1973-74 budget out $7,000 TK UBYSSEY Vol. LIV, No. 40 VANCOUVER, B.C., TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1973 48 228-2301 —kini mcdonald photo GIDDY ADMINISTRATION PRESIDENT Walter Gage prepares to defuse loaded bran muffin found in his office Thursday. The muffin bomb had been delivered by a mysterious anarchist in leather boxing shorts who apparently thought Monday was Wally's 68th birthday. Students on housing board By MICHAEL SASGES Residence students are now working on a plan to organize a new housing administration with student-administration parity. "We want to get student representation to avoid in the future the confrontation currently in front of us," said Derrick Booth, head of the Acadian Park tenant's society. Booth said Monday all five student residence action groups will discuss the proposal, passed Thursday at a general meeting of all residences. "We want to get an overall plan that will unify all residences," said Booth, ed 5. He said residence students would have no objection to the current housing head, Les Rohringer, staying on any new board or administration. Rohringer started the housing controversy when he proposed to the board pf ROHRINGER... meets with students governors Feb. 6 all residence rates be raised 9.75 per cent. He said the action groups plan to have their proposals ready when they go before the board of governors to get information on the proposed rent increase. However, Booth said residents' representatives are meeting with Rohringer, bursar William White and other members of the housing administration at 10:30 a.m. today in the senate and board room of the old administration building. "This meeting probably means the administration recommendations (on the recent increase) are ready for the board of governors," said Booth. "We expect that some of the information we've requested is, therefore, forthcoming." (The action groups have been demanding the relea'se of information that would justify the proposed rent increase.) Brian Loomes, Alma Mater Society president-elect, said he supports the student representation proposal. "Any proposal for student representation is progressive and good for this campus," Loomes said Monday. By LEN JOHNSON A projected deficit of $7,000 in the Alma Mater Society budget for 1973-74 may force a cut in expenditures for The Ubyssey and certain extracurricular activities. AMS treasurer-elect John Wilson said Monday expenditures are $151,000 while income is estimated at only $144,000. The AMS obtains its money from the $24 fee charged to every student, $15 going toward paying the mortgage on SUB and the remaining $9 going to the AMS. Wilson said in an interview the AMS has a certain number of expenditures it is legally required to make, such as administration, SUB management, and the accident benefit plan. He said the only items on which expenditures could be cut were The Ubyssey, intramural sports, the proposed National Union of Students fee and the mandatory money grant to the different undergraduate societies, known as the Palmer Plan, based on their respective enrolments. Wilson said the largest single expenditure was on administration, $66,000, while the second largest was $32,000 for The Ubyssey. He said even though this more than one-to-one spending ratio between programs and administration, once the allotment for The Ubyssey is subtracted the expense for administration could not be cut and in fact the estimate was probably conservative. "It is the treasurer's job to see that the AMS maintain a sound financial basis, and that means not running a deficit," he said. Wilson said because the AMS was committed to spend money on certain things, cuts would have to be made on other things in order to avoid running the projected deficit. The Ubyssey might be one of those things. He also mentioned no funds will be available for special events next year and less money for intramural sports, although president-elect Brian Loomes said the AMS was currently looking for outside sources for money for special events. Wilson said income might be even less than hoped if student enrolment drops more than is expected next year. He said if the students would agree to an extra $3 being added to the AMS fees it would allow enough money to cover all programs and allow a small margin as well, although he considered a fee increase unlikely because the last 10 requests for fee increases had been turned down by students and he had no plans to introduce a motion in favor of one. Current treasurer Dave Dick attributed the proposed deficit to rising costs. He said the AMS has had to cut expenses on extracurricular activities every year for the last 10 years. Strike ends at UQAM MONTREAL (CUPI) — While bouncers armed with baseball bats patrol corridors, students at the Universite du Quebec at Montreal returned to classes Monday in the wake of a concerted offensive by the administration to break their five-week strike. The students, faced with the threatened cancellation of their school year, voted at a general assembly Sunday to return to classes and to continue their battle against the administration and its new fee policies along different lines. The new fee policies would force the expulsion of many students unable to