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ACROSS
1. It's older than the
Martin's Wing.
2. Birds have two of
this and so does Neill-
Wycik. Also, you
can B.B.Q. this on the
5th floor patio.
4. These vehicles
come in many forms
at Neill-Wycik. From
the Steamer to the
sauna - or perhaps
pottery making - use
. this time to its full-
est.
6. There are plenty
of these at Neill-
Wycik. We try to
keep a 50/50 split.
8. Respect thy neigh-
bours, but don't share
it - just wear it. We
wouldn't want you to
catch this type of
help.
1 o. Something you
don't want on your
from Love At
First Bite, downstairs.
12. Your unitmates
_ can really tum this up
in ,more ways than
one.
. 14: Suicides are
more prevalent during. ,
this time, while par-
ties are_ rampant after
this time.
1 6. The theme
"Carry Your Weight"
works best in multies.
Make it your slogan.
fa _ You can really
drive your unitmates
here if you don't use
common sense.
NEILL-WYCIK'S,
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
The first five members
. to bring up a correctly
completed puzzle will each '
, receive a free orientation
T-shirt! -
DOWN
1. Some goes to Mr
Blue, and these bags
are in the E Unit stor-
,age closet on each
floor.
2. Located in the
basement, many new .
coffee tables are born
hear.
3 . Your new home
does this for paper,
cans, and plastic con-
tainers.
5. Much of this gets
polished off in the
Steamer, with the
newest form being
dIy.
7. Pay attention to
this when completing
your assignment in
the computer room.
9. When unit mates
continually have
guests overnight,
units often feel like
"Do drop ___ ."
11. The colour of the
coin that will provide
you with change for
two loads of wash on
the 22nd floor or the
4th floor.
1 3._ It seems you
stand in line this long
for the elevators eve-
iytime you're tired or
in a hurry. .
15. An egg. You
figure it out.
17. In this building, '
this could be a unit
roomY,a spouse, part-
ner, friend or lover.
19. French for "and"
and English for
"phone
2 1. An acronym for
t he city .in

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FEATURES
CULTURE WATCH
FIRST PERSON
ENVIRONMENT
ANNIVERSARY
THE TRAVELER
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1 5 CANADA By Richard Stcl1geJ
s
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Imagine people who look, act and talk like Americans - only cleaner,
nicer and slower. Canada is no longer oontent to tag along with its
hipper, funkier older brother.
18 HOWTOUSEASHOWERCURTAIN,DAMNIT
Practical tips for living in harmony. M!Xingredients any way you
please, stirring constantly in a
24 FARm FlRST By Metro Toronto Works
It's your responsibility to feed Blue. Reauce, Reuse and Recycle.
35 HAPpy BIRTHDAY By David Butler
Guess what? Twenty years have by, Neill-Wycik is still here, and
a bunch of people from the firsttwo are having a party.
38 No PlACE TO Go ByBniccAgar
Toronto is a facinating city to explore on foot.
DEPARTMENTS
CON'TRIBllfORS ........ : . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ................ _ 4
DIE FACIUTIES . _ . _ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 9
OUR SECURITY ... . .... . ...... . ........ . 17
CO-OPERATNE PRINCIPLES _ . _ ........... 22
OURRUl.ES . . .... . .................... 23
DIE STAFF ....... _ ................ . .... 'Z7
MEsSAGE FROMlHE BoARD ......... _ . . .. 30
OOR COMMl"l1'E6S ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
1lIE SUMMER Ho'mL ..... __ ... __ . . . . . . .. 32
1lIE HIsTORY OF wYCIK __ . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 33
TRANSPORTATION .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 37
DIE QTY DIRECI'ORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. -42
FIRE SAFETY . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48
Neill-Wycik Owners Manual is published yearly by Ncill-Wycik CcNJperstive Col/ege Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario
M5B 107 CBIlBda. 416-977-2320 FBX 416-977-2809. Copyright 1990 Neill-Wycilc CQUege /ncorpoillted. "Dh Canada" BIticJe
adapted from The Canadians Among Us, Febrwuy 1988 edition of Spy Magazine, CopyrlJlht *,YPublishing Partners. .t Richard Stengel.
Reprinted with permission. Sections of Babylon excerpted from The Globe .t Mail's Repqrt an Magazine, and Social Studies section,
Copyright J990 The GJobe .t Mail. Printed in Canada by The University of Toroow Press . .
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TWENTIETH
ANNIVERSARY
EDITION
editor neil hermes
associate editor lori
maber features editor
jennie childs art director
karen jeffrey staff liasons
norma hunt, ted hanmer
production manager
paul clarke copy editor
lori maber contributors
bruce agar, peter austin,
geoff boisseau, bernard
bourret, david butler,
rosemarie gidaro, allan
gould, bill jackson, david
james, peter kaplan,
michael kesterton, lori
maber, cathy paterson,
katherine partridge,
stephen probyn, joe serge,
paul slansky, richard
stengel, neill wycik staff,
illustrators rob collinet,
mike darmanin, dalton
sharp photographers
richard diamond, cynthia
husband, grahamiddon
map design issac
ramnath cover design
rob collinet
The Neill-Wycik Owner's Manual Committee
extends its sincere thanks to eveyone who
assisted in the creation of this manual. We
especially thank Perception Media for the
complimentary use of their delik-top
publishing facilities.
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tot the mind, excerpted '
froIq ,The ,
l#iort on

Research, by Allan
Gould and '
Partridge. , Statistics
drawn from latest
rIgures available. 'All
financial figures '
" expiessed ,in 4 Canadian
'
dbllars, uftless
otherwise stated.,,,
Number of peopJe in
Noith America, kiOed in
the past sJx years by '
vending mac.hines "that'
fell on them:aftet being
shaken"or kicked: 8 1.
Percentage ofV.S:
adults,' aged i8 to' 24,
who could not place the
United States on a
according to '8 survey
'cOnducted by the
Nati0f!li,l Geograpliic
Societj: ' Of
c;anadia'it'.adults who
could not f"md their
own country.o.n a map:
15. , NumbCr of Bt;atJes'
."SOrig lyrif$,' out of
3,378 Jiiles, recalJed
. wi,t1iout error by a
< sample o( Duke
UniveT$ity students in
North Carolina: 2,371
Nuinber of litres of
RESIDENT OF THE WEEK: IAN GATRELL SCHOOL: OCA PET PEEVES: CIGARETTES,
t w
and
.. do I get
access to the
, " computer room,
pooitable room,
Clark rOom, the
bafbEK:Ue; and all
the 'other neat-faCilities
, ,
that go alOI1Q ,witH the
building? , Make sure you
have a N. W. J.D. cEJ.rd and
watch 'for notices. thF9ugh-
out September for "Core
G
" . . .
roup on,entatl0D"111glJtS.
The leader "of 'each facility
will brief the
ment and operating'rules, '
..... "
then give you a sticker for
your J.D. card. mai,
have to sign a waiver form ....
stating N. W. is not respon-
sible for injuries, and that
you understand how to use
the equipment. you
want to use one of the facili- ,
ties, just sign out the key at
the front desk with your
J.D. card. If someone else
has already signed out the
facility, you must exchange
J.D. cards at the front desk -
not just exchange the facility
key. This way, only one
person at a time is responsi-
ble for the facility.
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'y
answers
2

avail able. for each',
unit, Where ,
'\''0.

What about a '
vacuum d eaner?
Sponges, inops, stripping
soap, wax, a broom, dust
pan, pail, '.Ajax, liiht bulbs,
window cleaner, tub'n tile
cleaner, garbage bags twd a
vacuum ' cleaner be
found in, the" !unit .on
each 1100r of the Gerrard
Wing. The supplies are 10-
, cated a closet, but
you71 have to knock to get
' Int([ the unit. Some units
will ask that you sign out
the vacuum., since this is the
most commonly asked for
item. The vacuums are only
cleaned once a year, unless
, "
, , .. it so use common
. 'eiise whcJ). cleaning up the
momil1H ';ilf'C(: the night be-
foreI''''' :.. 4'...; : , ..,-
3
What if something
goes wrong, after
hours, and I need
to call
_ maintenance? It
, depends on the im-
mediacy of the problem.
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE
JACKHAMMERS, FIRETRUCKS, TRANSFORMER CARTOONS AND FLAT TIRES HOW FAR WOULD
BABYLON
Security can get you a plunger
if that's all you need. They'JJ
also decide if the problem can
wait until the next work day
or caJl maintenace at home to
come in if it's an emergency.
4
Does maintenance
do painting and fill
holes in walls?
Yes. SeeMarkSkin-
_ ner in the maintenance
department in the
basement. You can also fiJJ
out a request up in the omce
explaining what it is you
would like done, and Mark
will notify you if it's possible
or not, and when it can be
done.
5
If I receive a care
package that is too
big for my unit mail
box slot, and I'm not
_ around during
business hours ;(o
pick it up, how do I get it? ,
The mail sorter will ii.otify,.
you that a package' has"ar;:.
rived. Bring the notice up-
stairs during businesslJourS;
or sign the back
someone specific, like a
roommate, to ,pIck: for
you. >"
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
6
I heard there is
another laundry
room on the fifth
floor. True or false?
_ False. Ha!Tricked ya!
There is another laun-
dry room, but it's on the
fourth floor of the Martin's
Wing. It tends to be used less
than the larger one on the
22nd floor, as it does not have
an adjoining T. V.
a kfng:24. NlJrnber :pf
blackbirds,
kj11ed ;.J988
by the 'U.S."': Depal1.ment
of Ammal
Damage "Control
Program: '4,453,842
PeI'C!ntage Wh,o
sUfler' from
according ;to'; "Private
Parts:.An
a boOk by Di.
Yosh Taguchi" IISsociate
profeor of al
. },f90i11 University: 90 ,
>.> Percentage of pfP$1 '
drinkers in a survey'
by Lemp,ect'
7
Where is the an advertising
nearest grocery , !hey
store that won't cost . ' would switch' ,
I if it
me an arm and a ij conWned oat bran: 74
_ leg? (It already I .>, > ',Rank Ie ,,'
costs me my shirt to of horse ra,cing,
live in this city). A full- footbalJ and hoc.key
. among. the most
fledged grocery store close at r
hand is hard to come by, but I spOrts;, 1,2,3. .
you do have several choices I ' Estimated ,Bnnl1.1il cost of
not too far away. A lot of " of
people tend to go to Loblaws i ' London th,a'j hockey star
on Yonge Street. Tum left at ,' Wayne Qr'etzky is fit to
the corner of Gerrard and I play:with the Los,
. "', Yonge, and walk south for I Kings)
about ten minutes past the I, cO$t,o{
E C
' A h phoning a witch (by
at?n en tre. not e.r diallDg 9'76-SPEL) in
. chplce, not too far away, IS : Los who will
Mr." Grocer on Sherbourne , pri?videa curse with',
Street. Go one block past " cvVhich to
Harvey's on Gerrard until you . $2.40. Additional
hit Sherbourne. Then walk charge for haVing a
south. 1t7l be on your left on . written ilotjce of the
the coiner ofShuter and Sher- I to its
boume. ,.:' $.ee the City Directo- vicam:$5.95
".ry, '.at back of this booklet, ,. ?"n.fa,r!y
[oi"more choices. ..
, , . I PX d,le\!!agazlne
Ru.nner:s' WC?r1d who"
bclievethat runiJing
,made
, love';,;: 64. Qfth'!se s
who thlnk,about $ex,
. \;
III
'running 1/Yhile
,
'Num,ber of' hiib School
.." gTaduatesiIi"!!: South
Korea seeIdng
l' ,
university admission
each year: 70fMJOO. qf
rust.yeq,r places in the
country:s c;'Oeges and
universities: 200, ()OO.
Of juniOr ind $enior
high" students in
who committed
suidde last year
because of grades: 50
Numbero! tunes
dogs are mentioned in
the Bible: 39. ' Cats: 0
t ' ,
,of
divorced
according to a survey
by USA Today, who
say they are happier
since their divorce: 58.
Of women who say the
same: 85 Amount
for w1)iCh a. northern
Ontario ntiD.er 'IIte a live
bat on a ,in August,
1989: $100. Number
of bats he would have
to swalloW to payoff
his per-capita share of
Canada rederaJ debt:
133. Bucfgeled cost
of'a laboratory in
Sudbury, o;,t., to study
subatomic particles
released as a byproduct
of atomic reactions
that make the sun and
other starS'bum: $40,
mill,ion: , Amount paid
by RJR
Keebler in4
,to Procter ciYGamble In
September, j 989, to
settle a patent dispute
over a secret process
for
YOU GO ON THE FIRST DATE? IT DEPENDS ... IF SHE PAYS FOR THE GAS, I MIGHT DRIVE HER TO
8
'get tkakets
forJsM,l . 'ething gOing
qh at the _'
.Skydome? What
Cl;boufthe ottler
venues in town? If
it's a popular concert, it will
be InIJounced ra-
dio stations as to "the date and
time of ticket sales. Call ei-
tht;r Ticketmaster or Bass, de-
pending on who is sponsoring
the conceIt. You can do the
credit ' card thing over the
.. '()r stand:in line for
tiCkels. For atlter cultural
evel1/S' taking place at some of
the 6lubs lihd theatfes in tOWIl,
readWOW Magazine, Metrop-
olis, lqr the Star's
"Mat's en" section' for de-
tails, to Five 'Star.. Tick-
ets at Y ol)ge and Dundas for
the City'Di-
rectory for event and ticket in-
fonnation phone numbers.
9
Whafs the fine fdf
buying tickets from
a scalper if I get
caught?
_
Buying tickets from a
scalper is not illegal.
Selling tickets at a price higher
than those sold at the box of-
fice is illegal. If a scalper is
within 300 metres of the event
hall, he can be fined between
$50 and $100.
t wen t y
and answe r s
1
"0 Why do they call
\. the party room
.; . in the basement
1he Steamer-?
_
Rumour has it that
it was nicknamed
the Steamer because when it
gets full of dancing partyers
the humidity causes Jlttle wa-:-
ter droplets to fonn on ' the
walls. The floor gets slippery
as well (with a little help from
clutzes and drunks). It's a lit-
tle like taking a steam bath
with your clothes on. You
should know, however, that
an air conditioning system
now keeps the place dry - as
long as someone remembers
to tum the thing on.
Where'sthe
nearest post
office? What
about buying
individual
stamps nearby?
There are several places fairly
close. One is on the lower
Jevel of CoJJege Park, next to
the subway entrance (Yonge
& College). A second is at
Atrium on Bay, North of
Yonge' and Dundas. A third
post office is located inside
Ford Drugs, a small store: on
the east side of Y onge just
south of Gerrard. The hours
for these offices are listed in
the City Directory. Beckers
sells individual stamps as well
as stamp packs.
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE
AJAX . . . IF SHE'S REALLY GOOD, MAYBE PICKERING WORDS TO LIVE BY: MAKE SURE YOU
12
How can I get to
. the airport fast
and cheap? The
easiest way to get
_
there is by taking
the Grey Coach
Airport Express bus, which
leaves the Delta Chelsea Ho-
tel at twenty-minute intervals
past the hour. The Delta
Chelsea is located on Ger-
rard, just west of Y onge.
The fare is $8. 75 one way, or
$ 1 5 return. Because of nu-
merous stops and traffic, you
should budget an hour for the
trip. A cheaper way is to take
the subway to Islington Sta-
tion, then join the Grey
Coach bus from there. This
way you'll pay only $10.20
retum, including the subway
fare.
13
My friend needs
a place to park
his car wh.ile '
visiting me for
_ the weekend.
Does Wycik
have any visitor's parking ,
spots? No. Guest parking
is non-existent, unless you
can find something on the
street, which tends to fiJJ up
fast when something's hap-
pening at ,Maple Leaf Gar-
dens. Although eXpensive, a
parkade may be your onlyal-
temative.
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
t wen t y
<::2
and answers
14
I want to visit the
zoo - the animal
zoo, not Yonge
Street at night!
_ What public
transport will get
me there? What time of
day or year are they open?
On a weekday, travel North to
Bloor Station. Change trains
and go East to Kennedy. Take
the Scarborough 86A bus,
which goes directly to the zoo.
On a weekend or holiday,
travel North to Sheppard Sta-
tion, then take the 85E bus to
the zoo. The zoo is open eve-
ryday from 9 am to 7:30 pm,
except Christmas day.
5
What do I do with
all the
newspapers that
have
accumulated this
month? What do
you mean I shouldn't throw
the." d.own the shute?
'What is the shute and
,; t
'wI'!ere iS
r
it? Newspapers are
definitely recyclable. They go
in the blue box next to the gar-
bage' shute: which is found
next to 'tne ''En unit. Garbage
bags can go the shute,
but please sal{e your bottles,
cans and' plastic containers in
your unit blue box, and empty
it into the giant blue boxes on
the ground floor.
BABYLON
the United States who
coU!d alIe f the

