SPECIAL REPORT Fetch in hot seat *& Government calls for UVic cuts The Social Credit government is violating university autonomy by applying financial pressure to the University of Victoria to cut specific departments, according to the university's president. Howard Petch said government officials have indicated UVic may receive a less severe funding cut than the anticipated five per cent reduction or a more modest increase in next year's operating grant if the university agrees to eliminate certain department. He said the government singled out the anthropology, sociology, political science and music departments to be cut. "Those are the one that they have mentioned," he said. The Universities Act, which outlines the division of power over the administration of B.C.'s three universities, states the authority to revise or eliminate faculties and departments rests in each university's senate and board of governors. When asked if the government's actions contravene the Universities Act, Petch said, "Of course they do." UVic faculty association president William Pfaffenberger said he learned the government is pressuring the university to make specific department cats at Petch's address in a closed faculty meeting Jan. 18. Pfaffenberger charged the government is trying to gain direct control of the university's policy-making process. "If the government is able to get a foot in the door of university autonomy, the effects could be disastrous," he said. "University autonomy is directly connected to what universities are based on — that is academic freedom." Government officials including premier Bill Bennett, deputy premier Norman Spector and universities minister Pat McGeer were invited to a Dec. 13 meeting of the Universities Council of B.C., a body that allocates government monies to B.C.'s universities. UCBC secretary Lee Southern said Bennett's appearance at the council meeting was unprecedented. Southern said Bennett wants an assurance the universities have a process in place to deal with budget shortfalls. The Universities Act pro hibits universities from running a deficit. Following the December meeting, university representatives and government officials met in specially called UCBC meetings. Spector denied the government requested specific departments be eliminated during these meetings. But he acknowledged the government asked UCBC to examine "the logic of certain programs." Spector said the government wants certain areas of universities strengthened. But he refused to outline specific examples, saying it would be inappropriate for the government to suggest financial priorities for universities. Last year, B.C.'s three universities received a total of $285,943,000 from the provincial University of Victoria Socreds: Target UVic government, a five per cent reduction from the previous year's allocation of $300,993,000. The universities implemented across- the-board cuts and raised tuition fees to avoid deficits and have been told to plan for similar reductions for 1985-86. Spector said implementing across-the-board cuts is a poor way to handle university financial woes. According to Southern, Bennett has also said that universities should avoid all-embracing cuts. Bennett's comments could be interpreted as an interference in university autonomy, Southern said. But he added, Bennett was merely reiterating statements previously made by university presidents. Stories by Gordon Clark, Ride Klein ond Chris Wong He said he is unaware of any government effort to override university autonomy at UVic through financial blackmail. "There may have been unofficial requests for specific department cuts, but not official ones, he said. "There's all sorts of communication that is not officialT''* SFU is the only B.C. university that has publicly announced its plans for dealing with the expected budget shortfall. In September, SFU president Saywell released a report calling for drastic arts cutbacks and increased applied science funding. SFU vice-president finance Ernie Scott said SFU's plan was not a reaction to specific government requests. "It was a response to an expectation." Southern said UCBC submitted to the cabinet its assessment of each university's policy for dealing with reduced budgets. He said he is satisfied with their policies but he added the government still has the right to reject UCBC's assessment. Educational blueprint imposed by Socreds on universities University of Victoria president Howard Petch is being offered a carrot and a stick. The carrot is a funding increase if UVic agrees to implement program cuts favored by the Social Credit government. The stick is a funding cutback of up to six per cent which would exacerbate UVic's already serious underfunding problems. The Universities Act gives the power to determine academic and financial priorities to each institution's senate and board of governors. The government is circumventing this principle, the backbone of university autonomy, by applying direct financial pressure to override the universities' educational agenda with one of its own. The proposed eliminations at UVic of music, sociology, anthropology and political science are examples of an emerging pattern of cutbacks directed towards liberal arts in B.C. The closure of Nelson's David Thompson University Centre, and Simon Fraser University's decision to implement drastic cuts in arts programs are two more examples of the shifting emphasis placed by the government and university administrations on educational priorities. While the liberal arts have been deemed redundant and wasteful, applied science-has been embraced as the future of education in B.C. The issue at stake is not whether the government is justified in placing a heavier emphasis in applied science over the arts, but whether they can rightfully impose their will on the universities. From a political perspective, the government's plan is brilliant. Through backroom deals universities receive the funding they so urgently require, and the government gets program cuts tailored to their ideology. And using this strategy the universities appear to be mak- Analysis ing the cuts on their own volition, while the government appears to be increasing support for education. From all indications the strategy is working. In a recent UVic board of governors meeting, Petch said, "At this moment, it looks like we won't receive a funding cut and in fact may receive a modest increase in funds." It seems the government has offered Petch a funding increase. What remains to be seen is whether he will make the cuts they desire in return. At Simon Fraser the university acted on its own initiative in response to threatened and actual funding shortfalls. The