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Still in recovery since 1918 AMS elections a joking matter by Sarah O'Donnell This year's AMS elections may be more of a "joke" than usual. When nominations closed last Friday, an equal number of joke slates had announced their bid for office as had serious candidates. Joke slates like the "Radical Beer Faction," a group of Science Undergraduates, have become a regular part of AMS elections, but some of the candidates trying to take this year's election seriously feel the joke slates have gone too far. Allison Dunnet, coordinator of external affairs candidate for "Agents For Change," says she feels the joke slates are a disservice to UBC's electoral process. "It makes the jobs of people who are trying to take [the election] seriously harder," Dunnet said. "I would have preferred it if there had been a lot more serious candidates out there." "Students for Students" presidential hopeful Scott Walker says the AMS should be fun, but argues joke slates are not the ideal way to bring levity to a student society. "A society with a gross budget of around ten million isn't really a joking matter," he said. Presidential candidate for the Radical Beer Faction Blair McDonald expects the large percentage of joke slates will further reduce an already traditionally low voter turnout. "It's not something I want, but I couldn't justify running seriously," McDonald said. "People just aren't going to come out and take the time to vote for fun; they only vote if it's an issue they really believe in." Although most of the candidates expected the Radical Beer Faction to run, some were suprised when "Like We Care" Commerce support staff "tired of remaining silent" by Sarah O'Donnell Support staff in UBC's Faculty of Commerce are being forced to work in an environment "rife with fear, insecurity, and suspicion" according to a letter received by the President's Office, CUPE 2950, Commerce faculty administrators and The Ubyssey. The annonymous letter alleges "numerous incidents of racial and sexual discrimination and workplace harassment" within the Faculty of Commerce that include "a barrage of ethnic and homophobic jokes targetted at various minority groups." According to the letter's author, workers have not come forward with their complaints publicly because of "negative repercussions from management which have been evidenced by past experience." The author also claims individuals who speak out against the harassment and discrimination within the Faculty's administration are "forced to transfer, quit or face termination." Polly Diether, president of CUPE 2950 (clerical and secretarial support services) says the allegations do not come as a "complete surprise" to her. "I think the complaints look very serious," Diether said. "It is, however, difficult for us to respond to something annoymous. It's disappointing it didnt come to us with a name." Normally union members can file harassment grievances with their union, but the letter's author claims that the union has been "ineffective dealing with management/employee problems." Union members can also take individual complaints to UBC's discrimination and harassment office or the B.C. Human Rights council, which was also listed as receiving a copy ofthe anonymous letter. "It's disappointing," Diether said. "It doesnt give [the union] a chance to even try to come about some resolution." University administrators refused to comment on the letter. submitted their nomination forms. "Like We Care" is a joke slate made up of former "serious" student polticians such as current AMS President Janice Boyle, who has won a seat on the AMS executive for the past three years, Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS) Representatives Trevor Presley and Craig Bavis, Dentistry Rep. Patrick Lum and Engineering Rep. Michael Blackman. Independent Vice-Presidential candidate Lica Chui, running on a platform to bring academics and the AMS back into university students' lives, says she was surprised when she learned who was running on the Like We Care Slate. "I think it does take away from the credibility of the AMS, because those were such prominent student polticians before," Chui said. "They of all people should not be further stereotyping the feelings of people who aren't involved in the AMS." Dunnet, who is focusing her campaign on fostering student activism on campus, says this year's joke slates are in bad taste. "It's a little bit the best of both '.ui ia. i ;-vth PHOTO BLAIR MACDONALD: yeah, our thoughts exactly - what would happen if [she] put [her] name in and didn't actually run a hard campaign. "If I felt there was a serious worlds; you don't have to put yourself out there and actually tell the students what you plan to do for them. "I think when you've been elected so many years in a row and students did trust your vote...it's a slap in the face," Dunnet said. Janice Boyle, the candidate most severely criticized by others for running as a "joke" candidate because of the perceived value of her name recognition, says she has no desire to serve a second term as president but "wanted to see chance of me winning, even [without] running a campaign, I wouldn't do it," Boyle said. Cross says that if anyone running on a joke slate gets elected, they will be expected to perform the job. Although Boyle and McDonald say they have no intention, of winning, both say every member of their slate would take office if elected by students. Langara protests federal cuts "Earth to Ottawa, We Have a Problem!" by Desiree Adib The Langara Student Union has mounted a full-scale blitzkrieg against Ottawa. Langara's "Students' Issues Action Committee" kicked off a $5.5,000 radio, telephone and postcard campaign last week to protest massive federal cuts planned for post secondary education. Committee media relations representative Shannon Kaplan says Langara students want to make sure Ottawa gets the message loud and clear. "A $188 million cut to post secondary education will eliminate 20,000 seats to future students," she said. "This is an unacceptable way to reduce the deficit and we are asking the government to get their priorities straight." Whereas UBC protests such as last November's "Trek for Education" have been more local in focus, Langara has organized a wide spread public media campaign involving not only post secondary institutions in B.C. but universities and colleges right across the country. The three-tiered campaign centres around informing the public about the detrimental impact huge tuition hikes would have on students' lives and education. Over 15,000 "Earth to Ottawa" postcards have been printed for students to send their local MP's, BC Liberal Caucus Chair Anna Ten-ana, and federal Finance Minister Lloyd Axworthy. The campaign also includes 30 second radio ads with the "Earth to Ottawa" message and a telephone hotline to provide information about the campaign and its focus. Kaplan says the campaign is well worth the $55,000 bill. Langara students approved contributing an extra 25 cents per credit to the Students Issues Action Committee in a referendum, which works out to approximately $3 per student per term. "It's the best $3 they've ever spent," Kaplan said, "and if we do fight the cuts we save $900 per semester in the future on tuition fees." UBC's AMS External Affairs Coordinator David Borins says Langara's campaign sets an example for UBC and shows how far a bit of cash can go. "The fact that Langara can raise $55,000 is important, because it shows Ottawa that students are going to have influence on the public and that they have the money and the lobbying power to inform the public on their perception ofthe events." Borins used Langara's example to plug next week's AMS referendum. Students will be asked to support a fee reallocation • that would earmark $3.50 per student for "university and external lobbying efforts" comparable to Langara's campaign. Langara's "Earth to Ottawa" phone line can be reached at 878- 7772. HhKHl'fTST? For Sale Bausch & Lomb student stereo microscope and illuminator SSM 30 (lOx & 30x) in brand new condition. Asking $250. Call 464- 8049 after 6 pm. Lost & Found Found: A necklace with a large fimo bead. Call the GSS at 822-3203. Utyssey staff meeting Wednesday, January 10,1995 Agenda: • features • supplies • elections • editorials • friday issue • special issues • LG3Q. caucus • department meetings • other business SUB 241K be there with bells on Wanted Interviewees needed for research project ASAP. Sponsored by the Laurier Institution in Vancouver, you may be selected if you: are between the ages of 18 and 23. were born in V ietnam or Pakistan, came to Canada 6 to 10 years ago; or you are between the ages of 18 to 23, were born in Canada and have parents born in Canada. $25.00 will be paid for each completed interview. Please contact Ms. McRae at 948-1146. Thank you for your interest. Researcher/Writer Needed Aboriginal research journal requires part-time researchers/writers with proven interest in Native issues and intimate knowledge of Aboriginal culture. Previous advocacy work would also be beneficial. Fax covering letter, resume and a 500 word sample of your wriitn« to 873- 1920. 'TWEEN CLASSES ness-McM1166>12:30 Pm- Thursday, January 11 Speaker: Fred Bunnell Co-chair of the Clayoquot Scientific Panel. Presented by Students for Forestry Aware- Wednesday, January 17 A Label Discussion CiTR celebrates 59 years of UBC radio. Conversation pit, SUB, 12:30pm. Notice of Meeting ofthe Board of Directors of The Ubyssey Publications Society January 10th, 1996 5:00 pm in SUB Rm. 211 Refunds Ubyssey Publication Society Membership Fee for 95-96 Who's Eligible Students registered in second term courses and who were not registered for any courses in the first term. Those enrolled in first term courses have missed the deadline and are no longer eligible for the 1995-96 academic year. When and Where January 2 - January 16 SUB Rm.245 Monday to Friday 10:00 a m to 4:00 a m What's it worth? A $5 credit will be applied to your tuition. There will be no cash payments. a!MH...I.I.I.