J:zagazine;
sandwic.h, k,erosenei
caJamity, ' penitentiary,
picnicking, deceive,
aCCt!leratOr, t;auliflower,
parallel.: 5 Nurpber
of days after the U.S.
inyssion o(Parliimll on
Dec. 20, 1.989, that
u.s.oilictJrS
they had found 23
ldlograms of cocaine in
a house used by
Panamaan leader
Manuel Noriega: I.
Number of dayS alter the
invasioii t1!at the
Pentagon" said the ," bag
actually, contained
powdered glue: 34
Price at auction in
November, 1989, of
Picasso '5.1905 painting
A uLaPH} A8Jle $48
Willem de

pain"ting,.; Interchange:
$24.4 million. Cost of
four years' tuition at the
Ontario College of Art:
$6,400 Fatal car
accidents Per milliol)
iIJ. Swed"n in
1985 (latest figures
239, In the
United States: 255. In
Canada: 287. In India,
which ha$ the world's
most dangerous drivers:
4, 100 > Percentage of
1,00), l1},en,. surveyed by
GlMpoui niagazine who
believe 't/1at
possible' for a' male to
sleep his way to the top
in business": 40. Who
admitted to having had
an office "affair: 44.
Who a
, superior 'at the office: 6.
Who sa{&tha( sexual
tension
hiDders
r
I
I
'electroN are smaller,
than atdms: -53.:1
'of the./r
50;' 'on1' JlfpB4
POads 93(J (kat were'
m'Bdc'in the Uriited
by
'sales of thelf Honda
AcciJrrt among all"
models' of ct1IS sold 'in
the in'
1989: 1 Ntn;,ber'of
People arrested in 1989
'. 'at New Yorks KtnmxJy
internflti9ntil Ai1pQtt
wJzq' were ffYing 'to
slpuggJe ckugs';inq,eir
; stomachs or intestines:
110" ' Percentage of'
Brith Women aged ; 16 '
tc) 45whQ'art., '1content
WEAR YOUR UNDERWEAR AND SOCKS, AND CLEAN BEHIND YOUR EARS THREE FAVORITE
17
' HOW
P
O I get a
"'h, '


