• KAON decision welcomed by UBC By GAVIN WILSON Senior UBC administrators are welcoming the decision ofthe federal and provincial governments to fund the TRIUMF KAON factory, saying it will bring many of the world's best scientists to campus. "We are honored to be host to Canada's national particle physics research laboratory and to play a role in managing the facility on behalf of the two levels of government," said UBC President David Strangway. 'This decision is not only important for UBC and the other universities involved in the project, it is also important for British Columbia and the rest of Canada." This marks the first time in Canadian history that a consortium of universities has been asked to manage a major national laboratory on behalf of government, Strangway said. This approach is commonly used in other countries, such as the United States, and has led to outstanding research and development. Strangway added that UBC looks forward to the opportunity to negotiate with the new corporation on the terms and conditions under which it will need RiUMFANT! Photo by Abe Hefter Education Minister Stan Hagen, a longtime KAON factory backer, is presented with a "Mr. KAON" licence plate by TRIUMF Director Erich Vogt at announcement federal funding commitment. access to UBC resources, including a ernment had made "a firm offer" of eluding international contributions, are suitable site. $236 million toward the capital costs of continuing. Justice Minister Kim Campbell an- constructing the KAON facility and CampbeU said federal funding for the nounced Sept. 19 that the federal gov- that negotiation on operating costs, in- KAON project will be in addition to exist ing science and technology budgets. Speaking to TRIUMF staff and project supporters shortly after Campbell's announcement in Ottawa, provincial Education Minister Stan Hagen said KAON would help diversify the B.C. economy. "We're on our way," he said, adding that KAON will "launch this nation into a new and exciting era of discovery." Hagen, who has been the minister responsible for KAON since 1987, said the KAON factory means 17,000 person-years of new jobs during its six- year construction phase and another 2,000 jobs annually once it is operational. The KAON factory will put Canada at the front line of basic scientific research and attract scientists from around the world to the UBC campus, said Daniel Birch, vice-president, academic, and provost. "This is an international signal that Canada is willing to play its role at the highest levels of scientific endeavor," he said. Robert Miller, vice-president, research, said, "KAON will move Canada to the front in the next generation of particle physics research. This See KAON on Page 2 New advisor on women takes on the 'chill factor' Two faculty members win science awards By CONNIE FILLETTI Florence Ledwitz-Rigby has been appointed to the newly created position of Advisor to the President on Women and Gender Relations. The part-time position was established in response to concerns raised by women faculty, staff and students during round table discussions, initiated by President David Strangway last year, to pinpoint issues of particular concern to women. "I have identified a number of I: 5'.?-' I Inside \ CLASS ACT: The largest - class on campus deals with ■ the human aspects of engi- \ neering. Page 2 COMFORT: During the Gulf; War, Hillel House provided an outlet for feelings of members' ■ ofthecampusJewishcommu-; | ratyconcemedabouteventsinf* ■ tlie Middte East Proffie,page3 I HELPING HAND: A scientist I j from Poland uses UBC fa-1 cilities for important research in agriculture. Page 8 m steps which have been and will be taken to enhance the environment for all members of the UBC community," Strangway said. "These steps will be elements in a larger strategy to which I have assigned a very high priority." In 1975 Ledwitz-Rigby was the first female faculty member in biological sciences to be on tenure track at Northern Illinois University (NIU). She was also the first woman promoted to full professor in NIU's Biology Department in 1987. In addition to working to establish a Women's Studies Program at NIU, Ledwitz-Rigby was active in organizing workshops and panel discussions promoting women in science. She was a member ofthe steering committee of the Organization for Academic Womens' Equality which advised the president on the status of women. Ledwitz-Rigby will advise President Strangway on the status of women at UBC and on the effect gender relations have on women's work and study. In additon, she will recommend strategies to reduce gender discrimination. As well as chairing the President's Advisory Committee on the Status of Women, she is currently establishing a President's Advisory Committee on Safet). Ledwitz-Rigby explained that Ledwitz-Rigby her main goal is to contribute to the development of policy at UBC which will enable all women on campus to fully achieve their potential. Specifically, she will work with units on campus, such as the Women Students' Office and the Sexual Harassment Office, which are concerned with improving the environment on campus for women. Ledwitz-Rigby is meeting with various offices to find out what they' re doing. "I don't want to reinvent the wheel. There are lots of wheels turning on campus but few axles. I hope to build See ADVISOR on Page 3 By GAVIN WILSON Two UBC faculty members are winners of gold medals from the Science Council of British Columbia. Martha Salcudean, head of Mechanical Engineering, has won the 1991 B.C. Science and Engineering Award in Applied Science and Engineering. And retired Chemistry Professor Douglas Hayward, who inspired the Scientists in the Schools program, is this year's winner of the Eve Savory Award for Science Communication. Both Salcudean and Hayward will receive their awards at the B.C. Science and Engineering Awards dinner in Vancouver Oct. 22. Salcudean is being recognized both for her outstanding research achievements and her administrative talents. Born and educated in Romania, she came to Canada in 1976 and joined U BC in 1985. She is the only woman in the country to head up an engineering department, and is likely the first woman in North Anmericu to be Hayward Salcudean appointed to such a position. Salcudean has won wide acclaim for her research on designing computer simulations of the flow of fluids, a field which has important industrial applications. Financial support for her re search is among the highest of any engineering research in Canada. She was recently appointed to the governing council of the National Research Council and the National Advisory Panel on Advanced Materials. I Since he retired from UBC'st Chemistry Dept. in 1984, Haywardf has spent hundreds of hours talking! about chemistry, and science in gen eral, to an estimated 12,000 elemen-i tary school students throughout the! province. He was originally spon-. sored by the Chemical Institute of Canada. ; Hayward says his message is toj' show students, teachers and parentSj that chemistry is "fun, interesting andj safe." He was the model for the prov- See HAYWARD on Page 2 2 UBC REPORTS October 3.1991 I'Sivto by Media Services Students jam into a lecture hall to attend Applied Science 121. The largest single section class on campus, the course deals with the non-technical aspects of engineering. Course examines engineer's role in society By GAVIN WILSON Students start lining up outside the lecture hall well before the 12:30 p.m. start of Applied Science 121. They have to, if they want to get a seat. The course, Society and the Engineer, is the largest taught in a single section at UBC. There are 617 students packed into Woodward IRC 2. The aim ofthe course, which did not exist two years ago, is to show that engineering is not just a technical, scientific and mathematical pursuit, but that it relates to people, says Axel Meisen, dean of Applied Science. Meisen is one of two course instructors. The other is John Meech, of the Department of Mining and Mineral Process Engineering. In addition, there are several guest lecturers. The course looks at engineering's role and responsibilities in society and also includes topics such as sexual harassment, multiculturalism and employment equity. "It's a great challenge to attempt to deal with a difficult range of subjects in a very large group," said Meisen. 