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Man, 45 women lose j • • Vol. LXIV, No. 56 Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, March 9,1982 228-2301 In April 45 women physical plant workers will face unemployment because of budget cutbacks but officials claim the layoffs are based on job classification and the layoffs have nothing to do with gender. The "operational decision" terminates April 1, 46 custodial ^io*? *■*■**■—— •«3ar f 'T* -'•"■• '• «* It?!- *^8 "■£ S^*' * W^f-'V.lC ''•^^-aw^ " workers classified as service worker ones but avoids layoffs in a second, male dominated classification. "We've not laid off women per se; we've laid off service worker ones," said H.E. Trewin, custodial section superintendent, Monday. "I don't look on them as men and women, I look on them as ones and twos," he said. (According to Trewin, service worker ones have "lighter" duties while worker twos take on the "heavier" jobs such as floor waxing, wet mopping, furniture moving and machinery use.) Employee relations director Bob Grant said the job classification, and not the individuals, are being cut. "I don't think sex came into it," he said. "We don't classify by sex, we classify by job description. What we're doing is cutting back on the lowest classification," he added. According to Trewin, "these are two different trades; they are not the same." He later added that combining the two classifications has been discussed, but "there are certain tasks that women can't do physically- "We had to decide how we were going to meet the (cutbacks)," said See page 2: POSITIONS Rallies for 4"* W&iv^.-.*- *■...- *■: % w*I education on Friday —eric uggertson photo SHORT-TERM wheelchair rider discovers deceptiveness of "ramp" which seeing students experience movement from class to class from a different has three inch bump at bottom, causing inconvenience to wild wheelers at perspective. Wheelchair ace racer Rick Hansen (left) offers suggestions on UBC. Organizers of Monday's wheelchair tour of campus get kick out of popping wheelies and avoiding potholes, See stories below. racer wants awareness, nof pity By KEVIN McGEE Rick Hansen — the Wayne Gret- zky of his sport. The description, offered by a local radio sports announcer, perhaps best describes UBC's 24 year old wheelchair marathon champion. Hansen who holds a myriad of wheelchair marathon titles, including last year's national championships in Winnipeg, was the keynote speaker as exceptional persons week began at UBC. Speaking to 90 people in the SUB party room Monday, Hansen told the audience, "Awareness is one of the biggest and most important factors in dealing with disability." Hansen said that every disability is different and personal, and it is important for people to understand this. Rather than dwell upon his athletic achievements, Hansen told the audience about his personal experience in dealing with his disability; being a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair. Hansen was hitching home from a fishing trip when, "I caught a ride with the wrong person." The pickup truck he was riding in overturned and Hansen suffered a broken back. He was 15 at the time. "Before the accident I was your basic jock, my entire life was centred around activity. You can imagine how the accident shook me." Hansen said human beings are notorious for their ability to adapt. "The easy way is to sit there and feel sorry for yourself — for me, 1 decided I needed to set goals to Hansen leads wheel tour UBC is "sorely lacking ... in its ability to deal with handicapped people" Rick Hansen's point was well taken. Canada's premier wheelchair athlete was joined by 15 students and faculty members who discovered the frustration of travelling through campus in a wheelchair. Although most participants in the tour were able to walk, they stuck to their wheelchairs despite the heavy physical excercise involved in reaching some buildings, such as SUB. Hansen, a physical education student at UBC, said some of the older buildings are almost completely inaccessible to people in wheelchairs. In many buildings it is impossible to get off the first floor in a wheelchair. After the tour, physical plant director Neville Smith told The Ubyssey that facilities for disabled students are an 'ongoing problems.' "Handicapped facilities are built in all major renovations," he said. "However in some of the older buildings costs are too high or renovations are impractical." The wheelchair tour took place as part of exceptional persons week. direct my energy into," he said. "I'm a stronger individual now than before because I took those challenges instead of running away from them. Look at my face and see rny smile — don't insult me by feeling pity for me," he said. Hansen told the audience "If disabled people are happy and fulfilled, you should be envious." Hansen said people have a lot of strength and ability to cope, but no one really appreciates this until faced with a personal setback. Luminaries in attendance at the speech included administration president Doug Kenny, who said "It is appropriate people in university are leading the way in drawing attention to and doing research on exceptional children." Kenny added he had been a long time admirer of Hansen. Education dean Daniel Birch echoed similar sentiments. An interview with Rick Hansen will appear in Friday's Ubyssey. By KEITH BALDREY "It is important to know how the public feels about the higher education problem. Their feelings, however, should be influenced by a genuine demonstration of public support for the cause of higher education," said current universities minister Pat McGeer, then a Liberal MLA, in 1963. Students, staff and faculty, pro- vincially and nationwide, have taken McGeer's advice to heart and have launched a Canadian Federation of Students sponsored week of action against cutbacks in education. Rallies, demonstrations and marches are scheduled this week in colleges and universities from Victoria to St. John's, Newfoundland. And more than 1,500 students are expected to march through downtown Vancouver Friday, protesting education cutbacks, rising tuition fees and a lack of accessibility to post-secondary. education. Stephen Learey of the UBC-bas- ed students for accessible education would not predict how many UBC students will participate in the march, but said he was encouraged by the response to SAE's leafieting campaign last week. See page 3: OPEN Women rally to celebrate freedom, struggle By MURIEL DRAAISMA Women, men and children, carrying colorful banners and placards, marched through downtown Vancouver Saturday to commemorate International Women's Day. More than 500 demonstrators joined in the celebration. They chanted "Out of the kitchen and into the streets, women unite today!" And they shouted "Women must decide their fate, not the church and not the state!" The march, escorted by 15 police, assembled in Victory Square, and continued along Georgia and Howe streets to Robson square. At Robson square, the back