cabievisiO(iJ FIJCc
_
a phone, go to lh.e
Bell Phone Cen-
south end, lower level of
the Eaton Centre (Yonge &
Queen). Bring some LD. and
know your full address. As
for cable, check your unit
lounge jack, as you may al-
ready have a live line (many
units do). Ifnot, caJJ Rogers.
Also, if your not going to be
home on the installation date,
leave a signed note with se-
curity, or the office, giving
them permission to allow a
service person to enter your
unit.
t wen t y
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", always
t1aving .
"Core"
_ R?t:!H!s
part, accordli1gJo the dICtIOD-
ary. Each facility has a leader
who holds meetings, and looks
after a particular faCIlity's
funding and maintenance. If
you have any questions abouf
a specific room, contact its
core group leac[er thro,ggh :the
office. \. '
19
What is -HookEn
Harvey'S?
, This is the' nick-
name 'iiven to the
Harvey's fast food
restaurant on the
corner at GerraTd and Jarvis.
' There used' to be a lot of
hookers soliciting business on
that coiner. Now it seems
. Church and Gerrard have be-
come more appealing by area
prostitutes.
Where's the
nearest beer
store? Brewer's
'Re'taiI..outets are
1-"'IOCated at 227 Ger-
rariJ "Eas t; 8n d
572-A Church. Wine stores
can be found at 545 Yonge
Street (at Wellesley)} the low-
er level of College Park (at
Yonge & College), and inside
the Eaton Centre} two below,
at Dundas. Drink responsi-
bly.
NEILL-WYCIK CbLLEGE
ALBUMS: GENESIS - SECONDS OUT; BLACK VHVRY - DUB FACTOR; DAVID LINDLEY - FIRST
Some facilities have ex-
pensive, compli ca ted
equipment. To orient new
users, we have core
groups for each facility.
To use the woodshop,
photo complex, exercise
room, film editing room,
sewing room and pottery
studio, you must first
contact one of these facili-
ty core group members
(find out who at the office
or from your floor coordi-
nator). He or she will
give you an introduction.
You will then receive a
sticker for the back of
your ID card which will
authorize your use of the
facilities you choose. En-
joy these facilities. With-
in the walls of Neill-
Wycik there are lots of ar-
eas and equipment availa-
ble for you to use and,
with the exception of the
laundryroom, they're free
(well , they're really not
free, as the $45 Activity
Fee, you pay once a year
helps to maintain and up-
grade our facilities).
Once a week, NW
produces a newsletter
called TABLOID FROM
THE TOWER. This
newsletter provides you
with information on
what's going on at Wy-
cik. The Tab accepts sub-
missions from all of you.
If you have any news,
stories, poems, jokes,
drawings, etc., hand them
to the day security guard
at the front desk.
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
\\ WOvJ ! -NUDUFTR I 0 FUN!I.I
No Bathing Suites
Required After Ten
OUR FACILITIES
At the top of the Ger-
rard Wing is the ROOF.
During the spring, sum-
mer and early fall, you can
go up to the roof to take in
the spectacular view of the
Toronto skyline, grab a
breath of (cough) fresh
air, or do a little suntan-
ning. Co-op lore has it
that the occasional nude
sun worshipper can be
found up there, particular-
ly in the early morning
hours. The roof is open
from dawn to dusk. Just
take the east stairs from
the 22nd floor. If you're
less into yiew and sun and
inore into quiet and plants,
visit one of the Martin
roof decks off the Martin
Wing's fourth and fifth
floors. These decks are
loaded with trees and
shrubs, and being on the
north side, often have
more shady spots in the
summer months than the
Gerrard Wing roof. There
is ,a gas BARBECUE
available to sizzle up some
burgers - go to the office
to make the arrangements.
A couple of piCnic tables
are available to chow
down on.
The LAUNDRY-
ROOM is right beside the
elevators on the 22nd
floor. The top- and front-
loading washers are 50
cents for a 30 minute
wash. The double dryers
are 25 cents per 15 min-
utes, and the stack dryers
are 25 cents ,per '30 min-
, utes. As a courtesy to
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others, it's a good idea to
remove your laundry from
the machine when its
done. Otherwise, it will
most likely be taken out
for you. Just past the ma-
chines, through a door,
you'll find the COLOUR
1V ROOM, with cable.
Come one! Come all!
Sew your wild oats along
with all your other fabrics.
In your SEWING ROOM,
which is located through
the TV room, a sewing
paradise (albeit a small
one) awaits you. You
have access to two great
Singer sewing machines,
an (almost) brand new '
serger, and a knitting ma-
chine. There is a cutting
table and an adjustable
Judy. This room is for all
of us - semstress, design-
ers, or those who just like
to sew. All you have to
do is come to a member
meeting in September.
Signs will be posted.
HANKE LOUNGE
is NW's livingroom. It's
across from the laundry
room on the 22nd floor.
A quiet, nicely-furnished
place, it is ideal for study-
ing, curling up with a cof-
fee and a big novel, or a
quiet conversation.
The CAFE operates
during the hotel season for
breakfast. Plans are pres-
ently underway to reno-
vate and furnish the place
to make it more accessible
to the members. It's used
for floor dinner parties.
At the west end of the
22nd floor our very own
POTIERY STUDIO. The
kiln, wheels, clay and
glazes are all there. Go to
it! There is lots of space
for members interested in
"getting back to the 60's
earthy and natural feel-
ing." It is the only place
in NW for a "down and
dirty" mud fight. For
those not so inclined, we
have two potting wheels,
lots of clay, tools, molds,
glazes, and a kiln. All of
this is provided through
your social activity fee.
So, creating your own
masterpiece is only as far
away as the 22nd floor.
Outside the office, on the
22nd floor, are the mail-
boxes. You'll need your
mailbox key for that.
The FILM EDITING
ROOM is no longer in
limbo. It is located on the
2nd floor of the Martin's
Wing, down the hall from
the weight room. The
film editing room is small
but well equiped with
everything film editing re-
quires.
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When you've got to
get an assignment typed,
there's an IBM Selectric
and two Smith Corona
TYPEWRITERS in the
Library, next to the Hanke
Lounge on the 22nd floor.
Bring some paper and a
ribbon
The COMPUTER
ROOM is located on the
22nd floor, between the
elevators and the office.
Inside there are two IBM
XTs and an AT dot matrix
printer (letter quality). We
supply the DOS, you sup-
ply the paper and the pro-
grams (Word Perfect is
available on computer I
and 3). To use the equip-
ment, you must get a
sticker on your ID card
and sign the keys out from
security. Stickers can be
obtained by seeing a MIC-
OM member and signing a
form - it's quite painless.
To prevent machine hog-
ging, time on the comput-
er is limited to two hours,
unless no one else re-
quires it. If you have any
ideas, or want to join the
microcomputer facility
core group, attend any of
their meetings. Signs will
be posted as to where and
when.
Across the hall is the
LIB RAR Y . It doesn't
compare to the Metro Ref-
erence Library, but there
are some interesting read-
ing materials to be discov-
ered there, including an
Encyclopedia Britannica.
It's also a quiet place for
studying.
If you wish to avoid
studying, you are invited
to use the POOL ROOM
in the basement, across
from the elevators. The
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
balls, cues and chalk can
be signed out at the front
desk in exchange for your
Wycik ID card. Ideas for
tournaments, or anyone
wishing to join, can con-
tact the core group leader.
Remember, go easy on the
balls - they're all we've
got!
Also in the basement
is Wycik's main party
place, the STEAMER. It's
the perfect place for a
bash. TheA.V. SYSTEM
is updated: you now have
access to two tape decks
and a CD player, with ex-
cellent-sounding speakers.
They're easy to use. Only
one button turns on the
whole system, and no ad-
ditional equipment is
needed. All your party
will need is people! To
gain access to the system,
'which has been combined
with the large-screen TV,
see the core group leader.
Sunday Night Videos are
shown free in this room;
anyone with a Wycik ID
can enjoy them. If you're
interested in holding a par-
ty, make arrangements up
in the office.
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WooDSHOP in the base-
ment. There are lots of
wonderful machines and
people to help you along
the way. Always meas-
ure twice and put your
safety glasses on, and
think before you tum on
the power.
On the second floor is
the MEETING ROOM for
all our various committees
and co-op groups. It
even has a kitchenette.
The WEIGlITRooM
is located on the second
floor of the Martin wing,
just down the hall from
the meeting room. This is
NW's most popular and
modem facility. The re-
cently-equipped room
houses: a Universal,
bench presses, Olympic
free weights, a complete
set of dumbells and bar-
bells, two stationary
bikes, a rowing machine
and much more. Not only
is this a convenient, air
conditioned and well-
equipped facility, it's also
relaxed and friendly - a
great means of socializing
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with your fellow Wycik-
ers. To become a mem-
ber, simply contact the of-
fice. They'll put you in
touch with a weightroom
core group member who'll
give you a quick tour of
the facility, and ask you to
sign an agreement form.
Getting fit is an elevator
ride away.
The DARKROOM is
across from the Steamer.
It has both a black &
,. white and colour print
room. You need your
own chemicals and stuff,
though.
For those who want
to get all sweaty and clear
out their pores, also down
in the basement, is the
SA UN A. It's got a
couple of showers and a
change room. After 10
pm, no bathing suites are
required!
I f you're bored after
selling that 26" colour TV
Mom and Dad gave you,
come on down to the
If you have any spe-
cial talents that any of our
facilities may benefit
from, you are invited to
see Norma about them.
Your input and involve-
ment is what makes this
building what it is. , After
all, these facilities didn't
just grow on their own!
Our members developed
them themselves.
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marriage, aecordipg to
India'S Home Affairs .
MinistrX: 1.786.
Number or years that
demanding a ,dowry
conci;tiono inarriage
,in
India: 28' 'Cost olone
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for the 'year 2086,
based on Canada's
current fertility rates
and assuming no
immigration: J9
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population in' the year
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rubles of a Big Mac at
the new McDonald's
outlet in MO$Cow: 3.8.
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rubles of a condom on
the SoViet blaCk '
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ELAINE COWLING SCHOOL? RYERSON PROGRAM? CHEMICAL ENGINEERING FAVOURITE
Oh, Canada
Imagine People who Look, Act and Talk Like
Americans - Only Cleaner, Nicer, and Slower
By Richard Stengel
A
h, Brooks Brothers.
Outfitter of Ivy Lea-
guers, haberdasher to
clean -cu t generations
of the Northeast es-
tablishment, but-
toned-down couturier
to buttoned-up presi-
dents, creator of that distinctive
American look of sacklike suits
with the pants a little on the
short side. what could be more
dyed-in-the-wool American than
venerable, pin-striped Brooks
Brothers? FACT: Brooks Broth-
ers is owned by Canadians. The
Coronet, the Baronet, the Sut-
ton, the Ziegfeld, the Carnegie
Hall Cinema. The very names are
a Whitmanesque hymn to the
glories of movies and the endur-
ing romance of popular culture.
Steeped in the all- American per-
fume of popcorn and bonbons,
these houses seem to embody a
grand tradition harking back to
the old nickelode-
dedicated, just-the-facts-ma'am
journalists who have always sep-
arated America from those rinky-
dink countries, with their biased,
government-agent journalists in
fat ties with thick knots. FACT:
Jennings, MacNeil and Safer are
all Canadians.
ons and great mo-
vie palaces of the
1930's and 40's.
What could be more
than go-
ing to see, say,
Beverly Hills Cop
1/ at one of these
GOOD, KIND. BLAND CANADA _
OUR FRIENDLY. SUGHTlY DIM-WIlTED
NEIGHBOUR TO THE NORTH.
OUR CUl ruRAL COLONY,
OUR ECONOMIC BRANCH PLANT,
OUR VAST NORTHERN SUBURB ..
grand emporiums of popular art?
FACT: These theatres are all
owned by Canadians. Imperturb-
able Peter Jennings, steady Rob-
ert MacNeil, earnest Morley Saf-
er. The trusted centurions of our
airwaves, the truth tellers of the
small screen on whom we depend
for fair-minded reporting, the
Adapted from The Candians Among Us;
February 1988 edition of Spy Maga-
zine. Copyright 1988 Spy Publishing
Partners & Richard Stengel. Reprinted
with permission.
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
Quiet, unassuming Canada. Good,
kind, bland Canada. Our friendly,
slightly dim-witted neighbour to
the north, our economic branch
plant, our cultural colony, our
vast northern suburb - North
America's attic. So what if Cana-
dians are a bit dull, a little, shall
we say, slow? Our dear country
cousins, content to bathe in our
reflected glory, pleased just to be
near glamorous us, to share a bor-
der with us, to watch The Cosby
Show with us. Pathetically grate-
ful, even for unkindness. Happy
to be almost, kind of, sort of,
Americans.
For decades Canadians perched
themselves outside the brightly
lit window of these United
States, putting their noses up to
the glass and wondering why
everyone inside was having so
much fun. For generations they
not-so-secretly craved to be the
51st state, yearned to be a part of
it, New York, New York. Canadi-
ans suffered from a collective na-
tional inferiority complex. They
seemed unashamedly dull, so
lacking in imagination that two
of their eight professional Amer-
ican style football teams have
the same name (the Ottawa
Rough Riders and the Saskatche-
wan Roughriders). They did not
seem to mind that they were an
economic colony of America,
that America controlled 17 per-
cent of the Canadian economy,
that Canadian culture was just
American culture on Valium - no,
on Miltown, the 1950s sedative.
But not any longer. The sluggish
sleeping giant is rousing. The
Great White North is becom-
ing ... the Great White Menace.
BABYLON
which penis" was used
repeate.Wy to illustrate ,
. tlie'JOC}sening . of
.' netWo;,f f;<!ll sorshlp; .
"Married . 1. ' With
' Children, .. of a
letter-writing campaign
by a Michigan
houseWif'e .'!'ho
comphimed o/,. the lewd
on the
flimily-hour show;
"Nightirig4Jes, .. after
nurses compiaintld 'that'
the show portrayed
members' of their
profession as mental
lightweights who cared
only" about their Jove
,Bve$. ,' , '.
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international TV
aUdienCe: 750 million
in 74coun.tries for
Prince Charles and
Diana!s wedding, in
J 981 '(approximately
one-fIfth of the world's
population) Average .
, time dial turns
for hduseholds
annual incomes Jess
than $}5,000: 6
minutes, 15 seconds;
for fa.rriiJies with
t incomes over $75,000:
i inmutes, 42 seconds
IncreaSe ;i, monitored
of ABC's
"Monday Night
Footbal" when bars and
restaurants were
counted: 2.8' mimon
Estimated increase in
:the
ages and
twentY:four for "Late
Nigh,tWith David
Letterman" Had the
collegt:-campus
audiente been included:
33 percent ". ' '
Highest-rated GeraJdo
show: 1ight between
Roy lnhls and the
suprel '
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EXPRESSION? ISN'T TWO ENOUGH? THREE FAVOURITE ALBUMS? OMD - THE BEST OF OMD; US
Canadians have had enough. For
too long they have played Jim-
my Olsen to our Superman, the
Mertzes to our Ricardos, Augie
Doggie to our Doggie Daddie. We
imported Saul Bellow and gave
them Three's Company. They
marinated themselves in Ameri-
can culture 'but felt excluded from
it. No one ever asked them to
dance. No one noticed them.
That inferiority complex has, as
so often happens, turned itself
inside out and become a haughty
superiority complex. Canada is
no longer content to tag along
with its hipper, funkier older
brother.
Now they are slipping across
the longest undefended border in
the world and buying up U.S.
companies, insinuating them-
selves into show business and
the media. And like the pod peo-
ple in Invasion of the Body
Snatchers, they are virtually im-
possible to identify as they take
control. Just last November,
Judge Douglas Ginsburg very
nearly made it to the Supreme
Court, until his potentially im-
proper investment in a cable TV
company became public - a Cana-
dian cable TV company.
This takeover is not a lightning
coup d'etat. It is maple-syrup-
slow, altogether tedious, the way
Canadians do everything. They
will sap our strength through in-
terminable conversations about
distances between cities, under-
mine our aggressiveness through
relentless courtesy, lull us in to
somnambulism with endless re-
runs of Lome Greene raising one
eloquent salt-and-pepper eye-
brow. Their mission: to teach us
a thing or two about politeness.
They'll show us what nice really
means.
The Canadians are coming.
FACT: Ten years ago Canadian
firms had $4.05 billion invested
nadians here are led by an unlike-
ly trio - Paul, Albert and Ralph
Reichmann, three brothers from
Toronto. Their company, Olym-
pia & York, started buying com-
mercial real estate in New York a
decade ago, and it is now the
largest commercial landlord in
the city. It owns 24 million
square feet of office space in New
York, which is the equivalent of
ten Empire State Buildings and -
more frightening - almost exact-
ly one square foot per Canadian.
Cineplex Odeon, owned by Garth
Drabinsky of Toronto, is now
the second-largest movie theatre
company in North America and
controls 105 screens in the New
York area, including the $7-per-
ticket ones listed above. Drabin-
sky is putting real butter on the
popcorn and real marble in the
lobbies, altering forever the
mucky, dirty, smelly theaters
that New Yorkers consider cultu-
ral landmarks.
Canada's first and most success-
ful foray into America (forget-
ting, of course, the War of 1812,
when British and Canadian
troops put the torch to the presi-
dential residence) penetrated the
CANADA OWNES 24 MILUON SQUARE FEET OF NEW
YORK REAL ESTATE - FRIGHTENINGLY. ALMOST
EXACTLY ONE SQUARE FOOT PER CANADIAN
in America. Today they have
$28.9 billion of direct invest-
ment in America, and by the ear-
ly 1990's Canada will have as
many dollars invested here as the
U. S. has in Canada.
In the closing, stock-market-
crash-befuddled months of 1987,
Canada negotiated a tough trade
agreement with the U.S. - an
agreement that the Canadian
communications minister, for
one, was threatening to flout
even as it was being signed and
sealed. American memories are
short: the War in the Pacific
started as a trade dispute with Ja-
pan.
New York City is ground zero for
the Canadian invasion. The Ca-
notoriously lax barriers of Hol-
lywood. To name just a few who
have pretended they were Ameri-
cans: Mary Pickford (supposedly
America's Sweetheart), Norma
Shearer, Marie Dressler, Clara
Bow, Fay Wray, Walter Pidgeon,
Yvonne DeCarlo (yes, even Lily
MUnster was no American), Anne
Murray, Margot Kidder, Monty
Hall, David Steinberg, Tommy
Chong, Alan Thicke, Dan Ayk-
royd, John Candy, Martin Short,
Howie Mandel, Lome Michae1s.
Moreover, when it comes to TV,
they have an unfair advantage.
Canada, with a population of less
than 26 million, has eight full-
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f you absolutely must
walk alone at night,
the safest place is
Yon g e Street, be-
tween Dundas and
Bloor. Walking on
the brightest side of
the street, you'll fmd
lots to look at: street vendors,
prostitutes, homeless people -
it's quite a scene.
Places to stay away from af-
ter dark, or on quiet days, include
Allen Gardens (just at the corner
of Jarvis and Gerrard, across from
the landmark MHooker Harvey's")
and other places east along Ger-
rard, Carlton and Dundas.
Walking home from the sub-
way or the library is okay too,
just don't take short cuts through
parking lots and stay on the
main streets. Church and Carlton
Streets aren't too bad, but there
are fewer people around there late
at night.
Our Security
Team
There's a lot to keep you
busy in this city: studying, pub
nights, roommates, co-op par-
ties ... the list is endless. It will
take you a while to get to know
the people out there waiting to
be your friends. A lot will de-
pend on you and what you're pre-
pared to make of Toronto and life
at Wycik.
lots of nice people in this build-
ing but there are always a few bad
apples in the bunch. History has
shown us there is one dishonest
type for every 100 members.
These are in addition to the few
who manage to infiltrate front
Carry Your Key With
You Whenever You
