diligence?. mada's intelligence agency, CSIS, says that le rules still apply tiary? men's field hockey ch the Canada West in Victoria daver? orth Van art exhibit s Dada with gusto Corpses getting thrown out of SUB since 1918 www. ubvssev. be. ca VOLUME 81 ISSUE 13 TUESDAY. OCTOBER 26. 1999 Stewart shifts blame *?*<> £/** finger PMO SGT. PEPPER: Hugh Stewart took the stand at the RCMP public inquiry yesterday. His testimony is expected to last until Thursday, tara westover photo by Cynthia Lee In front of a large crowd of reporters and photographers, RCMP Staff Sergeant Hugh Stewart testified yesterday at the RCMP Public Complaints Commission (PCC) that a lack of coordination between police units led to the pepper-spraying of students protesting /APEC on November 25, 1997. Stewart indicated that he should not be held responsible for police actions against protesters, noting that he was "not happy" with a decision to deploy the 70-member Vancouver Police riot squad to the Rose Garden protest—a decision that was made without his consultation—when the APEC summit came to the UBC campus. Stewart has been widely criticised for his role in two separate clashes between demonstrators and police at UBC. Police used pepper spray against protesters gathered at the security fence in front of die Rose Garden, and Stewart led the spraying of students in a standoff with riot police at Gate 6 near Place Vanier residence. The latter incident was caught on a now-infamous television clip, featuring Stewart ordering protesters to clear the road immediately before spraying students and the television camera.- Stewart said in his testimony that shortly after meeting with a group that included senior police officials and Jean Carle, Prime Minister Jean Chretien's former chief of operations, he was ordered to clear Gate 6, which was blocked by roughly 40 protesters, to allow motorcades carrying APEC leaders to exit UBC unobstructed. This testimony contradicts what Carle told the PCC during the summer. Stewart complained that he was given ten minutes less time to clear the road than he had originally been allotted. He said he hoped that a visible police presence and the firm commands officers directed at the protesters would be enough to clear the blockade. But this show of force was not adequate, he continued. As a result, within less than ten seconds of ordering the road clear, Stewart proceeded to pepper-spray protesters until they retreated. Marvin Storrow, legal counsel for the PCC, questioned Stewart about whether he gave protesters enough time to "absorb the data." "It would normally not be enough time at all," Stewart admitted. But he defended his actions, saying that he saw no other way of clearing the road. "I was satisfied that these persons were not going to move...[I would have needed] a higher force to get them to move." Stewart also expressed concerns about two buses deployed at Gate 6 containing approximately 130 reserve officers from both the RCMP and the Vancouver Police. He said these buses were left unsupervised. "My understanding was that [the reserve officers] were never a very cohesive group," he said. When questioned yesterday by Storrow, Stewart asserted that while he was "negotiating a series of peaceful arrents," he worried that the presence of the Vancouver Police's crowd control unit—in riot gear—would inflame the crowd and demonstrate bad faith on the part of police. "I don't want [the crowd control unit] here...they are elevating the level of this crowd," Stewart was heard shouting in a taped conversation with another RCMP officer. "As long as decisions were to be made without consultation, we were not going to do our job effectively," he said at the hearing. UBC graduate student Jonathan Oppenheim, an independent complainant in the inquiry, said that Stewart doesn't "seem willing to take the fall," despite earlier the testimony of senior RCMP officers and of officals from the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) that pointed to the staff sergeant as the scapegoat for the events at UBC. "We certainly have a lot of contradictions [about] what exacfly occurred," said Oppenheim. "Really, I don't think that anyone knows exactly what happened, but certainly [Stewart's] testimony is quite dramatically different from the testimony of Jean Carle." Oppenheim pointed out that in the testimony Carle provided to the PCC at the end of August, he denied his involvement in any meeting on November 25, while Stewart's account clearly implicates Carle. The 1997 summit brought the leaders of the 18 Pacific Rim countries to the UBC campus for a day. Forty-nine people were arrested, and police used pepper spray as a means of controlling crowds. Roughly 40 protesters subsequentiy filed complaints about police misconduct, prompting the RCMP to establish the PCC to investigate these allegations. The PCC, headed by retired judge Ted Hughes, is looking at whether RCMP officers used excessive force during the summit. Also at issue is whether Chretien directed the RCMP to ensure that there would be no visible signs of protest for fear of embarassing the foreign leaders, notably then-Indonesian president Suharto. Stewart's testimony is expected to last four days.*> fay Nicholas Bradley and Cynthia Lee Despite previous testimony that the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) played no part in security operations during APEC, recently released RCMP telephone and radio trajjr m npl.-. rev. .il that tiir PMO i\\i& \orv i-]i*arLy involved in RCMP operations during the economic forum's visit to UBC in 1997. The confidential police documents were obtained by the RCMP Public Complaints Commission (PCC), and reveal that on November 21—four days before APEC arrived on campus, and Ihe day Prime Minister Jean Chretien was due to arrive in Vancouver—the RCMP removed protesters from their campsite at the Museum of Anthropology because of political pressure from the PMO, This new evidence contradicts testimony given by Jean Carle, Chretien's former aide, that the PMO did not take part in security considerations for APEC'- visit In the L'HC But these tapes have not yet been accepted by the PCC as official evidence. Jonathan Oppenheim, a UBC student and an independent complainant in die .APEC inquiry, submitted a motion to the PCC yesterday to release the transcripts of taped telephone calls from the RCMP command centre between November 2 i and 26. Oppi'jih.'im .-..nil tilt- proviuuslvrialrased transcripts are filled with highly relevant information indicating that legitimate protest was stifled on the UBC campus November 25, and that the RCMP was acting under pressure from the PMO. He said his motion to uncover new evidence from the tapes would not result in a 'fishing expedition.* Tm not asking them to look lor a needle in a haystack," he said. Opjh'iihpim sdid at'LiMMiig tin-- Upe Iran- scripts as evidence would save the commie-, sion time. "If we had had these tapes from tlie beginning, we [wouldn't] waste time having to recall witnesses.* Cameron Ward, counsel for the largest group of student complainants, supported Oppenheim's submission. He contended that the commission 'should leave no stone unturned about the truth about what happened at APEC* But Ivan Whitehall, counsel for the feder- al government, opposed Oppenheim's application. 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The tapes reveal that RCMP Superintendent Wayne May warned that "there's gonna be some, ah, not-so-subtle pressure put on them in the next half hour...[to] change their mind on this whole situation." The RCMP repeatedly mentioned the fact that protesters "spray-painted...some of the Museum of Anthropology" as an example of how they were not "playing by the rules anymore," thus justifying police action against them. Four UBC students were arrested on November 22 for refusing to leave their campsite behind the MOA, a move the BC Civil Liberties Association decried as a breach of the students' rights. The RCMP also limited media access to the arrests. May identified the major role the PMO played in the RCMP's decision to remove the protesters from the Museum area, and the police attempts to spin this decision in order to avoid what he calls "a major embarassment to Canada and a lot of.. .international political ramification." "[The PMO is concerned that] when the Prime Minister's told of this he's just gonna tell 'em, whatever it takes, get 'em outta there. And ah, and that's the reality of it that we're faced, we're caught from a police point between a rock and a hard place. Ya know, we know how we normally ah, ah, ah, treat these thing...and the normal course of action that we follow, but [normally the] Prime Minister's not direcuy involved when we're, ya know in, in dealing with ah, tree-huggers and that sort of thing." May continued, "But ah, right now the Prime Minister of our country is directly involved and he's gonna start giving orders, and it might be something that ah, we can't five with or er, that's gonna create us a lot of, a lot of backlash in the final analysis so, we've gotta try to develop a strategy where I think we've got to get the story out there some way that ah, um, you know we gave them [the protesters] their opportunity, they changed the rules, and ah, now for the dignity of the conference we've, we've gotta ask them to leave." This evidence casts doubts on testimony provided by PMO officials this summer. UBC President Martha Piper testified at the PCC at the end of July, and expressed concerns about the reduction of protest space at UBC during aAPEC. According to Piper, UBC and the RCMP agreed that protests would be allowed everywhere on campus except the designated "security zone," which extended around the MOA and Norman Mackenzie House, Piper's residence. But Jean Carle, then the director of operations for the PMO, reduced the boundaries only days after this agreement, making the protest site invisible to the APEC leaders, who would be meeting well inside the security zone. In a letter to Piper dated November 20, 1997, Carle wrote that "security considerations are of paramount concern and restrict the availability of suitable sites [for protest]." But in his testimony at the end of August, Carle denied his—and the PMO's—involvement in APEC security issues, leading Joseph Arvay, lawyer for the anti-APEC protesters, to call for Chretien to appear before the PCC to corroborate or deny Carle's testimony. The Prime Minister's aide said that he had no records of his work or correspondence during the lead-up to APEC. 