@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1211252"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "University Publications"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-08-28"@en, "2000-09-26"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0127466/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ \\jBC Archives Sana. Drug rumours arise from Pit Posters warn of Rohypnol incidents around campus by Cynthia Lee i^s <£ respect other Campus groups are concerned about recent reports suggesting that drugs used to facilitate sexual assault have shown up at UBC. "Recently, several reports indicate that individuals have had memory loss drugs slipped into their drinks at UBC. This is occurring in bars and parties, so please take precautions," reads a poster sponsored by a coalition that includes the Women's Students Office (WSO), the Alma Mater Society (AMS), and AMS services such as Safewalk. Individuals who have ingested these drugs—among them the high- profile Rohypnol—suffer from symptoms that are similar to the effects of.-, consuming alcohol, including disorientation, a lack of coordination,' slured speech, and drowsiness.. . Safewalk said that it is aware of the reports, but declined to comment specifically on any incidents because of its confidentiality policy. "The idea that people.are r.:-j on campus acting for so little for people and potentially putting people at risk is a concern to us,* said Jon Hanvelt, the assistant EFF0RD director of Safewalk. Another poster endorsed by the WSO specifically names Rohypnol in its warning. Rohypnol is prescribed as a sleeping pill.in some countries, but is illegal in Canada. Laurie Minuk, the WSO representative responsible for the initiative, did not return the Ubysse^s calls by press time. Despite the warnings on the posters, the campus RCMP said no conclusive cases of Rohypnol use have been reported to the police. But Constable Danielle Efford of the university RCMP detachment, added that the lack of reports does not necessarily mean that incidents are not occurring. *A lot of sexual assaults don't even get reported to us. For whatever reason, they don't want the police involved,' she said. Efford also said that tracing Rohypnol and similar drugs can be difficult "For people who suspect they have been drugged [and] don't get to the hospital and get tested right away, [the drug] is gone within [a short time],' she added. 'People should be aware and keep their drinks covered and keep an eye on their drinks when they're out But there isn't as far as we know, a big scare.' ' However, a female UBC student told the Ubyssey about two separate incidents that took place during the past few weeks in which her friends had been drugged by Rohypnol on campus. The student requested her name be withheld, saying she feared the two women could be traced. In both incidents, the student alleges that the women had been drinking at the Pit Pub with friends when they began acting very strangely. In both cases, the student said that doctors determined that Rohypnol was slipped into her friends' drinks. "None of her friends felt there was a possibility that she had been drugged,' the student said of one of the incidents. 'But..they ran a toxicology and found that her. blood alcohol was very high because she had been drinking a lot that night She'd also been flipped a drug.' AMS General Manager Bernie Peets said. that these incidents could have occurred at the Pit Pub, but he added that the AMS doesn't . "know for sure that that's where it happened because nobody witnessed it* ■ ; - ' - ..■ Peets also warned that similar incidents have the potential to_ occur at other places oh campus, including residences. "It's a matter of people being aware that the potential is there, so _ we're taking some responsibility. Our security people are keeping their eyes open and we want our customers to keep their eyes open as well,' added Peets. - Corporal Scott Rintoul of the RCMP's drug awareness unit said that while two drug seizures involving Rohypnol had occurred since January 1999, RCMP investigations indicate that a positive test for Rohypnol in a sexual assault case has never occurred in Canada. "Having said that, there are prescription sedatives that are substitutes for Rohypnol,' he added. Rintoul said that gamma hydroxy butyrate (GHB), a central nervous system depressant, is" another illegal drug that has been associated in two recent cases of sexual assault in BC. GHB is even more difficult to trace than Rohypnol since it leaves the body only six hours after ingestion. According to Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter, roughly one-quarter of the 1400 calls that it receives on its crisis line implicates drugs or alcohol as a factor in an attack against a woman. ♦ SANCTIONS IN IRAQ CONDEMNED by Jason Steele Dems Hall id ay, a former United Natons (UN) Assistant-Secretary General, joined nearly 1000 people downtown Saturday night to protest continued economic sanctions against Iraq. Halliday, a Nobel Peace Prize nominee, described the catastrophic consequences that United Nations (UN)-imposed sanctions have had on the Iraqi people. "You have malnutrition widespread throughout the adult population and chronic malnutrition amongst many children leading to permanent damage. You have extensive social disruption, broken families, divorce rates, crime...people giving up, having no hope,' said ■ Halliday. Halliday once served as former UN humanitarian coordinator in Iraq, but said he resigned from his position after seeing the impact of the sanctions, which have completely banned imports to and from Iraq since the Persian Gulf War of 1991. "This is a path that cannot succeed, has not succeeded, and has a totally unacceptable phenomenon which is the slaughter of thousands of individuals every month,' Halliday said. According to UNICEF between 5000 and 6000 children die each month in Iraq as a result of the sanctions. The sanctions have been maintained by the UN Security Council since the war in an effort to force Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's . see "UN"'continued on page 4 Arts space planned - , by Alex Dimson Voting has begun in an Arts Undergraduate Society's (AUS) referendum that asks Arts students for permission to build a new, area for social space in the | Buchanan building. The referendum, which will be | held until Friday of this week, asks Arts students to approve a $5 increase in student fees to go towards the construction of an Arts student centre and a $ 1 increase to | fund club events. The plans would see a 5,800 I square-foot complex—including a ^ ^ stage, a bar, a lounge and rentable FAST space for clubs—built on a site in basement of Buchanan D-Blpck that is currently empty. Dea Lloyd, a project organiser and an Arts representative on the Alma Mater Society (AMS), says the centre could enhance UBC's learning environment for Arts students. "You're not going to remember the professors you've had...you're going to remember when you're hanging out with your friends and the incredible relationships you made. You need space for that/ she said. According to Jonathan Fast, another project organiser and AMS Arts representative, the construc tion for the centre is estimated to cost between $600,000 and $700,000 and will take approximately six months to build. Fast says that while he believes I that students will support the plan, he is worried that there may not be enough votes to validate the refer- j endum result. * At least 10 per cent of all Arts I students, or roughly 1000 students, must vote in the referendum. Of I this number, a majority must vote | in favour of the proposal. , Lloyd says that voter turnout has LLOYD been "good" so far. Yesterday—the first day of voting- saw about 550 votes cast She added that she hopes if the trend continues she will have a "huge mandate" to bring to the university. see Arts"continued on page 4 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 SERVICES THE UBYSSEY CLASSIFIEDS MM Html ROOM AND BOARD ACCOMMODATION AVAILABLE FOR WOMEN AND MEN IN SINGLE & SHARED (DOUBLE) ROOMS IN TOTEM PARK & PUCE VANIER RESIDENCES. The UBC Housing Office has vacancies in single and shared (double) rooms in the junior residences for September. Room and board (meal plan) is available in the Totem Park and Place Vanier student residences for qualified female and male applicants in single and shared (double) rooms on a first-come- first-served basis. Please come to the UBC Housing Office (1874 East Mall) weekdays during working hours (8:30am-4:00pm) to obtain information on rates and availability. The cost for room and board from September - April is approximately $4,660- $5000 depending on meal plan selection. 