pay. Despite an injunction against the strike obtained two weeks . ago by the administration, few courses were held last week. Students and teachers boycotted classes in protest against the injunction. - But, threatened with fines and salary cut-offs, the teachers voted Thursday to return to classes. The administration, at the same time, announced that the school year was extended until May 25, and that any courses not resumed immediately would be cancelled. This tactic, it was pointed out in Sunday's meeting, would divide students course by course, activity by activity. To ensure the university remains 'open' and that classes are held, the administration went so far as to hire professional bouncers — reportedly at $150 a day — to patrol the halls and deal with 'disruptions'. Students claimed that some bouncers carried baseball bats. Despite all these intimidations and threats, however, more than 1,500 students from UQAM, U de M, and several CEGEPS, demonstrated Friday in a march to the Palais de Justice. Meanwhile, inside the court buildings, Judge E. Martel agreed to prolong the administration's injunction until Monday night. He also refused to hear the pleas of the teachers' and workers' union against the injunction until_ they were presented in writing. The unions maintain that the injunction, directed against not only 11 students and COPE, the students' strike co-ordinating committee, but also 'all non- designated persons' who support the strike, is a flagrant violation of their right to strike. The resolution the assembly finally accepted took into account the "university and the government refuse to recognize COPE and the general assembly because they fear the recognition of a militant student movement which can disturb their 'social peace' and 'the state cannot allow the students to organize on an autonomous base and ally themselves with the workers' and teachers' movements." Page 2 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, March 6, 1973 Survival plan revealed By JOHN ANDERSEN Ecology. Women's liberation. Class struggle. Not isolated entities but parts of a unified system, says anarchist and author Murray Bookchin. This unified system was last achieved in "primitive" society which was basically egalitarian, Bookchin told 250 persons Monday in SUB auditorium. "The unity of the individuals within the primitive groups at the same time was extended to the eco-system. The breakup of these early societies into hierarchies and eventually classes resulted in a hierarchical view of nature." Bookchin said modern society regards the parts of eco-systems as relatively superior or inferior. "Ecology should allow no hierarchy in the eco-systems. The notion that man is destined to dominate nature stems from the idea that man is destined to dominate man." The reduction of women to the status of objects coincides with the introduction of this hierarchical view of nature, said the author of Post- Scarcity Anarchism. He said the reasoning is that "women are smaller and weaker, therefore they are inferior." He said modern capitalism has raised the discord between man and his environment to its highest level. "What unites most in the bourgeois market place is competition. He that does not expand his capital and devour his competitors is eliminated. "A society that is based on production for the sake of production is inherently anti- ecological." Bookchin predicted capitalism, if unchecked, will eventually cause environmental collapse. "The present choice is limited," he said. "Either we create a viable eco-system or we go under as a species." Said Bookchin: "Natural ecology will be meaningless if we do not develop a social ecology that is relevant to our time.", "This system has to be done Reps elected Most undergraduate societies at UBC have elected their executive for next September. President-elect of • the engineering undergraduate society is Greg Williams. External vice-president-elect, John Haythorne; secretary- elect, Janet Calder; treasurer- elect, Sonny Carruthers. Forestry undergraduate society president-elect is Ron Judd. Vice-president-elect, Larry Atherton; secretary- elect, Pete Afflect; treasurer- elect, Bob Conroy. Commerce undergraduate society president-elect is Gary Powroznik. Vice-presidentelect, Lyn Oakley, Rob Sinclair; secretary-elect, Rob Livingston; treasurer-elect, Gary Zikie. Agriculture undergraduate society president-elect is Bill Aumack. Vice president-elect, Bill Rutley; secretary-elect, Heather Biffle; treasurer- elect, Doug Rutley. Science undergraduate president-elect is Gerry Mitchell. Vice-president-elect, Burtha Hall; treasurer-elect, Steve Haber. away with and replaced with a society that will regain the balance between man and nature." He labelled the ideal society "anarchical communism." Bookchin argued for the establishment of eco- communities fusing such aspects of human life as industry and agriculture. "I'm not suggesting here we abandon technology and return to a Palaeolithic food-gathering society. I am arguing that technology is not advanced enough." He said the eco-community would utilize what he termed eco-technology to produce products designed to fit in with the ecology. He said so-called modern concepts such as built- in obsolescence