Array aldwett UBC student is inning for mayor of ancouver. Yeah, right irds keep led by an merback r$<$H nniff m Luscious Jackson .___ singer talks dirty Jjmhe Ubyssey. Rowr. tfBcaicM*8* Serial my own personal deity since 1918 History repeating UBC's women's field hockey team is CIAU champion once again OUT OF THE WAY: UBC's Jen Dowdeswelh sets to send a ball through the Vikes defence Sunday. BRUCE ARTHUR PHOTO by Bruce Arthur WATERLOO—As reruns go, this one was dead on. In a mirror-image rematch of last year's national championship game, UBC beat the University of Victoria Vikes 1-0 Sunday at Waterloo's Seagram Stadium to win the CIAU national championship for the second consecutive year and seventh time overall. It was a tournament performance eerily reminiscent of last year's run to the title in Edmonton: UBC played the same four teams they faced in 1998, in the same order, and with the same results (two ties, then two wins). In Waterloo, the Birds scored one fewer goal, and allowed the same number of markers against "The similarities between this year and last year were uncanny/ said fifth-year midfielder Lesley Magnus, who was named a second-team a^ll- Canadian. "It was so much like last year. But the feeling as a team was not the same. I think we had more confidence." UBC made the final despite starting the tournament with two disappointing games. Thursday, the number one Birds played the first game of the week against the number four-ranked University of aAlberta Pandas. UBC's scheduled practice Wednesday had to be cancelled due to snow, and the Bears took advantage of the Birds' rusti- ness on a goal in the 41 st minute by Nicole Perry to take a 1-0 lead. But history again repeated itself midway through the second half on a goal by fourth-year midfielder Jen Dowdeswell. Last year, Dowdeswell also scored UBC's only round-robin goal—against the University of New Brunswick in UBC's second game to salvage a 1-1 tie that sent the T-Birds through to the semifinals. This time, she wristed aiigh shot that deflected off defender j\nnabelle Duncan- Webb's stick, bounced on the goal line, and went in. The tie gave UBC a critical point—despite a pile of chances in the ensuing game against the University of New Brunswick, the Birds could only manage a 0-0 tie. But the result allowed UBC to squeak into the semis, and as in 1998, they did it without a win in their first two games. But even though the T-Birds were in the semifinals, the ties were cause for concern. "They're unsettled," said head coach Hash Kanjee. "The cohesion's just a little bit off...it has to come from them." Despite advancing, the T-Birds ;also suffered a significant loss H when fifth-year defender GenVieve Adams was bowled over by a UNB player and suffered what is suspected to be a tear of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of her right knee. It was an unfortunate repeat of last year—Adams tore the same ligament last season, but came back one month later to play in the national tou)> nament This time, the injury ended her UBC career on the field. With first-year defender Alisa Carey substituting for Adams, UBC moved on to the final four to face the University of Toronto Blues in another rematch—this one of the 1998 semifinal. .And as in see "CIAU champs" on page 9 iiifgwfiiiiii jm -Ttm^^t tft»*lKai*F"E,ut^ * '€oMnHsskai (fCffi ■ovCTS&adowed the ' :;Mie.ai; tes a6:^t^!^i^M \ jMugh.: Stewart faced hsa-siKth day qi ■■ <xoss-^r5taaniBafe>»a .„., ;.■,;.,.-... BPp1 of ai>0u|f C0Bg|g|p \%b': aitatfe J$p National PmWme$ng' sfroettftl^ ^Mtpglll^nt o|$M ct^g^sskm^/%;.# j ^jl§e||i ^^^^|% ^^^^OLvi iltti :nheim was c : "They've been timid right from tfaagf start about caSing the ^mm^i^^icB:: ■ ta&$j,j®.<i l e]t|>^'uW"^do^aatue,v .^ra ?aji3t^^.to^pppenfa^^|^alle# ,..«B^te.»[>8je., *incomp< vtrj^'-lMsji' ' M^<Xi%^L^ei^vmtesetve^f or take ffia^i iita aminmla. . u MBfci&iii^^ o^te^noh^tioa^^^rafedravnn^^ COTaPasra SBeipate: III Hi *?£».»§ THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10,1999 CLASSIFIEDS ccommoaauon CHARMING, BRIGHT, FURNISHED Loft BR chalet/apartment overlooking garden. Prime location. Parking or near bus direct to UBC. Avail, now, $850/mo. Util. and cable inc. N/S, N/P please. Call 261-7153. l^lTTTlT^IITTTTiTirTTTTimT;^ IfililiN'liMiiHi ANSOC GR-AD CLASS OF 2000. Grad Photos, appointments now being scheduled. Contact ANSOC Club for more details. ANSOC T-SHIRT DESIGN CONTEST. Any design welcome that incorporates the two disciplines. Drop off entries in the ANSO Office or in our Club Office. Deadline: Dec. 4th, 1999. You'll win the best prizes! ■ JTTTTirrPTTTTTmi VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PLAY W/ 14 MONTH OLD TODDLER while mom studies at home (on campus). Sm. honorarium available. Call Cindy @ 827-0014. SEXUAL ASSAULT RESEARCH. The Anxiety and Fear Laboratory in the Dept. of Psychology at UBC requires female volunteers who have experienced unwanted sexual activity to participate in a psychological research project. If you are interested in helping us or would like more info, please call Nicole at 822- 9028. Your phone conversation will be kept confidential, and your privacy protected. THE VANCOUVER POLICE DEPARTMENT'S VICTIM SERVICES UNIT is looking for new volunteers. Through em path ic understanding and patience, your role is to empower clients as they deal with the aftermath of crime. Volunteers joining the Unit contribute between 3 to 6 hours weekly in their first year. Full fluency in English is required, but we encourage individuals with extra language skills. Call the Volunteer Recruiting Line 717-2797. EAST ASIAN LANGUAGE EXCHANGE. Native Korean and Mandarin Speakers needed in exchange for Free English Lessons. Contact Asian Studies Students Association SUB 111A or email assa@asia.com ra uumcuiar aANSOC CLUB MEETS EVERY MONDAY at 12:30pm in the ANSOC Room. $7/HR SURFING THE NET. Free, no buying/selling, netcash2000@yahoo.com WE PAY YOU TO LOSE WEIGHT. Needed: 85 people immediately. Doctor recommended, herbal based, nutritionally based, all natural. Call 878-4844. GARDEN OF LANGUAGES is looking for free-lance translators in all languages. Ph: 430-1651, Fax: 430-1625. CAR FOR SALE. 1973 Volkswagen Beatle. Good running condition. $1000, obo. 922-4681. ervices PACIFIC SPIRIT FAMILY \HD COMMUNITY SERVICES located in Room 038 of the School of Social Work at 2080 West Mall offers couple and family counselling free to all UBC students. Call 822- 4824 for an appointment. ESSAYEDITOR.COM provides an affordable way to improve the grammar and wording of term papers. iscenaneous WE DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU NAKED! Don't get me wrong, the human body is beautiful and that's why we make clothes for it. Get it on with free embroidery for you Rez/Floor/Team/Faculty etc... www.rezwear.com email: contactcnm@cnmonline.com or 1- 888-400-5455 WHAT IS THE "CHRIST MIND"? www.thechristmind.org To PLACE A CLASSIFIED, CALL 822-1654. CLASSIFIEDS STUDENTS! Looking for a roommate? Got something to sell? Or just have an announcement to make? If you are a student, you can place classifieds for FREE! For more information, visit Room 245 in the SUB or call 822-1654. continued from page 1 were made/ said Oppenheim. He emphasised, however, that his comments were directed at the structure of the commission, not at Storrow or any individuals involved in the PCC. But he dismissed Hughes' suggestion of a legal recourse, because of a lack of time and money. Yesterday's , testimony, meanwhile, centred on Stewart's role in removing protesters from the road at what is known at Gate 6, near Place Vanier, on November 25, 1997. As the APEC leaders prepared to leave the UBC campus, Stewart was charged with clearing the blockade. He did so by pepper-spraying and arresting protesters—which, significantly, was caught on videotape. Cameron Ward, a lawyer representing many of the student complainants, attempted to show that Stewart resorted to using pepper spray without trying other options, and that he was affected by the stress of the day's events. Video evidence shown during the cross-examination captured Stewart telling an RCMP cameraman to stop filming. 'Get that [prisoner] van up here now...Keep the cameras away. I'm not fucking around, I've had enough,* Stewart says on the tape. The video also revealed that Stewart gave protesters significantly less time to get off the road than the nine seconds he had previously stated. Stewart gave a revised estimate of three seconds between when he finished speaking and when he started to use pepper spray. Ward also used slow-motion video to suggest that Stewart clearly looked at CBC cameraman Robert Douglas as he sprayed him and his camera, in a widely-publicised incident. Stewart had already testified that proper police procedure demands that a weapon (including pepper spray) be aimed before it is deployed. Stewart denied, however, that he saw Douglas before spraying him. Stewart later apologised to Douglas—but Ward pointed out that none of the other people Stewart sprayed received apologies. Ward also questioned Stewart's motivation for arresting—and inadvertently pepper- spraying—demonstrator Mark Brooks, who is seen on video using a megaphone apparently to calm down protesters after Stewart first used pepper spray. "Take it easy. We don't want things to get out of hand. We did nothing to provoke this,* Brooks appears to have said, moments before Stewart ran out from behind the police line to grab and arrest him. *I made the arrest effectively [but] I was not pleased with the accidental discharge of the [pepper] spray,* said Stewart, who noted that it had been reported to him that a rock had been thrown at the police.♦ Courtesy of Warner Bros. receive a movie pass for Two with every purchase of Two Canucks or Grizzlies Tickets IN THEATRES ONLY-NOVEMBER 10 \» s. ' L„ L~ k .. t™> THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10.1999 CUPE staff rally support by Daliah Merzaban At a rally last Friday students and faculty showed their support for UBC's Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) support staff locals, which remain on the verge of a strike. CUPE officials asserted their demands for equality before an onlook- ing crowd of roughly 500 students, faculty and staff in front of Koerner Library. "When working people do decide to go on strike, their issues can usually be summarised in one word—fairness/ said Frans Van de Ven, business agent for CUPE Local 2950, which, along with Local 116, represents over 3000 support staff on campus. "We want a piece of the pie and we want equal treatment with other workers in the public sector and other employee groups on campus/ he said. Alma Mater Society Coordinator of External Affairs Nathan Allen asserted the AMS's support for CUPE. "We stand for and stand by CUPE when they support our students and when they support all the community on this campus/ said Allen. He also emphasised students respecting picket lines as a matter of conscience. "If you are a student out there and you choose not to cross the picket line the AMS will stand by you. If your professor or your dean is coming down on you for missed work while you missed class...we will advocate on your behalf/ he said. Students for Fair Treatment (SFT), a student group that recently formed in support of CUPE, circulated a petition to be presented to administration. SFT representative Jon Chandler said that the group is demanding that UBC negotiate fairly with its union locals. "If we hand over hundreds and hundreds of signatures on these petitions to the administration building, they'll think twice about their tactics of dragging it out and stalling" he said. The School of Social Work's student society has also recently passed a resolution to "actively support CUPE," in the event of a strike, Julie Veljacic, president of the society, told the crowd. /And an ad hoc group of faculty on campus has formed in support of CUPE. Committee member Charles Menzies, an assistant professor of anthropology, said that the group is still small and informal, but he says an organisational meeting is planned for this week. "As a faculty member of this university, I think its important that your struggle is supported," Menzies told the cheering crowd. "You, in fact, right now are in the forefront of a struggle protecting the quality of working people's lives and for the quality of the education on this campus, so I want RALLYING: During their fourth day of action Friday, UBC Canadian Union of Public Employees support staff voiced their frustration with UBC administration to onlooking students, faculty and staff, duncan mchugh photo you to know right now that we're with you." Menzies acknowledged, however, that "it's quite obvious" that not all faculty agree or support CUPE. He said that only roughly 50 faculty members supported the strike in 1992, when Locals 116 and 2950 picketed for almost three weeks. Both locals have been in ongoing talks with UBC to replace the contract that expired in March. No mediation has been scheduled. Last Thursday, Local 116 members voted in favour of increasing union dues to fund strike action. There will be no strike action, however, until the two sides negotiate what constitutes essential services. After three days of labour relations hearings last week failed to yield a common agreement, an additional six days—beginning this Friday—were set aside for negotiations. The rally was part of CUPE's fourth province-wide day of action, held at BC's four universities in order to draw attention to the faltering contract negotiations between campus support staff and their respective universities. Leafletting and traffic slowdowns marked the previous days of action. ♦ from ending strike by Laura Blue by Paul Dayson The Link (BCIT) Fed uj) with Ihe ongoing strike that hus disrupted their classes, students at the British Columbia Institutp of Technology (BCIT) presented an ultimatum to both school administration and the striking Faculty and Slaff association (FSA) yesterday. At an on-campus rally attracting over 400 students, BCIT Students' Association President Shane Styles demanded that either classes resume by next Monday, or both BCIT president Brian Gillespie and FSA president Ron Kessler resign. This demand coincides with a proposal by the administration to extend classes to as late as December 19. Despite optimistic results from last week's negotiations, this week lim two sides have failed to reach an agreement According to FSA representatives, BCIT rejected an accord asking it to publicly acknowledge the FSA's three concerns over quality of eduction-instructor workload, professional development, and fair treatment of part-time instructors. BCIT spokesperson David Bernard said the accord proposed by the FSA would represent a large financial cost to Ihe institute. *BCTT believes in educational quality, but it can't be separated from the money issue/ he said. However, the FSA announced it would agree to a zero per cent wage increase for the first two years of the contract, followed by a two per cent increase in the third year. This corresponds to the provincial public sector wage policy, with which earlier FSA demands did not comply. Bernard said the administration is 'cautiously optimistic* since there has been movement from both parties at the table. He added that bringing a special mediator to assist with the talks may help the two sides achieve progress. Two weeks ago, a mediator declared the two sides too far apart to reach an agreement The FSA began rotating pickets on October 2 L; escalating to a fullblown strike November 1—leaving roughly 5000 students without The 1000-membcr association has been without a contract since June 1998.