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the Ubyssey Fonde en 1918 Vancouver, B.C., Friday, January 31,1992 Vol 74, No 32 Campus PCB handling under investigation by Frances Foran UBC Plant Operations may be charged with mismanagement for dumping PCBs, after a student discovered the toxic waste at a sorting area. First year Science student Jeff Dexter discovered six open barrels stamped "PCB containing light ballast" last month and contacted the BC environment ministry. According to ministry spokesperson Kevin Johnstone, UBC may be held accountable for violating provincial waste management regulations for proper containment of special waste. "UBC has the facilities for proper storage and should have used them," Johnstone said. Matter containing PCBs is "normally" sent to a special storage compound, said Wayne Greene of Occupational Health and Safety, and the 50 flourescent-light ballasts Jexter found "may simply have been incorrectly handled" and misplaced at the sorting area. But Dexter said determining whether a fluorescent light PCB, or polychlorinate biphenyl, is a suspected carcinogen which migrates up the food chain and causes birth defects in animals. "For a corporation like UBC to be doing this is pretty bad. UBC ought to be ashamed," Dexter said. Johnstone said that the ministry will be surveying dumping areas in the future. "Well definitely be following this up," he said. Students debate effects of sex by Sharon Lindores Students tackled issues vital to relationships in aforum entitled "Ethics and Relationships." Some of the issues discussed were "Does no mean no?", ' Is it ethical to write the names of men who have committed date rape on bathroom walls?", 'Is monogamy different for women and men?1, 'Should pregnant women be served in bars?*, 'Should there be mandatory HIV testing?', Is it possible to have an authentic relationship with a power imbalance?' About 100 people attended the Thursday noon forum, sponsored by Student Health Outreach. The following quotes were taken during and after the discussion: No Means No "I think no does mean no, men all too often assume, if things are going ahead its ok, consent needs to be sought and sex should be discussed." "Trust your intuition, you should feel comfortable and you should have the strength to say no if you want." "When you're in doubt, cool it, there is no rush to have a relationship." Power in relationships "Power can warp a relationship. What about people that don't have the ability to consider what's happening rationally?" "In any relationship with a power imbalance it is hard to say look and see if ifs a good situation.' If there is a lack of self respect you don't have the ability to do that. There must be mutual respect for an equal power balance." Pregnancy and alcohol "An establishment has the ri ght not to serve anyone they don't want to. So if a pregnant woman doesn't get served in one bar, she can try elsewhere." "If you're talking about rights you have to look at class and everyday jobs. Women have few enough rights as it is." "Women have to start assuming that they have those rights, so that they can get through that victim mentality." Mandatory HIV testing "Yes, there should be mandatory testing, they have it in Denmark and it works." "I would disagree, Hepatitis B is transmitted through blood and body fluids and it is more easily transmitted, therefore everyone is suspect in hospitals. I am careful myself as a nurse, and I treat everybody equally." "Look at quantitative information. There is only so much money and resources, we should spend money where we can save more lives." "Education is much more important than testing." Karen Bopp, student coordinator from UBC Student Support and Lutheran campus chaplain Bill Wiegert, both of whom have stands in the concourse, moderated the discussion. In an effective and refreshing performance, No/Yes Theatre made their debut for the year. Working out of the Sexual Harassment Office, much of their T-bird Bob Heighten rides the rim during last Friday night's Jam session against the Saskatchewan huskies. Details on page seven. ma chia-nien photo performance dealt with safe sex and peer pressure. They will be appearing spontaneously around campus and for other performances. The moderators said No/ Yes Theatre was an interesting andhelpful way to begin the forum. They also said they appreciated the interchange of ideas by those attending the forum. Bopp said, "I like the range of opinions, university settings are the ideal place for different opinions and to discuss different points of view." Wiegert said, "Whether the university setting is unique or not, it is still a reflection of society. Just because it is a community of students an d academics, it doesn't mean people have an open mind and are liberal. There is a spectrum. Perhaps, there is a difference between an open mind and [one that will] listen rather than prejudge." Election results (unofficial) president: Martin Ertl Kirsten Hansen Adam La Rusic Matthew Johnson vice-president: 723 Carole Forsythe 886 350 MarkButho 307 260 Erik Jensen 305 239 director of finance: Bill Dobie 1086 Colwyn Sunderland 357 director of administration: Caireen Hainert 1055 Johann Thornton 387 coordinator of external affairs: Marya McVicar Glovanna Vassone Dean Russell David Falk 501 David New 423 LisaCemino 232 RobDeary 46 41 41 18 Ce-x-c-e-l-l-e-n- t) The eatery FREE Appetizer size Sushi or Gourmet Burger or Entree The fantastic deal is, your least expensive meal Is tree when two or more ol the above items are ordered. Not valid with any other coupons. Dine in only. 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Film Night featuring "Black to the Promised Land" -11 black youih travel to Israel lo work on a kibbutz. 7:30PM, SUB Auditorium. Wednesday February 5lh "Higher Education In Israel" - representatives from various schools in Israel will discuss education options for Canadian sludents.l:30 PM at Hillel House. Investment Oppurtunltles in Israel - Aharon Mor from the Israeli Finance Ministry will discuss investment possibilities in Israel at 3:30 PM in Angus 110. An Israeli Shuk a traditional Mediterranean marketplace will fill the SUB main concourse. Come browse among the sights and smells of the Middle East. 10:00AM to 2:00 PM. Brian Bcrkovltz a Professor of Hydrology will talk about issues related to the water supply in the Middle East. 5:00 PM, Geography 214. Thursday February 6th Ehud Ya'ari "The Peace Talks and Arab - Israeli Affairs" Ya'ari, a promi nent Israeli journalist will give the Keynote Address for Israel Week.l2:30 - 2:3C SUB Ballroom. Political and University displays in the SUB Concourse. 