will be eliminated. Bookchin said he and others hope to set up an eco- community in southern Vermont. He said the location is near enough to metropolitan centres such as New York and Boston so that large numbers of people will see the benefits of such a community. He said people who recognize the totality of the problems capitalism causes should organize and inform the public as to what is happening. He said projects damaging to the ecology should be actively opposed and alternatives like eco-communities be organized. "The attack will finally be on the social system itself," he said. "One must continually draw ecological consciousness into revolutionary consciousness." THEA KOERNER HOUSE GRADUATE STUDENT CENTRE ELECTION for Student Members of the BOARD OF DIRECTORS c Nominations are invited for three positions on the Board. • Nomination forms are available at the Centre Office. • Nominations close Tuesday, March 13, 1973 at 5:00 p.m. rrw rr ExportA CANADA'S FINEST CIGARETTE WARNING: The Department of National Health and Welfare advises that danger to health increases with amount smoked. GENERAL GRAD CLASS MEETING THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 1973 Rooms 207-209 SUB PURPOSE — To hear presentations of groups desiring grad class funds and to VOTE on the projects YOU think should receive grad class funds. VOTING - Thursday March 8, 2:00-5:00 p.m. Friday March 9, 10:00-5:00 p.m. in the main foyer of SUB 1 Study In Israel THE UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA IN ISRAEL ONE YEAR PROGRAM IN ENGLISH, JEWISH, ISRAELI AND MIDDLE EASTERN STUDIES OCTOBER, 1973-JUNE, 1974 For additional information and applications write to: THE AMERICAN FRIENDS OF HAIFA UNIVERSITY 500 Fifth Avenue - Suite 802, New York, New York 10036 J A.M.S. Co-op Bookstore Closes April 30th CONSIGN BOOKS NOW FOR SEPT. Discover Yourself In ISRAEL This Summer COLLEGE AGE PROGRAMS All college programs last seven weeks. Student can select at no extra cost, an open ticket to stay on in Israel and/or stop over in Europe for as long as they wish up to one year. Summer in Kibbutz—($660) 5 weeks living and working on a kibbutz. 2 weeks. seminars and field trips throughout the country. Israel Summer Institute—($960) 2 weeks living and working on a kibbutz. 2 weeks seminars in Jerusalem. 1 week nature field school, extensive organized tours. Fold Dance Workshop-($999) 2 weeks organized instruction in dance. 2 weeks living and working on a kibbutz. 2 weeks seminar in Jerusalem. 1 week nature field school. Art Seminar-($960) 3% weeks art seminar 3% weeks organized touring. Drama Workshop-($1,075) 3 weeks intensive study on technique, training for repertory, speech and movement. Attendance at performance of Israeli theatre, and informal social gatherings with Israeli actors. 2 weeks on a kibbutz. 2 weeks extensive touring. University Study Groups—($975) 4 weeks courses at Tel Aviv university, in English, or intensive Hebrew language course. Eligible up to 6 credit units. 3 weeks touring, seminars, and working on a kibbutz. Archaeology Seminar—($799) 2 weeks lectures at Tel-Aviv university. 3 weeks digging at Tel Beersheva (eligible for 6 credit units). 2 week intensive tour throughout the country. Medical Summer Work at hospitals for medical students. Social Summer Work at social service agencies for social work students. The prices above based on round trip from Montreal. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Israel Program Centre 950 West 41st Ave., Vancouver 13, B.C. Phone (604) 266-5366 Due to circumstances beyond our control the film "Silent Running" is not available. SUB FILM SOC PRESENTS THREE IN THE CELLAR Starring Joan Collins Lester Stern "This film has nothing to do with 'Three in the Attic', but it has lots to do with student revolution -"-Brilliant Satire!! "A young student poet decides to ruin the reputation of a right wing university president by using his daughter." Thurs. 7:00 - No Show on Friday Sat. 7:00 & 9:30 - Sun. 7:00 ■ ■ ■ SUB ADV. 50' ■ ■ ■ ■ I Tuesday, March 6, 1973 THE UBYSSEY Page 3 Birnam Wood comes to Freddy Wood By VAUGHN PALMER Donald Soule's production of Macbeth, on at the Freddy Wood until March 17 is a fast- paced, unpretentious interpretation of the play and a surprisingly well-engineered application of theatre in the round. Soule has adapted and abridged Macbeth, producing a play which though two hours long, (without intermissions) passes very quickly. The atmosphere, sinister and' eerie through creative use of lighting and sound, captures fully the violence of the play and the physical direction; set, timing and action, reproduce the drum-beat rhythm of Shakespeare's work. It is a production that borders on escapism, charging along with robot-like precision, violent and sinister — in short a production for those who don't normally like Shakespeare as well as those who do. However, those not familiar with the text will not come away knowing much of what Macbeth is about. Like many modern adaptations of the play including Macbird, Richard Ouzounian's musical and Roman Polanski's movie Soule's production concentrates on the violence and supernatural aspects of Macbeth. This abridged version of what was already Shakespeare's shortest tragedy