Array Sikhs boycott Indian consul at UBC dinner to open chair By Elynn Richter Members of the Sikh community boycotted a dinner celebrating the opening of a UBC chair in Punjab and Sikh studies after discovering an invitation had also been extended to the Indian Consul-general. The dinner, on October 19th, was held to recognize the contributions of the Ministry of State Mul- ticulturalism and the Sikh community in establishing a chair in Punjabi and Sikh studies at UBC. Members of the Sikh community however, felt it was unfair of the administration to invite a government which had worked against the formation of the chair. "They tried to stop it? said Mohinder Gosal, president of the Federation of Sikh Societies. "The government of India did not want the chair established. When trying to establish the chair the members of India didn't contribute a cent? said Gosal. The invitation of Consul-general Jagdish Sharma to Monday's dinner angered Gosal. "What makes him attend this function? He has nothing to do with this? said Gosal. "We don't want to play politics at UBC...we want no interference from the Indian government." Gosal also said Sharma's name was not mentioned on his invitation while the names of other guests were. He said that Daniel Obermeyer, head of the asian studies department denied inviting the Consul-general. "(Obermeyer) lied to me. We kept our promise and good- standing...to expect us to come on that invitation is shame on him? said Gosal. Larry Sproul, director of UBC's international liaison office and organizer of the dinner said it is "regular protocol" to invite the Consul-general representing a particular country when establishing a chair. "The University feels it was correct in its position? he said defending the invitation to the Indian Consul-general. Sproul said, "it is regrettable that they felt uncomfortable in accepting (the invitation)." "UBC hopes to maintain good relations with the Sikh community and the Indian government? he said. Since March 1985, UBC and the Federation of Sikh Societies have sought to establish the chair. The External Affairs Department delayed processing a $300,000 multiculturalism grant needed to establish the chair, arguing that support for a program linked to Canada's Sikh community could harm bilateral relations with India, reported the Toronto Globe and Mail, December 19. Despite the almost two-year federal delay, on February 18, David Crombie, Minister of State for Multiculturalism announced $350,000 in funding for the chair. The Sikhs donated $300,000. Soccer kils I 0P kick Page 5 "Thumbs up chief, everythings okay in the stock market today" says Artropolis sculpture figures Stein Valley: Indian legacy or resource to be logged by Tim McGrady Last month, provincial Forests Minister Dave Parker announced the Stein Valley would be logged. It is_ not the first time the imminent demise of the Stein has been announced by a B.C. Forests Minister, and if a large coalition of environmental and Indian groups has its way, it won't be he last. The coali- ion, including he Lytton and Vtount Currie Indian Bands, is Dattling plans by B.C. Forest Products and Lytton Lumber to log nine percent of the Stein Valley over a period of thirty years. The government, in addition, has expressed a desire to see "multiple use" made of the Stein where tourism and resource extraction could exist in perfect harmony while still preserving some of the wilderness integrity of the valley. The issue has come to a head as plans are being made to construct a logging access road along the Stein River. That the climax will be volatile is readily apparent by both the length of time that the issue has been stewing and by the number of interest groups vying to be heard. The most eloquent of the interest groups has been the native in dians of the Lytton and Mount Currie Bands. On October 5, they issued the "Stein Declaration? a strongly worded and evocative communique outlining their legacy in the valley. It states in part, "in sharp contrast to the relative silence of mil- lenia of uninterrupted native habitation of the Stein are the shrill newclaims which have arisen in the past few decades. With seemingly insatiable appetite, newcomers now clamour for our valley's legacy." Without a doubt, the native indians have a powerful spiritual and territorial claim to the land. Archaeological evidence shows that the indians have lived at the Stein River mouth for at least 7,000 years and the many picto- Bomb scare at Cap College closes school for a day NORTH VANCOUVER (CUP) A bomb scare forced an evacuation of Capilano College Lynnmour campus yesterday afternoon cancelling afternoon classes and midterm exams. Although no bomb was found, the college's acting president Frank Gelin said "it had been treated as a serious threat." The threat, believed to have originated in the Fraser Valley, was phoned into the North Vancouver RCMP at approximately 1]. :30 a.m. RCMP sergeant Dawiskiba said a male caller claimed a bomb had been placed on the Lynnmour campus and was set to explode at 1:30 p.m. A North Vancouver district fire truck stood by while RCMP officers searched individual buildings with the assistance of trained dogs. Milling students in the south campus parking lot caused confusion, backing up traffic in all campus lots with bottlenecks at the college entrances. It took approximately one hour to clear the campus. lf.-l.-m__ "IA U|imIw» 4 *. ■ - f ■ ' (s graphs or murals are elegant testimony to this. The proposed logging access road in the area will, sav the bands, ruin these important archaeological sites. The indians received a morale bocst when the Wilderness Advisory Committee, struck in 1985 by Premier William Bennett, recom- me ided that no action in the Stein be commenced without consultation with the indian bands in rec- ogr ition of their intimate ties with the land. But, for some, the native land lf*MA..l.A. claim issue is seen as a ruse designed to impede economicalry vital development. Harry Smith, head of Forest Resource Management here at UBC said that while he empathizes with the indians' territorial and spiritual stake to the land, "it makes no sense to stop life from going on." He said of the land claim, "there is no clear position politically or legally on this issue." The land claim issue is but one sore point on the agenda. The see page 4 Stein A99I i THE CLASSIFIEDS WORD PROCESSING, Mac Plus, Editing. Experienced, accurate. Call Jack, 224-0486. Rates: AMS Card Holders - 3 lines, $3.00, additional lines 60 cents, Commercial - 3 lines $5.00, additional lines, 75 cents. 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Noon, SUB Auditorium. Art Therapy Associates Ongoing art therapy group for children. 3:30-4:30 p.m., The Weaver Institute (17th & Dunbar). More info: Ruth, 222-1182. CITR FM 102 Dance Win Fly - dance with a stranger and win big! Lotsa prizes. 8:30 p.m., The Pit Pub. Are you tired of paying to go to school? WHY NOT GET PAID TO LEARN With College Pro you can earn $8-$10,000 in a summer while getting a 'Real World MBA' CALL NOW! Bruce MacGregor UBC Campus rep. OR Come to the Presentation Thursday, October 29th 1:00 PM Henry Angus 214 H: 266-2142 0:879 4105 College Pro® We'll help you manage it Page 2 THE UBYSSEY October 27,1987 Carling okay Boycott lifted after merger By Jeremy Fraser Oxfam's John Graham can now drink Carling O'Keefe beer, and not feel guilty. John Graham is the BC coordinator for OXFAM, an international development agency which is one of 22 anti-apartheid groups who have removed Carling O'Keefe Breweries of Canada from their boycott list for investment in South Africa. Previously, Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Limited ( owned by Rothmans International, a South African investor ) had owned a 50.1% majority share in Carling. Until March 31, 1980, O'Keefe had been selling its popular Carling Black Label beer in South Africa. At that time, however, Carling sold its South African market to a South African company because of "a reorganization [that] occurred in the alco holic beverage industry in southern Africa." This action did not influence Rothmans