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Odds and Ends

By Ramsey MacDonald

Over 100 students turned up to the Memorial Theatre last week to witness the return to this campus of one of the great orators of the modern world, Matthew Connor.

Last year Matthew Connor appeared twice on campus, the first time as I racist, sexist, and rampant free-enterpriser, and the second time as a revolutionary advocate of the working class and the dictatorship of the proletariat over the nasty ruling class, the bourgeoisie.

Within 12 months Matthew, like all pseudo-revolutionaries, has realised that they only way to fame and fortune is to join an established political party, in his case the sell-out Labour Party.

During last week's lecture on the Muldoon Government he was bombarded with questions on workers' rights and in good Labour Party tradition, he side-stepped them and went on to rave about how he would be the next Prime Minister.

With arms flailing above hie head, and his mouth jabbering out of control, he promised the assembled audience the world, and in the process was abused, applauded, covered in paper darts, and forced to become the victim of a McAleer "brown-eye".

The only interruption to the faultless performance was a stoppage after an hour the change the tape that Matthew was using to record the standing ovations that he received.

Salient salutes you Matthew Connor. Despite your flagging revolutionary spirit, you are definitely entertainment par excellence!

The adventures of 'Gym' Cassidy and the 'Dance-room' Kid.

'Gym' and 'Dance-room' are away at the Olympics representing the Gym in Underwater ping-pong and international Women's Fitness Classes (Tuesday 1 pm and Thursday mid-day). Unfortunately the introduction of the sex test at the Olympics may eliminate our heroes from the latter event.

If you want to watch the Gym reps' at Montreal then come along and watch the Games on the Gym T.V. A quick game of badminton or a Badminton class (Tues. 10-11, Friday 10-11, 11-12) an put your feet up with a cup of the famous Gym drink. Chateau de Drink machine 1976 and watch your favourite athletes.

While 'Gym' and 'Dance-room' are absent life gets back to normal at the Gym and Tuesday 203 sees the Acrobatics class under way with assorted bodies flying heavenward. On Tuesday at 12 and Thursday at I Lynda'a Yoga classes are famed for a relaxing experience in the confines of the Dance-room.

Next week we have live telecasts from Montreal featuring Vic's star athletes, so read this space next week for live telecasts. Gym Press .... Gym Press .... Gym Press

The intra-mural soccer, volleyball and basketball all need new teams so come along to the Gym, Volley bass Tuesday 12, Soccer Wednesday at 12. basketball Thursday at 12.