\j£G Archives 8o««l J voiur^rt:? issuns? wm\tx, rnnnu/.nv ??, ?ont llfilMs/illfTiSIWOrHMfi U 1 j # t • ie \V s t $B8k mlfr' $ *'%ffW A VALIANT EFFORT: UBC's Stacy Reykdal deals with some human traffic in victoria this past weekend.TheThunderbirds lost both semi-final games to the defending national champion Vikes. For the story, see page 8. tara westover photo UBC swims to CIAU title by Ron Nurwisah The Birds cruised to their fourth title in a row last weekend at the CIAU Championships held in Guelph, Ontario. UBC came out strong, took the lead on the first day of the competition, and never looked back. The UBC men went on to win the meet with 671 points, well ahead of Canada West rivals Calgary who had 539.5. The women had a tighter meet but still won handily, holding off the University of Calgary, 539.5 points to 485. 'We knew we had a really strong team that was going to be hard to beat...It was nice to go in there with that kind of confidence," said men's team captain Mark Versfeld. Points and confidence aside, UBC still faced some tough competition. 'I think we really needed the competition and we needed to go into the meet and race really hard. Calgary kept us pretty honest all the way through the meet. We had to swim well to win and we did/ UBC swimming head coach Tom Johnson said. Rookie Brian Johns was arguably the most successful Thunderbird at the meet, continuing what has been an amazing season. Johns finished the weekend with three individual gold medals, and two relay golds. He also picked up a silver, narrowly losing the 200m freestyle to fellow Olympian Rick Say. It would seem that Johns has recovered from the flu that was affecting him earlier in the month. Meanwhile, Garrett Pulle sprinted to a victory in the 50m butterfly, breaking a CIAU record in the process. On the women's side, rookie Kelly Stefanyshyn won her favoured event, the 200m backstroke, breaking a CIAU record and coming within 0.09 seconds of breaking her own national record. Veteran Jessica Deglau was also impressive, winning the 200m butterfly in commanding fashion. Deglau touched the wall more than two seconds ahead of second-place finisher Julie Gravelle from the University of Toronto. There were a number of close calls for UBC. Kelly Stefanyshyn wasn't able to out-touch Toronto's Jen Button in the 100m butterfly, losing by only 0.06 of a second. But Stefanyshyn wasn't upset with the result 'I surprised myself in the 100m butterfly, coming second and taking a second and a half off my see "Swimming" on page 8 Assault rumours prompt warning by Alex Dimson Rumours about a possible sexual assault on campus have prompted the university to issue an official notice warning students about the potential dangers of walking alone. The notice, which was issued by the office of UBC's Personal Security Coordinator Paul Wong, cites "information..,that a sexual assault occurred recently when a student was walking alone on campus at night' and informs students about the various safety services offered on campus. Wong said that while the details of the possible assault were not known, information he received from campus resources groups led him to believe there was a genuine threat. Copies of the notice have been appearing in residences and around campus since last Friday. "There was a bunch of information going around the university that a sexual assault had occurred and we thought that although no formal report had been made that it was necessary to make the university community aware that there may be a potential concern there,' Wong said. Constable Danielle Efford of the campus RCMP detachment acknowledged hearing the rumours, but said that the RCMP has not received any formal complaints. "We would like someone to report it so we can do something,' Efford said, indicating that she hopes the posters will include* -iiOficm s«sle« s* HE PIT PtJif ul to support tne kJ Driver Program* ,vV>*.2001 ** iWM§MB. A WARNING: One of the notices recently posted, tara westover photo encourage any victims to come forward. Studies indicate that the majority of sexual assault victims do not report the crimes. While in a 1995 UBC survey eight students out of 1127 reported being sexual assaulted in the last year, the campus RCMP received only three sexual assault reports—one of which was from an incident in 1992—last year and only one the year before. Director of UBC's Women Students' Office Marsha Trew said that women are see "Assault" on page 4 VST FACES SERIOUS FINANCIAL WOES by Kathleen Peering Escalating maintenance and renovation expenses for buildings and facilities have led to financial troubles for the Vancouver School of Theology (VST). Matt Gallinger, a graduate student at VST, is concerned about the financial difficulties his school is currently experiencing. "The School in general is having finance problems and has been for several years, and figures that it will be for several more years,' he said. Tom Young, the head of operations and personnel at VST, admits that the next few years will be uncomfortable, but said that while the school's budget is not currently balanced, it will be by 2003. "We're all in a short-term position where we have to restrain ourselves until we get to this point,' he said. VSTs funding comes from student fees and tuition, grants, donations, an annual gift income and VST housing, as well as from churches affiliated with the School. Though the school is not bankrupt, Gallagher said that problems relating to the lack of funding have started to become more and more apparent over the last few years. "It has an effect on the general courses offered. The first thing that's cut is extra courses and sessional professors,' he said. "We've all had at least one course canceled on us because of insufficient numbers.' see "Theology" on page 4 ®@B -8®. (p(sF «j$mm we mm mm ocaxai? cm mm) ®m® @e wmwmszmmM, fur? ^m . : ^■■•■■^ feedback@ubyssey.bc.ca www.ubyssey.bc.ca 2 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 SERVICES THEUBYSSEY CLASSIFIEDS ii r^nrrnnt^fiTri SUMMER CAMP COUNSELORS On Campus Interviews For Premier Camps in Massachusetts. Positions available tor talented, energetic, and fun loving students as counselors in all team sports including Roller Hockey and Lacrosse, ail individual sports such as Tennis & Golf, Waterfront and Pool activities, and specialty activities including art, dance, theatre, gymnastics, newspaper, rocketry & radio. GREAT SALARIES, room, board, travel and US summer work visa. June 16th - August 15th. Enjoy a great summer that promises to be unforgettable. 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Go to: www.arrivcat.com/saveforcollcge click on presentation. To place an jdd or Classified, call 822-1654 or visit SW& &$ ': l|§||;|t|§|^ JotaJ: ofY §|||p§|||^ |||[fl||^ f|i§|§||§§^^ directdiv of Campus, Planning,, only the plans for lie dentistry bidding have been SOlidi- fieci''';'':,:.::::; .:. 'For all the; others, |n, size, and how they are going: to be placed along University Boulevard, a tot of that is still in the discu^:.; sion. stage/ he said.; :.;:: vTheYOCP stipulates that tM;a?ea: along : University;; Boulevard; include da;y; and : evening conveniences,: M^h an emphasis on pedestji4#)ind transit! in order to reflect the road's Status as the most important entrance;.; to.&e.unive|sity,Y; 4 :P M Poettckeri CfiO of UBC Properties Trust, : the ancSlfxy group chairing the project said ■:. the planned. developments should make the campus a more inviting place to stay, < TThe main goal of the planning process is ; to hopefully reduce the amount of eonimut- ; ii%thatYstu,dents have;:t» do everyday and hopefully encourage: transit usage and more 2 socialising oil; campus, essentially create .$. community that; Has a MofYiiie after; four o'clock in the aftemcion/ he said.;"'■■■ Y ... Tieg Martin,, a student representative on UBC's Board of Governors, said that he thinks the plans shrjuld improve the campus atmosphere. Y'7' ii;::.':;: "The existing campus isMsed. on the <$<$- style, ffcrth American model of city planning where you have business and daytime industry work that goes on in the middle, arid then everybody lives outside on the fringes,* he said. YfisiWhat you end up- with after working: : &iirs/is :this dead zone that is totally:; ; unsafe...Inriew developments what they want to do is avoid repeating the same mistakes," : WKife Martin rests in favour' of the development others, like Alma Mate$2;\.Society (AMS} General Manager Bernie Peets, are hot Ysosure, Y. . . "From a business perspective, it probably is the best location on campus for this development but I. don't know that Eve retail units are going to be a destination," said Peets. "It may not be a success until they finish the development oij the other buildings that they ■: ate planning.'" 