'There's no easy route for feedback. It's hard to engage the professor in discussion in a class that size." Still, he feels the course is successful in making the students think about the topics and is prompting discussion outside of the clasroom. In one part of the course, case studies are used to look at major engineering projects and the impact they have on the environment and on Native Indians. "In the case of Native Indians, it's not only a matter of land and resource ownership, but also a matter of how to relate to those communities," said Meisen. "You must, as an engineer, respect and understand their local social fabric, values, and way of life. "One needs to be aware of these aspects of a project just as much as its technical feasibility or economic attractiveness." The course also examines multiculturalism, as changes in the engineering workforce reflect the changing makeup of Canadian society. Pointing out the "tremendous diversity" in race and ethnic background before him in the lecture hall, Meisen says, "this is the engineering workforce of the future." He said it is a testament to the engineering profession that is actively reaching out to include underrepresented groups. Gender relations and sexual harassment issues are also taught, topics that are just as important at the university as they are in the workplace. "We teach students not just rules and regulations, but also how sexual harassment manifests itself and what obligations they have as citizens, co-workers and employers," he said. Letters to the Editor Thanks for years of service The Editor UBC Reports Nancy Horsman retired on September 27, following a 25-year career at UBC. Ms. Horsman spent her career dedicated to working with students in the Women Students' Office. That office is a critical part of UBC's student service network and she has contributed a great deal to the work ofthe office for many years. I would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Ms. Horsman, on behalf of the university and my colleagues, for her years of service. K.D. Srivastava Vice-President Student and Academic Services KAON puts Canada on leading edge of research Continued from Page 1 is most important." In addition, Miller said, there will be spin-off benefits for several areas of high technology, including robotics, microelectronics and computer software. The KAON factory consequently will have a strong positive impact on Canadian high technology companies. Meanwhile, criticisms of the federal government's decision to contribute $236 million towards the KAON factory are being shrugged off by TRIUMF Director Erich Vogt. ScienceCouncilofCanadaheadJanet Halli well, some opposition politicians and columnists in the Globe and Mail have taken turns bashing the decision. But Vogt says he's not worried. "It's no worse than the criticism that greets the announcement of any other large project," he said. Althoughitisbeingassailedbysomein the House of Commons as patronage, Vogt points out that prominent members ofthe opposition, such as John Turner, as well as provincial NDP leader Mike Harcourt, are voicing supportforthe project. "This is not a partisan issue," he said. And while it is true that there are some items still to be negotiated, including who will pay what share of the $90 million annual operating costs, Vogt said, "these are not deal stoppers." The KAON factory is a major expansion of the existing TRIUMF facility. which is operated by a consortium of universities including UBC. It is one of a network of large, new accelerators now being planned worldwide and will allow Canada to take a leading role in subatomic particle research. The new KAON accelerator will boost TRIUMF's already intense particle beams by 60 times greater energy. This will allow the beam to reach .999 the speed of light, creating kaons and other rare, short-lived subatomic particles which are some of the building blocks of matter. The particles are then directed into research stations for sophisticated experiments. Undergrad enrolment up 11 per cent Lack of space forced many UBC faculties to turn away record numbers of qualified students as undergraduate applications rose 11 percent over last year. Enrolment pressures upped the minimum grade point average (GPA) needed for admission to first year Arts to 2.83, while the cutoff for Science jumped to 2.72. Yet both faculties exceeded their designated quotas by close to 200 students. "We're faced with not only an increase in first-year enrolment, but overall enrolment as well," said Registrar Richard Spencer. Spencer said that as GPA requirements continue to rise, so too does the quality of students. The result is fewer dropouts and more people carrying on into second and third years of programs. Spencer added that preliminary figures show total undergraduate enrolment climbed about 2.5 per cent over last year to about 23,850. Graduates and undergraduates together totalled approximately 28,000, an increase of 3.3 percent. The university turned away 1,826 qualified undergraduate students due to lack of space. Of that number, 744 students were in first- year Arts, 258 in first-year Science (four times as many as last year) and 188 students (double last year's total) were refused entry into the first year of Applied Sciences. The Department of Physical Education and Recreation turned away 110 first-year students versus 29 refusals last year. Final enrolment figures will be released in November. Hayward brings science into the classroom Continued from Page 1 ince-wide program called Scientists in the Schools, which is co-ordinated by Science World on behalf of the Ministry of Advanced, Education, Training and Technology. Under the program, hundreds of scientists and engineers donate their time to speak about their work and opportunities for students within their professions. Similar programs are now being established elsewhere in Canada. In addition to his visits to classrooms, Hayward writes a regular column on chemistry for several community newspapers, discusses science on radio station CFM1, and has chaired the Lower Mainland regional science fair. With UBC Chemistry Professor Gordon Bates, he recently published a book titled Do-it- yourself Chemistry. Hayward is the second winner of ihe Savory award, which, was instituted in 1989. The award is named for television reporter Eve Savory, a Duncan, B.C. native, who, until a recent reassignment, was the national science reporter for CBC News. The winner of the B.C. Science Council's Cecil Green Award for Entrepreneurial Science is Karl Brackhaus, president and CEO of Dynapro Systems Inc., of Delta. Still to be announced are Science Council awards for career achievement and industrial innovation. AMS & UBC present the October 9 & 10,1991 Wednesday & Thursday 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM Student Union Building, University of B.C., 6138 SUB Boulevard 9 CjpptrnMfty to mmv dm mm MH UwCV SMjPfMpWSL ANOOKcaAutomalon Kao-Dktak Commodore Micro Serve Digital Equipment NeXt Everex Oracle GrMco Marketing Packard Sal Hewlet-Peckard PC Sarvica Silicon Graphics Sun Microeyetemt Serous Toahiba UBC Bookstore UBC Natararking & Communications UBC PC Support Centre WordPerfect S many /nor*/ UBCREPORTS October3,1991 UBC looks for ways to improve campus safety By CONNIE FILLETTI The number of reported sexual assaults at UBC involving adult victims, to date, has surpassed last year's total, accordingto statistics recently released by the university detachment of the RCMP. As of Sept. 20, seven sexual assaults were reported for the university endowment lands, with five occurring on campus. In addition, incidents of regular assault causing bodily harm are on the rise, from 39 incidents reported in 1987, to 74 assaults reported in 1990. "Most of the sexual assaults occurred outside in bushy areas and unlighted sections of the campus," said RCMP Const. Bernie Smandych. She advised everyone to avoid taking shortcuts and to stay on well-travelled paths. Students should be particularly cautious when returning to campus residences after dark, Smandych added. In addition, a number of services and resources, designed to enhance personal safety, are available to members of the campus community. • The year-old AMS Walk Home Program has over 70 male and female student volunteers to escort students to any destination on campus, upon request. The service is available seven Advisor studies women's roles on campus Continued from Page 1 some axles," she said. "Coming in new, I have the advantage of being able to take a fresh look, but it means I have a lot of work to do to develop an understanding of where the university has come from and where it is right now." She feels her greatest challenge is dealing with the campus climate, otherwise known as the "chill factor." 