program cuts were approved this month following a detailed public report on university priorities. But it is curious that at SFU cuts were made to the arts and social sciences, and a faculty of applied science was created. Many members of the UBC community feel suspension of enrolment to the education faculty is a symptom of governmental pressure similar to that exerted upon UVic. UBC administration president George Pedersen denies the government has made specific requests for cuts. The extent of the provincial government's involvement in determining university program cuts is difficult to assess. But two things are clear. Arts programs in B.C. are under attack. And the autonomy of B.C. universities is no longer secure. The B.C. Universities Act is designed to ensure university autonomy and protect academic freedom. Universities minister Patrick McGeer has said he wants to change the Universities Act to centralize decision-making power with university presidents and their advisors and away from the senate and board of governors. This move would only make it easier for the government to impose its educational philosophy upon B.C.'s universities. Page 2 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, February 5,1985 Federal Grit loss 'blessing1 By VICTOR WONG Reports that the Liberal Party of Canada is about to cash in its cheque are "greatly exaggerated," according to senator Ray Perrault. The party's defeat in last year's federal election was a blessing in disguise, the former minister of fitness and amateur sport told 30 people in SUB 211 Friday. "It's a great historic opportunity, a great historic time in the history of the Liberal party," he said. "I don't think it's a time to recriminate about the past, and to say 'Well, if we'd only done this in the campaign, we could have been in power five more years.' I happen to believe that it's good for a party to be in opposition once in a while." Perrault, in a speech sponsored by UBC's Young Liberals, said the Liberals should be looking at revolutionary new ways to create full employment, adding if high unemployment rates continue in Canada and elsewhere, there could eventually be a direct effect on the governing process. "The seeds of revolution are certainly to be found in those people who believe they're not getting a fair share of the economic benefits in this society, and who would blame them?" Perrault added he thought jobs should be the Liberals first priority. Concerning international affairs, Perrault said he found it "frightening" that the Conservative government had provided an "almost tacit approval" of the U.S. Star Wars defence strategy. Perrault also said Canada is being too friendly in its current federal relations with the U.S. "Everything Ronald Reagan wants isn't necessarily what's right for Canada," he said. Asked about Liberal armed forces policy, Perrault said it was a Liberal government who ordered new fighter planes, tanks and frigates for the armed forces. "For any Tory to say that we left the country defenceless is pure baloney," he said. He added the reason Canada's NATO forces are so low is that defence priority was being given to Canada's coastlines and airspace. Perrault said there is nothing wrong with the B.C. government giving Expo 86 high priority. He added he felt Expo was under good management and could confer many economic benefits to B.C. Perrault said he thought there was a great opportunity for the Liberals at the provincial level in B.C. "I don't think the NDP is totally trusted in B.C. and Social Credit now is becoming more of an aging type of government." THE THUNDERBIRD SHOP Education holds benefit By BRUCE COOKSON Special education students are holding a benefit dance with live bands this Friday to help raise $450,000 for the Special Education Endowment Fund designed to save UBC's program from cuts. The endowment fund was established last spring when the education faculty said enrolment to the program would be stopped due to cutbacks. Originally all special education students were told to transfer to other programs, but after protest those already enrolled were allowed to finish their degrees. Catriona Misfeldt, student council for exceptional students chair, said Monday students have raised $37,500 but need $500,000 in total to keep the program going. The money will be used to train teachers to deal with special needs students and to conduct research into brain dysfunction problems. Tickets for the dance in SUB ballroom are on sale for $4.50 at SUB box office, Misfeldt said. Misfeldt said UBC's five year special education program is the only one of its kind in Canada. The program gives students concentrated training and practicum so they can recognize and help special needs students, she said, adding these students are physically or mentally handicapped due to sight or hearing problems, speech and language difficulties, or brain disorder. Misfeldt said the trend in recent years has been to "mainstream" special students into classrooms with normal students. Misfeldt says this is a good thing if it is done properly because it enables special students to work to their potential as well as educating 'normal' children about handicaps." P.S. Lots of Cards & Gifts for your Valentine e "D m ■a cs a > — : ? 8. 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We offer a four year clinically oriented program which leads to graduation as a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine and eligibility for licensure. The curriculum includes basic medical sciences and clinical disciplines as well as naturopathic diagnosis and thereapeutics. OCNM is the only recognized college of Naturopathic Medicine in Canada. For full information about the naturopathic profession and the program offered at OCNM call direct (416) 928-1110 or write: The Registrar, OCNM Decpt. 