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Founded in 1918 Vancouver, Friday, October jft, 1989 Vol 72, No 11 AMS vetoes pro- choice motion by Rick Hiebert The UBC Alma Mater Society defeated a motion to officially support a prochoice stance on the abortion issue at Wednesday's council meeting. The AMS voted 14 to 11 with four abstentions against "endorsing the National Day of Action for Choice (on Saturday) and affirming the position that abortion not be recriminalized." "The AMS is supposed to be a council which represents the entire student body, but yet they had no idea at all where the student body stood on abortion, so they had no right to take a stance for pro-abortion," said Duane Hendricks, a Campus Pro-Life member who made a presentation arguing against the motion. "I stressed that there's a good number of students at UBC who would be against abortion whether or not they would be members of our club. Their point of view wouldn't be represented by an AMS decision in favour of pro-choice, therefore, I stepped forward to try and speak for them," said the second-year engineering student. AMS director of administration Vanessa Geary, who moved the motion with AMS Arts rep Mark Keister, was unhappy with the vote's result. "My position was that this is a student issue because it severely affects the fundamental rights of each and every woman at UBC. The issue is really about choice," Geary said. "I brought forward a choice motion because it allows an individual to decide and does not enforce any (abortion) decision on an individual whereas an anti-choice or pro-choice position takes this freedom away," she said. "I respect the decision by council, yet I disagree because I believe that we were elected by the students and are expected to show leadership and make hard decisions." Mark Keister backed the motion because he thought it important for the AMS to "take a stand." "It always seems hypocritical to me how some AMS people say that it's not our place to make these kind of decisions, yet we weren't trying to make anybody's decision for them. We're simply trying to support an individual's right to make that decision," Keister said. "The presentation by the right to lifer was really tacky. They can never resist showing a picture of an unborn foetus to a crowd," he said. Heather Logie, Campus Pro- Life president, was pleased with the decision. "I think that the AMS as a representative of the student body has to be neutral on an issue such as this." Logie said she was concerned about the AMS being listed as a sponsor of the Canadian Coalition for Choice on Abortion in the Coalition's literature. But she was happy the AMS was moving away from a pro- choice position. "The voting down ofthe motion is important. It means they're moving towards a more neutral stance on abortion, which is a good thing," she said. Geary said she didn't feel council's decision necessarily reflected individual council member's feelings about the abortion issue. "My feeling was that the motion was defeated not because people were bringing personal feelings about anti-choice and pro-choice into it but because the members of the student council felt this was not a decision they could make," said Geary. "(The issue) affects students though, because taking away a woman's right to choose could potentially interrupt her eduction due to an unwanted pregnancy," she said. "It was a controversial issue," said Keister. "the result showed that there were strong feelings on both sides." "I think that there are elements in the AMS that are afraid to take a controversial or a strong stand on political or moral issue," he said. "7T7. ;pp0rfUfHty ■ ■«■■**■•■ «* * \a for Wrormiral -*» .^ «*•. club rooms, roc** oih* fadSH-W. The UBC administration displays its acute awareness of student issues with this W0NG kw°k-sum photo Development Office sign. The presumptuous sign was erected yesterday while the Alma Mater Society was in the midst of still CALCULATING the possibility of building the SRC. Fire chief halts UBC slashburn by Mark Nielsen In the wake of residents' petitions protesting slash burning at the Hampton Place development earlier this week, UBC Fire Department Chief Wilf Ferguson has imposed a 30-day moratorium on all outdoor burning permits. "We suspended their permits so we can take a look at a complaints and assess the problem," Ferguson said. The ban came after an uproar from residents of Acadia housing who were upset with dense smoke and ashes coming from fires burning debris throughout the long weekend. The burning, some of which occurred in the vicinity of a daycare centre, was clearing a site located at 16th Avenue and Wesbrook Mall for a 790-unit and townhouse project. UBC Real Estate Corporation president Mark Betteridge, whose firm is developing the project, said shifting winds and dropping temperatures contributed to an increased amount of smoke from the fires. In response to the ban, Betteridge said alternative forms of burning, such as incinerators, are being investigated. The ban will not affect residents living in the University Endowment Lands area who want to burn garden refuse, Ferguson said. Meanwhile, at the request of nearby resident, officials from the Greater Vancouver Regional District have also looked into the problem. But according to superintendent of enforcement service for pollution control Bob Smith, the GVRD does not have any power to do anything about it "The waste management act doesn't allow us to stop something like that," he said. However, Smith said the fires should have been set farther back from nearby homes. Minorz leave Sedgewick Library DAN ANDREWS PHOTO SRC results rejected by Steve Conrad The provisional results from last week's referendum were rejected by the AMS council at Wednesday's meeting, because of pending complaints lodged with the Ombudsoffice and student court. The preliminary results indicated the NO side out-voted the YES side by a 2612 to 1766 margin. Yet, it would appear the NO forces failed to muster the 2650 required to reach quorum. But the actual number of eligible voters constituting quorum has itself been subject to debate. AMS vice president Sarah Mair voiced concern that perhaps the numbers used to define quorum had been set a bit too high. "I think student council should look into quorum and if it's too high then it should be brought down," she said. But Student Administration Commission chair Andrew Hicks said "the quorum figure received from the UBC registrar's office underestimates the actual figure. If a student voted on Monday and withdrew from the university in the week this student wouldn't be included in the quorum figure...The quorum presented is really underestimating the actual eligible students." "According to Mair, education students are not eligible for quorum, but in fact education students spend as much time on campus as any science or arts student. It is really unfair not to consider their vote," he said. The actual election results are being contested as well as the number to be taken as quorum. "There are outstanding complaints of irregularities in my office," said Ombudsperson Jessica Mathers. Board of Governor student representative Tim Bird has filed a complaint with student court because he is concerned about the number of students who may have been able to have voted more than once. "The NO supporters are digging for ways to lower quorum, but it has already been set as low as it can go. I sympathi ze with their predicament," said Bird. 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Films, Oct. 12-15: Batman & Special, short feature; Smirkin' Nor The Inventor, by Glen Schroeder & Kurt Chaboyer. 7 p.m. - 9:30 p.m., SUB Theatre. Chinese Collegiate Society. Sushi Night. Learn how to make sushi & sushi sales. 7 p.m. -10 p.m., SUB Party Room. Graduate Student Society. Zen meditation & instruction. 12:30 p.m., Graduate Student Centre Penthouse. Graduate Student Society. A music quiz: a battle of wits for all you trivia buffs. 5:30, Graduate Student Centre Garden Room. Graduate Student Society. GSS Bzzr Garden. 4:30 - 7:30, Graduate Student Centre Garden Room. Intramural Sports. Last day to register for Day of the Longboat (Sat. & Sun., Oct. 21 & 22) and MAD MELVIN'S MTN. BIKE CHALLENGE, Rm. 66, Lower Concourse SUB. Muslim Students' Association. Weekly prayers. Everyone is welcomed to raise questions or borrow books on Islam. 1:30 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., the lower lounge of the International House. 30 - JOBS EARN $10,000/MONTH. No sales, no inventory. Innovative new company in the entertainment field needs full or part-time people. No pressure, just fun. Call 277- 3334. CALIFORNIA CORP. EXPANSION seeks Japanese, German, Spanish speaking to work p/t, Pt with high income in Vancouver. Mr. Rohn, 435-6494. AFTER SCHOOL CARE Mon., Tues., Thurs., 3 - 5:30 p.m., near UBC. 2 children, $7/hr. Call 222-2726 after 6 p.m. EARN $7-12/HR. as an official for Intramural League Sports. No experience necessary as we will train. For more info, contact the Intramurals office at 228-6000 or at Rm. 66, SUB. CRUISE SHIP JOBS Hiring Men ■ Women. Summer/Year Round. PHOTOGRAPHERS, TOUR GUIDES, RECREATION PERSONNEL. Excellent pay plus FREE travel. Carbbean, Hawaii, Bahamas, South Pacific, Mexico. CALL NOW: Call refundable. 1-206-736-0775, Ext. 1093J AMS Student Health Services. Alcohol & Drug Education Week. Oct. 13 -19,11 a.m. - 2 p.m., SUB Concourse. SATURDAY, OCT. 14 Intramural Sports. Clinic for Day ofthe Longboat. 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Jericho Sail Centre. Graduate Student Society. Rock and Roll with XYZ. Doors open at 9 p.m. Graduate Student Centre Banquet Room. SUNDAY, OCT. 15 Intramural Sports. Clinic for Day ofthe Longboat, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. at Jericho Sail Centre. Lutheran Student Movement. Communion Service. 10 a.m., Lutheran Campus Centre. Celso Machado. Musical performance - Brazilian musician will play indigenous instruments as well as explore the range of voice and rhythm. 2:30 p.m. (free with museum admission), Museum of Anthropology - Great Hall. United Church Campus Ministry. Informal worship & discussion. Newcomers welcome. 7:30, Lutheran Campus Centre. MONDAY, OCT. 16 Business Encounters Society of Tomorrow. First general meeting with guest speakers from Vancouver business community. All interested parties should attend. 12:30, SUB Ballroom. Graduate Student Society. Ballroom Dance Lessons - Drop-ins $5. 