^ A Valid 19.95-96 UBC Student ID will be required. Those who request a refund of membership fees will no longer be members in good standing of the society, and as such will not be able to vote, run for or hold office within the society. The Ubyssey Publications Society is an incorporated not-for-profit society composed of all the students of UBC; it publishes The_ Ubyssey, the official student newspaper at UBC. The Membership Fee was approved by a student referendum in January 1995. AMS Update -i WANNA BE A POLL CLERK? SIGN UP TODAY! The AMS is looking for poll clerks to maintain the polling stations during the voting week (January 15th to 19th, 1996) of the AMS Elections. Those interested are advised to bring a resume to SUB Room 224 at 12:00 pm (noon) today . Honoraria will be paid. No experience necessary — just some enthusiasm and creativity. You can choose your own hours and locations ie. work as many or as few hours as you'd like! For more information, please contact Brian Cross, Elections Administrator, c/o SUB 238. s REFERENDUM '96 till unsure of what the referendum is all about? No problem. Here are the three questions being asked in "Referendum '96". Please call 822- 3961 for more information. CHILDCARE BURSARY FUND - Students are being asked to pay $3.00 per year for 3 years, to be matched dollar for dollar by UBC Student Services, for the purpose of setting up a Childcare Bursary Endowment. FEE RE-ALLOCATION - Having received support from the Director of Athletics and acknowledging that students already pay a $125.22 Student Activity Fee which subsidizes Athletics, the AMS is asking students to re-allocate their $7.00 AMS Athletic Fee towards the following areas: External and University Lobbying, Student Resource Groups (Student Environment Centre, The Global Development Centre, The Women's Centre, Gays, Lesbians & Bisexuals of UBC and Colour Connected Against Racism), Intramurals and the World University Services Canada. CiTR - The campus radio station is asking for a separate fee levy so it can have greater control in charting its financial future, (hey are asking for $5.00 per year. F MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION - CANDIDATE FORUMS THIS WEEK! ind out who's going to be YOUR next Executive for 1 996/97! Candidate Forums will be held throughout this week. All forums begin at 12:30 pm. MONDAY, IANUARY 8TH. 1996 Buchanan A200 - President Woodward -Vice President/ Director of Administration TUESDAY. IANUARY 9TH. 1996 Buchanan A200 - Director of Finance / Coordinator of External Affairs Woodward - Board of Governors / Senate / Ubyssey Publications Society WEDNESDAY, IANUARY 10TH, 1996 All Candidates Forum in the SUB Conversation Pit THURSDAY. IANUARY 11TH. 1996 Buchanan A200 - Vice President / Director of Administration Woodward - President FRIDAY. IANUARY 12TH, 1996 Buchanan A200 - Board of Governors / Senate / Ubyssey Publications Society Woodward - Director of Finance / Coordinator of External Atlairs For more information, please contact Brian Cross, Elections Administrator, c/o SUB 238. VOTE IN THE AMS ELECTIONS. JAN. 15THTO 19TH, 1996. BRING YOUR STUDENT CARD. ALMA MATER SOCIETY STUDENT SOCIETY OF UBC Prepared by your student society The Ubyssey Tuesday, January 9, 1995 News UBC student hopes to take Harcourt's place by Matt Thompson UBC student Donovan Kuehn says it's time to inject some life back into BC's New Democratic Party (NDP). Kuehn formally announced his NDP leadership bid last Thursday, making him the third officially-declared candidate in the race. At 25, he is believed to be the youngest person ever to run for provincial NDP leader. The part-time geography student has two main reasons for running, he says; the first being to stop Liberal leader Gordon Campbell from becoming premier. "Campbell essentially has two sides: slick, and greasy," he said. "He simply cannot be trusted." Kuehn says his leadership bid is also driven by a desire to "reinject some ofthe idealism the NDP used to have back into the party," returning the party to its roots as a social movement rather than a political bureaucracy. Kuehn is disturbed by what he sees as the party's steady drift to the right in the face of rampant conservative sentiment in BC and the rest ofthe country. "Quite frankly, that's intolerable. The NDP should be a party that stands up and fights for a left-wing, progressive agenda." He also says he plans to bring the political concerns of students to Victoria. "Ultimately I believe post- secondary education (PSE), just like primary and secondary school education, should be free. But in the short term, we have to look at providing affordable childcare and housing for students so that PSE does not become out of reach." Provincial politics runs in Kuehn's blood; Donovan's parents were active members of the NDP's green, union and women's movements in the party's earlier days. Both earned reputations as party mavericks, and as a rogue candidate in a race many other expected candidates have shied away from, Donovan appears to have followed in his parents' activist footsteps. How does Paul Tennant, a UBC political scientist who specializes in provincial politics, rate Kuehn's chances at capturing the leadership? "Zero," Tenant says. "Absolutely zero." Tenant says the NDP leadership race probably won't be much of a race at all, with the campaign likely to turn into a "coronation" for Minister of Employment and Investments Glenn Clark, who is expected to announce early this week. The real test for a "dark horse" candidate like Kuehn- who is a former student of Tennant's-will be whether he can improve the quality of a leadership debate likely to be long on rhetoric and short on substance. "His challenge is to be taken as a serious candidate, rather than some flake who just wants some attention," Tennant said. While he acknowledges his leadership bid is a long-shot, Kuehn says he will campaign on serious issues that will force the other candidates to take notice. "I want [my campaign] to be a critique of where the NDP is going and what the NDP is doing," he said. "I think we'll galvanize the others and make them realize they have to deal with the issues if they want to be taken seriously. Besides, he says, "in politics, once you get to a [leadership] convention, anything can happen." DONOVAN KUEHN: this man could be your next premier SCOTT HAYWARD PHOTO Georgetti Board of Governors appointment welcomed BC Federation of Labour President Ken Georgetti may bring an alternative perspective to UBC's BoG. by Ian Gunn The provincial government's appointment of Ken Georgetti to UBC's Board of Governors (BoG) has been met with enthusiasm from students and UBC labour leaders. As president of BC's Federation of Labour since 1986, Georgetti has long been an outspoken supporter of labour and the provincial NDP. His appointment, announced in mid-December by Skills, Training and Labour Minister Dan Miller, is for a three- year term. Student BoG Representative Michael Hughes says he welcomes Georgetti's appointment. "It will be good to have someone on the Board who will not be afraid to stand up to the administration," Hughes said. Hughes rejected the accusations of opposition parties in Victoria that Georgetti's appointment was a case of government patronage. "There's no money involved, and it's no great jump in prestige for him to add a UBC Board of Governors seat to president ofthe B.C. Federation of Labour, so it's hard to see this as patronage." Georgetti's appointment is timely, as post-secondary funding crunches may force the university and its Board of Governors to tackle tough labour issues such as staffing levels and employee wages on campus. Hughes sees the labour leader's background as a valuable asset in the coming months. "The experience he brings is especially useful, as relations between the university and its employees have been notoriously bad under this administration." Georgetti also says he hopes his labour background will be an asset to the Board. "I have broad experience in [labour relations], and as there is increasing emphasis on efficiency, I hope I can help to bring about solutions in a collaborative way between administration and employees, such as we've seen happen at places like Ford and Boeing," Georgetti told The Ubyssey last week. Campus labour groups also welcomed the appointment. Polly Dietcher, president of CUPE local 2950—which represents more than 1500 of UBC's 4500 unionized employees—says the union is "very pleased" to have Georgetti on the Board. "Relations with the administration have been a little rough in the past couple of years, so having a strong labour voice bodes well for us," she said. It's not yet clear how much influence Georgetti will have with the administration, with his being just one seat of fifteen on the Board. But with the recent election of outspoken Political Science Professor Philip Resnick as a BoG faculty representative, the Board will include a couple of high- profile members not afraid to lock horns with UBC's administration. Resnick has said publicly this fall that he has serious concerns with current administrative policy. When asked if he has any concerns about assuming the position, Georgetti says that he feels a lack of direct knowledge about student issues on campus. "I don't have enough connection with students themselves. I look forward to hearing their perspective." Upcoming Chomsky visit manufactures discontent by Matt Thompson World-renowned intellectual Noam Cfoomsky'supcomrngvisitto Vancouver has manufactured some discontent for its AMS organizers. Chomsky, famous for his revolutionary work in linguistics and his stinging analysis of media and US foreign policy, is scheduled to speak at Vancouver's Vogue Theatre this March. UBC's student union is sponsoring the event, with AMS Programs picking up the tab for Chomsky's transportation, accomodation, and hefty $7,500 US speaker's fee. But Chomsky has included other speaking engagements to his itinerary while in Vancouver, and that has AMS Programs Director Pamela Tagie furious. "I'm just so fed up and disgusted with the whole thing,'' Tagle said in December, calling Chomsky "a hypocrite." Ordinarily, Tagle says, the AMS includes an exclusivity clause in its contracts with bands and paid lecturers to ensure the AMS doesn't end up footing the bill for other engagements. She says she didn't think it necessary to include the clause with Chomsky, however. "We thought, 'If you can't trust someone like him, who can you trust?'" Tagle says the other groups Chomsky has added to his itinerary, which include the BC Federation of Labour, the University of Western Washington and a group called *Jews for a Just Peace" should share in the expense of bringing Chomsky to Vancouver to speak. But the AMS aren't the only ones unhappy with the arrangment. Chomsky himself was apparently upset to learn about the prohibitive eighteen dollar price the AMS charged UBC students for the event Tickets went on sale through Ticketmaster on January 4, and the 1,200 Vogue Theatre seats had completely sold out by 10:00 am the following day. Tagle says the high ticket price was necessary for the AMS to break even, given the high cost of Chomsky's speaking fee and the cost of renting the Vogue Theatre venue. Tagle said she would have preffered an on- campus venue, but that UBC simply didn't have a theatre large enough for the high demand. Tuesday, January 9,1995 The Ubyssey News Registration headaches worse than usual UBC students vent tele-rage by Stanley Tromp Imagine having to switch a UBC course at the start of the January term. You stand at a pay phone in the rain, pumping in quarters, trying to get past the busy signal on the Telereg system. (Some have been dialling for five days.) By some miracle you get through. Then, while punching in course codes, the computer hangs up in mid-call. That's the unhappy experience of some UBC students this term. According to Registration Adminstrator Sham Pendleton, Telereg only has 47 lines. "We need more lines but don't have the funding," Pendleton said. By contrast, she noted Simon Fraser University, with half UBC's population, has 40 lines. By January 8 all Telereg lines were still full, many from students wanting their fee assessments. (To cope, Telereg's hours were extended on some days until 10 pm.) Pendleton said students starting at UBC this term who hadn't paid byjanuary 8 would be deregistered, but students continuing from 1995 would be granted a "financial hold." Pendleton said the first week ofjanuary was "unusually hectic" compared to other years. One reason was that part of UBC's mainframe in the computer science building shut down for an hour on January 2 and had to be completely rebooted. In Brock Hall, grade and registration information could be found on the four kiosks, two of which were often inoperative. As many as 15 students would stand in