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Here are a few of this year's attendees: • The Institute of Chartered Accountants of BC • The BC Public Service • - Contact Singapore CSIS CUS0 Altera Corp Glenayre Technologies Nortel Networks Sierra Wireless 0XFAM Enterprise Rent-A-Car Hudson's Bay Co students.ubc.ca/careers 'Career Services, AIESEE \\lk student Siare Freer tniwrsilf • Caamifc if Sritisft Ctlunait services GREAT SAVINGS ON CANUCKS TICKETS! gBflfflfl^ Simply present your FOX Rocks Club Card or Student ID at any Ticketmaster Ticket Centre or at the Orca Bay Box Office at General Motors Place. T. THE UBYSSEY NEWS TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 Into the ocean we go Public concerned about Point Grey cliff erosion by Stephanie Sork Members of the public expressed concerns when authorities outlined the options for managing the eroding Point Grey cliffs at a public meeting last week. While the sands that make up the cliffs are not subject to collapse under heavy loads, they are highly sensitive to the effects of running water and are slowly crumbling due to water runoff and tidal action. A - committee of representatives from UBC, the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) and the Musqueam Nation presented a package of options for stabilising the cliffs, which focused primarily on water management to keep running water off the cliffs. The meeting drew a diversity of participants, including beach users, engineers, ecologists and architects. Many of those in attendance at the meeting voiced their worries about the options that were presented. Audience members expressed concerns that the recreational, aesthetic and spiritual values of the cliffs and beaches below would not be respected and maintained. As well, some individuals highlighted the importance of keeping the environment on and around the cliffs as natural as possible, including the use of native vegetation wherever re-vegetation was planned. David Greg, UBC's associate director of Campus Planning and Development, said that because public disapproval has accompanied previous attempts to stabilise cliff erosion, any future plans would take into account input from public meetings and beach tours. "It brings balance [to the proceedings]," said Greg, who added that he was pleased with the diverse turnout at the meeting. The cliffs of the Point Grey Peninsula occupy UBC property in some areas—including the Museum of Anthropology—but are mostly under the jurisdiction of the GVRD Parks Board. According to Greg, repairs related to cliff erosion ■ were made earlier this year, including construction on a berm—a large earthen wall that will keep excess water from running over the cliff face—near the Coach House, a UBC heritage building. ♦ eansaysnoto ommerce building by Alex Dimson Commerce students looking for a place to drink last Friday night had to walk all the way to the Student Union Building (SUB), thanks to a recent decision by the Dean of Commerce to prevent beer gardens from being held in Commerce'3 Hehiy Angus building. Brian Bemmels, the Faculty's associate dean for academic programs, said there are several reasons behind the decision, which prevents the Commerce Undergraduate Society (CUS) from holding their traditional "Piss on it-tomorrow's Saturday* (POITS) beer gardens in Angus. "Part of it is legal issues. I mean, we are concerned about legal liability and it's not completely clear that we—the people in the dean's office, the faculty, ihe people who sign for these—would not be completely clear about any legal liability,' he said. But according to John Welch, UBC's Risk and Insurance Manager, such club-related activi ties as beer gardens are covered under a general university-wide insurance policy. "[The] activities of individuals of the CUS...are covered under the university's liability insurance programme. This would include any event organised by the society in which alcohol is served, regardless of location.' Welch said there's always a risk that an individual may sue, but he added that for the university, it happens very rarely. At a recent Alma Mater Society Council meeting, Rosalin Wang- Foong, CUS president, complained about the decision, but indicated she was willing to go along with it Wang-Foong did not return the Ubyssey's calls by press-time. Bemmels said that the Faculty of Commerce has other plans for the basement level of Angus. 'We're planning on quite a few renovations in Henry Angus because we simply need the space down there that's not utilised,' he said, explaining that Commerce would like to put 50 offices, and a computer lab, in the basement Bemmels also cited concerns about CUS' planning of beer gardens. "With the year-end POITS last year, we had a huge problem with the crowd. [It] got very large and it just spilled out into the hallways and up and down the stairways and there was beer spilled everywhere,' he said. "The next morning people were trying to work down there and I went down and walked down there and my feet got stuck to the floor...It smelled horrible down there. It smelled like an old pool hall.' CUS will keep the basement room in which POITS was held, but the room will be renovated into student study space. Bemmels said that the Faculty is not trying to discourage students from drinking. "It's not to be prudes, we're not trying to say you shouldn't be drinking. We encourage them to do this, it's good for the student body, this just isn't the place for it,' he said. ♦ NO SUDS IN THE ANGUS BUILDING: Because of a decision by the Dean of Commerce they had to go elsewhere to hold their beer garden, tara westover photo NO LONGER SAFE: Point Grey cliffs are crumbling away, tara WESTOVER PHOTO AM S ads criticised . ■ ■ : by Ailirt Choo The recent installation of advertising frames into bathrooms in the Student Union Building (SUB) has some students concerned about the potential for corporate advertising on campus. The Alma Mater Society (AMS), however, contends that the frames will be used only to promote AMS services. The AMS purchased the frames from New Ad Media for a little over $ 1500. Councillors had previously rejected a proposal by New Ad to implement corporate advertisements in SUB bathrooms. But some students are concerned over the implications of using an advertising agency to install frames for internal use. "I think that by using New Ad Media, the present council might be leading future councils to consider the option of corporate advertising,' said UBC student Izuini WakakL The frames—which currently display a series of AMS ads—are a consequence of a recent decision by AMS Council to use bathroom advertising to promote its student services. AMS President Maryann Adamec acknowledges that bathroom advertising can be a 'profitable endeavor,' but adds that it is an effective way of giving the average student information about the AMS and its services. "I think that people are going to see a value from the use of this service,' she said. While AMS Vice-President Finance Mike Warner said that he believes that UBC traditionally ha3 had an anti-corporate climate, he did hot deny the possibility of future corporate advertising in the SUB. "There is the possibility that Council would approve corporate advertising, but I think that councillors are intelligent enough to know the difference between corporate and student advertising,' he said. Ivan Chiew, a third-year political science student, meanwhile, said that allowing corporate advertising on campu3 could be beneficial. "I have no problem with corporate advertising on campus and think that students would have a lot to gain from the extra money that it will bring in," he said. In its 1997 proposal aimed at bringing corporate ads into the SUB, New Ad Media predicted that the AMS would make a $100,000 profit over five years. . " The AMS' Pit Pub currently uses New Ad corporate bathroom advertisements as a source of income. Other Canadian universities are facing similar situations. Concordia University recently concluded a five-year contract with Zoom Media and its student council will be holding a binding vote on the possible expulsion of corporate advertisements on campus. ♦ TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 NEWS THE UBYSSEY staff meeting agenda if f^September 27, 2000 1. all-candidates forum!! everyone running for production manager or online coordinator must be present 2. post mortem 3. udder business 12:30pm at sub 241k XMAS STUDENT FLIGHTS Don't wait... Or it will be too late! Planning on flying home for the holidays? With tilt comofidatioi of airtinet it Canada this year, capacity has been reduced, and there an fewer seats. NOW is the time tt hook your tight back home for the holidays. If you wit until the last minute, yoa may not get your choice of dates or even a seat! Visit your nearest Travel CUTS office to book now and ask about our: Unbelievable Student Class Airfares " 'Bon forage Travel Insurance Don't know your exam schedule yet? Don't worry! Bool; now, and yon wil get t FREE date change*. "Subject it amiability and seamwt rate adiusttueit f^TRAVELCUTS •t^ft VOYAGES CAMPUS Owned and opertiUdlyltitCmihiFedHtiftxioiShKkiits Rcsistcr online before Oct 4 at wwwJsraclforfrcc.com Toronto trash plans attacked by Darren Stewart Ottawa Bureau Chief OTTAWA (CUP)-A coalition of environmentalist and First Nations groups opposed to a plan to ship Toronto's garbage to Northern Ontario took their concerns to Parliament Hill on Thursday. The proposed landfill site near a town called Kirkland Lake, Ontario, would receive 1.3 million tonnes of mixed solid waste over the next 20 years. Toronto