'There are a lot of programs already established and running, but what we really have to do is change the attitudes of large groups of people about who women are and what their roles should be at the university," she explained. Ledwitz-Rigby received a PhD in endocrinology and reproductive physiology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has been an honorary professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the Faculty of Medicine since August, 1990, where she does collaborative research and is involved with student thesis committees. Strangway praised Ledwitz-Rigby for her broadly based and thoughtful views on the positions of women faculty, staff and students. Commerce students experience 'real world' By ABE HEFTER The Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration continues to open up more windows to the business world. The faculty has established a set of programs to help students link their classroom experiences with their future business careers. A career orientation program and up to three new student internship programs are being developed through the university' s teaching and learning enhancement fund. "By expanding the faculty's extra-curricular activities with the addition of programs like these, we hope to give students more of an idea of what they'll be up against when they enter the business world," said Commerce Associate Dean Don Wehrung. The purpose of the career orientation program is to help undergraduate and graduate students make the transition from academic training to employment, said Wehrung. The program focuses on exposing students to a wide variety of career opportunities so they can make informed careerchoices. Presentations and workshops will be established and speakers will be brought in to share their experiences with the students, who will also be encouraged to meet with various individuals in social settings. "It's also important for students to be able to discuss the contemporary issues that affect business and government in Canada," said Wehrung. "We'll look at issues like free trade, ethics and privatization in a practical manner." Practical is a key word Wehrung uses to describe the student internship programs currently available to commerce students. The faculty has mounted three successful internship programs in recent years; the Portfolio Management Society; the Industrial Relations Management Program; and the Arts Administration Program. All three offer students a hands-on opportunity to experience corporate life. "Students who enter the Portfolio Management Society, for example, are employed by one ofthe corporate sponsors during the summer months between each of the two years of the program," said Wehrung. "These summer employment opportunities lead to the development of interpersonal skills and exposure to industry trends. We plan to bring three new internship programs on board with similar structures." Wehrung said two of them are expected to start up this year, with a third to come next year if funding for the program continues. The internships will be developed from such areas as small business, financial regulations, marketing management, and real estate management. "We hope to generate internship opportunities for 25 students through these new programs," said Wehrung. days a week, between September and April, from 7:30 p.m. to 11:30 p.m., except on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, when the hours of operation are extended to 1:30 a.m. Call 822- 5355 for information. • UBC Parking and Security Services offers a security bus service during the winter session (Sept. 30 to April 30) which collects passengers in front of the Main Library from 4 p.m. to midnight on school days. Passengers are driven to any campus location, on request. The security bus is wheelchair accessible. Call 822-4721 for information. • The AMS Women's Centre will be offering self-defence classes to women for a nominal fee. Information is available at 822-2163. i • The UBC Bookstore, in conjunction with campus bookstores across Canada, is marketing the Fox 40 Personal Safety Whistle, a key-ring whistle to promote personal safety awareness. Call 822- 5916 for information. • The university detachment ofthe RCMP provides free information sessions on safety and crime prevention to campus groups and residences, upon request. Call 224-1322 for details. • Students are also invited to watch for special programs, seminars and workshops which address safety issues, offered throughout the year by the Women Students' Office, the Student Counselling and Resources Centre and Student Health Services. • Implementation of UBC' s plan of Profile action regarding safety and other issues particularly affecting women on campus is underway with the appointment of an Advisor to the President on Women's Issues and Gender Relations. • A systematic program to improve campus lighting over the next three years took its first step Sept. 30. A team of planning consultants, including a lighting expert, toured the campus, after dark, to identify unsafe areas. They were joined by university personnel including members of the AMS, Campus Planning and UBC women's groups. • UBC is currently studying a comprehensive plan for parking policies, practices and facilities in an effort to heighten personal safety. Hillel House offers enrichment By GAVIN WILSON It is a quiet Friday afternoon at Hillel House. A student sprawls across a sofa, reading a textbook. Someone puts a kettle on to boil in the kosher kitchen. Another student taps out a few notes of Chopsticks on a glossy black piano. But during the Gulf War, the atmosphere in here was electric. As Scud mi ssiles rained down on Tel Aviv last January, horrified Jewish students and faculty flocked to Hillel House. They gathered grim- faced around the television screen, comforting those who had friends or family in Israel. "It became a haven," said Hillel Program Director Eyal Lichtmann. "Everyone was very, very frightened of what was happening. There was an incredible sense of hopelessness and guilt. Here we were sitting comfortably while people were dying." Hillel House is the cen- ~"■"" tre of campus life for more than 600 Jewish students, as well as many Jewish faculty and staff. It's part of the world- "*"■"■ wide network of Hillel Houses, which are found on nearly every campus in North America and Europe, as well as parts of South America. "We try to be everything for everyone," Lichtmann says. 'This is a cultural centre where students can develop their own Jewish identity in whatever aspect they see fit." As he offers a visitor a cup of coffee, Lichtmann appears more relaxed than someone who's been putting in 16- hour days has a right to be. September has been an incredibly hectic month for him. In his job, Lichtmann is at the centre of just about every activity at Hillel. (Overseeing all Hillel operations is executive director Zac Kaye.) With the new term beginning there were parties to plan, weekly hot lunches for up to 100 people to organize, meetings to set up, students to advise and a newsletter to produce. On top of all this, September was filled with Jewish holidays such as Photo h> Ga\ in VV iison Program Director Eyal Lichtmann extends a welcome to Hillel House. Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, for which religious services were held. And then, of course, Lichtmann is studying for his MBA in the evenings. "It's been crazy," he admits wearily. Born 26 years ago in Israel, Lichtmann and his family moved to "There was an incredible sense of hopelessness and guilt. Here we were sitting comfortably while people were dying." Canada when he was three. When he arrived at UBC in 1985, he and a few friends couldn't find the kind of Jewish cultural activities they wanted on campus. Hillel House was founded by the B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation in 1947 — a year before the state of Israel was created. But by the mid-80s, students such as Lichtmann felt it was no longer serving their needs. So he helped set up the Jewish Students' Association and began to organize events and programs, many of which still carry on. In 1986, the Hillel House building received a long- overdue renovation, financed by prominent members of Vancouver's Jewish community. The Hillel House movement takes its name from a rabbi who lived in Israel many centuries ago. He believed strongly in the benefits of education and is famous for a quotation that still inspires people today. "If I'm not for myself," he said, "who will be for me?" That philosophy of self-improve- groups. ment lies behind everything that Hillel House does: guest speakers, Hebrew language classes, Torah study sessions. "It's enrichment," Lichtmann said. "That's what Jews have been doing for centuries. That's why the educational process is so valued." Even their weekly hot lunch program, in which up to 100 students get together for a nourishing meal and to socialize, is ""■"" designed to "enrich the body and soul." Hillel House programs also stress the idea of student leadership. They feel it's okay to go through school just attending classes, but it's better for students to get involved. Hillel also tries to reach out to the non-Jewish community at UBC, with varying success. "People don't know about us. It's ironic, considering our location. We're central, but hidden," said Lichtmann. Hillel House does boast a central, if not prominent, site, directly beside the north parkade across from the Student Union Building. But the isolation that does exist may end when construction of the new student services building at Brock Hall is complete. It will put them smack in the middle of student life on campus. Hillel is growing, not only at UBC, where active membership continues to climb, but at SFU and Langara, where UBC students have helped organize Jewish student 4 UBCREPORTS October3.1991 October 7 - October 19 MONDAY, OCT. 7 j Pediatric Research Seminar Series Immunology, Networks And Cytokines: The Push-me Pull-you. Assoc. Professor David Matheson, Vice-President Medicine, BC Children's Hosp. Children's Hosp. 3D16 ABC at 12pm. Refreshments at 11:45am. Call 875-2492. Astronomy Seminar Stellar Populations in M31 And M33. Dr. S. van den Bergh, Dominion Astrophysical Observatory. Geophysics/Astronomy 260 at 4pm. Coffee at 3:45pm. Call 822- 6706. Chemistry Seminar Pulse-Shape Effects In IR Multiphoton Dissociation. Dr. Andre Bandrauk, U. of Sherbrooke, Que. Chem. D225 at 10:30am. Call 822-3299. Biochemistry Lecture Host-Pathogen Interactions In Microbial Pathogenesis: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Dr. Brett