Leave The Building
lobby security. A
locked door is your
best protection. Your
room key is also the
front door key. Short-
ly after move-in, se-
curity locks the front
So remember, on those
nights when your neighbour's
stereo has pounded on your brain
too long, or you just want to get
away to be by yourself. it is okay
to go for a walk. You'll get to
know the area quickly and in no
time you'll be assuring people at
home that life in the big city
isn't as scary as it sounds. Per-
sonal security is a matter of com-
mon sense.
Always lock the door, even
if you're just going down the
hall.
Keep your unit door shut (it
locks automatically). We have
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
door in the evenings and on
weekends. This protects us from
unwanted visitors. Security may
be called away from the desk and
unable to let you in. So, carry
your key with you whenever you
leave the building.
It is co-op policy not to al-
low anybody else into member's
rooms. If you wish to allow
someone into your room - you
must leave a letter with security.
Thls applies to all telephone,
cable installations or deliveries.
Three times a year the co-op
has room checks. After advance
warning, members of the staff or
security go through all the
rooms in the building. If you are
home they will ask to be shown
about; if you're out, they'll use a
pass key and enter your room,
have a quick look about, lock-up
and leave. The purpose of this
check is to deal with problems in
a room or unit - usually relating
to maintenance. Twice yearly we
change room and unit locks.
Neill-Wycik's security team is
composed of ' co-op members.
They are trained in flre safety and
first aid. Security are here for
your safety and well-being. They
control the entrance of this
building during the school year
and screen visitors.
Security personnel are not
tyrants. They will try to answer
your questions to the best of
their full-trained ability. They
, also distribute the keys to the
co-op facilities when the office
is closed.
You will find security per-
sonnel at the front desk after of-
flce hours. [n an emergency after
2:00 a.m., call them at 977-
2322.
,Cause (n.o S'.yearing) .
, In 1987. ' 4,'8 million
'Canac1lap; were the .
" victims ofpersonaJ (as
oppi>sedto' ,-household"
, . '
orprc>perty)
StatiStics Canada
sun;eyecl airTzgst 10,,000
agca ,15 or older
and found these' to' be ,Of
the risk. gro'ups:.
MALES: J 7 percent
mOEe likely thty1' wOmen ,
to suffer (but 5 '"
FCen.t less likely.; to':'be
Yicpms '
SINGLES: the crime
14 or more
drinks a week have
11.5 times the risk of
non-drinkers aged 45
to 64. PEOPLE qur
FOR THE EVENING:
those most accustomed
to going out for the
evening have five
times the riSk of those
people most likely to
stay at home.
WESTERNERS: with
the national rate set at '
, 100, the rates for the
regions are: Atlantic,
94; Quebec, 42;
Ontario, 102; the
Prairies, 134; British
C:olumbia, 176
Canadians are 4rinking
leSs alcohol, according
to a recent study by
Health and Welfare
Canada. The poll also
found: more than
three-quarters of those
surveyed said they
never drink alone;
most men surveyed
believed it was more
acceptable for a man
than for II woman to
drink enough alcohol
in a bar to feel the
. effect.s; only 11
percent of women
surveyed approve of
women drinking
enough alcohol in a bar
to feel the effect.s, but
16 percent believe the
same beba vior is
. acceptable from II man;
almost half of those
surveyed disapproved
of people going for
drinks with friends
after work; al>q,ut half
of Canadians have been
insulted or humiliated
by someone who has
been drinking ,
(Canadian Press)
There have
been 14,531
wars
resultingln
How to Close the
Shower Curtain - Damn it
PRACTICAL TIPS FOR LIVING IN HARMONY
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our life will never be
the same. From the
moment you're hand-
ed those precious
unit keys 'til the day
you pass them back,
life as you once
knew it is no longer.
With a minimum of effort, liv-
ing at Neill Wycik can become
a special chapter in your life's
story. New friends, surround-
ings, and lots of extracurricular
activities can all add up to
FUN, FUN, FUN! Or, you can
fight it by never participating
in group activities and by hi-
bernating in your room. The
first option is definitely more
appealing.
What's to come is a recipe
for smooth sailing on a poten-
tially rough sea. Follow these
simple steps and you're guaran-
teed to come out on top. If
you've lived here a while, use
this as a refresher course to put
some fun back into your home
life.
DON'T BE SHY
If you're feel ing overwhelmed
by your new surroundings, the
thought of being away from all
your old friends and the crime
of a big city, try to focus on
the positive things Neill-
Wycik has to offer - unique fa-
cilities, committees to learn
from while sharing your own
expertise, a whole building
with people relatively your
own age, a great location, help-
ful staff, and parties - literally,
never a dull moment.
There's no need to feel
alone while you Ii ve here (just
for a joke, try to count up the
number of new friends you
make iri a school year as a re-
suIt of living in our Neill-
Wycik community). Take the
first opportunity you come
across to join a group of peo-
ple who are doing something
that interests you. If you're so-
cially inclined try the Social
Activity Committee, if you' d
like to be creative, go to the
pottery workshop and learn to
make masterpieces. Remember
though, you can only stretch
your time so far, so be fair to
other people when you agree to
do something.
At Neill- Wycik, there's
something for everyone. But
should you decide none of the
facilities or activities interest
you, stop and think of what
you'd like to see available.
Your social activity fund is
there for you to spend on fun
activities, so don't sit on the
fence, get something going!
By participating, you'll get
to know people's faces and will
eventually walk down the street
and have someone say "hi" to
you. It's a really great feeling,
especially if you're feeling
alone among Toronto's nearly
four million strangers. For the
first couple of weeks the hard-
est part will be remembering
everyone's names.
PITCHING IN
Step II may seem a little
harder, but just requires a firm
decisi on to always pull your
own weight. The quickest way
for you to lose the friendliness
and respect of roomies is to
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slack off on your share of the
chores. You can put off sweep-
ing, cleaning the bathroom,
vacuuming or taking out the
garbage, but God forbid should
you constantly leave your dirty
dishes lying around! (the vete-
ran Wycikers are smiling and
nodding) The solution: do your
own dishes once a day, d ry
them at the same time, and put
them away (all three must be
done si multaneously for effec-
tiveness). You may just be-
come a statistic of the crime
rate in Toronto if your new
family gets mad enough. It's
less effort to pull your weight
than it is to suffer the conse-
quences of cold shoulders,
mean looks, snide remarks and
yelling - to name but a few.
Besides, it's a great way to pro-
crasti nate when you have a
term paper due or there's noth-
ing on T. V.
To continue on with thi s
reminder (it's not a lecture -
while muttering about being
damned if you'll do the work
when no one else will. Y ou'11
just make yourself miserable.
When you do things right
yourself, you'll be happier with
the results and the world around
you. You never know, your
good habits may become an in-
The above was a Betty Crocker
course on meeting people and
surviving on your own.
Now comes involvement.
People volunteer for different
reasons. It could be to learn
something new, to develop a
talent you have recently discov-
ered, to share a love for some-
It's Less Effort to Pull Your Weight
than Suffer the Consequences of
Cold Shoulders.
thing in particular, to
make new friends, or
'iust to pass the time.
Our motto here is sim-
ply to co-operate, and
what a better way to
kill two birds with one
you haven't done anything
wrong-yet!) you should be
aware that since common
rooms are shareable, so is the
work that goes into keeping
them liveable. It only takes
five or ten minutes a week, but
you could waste hours fuming
over your unit mates' lack of
consideration for others. You
don't have your mother here to
tell you to do a chore, but that
doesn't mean that you need to
settle into chore-rebellion mode
either. If you want things a
special way, or at a certain lev-
el of cleanliness which doesn't
match those of your mates,
then DO IT YOURSELF.
Don't sulk and slam cupboards
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
spiration to your unit mates,
however unlikely that sounds.
MEETING WYCI KERS
To continue your new life on a
happy note, first try a smile.
From there it's a nod of the
head as you continually see
someone in the elevator, or in
the laundry room. Try greeting
someone in the elevator as
soon as you get on. Ask them
if they're new, maybe where
they're from or just comment
on the neat t-shirt they're wear-
ing. Breaking the ice right
away is a must. If you're really
brave you could introduce your-
self, but that's the advanced
course for old Wyciker pros.
stone than to cooperate while
sharing your talents? Even if
you don't have a lot of time to
spare, there is always some-
thing you can do to keep this
building a great place to live
in.
The key phrase to all of
this so far is "don't be shy" (re-
iterating step I). If you want to
see the people who follow my
advice, just go down to the
sauna after 10 p.m. You'll see
what I mean. The more people
you meet, the better chance of
fun, and the better chance of
enjoying your living arrange-
ments. There are a few Wycik-
ers that have gone through
these steps and liked it so
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AdV8lJced 'Backstabbing
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Techniques. Pool Cues,
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much they've stayed - literally
for years and years.
SHARING
Anyway, to make this recipe in
harmonic living even easier,
let's add some helpful hints.
First of all, even though your
roomies are terrific people that
you get along great with, keep
your door locked when you're
not home. It's called "keeping
the honest honest" or "better
safe than sony." Perhaps your
unit mates have lots of friends
and are bringing them home for
a visit. Think about the possi-
bilities for misplacing your
valuable goodies . Scary
I thought, but true. And, remem-
ber the rules about guests when
.' that becomes a concern.
For icing on this Betty
Crocker cake, there are lots of
ways to cut costs while uniting
" your new family. These include
sharing such amenities as cable
" hookup and the bill, food sta-
ples (flour, dish soap, sugar
etc.), VCR rental, and rental of
an extra portable refrigerator if
the main one isn't sufficient.
Settle as many of these things
right at the beginning of each
term, when money problems
are not at a climax. You may
want to send two members out
to get four months supply of
shared articles, then split the
bill equally. Toilet paper is a
real drag when it runs out dur-
ing exams.
I caution against having
only one telephone for more
than three people, because of
phone hogs and hassles with
payment for long distance
charges. If you can, get your
own phone or share with only
one other roomy. Keeping the
phone in the hall makes for
easy access by its owners but
is impossible to guard against
visitors getting that long dis-
tance feelil}g at three o'clock in
the morning. Another option
you may want to include on
your phone, right from the on-
set, is Call Waiting. For an
extra $4 a month you can get
this annoyance-saver. For those
not familiar with this feature,
it sounds a beep to the user
alerting him or her that some-
one is trying to call in. Be sure
to tell your family and friends
that you have this option in
case you can't answer the other
line. Tell them to try back a
few minutes later if no one an-
swers, otherwise they will
think no one's home. With this
feature your unit mate can talk
all he or she wants without
you missing your call (other
problems could be discussed
here, but common sense should
prevail).
One really bad idea you
may want to consider is shar-
ing on daily food supplies. It
usually only works with peo-
ple that have similar time
schedules, habits, likes and dis-
likes and consume similar daily
quantities. This is rare with
strangers thrown together for
the first time., Perhaps after
four months of getting to
know others' habits you may
mutually decide to give it a try.
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE
CHANCES? BEST CHILDHOOD MEMORY? GETTING HIT BY A TRUCK THREE FAVOURITE
Let me tell you how it could
work:
FOOD KITTI ES
The food kitty way of life de-
mands a lot of co-operation and
careful management so that no
one feels ripped off. It also
means that those buying to-
gether are usually eating to-
gether at the same time. For
room you have to put it in. In
other words, don't hog the
fridge.
If a total daily food kitty
isn't for you, how about trying
the once-a-week dinner party.
Sunday evenings seem to be
good nights to arrange a famil-
meal. It can be a nice break
from eating alone. Why not
take turns planning the menu
to learn more than
how to boil water
while sampling
meals you would
never have had the
chance to try other-
wise.
So, here's the
recipe for starting
and continuing the
good times rolling.
Don't forget that
everyone is differ-
ent, so this recipe
can be altered in
many ways and still
turn out great!
HARMONY CAKE
1 cup of team spirit,
1 positive attitude,
2 smiles per day,
1 wheelbarrow for
carrying OMl weight,
1/2 package of elbow
grease, 2 ounces of
volunteering, 1 litre of
empathy, ' 3 lbs of participation,
a pinch of effort, 5 TBSPs of
good cheer, a tad of
understanding, and beer to taste.
Mix above ingredients any damn
way you please while stirring
constantly in a wann household.
Be careful to never let it come to
a boil. Add whatever positive in-
gredients you want (ie. helpful-
ness, caring, sharing,
Mix Ingredients Any Damn Way
Yc
Dl St- - G tanti greed, selfishness and
OU .rleaSe, 1I11Dg ons Y ablindeye.Bealertto
TIT. IT . t. . 1 A the mixture changing,
1D a yyarIll nOUSel101U growing, expanding
those who do make it work,
they usually eat better, stay
. healthy and do less dishes. It's
also a lot cheaper and easier on
the freezer. If most of the peo-
ple in the unit happen to be
eating on their own, prudence
should be exercised in the buy-
ing of food in excess of the
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
and preparing Sunday supper?
The rule of thumb could be "the
cook doesn't do the dishes". It's
great not to have to eat out
again, bot to have to cook for
yourself again, and to be able fo
make a mess and not have to
clean it up. You can show off
your culinary expertise, begin
and tasting better or
perhaps becoming
sour, If it should start
to look or taste bad, hold meet-
ing with all those involved to
decide how the recipe needs to be
altered. This may lead to more
team spirit and a better tasting
cake. If all else fails, flush it and
try again.
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The Principles of
Co-op era tion
Neill-Wycik is a community, not just a
place to keep your stuff. As such, we
have a set of guidlines - called principles
we strive to follow. They help us keep
things in focus.
Open and Voluntary
Membership
You must be a full-time student to be
accepted into Neill-Wycik and we try
to achieve a 50-50 male to female
ratio. Apart from those guidelines,
anyone can become , a member,
regardless of social, political, ethnic or
religious affiliations.
Democratic Control
Members elect the Board of Directors
at Neill-Wycik. Any rent increase or
major policy change must be passed
at a general meeting open to all
members. If you have a criticism, or
suggestion, you can express it at a
board meeting, to the staff, or at a
general meeting.
Apolitical
Neill-Wycik doesn't take sides on the
political spectrum. We will not make
donations to one political party
(unlike many private organizations).
Nor will we become involved in
political movements for change not
directly related to housing. We do,
however, respect any member's
activities in these areas.
Mission Statement
of Neill-Wycik
Co-operative College
Our mission is to provide our
members and guests with a
high-quality living
environment at a reasonable
cost in a co-operative
environment.
Core Values
a) a belief in co-operative
principles;
b) a belief in the worth of
each member and respect
for what each member can
contribute;
c) a belief that each member
has certain, definable rights
as members and that these
terms of membership be
understood by all members;
d) a belief that all staff can
expect the co-operative to be
a fair employer and to act
accordingly.
A Co-operative
Educational Environment
Neill-Wycik is not just a student
bedroom. By bringing a group of
people together from around the
world, and supplying them with
private and communal space, we hope
to teach the art of co-operation. By
offering educational facilities and
seminars in Current issues, we hope to
teach them skills and ideas they
wouldn't be exposed to in your
average highrise. By providing
opportunities for volunteering and for
working (starting a computer facility,
working in the hotel, exhibiting art, or
being on the board) we hope to create
an environment where our members
can develop personal skills while
contributing to their residential
community.
Non-Profit
We take in a certain amount of
money from rents and the hotel and
spend it on maintenance, staff
salaries or other expenses. Anything
left goes into our reserves. There is no
person or group of people who benefit
if we have a surplus; we all share in
our financial successes and failures.
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE
WEEK NAME? ERIN McNAMARA-SMITH LIKE ABOUT LIVING AT WYCIK? TORONTO IS THE
T
hese are the rules.
The Board of Direc-
tors is responsible
for the operation of
the co-op. You and
every other member,
through the elected
board, make the
rules and decide on the policies
that affect the practices of the
co-op. So if you feel there is
something wrong or unjust,
use the power of the members
to change it.
DoN'T PLAY
YOUR STEREO
FULL BLAST
Do not tamper with
fire-safety equipment.
Extinguishers, hoses, pull-
stations, and detectors are all
out of bounds, unless you need
them in an emergency.
No violent or intimi-
dating behaviour_
Report any such behaviour to
security. Intimidating behavi-
our includes loud noise; please
don't play your stereo full blast
or too late at night. Consider
others who might be studying,
sleeping, or who may not like
the same music you do.
Do not deliberately
damage co-op property.
Do not sell drugs.
No possession fire-
arms, or other weapons,
is allowed or use of any
object as a weapon.
Do not remove the
screen from your
window.
Throwing things out of the
window is dangerC?us; it is not
allowed.
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
OUf Rules
CODES OF BEllA VIOUR
Absolutely no pets are
allowed in multiple
units.
Exceptions are fish and caged
domestic animals.
Smoking is permitted
only in the lobby, Hanke
Lounge, and television
room.
You may smoke in your unit
only if you are in a "smoking
unit."
Keep your unit clean
and in good repair.
Guests can only stay
with your unit-mates'
permission.
They may only stay 10 days -
not just 10 consecutive day but
any 10 days. You are responsi-
ble for any guest you bring
into the building.
If you want to hold a
party, contact the office
for guidelines and how-to
tips_
Do not be a nuisance.
Look it up.
BABYLON
dreaming With or
without somebody;
Individual decency '':
autumn & winter. (Los
. TImes)
Estimates of .the
principal sources of
supply fo/ iOiqit
on tlui panacimn market
iii 1988: Marijuana:
Jamaica (20' pertent),
Southeast Asia (20),
Domestic (20).
Hashish: India and
Southwest Asia (55,
percent), Lebanon (40),
Columbia (5). liqUid
Hashish: Jamaica (90
Domestic
(l0). , Cocaine:
Columbia (60 percent),
Peru (20), Bolivia (15).
(Drug Enforcement
Directorate, RCMP) A
report in the June 11
issue ot Sports
niustrared: "As part 9f
an charity
effort, John Bowes,
chairman of 1(Ianico,
the PlJICnt comp'any of
'Wham-O, whJch makes
Frisbees, shipped 7,OOf)
of the plastic discs to
Sister Dominique, a nun
working at' an
orphanage in Angola.
Several' weeks later,
received a
thank-you message
from Sister Dominique:
"The dishes you serit {lI'C'
wonderful. We eat fJ.11
our meals off And
the mmt amazing thing
happened. Some, of the
children are throwing
them as a game.
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you. If the world's