2'2' The 'impact, of the University Boulevard deveiopnierit oh AMS businesses in the SUB is also an issue, but Peets said he is not concerned. ;:Yl/Any hew retail establishment may have ;some inipact; however, currently the food fair over ^t..the Village has had basically min-' imaJ impact There's a lotof demand on cap- pus, grained, but the SUB is the busiest building, on eimpus and so we benefit from the amount pi traffic that comes into the building," he said,;;": ; OutgcsingY AMS: President Maryann ■Adamec Expressed her hope that the univer- ' sity consults with the AMS and student groups aireut the type of retail vendors; they will be bringing onto campus, 'We want to make sure that sound community planning principles are put into place and that the people who are coming onto campus, external renters, etc, have the campus* needs at the forefront* she said. Plans:'jfor the Dentistry building will riot be finalised iuatil plans are created for the surrounding neighbourhood. Poettcker expects the plans will be finalised this spring and that construction Will begin in January 2002. ♦ TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 NEWS me ubyssey PUT YOUR SCIENCE DEGREE TO WORK BCIT can't keep up with the Inquiries from employers looking for qualified Public Health Inspectors (Environmental Health Officers). • Do you want to protect the public where they work, live, eat and play? • Do you like working with people? If you have a BSc or Diploma of Technology, you may be eligible for Direct Entry into the BCIT Bachelor of Technology degree in Environmental Health. After just two years of study, you could be earning $42,000 to $60,000*. 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See Travel CUTS/Voyages Campus hx complete details. Automatic remission Alberta students given a break on their loans by Christie Tucker Alberta Bureau Chief EDMONTON (CUP)-Starting in August, Alberta students will receive automatic remission on their loans when they graduate. Graduating students' debts will be capped at $5000 per year that they attended school, and all further debts will be forgiven. The introduction of loan relief to first-time, first-year students is a new addition to the Alberta student loans program. If the student fails to graduate or switches programs, the loans are not eligible for remission. "This is going to help a lot of students coming out of school," said Naomi Agard, a vice-president of the University of Alberta's student union. "It's something we've been asking for all year." Agard, along with other members of the student union and representatives of the Council of Alberta University Students, has been lobbying the provincial government since October. Randy Kilburn of the Alberta Ministry of Learning said that after consulting with students, the government realised that loan remission reform was necessary. "It was clear the government needed to find a simpler way to offer remission. Some students were missing out on a valuable benefit," Kilburn said. Agard said that she would like to see further progress in loan relief in the area of graduate studies and in private bank and credit card loans, but she does see this move as a great step forward. As for future plans, the government has announced that over the next few years it will provide relief payments after every year of study. Kilburn said discussions on many issues will continue with student associations across Alberta. The government will spend $ 70 million on the project in the next year. ♦ Sexual assaults often go unreported "Assault" from page 1 often afraid of the response they will receive if they report an attack. "Sometimes women feel like the/re victimised again by the system, because sometimes people are sceptical...most of the time the assailants are known to the victim. And then when the guy is pulled in then sometimes you get into he said, she said." A recent study by the US Department of Justice found that it is rare for a student to be assaulted by an unknown attacker, with nine out of every ten on-campus sexual assault victim's knowing their assailants. UBC's decision to post the notice came under fire from Suzanne Jay, a crisis worker with the Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter. "I would call this fear-mongering on campus,' she said. "There are no specific details about the man who attacked. It doesn't sound like the administration is taking any responsibility to ensure that women are actually safe on campus other than to put the responsibility back on the individual women," she said. But Wong and Efford disagreed. 'We have got a responsibility to let the people know that there is a potential for this. What we wanted to do was to let people know that the university is committed to dealing with these concerns and that we have a whole bunch of programs that are available for people to utilise," Wong said. "It's our duty and responsibility to acknowledge this rumour that's going around because it may in fact be true, and to encourage the person or persons who are the victims to come forward," Efford added. While representatives from several campus resource groups admitted to hearing the rumours, none would disclose any details about the person attacked, the location or any suspects. The warnings come after a series of reports were issued about the use of Rohypnol, a date rape drug, on campus last term. ♦ School plans fundraising effort "Theologf from page 1 But Wendy Fletcher-Marsh, dean of students, said that only one course has been cancelled this year, and that the decision had nothing to do with the School's current financial situation. According to Fletcher-Marsh, VST has set thresholds on the number of students necessary to maintain elective courses, but added that this policy can be overruled, and no course that is critical to a student's graduation will be canceled. But Gallinger and other students are still concerned that their education is being affected by the School's financial situation. 'Greater amount of work has been put on the professors and less time can be spent on students," said Mark Davis, a first-year graduate student "I notice that office hours are very short and all of the professors are very rushed," added Gallinger. But Fletcher-Marsh said that she doesn't understand these worries, indicating that she has been extremely impressed by the level of care the facility gives the students. However, there are still financial problems that need to be dealt with, according to Young. VST has developed a short-term plan to lower costs and increase revenue, and a long-term plan to improve the School's overall financial situation for the future. The School hopes to quickly increase revenue by expanding its Doctor of Ministry program to bring in more students, as well as by promoting its residences as accommodation through Tourism Vancouver. The VST has also planned a fundraising program which will look for donations from churches and other organisations, with the objective of raising one million dollars within the three years. The long-term plans focus on revenue from the buildings,' upon which Gallinger feels many of the problems are based. "In part, [financial problems] are happening because VST owns its own buildings, and there's a lot of work to be done on these old buildings," he said. But Young said that although the buildings contribute to the financial problems, they may also be the solution. He said that the School is considering several proposals involving the buildings that will bring in long- term revenue. The castle-like Iona building will be renovated, and two half-acre sites beside it are being considered for student or faculty residences, or market housing. The school also hopes to use the five acres it owns by Chancellor Boulevard for market housing such as townhouses or apartments. UBC's Board of Governors is currently reviewing all the site proposals for the land development, which Young hopes to use to increase the school's capacity and let it recruit more students. ♦ cal afex or sarah a\&LL~^0%. no experience necessary. Serving Canadian Travellers for over 30 years, with over 65 offices across Canada. THEUBYSSEY NEWS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 Boulevard trees being cut by Sarah Morrison The silver maple trees which previously lined University Boulevard are being removed for posing an "extreme risk to the public,' according to the Ministry of Transportation and Highways. Fifteen trees that have been deemed at risk due to problems such as weak branches and decay are being removed, to be replaced by 34 new trees more appropriate for the area. "The type of tree they planted is called an American Sweet Gum...they're quite nice trees,' said Laura Lemp, a Ministry spokesperson. "It's a really hearty tree, and it's a lot more resistant to diseases and...poor climatic conditions than the silver maples were." The silver maple trees along University Boulevard were individually evaluated and given a hazard ranking based on general health and structural integrity, according to Lemp. • "The 15 trees that came down are considered- extreme-risk trees by the independent arbourists,' she said. The Ministry is also pruning the other silver maples, and an additional 60 campus trees identified as high