International to divest itself of its South African holdings. Rothmans maintains its investment in South Africa to this day. When IXL Holdings Ltd. ( of Elders IXL Ltd. - Australia ) bought out Carling O'Keefe from Rothmans and they amalgamated into Carling O'Keefe Breweries of Canada Ltd., Carling requested that its name be withdrawn from the boycott list. Upon inspecting the holdings of Elders IXL Ltd., the anti-apartheid groups found out something quite astonishing. Elders IXL Ltd., owners of the famous Fosters Lager in Australia, had six subsidiary companies operating in South Africa. "Elders had investments ranging from a preservatives company to South African breweries? said Graham. In addition, Elders was under boycott from almost all Australian anti-apartheid groups. Because of Elder's investments in South Africa, Carling remained on the boycott list. That soon changed. On July 24, John Graham received a phone call from SACTU ( South African Conference of Trade Unions ). "We received confirmation that Elders had divested itself of its South African companies on July 21? said Graham. "O'Keefe came off the list." "We received confirmation that Elders had divested itself of its south African companies on July 21," The 22 organizations that contribute to maintaining and overseeing the effectiveness of the boycott list include OXFAM, the Task Force of Churches on Corporate responsibility, and SACTU. Large companies on the boy- cot': list include Bayer foreign investments ( of Bayer aspirin fame ), Canadian Pacific, Ford Motor Cars, Shell Oil, and Rothmans International pic. According to Graham, the boycott list changes quite quickly now, and is shrinking in size. "It is an indication of the mounting pressure on South Africa to end Apartheid? he said. Ethical beer drinkers can now drink Extra Old Stock, Old Vienna (OV), Black Label, Miller High Life, Miller Lite, Fosters ( which O'Keefe sells through license ), or even a Grower's cider while watching a Quebec Nordiques or Toronto Argonauts game ( teams which Carling own ) and not feel guilty. Ethical wine connoisseurs car also drink the following brands with a free conscience: Maria Christina, Toscano, Spu- mante Bambina, Interlude, and Coola Bianca. Graham encourages people to write to federal minister of external affairs Joe Clark to press for a ban on trade with South Af- Frats fancy Fang New president lays plans for future By Patrick Kirkwood UBC's fraternities voted in John Fang as new Inter Fraternity Council president yesterday afternoon. Past president Carey Wong resigned October 12 amidst controversy surrounding this year's fraternity membership drive. The resignation and subsequent election were a result of two incidents involving violation of IFC rush rules by Delta Kappa Epsilon and Kappa Sigma fraternities. Both groups held functions which violated the constitution governing all UBC fraternities. Fang said Wong had no options under the circumstances but add that his resignation was unavoidable. "There is still a lot of tension between some fraternities,and my first order of business would be to resolve these problems? said Fang. "It is time to get over this stupid dispute and get everyone working together again? he said. Fang blamed the current IFC constitution for some of the recent problems. It is too imprecise, he said. Fang hopes to alleviate the problem by inviting a National Inter- fraternity Council (NIC) advisor to UBC to meet with the IFC executive. The executive would discuss implementing a constitution which is currently a standard in most universities in Canada and the U.S. But no one at UBC has seen the constitution yet, and if it proves to be unworkable, Fang says "there is no way I would accept it and would rather we not be recognized by the NIC? And the constitution must be one all campus fraternities can accept, he said. Fang said he was also concerned about smaller fraternities who are struggling for existence on campus. "Two or three are in real trouble, and a Greek wide expansion of membership is the answer? said Fang. "If there is a demand for a second term rush, I'll go for it." Fang said students are either not aware of a Greek system on campus, or hold hostile attitudes. "If we shape up our [fraternity] image first, then we can develop positive relationships with other campus groups? He said the fraternity image on c am pus was improving but that the system still suffers from stereotyping. "No one can judge it [the Greek system] until they see it for themselves? said Fang. Gay games in 3 years By R.D. Shore It's called Celebration '90, and an estimated 10,000 homosexuals will be in Vancouver to take part in the International Gay Games and cultural festival. The games , which originated in San Francisco in 1982, are expected to attract 5000 athletes for events as diverse as billiards, bowling and triatha- lon. And artists, actors, and musicians from around the world will be featured at the Gay and Lesbian Cultural Festival. A gay and lesbian book fair and visual art displays will be ongoing events. "The performance arts will take a two level approach? said games spokesperson Barry McDell, "there will be concerts and theatre of interest to the general public and a second series of gay and lesbian sensitive theatre, by groups like the Rhinoceros Theatre? "The idea is to make the games and festival events of interest to the general public and gain some mainstream acceptance. We want to be treated as a serious event? said McDell. Games of this sort are not new to Vancouver, the Vancouver Gay and Lesbian Summer games took place annually for three years starting in 1983. "The summer games have been scrapped, but we have been devoting a lot of energy to bringing the international games here? said McDell. The exceptional tolerance and support Vancouver shows its gay community was an important factor in the decision to bring the 1990 games here said McDell. In fact, Vancouver beat out New York, Los Angeles, and Sydney to host the event. Quebec gays attack university's club policy Nitobe Gardens may offer temporary respite for brain-weary students, but be warned: All rocky roads lead to Hell and Exams. Montreal (CUP) A school policy requiring student groups to submit the names of their members has come under attack from gays and lesbians at Quebec's largest public university. To receive funding, undergraduate groups at l'Universite du Quebec a Montreal have to submit the names of at least 200 members so the university can verify their student status and collect their membership fees. Only departmental associatios are exempt from this policy. Gay and lesbian UQAM students have charged that such a policy would force their members to make their sexual orientation public. "The problem with this method is that the university asks for the names and ID numbers of students who want to become members? said Raymond-Paul Joly, a member of YAssociation des gays et lesbiennes de l'UQAM. ALGUQAM has applied for funding this October. The association has to gather a list of 200 members by January 5. "There are hundreds of gay students at UQAM but people are afraid it will be noted on their record? Joly said. "Besides, who would want to go to the regi strar to pay the membership fees and risk being recognised?" Joly added that straight students who would want to join ALGUQAM as sympathizers might also be discouraged by the current funding policy. UQAM official Joanne Babin, who works for the university's community services department, said the group never told her of their criticisms. "The university is ready to listen to them? she said. "But I can't argue their case with my superiors if the students don't tell me what the problem is." Babin said the university was not likely to make an exemption to the policy because "every grop would want to be treated in a special way." "The problem for us now is to find 200 members willing to go public? said Joly. "WE really don't know what to do." "If people don't want to make themselves known, they won't be members," said Babin. October 27,1987 THE UBYSSEY Page 3 The Native Indian Student Union (NISU) at UBC was established in 1979. NISU