7:30 - 9:30, Graduate Student Centre Ballroom. FULL & PrTHELP for new retail children's clothing, books, toys, craft store in Richmond. Call Christy, 926-4463. MUSIC STUDENT to teach piano in my home Sunday mornings in Shaughnessy. Call Janine, 266-3169. NEEDED IMMEDIATELY. Wanted enthusiastic & responsible garden & home worker. Paid by job. 736-7523. 40 - MESSAGES VOLUNTEERS. Healthy non-smoking males (19-25 yrs.) are needed for study of an antiarrhythmic drug, Mexiletine. Blood, saliva and urine samples will be collected over 72 hrs. A $70 honorarium will be paid on completion ofthe study. For info, call Dr. McErlane (228-4451) or Mr. Kwok (228- 5838) in the Pharmacy Faculty, UBC. HELP! FEMALE STUDENT needs shared accommodation or room & board for Nov. 1. Please call Gail, 872-0678. MESSAGE OF ISLAM 5: Islam is: to testify that there is only one God and Mohammed is His messenger, to perform prayers, to pay the poor due, to fast from dawn to sunset every day during the month of Ramadan, and to perform pilgrimmage if you can afford it. IN MEMORIAM: The Right Honourable John G. Diefenbaker, passed away ten years ago October 16. Prime Minister from 1957 to 1963 and a Conservative MP from 1940 until his death, Mr. Diefenbaker remained loyal to his vision of Canada, a Dominion united, prosperous, and free. IN MEMORIAM: Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, died in battle October 13, 1812 at Queens town Heights in defence of sovereign and empire. Victorious. The Dominion shall be ever grateful. 75 • WANTED IF YOU LIKE EATING OUTand areinter- ested in health/nutrition, we want you for our focus group study on restaurants. Call Pearl, 278-5813. Graduate Student Society. Free f_lm festival - Meryl Streep and James Bond, Goldfinger with Live and Let Die. 6:30, Graduate Student Centre Fireside Lounge. Classic Subfilms. Film: The Seven Year Itch, starring Marilyn Monroe & her famous skirt scene. 7 & 9:30 p.m., SUB Theatre. Photo Society. Capital expenditures mtg. 4:30, Photo Soc Studio. TUESDAY, OCT. 17 Campus Pro-Life. General meeting & movie "Eclipse of Reason". 1:30, Room 207, SUB. Students for Forestry Awareness. Lecture series: Mr. Terje Void - Wilderness Forester, M.O.F. Title: Wilderness Management in Provincial Forests. Noon, MacMillan, Room 166. Pre-Medical Society. Medical Admissions. Wood 2. Lecture - Noon, IRC GLUBC. Lesbian discussion group. Noon, SUB 130. Lutheran Student Movement. Coop supper. 6 p.m., Lutheran Student Centre. Jewish Students' Association/ Hillel. Famous hot lunch & Sukkot celebration. 12:30, Hillel House. PATSCAN. Free informatibhal patent seminar, "What's New in the World of Patents". 7:15 p.m.- 10 p.m., IRC Bldg., Lecture Theatre 3. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 18 Zen Society. Meditation & Instruction. 4:30 p.m., Grad Student Centre Penthouse. WANTED: Individual to act as manager of the UBC Men's Intercollegiate Water Polo team. Contact 224-4114. 80 - TUTORING ENGLISH: IMPROVE COMPREHENSION, composition, conversation ability. All levels welcome. Reasonable rates. Ph. 734-5917. SPANISH TUTOR AVAILABLE. All levels, reasonable rates. Call 737-1404. 85-TYPING PROFESSIONAL TYPIST, 30 years exp., word processing/typing. Student rates. Dorothy Martinson 228-8346. TYPING UBC VILLAGE, 24 hr. service. Tapes transcribed, essays, papers, resumes, letters, editing/proofing. 224-2310. TYPING TIGERS. Low, low rates. Computerized. WordPerfect 5. 273-1420. UBC Area. 645-6934 (24 hr. pager). ACCURATE REPORTS WORD PROCESSING, WordPerfect, laser printer, dictation. Student rates avail. #16-1490 W. 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Lecture: Coping with a multicultural campus. 12:30 p.m., Asian Centre, Auditorium. AMS Student Environment Centre. Speaker: Tom Perry Noon, SUB Auditorium. Jewish Students' Association/ Hillel. Israeli Folk Dancing. 7 p.m., SUB 207/209. Jewish Students' Association/ Hillel. Hebrew Conversation Group. 12:30, Hillel House. Jewish Students' Association/ Hillel. Panel: "Canadian Students in Israel: How a Year in Israel Affected Our Jewish Identity." 12:30 pirn., Hillel House. FRIDAY, OCT. 20 Zen Society. Meditation and Instruction. 12:30 p.m., Graduate Student Centre Penthouse. Graduate Student Society. Open Stage Talent Night. 5:30, Graduate Student Centre Garden Room. PUBLIC TRANSIT USERS 428-A 470 Granville for IBM-PC typing Call 687-3171 WORD-PROCESSING $2.50/dbl. sp. page. APA, MLA, CMS. Computersmiths, 3726 West Broadway (at Alma) 224-5242. TYPING QUICK right by UBC. All types $1.50/pg. dbspc. Call Rob, 228-8989, any time. U NEED OUR SERVICE. Documents & term papers, presentations & spread sheets professionally prepared at reasonable rates. Call 272-4995. WORD PROCESSING & TYPING. Essays, term papers, theses, reports, letters, resumes. Bilingual. Clemy, 266-6641. PERSONAL, EFFICIENT WORD PROCESSING. $2 per double-spaced page. Call Heather at 737-7382. I HOT I FLASHES STOP THE WARSHIPS Vancouver will be the temporary home for up to 100 nuclear weapons from October 11 to October 14. They will be aboard the American aircraft carrier U.S.S. Constellation will be here at the invitation ofthe Canadian government. PROTEST - Fri, Oct 13, 6:00 pm Robson Square (organized by ACT for Disarmament) HONE/WOON "BEST MUFFINS IN TOWN." Daily Lunch Specials Afternoon Tea 2:00 - 4:00 OPEN: Tues. - Sat. 8:00-4:30 2620 SASAMAT 222-1056 SILKSCREENING (1 week delivery on stock Hems) OYE SPORTSWEAR & DESIGN * T-SHIRTS 7.35 EACH 'SWEATSHIRTS 13.50 EACH " POLO SHIRTS 13.95 EACH PLUS MANY MORE STYLES ... (Based on 25 units per styte/design) PRICE INCLUDES: 1 colour print, garments, set up. screen & artwork .... puff printing & flash cure- ing (.33 extra) .'.., solid coloured fabrics may vary in price .... additional colour printing by qurtation. Call: (Ask for Kenneth) 688-6879 Monday - Saturday 10 am - 6 pm Open Saturdays/Sundays/Evenings by appointment RED LEAF RESTAURANT LUNCHEON SMORGASBORD 0 Unique Traditional Chinese jCt * Cookincon Campus j-*^ LICENSED PREMISES 10",. DISCOUNT on cash pick-up orders 228-9114 f y**""^ p'/>*': ■ 2/THE UBYSSEY October 13,1989 NEWS If movie goers do not cross picket lines empty theatres could be the consequence of projectionist's strike. Pro-choicers rally by Rick Hiebert Canada needs more abortion clinics to ensure that women are able to end unwanted pregnancies, English professor Hilda Thomas said Wednesday. Thomas, who is a director of Vancouver's abortion clinic, the Everywoman's Health Centre, told three dozen UBC students huddled outside SUB in the rain that they need to get involved in Saturday's march for abortion rights to ensure that women won't have to "jump through medical and legal hoops" to obtain an abortion. Vancouver's abortion clinic, she said, is getting a bum rap in the media while it offers sexual disease screening, "loving support and counsel" to its clients. "The women are treated with care and respect," she said. "When the abortion is finished, they go back to the counsellor because we are also concerned that we help women to protect themselves against unwanted pregnancy because an unwanted pregnancy is a disaster for a woman. So our clinic is there to help women with respect to making their own choices." Heather Logie, Campus Pro- Life president, was surprised at the low turn out for the UBC pro- choice rally. "Considering that a majority of the female population of UBC consider themselves to be pro- choice, I was surprised that so few showed up at the rally despite the rain and I think that is an indication ofthe lack of commitment on the part of UBC people who claim to be part of the pro-choice movement," she said. Thomas also spoke about the recent history of the abortion debate in Canada. She described the scenario after 1968, which required women to obtain approval of a doctor and hospital therapeu tic abortion committee as, "not what (women) really wanted." The successful 1988 challenge to the federal abortion law by Dr. Henry Morgentaler, she said, was "a real victory for the women's movement." Thomas said that the federal government's proposed new abortion law could threaten Canadian women's new found "reproductive freedom". "There may always be a need for abortion. We don't have adequate birth control," she said. "No other form of birth control is in fact 100 per cent safe, so women may from time to time find themselves pregnant when they don't want to be pregnant and in that situation, women have a right to choose an abortion. "We don't need any (abortion) law. We don't need police breathing down our necks to tell them (women) what to do with their own bodies." Projectionists locked out by Greg Davis B.C. movie-goers must cross picket lines to catch the latest flicks at Cineplex/Odeon or Famous Players theatres. The big two theatre companies locked out all 100 projectionists across the province on Wednesday, closing theatres for the day. Replacement projectionists have been hired and most theatres have been re-opened. The projectionists, who belong to the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees and Moving Picture Machine Operators, have been without a renewed contract since 1985 when their contract expired with Famous Player. The contract with Cineplex expired in 1987. Negotiations broke down in June after the two companies formed a joint bargaining committee—despite the union's wish to deal with them separately. Both sides blame each other for refusing to bargain. "No progress was made in any negotiations," said John Nixon, spokesperson for the joint bargaining committee. "We wanted to bargain and the union refused. "The lockout was enacted to bring things to a head and resolve the dispute." Union spokesperson, Paul Wylie, disagreed: "They didn't even contact us before they locked us out. "We wanted a meeting. I'm disappointed. I think they're just out to bust us. Nixon, however, says that wages are too high relative to the rest of Canada. "Current wages up to $43.31 per hour and up to $59.93 per hour on Sunday are too high," said Nixon. "The companies are not prepared to continue paying these unreasonable wage levels." A news release put out by the company said that B.C. wages are much higher than those in Ontario and Alberta and this makes operating costs unmanageable. The news release said that due to technological innovations, operating a theatre projector is not such a technical skill that it was in the past and does not warrant such a high salary. The release also contained a chart that