risk will be closely monitored in the future. "The 15 trees that came down are considered extreme-risk trees by the independent arbourists." —Laura Lemp Ministry of Transportation and Highways spokesperson The trees, which were planted about 80 years ago, were inappropriate as street-side vegetation, according to Peter Wharton, the curator of the David C. Lam Asian Gardens at the UBC Botanical Garden, and one of the arbourists who evaluated the trees. He explained that the silver maple is vulnerable to decay and that as the tree ages, the connection between its trunk and branches becomes very weak. As many branches hang over roadways, this poses a serious risk for motorists. "It's really a very large forest tree. Unfortunately, it was planted...in the small grass strips between the hardtop of the road itself and the sidewalks," he said. This is not the first time that the Ministry has tried to deal with the silver maples. In 1995, after a report from an arbourist detailed the risk posed by the trees, the Ministry removed several of them. "This caused an incredible public uproar, partly because this was done with no real public consultation, which is unfortunate,' said Wharton. A public consultation was later held by the Ministry. Lemp said that the new, full-grown trees cost about $400 each, but each tree will cost the Ministry about twice as much after paying for transportation and things like soil and fertiliser.♦ Toronto college wants campuses in China by Alexander Dobuzinskis The SFU Peak TORONTO (CUP)-A Toronto college that was part of Team Canada's trade mission has plans to create a technical school in China, which would mark the first time a foreign post-secondary institution has been permitted to establish a permanent presence in the country. The Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology says that the federal government is backing the plan, which requires approval from UBC UVIC the Chinese government. "They are very pleased with it," said Seneca's marketing and communication director Martha Lowrie. The announcement came on the same day that Prime Minister Jean Chretien called for reforms of China's judicial system in a speech before China's National Judges College. In order to tap China's technical and vocational training market, Seneca plans to establish one campus in Beijing and another in U. Calgary Guangzhou.. The curricula would match the training that students receive at Seneca's Toronto campuses, with special emphasis placed on business management, accounting, computer science, and English. According to Lowrie, the move would not run counter to Canada's stated commitment to promote human rights in China. "We feel that this is a global endeavour,' said Lowrie. "There are always concerns about the respect for human rights, but we U. Alberta •PRE S E N T S T H E s. ' Career Fair & Conference , March i, 2cci - UBC 10 AM - 4 PM #,;, AT UBC (SUB) See the opportunity in the technology sector at this free event. TIME UBC PRESENTATION SCHEDULE MARCH 1, 2001 9:45 am Opening Ceremony: Liz Gilliland, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Women's Equality, Dr. W.P. Warburton, Director, Economic Analysis Branch, BC Government 10:00 am Schlumberger 10:30 am Western Diversification: e-business Basics 11:00 am Creativity with Technology Panel Hosted by Mainframe Entertainment Inc. 12:00 pm Pivotal Corp. 12:30 pm Canadian Forces Recruiting: Women & Technology Training in the Canadian Forces 1:00 pm Women's Technology Open Panel Dr. Maria Klawe, Naomi Brunemeyer Sc Karen Middleton 2:00 pm Electronic Arts 2:30 pm Intrinsyc Software: Transition from Art School to High Tech 3:00 pm Microsoft. .Net Strategy - what does it mean to you? 3:30 am Ministry of Small Business Tourism & Culture: Accessing government information i*i Nortel Canada NETWORKS' ^aiiaua alberta innovation isctenc. PMC -British Columbia ^areerOwl PIViTAl sir MAINFRAME £A INTRINSYC hope this will help create bridges between the two countries.' Canadian student leaders, however, have a lengthy history of criticising any educational links between China and Canada, charging that such links are primarily driven by profit. Anita Zaenker, the BC chairperson for the Canadian Federation of Students, said that concerns about China's human rights record led a group of students and faculty at the University of Victoria to protest the administration's plan to award an honorary degree to Chinese Premier Jiang Zemin in 1997. The ceremony was eventually canceled. Zaenker maintains that the university was using the honourary degree as a means to expand its opportunities in China. "We understood back then that educational services and educational products are something that the Canadian government very much wants-to market to China, essentially for the profit motive," said Zaenker. ♦ The Madeleine Sophie Barat Award SlJBIECT: "Tne creative ana responsible use or freedom." Choose your own focus, e.g. Literature, Art, Capitalism, Philosophy, the Environment, Interpersonal Relations, Economics, History, etc. ELIGIBILITY: Open to 3rd and 4th year undergraduate and all graduate students or UBC and affiliated theological colleges. DeDALINK: Entries may be submitted from April 15tli, 2001 until Friday, May 31st, 2001. Prize Awarded; Friday, September 27tn, 2001. PRIZE: $1,000 Application forms may be picked up Monday to Friday, 10A.M. to 4P.M. at St. Mark's College, 5935 Iona Drive. Cool Job! Bridges Restaurant is hiring high-energy people for its deck this summer: hosts - bussers - expediters experienced wait-staff & bartenders Apply in person to Bridges' Administration Office (not the restaurant) #5 -1551 Johnston St., Granville Island March 7 through 10 12:00-4:30 pm No phone calls please bridges 6 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 FEATURE THE UBYSSEY IN THEATRES MARCH 2ND / MiaIChN "._'_„ . -l"«,"^*"a, ■ . • - ! .•,'■%■'""■"■»''"! i" I We have Posters, Tumblers and 25 Double Passes to give away for a Special Advanced Screening of "The Mexican" on Wednesday, February 28th at 7pm. giveaway Come to SUB245 for details! UBYSSEY UBCMUSIC THE ** CRUCIBLE ROBERT WARD *t: <^jv . ,, *&*> ~^-w , A *fv^.' >\ 7, It /I A W% 4k Jt •'■'''' IvIAK I"#MA8t,2^1:8PrVlVMAR4:3PM CHAN SHUN CONCERT HALL CHAtf CENTRE f&t, :TH! PERFORMING ARTS TICKETS; RE\\XJff X±ZllMU*l&Ll&J i3JteUWl2JLHJ^2Jl& SOARING TOWARDS GOLD: Sara Cummings (above) and her teammates on the UBC women's volleyball team will head to Winnipeg this Thursday for. the CIAU Championships. During the first weekend of •■ reading week, the team defeated the Saskatchewan Huskies in a thrilling, sudden-death 3-1 semi-final at home. Unfortunately, the semi-final saw the Birds injury/sickness woes continue; Cummings sprained her ankle, libero Alison Padfield got food poisoning, and backup libero Jasmin Yip came down with appendicitis. The Birds then dropped the Canada West Final in two straight matches to the Calqary Dinos this past weekend in Alberta. In spite of the loss, their national ranking allows them to advance to the Nationals on a wild card. The team will look to its deep bench for inspiration this weekend in Winnipeg, nic fensom photo . Swimmers win fourth title in as many years Men's Basketball The UBC men's basketball team traveled to Alberta this past weekend to face the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns in the Canada West quarter-finals. Despite beating the Pronghorns twice in War Memorial the previous weekend, the Birds lost the first game of the playoff series 81-80 in overtime. UBC bounced back to win 100-84 Saturday night, forcing the series to a third game. But the Birds' season ended in a rout when the 'Horns came out on fop of a 90-64 decision Sunday. Track The UBC track team won five medals at the Canada West Championships in Regina this past weekend. David Milne won gold in the 3000m with a time of 8:32.46. He also won bronze in the 1500m in a time of 3:55.32. Byron Wood finished third in the 3000m in a time of 8:38.90. Chris Williams won silver in the 600ni with a time of 1:21.4 5, and Jon Luckhurst won bronze in the 1000m with a time of 2:31 52. Seven members of the track team will head to the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec in two weeks for the CIAU Championships. Baseball The UBC baseball team traveled through the States on a 12-game road trip over the break and came back with an 114 pre-season record. The first Saturday, the team beat George Fox College 6-0, and then dropped an 8-5 decision to Laverne College at the Laverne tournament in California. The Birds faced the same two teams the following day, and won both games. The Birds then played two mid-week games against Concordia, and Point Loma, winning the first 3-2, and the second 13-0. This past weekend at the Lewis-Clark State Tournament in Idaho, the Birds beat Eastern Oregon twice, lost to Northwest Nazarene, and lost two to the Lewis-Clark Warriors, the host team and the defending NAIA champions. ♦> "Swimming" from page 1 best time. But I knew I was kind of ready