of a pick up truck was used as a make-shift stage. Thirty women's groups and other concerned committees displayed their banners on the old courthouse steps, forming a multi-colored backdrop. "This is the fifth annual International Women's Day celebration in Vancouver," said Muggsy Sigu'rgierson, a member of the International Women's Day committee. "We're here to fight against the oppression of women, to protest the freeze on women's wages. "Cutbacks in women's needs are increasing," Sigurgierson said. "This wage freeze makes the struggle for equal pay for equal value almost impossible. It's necessary for women to work together." Speaking on behalf of 10,000 women who work as domestic workers in Canada, Violeta Ramirez said "We come to Canada with the hope of earning a decent living for our families. But we are denied rights and privileges other Canadian workers have. "We work 12 to 14 hours a day, are intimidated and sexually harassed by our employers," she said "We have begun to get organized and are part of the nationwide campaign to change working conditions." Ramirez, who represented the committee for the advancement of the rights of domestic workers, said, the workers are very vulnerable. "We will not be taken for granted. We are good enough to work here, we are good enough to stay." The Euphonius women singers provided entertainment between speakers. Strumming on their guitars and shaking their tambourines, the singers filled the air with feminist music and the audience sang along. "Enforced heterosexuality is the underpinning of women's oppression," said Nym Hughes, a spokesperson for the subcommittee of the B.C. federation of women on lesbian rights. "Lesbians have been organizing to change that reality. See page 2: PARITY Page 2 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, March 9, 1982 Positions cut From page 1 Trewin. Physical plant's operating budget was recently reduced by $990,000. "It was an operational decision," he said. Trewin added the worker twos were kept because their services are considered more valuable. "We decided the worker twos, the work they can do, is the work we want done." (The worker one classification is 98 per cent women and the worker twos are only 11 per cent women. Both are represented by the Canadian Union of Public Employees, local 116. Physical plant employees are also divided into staff and hourly classifications and 80 per cent of the hourly service worker ones are women but only 14 per cent of the worker twos are hourly. But Trewin denied this fact had any influence on the cutbacks decision. "They (the worker ones) we could do without the best," he said. "It's a position — I never look at the sex." He added the layoffs were made by seniority. Neville Smith, physical plant director, agreed with Trewin. "We merely looked at positions, not whether they were men or women. The fact that these positions were occupied by women was not by plan, it just happened that way." Parity wanted From page 1 Pat Davitt, of Vancouver's Municipal and Regional Employees Union, spoke about equal pay. "There are two basic ideas about equal pay. "Firstly, men and women working at the same job should get the same pay. Even reactionaries like Bill Bennett should be able to grasp this. She said women and men should get equal base rates — the same amount of money when they start working. "We are not a pack of raving lunatics; other people in the world are fighting for the same cause. The march and rally, however, were marred by the presence of the Communist Party of Canada, Marxist — Leninist. They posed as the Democratic Women's Union of Canada. When the march assembled at the foot of Hamilton street, they pushed and shoved other demonstrators. Tact CHANCE Win a Chinon 35mm camera, or reproductions of color photos. Just get your entries to The Ubyssey photo contest in to SUB 241k by Wednesday, March 9. Gorilla wrestling Yes, it's a very popular sport in the small emerging African nation of Heywhats- happeninman? But you won't find it at 1'J. Burger & Sons. N'ope. Just 15 incredible burgers; huge salads; chicken and other great stuff. Open 7 days a week from 11:30 a.m. till really late. Furs optional. llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll^ SUMMER JOBS INSIGHT EDITOR — Produces a Student Handbook to be given out at Registration. — Responsible for Copy, Layout, Securing of Articles, Proof-Reading, Etc. PATHFINDER EDITOR — Produces a UBC Events Calendar Both Positions Are Paid Applications Available SUB 238 CLOSES MARCH 24/82 I Get the individual attention you deserve at Quality Hairstyling Competitively Priced Hairlines gives students a break! 10% off our regular prices Mon.-Weds. only (Student I.D. required) Cuts — Men $15.00 Women S22.00 Perms — Men S35.00 Women S40.00 and up Streaks, color, hennas and conditioners also competitively priced. 2529 Alma St. at Broadway Mon-Fri. - 9:00-7:30 Telephone: 224-2332 Sat. - 9:00-5:00 k**¥>fcj?; ,tL Tuesday, March 9, 1982 THE UBYSSEY Page 3 Africans are 'guinea pigs' By MARK ATTISHA Thalidomide, the drug responsible for thousands of deformed babies in Europe in the early 1960s is still available in Africa, a representative of the African Students' Association said Sunday. The manufacturers of thalidomide want to dispose of drug supplies so they sell it where it is still on the market, Sanika Chirwa told 10 students in SUB 206. Chirwa said drug companies are abusing weak laws in African countries and use Africans as guinea pigs to test their products. The drug is often marketed under trade names including Grippex, Costergan, Distaval and Valgris, he said. African countries are test laboratories for drugs, jut other products are tested ther: as well Chirwa said. "Only two or three types of inter- uterine devices are av.ulable in North America. In Africa," said Chirwa,' 'at least eight or nine types are available. The companies are selling these things because the laws don't exist to prevent them." Before a new product is introduced into North America it has been on the African market for at least five years, he said. Chirwa said the problem not only exists in Africa but throughout the Third World. "These drug com panies are business houses. Wherever they find a weak law they will abuse it." Referring to the 'battle of the bottle' incident last year in which the World Health Organization restricted advertising and marketing of baby formula in developing countries, Chirwa said baby formula has replaced TV and cars as status symbols as a result of the promotion. "Even though the manufacturers know of the side effects or ineffectiveness, they continue to promote their products. "It is now being found that African women do not fully respond to contraceptive pills. Because of changes in climate and other en vironmental factors, the pill is never absorbed by the body," he said. "Steroid-containing ointments are producing blotching effects on African women. They end up looking like zebras or grow beards." Chirwa placed the blame on professionals