line for 20 minutes. The kiosks are able to inform students of their grades and current status, but are not yet set up to register students or provide information on course New refuge for downtown south low income earners opens it doors by Douglas Hadfield A unique new community centre, The Gathering Place, is offering badly-needed services to members of downtown Vancouver's disadvantaged community. With funding from the City of Vancouver's Social Planning Department, the centre is aimed at those living in downtown hotels, hostels and residences, as well as those living on the street. "Two things happen here," Centre Recreation Programmer Peter Greenwell said. "First we have a service to provide. For a buck a year people have access to a wide range of programs and space, equipment to utilize, a learning centre, reading rooms and an opportunity to get something back through volunteering-that's practical experience that they otherwise wouldn't get and volunteer tickets they can redeem at our cafeteria. "The second thing we provide is a place to congregate. In that way it becomes a community group through which issues are raised in the neighbourhood." With a permanent staff of about two dozen in addition to assistance from volunteers, the Centre is hard pressed to provide adequately for the 1,900 members who have already made use of its services. The services are diverse, says Greenwell, providing "good cheap meals," fitness courses including martial arts and weight room instruction, laundry and shower facilities, and arts and crafts programs. "But it is more than that," Peter said. "If you're homeless, if you're a low wage earner, or if you're a pensioner in downtown south, you might not necessarily have a place to meet people. The Gathering Place is a common ground for these people." "If we had to charge more here it would be like asking people to pay at the food bank." —Peter Greenwell And common ground it is. The Gathering Place's Boxing Day dinner provided not only a superb holiday dinner for guests three times that day, but also gifts and enough good will to flip frowns and raise cheer. In the gift packs were basic necessities such as hygiene products, food and other such stocking stuffers. The Gathering Place's clientele is extremely diverse, and the dinner's crowd included folks from all walks of life. At some tables, friends shared lighthearted conversation with complete strangers; both the old 20% Off With, this coupon -Jan. Only 'Books History Philosophy Natural History Psychology Literature Art Music Science Est. 1971 Quality Used Books 3754 West Tenth Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. V6R 2G4 604/228-1180 and the young seemed young at heart together. A teen with dyed purple hair and bodily ornaments raised her newborn child before a camera which flashed, capturing a moment of rare and wonderous generosity. While the Gathering Place was officially opened December 6, staff began serving the public back in March of last year. Approximately 900 people now make use of the centre daily from Monday to Saturday between ten in the morning and eight in the evening. The commitment of staff and volunteers and the influx of members has not gone unnoticed by Vancouver's top brass; letters from both Premier Harcourt and Mayor Owen have praised the centre's efforts. There are nearly two dozen other centres offering similar services around Vancouver, but Greenwell says the Gathering Place's low user fees make it unique. In a time of widespread cutback hysteria, he says the centre's funding is money well spent. "The 22 other community centres in the city are run on a cost recovery basis," Greenwell said. "If we had to charge more here it would be like asking people to pay at the food bank." The Gathering Place can be reached at 609 Helmcken Street, V6B 5R1, or by telephone at 664-2391. from saint' page i RED * GREEN • OR BLUE toner Auto-fed only. Price includes 81/2 x 11 201b paper one side only: white or pastel colours We are big on Value, Quality & Service 224—6225 2nd Floor 2174 W. Parkway UBC, Vancouver, B.C. Open 7 days! M-F • 8-9 I SS • o I 8 ►•soc availability. Administrative clerks took pity on some students and registered them manually. If funding can be obtained from the UBC administration, Pendleton says the kiosks could be improved by June for the 1996 winter registration. Registration by internet and additional telereg lines may also become a reality. Many students have also complained that instructors were slow to post their Fall 1996 grades. Grades were ready for 75 percent of classes in the last week of December, but were not inputted because the registrar's office was closed. Over 90 percent of the marks were available on Telereg by last weekend. This was hard on students who needed to know if they had passed a prerequisite course in 1995 to continue to a higher level. UBC guidelines require instructors to submit the term marks one week after final exams. But a few teachers had not even marked last year's final exams. Since the privacy act was passed in 1993, UBC's senate has discouraged teachers from posting grades on their doors to protect students' privacy. D. HADFIELD PHOTO A YOUNG teen mother and her newborn child enjoyed a hot meal on boxing day at The Gathering Place. Thefts force AAAS to pull used books out of UBC Bookstore by Charlie Cho Last fall's experiment to provide students with "one-stop shopping" for used text books ended up costing the AMS several thousand dollars, sending the AMS Used Bookstore back to its old home in the SUB. The AMS and UBC Bookstore combined operations last September, with AMS used texts sharing shelf-space with the Bookstore's regular stock. Students found the service a real convenience, but when the two groups met in October to evaluate the arrangement, they discovered at least two hundred AMS texts had vanished. Unlike the bookstore's regular stock, the AMS used books did not carry a security stripe, making them a prime target for thieves. "Neither of us expected (so many books would be stolen]," AMS Used Bookstore Director Joe Cheng said. "We felt that students were generally honest. We trusted their integrity." UBC Bookstore Director Debbie Harvie said the Bookstore employs undercover security people to keep an eye on their inventory, but said security staff couldn't watch all the stock all the time. Students whose books were stolen were offered a replacement text, a cash payment or a credit for future purchases. Shelving and inventory practices also turned out to be more inefficient than expected, costing the AMS a grand total of $5000 in lost revenue, according to Cheng. Cheng hasn't ruled out working with the UBC Bookstore in the future, and Harvie says the bookstore is anxious to have them back. The AMS Used Bookstore will continue to operate in the SUB basement unuljanuary 26. The Ubyssey Tuesday, January 9, 1995 ultru Of Monkeys, jealous siblings, and Lost Children Twelve Monkeys at the Granville 7 theatre by John Bolton Here's the pitch: Bruce Willis is James Cole, sent from the rock- video future to our brink-of-disas- ter present in search of a virus that will leave five billion dead. Nothing here the Terminator couldn't take care of, yet both the time travel and deadly infectious disease are inherently appealing premises, even when built on masses of silly coincidences as in Twelve Monkeys. While time travel and a deadly virus should be enough to hold the audience's attention, David and Janet Peoples' script leave director Terry Gilliam and his actors little to work with. As proven by endless other films paraded before us these days, all the crazy camera-work and frenetic editing in the world can't save dialogue, conflicts and characters that haven't been carefully thought out. Gilliam, in choosing to direct Twelve Monkeys, apparently decided early on that the Steadicam operator deserved a greater stake in the creative process than the screenwriters. It's a shame, really, because the opening sequences are promising and the film does manage short, concentrated bursts of invention. The biggest problem is Gilliam and the Peoples' trouble in establishing the right tone. Cole isn't passing through different times, but different movies. The future is a cavernous underground dystopia a la Brazil, presided over by a bizarre scientific tribunal. These scenes are intended as satirical, but come off as merely silly, especially when compared to Cole's past (and our present): a realistic, rather drab cityscape that lends itself to mayhem and melodrama. This aggravating mix of fantasy and realism cancels out the dramatic momentum that Twelve Monkeys desperately needs. The casting is correspondingly uneven. 01' Bruce is a strong physical presence, and his performance, while offering nothing new from the Willis school of acting, is quite effective. He makes Cole's vicious, even murderous persistence spring from the character's own fear and desperation — as far as even he's concerned, the whole thing could be in his head. Of course the audience hasn't a clue either, and is thereby forced into identifying with Cole by default. Madeleine Stowe's is a game performance, but Dr. Cathryn Railly isn't much of a role. As mental defect Jeffrey Goines, Brad Pitt demonstrates again he's a highly instinctive but wildly undisciplined actor, and Gilliam gives him free reign for better or for worse. Pitt's looney-tunes banter and cracked-out physical comedy are enjoyable for all of five minutes; then Goines becomes the most annoying presence in the film. Without actually giving away the ending, expect a big let-down. Besides the clumsy (and inexplicable) references to Vertigo, thanks to the movie's mercurial structure, the audience knows what's going to happen anyway, so the 'surprise ending' is anything but. In the end, David Buckmaster's terrific score and Willis' somewhat inspired performance aren't enough to save surprisingly low production values and the script itself. Twelve Monkeys isn't a terrible film, but a troubling and confusing one, for all the wrong reasons. Georgia at the Park theatre by Rick Hunter There is something brave, beautiful and original at the heart of Georgia but, unfortunately, it is not given sufficient room to grow. The title character (Mare Win- ningham) is a successful singer, but this movie is actually the story of her sister Sadie (Jennifer Jason Leigh), a downward-spiraling alcoholic with ambitions of becoming a singer herself. Georgia never seems to feel anything, while Sadie often wallows in her emotions. The scenes between the sisters, as well as those on stage, work brilliantly; unfortunately, the long scenes describing Sadie's descent become tediously repetitive. If the life of a loser with unlimited hope was not a cliche to begin with, it becomes one by the film's end. Leigh gives an all-out performance that, while appropriate to the character, begins to feel forced after a while. The script never gives Sadie (or Leigh) a chance to grow. Any depth of character is saved, perhaps ironically, for Sadie's moments on the stage. It is then that her pain appears to be genuine, and not just for show. Her feelings are focused into her songs, and there are enough of these scenes to keep one interested in her character. In stark contrast to Leigh, Winningham has the more difficult task of portraying a character who never seems to reveal what her own true feelings may be. Winningham's beautiful performance moves from reserved dignity to silent rage in a single scene. Georgia is the enigma of the movie and becomes its most "Houston, we have a problem here ... the script sucks, and I think my cerebrodome's fogging up ... plus my flashlight's too friggin' huge ... " Bruce Willis stars as Cole in Twelve Monkeys. fascinating character. It is unfortunate that we never learn more about her. One leaves the theatre feeling the power of the relationship between the sisters, but without knowing its full nature. The bonds between them are fresh and original, but more time should have been devoted to Georgia to build on these themes. The movie, bravely and thankfully, never settles for a simplistic good/bad dichotomy between the two sisters, and both, oddly, come across as flawed heroes. The rest of the story is never as unique or interesting as the sisters' relationship. The script should have been tightened and revised. If the entire movie had the passion and honesty of the sisters onstage, it would have been superb. The last ten minutes, with Georgia and Sadie talking and then singing, show just what an amazing movie was buried under the rest of this cinematic rubble. The City ofthe Lost Children at the Caprice theatre by Peter T. Chattaway The sponsoring studio might be named for the Lumiere brothers, but Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jennet's follow-up to Delicatessen is closer in spirit to the theatrical magicianship of George Melies and the dreamlike surrealism of Luis Bunuel. Looking for a fun place to go February 19 to 23? 