$ UBC hopes that a new funding program will attract top graduate students to the university. However, the initiative is the subject of debate among current grad students, some of whom believe that the money should be used to help students with no funding at all. Every year over 6000 graduate students attend UBC. The lucky ones, and the top students, receive fellowships, awards, and scholarships; the others do not But the level of funding available to students is also largely dependent on the student's department of study. Some departments in the Faculty of Science fund all students admitted into their graduate programs. In Chemistry as well as Physics and Astronomy, for example, students who do not receive UBC fellowship or external funding may be funded as research assistants by their supervisors' research grants. But such assistantships are rare in the humanities and social sciences. Most departments in the Faculty of Arts cannot guarantee funding for graduate students, although some students are offered positions as tutorial assistants (TAs). Roughly 1600 TAs work at UBC this year, drawn from the over 6000 graduate students on campus. But not all of of the positions are full TA-ships, notes Peter Lane, business manager of CUPE Local 2278, the union which represents TAs on campus. According to the Faculty of Graduate Studies, UBC graduate students won 1296 UBC awards and fellowships in 1998-99, and approximately 435 external awards, including those from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) and the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). "If you look at funding from a commercial point of view, there's a lot of research private industry won't do." -Roger Miller GSS president But funding levels differ between the two national research councils. While NSERC offers grants to both master's and doctoral students in the natural sciences and engineering, SSHRC only funds doctoral students. Upper-year NSERC winners receive $19,030 annually, while SSHRC award holders receive $16,620. Master's students receive $17,300 a year, more money than a student with a SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship. Last year, UBC graduate students were awarded an estimated 207 NSERC Postgraduate Scholarships and an estimated 90 SSHRC Doctoral Fellowships. UBC's new *top-up* program provides an additional $6000 award to new NSERC and SSHRC winners. But Graduate Students' Society (GSS) President Roger Miller stated that although many graduate students are very much in favour of the top-up, others feel that more money should instead be given to students who have no fiinding. "It's a great issue of debate. I certainly wouldn't claim there's a consensus among graduate students," he said. According to Graduate Awards Administrator Martha Kertesz, the effectiveness of the top-up in attracting graduate students to UBC will not be known until statistics have been monitored for at least two years. When the deans of the various faculties agreed to this new award, they did so with the provision that there would be a complete review after two years. But Miller believes that "keeping tuition increases low is the key factor in attracting graduate students." Miller also expressed his concern with fimding for j\rts and Social Sciences at the graduate level. "If you look at Funding from a commercial point of view, there's a lot of research private industry won't do," he said. He added that if only commercially viable research is funded, it will lead "to a very poor society, not necess» xily in a dollar sense, but in a cultural and educational sense."»> WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 CHEAPER TWIN THE thE lA^SSEU Are you considering a career as an architect? If you enjoy designing and you're interested in buildings and cities, ^ consider studying architecture at Dalhousie University University students who will soon be completing their second yeaf of undergraduate studies in any discipline may apply for admission to Dalhousie's four-year architecture program. The program leads toa professional Master of Architecture degree arid includes three CCH)£> workterms for practical experience. For an admission package, please contact: School of Architecture, Dalhousie University e-mail: arch.office@dal.ca P.O. Box 1000, Halifax, IMS B3J 2X4 phone: (902) 494-3971 www.dal.ca/architecture 99 Chairs Bistro Pub at the David Lam Research Centre There's a oMr waiting for you... and your friends! UBC FOOD SERVICES www.foodserv.ubc.ca STUDENT WORK ABROAD PROGRAMME Here is your chance to work overseas and have the adventure of a lifetime! A work abroad experience is a fantastic way to enjoy an extended holiday and gain an entirely new perspective on life! Programs are available in Britain, Ireland, France, Germany, South Africa,Australia, New Zealand, Japan, & USA. Find out more! Come lo an information session. Wednesday Nov. 10th ROOm: PIUO South (SUB Lower Level) Two Talks: 12:30pm &4:0Qpm For more information on SWAP contact: „■.«.-. „,„,, HIRAVELCUIS MMM14" SWAP is a program of the Canadian Federation of Students RNs need funding by Daliah Merzaban BC's nursing shortage has prompted a provincial health committee to recommend an urgent increase in the number of spaces for students in BC nursing schools. But BC nursing officials say the problem is far from being solved. In its interim report two weeks ago, the BC Ministry of Health Advisory Committee on the Recruitment and Retention of Registered Nurses recommended that the province fund 400 additional seats in BC's 15 nursing schools. "It's obvious that there's a nursing shortage in this province," said Michelle Stewart, communications officer for the Ministry of Health, who emphasised that the committee's "first priority [is] boosting the number of seats in BC nursing programs." "We have to look at in the long term how we're going to keep a supply of graduating nurses ready to fill some of those spots." The announcement is welcomed by nursing officials, who say too many qualified applicants are turned away each year from BC schools. Lastyear, there were an estimated 2600 applicants for the 949 spaces in BC nursing schools, according to statistics released by the BC Registered Nurses' Association (RNA), an organisation representing over 28,000 registered and licenced nurses inBC. The association has been lobbying the government to increase funding for nursing education. This year, UBC's School of Nursing, which takes on roughly 60 new students each year, had to turn away 75 qualified applicants for first year nursing and 42 qualified applicants applying for the third year. Sonia Acorn, acting director of nursing at UBC, said that UBC can accommodate 20 additional students in its third year nursing program. She believes a lot of the funding BC dedicates to nursing is misguided. "The government has put more money into advertising and recruiting but there's no place to recruit," said Acorn. "There really needs to be more nurses prepared." Acorn added that the health sector is already experiencing shortages in specialty areas, such as critical care and intensive care units, and operating rooms. RNA President Lorraine Gillespie is equally concerned. RNA statistics indicate that almost 50 per cent of BC's nurses are from out-of-province, whereas over 90 per cent of BC-educated nurses remain in BC. "The vast majority of nurses educated in BC remain in BC to practice, yet this province has always relied on outside recruitment to meet its nursing needs. With a global shortage of nurses, we can't rely on recruitment from other provinces and nations. We must educate our own," commented Gillespie. To further compound this problem, 48 per cent of practising nurses are due to retire within the next ten years. Joyce Black, RNA education consultant, is worried that this will result in greater competition, leaving the province unable to rely on getting nurses from outside BC. Other provinces, according to Black, are in "dire straits" to get nurses and, as a result, are offering benefits like lull-time employement, relocation expenses, and mentors for new nurses. Considering that, in BC, 50 per cent of nurses are part-time or casual, Black said recruitment is not the only challenge BC faces. "Recruiting new people is only one piece of the puzzle. What we have to be able to do is to find decent jobs for the new graduates so that they'll stay here and work here, so it's a retention matter just as much as it is a recruitment matter," said Black, who went on to criticise working conditions for nurses. But Stewart said the benefits BC offers to nurses are the best in Canada. "In British Columbia we have the best pay and benefit package for nurses of any Canadian province. A lot of it has to do with making sure that nurses have a chance to use their full range of skills as opposed to doing work that would traditionally be done by other workers in the healthcare system" said Stewart. Black, however, said nursing conditions must be improved to keep nurses in BC. "We can graduate all the nurses we want but if the working conditions are such that they're going other places to get better conditions then it doesn't matter how many we graduate. We need to graduate and keep them here." As for the government's „commitement to increase funds for nursing education, details must still be worked out between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Advanced Education before the province makes a formal announcements* by Chris Morabito the Martlet VICTOR! \ (fTP) MomlM-H. of the British Columbia NDP have joined federal NDP Leader Alexa McDonough in calling for an independent public inquiry into the 1995 conflict at Gustafsen Lake. The infamous incident saw 400 RCMP officers confront 18 Native protesters in the BC interior. In a resolution passed by tlie BC chapter of the NDP Socialist Caucus, party members also asked for an investigation of BC Attorney General Ujjal Dosanjh for his role in tlie conJlict. For years critics have claimed that the provincial government has engaged in a cover-up. The demand for an inquiry is meant to "challenge the systematic racism wilhin [NDP] parly ranks and other arms of the government," according to the official resolution released to the provincial NDP caucus Marcel Hatch, a co-chair of the federal NDP Socialist Caucus, says Ihe actions of the provincial NDP and the Attorney General during the Gustafsen conflict, "are the biggest crimes that exist in Canada, along with and comparable in every way to tlie Ontario Provincial Police assassination of Dudley George [at Ipperwash in 1995].' Hatch added that the caucus plans to focus on Gustafsen Lake in upcoming public forums and in Ihe provincial NDP leadership convention in February. He warned that the issue could put a dnnt in Dosanjh's leadership plans. "[Dosanjh's actions in 1995] prove he is ill-qualified lo serve in Ihe name of a democratic socialist government," said Hatch. But Kate Thompson, a spokesperson wiLh Lhe Attorney General's office, said she was unaware of the motion by tlie Socialist Caucus but added that the suggestion to hold an independent investiga tion into the 1995 incident 'crops up every now and then." "The Attorney General ha.«s made perfectly clear that [Gustafsen Lake] has been dealt with in the courts," said Thompson. The incident occurred in the summer of 1995, when a group of Native people held a sun dance on Shuswap territory, near 100-Mile House. After resisting an eviction attempt by an American cattle- rancher who claimed ownership of the land, several Shuswap maintained they, like other Native nations within BC's borders, hadn't ceded any portion of their territory to Canada, and therefore, no government had the jurisdiction to remove them from their unccded land. All proposals to settle the conflict via third-party adjudication were rejected by both the provincial and federal gov- ernmpnts. Instead, the largest- ever military-style RCMP operation on Canadian territory was launched to removp the Native protesters. ♦ THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10,1999 ews briefs— UBC moves up in Maclean's survey UBC has tied with Queen's for second place in the Medical/Doctoral university category in Maclean's magazine's annual university rankings, up two spots from lastyear. The University of Toronto is ranked first in the same category. The magazine also picked Mount Allison and Guelph as the best, schools in their respective categories. aAlong with the rankings, the Maclean's study indicated that between 1995 and 1999, tuition costs in Canadian universities have risen by 36 per cent, and the number of full-time faculty decreased by 8 per cent. Student still missing Three weeks after a police investigation was launched, Trevor Coleman, a 26-year old first-year engineering student at UBC, is still missing. Coleman was last seen October 2 at around 2 am. "There isn't an update at this Lime," said Vancouver Police Department media liason Anne Drennan. "Investigators are conducting interviews with a number of people lo try to further the investigation, but tlie boltom line is that Trevor Coleman has not been located.* tion plan for lhi» Downtown Eastside, tax rates, and public safety. Anti-abortion debate hits UVic VICTORIA (CUP)-The University of Victoria Student Society (UVSS) has revoked its endorsement of a campus group. Youth Protecting Youth (YPY), for putting up posters that Society directors call anti- abortion material. The poster, which was distributed around campus, reads, "With no laws protecting the unborn in Canada, abortions are available at any time during the nine months of a woman's pregnancy." "The club and posters clearly contravene UVSS policy and betray the board," said Director- at-large Stacey Slager. The policy supports "freedom of choice in the matter of abortion." But YPY claims student union members allowed personal views to interfere with their decision, Peter Nishimura, a YPY member, said the posters were interpreted the wrong way. But UVSS Director of Services Chris Moon said, "Any reasonable person would, perceive this poster as anti-choice." —with Sles 6vm the Martlet Alberta MIA City council calls for lower debate heated tuition fees Transportation issues headed the debate at a recent AH Candidates' Meeting for the upcoming November 20 Vancouver municipal election. Several candidates pushed for more buses to service the Vancouver area, including Nonpartisan Association (NPA) incumbent candidate Jennifer Clarke, who said she stood firmly behind a Rapid Bus system that would include a B-Line style express bus from Richmond to Vancouver- Green Party candidate Bev Ballantyne said the Rapid Bus plan needs to be expanded even further and employ the more environmentally-friendly trolley buses rather than diesel-run vehicles. At the meeting. Greater Vancouver Transportation Authority chair George Puil said there are 110 new buses already on the way. But candidate Allan HerberL focused on the need to increase the number of pedestrians and reduce toxic car and bus emissions in general. Among tlie oilier issues discussed wore a drug harm r.;duc- EDMONTON (CUP)-An Alberta MLA has called for a 30 per cent reduction in post-secondaiy tuition fees. Raj Pannu, a member of the New Democratic Party, also repeated his call for a tuition freeze, saying that lost revenue from not raising tuition could be replaced by an increase in provincial transfer payments. Pannu said the strong Alberta economy and the provincial government promises to reduce taxes is proof that there is money available for education. But Ed Greenberg, a spokesperson for Alberta's Ministry of Learning, said changes to the student loan system are more likely than a tuition freeze or cuts to fees, Greenberg said the ministry is considering making more money available for student loans or allowing a greater number of remissions. He said the government's plan is "to look at ways of alleviating the student debt load.*<* —with Sles from the Alberta Bureau Chief UBC student runs for mayor by Michelle Mossop A UBC student is taking on long odds in his bid to become mayor of Vancouver in this month's civic elections, but is doing so in the hope of changing the way civic politics are run. Court Caldwell decided to run for the position of Mayor after attending a Vancouver city council meeting last summer. He was dissatisfied with what he perceived as a lack of fervour on the part of the mayor and city councillors, as meetings often ended early for the council members to have an extended lunch or to go home early. He also saw a narrow range of opinions in the Non-Partisan Alliance (NPA)-dominated council. "The NPA has every single seat on the council, the school board and the parks board - every single seat," says Caldwell, a third-year English student in his first year at UBC after transferring from Douglas College. "And they say that this is okay because they are such a loosely-organised party, and anybody of any political philosophy can be involved. But if we a have a one-party system is this really democracy at work?" Caldwell found the current council's apparent focus on "big money issues" which seemed to only cater to the business upper-crust community very disconcerting. "We need to keep in mind the issues which affect the fives of all Vancouverites, not just the business aspect," he said. "Issues like crime, shelter, homelessness and things like that are just as important, if not more." Caldwell promises that, if he is elected, these issues will come to the forefront of civic politics. Caldwell lives in East Vancouver and has been muggecT twice. These experiences have led him to include in his platform a safewalk program to and from Skytrain stations. "I am very much for real, every-day issues, especially poverty, affordable student housing. I feel that a lot of students, a lot of people in general don't know very much about Vancouver civic politics, and how a difference can be made in these areas," he said. In fact, Caldwell feels so strongly about these issues, that he is willing to donate 50 per cent of his income each year (an estimated $96,000) to charities preventing youth from living on the streets. He has already shown his commitment by paying the $100 deposit required to run in the election. But Caldwell admits that campaigning has been a challenge. Without the six-figure campaign funds that most of his competitors have, CLEAN-CUT CANDIDATE: Third year English student Court Caldwell is keeping himself busy between classes campaigning for the most coveted position at city hall. He wants to see more attention paid to crime and poverty. What are you doing? tara westover photo Caldwell has to rely on volunteers, low-budget posters, and word of mouth. He is targeting as many students as possible. "I don't think I will "We need to keep in mind the issues which affect the lives of all Vancouverites, not just the business aspect." -Court Caldwell Candidate for Mayor appeal to the conservative upper-class, but when I was looking at the statistics, if I got the majority of students, people who can't relate to mainstream politics, people who are labeled 'fringe'—I think I can reach to them," he said. Caldwell has ten competitors in the mayoral race, including current mayor Philip Owen, on the NPA slate, and David Cadman, leader of the Committee of Progressive Electors (COPE). But his rivals seem unaware of his presence in city politics. "We don't know who he is. I don't think anyone knows who he is," said Grant Longhurst, Campaign Manager for the NPA. But he gives Caldwell credit for balancing politics with a heavy course load. "I hope he stays involved no matter what happens, because there are a lot of committees and a lot of community and neighborhood groups that have direct input to city business."** THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 II, Who called? Just press *69 to see the last number that called you. Try *69 Call Return today. Just 750 per use. ^^Ttelus Cost for this service is 75c per use, to a maximum of $6.00 per month for residential customers. americanmovie.com THINK HERN EXPOSURE' CROSSED WITH ED WOOD'. RICHARD BREAKELL, CGA GLOBAL COMMERCE DEVELOPMENT INC. I VP Marketing UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.COM. | GRADUATED 1994 "It wasn't a question of where I was going. It was choosing the b< way to get there. I knew the CGA designation offered a broad range of professional skills and would give me a great deal of career flexibility." THINK CGA. CGrA The Certified General Accountants Association of British Columbia offers unparalleled career opportunities in financial management. Top positions, big responsibilities and maximum earning power. COMBINE YOUR DEGREE WITH THE POWER OF A CGA DESIGNATION. Call I -800-565-1211 or (604) 732-1 2 I I or visit: www.cga-bc.org Genetic ID may soon be ready by Nicola Jones Know a patient's genetic makeup and you'll know which drugs will work best for that person. So goes the theory among scientists anticipating the completion of the Human Genome Project, who hope that they will be able to tailor drugs to individual needs. The Project is slated for completion within a year, and pharmacologists—scientists who study how genetics influences the processing of medicinal drugs- are starting to look at how they can use the detailed human genetic information it will produce. "This is the hope for entry into personalised medicine,* said Nobel laureate and UBC professor of biochemistry Michael Smith at a seminar hosted by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences last Friday. The seminar attracted more than 300 scientists, pharmacists, doctors, businesspeo- ple, and some curious investors. Werner Kalow, a former University of Toronto professor, is known as the grandfather of pharmacogenetics. He said that in 15 years it may be possible for everyone to have their own wallet-sized genetic ID card containing personal DNA information that could help determine which drugs may work best for you, or would be potentially toxic or fatal. A card like that, guessed Denis Grant, senior director of pharmacogenetics for the New Jersey company Orchid Biocomputer, might cost you about $50 for a list of 50 specific sites, or nucleotides, of your DNA. Each of those sites of variation is known as a "SNP" (pronounced "snips"). The human body contains between one and ten million SNPs, each of which can vary in a number of ways. Along with environmental factors, those genetic variations help determine how different people respond to different drugs. Orchid Biocomputer is currently able to isolate and identify some SNPs, and is working on ways to assess more of them more quickly and for a lower price. Grant believes tailor-made genetic prescriptions could help change some scary statistics. Adverse drug reactions are currendy the fourth leading cause of hospitalisation and the fifth leading cause of death in the US. Grant listed several examples of drugs on the market that are dubbed "Drugs in Trouble." "In most cases the science is fairly clear. It's the ethical considerations that may cause problems later on." -Werner Kalow pharmacogeneticist While these drugs are extremely beneficial for most patients, for some they may cause horrific side effects—or simply not do anything at all. If you can pre-select the patients for whom a drug will be beneficial, argued Grant, then you'll have a set of "clean drugs" and far fewer negative side- effects expressed in the population. And that means a reduction in overall cost to the health care system. "One of the health care providers in the States has estimated that the amount of money they spend on adverse drug reactions is greater than the amount of money that they spend on those drugs in the first place," said Grant Also up for discussion was the ethics of genetic analysis. Knowing a person's entire genetic makeup may help to determine how prone individuals are to contracting genetically-controlled conditions, such as Huntington's disease or Alzheimer's. Kalow is concerned about who would have access to genetic information, including potential employers, or insurance companies. "Clearly there are serious problems," said Kalow. "In most cases the science is fairly clear. It's the ethical considerations that may cause problems later on." Grant noted that an analysis of SNPs wouldn't necessarily tell you anything about your potential to develop genetic diseases, but might only indicate how your body might react to certain drugs. The seminar was held in part to develop a $500 million grant application for the planned Centre for Pharmacogenetic Studies on UBC campus. The planned centre, in conjunction with UBC, the BC Research Institute for Children's and Women's Health, and the Children's and Women's Health Centre of BC, will focus on looking at three main areas of interest: drug-metabolising enzymes, drug receptors, and drug transporters. "There's nothing like this in the city," said Wayne Riggs, associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences and one of the seminar's organisers. "We are very excited about it* The proposal for the centre will be sent to the Canadian Foundation for Innovation. UBC should know by July 2000, whether the application is successful. ♦ THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 "J Arthritis drug funding halted by Daliah Merzaban A UBC research group is supporting a decision by BC Pharmacare not to fund a popular new arthritis drug, Celebrex. Both groups agree that insufficient published information has been released regarding the drug's effects. The group of researchers at UBC's Therapeutics Initiative (Tl) is pressuring BC health care to base its funding for new drugs on published scientific evidence. After Tl assessed the arthritis drug— which has been available behind the counter since Health Canada approved it last spring—they mailed a letter to all active physicians and pharmacists in BC cautioning them that Celebrex has become "available on prescription without full publication of a single clinical trial report." "We want doctors and the public to know that there is reason to be cautious, we're wondering why they haven't published anything," said Jim Wright, Tl managing director. In its first three months of availability, 428,000 prescriptions of Celebrex were filled at Canadian pharmacies, making it one of the most popular new drugs on the market Celebrex is lauded by its pharmaceutical manufacturer, Searle Canada, for offering fewer side-effects, including gastrointestinal bleeding and ulcers, than other traditional anti-inflammatory arthritis drugs. Wright, however, said that no clinical trials to substantiate these claims could be located. He said only short abstracts could be found. It's unusual, according to Wright, for a widely-used drug to have no easily- accessible comprehensive trials. "We were surprised that there wasn't any published evidence," he commented, adding that if a company has an important new drug, its first priority is normally to get information published and readily available. But in a recent interview with the Ubyssey, Chris Yardly, director of medical and scientific affairs for Searle Canada, contended that an extensive amount of published data is available to the public which clearly reveals that Celebrex "offers unprecedented safety to Canadians with arthritis." In the first half of 1999, Celebrex ranked as the world's best-selling branded anti-arthritic drug in 67 countries. "From our perspective we do have published data out there," he said. Pharmacare spokesperson Jeff Gaulin, however, points out that the published abstracts available might not be the most reliable source. He explained how Pharmacare prefers to examine very carefully any drug it is considering for coverage. "There certainly might be a desire to cover any medication simply because it's new or simply because it's popular, or simply because people believe that it's therapeutic for them. But we really have to look at where can we spend taxpayers' dollars more wisely and I'd say you need to have some sort of evidence to make a decision like that," he said. Wright also noted that a lot of information coming from pharmaceutical companies is biased because the indus try stands to "make a lot of profit off of it." Yardly, however, asserted that 52 clinical studies were submitted to Health Canada prior to approval of the drug, and were subsequently published as abstracts for public viewing. He added that Searle will attempt to supply Tl and Pharmacare with additional studies. Eight peer- review manuscripts have been accepted for publication in prestigious journals and will soon be made available, he assured. "We will share those manuscripts, as soon as we have them, with BC Pharmacare," he said. Both Tl and Pharmacare have said they will reassess the drug as soon as further research is available. So far, only .Alberta and Quebec have approved Celebrex for funding. Since 1994, around 35 researchers at Tl have been providing unbiased information regarding new drugs and therapies to Pharmacare, BC doctors, and pharmacists in an effort to determine whether new drugs represent a therapeutic advantage over already-available therapies. "We've been trying very hard to get Pharmacare to really take the evidence seriously into consideration in making their decision," said Wright "In our experience, we've been quite pleased that die BC government is showing that they do want to make their decisions more evidence-based." Gaulin agrees. He said a Pharmacare drug review committee, which makes WATCHDOGGIN': Jim Wright, managing director of UBC's Therapeutics Initiative research group, keeps an eye on new drugs, daliah merzaban photo the final decision on whether the cost of a prescribed drug will be covered, gives Tl reports "significant weight" because he said it's important to ensure that the drug will provide medical benefits to patients. Tl, which is funded by an ongoing provincial grant, studies roughly 40 drugs each year. Wright said researchers follow a "very rigorous process," including searches through medical journals for comprehensive, double-blind, randomised control experiments, which he said are the most preferable clinical trials.** UBC Housing set to change the rules by Alex Dimson UBC Housing is proposing some major changes to campus residences, including guranteed placement for first- year students and construction of new student residences as part of the Trek 2000 plan. Currendy, priority for spaces in UBC's junior residences is given to returning second-year students. As a result, many new students who apply late are left on a waiting list which often exceeds 100 in September. Darcelle Cottons, acting director of Housing, said UBC is planning to change this. She said Housing is currenly involved in discussions around student recruitment that include plans to offer new students guaranteed spaces in residence. "By guaranteeing residence to first-year applicants, the university hopes to attract more students outside the Lower Mainland," she said. Some residents are worried that this proposal will make it difficult for returning students to get housing spots. "Initially I was upset by the idea, because I thought that second-year residents were going to get screwed," said Lindsay Brown, member of the Place Vanier Residents' Association. She added that a reliable prioritising system is necessary to determine which second- year students are most qualified to receive places in residence. She cited evaluating grade point average as a possible determining factor. But Cottons said the change won't be implemented for at least one year. One concern expressed by both Cottons and Totem Park Residence Life Manager Chad Hyson was the challenge of trying to maintain the distinct culture at the junior residences. "Right now we are committed to keeping a good balance between first and second year in our junior areas. We think the second-years contribute a lot to the environment It is a positive relationship," said Hyson. Cottons mentioned the options of either making a current senior residence, such as Gager-available to first- year students or the building of another residence. "Our department is looking at some kind of expanded student residences in the short-term, though right now we are uncertain of what form it will take," she said. Cottons added that she'd like to see new residences developed within five years. UBC's Official Community Plan (OCP), a document which governs all development on campus and surrounding areas, mandates that UBC should be able to accommodate 25 per cent of students in residence. Mthough UBC currently complies with this figure, expected increases in enrollment will likely demand new developments. But Cottons said building new housing could be difficult since Housing, an ancilliary operation, is expected to spend over $5 million in total repairs to both the Thunderbird residence and the University Apartments, which have suffered from "leaky-condo syndrome." She emphasied that any OCP plans are preliminary and no land has yet been secured for future residence construction as much of the potential land is not managed by the university. "[We're] trying to be clear on sites that we believe are in the best interest of being held for university-managed student housing," she said.*> by Richard McKergow The Varsity TORONTO (CUP)-A former University of Toronto sludont alleges lhat the Law Students Admission Test (LSAT), a mandatory test for all applicants to common law schools, discriminates against visible minority students. Selwyn I'ieters is seeking a court injunction to prevent the use of the LSAT in Ontario law school applications until the Ontario Human Rights Commission makes a ruling on a complaint he filed last year. "The LS.AT they're using doesn't tell them anything about a candidate's potential, and does not tell you how well a candidate will do in law school," he said. Pielers, who sat on U of T's governing council from 1993 to 1997, applied to the Faculty of Law in 1997 and says he was rejected on tlie basis of his LSAT score, despite a high GPA and substantial extracurricular activities. Ron Daniels, dean of the F.'iculty of law at U of T, intends on resisting Uip injunction, but admitted there is much controversy over tlie test. 