inside and outside the third world who do not push for stricter drug regulations. Arms race 'macho' fault By CHRIS WONG The arms race is economically wasteful, humanly disastrous, and potentially catastrophic, a university of Michigan political science professor said Thursday. "There is absolutely no doubt that millions of human beings will die in the most grotesque way," David Singer told 200 people in Buchanan 106. Our culture accepts nuclear weaponry because of its tough, "macho" connotations, said Singer. "Who wants to be called a sissy?" he said. "Even if we were able to bring to trial all those who are preparing for nuclear war, there are millions more who would be delighted to take their place." Singer cited the United States as a major offender in the arms race. "If there ever was a nation that was dangerously overarmed, it's the U.S.," he said. But the Soviet Union is equally to blame he said. "Soviet foreign policy shows even less creativity and imagination than American foreign policy." Based on president Ronald Reagan's performance to date, "there is virtually no way" he will be re-elected said Singer. "If you think the Carter administration was inept and incompetent, you ain't seen nothing yet." The current Soviet government is not likely to stay intact for much longer either, he added. "The question is, what kind of thugs will replace Brezhnev?" The superpowers would slow down the arms race if sufficient criticism came from other countries, Singer said. "I think a coalition of allies could bear a considerable amount of pressure on the Americans and Soviets and get the ball going," he said. Singer advocates the use of a ' 'no first use" declaration, in which neither side would strike first with nuclear weapons. This agreement would be effective, he said, because "the Soviets and Americans have adhered to a great many of their paper committments. "I'm prepared to go into coalition with the devil to (break out of the arms race). "But as a short-term solution, the U.S., and by extension Canada, will be more secure when there is not a single land-based missile in North America," said Singer. "There is no reason to think that Vancouver is in a divine sense likely to be spared," he added. — ian timberlaka photo NEWEST SCULPTURE in aquatic centre, "Man diving off platform," brings wows from team mate below and capacity crowd gathered to witness CIAU swimming and diving championships last week. Figure inspired UBC women to second place finish and UBC men to fifth. Israel week fights image By MARK LEIREN-YOUNG Shalom, it is Israel week at UBC. "We're trying to increase knowledge of Israel culturally, politically and religiously. We're trying to show that it is a place where people live and there is green grass and children aren't being blown up 24 hours a day," Israel week coordinator Howard Dan- cyger says. Dancyger says the North American Jewish Student's Network is trying to fight the image of Israel traditionally portrayed in the media. Monday, the Network presented a display on Jerusalem — City of Peace, but the highlight of the week is supposed to be a speech by "the most dynamic non-Jewish Zionist," Reverend John Grauel. Grauel, who was once a volunteer galley boy on the Jewish refugee Thousands of students turn out for nothing By CRAIG BROOKS Thousands of UBC students were forced to participate in an event Monday, when the arts undergraduate society declared Apathy Day. "It's a dirty piece of fascist business," Lawrence Kootnikoff UBC NDP club president and student radical said Monday. "It's conscripting the masses into participating in something." Apathy day kicked off arts week with a resounding thud and if the rest of the week affects students as deeply, it will be a resounding success. "I didn't know such a thing as apathy day existed," said one student. "Who thought this up?" "I am ignoring it completely, I am too busy doing school work," said Ron McGillveray, science 3. "Apathy day shouldn't be given a second thought." John Miller, engineering 3, said he would think about liberating the engineering undergraduate society headquarters, the cheeze factory, from the university administration, who padlocked the office last week over the issue of the Red Rag. Rene Comesotti, AUS '/ice president, said she is dismayed that a scheduled band did not show up for a lunch hour engagement in Buchanan lounge. "They didn't care," she said. "We are outraged." "If I was more involved I would have participated," said James Hollis, Alma Mater society finance director. "I don't care," said AMS president Dave Frank. "No comment." "Apathy day isn't working, I didn't even know about it," said an arts 2 student, who declined to be identified. Peter Goddard arts student coun cil representative, said apathy day began because the AUS couldn't afford to do anything. "It costs a lot of money to book this sunny warm weather." The Ubyssey attempted to contact more students on the issue of apathy day, but none were available for comment. Gears not cheezed off by padlocks Administration padlocks continue to keep engineering students out of their hangout, the cheeze factory. But the locks are not seriously altering engineering undergraduate society activities, EUS presidentelect Rich Day said Monday. "It's no great problem getting things done. We simply meet in other places," Day said. "It's a shame because (applied science dean Martin) Wedepohl is saying 'symbolically, you don't have my support.' "But in a way it's good because everyone's talking about it," he added "It's increased our spirit." The cheeze factory was locked Feb. 28 wnen Wedepohl recommended the action to administration president Doug Kenny. Wedepohl was responding to the sexisi: and racist hate literature printed in this year's Red Rag. "It's remaining closed until we show some sort of change in heart — whatever that means," Day said. He added he plans to discuss the issue with Wedepohl sometime this week. But Wedepohl said Monday, "It (the cheeze factory) is closed indefinitely. I'm not bargaining with the EUS." Meanwhile, an engineering student who condemned the Red Rag in a letter to The Ubyssey said he is getting support from within the faculty. "I'm getting a lot of positive response from other gears," David Janis said Monday. "The students in my faculty are being dragged through the mud because of our deplorable image to the public and I think that's wrong." Janis said his letter was intended "to get the dean and the EUS talking together in real terms — not just playing semantics." ship the Exodus, later joined the underground Jewish organization, the Haganah, prior to the formation of the state. His speech, When a Dream Comes True: The State of Israel, is today at 12:30 in Buch. 203 UBC is Graul's first stop on a cross- Canada speaking tour. Wednesday, the Network plans Lunch in Israel featuring falafel and Israeli dancing at 12:30 p.m. in the SUB party room. There will be a dance performance followed by dancing for all. There will be an Egypt-Israel peace