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OCTOBER 26.1999 CUPE strike on the way? by Daliah Merzaban Negotiations between UBC and Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) Local 116 are on the verge of breaking down, according to Local 116 President John Geppert /After three days of negotiations last week at the BC Labour Relations Board (LRB), a few letters of understanding were signed, but according to Geppert, "nothing that's going to have us avoid a dispute at the end of the day." Geppert said that he doesn't expect that mediation will be able to resolve some of CUPE's greater concerns. "I suspect that bargaining is going to have to break off before the university is willing to come to a resolution," said Geppert. But although picket lines may go up soon, a full-blown strike cannot happen until November. Starting November 1, UBC's locals will be at the LRB to negotiate which services will be considered essential in the event of a strike or a lockout The LRB will then declare which services are in the interest of the health, welfare and safety of the residents of BC. A strike at UBC cannot be declared until these terms are negotiated. CUPE wants to prevent UBC from increasing its ability to contract-out jobs without consulting the union first CUPE is also concerned about how students are paid. At the sectoral level, the union is also facing problems with wage and benefit settlements. Local 116, along with Local 2950, represents over 3000 support staff at UBC, including Bookstore and Food Services employees. Despite the complexity of the issues involved, UBC officials are still confident that the two sides can reach a reso- lution through mediation. "Our number-one priority is to successfully conclude collective agreements with our unions," said Paula Martin, UBC's associate director of public affairs. But Geppert doubts that all the issues will be addressed before the end of mediation on Wednesday. "Mediation has been ineffectual, and as a result we'll have to follow different channels...I think there will be a point in time where our members have to withdraw services." Geppert stressed, however, that any job action will try to apply "the most hurt with the least amount of pain." Although Geppert would not elaborate on the specifics of any possible job action, he did make reference to the situation at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Since Thursday, BCIT instructors and staff have been rotating strikes around campus. Instead of shutting down the entire campus, the union is picketing different buildings each day in order to avoid a detrimental impact on students. "I think it's a model that we're going to have to look at," he said. COMING SOON? UBC support staff may soon take job action, daliah merzaban photo Meanwhile, Local 2950 has "made significant progress on the major issues of both parties," Rita Harder, 2950 president, said in a letter to 2950 members this week. On Thursday, Local 2950 will be holding a strike vote, which, if successful, would arm it with a mandate when dealing with larger wage and benefit issues. Both locals have been in negotiations with the university since January for contracts that expired on March 3 !.♦ CSIS defends spying powers by Daliah Merzaban Despite assurances that Canada's national spy agency doesn't have increased powers to operate on university campuses, university officials are still concerned about the possible lack of restraints on campus spy activities. CSIS has stated that despite media reports to the contrary, the solicitor general must still approve all spy activities on campus, barring exceptional circumstances. An article published last month in the National Post caused an uproar amongst post secondary executives. The article indicated that in declassified documents from 1997, former solicitor general Herb Gray revised the policy of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), with the effect that that the director of CSIS could unilaterally approve certain undercover operations involving human sources on campuses. According to the Post, this move was made despite objections by the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT), an organisation representing 30,000 faculty members and academic librarians across Canada. This allegation prompted concern among the officials in CAUT. Under an agreement dating back to the 1960s, CSIS can direct undercover informants on campus only if it has the prior approval of the solicitor general. CAUT President William Graham told the [/byssey last month that surveillance activities not mandated by elected officials "could have a chilling effect on freedom of discussion and thought." In response, Graham wrote a letter to Lawrence MacAulay, the Canadian solicitor general, asking for a clarification of the government's policy. In his reply, the minister demanded that CAUT officials first meet with CSIS to discuss the matter. At this meeting, held two weeks ago, CSIS officials assured Graham and CAUT Executive Director Jim Turk that ministerial approval is still required in most cases of campus spy activities. CSIS spokesperson Dan Lambert said that the spy agency is very vigilant about all activities that take place on campus. CSIS officials cited two situations when the agency could bypass informing the solicitor general before sending a spy to campus. The first case concerns an external organisation using campus facilities. CSIS can also dispense with ministerial approval if it recognises an immediate threat or danger, and CSIS is unable to contact the solicitor general. Lambert said CSIS is still required to inform the minister after the fact. However, CAUT officials remain sceptical about undercover operations, and want some clarification. "The academic environment should be a place where people can speak freely on a whole range of issues, without any fear...CSIS has assured us that that's not put in jeopardy. We're not sure, so we want to sit down with the minister and communicate that directiy to him," said David Robinson, CAUT's director of public policy. Dennis Pavlich, UBC's legal counsel, agrees. He admits to not having heard about the allegations against CSIS until he spoke with the Ubyssey last week, but he expressed concerns about the ambiguity of the CSIS policy. He said the policy should be made more stringent. "I'm not at all happy to hear that whatever had existed [in policy] is being relaxed because it seems to me that what existed perhaps ought to be toughened up a bit, so we should be moving in the other direction. "Universities are places where people are free to express very radical ideas and have them discussed and dealt with in a way that may be somewhat disconcerting to a hyper-sensitive, security-conscious body. But that's good for the country overall that we have places where that kind of debate can take place." Lambert pointed out, however, that all CSIS activities are subject to review by the Security Intelligence Review Committee and the inspector general. Pavlich said that he will look into the issue because he's worried about how the ambiguity could affect free expression. "I think people need to be assured on this point," he said.*> Study: students waste by Eric Jandciu Students can make a large difference in reducing hazardous waste by watching what they do at home, says Peter Whitelaw of UBC's Health, Safety and the Environment (HS&E) office. Whitelaw says that it is easier to control "point source pollution," .such as the waste produced by UBC laboratories, because outputs can be measured and monitored, and regulations can then be applied. When all Lhe hazardous wa.ste comes from one source, it is much easier to deal with. On the other hand, it is much more difficult to monitor and regulate what goes down the drain in every home across the city. Whitelaw says that the only way to improve this problem is through public education. While he finds reaching graduate sludcjriLs and faculty in research laboratories fairly easy, getting tlie message out to undergraduate students isn't so simple. But UBC's Student Environment Centre (SEC) is trying to make the message heard during Enviro Week '99, which began yesterday. Tomorrow is Green Living Day, and the SEC will provide recipes for alternatives to common household products, such as bleach and ammonia. In addition, the Student Union Building (SUB) concourse will be home to a marketplace for what Jarah West of Ihe SEC calls "guilt free businesses." Although West says she feels tiiat household products have a minimal effect on the environment and thinks moro attention should be paid to polluting companies, Whitelaw notes that the cumulative effect of individual efforts is quite substantial. According to Whitelaw, each person produces an average of 20 pounds (about 9 kg) of hazardous waste per year. That translates to more than a million tonnes of hazardous waste per year in Canada. White! aw says that he has switched to a bleach containing hydrogen peruxide, which has no harmful byproducts. Traditional bleach, meanwhile, contains sodium hypochlorite, a compound that has the potential to produce cancer-causing by-products. Whitelaw and the SEC point to other common sources of toxic waste in the home—such as detergents that contain phosphates, oils, lubricants, cleaning solvents and paint—and provide safer alternatives. Vinegar, for example, works just as well as commercial glass cleaners, which usually contain ammonia that can eventually lead to the suffocation of fish. Maureen Evans of tlie SEC acknowledges that students can become intimidated by the volume of environmentally slanted information available and through the marketplace in the SUB, the SEC hopes dial "ppople will find it to be an inviting lifestyle." 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John Fraser, a long-time student senator who sits on the honorary degrees committee, said Gates would have received the doctorate at next semester's Millennial Festival, during which UVic wants to honour people who "have had a very large impact on the 20th century." But the Senate debate on whether to award Gates a degree was contested Some senators felt Gates had revolutionised information technology and made contributions through philanthropy, while others questioned his business ethics by pointing to examples as the antitrust case between Microsoft and the US Department of Justice. "There were questions raised on whether this was some kind of a cash grab," said Fraser. "If I was Bill Gates and I was given an honorary degree, I would have warm fuzzies about UVic. With $ 100 billion [Gates' net worth], even one per cent warm fuzzies is a lot of money." Gates has previously donated large sums of money to Duke and the University of Washington. Fraser noted that the Senate has already approved over 15 other people for these Millennial degrees. Most senators, as well as university administrators, refused to comment, citing the confidentiality of the honorary degree process. "The process is meant to save nominees who are unaware of the their nominations until after they have been approved from embarrassment," said UVic spokesperson Patty Pitts. Despite senate confidentiality rules, however, an unnamed source leaked the story of Gates' rejection to the Globe and Mail earlier this week Student senator Kari Worton said the leak could convince the university to reconsider the honorary degree granting process, giving the senators less than a week's notice—the current policy—to consider a list of nominees before voting on the list at a meeting. "People like Bill Gates, who shouldn't be getting degrees, might get degrees if people don't have time to do the research" said Worton. Lorraine Doherty, a spokesperson for Microsoft, said Gates wasn't aware that he had been turned down for the degree. She added that elementary schools have been the recipients of Gates' philanthropy in Canada. In August 1997, an anonymous UVic student senator leaked the news that Chinese president Jiang Zemin had been approved for an honorary degree, prompting a backlash from students who questioned his human rights record. Zemin was unable to accept the degree because he was scheduled to attend the APEC summit in Vancouver. ♦ Anderson to protect species by Nicholas Bradley British Columbia is in a unique position to prevent the extinction of wildlife, according to Kate Smallwood of the BC Endangered Species Coalition, precisely because it has so many species in danger. Yesterday, at the opening event of the Student Environment Centre's week-long campaign to raise awareness of environmental issues, Smallwood expressed her support for federal Minister of the Environment David Anderson's efforts