removes the empathy we should have for Macbeth, the occassional moments of humor as in the drunken porter scene, some of the intense passion and more importantly, the overall sense of cosmic unity pervading all Shakespeare's work. Unlike Shakespeare's play, Soule's version maintains violence and discord until its sinister fade-out, instead of restoring the natural order at the end. Soule also exploits the supernatural elements of Macbeth. Unmistakeably, the witches in his production are witches; not harmless old MURRAY BOOKCHIN —kotaro tanaka photo , eco-communities needed to prevent ecological collapse. (See story, page two). hags, or on the other extreme, not the three fates. By exploiting these aspects of Macbeth, however, the story's sense of reality is sacrificed and instead approaches escapism. The literary value of Soule's production is low — it is not great in that sense. But it is great entertainment. Except for some toying with mirrors, an unfortunate cliche used in far too many productions of Shakespeare, the play is almost oversimplistic in its lack of pretentious symbolism. Shakespeare wrote his plays largely for the stalls, one suspects most Elizabethan theatre companies played to them, and so, commendably, does Soule. Perhaps realizing the limits of the acting talent available, Soule has produced what is a competent, enjoyable production, rather than a literary interpretive one. However, some competent performances did surface in the production, more especially Janet Wright's chilling Lady Macbeth and Matthew Walker's Macduff. Notable also were Lome Kennedy as a tough, pragmatic Malcolm, and Kenneth Ryan's grim Banquo. The eerie atmosphere of violence maintained from the beginning by the witches, the ghostly descent from the ceiling of the branches of Birnam Wood, the melodramatic re-appearances of the ghosts of Duncan and Banquo, and the frightenly sinister suicide of Lady Macbeth all add to a classically entertaining production. The real star of the show is, of course, Richard Wilcox's set. Basically it consists of an outer rim of elevated catwalks and platforms, built around a centre stage and connected to it by two movable drawbridges. The progression of action around the rim and the ghostly appearance and disappearance of the characters on the mini-stages increases the speed of the play and events. Incidentally the best location to make sure you don't miss anything is to stand on the floor space between the rim and the centre stage. The concept of audience involvement supposed to be produced by this sort of Exposure production simply doesn't happen but this, isn't really Soule's fault. Most people would as soon merely observe but in this production where they aren't asked to participate and often shoved out of the way, involvement is at a minimal level. But the removal of the physical separation between audience and stage and the using of a complete three- dimensional set, does enhance the action of the play, which is a much better application of this concept, than in most experimental productions. Soule seems to have learned from Richard Shechner's Tooth of Crime production exactly what not to do in any experimental effort of this sort, and has produced something which suggests in a modest manner that formal ways of performing Shakespeare are not necessarily the only ways. Soule tends to load the reaction of critics of his play by, in the program commentary suggesting anyone rejecting his production considers Shakespeare's plays "sacred cows" or "comfortable classics." This is as ridiculous as Soule's suggestion that violence is what Macbeth is about. Macbeth is about a number of things, and a producer making a play based on such narrow interpretation of certain aspects of a Shakespearean play is bound to be validly and justly criticized by serious students as is anyone daring enough to alter his lines, particularly when the abridgements involve such important passages as Macbeth's soliloquy, on the death of his wife or the poignant scene where he asks the doctor to cure him of his madness. On the other hand one sympathizes with any producer trying to do something new and different with Shakespeare's works, which to many may seem to have been produced to death. Soule has tried something different and regardless of its literary drawbacks his production of Macbeth has integrity, dynamism, is well within the realistic limits of any local company, and most importantly is two hours of fine entertainment. By ART SMOLENSKY Latest word from Victoria concerning the two education commissions (one post-secondary, one elementary and secondary) is that each commission is slated to have five members. Although the student to sit on the post-secondary commission has not yet been named, there is a strong possibility that student senator Svend Robinson will be placed in the position despite probable objections from the B.C. Association of Students. Meanwhile there is considerable concern among UBC faculty that commission head John Bremer has so little B.C. experience that it may seriously interfere with his ability to analyze the present educational situation. # * * It is most surprising that the B.C. government, whose premier is an anti-nuclear advocate, has not been jumping