provides a forum for students from Indigenous Nations to share their cultural and political experiences. NISU creates an environment in which to discuss, develop and expand the understanding of Aboriginal peoples and the issues affecting them. The NISU membership consists of UBC students from many faculties. NISU hopes to eventually find members in every faculty. The Native Law Students Association (NSLA) coordinates many activities with NISU; sponsoring a Guest Lecture series, volunteering at and participating in national and international conferences addressing aboriginal concerns, and providing a support base for Native Students in the faculty of Law. NISU sponsors various events including an Annual Salmon Barbeque, Dances, Friday Socials, Potluck Lunches, Cultural Awareness Activites, Native Guest Speakers, Intramural Sports, Inter-campus Native Student Gatherings, and Inter- campus Sports. The NTTEP Resource Library (NTTEP/NISU HUT) is open to everyone's use. The library collects and emphasizes published and unpublished materials on Indian education and aboriginal issues. Hours of operation: Mon. 9-11, Tues. 12:15-4, Wed. 1-3 Thur. 12:15-3, Fri. 9-11,12:30-3:30 The NISU group meets at the NTTEP/NISU HUT, 6375 Biological Sciences Road, UBC, located behind Scarfe and beside the Psycology Building. NISU encourages the tradition of hospitality, so coffee is always on and you're welcome to drop in and share a cup with us. 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So, the two opposing camps see all issues surrounding the dilemma in starkly different terms. David Suzuki, a UBC professor and noted supporter of the Save the Stein coalition, characterized the difference in a Toronto Globe and Mail column as stemming from "profoundly different attitudes and value systems? Suzuki wrote, "one [group] sees everything around us as a potential resource, put there for human use if we can conceive of a way to exploit it. The other attitude derives meaning and identity only in relation to nature...? Smith says that foresters "are concerned about the extreme view, such as Suzuki's, regarding what gets done? Clearly, a resolution of the conflict is not readily apparent. Adding their voices to the fray are the loggers themselves whose jobs the companies say are in jeopardy. Smith says that logging in the Stein "is necessary to continued employment at the Boston Bar and Lytton mills." Wilf Hurd, a spokesperson for BC Forest Products, said, "there is no question about it," jobs are on the line. But for McGonigle and others that kind of crisis will never go away, even after the Stein's wood is relinquished. These crises, McGonigle suggests, result from a rigid mind-set which denies the difficulty in sustaining these resources. "The company doesn't care about those jobs —they lay people off all the time. Its not the environmentalists who are threatening jobs, its the nature of the economy." When all is said and done there will be winners and losers but the central issue will remain. It amounts to a fundamental difference in perception about the measure of power that accrues to us as a dominant species on this planet and how we will use that power for years to come. 10% OFF WITH THtS ADD $$$ave Money $$ Used Tires From All Sizes $&1°°° ONE MONTH WARRANTY P NEW LOCATION 10,000 SQ. FT. SHOP, FULL OF TIRES Air conditioned showroom, free coffee t N FRASER S.E. 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On Friday morning the 'Birds started the tournament on a winning note by squeaking by the University of Saskatchewan 2-1 on goals by Janmohamed, and Mitch Ring. In the afternoon, however, UBC was blanked by the University of Alberta 1-0. On Saturday the 'Birds edged the University of Lethbridge 9-0. "We started to roll at that point? said Thomson. In their final game of the tournament the 'Birds downed the University of Calgary 5-0. Although the Thunderbirds finished two points behind Alberta in this tournament, UBC finished first in Canada West based on their strongfinish at the first tournament. In total points, UBC edged out Alberta 13-12. Because of their outstanding play in the tournament, James, Janmohamed, Ring, Wendy Brown, and Nancy Sutherland were selected to the Canada West all-star team. "I never thought that I would be playing on a team that would go to a national tournament," said Ring. "It's just a great feeling? At the national tournament in Montreal, UBC's semi-final opponent will come from the Quebec conference. Any doubts about UBC bei ng among the four teams qualifying for the nationals in Montreal were never evident on the 'Birds roster "That's why I took French 110? said Ring. Christine Pinette booms past lethargic Lethbridge team in Canada West soccer action over weekend ^--«*- Soccer men kick ass w-?y.'. / *v Soccer 'Bird clears ball in one of the few plays in which the Saskatchewan Huskies threatened By Sean McLaughlin The UBC men's soccer team bagged four points against the Alberta Golden Bears and Saskatchewan Huskies to capture first place in Canada West standings on the UBC campus last weekend. The Thunderbirds needed only a single shot to gun down the belligerent Bears 1-0 Friday, and then administered a 4-0 lashing to the Huskies Saturday. The 'Birds faced Alberta on Friday in a must win game. A UBC loss would have eliminated them from the race for the Canada West crown. 'Birds defender Gregor Young scored the game's only goal off a perfectly executed corner kick. UBC midfielder Steve Burns sent a low hard cross to Fred Torres stationed at the near post. Torres flicked the ball across the •§ face of the goal to the head of div- ■_. ing defender Young. | The Huskies would have £ probably faired better in the Idid- 1 erod than they did in their 4-0 loss " to the *Birds Saturday. 'Birds midfielder Joe Pesht seized the reins by whipping two UNIQUE... ANY WAY YOU SERVE II shots past the Huskies' keeper. UBC skipper Kevin Colbow cooly deflected in his first marker of the season. Young nodded home his third of the year to round out the scoring. Head coach Dick Mosher's TBirds now boast a 7-0-2 record including 8 shutouts which puts them one point ahead of Victoria Vikings in Canada West play. "We are playing so well as a defensive unit that we can usually win with one goal? said UBC defender Alec Percy. The *Birds go head to head with the Vikings in Victoria next Saturday. A win or tie would give the 'Birds the Canada West title for the fourth consecutive year. Mosher has made no predictions about the outcome of the contest but he can be reassured by the team's record. "The 'Birds have taken on 36 CIAU opponents over the past three seasons without a defeat? pointed out Mosher. The law of averages gives the edge to the 'Birds but only a solid team effort Saturday can secure the Canada West title for UBC. .-•—- - -- OPEN EARLY. OPEN LATE. kinko's business day starts early and ends late so we're here when you need us most—before an early morning class or business appointment, after an evening meeting or seminar, and even on Saturdays and Sundays. Come by and see us. No "Closed, Come By Again" signs when you have a job for kinko's. kinkcs <ikl Al ( Ol'll-S(,RI \l IM DIM 1 5706 I imersiiv Hl\d. 222-16NS M TH 8 9 F 8 6 Sat 10 6 Sun 11 6 \ October 27,1987 THE UBYSSEY Page 5 A/ltmfbmt^ycmrc^^^ ■#¥■■ tBlr ___g We know that a cheap calculator can cost you blood, sweat and time. Investing in a Hewlett-Packard calculator, on the other hand, can save you time and again. HP calculators not only have better functions. They function better. Without sticking keys and bad connections. Through October 31, you can get the cream of the calculators at a non-fat price. We're cutting $15 off the HP-12C. That buys you more built- in functions than anyone else's financial calculator. And we're giving away a free Advantage Module, a $84.95 value, with every HP-41 Advanced Scientific calculator you buy. This 12K-byte plug- in, menu-driven ROM was designed specially for students. So drop by your campus bookstore or local dealer and compare HP calculators with the rest. By midterm, you'll see what a deal this is. mz EWLETT PACKARD THE COMMODORE