my willingness to comply with parking regulations. When I don't have to take my son to daycare. I can park outside campus along with rhe olher poor students and ;;:njoy the exercise. When Zane is with me, a ten minute walk can take thi1ty minutes. On the day in question, it was rainy, windy and miserable. 1rike most uays. the parking next to the daycare was full. As I mentioned earlier, if I park farther away from the daycare, my son will either miss lunch or be late for school.

I resent Rill's remark which implied I use my son for my own advantage. If his condition and needs do nut warrnnt special parking privileges. then why does the U.F.V.C. daycare 1101 allow us full-time care like everyone else? For the price of full-timc care ($500+ per month) we receive less than half the available tare given tu everyone else. If it is detem1ined that I should be able to manage wilh the same parking conJitions anti rules that apply to everyone. then Zane shoulcl nnt require an entire staff plus u support worker, and he should be able to stay at the centcr as long as the other children.

If 1 was indepcnuently wenlthy und had no children, parking would not be an issue and I would nnt be writing this letter, wking time away from my studies. I also foci I have a moral responsibility voice my objections when I see injustice. I believe the parking nt U.F.V.C. is unfair to students who have children in daycare.

U.F.V.C. has designated a Student Parking are.i, an Employee Parking area, even a Parking Reserved ror Women After Dark aren. While l applaud the concern for female student's safety. I nm dismayed at the lack of consideration for young children. The parking lot beside the daycare or a larger portion of should be reserved fur students with daycare children. I have spoken with the daycare staff and they agree: four twenty minute drop-off stalls are not enough.

Regretfully I feel I have no choice but to withdraw from classes unless these conditions arc addressed. Hondicuppcd parking close to the daycare should be available for Zane. If it is determined that he docs not meet lhe triteria for being handicapped, then I demand he he offered fullti mc dnycnre services like any other stu• dent. I would also like the ,lltitude of' the security staff and the tactic~ they employ revii.:weu. If U.FV.C. condudcs thni the security staff involveu acted inappropriatt> ly and insensitively, then I would like an apology.

Yours truly,

Shelley Ronwick

by Mary e. Glasgm,