compares the wages of a triple screen projectionist ($35.01/ hr) with an air traffic controller ($14.90/hr), a union electrician ($22.53/hr), a registered nurse ($19.68/hr), in addition to other professionals in order to prove their point. The union said the figures cause misconceptions. "On average, our members work twenty hours a week; so while we may earn thirty-five dollars an hour...we earn about what everyone else on the employers' list earns on a weekly and yearly basis," said Jay Daulat, another union spokesperson. Union officials said the industrial relations council ruled the formation of a joint committee was legal if the companies appoint a B.C. resident with full authority to sign a collective agreement with the Union. "We've told the Employers that we are ready to return to the bargaining table tomorrow—all they have to do is tell us who their spokesperson is so we know who we should be calling," said Daulat. "Until that haDDens. we can't resume negotiations." Until the deadlock is broken and bargaining is resumed, the projectionists will be out on the picket lines. "Customers will have to decide for themselves whether or not to pass the picket line," Nixon said. DAN ANDREWS PHOTO Firefighters control the demolition of the old daycare's army hut. Strachan faces fire from local municipalities by Heather McCartney Critics are calling a $150 million dollar provincial waste reduction plan ineffective and insubstantial. "Basically the money is too little, too late," said Squamish council member Brian Giles. Giles said the provincial proposal does not address the real problem. "I know a lot of money is needed, but it should go into technology andresearch. You can't just create a monster like the GVRD's Burnaby incinerator. They don't even have a waste management permit." Provincial environment minister Bruce Strachan announced the five-part waste production plan three weeks ago. It will combine the efforts of the provincial government, municipal governments, environmental organizations and industry. Strachan, however, has yet to completely outline how the program will be funded. Currently, the province is prepared to con tribute $75 million, or one half of the funding, to the plan. North Vancouver district mayor Marilyn Baker, who is also president of the Union of B.C. Municipalities, is concerned about funding for the project. "If you're going to talk about half of $150 million, then where is the other half coming from, and how is it going to be allocated?" Strachan said he hopes to cut the 2.5 million metric tonnes of garbage the city produces in half by the year 2000. He said the "polluter pays philosophy" is the only effective method to reduce ever-growing mountains of municipal garbage. But Giles said the government has fallen prey to a common problem. He said there has to be an effective balance between the every day management of waste and the search for solutions. "The provincial government is basing (its) strategy on retroactivity. Waste management thus far has come from various municipalities—this avoids the issue. We need an overall strategy which requires a pooling of resources." Len Traboulay, incoming president of UBCM and mayor of Port Coquitlam asked where the tipping fee charged for dumping garbage will end up. "We (the UBCM and provincial government) agreed on a 50 cent fee per tonne of garbage dumped. I'm concerned about the redistribution of these funds—will they be going back into the program, as they should, or will they end up elsewhere?" he asked. October 13,1989 THE UBYSSEY/3 I G U R OUT A L L I I 1 • * i -.• 5 7 I 4 8 GROUND PEPPER_ TELEPHONE JACK- ELECTRICAL SOCKET_ AUDIO CASSETTE SALT COLD BOTTLE OF CANADIAN- COLD CAN OF CANADIAN TRIMLINE PHONE _ fc..tf.lill**.!ll.lMm*« It's only weird until you figure out what the hole things belong to. Match the holes with the objects on which they're found. MOLSON CANADIAN. WHAT BEER'S ALL ABOUT. 4/THE UBYSSEY October 13,1989 T~. NEWS Locals crowd events by Mark Nielsen UBC intramural events are becoming increasingly extramural in flavour. Under the fledgling "Partners in Participation" program, over 1,000 groups and individuals from throughout B.C. have been approached about entering any of six special events UBC Intramurals is putting on this year. And if all goes according to plan, director of public relations Bill Ciprick said there will be another major increase in numbers entered over the next few years. "(There will be) a point at which community participation is going to make up as much as the students," he said. "We want these events to be the biggest and best in Canada." According to Intramural Sports director Nestor Korchinsky opening events such as the upcoming Day of the Longboat races to groups from outside UBC won't hurt students chances to participate . However, if past trends continue, long waiting lists will still remain a reality as the applications outnumber entry spaces. Korchinsky said that though unexpected numbers have created a problem, ifs a good problem. "I think there are ways we can come up with in handling this," he said. "We are delighted to be overwhelmed." Although community teams pay a higher entry fee Korchinsky admits measures such as limiting the number of outside participants or giving students the first chance to register may be imposed. So far success in attracting community involvement has been increasing from three teams from off-campus for the Logan Cycle 200, to 24 teams for the Arts "20 Relay. As of Friday, the final day of registration for the Day ofthe Long Boat Race, 107 teams have applied for 70 spots Korchinsky said. Groups and individuals from the community will also be allowed to take part in the UBC Triathlon, and the Storm the Wall competition. Opening some events up to the community allows people not attending UBC to be more than just spectators at varsity football and hockey games, Korchinsky said. "We can't just have people come out here just to watch games," he said. "By opening up some events, theyTl get to participate as well, and by doing so feel more a part of the university." CUP BRIEFS Telephone registration leads to blackmarket at York University TORONTO (CUP) — A student who feels victimized by York University's phone enrollment system is offering cash to anyone who will drop a course he needs to graduate. Third year sociology student Ray Thapar has put up notices across campus offering $100 to any student who drops two core sociology courses. To collect, the student must drop the courses right before Thapar calls York's voice-enrollment system to register in that course. "I'm flabbergasted," said York sociology professor Desmond Ellis, director of one ofthe courses. Thapar said he had received four or five calls. Thapar, who had to call the system long distance from his home in Whitby, saidhe spentover $500 trying to get into the course. He said $100 is a reasonable price to pay. "Students who live outside of Toronto are forced to pay an unfair premium to register in courses." says Thapar, "The University has made a mistake, they know it, and they should fix it." Thapar said he warned York Associate Dean of Arts Robert Drummond of his intentions, before putting up the notices. Drummond said he knew about Thapar's plan in advance. "It's silly, tacky and offensive but it's not illegal." Drummond said. Drummond said he hoped Thapar's action would not set a precedent for students negotiating outside of official University channels to get into courses. Thapar said the Voice Response Enrolment System will lead toa"blackmarket"in courses. "It proves that individuals will take action to subvert a system that doesn't serve them," he said. Bush prohibits drug use on American university campuses (CUP/CPS) — Students at U.S. universities that are 'soft on drugs' may lose their student loans as a part of president George Bush's "war on drugs." American post-secondary students have to swear that they don't or won't use illicit drugs to receive federal government financial aid. Colleges already have to have anti-drug programs in place but National Drug Control Policy Office director William Bennett said he wants them stiffened. Bennett said a good "tough" would expel any students caught selling drugs. Students caught consuming the stuff should be suspended and then turned over to the police, he said. Bennett said the goal of the program was to prevent straight students from slipping "down a slippery slope of drug use" and for others "to get them to stop." But the federal education department has few normal rules for what constitutes an acceptable "anti-drug program." In April, federal education secretary Lauro Cavazos briefly suggested that students could secretly inform on their drug-using classmates. Cavazos quickly backed off the proposal. Some observers say students' right to privacy and sheer lack of human resources make a national crackdown on student drug users probably unlikely in the near future. Expelling suspected drug users would also pose legal problems. Would students accused of selling drugs on campus be expelled even before they go to trial arrested? Would a student who used marijuana suffer the same penalty as one who sold crack? American Civil Liberties Union director Ira Glasser called Bennett's ideas "counterproductive and cynical" proposals that "attempt to fool the public into believing that prohibition can work, when all the evidence shows that it cannot." 