3»0i Visit TRAVEL CUTS and book your getaway... to anywhere! fen* We are right here on the UBC Campus - Lower Level, SUB 822-6890 email: trvlcuts(S?ur.ix.ubc.ca Try this for a mood-setter: The City of the Lost Children opens with a dreamy Christmas vignette, a chad staring in awe as Santa Claus emerges from the chimney bearing gifts. All is sickly-sweet until another Santa emerges. Then another. Kris Kringles multiply as the screen warps like a digital fisheye lens gone blotto. A reindeer shits on the carpet. The child wakes screaming from this nightmare to discover himself trapped in a room full of half-witted clones (Dominique Pinon times five), a mad inventor named Krahk (Daniel Emilfork) who always seems to be on the verge of multiple aneurysms, a spooky midget with a zeppelin hairdo (Mireille Mosse), and a brain that survives on Alka-Seltzers in a fish tank built like something straight out of a Jules Verne novel. And that's just in the first five minutes. The bulk of the story follows One (Ron Perlman of TV's Beauty and the Beast), a circus strongman in search of a brother kidnapped by a cult of blind men known as the Cyclops. (Dashing about in their trenchcoats and peering through their infra-blue monocles, they're like some strange mixture of Borg technology and film noir hoodlums.) One gets help from Miette (Judith Vittet), a determined nine-year-old moppet who abandons her gang of orphans to assist One in his quest. Many filmmakers have tried (and failed) to create their own universe, but Caro and Jeunet seem to know what they're doing. They cram the film with so many ingenious details and deadpan understatements that one quickly loses track of them (says one character on being speared through the abdomen: Tm allergic to steel!"). Several scenes play on pulleys, levers, or a series of chain reactions so contorted they make Rube Goldberg look like a simpleton; it's Physics 101 with a minor in scatology, and the computer effects are kept wonderfully low-key. It's the sort of grand, gmngy live-action cartoon one might expect from Terry Gilliam - substitute a belch for Porky's Th-th- that's all folks!" — but it achieves a consistency uniquely its own. BRITISH COLUMBIA LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM purpose To provide recent university graduates with an interest in public affairs an opportunity to supplement their academnic insights of the legislative process with practical legislative and administrative experience. who is eligible Students who have received a degree from a British Columbia University by the program commencement date. how many Seven interns will be selected for the 1997 program. location Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. when January through June, 1997. stipend $10,500 for 6 months (under review) application deadline 4 P.M., Friday, January 19, 1996. how to apply Program applications are available from the Political Science Departments, and the Student Employment Centres on Campus, at the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, and the University of British Columbia. They are also available from the Assembly Services Office located at 431 Menzies Street, Victoria, British Columbia, V8V 1X4. Tuesday, January 9,1995 The Ubyssey fmfi Musicolumn Sublime [Skunk] Although the dominant musical theme underpinning this collection of songs is concrete (or post-industrial) reggae, H also contains a bewildering variety of musical styles stapled ran* domty together, with no serious attempt at fusing them into a single unified whole. Imagine a smorgasboard of alternative music styles spanning the spectrum from Punk to Industrial tossed together like a chefs salad, and you might get an idea of what Sublime sounds like. Within a single song, the style can switch from reggae to thrash and back again - or it might just veer off somewhere else altogether, into territory charted by, well, Suzanne Vega for example. Surprisingly, it works. And, although the semester's just started and the homework hasnt piked uo yet, there is the added bonus that one can listen to it while studying. - Andy the grate Little Buddha: The Secret Score of Tibetan Chant [Miian/BAAG] Why they're releasing this so long after the film's largely unnoticed release is a mystery, but this critic aint complaining. Ryiuchi Sakamoto's score was a polished work of orchestral magic, but it could be criticized for sounding too Western. Secret Score, on the other hand, has rougher edges (and, unlike Sakamoto's disc, it actually puts Keanu Reeves on the cover), but it's a pleasant enough listen for anyone who's got the patience to hear out a discful of sitars and tablas. There's little actual chanting, though, apart from a few snippets of dialogue clipped from the film, none of which last more than a minute. Dechen Shak Dagsay sounds like she's actually singing on 'Chenresie, Flame of Peace and Compassion' while Ying Ruocheng's ominous quotation ofthe 'Heart Sutra' - lifted from the film - sounds like something out of a Bugs Bunny Halloween special. Yet another reminder that the music far transcended the movie. • Peter T. Chattaway Rebecca Timmons [Iron Music Group] if you liked that schmaltzy collection of mums and dads music Skinhead O'Connor released a while back, you'll love this. There are a few of us out there in the hinterlands of popular music who fear Generation X will never tire in its ceaseless pursuit of stripmining the past for archaic musical fads and styles. If s a great pity that this generation, whose entire raison d'etre seems to involve nothing more than a negative reaction to a previous generation, has proved itself so utterly incapable of generating anything of its own. One cant help but see the hands of record company moguls in all of this - hell, Ws a heckuva lot easier to recycle old fads than It is to create new ones, after all. Take Rebecca Timmons, please! Take her out into a field and shoot her! - Andy the grate Thanks for the mammaries • ;:^w^i^.u^9i3iu,:»::.ubc.BOOKSTORE :;;.fWi^,u.^:C5.±^*V 'ui "(4- UBC BOOKSTORE presents CJ^estsellers at (^—^//Sargain Prices &: Now you can read the best for less! A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry Deadman's Walk by Larry McMurtry The Voyage by Robert MacNeil and many, many more.... <^ave 20% on Selected Bestsellers Now 'til January 20 only Weekdays 9 AM - 5PM • Saturdays 10AM - 5PM Metered parking right outside the store. 6200 University Blvd, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 Phone: 822-2665 • Fax: 822 - 8592 For year round savings ask about our Book Club! ,jw <■ K.w«w!vi, CSii* • UBC BOOKSTORE -*•» » J-*~»«-~j <3a* $ u The Tit and the Moon Jan 12 -18 at the Ridge theatre by Peter T. Chattaway They say the moon drives men crazy, but in the concluding chapter of Bigas Luna's "Spanish trilogy" (which began with Jamon, Jamon and continued in Golden Balls), the light that rules the night gets upstaged by a certain other milky-white orb. (Yes, it's one of those foreign films.) Tete (Biel Duran), a nine-year-old boy whose name, presumably, is not to be confused with the Harper brings spirituality, passion to his music innocent, if only for its guilelessness, about Tete's obsession. At times Luna lets us see things as Tete sees them; pigs in cribs and Roman soldiers pumping gas may look laughably absurd, but here they help to generate a quaint sympathy for Tete's plight. But what does this film have to say about gender roles across the Atlantic? Estrellita's ballet act begins and ends with her inside a ribbon-tied package, and there's something vaguely unsettling about a film in which a tender moment consists of a man telling his woman, "One day I'll put you in your box and take you far away." A hint of incest lurks in Ben Harper Jan 10 at Richards on Richards tt by Peter T. Chattaway Biel Duran opens wide and drinks his fill in The Tit and the Moon. titular teta, envies his newborn brother. Tete's jealous of the fact that the wailing brat gets to suck on their mother's breast while he is forced to drink cow's milk. Feeling spurned, Tete prays to the moon for a breast of his own, and lucky for him, a seminal shooting star grants his wish in the form of Estrellita (Mathilda May), a French ballet dancer who wears awfully fragile slips and tours the countryside with her husband Fartman Maurice (Gerard Darmori). (Howard Stern, eat your heart out.) Maurice would pose serious competition for Tete if it weren't for Miguel (Miguel Poveda), the local electrician who feels Estrellita's sparks and begins an aggressive campaign of nocturnal flamenco serenades to win her love. It doesn't hurt Miguel's cause that Maurice is impotent and can offer Estrellita nothing but a dry, stale baguette for their fellatio sessions. For all that. The Tit and the Moon is not quite as raunchy as it sounds. There's something strangely Tete's declaration that he's fallen "in love with a breast" — in the end, he doesn't seem to care whether it's Estrellita's or his mother's — and the reason Tete figures these women have any milk in them at all is because men fill them first; without the male brand of white fluid, these women are, literally, empty. In the end, Tete's sexual awakening is all about making a "man" out of him, while the women in his life stay safely tucked away in the wings. As a foreign film. The Tit and the Moon may be touring the art-house circuit, but its treatment of women is little different from any Private Lessons rites-of-passage flick. Tete's personal moment of triumph comes when he climbs a quasi-phallic "human castle," goaded on by his father's cries of "Show your balls!" It's quite telling, though, that the men in this film never do make such a spectacle of themselves, while the women, almost without exception, are made to let it all hang out. % L\TJL Thanks to some last-minute confusion "^ over phone numbers, I'm several minutes late when I finally get through to Ben Harper, slide guitarist extraordinaire. No sooner have I apologized for my tardiness