to enact species protection legislation "David Anderson is on a roll," said Smallwood According to Smallwood, BC's biodiversity is an important issue for the entire country. BC has more living things than any other province, and about half these species can't be found anywhere else. But 340 of the province's species are classified as either endangered or threatened. A total of 800 species are in some kind of danger—Smallwood called these numbers "warning bells, or fire alarms, telling us there's something wrong in our environment* "You can agree it's a matter of national concern," she continued, noting that this importance has allowed the federal government to become involved. The recent Speech from the Throne, read by newly-appointed Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson, promised that the Liberal government will introduce legislation to protect species at risk, and their habitat, as one of the "innovative environmental practices" Canada will adopt The priority, according to Smallwood, is habitat protection and tougher endangered species legislation, with scientists, and not politicians, deciding which species are at risk. During the Throne speech debate on October 14, Anderson said that federal legislation will "complement and strengthen provincial legislation," and emphasised the importance of habitat protection "Prohibitions must be available to prevent extinction or critical habir tat destruction," he said Smallwood said that although she is optimistic about Anderson's plans, he will have to follow through with action "I need to see stuff in writing.. .In terms of his direction and where he's going, it's a good one." Victoria MP David /Anderson was appointed Minister of the Environment in August replacing Christine Stewart Anderson had previously been Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, but had received generally poor reviews from the environmental community for his work in salmon conservation ♦ Research for sale by Anne Tiller and Lais-a Tiffany The Muse ST. JOHN'S (CUP}~A federal government panel on marketing university research is threatening academics across Canada, say critics of the Expert Panel on the Commercialization of University Research. "(It) will jeopardise the kind of research that is realty of value in society," said James Turk executive director of the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT). Turk says a report released by the panel in May could have a negative impat^ on research that doesn't produce a quick dollar. The panel consists of six corporate executives, two university administrators and the president of the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, but no current academic university .Among tlie panel's most controversial recommendations is a proposal that all university research with 'commercial potential' that has received federal funding come under the ownership of a universi- IIMIlMilllli^lillllB It also recommends, that 'in those universities where the ownership of [intellectual property] resides with the researcher, the [intellectual property] must be assigned to Ihe university lor possible commercialisation* In return for granting a university Ihe right to market their work, tlie panol recommends researebers receive such benefits as tenured pasdtions and a cut of potential profits. *In effect your intellect is bang enslaved by the institution for the Ijjurposes of industrial development,' said Turk. The CAUT is asking Ihe federal government to shelve the report But Kevin Keough, vice-president (research) at Memorial University in Newfoundland, says the report has a different purpose. The overall objective of that whole report is that if university research is funded by the federal granting agencies, {and} h to be commercialised, we should make sure that there is a (monetary] return to Canada," said Keough However, Richard Phillips, chair of the Canadian Graduate Council (CGC), says federal funding for research will not be evenly distributed across different disciplines. Tor those in the social sciences and humanities, the problem, of course, is the fact that very little of what is done can be direcdy tied to commercial value." The report is currently under review t$r indn$tiy Canada, the responsible government agency, in a public consultation with approximately 65 organisations, including provincial governments, student and fecaltylobby groups, academic instttotions as wet as members of tlie private sector. Alter the public: consultations, the government agency will decide whether to proceed to cabinet, said Karen Corkcry, senior polity ana- lystlbr Industry Canada. ♦ THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26.1999 roundup BCIT staff now on strike Instructors and staff at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) have been on a rotating strike since Thursday as part of their ongoing dispute with the BCIT administration. "We have adopted a strategy for our rotating pickets which will raise tlie educational issues in this dispute to the government and the public, whde at tlie same time trying to ensure that there is the least possible impact on our colleagues in other campus unions and on our students," said Ron Kessler, president of the BCIT Faculty and Staff Association in a statement to the media. The dispute concerns the zero per cent wage increase for faculty over the past five years, and the reduction in the number of teaching staff despite the rising number of students in the same period. Pickets planned for today will affect the building which houses instructors' offices for various BCIT departments, Classes and staff service in a given area are affected until the picket rotation ends. Picketers targeted the Computer Resources Department last week and the School of Business yesterday, TORONTO (CUP)—A $ 13.5 million partnership between telecommunications giant Bell Emergis and the University of Toronto (U of T} Is under fire by the school's Faculty aAssociation. The deal is being used to establish the Bell Canada University Labs at U of T along with four chair positions. But U of T Faculty Association President Bill Graham says that the agreement infringes on intellectual property rights and is channelling faculty research to meet Bell's private interests. Bell will have the exclusive right to patent research completed through the Bell Canada University Labs within 90 days of the announced results. Researchers who want fimding through the Bell agreement will have to appeal to a special committee composed of an equal number of Bell Canada and university members "The project could be denied if Bell doesn't see it as profitable/ said Graham. Graham says he's surprised the university continues-to make corporate agreements after an announced 1997 deal with Nortel another telecommunications company, posed serious questions about academic integrity. But Peter Munsche, interim vice-president of research and international relations, says individual faculty members have been seeking research funding from Bell for the past decade, and that the Bell agreement actually gives the university more power when it comes to determining the direction of research. The Bell agreement took effect in November 1998, The $ 13.5 million is to be distributed over the next few years, —with files from tfze Varsity TORONTO {CUP)—The University of Toronto (U of T) is considering a policy that would ensure that no university merchandise is made in sweatshops, For over six months, a U of T student group. Students Against Sweatshops (SAS), had been lobbying the university administration to adopt a code of conduct that would bar any university merchandise from being with sweatshop labour. "Most people we come across are surprised to find out that we have no code [of championships this weekend at Wolfson Field. On Friday, UBC will play the University of Alberta at l0:00ani and then the University of Victoria at 5:00 pm. The second- and third-place teams will play each other Saturday at 1:00pm. The final will lake place Sunday at l:Ullpin. MEN'S SOCCER UBC (5-3) heads into their final weekend of regular season play against the University of Alberta (6-1) at Thunderbird Stadium on Saturday, October 30 at 2:00 pm, and then the University of Saskatchewan (2-5) on Sunday, October 31 at 2:00pm. WOMEN'S SOCCER The Birds played at tlie University of Victoria Saturday and came away with a 3-1 win. T-Bird Vanessa jMartino leads the Canada Wcisl in scor ing willi 5 goals. UBC* (ti-2) will play tlie top team in Canada West, the University of iUberta (7-1), at home on Saturday, October 30 at 12:00 pm. UBC will then face the University of Saskatchewan (2-4) at Thunderbird Stadium Sunday, October 31 at SWIMMING UBC's defending national swinpeoaiag champions will host the Colleges Cup this weekend at the UBC Aquatic''Centre.The eventfeatures the UBC team with medahsts from the Olympics, world championships, and JPan Am Games. Competitors include Curtis ^den, a double Olympic bronze medalist From ; the ^University of, Calgary, Catherines Fox. an Olympic gold medalist from Stanford:., University, l and teams from the University of Washington, the University of Victoria, and Simon Fraser University. Racing wflXstart Friday, October 29 at 7:00pm, and Saturday,;October 30 at 2:00pm. MEN'S VCmVBAlt The Thunderbirds start the 1999 season on the road against the University of Calgary this week- WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL UBC, who finished second xa. Canada last year, will ciju'ii Ih.'ir Siua^on auamM the I'niMu.siiy oi The Thunderbirds will host the Canada West Calgary in Calgary this weekend. ♦ $$$$& ^l»#%f^«^ THE UBYSSEY ■ TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2B. 19991 Men's soccer Birds foiled by Tom Peacock You could tell the UBC men's soccer team wanted the win, but the University of Victoria proved they were hungrier in what ended as a one-goal game in their favour. Despite a strong performance by the Birds last Saturday at Thunderbird Stadium, UBC was outmatched by the first- placed team in the Canada West who have yet to see a loss this season. "UVic's a good team," said a visibly disappointed Mike Mosher, head coach of the Birds. "It doesn't matter what the situation is, what you're playing for. They come to play every single game." But UBC came to play too, and it was a close one, with neither team seriously dominating. Although UVic had a few more chances, most of the play was in the midfield. UBC's defence, led by captain Steve McCauley and defenseman Spencer Coppin, who had standout performances, stopped most of the Vikes' chances before they could gather any momentum. Midway through the first half, McCauley received an enthusiastic facial massage from the head of a UVic striker and UBC midfielder Aaron Keay got the game's only yellow card late in the half after a verbal altercation with the referee, but still nothing moved on the scoreboard. UBC had a major chance during a late breakaway by midfielder Iain Shepherd, but the ball got away, and at halftime, the game was still scoreless. In the second half, the teams burst onto the field with obvious intent, but it was UVic that was able to capitalise on an early chance, and a scramble in front of the UBC net led to the only goal of the game during the 50th minute of play. After the game, when McCauley was asked about what went wrong, he didn't put it down to any specific weakness in the team's make-up. He explained that it was more an issue of focus, or a collective mental block. "The ball just hasn't gone our way," he said. "We haven't been able to get that bounce that we need. We've iSBSasT^t-''^^ JUST TOO GOOD: University of Victoria goalkeeper Dominec Butcher stops UBC's attempts and racks up his sixth shutout of the season. Butcher leads the Canada West with shutouts and fewest goals allowed, tom peacock photo got to score goals. We haven't been able to score goals against Victoria or Edmonton [the top two teams in Canada West]. We've been able to score against other teams." The fourth-year defender looked a little dumbfounded. He knew the effort was there, but that it wasn't guided enough. The emotion and the intensity took over. The rational approach was lost "I never have too many answers. I'm disappointed right now. The game's a blur. We've got to settle down and play our game, and everyone's got to win their battles." McCauley's ideas came out strong just like his team's effort. But unfortunately, both were a little jumbled and inflamed with emotion.