'Some racial and ethnic groups lend to test lower on the LSAT," said Daniels, adding tlie reason for this has yet to be agreed upon by academics. But Daniels insists the LesL is neci'ssury because il shows the competence of an applicant to function beyond tlie classroom. lie added that the test is one of several that applicants must write. The Law School Admissions Committee is currently conducting extensive tests on LSAT questions to determine whether Lhey are fair. Law school applicants must also submit a personal statement that tells tlie admission board whether tho student has faced racial and economic barriers. Daniels points out that approximately 22 per osnt of those admitted to U of Ts law school are visible minorities. But Pielor.s says thai in the year he wrote Hit- LSAT test, only one of the 180 students admitted was black. The Working Group on Racial Equality in the Legal Profession prepared a report for Hit" Canadian Bar Association this year entitled. Racial Equity in tlie Canadian Legal Profession. The reporl says, "Criticisms of tlie LSAT as a racially biased exam have been made by many academics who point to cultural biases in thp questions and presumptions about test-taking skill which directly affect candidate success.' The document also explains that despite this argument, LSAT scores do seem to indicate how well applicants fare in law school. However, the report iilso suggests that racial barriers are not only found in the LSAT itself, bul encountered during an applicant's undergraduate experience ♦ 8 THE UBYSSEY * WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10,1999 (FUNK, R&B, ACID JAZZ) SPECIAL $2 MENU 3611W BROADWAY ~ 738-1959 WWW.CTIJLAilJaAZZ.COM Corporate ties to universities listing released by Chris Bodnar Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP)-The first-ever comprehensive listing of corporate involvement in the Canadian universities' boards of directors was recently released in Ottawa. The Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) compiled the document, detailing the corporate affiliations of those sitting on university boards across the country. According to the report, over 850 corporations are now represented on the boards of Canada's universities. The Royal Bank has the greatest presence among university decision-makers with seats on 13 boards. This also marks the first time some universities have publicly released the names of their board members. The report was released as a part of an international conference that studied the links between universities and private corporations. "It is not in [students'] interests to have our public funding devoted to private gain, and we are here to see what we can do to stop this trend," said CAUT President Bill Graham. The report was released alongside a new book by a University of Manitoba social work professor that analyses the history, current and future trends of corporate involvement in Canadian universities. "Students are viewed as customers," said author Neil Tudiver. 'Campus itself has become franchised. They are more and more like shopping malls." Tudivor said the only solution to taking educational power away from corporate interests is through balanced public funding to universities and colleges. While the main thrust of the conference was to examine corporate involvement from a teaching and research point of view, the role of students was also examined. Michael Conlon, national chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students, a student lobby group, said he is concerned about "corporate control of the curriculum." Conlon added that the general culture on campuses has changed because of the presence of corporate interests on boards of directors at Canadian universities leading to the privatisation of programs and a more business-like atmosphere. The CAUT agreed with Conlon. "There's a major difference between a scholar as a scientist who pursues truth and work in the public interest and whose work is open and criticisable by the public and by other scholars and scientists on one hand, and entrepreneurs on the other," said Graham.** NOTES The regular season CIAU All-Canadian teams worn named prior to tlie tour namenl: FIRST TEAM Amy Adair, University of Waterloo Holly Boswell, University of Prince Edward Island Jolene Bourgeois, University of Now Brunswick Tia Cormier, University of New Brunswick Deb Cuthbprl, University of Toronto Jen Dowdeswell, UBC Aoibhinn Grimes, University of Victoria Veronica Planelia, University of Victoria Becky Price, York University Kristen Taunton, University of Victoria Sue Tingley, University of Alberta SECOND TEAM Joanne Fernandes, University of Waterloo Stacy Goguen, University of New Brunswick Ana Harada, UBC Lesley Magnus, UBC Michelle McEvoy, Carleton University- Lisa Morton, Trent University Tara O'Reilly, St. Mary's University Renee Poirier, University of New Brunswick Emily Rix, University of Toronto Natasha Vani, York University Wieske van Zoest; UBC I%er of the Year: Aoibhinn Grimes, University of Victoria Rookie of #& year. Robin Leslie, University of Waterloo Coach of the Year Marina van der Merwe, York University Gall Wilson Contributor Award: Jolene Bourgeois, UNB, and Kristen Taunton, University of Victoria • The Canada West conference again proved to be the dominant force in CIAU women's field hockey. A year after UBC and UVic met in the final (and the nation's number one. Alberta, was eliminated without losing a game), the big three from the West dominated again: UBC and UVic repeated their finals showdown, and .Alberta finished third. • UBC loses five fifth-year seniors to graduation: defender Genvieve Adams, striker Colleen Jackson, defender Dallas Plensky, and .All-Canadians Magnus and Harada. Of these, Harada is likely the biggest loss, as she's been a Canada West All-Star all five years at UBC. Emily Menzies, who didn't see game action this year as Harada's first- year backup, will step into goal ne.xt season for the Birds. •Only four schools have won the CIAU women's field hockey title since the tournament began in 1975: UBC has now won seven titles, Toronto and Victoria eight apiece, and Dalhousie won one way back in 1976. Since then, ifs been a decidedly three-horse race. QUOTES THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 "CIAU champs" continued from page 1 1998, UBC played superb, inspired hockey to win. Under a windswept sky, the Birds reversed their recent tendency of slow starts, dominating from the outset behind crisp passing and a stalwart defence. The Birds broke through in the 12th minute on a pretty pass from midfielder Kim Buker to talented rookie Wieske van Zoest who turned and banged the ball in from 15 feet out From there, UBC kept attacking, playing a near-flawless half and taking the 1-0 lead into halftime. In the second half, the Blues stepped up their pressure, but the Birds—and especially the defensively-minded quartet of Dallas Plensky, aAndria Shannon, .Alison Taylor, and Laura Balakshin—effectively blunted the Toronto attack throughout UBC walked away with a 1-0 win and a berth in the final. "Great first half," said Kanjee after the game. "We're" in the right place." Sunday, the wind was still biting and UBC faced the all-too- familiar Vikes for the championship. The teams had faced off three times during the regular season with varied results: a 1-1 tie in Edmonton September 25; another 1-1 tie in Vancouver on October 10; and a season-closing 5-2 Vikes win in Victoria two weeks later. The latter loss did come after the Birds had clinched the Canada West title, but it was also UBC's worst loss in recent memory. "We're not afraid of them, and that won't enter our mind," said Kanjee. "If anything it may spur us on a bit." The Vikes are a predatory team, known for the aggressiveness of their starts. UBC had succumbed to the early pressure in Victoria, and talked about it before the game. apings •"1 heard it playing everywhere. Everyone seemed to be playing it* - Lesley .Magnus, on hearing the ABBA song "Waterloo" playing wherever .she went.* MEN'S BASKETBALL The basketball Birds lost their first game of the season Friday in Winnipeg to the Winnipeg Wesmen 85-65 .UBC forward Jason Bristow scored 20 points in the losing Cause. Saturday, the team came back and won 72-63. Courtenay Kolla led UBC with 18 points and Nino Sose had 15. First-year guard Zaheed Bakare finished with 11 boards. The 3-1 Thunderbirds will face the University of Calgary at War Memorial Gym on November 12 and 13 at 8pm. WOMEN'S BASKETBALL In a close game, the women's basketball team were handed their first loss in Winnipeg over the weekend, 55-53. UBC's Jessica Mills had 20 points. Saturday, UBC came out with a 61-45 win. Carrie Rogers led the team with 18 points and 8 boards and Mills finished with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Birds play at home on "Usually with Victoria, the first ten minutes are the most intense ten minutes," said Magnus. "We contained them the first ten minutes." More than contained—the first ten minutes belonged to UBC. The Vikes were pushed back early, and in the ninth minute, Taylor pounced on a loose ball and sent it ahead to streaking striker Stephanie Hume, who scored on a low shot that made the score 1-0 for the Birds. Victoria responded with pressure of their own, but the UBC defence again played superbly, stepping in front of Victoria's long passes and stifling CIAU player of the year Aoibhinn Grimes. Birds Goalkeeper Ann Harada also rendered a signature performance in her final university game. Harada's trademark bravado kept Victoria off the scoreboard in the first half. ".Ann in goal was huge for us," said a relieved Kanjee. "She was VICTORY: an emotional Colleen committed to not letting that ball Jackson (above, second from go in the net." But Sunday's game right) after the final; Wieske van was fast-paced and fluid and could Zoest in full flight against UNB easily have gone either way. UBC Friday, bruce Arthur photos left the field for half-time ahead by only a goal. The second half was just as fast, but the balance of play began to shift towards Victoria. And with the pressure came bad memories, as the game had its own mirror image: UBC dominated the contest between the two teams in Vancouver on October 10, but broke down in the closing moments and allowed the Vikes to score the tying goal with only 30 seconds left. This time, the spectre of late Vikes pressure again raised its head and UBC started to make mistakes. Harada had to make two saves early, the Birds could not clear, and it nearly cost them. In the 51st minute, Victoria forced a short corner: the ball skipped over the trapper's stick, was corralled, and a bouncing shot was deflected through a thicket of legs and past Harada. But the goal was nullified on a technicality—if not stopped, the ball has to roll five yards outside the attack circle before it can be played. Saved by the ball, as it were. "I was amazed that [the official] made that call and stuck to it," said Kanjee. The Vikes kept pressing deep in the Birds' end, and it looked for all the world as if another late goal was coming. But as the shadows lengthened across the field, UBC found a second, or third, wind. Harada made a brilliant sliding stick save with eight minutes left. Plensky, then Magnus, made critical defensive stops. Five minutes left, and Taylor forced a UBC free ball. aAnother deep Vikes free ball with one minute to go, and then, with under a minute to go, a Vikes short corner. "It's a nervous moment every time they get the ball at the top of the [defence]," said Plensky. Lastyear, Magnus scored the winning goal for UBC on a short corner with four minutes left, and this time, it was Victoria's chance. But Taylor, capping a superb performance, forced one last UBC free ball, the clock ran out, and UBC were repeat national champions for the first time since 1982-83. Casting shadows ten yards long UBC players ran across the field to celebrate. "aAnother squeaker," said a grinning Kanjee. "It took us a while to connect as a team," said Magnus. She and four others—Adams, Plensky, Colleen Jackson and Harada— played their final games for UBC in Waterloo. .And when asked whether this was the best way to end her career, Plensky laughed. "Of course it is."<* November 12 and 13, against the University of Calgary Dinos at 6:15pm. MEN'S HOCKEY The Birds were in Lethbridge over the weekend and were unable to come away with a win. Saturday, the team lost 5-2 with Jason Deleurme and Chris Rowland scoring for the Birds. Sunday, UBC was outshot 29-13 in a 4-1 loss. Corey Lafreniere scored the only UBC goal. This weekend, the Birds (3-5) face even tougher competition from the University of Alberta, the defending national champion, at the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre. They play Friday, November 12 and Saturday, November 13 at 7:30pm. WOMEN'S HOCKEY The women's hockey team is still winless (0-4) this season after playing at University of Calgary over the weekend. Friday's game was close match, but the Birds came up short 2-1. Jill Hannah scored for UBC. Saturday, the UBC team was shut out 6-0 and were outshot 53-18. UBC will get another chance against the Dinos at home on November 19 and 20 at 7:45pm at the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre.♦ 10 THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 behold the zenith of social interaction 03 december 1999 nothing can stop us now \SLOW AS $1.26! only at... Where else can you find soMtosas, sushi 8l ALL IN THE SAME PLACE? Open Monday to Friday • 7:00am to 6:30pm On The Lower Floor of the SUB A Quinto-ssential by Naomi Kim It was yet another romp in the rain, and this time, all the football Birds came out to play. There were the usual thrills of running back Akbal Singh, the usual solid offensive line, and the usual stingy defence. But more than that, the impressive performance of previously injured cornerback Simon Quinto helped UBC send the Dinos to extinction in UBC's 27-14 victory in the Canada West football semi-final at Thunderbird Stadium Friday. Quinto finished with two interceptions and a touchdown as UBC pushed their winning streak to eight games. UBC is now ranked number one in the CIAU heading into the Canada West final against their arch-rivals, the University of Saskatchewan Huskies. A WELL the/re Runnir #29) a shone "All i effort," Prepchu versity i their be since thi Frank S: out and: in a coi really ef No surprise to the Dinos, Singh wa cially with the abundance of wet West' ing game. Singh finished with 131 ya previous UBC single season rushing n Steele in 1982. Singh has now run for aAfter a terrific 22-yard run by rooki to the Calgary 33-yard line late in the fi to the Dinos' 10. Birds' quarterback S throwing a short pass to split end Fran! of the season and of the game. The Dinos' attempt to get past mid again led the Birds deep into Calgary yard field goal for UBC kicker Duncan l Men's soccer end by Naomi Kim Sometimes playing your best is just not good enough—that's what the UBC men's soccer team had to learn this season. Somehow, the big wins eluded them, even when they outplayed their opponents. Head coach Mike Mosher had no answers, and the players had no answers; they just couldn't score when they needed to. On Saturday, the UBC men's soccer team's season was ended by the University of Alberta Golden Bears for the third year in a row in a 3-2 loss at Wolfson Field. "I'm just devastated," said an emotional Mosher after the game. "This happened year after year...You know, I don't know what it is. Somebody's got it in for us and I'm just devastated right now for the players...There's a whole team that put their hearts on the line." It was raining hard for the Saturday semifinal between third-place UBC and the second-place Bears. The teams traded scoring opportunities as the play moved back and forth down the field. Midway through the first half, UBC had consecutive corners which they were unable to convert. One minute later, Alberta took a corner which bounced past two UBC defenders and found its way to Golden Bear midfielder Daca Jesic, who popped it in from the far side. Four minutes later, a ball lost by UBC at centre field was taken by a Bears midfielder, and as the Bird defenders rushed back, a pass to Alberta forward Craig Chiasson beat them downfield, and the score was 2-0 in the 26th minute. Down by two, UBC picked up the pace, but header after header and shot after shot just missed. The passes were just a little too slow, the shots just a little too late. Then the game hit a lull, until the 38 th minute when UBC midfielder Daniel Haggart's pass found its way through traffic from centre field and connected with forward Steve Dickinson. Dickinson swiped at the ball just as he was being brought down—the weak shot caught Bears goalkeeper Nick Holt off- guard and trickled in to make it 2-1. By the time the Birds got back on the field after the half, there was no doubt as to which team was in control of the play. UBC midfielders Iain Shepherd and Aaron Keay made their way down the line repeatedly, but the shots on goal were all denied. It was not until the 49th minute that their efforts paid off. A throw-in from midfielder Daniel Rogers deep in the Alberta end was passed by defender Spencer Coppin to Dickinson in front of the net to tie the game at 2-2. Asc domin after e remaii make : "This happened after year.