115, 1263 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5R 2C1 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DAL GRAUER MEMORIAL LECTURES MR. TIMOTHY FINDLEY Author Toronto, Ontario Timothy Findley has won acclaim in his career as a talented actor, playwright for the theatre, radio and television; a novelist and short story writer. He is also an excellent lecturer and lucid commentator in all these fields. He has written many short stories both for broadcast and for publication. His novel THE WARS won him the major recognition of the Governor General's Award for Fiction in 1977. Mr. Findley has served as Chairman of the Writer's Union of Canada and as Writer-in-Residence at The University of Toronto. His latest novel NOT WANTED ON THE VOYAGE was published in 1984 by Viking. Wednesday, February 6, 1985—12:30 p.m. "Theatre Pieces: Putting It Together" Canadian Theatre in a State of Flux In Frederic Wood Theatre ALL LECTURES ARE FREE Occasionally unadvertised seminars are presented. Enquiries: R. Rumley 228-5675 Room 210, 6328 Memorial Road, Vancouver, B. C. V6T 1W5 Tuesday, February 5, 1985 THE UBYSSEY Page 3 Apathy defeats refugee vote By DAVE STODDART The Support for Refugees referendum held last week failed to reach quorum, even though yes votes outnumbered no votes 3 to 1. Alma Mater Society bylaws require 10 per cent of the daytime student population vote yes for a referendum to pass. Only 74 more yes votes were needed for quorum. AMS elections commissioner Robin Baird said 2,473 students voted in favor of the proposal which would have paid for two refugees to attend UBC per year at a cost of 50 cents for every UBC student. Eight hundred and thirty-five students voted against the idea. Election officials contacted the registrar's office Monday, Baird said, to determine the post-Christ mas student population in an attempt to lower quorum, but the latest figures available put the daytime population at 25,473. But the number of unrecorded dropout students would make this figure significantly lower, AMS vice president-elect Jonathan Mercer said. Returning Officer Don Bobert said there will be an official recount next Tuesday, adding a different re- — rory a. photo CRAZED PHOTO SUBJECTS vehemently begged photographer not to write some stupid cutline. That's okay. This photo is stupid enough. Elections show few surprises By RENATE BOERNER Glenna Chestnut is moving next door. Chestnut, current Alma Mater Society director of administration, will move soon into her new office as AMS president after AMS executive elections last week. Assistant finance director Jamie Collins moves next door to Chestnut as director of finance. Jonathan Mercer beat incumbent Doug Low to become vice- president. Simon Seshadri takes over Chestnut's old office as director of administration. Duncan Stewart was elected as the coordinator of external affairs. Unofficially, Chestnut, for president garnered 1,464 votes, AMS election officials said Monday Marc Reder came second with 962 votes, David Bulman finished third and Doug Warkentin fourth. Now vice president Jonathon Mercer, a former arts member on student council, polled 1,273 votes while incumbent Low received 1,087 votes. Doug Dosdall finished third. Jamies Collins, for director of finance, received 1,316 votes, followed by Sylvia Gadjics with 727. Barry Mah polled third. Simon Sheshadri, a yes/no vote candidate for director of finance, received 2,020 yes votes and 666 no votes. Winning external affairs candidate Duncan Stewart won with 1,066 votes. Second was Kathy Martin with 745 votes. Barbara Waldern finished third, Lonn Myronuck fourth and Patrick Doyle fifth. Finance director Collins replaces dinosaur James Hollis, who served three terms in the post. Collins said Monday he wants to continue running the AMS effectively and "strengthen the link between undergraduate societies and the AMS." Other incoming represen- tativs could not be reached for comment. But outgoing representatives had some advice for the newcomers. The new AMS executive begins its responsibilities Feb. 15 at the annual general meeting. Finance director Jamie Hollis r said he wants them to maintain the momentum that's been built up around AMS services. Current president Margaret Copping said she hopes the new AMS develops a strategy to deal with issues in education. "We agree that we want to do something about them (cutbacks). The question is how. I couldn't find an answer." Nancy Bradshaw said she has several priorities for the incoming coordinator of external affairs. University funding is an issue, she said, on which the AMS must work closely with its executive to inform students. suit is not likely. Elections commissioner Baird said it is unfortunate a referendum should fail due to lack of participation. "I think this says something more than that a referendum has failed. This says something about student apathy in general," he said. Pat Darragh, unclassified, said he voted no because he wasn't sure how the money was going to be administered. "If they had said the funds would be controlled by Inter national House I think I would have supported it," he said. Cindy Siesling, commerce 3, said although she has voted in the past she did not vote in the referendum. "I support the idea," she said. "I think if there had been more publicity they would have had a better turnout." Officials from World University Services Canada who organized the referendum could not be reached for comment Monday. BCIT faces cuts By VICTOR WONG Faculty, staff and students at the B.C. Institute of Technology have one month to come up with proposals to help the institute cope with a $3 million budget cut or programs will be cut and staff laid off. BCIT president Gordon Thorn, addressing a BCIT assembly Friday, said if budget proposals cannot be found and agreed on by the end of this month, to deal with a 10 per cent government funding cut the following "worst case scenario," will take place: • 89 of BCIT's 550 instructors will be laid off; • no new students will be admitted to marketing and recreation facilities management classes and building, health information, and medical laboratory technology classes; • enrolment will be reduced in civil and structural technology and survey technology classes; • the central counselling service and the central audio-visual service will be eliminated; • library hours will be reduced 13.5 hours per week. Thorn said Monday these proposals were made by the institute's budget committee and are subject to negotiation. "All these things are out for consideration," he said. "There could be alternatives to those programs to be cut. I'm not favoring anything yet." Both student and staff societies at BCIT were unhappy with the scenario, saying nothing had been mentioned about reducing spending on management salaries and computerization. Staff society president Gregory Layton said the whole proposal was badly mishandled by the administration. "They haven't defended us against these cuts," he said. Student society president Donald Rippon said the main objective of the students will be negotiating for no instructor layoffs and no program cuts. Both Layton and Rippon said they would not begin serious negotiating until the publication of BCIT's "priority list," due this week which ranks BCIT's expenditures according to the priority given by the administration. "Until we have that in our possession, any proposals we have would be premature at this point," said Layton. Also up for negotiation are alternative proposals for generating revenue, including