treaty' dialogue" with Kal Holsti, UBC political science department head and Mattitayahu Mayzel, visitor from Tel Aviv University's history department on Thursday at 12:30 p.m. in the upper lounge of international house. Open house helps From page 1 "A lot of people have said they're interested (in the march), particularly the arts students because most of their classes are cancelled because of the open house. I am encouraged," said Learey. But UBC will be hard pressed to match the expected turnout at Vancouver Community College's Langara campus. "We're counting on, hopefully, up to 1,000 people," said Dan Cross, vice president external of Langara's student society. At least 300 people from Simon Fraser University are expected to attend the march, said Doug Fleming, SFU external relations officer. Other events as part of the CFS week of action include a march on the legislature by University of Victoria students Thursday. Page 4 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, March 9, 1982 'Rule' explained Women cleaned out International Women's Day was celebrated in Vancouver last weekend with marches, music and speeches. There was a strong and positive feeling of solidarity and support for the women's movement, but we were cautioned that sexual discrimination is thriving and rampant. The cautioners were right. Especially at UBC. Forty-six physical plant workers have been canned effective April due to funding cutbacks. Forty-five of them are women. The administration tells us it's not a case of discrimination. But women in custodial job ghettoes are being cleaned out. The administration says the layoff decisions are based on job classification. It is within these job classifications that sexism lies. Physical plant divides its employees into two similar categories. In the 'light' category there are 98 per cent women. In the 'heavy' category there are only 11 per cent women. Work in the first category entails dusting, dry mopping and emptying office garbage cans while work in the second category entails floor waxing, wet mopping, moving furniture and using machinery. Physical plant has decided the second category is a priority and therefore all job cuts took place in the first category. The decision has nothing to do with individuals, they tell us. But the decision has everything to do with individuals. The administration says it's mere coincidence that 45 of 46 people losing their jobs are women. It's no coincidence. Women are herded into traditional women's jobs and men are herded into traditional men's jobs. And of course the men's jobs are considered more important. The administrators at UBC probably don't consciously decide to fire women. They're just naive victims of socialization which they enforce but don't recognize. And then there are not so naive victims of socialization. We're referring to Nathan Divinsky, a UBC professor on Vancouver city council who uses sexism for political gain. A man who says unemployed mothers shouldn't leech off society because they were never asked to uncross their legs is a man desperately and pathetically trying to gain attention. It was a bad day all round on Friday. First of all I had to go out in the rain, and "on my way to the village I stepped in a puddle. Then someone handed me a rather cryptic piece of religious propaganda which I finally figured out must have come from that masochistic little organization Jews for Jesus, an organization which makes about as much sense as, let's say, Lutherans for the Pope. Then I read Len Hjalmarson's letter, and noted a misleading paragraph that ought to be clarified because it perpetuates a damaging fallacy about the Jews and the Jewish Bible. Len made a reference to the 'golden rule' by which the Jewish Bible — Old Testament — is read as a kind of prophesy of the New. Whether this rule is golden or not remains to be seen. I see it as rather presumptuous. Then Len refers to the fact that the moral majority (who don't deserve to be in capitals) uses the Jewish Bible to justify such things as arms buildup. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt. He may not have meant to carry on that great and comfortable tradition of the stereotype God of the Jews — a cross between Zeus and old Father Time in a bad mood. Does one assume, by the way, that God underwent a personality change between the testaments? War and bloodshed appear in the pages of the Jewish Bible because, among other things, it is an historical document. War is never held up as the best alternative, and it may come as a surprise to some people, but love for your neighbor appears, not only as one of the top 10 commandments, but is mentioned throughout the Bible and the Talmud. Doing unto others as you'd have them do unto you didn't appear for the first time in the New Testament. Hillel said it before Jesus did, and no doubt other people in other lands had also said it. Joan Betty Stuchner Main library staff r THE UBYSSEY March 9, 1962 Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays throughout the university year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of B.C. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and not of the AMS or the university administration. Member, Canadian University Press. The Ubyssey's editorial office is in room 241k of the Student Union Building. Editorial departments, 228-2301; Advertising, 228-3977. lan TimbeHake and Pat McLeod were rebelling against Scott MacDonald's habit of sneaking communist propaganda into the sports section. "The glorious revolutionary men's lacrosse team?" Bruce Campbell wondered out loud. Chris Wong and Julie Wheelwright thought the whole debate was tedious and defended the idea of mixing a little politics in with the sports. "I really liked the feature on the national Albanian ski championships and the pics of Hoxha waving at crowds of happy but politically correct spectators," said Craig Yuill and Craig Brooks. Glen Sanford, flushed with the recent publicity in Chatelaine, and Keith Baldrey glowered at the rosy cheeked Red. Eric Eggertson, Mark Attisha and Len Lauk gazed at MacDonald's collection of revolutionary heroes and sighed. Sean La Fleur and Brian Jones thought the masthead was getting full and threw themselves off the balcony. Arnold Hed strom, Muriel Draaisma and Craig Yuill thought they noticed hammer and sickles on the Thunderbirds' team jackets, but Kevin McGee and Kevin Mullen said it was imaginary. Divinsky protests article 9s 'biased' portrait Your review of my gentle speech to the Progressive Conservative club painted a biased picture of my position and I trust you will give me the opportunity of attempting to bring it into fairer focus. I have nothing against students or single parents and I was not ranting, as your picture caption so gratuitiously suggested. In fact, the entire issue of single parents arose in a question from the audience after I had ended my talk. My position is that society must help people who, through circumstances beyond their control, cannot help