would ship the waste to the lake by train. The project has been discussed as a solution to Toronto's waste disposal problem for the past few years and city council is scheduled to make a decision in two weeks. Benoit SerreY the Liberal MP for Timiskaming-Cochrane, vowed to bring the message to his colleagues in the federal government "loud and clear." "Today we are begging the federal government to protect us from Mike Harris," he said at a press conference outside Parliament Thursday. He added that he has heard from dozens of municipalities and native bands opposed to the plan. Environmentalists and local residents are concerned that poisonous waste from the site could leach into the drinking water supply. Brennain Loyd, spokesperson for the environmental group Northwatch, said that her group waited so late to take the issue to the federal government because they assumed that the Ontario govern ment would heed the widespread opposition to the project and look for a more appropriate solution. Maude Barlow, chair of the Council of Canadians, agreed that the Canadian and Ontario governments should step in to protect what she called Canada's pristine and valuable supply of fresh water. "This shows the absolute arrogance of the [Ontario] government in Toronto. If they want more Walkertons on their hands then that's what they'll get." Matthew Coon Come, National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, also showed support for the groups. "This project is ecologically disastrous," he said 'It will jeopardise the health of all citizens in Northern Ontario and Quebec." Federal NDP leader Alexa McDonough raised the issue at question period in the House of Commons. "It's time for the federal government to pay more attention to safe drinking water than the safe rafting on water," she said, referring to media coverage of Prime Minister Jean Chretien's river rafting trip. "This project is lunacy, it's madness." Environment parliamentary secretary Karen Redman spoke for Environment Minister David Anderson, who was absent from the House. She said that Environment Canada wa3 investigating Toronto's proposal and would conduct an environmental assessment if they deemed it appropriate. ♦ W" continued from page I goverment to comply with UN demands to destroy all of its weapons of mass destruction. In the last nine years, Iraq has tried to obstruct the UN's requirements, leading many government officials and academics to fear that Iraq might proliferate weapons to terrorits groups and attempt to rebuild its military potential But Allen Sens, a UBC Political Science lecturer, says that the issue is a lot less cut and dry. Sens says that people who wish to have the sanctions revoked have to answer two challenges. 'First, they have to ask themselves if the suffering of the (Iraqi] people will be alleviated?...Arid secondly, what.to do about the possi-. bilty.of Saddam Hussein acquiring weapons of mass destruction-" Sens says that there is a possibility that the lifting of sanctions would have nd effect on many of the Iraqi people, because Hussein may not distribute the wealth to, the sufferemg people. But despite that he says he still supports the revoking of the sanctions. "I think it's a tough call. But at the end of the day [sanctions] are not working, and for that reason 1 believe they should be revoked." But despite the complexity of the issue, Svend Robinson, the MP for the Burnaby-Douglas riding, and Foreign Affairs critic for.the NDP, joined Halliday in denouncing the sanctions. Robinson, who visited Iraq in January, said Canada must act now and withdraw its support for the sanctions. "The response, of our government has been shameful," said Robinson, who added that a report released by a foreign affairs committee on Iraqi sanctions in April called on Canada to withdraw its support of the sanctions. Many Iraqis in attendance at the meeting agreed with Robinson, emotionally testifying to some of the conditions in Iraq. UBC Arts student Zoe Jacksoa meanwhile, was impressed by the level of official support for throwing out the sanctions. "It wa3 really good to hear people who have authority to say we've got to change," Jackson said. ♦ yjlfr I CJA ^ "Arts" continued from page 1 The proposal has received support from the President's Office, the Faculty of Arts, and the AMS. Fast says that if the referendum passes, the AUS will immediately begin negotiating with the university to iron out the details of the arrangement for the rights to that area in Buchanan. He says the area would be a unique student space in the university. 'It's about Arts community...It's not a cast-off space that's alloted by the university. It will be built by students for students and we will control it' Byron Hender, the executive coordinator in the VP Students office, said the university is- prepared to enter negotiations with the AUS over the space even though the details have not yet been discussed. Harris asks schools to irixn iai Task force announced] by Stephen Wicary Ontario Bureau Chief TORONTO (CUPJ-OnMrio's uni- M'lSJ'K's and colleges mus>t now piove lo the guu'riimenl thai they .ire being .is frugil and efficient as possible. To the dismay of many students fvulfy, rns across the. province t'i en»uro that .ul fund-? ore bfirg spent well .c.d without wo&k*. It will ■ii-*) A'k inolilnlirtns lo Mibinll pr«pi'S«N »ri uu.iif2 n.j.v, tvMt Ife'tive lothnuK;; ii-!> ond unctices, ,td wvil as the pusHJiJ- iiy of oirvugamdliori of idimrus- Irohvo semens, The laak force will submit its final report ond recommendations l<> Ciinninghjm IWoie she. announces operating grouts fur school.-* next January. "We hove great confidence m our colleges ond universities, but it makes sense to review cur- lenl administrative, practiced to ensurp tint Ihey can support growing numbers of students," Cunningham said. Response lo die new initii- Uve from the post secondary community was scathing. "This Usk force is ju«-l another attempt by the go\\ eminent to deflect the anger sui rounding the stale of postsocondory education away from themselves," hjid firm George, chairperson for the Cansdirtii Federation of Sludenls' Onlaiiu division. "They're tailed for more eill- t iim'itja, but thanks to die. SMO million in utfs they've already nude, (hero i1* no moio for to trim from uni\\eililies and colleges in thin province.' Henry Jocek, a political sa- L'lice professor al McM.Wer UniwmlY and president of the Ontario Confederation of University Faculty AsMjciotiorts, apjoed. The bjM." problem with Ontario's universities is that thuy have been grossly under funded by the present government," lie said. 'The bccuvh fur administrative elficienuos is not on appropriate response '.o thai situation." •> "We certainly understand that if the students are going to be putting up the money to enclose and improve some space, then there will be some assurance that they will continue to have use of that space." While Lloyd says that construction could begin almost as soon as these negotations are completed, the cost would be paid for with the increase in student fees over the next ten years. ♦ J»*, ':.','< 'I'ii: .^Va; ;■■-■:. ;..-.Y.?'HlM.v-r. Let's face it, birds are fickle creatures. One day, they love you, the next, they're gone. They'll abandon your crappy cafeteria food for some dumpster just like that and there's nothing you can do about it. Sure, they trust you now, but one day they will allturn against you THE UBYSSEY But the Ubyssey won't let you down. We're there every Tuesday and every Friday. Trust us—the other papers are for the birds. c „S, toots '*f> «uh\\:*>> J°°mu CM.n.?n this year? v Visit our website for details on these and other programs administered by the Office of Awards and Financial Aid. www.awards.ubc.ca On the website, you'll also find the latest on the changes to the Canada and British Columbia Student Loans programs. 'Eligibility for these programs is based on documented financial need as determined by government student loan criteria. Both programs are intended to supplement, not to replace, federal and provincial student loan funding. student services m ■It Mr. 4*Vl :f*H ! 