r Kenny dreams as university stagnates By GEOF WHEELWRIGHT UBC administration president Doug Kenny's major policy statement last week on the future of the university is the biggest administrative attempt in years to tackle UBC's considerable "growing pains." Fullback Kenny is going for the academic touchdown with his Mission of UBC statement to the Universities Council of B.C., but he is already so far in his own end zone he probably won't complete the play. Kenny hopes he can mow- down problems of student accessibility, poor research funding and the government cutbacks flanked only by big government grants on one side and an unflagg- ingly high academic standard on the other. But the game isn't that simple, and Kenny knows it. Kenny is going to need a lot of government money to make UBC the kind of university he outlines in his report, and just where that money is coming from is one of the biggest flaws in his game plan. "I'm an eternal optimist. They (the provincial government) are going to have to respond. We'll have to keep pressing our claims," Kenny said yesterday. He says taxpayers will be more than willing to pay for a higher quality universities system if the universities can assure the public THE UBYSSEY Vol. LXII, No. 32 Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, November 27, 228-2301 quality will be maintained. "We've got to assure the public we're dealing with high quality students and faculty," says Kenny. Kenny is confident he can win the support of the public because "people are starting to vote with their minds." But unless Kenny plans anything short of a small citizen's revolt of a push for a new election, that public support will probably come down to the support of one man — Pat McGeer, universities, science and communications minister. And since last week's cabinet shuffle it seems Kenny may also have difficulty in maintaining a balanced distribution of government funding among university disciplines due te McGeer's habit of heavily overlapping his science and technology interests with his interest in universities. Kenny admits the priorities of both the provincial and federal government will have to be "watched carefully." - But again he seems confident the government can be convinced of the wisdom of expanding technological and science education at the same pace as expansion in the humanities. "A large number of the important decisions facing society will need the help of the humanities to make the decisions. The aim of society is not just being dictated by technological people," says Kenny. Analysis But all recent government funding announcements would seem to contradict Kenny's optimism about the ease of maintaining a balance in university growth and funding. The federal goverment has just announced a 32 per cent increase in funding for the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and McGeer recently presented the Discovery Foundation with a $3 million government cheque to begin the construction and design of industrial research parks at UBC, Simon Fraser University and three other locations. The fact of the matter is that the scientific, industrial research parks have potential for commercial exploitation of research work, and government and industry are willing to pour money into those areas because they know there will be a return on the investment. There are no easily visible monetary gains from improving See page 2: PLAN Students to get park forum input — kevin finnegan photo STUDENTS SIGH with relief after being released from two week hostage taking in main library bookstacks. Mad professors overtook library two weeks ago to protest lack of work on term papers and held several hundred students at penpoint until all essays were finished. Students in photo say they are planning wild weekend of oral sex to celebrate their release from academic bondage. Profs are not invited. By GEOF WHEELWRIGHT Students have won a small battle in gaining more input on development of UBC's 58-acre research park. Administration president Doug Kenny and a representative from the B.C. Development Corporation have agreed to meet students in an open forum this Thursday to discuss their concerns about the park's construction. Forum organizer Glenn Wong said Kenny and Don Larsen will not be permitted to "do a PR job on Discovery Park," but will be asked to give only brief presentations and field questions from students. "It's not like a rally. The important thing to stress is that the president doesn't come to do a PR job and students don't come just to demonstrate and . rally," said Wong. "The meeting will undoubtedly be used to check the pulse of student concern. It should be of interest to everyone on campus. It was clear from (vice-president Erich) Vogt's talk at Cecil Green that if students don't talk then they may not get a chance for such an open exchange," said Wong. But Kenny said he isn't concerned about the number of students who show up for the noon forum, but with the level of intellectual debate students exhibit. "It's the in tellectual argument within an intellectual community that you pay attention to. I don't think you can decide issues on headcounts. "'Even if a small group articulates concerns, that's something we should take into account," he said. But the meeting should be only the beginning of a continuous student input on the research park issue, said Marty Lund, chairman of the student representative assembly research park committee. "We do not consider this meeting to be sufficent," he said. Lund said the committee is demanding a moratorium on the development of the park until full public hearings have been conducted and a representative body has been established to provide input into the planning and management of the park. "We have been given reassurances, but no commitments have been made. We want straight answers and commitments," said Lund. He said the SRA committee, which held its first meeting last Friday, is hoping to gain support from members of the Point Grey community in its research park fight. "We will rally the support of the people in the Point Grey area, but they won't be involved in the committee. There are people out there who want public meetings like they have had on Wreck Beach." McGeer moves, but the earth doesn't budge By TOM HAWTHORN The music stopped