PROUDLY PRESENTS __TJWFEN COSTUME BALL'87 skaboom! Vancouver's Premiere Party & Dance Band WITH SPECIAL GUEST ARTISTS L KABONG PRIZES FOR BEST COSTUME • 1st Prize $1000 • 2nd Prize $500 • 3rd Prize $250 PLUS U2 CONCERT TICKETS! ADVANCE TICKETS $10.00 THE COMMODORE • SAT. OCTOBER 31 Tix:VTC/CBO and all usual outlets. Info & charge by phone 280-4444 Cross Country Runners1 results top notch By Myron Neville On a flat and mostly grass 2500 metre course UBC's men's team won the Canada West crosscountry championships in the 10,000 metre event, while the UBC women's team placed a strong second in the 5,000 metre event at UBC this past weekend. In the men's race the winning positions were in doubt until the last loop because the teams were battling in the pack. When the race was over the UBC runners virtually shut the door on the other teams for the top 10 positions. The overall winner in the men's division was Gary Barber of UVic with a solo effort of 31:34. Tom Bessai was the first runner in for UBC, with the whole 'Bird team in close pursuit. The UBC men's team had a winning score of 22 points, UVic was second with 38, and Saskatchewan finished with 88 for third. The UBC women did not fare as well as the men did as UVic built up a commanding lead that left the "Birds running a cautious and determined effort against the other challengers. In the women's event Victoria's Ulla Marquette came from behind to win in 17:18. Cara Haffenden was UBC's leading team runner breaking into the first ten positions finishing eigth overall. UVic's women's winning team score was a low 15 points; UBC finished in second place with 59, and Saskatchewan was third with 68 points. Both UBC teams now advance to the CIAU cross-country championships to be held in Victoria November 7th. As their performances improve it is obvious that UBC's cross-country teams are peaking for the showdown in November. Solid position running was the determining factor in both teams good showings. In the preliminary races held earlier, international distance star, Paul Williams, won the men's open 5,000 in a time of 16:05. In the junior men's run, Andrew Lenton was the winner. The junior women's event was taken by Mary Ross. Brutish baffles By Tyrone Waite The UBC Thunderbirds were roughed-up this past weekend dropping two consecutive games to the University of Manitoba Bisons in Winnipeg. After splitting a well played two game series last weekend against the Alberta Golden Bears, the hockey 'Birds ran into a rugged defence and outsanding goal- tending on the Bison's home rink dropping Fri day's game 3- 1 and Saturday's 8-2. Friday's game was a tight checking and rough affair, in which the underrated Bisons attempted to use their size to intimidate the freer skating Birds. Close throughout, UBC had difficulty scoring against the defensively sound Bison's; T-Bird Dan Dunsmore's lone goal was not enough as the Bird's dropped the opener. On Saturday night, the Thunderbirds were lacking brawn 'Birds the zip that has become their trademark this year, and once again fell prey to Manitoba's tough style. UBC lagged behind the entire game, and goals by Scott Ferans and Dan Dun- smore (his second of the series) could not spark the T-Birds on as they lost the second game of the weekend. UBC head coach Terry O'Malley offered no excuses for his teams performance. On Monday afternoon several of his starters limped through the practice and it was obvious that injuries are indeed hurting the Thunderbirds at this erly point in the season. Several Junior Varsity defencemen have been brought up to work with the team this week, and the Birds should be = - inger heading into this cc ng weekend's showdown wuh the University of Calgary at Thunderbird arena. Election Lisa Langford has been nominated for the position of interim production editor on the Ubyssey. Anybody who is interested in contesting this election, please come by The Ubyssey office, oUB 241k, before Wednesday at ! 2:30p.m. and get yourself nominated for this position. Page 6 THE UBYSSEY October 27,1987 Grid 'Birds grind Bisons by Michael J. Bryant The UBC football squad looked formidable at Thunderbird Stadium on Friday night, as they combined a typically strong defensive performance with a spectacular passing attack to thump the Manitoba Bisons 47-10. The Thunderbirds piled up an impressive 484yards total offence: 160 on the ground and 324 in the air. Slotback Craig Keller led the aerial assault on Manitoba with six catches for 113 yards and two touchdowns while Mike Bellefon- taine added four field goals. The defense also lit up the scoreboard, as has been the case all season — defensive back Jordan Leith intercepted a Bison pass and returned it for a touchdown. Wide receiver Andrew Porth and slotback Mike Marasco rounded out the score with a touchdown each. For the second week 'Birds quarterback Jordan Gagner combined with Keller to spark the passing game. Gagner accounted for 282 of the 324 passing yards. This was the first game of the year for UBC in which both the offensive and the defensive squads sparkled. The balanced team effort was characterized by the extent to which UBC head coach Frank Smith utilized the 'Birds roster — every healthy UBC player was used over the course of the game. UBC, the 1986 national champions, begin the playoffs at home in two weeks. With their victory two weeks ago over Alberta the "Birds clinched first place in the Western Intercollegiate Football League. Next week UBC plays host to Saskatchewan for the final WIFL regular season game. Volley-birds confidently kill By Franka C.von Specht Thursday evening the UBC women volleyballers soared to victor/ defeating the visiting University of Regina Cougars in straight games, 15-13,15-3 and 15-12. Though the scores were close, the "Bird's confidence set the tone of the match and UBC dominated the play from the first whistle Thursday night at War Memorial. "Our intensity of play and improved conditioning were two key factors in our win? said UBC coach Donna Baydock. Leading the 'Birds was middle hitter Trina Hewlett who was deemed the 'Birds most valuable player. Hewlett started the team off on a winning note with an eleven point service run in the first set "I have never seen her (Hewlett) serve so well; it was tough and controlled? said Baydock. Commenting on her team's play Hewlett said, "We were passing and setting well; it was an all- around team effort." The "Birds' setter, Amy Ku, played a crucial role in keeping the Cougar's defence guessing by moving the UBC offence from side to side. First-class serving was continued by power hitter Mikki Mal- lette with a 7 point service streak in the second game. Strong defensive play by both teams accounted for long and intense rallies. A lapse of concentration by UBC resulted in an almost successful come-back effort by the Cougars in the third game. But UBC's confidence did not let up and the "Birds quelled the Cougar coup. Regina's head coach, Gordon Bocock, attributed his teams loss to inexperience. "All the girls are first year players? said Bocock. Bocock chose power hitter Laura Hale as his team's most valuable player. "Our team's inconsistency was disappointing," said Hale. "We lacked confidence in each other? The UBC Volleybirds' next game is on November eigth against the University of Victoria in Victoria. Hoop 'Birds lose Thunderbird receiver adds another catch en route to UBC's 16th consecutive win against Canadian competition Second division Braves beat Lions by Donald Jow With the UBC Thunderbirds off this weekend, the second division UBC Braves stepped into the spotlight Saturday and scored a 13-9 victory over the first division Red Lions side at Clinton Park. Neither team advanced far into the opposition's half in the early part of the game. Each team had two penalty kicks at goal and each converted one, making the score three all. Then the Lions blocked a Braves 22-dropout in the 16th minute, recovered the ball and earned a scrum. A Lions flanker scored on the pass from his scrumhalf. The convert was good, and the score 9-3 Red Lions. The half closed out with UBC dominating the offensive play but