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Not only is he having visions of . , super-heroes and being accosted by the suicidal boyfriend of a sexy store clerkr he's also trying to pick up a retirement gift for his boss, who's stolen just about everything in the mall. All'this and he can't even step outside for a breath of fresh air. Awarded the distinction of Best Canadian Feature at this year's Toronto International Film Festival, way- downtown tells the story of four young Calgary office workers—Tom, Sandra, Randy, and Curt—who have bet a month's salary to see who can stay indoors the longest This is entirely plausible since the downtown core is completely interconncected by a maze of glassed-in bridges and underground passageways. Written and directed by Gary Burns (The Suburbanators, Kitchen Party), the film throws satirical punches at office life, commenting on the quotidian aspects of the work- Not just another fight scene CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON played at the Vancouver International Film Festival Although Jackie Chan helped change the Western view of martial arts films—infusing them with humour and acrobatic fight sequences—few people outside China have seen a traditional Chinese martial arts film in'which fealty, moral dilemmas, a^d "spiritual purity are as important to the plot as the fighting. Director Ang Lee decided that it was time to rectify this with Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Li Mu Bai, a legendary warrior monk, has grown weary of fighting and iongs for a normal life. To that end, he entrusts his sister-in- law, Yu Shu Lien, with the task of delivering 'Green Destiny"—a sword on par with Excalibur—to an old family friend. The sword is immediately stolen, leading Li and Yu on a quest to confront old enemies, struggle with loyalties, and possibly experience love. I will start with several caveats about this film. First of all, although the main actors (Chow Yun-Fat and Michelle Yeoh) have recently starred in Hollywood films, this movie is in Mandarin, which means confusing subtitles for anyone who hasn't brushed up on his or her language. Secondly, some people may be put off by the fantastic elements of the story—characters fly after one another and perform incredible feats. And finally, the plot can be place with funny, quick dialogue. The result is a refreshing, candid, and thought-provoking film about .the ills of urban life. Filnled in the architectural catastrophe of Calgary's Plus 15 walkway system, Burns' film illustrates the contrast between the unrelentingly fluorescent atmosphere of offices and shopping malls and the clarity of the natural light of the outdoors by switching between digital video and 3 5mm. The extreme close-ups of ventilators and ant farms, the use of different film speeds, and the intentional changes of wardrobe allow Burns to capture the claustrophobic mood of the characters. The cast, led by Fabrizio Filippo as Tom, is superb. Marya Delver gives a great performance as Sandra—the supervisor of the company's kleptomaniac boss—who is tortured by what lies outside the mall. Don McKellar is hilarious as the suicidal video game addict who spends his lunch hour stapling company mottoes—such as "Don't compromise, Prioritise' and 'Don't make excuses. Make improvements'—on his chest But what really makes way downtown a success is its very original screenplay, which takes the nuances of the mindless office world and twists it into an entertaining film. ♦ -Michelle Mossop somewhat difficult to follow at times. Having dispensed with these minor unpleasantries, however, I can now focus on the positive "aspects of the film. The locations and scenery border on the mythical—from the lush bamboo forests, to the cloud enshrouded mountains, to the stunning recreation of Beijing in its ancient glory—and the viewer is treated to a spectacular visual kaleidoscope. The intricate action sequences are second to none— exquisitely choreographed by the same man who gave The Matrix its oomph. Finally, the story, in stark contrast to its Hollywood cousins, has substance—multidimensional characters that do more than just make the hero look good. With Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Ang Lee has crafted a striking film, one that examines the possible foibles of misguided loyalties and rigid traditions, and one that will appeal to any viewer who appreciates fine cinema. ♦ -Greg Ursic Hope for change OTOMO at the Vancouver International Film Festival at Vancouver Centre Cinema* Oct. 2, 4:45pm Oct. 5, 9:30pm In his new film, Otomo, Frieder Schlaich comments on Germany's troubling immigration laws and racist attitudes. The film centres around the true story of Frederic Otomo, a refugee from Liberia who lived with the help of a Catholic charity in Stuttgart .Germany, for eight years until one fateful evening in 1989. The film opens with Otomo packing his things in a room with a poster of the Crucifixion on the wall. Kicked out by the Church, Otomo begins an unsuccessful job hunt, meeting racial discrimination every step of the way. While Otomo is sitting on the tram, two ticket controllers accuse him of using an invalid ticket. Frustrated, Otomo assaults the subway controllers, resulting in a city- wide manhunt with a tragic end. Otomo's case is famous in Germany, one that had been twisted and turned by German newspapers. The details of the case were not well- known, and since Otomo didn't survive the ordeal, the press drew its own conclusions about Otomo's motives. Isaach de Bankole skilfully conveys Otomo's frustration and fear, especially in a scene where he's being chased by the police. The compelling score adds to the tension the film is trying to create. There is very little dialogue, but we see Otomo's interactive, personal side when he befriends an older German woman (Eva Mattes). And though a bit scared at first, she appears to be the only one willing to listen to Otomo, and even offer help. 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Thin blue lines falter UBC football loses its first regular season home game since 1997 by Tom Peacock During the pre-season, UBC Thunderbirds quarterback Shawn Olson said that if injuries didn't plague the team, then they would have a chance at contending for the Canada West championships. After last Friday night, he's probably wishing that he'd knocked oft wood when he said that, because injuries are looking like the key factor iii a season that's turning sour. In their second home game of the seasoa the battered and bruised Birds, at least those who could actually take the field, handed over the win on Friday night to the Alberta Golden Bears, 23-12. The Birds are now 2-2 on the season. Friday night's game wasn't so much decided by who was on the field, but by who wasn't/ Olson's go-to receiver,. Brad Courts, was sidelined by a knee injury sustained in last weekend's game against Calga^. As well, veteran centre Chris Paterson is watching his last season of eligibility unravel because? of a torn hamstring. .'.■•' The offensive line was further compromised by the absence of guard Darren Sharpe, out with a knee injury. Key linebacker Javier Glatt played the game with two bruised kidneys, and running back Julian Radlein had to sit out from time to time after hurting his shoulder and leg. Radlein still managed to run for 119 yards on IS carries, even though he had to sit out a few crucial plays, and Glatt sucked it up long enough to make 10 tackles. But when Radlein was pulled, there was nobody to replace him on the running attack. The game was forced into the air, and without Courts, the Birds' receiving game was less than exceptional. After the game, Olson admitted that he missed Courts. "The thing we missed the most is [Court's] game experience, his savvy, his coolness under pressure. You get a ball that you need to tie the game or get a first down when you're driving, he's going to make that catch. Today we missed that,* Olson said. The Birds better get used to it though, since Courts may be out for the season. An MRI scheduled for Today will determine whether the ACL in his left knee is completely or only partially torn. Judging from Friday's game, if Courts is a scratch for the year, Olson has reason to worry that the team won't be able to compensate adequately and re-adjust offensive- ly. 'Guys just have to step up, and right now we're not getting it, and it hurts us because everyone's playing hard but they're looking around saying, 'Okay Shawn, you make the play or Scott [Rintoul] you make the play,' when they should be thinking, 'give me the ball, give me the ball. I want to make the play.' We're missing that" Sandy Be ve ridge did a good job filling in on kick returns in Court's absence, and the special team's coverage on - kicker Duncan O'Mahbn/3 punts was more than adequate. Indeed, special teams were one of the few bright spots in '"*<££' ■-' »"'•.".■• ■> ' - -': '*t *-.ft*j!»«*. V.-'.-v../. .'•.■*■.»:■**.■/ . ■ i- ■ ■,: ; .■■-.:■■..: ■ •■ *$}- *'"*. --\\\\ **>\\flfc,-.''. ' FOR THE BIRDS: The seasonal residents of the UBC endzone at Thunderbird Stadium headed for higher ground when their habitat came under threat from migrating Bears (above). Olson tucks one under and heads for the endzone during first-half action atThunderbird stadium (below). After Friday night's loss, the Birds dropped to 2-2 on the season. There are four regular-season games left, tara westover photos the UBC game, although O'Mahony missed a couple" of field goals that might have made the difference. But the major elements of the UBC game just weren't there. The offence fizzled, and the defence was nowhere to be seen when Alberta running back Nathan Connor was on the warpath. Connor ran for a game-high 140 yards a3 the Golden Bears plowed up the field. "They made plays, we didn't That's what it comes down to," said Javier Glatt, rubbing his tender mid-section after the game. "Especially at the end of the game, when it was 16-12. We went two and out a bunch of times, and the defence wasn't holding 'em...It was a tight game, but they won." Head coach Jay Prepchuk said that the problem was caused by the thinning team's inability to dig deep within themselves and get into a winning mindset . "We obviously didn't play with veiy much enthusiasm • tonight..Football's a game of emotion, jt's a game of passion, it's a gama of pride, and we didn't show that tonight" If the Birds pull up their socks, they can still contend for the Canada West championships, since no team is clearly dominant This weekend, Calgary and Saskatchewan scored upset victories over first- place Manitoba and second- place Regina, respectively. All the teams in the Canada West conference have now posted a loss, and four of the six teams are 2-2 on the season. UBC heads to Saskatoon next Friday night to face ; the University1 Y of Saskatchewan Huskies. ♦ Sfo.