up and down about the new $550 million Trident missile base to be built near Bangor, Washington. The Puget Sound base will serve as the home for a fleet of 10 Trident submarines armed with 6,000 mile- range missiles. These are scheduled to replace the older type Polaris submarines which are equipped with a 2,800 mile-range missile. Because of the military formidability of a mobile missile launcher such as the Trident, a premium is placed on its supply centre. By destroying the supply centre two purposes may be achieved: First, in a protracted nuclear war (yes, Virginia, it is possible) the advantage goes to whoever has a viable "second strike" capability. If you are able to destroy or at least make unusable the supply centre or launching area of the enemy forces, then while they may have sufficient surplus warheads they may not be able to get them off the ground to destroy whatever you have left. Second, in a 10-ship fleet, at least two and probably more of the submarines will be in or near home port at any given time. The complexity of a one billion dollar machine (price includes missiles) means a great deal of servicing and maintenance must be performed on it. All this points to the fact that the naval torpedo station near Bangor which at the moment probably rates no more than a leftover Russian A-bomb, will be retargeted with a much heftier weapon, in all likelihood at least two high yield H-bombs (the second one, should the first one fail). The implications for both Vancouver and Victoria in the event of any Soviet-American, or in the future, Sino-American conflict are of course disastrous. Centre to centre it is 105 miles and 60 miles from Vancouver to Bangor and Victoria to Bangor respectively. The immediate damage range of a 5 megaton (medium sized) H-bomb is 130 miles. While the first Trident isn't- scheduled for completion until late in 1978, the $550 million base will be ready considerably in advance of that date. Perhaps it is time Barrett manifested his anti- nuclear attitude by doing something about the potential environmental danger nuclear-powered submarines constitute to our coastal waters as well as the danger to B.C.'s two major population centres in the event of a nuclear war. Page 4 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, March 6, 1973 1EHD HDD HOHGRV/RY GEORGE ROPP IPON-T Ifjtni) U»lD£RS.TfeKD Teotte AH THIS HAve AlWWi OPPOSITION GOT To TbTHC HM/6 A wms.. ( cause. CWAT- imciw, AFret - FCfc5! 1 AtLTHLS TXJtf'T TIME • HAV€ A CAUSE UMAU, 'fcUArfUST S6ND «*C Money ro CHARlTieS CR SOAA6" THIN6. I6ufes I SUPfoRT "Disease., BUT I'M MO FANATIC YflUTfcH'T HAveTo Be/) FAHnTlt, cttARue. yon GOT H fWHCF- wtteN i "flWfcTWir A MfrN CAM'TeVW ?€€ uice /) 1>6C£NT ir MftKes you woAbeR. iFGCfc IS JUST. SttOULt>IVT TRl\C GfeOUT \ ?£AUV Trt/rT, SfW VOU SSOriT. WAVC A CAUSE. GHARLiej t>ee? Dowrt yam ft Edit No. 44 So they're trying to carve up The Ubyssey again. The new executive couldn't wait, could they? There's more than a week to go before they officially take office and they're already trying to slice up our 1973-74 budget. That's what the noises presently emanating from the AMS executive offices seem to indicate. The present speculation says The Ubyssey will have to be cut back to one issue a week next year. This compares with two issues a week this year and three issues a week last year. They claim this is necessary because of a lack of money. We agree that financially the AMS is in more difficulty than a tuba player with the runs. But the reason for this is a bureaucracy almost as ungainly as this unfortunate simile. The bureaucracy is a result of the mistrust which seems to be an integral part of the AMS finance system. This mistrust results in approximately $66,000 a year being spent to administer $85,000 in funds. What this basically means is that every time a club or an undergraduate society wants to spend $1 for new crayons, the AMS business office spends about 75 cents for the half dozen invoices and a share of the truck rental to haul the daily supply of red tape to UBC. There is an easy way out of this ridiculous situation. How? Eliminate the red tape. Decentralize the AMS business office and put the responsibility for financial transactions directly in the hands of the clubs and undergraduate societies. Surely the leaders of these organizations are responsible enough to keep track of spending. There is no need to maintain the present bureaucracy, particularly at a time when spending cutbacks are threatened. We have suggested this before and we suggest it again. So far we have been-ignored. This is why we get a bit upset when The Ubyssey's budget is made a target for budget cuts. Letters THIUBYSSEY ">J MARCH 6, 1973 Published Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the university year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of B.C. Editorial opinions are those of the writer 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 offices are located in room 241K of the Student Union Building. Editorial departments, 228-2307; Sports, 228-2305; advertising, 228-3977. Co-editors: Jan O'Brien, John Andersen The Ubyssey it had a staff, ee yi ee yi oh. And on this staff there was a slug, ee yi ee yi oh. With a Gary Coull, Linda