for something in the butterfly, my training had been leading up to it," said Stefanyshyn. Stefanyshyn was once again denied the gold in the 100m backstroke. The winner of the race, veteran Toronto swimmer Julie Howard ended up breaking the CIAU record for the event Laval University's Sophie Simard in particular was a thorn in UBC's side: The second-year swimmer, another Olympian, dominated the freestyle events, winning the 100m, 200m and 400m. Simard, who won Swimmer-of-the-Year honours, also managed to shave almost two seconds off the CIAU record for the 200m freestyle. Like the women, the Thunderbird men were not immune to upsets. National team veteran and University of Calgary Dino Rick Say outswam Johns in the 200m freestyle. Say scored three more victories for Calgary by winning the 100m, 400m, and 1500m freestyle events. He set a new Canadian record in the 400m free and capped off his stellar meet by outpacing the field by more than 20 seconds in the 1500m Freestyle. Say was named Swimmer of the Year. Another disappointment for UBC was Mark Versfeld's absence from the top step of the podium. The Commonwealth Games medalist and Olympian has been a Thunderbird for five years, and will be leaving the team at the end of the year. Versfeld was outraced all weekend by the University of Guelph's Sean Sepulis. Versfeld lost both the 100m and 200m backstroke by less than half a second. "I didn't have many expectations," Versfeld said'after the meet "The training level I've been at so far this year has been pretty low. I've been swimming at most just once a day. So I Was happy to be able to contribute to the team with my experience. I didn't think I was going to be in the best shape that I could be, but I was happy with my times and the places they put me in." Mark Johnston, another strong UBC swimmer, spent most of the weekend trying to contend with the flu and migraines. Nonetheless, Johnston was able to nab a silver medal in the 400m freestyle, and also swam in two of the relays. Both the UBC women and men also conceded the breaststroke events to the competition Rootye Kelly Kaye had the best performance among UBC women, finishing seventh in the 100m breaststroke, while Jake Steele placed fourth in the 100m breast- stroke. "The girls who did the breaststroke definitely stepped up and did well," said women's team captain Kelly Doody. "It might have looked worst because the national calibre, especially of the Calgary girls, for the breast- stroke is really strong." The depth of the Calgary women in the breaststroke translated into first- and second-place finishes in the 50m, 100m and 200m breaststroke. On the men's side it was UVic that took control of the pool, taking first and second in the 100m and 200m breast- stroke. But in the long run, the upsets and shortcomings didn't matter. UBC dominated the meet, winning! 4 gold medals in all, and winning all six relay events. UBC finished the meet in style, breaking the CIAU record in the 4x100 medley relays, and beating arch-rival Calgary in the process. 'We knew they [Calgary] would really rub it in our faces if they won the women's medley relay, so we had to strategise all weekend so we still had enough swims left, because you're only allowed six swims per girl," Doody explained. For Versfeld, the 4x100 medley relay was an emotional race. 'I hardly realised it was my last race until...we were swimming that relay It kind of put into perspective that five years goes by pretty quick There's been a lot of mostly highs that went with that. I'm pretty happy with the experience, and I'll never forget it,' he said. "It's nice to finish on a high note of a meet that also went really well for almost everyone on the team.' So where do the Birds go from here? Head coach Tom Johnson said that the UBC program can become more competitive, and not just at the varsity level. 'I think that the next step for us is to swim faster, to swim even better in terms of world performance levels. Swimming to the Canadian record standards, like Stefanyshyii did and the relay teams, swimming CIAU records," Johnson said. The Birds will get a chance to see whether they're up to snuff when they race at the Spring Nationals held in Edmonton later in March, where the Birds will be racing against the best in Canada for an eventual berth in the World Championships. ♦ STANDING TALL: UBC's Mark Versfeld collects a silver for a backstroke event in Guelph. ian wagg/the ontarion photo Women's season ends in Vic by Tom Peacock Well, the end result was a little predictable in hindsight, looking back over the past few years in recent memory when the UBC women's basketball team has come up against UVic in the post-season and lost But that isn't to say this past weekend's Canada West semi-final match up didn't showcase some good nail-biting basketball. No ma'am. Not in the least The UBC women's basketball team won two out of three games against the University of Alberta Pandas last weekend during the Canada West quarter-finals series in War Memorial Gym. Then, this past weekend, as has happened the last five years in a row, the Birds traveled to Vancouver Island to have their play-off hopes squashed by the University of Victoria Vikes. Friday's game in McKinnon Gym was anything but exciting. The Birds came out timid and didn't score until four minutes into the game. The Vikes shot ahead to a comfortable 12-point lead by the eight-minute mark, and they didn't look back. Occasionally ball players complain about the different rims in gyms, and the Birds might well have wanted to do just that as every shot they took bounced everywhere but in the basket Stacy Reykdal, UBC's leading scorer, hit one of six attempted field goals. Teammates Carrie Watson and Jennifer Washburn didn't fare much better, combining for a total eight points after 13 attempted shots. 'We came out flat," Reykdal said simply of Friday night's game. "We didn't come out fired up. I'm not sure why," she continued, adding that the same thing happened last weekend, when the Birds gave in to the Pandas Saturday, after dragging Friday's game into double-overtime and earning the emotional win. The Birds won the quarter final series, but it was apparent that no one, least of all the players themselves, was sure when they would turn up ready to play. This past Friday, the Birds came out cold and there was no reasonable explanation for it given the must-win circumstances. Thea for whatever reason, the next night the Birds were ready to play again, and gave the Vikes cause to worry that they might have had to play a third game Sunday. After five minutes, UBC point guard Charmene Adams had already made two three-point shots, and the Birds had a 12-2 lead. Carrie Watson and Sheila Townsend won offensive rebounds off their taller opponents, and on defence the Birds made it clear to their UVic counterparts that they were going to have to fight for every point UBC post Carlee St. Denis went on a six-point run midway through the half as the Birds held on to a five-point lead. Then Carrie Rogers went four-for-four at the line to close out the half, and UBC was ahead by four. But something happened in the UVic locker room, because when veteran head coach Kathy Shields brought her team back into the gym for the second half they immediately went to work taking apart the UBC offence. "They played man-to-man in the first half. Then they brought out their press, and that put us back on our heels a bit" Huband said. The Birds soon surrendered the lead they had held all game as they struggled to retain possession. Kim Johnson, UVic's most lethal weapon, went to work scoring baskets like it was something she usually does with a blindfold on and balanced on a rubber pylon. Johnson had 31 points during the game, 24 in the second half. But in spite of the dogged effort of the Vikes, the Birds did not back down, and the score stayed close up until the final minutes. With just over two minutes left Carrie Rogers sunk a basket to bring the Birds within fc-ur. A minute later, the Vikes handed the ball to post Angela Mangan who popped it in extending Ihe Vikes' lead to six. As Adams desperately fouled, trying to force a turnover, the clock ran down. Then Johnson went to the line and sank two and the game was out of reach for the Birds. In spite of the fact the loss signified the end of the season for the Birds, coach Huband was happy with the effort shown by the UBC team Saturday. "There is no comparison between tonight's game and last night's game. Tonight we came out and we played and last night we didn't" she said. 'We thought we had a pretty good chance," Rogers said after the game. 'Of course there was the intimidation factor, but we tried not to think about it' Rogers added that the team wasn't really too phased by UBC's history of losing in McKinnon. 'It's a little different every year," she said. "They've had different players over the years, and so have we." Huband agreed. 