„Yo don't know wha Somebody's got it and I'm JUSt d tated right no\ players...There's < team that put their the line." -* UBC their h "I w game i say tha whath .And THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10.1999 win over Calgary Olson, who finished a meagre 5 for 10 for 47 yards, had some help from Dino quarterback Lincoln Blumell, who had two of his passes intercepted by Quinto. The second interception, three minutes after the first, was easily picked off by Quinto who ran it all the way up Hie right side of the field for a 56-yard touchdown with 5:27 left in the second quarter. "Last week, I know [Quinto] wasn't happy with the way he played but this week he came back, and the competitor that Simon Quinto is, he came back and played strong, good disciplined football...and made some big plays for us," said Prepchuk. Quinto was named the player of the game and the eventual Canada West defensive player of the week. He finished with five solo tackles, two assists and two picks. Quinto has been injured for most of the season, but has started the last two games. Calgary finally ventured into the UBC half of the field in the waning minutes of the first half, but a 27-yard field goal attempt hit the left post and left the score 20-0 for UBC at the half. aAfter a one-yard touchdown nm by Olson that secured a comfortable 27-0 lead, UBC's offensive unit shuffled around to start the fourth quarter. Olson and Singh came out of the game and quarterback Phil Deeks came in. Dovre switched from fullback to running back and proved effective even after being bit by several Dino players on his first run from tailback—Dovre managed to keep on his feet for 10 yards. With five minutes remaining in the game, a UBC facemask penalty moved Calgary inside the UBC 10-yard line. The Dinos did not miss the opportunity, and an 8-yard pass to slotback Sean Kelly in the right corner of the end zone put the Dinos on the scoreboard. Forty-five seconds later, Calgary capitalised on a botched kickoff catch by UBC which gave the Dinos the ball at the UBC 19-yard line. A 5-yard touchdown pass to Kelly, again in the right corner, narrowed the score to 2 7-14, but that was as close as the Dinos got. "They got an unfortunate break on us, and when you play against good teams, those kind of things are going to happen," said Prepchuk. "But we got the win." And it's the win that counts since UBC will now host the Hardy Cup Canada West finals Friday at 7:00pm against the University of Saskatchewan. Last year, the Hardy Cup was at Saskatchewan, where the Birds have a history of trouble, and UBC lost 31-28 to the eventual Vanier Cup champions. But this year, the top two teams in the country will play at Thunderbird Stadium, where the Birds have won 12 straight home games spanning over three seasons. Their last loss at home was, of course, to Sakatchewan—the Huskies won 30-7 at Thunderbird Stadium to open their 1997 Vanier Cup-winning season. "As long as they come into our mud-hole over here," said Quinto, "as long as this rain keeps on coming down, we're going to be really happy with aAkbal Singh running the ball the way he is." And that goes for Quinto's game as well. "It was one of my best games," beamed Quinto. "And now we've got to turn it up for next week." ♦ ds in heartbreak 11 WELL-OILED MACHINE: the Birds have it all and le/re going to the Canada West finals to prove it. unning back Akbal Singh played in top form (left, 29) and cornerback Simon Quinto (above, right) hone in a memorable game, richard lam photos "aAll in all, I'm very happy with the ort," said UBC head coach Jay ipchuk, who in his first year of uni- ■sity coaching has led the Birds to :ir best regular season record (7-1) ce the 1987 CIAU finalist team under ink Smith. "We continued to grind it : and stick with our game plan and put a couple of new wrinkles that were illy effective." h was the main ground threat, espe- iVest Coast weather limiting the pass- i 1 yards on 19 carries, breaking the ing record of 1515 yards set by Glen a for 1546 yards in nine games, rookie fullback Sean Dovre took UBC the first quarter, Singh drove the ball ack Shawn Olson took it from there, Frank Luisser for his first touchdown t midfield were futile, as Singh once gary territory, setting up an easy 19- lcan O'Mahony. As opposed to Alberta's handful of chances, UBC ominated the second half with spirited play. But fter a UBC penalty with less than ten minutes emaining in the game, .Alberta scored again to lake it 3-2 and spell doom for the Birds. But the controversial goal only stepped up UBC's intensity- "Goalmouth scrambles," said Coppin describing the last ten minutes of play. "We were all over them and it just wasn't going to go in. Just wasn't. No matter what we did. It's been like that all season." .After several shots at net, a final shot by Haggart soared high over the net The final whistle was deafening as the Alberta players cheered and hugged, and the UBC players lay sprawled on the ground, sitting, standing, and just hanging leir heads in disbelief. "I wouldn't even say that it was that close of a ame in the second half," said Keay. "I'd honestly ay that we were the better team, but, I don't know hat happened." aAnd after that heartbreaking loss which meant edyear .You know, I vhat it is. t it in for us : devas- now for the »'s a whole eir hearts on e." -Mike Mosher JBC head coach an end to UBC's title hopes, there was still Sunday's bronze medal game in which to play. "The guys came out and played their hearts out yesterday and to come out and have to play today, it's a downer, win or lose. It's not a fun game," said Mosher. Despite this, the Birds came out ready to play on Sunday, on the torn-up Wolfson Field. Once again they played well, with Marrello starting the scoring in the beginning of the second half. But with ten minutes remaining in the game, Saskatchewan midfielder Eric Munoz fired a sharp shot to tie up the game at 1-1. Finally the game was down to penalty kicks, Saskatchewan wound up with the bronze, and UBC finished the season in fourth place. UBC Canada West aAll-Stars included UBC's Keay, fullback Steve McCauley, and forward Adam Plummer. Plummer was also named the Adidas Rookie of the Year. After playing at Cariboo University College, he had to decide between playing for the University of Victoria (the 1999 Canada West winner) or UBC. "I'm really glad I made the decision to come to UBC. We've got a good bunch of guys here...I'm coining back for sure." And as for next year, none of the team is lost to graduation. "We've got the same team back again next year. And we won't forget it. We won't forget this game [against Alberta]. We'll save it for next year," said Coppin. ♦ FINALS Who: The number one-ranlced UliiversilylefBritish■ folulfiifcaa Thunderbirds (8-1) vs. number two-ranked,, Universityoof Saskatchewan (7-2) Huskies Where: Thunderbird Stadium When: Friday, November 12 7pm Ibe Dial: CiTR ioi 9(M TheSkftutr the other team wi Ctq>?%^ winner of the Har the Churchill Bowl (against rgrsity c University Laval). Thewiip football championship, the Vanier Cup. The past fotir vIBst. Cup champions have been woxiby the Ha^|r£!up winnerf.?'1 This game is a reihatch of last year's Hardy Cup in Saskatoon when Saskatchewan edged UBC 3"1*28 before Jjphig on to win tne VanierCup. i o".ooo. The Seiie8: UBC is 2-10 against the Huskies over the past 5 years. Saskatchewan has ended UBC's season two of those times in the Hardy Cup final. However, over the past two years, L|BCis2-3., winning bom times at home* < This year, Saskatchewan and UBC have split their two games, each winning one at home. UBC has not lost in a home game since September 5, 1997 against Saskatchewan. Since their season-opening lone loss, UBC has been on an eight-game wimjirig'-^U-aak. •'"'" ■■ .-" >'"" ' t^i- -■ Kfiy Players for UBC: Rushing at a record-hreaking rate, running back .Akbal Singh is the most potent offence for me Biros. Tn meir last meeting, Singh ran for 328 yards on 28 carries for four touchdowns. UBC's defensive line, which has not let down all sq lso continue to dominate. _ |PJ&tt3^& ipl^ Running back Doug i«b'h the Huskies. Rozon fin- ished^hB^gaj^seasan second to Singh with 1267 yards rush- ing. C^iarterback^^an Rl*id is also effective against the Birds— in last year's Hardy Cup final he finished 22 for 29 with 302 yff?m~ffrif:ft afff ) '/ - /".v?v - ^ , -"'- :\ The Prediction: After losing 30-21 at Thunderbird Stadium onfOctober 15, the, Huskies will be looking for revenge and to defend their national title. But UBC will be looking to avebge luiiir^a^Airittc^ bl^'idiai,1!^!^ &&8 tune'lliegrEtt ptepine am 0BC SHBfr UBCS BEST CAME OF THE SEASON resulted in another loss to Alberta in the Canada West semifinals. UBC midfielder lain Shepherd is shown on left, jeff bell photo 12 THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 Who called? Just press »69 to see the last number that called you. Try *69 Call Return today. Just 750 per use. z& ELUS Cost for this service is 75e per use, to a maximum of $6.00 per month for residential customers. '*fK '#&&*■" — ileL'emlxT 3 he'll be there. will vou? tit'** »i»* *|: |tltl*«»* ijHSM"* §§€** 0£0V®: *•**•' *«■•*•** :*•«•• gill***1 *••**«•**• With access to education, you've got options. Thinking about your education? Wondering how you'll pay for tuition? Looking for employment opportunities? Youth Options BC is about access to post-secondary education, expanded BC Student Grants, student loan interest relief, jobs, skills and training. Whether you're in first year or fourth you've got options - lots of them. This is the way 1-877-BC-YOUTH www.youth.gov.bc.ca ^British Columbia Honourable Andrew Petter, Minister Responsible for Youth ^ giveaway ^ do this... • submit a Polaroid of yourself hugging AMS General Manager Bernie Peets to Room 245 (Polaroid camera provided in Ubyssey business office—photo ID necessary) • walk into room 245 and sing a theme song to a 1980s sitcom— the song from Silver Spoons prefered •walk into room 245 and tell us your darkest secret ..and get this • 2 tickets to the Canucks game against the Rockies Nov 15! Hockey! Or 2 tickets to the Grizzlies Nov 18 against the Sonics (Only one pair of tickets per photo and per customer, so there.) • a Ubyssey T-shirt in one of four colours! •a copy of the Ubyssey's 80th anniversary book! A person may only win one prize per month. TTje Ubyssey reserves the right to withhold prizes. Winners must be members in good standing of the Ubyssey Publications Society. So there. Also, any submissions may be published. Ubyssey staffers are ineligible to win. Soccer Birds' season ends on penalty kicks by Naomi Kim Perhaps the greatest pain in soccer is felt with the soft sound of a ball smacking the back of the net to end a shootout. The one goal that can end all those hours of practice, games and dreams ended the season for the UBC women's soccer team against the University of Alberta in the gold medal Canada West game Sunday in Saskatoon. "It was one of the toughest losses in my life,* said head coach Dick Mosher, who has coached soccer for 14 years at UBC. The UBC women's soccer team certainly felt their share of pain this season, with injuries to key veteran players such as midfielders Sarah Cunningham and Kim Spencer. But both players joined the team in time to finish the regular season tied with the University of Victoria for first place in the Canada West Ranked number four in Canada, the team travelled to Saskatchewan to face Victoria in the Canada West semifinal. UBC outplayed the Vikes, scoring three goals in the first 20 minutes, and had many other scoring chances, but were unable to increase their lead. Five minutes into the second half, the Birds were limited to one striker with a red-card given to Lynsey Burkinshaw, but they kept control of the game and held on to the lead. UVic scored in the 85th minute to make the final score 3-1. Cunningham, Roz Hicks, and Liz Connor scored for the UBC victory. They would have to face the number two-ranked University of .Alberta on Sunday. Once again, the Birds controlled the game, with many scoring chances throughout the game, including one off the inside of the post and one off the underside of the crossbar, but UBC could not get a goal by the Alberta goalkeeper. Alberta was kept on the defensive for most of the game, and the Pandas couldn't score either during regulation time. So with the score 0-0 at the end of regualtion, the teams went to penalty kicks. UBC's superior performance was lost in a game determined by individual kicks and the Pandas came out on top, winning on the seventh penalty kick. UBC's forward Vanessa Martino was named the Canada West Umbro Most Valuable Player and Mosher was named Coach of the Year. The Canada West all-star team included UBC fullback Gill Hicks, fullback Veronica Lie, Cunningham, and Martino. Forward Roz Hicks received an honorable mention. "I do feel we should be going on. I think we're the best team in the Canada West, and the best team in the country,* said Mosher. 'But we doubled last year's output and...the team chemistry was as pleasing as the point total...All in all, our 13-3 league record [including play-offs and games against colleges in the US] was a great season."*> RUNNIN' WITH THE DEVIL: 14 members of the UBC cross country team competed in the NAIA regionals this weekend at Lincoln Park, Seattle. Both the men's and women's teams finished in third place, but only the two top teams on each side advance to the NAIA nationals November 20 in Kenosha, WA, in addition to the top male and female runners. UBC's David Milne (above, far right) will advance after leading ail 54 entrants from start to finish and coming first in the 8km race in 25:30. In the women's 5km race, Kim Hall finished in 1 Ith place in 20:03 and Katherine Hamilton in 12th in 20:12. Above, (from left to right) UBC's Jared Mawhorter (128), Johnathan Lockhurst (126), Jay Dolmage (behind Lockhurst), Byron Wood (125), and Milne take off. meussa hungerford photo THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10.1999 13 Birds sweep TWU to open campaign by Vincent Lam The women's volleyball games had a different look in their home-opening weekend. UBC matched up against the Trinity Western University Spartans, the newest team to the CIAU, under the newly implemented game rules. And though the opponent and the rules were different, UBC's women's volleyball excellence remained the same. UBC managed to easily sweep their first weekend at home 3-0 both nights to bring their record to 4-0 on the season. The Birds started slowly, finished swiftly and painlessly, and both games were over in just over an hour. With a good-sized crowd out for UBC's debut at War Memorial Gym on Friday, the Birds were not about to disappoint their fans. Despite a shaky start, the Birds picked up the slack midway through the first set thanks to some hard-hitting kills and stellar blocking. After their 25-14 win in the first game, they continued to dominate by scores of 25-12 and 25-7. "I thought we started out slow, but I think that there were a little bit of nerves since it was the first home game of the season,* said third-year UBC head coach Erminia Russo. *I also think that when the other team isn't as strong, you tend to sit back, but I tried to get them to do the opposite. No matter who it is, you must come out strong." Trinity Western proved to be no match for the Birds on Friday as they literally gave the Birds the second and third sets on too many unforced errors and a general lack of offensive pressure. "[TWU is] a new program and it's going to take some time for them to develop and get the players that they need," said Russo diplomatically. On Saturday, UBC came out of the starting blocks by winning 25-6, 25-19, and 25-13. While UBC had the chance to let some of its newer players see the floor, TWU struggled from the start UBC blew the Spartans away in the first set as middle Michelle Collens served six straight points. Collens was followed by power hitter Karen Moore, who served 14 straight points, interspersed with kills by right side Joanna Langley and power Isabelle Czerveniak. TWU was only able to answer with timeouts. But after the first set, TWU fought back. Spartans middle blocker Lies Verhoeff led the way, along with fellow first-year middle blocker Ruth Umaegbu. The points went back and forth, but nearing the end of the third set, UBC middle Christine Bonish and first-year power hitter Allison Padfield finished the Spartans off by winning the last nine points. "We played well enough to win," said Russo. "[TWU] put up as much of a fight as they could but we're pretty deep...we have 14 players, I dressed 12, but I really could've started any six." UBC, last year's CIAU silver medalist, will now face their three toughest weekends. The second-ranked Birds will start by travelling to Edmonton to meet the defending CIAU champion University of Alberta Pandas, who are ranked fourth nationally. Alberta and UBC are currently first and second in the Canada West. The Birds will then face the tough University of Saskatchewan Huskies and the number one University of Manitoba Bisons on successive weekends.