10:00AM - 2:00 PM. Also Maccabee (Israeli) Beer will be available in the Pit & Gallery Lounge. Sunday February 9lh MoadonLaila! It's an Israeli nightclub at Hillel House. Come enjoy dinner and traditional and contemporary Israeli music. 7:00PM, Hillel House.. Israel Week It sponsored by llillel Uousc/JSA, the Israel Programs Centre, and Uic Student Department of the World Zionist Organizadon. For more Information on Israel Week, caUlUllel House at 224-4748. Classifieds 822-3977 RATES: AMS Card Holders - 3 lines, $3.00, additional lines, 60 cents, commercial ■ 3 lines, $5.00, additional lines 75 cents. (10% discount on 25 issues or more) Classified ads payable in advance. Deadline 4.00 p.m., two days before publication. Room 266, SUB, UBC, Van^ B.C. 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'Fight the Right'.Talks on: Malcolm X, politically correct & after USSR. 1-6, SUB 215. Sunday, February 2nd Hillel/Jewish Students' Assn. Run to Fly: 5km run. 1 lam. Start: Hillel. Tuesday, February 4th Inst of Asian Research. "Environmental Politics in Thailand." Anne Usher. Noon-2, Asian Ctr 604. Faculty of Law/Japanese Legal Studies. "Japan's Constitutional Peace Provision: historical analysis." Masaru Kohno, Stanford U. Noon, Curtis Law 157. Pre-Med Soc. Medical Oncology w/ Joseph Connors. Noon, FNS 60. Global Develop. Ctr. Vi deos on Gulf war. Noon, SUB 100D. RED LEAF RESTAURANT LUNCHEON SMOKCASBORD Unique Tradilion.il Chine." ^~> Cooking on Campus /> — /xv ni. J LICENSED PREMISES /() '., DISCOUNT un cvih pick-up orders. 21 12 Western Parkway, University Village 228-9114 j**-—- 2/THE UBYSSEY January 31,1992 Hatzic Rock still speaking by Charlie Gillis A rock, is a rock, is a rock. Or is it? On the north bank of the Fraser River, just east of Mission, there sits a stone. To scholars, local politicians, and preservationists Hatzic Rock is more than a landmark. It is a prehistoric treasure, and the symbol of what is now a year-old controversy. Hatzic Rockis the site of one of the oldest known dwellings in North America, a fact that has not escaped the attention of several groups wrestling to determine the fate ofthe land. During the past year, what would normally have been a dry academic project became a race between campaigning politicians to see who could gain the most political mileage. To members ofthe local Sto:lo Nation, it remains a spiritual site, a monument to lore passed down from their elders. But to the Calgary developer and owner ofthe land on which the stone rests, Hatzic Rock has become a painful matter. Everyday, as politicians, archaeologists, and new-age mystics debate what should be done with the land, Harry Utzig loses more patience, not to mention more money. Initially co-operative with the Sto:lo Tribal Council's wish to survey and excavate the site for artifacts, Utzig has joined the wait for the provincial government to fulfill its pre-election commitment to designate the land a Heritage Site."Designation"wouldmeanfull financial compensation for Utzig, and some form of protection and preservation ofthe land. It would cost the province at least $1.2 million. But archaeologists insist that, considering the success of digs performed at the site last summer, the price is well worth it. A n - drew Mason is one such archaeologist. Mason is a UBC Master's candidate in archaeology who is currently writing a thesis on the site. To him, the Hatzic land represents a rare research opportunity. "We don't know a great deal about (Fraser) Valley pre-history compared to what we know about the coast," he said. "That area is being developed so quickly, if we don't act soon, we may lose it." Mason helped supervise a UBC field school, which excavated the site jointly with a crew ofStorlo Natives during the summer of 1991. The UBC students stayed in a longhouse on the Sum as Reserve, and helped recover around 15,000 artifacts from excavations near the rock. The most remarkable find came in the fall, when Sto:lo excavators uncovered the remains of a semi-subterranean dwelling, complete with an earth bench, a hearth, and more than fifty post molds left over from the building's superstructure. Radio-carbon samples from that house indicate its remains are between 3000 and 5000 years old. That makes them considerably older than such famous pre-historic sites as the pyramids of Egypt, a statistic that has spurred extraordinary media interest in the story ofthe Hatzic Rock find. Both major newspapers in the Lower Mainland have chronicled the dig and ensuing land negotiations. Even The Wall Street Journal ran an item about Hatzic Rock after the house had been discovered. T HE actual story began in the fall of 1990, when Sto:lo Heritage Consultant and archaeologist Gordon Mohs drove past the Hatzic acreage. Mohs was alarmed to see bulldozers preparing to scrape away what he suspected was a treasure of Coast Salish pre-history. "We believed there were several sacred stones in the Sto:lo area, and we'd been compiling information about them since 1984," Mohs said. "I had heard one ofthe elders speak ofthe Hatzic stone in a legend, so I was concerned when I saw the heavy equipment that day." According to Sto:lo oral tradition, Hatzic Rock is one of many "transformer stones" the Creator Xa:l s (pronounced "hals") left when he appeared to put the world in order. In the legend, Xa:ls uses his transforming powers to make certain objects useful, and turns belligerent individuals to stone. Mohs said Hatzic Rock is especially significant to the Sto:lo because their legends indicate it was one of four chiefs Xa:ls saw fit to transform. "I contacted the provincial government as soon as I could before the development went any further," Mohs said. "We returned in forty-eight hours with an order Uncovering voices of the Hatzic Rock to stop work, but they had already tounding 9000 years old. scrape d away about a metre of soil. There were artifacts lying all over the place." Mohs and the Sto:lo Tribal Council requested funding from the province to conduct a preliminary survey ofthe area. But to get the money, they had to provide radio-carbon dates, a process that can take up to six months. "We were concerned primarily for the rock," he said. "We wanted to prove quickly it was such a stone, and the elders said they had lived near it long ago. That's what prompted us to look for archaeological remains." It is also what prompted Harry Utzig to let them look. Mohs and Andrew Mason agree that Utzi^s initial co-operation was nothing short of amazing. Utzig, who risked losing a good deal of money if his project was stalled, agreed to delay further construction of the subdivision when Mohs's first surveys unearthed a plethora of artifacts. The next spring, UBC's field school joined Mohs in the intensive dig which eventually turned up the house. A second house has since been discovered at the site, and Mason says samples from its hearth have been radio-carbon dated at an as- T Economist condemns greens by Yossarian King *In the seemingly lofty and noble [environmental} movement can be found more than a little evidence of toxicity," Dr. George Reisman told a capacity crowd in the SUB Auditorium on Tuesday. Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University and, ac- corcUngtoMikeLockitchofUBC Students of Objectivism, "leading advocate of laissez-faire capitalism," Reisman said "the environmentalists viewman (sic) as evil." Problems such as acid rain, deforestation, and over-farming in the American Midwest should be considered akin to acts of nature, since the finger of blame cannot be pointed at any particular offender, he said. According to Reisman, the solution is free market capitalism, with environmental control inthe form of grievances brought by one individual or corporation against another. Many problems have been greatly exaggerated hy environmentalists, Reisman said. Citinga study in the Great Lakes area, he said the acid death of several lakes Was due not to acid rain, but to a cessation of logging and the resultant halt ofthe alkaline runoffs it produced. Another study, he cited, showed the increase in leukemia deaths after the Three Mile Island incident was "statistically random." Reisman said.the potential effects of global warming have also been greatly overstated. If global warming were to occur, "the appropriate response would be to ensure that there were more and better air conditioners,* But, warned Reisman, environmentalists are not merely misguided, rather "the green movement of environmentalism is nothing more than the redmove- ment of communism shorn of its scientific veneer.'He likened the environmental movement to the propaganda of "communist and Nazi monsters.1' Reisman's speech was followed by a question period, in which one person asked whether he had "ever gone camping, or hiking, or rock climbing, or canoeing, or walked in the woods, or watched a waterfall? Would you like your children to be able to do the same?" Reisman answered yes. Whatis needed, he said, are more jets and cars to reach these beautiful places, andmore hotels in spots like Yosemite park, so that more people can enjoy them. Reisman was invited by the UBC Students of Objectivism. The speech was sponsoredby the AMS Programs office and the Ayn Rand Institute. HE importance ofthe Hatzic project has pen etrated both the political and public arenas, perhaps to an extent never before seen in BC. Greg Brass, a Native UBC student of socio-cultural anthropology, oversaw a public interpretation programme that was sponsored in conjunction with the dig. He and a team of students guided more than 4,000 visitors through the site during the summer, and Hatzic became a subject of discussion in everything from scholarly journals to newspaper polls. Brass offered several explanations for the interest in Hatzic. "The site is close enough to the highway that many tourists stopped out of curiosity," he said, "andVancouveritescouldmakeday trips to see the site." He also pointed out that public interest in Native protest movements such as Oka created a "media vacuum." Lower Mainland news sourcesflocked to Hatzic since the event tested politicians' responses to Native issues during the 1991 provincial election. For their part, politicians like Dewdney MLANorm Jacobsen and then-opposition-leader Mike Harcourt seemed eager to associate themselves with the spirit of co-operation between the developer, the Sto:lo, and the archaeologists. Jacobsen and former Native affairs minister John Savage ensured that the Sto:lo received funding to produce a proposal for the use ofthe land. Mohs and his crews also received $50,000 from the BC government's archaeological branch, as well as $23,000 from the Archaeological Trust to begin their retrievals and tours. But some ofthe involved parties are concerned that the new government is going to tighten the purse strings at the most crucial point. Despite Harcourt's pre-election pledge to "preserve the Hatzic Rock site," the NDP government has yet to say whether it intends to buy the property from Utzig. Now, with a Sto:lo proposal for a heritage park and information centre on the table, the government has commissioned a consultant on the matter. According to Colin Campbell, director ofthe province's Heritage Conservation Branch, this appointment was more than just a stalling tactic. "(Government consultant) ANDREW MASON PHOTO. Bjorn Simonsen is talking to the Sto:lo Council, the regional district, and the (largely non-Native) Friends of Hatzic Rock Society," he said. "They'll try to form the basis of a partnership with regard to what happens to the land. "There's still some discussion as to whether or not the Sto.*lo community fully supports the proposed project and community based projects tend to succeed where 'top-down' projects don't." Greg Brass, however, has a more cynical view of the government's move. He believes the delay is just another example of the province's efforts to evade the larger issue of Native land rights. "All of this public interest in that site is detrimental to their intentions to avoid the entire issue of land claims," he said. "Their whole heritage policy is a farce. This just shows their lack of sincerity." To be sure, the original spirit of agreement between all parties is dwindling quickly. Utzig was reportedly displeased with the "public interpretation" programme, and he may take some legal action against the provincial government for the money he has lost. He refuses to discuss the matter, except through his lawyers. In light of these events, both Mason and Mohs are concerned that other BC developers will ignore pre-historic remains on their sites to avoid costly delays. "Besides," added Mohs, "if it takes so long to resolve one site, how are they going to resolve the whole land claims issue?" But Mohs remains optimistic that the funds for the Hatzic land will come through. "I'm sure it will get approved," he said. "I know for a fact the Sto:lo would be most upset if fair compensation was not given to the owner." WHATEVER the outcome, to Greg Brass, Hatzic Rock will always be a sort of "sacred site." "It's funny," he said, looking into the distance. "You can equate itina way toother religious relics," . "It's a point of spirituality, it's of tourist interest, it has political significance, it has a lot of meanings attached to it. Just the fact that ifs still there says something about human beings and the way they act." "In a real sense, it does have ifs own power." January 31,1992 THE UBYSSEY/3 Page Friday January 31,1992 Topsy by Paula Wellings NOAH Render telephones his wife Hera