A2 - Wednesday, January 5, 1983 - North Shore News What is there about danger and nisk that is so appealing? Perfectly normal people take outrageous mks all the tume, usually under the heading of sports. There is a wars are only fought because human beings get bored and More recently, American writer George Leonard has argued that the “death in- stinct” is in fact a healthy school of urge that is vital to well- He notes that since the Second World War, all strictly personal by Bob Hunter Danger is healthy reliable, predictable,” Leonard writes. “Predic- tably, the effort often backfires. ‘*Modern Western medicine has reached, most of its goals of efficiency and standardization — and faces ——~ ~ -——the-~-greatest—erisis--of its ——“Dr---Ros He argues that more and of Ilhnois, a certain amount need of our species, an essential ingredient for good health. It is in the realm of sports activities that most people find a way to take calculated risks without breaking any laws, although modern-day protest methods also serve as an outlet for the craving for risk. Dr. Rosenthal divides the sports world into two categories: “Risk Exercise” (RE) sports such as skiing and skydiving and non-RE sports like golf and tennis. According to Leonard, have shown that regular participation in RE sports ALL NAME BA-iires cay BRANDS Save at Mr. Mattress, lowest prices on North Shore 842 West 15th N.V. 980-6715 Opposite Beaver Lumber OPEN SUNDAY 12-4 Weekly Specials [| Christmas 1/2 -crave—a—holocaust sports have boomed, but the —mere—people—are —shpping——makes—-yomen---end—men every now and then just to keep them interested in the game of life. This same school explains pain and misery in terms of raw sensation that we ac- tually seek, regardless of dangerous sports have seen truly phenomenal growth. It | can’t be a mere coincidence that during this time modern industrial society has been trying to reduce or eliminate risk from every aspect of how terrible it seems at the life. time. What a dark view! Sigmund Freud thought he The bureaucrats who had discovered a death attempt to eliminate mnsk instinct, which he called inevitably offer us an in- Thanatos. It was supposed to be equal to the life instinct, Eros. In Freud's creasingly bland packaged existence. and view, “Our social machine turns Thanatos represented pure its energy toward making all destructiveness. of life more standardized. Teachers’ union ‘very disturbed’ over volunteers “We consider the career FROM PAGE A1 centres, library and learning assistance to be basic ser- in how “rough” umons can vices in an adequate be. secondary school. The aides She said the letter had were anintegral pan of these been handed to some © services,” Audain said parents by West Van The Hallside = Parents’ Teachers’ Association Group has asked the board President Heather Walker to restore those services to In that letter business their former levels of agent Wilham Marshall operation warned the parent group Newly elected school that the union was “very board chairman, Norm disturbed by an item ap Alban, refused to comment peanmng in a recent issue of on the smtuabon, feanng that Hillside Parents’ Group the confrontation could tacwsleter) asking for esvalate. volunteer assistance " Marshall then went on to outiine the conditions of the collective ween his “We have a long history of volunteensm and 1] would be very surprised tf they are being excludaal ° Alban said Asked what he would do al agreement bet union and the OS SS ihe eye erene, ome - “provected vic ee tit ban said “no postoons from being tilled by Comment” volunteers In other se thool bowed “Po avoid unnecessary news Alban recently confrontation we ask you to cleeted to his stath Cerm as please not seek volunteers school board trustee has for yobs that are done by our been acclaimed to the char teacher aides Marshall posttion This wall be his said third (ume an the ¢ have However Audain potted Dawn Stkhula has been out that the parents did not wantto replace the teaching acclaimed to a position Of Vice © hairman ‘The catecr conties have been virtually shut down the Hbranan is being worked off hee feet and some children are not getting the help they | need in the aides but only wanted to continue inf the volunteer postions held belore the ames were laid olf She told the Newn she resented the parents being labelled as (scabs tor domy a o volunteer tasks Our first Comeenn as the students the union is way down the list 7 1] atta said a boarning assastanee program Audain said it’sso easy .. into a state of malaise, with degenerative diseases proliferating, drug addiction spreading and _physician- induced ailments reaching “scandalous proportions.” The male life expectancy has started to shrink, he says. 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