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BOOKSTORE 6200 University Boulevard • 228-4741 IBM and PS/2 are registered trademarks of International Business Machine Corp. The Unspoken has guts by Katherine Monk "I F you're looking for pro- . duction values in this film, you're going to be disappointed," said director William Sorochan, prior to the screening of The Unspoken. While Sorochan's words may have rung true for those weaned on Spielberg and Disney, The Unspoken was no disappointment for those who like a good story. FILM FEST The Unspoken CANADA- WESTERN SHOWCASE For a teeny budget of $11,000, this black and white film, done on 16mm stock, was shot in only eight days. And although he says he would not like to make a habit of recruiting his family to make lunches for the shoot, Sorochan proved beyond a doubt that filmmaking is accessible to the masses. "People say you can't do it—that you need tons of money—but you can do it," said Sorochan in an interview Thursday. At 26, the native of Edmonton is the youngest director at the festival. He went to York film school for one week before realizing it was probably going to be a waste of his time. "It was silly of me to be there since I already knew what I wanted to do, and that was make films— you just have to go out and do it. Besides, I had to decide pretty quickly if I was going to get my tuition back." "It's not that I'm anti-film school," he added, "but you tend to get molded in a certain way— you get biased toward a certain type of film making." Success in film making is reaching people on a universal level, Sorochan said. "I just want to make films that can entertain and touch people at the same time. You can't get a message across if you're lecturing at them—you want them to listen to what you have to say." The Unspoken stars Larry Musser, one of only three professional actors in the cast, who plays Sean Murphey, a man diagnosed with terminal cancer. He meets a fifteen year old Robert De Niro proselyte at the hospital. Together the two discover life, death and friendship. While this all might sound like a schlocky low-budget tear- jerker, The Unspoken is saved from becoming a Little House on the Edmonton Prairie through it's off-beat sense of humour. Little House on the Prairie wouldn't show us buskers who can't sing, artists stuck in garbage cans, or a blind curio shop owner who crawls around on the furniture until lack of depth perception takes its toll. The film has been picked up throughout Alberta. Hopefully, this means Sorochan will some day make enough money to quit his day job at a clippings company and take up film making on a bigger scale. Summer of Aviya deals with legacy of hate by Katherine Monk THE Summer of Aviya is a beautiful film about humankind's ugliest era—the holocaust. FILM FEST The Summer of Aviya ISRAEL There is no documentary footage of bulldozing corpses, no squinting Nazi villains, and no mention of Hitler in the entire movie. But the film uses the most powerful tool of all to communicate the horrors of hate—it uses relationships and the frailty of the human spirit to convey the frightening message that it could happen all over again. Set in Israel in 1951, The Summer of Aviya deals with people who have survived the tragedy, and must re-adapt to a world which now calls itself sane. Aviya (Kaipo Cohen) is a young girl who has travelled from boarding school to boarding school while her mother, (Gila Almagor) a survivor of Auschwitz, goes in and out of institutions. They share one summer together, learning about one another, and finally loving each other. But as the summer ends, Alviya watches the slow disintegration of her mother's connection to reality—realizing there is nothing she can do to stop it. It is the story of Gila Almagor's youth. Almagor wrote the book, which became a bestseller in Israel. Almagor, already one of Israel's more prolific actors, not only produced, wrote, and acted in the film, but has also now turned it into a stage play. Needless to say, when Almagor offered Eli Cohen the job of directing the film, he was a little nervous. "I chose the director, because I knew he liked the book—but I knew he was shaking. He probably thought— oh no, she remembers everything. But it worked very well, I was there when he needed me," Kaipo Cohert as Aviya with Gila Almagor and Cohen. Almagor said in an interview Thursday. Playing one's own mother could be a nightmare for most people, trying to deny the inevitable truth that we usually end up just like them. But for Almagor, the process was entirely cathartic. "I never intended to write a book about myself. I was in a terrible mental state, and I started writing, and out of it, like a phoenix I was lifted out of the ashes. It was miraculous—all of a sudden I felt free." Although the film has been a blockbuster in Israel since its release, winning the Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival was the biggest surprise to Almagor. "Israeli films had not been accepted at Berlin, and suddenly it became very important to me to get in. I wanted young Germans to see the film—to close the circle. When we got in I was so excited, I wasn't even thinking of getting an award." The film came in second after Rain Man. "When I saw the reaction to the film, and the tears, it was a very emotional thing for me." The most important aspect for Almagor is that people understand one another, and learn what has happened. Living in Israel most of her life, Almagor said it has been extremely difficult to watch her country over the last year and a half. "It's very sad what's going on now (in Israel)," she said, "it seems as though it is the last chance to reach a peaceful solution." "They say they have tried all the possibilities, but they haven't tried peace once. I can't lose hope in peace. If I lose hope in this— it's not worth it to live." If The Summer of Aviya reaches the rep houses after the festival is over, it is definitely worth seeing. Eli Word of mouth word of mouth...what's good and what's not, so people say. The Enchantment: If this film comes back to the rep houses make a trip, it's Hitchcock in Japan. Breaking In: If you like Bill Forsyth movies, you'll like this one, but it's a wee-bit slow. American Boyfriends: BOMB...we all wanted to like it. Top of his head: good, real good. Roadkill: Festival favorite will be shown again on Sunday for festival fav's. Akira: nifty animation, but some say it's too much of dull. Sweetie: funny and worth seeing. Bad taste: tastelessly funny and all-out grossar- ama. Roger and Me: The best documentary since Thin Blue Line 6/THE UBYSSEY October 13,1989 Ni classic by Sylvie Peltier The Vacant Lot is the latest film by Bill McGillivray (Life Classes) a fiercely independent and Nova Scotia's most famous film director. The Vacant Lot is the story of Trudi (Trudi Petersen) who is the youngest member of a all-female rock band of little talent and experience called The Vacant Lot. The band and Trudi are dominated by the aggressive Patti Precious (Barbara Nicholson). Emotionally disconnected from her family, friends and school, Trudi meets David (Grant Fuller- ton), a 42 year old talented rock & roll guitarist whose career is on the downslide. Together, they discover that the most important thing they can offer one another is compassion. Music plays an integral part ofthe film, pin-pointing the emotional turning points for the characters. It is played on-camera rather than rock video style by the actor-musicians who make up the cast. The styles of music evolve with the story from post-punk to rock to country and western. The punk music refers to a period where the characters are emotionally disconnected. FILM FESTIVAL Country and western talks about a more human stage when Trudi and David recognize their need for each other. Georgia Straight's critic Ken Eisner who wanted to see a movie about the creative process, and avant-garde music was, not surprisingly, disappointed. This is because McGillivray doesn't make films to flash and dazzle. McGillivray is preoccuppied with such basic human - - problems as "old guy meets . younger and • "life in the big i * city after V, 30 years in ; the country." n His films \ are low- and A r "grounded." While his characters dream of other places and enjoy watching planes take-off, they remain part ofthe land that surrounds them, even if that means that they are slightly old-fashioned and play passe punk music. A key to McGillivray's style is the fact that his script con sultant was none other than Quebec's director Jean-Pierre Lefebvre (Box of Sun), also an ardent detractor of the Hollywood style of filmmaking. McGillivray's passion for real life situations is evident in his frequent use of non- actors who bring to the screen their own past and personalities. Both Trudi and David are played by non- actors. Grant Fullerton's David is a bit stiff without ' his guitar but Trudi Pe- ^ tersen is convincing as 1 Trudi the young musician (if not as a post-punker). Partially funded with a pre-sale to the CBC, The Vacant Lot was un- 1 fortunately shot with the TV frame in mind, remov- ,. ing much dynamic tension \ from the shots. The extra bits of frame the audience gets / to see^^M were simply (*■ ________ filled in, causing some odd framing. The lighting was very low-key. The use ofthe fridge light as a main source of lighting in two of the kitchen scenes was noteworthy. The Nova Scotia landscape was under-utilized. The Vacant Lot is not Canadian film history as McGillivray's best film. It is. worth seeing, however, as a film defiantly anti-fashion in its earthy look at friendship and music. Rituals explores sex and the mundane by Katherine Monk THE loneliness of man is solaced by self-made rituals—infusing purpose in the most meaningless cause...life itself. FILM FEST Rituals HOLLAND Get it? Ifs a message go- dammit. Or are ya too stupid to use yer brain? Rituals is based on the best- selling novel ofthe same name by Cees Nooteboom. Unfortunately, good books don't always make good movies. It's not nice to be mean. Rituals is a good film, in a very filmic sense. It has visual appeal, superb acting and an interesting storyline. But the premise ofthe film is an internal battle within the protagonist's head. Yes, he has a thing about sex. Inni Wintrop (Derek de Lint) is a man who has just lost a bundle on Black Monday, and if that isn't yuppie horror enough, his girlfriend left him because he can't love. But he must have her one more time, even if it's for cash. She takes it, and as he is making love he is wrought by flashbacks. He tries to rediscover a time when sex had meaning. Sex on screen is a risky undertaking because if the audience gets excited, it gets awkward, and if they are bored...they are really disappointed. But Rituals' sex scenes worked beautifully. Close-ups of flesh on flesh, and quivering sweaty body parts in blueish light. It may sound tacky, but it was truly erotic. When it was awkward it worked well, because we are supposed to feel how shameful and empty Inni feels after it's all over. Sex is Inni's ritual. He is trying to discover the mystery of women. He loves them, but he will never understand them—no matter how hard he tries— because sex does not penetrate the spirit. He meets Phillip (Thom Hoffman) at an art store. Phillip's ritual is life. He sees no purpose in it. He has torn away the excess of the everyday rituals, and is now concerned with only one thing—you guessed it—death. *& ^ That's right! A 10" cheese Pizza for only $3.00. Additional toppings only .75* CARRY