and Pat McGeer found himself still sitting in the education chair — kind of. Analysis With the wisdom of Solomon, premier Bill Bennett decided to split the education ministry between McGeer, who gets universities, and Brian Smith of Oak Bay, who gets stuck with everything McGeer disdained and ignored. The announcement of the cabinet shuffle came, political futures were decided, the earth stood still — and nothing happened. But the news surely must have caused a shudder in the administration offices of B.C.'s three universities. If anything has marked McGeer's years as education minister, it has been his reign of terror over universities. Only four short years after he became education minister, McGeer virtually dictates policy at Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria. And he has got a stranglehold on UBC's board of governors. And that's not even mentioning the 25 and eight per cent increases in tuition at UBC in the past few years. The bully tactics can be expected to continue, especially since the pesky and politically dangerous part of the old portfolio has been exorcised. Don't expect a sympathetic ear either, especially if you're interested in a liberal arts education. But you can bet McGeer is chortling while sitting on his throne. He despises elementary and secondary education. Obnoxious unions. Feisty teachers. And not everyone there accepts the heaps of . . . er . . . garbage McGeer so joyously dumps on UBC and other universities — like grandiose research park schemes with their promise of riches for B.C.'s downtrodden industries. All of which goes to show how interested the Social Credit government is in university educa tion. The seat goes to an old political crony, who's placated enough to remain in the party and cabinet. But there is a bright side to all of this. By staying in cabinet, McGeer could quite possibly lose his tenure as a UBC professor, thus making it harder for him to come back and take over administration president Doug Kenny's job. Then again, he could just change the law on tenure. Bet on it. Page 2 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, November 27,1979 Plan misses mark From page 1 an english or policial science department. One of the main themes throughout the Mission statement is the important role of the university in expanding Canada's industrial base from simply resource extraction to secondary industry production. It is this view of the university's function that has caused much discussion among academics and the media. Monday's Vancouver Sun editorial stated that "his (Kenny's) statements, outlining something of a blueprint for the university's future, touched an old Canadian nerve: research and development. There have long been many educated, concerned voices warning us that our resource and development is badly underfinanced." It seems the public is finally catching on, but perhaps they are missing the entire point. One of the more shocking facts revealed in Kenny's Mission statement was that less than five per cent of all Canadians have university degrees and that only 15.6 per cent of British Columbians have attended any post-secondary institutions. Unless this situation is remedied, it won't matter how much money is available for research and development — there just won't be anyone qualified to spend it. Kenny says the low attendance figure for B.C., one of the lowest in Canada, has little to do with the rising cost of tuition but rather with misinformation about the function and usefulness of a university, lack of accessible student aid and an archaic perception of Canada's economic role. "To what extent fees control accessibility, I'm not sure. I think other factors play a larger part," says Kenny. He claims Grade 10 students in high schools are not informed enough about what universities have to offer, and blames some of the poor participation rate on this lack of information. But both in discussion and in the Mission statement, Kenny takes little note of the possibility that economic barriers are the chief problem to student accessibility and attendance. In the Mission statement Kenny says he is aiming "to achieve the resources to permit all deserving and qualified students to attend university, so that none are excluded because they lack necessary funds. The university would be failing if it were t6 accept a lesser aim." And in an interview Monday, Kenny said he will push for increases in student aid money and the creation of student distance subsidies. He says students from outlying areas have much higher costs in attending university than those from the Lower Mainland, and funding programs should take that factor into account. But despite these concessions Kenny has chosen to ignore massive student protests and studies on tuition increases and general accessibility of universities to lower income students. No one can disagree with the admirable goal and intention of stopping the constant drain of nonrenewable resources from the country by establishing a firm secondary and high technology industry and a developed society. But to reach that goal universities must not only be well-funded and high-quality, but also accessible. BLACK & LEE TUX SHOP NOW AT 1110 Seymour St. 6882481 NORRES J* MOVING AND T SI TRANSFER LTD.! l 51 Big or Small Jobs Reasonable Rates 2060 W. 10th Vancouver 734-5535 Eve. and Holidays 732-9898 Also Garages. Basements. Yards CLEAN-UPS REGISTER NOW for CHRISTMAS JOBS at the Canada Employment Centre Room 214, Brock Hall HAVING TROUBLE PUTTING TOGETHER A RESUME? or PREPARING FOR THE JOB INTERVIEW? 