Alleged rapists outed: In the piece “Women name rapists on bathroom walls” in our March 19, 1991 issue, the practice of women writing the names of alleged rapists on bathroom walls was discussed. A radical move for 1991, no doubt, and one that is still happening—and being debated—today. Indeed, in the story, therapist Valerie Mantecon predicted that this might become a trend: “I think that as publicity about this gets out, women at other campuses may try it,” she said.
Maybe the music industry has always been tough: In the story “Campus radio station beefing big-time,” we looked at a Maritimes-based campus radio station that was upset about the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN). They said that despite paying fees to SOCAN, who monitor Canadian content being played on radio stations and pay out royalties to musicians registered through SOCAN, the organization never monitored them, so musicians weren’t being paid for the songs played on their station. Most hilariously, though, the story mentions the tale of The Gruesomes, an independent band who once received a royalty check from SOCAN for 32 cents.
To our credit, that is a tricky word to spell… right?: The story “Accessability for all students” in this… uh, oops. Well, mistakes happen.