*** Hockey Birds off to rocky start by Naomi Kim With 54 seconds remaining in UBC women's second game of last weekend's double-header, the abrasive tones of .Queen's "We will rock you," echoed through the Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre. UBC was losing 8-0; so why they chose to play that song is a good question. Two periods was all the University of Alberta women's hockey team needed to spoil the start of UBC's season-opening weekend. Last year, the Pandas, who finished second in Canada, only defeated the Birds by one goal. But this year, with significant roster changes for UBC (now 0-2 on the season) and new playing rules, the margin was much larger. On Friday, the Pandas set the tone for the weekend, shooting from all over to test out UBC's new goaltender, Tanya Foley. Despite a few dumps, the Birds were unable to get the puck out of their own end. Then, a lost puck at centre ice resulted in the first goal at 3:12 for the Pandas. "At first it was a littie nerve-wracking," said Foley of her first game in a T-Bird uniform, "but [I] had to get into it quick." But 22 seconds later, the Birds came back with captain Jana Horsman bringing up the puck and scoring easily. UBC perked up after this first goal, but the 1-1 draw would be the closest that the Birds would get all weekend. Although they were hanging in at 4-2 early on in the second period with a second goal from Horsman, any momentum the Birds had soon died. The UBC net became a shooting gallery for the Pandas and by the end of the second period, the shots on goal were 30 for U of A and 6 for UBC. Eventually, the Pandas' barrage of shots paid off, although their goals were not particularly spectacular—one of them was a giveaway from a UBC defender practically in her own crease. The Birds came back somewhat revived from the second intermission, but the pucks continued to fly at Foley. UBC's defence finished the game strongly, holding the Pandas to only 2 goals in the third period, but the offence could not narrow the score. The Pandas, looking in top form, ended the game 8-2 with frwer than six minutes remaining in the game. "The score wasn't reflective of how we feel," said Horsman contently. "Take out that second period. It really was a 3-1 game...there were no hanging heads in the dressing room." The Birds felt good heading into the second game of the weekend but were concerned about the new intermission after the first period, which seemed to throw off some of the players. "We're prepared to come out the same as we did in the first and the third [periods]," said Horsman before Saturday's game. But, this time around, it was the first period that ended the game for UBC. Just 38 seconds into the game, the Pandas scored on their first shot after a pass from the face-off to a player at the doorstep of the UBC net. The Birds had no time to respond with U of A following the first goal with another just 37 seconds later. The Pandas maintained a quick pace and UBC had trouble getting the puck past the centreline. The Pandas were up 5-0 by the start of the second period in the second match-up, taking advantage of all their possessions and power-plays. Alberta managed 21 shots on goal compared to UBC's two. The Birds had no problems with the second period, holding the Pandas to just 2 goals on 17 shots, and they came out hard in the third, only allowing one short-handed goal. But of course, it was too late. The final score was 8-0. With the loss of five of six top goal- scorers from last season, the Birds have some work to do offensively, but they are otherwise fortunately "defence-laden," said head coach Dave Newson. Despite a good performance by the UBC defence, the largely-intact prevailing Canada West champions University of Alberta were in top form, and there is no denying that they played well. "They are a good team and we're still learning" said Newson. The Birds' next regular season game will be on November 19 against the University of Calgary, last year's second- placed team in Canada West*!* Birds edge Bears by Naomi Kim Down 1-1-4 at the half Saturday against the University of Alberta Golden Bears, the UBC foolball learn jusl kept plugging away. And behind tailback Akbal Singh's second consecutive 300-plus yard game, die Birds won their sixth sLraifdil game 19-14 to movo closer lo clinching first place in the. Canada West "We just played more solid defence and ended up punching iL in when wu had to," said UBC head roach Jay Prepchuk about the second half comeback. Tin.' game didn't start die way UBC would have likorl, as tlie 2-'J University of Alberta starting off in control. In the first half, the Bears drove the length of the field to earn their first touchdown, and their second major came after a UBC turnover inside their own 30-yard line. "After that we realty shut them down quite effectively," said Prepchuk. The UBC defence did a good job stopping Bears quarterback Blair Zahar, the leading passer in Canada. Zahar was not a factor in the game as he completed only 9 of 23 passes for 158 yards. On offence, backup quarterback Phil Deeks stepped in during tlie third quarter for quarterback Shawn Olson, who was forced to leave the game on a kicking personal foul. But Deeks more than filled in for Olson. "Phil Deeks...did an outstinding job for us," said Prepchuk. Deeks threw a 35-yard touchdown pass to first-year running brick Sean Dovre to bring the Birds within striking range of the win. Then, UBC's rosidenl offensive strongman had the last word. Running back Akbal Singh scored the game-winning touchdown on a 48-yard run. Prcspchuk c:dled Singh'.* performance "absolutely phenomenal' as the fourth- year tailback followed up hid career-best 328 yards lasl week against the University of Saskatchewan by running for 305 yards on 37 carries. He is now the leading rusher in Canada with a total of 1172 yards on 158 carries and was named the Canada West Offensive Player of the Week for the second straight week. First-year running back Julian Radlein, who has played effectively at fullback recently, injured his shoulder in the victoiy. The extent of his injuries were uncertain at press time. The Birds are now 6-1, and have won six straight as they head into their final regular season game at home against the winless University of Regina (0-7) Friday. A win for the Birds will ensure home-field advantage for the Canada West playoffs.**-* 8 THE UBYSSEY - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26,1999 m '" ;.,,.-',-, ft Birds win the West, b THE MANY FACES OF THE UBC THUNDERBIRDS: UBC forward Colle runs with the ball against the University of Victoria Vikes during UB debacle Sunday. Jackson scored both Bird goals, but the game's r UBC's Canada West-championship season. Above, goalkeeper Ar Kid pose) and forward Stephanie Hume (right, also in Karate Kid p 6-1 win over the University of Manitoba Friday, bruce Arthur photos by Bruce Arthur VICTORIA—After clinching the Canada West championship, and with nothing really to play for, the UBC women's field hockey team ended their regular season with their worst performance of the season. After clinching the Canada West regular season title with a 2-1 victory over the University of Alberta Pandas Saturday afternoon, top-ranked UBC was destroyed 5-2 Sunday by the number two-ranked University of Victoria Vikes. The Birds, who had allowed only six goals in their previous 11 regular season games, were taken apart by the team that most of them expect to meet in the national final for the second consecutive year. Last season, UBC beat UVic for the tide 1-0. "We need to have a mission, and today we didn't have a mission," said fifth-year mid fielder Lesley Magnus, who was one of five Birds who played their final regular season game Sunday. "There was never that sense of urgency." The loss was UBC's first this season, and though the T-Birds have qualified for the national championships, November 4-7 in Waterloo, Ontario, Sunday's defeat left them with something to prove. "We're thinking we're on top of our game, and we know what we have to do," said fifth- year defender Dallas Plensky. "...And for some reason, we don't do it, and the [Canada West] gold medal goes around your neck and it's like..." Her voice trails off. "If UVic would have beaten us in the second tournament and not beat us now it would have been different than beating us in the last game." The five-team weekend tournament was the third and final installment of the Canada West regular season, and UBC opened it in uninspired fashion with a 6-1 thumping of the I A fine pair of first-year Two high-scoring rookie forwards have given the defending national champion women's field hockey team an extra by Naomi Kim Rookie UBC women's field hockey forwards Maureen O'Connor and Wieske van Zoest were two of the Birds' leading scorers this season. But apart from that, similarities between the two are hard to find. "It's all in the ears!" proclaims Maureen, triumphantly nearing the end of our interview. She is sitting legs outstretched, on the grass field with her arms supporting her, facing the sky. Wieske sits beside her, legs curled to the side, playing with the grass. Her short blond curls conceal the hearing aids in her ears. "I was born with a hearing disability so I got the litde thingies when I was six and learned to live with them, too," says Wieske. "But sometimes when it rains really badly they die." "You shouldn't be playing in Vancouver then," jokes Maureen, (or "Mo," as everyone calls her). "Not that the Netherlands [Wieske's home country] would be any better.' Oddly enough, Mo had a hearing disability herself when she was younger. "I was 80 per cent deaf..