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Enjoy Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, Wagner's Tannhauser Overture, Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 2, Sibelius' Symphony No. 1, Beethoven's "Pastorale" Symphony and Violin Concerto plus much much more. 5 CONCERTS for the price of O WHEN YOU SUBSCRIBE NOW O $14.50(D) $19.50(C) $25.50(B) $35.00(A) $52.50(0rpheum Dress Circle) 1/3 OFF for students and G.I.S. Seniors (no discount m Dress circle) Call 689-1411 for a COMPLETE brochure. SUBSCRIPTIONS ON SALE NOW AT ALL VANCOUVER TICKET CENTRE OUTLETS and EATON'S 687-4444 to charge to your VISA, MASTERCHARGE, or EATON'S Acct. {Vancouver Ticket Centre service charges: 50tf advance booking fee per seat plus $1.00 flat fee for phone orders). Concerts begin Feb. 23 Sponsored by QMFM 103.0 SUBSCRIBE TODAY Tuesday, November 27,1979 THE UBYSSEY Page 3 — kavin finnegan photo NO IT'S NOT a scene from Star Trek, the movie. And it's not a new administrative tool to ease student accessibility to UBC. And it's not even a new engineering project to capture black holes and quasi-quasars. We know what it is, but do you? If you have faith in your perception, come to The Ubyssey with your answer. If you're right, we'll treat you to a free brew; if you're wrong, you'll treat us to one. Delay might put AMS in hot water By VERNE McDONALD There will be trouble if the student representative assembly blocks further action on constitutional proposals, Alma Mater Society president Brian Short said Monday. "We have a letter from the registrar of companies and he said a referendum can be held," Short said. "In fact he encouraged it." The provincial registrar of companies is the main arbiter of the meaning of the Societies Act, under which AMS has its charter, he said. Short said there had been difficulties because of the wording of the Societies Act but that did not change the ultimate action the AMS must take. "We have a constitutional obligation to hold a referendum within 21 days of a petition being presented to SRA," he said. "That would be either this week or next." The most recent petition concerning the AMS constitution was received Nov. 15, he said. But SRA voted last Wednesday to postpone Short springs back at attacking hacks Lifespring has not affected his responsibilities to the Alma Mater Society, Brian Short said Monday. And Short added his involvement with the self-development group has provided an excuse for others to attack him. "1 feel that several people are using myself and Lifespring as an excuse for the things they haven't done or should be doing," he said. "If something goes wrong, people immediately look for somebody else to blame." Short said he missed a student representative assembly meeting "by choice" to attend a Lifespring course. And he added this should have no greater effect than that if he had been at home sick. "I tried to set up the AMS so the world doesn't stop when I leave," said Short. Short also denied any responsibility for the paper on tuition fees that AMS external affairs officer Valgeet Johl said she had to write in his place. "That's her job," he said. "She's the one who writes papers on tuition and things like that." But Johl said Monday it was Short's fault she had little time to prepare the paper. "The request from the board of governors came to him a month before it was due," Johl said. "I only got the request three days before it was due. It was my understanding they wanted the paper from Brian." Short denied charges that Lifesp- ing is taking time away from his duties as AMS president. "Not at all," he said. "It has an effect on my studies, if anything." But SRA secretary-treasurer Glenn Wong said much of the activity going on in the AMS has been misguided and pointless. "The key issue is not the time they're taking off," he said. "People have been really putting in time, but it seems misguided." the referendum until the society's lawyer gives his advice. Short said obstruction by SRA of constitutional proposals could end up in charges being laid .against the AMS. "I think we're in trouble," he said. "We could end up in violation of the Societies Act." Short condemned the actions of the SRA in dealing with the referendum, which has twice been stopped by the assembly. "I'm pissed off at the way the SRA is working at it," Short said. "It's been worked on for a year and a half and there's been lots of meetings, lots of time to work on it. "SRA has simply refused to deal with it, which is why people have been drawing up and submitting petitions," he said. Short said three petitions have been submitted so far to SRA asking that the constitution be changed. One of the petitions, he added, has been "forgotten." The other has been sent to student court and the third is the one that has been sent to lawyers by SRA for a decision on its legality. Phillips takes a test drive By GEOF WHEELWRIGHT The federal government should buy out the ailing U.S. Chrysler corporation and establish it as a temporary crown corporation, Liberal MP Art Phillips said Friday. Chrysler's current economic problems would allow the federal government to buy out Chrysler Canada and its U.S. parent for well below their regular market value, Phillips (L-Vancouver Centre) told 200 students in Buch. 106. Phillips said the government takeover is necessary now because the government has no guarantees the $300 million they are giving Chrysler as a financial incentive will guarantee jobs. "If we're seriously considering advancing the money, then why not buy it out. Right now if the gamble doesn't work, we lose," the possible Liberal leadership candidate said. "If we walked in and acquired the whole corporation, right away we would,own about 10 per cent of the world's automobile industry. The government should move in and take over an important section of the industry at a good price," he said. Phillips said the U.S. government, which is currently pumping $1.5 billion into saving Chrysler, would probably welcome the move. But he admitted: "I think it would cause a bit of a stir in the States." Phillips said the money for the takeover could come from selling off the Canadian Development Corporation to the private sector. Chrysler would remain a crown corporation for about 10 years and would involve "a commitment of several billion dollars ultimately," he said. "1 don't see it as a gradual accumulation by government of. business. When things are in a stable state private ownership is best." Phillips also speculated on whether he would run for the leadership of the Liberal party. "I always feel it's wrong to close doors. The most important thing to me is resolving the personal side. If you get into that role, it's a complete change in your personal lifestyle," he said. But Phillips admitted to a French CBC radio reporter one of the problems he would face in a leadership race is bilingualism. She asked him in French to comment on his chances for success and he replied in broken French that his speaking ability in Canada's second language