and wakes her from a troubled sleep and says, "I never know whether or not to wake you in the middle of a nightmare." These words serve as the context from which Canadian filmmaker Atom Egoyan approaches the creation of The Adjuster. The Adjuster January 31-February 6 Starlight cinema Filled with settings and characters that exist somewhere between the real and the surreal, Egoyan tells a tale of alienation and objectification. The characters speak out against a universal truth, yet search in paradoxical desperation for their existence. Anti-hero Noah Render (Elias Koteas) is a fire insurance adjuster who confronts the devastating losses of his clients with the staunch belief that if everything can be assigned a monetary value, order and happiness can be restored. While Noah's beliefs direct his career, they alienate him from his wife and family. Instead, he thrives in the ark he has created, a sleazy hotel where he houses and seduces his homeless clients. -turvy reality Noah's wife Hera works as a "classifier" in a censorship office for pornography. Surrounded by classical architecture and antique furniture, wailings of arousal and pain, Hera secretly records uncensored material for her sister Seta (Rose Sarkisyan). In this setting Egoyan shows how human sexuality is estranged from the state and the media. Intelligent and cynical, Hera exists in a fluctuating state of silenced hysteria. Noah, Hera, and Seta's lives are agitated beyond the bounds of their distorted equilibrium when they encounter Bubba (Maury Chaykin) and Mimi (Gabrielle Rose). Bubba is the most tragic character ofthe film and his state of insanity is perhaps the most awe inspiring. Wealthy beyond comprehension, Bubba, an ex-football player, dreams of victories ofthe past. When Bubba comes across the Render's house, he is immediately attracted to what he believes is otherwise unattainable in his life, family, love, and stability. Everyone is pulled into the more quickly moving centre of a topsy-turvy reality. Characters experience the extremes of their estrangement from each other and from any universal truth in which may exist. In a dynamic and fiery conclusion Noah states, "You may not feel it but you're in a state of shock" and at this point I realized that Egoyan has awakened me into a nightmare of modern reality. With the use of excellent cinematography, powerful acting, a plot of pointed purpose, and a haunting score, Egoyan has created a film that does not simply illicit happiness, sadness, or anger. The Adjuster brings me closer to the theme of alienation as I attempt to name the feelings provoked. by Jonathan Wong LOS Angeles, 1991. An empty graveyard of spineless souls—yuppies—walk from A to B without purpose. Helicopters fly, monitoring every move in the city. A baby is abandoned in the bushes. The world is passionless. Values have been uprooted leaving a void—a Grand Canyon—hollow, stark and vacuous. A pulsating Blade Runnerlike soundtrack with awkward camera-work makes every movement ofthe city—walking, driving, and talking—a dark threat. FILM Grand Canyon now playing Resonating F. Scott Fitzgerald's Great Gatsby, director-writer Lawrence (Big Chill, Body Heat) Kasdan's Grand Canyon focuses on society's fleeting chameleon people who have weekly-changing values, desires and loyalties. Within this world, life is purely all talk, little action and no commitment. Shot almost in the vein of Powaqquatsi, Grand Canyon asks what "life forces"—if any— propel each urbanized individual. Two seemingly well- intentioned people, Claire (Mary McDonell) and Mack (Kevin Kline) are like Fitzgerald's Tom and Daisy—empty, fickle, sheltered, and uncommitted to any value. They don't even value themselves. Like Fitzgerald, Kasdan tells the story from a somewhat cold, untouched perspective, at times bluntly saying, "Look at the follies of human nature." What is the meaning oflife, it asks, when fortune, happiness or beauty are never permanent. LA darkness Simon (Danny Glover), a tow-truck driver who saves Mack's life, says, "My father's face looked as if he had walked on it for 84 years and I wondered...after knowing all that pain...why he kept on living." "Habit," he replies. We also see the pettiness of Mack and Claire's problems, cushioned by economic safety, placed on a cinematic pedestal. And we are conditioned to pay respect to their pettiness. Kasdan's sublime incongruities which lay down the skeleton of Grand Canyon provide disturbing perspectives: he will show the white middle-class realities of Cheers on TV in a black household plagued by drive-by violence. He swings frequently from profundity to Hollywood schlock—if intentionally, I don't know. A deep film about a shallow society is inevitably a paradox. Empty characters, a missing plot and ambiguous intentions would leave Grand Canyon floating in questions, but one magical moment of communication, anchors Kasdan's film. From a shoddy household, Simon types into a digital machine (TDD) to interact with his deaf daughter across the country at the University of Gaullaudet, in Washington, DC. Kasdan did his homework: it is the only post-secondary school for the deaf in North America. He hints at the meaningful. ipple I don't want that old a] by Effie Pow _* ■*■ v PlANELIST Djanet Sears coined a catchy phrase about changing arts policy at the Women In View symposium last Sunday. "I don't want a piece ofthe pie. Let's see if we can change the recipe," she said. Entitled Crosscultural Politics In The Arts: Strategies For Change, the symposium consisted of six panelists who spoke about their personal work and the need for more representation of women of colour in arts. Sears, who has worked in various aspects of theatre and performing arts, said she learned most of black identity from television. "I saw black people as slaves, servants, and man-eating savages. It took years and a trip to Africa to unlearn who I was," she said. As an actor, she realized most work available were stereotypes, so she began to write and produce her own work. "I want a body of work that's mediocre to great....I want black people to see it as part of their culture." Karin Lee, art educator for the exhibit Self Not Whole, addressed some of her comments to representatives of funding agencies in the audience. She criticized the pervasive tokenism in arts organizations and the double standards in cross-cultural funding (organizations primarily for people of colour are faulted for not representing the "greater" community). Viola Thomas, a First Nations woman working in theatre, spoke passionately about the diversity of Native people and outlined some of her negative experiences with funding organizations. She also brought up the issue of appropriation and cited the recent