[but] they fixed it when I was younger through numerous operations and whatnot" "Maybe it is in the ears," agrees Wieske. Posing for the pictures, they stand about awkwardly until Mo holds her field hockey stick fiercely up in the air. "Let's do a Xena-like picture," jokes Mo. Wieske laughs politely, but stands there, clueless about the reference. Mo is a born-and-bred Vancouverite. She grew up in West Vancouver and played basketball grow ing up. It was not until she was 14 that she was introduced to the sport of field hockey. "I started in high school, in, like, the '96 season, grade nine. We had high school hockey and that's how I got started.. I just really liked it .And I liked how you were always on a different team. The programs here make it so that it's always changing because you play all year pretty much. So you're always playing with different people, and so it's cool." As one of the most highly sought-after high school prospects, choosing UBC was an easy decision for Mo. "I can play all year here," she sighs. Wieske, meanwhile, grew up in Valkenburg, in the Netherlands, and picked up her first field hockey stick when she was a "little, little, little kid," at six years of age. She has yet to put it down—field hockey is a sport as common in the Netherlands as ice hockey is here. "It's insane, actually," says Wieske of field hockey's popularity. From practicing once a week in a mini-game on Saturdays to twice a week as she grew older, field hockey became second nature to Wieske. She played briefly in Canada before coming to university. "I came [to Canada] in 1994, and then I spent three years here and went to high school and played hockey, and moved back for three years and now I'm back again." But on the UBC team, she says "[I've] never practiced so much in my life." Her name is pronounced Wees-keh. She admits the Dutch name is probably difficult for most people to pronounce in English. "Most people get my name wrong," she says softly. Wieske admits she's quiet, and so far she seems to be—but her teammates tell a different story. Both Mo and team co-captain .Ann Harada insist that Wieske is not as quiet as she appears—the three of them carpool Although they are both in their first years of playing eligibility at UBC, both their playing and academic experience vary greatly. Wieske, who is 21 years old, has more than twice as many years of field hockey experience than her younger teammate. to practice. "Wieske's very entertaining," says Mo carefully. "She adds humour to our fives. Just random occurrences. It's a very discreet humour." Tm not that funny," Wieske insists. "Her roommates consider her daily entertainment" says Ann. "It's probably that I can't speak the language all that well, maybe," says Wieske, defending herself. "I don't speak all that much, I think." "Yeah you're fairly quiet" agrees Mo. "But when she does say things that are witty, they come out at the appropriate time. They're timed very well," says Ann Wieske laughs softly, and looks at the ground. Wieske and Mo ari This time Wiesk her hockey stick bouncing it off the gro Mo innocently, "don't y Wieske's quiet, reti somewhat by Mo—her < she speaks in a bold, cle that when she enters a j to alert the teammate s Although they are b playing eligibility at Ul academic experience v 21 years old, has more of field hockey expei teammate. "She was practical^ Ann. Wieske is finishing t a cognitive neuroscienc the Netherlands. In adc transfer credits and hoc lab research assistant a Mo, though, can't eve only 18. She is in her firs many, she's in Arts One" what I want to be doing." But on the field, they teamniates without any r< dling skills are spectacula making abilities are equa "They bring so much things," says Ann. "You ca tice. They both have am lems for me sometimes. m arm ^ THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2B. 1999 )ut it's on a sour note dreadful University of Manitoba Bisons, whose goal was only their third of the season, against 93 allowed. The Victoria field's over-sandy condition was so bad that it led four UBC players to purchase shoes with half-inch cleats following the game. Saturday morning, UBC's improved traction and intensity helped them to a 10-0 waxing of the University of Calgary Dinos. The game featured four goals from first-year forward Wieske van Zoest. After Alberta played UVic to an exciting 3-3 tie, UBC needed only to win one of its two remaining games to clinch the Canada West tide. Saturday afternoon against Alberta, they did just that, fumbling to a plodding 2-1 decision over the Pandas. Despite being forced to backpedal most of the game, an early breakaway goal by third-year forward Stephanie Hume on a pretty pass from van Zoest gave UBC a 1-0 lead. Flashy first-year forward Maureen O'Connor made it 2-0 minutes before the half when she received a pass at the top of the circle, spun two Panda defenders inside out and casually knocked in a backhand. But UBC held back in the second half, protecting their lead and losing their agressiveness. However, Alberta made it 2-1 on a deflection midway thorugh the second half and kept up the pressure until the final whistle. Fifth-year goaltender Ann Harada's netminding and a whole whack of converted offensive opportunities were the deciding factors, but it was a poorly played game on UBC's part. "We certainly opened the door, didn't we?" grinned UBC head coach Hash Kanjee. "Just about got it shut in our faces." "We sat back and let Alberta take it to us in the second half," agreed defender Andria Shannon. "I think we came out a little complacent." But with Sunday's game no longer a championship-deciding proposition, the Birds came out flat again, and got demolished. The debacle began slowly and gathered momentum, as the Victoria squad pushed UBC back again and again, before forward Tracey Court scored on a rebound shot twenty minutes in to make it 1-0. Wide- open defender Andrea Rushton then put a ball past Harada on a 20-foot blast to make it 2-0. The Birds were on their heels from there, missing passes and losing battles for loose balls until Colleen Jackson, another graduating senior, batted in a ball three seconds before the horn that made it 2-1 on UBC's only real scoring chance of the half. But the second half promised further humiliation. The Vikes moved easily, almost untouched, down the field and scored 30 seconds into the half on a pretty passing play to forward Lauren MacLean. With the score 3-1 and the Vikes defence suffocating their attack, UBC couldn't mount a comeback. Harada made some spectacular plays, but Victoria, playing a clearly superior brand of hockey, made it 4-1 on defender Megan Hunt's one-timer off 1999 CANADA WEST AII^TARTEAM Urn Baker, UBC; Jon Dowdeswell, UBC; Annabel Duncan-Webb, .Alberta; Aoibhinn Grimes, Victoria; Ann Harada, UBC; Lesley Magnus, UBC; Veronica Planelia, Victoria; Kristen Taunton, Victoria; Sue Tingley, Alberta; Wieske van Zoest, UBC; Jenny Zinkan-McGrade, Alberta. Rookie of the Year. Maureen O'Connor, UBC Coach of the Year: Dru Marshall, Alberta Gail Wilson award (outstanding contribution): Kristen Taunton, Victoria Liz Hoffman award (Player of the Year): Aoibhinn -Grimes, Victoria j Colleen Jackson (above, left) ng UBC's season-closing 5-2 me's result cast a pall on ser Ann Harada (left, in Karate Kid pose) clown after UBC's >HOTOS ie m ilia Id T- la ie a Harada kick save, and 5-1 off Aoibhinn Grime's deflection of a short corner. UBC added another goal—Jackson scored again on a short corner late in the game, but it was far too little, far too late. "It's embarassing," said Magnus, who received a bouquet 6f flowers along with the other five seniors. "It's hard to talk about a bad game when you've got medals, and flowers, and...it's like a celebration that we really shouldn't be having.- The Birds now have two weeks to rest, refocus and recuperate before they head to Waterloo to defend their title. Magnus' injured right hamstring and knee kept her out of most of the Alberta game and sapped her speed the rest of the weekend, and will need time to heal. O'Connor's troublesome left ankle, meanwhile, will be sore no matter how long she waits. But if UBC can learn to start games stronger and keep a sharper mental focus, they can compete with anybody. The Birds tied UVic 1-1 in both their previous meeting this year, and were two minutes from winning here October 10, until a mental lapse led to a tying goal. But they're confident that they'll meet the Vikes in the final. 'I think it's better for us psychologically," said Plensky. "For them to show us how hard they can play when we're not really on top of our game...that helps us for nationals, because we'll be more ready. We'll be ready...We'll see them again in the final." Judging from Sunday's game, the Birds will need to be on a mission, and likely will be.* SCORING Aoibhinn Grimes, VI 1G Tamara Durante, AL 12 Wieske van Zoest UBC 10 Veronica Planelia, VI 10 Nicole Perry, AL ■riHi Lauren MacLean, VI 8 Colleen Jackson, UBC 7 Tia Thompson, aAL llliiiilil Maureen O'Connor, UBC 6 Lesley Magnus, UBC S StepiiaBiB Hume, UBC 5 Anna Grimes, VI £ Andrea I&shton, VT S Kristen Taunton, VI S Carly Roche, AL - s rphenoms l H^^ ■ Copies Plus COPY IMAGING CENTRE COLOUR LASER COPIES < ea. 8V2X 11, each side The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine of San Francisco, California will be on campus to present CHINESE MEDICINE DAY Don't Miss This Special Event! There will be lectures on: **■ Acupuncture with Demonstrations **• Herbology * Chinese Pulse Diagnosis of Chinese Medicine »- Career Opportunities •*■ and Admissions Information November 8th, 1999 in the Student Union Building, Room: 216 from 9:00am to 3:00pm RSVP by email TO ShirleyCorfee@actcm.org Seating is very limited so please reserve a spot today! The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine 455 Arkansas Street, San Francisco, 94107 Phone: (415) 282-7600 • Fax: (415) 282-0856 http://www.actcm.org ±TAN L VOl' KM ND A Work Sti l)Y JOl * Yin? II NOT, VOl ONLY iiavl: a LL\Y DAYS Ll :TT TO do so.* ♦ * ♦ Tlie cl end li lie i j; Sl'NDAY, Oct. 3 1st W'oiL Study Autlio a I Ur I lu ili'cidli tic wil he acccplccl III Dili SOI Vl'l'l . HI U Ol I HI. IN KUO( k II \l.l OK ( III ( K Ol I Ol U >'ve definitely been talked to the.Ubyssey recently, explaining,the necessities ruling," he said laugh- of tOUtttlg, video games and Itia.J_*l J 119.119. ing. by Lawrence Chew sale ends October 29/99 • Extra charge for editing STOP! DON'T GO ELSEWHERE Discover the Friendly Competition! @ 2nd Floor, ^174 Western Parkway (above UBC Pizza) | tel: 224-6225 They're five guys who like to play funk, rock, reggae and rap. And they're from Omaha, Nebraska. That's right. Omaha. In fact, "311" is the Omaha police code for indecent exposure. But in order to make it in the music business, you've got to be where the action is. So they moved to Los Angeles. Along the way, they made friends and had fun. Along the way, their RV burst into flames. All their clothes, instruments and personal possessions were burned to a crisp. But that was when they were starting out and they've come a long way since then. Now they're on tour again to support the band's latest endeavour, Soundsystem. I was able to catch up with the band's DJ, SA, while he was relaxing at home back in Omaha. We chatted about the band, the new album, touring and pot. Despite their burnt RV, 311 continued their tour and made it to LA, where they settled down and signed with Capricorn Records. Coming from the heartland of America, you would think it would an awkward adjustment to the cosmopolitan California lifestyle. But then you'd be wrong. "It wasn't too terrible, the weather was nice. I wasn't sure what I expected actually. It was a little different, but it wasn't anything too outrageous. We were all together." I would've thought there'd be some kind of culture shock. "Not really. Looking back on it, I can't really say that I felt that, maybe I did...I'm not sure. A lot of times the media makes things [different] from how they are. And in a lot of cases that goes for California—god, it must be crazy to live out there. But it's not really any different from anywhere else, you know? LA is just a bigger Omaha." Since they've landed and made it big, the touring has begun, which can take its toll on friendships in the band, but according to SA, it isn't that big a deal. "We never get at each others' throats or anything like that. If there's problems, we talk...and discuss things. There's never any kept-in animosity, we're a family. We actually play a lot of video games." God bless video games. I love my N64. "Well, we just got the new Dreamcast. It's awesome, the graphics are just incredible. We've got this fighting