'Every year's different I don't care about what happened in the past," she said, adding that what's important is that the Birds came out ready to play and to compete, and to show a good team like the Vikes that they can compete against them. For Lisa Nevoral, Washburn, and Reykdal, this weekend was their last as a member of the team. After five years playing at the varsity level, they are no longer eligible. 'It's going to be strange going to school with no basketball," Reykdal, who is returning to UBC next year to fin- ish her degree in Human Kinetics, said. "It will be the first time since like Grade 6," the emotion after Saturday's final game showed clearly on her face. Reykdal says she'll still be a big fan and is even hoping to help out with some coaching if possible. As for the rest of the team, there's always next year when UVic will lose five of its players, including three ' starters. So next season will be indeed a whole different ball game. ♦ REACHIN': UBC's JenniferWashburn swats at a ball, tara westover PHOTO 10 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 SPORTS THE UBYSSEY Live and Learn Japanese! The Wascda Oregon Programs take North American and international students to the prestigious Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan for academic programs of Japanese language and comparative US- Japan Societies study: • Wascda Oregon Summer Japanese Program July 5-August 17, 2001 • Waseda Oregon Transnational Program January 15 - June 23, 2002 Scholarships of up to $1000 are available for the Transnational Program. For more information, contact: Waseda Oregon Office Portland State University (800) 823-7938 www.wasedaoregon.org Health Plan Referendum March 5 - 9,2001 V ) 7 O referendum 2001 "Should the AMS withdraw from the AMS/GSS Health and Dental Plan at the end of the current contract (August 3 J, 2001)7" Your vote affects your health l^gga tPlLhAV^LJ L„J Come learn about planning your trip to Europe! Information will include airfares, bus passes, rail passes, hostelling,& more! Wednesday, March 7th Roam: 205 (SUB) Time: 12:30 H1RAVEL CUTS The Student Travel Experts Since 1969 For mora information or to book your European Adventure visit one of our two on campus offices Lower Level SUB.... 822-6890 UBC Village 659-2860 UBC men's team ends disappointing season by Sara Newham 5. Al (MUM nfktwrf wlk Ik* K fcwel bfbto The UBC men's hockey team can pack their bags, air out their equipment, and take their skates home because their disappointing season is finally over. The beleaguered team played its final two games this past weekend against the 8-13-5 Regina Cougars. The weekend's match-ups were meaningless in terms of points for the T-Birds since, despite their much-improved play in the second half of the season, the Birds were no longer in the running for a spot in the playoffs. Still, the Birds were intent on winning. 'We had some goals of finishing . 5 in the second half and some goals of establishing some winning things and that's what the last few weeks have been about,' explained Head Coach Mike Coflin. So after losing their 19th game of the season 4-2 on Friday, UBC ended the season on a high note with a convincing 7-2 victory Saturday to finish up with a 6-19-3 record. Last Friday, with the score tied at one, The^irds took their first lead early in the third period when rightwinger Dustin Paul converted a pass from forward Sandy Hayer. The lead held up until 12:22 of the .final frame when Regina scored on a powerplay. UBC pressed Regina more aggressively to tiy to regain the lead, but the Cougars' defence came up big when needed. Unfortunately for the Birds it was Regina who got the go-ahead goal at 16:25 to make it 3- 2. After a brief time-out for the Birds, Robert File was pulled for the extra-attacker but UBC was unable to force overtime with a tying goal and Regina added an empty netter to seal the win. 'I think it was a pretty close game,' said Josh 'Cinzies-Buns' Cinnamon, who is graduating this season. "I think for the most part we played pretty well. We really battled hard and it was evident in the score until the last five minutes [when] they capitalised on us. It was sort of emblematic of the season, I guess.' With five T-Birds playing in their final game for UBC, Saturday was a completely different and very special game. The veterans got the ball roiling early Saturday night when Hayer put it past the right side of Cougar goaltender Graham Cook just 23 seconds into the game. Regina tied it up on the powerplay at 3:04, but that was the last goal they would score for a while because Saturday night was one for the Birds. Everything seemed to click. Goaltender Peter Brady gave them the big saves, the defencemen were great when they had to be, and the forwards were aggressive in their pursuit of the puck and had plenty of chances and goals to show for it. "I was thrilled for the guys,' Coflin said after Saturday's game, "It's an emotional night...Your team comes together in the fall and when you realise that it is your final game there is a lot of emotions tugging at everybody involved, so quite often it's a difficult game to play. I thought our old guys got us off to a good start and we never looked back.' By the third period, the Birds were already up 4-1. Fourteen seconds in, forward Nils Antons scored *S5^ BRINGIN' THE NOISE: UBC's Nils Anton, nic fensom photo his fifth goal of the season, and the team's fifth goal of the game with assists from defenceman Chris Sotiropolous and forward Derek Dinelle. UBC went ahead 6-1 at the 3:20 mark when Chris Rowland tucked the puck in the net Regina's second goal of the game came at 11:2 9 of the third, but it was too late to mount a comeback. Antons scored his second goal of the game, doubling Regina's total, and making the final score 7-2. While "There's been a lot of times when we've played this well.' // —Trevor Shoaf, UBC defenceman there were a few standouts such as Antons; Cinnamon, Trevor Shoaf, and Ian Lampshire, who had three assists; Hayer, whose two goals and two assists marked one of bis better outings this season, was named UBC's player of the game. "There's been a lot of times where we've played this well,' said Shoaf, who intends to continue his hockey career in England next year. -'Obviously we never played every single game like this, but if you watch the games where we lost, we played with the same kind of effort, just sometimes things bounce your way.' When asked if he wants to retract his earlier statements made after the January 2 8th game where he said that the team would make the playoffs, Shoaf replied, "I hold my ground. I really thought we were gonna make the playoffs, it came to that one key game [the January 29 game against Calgary], [and a] key call against us where Jag [Bal] made an awful call against us. As far as the statements I made about the Ubyssey, I'm the only one that seems to be speaking up...The paper has been nothing but unkind to the team.' On top of all the bad press the team has received, this has been a difficult year for the men's squad. Not making the playoffs again is a tough pill to swallow for a team that works so hard. There have been a few positive things about this season, however. This is a team with a great work ethic. The majority of the games have not been blowouts, but rather, close contests in which they could realistically compete for a win. The Birds' major problem this season has been finding a way to win. Before the Christmas break, the team had only one victory and could not finish games in which they led or tied at some point After the break, however, the Thunderbirds managed five wins and were close or robbed in a few more. "I didn't think we were a very good hockey team in the first half,' Coflin said. "We weren't quite as bad as our record indicated, but we weren't doing things that were gonna win games. I think that maybe some people weren't quite as prepared, or we misjudged their ability to help us win right off the bat We did have really, two first- year goalies, four first-year defence- men, [and we] lost Chris Fleury, lost Rob Petrie. We weren't ready. We thought we were ready in the offseason and that's the coach's fault' Another positive thing about this season, perhaps even the last two or three seasons, has been the amount of support the team has had from students, faculty and players' parents. There were many proud parents in the stands each night. Lampshire's mother, David Penner's parents, and Rob Petrie's family, among others, attended every game. Petrie's father, Bob, drives in from Kamloops for each homestand, phones his wife to tell her the score after every period, and drives back to Kamloops on Sundays—supporting the team right up until the. end. Now that the season is over, Coflin must begin to prepare for next season and hope for a better record. "I think maybe as coaches and maybe as returning players we can prepare this summer for how hard our league is, how competitive it is,* the coach continued. "I think we thought because we had a fairly positive finish to the season before things were just going to happen. But you've always got to