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1990 OWNER'S MANlJA L
MAP OF TORONTO
I. NEILLWYCIK ())-OPERATIVE ())LLEGE
4"I!;"i
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2. OTY HAlL II{, NAlHAN PHILIP SQUARE
3. METRO REFERANCE UBRARY
4. ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO
S. CN TOWER &. TORONTO SKY DoME
6. HARBOURFRONT
7. LEAF GARDEN
8. METRO TORONTO ())NVENTION CENTRE
9. RoYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
& McLAUGHLIN PLANETARIUM
1 O. ALLAN GARDENS

19. COLLEGEPARK
20. TORONTO FATON CENTRE
21. ATRIUMON BAY
22. HUDSON BAY CENTRE

27. TORONTO BUS TERMINAL
28. UNION SfATION
(VIA RAIL, Go TRANSIT, TIC)
SUBWAY & SfATION
IIIIiIII! !IIIlIM 0 IIIIIIII_
4fW'l-'.
II. RYERSON INSTmJTE
UNIVFRSITY OF TORONTO
13. GEORGE BROWN COllEGE
14.
15. ST. MICHAEL'S
16. WELLESLEY
17. CENTRAL
18. TORONTO GENERAL
23. MR.GROCER
, 24. Sf. LAWRENcEMARKET
25. LoBLAWS
26. (24
4"'IN.
19. COLLEGEPARK
6. YORK QUAY (HARBOURFRONT)
11. DEVONIAN SQUARE (LAKE DEVO)
2. NATHAN PHILIP SQUARE
4:f"i.III'?".
29. PHARMACY (24 HOURS)
30. BREWER'sRETAIL
19. PoST OFFICE (SUBWAY LEVEL)
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Reverse Centre Fold: Paul Hobin, co-op member and Administrative Assistant, perusing the Co-operative
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1990 Neill-Wycik Co-operative College Inc., 96 Gerrard Street East, Toronto, Ontario M5B 107
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Europeans! 86
Africans, 80, South
AmenCans, ,,60 North
Americans. '300,
(J 83
Catholics, 84
. Protestants, 33
Orthodox), 175
Moslems, 128 Hindus, '
55
AnimiSf$, s210 without
or atheist.
Of these people, 60
would control half the
total income, 500
would be hungry, '600
woqld live in shanty
toMlS, 700 Would be
illiterate. (World
lJevelopment Forum)
Very quick thinking:
from Environment
Canada's list o[
suggestions [or
avoiding ligHtning -
-In open coun';" drop
to your knees, bend
,[OIWaI'd so that yOU!
head is loWer than your
back, put your hands
on your thighs but
don,'t allow your head
to touch the ground."
From a Canadian
Government Travel ,
ad, ,' 'circa 1968:
"Try your [l1Jctured
French where nobody
wiD laugh at you.
French-Canadians
won't laugh at your ,
French [or one simple
reason. They've been
listening ((}.(:ountless
English.sp'eaking ,
struggle ,
with the French
Janguage[or ovet' 300
yem! " . . ' Still timid
about the whole idea?
< The,n forget it, because
plain English will get
you almost anYwhere
f'"
you Want ta go in
Canada . with no
CITY OF NEIGHBOURHOODS, AND NEILL-WYCIK IS A LITTLE COMMUNITY DOWNTOWN DISLIKE
saving water and energy.
Plant fruit and nut trees.
Draw local attention to
hunger issues at home and
in the Third World.
Support genetic diversity
by planting rare and heir-
loom species of fruits and
vegetables.
Support family farming
however possible.
Inform schools, hospi-
tals, airlines and media of
your food concerns.
Donate healthy food to
local food shelters.
Be aware that overpopu-
'j lation stresses the environ-
ment; an average of two
children per family
achieves zero population
growth.
Don't buy endangered
plants, animals or prod-
ucts made from overex-
ploited species (furs, ivo-
ry, reptile skin, or tortoise
shell).
Avoid buying wood
from tropical rain forests
unless you are sure it was
propagated by sustainable
tree farming methods.
Plant and maintain
trees.
Encourage environmen-
tally sound practices at
your workplace.
Buy products from com-
panies that don't pollute or
damage the environment
and don't test products on
animals.
IT'SxYoOR RESPONSIBILri
To 'FEED BLUE
HE LOVES
,Glass BottleS & Jars

Plastic'.sottles& Jugs
New$paper
Plain corrigated
cardboard
Phone Books
PJeaiewash out all
containers; and remove
all lids.
Join, support and volun-
teer your time to organiza-
tions working on causes.
The automobile is one of
the single biggest threats
to the environment. Car-
bon-laced exhaust is a ma-
jor contributor to the glo-
bal greenhouse effect; lead
causes brain damage; car-
bon monoxide is a well-
known health threat.
Live within walking dis-
tance of your job and
shopping areas.
Arrange or JOlna car
pool for commuting.
Use public transporta-
tion whenever possible.
Bike or walk.
Buy the most fuel-
efficient car you can. Aim
for 35 miles per gallon
and don't buy a bigger car
than you need.
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BE HATES
LightBulbs
Plate Glass
I. Mirrors
Paint Cans
Plastic Tubs
Scrap 'Metal
Coat Hangers
', ,Foam I
Coated Cardboard
Pizza Bdxes ,
Cereal Boxes
ShoeBoxes
Properly maintain your
vehicle, getting a tune-up
every 10 thousand miles.
Check tire pressure at
least once a week.
You know those old
phone books you have ly-
ing around your apart-
ment? We can recycle
them! Please put them in
the NEWSPAPER BLUE
BOX in the garbage chute
room. (If you want to
make life easier for the re-
cycling collector, you can
tear the cover off first).
White paper (not glossy
paper) can also be recy-
cled, so when you're fin-
ished reading the Tab or
all the other nifty hand-
outs you find from Neill-
Wycik in your mail box,
or you just want to get rid
of some old notes from
school, bring them up to
Paul in the office. He'll
them off your hands.
NEILLWYCIK COLLEGE
,
ABOUT LIVING AT WYCIK? IF I CAUGHT SOMEONE VANDALIZING THE PROPERTY, I WOULD
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
Our Staff
THE GANG UPSTAIRS
AND DOWNSTAIRS
p
aul Hobin is the Admin-
istrative Assistant. "Read
last year's Owner's Man-
ual. Read this year's
Owner's Manual. I do the
same things this year as I
did last year, only now I
do them somewhat bet-
ter. Half the time I can tell you
where people live from memory. I
know the rent for every room in the
building. 1 know that life came
from a spontaneous quantum fluctu-
ation. And sometimes I can flx the
photo-copier just by looking at it.
So if you have any questions about
the building, Toronto or things in
general, come up to the office or
call up and ask. If 1 don't know
about it, there's probably someone
here I can put you through to, who
does."
Turker Gunney is our accoun-
tant. "I am responsible for compil-
ing the co-op's financial records and
translating them into a meaningful
picture of our fiscal position for the
staff, committees and the members.
Feel free to ask me any questions
you might have about interpreting
the budget or the year-end state-
ments you recieve."
Colleen Durland is our Hous-
ing Co-ordinator. "Hello! When it
come to Wycik housing queries,
I'm your staff representative. The
Housing Co-ordinator is responsi-
ble for: processing applications, en-
suring rooms are rented, maintain-
ing external and internal waiting
lists, handling housing inquirles
from both members and non-
' members, organizing monthly
move-ins, move-outs, and internal
transfers. Each summer, the work-
load increases two-fold because of
September move-ins, our busiest
month. During this time, the Hous-
ing Department expands and hires
our "irreplaceable housing assist-
ant." This year, Dominique Nor-
ville brings her unique blend of tal-
ents into the Wycik housing
scene."
Norma Hunt is our Communi-
ty Development Co-ordinator. "My
job is to leadership in co-op
operations and administration where
SAC (Social Activity Committee)
is concerned. I co-ordinate recrea-
tional, social, educational, cultural
and health related activities with the
help of member volunteers. I am
your liaison between members,
staff and committees. Most impor-
tantly, should you need some
strength to face your fears, to solve
a unit conflict, or to talk about life,
I am here."
Neill-Wycik's new bookkeeper,
Cathy Plowman, wants to compu-
terize the job as much as possible
to make it more efficient. She will
attempt to be as accurate as is hu-
manly possible. Remember to al -
ways put your complete room num-
ber and name on the front of your
cheque or money order. If you have
temporary financial problems, Ca-
thy may be able to help by allow-
ing a late-payment - but don't let it
slide. Come and talk to her.
Ted Hanmer is our General
Manager. As GM, he supervises
the permanent staff (in some cases
directly, in other indirectly)
which tops the list of his job re-
sponsibilities. He attends all Board
of Directors and most Finance
Commi ttee meetings, and reports
to those bodies regarding the ongo-
ing affairs of the co-operative,
BABYLON
totally
French-speaking and
yoli're not yet ready for
this ch"alJetlge, what
bappensthen? . . . It's
more fun than
anything, because
everybody laughs at
everybody." (Saturday
Review) Devised by
marketers and
consultants: Yuppies;
! Buppies (black),'
puppies (gay);
Hpppjes (Hispanic);
. Jpppies
Puppies (pregnant);
Yuppie puppies
(children of yuppies);
Puppies iJeWish; from
"[rum n . : -reJigion" in
Yiddish),' '" Swells
(single women earning
101$ and Ipts);
Grumpies (grim,
ruthless, upwardly
mobile , professionals);
OPAu1older people
with active lifestyles);
DINKs (dual income, no
kids); OINKs (one
income, no kids);
DINS (dual income, no
,Sex);, ,TICKS
' (two-income couples
,with kids); SITCOMs
incbme, two
children, outrageous
mortgage). More
than 80 percent o[
Canadians polled in a
grocery-product " '
manu[spturer's sPIVey
said they would pay
more [orproducfs that

