Gulf War January 16,1991 •350,000 Palestinians deported from Kuwait •300,000 Iraqi soldiers maimed •250,000 Irani children died •100,000 Irani soldiers died •22,000 Kurds died •26,000 Iraqi civilians died •479 U.S. soldiers wounded •144 U.S. soldiers died •28 Kuwaiti civilians died •2 Israeli civilians died •Contrary to the perception created by military briefers, 7% of U.S. bombimg was precision bombing. •Of the bombs dropped, 70% missed their targets. •Forty Third World countries suffered as a consequence of the Gulf War. •Pollution by burning oil resulted from Iraqi intentional bombing and U.S. bombing of 'Iraqi tanks'. The war itself was such a shock, an earthquake that changed people's society of religion. Sudan: Al-Turabi •The western media likened Saddam Hussein to a 'modern Hitler'. But for years he has been sponsored by the West and the Gulf state allies in the war against Iran. •Politicians and the media sold us an image of the Gulf war as the cleanest most sanitized war ever. And we bought it. This is a one-power council and subjegated UN. But the worst thing is, nobody cares. Yemeni Ambassador Al-Ashtal at UN vote. We had no idea we were at war. Somebody turned on the T. V. and there it was. Canadian envoy with 15 security Council diplomats. the Ubyssey VOLUME 75, NUMBER 27 FRIDAY, JANUARY 15,1993 An Iraqi speaks out by Nadf ne Araji The following Is an interview with a Canadian-Iraqi UBCstudent who grew up in Kuwait and came to Vancouver in 1984. He discontinued his studies at the outbreak of the war. I conducted this interview because I felt it was necessary to understand how an Iraqi felt about the Gulf War. Why was there a Gulf War? I personally believe that as far as the Iraqi regime was concerned— fn intent and action—from start to end, there really was no war. For the western powers there had to be a war, so they waged a war. The Iraqi regime, the west's strongest ally during the last decade, was armed to the teeth, financially supported ($5 billion US in loan guarantees two months before the invasion) and given the green light by the US to enter Kuwait (April Glaspy, US ambassador to Iraq, stated weeks before the irwasionthatthe US has no opinion on Arab-Arab conflicts and surprisingly took a vacation leave). Did you condemn or condone the Iraqi Invasion of Kuwait? I am tor Arab unity, a dream that has not materialized thanks to Arab dictatorships. Furthermore, I have no remfcrse for the fate of the Kuwaiti royalty. But I have great sympathy for the Kuwaiti people, knowing the dismal human rights record of the Iraqi regime. So my answer is yes, (condoned the invasion, but t condemned the occupation. We know that most Arab countries condemned Iraq. Did Arabs support the United States during the Gulf War? It was Arab regimes, not the people, who passed this condemnation—someofwhom were bribed (Egypt $4 billion, Syria $2 billion, et cetera) During the war, Iraq fired missiles at Israel. Why did ft when Israel was not involved In this war? I think Israel had a lot to do with the Gulf War, maybe not militarily, but that's not the only way you can wage a war. Then how was it Involved? Israel supplied the allies with its own Intelligence Information about Iraqi targets. In the US, Israel and its agents, AIP AC, lobbied and fought hard to psyche up the Americans aboutawar against Iraq. When Congress motioned to declare war on Iraq, it was called the Saulafs motion; who is known to be a good friend to Israel. How could Israel benefit from a war against Iraq? The destruction of Iraq's military is in Israel's interest. Without moving a plane, and without spending a penny, Israel could have one of the strongest powers In the Arab world destroyed not just militarily, but industrially, and economically. So you approve of Iraq's bombing of Israeli civilians? I definitely disaipprove of civilian bombing whether It's by Iraq, the US or any other country. Anyway, the bombings were not always accurate. When Jraq destroyed the Saudi Ministry of Defense, it was kept quiet and reported as civilian bombing. And the same applied to Israel. Why does the Iraqi public continue to support a dictator? So why don't the Iraqi people overthrow him? It's much more complex than that. The president has had many assassination attempts. There is a strong underground rebellious movement which is continuously crushed by the leading party. Not only do the members of the resistance suffer, but their families as well. We forget that 16 of Iraq's 19 provinces fell to the rebels after the war and the world watched—including the American forces—as the rebellion was crushed. Why didnt the world help these rebels, although the United States called on them to overthrow their leader? ifs in the interest of the United Statesandsome Arab regimes such as Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, to preserve Saddam Hussein. Because fear does amazing things. This is not unique to just Why Is that? Iraq, it exists in every dictatorial regime. What you see on TV of people glorifying him is mainly orchestrated. I'm surprised why we westerners find it shocking that it is orchestrated. What do you mean by orchestrated? Meani ng that they are told what to chant. In many cases students are interrupted from schools and rounded up to rallies and are given banners that they've never seen in their lives. Because it stabilizes the region. Powers such as Syria and Iran always wanted to topple the Iraqi regime and they did do so by supplying the Shittes and Kurds with ammunition. But this Iraqi dictator- shipcreates a balance and controls the spread of Islamic fundamentalism, especially since the Iraqi regime is secular and progressive. Americans and Canadians understood that they were fighting a dictatorship. What do you think? Do we realty believe that American forces were in Kuwait to fight for democracy? Was the reinstitution of the Kuwaiti royal