game and I've actually been ruling at [it]." If there's anything I know about the relationship between video games and friends is that if someone gets to win, then, oh man, someone has to be frustrated at losing. "Well, you know, everyone has their moments of reigning. But the past few While the band has to keep their energy up, it also has a lot to do with feeding off the crowd's response. "Energy is definitely different in different parts of the country. We started in Tennessee and the energy there was amazing. And a couple of days later we were in Virginia and it was different. It wasn't any less of an energy...just a different vibe. And you have that regardless of how good you feel about the music or how confident you are. There's always a vibe factor." So then is it a matter of pumping the crowd up? "No, it's trying to pump ourselves up mainly. The crowd is there, they want to see you. They're pumped." Now that they're on tour again, I decided to talk about the new album. Following a hit as big as "Down" from their first album, I asked if there was more pressure with this one. "Coming off a huge album, such as 311...it's gonna be hard to do it again. We knew the [next one] wouldn't be as successful, so in theory that's why it was more experimental too. And now we're more on an upswing with this record." Soundsystem still has its doses of reggae and funk, but the first thing I noticed is that it's definitely harder than the previous albums. Apparently, it was a conscious decision. "Transistor was more of a 'listen on your headphones' type of experience. This one is more of a live album that you can go and hear played in a club and get the [same] energy and experience as when you hear it at home." Speaking of "experiences at home," something the band does to relax is indulge in that curbside pharmaceutical, marijuana. They've even got a song called "Who's Got The Herb?" So it only made sense to talk about it and how the UBC student union used it to trick—sorry— featured it to draw students to the referendum booths. "It's so sad that we still have this debate. People can get killed on a roller coaster, but they can't smoke pot in their living rooms. We all just need to lighten up. I mean, look at Amsterdam...and what legalisation can do. If you go [there], it's one of the most laid back places on the face of the planet that I've been to. It is like a huge college campus—actually, it really is," he said laughing. "It's great, the vibe is awesome." And as for our referendum? "Well, the future is our young kids...and anytime they get involved in something they believe in, it's a good thing."* HAMMER AND TONGS: AN EVENING WITH SMOKING LUNG at the Vancouver Int'l Writers' Fest by Nicola Taylor Cnce again the annual Vancouver International Writers' Festival descended upon Granville Island. The market community crawled with writers, would-be writers, and festival staff flashing name tags of various colours in an buzz of literary awareness. But a causal production by the people at Smoking Lung Press overcame the festival's pretense last Friday night. The venue, Performance Works, lent itself well to the atmosphere. "Hammer and Tongs: an Evening with Smoking Lung" was essentially a night of music and poetry set in a bar. Disguised as a cafeehousej 10 , a cluster of candlelit tables sat close to the stage, with chairs filling up the rest of the theatre. Even if you were sitting in the rows of plastic chairs at the back of the room, the atmosphere was intimate and the comfort of the bar made you feel welcome. Smoking Lung Press was founded in 1996, and the event marked the launch of its first full length book, Hammer and Tongs: A Smoking Lung Anthology. Led by the determined Shane Book and Brad Cran, the performing poets were a diverse group. There is an obvious intimacy within the group of poets, making you feel as if you are hanging out with friends who are willing to share their passion. Not only is the poets' passion apparent, so is their talent. The poetry touched all subjects—everything from cancer, blindness, and love, to the more shocking presentation of a gay fantasy about Wayne Gretzky. Only one prose piece appears in the anthology, but it is easy to see why this one made it in. Driven by a biting irony, Theresa McWhirter's piece captured the audience's attention with its fresh humour as she read it through her own giggles. The poetry readings were broken up by three different bands that each performed about three songs. Unfortunately for some of the bands, this was an audience tuned to words rather than music, though I'm sure the lyrics were thoroughly dissected. But, despite some of the tired lines, the music added to the warm atmosphere of the event. The evening with Smoking Lung was refreshing and unpretentious. The display of wit and talent was complemented by a setting which was as cozy as the coffee shop just up the road.*> 3 4> s* y?% THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY. OCTOBER 26.1999 f| The allure of Chanel the Ubyssey took some time off to debate the merits of vacationing in Verona while sipping Perrier jouet and rubbing elbows with the chanel crowd. by Naomi Kim The elevator doors close behind me. "Oh God, how do I look?" I think, suddenly panicking. I give the hair a final quick ruffle, the dress a last minute twist Breathe. Breathe. Then, as the doors open on the excess of the Pan Pacific atrium, I forget my borrowed dress and the rest of my thrift store wardrobe, the contents of my fridge, and my status as a paltry student I step out onto the shiny floor and gaze around with professional indifference. "You see me?" my eyes ask the assembled members of the Vancouver elite. "Here I am. I have arrived. Don't ask me how, but I somehow managed to fit yet another gala into my horrendously busy and important fife." My gaze is met by two pairs of confronting eyes. They soon avert in approval and I follow a pair of haughty heels down a hall, towards the growing sounds of laugh ter and tinkling glasses. Why, yes of course, it's the champagne reception! Full-length gowns and jewels of all colours and sizes—mostly large—abound as I strut through a wall of tuxedoes. I wouldn't have admitted it if you stuck sharp objects into me, but my whole get-up probably cost less than the perfectly coiffed curls of the woman next to me in the pale blue wrap. At this, my first black tie affair, it seems to be just enough though. At least, I'm not attracting any sort of attention. I'm abruptly approached by a waiter, who holds his platter of drinks before my eyes, and lets a barrage of fancy words flow from his lazy smile. I grab a champagne flute with a wedge of lime at the side and drink it down, anticipating the pleasant, bubbling sensations in my brain. But alas, it's only mineral water. A man across the room waves down the waiter and I am left standing in a sea of cologne and idle chatter, with a glass of water. Soon, I'm bored. My intellect screams for stimulation. "Gold and sky blue. We're redecorating the living room..." "We went to Verona for the week..." "Oh my god, you're twins!" "I'm not nearly as tanned as I normally am..." Finally, Champagne! "Perrier Jouet," says the waiter, with an affected French accent and an air of expectancy. I ignore him and grab a glass. Then I point to the twisted yellow sticks, surrounded by strawberries. "Cheese sticks," he says flatly, averting his gaze. Batons de fromage, n'est cepas? I stand back and look at the gathering of people while I gnaw on my cheese stick and hold my champagne, a Chanel imprinted napkin in hand. The lady beside me has a matching Chanel purse. "How "gauche" to wear that here," I think to myself. Like teenage cliques, the gathering is divided into multiple circles of five or six people. These are obviously exclusive conversations for insiders only. They should have more of those "private event" signs like the one at the entrance. They could share them around. Then again, something tells me these people wouldn't be very good at sharing. A roving photographer from a fashion magazine works his way around the room. His attempts at being discreet are quite ineffective, and the surprised responses are even less so. Most of die women brighten at the glimpse of the flashes, even though, like noisy moths, they make no bones about gravitating towards it. Another photographer tries to take a photo of the low-cut and laced up back of one lady's dress, but she can't get her to stop turning around and flashing her perfect, artificial grin. After a while, the "members only" conversations (and my cheese stick scarfing continued on page 13 HHK a^Hife aKl^Wllg a^affWtfc: >l«ffWlifr adFWTl.^a««flffK|ffifra| An Invitation to AUTHOR WEEK at MON NOV1 TUE NOV 2 T WED NOV 3 I THIJ NOV 4 T FRI NOV 5 UBC BOOKSTORE November 1 - 5 Join us for a different guest speaker each day at 12:30 PATRICIA MARCHAK in collaboration with William Marchak GOD'S ASSASSINS: State Terrorism in Argentina in the 1970s McGill-Queen's University Press Patricia Marchak tells the story of state terrorism in Argentina through interviews with participants on all sides. She reveals much that will never appear in official documents. KRIS BULCROFT, LINDA SMEINS & RICHARD BULCROFT ROMANCING THE HONEYMOON: Consummating Marriage in Modern Society • The authors present a compelling discussion of the cultural significance of the honeymoon ritual. They look at origins, history, symbolism and the expectations and realities of contemporary newly weds. DONALD B. CALNE WITHIN REASON: Rationality and Human Behavior Pantheon Books Renowned neurologist Donald B. Calne looks at reason and how it affects our lives. His conclusions are startling, disturbing, and of immense potential usefulness. DAWN H. CURRIE GIRL TALK: Adolescent Magazines and Their Readers University of Toronto Press Magazines for adolescent girls - oppresive prescriptions of femininity, or celebrations of female pleasure? Dawn Currie examines the readers and how they interpret the messages of the magazines in their everyday lives. DENISE CHONG THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE: The Kim Phuc Story Viking Penguin The picture of Kim Phuc, the naked girl running from her napalmed village, remains an indelible image from the Vietnam war. Denise Chong's book is a haunting story of how war affects the soul and how an extraordinary photo transformed an identity. LOWER MAINLANP COMMUNITY CONNECTION SOCIETY presents... Native Celebration ej Art Exhibition TWO DAYS ONLY! COME JOIN THE FUN! 11AM TO 0PM SATURDAY, NOV 6TH Olivet Baptist Church • 613 Queens Ave, New Westminster SATURDAY, NOV 13TH First Presbytarian Church • 335 - 7th Street, New Westminster We invite the Native Brotherhood to display their art and to join in the dance and singing. Call for tickets: 522-5357 $5 (or $6 at the poor) For more information, call 522-5357. All proceeds qo towards a Christmas party for children of offenders. UBC BOOKSTORE - 6200 University Blvd., Vancouver, B.C. V6T1Z4 • Tel: (604) 822-2665 www.bookstore.ubc.ca • Hours: Weekdays 9:30 am -5:30 pm • Saturday 11:00 am - 5:00 pm spring break in mazatlan Mexico; OHVt $7SO + TAX FEBRUARY 11 - 19, 2000 NOV 30TH AND GFT4* r TRAVEL VOUCHER* Package Price Includes: Round-trip airfare from Vancouver to Mazatlan on Alaska Airlines 7 nights accommodation In the heart of the Golden Zone, lots of group activities and events with up to 200 students from Western Canada. Price toted Is per person based on 4 people per room. Other rates also available. Ivtslt us for fall details: II1RAVEL CU1S The Student, Youth & Budget "hovel Experts | Two offices on campus: SUB and