than he begins the first of several spiels. "I don't deal with clocks and things like that, man. I make it to my shows on time. A lot of people, man, they just get all mad if someone's late or doesn't show up. For me it's like, okay, I got plenty of shit to do, so if someone doesn't show up, great! "Time is really for those who really need it. I mean, I deal with it. A lot of people are slaves to the second, minute hand. I can't do that! If something comes up and / can't call, great! You got something else to do, right? Like if I wasn't here when you called, so what, right?" A phone rings and Harper goes to answer it. I look at my list of questions. One of them concerns the criticism some have levelled at his newest album Fight for Your Mind - to wit, that it has perhaps one or two songs too many and is therefore a tad long. I cross it out. Harper gets back to the phone, so I ask the next question, something about the similarities between his music and that of Jimi Hendrix or Bob Marley (a comparison that is especially evident in the hemp tribute 'BurnOne Down'). He winces audibly. "Oh man, you can't do that shit, that kind of thing's just crazy. You got to understand, man, I love those guys — with a passion — but I can never be compared, they're too good. Those are two people you don't compare people to. I'm sure I can do that with a few songs, but those guys were coming from a place that was beyond life, so you can't say those kinds of things to me." The phone rings again. Then a doorbell goes off. He answers both. "It's crazy man, I never get this much action. My mom's here, speaking of musical influences! My mom's a great guitarist. She's blowing Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton out of the water." I ask if she appears on the album. "No!" he snorts. "Would you want your mom playing on your album?" Country, reggae, blues — Harper lets them all orbit his Weisenborn guitar ["the greatest sounding acoustic instrument in the world," he says) on Fight for Your Mind. He even gets a string quartet to accompany him on 'Power of the Gospel,' though he has only performed live with them once. The album also covers a wide range of subjects, from relationships ('By My Side') to the environment ('Excuse Me Mr.') to political awareness ('People Lead'), but most prominent of all is Harper's spirituality. It courses through almost every track, and the album reaches its zenith with the personal creed (and twelve-minute opus) 'God Fearing Man.' Dicks on Dicks is not as spacious as this, but Ben Harper's show will be great nonetheless. Somali bildungsroman offers a new perspective Harper is reticent at first to discuss this aspect of his music. "People who try to define their spirituality sometimes are annoying, 'cause the spirit is something you feel and let guide you and humbly respect. It's not like something you can talk about and be interviewed about, it's beyond any of that." He continues nonetheless, his voice dropping to a conspiratorial whisper. TH tell you what, man. The spirit is what guides my life, and I'm humbly on my knees in thanks for guidance and direction every day. But God is not something to be preached, it's something to be lived, you know what I mean? 'There's no room in my life for religion. Religion is separation and segregation of God. How can you segregate the Almighty? Religion is man's greatest weakness. God would have no part of religion today, not man's religion, no. I just believe in everyone's right to believe in peace, you dig? I just give thanks for being born where I am, and one way you can praise God in the highest is to share your blessings "Business," he laughs, "just so it enables me to make music. And I love skateboarding." Harper doesn't see a clash between the quieter spiritual concerns of his music and the more mundane pressures of interviews and the like. "It's just necessary to reach more people than I could otherwise, and it's also just doing good business. It's a part of farming and nourishing the seed that's been planted. You're helping that seed grow. "I feel strongly about humanity and equality and unity and the betterness of life on God's earth, and the way I express that is through music. I know of no other way to bring a positive vibration to the earth but through songs. Music has meant so much to me — I mean, it's back to Bob and Jimi. They brought so much betterness to my life, and if I bring half as much goodness to the earth as their music has, then I've done a life's work." Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl [Vintage] by Teresa Yep As a welcome diversion from the often stagnant and meagre North American notions of culture, Aman: The Story of a Somali Girl comes highly recommended as an enlightening window into a 20th century girl's life story in a corner of the globe about which most North Americans know nothing. It spares us the brick-to-the-head subtlety of The Simpsons and the hollow splendour of mega-musicals held in buildings bearing the names of American auto companies. This relief from cultural indigestion takes the form of an autobiography that reads like a girl's version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn but with greater emotional intensity and self-revelation. This female Somali rendition of a bildungsroman marks the development of Aman, a pseudonym meaning "trustworthy" in Arabic, from her life of pastoral ubc mm society Wed. Jan 10 in SUB Auditorium 8:00 The Godfather Thurs. Jan 11 in SUB Auditorium 8:00 The Godfather. Part II UBC Film Society Check for our flyers in SUB 247. . a film $3 For 24-Hour Movie Listings call 822-3697 nomadism to one of living by her wits on the streets of Mogadishu, Somali's capital city, before fleeing for Kenya after a military coup. Her stubborn and bold determination to act independently often violates social mores and brings public ostracization upon herself and her family. Her audacity surfaces in a forbidden, even life-threatening, interracial romance with an Italian boy, a rash marriage of convenience to a middle-aged man at age thirteen, and her subsequent attempts to escape it. However, sometimes the sources of her crises also become the courage and will needed for their resolution. For example, this same tough atitude initiates the perilous escape to Kenya while in an advanced stage of pregnancy. Like most girls who attempt to defy and operate in a system with few opportunities and advantages available to them, Aman's life of independence constitutes a series of obstacles in which she has to sell her body for survival. Still, Aman's picture of Somalia does not correspond to the insipid, depressing pictures fed to us by the media. Aman's candour and skills in storytelling in the Somali oral tradition make for rich and visceral descriptions of life with, all its ephemeral sparks of joy and monumental trag edies. Some of the more pleasant occasions include the enjoyment of rain, feasting and close familial bonds: "Most of the time, we'd sing and talk. With the fire and the smoke, the flies and mosquitoes go away... We're just wild kids, in this beautiful place. We dance, we have fun. That is my first memory." Some of the less pleasant descriptions include the ghastly pains of female circumcision, rape, and giving birth. While losing her virginity to a rapist, she recollects hearing her "circumcision rip open with a sound like the tearing of a piece of cloth and feeling at the same time the most awful pain." She expresses the emotional toil of such a twofold violation in a culture where a woman's virginity is her one valuable possession. Important cultural details are further clarified by anthropologist Janice Boddy in the Afterword, which reads like a textbook. She discusses salient issues such as "the importance of family, especially lineage and clan membership, in Somali society," the history and effects of colonialism, the oral culture, and the politics of Somali cultural practices and gender codes. Lastly, with Us simple diction and narrative flow, the 300 pages of Aman are not difficult to read. The significance of her story lies not only in its first-hand cultural information, but also in that it gives credence to a perspective that is too often neglected. with someone who needs it. That's a much better prayer than time spent in church, I'll tell you that much." What does Harper do apart from music? [♦.'.'.'. "civ .'/> WE'RE ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF UBC'S NEW UNIVERSITY MARKET OPEN NOON 'TILL 11 #206-5728 UNIVERSITY BLVD D,E HARD Mtu * MOM** CALL 222-HITS The Ubyssey Tuesday, January 9.1995 Tuesday, January 9,1995 The Ubyssey sports UVic Alumni win volleyball tournament SCOTT HAYWARD PHOTO IZABELA RUDOL slams a spike over the hands of her taller opponents in the final match against UVic Alumni. BIRD WATCH 0^ Basketball Thursday, Jan 11 vs Victoria Vikes War Memorial Gym 6:00pm (W), 7:45pm (M) Field Hockey UBC Indoor Tournament Fri., Jan. 12 - Sun.,Jan 14 Osborne Gym Hockey Fri.,Jan. 12 & Sat.,Jan. 13 vs Brandon Bobcats Thunderird Arena, 7:30pm (CiTR 101.9 FM Saturday) Volleyball Friday,Jan. 12 vs Winnipeg Wesmen 6:15pm (W), 8:00pm (M) Saturday,Jan. 13 vs Winnipeg Wesmen 6:15pm (M), 8:00pm (W) Monday, Jan. 15 vs Tsukuba University (Japan) 6:15pm (M), 8:00pm (W) War Memorial Gym AWARDS UBC Bursary Support Available for Term Two The Awards Office is now accepting applications for assistance from students who require financial aid for Term Two of the 1995/96 Winter Session. Eligible Applicants: - are currently registered in 60% or more of a full course load at UBC. - did not submit a 1995/96 General Bursary.Application by October 1, 1995. - and qualified for government student assistance (loans and/or grants) through their home province. - or are international students or students with disabilities who have demonstrated financial need. Applications and information are available from the Office of Awards and Financial Aid in Brock Hall on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Application deadline is February 1, 1996. by Scott Hayward Fatigue was a factor as the women's volleyball team fell to a team of wily veterans from Vancouver Island this weekend. The Birds varsity team placed two entries in the seven team tournament. The first string players lost to the UVic Alumni team in the final while the UBC Club team, which had the remainder ofthe varsity players, came third. Despite his disappointment at losing a close match against UVic Alumni, coach Doug Reimer was happy with the competition, especially the nail-biting final. "In terms of organizing this thing prior to our league play, I'd hoped we would get a couple of matches like that," he said. "It's hard to recreate that, we couldn't get that in practice." "I think one ofthe good things was the play of the second group, getting to play that much," he said, noting that their third place finish showed "the players that don't play all the time what they can do." The UBC Club team won four of six round robin matches against club teams from the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island, as well as beating the UVic varsity team. Jill Fougner, former national team player who now coaches the UVic varsity team, led the UVic Alumni team to victory. She said the team was mainly a mish-mash of former UVic players and national team members. "It was nice to play against UBC," she said. "We haven't played a team at that level for a while." "I just think that we broke down at the key points