family part of the American doctrine? Was the arms supply and support for eight years from the Reagan administration to Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war a support of democracy? Was the vetoing of a motion to put sanctions on Iraq by Reagan in Congress when the Iraqi regime gassed Kurds and Iranians In 1983 a fight against dictatorship? What about the present? Sanctions are still employed and the people of Iraq are suffering. So what is the president doing by getting involved in another conflict? I think that the Iraqi regime has proved time and time again that it is insensitive to the needsof its people. This embargo by the way does not affect in any way the president and his loyal followers. They still enjoy their wealth, and politically they are getting stronger by the day. I want to point out that unauthentic American show of force (bombing) actually makes the Iraqi dictator mom popular in the middle east because he is seen as an underdog deifying a superpower. If a future war In the middle east breaks out, what do you think we Canadians can do differently? Knowledge and awareness is crucial—not Just during a war but before the war actually begins. We should be aware of geographical and other information about the middle eastto avoid swallowing just what the media gives us. Misinformation about war still being propagated by Lucho van Isschot The most recent American bombing raids on southern Iraq serve as a grim reminder that the US-led war against Iraq has not yet ended. It has been two years to the day that the Gulf War began, and the kilting continues. According to an independent study published by a Belgian doctors' organization, more than 100,000 Iraqi children have died since the war's official end—most as a result of malnutrition. Political analyst Mordecai Briemberg said he believes economic sanctions against Iraq are to blame for these deaths. The sanctions, which have been in place since August of 1990, are blocking the passage of food and medical supplies necessary for the reconstruction of Iraq, Briemberg said. Meanwhile, the meningitis rate amongst Iraqi children has quadrupled, the tetanus rate has tripled and the diptheria rate has doubled. Fifty per cent of Iraq's water supply is badly polluted, and most hospitals are operating at less than 3® per cent capacity. Briemberg said it is ironfctiat while the US government continues to support the sanctions, they are claiming to be on a mission of peace in Somalia. •At the same time that the US is supporting the sanctions, they want us to believe that they are in Somalia for humanitarian reasons," Briemberg observed. "And no one is even reporting about the sanctions against Iraq," tie said. Briemberg is also critical of the way in which the US and Canadian media has covered the most recent bombing raids. He points out that the Kuwaiti ambassador to the US, who has been discredited for manufacturing evidence about alleged Iraqi human rights violations,, recently appeared on national television to give "expert commentary" on the raids. "The media is asking us to take the words of a man who has been exposed as a charlatan and a political propagandist," Briemberg said. "We are seeing the reaffirmation of the myths about the war that had worn thin over the past two years, rather than serious Investigative journalism." "After admitting that they were sucked in, and did wrong, the media are repeating the most banal theme songs of the Bush war," he said. One of the myths being propagated by the media, according to Briemberg, is that the so- called "no-fly zone" over southern Iraq is a UN-sponsored stipulation. It tart. The US government is simply saying: we can bomb who we want, where we want, whenever we want. Ifs an exercise in power with out moral or legal consideration,* he said. Jbyssey's 75th Anniversary Hop Fest Ufa* • al *■ 1^ *WSW TiTItU ^-aOK^i ip;;- *.. ^m^ witn #il&, JHIf xi Jazzberry Ram ;JS37J FRIDAY from 4pm till 8pm in SUB 207/209 CfAVEkNA( This u^eefc atTHE UBYSSEY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY SUB241K WEDNESDAY THURSDAY 15 The Ubyssey comes out. 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While the AMS has not charged the university with fraud, Dobie said that student fees have been inappropriately "withheld in case of bad debts." Financial Services has been retaining five per cent ofthe AMS' money for two years to pay for any debts the society might incur. According to Dobie, five percent is "way too high" an estimate of the student society's debts to the university. The money held back from AMS fees this year alone amounts to $93,674. However, financial services has calculated A brief history of the tuition crisis at UBC by Martin Chester When I first arrived at this university in 1986, a $1500 scholarship covered tuition fees and left money to pay for books. The same scholarship next year would leave you over $600 short without even considering books. It is even more frightening to look back to the 1980-81 school year when tuition fees were $630 a year for an Arts student (The Ubyssey, January 10,1990). Next year Arts students will be paying $2180 a year—that is a 246 per cent increase over 13 years. Meanwhile, the salary of the president of UBC has increased from $82,750 (plus $1,352.01 for expenses) to $195 375 (plus $23 757 in expenses) in 1990-91. Now compare that with a 190 per cent overall increase since 1980-81 in BC—three times the Consumer Price Index (Jean Karlinski; CFS Resource Documents, "Defending the Freeze on Fees," Canadian Federation of Students, August 1992, p.9). The picture is bleaker for UBC students in programs like Engineering which require students to take more than five full-year courses. Starting in September, there will no longer be a cap on the number of credits students will have to pay for. Some Engineering programs will cost $3700 next year; that is up from $792 in 1980 (The Ubyssey, February 2,1988). And the current increase is just part of a three-year policy— proposed by UBC president David Strangway late in 1990 and passed in January of 1991 by the board of governors—to increase tuition fees by 4.5 per cent above inflation. This year's increase is to make up for last year's government fees freeze, for which the NDP government waived their right to control future tuition fee increases at UBC in order to achieve. Students have a responsibility to fight fee increases now, before they get even further out of reach of all but the wealthiest students. Should the planned increases go ahead again the following year by 9 per cent (4.5 per cent above inflation conservatively estimated at 4.5 per cent) fees for the 1994-95 school year would be $2376 for a full time arts student—over $4000 for engineers. And all this comes on the heels of 10 per cent and 5 per cent increases in the two previous years. Both the provincial government and the UBC administration have claimed they are interested in accessibility. Yet, a 1989 BC Research Corporation study shows that the cost of education was the strongest factor discouraging participation of BC highschool graduates in post secondary education (Karlinski, p.2). According to the study, "Of the factors which influenced a student's decision not to pursue advanced education, the primary reason cited was that he or she was "not able or prepared to carry the financial burden"* (Karlinski, p.3). The costs of privatization The basic program of those involved in the post secondary education industry, institution administrators and ministry bureaucrats, is to privatize universities and colleges in BC. Alarge part of this program is fund-raising for buildings (the president's World of Opportunity campaign, which has the double purpose of increasing links with the international community, the World Bank, and the Internati onal Monetary Fund) and soliciting funds from corporations for research. But these do not cover the costs of educating those who will serve the research needs and bring recognition to the university, and with it still more funds. Students will be forced to pay for an increasing portion of the education bill. In a job market which is highly competitive and requires more education for relatively unskilled jobs than ever before, education is increasingly important. Those who do not come from a wealthy economic background will fall further and further from the economic and social advantages which come with the privilege of post secondary education. This further entrenches the Brazilification (or Americanization) of Canadian society. The middle class is quickly being absorbed by what will soon be the two opposing economic blocks: the economic elite and those who are forced to serve them. The program of making education more and more inaccessible only quickens this process. Governmental inaction The current government, despite its election promises, has not acted to stop this slide away from the idea—though certainly not fact— of universal education. An ad for the election of Tom Perry, now the post secondary education minister, in The Ubyssey on February 28, 1989 reads: "You are paying too much for your tuition. "As a member ofthe Faculty of Medicine, I talk with students everyday. You're being shortchanged by the Vander Zalm government. As your New Democrat MLA 111 fight for lower fees and better student aid. Education must be financially accessible. Our future depends on it." An ad could now read: "You are paying even more for you education ..." The Confederation of University Faculty Associations of BC has come out in favour of freezing fees, a stand much stronger than the AMS has supported. Then association president Marg Csapo (a special education professor at UBC) said two years ago "we support a freeze to tuition fees until the state of post secondary education is fully examined" (The Ubyssey, February 1,1991). It i s now up to students to take a strong stand to stop the rise in tuition fees and to create the political climate which will allow or force the government to find the money necessary for proper funding of post secondary education in this province. It is not just about current students, and we're no longer talking about "saving education for our children." It is about making sure those currently in first year can afford to stay in school to finish their degrees; to ensure that those currently in highschool are not financially restricted from going to university. It is about not letting university education become even more the domain ofthe privileged. $7 SO / HOUR POLL CLERKS NEEDED AMS EXECUTIVE ELECTIONS JANUARY 25 - 29,1993 MANY HOURS AND LOCATIONS AVAILABLE! Sign up in SUB 246 on: Thursday, January 14,1993 11:30-2:30 p.m. Monday, January 18,1993 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, January 20,1993 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. Questions? Please contact: Randy Romero, ElectionsCommissioner, Grant Rhodes, Chief Returning Officer, or Michael Maher, Deputy Returning Officer in SUB 246, 822-2361 ElectioN UBC's write-offs for any singleyear to be just $7,000. The AMS' outstanding debts over the past ten years are only $29,000. "Financial services is trying to expedite writing offbad debts," and the student fees is the first source of revenue the university turns to," according to Dobie. "Basically the AMS is paying other departments' debts, and any bad debts there might be," Dobie said. But the dispute over the handling of student fees may be heading for a resolution. AMS representatives and UBC financial services met to settle the dispute over the student fees yesterday. "Negotiations are preceding in a good direction," said Dobie, and a remittance for the withheldmoney is a possibility, he said. The AMS also claims they have been charged interest on their own funds. A m emo