themselves. However, society's resources are limited and cannot support all the people who would like to be supported. I am concerned about the spreading attitude that government should look after more and more of us because I believe people must bear the responsibility for their own actions. It illustrates the decline in self- reliance, I reminisced about attitudes in society when I was a Gear defends Rag I am writing as a UBC engineering student, in defense of the Red Rag. Make no mistake, I do not defend its humor, but I do defend its publication. The Red Rag is not meant to be a humor magazine. It is published to bring forth vitriolic cries from those who don't or can't see beyond its jokes. The Red Rag's humor is not merely sexist, racist, or indecent. It offends everyone. It was meant to. Our dean, L.M. Wedepohl, recently sent a letter to all engineering students stating that, among other things, he was deeply ashamed to be associated with the applied science faculty. Well, I am not. I am proud to be a UBC engineer. Proud that, despite carrying the heaviest undergraduate course load, we have the highest participation in campus events of any faculty. Proud of our charity work. Proud that we are the envy of engineering schools across Canada. Proud that ours is the faculty that can put Volkswagens where angels fear to tread. Let him have his shame. I have my pride. And to all the Jerry Falwells among you who cry against the Rag and other forms of social satire, look beyond the jokes. Look to the reason it is published. Peter Watson civil engineering 3 young man in Winnipeg. In those days, single mothers either got their parents to support them or gave their children up for adoption because there was no expectation that society should pay. For married people, they often stayed together, even though the marriages had deteriorated, because they could not afford to live separately and, again, because there was no expectation that society would support the single parent mother who had to stay home with the children. Today, of course, many people become single parents with the full expectation that they have a right to be supported by society. I am a great believer in freedom and, I believe, people should be able to live their lives in any way they wish: having children out of wedlock, breaking up marriages or living in any lifestyle that seems to please them. What I do object to is people exercising this freedom and then expecting society to pay for it. I am concerned that we are bankrupting both the system and the spirit of those who are prepared to work hard. I closed my answer on this subject by reminiscing about the old joke that was current in Winnipeg that many problems in this area could have been avoided if people did not uncross their legs. Your reviewer, in my opinion, either misunderstood the entire thrust of my response or was so sure that he knew what my feelings were that he wrote down what he expected me to say and, in doing so, he gave the impression that I am an unfeeling, unloving, uncaring, right wing, vicious villain. In fact, I am extremely fond of students and I have great sympathy for people, including unwed mothers and single parents who find themselves in difficulty. Nathan Divinsky, city councilor Remarks objectify, harm women I am writing an answer to the statements of Nathan Divinsky in Thursday's edition of The Ubyssey, (March 4th). I work and live in the university community. For the past 10 years I have come to know first hand the struggles women have had to leave their "breadwinners" and come out into the health and safety of their own homes, with or without their children. I have met women who have been battered, beaten, choked and raped by the "breadwinner" in the family. I have met women who have been victims of incest, or stood in horror to witness incest in the home they have created with the "breadwinner." I have known women who have suffered brain damage, broken jaws, broken arms, broken ribs and broken health and spirit because of the abuse meted them by their "breadwinners," in the name of the family. I know many other women who have been afraid to leave alcoholics, wife beaters and child-threateners because their "breadwinner" has intimidated them so completely, and because they know that the Nathan Divinskys of the welfare system wait for them on the other side. When Divinsky's image of a woman is that of someone "uncrossing her legs" to the male, he is feeding this campus more Red Rag pictorials. He objectifies women, and gives men right to violence against such subservient and abject figures. Women have a right to choose in favor of life. They do so whenever they bring themselves and their children out of violence, and whenever they speak against conservatism, no matter on what campus or in what community. Nancy C. Horsman UEL resident Tuesday, March 9, 1982 THE UBYSSEY Page 5 Letters The iM' religions I fear that Irene Plette's discourse on fundamentalism (Perspectives, Feb. 11) may have tarred Mem- monites with a brush that belongs elsewhere. Fundamentalism is a predominantly 20th century phenomenom. In no way should it be equated with the Mennonite faith, a tradition that goes back over 400 years to the radical reformation. Mennonite faith is one rooted in a way of life, not a particular set of narrow doctrines. Admittedly, in North America in the 20th century some of the more prosperous and conservative branches of the church have moved towards a fundamentalist position, but that is not the direction of the whole church (at least I hope not). We have a rich and varied tradition. Bruce Hiebert Vancouver School of Theology ATTENTION ALL SKI CLUB MEMBERS . * LAST GENERAL MEETING * ELECTIONS FOR 1982-83 EXEC. THURSDAY, MARCH 11 at 1:30 p.m. in SUB 205 Come out and vote for next year's team. and don't forget the LAST great BROOMBALL game of the year . . . (no expeirience necessary) THURSDAY, MARCH 18 - 9:30 p.m. Winteir Sports Rink JIM BYRNES BAND THE PIT Thursday, Mar. 11 — 7:00 p.m. $2. Saturday, Mar. 13 — 7:00 p.m. $2 Special Mat/nee Performance: Saturday, 4:00 p.m. $1 Why are these people on Canada's most wanted list? There are jobs in Canada that cannot be filled because of a shortage of skilled people. Technology is moving faster than some industries. And if Canada is to remain competitive in international markets we must meet the employment challenges we face now. Our hope is in informing young Canadians about the opportunities in the fields of skilled trades and the new technologies. At Employment and Immigration we have helped hundreds of thousands of young ])eople discover options they never knew 1 hey had. Federal government programs help train them so they can take advantage of those options. By special funding to institutions and colleges, Canadians get classroom education in priority subjects. And virtually all of the apprentices training in regulated programs are supported by some form of federal government assistance. That helps people find the right job, and