failing to cross the Lions goal-line. Poor kicking at goal cost the Braves 15 points in the first half alone. The Braves continued their determined efforts into the second half. The Red Lions could only manage three forays out of their end of the field, twice on long kicks to touch. "Though we didn't run much, good tactical kicking pinned them down? said Braves head coach Rod Halloway. Braves scrumhalf John Graf set up the only UBC try when he ran 40 metres past a disorganized Lions team with support from winger John Hamilton. Shortly afterwards, a Lions player was penalized for deliberately knocking the ball into touch two metres from his goal-line. Graf moved quickly to pick up the ball, tappped it with his foot, and, with several forwards in close support, crashed in for the try. Down 10-9, the Lions had a chance to take the lead with 14 minutes left but continued their dismal kicking trend by missing a penalty kick. With nine minutes and injury time to play Andrew Stevens put the game away by kicking a drop goal against the grain to make the score 13-9 UBC. Just into injury time, Stevens missed a chance to increase the lead to seven and avoid the scare that followed. The Lions surged forward in a last attempt to score. Three consecutive drives ended in a Lions penalty, a lineout ten metres out, and a Lions scrum one metre from the UBC line. The Braves held a ten man shove by one of the largest packs in the city. With the pushover failing, the Lions eighth man picked up but was met head on by UBC's Scott Stewart and failed to score. "The (Braves) forwards more than matched the Lions pack? said Halloway. "Our forwards earned us sufficiently good possession to win the game? This Wednesday at 3:00 at Wolfson Fields, the Thunderbirds return to action against the UVIC Vikings. The Braves and Frosh play their UVIC counterparts at 1:30. U'Vic's three point shooting spoils UBC season opener By Victor Chew Wong The UBC men's basketball team was soundly beaten by a towering University of Victoria team 85-70 in exhibition action Friday night in Penticton . Although no official statistics were kept, the Viking's tall timber front line of Cord Clemens (7'2"), and Spencer McKay (6'9") just narrowly outrebounded the 'Birds according to an unofficial tally kept by Victoria. UBC was prepared for the height advantage, but were not prepared for the onslaught of three-pointers thrown up by the Viking's back-court. Vito Pasquale and Geoff McKay combined to sink six of Victoria's nine three pointers. As a team, the Vikings hit an incredible nine of 11. or 81 percent, of their three point attempts. only crowd of over 1,000 people, the 'Birds did not effectively execute their set offence, and consequently shot a paltry 30 percent from the field. Although they have more foot speed than last year UBC did not effectively press the Vikings. "We pressed the entire game, but Vic handled it well," said UBC head coach Bruce Enns. "Their bench is so deep that they didn't tire toward the end of the game." J.D. Jackson led the UBC scoring attack with 16 points, while captain Perrie Scarlett tossed in 13. High scorer for the Vikings was Al Phillips with 17 points. "Vic will be one of the top two teams in the nation when the polls come out," said Enns. "They were definitely the better team on Friday." Under the new Canada West season schedule, basketball fans can look forward to four meetings in January between the provincial rivals; two at War Memorial and two in Victoria. • Self Serve copies • We Serve Copies Typewriter Rentals Zerox Bindings LOW LOW PRICES AND MORE AT THE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE 2nd fl, 2174 W. Parkway Vancouver, B.C. Tel: 224-6225 • Mon-Th 8-9, Fri 8-6, Sat-Sun 11-6 # ONLY ONE ACCOUNTING BODY PROGRAMS YOU FOR SUCCESS. 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The Evil Buttholes displaying the intelligent poses that made them so famous Evil Buttholes By Anthony Roberts Gibby Hayes touched his penis to Amy Carter's suitcase. So there. The Butthole Surfers are weird. Okay, okay, I know what you're thinking. The Butthole Surfers resort to cheap and unnatural stunts to guarantee themselves a bit of otherwise unwarranted publicity. And this is true. The Butthole Surfers may make you squeamish. They may shock you. Onstage, offtage, or on vinyl, they will certainly offend you. Their snarling, dissonant collage of white-noise-anal-receptive- psychedelia is ugly, demented, annoying, and diabolically beautiful. The Butthole Surfers Graceland Thursday, October 29 This Thursday marks the disturbing return of the Butthole Surfers. When the band last played here in April the show was cut short after vocalist Hayes tore open his arm on a broken beer bottle. This was an abrupt, but not untimely end to one of the most frightening and surreal performances ever witnessed by a totally etherized Vancouver audience of druggies, voyeurs, poseurs, and violent money-punkers. The Buttholes were hot as a throbbing orifice. The Surfers utilize more than just psychoactive drugs to compliment their performance. Expect intrusions from other media: 1) Film: violent, gory images of highway death; serene, yet nauseating underwater shots of procreating turtles 2) Dance: A gyrating, semi-nude, belly-dancer painted green. 3) Fire: maschochistic lighter-fluid pyrotechnics on Gibby's pudgy flesh. A theme? It's very possible. While indulging in a penchant for the most twisted and unhealthy sexual practices imaginable, the Buttholes expose our eyes to the real scum and horror that underly the crudest and cheapest American fantasies of sex, materialism, and death. Expect relentless audio-visual bombardment: an assault on the senses. You may not like it, but you cannot ignore it. The Butthole Surfers are a noise band. They may be geniuses, they may be lunatics, they may be peace-loving vegitarians; yet all of this is insignificant, and probably doubtful. An aura of mystery enshrouds the five acid- gobblers from Texas. They rarely give interviews. They've lived in a seatless station-wagon with a dog. Gibby and guitarist Paul Leary were once chartered accountants. They record in their living room. Although their visual presentation is brutally direct, there is also something elusive to their overall musical gestalt. Albums'- Another Man's Sac, Cream Corn from the Socket of Davis, Rembrandt Pussyhorse, and the latest, Locust Abortion Technition - all pound through the skull like a debilitating, vomit- inducing migraine that fades before dawn. Somebody said it's surreal or dada or something, but that sounds like bullshit. Who the fuck knows. The Butthole Surfers are blind eyed up their own alley, so unless you've smoked Elvis Presley's toenails, don't expect to understand them. See the Butthole Surfers before they die. Zaydok creates comedy out of fantasy and reality By David L. Young The plot of Dennis Foon's new play, Zaydok, is highly formulated, well recognized, and can be seen on most primetime television shows. Fortunately, this production comes up with enough interesting twists and revelations that it is still a joy to watch. Zaydok, co-produced by Touchstone Theatre and the New Play Cantre, creates comedy out of the clash between fantasy and reality, as it explores the two conflicting worlds in the life of a mild-mannered elementary school-teacher named Thomas Zaydok. The play takes Zaydok on a roller-coaster ride of everyday life anxieties: job advancement, indebtedness, marital unhappiness, and most of all, guilt. Lots and lots of guilt. Zaydok's guilt manifests itself in his dreams and fantasies, which literally pop out at him from a set chocked full of trapdoors, nooks, and crannies. He dreams that the principal of his school is sleeping with his wife, or that his parents want him to pay back all the money they spent raising him. When he fantasizes about committing suicide, he envisions his mother collecting winnings from bets she made on how he would do it. "I knew he'd use pills...I won $250 from my Bridge Club!" In reality, Zaydok's principal wants him to become the school's new vice-principal (a scenario which gives rise to a nice bit