OUT ONLY ...No Delivery at these prices. No coupon necessary. Additional Toppings Ham Tomato Bacon Sausage Onion Pepperoni Salami Pineapple Hot Pepper Black Olive Green Pepper Mushroom Ground Beef X-tra Dough X-tra Cheese Domino's Pizza 5736 University Blvd. 224-1030 Located in UBC Village Now Hiring Delivery Drivers ^________, The two become friends, if that's possible with two such self-absorbed people, and flesh out each other's meaningless lives. Hoffman, who also played in The Fourth Man and White Madness, said the film is a cerebral one, and for that reason, it should be appreciated. "It's the type of film I prefer (to act in), and I think the audience should prefer it as well," he said in an interview Thursday. "I prefer to play nuanced characters, not the black and white good guys and bad guys in American style films. I like the grey, because no one is all good or all bad." "A film should be a challenge to the audience. They are used to simple solutions—a film like Do the Right Thing has humour, it entertains, but the last twenty minutes choke you, and you come out with a different view." Hoffman's depth and intelligence are an asset in his profession. He is well-spoken and a good actor. Rituals, for all its weakness is a good film. But it may be a case of a better book than movie. ..y^yx** The University of British Columbia Frederic Wood Theatre • • presents • • The Canadian Premiere of BLOODY POETRY by Howard Brenton Directed by Gerald Vanderwoude October 18 - 28 Special Wednesday Preview - Oct 18 2 for the price of 1 Regular Admission Curtain : 8 pm Box Office • Frederic Wood Theatre • Room 207 Support Your Campus Theatre "kMXMMMM####v#i?jnnr I i CALLING ALL AMS CLUBS & CONSTITUENCES BOOKING LME^JP DAY FOR RESERVATIONS FOR SPRING 1990 TERM (JAN.-APR.) IS TUESDAY OCT. U 89 ROOM 230A NSUB AT 800 AM. ! ill ^Anthropolgy Shop at the Museum of Anthropology presents OCTOBER SALE Native Arts and Crafts and Imported Gift Items from Tuesday October 17,1989 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 6393 N.W. Marine Drive, Vancouver 228-5087 lift * , -— Featuring *"'-<•____ BI/GKC0MB QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 27 6:30 & 9:30 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 29 5:00 & 8:00 P.M. Tickets available at all TICKETMASTER locations, and HOGARTH > Eaton's & Woodward's stores. InfoCentres in major malls CHARGE BY PHONE: 280-4444 Brought to you by HMtMII'l ®v iWomTrSun VKFMf COW ft ____Kf5i Canadian October 13,1989 THE UBYSSEY/7 NOTICE OF HEARING Take note that the Students' Court is convening to determine whether quorum for the 1989 SRC referendum should be adjusted, taking into account that a number of students voted twice. Court will further determine whether any disciplinary measures should be taken on this matter. The hearing is to be held at 2:15 p.m. on the 17th day of October, 1989, in SUB Room 206. Persons desiring to make submissions on this matter are directed to give notice to the Clerk ofthe Court through the Ombudsoffice (228-4846), SUB 100A, before commencement of the hearing. Jessica Mathers Clerk of the Court ENTERTAINMENT Ballet excites and electrifies NOTICE OF HEARING Take note that the Students' Court is convening to determine the wording of the referendum regarding the "Dukes Cookie Petition". The hearing is to be held at 1:30 p.m. on the 17th day of October, 1989, in SUB Room 206. Persons desiring to make submissions on this matter are directed to give notice to the Clerk of the Court through the Ombudsoffice (228-4846), SUB 100A, before commencement of the hearing. Jessica Mathers Clerk of the Court by Kay Seagan THE National Ballet of Canada treated lovers of dance to a spectacle of movement, colour and excitement this week, as it passed through the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Under the new artistic direction of Reid Anderson, who recently left Ballet British Columbia to be replaced by Patricia Neary, the evening performance was divided into three diverse works. The evening opened with Act II of La Bayadere. While in a drugged dream, the despair- wracked Solar (Kevin Pugh) is brought together with his love Nikiya, delicately portrayed by Yoko Ichino. This piece requires and, when well executed, epitomizes the classical precision and technique of Romantic 19th century ballet. The arabesques of the Shadows demand exacting timing given their liquid, ethereal entrance and the complete audience attention focussed on them. Disappointingly, this performance fell short of perfection. It lacked a certain passion, a certain drugged quality of an opium saturated hallucination. The evening's true delight was found in Glen Tetley's relatively new ballet La Ronde, an adaptation of Arthur Schnitzler's play. An erotic, tense, torrid interpretation of the lies and hypocrisy in the sexual relationships of Viennese society, La Ronde was the easy favourite. Jennifer Fournier, in shocking yellow, green and black, was electrifying as the brash, cocky Prostitute who launches and completes the circle of deceit. John Alleyne shone as the Soldier, and together with Fournier they initiated an intense and powerful dynamic on the stage. Alleyne exhibits a quality of virility and potency in his movements; they are taut, powerful, vivid. Karen Kain danced the role of the Actress in peak form with temper, hunger and seductiveness, demonstrating the skill and artistry for which she is so famous. Other exceptional performances were given by Martine Lamy (the Young Wife), Kim Lightheart (the Sweet Young Thing), and Owen Montague (the Poet). The evening's finale, Napoli, impressed the audience with lavish sets and props, exquisite folk costuming in crimsons, corals and golds, virtuostic feats of strength by the male roles and the delightful elegance of Karen Kain. A joyous and playful scene, complete with children and coloured ribbons and the jangle of tambourines, Napoli ended the evening in a celebration of life and beauty and dance. Latin art radiates light by Jeff Huberman ART Images of North and South Robson Square Media Centre Until October 17 HAVILAH ARTS' new exhibit Images of North and South is not the intimate look at the differences and similarities between Canadians and Latin Americans that its title promises. Ofthe six highlighted Canadian artists, only one is truly Canadian. Three are originally Latin American, one Iranian and one Syrian. The only possible link to the show's theme might be the "Grazing" series by Juan Manual Sanchez, whose cattle on the Argentine pampas look like they could be wandering in the Alberta flatlands. Despite the unjustified theme of cultural contrasts, the show should not be missed, both for the quality of the art displayed and what viewers can learn from a subtler theme. One senses that all the figures in the paintings and sculpture are searching or waiting for something. In Alberto Cerritos' Characters in Search of Author, the figures walk toward a light, in search of meaning and direction. Alberto Cerritos understands this searching. He believes that Latin American continued on page 9 CP Rail - A Marketing Career with a Challenge. CP Rail is one of the most successful and innovative transportation companies in the world. We're a recognized leader in adapting advanced technology to transportation problems and in developing marketing strategies in partnership with our customers to respond to North American and international competitive challenges. As Canada's largest privately-owned railway, we strive to meet our commitment to customer service and to growth within the industry. The key to success is people. The CP Rail of tomorrow will be run by university graduates who are willing to accept these exciting challenges. We're looking for top-notch people with business degrees who want to meet these challenges by joining our team of marketing and sales professionals. Why not discuss your career opportunities with one of our representatives? At CP Rail positions are open to all qualified individuals; women, aboriginal peoples, disabled persons and members of visible minorities are specifically encouraged to apply. CPRail We will be on campus October 17th. For further information please contact your placement office. 8/THE UBYSSEY October 13,1989 ENTERIAINMENT VSO magic returns by Roger Kanno A year ago the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra celebrated a rebirth from financial collapse with a gala opening for its friends and subscribers. That magical night was the beginning of a season that would see Anne-Sophie Mutter play Beethoven's Violin Concerto in one of the most exciting performances in years, as well as a visit from celebrity violinist Itzhak Perlman. TTiough last Thursday's opening night concert could not match the feeling of that performance of one year ago, it did have magic it could call its own. MUSIC Opening Night The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Most of what was memorable in last Thursday's concert can be attributed to guest pianist Garrick Ohlsson. His business-like delivery of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto was authoritative, while still maintaining a feeling of passion. Ohlsson's regard for the concerto was reflected in his performance. He was enjoying himself. The orchestra was under the baton of Peter McCoppin, principal guest conductor ofthe VSO. McCoppin, who normally conducts sans baton, had one for opening night, but it didn't help. The orchestra performed admirably, but whatever musical plane they were on, was definitely not the same one as Ohlsson. The strings overwhelmed Ohlsson. And when Ohlsson slowed down to add emphasis to a particularly pensive passage, the orchestra and McCoppin did not respond. The rapport between soloist and orchestra, which is vital in the performance of any concerto, never materialized. The evening's performance concluded with Prokofiev's Symphony No. 5. A loud and bombastic piece, characterized by strong percussion, Prokofiev's symphony is not for the faint of heart; or for the VSO, at least not on that night. The orchestr; did not rise to the challenge of Prokofiev's intensity and relentlessness. The ever cheerful and amiable maestro, McCoppin, has been one of the VSO's biggest assets, both during its time of crisis and after. He has served; an invaluable source of public relations. It is unfortunate he will not become principal conductor and music advisor as some had hoped, if only to brinj much needed stability to the VSO. He has recently been appointed as Music Director of the Victoria Symphony. 