Ladakh cont.

of the mountains where an ancient and very
pure form of Buddhism still thrives.

Naumann toured the area with a German
group, and described the trip as having
its hair raising moments—not just the
trip over the high passes on narrow roads
with hairpin turns, but also the prospect
of leaving for northern India amid bomb
threats just after the explosion of the
Air India flight over Ireland. Fortunately,
the group had no problems and found that
the main trouble for residents of Amritsar
was lack of tourists, who had been scared
away by news of Sikh unrest.

Naumann spent three days in Leh, the
capital of Ladakh, which is reached by
means of a winding road over three passes,
the highest of which is 4,000 meters (over
12,000 feet). She also spent 10 days in
Srinagar where she spent nights ona
houseboat and days watching carpet weavers
work on silk carpets and embroidered felt
rugs (numbah). Srinagar is also known for
its embroidery in wool and silk, and for
paper mache boxes. She reports that the
textiles were beautiful, and the cost of
living extremely cheap for tourists like
herself. The mountain area is also very
cool in the summer due to the altitude,
unlike the rest of India.

As usual, packing was a problem, but Rose
managed to bring back some samples of
headdresses and embroidery which she will
be showing to her classes. She explained
that ever since reading about Ladakh some
year ago she has wanted to visit it, and
that she packed an enormous amount of
experience into the short 34 weeks that
she was able to be there.

Counsellors cont.

Tuesdays and Thursdays and McColl! on
Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays. If you
would like to contact the Counselling
department, talk to receptionist Norma
McAllister in M building, or call 298.

Baby news

Congratulations to Outdoor Recreation
instructor Andree Vajda-Janyk, who had a
baby girl on Friday, September 27. The new
baby weighed 7 lbs. and is Andree's third
child.

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Friday is the deadline

Friday, October 4 is the last day for
students to pay the balance of their
tuition fees without being assessed a late
penalty. If they want to live dangerously,
they could mail a cheque, but it would be
more advisable to go in person to the
Registrar's office, which is open Monday
to Thursday from 10:30 am to 8 pm, and on
Fridays from 10:30 to 4 pm.

Store holds opening draw

"Cap Corner'', the student store, will be
having its grand opening on Tuesday, Oct.
7 at noon. At this time they are selling
off last year's merchandise at discount
prices, and on Oct. 7 they will unveil
their new merchandise. A draw will be held
at 12:30 for ''a marvelous prize'' and entry
forms are available at the store.

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Come be the Cop Comer and
sez the Muclous oa
flachanche”on Monday,
— Oita 1, 1985

Cap Corer

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