of satire on BC's education system). Zaydok's wife is a real estate agent, who is more in love with her credit cards than him. And his parents disregard the fact that he's 35, treating him like he was 12. No wonder Zaydok says, "Reality is intolerable, it makes perfect sense to fantasize!" Theatre Zaydok By Dennis Foon The Waterfront Theatre,Granville Island Playwright Dennis Foon is best know for his work in youth and children's theatre, and as the co-founder and former Artistic Director of Green Thumb Theatre Company. Zaydok is the beginning of a move towards more 'adult' work; he is currently working on a new adaptation of Moliere's Tartuffe, for the Vancouver Playhouse. With Zaydok, Foon has created a 'true' comedy. It is light, fluffy entertainment that requires a minimal amount of insight to understand. The audience can empathize with, and laugh at the characters, but fifteen minutes after the show the whole thing is easily forgotten. Unfortunately for Foon, and the audience, Zaydok doesn't have much in the way of lasting power. Page 8 THE UBYSSEY October 27,1987 No' Xya tingles and teases James,play»dbyQRksanactorHal ^. B. Blackwator, chooss* his *■* paople's way of life ovar white man's ways, in NT Xya* A creative and critical chronicle of the clash of cultures By Laura Busheikin Vladimir Nabokov wrote that true art can be experienced best not with the head, not with the heart, but with the spine. "It is there, he said, "that occurs the telltale tingle." The first tell-tale tingle in No'Xya', a play about native land claims,is inspired by the ritual which begins the show. Two actors run up opposite sides of the theatre holding either end of a wide strip of white fabric, and waving it over the heads of the audience. The effect is of a flock of birds flying low overhead. White down settles gently. This is a recreation of a traditional symbolic gesture meant to bring peace into a space where an important event is about to unfold. Theatre No' Xya' Headlines Theatre in Collaboration with the Gitksan-Wet'suwet'en Tribal Council UBC SUB Ballroom Thursday, October 29, 8:00 NoTCya' explores its topic - ancestral land - from a historical perspective. The central conflict of the play is between two radically different conceptions of human relationships to the land: the natives' belief in a cooperative, respectful relationship, a quest for harmony guided by the conviction that humans are connected physically and spiritually to all created life on earth, and the white's belief in dominion, in the need to develop, tame, and extract value from the land. The play traces the history of this conflict, examining its philosophical, moral, legal, and personal ramifications, through a series of loosely connected scenes involving a set of four core character types: native man, native woman, white man, white woman. In the words of writer/director David Diamond, "There are four main - not characters - but spirits. They are the same sensibilities throughout the play and they each have a journey? Each actor plays one of these 'spirits' in all its different manifestations. For instance, the white man is at one time the settler Francis, the obnoxious forestry offical Larry, the Bishop zealous to convert the Tieathen' natives, and the contemporary farmer, Frank. This innovative device not only creates continuity in the piece, it also shows that the contemporary land claims is firmly rooted in history, in a centuries old conflict of sensibilities. The connection between the settler building the first fence cutting right across native berry grounds, and the fisheries officer enforcing a fishing schedule corresponding to office hours at the Department of Fisheries rather than to the salmon's schedule is conveyed by the structure of the play. The play is remarkably free of lecturing and polemic. Its messages are woven into a story; large themes are presented through their effect on the lives of individuals. The artistic talents behind this play clearly heeded the well-worn but always relevant adage 'show, don't tell'. One moment half way through the play proved indelibly the strength of presentation rather than explanation. Gyut, a young native man destined to be a chief some day, realizes that his role as chief will be to oversee a people who are losing their land. Instead of trying to explain his emotion in a monologue, he sings an Indian song of mourning. The song, an unbridled, painfully beautiful outpouring of sorrow, and the actor's exposed face as he sings, register an emotion beyond words. The play is somewhat marred, especially in the first half, by a tendency to stereotype the white male character as a colonizing, greedy, enemy. However this stereotyping becomes a focal point for humor with the forestry official named Larry, who sees the whole world in terms of profit and loss. "Spiritual values are not a luxury we can afford anymore? he says. He sees the trees not as landscape but as a bank, and chortling with greed, he chants an ode to clearcutting and all its attendant environmental destruction. But salmon spirits (actors in masks and robes) arise to serve him his just desserts. The scene is hilarious, as Larry loses his bravado and asks in horror?Who are you?...Salmon? What are you going to do to me?" Only because Larry is a stereotype rather than a three dimensional character is this revenge fantasy permissable. As the play moves into the twentieth century The play is remarkably free of lecturing and polemic. The artistic talents behind it clearly heeded the well worn but always relevant adage: "show-- don't tell." i | the white male character - Frank - becomes more complex. Although he's still the "bad gu*? - sexist, confrontational, and perhaps racist - the reasons for his anger are explored sympathetically. At the end of the play the opening down-of- peace ritual is repeated. This breaks the spell cast by the show; the audience is moved out the realm of art back into everyday reality. Then, once the art has played its magical tunes on the spine, the audience can respond with its head. NoXya' will be playing at various venues in Vancouver over the next few weeks; phone 738- 2283 for information. Note the UBC date this Thursday. An informal discussion is held after each performance. "DILEMMAS OF SUCCESS" A Conference About Women in the Legal Profession Sat. Oct. 31; 9 am - 5 pm In the Law School (Curtis Building, beside Brock Hall) Rms. 101,102,201 Free Admission. All Welcome. Sponsored by the Law School Women's Committee and the Faculty of Law. AUDITIONS AUDITIONS AUDITIONS JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK by Sean O'Casey (to be presented January 13 - 23) AUDITIONS TIMES: WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28 6:30-10:30 p.m. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29 6:30-10:30 p.m. PLACE: Frederic Wood Theatre, Room 206 (OPEN TO ALL U.B.C. STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF) Audition material available in Room 207 Frederic Wood Theatre or Phone 228-3880 to arrange an audition appointment. AUDITIONS GET INTO THE ACT AUDITIONS COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES COSTUMES Vancouver Party Rentals 3496 Dunbar St. (Dunbar and 19th) 734-8535 October 27,1987 THE UBYSSEY Page 9 "CiJ_ [oT|i * 1 : Let the individual decide BC's first freestanding abortion clinic will open soon. It will offer safe, accessible abortions in a supportive environment. And it will be illegal. The debate over abortion is at a stalemate. The pro-lifers and the pro-choicers have stated their respective arguments and beliefs with clarity and conviction - again and again and again. Neither side has had any visible success in converting the other. Clearly our society can't make up its mind on this issue. So the debate rages on. All over the country pro-life and pro-choice groups meet, rally, make posters, give speeches, and theorize about their convictions. They're going to be doing this indefinitely. In the meantime the abortion issue constitutes a very real practical problem for millions of Canadian women. Only 38 out of 115 hospitals in BC offer abortions, and most of them are