was "un probleme pour le leadership." Gage residents left standing in cold H20 Gage residents have solved two of the problems that perennially plague resident dwellers — early morning sex and doing the dishes. The solution is childishly simple. Cold water. "At the beginning of the year I'd say the water was 50 degrees Fahrenheit in the morning," said south tower resident Doug Demetrick. "It was terrible." The problem inspired Demetrick to write a letter to The Ubyssey and to complain to housing director Mike Davis. After one month of complaining, the situation improved drastically. The water is now lukewarm in the morning. "They've worked on it, but there could still be a lot more improvement," said Demetrick. And Demetrick added cold showers have upset his daily routine. "It really affected my schedule. I'd get up a hell of a lot earlier because I couldn't bear to start the day off with a blast of 50-degree water. "I started to get up at 7 a.m. but it was already cold because some smart bastards were getting up at six. It was a pain in the ass." And no dishwashing water is threatening the harmony of the south tower quads. "You end up leaving the dishes unwashed until you get enough hot water," said Demetrick. "You get big piles stacked up and then scraps begin in your quad because of it." Student housing business manager Susanne Nikles said Monday she has not received any recent complaints from south tower. "That doesn't mean there haven't been any complaints," she said. "They just probably haven't been made to the right place." mr#& NOOOOOOOOOOOO, Ms. Bill, please don't kick me. Commerce goalie learns to guard against hard-driving inflation in intramural soccer game . - - ■* -. • »>"*'** — kevin finnegan photo against Varsity Outdoor Club. VOC jocks in photo drop-kicked commerce student through uprights for winning score. Page 4 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, November 27,1979 fHitffr # Tehran American Embassy Dance Hall Isfahan • Islamic D/sco Destruction League Irans' major university Madan Site of -stunninQ, Islamic dress shops •Jat/walKer 5tor\inq) Square It's in the cards President Kenny's crystal ball is glowing. The mighty fortune teller is proud of his marbles for predicting UBC's sad future in research and development. We rank far behind the U.S. in international academic excellence, he tells us, our "young people" are uneducated, the university participation rate is abysmal and lack of government funding has led to rundown buildings and worn-out instruction equipment. And students are finding it harder to pay to enter university too. As if we didn't know. Soothsayer Kenny is certainly correct in acknowledging the grave decline in quality education, increasing difficulty of student accessibility and need for improved facilities. But why. now, all of a sudden, does he publicly unveil this magical clairvoyance when we've been well aware of these conditions for years? It's simple. The UBC prestidigitators are touting a 58 acre research park, which, they proclaim, will boost UBC's world stature, greatly enhance good old R and D and train and produce qualified graduates, well-educated members of the working world. That's indeed true, but will it solve the current problems of declining student accessibility? Not likely. Kenny blames almost all of UBC's deficiences on lack of funding, but at the same time says money (i.e. tuition fees) isn't a key factor in preventing students from entering university. In other words, the administration can conjure up the provincial government as arch villain for not coughing up enough dough, but students aren't expected to complain about increased tuition fees. Ours is not to reason why, ours is but to pay and cry. r Kash Headquarters of {he. Husicfolice Chah Bahar TheAijatollahs winter retreat THE UBYSSEY November 27, 1979 Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays throughout the university year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of B.C. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and not of the AMS or the university administration. Member, Canadian University Press. The Ubyssey publishes Page Friday, a weekly commentary and review. The Ubyssey's editorial office is in room 241K of the Student Union Building. Editorial departments, 228-2301; Advertising, 228-3977. Co-Editors: Heather Conn and Tom Hawthorn BRAAPA went the Ubyssey city editor chairsaw as the mad puke-faced Menyasz chased reporters around the office. Cold hands Heather Conn screamed with delight as Menyasz slammed her down on a meathook and then proceeded to chop up tittle Tommy Hawthorn is a most malicious manner. "Aaah," he yelled as the tiny blades tore into his soft flesh. Gary Brookfield heard the cry and went to investigate, but the crazed chains wielder quickly turned him into a pile of crumpled muons decaying on the slaughterhouse floor. It was al' too much for jocks Kevin Finnegan and Dave Francis who tried to ward off the madman with old smelly jockstraps. BRAAPA . . .!!!!! ft was all over for them too. Verne McDonald and Glen Sanford attempted to soothe the poor psychopath's mind with some hallucinogenic drugs, but that only inspired him further as more warm blood oozed into the engine chamber of the machine of death. Curtis Long and Geoff Olsen also quickly went under the teeth of the saw and it was only Geof Wheelwright who finally asked Menyasz why he did it all. "The honeymoon is over," replied. For more BRAAPA, come to the newswriting seminar at 1 p.m. today. Jerusalem symbolizes peace and strife By BRIAN FIELD Jerusalem has often been referred to as a "diy of peace." Todry, life in Jerusalem is normal and showing signs of growing amity, both on a personal level as well as between the different religious groups of the population. Indeed, much of the recent strife has not involved Arabs at all but rather different sects of Jews. However, on the international and political level Jerusalem is not so much a symbol of holiness and peace as of strife and conflicting aspirations. An obvious and current example is the recent furor over Clark's aborted embassy move. perspectives There are many approaches one can take in discussing Jerusalem. This article is a tentative exploration of Jerusalem as it is coveted by three maior world religions — Islam, Christianity, Judaism. In Islam the sanctity ol Jerusalem is an undisputed fact. The question that must be addressed is how the city came to acquire that place in Muslim consciousness in a religion whose founder, the Prophet Muhammed, ex- cercised his ministry in south-western Arabia. It is beyond doubt that the Prophet and his message were profoundly indebted to a Christian and Jewish legacy (monotheism, the day of judgment, humanity's moral responsibility for its actions). The holiness of Jerusalem was part of that legacy and, indeed, the original direction of prayer was not to Mecca but to Jerusalem. "Praise be to Allah who brought his servant from the Holy Mosque to the Remote Mosque, the surroundings of which we have blessed." In mainstream Islam, this famous passage from the Koran was interpreted as follows: The Prophet Muhammed was miraculously transported from Mecca to Jerusalem, and it was from there that he made his ascent to heaven. In 638, Jerusalem was conquered by the Khalif Omar. In 691, 53 years later, the Mosque of Omar was built, which to this day is one of the glories of religious architecture. This mosque soon came to be identified with the "remote mosque" in the aforementioned Koranic passage. The sanctity of this holy site acted like a magnet, and an increasing number of devotional practices and beliefs came to be associated with it. After the conquest of Jerusalem by the Crusaders, a kind of "Zionist" literature began to flourish in the Islamic world, singing the praises and virtues of Jerusalem. Although I have referred to Christianity's Jerusalem in light of the Crusaders, Christian attitude to the Holy City was not always of the crusading type, but rather, far more complex and ambiguous. For contemporary with the Crusades medieval Christian theology taught that the true home of the Christian is the heavenly Jerusalem. The terrestrial Jerusalem, which is united to the one in heaven, is wherever the perfect Christian life is lived. Yet for many generations of Christians, the land in general and Jerusalem in particular was the scene on which the most uniquely momentous events of history had been enacted. Christians have always cherished Palestine as a "holy land" and Jerusalem as a "holy city." Christian pilgrims have at all times come to visit the sites associated with the historical manifestation of the miracle of Christ and mystery of salvation. Yet at the same time many of the great spiritual figures in the history of Christianity expressed doubts about what seemed to them a potentially crude, unspiritual and hence unsound approach to Christian teaching and salvation. The ideal Christian image is thus of a heavenly Jerusalem. This spiritual entity of which the Church is an earthly reflection, is the abode of God who dwells in the midst of his sanctified people. To the extent that Jerusalem also has a territorial dimension as a holy city, it is mainly in its quality as a momento of holy events that occurred at certain "holy places." Jerusalem entered Jewish history and religious consciousness under David. David made Jerusalem the cornerstone of the religious and national unification of Israel. Jerusalem became the symbol and the most significant expression of the transition from 'peoplehood' to the formation of a nation- state. But it was never completely subservient to, or completely identified with, the new national status, and later, when the state ceased to exist, Jerusalem did not lose its important and symbolic value for the Jewish peole. Indeed, Judaism cannot be understood apart from the amazing depth and tenacity with which Jerusalem has struck roots in Jewish feeling, belief and theology. Jerusalem was the city which God had chosen, and the choice of this city was as much a part of God's covenant with his people as that which was recorded in the biblical book of Deuteronomy. The meaning of Jerusalem as it subsequently determined Jewish self- understanding and history consciousness comes out most clearly in the books of the Prophets and in the book of Psalms. Jerusalem and Zion are synonymous, and they come to mean not only the city, but the land as a whole and the Jewish people as a whole. City, land and people become one in a grand symbolic fusion. To briefly recapitulate, the Christian tradition has "de-territorialized" the concept of Jerusalem from that of a geographic to an orientation towards a personal and universal centre. The Christian spiritual emphasis came to be focused on the heavenly Jerusalem with its earthly counterpart being not much more than a very important momento of the holy events enacted there. In one important respect there seems to be a crucial difference between the Jewish relationship to Jerusalem on the one hand and that of Christianity and Islam on the other. For Christians and Muslims here are sacred places, hallowed by the most holy events: here are the places for pilgrimage, the very focus of highest devotion. But for Judaism Jerusalem is not a city containing holy sites or commemorating holy events. The city as such is holy. Judaism is not tied to "sites," but to the land, not to what happened in Jerusalem, but to Jerusalem itself. But if there are fundamental differences there are fundamental similarities as well, specifically in the source from which all three religions draw their inspiration, their value and contribution to humankind. With respect to Jerusalem, the prophet Isaiah put it best: "Zion will be redeemed by justice and its inhabitants by righteousness." Come out and see Jerusalem City of Peace, a HABITAT '76 musical and visual display. It's all day Wednesday in front of the SUB conversation pit. Brian Field is a fourth-year economics student. He is a member of NETWORK, the Canadian Jewish University students' organization, affiliated with UBC's Hillel House. Tuesday, November 27,1979 THE UBYSSEY Page 5 Ti y...W*'* ' ' -My- ■W^WBPI »t»P»i' ■' IP' .11 ' ■» 'I've got nothing to do with those terrorist hoodlums' The Ubyssey has been strangely silent about its opinion on the Iranian students' hostage taking protest in Tehran. Why does it refrain from expressing its usually notoriously biased opinions? Is the paper perhaps embarrassed about its former stand on the evil, capitalistic regime of the Shah, which was replaced by a religiously fanatic one devoted to reducing human rights to seventh century level? To help The Ubyssey overcome its reluctance to discuss the issue, I must respond to the foolish letter by Theodore Baracos (Nov. 22). He praises the Iranian students for undertaking a rarely-seen-today revolutionary protest. In my opinion, the Iranian hostage taking students must be condemned for their internationally criminal actions. 