negotiating for special status with the B.C. government and increasing tuition fees. Rippon said he would like to keep tuition fees at their current levels but would agree to a hike if the administration makes certain concessions. "For example, if we can get concessions on management salaries, then we will concede tuition fees," he said. The budget cut goes into effect April 1, and Thorn makes his final recommendations in March to BCIT's board of governors. Trekkers set date At a late afternoon meeting Monday, the ad hoc Great Trek committee chose Tuesday, Feb. 19 for their protest Trek downtown to Robson Square. The 12 university community representatives, seated around a grey table in the faculty association executive offices, decided on the date after debate. Some representatives Nuclear war course hits university By JAMES YOUNG A new course titled "Psychological Perspectives on Nuclear War" begins tomorrow at UBC. UBC psychologist Neil Kyle will lead eight classes on topics ranging from the effects of nuclear fear to building international trust. Kyle said Sunday as far as he knows this is the first class in Canada to deal specifically with the psychological aspets of nuclear war. "And psychology has a great deal to offer people concerned about the threat of nuclear war," Kyle said. "A psychological perspective affirms that there's some hope, thai there are potential solutions to the terrifying international mess we've gotten ourselves into." Psychology plays a major rede in understanding international relations, Kyle said. "The whole theory of deterrence. Tor example, is psychologically based." The course, which developed out of Kyle's work speaking for Psychologists for Social Responsibility, will'start by examining the medical, environmental and psychological effects of the nuclear threat. ' 'One concern will be how you deal with fears, particularly children's fears. Children haven't developed . psychological defenses against nuclear war, while adults have developed these more strongly," Kyle The second half of the course, offered by the Centre for Continuing Education will deal with what can be done about the nuclear threat. . "We will talk abut the psychology of building peace," said Kyle. Kyle's course will be held in Buch Dl 13, from 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. and is one of four programs on war and peace offered in Continuing Education's Winter/Spring session. Major-General Leonard Johnson, retired head of Canada's Defence College March 10 at the Ridge theatre will give a lecture and, American peace activist Danka Berngan speaks May M at SUfr For more information on these programs, contact Continuing Education at 222-2181. said the meeting should be a week earlier, in conjunction with a University of Victoria faculty protest Feb. 14. Vancouver Community college faculty representatives and one high school student attended the meeting and gave support to the plan. Co-chair Philip Resnick said despite the decisions made at the meeting, the real work has only begun. "We did set up a media and marshalling sub groups and discussed general speakers," Resnick said. Another key element to the Trek's future is how the Alma Mater Society council will vote at its meeting Wednesday night, Resnick said. If council votes against supporting the Trek, he said there is no point in the faculty and unions working towards it any further. Resnick said the plan requires at least 2,000 students attend. Fairleigh Wettig, Association of University and College Employee's UBC local president, said she is glad to see as much faculty and student support for the idea as there has been so far. "I think the unions have carried the weight of the political ball for the last year," Wettig said, referring to the Solidarity protests in 1983, "and it's time the faculty and students did their share." Page 4 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, February 5,1985 ^"XT'S {fr Godiva ride stereotypes Sometime this week, probably Tuesday, while some engineers are eating lunch or studying, other engineers will be meeting in a room on the west side of campus, many of those meeting there will say they're only in it to have some fun. Most will really be in it for very serious purpose. In that room they will try to outdo each other in how much beer they drink, or how frequently they use swear words, or how much attention they attract. And when the woman is brought into the room, and strips for them, they will try to outdo each other in their shouts and comments, to leave no doubt in each other's minds that they are normal, healthy, heterosexual males. Then they will put this naked woman on a horse and parade through campus with her. Many will say they're there just to promote faculty spirit, to show how proud they are of their chosen profession. Most will really be there to act aggressive in front of everyone, to ogle the woman in front of everyone, to drink and belch and say "fuck" in front of everyone. And when the cry goes up: "Who the hell are we?" they will respond with their traditional chant, but they will really be answering: "We are normal, healthy heterosexual males!" They say they do this to have fun. But why is it fun for them to engage in this stereotyped, ritualized behaviour every year in Engineering Week? Because we, as a society, require something like this of them, and of every man. Because this allows these engineers who participate to cast off men's constant anxieties about what people think of them. Because this is a chance for them to prove to the university — even to all Canada through the media — that they are, undoubtedly, normal, healthy, heterosexual males. No one physically forces them to do this. But in a society which does force all men to go to great lengths to prove their masculinity, there are necessarily going to be men who go even further. Isn't it a shame that the greatest fun these engineers can have in the year is by acting for an hour in a way that has been rigidly defined and formalized by others? The Lady Godiva ride is, sadly, a very serious business which speaks volumes about our society's sex roles. To those who doubt this, I would ask: why do they have a naked woman on that horse instead of a naked engineer? Certainly not for historical accuracy. If they were interested in that, they would not look at her for fear of being struck blind. Jamie Andrews Graduate Studies Cavalier blackmail Oh-oh, here come those Social Credit cavaliers again. They've decided merely cutting university funding is not good enough. Bill Bennett and company want to test the limits of power by manipulating universities to cut programs the Socreds deem undesirable. And they are doing that