Finlay. IRC #1 at 3:30pm. Call 822-6914. Mechanical Engineering Seminars Saw Tensioning And The Light Gap Method. Peter Lister, MASc student. Dynamic Modelling Of Variable- Structure Systems. Jie Peng, PhD student. Civil/Mechanical Engineering 1202 from 3:30-4:30pm. Call 822-6200/4350. Applied Mathematics Colloquium Stability Of Thermocapillary Convection In Crystal Growth. Professor Hans Mittelman, Arizona State U., Tempe, AZ. Math 104 at 3:45pm. Call 822-4584. Koerner Memorial Lectures Greek Coins: A Bridge Between Art And History. Dr. Martin J. Price, Deputy Keeper of the Department of Coins, British Museum, London. Lasserre 102 at 12:30pm. Call 822-5675. In The Footsteps Of Alexander: Coinage For An Empire. Dr. Martin J. Price. Lasserre 107 from 3:30-5pm. Call 822- 5675. UBC Reports is the faculty and staff newspaper ofthe University of British Columbia. It is published every second Thursday by the UBC Community Relations Office, 6328 Memorial Rd., Vancouver, B.C,V6T 1Z2- Telephone 822-3131. Advertising inquiries: 822-6163. Managing Editor: Steve Crombie Ass't Editor: Paula Martin Contributors: Ron Burke, Connie FffleoL Abe Hefter, Charles Ker, and Gavin Wilson. J%l Please 4L£ recycle CALENDAR DEADUNES For events in the period October 20 to November 2, notices must be submitted by UBC faculty or staff on proper Calendar forms no later than noon on Monday, October 7 to the Community Relations Office, Room 207,6328 Memorial Rd., Old Administration Building. For more information call 822-3131. The next edition of UBC Reports wil be published October 17. Notices exceeding 35 words may be edited SAT..!" aMS'ai.is-; ■■twMHmam 3 DAY, OCT. 12 Music Concert Hispanic/Italian Studies Lectures Vida Extrema y la Poesia de Jorge Guillen. Professor Francisco Diaz de Castro. Buchanan A202 at 12:30pm. Call 822- 2268. Largo Lamento de Pedro Salinas. Professor Francisco Diaz de Castro. Buchanan B218 at 3:30pm. Call 822-2268 Fine Arts Lecture Object Psyche And Interpretation. Jeanne Randolph, U. of Toronto. Lasserre 104 at 1:30pm. Call 822-2757. University Computing Services Workshop Using A Mouse With An IBM PC. Eldon Wong. Register Computer Sciences 209. Fee: $37.50, students $28. UCS Annex 2 from 1:30-3:30pm. Call 822-8938 TUESDAY, OCT. 8 1 Modern Chemistry Lecture Molecules In Intense Fields—Theory vs. Experiment. Dr. Andre Bandrauk, U. of Sherbrooke, Que. Chem. B250 at 1pm. Refreshments at 12:40pm. Call 822-3266. Oceanography Seminar Development Of An Isopycnal Ocean General Circulation Model. BioSciences 1465 at 3:30pm. Call 822-2828. Statistics Seminar Efficient Estimation For Filtered Models. Professor W. Wefelmeyer, Universitat Koln. Angus 223 at 4pm. Call 822-4997/ 2234. Economics Seminar A Comparative Analysis Of Unemployment In Canada And The United States. Craig Ridell. Buchanan D225 from 4- 5:30pm. Call 822-2876. Faculty Development Seminar IPSIP^*15^! Teaching Assumptions. "* " "j Gary Poole, Psychology, j SFU. Family/Nutritional Sciences 60 from 3:30- 5pm. Registration required. Call 822-9149. University Computing Services Workshop Computer Keyboard Skills. Jim Stewart. Register Computer Sciences 209. Fee: $50, students $37.50. UCS Annex 2 from 1:30-2:30pm. Call 822-8938. WEDNESDAY, Forestry Seminar Field Performance On A Reforestation Site: An Ecophysiological Perspective. Dr. Steven Grossnickle, BC Research Corporation. MacMillan 166 from 12:30- 1:30pm. Call 822-3553. 1991 Computer Show Computers Working For You: The Complete Solution. Sponsored by UBC Purchasing and AMS. SUB Ballroom from 10am-5pm Wed/Thurs. Call 822-3456. Cecil And Ida Green Lecture Fuzzy Logic And Intelligent Systems. Professor Lotfi Zadeh, College of Engineering, U. Calif., Berkeley. IRC #6 at 12:30pm. Call 822-5675. Economics Seminar Endogenous And Exogenous Restrictions On Search For Employment. Avner Bar- llan, Tel-Aviv U./UBC. Buchanan D225 from 4-5:30pm. Call 822-2876. Orthopaedic Grand Rounds j Blood Transfusion In Or- | thopaedic Surgery. Dr. CI") | Peter O'Brien. Eye Care -^ir'UJi Centre Auditorium, 910 W. VWm 10th, 3rd fir., at 7:30am. 1 Call 875-4646. Microbiology Seminar Series Molecular Characterization Of The rfb Operon Of Vibrio Cholera. Dr. Melissa Brown, Microbiology. Wesbrook201 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-6648. Vancouver School of Theology Lecture Blowing Off The Dust: Biblical And Near Eastern Studies In The 1990's. Dr. James Lindenberger, Professor of Hebrew Bible. VST Boardroom at 7:30pm. Call 228-9031. Wednesday Noon Hour Concert Theodore Arm, violin; Barbara Hallam-Price, organ; UBC Chamber Strings. Recital Hall at 12:30pm. $2 at the door. Call 822-5574. BioTech Lab Seminar < THURSDAY, OCT. IP1 <" Centre for Health Services/ Policy Research Seminar Cost-effectiveness Of Alternative Workup Strategies In Screening For Colorectal Cancer. Kay Brown/Colin Burrows, Australian National Centre for Health Program Evaluation. Mather 253 from 11:30am-1 pm. Call 822-3130. Policy Studies Seminar The Politics Of Political Correctness: A Forum On Democracy And Education. Dr. John Willinsky, Dir., Curriculum/lnstr. Ponderosa Annex H123 from 12-1pm. Call 822-5361. CICSR Distinguished Lecture Series on Computer Graphics Shared Workspaces: A Look At Supporting Distributed Workgroups. Dr. Sara Bly, Xerox Palo Alto Research Centre. Scarfe 100 from 1-2:30pm. Refreshments at 12:30pm. Call 822-6894. Insect Cell Culture Engineering: An Overview. Dr. Theo Goosen, Queen's U., Kingston. Wesbrook 201 at 3:30pm. Refreshments at 3:15pm. Call 822-5835. Health Sciences Student Research Forum Introductory Remarks: Dr. John Grace, Dean of Graduate Studies. Keynote speakers: Erin Brown, PhilipToleikis. IRC Foyer from 5-8pm. Call 822-4305. Pharmacology Seminar The Cholesterol Myth. Dr. Morley Sutter, Pharmacology/Therapeutics. IRC#2from11:30am-12:30pm. Call 822-2575. Cecil And Ida Green Seminar Fuzzy Logic: Calculus Of Fuzzy If-Then Rules. Professor Lotfi Zadeh. U. Calif., Berkeley. Civil/Mechanical Eng. 1204 at 11:30am. Call 822-5675. Faculty Development Seminar Science/Applied Science. Past/ present winners of university teaching prices comprise panel who will address issues surrounding teaching/learning. Angus 104 from 3:30- 5pm. Call 822-9149. Jazz Chamber Ensembles Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Call 822-5574. Distinguished Artists Concert |£iwm«nai| An Evening Of Chamber * .." Music. Prelude lecture at i| 7:15pm, concert at 8pm in " the Recital Hall. Adults $12, seniors/students $7. Call 822-5574. FRIDAY, OCT. 11 Obstetrics/Gynecology Grand Rounds Management of Premature Rupture Of Membranes And Intra-Amniotic Infection. Dr. Ronald Gibbs, U. of Colorado. UBC Hospital, Shaughnessy Site D308 at 8am. Call 875-2171. Chemical Engineering Seminar Waste Processing In The USSR. Professor A.E. Gorshtein. Chem. Eng. 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3238. Fluids/Thermal Bag Lunch Lingzhe Kong, Research Assoc, Mechanical Engineering. Civil/Mech. Eng. 1212 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822- 5562. Grand Rounds Concepts In Medical Administration. Dr. David Matheson, Vice-President Medicine. G.F. Strong Auditorium at 9am. Call 875- 2118. Music From The Heart. Bob Kindler And Friends. Recital Hall at 7pm. Tickets at SUB box office. $8, students $5. Call 228-1573. Vancouver Institute Saturday Night Lecture Fuzzy Logic: Principles, Applications And Perspectives. Professor Lotfi Zadeh, U. of Calif., SSrf!flBerkeley. IRC #2 at aBS":,a 8:15pm. Call 822-5675. j~f U*:SDAY, OCT. 15 | Medical Genetics Seminar Zfy Genes In Mice And Men. Elizabeth Simpson, PhD, Whitehead Inst., Cambridge, MASS. IRC#1 from4:30-5:30pm. Refreshments at 4:15pm. Call 822-5312. Statistics Seminars Longitudinal Analysis For Binary And Count Data. J. Graham; Over-Dispersion In Poisson Regression. B. McNeney. Statistics. Angus 223 at 4pm. Call 822- 4997/2234. Oceanography Seminar Mediterranean Heat And Buoyancy Flux. Chris Garett, UVic. BioSciences 1465 at 3:30pm. Call 822-2828. Biochemistry Seminar/Lecture Glucocorticoid Receptor Phosphorylation. Dr. Allan Munck, Physiology, Dartmouth School, Harover, NH. IRC #4 at 3:30pm. Call 875-2718. University Computing Services Workshop Your Computer, Your Back, And Office Ergonomics. Joan Hunting. Fee: $35. Computer Science 460 from 12:30- 2:20pm. Register CSCI 209. Call 822- 8938. ESDAY, OCT. 16l Microbiology Seminar Association Of A Photoactive Cancer Therapeutic Agent (Benzoporphyrin Derivative) With Plasma Lipoproteins Improves Delivery And Therefore The Efficacy Of Photodynamic Therapy. Beth Allison, Microbiology. Wesbrook201 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-6648. Applied Mathematics Colloquium Multilevel Projection Methods. Professor Steve McCormick, U. of Colorado, Denver. Mathematics 104 at 3:45pm. Call 822- 4584. Modern Chemistry Lecture Structure/Function/Chemical Synthesis Of Glycopeptides: Tomorrow's Information Carriers? Dr. Klaus Bock, Carlsberg Laboratory, Denmark. Chem. 225 (central wing) at 10:30am. Call 822-4511/2471. Forestry Seminar New Forestry: What Is It? Do We Need It? Douglas Hopwood, Consulting Forester. MacMillan 166 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-3553. UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA REPORT OF THE VICE-PRESIDENT, ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE 1990-91 The audited financial statements are a public document. Copies of the University's audited financial statements have been provided to each University Department and the University Library. For those interested in more information than provided in these highlights, please refer to the copy in your department. Table 1 describes the activities in each of five of the seven separate funds involved in the financial reporting of UBC during the 1990-91 fiscal year. Excluded are the Student Loan Fund and Endowment Principal Fund. The concept of fund accounting organizes transactions so that revenues and their related expenses are accounted for in separate funds in accordance with objectives specified by donors, limitations and restrictions imposed by sources outside the University, and determinations made by the Board of Governors. GENERAL PURPOSE OPERATING FUND The revenue and expenses used in the general operations of the University are accounted for in this fund. Operating income for 1990- 91 increased over 1989-90 by $19.3 million resulting primarily from increases in Provincial grants of $17.8 million and student fee revenue of $1.5 million. Total expenses at $308.4 million were up $28.5 million with $25.1 million of the increase attributable to salaries and benefits. The University had an operating deficit of $2.1 million for the year. The deficit is non recurring and is now eliminated as it was a first charge against increased operating income in 1991-92. The Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants made changes in the generally accepted accounting principles applicable to not-for-profit organizations such as universities, hospitals, municipalities and schools. In our case, changes affect the accrual of costs for faculty TABLE 1 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN UNAPPROPRIATED FUND BALANCES FOR THE YEAR ENDED MARCH 31 1991 (thousands ofdolL rs) Revenue ind other additions General Purpose Operating Specific Purposes Sponsored Research Ancillary Enterprises Capital Tola Is 1990 1991 Government grants and contracts Government of Canada $ S 3,569 $ 81.128 S _ S 400 $ 85,097 J 57,297 Province of British Columbia Base operating 232,404 - 434 - - 232,838 215.056 Designated 4,640 12.844 13.646 - 53,791 84,921 74,910 Municipalities - 5 168 - - 173 37 Other governments - 22 228 - - 250 212 Foreign governments - 894 1,321 - - 2,215 2305 Student fees 58,974 435 - 1,293 - 60,702 58,757 Bequests, donations and non-government grants - 4.462 26,307 - 7,634 38,403 31,443 Sales and services 1,043 176 312 70,612 - 72,143 72,163 Income from investments 5,211 13,035 - 1,032 5,563 24,841 21.376 Loans - - - - - - 999 534,555 302,272 35.442 123,544 72,937 67,388 601,583 Expenses and other deductions Salaries - Academic 125,411 7,492 17,451 - - 150,354 137,799 - Student services 8,333 3,180 11,153 - - 22,666 20.138 -sun 90,701 5,414 22,234 17,833 920 137,102 118,876 224,445 16,086 50,838 17,833 920 310,122 276,813 Benefits 28.683 991 3,407 1,706 103 34,890 30,375 Travel, field trips, moving 6,032 1,957 6,600 770 75 15,434 13,750 Library acquisitions 6,528 345 438 - - 7,311 6,897 Operational supplies and expenses 20,888 983 20,733 6.V» 2,279 51,489 49,330 Furniture and equipment 8,694 1,226 12,318 1,243 4,484 27,965 20,458 Utilities 9,731 206 827 1.431 682 12,877 12,032 Renovations and alterations 600 391 43 2.128 6,771 9.933 8,298 Scholarships, fellowships and bursaries 5,905 4,568 104 - - 10,577 9,330 Professional fees 4,427 1,585 2,501 - 8,252 16,765 11,462 Grants to other agenies - - 16,702 - - 16,702 1,134 Cost of goods sold - - - 28,805 - 28,805 28.034 Debt servicing - - - 8.027 21,824 29,851 26,770 Building contracts - - - - 11,635 11,635 14,199 Internal cost recoveries (2.830) 191 1,591 1,048 - - _ External cost recoveries (4,671) - - - - (4,671) (4,493) 308,432 28,529 116,102 69,597 57,025 579,685 504,389 Net change in the year (6,160) 6,913 7,442 3,340 10,363 21,898 30,166 Transfers and appropriations Expended from prior years' appropriations (State ment 2) 6,429 - - 1,500 _ 7,929 1,752 Interfund transfers (Note 2) (465) (5,004) 462 (1,418) 568 (5,857) (4,581) Appropriations for the year (Statement 2) Net Increase (decrease) during the year (3,117) (3.313) - - (3,754) (332) (10,693) 238 (17,564) 6.406 (21,684) 5,653 1,909 7,904 Unappropriated Fund balance, beginning of year (4,867) 19.298 25,179 431 6,919 46,960 41,307 Unappropriated Fund balance, end of year S (8.180) S 21,207 $ 33,083 S 99 % 7,157 J 53,366 i 46,960 early retirement agreements and vacation pay for staff. Previously, these were recognized as expenses when paid. Since 1985, the amount of faculty early retirement agreement commitments have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. Vacation pay expense is now recognized as it is earned by the staff. Early retirement expenses are recognized when approved by the Board of Governors. As at March 31,1991, the early retirement agreement liability was $4,331,000 (1990 - $3,444,000). The vacation pay liability was estimated at $1,749,000 (1990 - $1,605,000). These amounts totalling almost $6.1 million are shown as a deficit at March 31, 1991 and approximately this amount will show as a deficit each year in the future, as long as the early retirement program continues. SPECIFIC PURPOSES FUND The revenues and expenditures for projects stipulated by donors and income earned on the Endowment Principal Fund are included in this fund. Trust fund revenue was $22.4 million and Endowment Fund investment income was $13.0 million for a total of $35.4 million. This is an increase in total income of $4.5 million from 1989-90. This increase is primarily the result of a $3.4 million increase in grants from the Province. Total expenses increased by $3.0 million, with $2.3 million of the increase attributable to salaries and benefits. SPONSORED RESEARCH FUND This fund includes amounts specifically identified for research grants TABLE 2 SOURCE AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE GENERAL PURPOSE OPERATING FUND FOR THE YEARS ENDED MARCH 31, 1987 TO 1991 Source: Province of B.C. - Grants 78.4 77.5 78.7 79.4 80.0 Student Fees - Credit 15.3 14.9 15.2 14.9 15.4 Student Fees - Non-credit 3.9 5.2 4.2 3.7 3.0 Other 2.4 J2A _L2 _2J2 _L6 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 Distribution by Function: Academic and Associated Services 72.4 73.4 72.6 72.5 72.1 Library 7.3 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.5 Student Awards and Services 3.0 2.8 2.6 2.7 2.6 Administration 5.4 5.0 5.8 5.6 5.3 External Affairs 1.1 1.0 - - - General 1.8 1.7 1.1 1.0 1.2 Plant 9.6 9.5 11.2 11.4 11.8 Overhead recovered (_!L6.) CJL5J (_H5) ULi) (_ Site D308 at 8am. Call If*!' I >mA 875-2171. d :.£■. ,.,i.:?!Hk: Animal Science Seminar Using Behaviour To Assess Welfare. Dr. Ian Duncan, Acting Dir., Centre for Animal Welfare, U. of Guelph. MacMillan 158 from 1:30-2:30pm. Call 822-4593. Chemical Engineering Seminar Oxidative Coupling Of Methane. Shanna Knights, grad student. Chemical Engineering 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3238. Fluids/Thermal Bag Lunch Informal Talk. Professor Ashok Malhotra, Mechanical Engineering, India Inst, of Technology. Civil/Mechanical Eng. 1212 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-5562. Economics Seminar Real Business Cycle Methodology. Mark Watson, Northwestern U. Buchanan D225 from 4-5:30pm. Call 822-2876. University Computing Services Workshop MS-DOS Workshop. Charles Tremewen. UCS Annex from 9:30am-12:30pm. Fee: $50, students $37.50. Register CSI209. Call 822-8938. Vancouver Institute Saturday Night Lecture ;■■;•-:-.ii;.< Insect Semiochemicals: A j ", ;..i.;;;;: ||Smelly Business. Dr. ;.. !.!! •;'■■< i| Keith Slessor, Dept. - jChemistry/Biochem, ' ' -'.aSFU. IRC #2 at 8:15pm. '0311822-5675. UBC Speakers Bureau Would yourgroup like to know more about topics ranging from fruit flies to computers of the future? More than 400 topics to choose from. Call 822-6167 (24-hr. ans. machine). Graduate Student Centre Live entertainment every Friday in the Fireside Lounge from 8-11 pm. No cover. Call 822-3203. Call For Former UBC Athletes ;, i «»:'!..t| Athletics is updating its •1 '*' 'Vs I mailing list of former ath- *- -z-'f $»-> != 'e,'c ,eam players: origina- | . ;; . Volunteers aged 30 or ii"!!