'Horse9 with no name is not enough As one who regularly uses the cycle path on University Blvd., I was delighted and somewhat surprised to see the recent improvement to some small patches of the path near the golf course. I was delighted because the path is gradually becoming so bumpy and rutted as to be dangerous for cyclists. I was surprised because in the past five years I have seen little evidence that the endowment lands administration cared about the state of the path and the recent improvements do little to ease my concern because of the callous treatment of cyclists by the Cicuto Bros. Contractors currently working on the B.C. Hydro gas lines. Surely the endowment lands administration should oversee the safety precautions on any construe- 'You want the dirt on cliff erosion? Gee, can we dump a load on you' It might be of interest to your readers to know that in addition to the briefs in the geography reading room mentioned by Greg Smith in his article in The Ubyssey of Nov. 23, there is a set of cliff erosion task force briefs, including critique proposals, alternate proposals and information appendices, in the university archives, special collections division, Main Library, UBC. There are also other documentary and printed materials relating to the cliff erosion in the special collections division. Laurenda Daniells university archivist tion under their jurisdiction. Obviously the UEL office is not concerning itself with such matters or the unfortunate accident in which a student rode his bike into an open pit on the cycle path on the evening of Thursday, Nov. 15 would have been prevented. I arrived on the scene a few minutes after the accident and was appalled by the lack of warning provided cyclists. One small "horse" with a flashing light so dim it couldn't be seen more than a couple of feet away is not adequate to block a path. It was too easy for cyclists to ride around the "barricade" and fall into the pit. There was no real warning of the danger ahead. Luckily no one fell into the pit on top of the first victim who could not have climbed out by himself even if he had not injured his pelvis. Paul G. Harrison assistant botany professor Innocent people might be murdered in the name of a rather trivial cause, whose fulfilment would in no way help humanity. It is impermissible that innocent people be used as a means of attaining revenge. The hostage taking students are far from noble; their motivations are grounded in base revenge, nothing else. Not only is the students' cause deplorable, but even more so is their setting up of a precedent (if their demands are met) for interna tional terrorism and blackmail, which could upset the precarious stability of today's world. These Iranian protesters are not responsible students; they are mad people driven by an irrational lust for revenge. If they continue to be called students, I shall no longer regard myself as a student, because the word will no longer have any meaning with which I want to be associated. John Kaiser arts 2 Islamic youth society did not meet with group of UBC Iranian students Under the dramatic heading Hostage drama hits home (Ubyssey Tuesday Nov. 20) I was surprised to read that several UBC Iranian students were to meet with the Islamic youth society at UBC on Thursday Nov. 22 to "discuss possible methods of dealing with the situation arising out of the hostage taking in Tehran.',' This statement is totally inaccurate. For the record, please note: • The IYS at UBC is totally non- political; • That at NO time have I or any member of the IYS executive sought a meeting with Iranian students to specifically discuss the hostage taking; • That Iranian students at UBC were invited to attend a lecture by Dr. Hanna Kassis organized by the IYS on Thursday Nov. 22 on the impact of Islam on the modern world. I presume your reporter, Erica, was confused about the purpose of our invitation. 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NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTRE Bible study and discussion, noon, St. Mark's College. CHINESE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Cantonese class, noon, Buch. 220. COALITION FOR A SAFE CAMPUS Regular meeting, 1:30, SUB 130. WOMEN'S COMMITTEE General meeting, noon, SUB 130. SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY General meeting and discussion, noon, SUB 113. CUSO Slides on Papua, New Guinea; recruitment information, 7:30 p.m., International House upper lounge. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION Testimony meeting, noon, SUB 224. UNIVERSITY LECTURES COMMITTEE G. Ledyard Stebbins speaks on biological evolution, cultural evolution, and the significance of sociobiology, 4:30 p.m., IRC 2. CHARISMATIC CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Prayer and sharing, noon, SUB 213. WUSC General meeting, noon, Buch. 206. RUSSIAN CLUB Professor Reid speaks on Sights of old Russia with slides and English/ Russian commentary, noon, Buch. 2230. UBC SPORTS CAR CLUB Novice car rally, with prize to winning car, 7 p.m., SUB 215. NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTRE General meeting, noon, SUB 211. CHINESE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Mandarin class (intermediate), noon, Buch. 2202. BAHA'I CLUB Informal discussion of Baha'i faith, noon, SUB 113. WOMEN'S COMMITTEE Fat is a feminist issue discussion group, noon, SUB 130. POTTERY CLUB Glaze workshop and meeting, noon, SUB 251. ANTHROSOC UNDERGRAD UNION Brenda Beck will discuss employment possibilities for sociology graduates, noon, Anthsoc reading room. ^ HUMANITIES ASSOCIATION Leon Zolbrod speaks on Faith, piety and retribution in the tale of Genji, noon, Buch. 2230. TM PROGRAM introductory lecture on transcendental meditation program, noon, Angus 306. SAILING CLUB General meeting, t-shirts available for pickup, noon, Angus 306. THURSDAY LSM Ross Datars speaks on Faith, science