make it happen." ♦ THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 11 Words into dance, opera into ballet hy Ronald Nurwisdh BUTTERFLY at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre Feb. 22-24 What's the recipe for a good opera? Start with music, a great libretto, and a story that can pull on the heartstrings of the most jaded audience. Giacomo Puccini was a master of this formula. Take for example Madama Butterfly, with the story of an innocent Japanese girl who falls in love and is betrayed by her lover Pinkerton, an American sailor. The story is a tearjerker, with equal parts sappy romanticism and tragedy. Butterfly's longing and her eventual suicide have to be among the most moving moments in opera. It's a story that translates well into almost any form, including ballet There are many advantages to adapting an opera for the ballet The music is already there, and if it's Puccini, Verdi, or Wagner, it's probably pretty good. Plus you don't need a pesky librettist or a writer to come up with a convoluted plot involving swans, transformations, or sleeping princesses. Just slap together the choreography and you've got yourself a brand-new full-length ballet. Of course, that in itself is a challenging task. For Butterfly, choreographer David Nixon had to convey the tragic nature of the Puccini opera without using arias or words, while creating a watchable and memorable ballet Butterfly succeeds on both counts—this ballet is filled with moments of pristine beauty, and it communicates the depth of tragedy that exists in the original work. Butterfly's marriage duet with Pinkerton is moving and sensual. Equally moving is Butterfly's suicide dance. Set to music traditionally used for Japanese kabuki theatre, her dance fully conveys the suffering and the turmoil inside the soul of the young bride cast off by the only man she ever loved. While Nixon's choreography was excellent, credit must also be given to the members of the Royal Winnipeg Pallet Lissette Salgado is a moving and graceful Butterfly. The role is both physically demanding and emotionally complex. Salgado filled both criteria easily. White Rock-born Johnny Wright also shone as Pinkerton. This role has some great moments, including a poignant duet with Butterfly, and a haunting dream sequence in which Butterfly dreams of Pinkerton's seduction of countlesa women. One minor complaint was the lacklustre accompaniment provided by the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. The strings often sounded laboured, while the woodwinds and brass seemed tired and out of synch for most of the evening. It wasn't until the crucial third act that the orchestra played to a standard worthy of what was taking place on stage. But this was a small concern and one that didn't detract from my enjoyment of Butterfly. This ballet is a splendid and moving work blessed with dancers that communicate the story and move the audience. It's a major accomplishment, and a few flubbed notes can't take away'from that ♦ The Ubyssey is publishing its annual Race Issue We're looking for writers, photographers, artists, etc. No experience necessary. All welcome. 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The city is also known for its dry heat, semi-arid landscapes and over 2,000 hours of sunshine every year. gjffTlP^ THE W UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OFTHF CALL UCC ADMISSIONS NOW cariboo Telephone: [250] 828-5071 email: admissions§cariboo.bc.ca APPLY ONLINE - WWW.CARIBOO.8C.CA Candid but vapid by Alicia Miller CANDIDA at the Vancouver Playhouse until Mar. 17 Candida, a romantic comedy written in 1893, is one of George Bernard Shaw's earlier, so-called "pleasant" plays, exploring the relationship between a husband and wife, and examining the impact an outside admirer can have on such a relationship. The Vancouver - Playhouse's production of Candida features solid acting, an innovative set, and, of course, a script from a Nobel laureate. Despite these strengths, however, the production falls flat Shaw, like Candida's Reverend James Morell (Robert Wisden), was a passionate socialist and a popular speaker. In the play, Reverend Morell is married to the witty and vibrant Candida, with whom he is madly In love. An honest, pragmatic, and forthright man, Morell is so infatuated with his wife that he thinks catching the measles would be a blessing because his wife would then nurse him back to health. Enter the young poet Eugene Marchbanks, also madly in love with Candida. Invited into the house by Candida, Marchbanks is, ironically, found by Morell, who welcomes the young man. A dreamy, bright, insightful, but insolent 18-year-old, Eugene is horrified when he discovers that Candida performs manual labour in the Morell household, and states that he would much rather her "be idle, selfish, and useless, that is, beautiful and free and happy." Eugene presumptuously believes that he is obligated to inform Morell that he too is in love with Candida Not only that, but Eugene informs Morell that he does not deserve his wife, and furthermore, that he does not understand her. Morell is tempted to kick Eugene out of the house, until Eugene points out that Morell would be doing so only because he is afraid that Eugene is right Thus, what ensues is a contest between the melodramatic poet or, as Morell labels him, a "little sniveling cowardly whelp," and the goody-goody clergyman. Several other characters wander in and out of the plot, including Proserpine Garnett, Reverend MoreU's typist, and Mr. Burgess— " Candida's father. These characters add little to the plot; but add comic relief. For example, Proserpine tells the insistent Eugene that his truth is not applicable to her and that, if it's original conversation he wants, he had "better go and talk to piim]self." Mr. Burgess, a devoted capitalist and ruthless businessman who opposes Morell's politics and ideas, is for the most part only funny when others are laughing at him, like when Proserpine calls him a "silly old fathead." The set features a triple-tiered protruding stage framed with gilt The stage, coupled with the period props and furniture, gives the audience the strange sensation that they're watching an animated painting. Cherubs are found in various locations all over the set—climbing on the stage, peeking beneath it, or hanging from the curtain rod—and serve as a reminder of the more mischievous aspects of love. For a romantic comedy, the play did not boast many laughs. The acting was solid and the accents were good, but the characters were too incessant or stereotypical to come alive. The set though creative, gave an impression of falsity and illusion Overall, the production was flat Mildly interesting, but dull. ♦ Platonic love, haunted WHO HONEY at the Jericho Arts Centre no longer playing WUd Honey explores the suffering and humour created by one man's love. Mickhail Platonov (Alexander Williams) passionately loves each woman in his life. When he is with one woman he loves her completely— seemingly devoid of compassion for anyone else. However, when he leaves the presence of one girl for another he takes his love with him, now bestowing it solely on the new girl. When the audience first meets Platonov, he is married to a child and biding his time as the local philosopher. He is attending a social held by the local duchess (Attdree Karas), who is in love with Platonov, and is spewing forth a bleak and sarcastic vie w of the world As the play progresses we are introduced to the maxry women who love Piatonov and their ignorant male counterparts. Every male in the play, except PktonoV, loves one woman and all of the women love Platonov. Not surprisingly, this unbalance of love generates problems like death and despair. Intertwined with this love story are many subplots meant to lighten the heavy topic of unquenchable love. Characters such as Colonel Tviletzky (John Munro), Qsip (Igor Tugelsman) and Glagolyeo (Derik C. Carr) provide multiple moments of drunk comedy by John Fenton that make you laugh out loud, momentarily forgeting the seriousness of the theme This balance between laughter and tears is cruciaL not only for the audience's enjoyment, but also for the accurate depiction of real human emotion. One would imagine that Platonov woos his women with soft words and praises—yet this is not the case. In fact his gospels are bleak and insulting, Platonov repeatedly converses with women in such an indignant fashion that you expect him to be hit but instead he is only revered more. The anger that Platonov shows is not merefy an act to lure in another distinguished damsel but instead is his true feeling about the torment in his life. Unlike his Latin counterpart, Don Juan, Platonov is not haying several lovers. Instead Platonov focuses on ' the chaos and unhappiness of having multiple part- . ners. When he is with a woman, he truly loves her and ; no ontfelse, but thifc does not stop him from worrying ■ about the other women. This is Platonov's Achilles heel; he is completely captured by