industry find the right people. And that helps Canada work. 1 or ;i cop\ ol lhe booklet "Arc we rcad\ lo change'" write: "CHANGI ". Ottawa. Ot lario KI A 0.19 Helping Canada Work. ■ JJ^ Employment and ■ ^r Immigration Canada Lloyd Axworthy, Minister Empiloi et Immigration Canada Lloyd Axworthy, Ministre Canada Page 6 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, March 9, 1982 [ Tween Classes i TODAY ARTS UNDERGRADUATE SOCIETY Radical Day — wear something radical, come and listen to rock music, noon, Buchanan lounge. UBC CYCLING CLUB Meeting, and Barbara Bernhardt speaking on National Bike Rally taking place in Vancouver in August, noon. Bio. 2449. COMMITTEE AGAINST RACIST AND FASCIST VIOLENCE No table this week, noon, SUB foyer. STUDENT CEC Visually Impaired Students' Association are having a discussion on different aspects on the visually impaired, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Scarfe 208. Darlene Harris: Giftedness: Is rt such a gift?, noon to 1:30 p.m., Scarfe 1005. Bradford Bentley: The Hearing Impaired and You, noon to 1:30 p.m., Scarfe 1004. People First: Among the Counted In, discussion about mentally handicapped students, noon to 1:30 p.m., Scarfe 209. Sharon Schniad speaks on Public Policy matters, 11:30 a.m to noon, Scarfe 1005. UBC JAPAN CLUB '83 executive formation, everyone interested welcome, noon, SUB 212. JEWISH STUDENTS' NETWORK Rev. John Grauel, will discuss his experiences on the ship Exodus in 1977 and the Israeli defense forces. Topic: When a dream comes true the State of Israel, noon, Buch. 203 STUDENTS FOR PEACE AND MUTUAL DISARMAMENT Film presentation: Who's in Charge Here Anyway?, documents social and economic effects of excessive military spending Followed by an im portant general meeting to start organizing all the activities planned for this summer, noon, Angus 421. CCCM Community dinner bring food or backoff bucko's, 5:59 p.m., Lutheran Campus Centre. Eucharist for all God's piglets, noon, Lutheran Campus Centre. CO-OP SOUP KITCHEN Cheap nutritious lunches, noon to 1 p.m., Lutheran Campus Centre GAYS AND LESBIANS OF UBC Planning meeting, noon, SUB 237b LSM Joint dinner/LSM, CCCM, Gay UBC, 6 p.m., Lutheran Campus Centre WEDNESDAY AUS: ARTS WEEK Second Annual Arts Yacht Races, noon; Bzzr Garden, 4 p.m., both in Buchanan lounge. BALLET UBC JAZZ General meeting, executive elections. All mem bers should attend, noon, SUB 212a. PRE-MED SOCIETY This month's newsletter with election details is now available - deadline March 16, Wednesday, Thursday noon, unttl March 16, IRC G30. STUDENT CEC Tom Woods speaks about Laurel House and Autism, noon to 1:30 p.m., Scarfe 1005. Architect Barbara Dalrymple speaks on Designing a barrier-free environment, noon to 1:30 p.m., Scarfe 209. The Lovegroves: A special couple and their special children, 11:30 to noon, Scarfe 1029. Dr. Ron NeufeW: Advocacy: Greet idea but what does it mean?, 11:30 a.m. to noon, Scarfe 1326. JEWISH STUDENTS' NETWORK Lunch in Israel featuring falafel and hamantas- chen and an Israeli dance performance. Blue and white clothes should be worn to keep in the Israeli spirit, noon, SUB party room. CHINESE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP Election: Future of CCF, noon, SUB 211. CO-OP SOUP KITCHEN Cheap nutritious lunches, noon to 1 p.m., Lu theran Campus Centre. CAMPUS PRO LIFE Discussion meeting number three, noon, SUB THURSDAY PRE DENTAL SOCIETY Elections for 1982-83 executives. All members please attend, noon, IRC 1. AUS: ARTS WEEK BBQ with distinguished members of our faculty as the chefs, noon, Buchanan courtyard. NEWLY FORMED VIDEO CLUB Organizational meeting for all students interested in working in video, 1:30 p.m., SUB 115. UBC SAILING CLUB Elections for 1982-83 executive, noon, SUB 204. STUDENT CEC A goalball game, everyone welcome to participate, noon to 1:30 p.m.. War Memorial gym. JEWISH STUDENTS' NETWORK Or Kal Holsti, UBC political science department head and Dr Mattityahu Mayzel, Tel Aviv University history department, will speak about the Egypt Israel peace treaty, noon, upper lounge. International House. CO-OP SOUP KITCHEN Cheap nutritious lunches, noon to 1 p.m., Lutheran Campus Centre. AQUASOC Annual general meeting, noon, SUB 213. STUDENTS FOR PEACE AND MUTAL DISARMAMENT Organizational meeting for the arrival of the In dent sub at Bangor, Wash, this summer, 8 p.m., SUB 215. NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTRE Last day for nominations for new executive, noon, St. Mark's (north of Gage). AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL UBC Executive elections, noon, SUB 119. GAYS AND LESBIANS OF UBC Speaker from Rape Relief. All women welcome, noon, SUB 125. Outing to see Charlie Murphy at the Soft Rock Cafe. More details in SUB 237b or call 228-4638. Performance is at 8:30 p.m., Soft Rock Cafe, 1925, W. 4th. | Hot Flashes | Come be rod kal wiffi fno offfsios Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Official decree from the arts undergraduate society: arts week '82 is here! Festivities continue today with radical day. Noble persons and peasants alike will wear something radical to undermine established authority (Gotcha Dougl). Come and listen to rock music in the lounge of castle Buchanan. For ye commandeers of nautical nausea, the second annual arts yacht races make history on Wednesday noon in the courtyard of Buchanan, Disarming The Students for Peace and Mutual Disarmament are giving a film presentation, Who's in Charge Here, Anyway? (not directed to UBC administrators). Documents outlining social and economic side effects of excess military spending (no, not the UBC traffic patrol Beer Fund) will be shown, an important general meeting will follow, to start organizing the activities being planned for this summer. All this and more, brought to you today at noon, Angus 421. INTRAMURALS Referee club meeting. 1:30 p.m., War Memorial gym 211. Tower beach suicide run (10 km). It's a killer!, noon, between SUB and Main library Corec volleyball, drop in, 7:30 p.m., War Mem orial gym. SKI CLUB General meeting, elections for 1982-83 execu tive, 1:30 p.m., SUB 205. FRIDAY CITR UBC To celebrate the birth of a new fm radio station for Vancouver, CITR presents a dance with three bands: Popular Front, 54/40, and Rhythm Mission. Be there and make it a happening -- they're even door prizes, 8 p.m , SUB ballroom. AUS: ARTS WEEK Open house: for additional information, talk to the AUS executive in Buch 107, or phone 228-4403, all day throughout Buchanan. JEWISH STUDENTS' NETWORK Rami Raz, director of the Israeli Aliyah centre, and a panel of students will discuss opportunities to travel, study and work in Israel, noon, Hillel House (behind Brock Hall). FIRST YEAR ENGINEERING Dance, 7 to 12 p.m., SUB party room. CITIZENS AGAINST THE UNDERMINING OF SCIENCE EDUCATION A different talk every hour on the theme that creation "science" is non-science, 11 am. to 5 p.m., Biosci. 