and the future, noon, Lutheran Campus Centre. CHINESE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Luncheon and talk, noon, SUB 207. CHRISTIAN SCIENCE ORGANIZATION Questions and answers on Christian Science, noon, SUB 224. GAY PEOPLE OF UBC General meeting, speakers to be announced, noon, SUB 212. YOUNG PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVES Final meeting for model parliament seating, noon, SUB 115. CHINESE STUDENTS ASSOCIATION Chinese painting workshop, noon, SUB 113. EAST INDIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION General meeting, noon, SUB 215. LAW STUDENTS ASSOCIATION FILM COMMITTEE Fantastic Animation Festival —light-hearted shorts to relieve exam worries, noon. Law 101. WOMEN'S COMMITTEE Lesbian drop-in, 1:30, SUB 130. PHOTOSOC Sosial evening and organization of field trip, 7:30 p.m., SUB 212. Open forum on Discovery Park with Doug Kenny and Don Larsen, noon, SUB art gallery. IVCF Dr. Ian Rennie speaks on A Christian biography, noon, Chem. 250. AMS ART GALLERY General meeting, noon, SUB 230. YOUNG ALUMNI CLUB Relaxing tive music and bar, 8 p.m. to midnight, Cecil Green Park. NDP CLUB Year end party, drinking to follow, 7 p.m.. Ho Inn Restaurant, Chinatown. IYS General meeting, noon, SUB 111. 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It is possible that the story does not reflect a full and accurate text of any statements the ad- ministrator may have made, struction increases Westbrook traffic flow of both cars and cycles. From the safety and function standpoint cycle routes should be completely autonomous from automobile routes. The cycle route beside University Blvd. suffers from several bumps r Big heart is Short stuff I don't know why everyone is bugging poor Brian Short. 1 mean, whatever makes you mellow, right? Why, I'm even told some people find meaning in getting tied up and hit. Or drinking poisoned kool-aid. But I don't care what Brian or the rest of the hacks do, as long as they also do their job. Take the tuition report, for example. I'm sure that Brian will do a convincing job of explaining how financially tough it is to be a student nowadays. After all, he's still one of us, is he not? He must know what it's like to dodge landlords, does he not? More than that, Brian should be a true inspiration to us all. While the rest of us are squandering our money on food and occasionally rent, Brian is saving $750 to improve himself to the $1,100 level at Lifespring. Wow! That's phenomenal discipline, Brian. There's no doubt in my mind that Brian Short's heart is with the average guy. Fete Baran commerce 2 however, I will comment on the statements as they appeared. The closing of the University Blvd. route to bicycles, or rendering it the obstacle course it currently is, effectively severs the main bicycle route into campus. Looking at the alternatives there is Chancellor Blvd. which involves considerable sidetracking as does the 41st access route. Sixteenth avenue I consider is an undue safety risk to bicycle use in its present shoulderless condition during the morning rush hours. It is unlikely that the main auto route into this campus would be rendered as useless as the main cycle route is now. The placing of a few bumps in a bicycle route might appear to be a minor problem to an automobile driver but to my magnesium alloy rims which do not have the benefit of a shock absorber system between them and the frame the situation is more serious. Westbrook admittedly does have very wide shoulders but it runs perpendicular to main entry routes into campus and cannot at present be considered a main access route. These wide shoulders frequently have cars parked on them, forcing riders into the stream of traffic. This problem is minor now but will become more serious when the completion of the 16th Avenue con- SUB FILMS THURS SUN 7:00 FRI SUN 7:00 9:30 SUB AUD $1.00 due to badly applied past repairs and tree roots breaking the asphalt. The path is very narrow considering the combined velocity of approaching cyclists is often in the range of 40 to 60 miles per hour (60-100km./hr.). Leaves do not seem to be cleared frequently and form a soggy and slippery coating to much of the route. The odd pedestrian and jogger blunders innocently down the path, seemingly oblivious to the bicycles which weave past them trying to outguess their moves. The route ends rather abruptly in the village without giving a definite entry path to the campus. Now the utility construction adds further to making this an obstacle course. Bicycles pose a pollution free method of commuting to campus for a considerable portion of the population here. It is quite probable that if more attention was paid to the bicycle access routes, a few more of the daily auto riders would be riding bikes. Bicycles do not require multimillion dollar parking facilities but do need smooth, car free, paths. The needs of bicycle riders should not be rejected as easily as they seem to be now and future proposals must involve input from bicycle riders themselves. Andrew W. F. Metten grad studies The Ubyssey welcomes letters from all readers. Letters should be signed and typed. 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Silver said it was a team effort but singled out several players for their performance. "Kerry Hutchinson was very effective, and Tara Senft was unstoppable. No one could stop her when she was hitting from the middle," said Silver. The Thunderettes beat Calgary, Alberta and Lethbridge by 3-0 scores, but lost to Saskatchewan 3-1 in the final match of the round robin tourney. The Thunderbirds, rebuilding after a bad season last year, finished a strong third in the men's tournament. The three tournaments to decide a western representative at the national championships will not operate on an escalating point system, the coaches decided. Ties will be broken instead by the ratio of points for and against, which Silver said she didn't like. "The system doesn't let me play my bench," she said, and added UBC beat Lethbridge 15-2, 15-2, 15-2, but had to keep the first string in because the point difference could be important in February. The second and third tournaments will take place after Christmas. The Thunderettes will play in the first round of the B.C. Volleyball Association championships this weekend