- !&fi&.*>: to. SO COLO THAT IF YOU HAD ANY LEG HAIR* IT WOULD BE STANDING ON END: Despite the chilly weather,. <£yer 200 people pame up to campus early Sunday morning to race tha Pacific Spirit! sprint triathlon. After §wtmmin0 700m In the outdoor pool, competitors cycled 20krr^and rah 6km around campus. Tha overalt winner was Alan Carlsson of North Vancouver in a times of 58:44, and Rebecca Marshall of Vancouver was the top woman, finishing in 1:05:42, NICHOLAS BRADLEY photos* , - ooo Birds second after Prairies weekend Two wins and two ties for field hockey by Tom Peacock This weekend, the UBC women's varsity field hockey team left sunny Vancouver for the harsh wind-blown expanses of Calgary, and their first CIAU tournament _ While their friends here enjoyed a few days of Indian summer, the team members stepped off the plane to a less than balmy six degrees below in Alberta. Though the cold was a factor, The Birds were more concerned with the dry, sticky surface of McMahon stadium. Usually the artificial surface used for CIAU field hockey is watered prior to a game, but in McMahon stadium, home of the CFL's Calgary Stampeders, such watering is not permitted. And ten minutes into the first game, against Manitoba, veteran forward. Stephanie Hume sustained a serious injury to her thumb, which UBC head coach Hash Kanjee said was most likely a direct result of the unforgiving turf. "If that field had been watered for Stephanie, when she fell, her hand wouldn't have stuck to the turf She would have slid, and that's the difference,' Kanjee said. Without Hume, and in spite of ■' sweeping chailges to the roster, a young UBC side rallied to beat ; Manitoba, and went on to play to a 2-0-2 record for the tournament showing that they are once again contenders for the- Canada West Championship. Kanjee admits that the team is young, however, and so players will have to step up to balance the UBC attack. "Last year, we had ten players who were fourth- and fifth-year, and we've gone down to five players in fifth year, and a few more players in first second and third year," Kanjee said. Fourth-year player Jennifer Regan, who switched from midfield to right defence this year, said that she missed having Ann Harada behind her in goal, but added that Emily Menzies had a decent showing in her first tournament as UBC's starting goalkeeper. "Em's not as confident but she's finding her space...She learned a lot from Ann, and she's just going to get better," she said. "It was the first time out with a lot of new girls, and we figured out a lot of things that will help next time." "You don't know what the other teams are about so [the first tournament] is always like a fact finding mission," added Kanjee. The Birds might have all the facts they need now for a repeat performance of their back-to-back CIAU championship wins in the last two years. But if Hume is out for the season, that just means more hard work for everyone else. Regan, her teammate for four years, felt her absence during the last three games of the tournament '[Hume] is one of the hardest workers out there, it would be tough to lose her." ♦ ^TEtPtaStdian -AOiiun's ei^l, Ahvh in> Iwlni foubtfr UBC cuf.on Ifrj'u"/ Lhvld, loo; jnd EiwuJ R/w 'jiviir't 'Qtdol, \\ba UJ3C iluinni il ffif;T'Orj"uip] fitlll'S ll.« Cuu tan iben'aJfrMIiM is- * leplyr. llja Caiuiliyi 'run finished ttwD1 *ft>v Gfit !«?'- :•■; •' . :■■■•;. ■■■■ fepMoccer • . i;. .,...■■■.;>■■' $iijtetf£> m -i'y "XP1* II un U i.elled >. is>l this Jnc^uJ and conUnr.vi ^roijifkfj? ilAit 'o ii j «*■!Vitl. mth a .vfcri ■*;*mst SiiUtt 1,*a iri juJt.1 !\\yu£tf\\lr.»ir.». ' ■ . • I Its fii/ds j« rV,w ci-O-L 3i d •■iriirjc<.'inr'^'Jy ii\\fu;l j,U l a Uu» , Cjn idi WV.l lliiC ri nn> Slr:\\-r AJjuil Vl'iuuno/, .vho lv at duiin^ Ivst i uc- k.'* xw* Jsjstfo&t UW, '..ituu.tiho .LLund cyjLjyffJi* ..• i kTjJ iiUr , j u.0M«i wilJl JO Alb-'ih fl.ijer. U;i>;d \\Vmi,j -tw.od "lyffl of 'ho Bii'J's ■ r'Mirfj'jjisUijjM^'Iend. ■ WomenVSoccer : ■::"«-" ; Iliauvuit-n jli'i nluir^-dl(>Vdiico'ii.'rfrftiflllwFriliiis wad Ir.p mft j f win id a H4. ThtVA'ijnon'iiOd Sj^gjlLh^au and h^ti. A&eiU unl cta Kfjdui| into' n^\\t ftoi-koud'f'fiuiid ^iuu-s > i^ifn-itCjI^iyjrilLcdF^iid,^. '■ Men's Ice Hockey..- . tFriJjtynlJitatJi?1" 10 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 CULTURE THE UBYSSEY eed some piractical expertpce^ with kids? Male and female volunteers are needed as Iri-School Mentors Meet one-to-one with a child in elementary school for orie hour a week to play games or sports, work on the computer, or just sit and talk. tiyouxn* vAtwovvia iiiiifl^iilPBi^ii l^p;iMarlil!Ii| at'UBC THF THRF SISTERS lANTON CHEKHOV f j.l,i.to v3\\* McC_ oek SEP 27-OCT 7 MON-SAT 7^30PM. ITELUS STUDIO THEATRE CHAN CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (TICKETS: REG $16 ST/SR $10 [PREVIEW $6 SEP 27 iFREDERIC WOOD BOX OFFICE 822-2678 ead&m www.bookstore.ubc.ca TEXTBOOK CLEARANCE #reap September 25 - October 1 Pick-up a bargain in this harvest of out-of-print texts, rare finds and old editions- a great chance to build your library. .Ptease note:Tbese are not current Term 1 textbooks. -Hours: Weekdays 9:30 AM -5 PM Saturday 11AM - 5 PM Special Sunday Opening October 1 for Alumni Day 11 AM - 5 PM. m Jsioue moderne BABYBLUE SOUNDCREW Private Party Collectors Edition Universal Records Baby Blue SoundCrew has been hitting the high waves this summer, coming out with its latest compilation of urban vibes. This group of four multi-talented musicians from Toronto (Kid Kut, KLC, Single foot, and C- Boogie) have been helping out the weak Canadian hip- hop scene with their sweet R&B sounds., They show their love of diversity in music by including a variety of tracks from various Canadian, American, andjamaican ' R&B, hip hop, reggae, and calypso musicians. If you enjoy artists like Nas, Ginuwine, Sisqo, JayZ, Juvenile, DMX, BeenieMan, and Mr. Vegas, you will definitely enjoy this album. Far from focusing on guns and violence, these tracks talk more about love, money, sex, and big butts. ' Although Baby Blue SoundCrew has come out with a wicked compilation that I can't stop listening to, it's failed to properly represent Canadian artists. Canadian hip-hoppers appear in only five of the 2 5 tracks—showing that although Canadian hip-hop has developed over the past few years, it still depends highly on the Americans. Maybe it's the lack of support, or maybe Canada will r—wsw? tr^; jfflffSrogijff C0U.I-.CT0RS always be lagging behind the U.S., but whatever it is, Baby Blue SoundCrew has contributed in connecting the sounds of R&B, hip-hop, and reggae in an album that will definitely make you bounce—so go out and help support the Canadian hip-hop scene.♦ r -ParmJohal SCRATCHING POST This Time It's Personal Independent Scratching Post is straight out of Toronto with its third full- length album, This Time It's Personal. Led by singer Nicole Hughes, Scratching Post is a hard-driving, intense-sounding collaboration of bass, guitar, drums, and seductive, inviting vocals. ...*-'' The first anthem, 'Fade Away,' shows all these facets of Scratching Post's sound, which is a bit like Veruca Salt Hughes seduces the listener with her scandalous, inviting voice, spouting out charged lyrics about a failed relationship. The rest of the ensemble backs her up with the sound that resonates throughout the entire album. Other highlights include the songs "Make It Easy* and "Sleepwalking,' which continue the heavy sound and solid lyrics. The only weak point of the album is the final song, "Wake Up You're on Fire,' which sounds like, a bad adolescent garage band doing a Slayer cover. Scratching POSt iS a hard-driving, This Time It's Personal is a good, solid album from one of intenSe-SOUnding Collaboration , Of Canada's more successful indie bands. Scratching Post's last haSS,t guitar, drums, and Seductive, two albums have provided campus radio with top-ten hits and inviting VOCalS. their latest will no doubt provide similar results. Heaven forbid, they may even end up on the MuchMusic's top-20, somewhere in the maelstrom of the Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync. ♦ -Andrew Bowyer CHRISTINA AGUILERA Mi Reflejo Universal Latin pop music is the biggest thing this year to grip the North American music market with artists like Santana, Enrique Inglesias, and Ricky Martin dominating the music charts. With this genre being hotter than ever, Christina Aguilera's Spanish-language edition of her successful self-titled debut album is certainly keeping within the