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Also, Vancouver's Corey Cerovsek will perform Tchaikovsky's virtuosic Violin Concerto and UBC graduate Jon Kimura Parker will be making his conducting debut. Perennial favourite, Conductor Laureate Kazuyoshi Akiyama, returns for five engagements including the final concert ofthe season. The programme for the year can best be characterized as a mix of old standards with the occasional more adventurous piece. For those who love the classics there will be plenty of Mozart, as well as some Copland, Prokofiev, and Hindemith for the more courageous. Before the opening night concert Ray Peters, president and chairperson of the Vancouver Symphony Society, and the Honourable Marcel Masse, Minister of Communications, addressed the audience. Masse expounded the benefits of music and symphony orchestras. He stressed the importance of "interesting youth in music..and inspiring them with the love of music." However, the average age of a Vancouver symphony goer is 52 and this could not have been more evident than at opening night. The VSO, in an attempt to lure younger audiences to its concerts, is offering 50% student discounts for all of its regular season performances. The season continues this weekend with a concert featuring renowned clarinetist Richard Stoltzman and guest conductor Lawrence Foster. Stoltzman, a Grammy award-winning recording artist will be performing Copland's Clarinet Concerto. Latin art continued from page 8 artists like himself filter the present and look for what will come next. "It's like the sun," he says. "Every day we look at the sun when it comes out. It goes down and then we look out for it to rise again." Pascual Di Bianco's nudes, which recall Botero's overweight figures, all look off to the side, almost out of their frame, as do Juan Manual Sanchez' square block sculptures of men and women looking for something inside one another. Nora Patrich's peasant women also look out, possibly for lovers returning from work in the city or their children playing in the fields. Patrich believes the peasant women in her paintings have just become conscious of their rights and are looking for a way to change their situation. "It's like when you go through a transition and are seeking new ways." Many of the artists, Di Bianco, Sandra Patrich and Juana Elena Diz in particular, seem heavily influenced by the famous left-wing Mexican muralists Diego Rivera and David Alfaro Siqueiros, with their clean lines, soft colours and naive portrayal of people. Unlike Rivera and Siqueiros, however, the artists in "Images of North and South" do not criticize the bourgeoisie. They seem content to extoll the virtues of the worker and peasant, painting ordinary people doing the tasks of ordinary life. The art at this exhibit is anything but ordinary and should not be missed. Images of North and South, at the Robson Square Media Centre, runs until October 17. THE MOST STABLE RUNNING SHOE. THE MOST CUSHIONED RUNNING SHOE. The Nike Air Stab. A I R ___ V * ii1"ll ■ a a «_r nmr m _r_ '■_ s YOUR RUNNING* WALKING'LIFESTYLE STORE 3504 W 4th AVENUE • 732-4535 10% Discount to UBC Students, Staff and Faculty October 13,1989 THE UBYSSEY/9 •**s> •> "^ ■*»»» _>_■ Trains over planes Once again Mulroney's actions threaten the fabric of a delicate tapestry. Environmentally and socially, his decision to cut western VIA Rail and other major VIA lines proves to be rather hasty. Recent studies by many reputable sources (which does not include the present federal government) have deemed rail travel most environmentally effective of all mass modes of transport. Most European countries and even the US government have chosen to embark on extensive rebuilding programs for trains. But in Canada, passenger railways have not had a facelift since the 1950's when the last extensive capital outlay was made for newrolling stock. VIA has been argued to be impractical in our vast and sparsely populated nation. The governments of the past two decades have all contributed to this neglect by refusing toinvest in railways. In doing so, they have made trains less attractive as a form of transportation, and guaranteed their demise. The Mulroney government certainly has had a long history of Liberal mismanagement to justify their final blows in the eighties. But the Tory's themselves have subtle motives for these final cuts which they are currently implementing: the privatization of Air Canada. AC would be much more attractive to investors with the knowledge that their only competition was axed. VIA cuts in Western Canada have also erased the last reliable, inexpensive source of travel to many remote areas of the west. British Columbia and its ports are also in a prime location to benefit from the burgeoning Pacific Rim trade. Mulroney seems to believe that the Pacific Ocean laps at the base ofthe C.N. Tower and that all that comes out of the west is wood and those nasty NDP MPs. We in the west seem to think that he has made another fatal error, for Canada as well as himself. Oooooppps.... The Ubyssey would like to apologize to Coast Oil for the biased and prejudiced attack of one of our reporters, Jonah Roberts, on their fine institution. We realize that Coast Oil is a solid pillar of the status quo and therefore subject to reckless attacks on the part of leftist hacks who seek to jeopardize the fine, harmonious relationship between environmentalists and the oil corporations (eh, Exxon?) We apologize for selling ourselves for a few dollars and humbly return to writing stories like "Grad students sight UFO in cafeteria. Jonah has been sent to a school of fish for re-education." We regret the flurry of not-so-measly mistakes in Tuesday's article "Quebec suffers measles outbreak": Red measles are not known as rubella, which are germ an measles. Red measles are spread by respiratory contact—people breathing in the same vicinity. Both Dr. Janet Anderson and Outreach nurse Margaret Johnston work at Student Health Services located in the University Hospital not the G.F. Strong Centre or an Outreach Centre. Lastly, a variety of vaccinations against diseases, like red measles, german measles, mumps, etc are given at the Health Service Center. theUbyssey October 13,1989 The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays and Fridays throughout the academic year bythe Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those ofthe staffand not necessarily those ofthe university administration, or ofthe sponsor. The Ubyssey is published with the proud support of the Alumni Association. The Ubyssey is a member of Canadian University Press. The editorial office is Rm. 241k ofthe Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 228-2301; advertising, 228-3977; FAX# 228-6093 As ihe USS Constellation steamed into harbour, the Ubyssey aging peaceniks gathered at the pier to organize their protest. AsOliviaZangerusheredeveryone into theZodiacs.Greg Davis cried"let'sburn them down," to which Corrine Bjorge answered "Yes, that would be excellent!" Aiteen McBride, Franka Cordua-von Specht and Jolie Ellison climbed aboard their little boat, carrying a megaphone. "We'll keep them sailors awake one way or another" they explained to their more than capable captain May Wong. But as they pushed off they ran over Mark Neilson, Steve Chan and Steve Conrad who, in their exuberance, had decided to swim out to greet the Warship, pulling Heather McCartney and Roger Kanu with them. Roger complained that the salt water would ruin his tie, which Katherine Monk said was too wide anyway. Rupert the Bear(Rick Hiebert) laughed, thereby allowing Noah Quastel to burst out laughing disturbing Carol Hui and Wong Kwok-sum and his happy little family. As Ernie Stelzerand Ted Aussem fought over who was tosteertneir fine rubber vessel, Keith Leung jumped in and left without them. Mike Laanela gave a hearty whoop, signalling the others to follow him to encounter the enemy. The Zodiacs zoomed off into the harbour. Within moments Lorraine Schober and Jeff Huberman began to complain of seasickness and Rob Reid and Steve Chan told them to shut up and think ol all the excitement they could have being arrested or something. Barb Wilson just didn't care As soon as they arrived at the scene Joe Altwasser convinced Nadene Rehnby and David Loh to scale the anchor chain and stick a flag somewhere, anywhere. Both locked themselves to the chain once they reached an appropriate height only to be met with the spray of a firehose from Seapeople Saski Ages and Michael Booth, on orders from renagade Admiral Dan Andrews. Before being arrested by the authoritarian Martin Chester and Joanne Neilson. EDITORS Joe Altwasser • Frank Cordua-von Specht Chung Wong 7'K,M0l») &-N0.T, THtSE. RBU CUTS OF YOURS BMN'T &0IM& D0-<W TOO IO.LU AT VIA. ^Jj Letters Vivisection is kinda bone- headed I would appreciate the opportunity to comment on a letter that appeared in The Ubyssey on September 6, 1989, written by Dr. Stanley Coren—professor of psychology at U.B.C. In this letter, Dr. Coren attempts to convince readers that the sight-deprivation experiments on cats and other animals at the V.G.H. Eye Care Centre are scientifically justifiable. First, Dr. Coren does not mention any credentials in the subject matter at hand—the fields of opthal- mology and comparative physiology between animal species. Curiously, he identifies himself as a psychologist and "a researcher in the area of visual functioning", yet admits that "his own research involves only human subjects and non-invasive techniques". Hmmm... Now, let's read what an expert in opthalmology and comparative anatomy/ physiology (without any vested interests in vivisection to protect) has to say about Dr. M. Cynader's futile sight deprivation experiments- Dr. Nedim Buyukmichi, VMD, associate professor of opthalmology at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. In his critique (available from Lifeforce), Dr. Buyukmichi states; "The cat has major differences from humans in the development and structure of its visual system., the area ofthe brain responsible for vision and the circuitry ofthe nerves are considerably different between humans and cats...animals simply are not appropriate The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any Issue. Letters must be typed and are not to exceed 300 words in length. Content which Is judged to be libelous, homophobic, sexist, racist or factually incorrect will not be published. Please be concise. Letters may be edited for brevity, but it is standard Ubyssey policy not to edit letters for spelling or grammatical mistakes. Please bring them, with Identification, to SUB 241k. Letters must include name, faculty, and signature. 