collaboration with Karen Jamieson Dance Company as a problematic situation. "You do not have the right to tell our stories, they were never your stories to begin with." Ellen Gavin, a founder of Brava! (a women's arts society in San Francisco), presented a perspective of crosscultural programming in San Francisco, where theatre and cultural groups are very developed and a city task force is reviewing funding policies. She suggested beginning with city grants and reviewing "the population that must be ser ed" as an initial Edna Diefenbaker in view thought she was getting a real catch with Dief, but was over- whelmer' by an obsessive individual a. i iiis domineering mother "to deteriorated under the pressure and eventually broke down. , _ ,, Affrr being admitted to an by Greg Davis LIBERATION can be achieved by discovering truth through the experience of pain and delusion, Maureen Medved said to me in a bustling cafe in the West End. "Life is truth or running away from it." INTERVIEW Maureen Medved J.ll^•v■.l'Ul'■-■■■,■ *«*■ - -., , patients she underwent shock treat. , and it is uncertain whethei she was coerced into it. She died of leukemia soon release. Medved is the writer and director of The John Diefenbaker Letters, a one woman play being presented at the Women In View festival. The play depicts the little known tribulations of Dief s first wife Edna, who was sent to an insane asylum as her life mentally and physically degenerated. The play was inspired by More Than a Rose, a book by Heather Robinson about the wives ofthe prime ministers. Medved was especially shocked and intrigued by the chapter on Edna Diefenbaker. She discovered more information in The Other Mrs. Diefenbaker by SimmaHolt. "She was so full of hfe, a perky and effervescent woman who had a lot of suitors, a career as a teacher, but once she married him he was so demand-^ ing he wouldn't leave her alone. According to Medved, Edna of the real letters from the asylum with Medved's own interpretations and surreal im "I took the story of Edna and distorted it, I fragmented it, added what I felt like adding, because it is not a factual account of Edna's life, £ */* own impression of anybody who s going through that situation. 1Wxv. Medved originally from after her Winnipeg, has a BA from the University of Manitoba and a background in creative writing and journalism. During a stay m Montreal to - - ''. study artist management she contracted a severe illness which kept her bed-ridden for a year. ■ /-v..* At this time writing became the : ■'■'-■ primary focus of her hfe. "I thought, shit, I'm going to die anyway, so I may as well go for it." jv^ , She recovered her health and developed the character of Maureen Medved Tracy **^**£2? °f monologues and vignettes «I saw what happened to Edna, collectively called Thejfracy V being destroyed by another individual, by pressures and that kind „--firing, as a universal theme, [applicable] to this day, not just to women but by individuals who allow themselves to be overtaken and suffocated by another. Medved examined the letters at the John Diefenbaker Centre at tl e » -ersity of Saskatchewan in S,-kpW>n. The result is a collage course of action. Gavin said women of colour were represented in Brava! theatre presentations by more than 50 per cent and the participation of physically-challenged women and lesbians were also part ofthe organization's mandate. Representation in the arts must be inclusive, she commented. "You just can't cut it up. It just doesn't work that way anymore. It has to be everything. "I approach [art] from the perspective of a political organizer. I don't care about art that doesn't change the world." Other panelists included Lina de Guevara who has been producing works that reflect experiences of immigrants ("An immigrant is sometimes a person who has lost her voice") and South Asian poet Raj Pannu. Although the time for audience response was limited and the panelists did not discuss the different points they respectively raised, the symposium emphasized the need for people of colour to organize an independent forum and a community resource base. Fragments. Some fragments were published in magazines and PC While studying under J.E. Sorrell in the UBC creative writing department, Medved wrote a short story about Edna Diefenbaker. When Women In View approached her about "the Tracy stuff" she offered to produce the Edna story as a play instead. The John Diefenbaker Letters will be performed February 2 at the Station Street Arts Centre, with follow up performances February 7,8 and 9 at the Pitt Gallery. by Greg Davis Ti "HE stark, nihilistic world of Kafka comes into dreamlike focus with Theatre at Large's production of The Metamorphosis. A travelling salesman named Gregor awakes one fine morning to find he has changed into a slimy beetle and will miss work for the first time in five years. THEATRE Metamorphosis Cinderella Ballroom The play is quite faithful to the text. The actor's mimes and facial expressions convey a sense of horror and helplessness at being trapped in a small grey world with few options. How does Gregor's family deal with him now that he is an insect? This is a dilemma the players explore, while trying to repress the ■iiiii disgust and guilt that boils inside. It is the type of lifestyle that is now embodied in the term "Kafkaesque." At times the action shifts from slow and agonizing to violently physical. With adequate direction, the actors coordinate their actions proficiently. Tyler Tone as Gregor projects the presence of a blithering bug quite well, and his thespian cohorts are just as believable in their respective roles: the staunch German father (weak on the inside), the nattering mother and the ditzy little sister. The supporting cast also adds extra boosts of energy to the proceedings. The play employs a minimalist set with an overhanging slide screen which is effective, showing disturbing images ofthe cast in conjunction with the action on stage. Haunting strands of an electric guitar accent the unsettling milieu. Metamorphosis is a poignant portrait of Kafka's world, which in turn is a searing expose of our own society. Even though they face such a bizarre crisis, the characters try to live their life by denial. Even Gregor initially entertains the notion that he still might make it into work despite his change. The performance is timely, for it is appearing just prior to the release ofthe film Kafka, so the author's popularity may become stronger than ever with the alienated intellectual set. Actors of sudsy theatre by Yuri Fulmer Ti HE problems confronting the aged today are so well documented that they are on the verge of being general knowledge. What is required, therefore, in any attempt to portray these problems