in Victoria and the lower mainland. Women living in ^___—i>i_—1^__-— other parts of BC are forced to travel to these major cities. If they don't have the time and money, tough luck. And if they're scared and confused enough about their dilemma without the trauma of travel to compound their stress, well, tough luck too. Even in urban areas, women have to Legalizing freestanding abortion clinics would not mean that women are more likely to opt for abortion without consultation with a doctor and more importantly with herself have an abortion approved by a hospital board comittee. They face a wait of, on average, five weeks - five weeks! - after seeing a GP. This increases both the risk to their health and their psychological suffering. Women who can't get legal abortions in Canada must either resort to illegal means or travel to the US. Most abortions are sought by women who were using birth control. Women don't use abortions as "alternative means of birth control". Legalizing freestanding abortion clinics would not mean that women are more likely to opt for abortion without serious consultation with both a doctor and, more importantly, with herself. It would simply mean that, if after such consultation, she decides to have an abortion, she could do so without experiencing any more trauma - physical, financial, psychological - than necessary. Since people disagree so strongly, the only civilized solution is to agree to disagree. This means letting the abortion question be decided on an individual basis. While society engages in irreconcilable debate, women are suffering. When resolution to a dispute is impossible, the best we can do is to minimize any damage that might be caused by this dispute. Freestanding abortion clinics will minimize the trauma faced by women with unwanted pregnancies. They should be legalized. THE UBYSSEY OCTOBER 27,1987 The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays & Fridays throughout the academic year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and not necessarily those of the university administration, or of the sponsor. The Ubyssey is a member of Canadian University Press. The editorial office is Rm. 241k of the Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 228-2301; advertising, 228-3977. Myron Mavtlle fairly quivered In excitement With a glazed look In M* eye, he chanted 'Thara's i full moon tonight. I can feel It!" Michael Bryant, Tyrone Walts, and Victor Wong stared at Rom McLaren; Ms transformation Into a Sigma Chi had begun. Lisa Langford licked her llpa and cackled with glee; she loved sex-crazed men end Pat Kirkwood had been losing the urge lately. Seen McLaughlin and Jody Woodland reached into their trick or treat bags. Pulling out edible underwear, they began to munch and said, "We're running low on blue smarties, guy*!" Franks von Specht had been using them for fuel. TH« news caused her to penic and she ran screaming from the office. Somehow, Corrlne Bjorge's attempt to become Michael Jackson had failed, so sha settled on Whitney Houston, provided she could get the legs. "You can have mine?' offered Ross Ostrom In a silky voice. Meanwhile, Laura Bushel Wn, eager to preserve continuity, practised knife-throwing at Usa Doyle and Steven Chan. Disturbed by the commotion, David Young looked up from the Dr. Ruth costume he was making for Stu Dendyne and raised his eye brow s( merely for the sake of raising them). At Deanne Fisher's request, Etynn Richter put on her favourite Menudo album and they began undulating their hips In a ritualistic dance, lulling Jeremy Fraser and Randy Shore Into ■ trance. While under tha spell they chanted, "Virgins'. It's time to sacrifice the virgins'." All eyes turned towards the couch, where Alison Bell and Grace Aquino were contentedly nibbling an Peanutbutter Cups and planning next week's masthead. "Hey, guys, tighten up?' they aaid nervously. "Halloween's not until Saturday." Anthony(not Tony) Roberts, Chris Wieslnger, and Nick X merely laughed and threw pint sized Mars Bars at Michael Groberman. Eteio'r vueprr - the bwudim^s aeet twice as hi«h A* ~rmr ware in '29... ... We C4M VivNqe. rxiae. AS VM wpM°vtqzrr/Kqhurt. Letters The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any issue. Letters should be as short as possible and may be edited for brevity as well as for sexism, racism and homophobia. Bring them in person with your ID to the Ubyssey Office, SUB 241k. Ubyssey just another rag, says Frat man Once again The Ubyssey has demonstrated its lack of professional journalistic virtues. Your portrayal of Kappa Sigma as a beleaguered fraternity being attacked by hostile and jealous rivals is a blatant misrepresentation of what really happened. You interviewed no members of the I.F.C. Judicial Committee who are the only ones that knew what had happened. Instead, you simply took the views of Kappa Sigma and made it the basis of your story. I would like to raise a few points that you have ignored. It must be made known that at no time was anyone attempting to persecute kappa sigma. The grounds for hostility were justified. Kappa Sigma was seen to have obtained an unfair advantage when it broke rules whose purpose was to ensure a fair Rush. Once the charges were laid, the Kappa Sigs were given the opportunity to defend themselves and it was at that time they pleaded guilty to one of the charges and contested the professional entertainment charge. The end result was that the Kappa Sigs received a penalty that they themselves had requested while presenting their case. As further evidence that no one was "out to get" the Kappa Sigs, I can name at least two members of the Judicial committee who voted against their own conscience on the issue of professional entertainment in order to spare the Kappa Sigs of a much stiffer penalty. As for Carey Wong, I must acknowledge that he had done a good job until recently. It may be easy to see him as a scapegoat but it is just as easy to see that he may have been in violation of conflict of interest. Demands for his resignation were made before anyone knew how many pledges Kappa Sigma got. Furthermore, the boat cruise was only one of two events that led to the call for his resignation hence his claim for "somebody had to pay for us having a large pledge class" is ridiculous. The bottom line is, the I.F.C. council had lost confidence in Carey Wong. In the future, rather than always trying to put the Greek System in a negative light, why not do articles on what the Greek System is really about, what we have to offer the students of U.B.C, and the many positive contributions we have made to the community. Yours truly, John Fang Inter-Fraternity Council Perspectives Love and the Bus Stop I was sitting in the Bus Stop Cafeteria when I overheard one student say to another: "Thank God I'll be out of here soon. Am I glad to get the hell out of UBC." This kind of comment shows a peculiar blindness to the joys of student life. Too many students see their time at university as a necessary evil, a transition period, a stepping-stone toward career goals. Obsessed with grades and career goals, they miss out on the incredible richness and romantic opportunities of a place like UBC. Opportunities abound, and the time for sexual experimentation is now. But here as everywhere it takes a modicum of courage, ingenuity and luck to meet just the right person. If you're shy as I was, cultivate an easy smile and make at least one friendly remark a day to a member of the opposite sex. Opportunities often arise when we least expect them, and everything depends on presence of mind: a spontaneous smile, a warm liello', a casual question, cheery small talk, a suggestion to go for coffee and, at the right moment, an invitation to join you for a movie or play. Ifyou like each other, suggest that you spend a night simply cuddling and talking. It can be as simple as that. Even granting that nice looks help, I find that very soon, if people are on a common conversational wavelength, what matters is that you're seasitive, patient, caring and cheerful, that you can listen, that you dare to show yourself vulnerable, and that you're an