2000. CCCM Protest rally, march, student activism, 1 p.m., SUB. CO-OP SOUP KITCHEN Cheap nutritious lunches, 12 noon to 1 p.m., Lu theran Campus Centre UBC SOCCER UBC vs, SFU soccer game, part of open house festivities, come out and support UBC against its archrival SFU, 7 p.m., Thunderbird stadium. PHYSICAL EDUCATION OPEN HOUSE Demonstrations of the latest technology in exercise science, including the latest in knee research, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.. War Memorial gym. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT English 100, final debate. Let it be resolved that the study of the liberal arts is a luxury which this university can no longer afford, 1:30 pm,, Buch. 202. INTRAMURALS Final registration for Storm the wall, men and women, by 3:30 p.m.. War Memorial gym 203. SATURDAY PHYSICAL EDUCATION OPEN HOUSE Excellent film showing of a rare copy of the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, 11 a.m.. War Memorial gym. Open house is 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., War Memorial gym. INTRAMURALS Men's Totem tennis championship, all day, armories. CITIZENS AGAINST THE UNDERMINING OF SCIENCE EDUCATION A different talk every hour on the theme of creation "science" is non-science, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Biosci. 2000. THE HISPANIC CULTURAL WORKSHOP AND THE SPANISH DEPARTMENT Theatre production of Picnic on the Battlefield by Fernanda Arrabal, free admission, 4:30 p.m.. International House. ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Poetry reading: by distinguished alumni: Audrey Thomas, Marya Fiamengo, John Furberg, Robert Bringhurst, Helene Rosenthal, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Buch. 202. SUNDAY SPORTS CAR CLUB Slalom 6, final slalom in UBC series. Everyone welcome, prizes, party afterward, 9 a.m., B-lot. Free coupon. That's right! This coupon is absolutely free! Yours to keep for life. Think about it-at PJ Burger & Sons. 15 classic burgers and other great stuff 11:30 on-7 days a week, it's yummy. 2966 \X'. 4th Ave. and Bayswater. Cym ^ {/( ISRAEL WEEK Monday, March 8, 12:00-2:00 p.m. SUB Foyer "Jerusalem, City of Peace: A multimedia Presentation" featuring slide and tape show, posters, and literature. Tuesday, March 9, 12:30 p.m. Buch. 203 "When a Dream Comes True: The State of Israel". Reverend John Grauel from New Jersey — one of North America's most dynamic non- Jewish Zionists. He was a crew member on the ship "Exodus" and fought in the Haganah (predecessor to the Israel Defence forces). Wednesday, March 10, 12:30 p.m. SUB Party Room "Lunch in Israel" featuring Falafel and Israeli Dancing and Hamantaschen. Blue and white clothes should be worn. Tuesday, March 11, 12:30 p.m. International House—Upper Lounge "The Camp David Accords: an Academic Perspective" Dr. K. Holsti, head of the U.B.C. Political Science Department and Dr. M. Mayzel visiting from Tel Aviv University to the U.B.C. History Dept. will engage in an academic forum. Friday, March 12, 12:30 p.m. Hillel House (behind Brock Hall) Rami Raz, director of the Israel Aliyah office of Vancouver and a panel of U.B.C. students will discuss opportunities to work, travel and study in Israel. ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY, STAFF AND GUESTS WELCOME FURTHER IN FORMA TION IS A VAILABLE A T HILLEL HOUSE - 224-4748 Please Note: There will be no lunches served at Hillel House this week. NOMINATIONS ARE NOW OPEN For Student Appointments To The Following Presidential Advisory Committees: Child Care Services Concerns of the Handicapped Food Services Advisory International House Board of Directors Land Use Men's Athletic Safety, Security and Fire Prevention Student Services Traffic and Parking United Way Campaign Walter Gage Memorial War Memorial Gymnasium Fund Women's Athletic Youth Employment Program AMS Representation On These Committees Is Of Vital Concern In Ensuring That Students Are Well Represented In All Facets Of The University's Operations. NOMINA TION FORMS ARE A VAILABLE FROM THE ALMA MATER SOCIETY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY'S OFFICE ROOM 238, STUDENT UNION BUILDING 6138 S.U.B. BOULEVARD VANCOUVER, B.C. V6T2A5 NOMINATIONS CLOSE ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 10, 1962 . X*? ~?- MiMEl l*I«/l-9*9ff*f£l#-*9 RATES: Campy — 3 Irm, 1 day 12.00: adiMttoinl Him*, OBe. VUlNIINnlM — •> HnM, 1 way *M>*M« MVMBQI1M URW OBe. AmwmI o*y* 93.00 and 00s. 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Near campus. 266-5053 ESSAYS, THESES. MANUSCRIPTS, including technical equational, reports, letters, resumes. Bilingual. Clemy, 266-6641. MICOM WORD PROCESSING-$10.00/hr. Equation typing available. Pickup and delivery. Phone Jeeva, 826-5169 (Mission). Tuesday, March 9,1982 THE UBYSSEY Page 7 Letters Gee, work with Doug Contrary to popular belief, you can do something to change the way things work on this campus. One way to do this is to become an active member of a presidential advisory committee. These committees consist of faculty reps, admin people and students. Usually, if the student reps have their act together they become the catalyst for the committee. Concerned that child care services have had their building condemned by the fire marshall? Put in your application for the child care services committee. How about funding cutbacks at Crane Library or the non-accessible parts of campus? Concerns of the handicapped is for you. Hate food services? Food services advisory. How about International House board of directors? Land use or safety, security and fire prevention? Student services? What about those walks in the rain from B-lot? Traffic and parking's for you. Men's athletics and woman's athletics? You don't have to be a jock to know how to help guide their programs. Perhaps the United Way campaign rep? Can't find a summer job? Work on the youth employment program. My favorite is the Walter Gage memorial fund. They give out money to student groups with special projects. Finally, upset that we're losing our interests over in the War Memorial gym? Add something to the War Memorial gymnasium fund. You'll probably agree that all of these are major concerns. You can make things happen. On the average these presidential adivsory committees meet once a month for a couple hours. If you're serious, you'll want to put in more time than that, but still, the time commitment is minimal. Help improve our campus with your ideas! Nomination forms can be picked up from SUB 238. If you have any questions about this or anything else, please drop by anytime and see Cliff Stewart or myself, northwest corner, second floor of SUB. Hopefully our doors will always be open. One final note. The nominations should be in by Wednesday, March 10 so you have to move fast. Thanks. Dave Frsink AMS president The black sheep of Canadian liquors Yukon Jack Soft-spoken and smooth, its northern flavour simmers just below the surface, waiting to be discovered. Straight, on the rocks, or mixed, Yukon Jack is a breed apart; unlike any liqueur you've ever tasted. Concocted with fine Canadian Whisky. , W» ta • jwy fcox. M l» «ip|W>»«MMo l» • )KHn«nH» IWw. But I don't twv* ■ mom of tumor. Wt»t'« Umat wtyMwyt Swing o«o ft* ii* on txnwiw pwttl U«l« butt iofcf*? «•», th«t ™mi«wl» ro». <IM »ou •»* M*«r th* ■ \<#* «bo«t U» loftlM on ttwflthlns «rt*». It teak ISO to M** «nytWn(*,; «wt» «» ft»h «k< »*»«in4**«0Of»*Kt MW>. Oh. 