** WHEN THE BALL HITS YOUR EYE UKE A BIG PIZZA PIE...Second-year UBC power hitter Kaley Boyd (airborne) sets up for a monster kill against the Trinity Western University Spartans Saturday night as teammates Sarah Maxwell (left) and Joanna Langley look on . TARA WESTOVER PHOTO Men's volleyball does the splits by Vincent Lam and Naomi Kim Both UBC and Trinity Western University (TWU) fought to get their first win of the season, and they each got it. In their home-opening weekend, the UBC men's volleyball team were able to edge out a split with TWU at War Memorial Gym. UBC veteran power hitter Jeff Orchard and first-year offside Steve Corothers both registered particualrly impressive performances. But TWU, in their first year in the Canada West, played steadily over the weekend and showed they will be a team to be reckoned with in the future. On Friday, TWU won 4-1 (25-21, 19-25, 25-20, 25- 19, and 25-17). "It was definitely a disappointing game," said Orchard, who led the Birds with 20 kills. "I think everyone may have been a little too over-anxious to go out there and play* Mter losing a tight first set, the Birds bounced back to take the second, but finished short for the remaining three games. Fourth-year power Greg Poitras, taking on the new libero, or defensive specialist, position, finished the game with 17 digs. Despite losing the match 4-1, under the new rules of CIAU volleyball, the T-Birds still pick up a point in the standings. 'It was a collectively poor effort by everyone...I.tried to change up the combinations a bit but the guys never came out of the gate and we stumbled the whole night long," said disgruntied UBC head coach Dale Ohman. The biggest hole in the Birds' game on Friday was the marked lack of blocking. 'Looking at the blocking stats, I think we hardly blocked anybody, and that doesn't allow you to score a lot of points when you're serving," said Ohman. But Saturday's game was a different story. With a different serving strategy and renewed blocking, UBC gained and kept a slim lead right to the end of the first game, winning 25-21. The second and third sets were even tighter, with both teams alternating points with every rally but TWU came out on top at the end of both, winning 23-25 and 22-25. But with the efforts of UBC right side Chad Grimm, middle Brian Boles, and Orchard, who again led the Birds with 26 kills, the Birds ran away from an early tie in the fourth game to win it 25-19. The final game was down to the wire as well, but Corothers, who was inserted into me game late and earned a timely kill, seemed to be what the Birds needed to close the set out. Corothers was named the player of the game. "The guys stepped up and played with some passion tonight..and I thought [Corothers] did a great job," said Ohman of the freshman's performance. "Even though he only played for a little while in the fifth game...if he hadn't have come in and played like that, I don't think we would have won that game." The 3-2 win over thi; Spartans was UBC's first win of the season and according to the new points system, UBC gets two points for the win, while TWU gets one. "It would have been nice to get the three points [the maximum number of points], but at least we got the two...Feels good to get a win for sure," said Orchard. "We executed better, we served better...we just had more pride today and that helped us a lot out there." The Birds will face the top-ranked University of j\lberta Golden Bears in Edmonton next weekend.♦ UBC VARSITY WOMEN'S CREW strokes long at the Canadian University Rowing Championships in St. Catharines, ON. The women's eight finished in second place in the final. Women's single sculler Laura Middicton, who also rowed in thc eight, took second place, while UBC men's pair Geoff Hodgson and Graeme Hill finished in third place, photo courtesy ubc rowing STUDENT SOCIETY OF UBC ams UPDATE visit ui at www.ami.ubc.ca Come to the "V0TE4J0N" night at the Gallery Lounge in SUB Friday, November 19, 1999 Bring ID that shows you live on campus to enjoy food specials and prizes Join us for a Hot Breakfast on Election Day! Saturday, November 20, 1999 9am - 1pm, SUB Main Concourse FREE if you bring ID that shows you live on Campus! a student voice on the GVRD Would you like to help? Just want more information? V0TE4J0N organizing/information meetings take place Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at 12:30pm in SUB room 266J, right next to the AMS Administration Office email us at vote4jon@hotmail.com or call 822-8722 ononaBOpyUBenionowoaBrDOiai;rtiaraa^ vote November 20,1999 8am to 8pm Regent College all you need is your phone bill & a debit card to vote Electoral Area A Director endorsed by the AMS, your student society what's going on at the ams? Annual General Meeting Wed. November 24th 1130-1:30 SUB Council Chambers President's Report Report on & discussion of Potential litigation Financial Report Come Out and Oet Involved! Bet informed! Join us on November 17 by adding your name to the growing list of students concerned with the future of funding to education. Find us at SUP (south entrance) Koerner library (entrance) Forestry building (front entrance) Pit Pub MazaHan Trip For 1 Giveaway The AMS University Commission is hosting tour annual Safety Audit on the evening of Tuesday November 16. We are encouraging individuals to take an active role in working to ensure a greater quality of life at UBC. The audit is expected to last for two hours, and will involve the evaluation of safety levels across several commonly traveled routes on campus. We invite anyone who is concerned about safety to participate so that we can achieve our goal of enhancing the sense of safety on campus. For more information please contact Simon Reznick, AMS Safety Commissioner at simon_reznick@hotmail.com or call 822.8725.. A.M.S. Journalism Assoc. Adrenaline Child AI-UmmaoftheAMS Anglo-Australasian Club Asia Pacific Ventures Bowling Club (AMS) : Butokukan Karate C.U.S. P.O.I.T.S. i Cavalier Society of AMS Christian Coalition Christian News Assoc. ; Equality for Immigrants Fishing Club (AMS) ;G.S.A.-Conrad Memorial : Global Voices of the AMS Health Club I Indo-Canadian Assoc. Landscape Arch. Students Latter Day Saints SA Macau Students Club iMech. Eng-Machine Shop MeibuKan Karate I Motorsport Club of AMS Native Student Union IPAR.T.Y. Pac. Spirit Orienteers iPre-VeterinaryClub Pulp & Paper Eng. Soc. Realistic Self-Defense Club Reform Party Society Religious Studies S.A. RotaractClubofAMS SAL.S.SA Shotokan Karate Club ! Solar Car Club Songfest Spanish International Soc. Student Liberal of BC Students of Objectivism Surf Society (AMS) IThundbird Crew Club UBC Publications Society iUBC Red Cross Club lUBCV.I.P.CIubofAMS i Ultimate Frisbee Club iVideo Production Club Viking Society Wado Ryu Karate Club Woman Studies S.A Young Parliamentarians Young Socialists Youth of Pakistan We will be evaluation of safety levels across several commonly traveled routes on campus. According to our records the following AMS clubs are inactive and have been for some time. If you are aware of any reason why one of the listed clubs should not be deconstituted, please contact Scott Ramsay, SAC Secretary by email at sacsec@ams.ubc.ca. If nothing is heard from these clubs within two weeks of the first day of circulation of this publication, these clubs will be deconstituted (November 25 1999) THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 The 15 sounds of scious Jackson Hanging out with Jill Cunniff of Luscious Jackson last Wednesday meant a conversation on music and food...mmmmm by jAime toNg JILL, KATE, AND GABBY: New York trio Luscious Jackson rolled into town last Wednesday for some groovy music-making. EDWARD MCKENZIE PHOTO (BELOW) t's like you're eating card- Iboard, or rabbit food, not that I've actually tried those two things, but those of you who have munched on nutrition bars as an emergency snack or punishment know that they ain't the most savoury items available. Well, guess what? There's a tasty option called Luna Bars for Women which Jill Cunniff, bass player and vocalist for Luscious Jackson, discovered only last week. But already she tells me, she is "so into them.* Cunniff yells to drummer Kate Schellenbach in the next room about her news, *I discovered a new bar. It's this amazing new bar called Luna Bar." After she has her attention, she continues, "The 'Lemon' one is really good and the chocolate, there's a 'Nuts Over Chocolate', which is not as good as Vanilla and Chocolate'." Schellenbach remembers trying them before. She adds, "They taste like candy bars, kind of like a Rice Krispie treat" Cunniff concludes her rave by saying "someone did something right, because usually those things taste..." as she makes a face. Luscious Jackson, the trio of funky women from New York, arrived in Vancouver Wednesday for their concert at the Rage. On tour to promote their new album, Electric Honey, the band has come a long way from the old days when Cunniff and Gabby Glaser had to pay for the first three tracks of their indie debut, In Search of Manny from their tip money. After signing with the Beastie Boys' run label Grand Royal in the early '90s, Luscious Jackson went on to release Natural Ingredients, the polished Fever In, Fever Out, and most recently, Electric Honey this summer. Cunniff says that Glaser came up with the name of the album, which refers to the organic and electronic elements in their songs. "We use a lot of high tech stuff, but we also wanted to maintain an organic sound, which I think comes through on the acoustic guitars, harmonies, and melodies. So the 'honey' part was sort of like the organic aspect" On Electric Honey, their songs still show influences of hip-hop, punk, folk, and loops. Cunniff doesn't think that their sound has changed much; she sees it more as the band simply working towards their objective, which stays the same with each album: "I think we are still continuing in our mission, which was to create music that we liked." Cunniff continues, "I call it urban music because it is urban. It's a combination of rock and hip-hop and reggae, you know, even bits of folk creep in there. To me, that's what urban is—it's a fusion of all kinds of music. I think on each record we approach that with a slightly different take." Cunniff and Glaser formed the band in '91, naming themselves after Lucius "Luscious" Jackson, a basketball player with the Philadelphia 76ers in the '60s. Why did they pick such an unusual choice? Cunniff explains, "We just liked it You know how band names sometimes hit you. It was just the right name at the right ttme...and he's very happy we used his name; we spoke to him." Basketball is a favourite among the women of Luscious Jackson. Glaser and Schellenbach are both avid players, and when Glaser wrote "Friends" they asked Kym Hampton of the New York Liberty (WNBA) to provide backing vocals. Cunniff says that Glaser "just wanted to have Kym represent the spirit of the New York Liberty team, which she feels is a really healthy friendship spirit" This spirit of sisterhood and friendship is also evident on other Electric Honey tracks. You'll find country queen Emmylou Harris, who helped out with "Why Do I lie" on Fever In, Fever Out, providing back up vocals on "Ladyfingers" and "Country's A Callin'." Also featured are Debbie Harry (of Blondie fame) on "Fantastic Fabulous," and N'dea Davenport on "Christine'." But though there is sisterhood, the band is no longer women-only. After keyboardist Vivian Trimble left to pursue other music projects, the band enlisted the help of Singh Birdsong on keyboard when touring. "I love our band right now," says Cunniff, while trying to fish a strand of hair out of her mouth. Life on the road can be exhausting with one quickly learning to appreciate the simpler things, like good food. The band toured Europe late this summer and Cunniff was ecstatic that the food in England had vastly improved since their last visit. "Whereas it was really unbearable, now I can eat there. There are shops that sell salads and sandwiches, not just those buttery, buttery meat sandwiches, there's like good sandwiches and noodle shops! There's a lot of stuff there that's edible, which is really refreshing." Cunniff is relaxed and laughs easily throughout the interview. .As the conversation turns towards the various stories and inspiration behind the tracks on Electric Honey, Cunniff turns serious. "I've just gotten back into sort of writing on guitar or writing on keyboard. [For Electric Honey] I just worked on a bunch of stuff on the road and I came home — I have an eight- track — so I just recorded stuff at home, and came in with a finished demo." "We've done a lot of writing in the studio and last album, I realised how much more productive it is to come in with something finished. It just speeds up the whole process and takes away so much stress, especially if you're paying studio costs." Cunniff finds inspiration in everyday life as well as in the people she meets. The recently wed vocalist/bass player says that "Ladyfingers" and "Devotion" are "just straight-up love songs." One of the weirder stories is the one behind "Alien Lover." "Alien Lover' was written about a girl we know who believed she was abducted by aliens, or believes she is abducted regularly," says Cunniff with a raised eye brow. "So I was writing a combination of her point of view—it could be she loves aliens, or she is an alien, who's a lover." Hmm, they do meet some odd people while on tour, though no one's complaining. After all, it would seem that these women can turn nearly any experience into song.<» Luscious Who? LUSCIOUS JACKSON WITH BEN LEE at the Rage Nov. 3 by Aisha Jamal Whi'ii I heard thai Luscious Jackson was coming to town, 1 was quick lo snatch up tlie reviewing assignment. Spurred on by their latest, I was primed for a night of urban estrogi.n. So excited was 1 that I neglected to wait an hour after the doors opened to dodge the opening act, Australian Ben Lee. Seeing that I was stuck, I sat back and prepared to fare my fate. The second Ben appeared, my sister turned and whispered in my ear, "Isn't that scrawny boy Claire Danes' boyfriend?" Tho Australian- born singer is. After watching the performance of the first song, I wasn't sure if Ben Lee was a novelty act, a parody of a band or a serious one. The audience remained stonefaced, probably from the shock of this rather different opening act. There were people who came to see Ben Lee, though—three girls on the left of the stage enthusiastically sang along to the songs. After half an hour, the repartee began. Ben started to introduce his songs, but even the introductions didn't help in deciphering the lyrics. One introduction was, "this song is about the time when a guy on the New York subway wanted to suck on my penis.' This was immediately followed by an incomprehensible and thoroughly bland song. Towards the end of the set, he took the mic off the stage and jumped into the audience. In doing so, however, he sprained his ankle. Ben Lee is more memorable for bis strange presence and weird body language than his music. I don't know if it was his Australian dialect, his ridiculous demeanor or his distracting resemblance to Woody Allen, but I can't recall a single line of any of his songs except for "I want to cut off little girls' hands and put them on my wall.* I would pay twenty bucks again just to have another good laugh. Oh yeah, and then Luscious Jackson took the stage. They played great music, but they were not nearly as entertaining as Ben Lee was.