towards the end ofthe match." —Tanya Pickerell In the final, the undefeated UVic Alumni led through most of a close first game. UBC fended off several game points before succumbing to a 15-13 loss. The Birds bounced back to a 15-12 win in a see-saw battle in game two with strong performances from Tanya Pickerell and Izabela Rudol. The lead changed hands several times in game three and was BIRD DROPPINGS Rugby UBC won ugly against Port Alberni Saturday afternoon. In cold, rainy conditions both teams had difficulty holding onto the ball. The game remained scoreless until the last play, when Ian Stewart kicked a penalty to give UBC a 3-0 victory. Men's Volleyball UBC started and finished well, but sagged in the middle to finish with a 2-3 record at the Mizumo Excalibur Tournament at York University this weekend. After beating last year's NCAA finalists Penn State 3-0 in their opening match, the T-Birds lost 3-1 to Waterloo and 3-0 to York. Then they lost 3-0 to Toronto in the consolation semi-finals, but finished the tournament with a 3- 1 win over Waterloo. The Birds were missing starting centre Jamie McKay who was out with a sprained thumb. According to coach Dale Ohman, McKay should be healthy enough to play this weekend as the Birds open the second half of the regular season at home against the Winnipeg Wesmen. Following that series, the Birds UB.C P Student Resources Centre Tor Students "With 'Disabilities Interested in finding the perfect career? Want to meet people working in an occupation which interests you'.' Curious about how to market yourself to employers? Interested in visiting a variety of work sites'' **************************** 'This exciting neu) program is open to 1TBC students with disabilities. It's free! for more information, please call Lin Moody at 822-9087 in Career Services. tied 10-10, before a tired UBC team lost its concentration and started making unforced errors. "I just think that we broke down at the key points towards the end of the match," Pickerell said. "That really hurt us, but it was close all the way." She added that the Birds must not let other teams get up on them. "As soon as we lose one point or the other team gets a side out, we have to come right back at them." Izabela Rudol, who has spent most of the season on the sidelines with ankle and shoulder injuries, had a very strong weekend in areas outside her specialty. "I do basically all the passing for services on the defence," she said. "I'm just there to pick up a lot of stuff, to make a lot of saves." However Rudol was deadly at the net this weekend, playing at a height much taller than would be expected of her 5'7" frame. UBC is back in action at home this weekend in a league games against the Winnipeg Wesmen, and will play an exhibition match against Tsukuba University on Monday night and 8:00 pm. play an exhibition game against a Japanese team from Tsukuba University on Monday night. Hockey The T-Birds kept their slim playoff hopes alive by splitting a series on the road against the Regina Cougars. UBC lost Friday's game 4-3, but came back strong the next night upsetting the East Division leading Cougars 4-3 in overtime. Winger Matt Sharrers scored the game winner for UBC 42 seconds into the extra frame. UBC's record in Canada West play now stands at 4-12-2 and the T-Birds are currendy eight points behind Lethbridge for the third and final play-off spot in the Western Division. The Ubyssey Tuesday, January 9,1995 sports WOMEN'S BASKETBALL UBC splits weekend series with Lethbridge by Wolf Depner The T-Birds women's team split a weekend series against the Lethbridge Pronghorns as they resumed their Canada West schedule. Friday night, they struggled to a 68-63 victory but lost 72-63 the following night against a more ex- perienced opponent with a "refuse to die" attitude. If Trixie Cruz and Lori Kemp had not stepped up their play Friday night, the visitors, who were 1-5 in Canada West play prior to the series, could have easily won both games. In Friday's game, UBC came out with intensity and got off to a quick start. They built up an early 14-4 lead with a successful run-and-gun offence, while Lethbridge could not handle UBC's full court trap defence. The Pronghorns created some turnovers and setded down into a patient half court offence. The visitors scored easily on the inside as 6'1" UBC centre Kim Phipps sat on the bench for the last four minutes of the half after picking up three fouls. Phipps, who was also hampered by a sore Achilles heel, did not return until the 10:42 mark of the second half. Her absence was crucial as it allowed the smaller Pronghorns to pound away from the inside and the Birds were flattered by their 34-28 lead at the intermission. Lethbridge continued their tough play throughout the entire second half before Trixie Cruz and Lori Kemp took matters into their own hands. With 3:30 left in the game and UBC hanging on to a 59-55 lead, fourth-year guard Cruz knocked down a crucial trey to put the Birds up by seven. She also converted three of four free throws in the last minute of play. Kemp, who led the team in scoring with eighteen, pre served the hard-earned victory by hitting two critical free throws in the last five seconds. "We were outplayed, out- hustled and I really don't know why we won," admitted coach Deb Huband, "We were lucky to walk away from this game with a win." However, that luck ran out on Saturday. The Birds got off to another hot start, but the Pronghorns fought back to keep the game close. UBC led 36-30 at the half. The game's turning point came early in the second half as UBC's shooting went into a deep freeze. The Birds scored only two field goals in the first seven minutes and were a dismal 28 percent from the field in the half. Meanwhile, the Pronghorns were allowed to penetrate the Birds' defence and shot a sizzling 52 percent from the field. As Lethbridge closed the gap and took the lead, panic set in and an impatient UBC gambled on low percentage shots. With 4:50 left in the game, the Pronghorns were ahead 61-51. Led by Lori Kemp, who had thirteen points on the night, the Birds briefly ignited War Memorial Gym and cut the lead to just four points with more than a minute left. Unfortunately the rally came too late as the more poised and experienced visitors held off the attack to win the game. The 4-4 Birds will host the league leading Victoria Vikes Thursday night at home. MEN'S BASKETBALL T-Birds slaughter Pronghorns by Wolf Depner UBC reduced the Lethbridge Pronghorns to roadkill last weekend at War Memorial Gym. The Pronghorns were 3-3 in Canada West play going into the two game weekend series against the T-Birds. All indications were that they were a viable opponent, having beaten Victoria. However, the Birds eliminated that perception when they outscored Lethbridge 194 to 140 over two nights to sweep the series and keep pace with Alberta in first place with a 6-2 record in Canada West play. Lethbridge's nightmare started Friday night as they got trounced 95-72. The T-Birds, buoyed by the return of point guard Ken Morris to the starting line-up, got off to a slow and nervous start. They missed several easy shots, were guilty of early turnovers and fell quickly behind 12-4 in the first three minutes. But the Birds gradually regained their composure, and fought back to lead the Pronghorns 47-37 at the half. The T-Birds then showed killer instinct as they opened the second half on a one minute 48 second long 9-2 point run that broke the Pronghorns. They then cruised to an easy victory, shooting 58 percent from the field and running up the score. Lethbridge tried to get back into the game, but couldn't mount any offence as their shooting went ice-cold. A pathetic one of seventeen from outside the three point line was representative of their performance. The key to the Birds' success was strong play on the boards and in the low post. Lethbridge's 6'10" starting centre Chris Orr had to be benched fifteen minutes into the game after picking up his fourth foul. Two ofthe fouls were questionable. He fouled out of the game midway through the second half and finished the game with only four points and ten rebounds. Without Orr being any factor whatsoever, the T-Birds out-rebounded Lethbridge 39-24 while his UBC counterpart, Mark Tinholt, led the T-Birds in scoring with 25 points and nine rebounds. The Birds' impressive play continued Saturday when they hammered the Pronghorns 99-68. Unlike the previous night, UBC started strong, but the Pronghorns stayed close and with five minutes left in the half, trailed by just three points. But an explosive 24-5 run by the Birds gave UBC a 51-29 half-time lead and quickly destroyed any illusion of a competitive second half. John Dumont led UBC with eighteen points in just 26 minutes of floor time. Ken Morris, Mark Tinholt and Dave Buchanan all scored in double-figures. Fifth-year Barnaby Craddock was the lone bright spot for Lethbridge over the weekend. His two game total of 54 points led the Pronghorns. "Friday night we played in spurts, but [Saturday] we played pretty well for 40 minutes," UBC head coach Bruce Enns said. UBC is back in action against their arch-rival Victoria Vikings and despite the two easy victories over the weekend, the Birds will not be overconfident going into Thursday's game at War Memorial. "Victoria is still one of the best teams in the country and causes us some real problems with their size," Enns said. "But it should be a really good game." aCOl I HAVVVARD PHOIO CARAAEL BURKE looks to the net as she encounters a Lethbridge defender. Dr. Chris Hodgson is pleased to announce the opening of... Q The New Q University Plaza Medical Clinic Suite #207 - 5728 University Blvd., Van. Early morning &. late afternoons For UBC students, faculty 8. staff Conveniently located at Campus Village Multilingual Drop-In or call for appointment 222-CARE (222-2273) Tuesday, January 9,1995 The Ubyssey opinion ft* ?&SlO£r>T OF AIM- Goofy! OF F/N/ANKE.