at Simon Fraser University. The Thunderbird wrestling team continued to suffer from a shortage of competitors as it dropped two dual meets on the weekend. The 'Birds lost 51-15 to Alberta after they were unable to fill several weight classes, then later Friday lost to Central Washington University 29-19 for much the same reason. Saturday UBC entered four wrestlers in the Simon Fraser Invitational and they all finished third. Peter Farkas in the 142 pound class, Dexter Ratcliff in the 150, Lee Blanchard in the 168 and coach Craig Delahunt in the 177 pound class all took the bronze. The Thunderbird rugby team demolished Capilano 38-0 in Van couver Rugby Union action on the weekend. Graham Taylor had two tries, two converts and two penalty goals for the 'Birds, while John Olesen returned to the first team after several leg injuries and scored two tries. Other tries came from Dale Turkington, Roy Hoolihan, Peter Mortifee and Don Halliday. The Thunderbirds will meet the University of Victoria Thursday at noon in Thunderbird Stadium for the "Boot". Admission is free to all students. The UBC swim team travels to the island for a dual meet against the University of Victoria this weekend. UBC coach Jack Kelso said his men's team shows considerable strength but the women's team is suffering from the loss of several top swimmers. It was quite a few years ago now that a scout for the Philistine Slingshot League happened upon a chap named Goliath. The subsequent scouting report told the-story: enormous, strong and frightening, but a mite on the slow side. Somehow, UBC Thunderbird basketball coach Peter Mullins got ahold of that report. The 'Birds played the part of David to the Goliath act of the University of Calgary Dinosaurs on the weekend and split a pair of Canada West games with the huge visitors. The Thunderbirds utilized their quickness and aggressiveness Friday night at War Memorial Gym to shock the Dinosaurs, ranked fourth in the country, winning 75-69. Saturday UBC almost repeated the feat, losing 78-73 after leading by one point with less than two minutes remaining. "Right at the end of Saturday's game we took the ball off them four times and got nothing," said Mullins. "1 think Calgary was lucky to get out with a split." Calgary has five players over 6'8", but Friday they succumbed to ihe relentless pressure of UBC's full court press. Saturday the 'Birds were just as effective stealing the ball but had their shooting accuracy- drop off, hitting only 38 per cent from the floor. "We're in trouble if we don't put the ball in the basket," said Mullins. "We've got to average 45 per cent. If we do that, we're in business." The 'Birds got 21 points from guard John Stark in the Friday night win while Bob Forsyth added 16. Saturday Forsyth had 20 points and forward Rob Cholyk 16. Mullins said team cooperation and spirit were the big factors in UBC's surprising success. He pointed lo UBC teams of a few years ago which would have been beaten before they went onto the floor. "This team's not like that," he said. "We've played unbelievably well as a team." "But we still have a long way to go," he added. The first step in that journey comes on the weekend when UBC will play in the University of Victoria Invitational tournament. Five of the ten top-ranked teams in Canada will be present, and -the Thunderbird's first game Friday will be against second-ranked University of Winnipeg. In women's action the Thunderettes extended their league winless streak to six, losing to Calgary 53-47 Friday and 78-54 Saturday. Agnes Baker had 16 points Friday and 10 Saturday. The Thunderettes host their annual tournament this weekend in War Memorial Gym. Games start at 3 p.m. Friday and Saturday and at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, with the final scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday. The Thunderettes first game is 9 p.m. Friday aganinst Eastern Washington University. Injuries give Halliwell pain FRIDAY Women's basketball UBC 47 Calgary 53 Men's basketball UBC 75 Calgary 69 Men's ice hockey UBC 6 Calgary 7 Men's wrestling Alberta 51 UBC 15 Central Wash. 29 UBC 19 SATURDAY Women's field hockey UBC 2 Jokers 0 Women's basketball UBC 54 Calgary 78 Men's basketball UBC 73 Calgary 78 Men's ice hockey UBC 3 Calgary 8 Women's soccer UBC 1 Victoria 1 Men's rugby UBC 38 Capilanos 0 Braves 0 Caps II 7 Totems 20 Caps III 8 Frosh 22 Scribes 4 SUNDAY Women's soccer UBC 1 Retreads 4 Women's field hockey UBC 2 North Van 1 By DAVE FRANCIS The UBC Thunderbird ice hockey team had a poor harvest on its weekend prairie doubleheader, dropping two games to the University of Calgary. UBC was edged 7-6 Friday in a game decided by a last-minute Calgary goal then lost 8-3 Saturday in an injury-filled game. "Saturday's loss was due to a lack of healthy bodies," said UBC coach Bert Halliwell. "Five UBC players were at half-strength, but we were forced to use them because they were experienced. We lost Marty Matthews and Bill Trenaman Saturday with shoulder injuries, while Ted Fostey was sidelined with a vision problem due to a first- period fracas." Top scorer in Friday's match was Jim McLaughlin with two goals, while Ted Cotter, Dino Sita, Jay Rumley and Matthews collected one each. On Saturday, McLaughlin, Rumley and Rob Jones were the scorers with one goal each. CANADA WEST UNIVERSITY ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Men's ice hockey standings GP W L Pts. Calgary 13 10 3 20 Alberta 13 10 3 20 UBC 13 7 6 14 Saskatchewan 12 5 7 10 Calgary led both games in shots on goal, edging UBC 37-31 Friday and 45-43 Saturday. Halliwell said the league, which was tighter earlier in the season, is starting to separate with Calgary rising to the top as expected. Alberta has a weak hold on first place but Calgary is back at full strength with no injured players, he said. "We have six exhibition games upcoming in December which will give us a chance to rest our injured and recoup strength," said Halliwell. UBC will combine with the University of Saskatchewan in a special arrangement to play the Canadian Olympic team on campus Jan. 5. The scheduled UBC- Saskatchewan series will be moved to Jan. 3-4 to accomodate this special game. UBC will face-off against Delta in exhibition on Thursday at Delta's Sun God arena. Game time is 8:30 p.m.