the moment but is unable to enjoy it This particular point struck a chord in me as I have found that it is truly difficult lo participate in infidelity without remorse—no matter how good the new nookie is, it cannot completely erase the loving that you have previously received. ♦ THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 13 LDLITAS ND LONGER BY DUNCAN H. HCHUGH THE DONNAS, WITH TUULI AND THE BLACK HALOS at Richard's on Richards Feb. 16 Perhaps the title of the Donnas' 1998 album, American Teenage Rock n' Roll Machine, was a little too apt Like a slick punk rock engine, the Donnas' recent Vancouver stop was smooth and dependable. Unfortunately though, other than having the show over before 10 o'clock (in order to accommodate the traditional Richard's on Richards crowd), the show offered no surprises. There was a time when the Donnas were rock 'n' roll's Lolitas, and, essentially, a Ramones cover band made up of the "bad girls" from your high school. But, as their latest release, The Donnas Turn 21, would indicate, Palo Alto, CA's finest have all grown up. This does have some benefits, of course. Bassist Donna F. no longer acts as though she's kept in a cage between shows, and singer Donna A. did a masterful job of dealing with the underwear thrown at her (though one has to question the hygiene of picking up and twirling a pair of boxer-briefs). None of this is to say the show was bad, it was just unre- markably good. There were songs about boys, Camaros, hot pants, and boys in the back of Camaros, wearing hot pants. This is all fine, of course, but the whole performance seemed perfunctory." I missed most of Tuuli's set, but from the four songs I did hear by the Toronto four-piece, I wasn't too upset about arriving late. Despite looking like the Punk Rock Spice Girls (each with a different hair colour!), the girls of Tuuli seemed tired and uncomfortable in front of a largely indifferent crowd. Next up shoiild have been Bratmobile but, due probably to the hassles of getting through Customs, instead the Black Halos took the stage. Now I have no problem with most of the Black Halos. On Friday, they played a tight set with lots of good songs that didn't repel me. But their lead singer, Billy Hopeless, is quite a different story. Someone pretending he or she is drunk is pathetic. Someone as skin-crawlingiy unattractive as Billy Hopeless prancing around half nude is pathetic. Someone with an undersized reproductive organ flaunting his leopard-print thong-beclothed crotch is pathetic. Ladies and gentleman, Billy Hopeless is pathetic. Sobriety, ugliness, and a lack of genital endowment is fine in most sectors of society, and these traits should not for the most part form the basis for discrimination. But when someone aspires, as Billy desperately does, to be a rock star, certain things must be ensured. Hence, I offer these suggestions to help Billy out 1. You're going to have to get actually drunk. Maybe then your posturing will seem less contrived. If you are actually drunk already, you should move to harder stuff, like oven cleaner. 2. You should get better looking. This is going to be really hard and, probably, futile, but a rock star isn't supposed to look like a Faulknerian idiot man-child. Cut that beehive/skyward mullet, get that dumb-looking sneer off of your face, and don't take your clothes off. You are a gross, gross man and you are supposed to allure the teenaged groupies, not repel them. If you simply must take off your shirt and pull down your pants (which, given that you do so with as much inevitability as a Penthouse stripper, you probably do), then, for Christ's sake... 3. Put a sock in your ginch. With all the swagger you have onstage, you're supposed to be hung, and waving that too tiny package around isn't going to get you anywhere. But sadly, I feel this advice is going to go unheeded. If, as Georgia Straight music writer Mike Usinger suggested in his recent profile of the band, the Black Halos are "the shit you cannot fuck with," I guess Billy's not about to change. But let this be a warning: Billy Hopeless is a nuisance to music fans everywhere. I only wish that he, and Mike Usinger, find the pool of vomit they so richly deserve to die in. ♦ THEyBY$SEY WE WORKED REALLY HARD TO PUT THIS PAPER INTO YOUR HANDS, WE WROTE ALL THESTO|lES, TOOKALLTHt WIOTOS AND DID ALL THE LAYOUT. WE TOILED AND STRAINED AND WE HAD TO STAY UP LATE TOO. 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Sara Young is a Victorialatto. Trevor Kew is a sportsedi- tornextyearlatto, Graeme Worthy is a doorkickinlatto. Laura Blue is a proofiatto. Michelle Mossop is half- Korean and is coolest Except for Laura Blue. She went home early, So unfair, V Canadian University Press C.iud. Part S,k* Aar..m«nt NumbM 0732141 One foot in the grave Even though the sun's been shining and it's not really that cold out and thank God we don't live in Newfoundland, it's getting pretty bleak around here. It's that time of year when reading break is over and the only thing keeping you going through all the exams and term papers and problem sets and miserable professors is the knowledge that someday in the distant future, the term will end. Until then, the sun may shine, but you're more than entitled to shake your fist at the sky and curse your sorry fate. But just in case you're having any trouble getting in a truly bad mood, we at the Ubyssey have made a big list of some of the things we hate. Just think of the list as a few helpful suggestions. And when you're done, let the hate flow. So, in no particular order, we hate... • Boy bands • Boys in bands • Boys in bandanas • Bandanas • Small dogs • Small dog owners • Small dog owners in bandanas • Cell phones • Cell phones that play songs • People who talk on cell phones on the bus and start their conversations by saying 'Guess where I am? On the bus!' • Not being on the bus and being on the sidewalk half an hour late for...shit • Movies starring Adam Sandler • Leather pants • Professional wrestling • Any combination of the above three items • Losing • Losing your watch • Thinking you've lost your watch and then realising at three in the morning that you know precisely where it is and MAKE THE BEEPING STOP! • Being late Shift magazine Olives Oliver Feta cheese Fetishes Mike Usinger (and other boys who wish they were in bands) Dust Beige Hockey White shoes in February Hippies Fourte e n-y e ar-olds Smoked chicken Fourteen-year-old smoked chicken Smoking chickens Smoking Sweater sets Inadequacy (yours, not ours) Moving Fluorescent lighting Teen romance novels Teen romance Love (not the band—Free Arthur Lee!) Temptation Island Regis Philbin Leah McLaren amihotornot.com noyouarenot.com The way Colin Powell can't pronouce his name like everyone else in the world named 'Colin* Colon cancer The cost of food in the SUB The Golf Channel Golfers Jennifer Love Hewitt She's so two years ago. Susan Musgrave Roommates Styrofoam Sleeveless shirts Boy bands in sleeveless shirts. Boy bands! Studded belts Anything heavy metal • Except Judas Priest • Ravers (yeah, we still hate 'em) • Salt Spring Island yuppies • Victoria •BC Ferries • Away games • Breakfast cereal • Pets • Tpyos • People who think they're clever (see above) • Dick Cheney • The NRA • Cafeteria food on Saturday • Manchester United Football Club • Matchbox 20 • The Georgia Straight • Disease • Pestilence •War • Famine • The horses they rode in on • People who think high school was the best time of their lives • All the people who picked on us in high school • The way i occassionally free-associate and start typing all stream-of-consciousness-like kinda like that time in junior high school, man i was on top of the world... • Wah-wah pedals • Actors • When possessive's aren't used correctly • People who think they're being clever. Ahem. • The prison-industrial complex, man • Afasic(l986, starring Cher and Eric Stolz) • Grease 2 • Winter • Taco freakin' Bell •Art • Music • Sports • Nature • People • Life ♦ LETTERS Lifeliner asks "Why treat our displays differently?" As I walked toward the SUB last Tuesday afternoon, I noticed that the Origami Club had set up a display. As a member of another campus club, I was extremely surprised and concerned to see it considering 'the club never informed student groups about the decision.' Sounds a bit silly, don't you think? This is the same concern a student had about Lifeline's Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) display, as stated in the Ubyssey on Tuesday, Feb. 13 ("Time for the university to fill in the info GAP,' Editorial, [Feb. 13]) The student maintained that all UBC student groups and students should be given warning about where and when the display is to be held. However, Lifeline did not withhold any information once the final details had been confirmed. In addition, warning signs were placed well in front of the display in various directions to ensure that students who did not wish to see the display could easily change their path. Students who did choose to walk through the