*"'! : more needed to complete '"" ; a personality question- , ■ ■■' ,£.,(-! : i naire. Required, 2 visits, ■; ''JilllfH '■: about 3 hours total. Par- i..! i »n.: ticipants receive a free personality assessment and a $20 stipend. Call Janice in Dr. Livesley's office, Psychiatry, Detwiller 2N2, 822-7895. PMS Research Study Volunteers needed for a study of an investigational medication to treat PMS. Call Doug Keller, Psychiatry, University Hospital, Shaughnessy site at 822-7318. Hair Loss Research Women aged 19-49 years experiencing moderate hair loss, crown area only, are needed for study. Must be able to attend 1-2 times weekly for 9 months. Honorarium paid. Call Sherry in Dermatology at 874-8138. Dermatology Acne Study Volunteers between 14-35 years with moderate facial acne needed for 4 visits during a three month period. Honorarium paid. Call Sherry at 874-8138. Surplus Equipment Recycling Facility All surplus items. Every Wednesday, 12- 3pm. Task Force Bldg., 2352 Health Sciences Mall. Call 822-2813. Student Volunteers 'ii'. i";:«-:?' F'nd an interesting and ji ' : ' #' -/j challenging volunteer job i! [•• ''fffy- - witn Volunteer Connec- f\ P^rrff'tH, tions, Student Counselling and Resources Centre, Brock 200. Call 822-3811. Narcotics Anonymous Meetings Every Tuesday (including holidays) from 12:30-2pm, University Hospital, UBC Site, Room M311 (through Lab Medicine from Main Entrance). Call 873-1018 (24-hour Help Line). Fitness Appraisal Administered by Physical Education and Recreation through the John M. Buchanan Fitness and Research Centre. Students $25, others $30. Call 822-4356. Faculty/Staff Badminton Club Fridays from 6:30-10pm in Gym A of the Robert Osborne Centre. Cost is $15 plus library card. Call Bernard at 822-6809 or 731-9966. Botanical Garden Open from 10am-5pm daily. Free admission on Wednesdays. Call 822-4208. Nitobe Garden asHBfw«: Open from 10am-5pm '! •.!■-.»'.' daily. Free admission on .! Y;\ Wednesdays. Call 822- i '■■'" 6038. r il Advertise in UBC Reports Deadline for paid advertisements for the October 17 issue is noon, October 7. For information, phone 822-3131 To place an ad, phone 822-6163 6 UBC REPORTS October 3,1991 Students introduced to university experience By CHARLES KER Back in 1910, a dozen towns vied for the UBC campus. Among them, Kamloops boasted a clear, bracing sunny atmosphere and a winter cold enough for ice hockey. Nelson insisted it be the site because Kootenay Lake provided a great rowing course and the British Empire had been built on rowing, cricket and football. These were just a few historical tidbits dished out to a small group of enquiring first-year students participating in a new undergraduate lecture series. Following the lead of universities in the U.S., UBC has launched the First Year Experience Program, aimed at helping new students adjust to university life. "Coming into an academic community like ours, which is large and unfamiliar, can cause some students to develop a sense of alienation," said Ken Kush, director of UBC's Student Counselling and Resources Centre. "This program is designed to provide them with a sense of connectedness and give them a handle on why they are here, what the university experience is all about and how to succeed personally and academically." During the first two months of classes, 32 students from the Faculty of Arts gather each week with a handful of faculty to discuss a range of topical and practical issues. Following a one-hour presentation by a faculty member on a specific topic, participants split up into four groups to further analyse what they've learned. Graeme Wynn, associate dean of Arts, explained the history of univer sities and UBC in the opening session. His presentation ended with a name- game in which students familiarized themselves with the places of deans, department heads, senior administrators, students and support staff in the university. "It helps give students a better understanding of where they fit into the overall university structure and also helps them make the most of their time here," said Wynn. Other lecture themes include: getting the most from lectures, maintaining a balanced lifestyle, interpersonal style and stereotypes, the importance of career planning and living in a multicultural society. First-year experience programs have been operating in the U.S. for more than 10 years with some schools having up to 1,200 students enrolled in "freshman experience" courses. Kush added that results show the courses boost students 'confidence and overall academic achievement. Among the Canadian universities which have implemented similar programs are the universities of Calgary, Western Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Victoria and Simon Fraser University. Wynn hopes the UBC program, introduced as a pilot-project this year, will grow in popularity, along with the university's mentoring programs. In the Faculty of Arts, mentoring matches some 250 scholarship winners and residents of communities in the interior of B.C. with 45 faculty volunteers. More than 130 mentors — graduate students, post-doctoral fellows and faculty — have so far volunteered for the Faculty of Science mentoring program. Photo h> Cidvin Wilson UBC Bookstore Director Debbie Harvie sees the bookstore as the "department store for campus." Bookstore largest in Canada By GAVIN WILSON Move over, Duthie's. With 80,000 titles on its database, the UBC Bookstore is already one of the largest bookstores in North America. Now, a survey shows that the bookstore is the seventh largest college or university bookstore in North America and the largest in Canada in terms of sales volume. According to figures released by the National Association of College Stores, UBC ranks higher than bookstores at much larger universities, such as Penn State, with 59.000 students, or Ohio State, with 55,000. UBC is ranked 23rd overall in terms Animal fat culprit in obesity By ABE HEFTER Animal fats versus plant fats. The difference in the way the body burns off the two could have tremendous implications for people who are trying to lose weight, according to UBC researcher Peter Jones. Jones, an assistant professor in the School of Family and Nutritional Sciences, has completed a study which suggests that obese people tend to store animal fats more readily than non-obese people. The study, supported by the B.C. Medical Services Foundation, was done in conjunction with Dr. Laird Birmingham and Dr. Terry PhangofSt. Paul's Hospital, but not before Jones had thoroughly investigated the differences in the way in which the body utilizes animal, or saturated, fat and plant, or poly unsaturated, fat. His first study, done in 1985, revealed that people tend to retain animal fatty acids, which are the building blocks of fat, and burn off vegetable fatty acids. "That discovery, which looked only at fatty acids, got the ball rolling," said Jones. "In 1988, we decided to factor entire meals into the equation." Jones fed normal weight people diets that differed only in the type of fat they consumed: animal versus plant, or, for the purpose of this experiment, lard and tallow versus corn oil. What he discovered was that, after a meal, people burned off plant fat more quickly than animal fat — which prompted him to take the entire experiment a step further. "I wanted to determine whether overweight people have a different way of disposing of dietary fat," said Jones, "and whether this difference was perhaps due to a defect in the body's regulatory mechanism." The answer was yes. "I repeated the second stage of the experiment, but added a group of obese "It's not how much these people eat, but what they eat." individuals," said Jones. He discovered that although obese people burn off plant fat at the same rate as non- obese individuals, these overweight people didn't rid their bodies of animal fats as efficiently as non-obese people do. "At this point, it's difficult to explain why there is a difference in obese and non-obese people when it comes to metabolizing animal fats," said Jones. "I hope to be able to come to grips with that in a further study." At any rate, there certainly appears to be a case for obese people who claim they aren't big eaters. "According tomy results, it'snotonly how much these people eat, but what they eat. And if they consume foods high in animal fats, the resulting calories will tend to hang around their bodies." Jones said another study done has shown that fish oils appear to be burned off at an even higher rate than plant oils — another significant step in the study of obesity. "There is still very little known about the causes of obesity," said Jones. "But the apparent metabolic problem that prompts saturated fats to be stored in the body sheds new and significant light on the subject." WestSide ■1 Graphic Design Computer Graphics Camera-Ready Art Photography "Serving UBC since 1986" Call Bob Parker or Leza Macdonald Phone 733-3739 Fax 7334725 of enrolment, but with total net sales of $24.8 million, claims seventh place in sales volume. That is up from ninth place the previous year. Topping the list is the Harvard- MIT bookstore, with total net sales of $62.7 million. The University of Toronto bookstore, UBC's closest rival in Canada, is ranked 12th overall in North America. "We're sixth largest in terms of general i nterest books and that' s something to be very proud of," said UBC Bookstore Director Debbie Harvie. "Bookstores are known by their general book listings." Another reason for the high sales volume at the UBC Bookstore is that the campus is relatively remote from the rest ofthe city, said Harvie. "We're the department store for campus," she said, pointing out that the bookstore sells everything from toothbrushes to computer work-stations. Computer sales alone are worth $8 million each >ear and the bookstore also has stationery, clothing, gifts and souvenirs, a post office, and "one of the best art departments in the Lower Mainland." she said. As well as serving the campus community, the bookstore attracts customers from throughout the Lower Mainland and tourists who visit campus or attend