-- F«ANCHIS£, j FfWCHlse,1 OF AIM&-- AMS "joke slates'" shennanigans disgraceful When this year's AMS elections committee welcomed all the candidates after nominations closed last Friday, almost half of those in attendance might as well not have bothered to show up. The meeting revealed that students going to the polls this year will find themselves forced to choose between almost as many self-professed "joke slates" as genuine platforms, along with a smattering of independent candidates. The unexpected appearance in this year's race for the AMS executive was "Like We Care," a joke slate comprised of well-known student polticians. While it had been anticipated that AMS hacks like Janice Boyle, Craig Bavis, Trevor Presley, Patrick Lum and Michael Blackman would be running for election (or re-election as the case might be), not many people knew they would be running as a hoax. The Radical Beer Faction is the one joke slate on campus that has almost become an electoral institution, and even we wouldn't begrudge UBC its version of the Rhino party. the ubyssey January 9,199€ volume 77 issue 27 The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University Press. The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays and Fridays by The Ubyssey Publications Society at the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions expressed are those of the newspaper and not necessarily those of the university administration or the Alma Mater Sodety. Editorial Office: Room 241K. Student Union Building, 6138 SUB Blvd.. UBC V6T 1Z1 tel: (604) 822-2301 fax: (604) 822-9279 Business Office: Room 245, Student Union Building advertising: (604) 822-1654 business office: (604) 822-6681 Business Manager Fertile Pereira Advertising Manager: James Rowan Account Executive: Deserie Harrison Canada Post Publications Sales Agreement Number 0732141 Rick Hunter lemonade love and Cynthia Yip hope was in the ait as Siobhan Roantree levelled a welt-timed kick to Charlie Cho's exposed right side. Down, down he fell into Scott Hayward's Pit of Ultimate Teresa Yip Justice. The fires of Peter X Chattaway lit its rocky depths a sickly cyan. Sarah O'Donnell passed judgement from her craggy pulpit; "1 find the defendant, Alison Cole, guilty of the heinious crime of drinking from the magenta chalice of Jenn Kuo." Instantly house torturer {and part-time clothier) Matt Thompson perked up and searched the room for his cat-o* nine-tails. Mike Kitchen, that denizen of destructive diatribes, was busily defending the murderous Desiree Adib fromthe piercing prosecution of Chris Nuttali-Sirrith. "Your story grows tiresome!" the annuatedJustice Ian Gunn belched, "Execute her, Douglas Hadfieid!" . . Warden Stanley Tramp was in a tizzy. "Three drawings-and-quartings in one day, this workload is simply daemonic!'' Irfan Dbatla, the esteemed executioner ofthe deep Andy Barham pit, was sipping a cup ofJohn Bolton tea with the nefarious Jesse Getber. Wolf Depner's ghost held a grim and fearful: vigil over the Fit of Justice. Editors: Coordinating Editor: Siobhan Roantree Copy Editor: Sarah O'Donnell News Editor: Matt Thompson Culture Editor: peter T. Chattaway Sports Editor: Scott Hayward Production Coordinator: Joe Clark Like We Care, on the other hand, is the epitome of student polticians who want one more kick at the can, but don't want to admit it. Running a joke campaign allows candidates the opportunity to run without pressure. If they win, they get the job, the ego boost, and the $16,000 salary that goes with it. If they lose, they can claim they didn't want the job anyways. Nobody has to put themselves on the line. "Like we care" about student politicians who once ran serious campaigns and now couldn't be bothered to put in the time to come up with actual ideas that would be beneficial to UBC students. Simply because they have "outgrown" AMS political life doesn't mean the joke candidates should mock a process some people are just beginning to get involved in. Even people like Radical Beer Faction's presidential candidate Blair McDonald, who is just fooling around in this year's election, have admitted that the number of joke slates is likely to decrease an already poor voter turnout, which traditionally hovers at around the ten percent letters ^^"~~" The meaning of rape Okay, boys, I tlrink it's time to explain the meaning of RAPE. It seems to me that some of you still don't understand the concept yet. By definition, rape is forced sexual intercourse with a woman. It is also considered rape when a girl is coerced into sex without acutally giving verbal consent. When a woman says, "No, I don't want to have sex with you," it means that she does not want to have sex with you. It does not mean yes and it does not mean maybe. No means no! I was walking across campus last week and overheard a group of guys discussing how they would react if they were being forced to have sex. "Yea man, I would love to be raped, man. It would be great to have the woman on top. Cool." You wouldn't believe the shock I felt at hearing such an ignorant statement. By definition rape is not something one would desire and it is not "cool." Rape does not mean that one person is on top and doing all the work. Don't you guys get it? Women feel violated, dirty, angry, hurt, betrayed, frustrated, and mark. Last year's election included tangible issues and real choices. The "Action Now" slate, for example, ran on an activist platform and slate members were elected to four of the five executive seats. Far be it from us to criticize those who poke fun at the AMS. (We do it all the time.) But it is a very different thing indeed to make fools of the students at UBC. Joke slates make a mockery of the one chance UBC students have on a regular basis to have a say in the system. It is contradictory for someone to run for a position they say they don't really want in the first place. It is even more disgraceful when those same candidates say they will take the job if elected. If you don't really want the job in the first place and don't have any good ideas, what's the point in wasting students' time and money (up to $100 per candidate) with posters and speeches. Quite frankly, most of the student body probably doesn't find the joke slates half as funny as the joke slates find themselves. cheated when they are forced into sexual activity. How would you guys feel if an unwanted object was forced into sexual activity. How would you guys feel if an unwanted object was forced into one of your body's orifices? Women don't ask to be raped and women aren't the ones at fault. It is a man's conscious decision to rape a woman; to violate har and control her. I wish there was some way I could teach men the fear a woman feels when she is totally and completely overpowered by a male with his pants down. Amanda Kobler Arts 1 Single parent poverty dilemma The dilemma and the poverty of the single parent, it is difficult for me to begin because my thoughts have been taken over by menopausal attacks. Headaches, indecision and sad feelings. Well that feeling aside, I think that poverty could be what I will write about. I think the worst thing I have experienced is loss of dignity and disrespect for my child and I. Now the government of B.C. has lessened the amount of social assistance you receive by fifty dollars. I see their point of view, of course, but if you can't find a job, then what! Does your child starve? As it is, you do. I have always thought that the elderly and the students have it in the worst way. But back to my dilemma. What if you need a well written resume and its cost is over your budget. And so this is what happens, no money for clothes, or those things (resume) that help you get ahead. Finally, I think the second worst thing is starvation and nowhere to turn. As my child has. So I have chosen school with the loans and social assistance. So can we create jobs? I ask you, what is he answer. Send me a letter. Maybe if we put our heads together, we can petition together for the impoverished. Send it: Cookie M. Johl, BSMT 6849 Cambie St. Vancouver, B.C. V6P3H1. What about the humanist club? Dear Friends, Many of your readers must often wonder what happens after reading announcements of particular events in the newspaper. Regarding "UBYSSEY" reports last November on the new UBC HUMANIST CLUB, 21 people attended the inaugural meeting, including several directors of the local branch of the B.C. Humanist Association. Amidst the flow of coffee, donuts, and fellowship, it was decided to start the CLUB. An organizational meeting was held in December and an executive board of students was appointed to get things up and running. Members of the university community interested in atheism, humanism, pragmatism, rationalism (and other related "isms") should watch campus billboards for HUMANIST CLUB announcements. Yours sincerely, Glenn M. Hardie Secretary, BCHA Photo Coordinator: Jenn Kuo LETTERS POLICY: Letters to the editor must be under 300 words. "Perspectives" are opinion pieces over 300 words but under 750 words and are run according to space. "Freestyles" are opinion pieces written by Ubyssey staff members. Priority will be given to letters and perspectives over freestyles unless the latter is time sensitive. Opinion pieces will not be run unless the identity of the writer has been verified. Please include your phone number, student number and signature (not for publication) as well as your year and faculty with all submissions. ID will be checked when submissions are dropped off at the office of The Ubyssey, otherwise verification will be done by phone. 10 The Ubyssey Tuesday, January 9,1995 opinion Unity...a word we all strive to understand For several minutes, silence descended on the Assembly as the youth present filed to the front of the room, offering participants a glimpse of the future. "In this silence, can you hear the fear, anger, confusion and pain: the hope, joy, knowledge and love. Do you hear the silence? We do." It was in this way that the youth addressed the Sacred Assembly. On December 6-9, 1995 the first Sacred Assembly of our country took place between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples at the Palais des Congres in Hull, Quebec. This gathering of spiritual leaders, traditional peoples, youth, elders and political leaders was the vision of Elijah Harper. Elijah feels that "we, as Original inhabitants of this land, have a creator obligation and a greater responsiblity to maintain the unity of Canada because this is letters continued. our home and our land." Throughout the four days, many of us present found our place within the shared spiritual beliefs and helped to build the ground work essential for spiritual healing, reconciliation, restitution and restoration. For myself, finally understanding and finding truth in trust and respect for all peoples opened the doors for me to embark on this journey. To hear the churches apologize for the "decades of abuses towards aboriginal peoples" and admitting that they were "physical and psychological punishments beyond any Christian means of discipline" enabled me to feel comfortable in an environment that we share. It is understandable that aboriginal people, whose culture has been destroyed by governments and churches, carry much scepticism about this vision for unity. Ovide Mercredi said Oiildish pranks in the Bookstore An open letter to the student who decided, along with his friends, to play a childish prank by staying in the Bookstore after closing. I just want to make you aware of the consequences of your actions. I do not know if you were charged by the police or not. It may have been better if you had been, you probably would not be so stupid in the future. Not only did you jeopardize the security of the Bookstore, you almost cost the job of a security patrolperson and cost the university a considerable amount of money investigating your actions, due to the time lost interviewing several patrolpersons and the loss of two days' work for one of them, when the department is already stretched to the limit and has enough work answering legitimate alarm calls. Your actions have probably made at least one woman in the Bookstore feel a lot less comfortable working alone. I wonder if you have ever thought about that. You can probably be very thankful that it was not the police who investigated the alarms. They send dogs in to find people hiding in the buildings. I don't think you would find that an amusing experience. By the way, I did not put your name on this letter, not to protect you - being a student obviously provides ample privilege - but to prevent you being a "hero" amongst your fellow pranksters. Frank Walsh CUPE Local 116 that "the reconciliation is essential amongst ourselves-and that journey hasn't started." An Elder emphasized that "reconciliation begins at home with our families." Many people spoke of the importance of listening to our youth and elders, the need for sound leadership with sound philosophies and encouraging the dialogue to