from AMS general manager Charles Redden states that the university withheld the transfer ofthe Athletics portion of student fees and then charged the AMS $8,590 interest for delaying the fee transfer to the Athletics department. Dobie said the university io guilty of taking advantage of the student fee payments—which are collected earlier than the university's—and "bad planning." University officials were unavailable for comment. Hairy times at council Council briefs, January 13 by Frances Foran Rest assured, little cabbages, your representatives on student council may not be the brightestbeaconsin this stormy educational climate. But they have great hair. Council chambersrumbled with contained approval after a moment of stunned silence when grad society representative Michael Hughes entered the meetingstrategically tardy. A new glossy bob is just right for the candi date to the board of governors, The Ubyssey's style panel thinks. Anke Hauser was selected to the president's Advisory Committee on Women and Gender Relations, "which will review all aspects of campus life which impact on the abilities of women to achieve their maximum potential as employees and students." Arts rep Sunshine Hanan's new sporty 'do reveals two ears peeking out from her full and crinkly curls. Our panel finds it suits her tremendously; it's perky and bubbly just like Sunshine herself. Student council reps from all constituencies are gearing up for next week's protest ofthe 18 per cent tuition fee hike. It appears that UBC students are opting for cautious methods to demonstrate the fee hike and the removal ofthe limits on the number of credits students can be charged, to pay for. The pending fee hike is an indirect result of last year's fee freeze (for domestic students) which the UBC board of governors agreed to on the condition they retain the power to set tuition fees from 1993 onward. Be at the south end of SUB next Thursday at noon for the rally which will proceed to the administration building. Coordinator of external affairs Marya Mcvicar reported she is encountering difficulties in the mass-distribution of the film about date rape produced last September. According to McVicar, the lead actor of "A Perpetual State of Consent" will not cede artistic claims to allow distribution ofthe film. Social Work rep Maria Milrad rejwrted that the school of social work has moved into a new building, but the administration has not offered to furnish it. "They won't even give us any furniture," she said. Their deco- ratingpartyistoday—bringyour own supplies. Arts rep Liz van Assum was grunge-groovy with a very happening centre-part in her unapologetically false-coloured hair. Special recognition goes to Martin Ertl for his consistently wind resistant yet touchable hair. GRAD PARTY? Fabulous Food! Great Location! Call ljs for details and relax You've worked hard all year... let us look after your graduation dinner. UNIVERSITY GOLF CLUB 5185 University Blvd. • Free Parking Sales & Catering 224-7 799 Prices subject to I 5'% grjtuity .ind jclrtition.il Ux January 15,1993 THE UBYSSEY/3 Cohen takes fewer risks in new album by Mark Nielsen UBC Aggies Present: Friday, January 15th SUB Ballroom Tix $8.00 at SUB Box Office Community Sports Hockey Sale regular prices of all hockey sticks, pads, pants and gloves NOW!! # # # # # # Easton Pro Balance Aluminum Sticks REG. $79.95 SALE $59.95 Bauer 3050 or 3060 Aluminum Sticks REG. $59.95 SALE $39.95 Christian 2020 Sticks REG. $34.95 SALE $24.95 \ Sherwood 7000 Sticks REG. $29.95 SALE $19.95 Titan 2020 Olcyck or Turgeon Sticks REG. $29.95 SALE $14.95 RESOURCE iBt^YflNDiVM .CD This week at U D O MUSIC Wednesday Wednesday Noon Hour Barbara Pritchard, piano 12:30 pm Recital Hall $2 Thursday Magic Flute in the Wind School of Music and Film Department 12:30/8:00 pm Recital Hall Friday Magic Flute in the Wind School of Music and Film Department 8:00 pm Recital Hall Next Wednesday Wednesday Noon Hour Terence Dawson, piano Camille Churchfield, flute Victor Costanzi, violin William Jenken, clarinet Andrew Pearce, cello 12:30 pm Recital Hall $2 Next Thursday UBC Symphony Orchestra 12:30 pm Old Auditorium Distinguished Artists Robert Davidovici, violin Rena Sharon, piano 8:00 pm Recital Hall $14/7 For information call 822-5574 a* n ■at* m P$ lei Sr 1 £ OQ ■-J UJ o cc ZD o to UJ cc WOMEN WE Come join us f Bicultural Women Mature Women Stude Assertiveness Trainin Making Peace with F Career Planning Self-Esteem For further info 3 Fridays, 12:30 - 2:C facilitat< Inequity in the Classi Still Killing Us Softly Not a Love Story Brock Hall Room 20; FEMINIST COUNSELLING GROU 4/THE UBYSSEY January 15,1993 Small things in the big pit ^x'^M>^ \"'^'x,^M>:>:^ X 4^^£>xA ^M ^<%^ , oi ^:M^^^#M. *X>N 'f> » * i. h> 'hi *^P/,-. *■?«.« ' /. ^ •* I ^ . \\ ' // °oc M/M>. 'fM\ /yH /** >■ M %>e/eSe h 'MM ■ % X xv, . X 1M ,;v \^v%V*'^x'tt m , VV- 'mx '* Mrv >/q,>> vm?;* . 'Va^Cm <*v %>MM%%s °>4 *»/'*>*■ 'Sn J'~ r £ ^M;^M^ M^MM x 1 ■■ ! by Ian Lloyd and Jeff Grimshire Sticks and stones stuns, stupefies... James Reaney's play Sticks and Stones proves that Canadian history contains not only neglected episodes of dramatic conflict, but of genuine heroism. Sticks and Stones Freddy Wood Theatre until January 23 The history of the Donnelly family who immigrated in the mid- lSOOs from Ireland to Biddulph, Ontario is presented aB a frontier epic in which the family's struggle to find peace in a new country is continually aborted by old-world feuds that refuse to die. The relentless victimization and eventual de- BtructionoftheDonnellys is transformed into a tragedy full of tension and fine rhetoric The members ofthe UBC Theatre and Film department manage to maintain your interestin this long drama through generally strong performances and a fluid visual stage scape. Really groovy sets and lighting propel the m audience throagfa a fragmented timeline towards a