environmental
protectio'tz. In 1989,
41 perC!nt of ,
Canadians rejected a
product or switched
brands for
environmental reasons.
About J3 of
consumers
said they
. '
. ,ff
n <"
States exports uf" to
'27q" million kilograms
"ot pesticicit;S. annually,
iSpercent :of Which
If c()mpiiscs substances
banned or..:.,
s,cvercly restricted at
home. U.s. '
,

requm would-be
cipo[Ccrs qf haZardous
waste to file
notifications ,of intent;
" 62{ were in
1989; the bulk of them'
for,',;hipmeljts :to '.,
Canada. : Bans 011
KNEECAP THEM AND/OR MAKE THEM WEAR THEIR TESTICLES AS EARRINGS RECENT
which includes the hotel. Budget
preparation for the whole co-
operative, as well as providing in-
spiration to the Hotel Manager and
other Co-op staff in his role as Di-
rector of Marketing, are but two of
his significant areas of endeavor. "I
try to encourage the functioning of
Neill-Wycik as a co-operative or-
ganization in fact, as well as in
name. That is, 1 attempt to encour-
age everyone Who will be affected
by an issue to provide input into
that issue. 1 encourage Neill-
Wycik's various human
partments of: Group Sales, Front
Office, Cafeteria, and Housekeep-
ing. This means that two of the
most important functions will be
hiring the best people and making
sure they are trained properly. It is
also an important responsibility of
this position to work with the Co-
op General Manager as the Assist-
ant Director of Hotel Marketing.
The Hotel General Manager also an-
swer to the GM for most other mat-
ters. Welcome to Wycik, Jorge!
Wendy Fletcher says, "Con-
groupings to function in
a truly participatory way
so all of us can not just
live or work here, but
also grow as individuals
while we're here. As you
know, growing is some-
"I Know that Life came
from a Spontaneous
Quantum Fluctuation"
times painful!"
Chelsea Baird is our new Hotel
Group Sales Manager. "As my title
suggests, 1 manange the Group
Sales Department for Neill-Wycik's
summer hotel. That means 1 am re-
sponsbile for all aspects of group
bookings. First, contacting group
leaders and making accomodation
and meal arrangements for each
group, followed by negotiating
rates. Of course, it is also my re-
sponsibility to make sure the other
departments in the hotel know the
needs of the group, and then follow-
ing up on the group throughout
their stay. During the Fall and Win-
ter, 1 take both group and individual
inquiries until once again the front
desk staff is in full operation. 1 am
also heavily involved in staff train-
ing and numerous promotional ac-
tivities designed to improve the
sales during the summer hotel sea-
son."
Our new Hotel General Manag-
er is Jorge Pignalosa. His year-
round responsibility is to keep the
ten floors of the summer hotel oc-
cupied from May until late August,
in an atmosphere of co-operation.
Specifically, it will be his responsi-
bility to manage the four hotel de-
trary to popular belief, 1 do work in
a full time position. 1 am the Ac-
counts' Payable and Payroll Clerk.
My duties consist of preparing
cheques to pay the bills as they
come in, as well as paying the em-
ployees of the building.
Cathie Stanish is the Member-
ship Administration Coordinator. "1
work in the 22nd floor office keep-
ing busy with committee adminis-
tration and security. The biggest
part of my job is supervising the
security team and following up on
security issues that arise !n Wycik.
Because I've been hanging around
this establishment since '79, I'm
also a great source of information
on just about anything. You, who
are just moving in, are now respon-
sible adults and should be aware of
the boundaries we operate in; our
rules and regulations are based on
common sense. I don't think they
are restricting, but they do help our
community thrive by ensuring that
no member infringes on another
right to a comfortable
home. Please drop up to see me
about anything - my office door is
always open to you."
Susan Busatto was not availa-
ble for questioning as she was too
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE

INVOLVEMENT IN THE WYCIK COMMUNITY? CLOTHING DRIVE RESIDENT OF THE WEEK
The Gang : Mark, Larry, John and Bruce.
busy drying her tears of sor-
row. However, her assistant
wishes to answer that Sue is
sadly leaving Neill-Wycik to
persue a career in marriage and
life-long happiness. If anyone
hears of an employment oppor-
tunity in the Guelph area they
are asked to contact Susan im-
mediately. Susan also wishes
to bid a fond farewell to her fel-
low Wycikers and she hopes to
one day see them all again.
John Dickson is the Main-
tenance Manager. "Come and
see me and the rest of, the
'maintenance staff about every-
day requests such as broken fIx-
tures in your rooms or clogged
sinks in your kitchens. Some
of the other services we provide
include painting your units or
installing kitchen counters.
Feel free to drop down to the
basement where we are located.
See you around."
Bruce Agar: "I've worked
at Wycik for too long; put it
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
this way: most of you were in
grade school when 1 started. I
take care of technical mainte-
nance. That means fixing
greasy, little-fiddly-complex
things. My objective is to keep
1 Fix
Greasy-Little-
FiddJy-Complex
Things
all of you warm, safe, and dry.
Feel free to come and see me
and I'll answer any technical
questions you may have."
Pat Heffron is more than
an employee. "Red" is our
caretaker who is also a living
Neill-Wycik As the
only one around whose been
here since day one - back in
1970 - Red commands a respect
that is complemented by a
great sense of humour. He's
seen it all, and will likely be
here in the year 2000 when the
rest of us are replaced by a
computer chip. Mark Skinner
and Larry
Wall are two
members of
the mainte-
nance crew
who are shy,
retiring types
- just too
bashful to be
persuaded to
do their own
writing.
They have,
however,
been spotted
responding
is consider..e,d
to, ha've risen O. S
1r. ''#
degrees Celsius over, the
Past 100 years. , The"
to the lonely
cry of a
member in
neeci,and
once located,
can easily be
as friendly as
Bruce or
John.
J./
Pat "Red" Heffron has seen it all./'
I
burning of the rain
{oresJs is one factor
fha/may be
contributing to the
greenhouse effect by
the of
carboni ,dioxide"ht the
atmosphere to rise.
, Additional sources of
gas, according to
researchers, include:
Industry it produces
3;3 tom of carbon
clioxide for every
person annually;
People - each year, a
human bieathes out
O. 75 tons of the gas.
, . The British researFhers
consider their estimate
of to be
conservative
forecast that, by the
end of the century, '
carbon dioxide from
will increase
2.5 times (Journal of
the Royal Society of.
Mepicine) Amount of
'trash left behind1n ,
New York City's
Central Park by people
attending Earth Day
festivities last April:
102 tonnes MIen
the University of
Iceland asked more
than 900 of that
country's citizens if
they believed in
huldufolk (-hidden
People" or elves) and
55 percent said
their t:xistence is
pOssible, probable or
Only 10
percent thought their
NAME? CHRIS CLIFFORD SCHOOL? RYERSON PROGRAM? 3RD YEAR AEROSPACE
T
he difference between
NW and a residence
is you. You help de-
cide about every-
thing, including who
sits on the Board of
Direcors. The board
is comprised of
twelve memberS who are elected
by the membership at the An-
nual General Meeting. Each
serves a two-year term. Six po-
sitions are filled each year, so
there are always six experienced
members on the board allowing
for continuity of administra-
tion.
The twelve elected mem-
bers represent you, and your
best interests, during their term.
If you have a beef, want new
activities, or just want to know
about anything and everything
that has to do with Wycik, they
are the people to ask.
Anyone who is a member
can run for the board - especial-
ly you. All you need to do is
declare yourself in the running
The Board of
Directors
By Bemard Bourret & Geoff Boisseau
and have a nomination form
signed by ten fellow co-opers.
Don't feel that if you're new
you shouldn't run. A position
on the board is not a reward for
the most socially popular per-
son - or the most involved co-
oper. The Board of Directors,
having the decisional power,
oversees every aspect of the co-
op. It only has to answer to
its members because Wycik is
completely independent from
any school or institution. Its
guidelines are the by-laws,
which members can change at
the annual meeting, and the
government's co-op act, which
it has less say about.
NEILL-WYCIK CbLLEGE
Movers & Shakers
OUR COMMITfEES
A
s a co-op that be-
lieves in a decision-
rna king process,
which encourages the
involvement of eve-
ryone directly affected
by the decision, sev-
eral committees exist.
Usually, anyone interested can
get involved.
Bill Jackson is Chairperson
of the Social Activity Commit-
tee, or SAC for short. "This
committee is responsible for all
social events and the 22 facili-
ties found in Neill-Wycik. These
include steamer parties and facili-
ties such as film editing, pottery
room, etc. I want to stress to all
members that the SAC is always
open' to new ideas and sugges-
tions. If you have an idea for a
good time, or want funding for an
educational experience, come
talk to me or any other member
of the committee. We truly en-
courage your participation at any
time throughout the year. The
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
SAC meets every second Wednes-
day evening, the opposite
Wednesday to the Board of Direc-
tor's meeting. See you all
there!"
The Finance Committee,
known affectionately as the
"FinCom," is the operational
arm of the Board of Directors. It
is the standing committee re-
sponsible for the operations of
the Co-op. This includes finan-
cial review, reporting, spending,
and operational approval; also,
the monitoring of the hotel ad-
ministration, and the appointing
of representatives to various
committees. The signing offi-
cers are members of this commit-
tee as well. Aside from the Cor-
porate Treasurer, who is the only
Board Member, the FinCom is
composed of members-at-Iarge.
The FinCom is always looking
for dedicated co-opers to help
plan where the mo'ney will be
spent. So come on out and get
your hands on the corporate
ENGINEERING WHAT DO
purse strings. Make a difference
where you live and how your
money is spent.
The Personnel Committee
is comprised of someone from
the board, a member of the man-
agement committee, and a "mem-
ber-at-Iarge." If a staff member
has a beef, he or she can appeal
to this committe for action. It is
also responsible for the policies
and procedures of working at
Neill-Wycik.
Rental arrears, the repeated
non- or late-payment of rent, has
been a long-standing problem at
Wycik. In 1980, the Rental Ar-
rears Committeewas created to
combat this problem. It first de-
veloped an arrears policy and
now works to review and revise
the policy and consider individu-
al cases.
Presently, we have a By-law
Review Committee that is revis-
ing our by-laws, and an Alcohol
Policy Review Committee
which is examining safe and rea-
sonable ways to monitor the use
of alcohol at co-op functions.
The Orientation Committee
offers a variety of events for the
entire month of September.
With all the activities being free,
it cecomes an inexpensive way
of meeting your new building
mates. The entertainment in-
cludes a Coffee House with live
entertainment, a Roof Top BBQ,
Baseball Tournament, Murder
Mystery Night, and the tradition-
al Welcome to Wycik Bash - the
list goes on and on. Even our
Social Activity Committee
(SAC) will be sponsoring a Casi-
no Night. The activity you
should not miss is the Open
House Facility Night on Tuesday,
September II. This evening will
open many doors for you. It will
be the night that you will be able
to obtain access to any of our 22
facilities through our core group
leaders . Reps from Orientation,
SAC, RAC, the Board and all
staff members will be present to
fill you in on whatever you need
to kno'w about living in and
around Wycik. We are all look-
ing forward to meeting with you.
BABYLON
Stret Journal) , , Toho
maker of 17
-GodZiHa . movies, is
careful about the
property on w.hich the
big fellow rampages.
Some 01 guidelines:
Tokyo's imperial palace
dermitely off-lirpits;
Kyoto no destruction
of this city is permitted,
because the buiJdings
are designated nationaI
treasures; Mount Fuji -
Godzilla is only allowed
on the lower slopes;
Corporate facil!ties, -
yes; if permission is
obtained in advance.
Authorities at K'arisai
International Airport in
Osaka are the latest to
have refused; The
Tokyo Tower. this 'huge
broadcasting antenna is
the most toppled target
of the big lizzard. It
al.'0 happens tb be ugly
and located near the
U.S. embassy; Railway
trams and lines open
season (I'he MiJJmi ;,0
Herald) The Manitoba
golfer who WB1 kiUed
this year when his
, driver. hi.t a metal pole
and a jagged piece broke
'off and penetrated'his'
chest was thd "exception
- the biggest risk factpr
for a golfer. according
to the Canadian
Health Association.. is
whether or not the
frtdividual smokes. But
here are the death rates
per JOO,-oOO
participants in deadlier
'spOrts: mountain
climbing - 599; hang
gliding. J J 4;
parachuting - 14;
snowmobiling . ' 13;
mountain hiking '6.4;
scuba
diving