on the stage is originality. The idea of using participational theatre was in essence a good one. The possible disadvantage is that the ultimate success ofthe production rests the dramatic ability of those members of the audience brave enough to get up on stage. Unfortunately, on the night I attended, members of the audience managed only to relate their own personal prejudices in a fashion that was more typical of an episode of "Donahue." THEATRE This Is My Life Waterfront Theatre While this may be personally satisfying for those who perform (more than one person went up twice), the audience does not leave any more enlightened. Nor does it make for good theatre. Perhaps several different actors attempting to resolve the dilemmas would be more interesting. The script, while lacking originality, is at least tight and well polished, and is effective in confronting the essential problems facing the aged and their relationships. These positive attributes were, however, lost on the audience participants who turned the production into a third-rate soap opera. Tepid opera by Karlyn Koh F J "EXCELLENT" - Jay Scott, Globe and Mail "A Mega-Masterpiece! Steven Soderbergh is my Oscar pick for Best Director!" -Rod Lurie, LOS ANGELES MAGAZINE JEREMY IRONS Yx afka 77ie New Wilier From The Director Of "sex. lies, and videotape" Love for Sale (Cheap!!) Express yourself in The Ubyssey's special Valentine's issue, February 14th. We are now accepting messages in SUB, Room 266, 9 am - 4 pm. (Deadline Feb 12th) Opens today at a Famous Players Theatre near you The Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual issue of the Ubysss- ':V. come out on February 14. Drop into SUB 24IK if you would like to contribute. Run To Fly EL AL On Sunday February 2nd, U.B.C.'s Hillel House is presenting its inaugural "Run to Fly". Organized in conjunction with Ihe Jewish Students' Association, the 5 km run/walk/roller blade with pets and strollers intends to raise money for continuing Hillel programs. T'ie entire community is urged to participate in this kick-off to ''Israel Week" - a week long event designed to create the flavour of Israeli culture including everything from Houmous to politics! Each participant ofthe "Run to Fly" is entered to win the first prize which is a round trip to Israel on El All Registration is S1S.00. Also included with registration is an official T-shirt, Israeli goodies and much, much more- Look for entertainment, refreshments, and a great time at U.B.C.'s Hillel House at II:; > ..-., Sunday February 2nd. Registration forms available at Hillel, 224-474S. 4/THE UBYSSEY January 31,1992 January 31,1992 IUCCINFS Tosca has all the ingredients for a powerful opera about love, sex, power and oppression. However, the Vancouver Opera's production of Tosca, directed by Fabrizio Melano, goes overboard in some areas and is weak in other aspects. OPERA Tosca Queen Elizabeth Theatre until Feb 1 The title role calls for a soprano who can convey the passion and vulnerability of a woman caught between conflicting feelings and allegiances. Irish soprano Suzanne Murphy did not fulfill these requirements adequately. In all fairness, Murphy had a few good moments in Act II. For example, some ofthe emotional anxiety ofthe character surfaced in her aria "Vissi d'arte," a solo about her devotion to art and love, and her religious piety. But this was not enough; the director's efforts to emphasize the violence in the opera backfired. In a stabbing scene the audience reacted with laughter because there was one stab too many, and a potentially powerful murder scene turned into an example of dramatic overkill. The other major element in the opera is Scarpia (Henk Smit), the evil villain, whom the director tried to show as the epitome of sadistic and voyeuristic oppression. Smit's portrayal of Scarpia was convincing. What the singer lacked in size he made up with a suitably menacing demeanor and egotistical fearlessness. Richard Versalle sang the role of Tosca's lover Cavaradosgi, which has often been described as marionette role, text-book lover. But Versalle went beyond that in the last part of Act II and III. Many scenes kept the audience on the edge of their seats; in one, Cavaradossi stood before the firing squad with his back toward the audience, creating the impression that the squad was also aiming at the audience. At other times, however, ^he singers were drowned out by the pristine but nevertheless thunderous orchestra, and this rendered certain scenes ineffective. The production does not claim to be high-tech due to the lack of money. However, the tired and rather nor-^script r .: (borrowed from the Montreal O'-sra) di ;tle to boost the whole production. The 1 of strong convincing performances and the somei s unsatisfactory depiction ofthe themes made an otherwise averi a production uninspiring. ~~ THE UBYSSEY/5 Safe sex is for everyone Since Wednesday, the SUB main concourse has been running rampant with sex—safe sex. Intimacy in the '90s—Reality, Risk, and Responsibility, put on by the Student Health Outreach programme, is pro-ac- tively bringing issues surrounding sex and relationships to the student body. Free condoms and information about safe sex, birth control and relationship skills have filled the concourse. Presentations have been given on sexual harassment, acquaintance sexual assault, and mandatory HIV testing. Friday at noon three guests from People with AIDS Society vill be speaking about Living with HIV/AIDS—A Male and Female Perspective. Intimacy in the '90s is taking issues of sexual contact out of the textbook, the dark ages, the hearsay of bathroom walls, and placing it in the forefront of student attention. HIV, AIDS, STDs, sexual harassment, and sexual abuse are all issues of relationships in the '90s, regardless of whether relationships are lesbian, bi, gay, or hetro. Information on these issues needs to be accessible to all people without misplaced morality or uptight censorship. Even as Intimacy in the '90s strove to bring safe sex into the forefront, it had its limitations. While literature addressed both the concerns of AIDS transmission through intrvenous drug use and lesbian sex, the programme failed to provide either needles, dental dams, or gloves. Students are classified as one ofthe highest-risk groups for contracting the HIV virus, because of a lack of prevention. When information is provided in a medium that encourages open acceptance and discussion, then change can begin. theUbyssey January 31,1992 The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays and Fridays by the Alma Mater Society ofthe University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those ofthe staff and not neces-' sarily those of the university administration, or