grand and moving conclusion. Throughout the per- formance, the chorus serves to echo the past and future, give voices to theDonnelly children and also provide audio-visual accompaniment to the central action in the play. They shift beautifully from one role to the next, often using religious catechism and imagery to parallel the themes being discussed. The play's moral universe is dominated by the matriarchal power of Judith Donnelly, in a stellar performance by Rachel Cronin. Her strength in the face of increasing violence around and within her own family is a convincing reaffirmation of -family valux" and proletarian pride. In a fresh and innovative way, director Sandhano Schultze allows the audience to examine the meaning of national identity and survival in the midst of prejudice. FEMlNIStCOUNSELLING 3J m en O WC AWARDS nts STUDENTS' OFFICE O'ER TERM GROUPS )r support, discussion and information. January 21 - March 11 January 6 - March 31 February 10, 17, 24 sod January 21 & 28, February 4 & 11 February 1, 8, 15, 22 February 9, 16, 23 rmation and registration for groups, call 822-2415 FILM SERIES 0 pm, in the Women Students' Lounge, with id discussion and free popcorn! oom January 29 February 26 March 26 o m to | St 2 §x I IS: O: m -r o en —. o o er z CrO Open: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm. == ISWORKSHOPSiNDIVlDUALADVOCACY RESOURCE LIBRARY Have You Picked Up Your B.C. Student Loan or Equalization Payment? Students who applied last summer and fall for aid through the B.C. Student Assistance Program and qualified for B.C. Student Loans are reminded that their loan documents (Certificates I) are available for pick up in the lobby of the General Services Administration Building outside the Awards Office (Room 101) on weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Schedules 2 for the second disbursement of Canada Student Loans are available at the same location. Picture I.D. must be presented. Loan recipients are urged to claim their Certificates I as soon as possible. These documents mustlbe taken to the bank for negotiation, a process which can require several days. Students who qualified for Equalization Payments should report to the Awards faction of the Department of Financial Services in Room 101 of the General Services Administra tion Building to claim their cheques. Photo I.D. will be required. BSCAP applicants are also reminded to complete their Statements of Personal Responsibility and return them to the Ministry of Advanced Education promptly. Failure to do :>o by the end of the term could disqualify applicants for Loan Remission after graduation. Second term tuition was due by January 7,1993. UBC awards for the second term (such as bursaries, scholarships, and fellowships) were applied to fees on the night of January 4. If there are any funds remaining after fees are fully paid, cheques for the balance will be available for pick-up in Room 101 after January 15. The Awards Office has made every attempt to defer the payment date for second-term tuition fees until February 7 for students who have loan disbursements in January. Individuals can confirm this by calling TELEREG, signing on as directed in the TELEREG Guide, and using the M# command. The deferment should give all borrowers ample time to claim their loan documents, cash them, and remit the full amount of second term tuition. All loan recipients have signed a declaration stating that the first use of their loans/EP will be to pay tuition fees owing to the educational institution. January 15,1993 THE UBYSSEY/5 Wjf, i ' 's,''d''%'''*'■ ?*&v r/d/4?4i',,s,,'d'S?%i%4,#h>S''''4 ?v'' *"' ^D^Jb^-O^R *I -A Jb ?44W'%,'?»'%"X /iv/r'y'/'s w The never-ending story Two years ago today the world was waiting with bated breath for the outbreak of massacre in the Middle East.The deadline set by the United States for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait was awaited with anxiety for several weeks. It took the US-led "allies" less than 24 hours after the expiry ofthe deadline to attack. The outcome was as invisible to our CNN-nourished minds as it was nightmarish to thousands of Iraqis—60 percent of whom are less than twenty years old. Carefully edited US Army and CNN footage presented us with an image of a surgical triumph for democracy and Kuwaiti sovereignity. Meanwhile, civilian casualties and property damage, whose true extent the West may never know, rocked Iraq "back to the pre- industrial age", according to UN observers. Poverty, disease, and a nearly annihilated infrastructure created problems of "near-apocalyptic" proportions. Today, Saddam Hussein is still in power and still has expansionist ambitions. The US prepares to launch yet another distant, inconclusive campaign in an area little known to Americans except as an oil resource area and home to an "alien" race that so we are told holds life less dear than Americans do and subscribes to an oppressive, enigmatic religion. One is forced to ask WHY???????? Experts around the world and even in the US are predicting that raids on Iraq in response to Iraq's incursions into Kuwait will have little effect. Just what are their true aims? Is the American military machine really incapable of terminating Saddam Hussein's rule? Or can the White House really not justify such an extention of force to the American public? Not if centuries of manifest destiny and foreign invasions are anything to go by. So just what is keeping the US from effectively carrying out its professed objectives? The trouble with disentagling whatever hidden agenda the US might have in Iraq is that it is hard to find out exactly who's fighting who, and whose interests they're fighting for in the Middle East from day to day. N. Korea v tm&y c«*l» CI? Help^eorge Decide Letters |The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any Issue. Letters must be typed and are not to exceed 300 words In