^ 16 THE UBYSSEY » WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 the Ubyssey's staff meeting Intros Bzzr Garden CUP Volunteers Computers (personalfolders) T-Shirts (the third last meeting... honest) Post Mortem Udder Business an Informal anti-Goimz dbcutttan win blow Who called? Just press *69 to see the last number that called you. Try *69 Call Return today. Just 750 per use. ^ELUS Cost for this service is 75c per use, to a maximum of S5.00 per month tor residential customers. BROADWAY T\ YEW ftfCTORS. IIERAPISTS 'est Broadway }.C. vfft 210! ■1021 WEST 10TH OPTOMETRY CLINIC PATRICIA A. RUPNOW, B.Sc, O.D. * STEPHANIE BROOKS, B.A, O.D. MEG SEXSMITH, B.Sc, P.O. DOCTORS OF OPTOMETRY DEDICATED TO EXCELLENCE Phone: (604) 224-2322 4320 West 10th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V.6R 2H7 GENERAL EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE ' Denotes Optometric Corp. Email: info@westluthoptonietlry.bc.ca Copies Plus COPY IMAGING CENTRE SELF SERVE COPIES 3.5< Q£» 81'2X11. vTCl ■ each side Featuring NEW, fast Konica Copiers •autofeed •autosort 'resize 50%-200% -autostaple -auto doubleside Also available 81'2 x 14 and 11 x 17 at extra cost. SALE ENDS - November 30/99 STOP! DON'T GO ELSEWHERE Discover the Friendly Competition! @ 2nd Floor, 2174 Western Parkway (above UBC Pizza) tel: 224-6225 FOUR DAYS: this ain't yo' H average art- house flick. FOUR DAYS opens Nov. 12 by Fara Tabatabai Don't forget your life jackets—the opening shots of Four Days are underwater. There's minimalist piano music playing in the background and a boy sinking into the deep with his eyes closed. Watching all this in the darkened theatre, I couldn't help but think 'subtle, arthouse flick," and I prepared for the worst. I hate subtle, arthouse flicks. Poetry in film for the sake of poetry in film—at the expense of intrigue, plot, and character—makes me gag. Besieged bored me. The Thin Red Line put me to sleep. Not so with Four Days; although it does have all the aforementioned qualities of arthouse, it also sustains a beautiful balance between poetry, reality and a progressive, character-driven plot. Four Days is essentially the story of a 14-year- old boy known as The Kid (Kevin Zegers) and his father, Milt (William Forsythe). Milt is a career thief who, in a bank robbery gone awry, gets shot and leaves The Kid holding a bag containing over $100,000. The clincher comes from the fact that half of that money rightfully belongs to Milt's still- alive partner. Fury (Colm Meaney). Wise to the fact that the cash is not his alone, The Kid boards a bus DOGMA opens Nov. 12 by Brian Zeiler Leave it to Kevin Smith: he couldn't just let success get to his head, he let it get to his soul. Dogma, the fourth feature film release from the acclaimed writer/director/cc- star of Clerks and Chasing Amy, is going to really offend a lot of people with its treatment of the Christian faith. On the other hand, those who can look past the (pardon the pun) dogma will enjoy this witty, intelligent and daring film. Dogma is the story of two fallen angels, Loki and Bartleby, played with flair by Matt Damon and Ben .Affleck, who have been banished from heaven and forced to live for eternity in Wisconsin (apparently, this is worse than hell). However, they discover a technicality in Christian dogma that can absolve them of their sins and allow them to re-enter the gates of heaven. There happens to be one problem with this plan—if they're successful, it means the end of existence. Enter Bethany (another fine performance from Linda Fiorentino) who is called upon to stop these renegade angels. To help her, Bethany has the aid of two horny and stoned prophets. Jay and Silent Bob. However, the fallen archangel .Azrael (Jason Lee reprising the exact same character (who make the Hanson brothers from Slapshot look like friendly, well-meaning guys) will do anything they can to stop Bethany and her group. Those familiar with Kevin Smith's earlier films will be amazed at the high quality of this production. Beyond the fact that Dogma is backed by a major production company (the Disney- owned Miramax who passed it on to another distributor to avoid cast Some of these people are even able to act—something that was sorely lacking in Smith's earlier films. Dogma is rather amusing to comic book. But more than that. Dogma is unlike anything that Smith has done before. Missing are lengthy conversations about to Wapizagonke with Fury in hot pursuit. Granted, the synopsis sounds more like a Martin Lawrence movie than a poetic drama. But the key elements are the script and the character development, which in this case are both brilliant and understated. The acting in Four Days on the whole is fantastic, but most of the film's strength lies in its prepubescent star. Zegers performance is at once charming, ferocious, and sincere. From beginning to end he is absolutely captivating. His earnest passion pours meaning into the tragic elements of the film, leaving his audience with a deep and heartfelt sense of his character. Don't get me wrong, Four Days is no shameless tearjerker. It's the unrelentingly ardent and honest story of a wholly innocent boy left to the mercy of the real world. Subtle, arthouse flick? Hardly. Four Days is much better than that.«> oral sex and other over the top, albeit damn funny, comic situations. Dogmas wit is more subtle and thought provoking; you'll laugh out loud less, but the comedy is definitely still there. Dogma could have been Smith's best film yet; it is more ambitious and important than anything he's ever done. Unfortunately, it doesn't utilise all of its potential. First of all, the script is rather complex and there are many different stories intertwining throughout this film, which ultimately bogs it down. As well, there are so many aspects of this movie that could have been utilised so much more (the group "Catholicism WOW!" which figures prominently in the movie and is led by George Carlin is the first that comes to mind), but fail to fully realise their possibilities which disappoints a tittle. That being said, though, the film is great Kevin Smith knows how to satisfy an audience; even when he falls short of making the best movie he can, it stills blows away most of the competition. But don't take it on faith from me, go see Dogma for yourself. ♦ THE UBYSSEY ♦ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 17 ike fpeehaXL Arts Centre mill Nop. Z7. by Jt^sica-AhiitJozoiS ;#§J| walked into the Firehall Arts Centr^for last Saturday night's production ©I i{:S^tNATIVES, I was expecting to see another' iitod play about Native/while politics, ono thafclwould stay safely mside the lines of political::CS>rrectness without entertaining anyone, jf COUldXt't have been more wrong. aiktrNATlVBS is a play about a mixpd ''(Hative/white) couple /who decide to have '''Mtma afn< a*wa4u**a*f*'/.rtw..^'sv>t, ,«.. a*a*aia rs j\%.\ oponic cuuiiaiY xupf^-i company over lur a tuir* nsx parly, WiwU; the audience sops is thu con ^nSion and; irritation that result from having one room Studies professor dative and eleven [■four very outspoken guest Colleen, a Jewish Natn ; is dating Angel, who is years her junior. Colloen invites over two of her whit.' vegetarian friends, Michelle and Dale, and two of Angel's Native! friends, Yvonne and Bobby, ui hopes of making a connection between th«r two separate wuil.l* The uiill, t -1.m> l..rwf\.'. v.hen Hale, the white vegetarian, sav's to Angul, bo. Colleen tells me you're Native.* in his diaradMisbral- Iv Lirtless tftvlfi. BetvuHin Bobby, Yvonne and Mn in-lit- s sarcasm and Dale's ignoranrp, Lhr play It was e****^ rcsulUnn somo vojy witty and at limes off I colo#|gk>niedy. I didn't stop laughing the entimltinie. Intermission, rather than being a welcome brfcak, was an unwanted interruption The set design%as perfect .witifa very yuppie-like nuix of a few Native j pieces in an oihe^fise modern .lpariB i ment All six acug gave wr? strong I performances, Mptably Jennifer Fahrni as the dj^nfrajiohised andv* confused Cblleen,;I|owever, this play* by Drew Hayden Taylor is so well " written that it wdald be entetlain- ,/ ing regardless of the actor: not surprising ii tne least when the audience gave the production a standing ovation^ I can safely say that alterNATTVES is the best play I've seen in years. It sent a strong mBijgage out about whaf s really important when it . corhespto cross-cultural relations; With Taylor's script poking fan at stereotypes and assumptions while focusing on the more important aspect of mutual respect really gets to the heart of tie issue. I look forward to more works from Mm in the future. ♦ m I'M JOHNNY AND I DON'T GIVE A FUCK fanzine #3 by Tom Peacock aAndy says he wrote this zine while huddled in the dark corners of office towers, between bike courier trips. It is a consistently sincere, and uncompromising chronicle of his early life. Unlike most contrived autobiographical confessionals, there is no "great turnaround," no "getting on the wagon" or "finding the Lord" or "getting married," or anything. .Andy's just got himself, and by the end you're not even sure if that tenuous relationship is going to last. aAndy (notJohnny—I still don't know why the bool^daas this name) has^h^sedf^TlJ^C we all ""* /had across the country, and his ability to sheer the layer of vitality off his own destitution, reminds you of storytellers like Irvine Welsh or George Orwell. The book has character depictions of horrific apartments, maniacal east Vancouver roommates and neighbours, Nazi skinheads from Niagara Falls, dish boys at a Fraser Valley ski resort, and even (my favourite) a romantic view of students at UBC: "There was this UBC kid I met a couple of times. Turns out she didn't live in a dusty old stone house with a 14-year-old German shepherd and an artist woman, she didn't bake her own bread and knit people toques for Christmas. She didn't cut her hair without using a mirror or call me at three in the morning to talk about the ocean. Figures. I can't even remembeiojier MIXED NUTS: alterNATIVES plays on stereotypes, sarcasm and ignorance. sex, had Su1 tieade|Kj^Hffi>T but we were lying to ourselves, because it just wasn't in us. But is aAndy in "fucked up land" 'cause he wants to be? It's hard to tell, because he doesn't give us much of a lead up to his story. He's just drunk, on the bus on his way to Vancouver. Regardless of his origins, aAndy's self-effacing accuracy, as he takes us back and forth a and Bme: he parties all t, and sleeps all day. He works some shitty jobs and makes some shitty friends. And then the novelty wears off. Andy returns to Niagara Falls, the novelty wears off. Andy returns to Vancouver, the novelty wears off. Andy goes to Manning Park to work at a ski hill. Andy is a lost soul in the forest We can only hope that he has since found something to ground him, and obscure his side on view of reality. ♦> Finishing your Bad *'s more where that came from.. Higher education needn't end with a bachelor's degree. Further intellectual adventure, and better career options, await you in graduate school. Explore your Options See displays and talk to representatives from a host of UBC departments and other B.C. universities. Hear talks about admission, funding, and research atthe graduate level. Take home brochures 'and application materials to examine and compare. One-Stop Shopping In one place, at one time, you can get the information you need to make the best program choice for your academic future. Information Day Student Union Buildinci Monday, November 22, 1999 Talks: Auditorium, 12:30 - 1 :30 p.m. Displays: Ball Room, 11:30 — 2:30 p.m PRESENTED BY THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES 18 THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 SHE sse TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 VOLUME 81 ISSUE 17 EDITORIAL BOARD COORDINATING Bruce Arthur NEWS Nicholas Bradley and Daliah Merzaban CULTURE Duncan M. McHugh and Jaime Tong SPORTS Naomi Kim FEATURES Tom Peacock NATIONAL/COPY Cynthia Lee PHOTO Tara Westover PRODUCTION Todd Silver COORDINATORS CUP/VOLUNTEERS Nyranne Martin WEB Flora Graham letters/opinion Lisa Denton RESEARCH Daniel Siheiman/Graeme Worthy The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper of the University of British Columbia. It is published every Tuesday and Friday by The Ubyssey Publications Society. We are an autonomous, democratically run student organisation, and all students are encouraged to participate. Editorials are chosen and written by the Ubyssey staff. They are the expressed opinion of the staff, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Ubyssey Publications Society or the University of British Columbia. The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University Press (CUP) and firmly adheres to CUP'S guiding principles. All editorial content appearing in The Ubyssey is the property of The Ubyssey Publications Society. Stories, opinions, photographs and artwork contained herein cannot be reproduced without the expressed, written permission of The Ubyssey Publications Society. Letters to the editor must be under 300 words. Please include your phone number, student number and signature (not for publication) as well as your year and faculty with all submissions. ID will be checked when submissions are dropped off at the editorial office of The Ubyssey, otherwise verification will be done by phone. "Perspectives" are opinion pieces over 300 words but under 750 words and are run according to space. "Freestyles" are opinion pieces written by Ubyssey staff members. Priority will be given to letters and perspectives over freestyles unless the latter is time sensitive. Opinion pieces will not be run until the identity of the writer has been verified. It is agreed by all persons placing display or classified advertising that if the Ubyssey Publications Society fails to publish an advertisement or if an error in the ad occurs the liability of the UPS will not be greater than the price paid for the ad. The UPS shall not be responsible for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value or the impact of the ad. EDITORIAL OFFICE Room 241 Kt Student Union Building, 6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1Z1 tel: (604) 822-2301 fax: (604) 822-9279 email: feedback@ubyssey.bcca BUSINESS OFFICE Room 245, Student Union Building advertising: (604) 822-1654 business office: (604) 822-6681 fax:(604)822-1658 BUSINESS MANAGER Ferine Pereira AD SALES Jennifer Riley AD DESIGN Shalene Takara Duncan M. McHugh wasn't sure what to do. Jaime Tong and Nicholas Bradley had painted out that Howe Sound had started to boiL What really got Daliah Merzaban and Bruce Arthur worked up was that Gage was being pelted fay asteroids. Tom Peacock winced as a piece of shrapnel destroyed the bike that he, Todd Silver and Naomi Kim had built together. Graeme Worthy an<^ Tara Westover began sobbing: it was all too much. It began to rain blood and Cynthia Lee didn't even have an umbrella. Miss Daniel Silverman and Lisa Denton heard seven horns and Michelle Mossop assured them that no good could come of that Laura Blue and Tristan Winch headed ibr the bomb shelter, but Alex Dimson had been told by Fara Tabatabai that it had probably frozen over, or close to it. Andrea Winkler and Jeremy Beaulne suspected that James Hvezda was carrying the spawn of the devil (who was to Dear a striking resemblance to David Usher). When Jessica-Ann Dozois, Bryan Zeiler, Thomas EgU and Andy Barham showed up on their horses, Jenn Neilsen went mad. "The end is nigh.* proclaimed Aisha Jama], though she was drowned out by the shrieking of Melissa Hungerfbra and Vincent Lam. Jeff Bell began to pray, Edward McKenzie began to shake and Richard Lam took photos. He is a freelancer, you know. Canadian {Jntyersfoj ftess Canada Post Publications Sales Agreement Number 0732141 Here comes the Sun—it ain't too bright The lovely people at the Vancouver Sun newspaper must be taking their own name just a little too literally. In yesterday's paper, a McNugget-sized editorial asked the burning question, "Is it time to revisit the tuition freeze?" Ugh. The Sun, in all its beaming brilliance, is trying to melt away the best thing to happen to students in BC since...since...since nothing. Right now, students account for approximately one-fifth of all university revenue— the highest total in Canadian history. So we think that raising that again is more than a little out of line. Not only that, but tuition was increased an eye-popping 45 per cent nationwide between 1993 and 1997. We're sure that when the editorial writers at the Sun were in university, tuition was a nickel and they had to walk to school. Well, times have changed. The increase coincided with a cut of almost $2.9 billion in federal transfer payments to the provinces during the same period, and it's not such a coincidence. So when the feds cut cash to the provinces, most of them cut cash to uni versities, who passed the savings on to you. But give the NDP this: granted, they've been running the government out of their asses, fiscally speaking, for the past two terms..But they've-paid more attention to education and health care than Ontario and Alberta combined. Incidentally, Ontario has deregulated tuition, and Ontario students are paying through the nose while getting it in the shorts, if (and, sadly, when) Gordon Campbell gets in, we're next. You may want to accelerate your education with summer courses. We take the tuition freeze for granted. Your tuition hasn't budged since 1995, unless you're an international student, or you're in a professional program. But UBC has tried to find a way around it: in 1996, they attempted to charge students $1.25 per credit for sewage removal—that's $ 110 for a full course load. It didn't happen. And if we don't kick up a fuss to keep the freeze, then nobody better complain when your student loan looks like the GDP of Liberia. Here's our stance towards the tuition freeze: keep it. Not a big surprise, of course. since we're students and, by extension, we're poor. But even though the provincial Liberals will kill the freeze as soon as they take office (we predict, in about a year), here's why the tuition freeze should just keep on freezin': Of all the people involved in funding post-secondary education—the federal government, the provincial government, the university, the university's corporate sponsors, and students—students are the least able to absorb significant increases in costs. So, while the provincial government's current financial woes will keep it from helping much, we've got an idea: how about the federal government? With its fancy projected surplus of over $90 billion over die next few years, why not restore those missing transfer payments? ,And how about the province gives that cash to the universities? And how about the universities then cease trying to price us out of the market? Just wondering. And if the Sun editorial staff wants to donate some cash to make the whole thing work, then we're fine with that, too.