Hossie, Vaughn Palmer, Mark Hamilton, John Andersen, Art Smolensky, Simon Truelove here, and a Lesley Krueger, Steve Brown, Ryon Guedes, Kent Spencer, Roger MacNeill, and Kini McDonald there, here a slug, there a slug, everywhere a slug-slug, the Ubyssey it had a staff, ee yi ee yi oh. Sorry, Kent, but your masthead wasn't in good taste. V. Hiking Well, there we were. We'd got the old Hillman running again, and things were all fine, save for the muffler that wasn't there, and other minor defects that hardly affected driving. Nice to have a car in Vancouver, since hitchhiking hardly is what it used to be in the old days. So, we drove out to the university to pick up "some application forms and talk to the people in the departments where we were planning to continue our education, next fall. We even found a free parking spot, out on Wesbrook, and the rain stopped for a little while, too. We had a 1,000 reasons to smile. Well, we did, until the rain started all over again, and we stopped on University Boulevard to load the car up with hitchhikers. Thanks, they said, hitchhiking sure is not what it used to be. When the last rider pressed himself into the backseat with the other two already there, officer Tom Maley of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (university detachment), revealed his true identity if not personality, and once again brought the old Hillman to a full stop. Hello, officer Maley, how do you do. I take it you have nothing better to do than hassling people who pick up hitch-hikers. Well, officer Maley didn't, and since indeed I did violate section 127 of the Motor Vehicle Act (specifically by disobeying a traf- ' fie control device, the device being the sign that tells you not to stop, not even to pick up a load of hitch-hikers who cannot afford outrageous bus prices), we got nailed for two points. Cops 2, students 0. Thanks, officer Maley, I'm sure you're the hitch-hikers best friend. And mine. Anonymous Champion It has come to the attention of some students who are concerned, that the Alma Mater Society has taken upon itself to champion the cause of "underprivileged employees of Denny's Restaurants." It may be acceptable to send a telegram to labor minister Bill King and it may be acceptable to ask students to support picket lines but it is not acceptable for this council to donate $50 of the students money to a cause that has nothing to do with the students. This is the first formal motion passed by this new council. If this is going to be allowed to continue one wonders whether the AMS will have any money to conduct student business next term. Our fees were not meant to be used as hamburger fodder for any and every schlock restaurant dispute in this city. Granted, we feel that the employees of Denny's restaurants have legitimate complaints and as such deserve our sympathy and support, but on an individual basis. Now that a precedent has been set, the door is open for, say, oppressed workers at the Chick and Bull to come crying for monetary support to aid their cause. That same $50 could have gone a long way towards improving the quality of food service on campus. What we're getting at is that the AMS should concern itself primarily with the improvement of campus facilities (clean up your own back yard) rather than using fees for a slush fund to support various causes (no matter how deserving) which are completely divorced from campus affairs. In other words, AMS, mind your own business. D. R. Lewthwaite, commerce 1 C. W. Barton, commerce 1 Thom Hardern, art 2 David Clemens, commerce 3 Meszaros It may be of interest to members of the university community that the minister of manpower and immigration wrote to me recently: "I have been asked to answer your representations concerning Dr. Istvan Meszaros. "Because Dr. Meszaros gained entry to Canada by misrepresenting himself to be a visitor when in fact he intended to reside here permanantly, he was ordered deported. After he withdrew his appeal against the order of deportation to the immigration appeal board his deportation was effected when he returned to England. ''Dr. Meszaros subsequently applied for return to Canada as an immigrant. The honorable Robert Andras reviewed his case and gave his consent for his return. "Yours sincerely Daniel Coates executive assistant" One would be inclined to agree with the authority: it is not nice to hide one's real intentions. Actually, as we very well know, professor Meszaros was denied landed immigrant status, well before his arrival at the airport, because he was regarded a "security risk," being, as he admitted without any disguise, a Marxist scholar. The government — probably with an eye to the then upcoming elections — wanted to show a strong hand against '.'dangerous elements" and critical intellectuals. The minister admitted that there was a political decision involved and promised to review that... nothing of this was hinted at in the letter. Lesson no. 1: look twice — and more — at government statements regarding "criminal" or "illegal" activity, before you dismiss the possibility of political dissent, artificially veiled by bureaucratic formulations. The second lesson is more of a civic character. It is often said that letters of protest, representations to