conferences here. UBC Reports Classifieds Get your message across! To place an ad, phone 822-6163 The Friends of Chamber Music I Musici De Montreal with Jon Kimura Parker, Piano Shanghai Quartet and Peter Frankl, Piano Tokyo Quartet Shostakovich Quartet Sine Nomine Quartet Bartok Quartet Beaux Arts Trio Endcllion Quartet and Daniel McKelway, Clarinet Peabody Trio Colorado Quartet and Elisabeth Braden, Soprano Complete Season - $135 (Includes GST) or Mini Series of 5 - $85 (Students half price) Pick up a brochure at the Magic Flute or Sikoras or phone Doug Tailing 876-6474 or Eric Wilson 437-5716 UBC REPORTS October 3,1991 Giving is fun at United Way Oktoberfest United W^y It promises to be the most mouthwatering deal in town. Barbecued smokies, and all the trimmings, will be served up by the Plant Operations Department at its annual Oktoberfest, Oct. 4, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 2200 West Mall, in support of UBC's United Way campaign. Live musical entertainment will be provided by the Plant Operations Tradesmen, members of the various trades in the department. Cost of admission is a minimum donation to the campus United Way campaign. A mid-campaign reception for volunteers on Oct. 10 will feature an early bird draw for UBC faculty and staff who have already made their contributions. Prizes include a trip for two to New Orleans, gift certificates, theatre tickets and books. The festivities begin at 3:30 p.m. in the ballroom ofthe Graduate Student Centre. UBC is hoping to raise $280,000 of the $17.5-million goal set by the United Way of the Lower Mainland. The campus fundraiser continues through the month of October. Berkowitz & Associates Statistics and Mathematics Consulting • research design • sampling »data analysis > forecasting Jonathan Berkowitz, Ph.D. 4160 Staulo Crescent, Vancouver, B.C., V6N 3S2 Office: (604) 263-1508 Home: (604) 263-5394 Classified Classified advertising can be purchased from Community Relations. Phone 822-6163. Ads placed by faculty, staff and students cost $12.84 for 7 lines/issue ($.81 for each additional word). Off-campus advertisers are charged$14.98 for 7 lines/issue ($.86 for each additional word). (All prices include G. S. T.) Monday, October 7 at noon is the deadline for the next issue of UBC Reports which appears on Thursday, October 17. Deadline forthe following edition on October31 is noon Tuesday, October 22. All ads must be paid in advance in cash, by cheque or internal requisition. For Sale OCTOBER SALE: of mailable (meaning lightweight) gifts at whsle. prices. B.C. designs; on silk ties, composer t's, kitchen linens, scarves and small pottery pieces. Jewellery by Edibaubles. FESTIVE FABRICS, 3210 Dunbar at 16th. 11-3 Tel. 736- 1016 CAR FOR SALE: '83 GM Celebrity, 6 cylinder, 143,000 km, $2,500 O.B.O. 986-9701 Services NEW DAYCARE: UBC has a new daycare centre opening October 1, 1991. If you need quality licenced care for your child aged three to five please come to 5590 Osoyoos Cres. to apply or call 822-5343 for further information. Miscellaneous DO IT RIGHT! Statistical and methodological consultation; data analysis; data base management; sampling techniques; questionnaire design, development, and administration. Over 15 years of research and consulting experience in the social sciences and related fields. 689- 7164. PART TIME JOBS AVAILABLE: $636.00 per month guaranteed working evenings & Saturdays or cash paid weekly for commissioned day work calling out of our office. No experience necessary. Start immediately. Call 244-1871 between 10:00 AM & 8:00 PM. Clinical competition highlight of UBC Health Sciences Week By CONNIE FILLETTI Issues in health research and care, including the future directions of nursing, will be explored during UBC's fourth annual Health Sciences Week, Oct. 6 to 12. One ofthe highlights ofthe week's events and activities is the Health Care Team Clinical Competition, designed to enhance students' knowledge about other health professions and their roles in the clinical arena. "The original concept was to bring all the health care disciplines together and allow the students to interact," explained Dr. Ravindra Shah, a professor in the Faculty of Dentistry and chair of the competition committee. "The competition has evolved to recognize that the objective of that interaction has to be for the ultimate benefit of the patient, to provide them with total health care," he added. Shah believes that the competition was the most successful student event on campus last year, attended by a crowd of approximately 700. Faculty attendance was also high for the first time in the history of the event. Impressedby its educational value, the Faculty of Medicine has made attendance at this year's competition mandatory for first year medical students as part of their curriculum. The feasibility of other health sciences faculties and schools incorporating the Health Care Team Clinical Competition into their first year programs is currently being explored. "The health care needs ofthe population increasingly require a team approach and current approaches to prevention, and treatment of injury and disease must involve the combined expertise of many health care disciplines," said Dr. Paul Robertson, coordinator of Health Sciences. "A team approach is essential to the the needs of a patient including the complex health problems of older adults, severe and multiple traumatic injuries, and patients whose host defence system has been compromised," he added. The Health Sciences at UBC include medicine, dentistry, nursing, pharmaceutical sciences, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work, audiology and speech sciences, clinical psychology, counselling psychology, family and nutritional sciences and laboratory medical sciences. Three teams of students will be selected from the senior year of each ofthe Health Sciences disciplines lo compete in the clinical competition. The teams will be presented with a hypothetical patient and asked questions about the case. Their responses will be assessed by a panel of judges. The Health Care Team Clinical Competition will be held before an audience Oct. 10 between 12:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. in IRC lecture theatre 2. The public is invited to attend. Call Sue Calthrop at 822-3737 for more information. Lecture series planned to mark Science and Technology Week JS YOUR BABY BETWEEN 2 & 22 MONTHS? Join our research on infant development at U.B.C! Just one visit to our infant play-room. Please contact Dr. Baldwin for more information: 822-8231. National Science and Technology Week, Oct. 18-27, will be marked at UBC with a series of lectures on the Networks of Centres of Excellence. UBC is the headquarters for four of the 15 national centres of excellence and is associated with nine more. The lectures will look at how the centres of excellence were created and what fundamental questions they seek to answer. Robert Miller, UBC vice-president of research, will speak Monday, Oct. 21, on B.C.'s contribution to the national centres of excellence program; Michael Hayden, director of the Genetic Diseases Network, talks Tuesday, Oct. 22; Michael Smith, director of the Protein Engineering Network, speaks Wed., Oct. 23; Robert Hancock, director of the Bacterial Diseases Network, lectures on Thurs., Oct. 24; and Paul Leblond, director of the Ocean Production Enhancement Network, speaks Fri., Oct. 25. The lectures are offered by the UBC Centre for Continuing Education and will be held each night at 7:30 p.m. in lecture theatre 1, Woodward IRC. Registration is $50. For more information, call 222-5238. Chefs Harvest Festival October 1 to November 20,1991 Spend The Night and Dine On Us Escape to a cozy mountain retreat for a mouth-watering night of fine dining and relaxation at the Chateau Whistler Resort's Harvest Festival. Relax in this breathtaking setting while sampling fresh locally-grown produce. Award-winning Chef Bernard Casavant has designed a bountiful harvest menu in The Wildflower Restaurant. Treat your palate to such culinary creations as Sauteed Prawns and Cilantro Ginger Noodlecakes. Tempt yourselfwith Apple Wood Smoked Duck Breast with Three- Onion Confit. Delight your sweet tooth with Pecan Roasted Pumpkin Flan. After dinner, retreat to the warmth ofthe fireplace in the Mallard Lounge. Relax in the hottubs, saunas and steam rooms in the Chateau Health Club. Book a massage or go for a walk on the nearby trails. Pamper yourself and experience the bounty ofthe harvest. $99.00 per room/per night Single or double occupancy Sunday through Thursday Includes: * Premiere Room Accommodation * Harvest Festival table d'hote menu in The Wildflower Restaurant Call the Chateau Whistler Resort at (604) 938-8000. Based on availability. Advance reservations required. Not applicable to groups. Weekend rate available at $115.00 single or double occupancy. Taxes and gratuities are not included 8 UBC REPORTS October 3.1991 Polish researcher gets helping hand at UBC By GAVIN WILSON Polish scientist Julitta Gajewska's research was hampered by a lack of facilities and equipment at the Agricultural University of Warsaw, where she teaches. But thanks to a program based in UBC's Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, she