trend. Mi Reflejo, which translates as "My Reflection," includes Eve of the hit singles from her English album. Aguilera fans will find that the popular singles including 'Genie in a Bottle," "What a Girl Wants,' and the single 'Reflection' from the Disney movie Mulan sound just as good in Spanish as they do in English. In fact, Aguilera, who grew up in a predominantly Spanish-speaking household, actually sounds a bit better singing in Spanish because it allows her to escape the tired and generic sound that plagues other English- speaking female pop musicians. Although she is no Jennifer Lopez, Aguilera sings gracefully in Spanish and she dedicates her album to all of the Spanish people in the world who she claims have inspired her to explore her Latin roots. This inspiration has allowed Mi Reflejo to debut at number one on Billboard's Latin 50 Chart and Top 200 Chart The album includes a few upbeat dance numbers like 'Genio Atrapado' and "Una Mujer' and is layered with soft ballads like "El Beso Del Final,' "Pero Me Acuerdo De Ti,' and 'Por Siempre Tu." Aguilera also sings an excellent duet — "Si No Te Hubiera Conocido" — with Puerto Rican recording star Luis Fonsi. As an added bonus. Mi Reflejo is an enhanced CD that includes videos for the songs 'Genio Atrapado' and 'Por Siempre Ti," However, the videos are not very exciting, having been designed for teenage girls and young men who are r drawn to he? Barbie-doll looks. Nevertheless, Mi Reflejo reflects Aguilera's talent as she switches languages with remarkable ease and finesse. ♦ -Dustin Cook •^WC^-'^"' v' H omiieflejo •* .-" * <~ ft "is J X i. THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 11 by Parm Johal When you think of garbage cans, you think smelly, dirty, and foul. But the 14th annual Garbage Can Art Contest and Auction proves that garbage cans could be used for something other than collecting your everyday trash. Organised by the art therapy program at BC Children's Hospital to help kids heal faster through artistic expression, Sunday's event at Granville Island, showcased 25 local artists, from amateur to accomplished. The contestants had four hours to shape their metal bins, gluing, painting, sewing, and snipping their way towards their final goal of beautifying these cans. The colourful mosaic of Vancouver art culture was seen, but as time ticked by, all the artists were feeling the pressure. With furrowed eyebrows and hurried hands, artist Daphne Harwood, a 1992 graduate of UBC's fine arts program, worked at her sewing machine to sew the last remnants of her quilt onto her can while Niles Blishev stood proud beside his life-size, spray-painted Campbell's soup can. As the artists put the finishing touches on their cans, two judges went around and scored each of the displays based on originality, technique, design and overall presentation. Sandra Glygsdal arid Monica Forburger tied for third place. Glygsdal painted a beautiful mural of a Mexican city with cobblestone streets, and Forburger transformed her can into a New York Fries label, using carved sticks a3 French fries. In second place was Cynthia Frenethe—her colourful can was my personal favourite. It reminded me of those humourous Hallmark cards with cartoon-like figures and inspirational words like "I can be what I want to bel' What struck me the most was her use of detail. On the can lid she glued small square mirrors as well as shiny bead3 and sparkles to attract the eye. First place was awarded to Gilles Giguere's can, entitled "Happy City, Sad City.' One side of the can was 'sad,' with dark images, while on the other side, the 'Happy City' was vibrant and colourful with toy figures like Garfield, Snoopy, and Bugs Bunny. If you didn't make it this year, make sure you go next year to see some funky artistic talent and support a worthwhile cause. Garbage cans and art. .who knew? ♦ THAT GAHBIGGE CAN LOOKS MAHHVALOUS, DAHLING: Sandra Glygsdal's mural of a , Mexican city tied for third place at the 14th annual Garbage Can Art Contest held at Granville Island this past Sunday. TARA WESTOVER PHOTO f * v &*&£.' f*|X amazoncom second University of British Columbia third Amazon.com is recruiting for Software development and Web development engineers. home Visit us at the Computer Science Career Fair on September 27th in the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Come to our information session September 27th from 5:30 p,m. to 7:30 p.m. in the Westbrook Hall, Room 100 (free food). sports culture features photos covering all the bases : Y since 1918 THEUBYSSEY Email your resume (University of British Columbia in subject field) to: college@amazon.com. /college work hard; to EOE visit us at www.ams.ubc.ca We're almost there folks,... You may have noticed the dust and debris around the SUB lately and wondered "What's going on?" Well, your student dollars have been hard at work, and have reached the final stages of a make-over that will help us serve you better. People at your beckon call Our information booth, Safewalk and Speakeasy are up and running from the main concourse, so drop by to walk, talk, and ask a question or two. More space for constructive creativity (Get hcked-up, clever and dirty downstairs) The Pottery Club and AMS Bike Coop have moved to the north side - lower level, with extended space for cfdy-creations and bike lock-ups or fix-ups. Roof-top oasis Eat your lunch amidst unicorns and butterflies, catch q snooze or just bask in the sun upstairs, outside in the SUB courtyard. Its just so darn pretty up there. Used books, Cheap tunes, cool mags and more: SUBTitles'is open for business! Located beside the Pendulum, SUB lower level. We do consignment and sales. Sensational Services Come upstairs! Joblink, Volunteer Services, Advocacy Office, Ombudsperson, Tutoring and AMS Orientations have moved to the upper level of SUB in a swank hew setting. They're your services - use them. DID YOU KNOW? -♦•The Board of Governors is contemplating a cost-based tuition model that will mean different prices for different undergraduate degrees. ♦ The AMS and CASA (our national student lobby group) are working to ensure post-secondary education gets its needed injection of funding through the Canadian Health and SocialTransfer increase of $23.4 billion over the next 5 years, (check out www.casa.ca for more details) ♦The University administration is considering changing class start times. If approved, this plan will see one third of 8:30 am classes shift to 8:00, and the remaining two thirds shift to 9:00 - effective September 2001. Questions? email feedback@ams.ubc.ca DON'T FORGET... AMS/GSS HEALTH PLAN OPTED OUT YET? $168 dollars is a lot to pay when you're already covered, so opt out if you need to. POCKETS FULL OF LINT? Apply for a bursary to cover your health plan costs. DEADLINE is SEPTEMBER 29!!!! Drop by the health plan office - Room 61 SUB beside Travel Cuts * or visit: www.studentcare.net 1/N.VLHSlTt Or 1 IOCUTT AMS Services Days Come check us out. Wednesday, Sept. 27th - Friday, Sept. 29th 10am-2pm, Sub concourse Advocacy & Ombudsperson Believe it or not, they want to hear you complain - Check out "Gripe for Grapes" you'll walk away with a clear conscience and a full belly. Internship Program Lots of incredible opportunities that may open the doors to your future. Joblink On-line job searches, part-time job listings and resume writing tips that will showcase your awesome potential. Safewalk Reaily nice people who know a lot about safety and they make walking in the dark fun. Find out about "BLUE Light Education" Speakeasy Is it a speech clinic? A chat line? Come see for yourself. Tutoring Services For many 1st year courses, plus helpful skill seminars. Get on top of your grades people, you're not here to party. Volunteer Fair Cuz it's a great way to gain experience and volunteering is so much fun. They're your services - use them. ams rtutor in "^^'™ AMS / Es o. - friday September aqii, 2000 Mofunk Records/in association! AMS ivents^R.EJlj ^ Proudly Present:-•' t ".*<-'.-$ Featuring tiisMulful jazzadaj; Breaks & Beats of Mo Funk Recording Artist with special guest Y: djaui shack Say goodbye to tha summer of 2000 in style. Come up to the newly renovated SUB Partyroom/Coui and join the beautiful people for a night of (^o&f sophisticated grooves and sexy An. ** -rr* SUB Partyroom/Courtyard, UBC Campus Hf^^j For more info, call the AMS Events hotline: 822 8®^;S> mofunk.com ^^^Wjj (S&>£& :/'£*?%} THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 13 graphic violence THE WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBIT WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBIT at 885 IV. Georgia (Hongkong Bank of Canada Building) until Sept. 23 A single protester dressed in white brandishes a stick against a dark wall of Indonesian police. A Shaolin monk crouches, impossibly balanced on his thin metal perch. At the edge of the refugee camp in Kkes, Albania, a Kosovar girl grips her staff as if it were her last hope of salvation. The images leap out from all sides, silent testimonies to.the wonder and terror of life. Open your eyes and prepare to be shocked: the World Press Photo Exhibition is here. - A bank lobby may not strike "many people as the best viewing space for well, anything really, but on a sunny Saturday with the light pouring in, I can't find much fault with it Once I figure out the doors (hint the revolving ones don't work) and get over the massive pendulum's heavy swing, I'm free to wander past the panels of award-winning photos. I recognise a few from the headlines this year; all are powerful. I pause before each one, considering. - The images come from eveiywhere, and cover a wide range of subjects, but although World Press Photo's membership spans time zones and continents, a large number of winning photos were taken in the devastated regions around Kosovo, and during the blood-spattered elections in Dili, Indonesia. These are the photos documenting life in a war zone, the camera making us witnesses, uncertain and afraid. The murder of Bernardino Guterres by Indonesian police unfolds in seven horrifying steps—no words are necessary. Photographer John Stanmeyer received second place in one of the categories for these photos. I'm still not sure how I feel about that How can we judge the artistry of death? Photographs are powerful because they pull us in, exploiting the connection between the eye and the imagination. Far more than text can, these pictures provoke a physical response, calling up laughter, fury, revulsion, fear, and sometimes an elusive awe. They elicit an immediate, visceral response, not requiring the long abstract development of prose. A good photo acts as a lens, reducing entire ideologies down to human dimensions. Suddenly the six o'clock news lead stories have strained eyes and tattered clothes, feet exhausted from carrying a child for hours through the fog; trying to escape a horrible nightmare. Pictures bring distant events into the here and now, forcing us to pay attention; they become irrefutable evidence of moments of which we would otherwise be ignorant Now, though, we cannot forget, because we have seen them. If only for this, the World Press Photo Exhibit is valuable. It acts as a time capsule, a small chronicle of the human endeavour at the end of the 20th century, with its beauty and its pain. ♦ by Regina Yung THE UBYSSEY STAFF MEMBER/VOTERS LIST Tristan Winch Nicholas Bradley Daiiah Merzaban Cynthia Lee Alex Dimson Tom Peacock Regina Yung Laura Blue Sarah Morrison Holland Gidney Tara Westover Michelle Mossop THE FOLLOWING CONTRIBUTORS REQUIRE [MEETINGS/ CONTRIBUTIONS] BEFORE BECOMING STAFF Ernie Beaudin [1/3] Lisa Denton [2/2] Daniel Silverman [2/0] Graeme Worthy [2/0] Natasha Chin [3/0] Greg Ursic [3/0] Aisha Jamal [3/1] Duncan McHugh [1/0] Maya Papineau [3/0] Stephanie Sork [3/11 Nyranne Martin [1/1] Andrea Winkler [3/1] / j «.. thanks for CO-Operating! OeoScitex was formed in April 2000 by uniting the graphic arts divisions of Geo Products Inc. «yia Scitex Corporation Ltd. 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A Division of Creo Products !nc www.CreoScitex.com 14 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 OP/ED THE UBYSSEY THiUBYSSEY TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2000 VOLUME 82 ISSUE 6 EDITORIAL BOARD COORDINATING EDITOR Daiiah Merzaban NEWS EDITORS Alex Dimson Cynthia Lea CULTURE EDITOR Michelle Mossop SPORTS EDITOR Tom Peacock FEATURES EDITOR Nicholas Bradley COPY/VOLUNTEERS EDITOR Tristan Winch PHOTO EDITOR Tara Westover PRODUCTION MANAGER Vacant COORDINATORS RESEARCH COORDINATOR Graeme Worthy - LETTERS COORDINATOR Laura Blue WEB COORDINATOR Vacant The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper erf the University o( British Columbia. It is published every Tuesday and Friday by The Ubyssey Pubfications Society. We are an autonomous, democraticafly an student organisation, and al students are encouraged to participate. Editorials are chosen and written by the Ubyssey star?. 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V6T 1Z1 tel: (604) 822-2301 fax: (604) 822-9279 e-mail: feedback@ubyssey.be.ca BUSINESS OFFICE Room 245, Student Union Building advertising: (604) 822-1654 business office: (604) 822-6681 fax: (604) 822-1658 e-mail: ubyssey_ads@yahoo.com BUSINESS MANAGER Fernie Pereira AD SALES Jennifer Copp AD DESIGN Shalene Takara There was .nee t beautiful priocen named Tom Peacock. lie was the (airest student reporter in all of the land known at CUP. Everyone wanted to be like him Everyone. Alex Dimson and Cynthia Lee envied bii lusciou* blond tocki. Tristan Windi wished Tor his intense green eyes, and Holland Gidney and Retina Yung longed for hii nibjr* red lip*. One day. Tom's evfl slepsislers-Nidialas Bradley and Andrew Bowyer— beearas jealous of Tom'i good looks, Ss they lured Daiiah Menabatx a skilled huntswomaa who had worked oft leant! thai bad assassinated several former princesses like Tara Weslovef. Duncan McHugh, Graeme Worthy. DusUn Cook and Jason Stedt, to finish Ton\\oft Daiiah lured the vulnerable Tom into the forest on* alteration with offers of sweet, sweet can^j, but she was taken abaii by the sad look on Tom's lace. Daiiah let Toot p> and he ran away, only to stumble upon a little cottage inhabited by five sweet young nymphs-Natasha Chin AishaJamaL Pann Johal Stephanie Sort. Ailin Choo, and Michelle Mossop. The nymphs cared for Princes* Tom from that day on. and Ihe*' alt lived happily ever aitef. V Canadian University Press Crod. Part S4« AgrMflwit NwnUr 0732141 old not that precious a metal There are still Olympic stories about overcoming adversity, about winning against all odds, but they are fewer and further between. The Games have turned into some kind of freakshow for genetically pre-disposed children who have no real conception of losing. Heck, they were born winners. It's losing that's against the odds. Okay, so maybe we, as Canadians, have a small, very minor, case of sour grapes. But Australia is pulling what seem to be • mutant kids out of school and throwing them in the pool, and that's not fair. In our opinion, Olympic gold is starting to lose a bit of its lustre. A bit more, that is. Of course, the Olympics are still about perse- verence: it takes a certain type of dedication to win, no matter how big an athlete's feet are (the National Post printed a photograph last week of Ian Thorpe's feet at their actual size. And they were at least rwice as big as any of ours). Canada has won only seven medals at the Sydney Summer Games to date. Even Belarus is far out of our reach with ten, so yeah, we're bitter. But our bitterness is not directed at our athletic programs in Canada. In fact, Canada is starting to look like a spot of calm in a world gone gold-medal mad. But Canada is showing signs of buckling under the pressure. The Post may have dedicated two whole pages to Thorpe's flippers, but it is not the only Canadian media outlet applauding other countries for plucking potential medal winners right out of grade-school classrooms and dumping them into expensive training programs. It is also not the only one condemning Canada for its all too laissez-faire approach to athletic recruitment and training. After all, what parents would realistically let their kids play just any old sport—or even more than one sport—when Canada's medal standings at the next Olympics hang in the balance? Yesterday's Vancouver Sun proudly announced that BC will be a testing ground for a new recruitment system currently sweeping through the school system Down Under. The system screens high school kids to find out for which sport they are physically pre-disposed, based on 80 different criteria. Sitting height, arm span, and vertical jump are some of the less eerie indicators used. But doesn't it all sound a bit sinister? We don't let people into schools to tell our children they're too stupid to ever become lawyers, but we're going to let them march into gymasiums to quash a kid's dreams of glory in whatever sport he or she may have latched onto during gym class? That hardly seems fair. 