begin between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginals so that we can achieve a peaceful resolution of differences between all nations. One of my beliefs was affirmed with Elijah saying that "we have the spiritual authority in this country to lead- not just our own Aboriginal nations, but also the rest of Canada. Within our home we have the authority to speak." I agree with Gerald Morin, President of the Metis National Council when he states that "it is time that the people take the power." These, I believe, are the sentiments of many ofthe people in this country that we now call Canada. Roman Catholic Bishop Remi de Roo pointed out that "there are a number of organizations across Canada waiting to help each other, and emphasized the need to create global support to counter the ideology of a global market economy." We, as the people that live on Turtle Island, need to take responsibility for the past injustices and work toward the Perspective ttTiunBliTI Aboriginal Students' Rep Canadian Federation of Students reconciliation of all peoples. We need to find the balance for all life so that no element is suffering. We need to protect the environment that we live in so that the future generations may inherit the life they deserve. But first, we must recognize that our present system of governance was not designed by and for the people it represents. It was not created with this ideology and for obvious reasons it does not work. As our national leaders are caught in the imaginary figures of the global economy, they justify dismanding our social safety net, they justify the destruction of human life. This is not the mandate of leadership. This land is very sacred, for it is the only island in the world that is the home of four colours of people. The Canadian government is trying to reform an inappropriate institution. The constitutional veto (Bill C-110), passed third reading in the House of Commons on December 13, 1995; now it is up to the Senate to decide the fate of this resolution of the House. Why do we not hear the responses from the Aboriginal community on this matter? Why does Native Affairs Minister Ron Irwin brush aside complaints in the House of Commons that Aboriginal peoples were excluded. I can assure you that this is not because we did not participate in this issue. Both the Assembly of First Nations and the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada presented submissions to the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. Aboriginal leaders were outraged at this feeble attempt to strengthen unity among Canadians by introducing an Act respecting constitutional matters that clearly excluded the participation of Aboriginal peoples and the Territories. Furthermore, their intention was to rush this through quickly and quietly before opposition accumulated. It is interesting to note that the Bloc Quebecois, the Reform Party and Aboriginal peoples were all fundamentally opposed to this motion. Is this the opposition that the Canadian Government is trying to silence with their expedient ways of dealing with such matters? Politics aside, who are the people in this country, and more importantly, who will be at the table when discussions take place in 1997 regarding the Canadian Constitution? One must wonder if it is possible to reform this institution through the present guidelines we must follow. Or will reform happen out of society's frustration? Many people feel the shift in global ideology approaching. Some people call it a revolution, others accept it as prophecy. However we define it, there is an underlying sense that our world cannot continue as it is. This is the common ground that will unite us as peoples. Telesales Service Agents (Full-time and Part-time) Responsiveness. Astute decision-making. Global reach. Hongkong Bank of Canada is the country's seventh-largest bank, with over 110 branches and assets exceeding $18 billion. 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Hongkong Bank of Canada an equal opportunity employer Oneof iVflhmwnar 100 BEST C0MNNIB TO inu rot« CANAM Tuesday, January 9,1995 The Ubyssey 11 News AMS seeks elusive quorum in upcoming refendum by Alison Cole and Charlie Cho Getting UBC students to vote in referenda has traditionally been about as difficult as having them submit to a voluntary root canal. The AMS has spent $4,000 in the hopes that next week's vote will be different. Referenda at UBC have a history of failing to attract the minimum ten percent of voters required to approve the bylaw changes recommended by the Committee for Organizational Review and Planning (CORP) report, with November of 1994's failed AMS Special General Meeting being the most spectacular example in a series of unsuccessful referenda attempts. The meeting, which featured Celtic rockers Spirit of the West in an attempt to boost attendance, ended up costing students an estimated grand total of almost $100,000. Am Johal, chair of the Referendum Working Group and AMS director of administration, says next week will be different. "In this situation, it's been a movement from the grassroots up. We've actually gone out and collected the signatures to get the mandate to hold these referenda...We collected 1700 signatures for CiTR, 1500 signatures for the child care bursary fund." The AMS has sent letters to all students living in residence and has distributed posters and handbills to promote the referendum. This week the AMS also plans to distribute about 10,000 flyers on campus outlining information on the referendum. The referendum, which will be held in conjunction with the AMS executive elections next week, consists of three questions. Students will be asked to: • pay an additional three dollars a year for three years to establish a childcare bursary fund • to reallocate the current seven dollar AMS athletic fee toward external and university lobbying, the WUSC (World University Services Canada) Refugee Fund, AMS Resource Groups and to Intramurals • and to pay a five dollar per year fee levy to CiTR in support of their financial autonomy. "I hope students are willing to pay what is essentially the price of a pint of beer a year to ensure the fundamental issue of accessibility to education...at a time when the government is pulling out of education." The ins and outs of the AMS elections President: Borins, David (Independent); Boyle, Janice (Like We Care); McDonald Blair (Radical Beer Faction); Milne, Scott (Agents For Change); Walker, Scott (Students For Students) Vice-President: Chui, Lica (Independent); Khan, David (Agents For Change); Manarin, Doug (Radical Beer Faction); Popatia, Tawfiq (Students For Students); Presley, Trevor (Like We Care) Director of Finance: Cumming, Erin (Agents For Change); Davies, Ryan (Students For Students); Lum, Patrick (Like We Care); Van Rhijn, Lyn (Radical Beer Faction) Director of Administration: Bavis, Craig (Like We Care); Chen, Jennie (Students For Students); Kong, Henry (Radical Beer Faction) Co-ordinator of External Affairs: Blackman, Michael (Like We Care); Dunnett, Allison (Agents For Change); Kok, Victor (Students For Students); Wiggin, Matthew (Radical Beer Faction) Board of Governors: Blackman, Michael; Ivanochko, Tara; Lee, Cheng-Han; Pacradouni, Vighen Senators-at-Large: Bavis, Craig; Blakcman, Michael; Boritz, James; Briggs, Anthony; Curry, Thomas Michael; Gorman, Christopher; Lum, Patrick; Murray, Jason; Pacradouni, Vighen; Presley, Trevor; Rodocker, Talman William; Shu, David Senate, Individual Faculties: Boritz, James (Graduate Studies;) Chui, Lica (Medicine); Kan, Valerie (Pharmaceutical Sciences); Lohachitranont,Samputana (Dentistry); Ng, Carol Sok-Ching (Pharmaceutical Sciences); Pacradouni, Vighen (Graduate Studies); Pang, Turen (Pharmaceutical Sciences); Rodocker, Talman William (Graduate Studies) VILLAGE J i BRING IN ITHIS COUPON TO RECEIVE 10 FREE COPIES white letter-sized paper limit: one per customer expires 22 January '96 j ▼ Fax Services ~~f Self Serve Copiers [igh Speed Copies Colour Laser Copies Pentiums & Power Macs ▼ DTP & Resume Services Phone:222-1060 Fax:222-1068 #103 - 5728 University Blvd. in UBC Village OPEN 8AM to 9PM Weekdays ▲ 9AM to 6PM Saturdays ▲ 10AM to 6PM Sundays Johal said he isn't aware of any student opposition towards the referendum. Some students are finding the fee reallocation question a litde complicated, but says, students have favorably received the other two questions. If the referendum does not reach quorum, depending on the percentage of the 'yes' vote (probably if over 70 percent ofthe votes are in favor ofthe questions, according to Johal), the AMS will most likely run the questions again during next year's election. A draw for a year's free tuition will simultaneously be held at voting booths this year. Johal recognizes the concerns that people may have about the draw, but he said, "The one thing that binds the membership of the AMS together is that we all pay tuition-we're all students." In the last five years, only two referenda have passed: renovations for the Pit Pub and the autonomy of The Ubyssey. if limy JANMIY ISIS Evelyn Lett Childcare Bursary Fund (Wusc, Intramurals, Fee Re-Allocation R —Gr°^ Lobbying) CiTR Financial Autonomy s* -t^Hl^* ALMA MATER SOCIETY Please phone 822-3961 for more details Why does Neil Young appear on the AMS referendum campaign posters? Johal says he was inspired by a dream he had in which the AMS held a Special General Meeting featuring Neil Young in concert— perhaps in a more successful version of last year's failed AMS Special General Meeting, which featured Spirit of the West. "I thought since we actually can't spend $100,000 on another SGM with a Neil Young concert, we might as well have Neil Young there in spirit," Johal said. UBC ROADMAP TO COMPUTING An Introduction to Networked Computing Facilities FREE Lectures and Hands-On Tutorials A FREE lecture and tutorial series has been created to help familiarize faculty, staff and students with the computing facilities at UBC. A companion document to the lecture series, entitled UBC Roadmap to Computing, is for sale at the UBC Bookstore. All lectures will take place in the Instructional Resource Center (in the same building as the Woodward library) in the rooms noted below. For more information about the lecture series, please call 822-0557, or send e-mail to roadmap @ cs. ubc.ca. Introduction to Electronic Mail: January 15, 5:00 - 6:00, Room 6 Using Netinfo and Interchange: January 16, 1:30 - 2:30. Room 2 Introduction to UBCLIB: Jan 17, 5:00 - 6:00, Room 6 Introduction to the UNIX Operating System: January 18, 5:00 - 6:00. Room 6 Introduction to the C Programming Environment: January 19. 5:00 - 6:00, Room 6 The World Wide Web and Usenet News: January 22. 5:00 - 6:00, Room 6 Introduction to UNIX File Editors: January 23. 1:30 - 2:30, Room 2 Introduction to LaTeX: January 24. 5:00 - 6:00, Room 6 Introduction to X Windows: January 25, 5:00 - 6:00. Room 6 We are also offering FREE hands-on tutorials: Introduction to UNIX, and Introduction to C programming. Each tutorial is 2 hours in length, and you will work on an X Windows (graphical) terminal running UNIX. As space is limited, please phone 822-0557, or send e-mail to roadmap©cs.ubc.ca , in order to reserve a space. This program was made possible through Ihe support of TTie Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund and The Department of Computer Science. 12 The Ubyssey Tuesday, January 9, 1995
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