'models' for humans anatomically or physiologically." Whether the pro-viv- isectionists want to admit it or not, clinical, epidemiological and human cell research, together with technological advances and complementary methods of prevention have and will continue to be the only valid methods of addressing human health problems. Adding this to the fact that animal-based vaccines and drugs "safety-tested" on animals have killed and injured people, a responsible society would demand the total abolition of vivisection as a crime against both humanity AND animals. Patrick Selby Vancouver Kwit yer bitchin' To pissed off - name withheld, Arts 3, Friday, October 6 Ubyssey: You state that you've paid $1600.00 to attend this university, yet can't find parking space for 10:30 classes, and, as a result, threaten violence. I've paid over $1700.00 to attend this university, but don't own a car. Everyday, from my seat on the bus, I see a river of cars clogging our streets - most with only a driver in side. Are you aware that, on average, every car spews over two tons of carbon into the atmosphere every year - regardless of whatever else it exhausts. Where's that parked? I have to breathe that air, sit through that congestion, and now you tell me I can expect vandalism on campus because of your personal frustration over parking your archaic contraption at our fair campus. May I suggest you and all the other Neanderthals park and bus to classes? Then, there would be far less problems for us all. Ruth McLeod Arts 4 Two different worlds By Carol Hui I am ignorant. I do not know what the words freedom, democracy, Communism, nationalism, massacre, and Chinese mean. Yet I can still tell you about two different worlds I saw the other day. One was a banquet, where im- portant >' people sat at important places, and if you weren't important, you sat in the back corner, but you should have felt important just being in the same room as all those important people. The other society was organized with the smallest in the front and the biggest in the back. How logical. At the first one, ifyou were an esteemed academic then you sat with the best of them. But at the second, you still had to stand, or sit on gravel, like everyone else. The nice people in the first society graciously offered me a meal of 15 succulent dishes. In the other group, their only hospitality was hot tea. But an old man came up to me and offered me a sweater because he thought I looked cold. The leader of the first society was too busy being important to talk to people, as his subordinates ran around obeying his commands. The leader ofthe second stopped to smile, chat, and wipe the sweat off his forehead as he hurried to fulfill yet another task. The simple society stayed hungry, mourning with pictures of thin, wiry students in a place called Beijing. While the other group, they feasted on Peking spareribs. The other day I saw a glimpse of two different societies. I was accepted into the elitism of the first, though I had a long way to go before sitting in any of the impor- • tant chairs. The second did not give me free admission for it cost nothing to take part in, and if there were chair, they were all equally important. I do not know what the societies I saw would be labelled because I do not know the meaning of words such as democracy, Communism, capitalism, nationalism. But I do know I saw two different ways of living. And I know I prefer one over the other. 10/THE UBYSSEY October 13,1989 FREESTYLE What hope for the children? "The first right of children is the right to life. The second right of children is the right to happiness. The third right of children {s the right to learn. The fourth right of children is the right to grow up in peace. The world today is not a satisfactory place. Nor will it be until all children in the world have a future of their own." Professor Leon Schwartzen- berg in the preface to the book Le Grand Livre des Droits de I'Enfant. By Hai V. Le 1989 is a landmark year for children worldwide. It is the tenth anniversary of the International Year of the Child. The anniversary is an occasion of both sorrow and celebration. A time for celebration because the UN is doing something to improve the lot of children worldwide. A time for sorrow because the plight of the world's children, especially those in Africa, continue to worsen. Children are the world's resource, tomorrow's leaders. What injustice heaped upon them reflects, to some degree, some ofthe long-lasting problems affecting contemporary society: wars, famines, underdevelopment, and human greed. Children everywhere face the same challenges on several fronts. There is the the need to get an education so that they may develop into productive members of society. And there is the need for parental love and security. But in the developing world, millions of children are deprived of opportunities to lead a normal life. Every year, millions of children die from malnutrition and other easily preventable diseases such as polio and cholera. Malnourishment and hunger stunt their physical and mental development and rob them of strength. By Christmas, some half a million will have lost their sight because of vitamin A deficiency. By the time you finish reading this article, another child in the South will have lost his or her sight. The UN is in the process of approving a global convention protecting the rights of children. But that is unlikely to save millions of children from being abused, exploited, and tortured. A study by Norway's Justice Department estimates that every year more than a million children are forced into prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation. Some 200,000 children are coerced into the world's armed forces. From Afghanistan to Iran, and from Mozambique to Cambodia, children as young as fourteen are used as pawns of war—merciless wars that don't discriminate in their victims. In many developing countries, such industries as textiles, carpetmaking, tea, and palm oil production, encourage the exploitation of children who work to supplement their families' incomes. Children working in Peru vi an quarries start as early as the age of eight. Children in Turkey polish shoes to supplement their families' incomes. In the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh where carpetmaking is the chief industry, thousands of children work 10 to 14 hours in 38-degree heat in poorly ventilated factories. • In many cases, these children inherit debts passed on to them by parents and have to work to pay off the family debts. The sad state of these children is an embarrassment; a hard reality that some states and groups of people would rather ignore than think about. Without fundamental improvements in the prospects for development, international outlawing of child labor is unlikely to be a long term cure for the exploited children. The root causes lie in poverty and corruption endemic in those countries where the practice is widespread. Besides, the UN cannot force states to respect humanitarian standards. Its only weapon is public pressure. Kidnapping of babies is still common in some Southeast Asian countries and Northeast Africa. A kidnapped baby from Thailand can fetch a price of $2,000 in Singapore, Hong Kong, or Malaysia. Dinka children in southern Sudan are kidnapped, brought to the north, and sold as farm labourers for $20 to $50 each. The African child is the worst off of all the children in the world. Every year some four million children die from hunger and malnutrition. For instance, Malawi, the tiny country north of Mozambique, is the sixth poorest country in the world. According to Unicef, 50 percent ofthe children are under nourished. The infant mortality rate is the world's fourth highest: 151 per thousand. From Sudan to Ethiopia and to Mozambique, children starve as famines — a result of long-standing civil wars —rage on. In many refugee camps across the continent, many children who have lost their parents during the long and arduous trek toward safety, have to fend for themselves in strange places. To make life worse for many of them, the camps they occupy are stress-filled and often violent environments. Many are haunted by memories of tragedies that took place during their journey. In the interminable limbo of exile, it is easy to lose a sense of dignity. The long-range effects psychological, mental, and physical damage are yet to be assessed. If there is one thing that binds these children from various continents together it is that they are voiceless. That is not to suggest they are incapable of expressing their needs. But in most cases, their lives depend on others — parents, relatives, humanitarian workers, development workers, to name just a few — who are just as helpless as they are when it comes to stopping the violence that uprooted them in the first place. If the world's children continue to be exploited in factories as well as in the brothels, if large numbers of them grow up knowing nothing but guns and violence, and if millions are denied access to education, proper nutrition, and safe drinking-water — what will the planet our children inherit from us be twenty or thirty years from now? All is not lost. We are their hopes. Solution to children's problems simply cannot be seen as someone else's. Their problems are also our problems. What happens thousands of miles away affects us ultimately in some way. With a full course load to worry about, and essays and assignments to do on the weekends, it is easy to forget what has been happening elsewhere in the world. Our responsibility toward fellow human beings dictates that we get involved. The power to create conditions favourable to them is within us. You can make a difference. Join a non-governmental organization. Phone your MP to find out what our government is doing to help these children. Give generously to Unicef this Halloween. Every expression of compassion and human concern, every bit of donation and good will, represents a step towards a better world. In just a few seconds, a child will lose his or her sight. He or she will be condemned to a world of darkness forever. A donation of $1.30 (what will that much buy you these days?) or more will protect 30 children against blindness for one year. The road to be travelled is still long, and winding. But if we never start out, we will never reach the end. Ifyou care, please contribute to Unicef. You may drop off your check or cash at Speakeasy in the SUB concourse, the UBYSSEY and the Graduate Students Society's office. Please give generously. For you, it is a declaration of ...concern. For them, it is a matter of ... survival. JOHN DEERE AN INVITATION TO MEET THE MANAGEMENT TEAM FROM JOHN DEERE LIMITED WE ARE A DYNAMIC COMPANY AND ARE LOOKING FOR DYNAMIC NEW PEOPLE. Date: October 18, 1989 Time: 4:30 p.m. Place: Henry Angus Building Room 109 For_113.t! A fast paced 40 minute presentation on the company and the career opportunities available. ■ Cocktails & hors d'oeuvres will follow. KCglStratlOIl! You are requested to pre-register with the career planning and placement centre by October 17, 1989. Job Description! A copy of the job description is posted at your placement office. A world class manufacturing and marketing company offering a wide range of agricultural, industrial and lawn care products to varied consumers. Come meet with our team and discuss the various career opportunities which will be available after graduation May 1990 We will be recruiting on campus in November for several management positions and invite interested individuals to our "Get Acquainted Night" where we can further explain what we have available for you. John Deere has exciting and challenging careers to offer. We look forward to talking them over with you. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ALCOHOL & DRUG EDUCATION WEEK AT U.B.C. October 13th -19th/89 Organized by the AMS and the Outreach Program, Student Health Service. Endorsed by President Strangway. Friday, October 13: Intramural Fun Run. T-shirts with this year's theme logo will be sold to competitors. Monday, October 16 - Thursday, October 19: 11:00-2:00 Displays by the Student Service Departments, ICBC, RCMP, Counterattack, AA, NA, Al-Anon, ACOA, MADD, BC Lung Association, etc. Student representative tables will offer "hands-on" displays. To be held in SUB Concourse. Wednesday, October 18: Wednesday, October 18: RCMP will have the breathalyzer available for blood alcohol testing. 12:30-1:30 Forum on Alcohol & Drug Use. Guest speakers are: Rick Hansen, Linda Filsinger, Director of B.C. Sports Medicine Council and a student representative. To be held in SUB Auditorium. The Pit and Gallery Pubs will also be promoting the weeks during their hours of operations. SEE YOU THERE! T-. (E-X*_ •E.::■• L-L-E-N-T) xr The EATERI FREE GOURMET BURGER (Beef or Tofu) OR ENTREE The good deal is, your least expensive meal is Free when two or more of the above items are ordered. Not valid with any other coupons. Dining in only, please. Valid only when this ad is presented prior to placement of order. 3431 WEST BROADWAY 738-5298 October 13,1989 THE UBYSSEY/11 FEATURE UBC program tackles waste problem by Mike Laanela Ten million pounds of waste are produced each year by UBC and Vincent Grant wants half of it. As head ofthe Surplus Equipment Recycling Facility which was created last year to generate income through the sale of old equipment, Grant decided to expand his program to include other recycling needs on campus. "I had a little surplus money, so I thought what better place to put it but recycling," said Grant in an interview this week. This summer Grant set up a pilot recycling project which currently collects about ten per cent of the paper produced by several departments. Since then, people have been lining up to join and companies too are approaching Grant for pickup contracts. "We hope to get the whole campus going by the end of next term," said Grant. But there is a hurdle in Grant's path before his hopes are realized—he still needs the president's approval of the pilot program. In an age in ^^^^^^ which universities are tending to concentrate more on profit-oriented programs than philanthropic ventures, Grant's task may prove challenging. Nor is he helped by UBC's track record of environmental programs which have failed due to a lack of support and organization. But as politicians are now discovering, recycling and environmental issues in general are politically trendy—good environmental practices are good public relations. This alone could be sufficient to secure the university's approval, but Grant has an even more attractive carrot to dangle— potential profits. "It should break even. It should even make money if done properly," says Grant. Funding could be a problem, however, as Grant is unwilling to commit to recycling anything that will put SERF in the red. He also doubts his program will gain Strangway's support if it costs the university money. "We survive off a percentage ofthe take ofthe goods we sell. We don't want to make any money but we do want to break even," said Grant. Grant has also applied to the federal Environmental Partners Fund for $150,000 in start-up funds to purchase a paper bailer, and the necessary fireproof bins. The equipment will eventually enable UBC to cut out the services of the collection companies and sell directly to the paper companies. One potential problem Grant environmental issues are politically trendy—good environmental practices are good public relations faces is the labour intensive cost of recycling—things have to be saved, sorted, collected, bailed and shipped. He says it would be unfeasible to collect newsprint—only worth $lS a ton—by union people because of the low returns. To help counter the program's labour costs, Grant is working with plant operations to cover the labour costs for a rebate on dumping fees savings. Grant also notes that the more precisely paper is sorted, the more valuable itis. Pure computer paper is worth up to $200 a ton, while newsprint is worth only $15. "Of course their has to be lots of user participation," said Grant. Each office will have two bins, which will be emptied in to 60 large bins around campus. Currently, anyone wishing to recycle newsprint must drop it off themselves at the Variety Club bin next to SERFs warehouse just west of B-lot. In a recent trip to the University of Washington, Grant witnessed what went wrong with a similar program. "They were slipping in the promotional end of things and people weren't as keen as they had been originally." With the pilot recycling program on its feet, Grant is already initiating a new project. He has plans to buy exam booklets and note pads from recycled paper for all three B.C. universities. "It is a little more expensive depending on what grade you buy but hopefully the price will come down as a mill (in B.C.) takes on the actual recycling and repulping of the paper," said Grant. Currently most paper is recycled in Korea. Grant sees UBC's role as one of leadership, a role that it has yet to fulfill. "Certainly the university should be setting an example. The community looks to us for leadership and we should do something about that." And British Columbia needs the leadership. Grant notes that pamphlets for the recently an- Grant sees UBC's role as one of leadership, a role that UBC has yet to fulfill Yo! Ubyssey staffers. Doing anything Nov. 10to12? Why not learn journalistic skills, meet hip people and find out about the glorious inner workings of Canadian University Press. The Western Region CUP Conference is being held in Saskatoon, with plane, hotel and food paid for. Sign up in room 241K, to run for a Ubyssey delegate position. Deadline is Tuesday, October 24th. -* _h^ '■-*VsSo_v ^ z-ij ''.. Champion, UBC Intramural Sports and the UBC Bookstore proudly present the winning design of the Champion Team Logo Contest. Champion will award free t-shirts, with their logo, to the Fairview "CUBES" Ball Hockey Team. 2e 0rckrec/t6/c0ua>6t£e wDG/&wa^, 1 9 ] s - I <J 4 0 ANNIVERSARY Uc^+vwIxttfW UBC Intramural Sports BOOKSTORE 6200 University Boulevard • 228-4741 nounced Go B.C. recycling program were not even printed on recycled paper. "It shows you how far behind B.C. is." While only in its infancy, SERF's program has already drawn attention locally from SFU, U.Vic and Cariboo College. "Cariboo College wanted to fly me up there and speak to people about recycling and get them going. They're hearing that we're doing things, but we're still moving to slow," he says. Grant hopes to gain converts to recycling among the powers that run UBC. "I hope to set up a waste management committee on campus here and get a few of the key directors involved," said Grant. Open 7 Days A Week M-Th 8-9 F8-6 Sat-Sun 11-6 SERF's warehouse in the taskforce building is full of wordprocessors, office furniture, antiques, and scientific equipment which he sells for departments for a 15 percent commission. "In the past it was all junk thrown down in the junk bin and hauled away. We strip down equipment after a certain date, we sell bits and pieces, so we are recycling the equipment." "Wordprocessors! Dedicated word processors for just writing papers, I got tons of them: AES, Wang, Micom what ever you want, complete units with printers for $200. I can't get rid of them," said Grant. The whole family can come down and shop on Tuesday and Wednesday from noon until two. Talking to Grant you realize he never stops planning for expansion. "Next summer in conjunction with the 75th Anniversary we're going to be having the world's largest yard sale and recycling fair." And what happens if President Strangway doesn't get behind Grant's proposals? "When he sees the figures and where we can go with it, and what it will mean to the university, he can't say no." DISCOVER THE COMPETITION jpi-b-l— low low prices =Ji%A~ free services Mi^i^ laser printing UNIVERSITY VILLAGE 2ND FLOOR 2174 W. PARKWAY, VANCOUVER, B.C. PHONE (604) 224-6225 ms CDW&t CfiFB W.1ST.AVE. 2 2 FOR 1 ON AU. SPECIALTY COFFEE MAGNIFICANT PASTAS, EXQUISITE SALADS, FINE BELGIUM PASTRIES AND A FRESH FRUIT AND JUICE BAR MON. - THURS. 8:30 - 11:00 FRI. - SUN. 8:30 til 1:00 #1-1854 West 1st Ave. 734-1919 HILLEL HIGHLIGHTS Wednesday. October 18 12:30 PM Torah Discussion Group Hillel House is located across from SUB <_ behind Brock Hall, Tel: 224-4748 Hillel's Famous Hot Lunch Sukkot Celebration Tuesday, Oct. 17, 12:30 PM Thursday. October 19 12:30 PM Panel Discussion CANADIAN STUDENTS IN ISRAEL: How A Year in Israel Affected Our Jewish Identity 7 PM Israeli Dancing SUB 207/209 12/THE UBYSSEY October 13,1989
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