length. Content which Is Judged to be libelous, homophobic, sexist, racist or factually Incorrect will not be published. Please be concise. Letters may be edited for brevity, but It Is standarxJUbysseypolk-yrHXtoedlttett-*^ for spelllrig(xgrammmical mistakes. Please bring them, with Identification, > SUB 241k. Letters must Include name, faculty, and signature. ...and all for less than 2 cents an issue! University kids are getting stupid. No, UBC students don't need a wooden ruler across their butts. But a dose of common sense is in order. The UBC Young Conservative's petition to block funding for The Ubyssey is absurd. We did not realize they believe in impeding the freedom ofthe press—censoring it by closing it down. Hey, promote the state if you want; live and breathe capitalism if that's your flavour. But trying to get rid of a small, independent, student-run newspaper, which merely tries to bring news or information different from almost every other tired publication in the world, is like selling your dog because he would rather run into the ocean than fetch your stupid, tossed sticks. "But The Ubyssey doesn't write what we want to hear!" And The Vancouver Sun does? Read The Province then. Read The Georgia Straight. Read everything and suspect it all. Consume news from the left, the right, and the Society of Lawncutters International. Isn't diversity one of the sweet things about a free society? People are served dishes of information from a variety of tables, If you don't like one, go directly to another. If you don't like The Ubyssey, dont read it—or better, join it and help shape it. Don't try to close the shop. If we grow up and leave school, we'll miss the good times and essentially irresponsible student lifestyle. Yes, we might all get serious someday, but for now, lefs not get stupid. Support your student press. Alisa Smith, co-editor The Martlet University of Victoria theUbyssey January 15,1993 The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Alma Mater Society ofthe Universityof British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those ofthe staff and not necessarily those of the university administration, or of the sponsor. The editorial office is room 241K of the Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 822-2301; advertising, 822- 3977; FAX 822-9279. Ihe Ubyssey is a founding mtmbtr of Canadian. University !Press With considerable angst Mark Nielsen considered seeing Doug and the Slugs' but Omar Kassis shivered because slugs give him the creeps. Ted Young Ing and Nadene Araji cultivate them in a farm while Tarda Trepanier and Martin Chester got hungry with visions of buttered escargots. Miranda Alldritt dug slugs for bait and Denise Woodley likes them salted. Rick Hiebert found them too slimy, Frances Foran too green and Sam Greer! too long. Yukie Kurahashi, Ian Lloyd and Lucho Van Isshot both extolled their enviro' virtues but Paula Foran was heard to exclaim, "Yuck". Elizabeth Van Assum thinks slugs portray weltschmertz, Stan Paul felt they are the essence of existentialism and Jim Griffiths and Jeff Grimshaw took a flashlight and plate to find more. Editors Paula Wellings • Lucho van Isschot • Yukio Kurahashi Sam Groan • Frances Foran Ever popular with the crew September 23, 5:00 am Royal Vancouver Yacht Club "C'mon guys, cut the yawning! Let's do some stretches before the coach gets here! By the way, my name is Jason Saunderson." Oh great. I knew that the UBC rowing team was going to be a lot of work, but nobody told me that I was going to be rowing with Richard Simmons. In retrospect, I guess he knew what he was doing. He really managed to unify the team, though instead of it being "Jason and the Argonauts" it was more like "Jason and the Mutinous Argonauts." Unity (key to a successful rowing team) was built daily. We felt like a team as we sat around and exchanged "Jason Jokes," And played such games as "Kick Jason's Shoes Off of theDock."Sacrificingselffor the team—what a guy! he was always there for the team. If you happened to pass by coal harbour at sunrise last year I'm sure that Jason's image is still firmly fixed in your mind. He was the one with the UBC logo cowboy hat, hands firmly gripping the oar, teeth clenched, muscles straining, showting: "Just a few more strokes and we'll be there!" Stroke on, Jason. My fondest memories of Jason Saunderson were to come a month later during a regatta in Victoria. On the first day we managed to side swipe the "Royal Rhodes'" scull and pull a Valdez into the river bank. Later that night the team drowned out thoughts oflost Olympic glory in the lounge of our motel. After a few rounds (sans Jason) we decided that since we were mathematically eliminated from everything (including the busride home) we thought we should end the two-day event just like Bill Murray used to in his summer camp movies (pretend that we weren't trying to win). If Exxon had a drunk captain, we might as well have an entire drunk crew. Plans were set for a dusk to dawn drinking fest. Just as team morale had hit rock bottom Jason entered the lounge. True to form, he tried his best to talk us out of our depression. He attempted to rally us with lots of "C'mon guys!" (isnt that what little kids say when they are getting beaten up on the playground?), but at that point we were more interested in Johnny Walker and the motel's Frank Sinatra impersonator. That night we locked Jason out of our motel room. He slept in the hallway. I hope he didn't strangle anybody or anything. I guess what Fm trying to say is that in some countries they shoot people who are enthusiastic at 5:00 in the morning. The best way to avoid turning this country into one of those would be to yank Jason Saunderson from the vice-president position and make him president of the Young Conservatives. I'm sure he could figure out a way to sideswipe the party into a snow drift or something. Tm not