'But I like playing netball." "Too bad, kid, we need you in platform diving-' At the moment, Canadian athletes often get into the amateur sports at which they excel almost by accident, according to Wendy Pattenden, president of Vancouver's National Sports Centre. Can you imagine—people actually making up their own minds about which sport they want to play? After her fourth-place finish in the 200m individual medley, UBC Olympic swimmer Marianne Limpert was responsible for a bitter outburst in the media about the state of athletic funding in Canada. Limpert's point is well-taken. When you compare the $62 million a year that Canada spends on amateur athletics to the $280 million a year Australia spends, losing makes all too much sense. We're not arguing that we shouldn't support those who have chosen to become athletes. Funding them is ona thing, and something we support But performing physical examinations on children to measure their future medal worth—choosing who is fit to become an athlete before they can really think for themselves—is something else entirely. So maybe Canada's low Olympic medal count isn't such a bad sign after all. In fact, maybe it's a sign of our country's healthy lack of obession and our collective mental health when it comes to protecting the well-being and well-rounded- ness of our younger citizens. - Besides, we can always clean up at the Winter Olympics. ♦ LETTERS U-Pass another AMS welfare plan It is interesting to see how some UBC students are starting to realise that the $168 per year might be a bit steep for a health and dental plan they feel they don't really need ('Students sick of health plan" [Sept 15, 2000]). If your health expenses involve physical therapy or a chiropractor instead of laser eye surgery, you might agree with them, because, surprise surprise, they're not covered by the planl Well, another sweet mandatory Alma Mater Society (AMS) 'welfare plan" is coming to town, and again some people will get shafted. I'm talking about the U-Trek card, the three-zone bus pass for just $20 (or more) a month. A great deal if you bus to school. Not so great if you drive, but that's the idea; get more people to switch from the car to the bus. Unfortunately in the holy war of Trek UBC against the single occupant vehicles there might be some collateral damage. I'm talking about all those people who don't drive, but don't bus either. You know, people who bike to school everyday, people who live on campus, people who work at home and telecommute. All these people who are already using an alternative to the environmentally-unfriendly cars and to the not so much better buses. What these folks will get in recognition for their contribution to the UBC community i3 a nice $240 (or more) a year tax, and a bus pass they don't need. Of course, the U-Trek card propaganda talks about some benefits for bikers as well, but none of them are in my opinion really worth the money. $20 a month for showers and bike cages doesn't sound like such a sweet deal, does it? As for people who live on campus, what are we getting out of this card? Lovely Friday night trips to Maple Ridge? A thrill ride on the SkyTrain once in a while? Sunday morning brunch in Deep Cove after a romantic trip on the Seabus? Geez, I'm looking forward to pay my $240 for this card! As in the case of the Health and Dental Plan, the devil is in the details. A plan that is a great deal for some students is a total rip-off for others.. UBC has a lot of students, with different needs. It would be nice if this time the AMS and the Graduate Students' Society (GSS) would think of all (or most) of them, before they go ahead with another mandatory "benefit" -Marco Albanl PhD Candidate Forestry FEEOBMK®U^SSlmBC.CA THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2000 15 Sequel really bad URBAN LEGENDS: Now Playing THE FINAL CUT Dial J for junk, because that's all you're going to get in John Ottman's Urban Legends: The Final Cut Unless you count the forgettable cast and predictable plot- lines that dominate this entire mess, you're better off spending an evening perusing your stamp collection. Banking on the public's insatiable demand for formulaic teen horror flicks, Ottman follows the same guidelines that made I Know What You Did Last Summer and Urban Legend bubble gum bits for the Dawson's Creek Crowd. After watching a teen-slasher flick, it's easy to see the recipe: throw together some attractive characters, make them scream a lot for no apparent reason other than a few slashings, and wait for the bust shots. Unabashedly borrowing from Scream 3, the story centres around a movie set Amy Mayfield, played by bright-eyed Jennifer Morrison, is a film student at Alpine University, dreaming of her big break in Hollywood. The road to stardom lies in her thesis film's winning the prestigious Hitchcock Award, for which all her fellow classmates are competing. The catch is that just as she starts making a film about urban legends, she almost becomes one herself. All I can say about the serial killer is this—get a day job, or at least a new coat Dressed in the typical killer costume of a black trenchcoat and fencing mask, the murderer seems to have no motive for chasing around a bunch of silly college students other than too much spare time. This doesn't do much for the suspense. In one scene, Amy is hiding underneath a grand piano while the killer attempts to find her in the dark. He edges toward the by Natasha Chin instrument, places his gloved hands on the keys and plays a harrowing rendition of a horror tune. Suspense aside, these snippets of humour offer the only compensation for the viewer, and they are often more banal than entertaining. This is a film based on stupidity. The cast offers upthe usual nude shots and the earnest expressions picked up from Acting 101 classes. There are the usual high- school caricatures: the blonde bimbo, the innocent virgin, and the jock. As well, the entire campus seems to be populated entirely by rich white kids. There are no adults, ho parents, and no figures of authority other than a neglectful policewoman who spends more time dancing to Foxy Brown than protecting anyone's safety, even when three students have gone missing. Of course, no one knows or even reports these strange disappearances around campus because the stupid teenagers are in charge. Again, I wonder about the quintessential killer that appears in all teen horror flicks. He is always portrayed as a fool who is outsmarted by pimple-popping youngsters. I really feel for the guy, because underneath that fencing mask is a soul that just needs some anger-management classes and a professional make-over. But the killer is, after all, only a comical figure. Director Ottman isn't interested in either the moral or psychological roots of the murderer's psyche. If he were, he would have been attempting to build on the genius of such greats as Hitchcock or Patricia Highsmith. What he is actually doing in Urban Legends: The Final Cut is reselling the packaged horror flick under a new title. And in the end, the film lives up to its own limitations. •> ALMOST FAMOUS Now Playing by Greg Ursic Rock star. Dot-eon* billionaire. Cowboy, Roger Boerfe co^bost. At some point in Me, everyone fantasises about working tib&r dream job (okay, thatlastone was ubine). Unfortunate^, however, most people end up doing ihe 'sensible' thing, and spend the rest of their lives wondering 'what 1ST It's 1973, and William Miller is determined to never ask that torturous question. He has it tough. He's 15 years old, bright, awkward, and [friendless. He lives with a shrewish, doinmeer- ing, antt-eveiything mother who is convinced that anyone who listens to rock V roll will become a drug-addled sex fiend. None of this makes his aspirations to be a rock journalist any easier. Not to be dissuaded from his goal William pounds out articles on his trusty Smith Corona. And then the unthinkable happens-the music editor for Rolling Stone magazine, intrigued by William's fresh and novel style, calls, with an offer he can't refuse: to go on tour with Stillwater, an up-and-coming band and report on his experiences. Oh-and he'll get paid a princely sum. Having been around in the' 70s is not a prerequisite for enjoying this movie. Written and directed by Cameron Crowe, Almost Famous is a semi-autobiographical account of his first job with Rolling Storte. Ihe Gacarhuzz began even before the movie was finished, and with good reason: Crowe writes great screenplays {Say Anything, Jerry Magtiire) and Almost Famous shows that Ms winning streak is intact Crowe skillfully combines the com- ing-of-age and life-on-the-road elements of the story with complex characterisations, well-scripted dialogue, and a unique soundtrack which enables him to capture the spirit of ihe era. Thankfully, casting was given as much consideration as the rest of Ihe film. Billy Crudup finally, gets the recognition he deserves with his portrayal of Russell, Stillwater's enigmatic lead guitarist, who shuns the spotlight and lives the music. Crudup is able to balance detached passion, keen comedic sense, confused sincerity, and lightning-fast mood swings. Newcomer Patrick Fugit shines as William. This shy, ingenue teenager struggles to remain objective when thrust into a world awash wish temptation. Also, Kate Hudson, daughter of Goldie Hawtj, stays true to her lineage, playing the ditey and worldly Penny Lane, the leader of the groupies. In spite of her worldly ways, however, she betrays a guarded vulnerability. Finally, the supporting cast-Jason Lee {Clerks) - and Philip Seymour Hoffman {The Talented Mr. Ripley}- also deliver top-notch performances. My only quibble with the cast is Frances McDormand, whose over-the- top manic behaviour is distracting and annoying. Except for one especially ridiculous sequence near tha end of the film (I can't reveal more without spoiling a key plot twist) Almost Famous would be perfect But almost perfect is close enough for me. ♦ CD n o < ree-camera Nobi Get a Clearnet phone before September 30th, 2000 and we'll give you a free JoyCam Camera* Pick one up at The UBC Bookstore or reach us at vyww.clearnet.com/student or 1-888-250-4574 The future is friendly, i r 11 ( pcsT textri§„.... included Voice mail ■ Caller ID ■ Call waiting ■ Web ready ■ PERKS™ ■ Free local calls on your birthday That's more than a $15 value compared to your home pho^e costs jr. 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