UBC Village | Owned aid operated tjy Ihe Cana*n Federation of 9udenli«offl(«ie0stei9dy#ilheBCTiawlBe^ai STUDENT SOCIETY OF UBC ams UPDATE visit us at www.ams.ubc.ca Promoting respect between diverse groups of i.:, i utaaHiirfhfc **m*immm.mi*.W. The Not On Our Campus campaign is an AMS student initiative to promote respect between the diverse members of the student population. The campaign will involve workshops, speaker forums, conferences and various student led projects. The campaign will be supported by the Equity Office and the Women Students Office, (the originator of the campaign). It is set to kick off with a Multicultural fair in the SUB, November 1- 5.tfFor more information or to get involved please email eadjei_achampong@hotmail.com. what's going on at the ams? AMS Speaks OUT ! This week "AMS Speaks Out - Mandatory UBC Bus Pass" How much do you pay for your bus pass? Do you want to pay less? Find out how. Discussion Forum: 12:30 Friday October, 29, 1999 The AMS is accepting IPF Innovative Projects Fund applications. The fund is jointly administered by the University and the AMS and its focus is to to provide a "broad range of visible innovative projects which directly benefit," the Campus community. If you are Interested you can pick up an application in SUB Room 238, the Old Administration Office or online at www.ams.ubc.ca. Deadline November 5, 1999. Assistant to the Ombudsperson The AMS is currently seeking an assistant to the AMS Ombudsperson. The individual will assists the Ombudsperson with cases, research and investigation. It is recommended that those applying for the position have previous Ombuds experience. To apply please submit resume & cover letter to SUB Room 238 by November 2, 1999. continued frome page 11 session) are interrupted by an organiser of the event attempting to make an announcement. The equipment, however, has some difficulty working, and we gala-attendees resume our self-engrossment. Finally, three members of the Vancouver Opera, begin a brief performance. This is their fundraiser, after all. During the singing, the chatter doesn't cease. Several young women sitting on the side of a decorative pool of water look down at their own reflections, occasionally glancing sideways to make sure others aren't watching. Needless to say, they're oblivious to the echoing voices of the singers. Just as I'm starting to look for the nearest window to jump out of, the tinkling of glasses fills the room, as hundreds of jeweled fingers join together in applauding the muted virtuosi. After this musical interlude, the waiters start bustling about, forming a human walkway. Each holding a candle, they herd the crowd into the main ballroom for supper. I know they'll only get worn once, but it's still a shame to get wax on those thousand dollar dresses. One by one, the carefully assembled outfits are rumpled into $250 seats, where they await their main meal of roast rack of lamb with sundried tomato crust and black olive-infused lamb jus, blanquette of baby vegetables and pommes anna. I'm starving. I came straight from the office, and skipped my supper. But despite my delusions, I'm just a journalist: I wasn't invited to the eating part of the soiree. I teeter weakly towards the ladies' room. To my surprise, dozens of others have already beaten me to it, and I end up standing in line. But, what's this? I'm in the wrong line—the mirror space may be scarce, but the stalls are actually free. I struggle past the mirror line-up and go about my business. Upon returning to the reception area, I'm rushed along with a Flare reporter and photographer into another space that would make boys blush and girls coo in envy: backstage with a dozen models. The room is brightly fit and is slightly too small. The make-up artists and hair stylists line both sides of the room working furiously. The models just sit, patiently undergoing their metamorphosis from ordinary waif to runway superstar. Many of the long-limbed ladies are barefoot, sipping Pellegrinos. Their eyes are being darkened and they're having long, shaggy wigs fitted, so they'll look identical. Some finished products sit patiently on the sides, a couple on the floor cross-legged, and a lone blond-haired one sits staring off into space, yawning. She looks interesting—relatively, at least—so I walk over. "I'm kind of zoned out right now,' she says, apologising for the snub. "I'm trying to conserve my energy. "I've already worked eight hours this morning," she says, in her own defence. "For most of these girls, model- THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY. OCTOBER 26,1999 13 ling isn't their main job." This lends them a little bit more credibility. I look around at the redheads, brunettes, and the token Asian model. They all sit slightly hunched, with expressionless faces. Maybe it's fatigue or maybe it's an imitation of their collective stereotypical personality. A redhead across the room knits casually away. She's knitting her agent a scarf, she tells me. It turns out she's actually a student. She just knits in her free time. Finally, most of the work is done. But the event is running late, so these 15 models, four hair-stylists and five make-up artists can do little but wait..or knit. Meanwhile, the noise rises from the ballroom. Three hundred bright faces glowing with alcohol turn towards the stage, and a fundraising auction starts. At first, hands are tentative, but they start to fly as the prizes get larger. Birks Jewelry! Millennium Makeovers! Chateau Vacations! Money flies by the thousands. As the auction wraps up, a lady beside me, casually dressed in a large, knit, peacock blue sweater with black pants, impatiently checks her watch. "Oh, hurry up," she says loudly, to no one in particular. She is Selena, a modelling agent here to see her girls. The "desserts" come out and the fights dim. "Now comes the eye-candy," says Selena, standing up beside me to get the best view. Techno music starts to blare out of the loud speakers. One older man at the table beside us starts to bob his head in time, his jowls jiggling obscenely. His sparkling wife looks away, mortified. Then she turns her chair away, and starts fussing with her purse. Chanel's 1999 Fall collection is announced, and all attention turns to the runway in the middle of the room. One by one, the models strut down the runway, just like they do on Fashion Television. As they make their way down, their eyes attach to a member of the audience. In one case, a middle-aged tuxedo wearing man is mesmerised by a redheaded model. She looks at him, stops and spins around, until her well-rehearsed movements carry her away again. Daisy Fuentes eyes a pair of flat-footed suede boots and whispers something about them to the woman next to her. I don't quite catch it. It doesn't matter though. Those boots would cost more than my tuition. "It's not all it's cracked up to be. It's not as glamorous as you think," says Selena of the fashion industry. "All the hard work that goes on behind the scenes it's all for people like this," she says, waving her arms about her. Like the glamourous bleach-blonde woman eyeing a fiischia dress as it struts by; people with money to burn. "It's a backwards world," says Selena. .Another woman in a peach two-piece suit spots a pale pink outfit with a metal chain around the waist, and coos in delight She claps her hands together, and says something to a lady H^^^H^H ^^HffflL*^ 1 Fi ^.^^.^...^H^ W II«H»Ii^hI \\\W*%?mJ&B Bpfe^ s**p{fljH ^^r _H_PMiii w ipfJH L Jti&ffi£&MlmssW'*t,l$^ ss^ssW 1 HSltili 1 Wr€Bi$**ii.< WIGGED OUT: A model gets ready to hit the runway at the Chanel gala. Jennifer neilson photo seated next to her. A lady at the other side of the runway is wearing the same pair of black flats as the model and looks at her own feet again, probably to check if she's wearing them right An older gentleman nudges his friend to look at the cm-rent model. Or clothes. I don't know. It's all a little much. The music dies and the show comes to an end. As the MC says thank you to the arts for touching our lives, a cell phone rings loudly and rudely, but no one notices. We all flow out the doors, and someone hands me a gift of a 50 mL bottle of Mure and a white rose. In the elevator down to the parking, there's a sharp looking couple and a model in a cowboy hat No one says a word. Who wants to be a part of all this, I think to myself? The couple head off to their shiny black Mercedes, the model into her dull brown Land Rover and me into my photographer's 1979 Datsun. I kick off my heels, and we head off to the bar for some pints.<» ^ a MEET THE CANDIDATE FOR THE POSITION OF VICE-PRESIDENT, RESEARCH The President's Advisory Committee for the Selection of a Vice-President, Research invites all members of the University community to meet Dr. Indira Samarasekera, candidate for the position of Vice-President, Research at The University of British Columbia. Dr. Samarasekera will be speaking and responding to questions at a forum to be held: WEDNESDAY, OCT.27TH, 1999 10:30 AM -11:30 AM David Lam Amphitheatre, Room 142 2033 Main Mall Oust South of Trekker's Restaurant) Dr. Samarasekera is currently Director of the Centre for Metallurgical Process Engineering and UBC Coordinator for the Canada Foundation for Innovation. The Selection Committee encourages broad participation and feedback at this crucial stage in the selection process. w ww.u byssey. bc.ca WEST 10TH OPTOMETRY CLINIC PATRICIA A. RUPNOW, B.Sc, O.D. * STEPHANIE BROOKS, B.A., O.D. MEG SEXSM1TH, B.Sc, O.D. DOC TORS Ol OPTOMETRY DEDICA1 El) TO EXCELLENCE Phone: (604) 224-2322 4320 West 10th Avenue Vancouver, B.C. V6R 2H7 GENERAL EYE HEALTH AND VISION CARE * Denotes Op tome trie Corp. Email: info@westlOthoptometiry.bc.ca 14 THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26,1999 sse TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26,1999 VOLUME 81 ISSUE 13 EDITORIAL BOARD COORDINATING Bruce Arthur NEWS Nicholas Bradley and Daliah Merzaban CULTURE Duncan M. McHugh and Jaime Tong SPORTS Naomi Kim FEATURES Tom Peacock NATIONAL/COPY Cynthia Lee PHOTO Tara Westover PRODUCTION Todd Silver COORDINATORS CUP/VOLUNTEERS Nyranne Martin web Flora Graham LETTERS/OPINION Lisa Denton research Daniel SUvernianfflraeme Worthy The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper of the University of British Columbia. It is published every Tuesday and Friday by The Ubyssey Publications Society. We are an autonomous, democratically run student organisation, and all students are encouraged to participate. Editorials are chosen and written by the Ubyssey staff. They are the expressed opinion of the staff, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Ubyssey Publications Society or the University of British Columbia. The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University Press (CUP) and firmly adheres to CUP'S guiding principles. All editorial content appearing in The Ubyssey is the property of The Ubyssey Publications Society. Stories, opinions, photographs and artwork contained herein cannot be reproduced without the expressed, written permission of The Ubyssey Publications Society. Letters to the editor must be under 300 words. Please include your phone number, student number and signature (not for publication) as well as your year and faculty with all submissions. ID will be checked when submissions are dropped off at the editorial office of The Ubyssey, otherwise verification will be done by phone. "Perspectives" are opinion pieces over 300 words but under 750 words and are run according to space. "Freestyles" are opinion pieces written by Ubyssey staff members. Priority