display area were not approached if they did not decide to look and discuss. If Lifeline must inform the whole campus about their educational display, then so must all other clubs- regardless of the type. When any surrounding issues about GAP are removed, one can't help but admit that the display once again achieved its goal: to get people talking about the abortion issue in a civil manner. Abortion is a topic usually left in the shadows as something rarely of a conversation piece. I believe that people are not educated enough about the issue and the majority of their education comes from misleading and fact- less sources. GAP provides a new perspective on abortion, full of facts and argu ments that are scientifically, philosophically, ethically, and morally sound. GAP challenges students to see abortion for what it ACTUALLY is and strips the argument for abortion of its rhetoric, encouraging discussion about when life REALLY begins. If we are to be charged that the comparison between past forms of genocide and abortion is invalid, then it better be proved, without a doubt, that unborn humans are not people. This brings us into essential debates about exactly that 'what is the unborn?" -Andrea Martens Human Kinetics 2 Active member of Lifeline THE UBYSSEY R e CULTURE J TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2001 15 au Harm Jortal BIKE ART SHOW at the AMS Art Gallery Feb. 26-Mar. 2 This week Vancouver cyclists will show their love for the multi-spoked vehicle when they pedal down the bike lanes towards the AMS Art Gallery for the Bike Art Show, presented by the UBC Bike Co-op. For those who don't know already, the Bike Co-op is an on-campus club that helps recycle and repair bikes ridden on campus. Its home in tlie SUB, the Bike Kitchen, is where you can purchase parts for your bike and have it repaired by Coop members. The Co-op has also established many programs, such as a Bike Repair 101 course and an upcoming 202, course for students interested in training to become professional bike mechanics. The bike art exhibit is a multimedia presentation that will showcase the work of 15 artists, around 11 of whom are Co-op members. The display is designed to reflect cycling as a way of life—as a natural adrenaline rush obtained by riding en all terrains, in any weather, at any time. "From my point of view, it's the culture of bicycling brought to the public,' explained Kari Hewett, coordinator of the Coop. "The bike is not just a utility vehicle, but can be seen as one's expression of the self.' Hewett said the idea stems from a trip that she took to the University of Arizona, where art is used to help attract people to bikes. They have planners and builders interested in transforming bike racks into forms of artistic expression,' to show how far they can stretch the limits for cyclists." Here at UBC, the cyclists/artists have repaired NUTS 'N' BOLTS: UBC cyclists do more than ride their bikes —they make art with them. UBC's Bike Co-op is or taken apart their bikes displaying these artforms in the AMS Art Gallery this week.The bright pink monstrosity pictured above plugs using various art and media into the wall and vacuums up peanuts. We're not making this up. Go see for yourself.Too bad you missed the supplies to create a visual dis- wine and cheese at the launch. Suckas. tara westover photo play portraying the bicycle as an incarnation of their identity. "Bicyclists will tend to outfit their bikes with both environmenalist and anticonsumerism messages,' explained Ted Buehler, a member of the Co-op and coordinator of the art show. "The bikes are non-contu- sive—they're not going to destroy the world.' Alongside these activist messages are other artistic pieces, including a bicycle-powered sleigh with headless reindeer and a collection of helmet art The public will also be given a chance to add to this exhibit by creating one square of a bike patchwork quilt that will be slowly created during the course of the week. This invitation is extended to all who want to proudly show off their bike attire or bike parts, whether it's spandex shorts, helmets, or banana seats. This commemoration of bicycle culture is on display indoors in the art gallery, but how long until bicycle art is seen around campus? Buehler said that arts funding is necessary before bike racks or bike paths at UBC can be transformed into artistic works. He added that the Bike Co-op is invited to decorate the bike racks outside the SUB. It might be a while before you see bike racks turrfed into funky postmodernist forms, but the Bike Coop will stay busy coming up with new ways to better the condition for cyclists on campus. In the meantime, cars are busy knocking out cyclists, and cyclists are busy knocking down pedestrians. The only place anyone will be able to understand this cycling culture will be at the Bike Art Show this week at the AMS Art Gallery. ♦ QuickTax Freedom - the leading online solution for students wishing to file their taxes for free! Prepare AND FILE your taxes online with QuickTaxWeb. Since it's packed with tax tips, full-motion videos, government approved forms, an RRSP optimizer, and all of the latest tax changes, QuickTaxWeb almost makes doing your taxes fun! Plus... file for FREE. Take advantage of the QuickTax Freedom program if you (and your spouse, if applicable) have a total net income less than $20,000. 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These little "reunions" manage to bring out the worst in people a&f unpleasant episodes from theipast get dredg-J up and brutally |dissected for U^ thousandth time.lor your pleats ef I 5ut- may take turns pushing tons (which of coiifses* taey programmed in the first place) and aggravating you with a neveVending barrage of life questions. "WrW are you getting married?" 'When are we • getting grandchildren?" "What do you intend to do with your life?" Small wonder that the suicide rate jumps during these times of joy... Rather than liihit herself to one family's deluge of dysfunctional dialogue at Thanksgiving, writer/director Gurinder Chadha>zooms in on a multi-family multicultural view of the holiday. W\are^ introduced to the Jewish family with the lesbian daughter and her lover, the Hispanic family with the philandering husband and newly liberated wife, the cross-generational Vietnamese family's struggle with old traditions vs. new realities, and the sucj^ssful yet fractured African- Agiefican family. Happy holidaysl Unlike Big Night, in which food is intended to inspire pure sensory decadence, or Like Water for BY GREG URSIC Chocolate, where food takes on a mystical, magical quality, Chadha's film uses food to illuminate the contrasts between the families in the piece. While turkey is served as the main course at every dinner table, it is prepared, cooked and presented very differently by each family. The roasted polenta, fajitas, spring rolls, and homemade macaroni and/ cheese that supplant the side dishes typically associated with Thanksgiving—corn, cranberry sauce and mashed potatoes—further enhance the feelixTa (and reminded % me that I had missed dinner). But movies do notlive'Dy food alone. What sets this film apart from its contemporaries is its execution. Any of the plots could easily provide enough fodder for a full-length movie. This makes their skillful amalgamation in 106 minutes that much more impressive. It is more remarkable when one takes into account that no one in the voluminous (there are dozens of speakin, parts) and talented ensemble cas is there as wjndow dressm^eyery charaderis solid and has a cj&arly defined.purpose. Rarer still is trie fact that the lion's share of Icreea time isfdevoted to the development of stroag female charactersAwhica might eYj^ain w^at drew Mercedds Ruehl, jWianna MargueliesX apd Joan CheiiuHhe project. My oraise has not yet |nde^|itten,' and the situations, though sometimes tongue-in-cheek, are familiar and believable. The pacing is quick, only slowing down to take a breather when the audience heeds it, but never leaving the viewer behind. The editing is tight and clean, rarely allpwm'g anj^one scene to run too long. Finally, the cine- matographer deserves congratulations for the exceptionally sumptuous- fooct sKoS—I s^vear I coufd smell the turkey. In nqovies>^s^rflife however, nothing is perfectly The movie does lapse into stereotypes in several instances. For example, could anyone be as trur* annoying and clueless as the character of Aunt Bea (played to wonderful excess by Estelle Harris)? I hope not The film also goes to the sentimentality well a little too often.-and the Leave Canada with a dream. Return with a vision. Live, learn and work abroad through the International Youth Programs. For information on: • destinations • work opportunities around the world • how to apply contact the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade today: www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/123go 1 888 877-7098 ending, while clever, is contrived. 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