of the sponsor. The editorial office is room 241K ofthe Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 822-2301; advertising, 822-3977; FAX 822-9279. The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University Press As Carla Maftechuk awoke this morning slipping her feet into warm, fuzzy slippers shaped as a cartoon-like Effie Pow and Yggy King pair then bowing briefly to her Jimi Hendrix shrine built by Martin Chester, Sharon Lindores pulled up on her large, noisy, green Harley and suggested they fly to Girma Jemal's cloud over Antarctica. During takeoff, a Hastings Express bus carrying Charlie Gillis and Karlyn Koh playing go fish was snagged on the rear wheel ofthe bike. The bus landed on a Chevy Impalla in Arizona driven by YuMe Kurahashi who was on her way to meet Frances Foran and Greg Davis in New Orleans to plan a supriseMardi Gras for Charles Nho. The insistently ringing phone was answered, "Mike Coury's Crematorium, you kill 'em, we grill' em," by S ge Davies who had watched one too many episodes of the Simpsons with Paul Dayson and Morgan Maenling. The amused Don Chia-nien Mah was most suprised when Victor Wong, catapulted while riding on the hood of Yukie's car, flew by, landing in a field of Ts cultivated by Paula Wellings and Chris Collard who immediately phoned Raul Peschiera to tell him of the events. Mark Nielsen, utterly coniiised, woke up to see doctors Chung Wong and Paul Gordon smiling down on him. Editors Paul Dayton • Sharon Undore* • Carta Maftechuk Raul Peschiera • Effle Pow Photo editor • Paul Gordon Letters NDP's ethics questioned To Paul Ramsey, I, too, am not all that disappointed with the NDP government thus far. Their current policy of fiscal restraint, decidedly right-wing in nature, deserves praise. (Obviously, the Harcourt- Clark team has learned something from the Rae di- 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. saster in Ontario.) But the point of my letter—and the point that you chose to ignore—was that the NDP lured the student vote with the pledge of a tuition freeze, and now is waffling on their promise. The NDP may be big on fiscal responsibility, but if that's how they intend to treat their promises, they seem to have little respect for ethics. And I believe an ethical government was another of the NDPs promises. Ryan Reynoldson Artsl Professor finds errors I read James Mac Kinnon's article "Military play games on Native land". Out of curiosity, I looked at the Topographical Survey of Surely you jest, Dr. Reisman On Tuesday, January 27th Dr. George Reisman spoke on The Toxicity of Environmental! sm in the SUB Auditorium to a capacity crowd. He gained a strong emotional response from most of those attending with a speech made from weak arguments, faulty logic, and words carefully designed to hurt. Dr. Reisman bases his entire premise on the idea that nature has no intrin- sicvalueofitsown. Categorizing himself among "rational" thinkers, he reaches the astonishing conclusion that the environmental movement is therefore evil because in wanting to keep the earth and nature as it was made frustrates the advancement of industrial civilization and negates human values, or in a word, are nihilistic. Dr. Reisman, I would be very interested to know whose values are being negated, and where you got this information from. You are just making a claim resting on unsupported conjecture (something you accuse environmentalists of doing). I don't know any "rational" person who would choose to live in a wholly controlled, artifical, industrial, polluted civilization when there is an alternative choice. The driving principle behind the environ mental movement has always been that we do have a choice—to use technology to our advantage to keep a clean, healthy, green, wild environment in addition to the civilized spots we inhabit. We cannot create mountains, glaciers, rivers or wilderness. We have learned to create life artifically, but we have not yet be able to duplicate the many species now extinct, largely due to our technological advances and industrialization of the world. None of these things can PERSPECTIVE control man. We choose to treasure and conserve what is already there, which means man must choose self control, not just a dirty word in Dr. Reisman's vocabulary but evil incarnate. We can also choose to continue on the present road, Dr. Reisman's preferred, "rational" choice. Dr. Reisman further accuses the environmental movement of using suspect statistics, when they are used at all; deliberately telling falsehoods; or of simply telling "scary stories" when all else fails. Dr. Reisman's logic simply fails here. What motivates environmentalists to do this, and who benefits from this? Dr. Reisman doesn't give us any reason to support his claim. He then goes on to quote from Forbes Magazine and Policy Review as his unbiased soucres of information on the environmental wars. No hidden interests in discrediting the environmentalists there. Dr. Reisman is an active promoter of conspicuous consumption: more power, more buildings, more industry, more garbage dumps. His solution to global warming is to ensure an adequate supply of air conditioners; to thinning ozone levels, sunhats and sunglasses. He appears to believe either that our resources are limitless, or if they aren't, then we won't miss them and can live without them anyway. To him, nature has no intrinsic value and exists solely for the exploitation to the utmost by man and his technology. Surely, you're joking Dr. Reisman! If, according to your view, "all is for the best in this best of all possible worlds," then we are in deep trouble indeed. And if opposing such premises as Dr. Reisman's makes me and the environmental movement evil, then just call me Old Nick. K.S. Bailey Classics Canada map [composite MCE 120 dated 1984} and found that the closesd part ofthe Toosey Indian Reserve was 5.5km south of the nearest edge of the CFC Chilcotin Military Reserve (not "military lot"). Thus, the reserves are "adjacentf'inthe sense of that the UBC campus is adjacent to Granville Street. The military reserve has not been legally recognized as "native land" and the article admits that no land claim has been filed, so that the the article's title is a prejudgement on any future claim. Piqued by more curiosity, I asked National Defense officers if the training area had ever been used for aerial bombing; "no." So the "bomb blasts rattling windows and waking babies" must have been something else. Chief Lacesse is quoted as saying that "you can just use your imagination as to what kind of chemichals are left lying around" and he is quite correct because, apart from spilled motor oil and gas on the roads, other chemical residues would be imaginary. I understand that the Toosey Band members are allowed to hunt on the military reserve and they fear that explosions there will drive wild animals onto private lands; that is not mentioned. A more persistent researcher, undoubtedly , wouldfindmore errors and omissions in this article. Democracy needs a free press; it also needs conscientious reporters. Reporting the partisan claims of conflicting groups without independent research is not good journalism. P.S. The military training area measures 249.4 square miles, not 144, but that is a small point. Do the armed forces "play games" on military exercises? Woul d the headline writer describe students whose tuition is subsidized as being "on the dole?" I hope not. Peter Moogk 6/THE UBYSSEY January 31,1992 *.x.y.:*:*v.