will be given to letters and perspectives over freestyles unless the latter is time sensitive. Opinion pieces will not be run until the identity of the writer has been verified. It is agreed by all persons placing display or classified advertising that if the Ubyssey Publications Society fails to publish an advertisement or if an error in the ad occurs the liability of the UPS will not be greater than the price paid for the ad. The UPS shall not be responsible for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value or the impact of the ad. EDITORIAL OFFICE Room 241K, Student Union Building, 6138 Student Union Boulevard, Vancouver, BC. V6T 1Z1 tel: (604) 822-2301 fax: (604) 822-9279 email: feedback@ubyssey.bcca BUSINESS OFFICE Room 245, Student Union Building advertising: (604) 822-1654 business office: (604) 822-6681 fax:(604)822-1658 BUSINESS MANAGER Fertile Pereira AD SALES Jennifer Riley AD DESIGN Shalene Takara Nicola Taylor was nervous when she went to pick up Lawrence Chew. Graeme Worthy said she'd really like him, and Aisha Jama] said he had veiy large 'eyes', a bit like Tom Peacock's. They went to see the new movie starring Duncan McHugh as a private eye, and Mel Streich as his sexy assistant Jenn Neilson and Nicholas Bradley sat behind them in the theatre, and threw popcorn the whole time, Lisa Denton and Todd Silver told them to stop, but Dan Silverman and Bruce Arthur egged them on. Jaime Tong left halfway through because she thought that the movie was too pornographic, but Laura Blue, Jenn Gaxdy, and Eric Jandciu gave it 'two thumbs upl" Naomi Kim got in trouble far putting her feet on Sarah Morrison's seat. Stephen Irving yelled at Tara Westover and Hilaiy March for talking too loudly. Joanne Chiu, Jeremy Beaulne, and Tristan Winch got kicked out for sneaking Cynthia Lee into the theatre, and Daliah Merzaban fell asleep halfway through the movie. Cianadiari University ftess Canada Post Publications Sales Agreement Number 0732141 insert editorial graphic here When will the stop? APEC was, at the time, a big deal. November 25, 1997, 1500 people came together at UBC—possibly the most apathetic campus in Canada—to protest human rights abuses and UBC's and Canada's involvement in APEC. UBC students would barely make a sound if desks were replaced by enormous plaster lemons, so the sight of so many people making noise over an idea like injustice was pretty amazing. But since /APEC, the usual numb buzz of lulled-to-sleep students has replaced the shouting. So with the notion of supplying the apathetic UBC student with a focus for their now-blunted desire to make a difference, here is the revised 1999 Ubyssey fill- in-the-blanks editorial. So go ahead and get angry over something. When completed, read your brand-new editorial out loud, and feel enraged and pohtical. Also feel free to ask your friends for random words if you On want to make it funnier. Go! Well,. .(name of person or group) verb) all the way to. ing distant locale). We realise our _(funny-sound- Jverb or noun) has/have done it again. His/her/its (choose one) blatant/remarkable/unholy/insane/ droopy disregard for the basic tenets of (hilarious noun) has made us so adjective) we can barely (verb) at night. There was a time, when (same name of person or group) was far less (adjective), that we could have happily (verb) But after last week's ..(adjective) him/her/them, removal of. (noun), we wonder how he/she/they can live with him/her/them self(ves). The utter lack of common (noun), of reasonable (noun), or of uninfected s (noun) is beneath (insert 'contempt* here). The world would be better off if he/she/they would simply (rude may make enemies of certain . (noun). We accept that our awesome (noun) is beyond all limits of (noun) and . (noun). But the crushing onus of (noun) weighs heavily on our shoulders. We are, after all, the only fighters against the injustice of s (noun). So when (same person or group) comes knocking at your door asking for (noun) let the door slam in his/her/its face. Come and join our protest! Make your way to (place) at (time and date), drop your pants, (verb), and show the world what (noun) (verb) to (noun)! If we come together for the right reasons, we, all of us, can actually make a (noun).»> f %g at M ijlH h CASA and CFS unequal In response to the article written by the CASA communications coordinator [Oct 13], some things need to be pointed out to correct Mr. Green's undemocratic view of student politics. Kieran Green seems rather upset at the comment of CFS is "CASA's rival lobby group." It should be noted that this is the impression of the original writer and not my own. I agree in point with Kieran Green, this statement is infuriating, but I disagree with his reasons. In order for a rivalry to exist, two things must be equal in stature. CFS and CASA are not equal. Comparing these two organisations is like comparing apples to oranges. CFS is a student movement and CASA is not. Comparing only a few characteristics of CFS and CASA this is easily demonstrated. CFS membership is chosen democratically by the students, CASA membership is chosen by the student society. CFS is organized, has structure, and obedience of their bylaws. CASA is not organised, has poor structure and ignores their bylaws. CFS has 60 schools across the country, and CASA has 17. CFS leadership is exceptional. CASA's leadership is questionable, (Fitzpatrick was charged with theft of CASA money). CFS has original campaigns, CASA not only rips off campaign ideas but research as well. That ends to the so-called rivalry. Kieran Green also goes on to attack me personally for my views on CASA. I should inform Mr. Green that I have two letters written from CASA requesting me to attend meetings for my input on the bylaws and I have worked for CASA on their bylaws. I am also a student who has every right to criticise a dysfunctional, disorganised, fraternity. I wonder if Mr. Green knows what democracy means, given his view on why I shouldn't be commenting on CASA. Mr. Green do you know that in a democratic society everyone has the right to freedom of speech? To further Mr. Green's remarks of how being in a position of finances, I should support CASA's low membership fee; well I am all for a low fee, but at what cost? As far as attacking the KSA for CASA unpopularity on campus, with what exactly are you supposed to use to promote awareness? The Education Builds a Nation cam paign materials? Somehow I do not think students find plastic hats and wallpaper promoting awareness. In actuality some students might find it,rather offensive, and the wall of ddbt idea sprang from a CFS campaign, and you can check this out on the CFS web site at www.cfs-fcee.ca Mr. Green is incorrect when he states that Kwantlen told the National Director he was not welcome to come and speak to Kwantlen students about Cj\SA. The KSA never made any statement like that. What was communicated to Aebig was that if the vote failed it would be assumed that he would stay, if the vote passed, well what's the point? I think students would have found his attempt too little too late. As for my tired old argument, I don't think democracy is an old or tired argument. CASA represents the student society. It is true that the student government is representative of the students, however, when it comes to deciding how to effect some change in government policy on education ,it should be the students that decided how they want to proceed. It should not be the student government of the week. In regards to the Kwantlen referendum, again Mr. Green is misinformed. The referendum to join CASA was illegal, and our executive was not bound by it But legalities have never been CASA's forte have they? The argument to prove effectiveness with listing Canadian leaders and banking officials as the premise is puzzling. The very important point that he is trying to make escapes me. Why is CASA effective? Is it because it is comprised of mostly young Liberals who are going to talk to Liberal cabinet members and tell them what they want to hear? This seems to me that you are proving my point. In that the Liberal government gains legitimacy in saying that they are listening to students, when they are only listening to young Liberals, and then releases budgets that screw students over. Or is it because CASA is schmoozing with the very same banking officials that are also screwing students. Seems to many that CASA, instead of a student movement, is an instrument used by many student leaders to further their own careers. Dawn Barron Vice-President Finance and Operations at Kwantlen Student Association Doin >the THE RETURN OF THE CORPSE at the Presentation House Gallery until Oct. 31st by Graeme Worthy You slow down at the §CCltC of CUt (tCCt&Cttt. I know you do. You're looking for that telltale red stain, the broken windshield, a reminder of mortality that will drive your life into sharper focus. SJOtTte (OOfttltg for O C0t$)£C. And if you are, then Presentation House in North Vancouver doesn't have the macabre experience that you long for. The Corpse here is dead, yes, but resurrected. The Exquisite Corpse is an old parlour game played by the 2>(li)tt Stllt'Cltlt§t§ Three artists work on one sheet of paper, but the paper is folded into thirds, and each is unaware of the appearance and nature of the previous artist's endeavours. One does the head, the other the torso, the last the feet. It's like those flipbooks you had as a kid, with tlje tPttItlt§ Jjeai) on t\)t Smelt lcg§ to\t\) tlje beat tOt§0, or the wolf-tiger-seal. Each of the corpses is painted, drawn, collaged, photographed, sculpted or any mix of the alcove by three "well-known artists" and some non-artists, although I'm the first to say that Vicky Gabereau sure wields 0 tltCWt ^iffi) nt((Xb6V. The pictures reflect the surrealist past of the game. Photocollages, etchings torn or otherwise, excised from old-school anatomy books—when artists play Dada games, they're sure to go pay homage to their labourite crajij afiiSterg. So, if you're in the neighbourhood, check it out, 'cos it's gonna be gone soon. There is a big sflent-auction-party-shindig-thingy that is going down there on October 31, in which all of the paintings will be sold off. So IttoSei) Oil botUtt, see the wonderous photography of Richard Dean .Anderson. Many of the pieces are worthwhile, some are tripe, but hey, it's all in the name of fun. A^nUaJuc'cn onb funbwnS- iltg. oh...and art.<* v 9 * ** the ubyssey community contribution award «♦ ♦> ♦> CONGRATULATIONS! Ted Buehler THIS YEAR'S WINNER Ted Buehler is a founding member of UBC's bike co-op, which provides services which allow students to maintain and repair their bicycles. The award is a $3000 endowment that recognises a returning UBC student who has made a contribution to the developing/strengthening of the UBC community. Paying Too Much To Get Around? Find out how to reduce your commuting costs by 50%! FREE Provincial U-PASS Seminar Saturday, October 30th, 9 am - 4 pm, SUB Room 207 Sustainable Transportation Alternatives: the Synergy of U-PASS Jan Pezarro, VP (TDM) TransLink Richard Drdul, Consultant Urban Systems Todd Litman, Director Victoria Transport Policy institute Chris Foord, Manager BC Transit, Victoria Scott Rutherford, Professor U of Washington Engineering amsi m 827-TREK www.trek.ubc.ca e-mail: trek@ubc.ca science underarad society elections The few. The proud. The brave. Positions Available: President, Social Coordinator, Public Relations. Nomination forms in the 432 or in SUS (Chem B160). Nomination Deadline is Friday October 29th. 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