ministers, demonstrations and other forms of expressing dissatisfaction with actions of the authorities are in vain and ridiculous. In this case it is quite obvious that the government of Canada would have "got away with" a political-intellectual discrimination against a famous scholar, had the academic community not made it clear that they cannot be fooled by procedural excuses. I do not think it is important now to reply to this letter — although one would Tuesday, March 6, 1973 THE UBYSSEY Page 5 wish to tell the executive assistant that his officialese does not do justice to the case. But lesson no. 2 remains: it is worth while to keep the gunpowder dry. JJVl.Bak history department Election I am writing concerning a grave breach of the democratic system at Totem Park. As some readers may already know a slate called "team of independent Totem students united for progress" ran for the positions on council. During the election certain breaches of democracy could be observed. The candidates of this slate were all observed to have ominous TlTs in red after their names. Now would you vote for someone with a TU after his name? These candidates were also arbitrarily assigned to the bottom squares on the ballot. This you must agree is stooping very low. The names of the election "winners" were immediately posted minus election tallies leaving some to doubt whether these ballots were actually counted. Prior to this election a small council clique were upset because this slate did not ask for their approval if they could run. One can only assume that this small clique desires that the reins of government should only be turned over to those who are in sympathy to their views. Some in this clique have even gone so far as to pressure housing administration for the removal of these candidates from their preferred floors at Totem Park. Needless to say many of these candidates have become entirely disgusted with the way Totem Park is being run and have considered not returning. Alas this small clique have succeeded again in returning those council members who won't rock the boat at Totem Park. Stephen Weir, geology 4 Letters We are the "privileged"; we have the key to all doors out here, punched right into our AMS cards. Ad Mortuum Sequitur. But we have been created in order to be serviced. I may be crippled inside, but I resent being used as someone else's crutch. There are 20,000 of us here, a small city, constantly. being raked, emptied, patrolled and lectured; hustled in our own SUB by the hooker, the fakir, and candlestick maker; renovated, denotated, enumerated, referendummed; parked, postered, toasted, and boasted about; projected at overhead, solicited, and graduated with essays, TA's, BA's and b.s.! I don't dream of changing the REAL world, I just want to know Myth UBC — a myth exploded. The myth says we come to this university in order that we may learn to manage our lives and the future of the world. But it would seem that while learning we are not supposed to know (or care) who controls our own world: i.e. this university. Who runs this campus? Stand up if you have seen them. Raise your eye-brows if you know their names. But somebody must know why SUB had to undergo a facelift, why there has to be labelled hitching posts on Wesbrook, and a book (crook) store that rips you and me off every year. If we are the chancellors of tomorrow, then we are also the physical plant men, the Best Cleaner boys, etc. People don't come here to learn. They come here to work. UBC provides a place of "suitable" employment for people who like to rake leaves, guard dormitories, and wipe your face after lunch. Without us they would have to hire somebody to keep this place dirty! I mean, a lot of people would be out of a job if we the STUDENTS had enough pride in our campus to keep it clean. who keeps screwing up the one we have - UBC. Universities are not meant to be someone's pet construction site, and especially not with student funds. We have a lot going for us now but what is it going to be next after the new pool? "Need" is a state of mind. Change does not equal progress in terms of the quality of education around here. I resent being treated like a part of a captive consumer market. There are days when I would like to see that massive, phallic ding-a- ling of a clock tower screw itself into the newly manicured pit- come-study haE and end it all with one mighty orgasm. Thorn Hardem, arts 2 Ash Wednesday Service Tomorrow 12:30 Clubs Lounge SUB Service of Repentance for the Affluent Canadians CAMPUS MINISTRY THIS WEEK AT HILLEL JEWS ON JUDAISM TUES., MARCH 6 - Bob Rosen WED., MARCH 7 - Rabbi H. Rubens THURS., MARCH 8 - Seymour Levitan —discuss The Jewish Woman, Law, Social Justice, Prayer, Charity from movements within Judaism. ALL EVENTS AT 12:30 AT HILLEL campus invited COME IN TODAY!' 