right now with the University of Victoria. Premier Bill Bennett himself, according to UVic's president Howard Petch, is dangling a big carrot — more money, and a big stick, in front of UVic. If UVic cuts political science, music, sociology and anthropology,' Bennett reportedly told Petch, UVic might get an extra treat in the next budget, or less than the five per cent funding cut expected. UBC and Simon Fraser University officials deny they faced similar pressure from the government, and hopefully this is true. But UVic's Petch is known to be outspoken when George Pedersen speaks gobbledygook and SFU's William Saywell almost gushes up in his embrace of Socred education policy. Regardless, the pressures on UVic amount to governmental interference in university autonomy. Premier Bennett is setting a dangerous precedent by essentially blackmailing an independent institution. The government is trying to tell UVic what to cut instead of letting the university decide what is best. Universities have this right under the provincial Universities Act. The government is clearly trying to have more say in how its money is spent, both in post-secondary and other public education. But a society where government dictates what people are taught cannot be a truly free society. Governments are imperfect like everything else, and their special powers must be checked. Giving the province more control over universities is a major decision that must be debated openly, not implemented by a select few behind closed doors. THE UBYSSEY February 5, 1985 The Ubyssey Is published Tuesday and Fridays throughout the academic year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and are not necessarily those of the university administration or the AMS. Member Canadian University Press. The Ubyssey's editorial office is SUB 241k. Editorial department, 228-2301/2305. Advertising 228-3977/3978. I heard through the grapevine that the Big Chill was on as the sneaky snow people, Patti Flather, Robert Beynon, Dave Stoddart included, slid in for that versatile ink. Rick Klein, Bruce Cookson and the svelte Victor Wong, they jogged in for the task while Renate Boerner and Gordon Clark zoomed in on a long forgotten appointment surfsnow board. Speaking of algae and shorts, Monte Stewart, Rory Allen and Steve Neufeld were also there, of sorts. If the above is confusing, I'll tell you one thing, making sense doesn't stop when Chris Wong and Charlie Fidelamn start singing. Letters Geers degrade women Once again this year the engineers are holding their antiquated, symbolic degradation of women. This symbolic parading of a naked woman on a horse around campus is a complete mockery of the story from which it takes its name. The original Lady Godiva vowed to ride naked through the streets if her husband, the mayor, insisted on imposing high taxes on the townspeople. When he raised taxes, she did User-funded education concept deserves second look The idea of user-funded post- secondary education is bound to be contentious. It is my belief that a form of user-funded universities could lessen financial constraints on people who qualify for admission, and could allow increased autonomy of universities. There is no doubt in my mind that the current situation of governments taxing the general populace to subsidize higher education allows governments to dictate to some degree what type of education is being taught. Universities are constantly reminded who it is that pays the piper. And if the government senses that the tax-paying public believes that a lot of money is being spent to subsidize the education of people who are only in university because they don't want to work, then university budgets will be cut, as is happening now. Let me outlie a user-funded system for universities that I think deserves some consideration. I picked this up from Milton Friedman's Free To Choose (to those who regard Friedman as an anathema, and his ideas as social poison, please read on and try to be objective). Basically, the idea is that the entire educational budget of universities are to be funded solely from tuition paymens and private donations (research money may be excluded from this). Naturally, most students couldn't afford to pay the annual cost required, which would probably be in the neighbourhood of $10-$16,000/year. This is where the plan gets interesting. All those who wish to attend a university and who can meet the educational requirement are eligible for as much money as they require (including living expenses) for the purposes of attending a post-secondary educational institute. Upon leaving the institute the student would be required to pay a percentage of any income into the fund. The percentage would be pro portional to the amount borrowed. In this system those that earn very little throughout their lives may never pay back the amount they received, and those that earn a lot will pay back more, but in both cases payment is based on ability to pay. To get a rough idea of what this means in dollars for an average student, suppose that the average student will require $15,000 per year from the fund to cover expenses, over what the student can earn in summers, or can get from other sources. This means that an average of $60,000 will be drawn from the fund for each student on a four year program. If an average income is $30,000 per year for 40 years the rate of assessment required would be five per cent. Of course, it would be naive to expect that the resulting savings of hundreds of millions of dollars to the government in education expenses would result in lower taxes, but we can always hope. Naturally, this type of program would take years to implement, since to be self-sufficient would require many graduates paying into the fund. I believe that making post- secondary educational institutions financially independent of gover- ment can only be beneficial, particularly if these institutions are forced to rely on their educational reputations to attract students and their tuition money. I also think that a plan that realistically allows access to higher education free of all but academic constraints is at least worth serious consideration. I also feel that those who benefit financially from an education system should be prepared to put something back into the educational system, instead of sharing the cost with those that only benefit indirectly through services rendered. Ian Forster graduate student ride, and the townspeople, so the story goes, looked away out of respect. In those days a man considered his wife one of his possessions. For her to display her body for all to see was, in effect, to degrade one of her husband's possessions. In this way she was punishing