*> *k$ ^KS ^ssSSS1 £w AMS campaign explained I would like to respond to the questions raised by Emily Chung in her letter about the Not On Our Campus Campaign [Nov. 2]. First, I want to emphasise that it is not the intention of the campaign to keep anyone off the campus. The idea is simply to keep dis- crimination and harassment off the campus. For further clarification, here is a summary of what the campaign is all about The Not On Our Campus Campaign is an Alma Mater Society student initiative aimed at creating a safe learning and working environment for all members of the university community, especially students. The Not On Our Campus campaign will attempt to achieve this goal via two main avenues: 1) by promoting respect between the diverse members of the UBC community [and] 2) by creating a chscrimination and harassment-free working and learning environment at UBC. The first objective stems from the basic premise that UBC is one of the most diverse campus communities in Canada. The significance of this fact is that UBC represents exactly what Canada is: a mosaic. UBC is a mosaic based on the diversity of its members in regards to ability, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation and so forth. Oddly enough, the diversity of our student population tends to be ignored or even shunned. Thus, the first objective was developed to promote, celebrate and respect the diversity of the UBC community via events such as: BC Human Rights Week, Multicultural Week, International Women's Day, Out Week and various student-led projects. The second objective is based on the premise that discrimination and harassment are extremely important issues, which affect a significant number of students. The experience of cliscrimination and harassment can have damaging affects on the academic, social and emotional well-being of those who are cuscriminated against or harassed. This fact is even more relevant knowing that the university's Trek 2000 Green Paper, drafted by Martha Piper, clearly implies that the university is committed to providing a safe environment that brings out the best in all members of the UBC community. Thus, the campaign will address discriminar tion and harassment through forums and student-led workshops across campus. The Not On Our Campus campaign was initiated last year by UBC's Women Students' Office under the guidance of Begum Verjee. The WSO got the idea for such a campaign from Camosun College, which in turn got the idea from an American video entitied "Not In Our Town." This year the AMS took over the campaign and has since expanded on it The campaign officially commenced last week with a Multicultural Fair and several discrimination and harassment forums across campus. The campaign aims to work in close partnership with other services on campus with similar or complementary goals, such as the Equity Office. In addition to myself, Erin Kaiser and Junie Desil will be working on the campaign. For more information or to get involved please call me at 822-8722 or e-mail me at eadjei_achampong@hotmail.com. "One love, let's get together and we shall feel alright" Emmanuel Adjei- Achampong AMS anttdiscrimmation commissioner THE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER ID, 1999 PET SHOP BOYS Nightlife [EMI] We're all preoccupied with love, either wanting it or in it. Lucky for musicians they can turn obsessions into potential hits. The new release from the Pet Shop Boys, Nightlife does just this. Nightlife is Chris and Neil's follow up album to Bilingual (1996). Every track on the album deals with love or obsession in some way. The first two tracks, "For Your Own Good" and "Closer to Heaven," are really well mixed and will be popular on the dance floors for sure. "Happiness is an option" is for listening to in the back of a cab after a night out drinking and you have just told that crush how you feel and he/she turns you down, but you still have that "drunken tight of hope" thing happening. There are some new sounds, like the New Orleans swank "Vampire" track and "Boy Strange." However, this is a club album and may be appreciated far more on the dance floor at Celebrities. So, if you're an avid Pet Shop Boys fan, go for it, invest, but if not; wait until you hit the dance floor. —Andrea Winkler MU5*c, rVFUSfc, ALL HRtfUNtl 19 TEMPERANCE If You Don't Know [High Bias Records] Temperance. Moderation. Self- restraint. How about boring! Clearly, this band has named themselves well. Their album, if you don't know, is an exercise in the mundane, giving us a perfect example of what happens when a band, you know, "tempers" their music. The first song, "Hands of Time/ is a flat tune that features bland vocals over a cheesy dance beat "If I could turn back the hands of time, I wouldn't change a single thing," is the refrain made by lead singer Lorraine Reid. Obviously, she hasn't listened to her own recording, or she would have certainly wanted to change this song. The next song, "Dancing in the Key of Love" is more of the same. In fact, as far as I could tell, the only difference between the two songs are the words. Another song, "Before You Ever Call Me Again," seems to be an attempt to make something that sounds like a ballad, perhaps in an effort to add some depth to an incredibly shallow album. Unfortunately, the result is disturbingly like the first two songs, only with the metronome set a tittle slower. The rest of the album is a mix of ballads and faster dance tunes that are about as exciting as the center line on a long stretch of prairie highway. Speaking of prairie, one reason to buy If You Don't Know might be that Temperance is from Toronto. And hey, I promise you won't offend anybody by playing this album. After all, isn't that what music is all about-temper- ance? Ya, right. Temperance. —James Hvezda THE SHEILA DIVINE New Parade [Roadrunner] Methinks The Sheila Divine doth betray an alarming tendency towards compiling the sort of moody rock anthems that periodically dominate the ever burbling landscape of popular music. REMember when, the rock anthem was a staple on the adolescent journey towards the freedom and independence attained by passing the pinnacle of 18? Reviewers, such as I, are forced to rhetorically ask, who does the rock anthem appeal to? And then put forth our view on the matter. Methinks 'tis a true cultural divide between those of us on this side of the ditch and those on t'other. On this side, the damned anthem appeals to the eternal outsider in all of us. On t'other side of the ditch, the rock anthem's target audience consists largely of the dispossessed: lager louts and football hooligans. The one commonality seems to be disillusionment verging on despair, what the Germans call "angst" From Eddie Cochran's "Summertime Blues" to Eric Burdon and the Animals' "Misunderstood" to AC/DC (just about everything) teenage angst spilling over into young adulthood, and even beyond, has long been a popular theme in, well, popular music, as well it should be. The Sheila Divine do an acceptably 90s version of the thing, betraying the distinctly 90s phenomenon of being at the far end of a long rock 'n' roll history, in which much troubled water hath indeed passed 'neath that bloody bridge! And ya gotta love track ten, "New Parade," surely a song destined to tweak the nostalgia node for a lotta people twenty years from now, assuming we're still here to listen to some troubled youth pouring his heart out in song. —AndyBarham BUSH The Science of Things [Universal] Feeling masochistic? Then, by all means, subject yourself to a couple of tunes from the new Bush album, The Science of Things. In a cacophonous mix of electronica, hard rock, and holy worship of Our Lord Gavin Rossdale, Bush manages to once again crank out a store of songs with such poignant titles as "Dead Meat" and "The Disease of Dancing Cats" and such deep, brooding lyrics as "big cheese is all greed/it's all relative what you needed/happy birthday here's your nerve gas." Lucky for us, Rossdale's whining, guttural voice makes it so impossible to decipher what is being said that it really doesn't matter what the lyrics are. By disregarding Rossdale's vocals, one is able to meditate more deeply on the harsh instrumental background, which will no doubt entice the listener to seek out other forms of torture deemed less painful. On the plus side, however, countless hours in between classes can be whiled away by putting on a random track and trying to figure out exactly how the "tune" (and I mean that in the loosest sense of the word) differs from, say, any other track on the record. Let it not be said, however, that the Ubyssey was thoroughly unkind to the album—it is, after all, entirely captivating for the first two minutes of the first song, when it still seems vaguely promising and original. Alas, The Science of Things wears out its welcome by continuing on for longer. —Para Tabatabai mmmmTjmmTjmMTjm Hang In There with BRAND'S Traditional Essence of Chicken. ■■ ■■■i-k::%*~'' :...: -'■' ,, :1£^ffl$$i,'-r.- '■ . •■[>«£■■■• ".' ■-'.' Bm&kmmm^mmmmmm • rnrnmm • mm&mz) • mvrmTjjtm i affi&mmmmmmhm&mmm•^sure-mmm ^Ais«s mmm > mtmmrjm. mm-gmmmimmmmmK • ••_ sffiSp ^mx^mm < mBm&mmmmnmmmmmfi. You need to be sharp and in good physical shape to consistently get good grades. And research from King's College, the University of London, and Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan, shows that BRAND'S Traditional Essence of Chicken helps relieve fatigue, improve memory and give you overall energy. • Available in all major Chinese supermarkets and herb stores. For more information, please call Vancouver Distributor: te Kiu Importing Co. Ltd. 604-681-6111. www.brands.cerebos.com.sg 1999 BRAND'S .-J- ITHE UBYSSEY • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,1999 Formerly KENNEDY at the Orpheum Nov. S by Thomas Eglil I knew this guy in high school named Nigel who played the alto sax. I have a plant named Nigel. I told my friend to name his goldfish Nigel. It died. Nigel is a cool name. Why Nigel Kennedy, one of the world's leading violin virtuosi, would change his name to simply 'Kennedy' is a mystery. Mind you, if you ever see him perform you'll probably come up with more pressing questions than that. Questions like: why does he wear a bowtie around his Waist? Where is the bottom half of his right jacket sleeve? Aren't frilly white shirts outlawed in performance halls? Why don't his socks match? On Friday night at the Orpheum Theatre, these questions quickly became irrelevant as Kennedy began to play Elgar's Violin Concerto in B minor with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO). Some critics attack this young Brit for mocking classical music with his eccentric behaviour, but I figure that as long as he can produce such a beautiful sound, there's no harm done. I've rarely seen a soloist who actually plays to and with the rest of the orchestra. By physically moving in and around them, Kennedy conveys a connec- HP ;¥& asKsy -Sir* MAKING PLANS FOR NIGEL Kennedy may have ditched his first name, but nothing else was missing from his Friday night performance. tion with the musicians that is easily felt delightful treat in classical music perfor- by the audience. BOTH HIS ROGUE mance. STYLE AND THE EVENING WERE The rest of the concert was powered by CLlITAGEL- BO an lo-iPRCooo'T u guest conductor Andrew Litton's ener- j^ov! ocgsiGN "vv'ITH CO:E Co ONE getic and enthusiatic direction. When the 3aSS 'PLAYERS, which is a rare and guy in charge is pretty much doing jump ing jacks on his little podium on the stage, you can't help but appreciate the performance. Litton guided the VSO through two of Elgar's other works, Cockaigne and the Enigma Variations, the latter of which was 14 movements of intensity, emotion, and excitement. The orchestra's reponse to the conductor's passionate leadership made for a very moving performance. There is something special about going to see a performance of the VSO on a Friday night. Maybe it has something to do with the mesmerising pulsation of the performers' bows moving in unison, or the enchanting melody of a bassoon rising to fill the concert hall with a deep, rich sound—the type that makes your ears tingle, or the guy playing the triangle who's really getting into his big solo. Perhaps it's the fact that after the show you can go for 93 cent pizza next door. Whatever the reasons, it's a fulfilling experience that leaves you feeling slightly rnore sophisticated and cultured than when you arrived.*!* ■iBiBiBiBSiBSSiBiaiB ■ Don't miss Western Canada's largest, most imaginative craft event, featuring over 200 craft exhibitors "under the sails." it's our 26th year showcasing one-of-a-kind jewellery, ceramics, wearables, edibles and collectibles by artisans from Newfoundland to Salt WRAP It \v UP Your holiday gift shopping, that is. UBC Film Society Schedule SUB Tliekre M Shows S3 00 November 12-14 7:00 Arlington Road 9:30 1 Eyes Wide Shut November 17 & 18 7:00 Fit*Hotline: S22-3697 n.-lft Claire's Knee Autumn Tale u Spring Island. You're sure to find something unique and inspired for everyone on your holiday gift shopping list. Vancouver Trade &. Convention Centre Wed. Thur, Fri: 10am-9pm Sat: 10am-7pm Sun: 10am - 5pm / Adults $8 Seniors g. Students $6 Show Pass $10 / Information: 801-5220 Get $2 Off the $6 student rate by showing this coupon and your UBC student card at the door! ■ yi£v UBC BOOKSTORE . presents jThe Annual -m NOVEMBER 8 - 20, 1999 m eclectic mixture of bargains: children's books, many cookbooks, art, English literature, history titles. Remainders, academic "hurts" plus an exciting special purchase this year of Ecco Press titles seldom seen before at sale prices! 26th Annual Circle Craft Christmas Market • November 10-14, 1999 ! ■lMBMriB.i^l^iBBBB^.nMMSaaBSIMmiBl I UBC BOOKSTORE- 6200 University Blvd. Vancouver, B.C. ■ Phone 822-2665 • www.bookstare.ubc.ca Weekdays 9:30 AM to 5 PM Saturday 11 AM to 5PM * Closed November 11 for Remembrance Day Member of the Greater Vancouver Independent Booksellers Alliance 1 hour free Saturday parking on the north side of the store when you spend $20 or more!
- Library Home /
- Search Collections /
- Open Collections /
- Browse Collections /
- UBC Publications /
- The Ubyssey
Open Collections
UBC Publications
Featured Collection
UBC Publications
The Ubyssey Nov 10, 1999
jpg
Page Metadata
Item Metadata
Title | The Ubyssey |
Publisher | Vancouver : The Ubyssey Publications Society |
Date Issued | 1999-11-10 |
Subject |
University of British Columbia |
Geographic Location | Vancouver (B.C.) |
Genre |
Newspapers |
Type |
Text |
File Format | application/pdf |
Language | English |
Identifier | LH3.B7 U4 LH3_B7_U4_1999-11-10 |
Collection |
University Publications |
Source | Original Format: University of British Columbia. Archives |
Date Available | 2015-08-27 |
Provider | Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library |
Rights | Images provided for research and reference use only. Permission to publish, copy, or otherwise use these images must be obtained from The Ubyssey: http://ubyssey.ca/ |
Catalogue Record | http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1211252 |
DOI | 10.14288/1.0126574 |
Aggregated Source Repository | CONTENTdm |
Download
- Media
- ubysseynews-1.0126574.pdf
- Metadata
- JSON: ubysseynews-1.0126574.json
- JSON-LD: ubysseynews-1.0126574-ld.json
- RDF/XML (Pretty): ubysseynews-1.0126574-rdf.xml
- RDF/JSON: ubysseynews-1.0126574-rdf.json
- Turtle: ubysseynews-1.0126574-turtle.txt
- N-Triples: ubysseynews-1.0126574-rdf-ntriples.txt
- Original Record: ubysseynews-1.0126574-source.json
- Full Text
- ubysseynews-1.0126574-fulltext.txt
- Citation
- ubysseynews-1.0126574.ris
Full Text
Cite
Citation Scheme:
Usage Statistics
Share
Embed
Customize your widget with the following options, then copy and paste the code below into the HTML
of your page to embed this item in your website.
<div id="ubcOpenCollectionsWidgetDisplay">
<script id="ubcOpenCollectionsWidget"
src="{[{embed.src}]}"
data-item="{[{embed.item}]}"
data-collection="{[{embed.collection}]}"
data-metadata="{[{embed.showMetadata}]}"
data-width="{[{embed.width}]}"
async >
</script>
</div>

http://iiif.library.ubc.ca/presentation/cdm.ubysseynews.1-0126574/manifest