affectionate lover. I'm running the risk of sounding as if I know it all, when I really don't. But for all it's worth, I've found that good meeting places are, of course, your classes and especially evening classes; student residence; the smaller dances and parties; your department lounge; fun clubs like the Ski Club and Darcing Club; Grad Centre beer gardens; the Bus Stop Cafeteria; even the whirlpool at the Aquatic Centre. But how many relationships should one have? Obviously, if you've well-rehearsed interpersonal skills, nothing stops you from sleeping with a dozen partners a year. But this kind of variety comes at the expense of quality and depth and risks to your health. What most of us ultimately want, and what's probably best for us, is a stable, caring love relationship that is a stable, caring love relationship that is sexually exclusive and lasts for a while. When an opportunity for such a relationship knocks, open yourself to it, welcome it into your life. Ifyou do, your student years won't just be a preparation for life, but the good life at its test. Kurt Preinsperg Philosophy Graduate Studies Page 10 THE UBYSSEY October 27, 1987 The CIA's secret war By Connie Nakonechny (CUP) John R. Stockwell is a man who cared deeply for the United States, deeply enough to fight for his country and then to fight against its crimes. "The CIA poses the ultimate threat to democracy and is a major cause of the world's move toward nuclear extinction? charges Stockwell. Stockwell's experience brings considerable credibility to his bold assertions. He joined the Central Intelligence Agency in 1964, serving as a case officer in Vietnam, the Chief of Station in Africa and at the top-secret National Security Council. In 1977, Stockwell quit, angered and disillusioned by the Agency's growing list of "dirty tricks''. He took to the lecture circuit and now he speaks at about 100 engagements a year. He has appeared on CBS's 60 Minutes, NBC's Magazine and in several documentary films. He has also published articles in the New York Times. The CIA has sued Stockwell and impounded the profits from his bestselling book, In Search of Enemies, which details the CIA's covert operations in Angola. So Stockwell urges people to read his book, but he cautions, "Don't buy it. The CIA gets 65 cents for each copy. Get if from the library. They (the CIA) have enough money." Stockwell says the situation in Nicaragua today is virtually the same story that he recounts about Angola in his book, only the names are changed. He went to Nicaragua recently to conduct research and he has been trying to alert the world about what he calls the country's "crisis". Stockwell does not expect his audience to blindly believe him. Instead, he asks, "listen to what I have to say, get your hands working and then do something about it." Throughout his lectures, Stockwell characterizes the CIA as "looking for ways to attack and destablize third world countries — one-third of the world's 150 least developed and most vulnerable nations. In his "Secret Wars" lecture, Stockwell presents destablization as it relates to the specific case of Nicaragua and to nuclear and conventional war. North Americans are familiar with the contra forces and the economic attack on the Sandinista government which Stockwell calls "the last destabilization in 10-40 years that you can see for yourself." Stockwell asserts that from the beginning of the CIA's Nicaraguan war in 1981, it was acknowledged that neither the CIA nor the United States could win political power in that country. But he says the objective of the war is to push the Sandinistas into a radical, desperate position from which they could be easily attacked. After destabilization took its toll, the CIA would be able to "prop up its own government." While Stockwell can't speculate on what Nicaragua would be like now if destabilization had never occurred, he notes the extensive reforms that the Nicaraguan Sandinista government implemented before 1981. Among these were the abolition of the death penalty, the release of 8,000 National Guardsmen of former dictator Anastasio Somoza, the establishment of 2500 medical clinics and the beginning of a literacy campaign. Stockwell adds that Nicaragua had instituted Latin America's most ambitious land reform program. As well, Nicaragua boasted a mixed economy with the region's highest growth rate^ for three consecutive years. Stockwell contrasts what he calls the American view of "godless communists" with his view of Nicaragua which exem plifies an "alliance between marxism, socialism and the catholic church? Stockwell refutes the allegations included in an "American propaganda campaign? begun during the Carter administration and designed to make the Sandinistas appear "evil". He rejects claims that arms are being transported through Nicaragua to El Salvador. Stock- well says there has been no such evidence since 1982 and if there were, the U.S. government would do more than talk about it. Neither do the Sandinistas have offensive arms with which to fight the contras, said Stockwell. He says allegations of Sandinista air raids are untrue and impossible. As the U.S. hurls accusations of censorship and biases in the Nicaraguan press, Stockwell points to the Congress' diversion of the $400,000 from Oliver North's operations to the funding of an American-biased press in Nicaragua. He adds that this press is breaking Congress' laws that make sensational predictions — such as those regarding economic disaster — illegal in the U.S. While the CIA seeks to discredit Nicaragua's last election, Stockwell says parties sent by the U.S. to administer the elections called them "the fairest in Central American in many years? He adds that unlike the U.S., where the strength of political parties depends upon their ability to solicit donations, ever)»Nica- raguan political party is given equal campaign funding. The U.S. government has suggested that the Sandinistas are financing their resistance through drug-running. Stockwell points out that the Nicaraguan army has neither the planes nor the other resources required for drug operations. He is quick to add that six contra leaders have been caught transporting drugs into the United States. Stockwell says many American pilots in Vietnam also smuggled heroin for personal profit and that the CIA simply chose "not to look into their suitcases? The American government condemns the Sandinistas for the misery they are inflicting on the Nicaraguan people. Stockwell invites his North American audiences to visit Nicaragua and to see the misery for themselves. In a battle that is supposed to be economic, there have been 41,000 casulaties, including 15,000 deaths, Stockwell says. Stockwell urges people to end what he calls humankind's inevitable self-destruction through violence. "Ifyou can write, write. Ifyou can organize, organize. Ifyou can lie down in front of a truck full of bombs, then do it." "But do it today. You can't wait until tomorrow because there may not be a world left tomorrow." 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Please send your resume along with an NSERC application form (form 202) and a copy of your latest transcripts before November 27, 1987, to: Assistant Administrator, Education PULP AND PAPER RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CANADA 570 St. John's Boulevard Pointe Claire, Quebec H9R 3J9 * e.g., Biochemistry, microbiology, chemistry, computer science, physics. *• e.g., Chemical, mechanical, physics. N.B. Eligibility conditions are described in pamphlets available in University departmental offices. October 27, 1987 THE UBYSSEY Page 11 mark'/ Work Wcarhou/e Working hard doesn't mean giving up comfort and style. For the quality and fit you want, there's only one choice: Levi's Red Tabs. 501 's for men, 531 's for women. And they last as long as memories. Mark's Work Wearhouse carries Levi's RedTabs in a full range of styles and sizes. And this semester, at any Mark's Work Wearhouse store, your student card lets you enter to win one of 20 $1,000 scholarships* from Levi's and Mark's. 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