him for inflicting high taxes on the townspeople. Does this bear any resemblance to the engineers' Godiva ride? The engineers aren't parading a naked woman on a horse to protest tuition fee increases or education cutbacks. That, while still degrading to women, would at least be constructive. No — this is the beginning of a week-long party for the engineers. They buy a prostitute, put her on a horse and stumble along behind singing stupid songs. Very symbolic! This is an event which flaunts and advocates men's domination over women. It in effect reduces women to sexual objects which can be purchased and paraded about naked at will. It is degrading to all women on campus. This event continues to occur as women are forming an increasingly large proportion of the engineering faculty. You say it's just a small group of students who perpetuate this? Keeping silent and letting the 'boys' have their fun is tacit approval. There's no place for this ride at a university where men and women are accepted as equals. Let's bring an end to it now. It's outdated and it stinks! Ruth McDougall agriculture 3 Tuesday, February 5,1985 THE UBYSSEY Page 5 Survivor transcends tragedy By Charlie Fidelman "Why spend so much time remembering the Holocaust? Why dwell on the past? Why do people still pursue some elderly sickly Nazis living near the end of their lives?" asked Dr. Robert Krell, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of British Columbia. Almost 1,000 people who filled Woodward IRC hall to capacity, with the rest on the stairs or bulging the doorways, awaited his answers. "The questioners do not recognize the blasphemy of their words. If even one of their children were murdered they would pursue the killer to the ends of the earth until the ends of time. And would they ever forget that tragedy for even one day, for even one waking hour?" asked Dr. Krell Thursday in an introductory speech for Isabella Leitner. Leitner, a survivor of Auschwitz, came from New York to lecture only once. She sat patiently, a trim woman with soft silver hair brushed away from an unlined forehead and high cheekbones, every so often straightening her bone colored glasses on her small nose. She looked serene and beautiful. "Isabella Leitner speaks not to exact retribution but to prevent it, for it will happen again," Dr. Krell said. He continued with a quote, "Humanity came close to committing suicide in Auschwitz" and without our vigilance and our memories we will complete the act of suicide. Dr. Krell was referring to Toronto publicist Ernst Zundel and Alberta school teacher Jim Keegstra, who are in Canadian courts of law because they tried to convince the world the Holocaust did not happen. Dr. Krell said Canada has a bright future. "But as we know too well, bright futures are learned from past lessons and unlearned lessons spell disaster." Leitner speaks tirelessly, he said, but a very few years from now there will be no eyewitnesses. "Who will then testify at Now's your chance! There's still two months left if you join The Ubyssey now! We need photographers, news writers, reviewers, proofreaders. Learn about issues and meet depraved people like yourself. Come to our staff meeting Wednesday at 1 p.m., or our Open House Friday at 12:30. jTHEDmER] . Serving U.B.C and West Point Grey . I for the last 25 years. | I We put our Sole in your I | FISH & CHIPS | I English Style Home Cooked Meals 1 at Reasonable Prices including " I Roast Beef and Yorkshire Pudding I I Open Monday to Saturday ■ 8:00 am to 8:30 p m I I Closed Sundays ft Public Holidays I For the early ones, we start serving ' I breakfast from 8 00 a m \ ■ 4556 W. 10th Ave. - 224 1912 j ' We accept Chargex . the trials of racists?" Dr. Krell asked. Isabella Leitner is in her early seventies. "Did heaven look on and would not take their part, Macbeth Act IV scene III," Leitner said, beginning her eyewitness account of the Holo- killed my mother and sister and everyone else's mother and sister. It shouldn't be me who has to tell it. I'm the victim, I'm the one who suffered." I understand he is driving a white Rolls Royce in Paraguay, she added. Isabella Leitner, left, speaking to Fran Belzberg and Dr. Robert Krell. caust with warm tones and a voice slightly accented. She was deported from Hungary with her mother, brother, four sisters and the rest of the six million. She survived absolute horrors on the strength of her mother's love and the binding integrity of the rest of her family. In an interview the following day she said, "What I want more than anything else is that things like Zundel in Toronto should not happen. (Josef) Mengele the arch-criminal should be forced to tell how he Isabella produced a copy of the 1979 New York Times which published a letter from law professor Richard Arens. "I was informed by members of the Paraguayan ministry of defense on my visit in August 1977 that Mengele was an honored guest in Ascuncion," wrote Arens. "This was corroborated by members of the U.S. embassy staff in Ascuncion. The official coverup is rendered even more sinister by the fact that Dr. Josef Mengele, the "Butcher of Auschwitz" is widely reported to have resumed human rams ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the ALMA MATER SOCIETY Friday, February 15, 1985 12:00 noon SUB 206 (Council Chambers) All Students Welcome Free Bears VALENTINE'S CABARET & QUAFF AUS presents THE BOYS NEXT DOOR Saturday, February 9 SUB BALLROOM Tix: $5.00 AMS BOX OFFICE AUS OFFICE NO MINORS PLEASE experiments on Paraguayan soil — this time upon the defenceless forest Indians," Arens said. "I can't go to my grave knowing this. How can anyone be safe? I want to render him as helpless and powerless as he rendered us," Isabella said. She related one story of Mengele's experimentation in Auschwitz: "We were forced to stand and watch Mengele turn specially trained dogs, German shepherds, on helpless women without uttering a sound ourselves. Once, he let loose a dog on a woman and that dog ripped and sredded the poor girl's legs. Mengele's sole desire was to make her walk again. When after months of surgery one nurse reported the girl could walk Mengele sent her to die, to the crematorium." "It makes all of us wonder how much cruelty we are capable of," Isabella said. "Did you know he also has a law degree? Dr. Mengele, the greatest single hideousness the world has ever known is still loose 40 years later," she added. "I am very sad for humanity," Isabella said. She feels the world has deteriorated since the Holocaust, because it had a great role in destroying the fabric of life, because it gave permission to open the floodgates of human atrocities. "I grew up with stories of men slaughtering