--:.:+y,-x<-:^ y_m_W_W_w%%^ BIRD DROPPINGS Volleybirds come home Both the UBC men's and women's volleyball teams can say goodbye tohotelsandairlines for awhile. After ten straight weekends on the road, the volleybirds are back home this weekend to play the Calgary Dinosaurs. The men are 6-4 in the Canada West and are fresh off a pair of victories in Saskatchewan. The women are in third place but, at 7-5, are still above .500 despite losing both nights in Saskatoon. The Dinosaurs, meanwhile, currently lead both the men's and women's divisions. Game times are 6pm for the women and '/:45pm for the men on both Friday and Saturday night at War Memorial Gym. Tracksters in the blocks UBCs track and field team is off toarunning start following an intense training camp in San Diego and looks strong after meets in Eugene, Oregon and Seattle. Already five athletes have madeCIAU standards. They are: •Pan Am 1500 metre champion Lori Durward (1000 m.). •Karen Gubbels (55 m. hurdles). •CIAU champion and record holder ErikaForster (triple jump). • Byron Jack (long jump and triple jump). •Derek Hansen (triple jump). UBC to meet SFU The Thunderbird swimmers continued their winning ways by defeating the University of Puget Sound's swim teams last Friday night. To date, ten men and seven women have qualifiedfor the CIAU championships March 6-8 in Montreal. The next opportunity to make the standard will be this Thusday night when UBC makes a trip up Burnaby Mountain to take on the SFU teams. The meet gets underway at 7pm. Hockey team struggles The playoff hopes of UBC Thunderbirds hockey team dimmed with the split of a two- game set at the Brandon Bobcats over the weekend. Although the Thunderbirds edged Brandon 6-5 on Saturday night, it was not before losing 4-3 the night before. UBC now has a won-lost-tied record of 6-13-1 for 13 points, eight points behind fourth -place Calgary. Women near season best by Mark Nielsen The UBC Thunderbirds are one win away from equalling their conference best win record in 16 seasons of women's basketball. After sweeping a two-game set against the SaskatchewanHuskies at War Memorial Gym over the weekend, the Thunderbirds currently possess a win-loss record of 8-4 and hold down second place in the Canada West conference. A win against Calgary this weekend will give them their best conference season since 1975-76, when they finished third in the Canada West with a 12-8 record. With the wins over Saskatchewan, the Thunderbirds are currently riding a six-game winning streak. As well, UBCs Cheryl Kinton leads the Canada West in rebound, averaging 11.4 boards per game. Kinton is also fourth in free-throw percentage with an 81.63 per cent accuracy from the charity stripe. Meanwhile, teammate Jenny Mann leads the Canada West in three-paint shot accuracy, nailing 50 per cent of her attempts. And Lisa Nickie is third in Canada West scoring, averaging 14.5 points per game,andfourth in assists with 34 over 12 games. Davis Cup arrives by Charles Nho This weekend, the PNE Agrodome will be host to the first World Group Davis Cupseriesever held in Canada. At Friday'smedia draw, it was determined that the world's top-ranked male player— Sweden's Stefan Edberg—was to play Canada's 19-year old Daniel Nestor of Toronto. A big grin appeared on Nestor's face when his name was drawn next to thisyear's Australian Open finalist. Grant Connell, sitting next to him, just smiled and lightly said something to the young Davis Cupper that made him blush. Before that match, however, Grant Connell will face Magnus Gustafsson in the first of the singles matches. The doubles to be played on Saturday sees Canada's best hope forvictory. The highly touted team of Connell and Glen Michibata, with an overall Davis Cup record of 7-6, goes up against Anders Jarryd and Jonas B. Svensson. Jarryd's regular tour partner is Australian John Fitzgerald. Together they form the number one doubles team in the world. Stefan Edberg was greeted with a loud cheer when he was introduced in front of a small media crowd that included: TSN's Chris Cedence, Sports Page's Paul Carson, and BCTV's Barry Houlihan. Standing room-only tickets remain for the three-day event at $15 for adults and $10 for children. Fouls kill T-birds by Charles Nho UBC's mens basketball team split their weekend series against the University of Saskatchewan to bring their Canada West record to 9-3. All three loses occurred against those tough Huskies from Saskatoon. The T-birds, wholed by four at the half, ended up losing 93-82 on Saturday night. A 15-point turnaround highlighted by these statistics: •Twenty-nine team fouls versus 16 for Saskatchewan. A large portion ofthe second half was stop- and-go action as whistles blew continuously and the Huskies went to the line to score an amazing 32 points. •Three for 17, or 17 per cent, in three-point attempts. Many of Ihe misses occurred late as UBC tried to come from behind by going for threes. UBCs two-point field-goal percentage was limited to only 52 per cent by the quick pressure defence of their opposition. When the game was still close, the Husky coach screamed to his players to "pressure the ball handler "And they did. They forced 20 T-bird turnovers and many more poor shots. Husky guard Carlton Haak was outstanding in bringing the ball up the court, feeding his players down in the blocks, and when he was fouled, shot a perfect 11 for 11 from the line. If the game was sloppily played, it was also physical. Under the basket, where rebounds are fought for, Bob Heighton's muscle got the job done. He collected four defensive boards, grabbed three off the offensive {-lass, and finished with 17 points. Heighten provided the clutch baskets or rebound near the end even if he did not start the game. JJJ. Jackson struggled from Ihe field hitting on only three of 14 from two-point range and finishing with 19 points. The T-birds go on the road to play Calgaryinapairofkey games this weekend. 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