2.9' (U.S. National
Safety Council, 1987)
.:
telephones iii
MacArthur Park i4 Los
Angeles are tc be
replaced with
rotary-dial handsets
under a dty ,council
plan aimed at rzghting
drug deals.. The
older-style rotary
phon';s cannot activate
most pagers by
the dealers ([he
f-ssociated Press)
Surveys of Canadians,
over 15 years old, find:
97 percentiJse
caffeine; ,86 percent
drink alcohol;' 26
percent smoke
tcbacco; 9 to,12
percent use, marijuana;
7 to J 0 percent use
tranquiJlizers; \ 8 to 9
percent take sleeping
pills; 2 to 3 percent
use stimulants such as
amphetamines; ' 1 to 3
percenf use cocaine;
0.7 percent smoke
crack i The hallmarks
of substance
dependency: a ch4nge
in behavil1r -
secretiveness,
moodiness, '.
unexplained absences;
an evasive, hostile or
distant manner;
apathy; new
companions; declinillg
or erratic performance
at work or school;
memory' loss; change'
in, appetite; less - or:
more - slet?p
(University of Torontc
Faculty of Medicine
newsJatter) Crayola
is revising, its of
crayon' colours to
match "the'Jile style of
kids today.- Dropped:
raw amber, lemon
yellow, biue
gray, violet
blue, greer}. ,
blue, orlUlge
YOU LOVE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF? BESIDES MY SHOES? MY LACK OF GOOD TASTE IN
Two Pieces of I. D., Please
OUR SUMMER HOTEL
E
very summer we
open ,our home to
the world. Neill-
Wycik College Ho-
tel attracts tourists
from around the
globe by offering af-
fordable accomoda-
tions in the heart of downtown
Toronto.
From early May to late
August, people from Canada,
the United States, and 60 other
countries - including Japan,
Bulgaria, Germany and Austra-
lia - flock to Neill-Wycik.
Ten floors of the residence
(approximately 190 rooms),
the kafe and the lobby are
transformed into a hotel which
houses thousands of weary,
budget-conscious travellers.
The hotel's staff sweats over
230 beds, 60 toilets and 80
sinks each and every day. Front
desk staff checks-in, councils
and offers warm smiles to
thousands of guests, come hell
or 1,000 groups of screaming
teenagers. The cafeteria's staff
cracks open more than 32,000
eggs, butters more than
100,000 pieces of toast, and
pours countless cups of coffee.
The hotel is "good busi-
ness" for the co-op and pro-
vides many benefits for the
members. This business 'con-
tributes over $200,000 on aver-
age to the Co-op's budget, an-
future staff. Over the years a
noticeable number of board ex-
ecutive and committee mem-
bers once worked in our hotel.
Ted says Neill-Wycik would be
a socially poorer place had it
never been a summer hotel.
Now for the most crucial
reason for having a summer
hotel. It blocks off from May 1
until August 31 ten floors of
multiple units. This "blocking
off' allows us to do multi-unit
upgrades without disrupting
members, and it guarantees 210
student spaces every September
1st. Without the hotel, the Co-
op might gradually drift away
from its original mandate to be
a student co-op.
The question of how rele-
vant the Hotel is to Neill-
/Wycik has fuelled many heated
debates among staff and co-op
members. This past year there
were three incidents of contro-
versy between hotel manage-
ment and some members of
THE HOTEL STAFF SWEATS OVER 230
BEDS, 60 TOILETS, 80 SINKS ,CRACKS
OPEN MORE THAN 32,000 EGGS, AND
BUTIERS MORE THAN 100,000 PIECES OF
TOAST, EACH AND EVERY DAY.
nually, and shows signs of
contributing even more in the
years ahead.
While these financial con-
tributions are of substantial
value, Ted Hanmer, our Gener-
al Manager, feels by far the
greatest contribution the hotel
makes to the co-op is in it's
opportunity to provide employ-
ment, and thus help in personal
development of members and
Neill-Wycik. There was a pro-
posal made by some Wycik
members to do away with the
hotel, however the majority of
the members voted to continue
its operation.
Debate on the hotel is
postponed for five years. Hope-
fully this period will be spent
investigating the assets and lia-
bilities of the hotel in regards
to co-operative living. '
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE
ROOMMATES FAVOURITE EXPRESSION? DON'T BE DOIN' THAT! WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO
THE HISTORY OF NEILL-WYCIK
April 1969
By Joe Serge
N
eill-Wycik began as
young woman's
dream. This dream
began to take shape
in April 1969, dur-
ing the Neill-Wycik
College sod-turning
party on Mutual and Gerrard
Streets. Present at the ceremo-
nies were Aurilee "Mama" and
"Papa" Wycik, former Toronto
mayor and federal member of
parliament David Crombie,
then Ryerson student services
director, and Kathy Whalen--the
Ryerson student with a dream.
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
If you're a student you
know that affordable housing is
a big problem. Students had
been trying for years to get
some form of the residence, but
never had any luck bargaining
with Howard Kerr, Ryerson's
principal from 1948-66. When
he left, Ryerson students decid-
ed to force the issue with the
new president, Fred Jorgenson.
One of those students was Ka-
thy Whalen.
In 1966, Kathy enrolled in
the Early Childhood Education
program and became involved
in student politics. She was
hired by the students' union to
operate the newly-created Hous-
ing Registry--which still exists
today. Immediately she saw the
need for an on-campus resi-
dence. She liked the idea of a
co-op as opposed to a normal
school residence because it of-
NOT ONE TO GIVE
UP EASILY,
STAN USED THE
PHONE BOOK AND
CALLED UP
ALL THE NEILLS IN
TORONTO.
fered students control over their
environment as well as low-
cost housing.
After persistent lobbying
on Kathy's part, it was finally
realized, in September 1967;
that Ryerson was going to
have a high-rise co-op. In De-
cember, the Canadian Union of
Students sent Stan Adelman, as
field worker, to Ryerson to
help the group find money and
a plan for the long project
ahead. Initial meetings ran late,
and Mama Wycik, who ran a
small cafeteria in Kerr Hall,
used to make up a tray of free
sand wiches and coffee for the
members of the committee.
The group decided to pay trib-
ute to Mama and Papa Wycik
by naming the co-op after
them.
However, Wycik College
sounded a lot like Wycliffe
College, a divinity school at
the University of Toronto. To
, solve the problem, Kathy sug-
gested adding on A.S. Neill's
name. Neill was the principal
of Summerhill, one of the
most successful English free
schools. But to add his name
required his permission. Their
letters to him met no reply.
With time running short, the
BABYLON
red, orange yellow and
maize: Added: ' '
dandtUiblI, wild
strawberry" viVid
tangedize, fuchsia, teal
blue, royal purple,
ceroJean and jungle
green. (New Yofk
Times) No need tc
play backward. Spin
magazlIJ.e,yin its Augllst
survey o.f'35 of , ',.
rocic and'roll, includes a

collection -of 35 songs
by punk-rOck groups.
Among. the 23
printab/.e tides are: .
Let's Have a War, Kill
the Hippies, Don't Hide
. Haw, We'd a
Riot Doing. Heroin,
SWBStikll Girl, Baby
You're So, Repulsive
and No Rope for the
Wretched. , Group
indude:
Viletones, . . Filth, _
Dead";;ts,. The Lewd,
Kennedys, Halo of
Flies, With
Gulls, , Moors '
Murderers, Ambient
Noise, and Jack Tragic
Unfortunates
Toronto's Club Scene,
, by NWresiden! David
Jsines: , ALBERTS
. HALL (481 Bloor 'WesQ
Considered by those in
the know to be one of
the very bes( blues
clubs, not only in the
dty but on the. ,
continent, sirrce 1972.
pepple take their
blues seriously,
maintaiJ)ing a
religeously-rambunctio
us mood.as would bent
your baSic
Baptist-revival
meeting:; "It's, a small
'room (capacity' 2:S0)
aoove ,the
BrunsWic
SEE CHANGED OR IMPROVED AT WYCIK? MY ROOMMATE'S MUSICAL TASTE (I DON'T "GOTTA HAVE FAITH!") AND ON


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house, but ,it attra.cts
the 00;1:. ' .Etta. James,
Albert CbJJifJs, Roy
Buchanan, ' Ellen
McUwane, and Jeff
Healy.
APOCALYPSE CLUB
(750 College Street)
This club is fairly
spacioqs,,sinci!' it used
to hi: ,; disco; ' nOw
Elliot' Le40's got it
and that means good
bye .. disco balls and
hello alternative acls
with big hair and
bigger amps. Punk,
Metal, ' 17zrtuh"
Core, and
Industrial ruie here
but what did you
expect with a ,name
like Apocalypse?
Note that this club is
a little out 01 the
way, in
neighbOrhOOd, :in
fact;' ! What
they thinJc: ..
BAMBOO CLUB
(312 Queen .WesQ
One of the f..ords of
Queen' Street, this
. pl'!ceicinpentrates
. on Atncap iiiid ,
lf2rJic:, It
looks like '
'all year
FOund with
gaudily: '11'.'
pamtet( . .fI .
walls (iLl- ;
, ..
group was desperate: Stan
found a student at Ryerson
whose last name was Neill, but
she refused to let anyone use
her name. Not one to give up,
Stan then used the phone book
and called up all the Neills in
Toronto! Most of them hung
up; the rest politely refused.
Finally, a friend of Stan's per-
suaded an English cousin to go
to Summerhill and hav.e Neill
sign the required documents.
He did.
The first thing the co-oj>
needed was a building from
which they could operate to
gain some experience and raise
capital. Ryerson offered it's
property at 325 Church Street,
a building slated for demoli-
tion, to be used as a residence.
From this point, the group dis-
cussed such trivial matters as
whether to go with bathtubs or
showers, and the colour of the
carpets.
The group received a per-
fect present on Christmas Eve,
1968, when Neill-Wycik's $5.4
million mortgage was finally
approved by the Central Mort-
gage and Housing Corporation.
But then, problems set in. The
mortgage price rose by
$100,000 because the contrac-
tor discovered the foundation
wasn't hard enough. Another
problem was one we are quite
familiar with -- strikes
by concrete and elevator
workers stopped con-
struction for three weeks.
But by the summer of
1970, when some of us
were learing to walk,
Neill-Wycik slowly, but
surely, began to take
shape. Many decisions
were made arbitrarily dur-
ing construction. For in-
stance, the C and D units
were originally going to
be divided into four, four-
person units, but space
cost, and time ruled that out.
While all this was going on,
Kathy was working hard trying
to get residents.
"We worried the brochures
and applications hadn't been
sent out in time, and that not
enough people know
about us," Kathy wrote in The
Biggest House on The Block,
Neill-Wycik's official history
For a long time, the city
kept bugging us that the tiny
parking spot we had in the
back of the building was not
large enough to satisfy our le-
gal obligations. Apparently,
there is a law which says apart-
ment buildings must have a
certain amount of parking
space. We didn't.
So, every year the city
would hand us variances (warn-
ings, as in we'll let it go for
now, but don't do it again). Ex-
cept we continued doing it, and
one day the city said, "We're
not gonna' take it any more."
So, Neill-Wycik was
forced into the idea of building
a parking garage. But that was
too expensive-and would have
meant outrageous parking rates
andlor higher rents.
However, Mike Labbe,
from the Non-Profit Consult-
ing Agency, had an idea. He
said we could build a two-story
THE GROUP RECEIVED A PERFECT PRESENT
ON CHRISTMAS EVE, 1968, WHEN WYCIK'S
$5.4 MILLION MORTGAGE WAS FINALLY
APPROVED BY THE HOUSING CORPORATION.
book. The twelve person units
were the first to fill (back then,
the E and F units were com-
bined), probably because these
rooms offered a meal plan,
while the two-person units
were the last to go.
Since then, however, the
trend has been reversed--forcing
the cafeteria to close and the
conversion of the twelve-
person units into what they are
now. By August 15, 1970, all
720 spots were filled.
It may seem odd, but if it
wasn't for the City of Toronto
bickering about Neill-Wycik
parking facilities, or lack there-
of, there wouldn't be a Martin's
Wing and our community
would be less 256 members.
garage and nine more stories
atop for students. Thus, the ad-
ditional revenue from the Mar-
tins Wing would subsidize the
garage--or something like that.
In time, the two-story gar-
age was cut back to one story
and nine floors cut to eight.
Work began in December
1986, and after delays and
mounting costs, the Martens
Wing was open for business in
January 1988.
In addition to more space
for students, the Martins Wing
provided us with a weight
room (our previous one was
small), another laundry room, a
meeting room with a kitchen,
and two sun decks.
Now if we only had more
parking space.
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE
SERVICE ELEVATORS (I WANT A KEY TOO) PET PEEVE? PUKEY PINK FUZZY TOILET SEAT
I
moved into Neill-
Wycik in September
1970. At the time, I
had no idea it would
last for twenty
years. I wasn't ac-
customed to think-
ing in twenty-year
blocks of time. Jeez, that's as
long as I'd been alive!
Guess what. Twenty years
did pass by, Neill-Wycik is
still here, and a bunch of peo-
NEILL-WYCIK
BELONGS TO THE
PEOPLE WHO I1VE
IN IT
pIe from the first two decades
are holding a reunion.
In some ways it will be a
standard evening: a nice dinner,
a party, a picnic, a chance to
see old pals and reminisce. Af-
ter all, most of us are baby
boomers - always getting nos-
talgic about something or oth-
er.
But in other ways this is a
different kind or reunion, be-
. cause Neill-Wycik itself is dif-
ferent.
One difference is that
Neill-Wycik belongs to the
people who live in it. Literal-
ly. That means, for a few
years, it was mine - or ours.
We made the decisions, paid
the bills (?), fought the battles
with outsiders and with each
other, and made this building
into a community and a home.
Now it's yours. Decisions,
bills, battles and all. And, in a
couple of years, it will belong
to newcomers. And that's the
other difference: the people
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
WYCIK'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY
Happy Birthday!
By David Butler
who won Neill-Wycik are al-
ways preparing to hand it over
to somebody else.
We didn't think about that
in 1970, or in 1972, or 1974.
After 1975, we started to get
the picture. We started to figure
out that other people would
have to live with the rules we
made; or pay for some of our
mistakes; or enjoy the benefits
of our crafty decisions, when
they fmally paid off.
So, the reunion is more
than a chance to see some old
friends. It's an opportunity to
check in with Neill-Wycik it-
self, and the people who live
here now.
There are a lot of things I
want to ask you about. Is it
still difficult to select new
members? What kind of inter-
views and applications do you
use? Once people move in,
how do you encourage them to
build communities, by unit, by
floor? How do you settle
fights? Does the garbage chute
still get plugged? Do you still
unplug it with a hockey stick?
There are a lot of things
BABYLON
si{Je,and out); a jungle of
plants ip fron!. street
vendorS/" hotd!?& sellers
outside7"'c'ihnic' foods
inside, with' lots of
reaggae;, 's.ka, calypso,
soca and salss played
real loud: -There's also a
rool-top"patio With II
nice view of the
'dumPSkrTll the rear, and .
. the drunks out in
thepar&g Jot to' the
side. a line-up
t6 getm.
BIG BOP (651 Quecn
West) Strictly a dJmce
club, butone of the
Jeast snooty ones. The
;taI[ ht;re don't treat you
, like 'always
crowded:' It's big, tOO,
with three--rount 'em,
threc--floors. The fust
floor is for '60s and '70s
stuff; the second floor is
for '80s danc"e music;
the thitrI, is .a quiet area
fpr 'vepartied
justa bit tOO hard and
need to.relaX. Again,
expect a line-up.
BOOM BOOM ROOM
(650 1/2 Queen West)
This isa J?ice, quiet,'
intimate place ,that
music of
Zamfu, Master of -The
Pan Flute. Actually, it's
a big dtfpce club with all
I' the ambience of an
empty air craft hanger.
EverytJiing ,is painted
battleship with
tJie' oQly decoration
being the'ughfs and )
disco balls.
Wednesdays' belong to
the gJamtrowci ,(ie:
GullS alld Roses; Skid
RoW; Poison, ect).On
Thursdayi it'Sa gay bar.
It's the
street Big &p,
so if yo,a '
can't get in
one club jou can
always -go _ to the other.
C,'EST WH* TJ ,. (67
' FrontStreetEist} A
friendly, low' key,
'weekend bar open late
(till 6 a.m.) featuring
folk, pop, jazz,
country and . . .
boardgal1les for you
Monopoly ljr,tts. Nice
'and unprerenq6ps.
, Cooliumi'e, too.
CAMERON''' (408
Queen Street Not
reaDy as hip as !t used
to be; but it still pulls
in good, 'locaJ acts.
The Kiant white ants
scaling, the
outside-front -Wli1l are a
nice touch. This is a
small club (capacity
65) painted with the
slogan, This is
Paradise. ' , Ii's one of'
of the -'
Queen Street sct?ne, and
still strong,
despite the growing
populanty of discos.
CLUBNOIR (508
Queen' StTeefWesQ The
key word here is gothic -
for thfs
alternative-dance club.
Ditri Ugh'ting, ' smoke,
big hair and anything
black is the orc!er of the
!iay. Recently]' they've
begun /laVing1ive acts
on wi(h
such goth lUmiparies as
/tlatioDal ' VeNet:
. Breeding qt'ol,md,
' Stunn and April
Storm.
COPA (21 SCollard
Street) I hate this
place; with all.its neon
and. lights,
it's inside B
giant
J;le(;/'iri 'Y,'orkviJJe, it '
alSo attraCts far' too
COVERS THREE FAVORITE ALBUMS? BRIAN ENO - MUSIC FOR FILMS; PINK FLOYD - WISH YOU
you could learn from the first
generation. For example, why
the people who built Neill-
Wycik went out of their way to
keep the ratio of men to wom-
en at fifty-fifty, when the ratio
on the Ryerson campus was
about seventy-thirty. And why,
after going to all that trouble,
did they call the units "six-
MAN" and "two-MAN." How
we tried to fill the rooms dur-
ing the first few summers, be-
fore the hotel. Or why we took
the condom machines out of
the washrooms. How we se-
lected new members. How we
hired new staff. How we calcu-
lated rent increases. What hap-
pened to members of the board
who said "read my lips - no
rent increases."
Some of us got more of an
education at Neill-Wycik than
we did in classes. There are
people managing properties and
developing co-ops for a living,
because of what they learned
from running Neill-Wycik.
Nann Gardner, past president of Neill- Wycik.
You can find out about the
people whose names are on
ber 12 and 13, Registration,
Neill-Wycik Lobby. Make
your memories last by purchas-
WHY DID THE PEOPLE WHO BUILT WYCIK
GO OUT OF THEIR WAY TO KEEP A RATIO OF
MEN TO WOMEN AT 50 - 50, WHEN THE RATIO
ON THE RYERSON CAMPUS WAS 70 - 30 ?
AND WHY DID WE TAKE THE CONDOM
MACHINES OUT OF THE WASHROOMS?
some of the public rooms -
Hanke, Kling, Paulin, Mitch-
ell. In fact, some of those peo-
ple will be there.
Circle the dates - October
12, 13, 14, 1990. Many of the
activities begin or end some-
where in the building, so we'll
be around for most of the
weekend. Look us up. Share
some information. You might
have to wait until 2010 for an-
other opportunity.
Schedule of Events: Octo-
ing your Wycik ID cards and t-
shirts early.
October 12, Steamer Wel-
come Party, 8 pm to 1 am.
Help us generate some steam
in the Steamer again. You are
invited to a Welcome Back Par-
ty hosted by the current resi-
dents and Board of Wycik.
October 12, 13, 14, Wycik
Tours. Yes, you can go home
again! Take a guided tour by a
current resident and see the new
ten-story addition, "Hall of
Fame" photos and memorabilia
displays.
Saturday, October 13, 6
pm to I am: Wycik Reunion
Dinner,' JorgensonHall. Enjoy
meeting your old friends over a
drink before the Buffet and meet
some new friends on the dance
floor, after. It will be up to
you to get some musical satis-
faction by requesting all your
favourite tunes from our disk
jockey for the night. Don't
worry, just be happy, because
you'll remember that old ac-
quaintance's name before he
reaches your table! So let the
- good times roll, 'cause to-
night's the night - it's ging to
be better than just alright. We
don't want to be talkin' out of
tum, but don't take the long
way home or you'll be singing
"Here Come the Sun" and
won't be up in time for the
Survivors' Brunch, Sunday Oc-
tober 14, 10 am to Noon.
NEILL-WVCIK COLLEGE
WERE HERE; YES - YES SONGS RESIDENT OF THE WEEK NAME? ANDY HOWARTH
Are We
There Yet?
By Cathy Paterson & Peter Austin
T
he Transit system in
Metropolitan Toron-
to is run by the To-
ronto Transit Com-
mission, better
known as the TIC.
Trains, streetcars and
buses make it possi-
ble to travel from Etobicoke to
Scarborough, or from the Lake-
shore to North York. A transfer
may be obtained when you pay
your fare. The one-way fare is
$1.20. Tickets and tokens can be
purchased, in bulk, at a discount.
A Metropass, currently selling
for $53 per month, allows un-
limited travel.
The Ride Guide is a TIC
publication. It is available, free
of charge, at any subway station.
The guide contains useful infor-
mation about the transit system,
as well as maps indicating tran-
sit routes, stops, and var,i ous
points of interest in Toronto.
Dundas Streetcar Eastbound
Neill- Wycik.
The number to call if you
have any questions about the
TIC is 393-INFO. This service is
available
11:30pm.
from 7: OOam to
Go, Markham, and
Vaughan Transit Systems are all
accessible from the TIC when
you need to travel in the ar-
_I eas surrounding Toronto. If
TORONTO IS you're going out of twon,
the bus terminal is at Bay
WELL ENDOWED and Edward Streets. VIA
Rail and Go trains depart
from Union Station on
Depending on the station most
trains run between 5:45 am and
2:00 am, Monday to Saturday.
Trains begin on Sunday at around
8:50 am. Bus and streetcar time-
tables are availbale from the TIC
Infonnation booth at Yonge and
Bloor. After-hour service is
available through the Blue. Night
Network, consisting of buses
and streetcars running on select-
ed routes from 1:00 am to 5:30
am. Service runs at least every
half hour. College Station
(Yonge and College) and Dundas
Station (Yonge and Dundas) are
the closest subway stations to
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
Front Street .
If you like to have
fun, the TIC is an O.K.
way to go, but there is
something better! To-
ronto is quite well en-
dowed bicycle
routes and paths, which
extend from the Humber
River across to Warden
Avenue. Many of these
trails are separated from
traffic, so you can enjoy
pedal power without the
fear of a little old grand-
ma, driving, who can't
see over the dashboard,
A very good, and detailed,
map can be obtained up in the of-
fice, or leave a note for Norma.
This map not only shows all the
many bike routes and street
names, it also has helpful hints
and suggestions on biking in a
city, like if you happen to ven-
ture on to the streets, remember
you have the same rights and re-
sponsibilities as any other vehi-
cle.
Now that you know where to
go and how to do it, get that um-,
bi-, or even tri-cycle out and tour
Toronto!
BABYLON
reggae and ska, 11you
lik,e that'sor( of thing,
'Wt,tJz,; $liJy Marley,
JimmyCiJtf and 'others.
The rest of, the tJrDe, it's
B dancedub. They used
to ' book rbck acts, too, .
but stopped that, a year
ago, after the L.A. Guns. ,
- up"Vinnie Vincent
(Kiss) duitng a sound
check, . brlnging the tour '
to '. prel1latiJ':" end the
day befoN-their Copa
gig.
DIAMOND (410
Sherbourne Street) As a
dance club, the Diamond
,is nciloflger,as popular
as it 'once was, what
with big,
hangers. like RPM being
all the But as a
Uve venue, this place is
the besi:. Emmylou
Hilrris; Jane's
Addiction; Pere Ubu;
81ue Rooeo; Cowboy
Junies; David Bowie;
Duran Duran;
.o'connor; Hoodoo
Gurus; Grapes of WlfIth;
Blasters; : Dalbello--you -
name it,!hey've played
here, The smaller :
. Grapevine Room has
smallt!r; Jike 'the
, Sha.doWy Men and
Psyche, along with Reg
Hartt's It's also '
very close to Wyc1k.
EL MOCOMBQ (464
Spidinlf) qnce
TorontO's most famous
club, bOth the
-.