other men on the battlefield while their wives and children were safe at home. Now children grow up hearing of people put into ovens. Our children have inherited a world that allowed this to happen, Isabella said. She continues: "It is a shame that Mengele should breathe the same air that our children do. Each of us who does not scream for his capture are failing our children." Leitner concluded her lecture in tears saying, "I'm sorry but it is really intolerable, their burning temples again and there are trials Yet she will continue to lecture to young people at universities because she is interested in young people and the future. As Dr. Robert Krell said, "In bearing witness Mrs. Leitner transcends tragedy and brings hope, she talks on behalf of the university of hope." Leitner spoke on behalf of the University of Ben-Gurion of the Negev desert in Israel which, in reclaiming the desert, is attempting to make the desert bloom. "It is a natural outgrowth of my hunger that I'm attracted to those who are Frying to feed the world." m TRAVELCUIS Going Your Way! READY FOR EXCITEMENT??? You supply the spirit of adventure... We will do the rest. Investigate our amazing adventure packages in EUROPE, ASIA, AFRICA OR THE SOUTH PACIFIC. Choose from many... . HIKING EXPEDITIONS • MOUNTAIN TREKKING • BICYCLING TOURS • RIVER RAFTING • OVERLAND JOURNEYS • CAMPING TRIPS . AFRICAN SAFARIS REMEMBER: TRAVEL CUTS has the lowest student lares to world-wide points. We will In YOUR NEEDS with our bargain prices and help bring adventure lo your doorstep The travel company ol CFS «, < T.R,AVELo£UT,? 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Anniversary W*I-FEB.6 ?XQ ducte BOOKSTORE i Page 6 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, February 5,1985 %0#f{2z&!? TODAY INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION Seminar: Dr. J. Howes speaks on "Japanese Canadian Relations: Past and Prospects," noon, Buch B221. WORLD UNIVERSITY SERVICE OF CANADA Administration meeting, noon, Buch A202. BALLET UBC JAZZ Registration, noon, SUB 216E. PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Sign up for Feb. 8 Whistler ski trip and pick up sweatshirts, noon, Kenny 2007. INSTITUTE OF ASIAN RESEARCH Film: "Wuying," noon, Asian centre 604. UBC LAW STUDENTS LEGAL ADVICE Legal advice clinic, noon, SUB 119. DANCE HORIZONS Rehearsal with Ranald Rabu, 6:30 to 8 p.m., SUB 212. PRE MEDICAL SOCIETY Dr. Sweeney speaks on medical ethics, noon, Woodward I. UNDERWATER HOCKEY Practice, all welcome, equipment provided, 7 p.m.. Aquatic centre. OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS General sharing, newcomers welcome, noon, Lutheran Campus centre conference room. JEWISH STUDENTS ASSOCIATION/HILLEL Special meeting: Current events in Vancouver, lunch available, noon, Hillel House. WEDNESDAY VOLUNTEER CONNECTIONS Information booth on volunteering, noon, SUB concourse. AMS ART GALLERY Chang-Redgewell-Schenk exhibit, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. all week, AMS Art Gallery in SUB. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION Seminar, Dr. Doug Ross: American Strategic Defense Initiative, noon, Buch. B221. THE UBYSSEY St8ff meeting, newcomers welcome, noon, SUB 241K. PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION Whistler ski trip Feb. 8. and sweatshirts are in, noon, Kenny 2007. DANCE HORIZONS Advance tickets selling for Equinox, noon, SUB 216E. BALLET UBC JAZZ Registration, noon, SUB 216E. INTEGRITY IN ACTION CLUB Speaker Jeffrey Newman on: Fearless Expression, noon, Buch. B317. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UBC General meeting, noon, SUB 212. GAYS AND LESBIANS OF UBC Time out, 4:30, SUB Gallery lounge. UBC SPORTS CAR CLUB Meeting, 7 p.m., SUB 211. FIRST YEAR STUDENTS' COMMITTEE Meeting, noon, SUB 224. UBC ENTREPRENEURS CLUB Fund raising drive for Variety Club Telethon, noon, SUB and War Memorial gym 203. JEWISH STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION/HILLEL Free lunch in honor of Tu B'Shevat, special menu, noon, Hillel House. JEWISH STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION/HILLEL Torah portion of the week, 11:30 a.m., Hillel House. THURSDAY UBC STAMP CLUB Organizational meeting, noon, International House boardroom. ISMAIL STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION General meeting, noon, SUB 206. UBC ANARCHIST CLUB, LATIN AMERICAN SOLIDARITY COMMITTEE, SOCIALIST EDUCATION SOCIETY Film on Canada's national security operations and civil liberties, part 1, noon, Buch. A100. BIOLOGY GRADUATION COMMITTEE General meeting, all biology grads must attend, noon, IRC 2. GERMANIC STUDIES Film: Rheingold, in German with English sub title*, noon, Buch. A106. CUSO-UBC Human Rights: Freedom and Development, 7:X p.m., International House upper lounge. PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION Last chance for Feb. 8 Whistler ski trip sign-up, sweatshirts are in, noon, Kenny 2007. ENVIRONMENTAL INTEREST GROUP General meeting and two films on hazardous wastes and eco-philosophy, noon. Geography 212. CHINESE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Free film: Breakthrough, noon, Scarfe 206. DANCE HORIZONS Rehearsal with Savannah, 5-6:30 p.m., SUB partyroom. PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION General meeting, noon, Kenny 2007. BALLET UBC JAZZ Registration, noon, SUB 216E. LE CLUB FRANCAIS Conversation meeting, 1:30 p.m.. International House. GAYS AND LESBIANS OF UBC Planning meeting, noon, SUB 125. UBC MARXIST-LENINIST STUDY GROUP Forum: Further development of humanist and scientific traditions, noon, Buch. 8216. PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION The Philosophy of Science — Hilary Putnam, noon, Buch B214. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST 'Meeting with guest speaker Marvin Kehler, noon. Brock Hall 302. AMS CYCLING CLUB Final club jersey selection, sizing and ordering, noon, Hennings 302. EAST INDIAN STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION General meeting, noon, SUB 215. CHINESE VARSITY CLUB Aerobics, 4:30 p.m., SUB 212. UBC ENTREPRENEURS CLUB Fundraising for Variety Club Telethon, noon, SUB and War Memorial gym 203. JEWISH STUDENTS' NETWORK Kibbutz Life: A sociological perspective, with representative from United Kibbutz Movement, noon, Buch. A203. FOURTH YEAR DIETETIC STUDENTS Hagar's Feast — a Scandinavian dinner, 4:30 p.m., SUBway cafeteria. FRIDAY STUDENTS FOR PEACE AND MUTUAL DISARMAMENT Bob Bossin: Across Russia by Stage, noon, SUB 206. PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION Sweatshirts in, noon, Kenny 2007. DANCE HORIZONS Advance tickets selling for Equinox, noon, SUB >> TRAVELCUTS Going Your Way! LEARN A LANGUAGE... UVE A LANGUAGE... With Eurocentres... learn... FRENCH in Paris, Lausanne, Neuchatel and Amboise GERMAN in Cologne and Zurich SPANISH in Barcelona and Madrid ITALIAN in Florence TRAVEL CUTS VANCOUVER Student Union Building University of British Columbia Vancouver B C V6T 1W5 604 224-2344 Courses offered at all levels throughout the year. For a free brochure complete and mail thisappl cation form to your TRAVEL CUTS office Name: _ Address: « TRAVEL CUTS VANCOUVER Granville Island 1516 Duranleau St Call toll free Vancouver B C V6H 3S4 1-800-972-4004 604 687-6033 SPECIAL STUDENT EXTAVAGANZA NITE AT THE BODY SHOP CABARET Wednesday, Feb. 6 No. 7 Alexander, Gastown 669-1575 "Vancouver's Place to BOP" DOOR OPEN 7:30 P.M. I* / Correctional Service Canada Service correctionnel Canada The Ubyssey cordially invites UBC students (that's you) to meet the demented individuals who put out your best and only student paper. That's Friday at noon, with brown refreshments provided, in SUB 241K. Enter our jungle. The family will make you right at home and you'll wonder why you never ventured up before. P.S. It's a real newsroom I Honey, don't forget bread, milk and the Kinko's Copies. Copies O Binding Service Fine Papers and Envelopes Passport Photos kinko's copies 5706 University Boulevard Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1K6 CAREERS INFORMATION SESSION to find out about Careers in Corrections Be A Professional With Us Tuesday, February 12, 1985 Briefing Session at 12:30 p.m. Buchanan A202 Talk to the career counsellors of the Correctional Service of Canada to find out about: • a well-defined path of career growth and promotion • the changed environment of Corrections in the 1980's • the Professionalism of the Correctional Service Officer • excellent compensation and employee benefit package • realistic advancement opportunities. This briefing session should be of particular interest to university graduates in the social sciences. If you are seriously considering a professional career, we invite you to attend our briefing session to find out about being a Professional with the Correctional Service of Canada. If you are unable to attend, and want more information, please call Pacific Region Recruiting Team, 854-2608. Regional Recruiter Pacific Region Regional Headquarters P.O. Box 4500 32315 South Fraser Way, Abbotsford, B.C. (604) 854-2500 Canada 216E. SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS Benefit dance to support special education endowment fund, tickets $4.50 at SUB box office, 7:» p.m., SUB ballroom. LE CLUB FRANCAIS Conversation meeting, noon. International House. LE CLUB FRANCAIS Ice skating, 8 p.m.. Winter Sports centre. CENTRAL AMERICA EMERGENCY RESPONSE COALITION Consolidation meeting, noon, Lutheran Campus centre. UBC LIBERAL CLUB Boat races and happy hour, 7 p.m. to midnite, SUB 207-209. THUNDERBIRD FIELD HOCKEY UBC indoor tournament with Simon Fraser and University of Victoria, 8 p.m.. Armouries. THUNDERBIRD VOLLEYBALL Men and women host University of Alberta, women 6 p.m., men 8 p.m.. War Memorial gym. JEWISH STUDENTS' ASSOCIATION/HILLEL Oneg Shabbat and dairy potiuck supper, 6:30 p.m., 1053 Douglas Cr. "THE CLASSIFIEDS! RATES: AMS Card Holders - 3 lines, 1 day $2.50; additional lines, .60c. Commercial — 3 lines, 1 day $4.50 additional lines, .70c. Additional days, $4.00 and .65c Classified ads are payable in advance. Deadline is 10:30 a.m. the day before publication. Publications Room 266, S.U.B., UBC, Van., B.C. V6T2A5 Charge Phone orders over $10.00. Call 228-3977. 5 - COMING EVENTS CONFERENCE On U.S. Imperialism and Soviet-Social Imperialism — The Cause of Imperialist War. Sunday, February 10, 1:00 p.m. 5880 Main Street, Vancouver Everyone Welcome Organized by the People's Front 324 W. Hastings St., 681-5020 Interested in SFU's MBA? Come to Angus, Rm. 326 (Commerce Bldg). on February 11, 1985 12:30 p.m. for an information meeting on this program All senior Commerce students welcome to attend. Special Ed Students present "BODY ELECTRIC" Er "INNUENDO" Fri. Feb. 8 7:30 SUB BALLROOM $4.50-AMS Box Office Proceeds to Special Ed. Fund ANCHOR SPLASH) Friday, Feb. 8, sponsored by Delta Gamma. 9:30 p.m., UBC Aquatic Center. Fraternity/Sorority teams will compete in crazy swim events. Proceeds going to CNIB & Work In Sight Conservation. Everyone welcome! 75> TRAVEL CUTS Going Your Way! PLANNING A TRIP TO EUROPE? SAVE DOLLARS ON OUR LOW COST FARES TO LONDON • PARIS • AMSTERDAM Departures from. Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver. INQUIRE about our SPECIAL STUDENT FARES to points worldwide. TRAVEL CUTS VANCOUVER TRAVEL CUTS VANCOUVER Student Union Building Granville Island University ot British Columbia 1516 Duranleau St Vancouver B C V6H 3S4 604 687-6033 << ritish Columbia Vancouver B C V6T 1W5 604 224-2344 Call totl tree t-800-972-4004 Who loves ya, BABY! The Ubyssey is now accepting Valentine Messages. Forms available in Room 266 SUB conference leading Calgary Dinnies Friday was offset by a decisive 3-0 victory over Lethbridge in Saturday's action. Erminia Russo and Sheila Jones led their teammates to 15-1, 15-8 and 15-6 victories. Both players were credited with 10 kills. UBC coach Petr Neveklovsky plans to motivate his team's approach with some much needed "digging" drills before next weekend's all-important match against the Saskatchewan Huskiettes at War Memorial gym. The teams are spiking well and their blocking is even better, but in order to improve their playoff chances, they must be willing to aggressively pursue the ball on defence. This upcoming weekend, the women and men play host to the visiting Alberta Pandas and Golden Bears on Friday night and the highly ranked Saskatchewan Huskiettes and Huskies on Saturday. Game times both nights are 6 p.m. (women) and 8 p.m. (men) in War Memorial gym. WHERE YOU FIND A PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE FAST-FOOD MEAL AND WHY NOT TRY HOME MADE SAMOSAS (CRISP WAFER-THIN PASTRY FILLED WITH TENDERLY SPICED LEAN GROUND BEEF AND VEGETABLES. IN SUB LOWER LEVEL Open daily 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. SUB BOOKINGS TO ALL CLUBS & CONSTITUENCIES The Spring bookings line-up will be held Monday, February 11, 1985 at 8:00 outside of SUB 266. Please Note: Each organization must have one representative in the line at all times. MEXfGftR PIBSsPft MEXICAN LEGEND" "A YEE CHIHUAHUA " said the BOHEMIAN. Fogg n Suds is having another SUPERIOR Mexican Fiesta . . . The best Fiesta under the SOL. Lots of food specials and a dozen golden Mexican imports. Pesos, Canadian dollars and CARTA BLANCA accepted. 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