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ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND The Board of Directors will recommend that By-Law 37 of the Constitution be amended to read: "A quorum for any meeting shall be ten per cent of the ordinary members. If a quorum is not present within the time set for the meeting, the meeting will be adjourned by the Chairman to a place and time set by the Chairman not more than 30 days following the meeting. A quorum will then be the number of ordinary members present at the reconvened meeting." •Sljoe !5f)0ppC!5 2 AND 3 TONE COMBOS IN GREAT NEW FASHION COLORS by BRAYCO ONLY, $23.00 Open Thursday and Friday Nites C.O.D. orders accepted Credit and Chargex ORBfTSHOES PCX(fHE ^££5^ cards honored VILLAGER SHOE SHOPPES LTD. 542 Granville 435 W. Hastings Le Chateau Branch 776 Granville Guildford Town Shopping Centre, Surrey 1324 Douglas St. in Victoria •"Design and Word Trade Marks in Canada of the Villager Shoe Shoppes Ltd." Page 6 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, March 6, 1973 Hot flashes Original muz air Original compositions by UBC music professors Eugene Wilson, John Chappell and David Burger will be featured in a free concert by the university band, 8 p.m. Thursday in the old auditorium. Free recitals in the music building recital hall this week include flautist Paul Douglas and Hugh McLean on harpsichord, 8 p.m. today; mezzo-soprano Viktoria Spans and pianist Derek Bampton, noon Wednesday; the university singers noon and 8 p.m. Friday; and the Vancouver philharmonic, 8 p.m. Saturday. Papandreou Exiled Greek leader Andreas Papandreou wrll lecture on the current political situation in Greece, noon Thursday and 8 p.m. Friday in Buch. 106. University of Alabama sociologist John Bruce will speak on the role of mothers in the social placement of daughters, 4 p.m. Thursday in the home economics building, room 109. Discover the World on Your SEMESTER AT SEA Sails each September & February Combine accredited study with educational stops in Africa, Australasia and the Orient. Over 7500 students from 450 campuses have already experienced this international program. A wide range of financial aid is available. Write now for free catalog: WCA, Chapman College, Box CC40, Orange, Cal. 92666 'Tween classes TODAY AUCM Eucharist and soup, noon, Lutheran centre. LCM Pancake supper, 6 p.m., Lutheran centre. SAILING CLUB Film, noon, SUB 125. CANOE & KAYAK CLUB Elections, noon, SUB 125. CAMPUS MINISTRY Political prisoners, noon, SUB 207. WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday service, noon, SUB clubs lounge. VOC Executive elections, noon, Angus 104. PRE-DENT SOC Elections, noon, SUB 1205. STUDENT LOSERS General meeting, noon, SUB 215. NEWMAN CLUB Communications workshop, noon, SUB 105B. ONTOLOGY A commune Buch. 216. CCF Evangelical ballroom. VCF Carl Armerding, noon, Gage Towers. NVC General meeting, noon, SUB 111. L'ALLIANCE FRANCAISE Color films, noon, Buch. 102. GERMAN DEPARTMENT Zarathrustra's Three Metamorphoses: Erich Heller, noon, Buch. 102. CAMPUS CAVALIERS Elections, noon, SUB ballroom. ALPHA OMEGA Last general meeting, noon, SUB 215. NEWMAN CLUB Communications workshop, noon, SUB 105B. ANTHROSOC DEPT. Male and female roles In Middle Eastern society, noon, Buch. 219. FRIDAY WAG General meeting, noon, Ed. 1211. GAY PEOPLE Social evening, 8 p.m., blew room, arts 1. PRE-SOCIAL WORK Speakers from Marpole training centre, noon, SUB 105B. SATURDAY DANCE CLUB Eleventh annual competition, 7 p.m., SUB ballroom. that works, noon, meeting, noon, SUB THURSDAY ABORTSOC Meeting, noon, SUB 237A. EVERY TUESDAY at 7:45 p.m. Prizes in Excess of $2300. At 10th Ave. & Camosun GUITARIST AND SINGER KEITH COOPER Of the West Indies Thurs., Mar. 8 — 7:30 p.m. LUTHERAN CAMPUS CENTER Charismatic Campus Ministries GERRY, 733-7067 ALL WELCOME NO CHARGE ss r»A'V '.tfUkiHMSSf^tt^fe' * WLmt^mmmmi' 58& .t ANNOUNCEMENTS Dances 11 Lost & Found 13 Special Notices IS RENT WHISTLER CONDOMINIUM near gondola. Day/wk. Ph. 732-0174 eves, or before 8 a.m. PEOPLE NEEDED! for proposed extension of Arts I program. Come to New Arts II ! Meeting, Arts I building, Monday, March 12, 12:30 noon. Support Urg- eently Needed! DOCTOR BUNDOLO FLIES LOW over the campus and drops two— more shows, that is! Thursday, March 8 in SUB Movie Theatre at 12:30. It's Free ! ! ! Special Events 15A BRUCE COCKBURN AT U.B.C. ON Saturday, March 17 in the SUB ballroom. Two shows 7:30 & 10:00. Tickets $2 at AMS office. Sound by Kelly-Deyong. Buy tickets now and avoid disappointment. NOW $75 FOR 25c 40 Bonus Coupons In This Year's Bird Calls BUY YOURS TODAY! — Bookstore and SUB — Travel Opportunities 18 CONTACT AOSC FOR COMPLETE travel services including scheduled and charter flights, rallpasses, car rentals-purchases, tours, International Student ID, etc. AOSC Rm. 100B, SUB, UBC. 224-0111. Wanted—Information 17 Wanted—Miscellaneous 18 AUTOMOTIVE Autos For Sale 21 '71 FIAT 850 CONVERT., ONLY 13,000 miles. New engine installed. Sell for $1900. Phone 524-2045. BUNDOLOMOBILE: SLIGHTLY used, but can still coast from coast to coast in seconds. To view come to SUB Theatre Thursday March 8, 12:30. Ask for Dr. Bundolo. 1972 FORD CAPRI. EXCELLENT condition, 20,000 miles. All options (sun roof, interior decor package, radials, AM/FM radio), $3,100 or best offer. 112-462-9709. Auto Parts 23 Motorcycles 25 Babysitting & Day Care 32 BUSINESS SERVICES Photography 35 PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS By Ulli Steltzer Camera and darkroom work for beginners and advanced. 4 two- hour sessions, $25, four people per class. 731-8322, 9-12 a.m. for information. Classes start March 17.