is now working in the lab of UBC soil scientist Shannon Berch and has access to the anaerobic transfer hood, other equipment for work with anaerobic bacteria, and the electron microscopes she needs to advance her studies. Gajewska said the opportunity for her to come to UBC is "the best situation. "I can compare strains I isolate from soils here with these from Poland. For me, it is wonderful," she said. Gajewska is here as part of an exchange program funded by the Dr. And Mrs. A.S. Dekaban Foundation. Dr. Dekaban was born in Poland and practiced medicine in both Canada and the United States before retiring. The foundation was established in 1982 with the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences to help the exchange of ideas and new developments in agriculture between UBC academics and Polish agricultural universities. Gajewska, who arrived in August and will be here until the end of December, is an agricultural microbiologist whose research involves developing anaerobic strains of bacteria that will quickly break down garbage into usable compost. She is one ofthe two junior Polish agriculture faculty members who come to UBC each year. A total of 16 Polish academics have arrived here since the program began in 1984. The visiting academics have conducted research on soil science, horticulture, agricultural engineering, computer simulation modeling, food science and technology, the physiology and management of livestock, and problems related to environmental pollution. Most of the scholars have been from the Agricultural University of Warsaw, but others ha\e come From agricultural universities in Poznan, Krakow, Lublin and Wroclaw. With the dramatic political changes sweeping Eastern Europe, a new aspect ofthe Dekaban Foundation's work is helping the Polish agricultural sector shift from a centralized to a free market economy. "People in Poland say they want to learn more about economics," said Victor Runeckles, chair ofthe Dekaban Foundation Committee and professor of Plant Science. "They recognize they need to learn a great deal very quickly. They know virtually nothing of market economics. They rccogni/e that it will be a hard grind to turn an entire economic structure around." To help meet this challenge, the Dekaban Foundation sponsored UBC Agricultural Economics professors Tim Hazledine and Richard Barichello, who held workshops in two Polish centres last summer. Attended by academics and offi- Photo by Chris Petty AMS President Jason Brettpresents the 31st Great Trekker Award to Rosemary Brown atthe annual dinner commemorating the Great Trek. The prominent activist and former politician graduated from UBC in the mid-1960s. dais from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food I: onomy, the workshops examine agiicultural economics, market-, distribution and small farm enterprise development. "We < -bviously can't solve Poland's problems alone, but we feel we have something to offer them," said Runeckles. Holding more workshops, however, may not be the best route, he added. Getting things done in Poland proved to be very difficult. Language difficulties and periodic trouble with communications links (for awhile it was impossible to phone from one campus of the University of Warsaw to the other, across town) compounded the organizational problems. "Although the workshops were unquestionably successful, we've had second thoughts about whether this is really the way to go. There are probably more cost-effective ways of contributing to Polish agricultural development, because we were only able to reach a relatively small group," said Runeckles. One alternative approach the foundation is now looking into is producing textbooks based on the UBC Access course manual on introductory agricultural economics, translated into Polish. The text "will not just be a translation," he said, but will also be put into the Polish context. The foundation also funds journal subscriptions for libraries at five of Poland's agricultural schools. Faced with severe shortages of hard currencies, libraries find it extremely difficult to maintain journal collections. Space station research subject of international forum held at UBC By GAVIN WILSON Scientists from around the world gathered at UBC this week to discuss the proposed international space station. The space station Freedom, a joint project of NASA and the space agen cies of Canada, Japan and Europe, will be assembled in earth orbit beginning in 1996. The International Forum on the Scientific Utilization of the Space Station meets each year, bringing together scientific advisory commit- The President's Series on the Future of Canada *cia Keeping Canada Together? It is possible that Canada is on the verge of breaking-up. In this series of five free noon-hour lectures, UBC academics will explore Canada's current constitutional crisis and consider possible futures. The series will be chaired by Lynn Smith, Dean of Law. ■ October 17 How Did We Get Here? ALAN CAIRNS, DPhil Dept of Political Science ■ October 24 Renewed Federalism or Two Nations? ROBIN ELLIOT, LLM Faculty of Law ■ October 31 The Process of Constitutional Change AVIGAILEISENBERG, PhD Dept of Political Science ■ November 7 Public Opinion and Constitutional Change RICHARD JOHNSTON, PhD Dept of Political Science ■ November 14 Alternative Futures Panel: KOGILA ADAM-MOODLEY, PhD Dept of Social and Educational Studies; Director, Multicultural Liaison REJEAN BEAUDOIN, PhD Dept of French PHILIP RESNICK, PhD Dept of Political Science VERONICA STRONG-BOAG, PhD Director, Centre for Research in Women's Studies and Gender Relations 5 Thursdays, Oct 17-Nov 14: Lecture: 12:30-1:30 pm Question period: 1:30-2 pm Rm 101/102, George F. Curtis Bldg, Faculty of Law, 1822 East Mall, UBC campus. FREE. Pre-registration not required. Inquiries: UBC Centre for Continuing Education, 222-5238 tees from each of the four space station partners to recommend experiments most appropriate for the space station. This was Canada's year to host the forum. "The symposium provided the B.C. research community an opportunity to learn about some specific areas of science being considered for investigation on the space station." said Dr. Donald Brooks, chair ofthe Canadian advisory committee and holder of a joint appointment in the departments of Chemistry and Pathology at UBC. Brooks added that the Canadian Space Agency is expected to announce funding opportunities for space station experimentation within the next few years but that funds for preliminary research are available now. Canada's contribution to the space station is a Mobile Servicing System, an advanced mobile robotic manipulator based on the Canadarm used on the space shuttles. This investment entitles Canada to a portion of space station resources, including crew and laboratory experiments. During the forum, scientists from each of the four space agencies presented seminars on contemporary research projects relevant toexperimen- lation on the space station. Some of the topics covered were materials and fluid sciences in reduced gravity, observing and sensing sciences, such as earth observation, and astronomy and life sciences in space. Constitutional change to be discussed by faculty in public lecture series ~\ A new constitutional package is on the table leaving Canadians with five months of public hearings. What does it all mean? Starting Oct. 17, UBC faculty will be offering their views on the government's current proposals for constitutional change in a series of five, free noon-hour lectures. The President's Series on the Future of Canada will be held at UBC on consecutive Thursdays and downtown at the Robson Square Conference Centre on Fridays. Lecture times are 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Faculty of Law's Curtis Building and noon to 1 p.m. at the Judge White Theatre in Robson Square. Both campus and downtown lectures will be followed by a question period. Topics include: -How did we get here? (Oct. 17, 18); Political Science Prof. Alan Cairns will discuss the current constitutional situation in the context of post-Meech Lake alienation of Quebec and the competing constitutional demands of interest groups. - Renewed Federalism or Two Nations'.' (Oct. 24. 25 i: Robin Elliot, a professor in the Faculty of Law, will examine the strengths and weaknesses of various solutions to the constitutional impasse. - The Process of Constitutional Change (Oct. 31, Nov. 1); political scientist Avigail Eisenberg looks at the issue of political fairness as it relates to changing present and future constitutional arrangements. - Public Opinion and Constitutional Change (Nov.7, 8); Richard Johnston, also with UBC's Political Science Department, will talk about opinion polls and his own research on Canadians' constitutional preferences. - Alternative Futures (Nov. 14, 15); Panelists discussing possible scenarios for Canada's future include: Kogila Adam-Moodley, director, UBC Multicultural Liaison Office; Associate Prof. Rejean Beaudoin, Department of French; Political Science Prof. Philip Resnick: and Veronica Strong- Boag, director of UBC's Centre for Women's Studies and Gender Relations. For more information regarding the s e i i e s, call E s t e 11 a Overmver at 222-5238.