PROGRAM? ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PET PEEVE? FLAT AND/OR STALE BEER FAVORITE
R
ed (our perennial
cleaner) calls me 'The
Walker" because I in-
variably trod over his
just-mopped floors .
The odd free coffee --
"cream, NO sugar" --
usually calms his ire
and can also result in some very
sound advice, should I need it.
His insight is uncanny! With
that little plug out of the way,
let's get down to it!
Toronto is a fascinating
city to explore on foot. Here are
a few of my favourite walks:
Queen Street West from
Yonge westward to Bathurst,
where you may see Toronto's
version of Broadway in Lower
Manhattan, New York -eclectic
shops selling everything from
comic books to giant clam
shells --fast food to tofu -- cool
jazz to country music in the my-
riad of clubs that thrive on this
street -- surplus stores -- used
book shops -- you
No Place to Go ?
By Bruce Agar
Bloor, is a little less of a strain
for the thrifty but still demands
good clothes if you wish to eat or
drink at any of the myriad of res-
taurants or cafes in the area. Be
prepared to spend a lot for a lit-
tle. However, two notable ex-
ceptions in the area are the Pilot
Tavern and the Moressey Tavern.
(takeout only) - this is real To-
ronto with very few pretensions.
Glue sniffers are not uncommon,
so beware! Dress plainly and
don't gawk - this is not a walk for
the timid.
name it!
Church Street
from Dundas to King -
pawnshops and camera
stores galore - let the
buyer beware. The
Danforth Street East
from Broadview to Woodbine -
Greek restaurants abound from
cheap to pricey. The
full ones are the best;
avoid those you can't TORONTO IS A
FACINATING CITY TO
XPLORE ON FOOT
see into unless recom-
mended by a friend.
Truly tacky gift shops
are common. Check out
best pint of Guiness in
the city is at McVeigh's New
Windsor Tavern. Traditional
Irish music most nights.
Bloor Street from Yonge
to University - Trendy, Trendy,
Trendy. Both above and below
ground shops, eateries and stores
require you look suitably trendy
and/or very well heeled to avoid
being hounded by security per-
sonnel. Act rich. If you're not
able to appear truly bored by the
half-million dollar necklace on
display at European Jewellery,
don't bother with this walk.
Yorkville, just North of
Both have no attitudes towards
patrons - the Pilot is very much
like a medium-sized city hang
out, while the Moressey reminds
me of a small town beer hall
where the waiters are surly and
the beer is cheap. Investigate
both at your own risk.
Queen Street East from
Parliament to Kingston Road -
lots of "thrift" stores for used
stuff of all sorts at great prices
(Caveat Emptor). There are
cheap, but good, eateries like
The Real Jerk, The Macedonian
ViIIage, and Great British Pies
the Pride of Erin near
Broadview for the second-best
pint of Guiness in the city. Sev-
eral great fruit and veggie stands
are between Pape and Woodbine.
Chinatown #1 on Dundas
Street from Bay to just past Spa-
dina (#2 is in the Gerrard and
Broadview area, #3 in Agin-
court) . Chock-a-block with
stores selling art, linen and lace
goods, herbal remedies, and take-
out food. The area holds the fin-
est Chinese food to be had in To-
ronto at many, many restaurants .
Try anyone you please, but if
you're concerned about the clean-
NEILL-WYCIK COLLEGE
EXPRESSION? SHUT YOUR FESTERING GOB, YOU! CHANGES OR IMPROVEMENTS AT WYCIK?
liness of the kitchens in some of
the smaller, cheaper places,
check out the washroom before
ordering. If it's clean, usually the
kitchen gets the same attention.
I use this rule of thumb at any un-
familiar restaurant because I used
to work in plumbing before corn-
ing to Wycik and had the dubious
pleasure of proving the correla-
tion many times.
The adventurous can try Dim
Sum - a sort of Chinese formal
breakfast served on Sundays at
most places. The best time to go
is from ten to twelve, the best
places having lineups. Carts of
food are rolled around the restau-
rant and unless you have an ex-
perienced guide, order by the
look-and-point method, asking
as many questions at the inevita-
ble language barrier allows.
Some of the items are a little bi-
zarre by western standards; I've
tried most of them, and only draw
the line at deep fried chicken feet
(no kidding!) and a seaweed gela-
tin that I personally find revolt-
ing. Be courageous, since you're
only out a buck or two per item if
you hate it, and expect many var-
ying textures of food.
At the end of the meal, the
waiter comes and bills you by
counting the number of little
bowls and plates left on your ta-
ble. Then he or she grabs the four
corners of the plastic table cloth
and takes it away - dishes and all
- exposing a fresh tablecloth! It's
OWNER'S MANUAL 1990
a kick and you'll be stuffed for
under ten bucks each. Go with a
group of six or more, for the
most fun, and try to include an
expert in your party to help se-
lect what to eat.
Kensington Market,
just west of Spadina from Col-
lege to Dundas Street. The main
drag is Augusta Avenue, named
after one of Queen Victoria's
many daughters. The market is a
trUly diverse area where you can
get food deals on all manner of
food and some clothing. Global
Cheese, at 76 Kensington Street,
has an astounding variety at
good prices. Always ask for a
taste and make sure you get a
piece fr9m the same block or
"round" you tasted; beware of the
"Bait and Switch It ploy where
you're given a sample of superb
cheese but sold inferior stuff.
They sometimes have Balder-
son's White Cheddar from the Ot-
tawa valley - this is a cheese! It
has won blue ribbons at'the Roy-
al Winter Fair several times and
is perhaps the best cheddar in the
world.
Fish markets abound in
Kensington. Buy what you wish
but remember: fish should not
smell fishy! Ocean fish should
smell faintly salty and nothing
more - lake fish should smell
faintly muddy at best. When in
doubt - don't buy!
Beware of the lately reported
coke dealers. Don't raz these peo-
ple since they are usually armed
and/or dangerous. Just politely
say NO!
The St. Lawrence Mar-
kel at Jarvis and Front Streets.
This is much cleaner and more
civilized than Kensington Mar-
ket, with prices accordingly
higher. Very good deals are
available between 3 and 5 Satur-
day afternoons on goods that
won' t keep 'til Tuesday (they're
closed Sunday and Monday).
Wheel and deal for the best price
on large quantities of ground
beef, chicken, fish and veggies -
they get really desperate at
around 4 pm. I get together with
tree or four friends and go for
twenty pounds of lean ground
beef. We split it and freeze one
pound portions. Try this little
scam! Always have a good meal
before you go. 'Hunger dulls the
senses and can result in overbuy-
ing. Make a list and take a shop-
ping cart.
Of course, there are many,
many more areas to explore in
Toronto. I have noted only a few
of my personal favourites and
purposely ignored obvious areas
like the Yonge Street Strip and
thoroughly revolting shrines to
Yuppydom like the Beaches and
Harbour front. Buy yourself a
Perly's BJ Map Book and go ex-
ploring. There's lots to excite
the senses just waiting out there.
DART BOARDS AND ELEVATORS THAT DON'T TAKE 35 MINUTES TO ARRIVE! RESIDENT OF THE
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time networks; thus, about
anyone in Canada who wants his
own talk show can get one. Yet
at the same time a Canadian must
succeed in Amelica to be consid-
ered a success in Canada. And no
matter how much recognition a
Canadian receives in America" if
he returns. to Canada to live he is
branded a failure - otherwise, the
reflexive logic goes, why would
they be there? Canadians are am-
bivalent about success. They find
it so .... successful.
The Canadianization of enter-
tainment extends even to the
home. Trivial Pursuit is the most
successful American board game
in generations, successful de-
spite the insidious sprinkling of
questions about Canada, despite
the fact that it was created and
sold by foreigners. By Canadi-
ans.
The blandness of Canadians
stems in large part from
an history, which is a chronolo-
gy of . nonevents. No cataclysms,
no uprisings, no black people,
just endless winters followed by
a hockeyless week of summer.
New York psychiatrist Lawrence
Fischman, who has extensively
researched Canadian social psy-
chology, says MProlonged expo-
sure to the cold among Canadians
seems to have engendered an
adaptive trait of accep-
tance and then masochistic sur-
render to and enjoyment of the
cold. " Ergo, suggests Fischman,
the love of ice hockey.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
IN CONTEMPORARY
CANADIAN HISTORY
1. Prime Minister Pierre Elliot
Trudeau escorts Barbara Streisand
to the Manitoba Centenni al
Party.
5. Expo 67.
The Canadian character is solid.
Cautious and thrifty, Canadians
are a nation of accountants. In
Canada there are 6.4 million
more savings accounts than there
are people.
The Canadian border stretches for
3,968 miles and is inevitably re-
ferred to as the longest undefend-
ed border in the world. A fine
phrase-but is this really such a
good idea? It was over this unde-
fended border that Air Canada
flight attendant Gaton Dugas
travelled at will, infecting Amer-
-icans with AIDS in the early
1980's and effectively starting
the epidemic. Some 85 per cent
of all Canadians live within 100
miles of the U.S. - a four-day
march, in other words, and only a
few hours for motorized armor.
Indeed, militarily America and
Canada are inextricably bound.
The countries have been partners
in the North American Aerospace
Command (NORAD) for 30 years;
the two nations ' early-warning
and air defence systems are com-
pletely integrated. They know
CANADIANS DON'T LIKE COMPETITION;
DISCOUNTS ARE CONSIDERED FLASHY.
CANADIANS ARE PROUD TO PAY LIST PRICE.
2. The Canadian embassy in
Tehran shelters several Ameri-
cans during the Iran hostage cri-
sis, prompting bars in northern
NeVI 'fork State to offer free
drinks to all Canadians, and
housewives in the Midwest to
send batches of homemade cook-
ies to Canadians.
3. The so-called . Canadarm on
the U.S. space shuttle Columbia,
built by Canadian scientists, re-
trieves pieces of extraplanetary
litter.
4. New York Yankee Dave Win-
field is cited in Toronto under the
Canadian Criminal Code for caus-
ing unnecessary suffering to an
animal after he hits and kills a
sea gull with a warm-up ball dur-
ing a game with the Toronto Blue
Jays.
all about us. The U.S. govern-
ment does not consider Canada a
threat - a ' willful obliviousness
that I consider shortsighted,
even dangerous. I decided to in-
vestigate U.S. preparedness, to
discuss this issue with both Ca-
nadian and U.s. officials. The re-
ponses are so alarming that they
must be reported verbatim. First
I spoke with an official of the
Canadian Department of National
Defence in Ottawa, who asked
not to be named.
SPY: Are there, do you know of,
uh, any plans, any contingency-
type plans, to, uh, invade the
U.S. ?
CAN ADIAN (briskly): We have
no plans to attack the United
States. The U.S. is one of our
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major allies.
Spy: But, ah, I mean, mightn't
there be some, you .knOW; vague
contingency plan ?
CANADIAN: If there was ,
couldn't say it anyway, could I?
Next I spoke with a former senior
Canadian ministerial aide, a man
with contacts in the highest gov-
ernment circles. He too requested
anonymity.
Spy: In your time in govern-
ment, were you aware of any
, plans to, you know, attack the
U.S. ?
CANADIAN: I never personally
saw or heard of any plans to in-
vade the United States.
Spy: Surely, though, such plans
must exist in some form ?
CANADIAN: I'm afraid I can't
really comment.
SPY: Do you think Americans are
aware of a threat?
CANADIAN: I wouldn't want to
use the word Mlulled," but I think
many Americans are complacent
on the subject of Canada.
After these interviews I thought
it imperative to alert U.S. offi-
cials about what I had discovered.
Their reponses were far from re-
assuring. Here is one senior U.S.
official who asked not to be
named.
SPY: The U.S. - Canadian border
is the longest unpatrolled border
in the world, isn't it ?
U.S. OFFICIAL: It sure is.
SPY: Well, don't you think per-
haps something ought to be done
about that?
U.S. OFFICIAL (testy): Of course
not. It's never even occurred to
us. At least, not since the War of
1812.
At the moment there is a diplo-
matic contretemps between the
U.S. and Canada involving an is-
sue known as Arctic sovereignty.
The U.S. does not recognize Can-
ada's claim to sovereignty over
the Northwest Passage, through
the Arctic Archipelago, and now
Canada is threatening to buy or
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build about a dozen nuclear sub-
marines to patrol the area. I
called a State Department official
to inquire whether there was any
concern about those Canadian
subs. he said, don't
think they're gonna shoot at us
up there." He laughed nervously.
Concerned, I decided to call the
U.S. Department of Defence. I
could not help wondering wheth-
er we ought to strike before they
strike , us, while the advantage is
still ours. At last I found a sym-
pa thetic ear, someone who
seemed at least dimly aware of
The Threat From the North.
SPY: Sir, are there any American
contingency plans in the event -
however unlikely - of any hostil-
ities from the north ?
PENTAGON OFFICIAL: There is
no Canadian threat. {Pause}
There is, urn, probably n 0
threat.
SPY: Sir, let's say there was a
{sotto voce} genuine Canadian
threat - are there any plans to,
you knoW; hit them before they
hit us ?
PENTAGON OFFICIAL (without
conviction): We have no plans
whatsoever to annex any part of
Canada. They are one of our best
friends .
SPY: But there must be some-
thing somewhere ?
PENTAGON OFFICIAL: Well,
maybe down in the bowels of the
Pentagon. .. But this is not
something I can really talk
about.
BABYLON
including an actual
most
' the
resfIrectionof Clldst.
Occasionally, they' get
. live acts iIi, too, but
mostly it'$ .elrris
5.heppard' andJiis'
turn(able.
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trying h.ard sei"iiSeJi'-,
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With both
, the Garysand K
as bookiilg 'agents . .
They m,'anage pull in
good acts, too.
Concrete. Blonde, .
Godfathers, Perc Ubu:
' Uncle "Sam/ Pixiesj and
eVen Killing .fake; One
drawback, ' however: this
club has {lo air
concfitioning lo' speak
" of; in the middle 4f
Sum/ner ithat can,IX;
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bnitai.
"1 wish J had mQTe room,
,so J could tcll you
the grrNlt jazz and
clubs like Clintons,
Bluenote; ' Grossmans,
The Rex. or Country
clubs like the Black
Bull and Gt'aceland., I "
also had to leave out the
Cabana, the Slither
Club" , Entex,
King Curtis,
Blue Angei Marquee.
Rlv, and Tasmanian. d
even cPuld 11,ave
you to sfay clear of
but you 'I! 1ust
, have to make do.
Reai Tabloid
Mo;' shoals herse)f W
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gtve daughter ;ew
heart;' Man '. eadng,chi11
bursts into na1!lcs apd
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PROFESSIONAL I
HELP
EMERGENCY
N eill-Wycik Security
977-2322
Police/ Ambulance/Fire
911
Poison Information Centres
598-5900
Assaulted Women's Hotline.
863-0511
Distress Centre
Someone to Talk To"
598-1121
Suicide Prevention
Salvation Army
285-0100
WYCIK OFFICE
977-2320
Office Hours:
MondayfThursdaylFriday:
9-12; 1-5
Tuesday: 1- 5
Wednesday: 9-12; 3-5
Maintenance Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9-12; 1-5
BANK BRANCHES
Bank of Montreal
(Yonge & Queen)
927-6000
Bank of Nova Scotia
(Yonge & Dundas)
866-6161
CIBe
(Yonge & Gould)
980-2211
Royal Bank of Canada
(Yonge & Queen)
974-5151
Toronto Dominion Bank
(Yonge & Gerrard)
982-7730
Canada Trust
(Yonge & Adelaide)
869-6100
MEDICAL
Toronto General Hospital
(Gerrard @ University)
340-3948
S1. Michael's Hospital
(Queen @ Bond)
864-5094
Wellesley Hospital
(Wellesley @ Sherbourne)
926-7037
HEALTH &
COUNSELLING
AIDS Information: 392-AIDS;
Alcoholics Anonymous:
487-5591; Bay Centre for Birth
Control: 920-1263; Dental
Clinic: U of T Faculty of Dentistry
979-4335; Detoxication Unit: St.
Joseph's Hospital 763-3533; Family
Service Association of Metro
Toronto: 927-8500; Hassle-free
Clinic: Men 922-0603, Women
922-0566; Jewish Family
Service: 638-7800; Morgentaler
Clinic: 964-1174; Planned
Parenthood of Toronto:
961-8290;
Centre:
Ryerson Health
979-5070; S T D
Information: 392-7400.
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NEWSSTAND
The Book Cellar (142 Yorkville
Avenue) Open 9-11 weekdays, 9-12
weekends. 925-9955.
Book City (Yonge @ Charles)
Open Monday to Thursday 9: 30 - 11,
Friday and Saturday 9:30-11:30, Sun-
day 9:30-10. 962-8661
Lichtman's (Many locations--
closest inside Atrium on Bay @
Yonge & Dundas) May even have
your home-town newspaper! Open
Monday to Wednesday 9-10, Thursday
& Friday 9-11 pm, Saturday 9: 30-11,
Sunday noon-8. 591-1617.
Pages (256 Queen West) Open 10-
9:30 Monday to Saturday, 11-6 Sun-
day.
BooKSTORES
Another Man's Poison (De-
sign/Antiques/Collectibles) 161
John 593-6451.
Bob Miller Book Room (180
Bloor West) Text books. 922-3557.
Britnell Book Shop (Yonge &
Bloor) Best special order service in
town. 924-3321.
David Mirvish (Bathurst & Bloor
area) Specializing in art, especially
design and phtography. Open every-
day, including holidays, from noon-
cheaper due to volume. Open Monday to
Friday 8:45-6, Saturday 10-5. 978-
7907.
World's Biggest (Edward @ Yonge)
Pack a lunch--this place is huge. Open
Monday to Saturday 9 am - 10 pm, Sun-
day noon-6.
DEPARTMENT STORES
The Bay (Yonge @ Bloor) Open Mon-
day to Wednesday 10-7, Thursday and
Friday 10-9, Saturday 10-6.
The Eaton Centre (Yonge @ Dundas)
Open Monday to Friday 10-9, Saturday
9:30-6.
Honest Ed's (Bloor @ Bathurst) Open
Monday to Friday 11-9, Saturday 10-6.
Simpsons (Yonge @ Queen) Open
Monday to Friday 9-9, Saturday 9:30-6.
24 HOUR
PHARMACIES
Pharmasave Drugs
(Church & Wellesley)
924-7769
Shoppers Drug Mart
(Gerrard West & Bay)
979-2424
lIBRARIES
Metro Toronto Reference
(Block North of Yonge & Bloor)
Largest public library in the
city--possibly the country. Books
cannot be taken out. Open Monday to
Thursday 10-9, Friday and Saturday
10-6, Sunday (mid Oct-Apr) 1:30-5.
393-7000.
6; 531-9975. Ryerson Poly tech. Open Monday
Queen Street West (from Univer- to Thursday 8:30-10:30, Friday
sity to Bathurst) Numerous shops-- 8: 30-5, Sunday hours vary.
largely English literature. 979- 50 31.
Ryerson (Gould & Victoria) Open U of T Robarts (St. George @
Monday to Friday 9-6:30, Saturday H k') U 1 ' U f T
1
os m ness you re a 0
03. 979-5116. .
SCM Book Room (333 Bloor student, physlcal access to the stacks
West) Text books. 979-9624 is prohibited; however, the retrieval
TheatreBooks (Balmuto @ Bloor, desk will obtain books for you, which
near Yonge) Also film, ' broadcast, must be read in the building. Try
and music titles. Call 9614496. Ryerson's Inter-library Loan service if
University of Toronto (College you wish to take it out. Hours vary;
& St. George) Textbooks usually call 978-2294. 9 t
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POST OFFICES
Atrium on Bay (Yonge & Dundas)
Open Monday to Wednesday/Saturday
10-6, Thursday & Friday 10-9.
College Park (Yonge & College,
Lower Level) Open Monday to Friday
8:15-5:30.
Super-Deal Drugs (Yonge & Shut-
er) Open Monday to Saturday 9-9.
PHOTOCOPIES
Ryerson Printing Centre (113
Bond @ Gould) Open Monday to Fri-
day 8-10.
The Printing House (Atrium on
Bay, Lower Level) Open Monday to
Friday 8: 30-6.
Kinko's (Bloor @ Spadina) Open
24 hours from Monday 7 am to Satur-
day Midnight.
HARDWARE STORES
Aikenhead's (Two locations:
Front @ Church; Armoury @ Univer-
sity--behind Osgood Hall) Open
Monday to Friday 8:30-5:30, Saturday
till 5.
Canadian Tire (Church & Yonge)
Open Monday to Friday 9-9, Saturday
9-6 (yes, Church & Yonge do meet).
TRANSPORTATION
Transit: TIC: 393-INFO; GO: 665-
0022; Mississauga: 279-5800; Mark-
ham: 475-1367; Toronto Island Ferry:
392-8193; Gray Coach Lines/
Greyhound/Voyageur: 393-7911 ; VIA
Rail: 366-8411.
Air: Air Canada: 925-2311; Canadi-
an Airlines International: 675-2211.
Taxi: Beck: 449-6911; Co-op: 364-
8161; Diamond: 366-6868; Metro:
869-1817.
THE YES
RECORD THIS
MAN IS
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SUPERMARKETS
Dominion (Wellesley & Ontario)
Open 24 hours from Monday 9 am to
Saturday 9 pm.
Knob Hill Farms (Dundas &
Landsdowne; take College Streetcar
Westbound) Probably the cheapest place
for boxed & canned goods. Open
Monday to Wednesday 7-10, Thursday
and Friday 7-10, Saturday 7-10.
Loblaws (Yonge @ Temperance)
Open Monday to Wednesday 9-7,
Thursday & Friday 9-9, Saturday 8:30-6.
Loblaws (Sherbourne & Isabella)
Open Monday to Friday 9-9, Saturday
8:30-9.
Mr. Grocer (Sherbourne & Shuter)
Open Monday to Friday 9-9, Saturday
8:30-6.
No Frills (Parliament @ Gerrard East)
Open Tuesday & Wednesday 10-6,
Thursday & Friday 10-9;
Saturday 9-6.
THE
RECORD
MAN
NEIGHBOURHOOD
MARKETS
Bloor-West Village: Mostly
fruit, vegetables and bakeries along
Bloor West, between Runnymede and
Jane.
Chinese: There are many China-
towns throughout Toronto; try Gerrard
East & Broadview. Take the College
Streetcar Eastbound.
Greek: Danforth & Fewick. Take
the Bloor-Danforth Subway Eastbound
to Pape.
Italian: Two areas: College &
Grace; St. Clair West & Dufferin.
Kensington: Probably the best
bargains, for meat and produce, in the
city. College & Augusta. See Bruce's
Walking Tour of Toronto, for more de-
tails, on page 38.
St-Lawrence: "You can load up on
some of the best meats, seafood,
cheese and bread in the city." Come
early for the best selection; come late
for the best deals. Under one roof at
Front and Jarvis, this market is open
Tuesday to Thursday 8-6, Friday 8-7,
and Saturday 5-5.
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RESTAURANTS
Athenian Garden
(Greek) 526 Danforth
Bamboo
(International) 312 Queen West
Blue Bay Cafe
(Mauritian) 2243 Dundas West
Cafe Burgermeister
(Burger!) 478 Parliament
Cafe Diplomatico
(Italian) 594 College
Cafe La Gaffe
51 Kensington
Cafe Sava
(Polish) 2219 Dundas West
Charmers
(Cal-Mex) 1384 Bathurst
Cheeks
(Burger) 1205 Queen West
Dragon City Food Court
(Chinese)
Filippo's
(Pizza) 744 St. Clair West
Foodworks
(Burger) 549 Bloor West
Free Times
320 College
Groaning Board Buffet
131 Jarvis
Joel's
(Pizza) Take-out Only 200 Carlton
La Mexicana
(Mexican) 3337 Bathurst
Licks
(Burger) Dundas Square on Yonge
Mariko
(Japanese) 348 Danforth
Mickey's Hideaway
(Mexican) 352 Pape
Pearl Court
(Chinese) 598 Gerrard East
NEIGHBOURHOOD
PUBS & TAVERNS
Brunswick House 481 Bloor-W.
C'est What? 67 Front East
Grossman's Tavern 379 Spadina
Imperial Public Library 58 Dundas
Jack Russell Pub 27 Wellesley East
The Morrissey 817 Yonge
New Windsor House 124 Church
The Pilot Tavern 22 Cumberland
PimbleU's 263 Gerrard East
The Pride of Erin 129 Danforth
The Real Jerk 709 Queen East.
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DCKETS &
EVENT INFORMATION
CHUM-FM Concert Line: 870-9119
CFNY Concert Line: 870-7700
QI07 Club/Concert Line: 962-7625
Lesbian & Gay Event Info: 923-4297
BASS Tickets: 872-2277
Five Star Tickets: 596-8211
Ticket Exchange: 1-800-661-6560
Ticketmaster: 872-1111
CHUM Sports Line: 925-2211
Argonauts Football: 595-1131
Blizzard Soccer: 968-6421
Blue Jays Baseball: 595-0077
Maple Leafs Hockey: 977 -1641
MOVIE THEATRES
Cineplex Odeon Info: 296-FILM
Famous Players Info: 927-7469
PimbletCs
(British) 263 Gerrard East
The Real Jerk
(Caribbean) 709 Queen East Festival Theatres:
Saigon Maxima Revival ["Jim theatres offering members a
(Vietnamese) 414 Dundas West $3.50 admission per feature; shows
The Senator change nightly:
(Cal) BreakfastlLunch 249 Victoria Bloor 532-6677
Tu'Do Cafe Fox Beaches 691-7330
LIVE THEATRES
Kingswood Music: 832-8131
Massey Hall: 593-4823
O'Keefe Centre: 872-2262
Ontario Place Forum: 965-7711
Royal Alexandra: 593-4211
Roy Thomson Hall: 593-4828
RADIO STATIONS
CFNY FM 102.1 Altern/Contemp.
CFRB AM 1010 MOR
CHIN FM 100.7 Multilingual
CHIN AM 1540 Multilingual
CHRY FM 105.5 Altern/Community
Q 107 FM Album Rock
CJCL AM 1430 Gold
CJRT FM 91.1 Multi-Format
CKEY AM 590 AC & Gold
CKFM 99.9 MOR/Contemporary
CBL FM 94. 1 CBC
CBL AM 740 CBC
CFTR AM 680 Top 40
CHFI FM 98 AC
CFMX FM 103.1 Classical
CHUM AM 1050 Soft Rock
CHUM FM 104.5 Adult Contemp.
CIUT FM Campus
CJEZ FM 97.3 Easy Listening
CKLN FM 88.1 Campus
(Vietnamese) 669 Gerrard East Kingsway 236-1411
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