Memorandum

February 1, 1994


To:      Johnny Wong
         Associate Provost, Computing & Information Systems

From:    Jim Kalbfleisch
         Vice-President, Academic & Provost

Re:      Newsgroups on the Internet


The Ethics Committee, with legal advice, has reviewed a number
of Newsgroup on the Internet, and has concluded that several
of them from time to time contain obscene material contrary to
the Criminal Code.  Therefore, I request that you take immediate
action to remove the following newsgroups:

        alt.sex.bondage
        alt.sex.bestiality
        alt.sex.stories
        alt.sex.stories.d
        alt.tasteless

As indicated in the President's memo of January 31, 1994, any
individual requiring access to a restricted newsgroup for
academic purposes should be referred to me.


Copies: James Downey, President
        Lois Claxton, University Secretary
        Chris Redmond, Gazette
        Sally Gunz, Chair, Ethics Committee