placing myself on one side or the other, I just don't want Jason to hurt himself. Aaron Orlando Arts 2 Tyranny and despotism denounced It has come to my attention that there i s a character called Jason Saunderson who wants to close down The Ubyssey because he doesnt feel it reflects campus news. He's even gotten signatures on a petition to that effect. As an alumni, Td like to know what it is that he and his fellows consider campus news and why it is that they would wish to close down the paper rather than join it and make it what they believe it should be. Maybe ifs news, but everyone on campus (exceptfor foreign students) are and have been heavily subsi dized by their fellow citizens throughout their school career. For this reason, the country expects university grads to be more than self- serving technocrats but, rather, good and responsible citizens. They expect them to be more than textbook idiot-savants who can do the job but little else. They expect them to be well-informed about issues on and off campus and to be leaders into the next millenium. They also expect them to be de fenders of democracy and the free press, not its dismantlers. If these signators want changes, let them put in the work and energy and join The Ubyssey, write the stories, field the response; but, to shut it down is an act of tyranny and despotism and not to be tolerated on a Canadian campus. True journalism is responsible for delivering the important issues of the day to people prepared to THINKand ACT responsibly and democratically. As the privileged few, your responsibility is to become thoroughly informed about issues beyond your academic speciality, to act according to your advantage on behalf of all those who have helped you get where you are - your fellow citizens- and to know even that which may be painfull to your biases. You are either part of the problem or a part ofthe solution. There is no middle ground in times like these. It is odious to me what Saunderson is. The questions whether students at UBC are arrogant 61itists or good citizens in support of freedom of speech. Tm in- - terested to know. So are we all. RXXiOrd T.HE UBYSSEY presents: Jazzberry Ram Another one of our totally legendary, radically fun, expansively wow-inspiring beer gardens! You know all those cool, beautiful, socially aware and hip people you see wandering about campus? All those folks you've been dying to meet? Well. THIS happening hop fest is where most of them (and you?) will gather. cheap! beer and cider Let the celebrations begin at 4:00 pm in SUB 207/209 6/THE UBYSSEY January 15,1993 s Sarawak Native's battle continues from Vancouver by Mark Nielsen "Endangered peoples" may be the latest catch-phrase among the environmentally conscious, but it also describes a situation that people like Anderson Urud Mutang have come to know all too well. That is because he is a member of the Kelabit tribe from the island of Borneo in Malaysia—one of a number of tribes (known collectively as the Dayak peoples) who have been fighting to save what's left ofthe Sarawak rainforest. Not only is the Sarawak one of the world's oldest rainforests, but it has been home to these people for countless generations, particularly the neighbouring Penan tribe—one of the last hunter- gatherer peoples on earth. "One ofthe last nomadic cultures—in the Penan—is living in the forest and loggers move into the area without respect for their life, their culture and without asking permission from them,"he said. The thing is that the authorities have designed laws before, saying that all primary forests belong to the crown government without letting the people understand that law." "And now people are fighting to save this land that they have been living on for thousands of years.*' For a number of years Mutang has organized blockades and acted as a spokesperson for the Penan and the other peoples involved in the struggle. Such actions have already meant time in jail, in- cluding a 28-day stint that included ten days in solitary confinement. The Malaysian government currently has a warrant out for Mutants arrest under its Internal Securities Act (ISA), originally intended to detain communists but now used against a wider range of political foes, including environmentalists. Facing up to two years in jail without trial under the ISA, he has left his country for Vancouver, where he feels he can best continue the fight for his home. And after winning a student visa in October, he has entered his first year at UBC. "Rather than serving up to a two-year sentence, it would be better for me to spend my time here where I can get an education and learn the kinds of things that will help my people to fight their cause," he said. But more than that, Mutang says he wants to come back with the kinds of ideas that will lead to an alternative that will be acceptable to both sides ofthe conflict. "I would certainly resume what I've been doing before, but with more professionalism in the work that I do ... Maybe through studying I can try to analyze [what is happening] because I would like to find a solution to the problem," he said. But for the moment, at least, Mutang has spent as much time campaigning for his cause as studying. With support from the Vancouver-based Sarawak Peoples Campaign, he has travelled to destinations throughout the worldand has spoken to the United Nations General Assembly when it declared 1993 the International Year of In- UBC student - Anderson Urud Mutang digenous Peoples. That said, there may not be much left to struggle over by the time Mutang returns to Malaysia. The words used to describe the rate that loggers have cut down trees in the Sarawak have ranged from plunder to ransack to destruction. Using spotlights to log 24- hours-a-day is common and much ofthe logging is illegal and uncontrolled, thus escalating the pace at which the forest is cleared. And corruption amongst logging corporations is so rampant that forestry regulations are ineffective anyway. But just as important, it is high-quality hardwood that is being logged—better suited for fine furniture than for what it is currently turned into. According to The New Yorker magazine, 50 per cent of those trees go to Japan, and three out of four of those logs are turned into plywood—usually to build forms for pouring concrete at construction sites. And once that concrete sets, the plywood is torn off and burned. Relations between the government and the Dayaks, meanwhile, are confrontational. Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mahathir Mohamad wants the country to be fully industrialized by the year 2020 and has accused environmentalists of denying the Penan a better life. So far, that has largely meant mass relocations, along with hunger, disease and alcoholism as many—although not all—the Penan have had trouble adjusting to their new fives. But in a story in the New Scientist, Jewin Lehnan, chair of the Sarawak Penan Association, said it is wrong to say his people are against development. "But by development we don't mean timber companies invading our land. We want the right to live here, and use our land without disturbance. Then we want development in terms of schooling for our children and clinics to treat illnesses. But all these things we can get only when the 1 ogging stops and our rights are recognized." PACIFIC SPIRIT CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES presents.- ALLIES IN HEALING (a six-week support group for partners of child sexual abuse survivors) Starting Date: Thursday, January 28*. 1993 Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM Location: Lower Level of School of Social Work, 208O West Mall If you are male, in an intimate relationship with a woman who was sexually abused as a child, and would like to meet others like you to get some support, call Mireille LeClaire at 822-4824 to register or for more information. This service is free of charge. LSAT GMAT | PUBLIC SPEAKING COMPETITION GRE Test Preparation Next Seminars: GRE: Jan. 22 - 24 LSAT: Jan. 30-31 GMAT: March 5 - 7 Call: 222-8272 Spectrum Seminars™ Professionals in Test Preparation since 1984 Part of UBC Arts Fest '93 Open to all UBC students Topic: "The Rites of Spring" $150 - First Place $100 - Second Place $50 - Third Place Thursday, February 11 and Friday, February 12 Prizes: Dates: If you are interested, please leave your name, student number, telephone number and other particulars c/o Auson Carvalho at the English D&artmbct Office (3rd Floor Buchanan Tower). Contest Application Deadline: Friday, February 5, 1993 CAREER TRAINING FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES BCIT will offer an information session on four important career programs, in the new year. Biomedical Engineering Technology The technologist is responsihle for ensuring the highest standard of performance in a wide range of technical equipment and instrumentation for medicine and biology'. Technologists work with health care professionals in hospitals, clinics and research labs, as well as for medical equipment companies. Medical Laboratory Technology Building on first-year university science courses, BCIT's technologist program consists of 10 months of academic studies at BCIT followed by a 12-month training period in one of the clinical facilities affiliated with the program. A new program is planned, which would replace the first year of university with a technology-specific first year at BCIT, allowing high school graduates direct access to the program. Occupational Health and Safety This science-oriented program is a combination of studies in health, engineering and business. It prepares graduates with the knowledge and leadership necessary for the development of health and safety programs for industry. BCIT1 offers a part- time studies certificate program and a 2-year diploma program. Environmental Management of Real Estate Assets This certificate program is available throughout B.C. via guided independent study. It addresses the requirements of the Canadian Environmental Pollution Act and will be of interest to anyone involved in real estate assets and transactions: appraiser, banker, developer, lawyer, notary, and those interested in "green" issues. Find out more about these career programs as follows: Time: 6:30-8:30 pm Date: Monday February 1 Place: Boardroom, Administration Building, BCIT 3700 Willingdon Avenue, Burnaby, B.C. Phone: 432-8573 Fax: 433-1184 BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY The University of British Columbia FREDERIC WOOD THEATRE James Reaney's -rerm ' the story of the Donnelly massacre Directed by Sandhano Schultze JANUARY 13-23 8pm 2 for 1 Preview: Wednesday Jan. 13 Thursday Matinee: Jan. 21 12:30pm RESERVATIONS: 822-2678 _ Support Your Campus Theatre Are you interested in a career in ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY? When you've finished your studies, you may wish to enhance your skills. Find out what BCIT can do for you. Come to the next School of Engineering Technology Information session on: Monday, January 25 at 6:30 pm in the Boardroom BCIT Administration Building, 3700 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, B.C. (Canada Way & Willingdon) Programs related to manufacturing will be presented: Plastics Wood Products Manufacturing Mining Petroleum Chemical Sciences Faculty and staff will tell you everything you need to know to get into BCIT's Engineering Technology programs. To preregister for information session. call 432-88b2. BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY January 15,1993 THE UBYSSEY/7 ~WW -"Vi*/" ./KpunU-a/ioiy •-#•*•»(«? BIG TIME BEARS FF.K GUIDE 10 YOUR BABY'S FIRST YKAR PJMITHMAf] Windows^ QuickStart The Step-By-Step Approach /Hits AVHATON" EARTH:..? 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