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U.B. in front of Bank of Montreal 6:30 a.m. Page 8 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, March 9, 1982 Women swimmers second By BRUCE CAMPBELL After months of preparation and three hectic days, the 1982 Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union swimming and diving championships are history. A capacity crowd crammed into UBC's aquatic centre last Thursday through Saturday to see the cream of Canadian student swimmers and divers. The UBC women, who had been ranked first at the start of the meet, finished second behind a strong performance by the University of Toronto women's team. U of T finished ahead of 21 teams with 323 points followed by UBC (254), Calgary (231), Dalhousie (146), and Mount Allison (125). Team captain Karen Van Sacker, who swam in her last meet for UBC was also a strong performer. Van Sacker placed seventh in the 100m breaststroke, 10th in the 200m breaststroke and llth in the 200m individual medley. Other strong performances for UBC came from Cathy De Groot, fifth in the 800m freestyle and ninth in the 400m individual medley; Tina Hoeben, ninth in the 800m freestyle, and Nancy Brown, ninth in the 200m freestyle. The 4x100m freestyle relay had to be a highlight of the meet for the UBC women. The UBC women had to beat Calgary to keep second place, overall, and Corbella, Austin, Van Sacker and Thomasson SPORTS 1 Rhonda Thomasson, a national team member, led the UBC women with three wins. Thomasson won the 50m freestyle Thursday, the 200m freestyle Friday and the 100m freestyle Saturday. Kim Austin also gave strong performances for the 'Birds during the weekend. Austin placed second in the 200m breaststroke, 200m individual medley and third in the 200m breastroke. UBC's Flavia Corbella was fifth in the 100m freestyle, seventh in the 50m freestyle and 10th in the 100m breaststroke. swam to a first place finish in the event. UBC placed fifth overall in the men's competition. The Calgary men completely dominated with a total of 455 points, followed by Toronto (328), Laval (200), Alberta (164) and UBC (161). Thirteen other teams rounded off the men's competition. Calgary's Graham Smith, who will now retire from competitive swimming, finished his career in fine fashion. Smith set new CIAU records in the 100m and 200m breaststroke, and also won the 200m individual medley. UBC had strong performances from many swimmers. Team captain Mike Blondal finished second in the 50m freestyle, fourth in the 100m butterfly, and fifth in the 100m freestyle. Kevin Stapleton also swam extremely well for the 'Birds, and finished second in the 1,500m freestyle, fourth in the 400m freestyle and fifth in the 200m freestyle. Other swimmers who shone for the 'Birds were Tyler Cant, eighth in the 100m butterfly and ninth in the 100m freestyle; Mike Ball, 10th in the 100m freestyle; Neal Carley, 10th in the 200m backstroke, and Bruno Malibert, 10th in the 200m butterfly. Ian Robertson was llth in the 200m breastroke. The final race of the meet, the men's 4x100m freestyle relay, turned out to be the most exciting race of the weekend. The 'Birds went into the race with the third fastest qualifying time, behind Calgary and Alberta. Cant, Ball, Stapleton and Blondal were the four swimmers who brought out the smiles and cheers from the crowd jammed into the aquatic centre for Saturday night's finals. The UBC men placed first, defeating Calgary by .01 seconds to set a new CIAU record. Cant said they swam the best race of their lives and said it was something none of them will ever forget. UBC came up against some tough competition in the diving events. UBC's Nancy Bonham finished fifth in both the one and three metre springboards. Kim Cassar- Torreggiani placed 10th in the one metre and ninth in the three metre, while Andrea Bakker placed ninth in the one metre event. In the men's competition, UBC's Alan Hay was 10th in the one metre and ninth in the three metre. At the closing ceremonies, Kelso was awarded women's team coach of the year, while UBC diving coach Don Lieberman was presented women's team diving coach of the year. Calgary's Graham Smith was named outstanding male swimmer, and teammate Lisa Dixon won top female swimmer honors. UBC skier ail-American? By PAT MacLEOD The UBC ski team returned from the town described as "Idaho's best kept secret," site of last weekend's National Collegiate Ski Association's national championships, with a successful finish to a successful season. The only Canadian entry among 20 U.S. colleges who gathered at McCall, Idaho, the UBC men took the second place alpine trophy while the women placed fifth in overall standings. UBC's strongest skier, former Canadian national team member John Hilland, completed his 'one giant slalom win per meet' record and picked up the men's skimeister. Top individual prize of the meet, the skimeister is a total points combination of all events. Hilland also finished eighth in the slalom and 60th in the cross-country. He was also named an ail-American. Dale Stevens, slalom winner at the regional championships Feb. 27, placed second in the slalom while Bob Leitch placed 15th in the giant slalom. At the end of the meet, UBC had tallied 27 points in the alpine events, just behind winner Western State College's 30 points. Described by coach Rick Crowsen as "definitely the best competition," Western State's 24-person Colorado team came out on top in both men's and women's overall standings. The women's team placed fifth in overall alpine-Nordic combined standings. Strongest performance of the meet was the relay. UBC placed six out of 10 in the three-person, five kilometre cross-country event, led by Mia Davis. Davis also placed 21st in the cross-country, followed by Jane Roots and Sally- Aitken who placed 26th and 29th respectively. Two of UBC's most consistent performers, Darcy Estabrook — who was injured in a fall at the regional — and Beth Cosulich, were unable to attend the championships. At next season's championships in New Hampshire, "we can definitely expect to do better, especially with Bruce back," said Crowsen. Bruce Hilland, brother of skimeister winner John, was injured at the first meet of the season Jan. 9. The championships represent the final pick from more than 300 teams from 150 colleges. UBC, with only 12 team members including coach and manager, was one of the smallest entries. — arnold hedstrom photo FOR THOSE of you who do not know what is going on, diver goes out onto board, bounces several times, then jumps off. On way down he or she does roll or spin or both if diver is really, really good. Then a bunch of old people who used to dive hold up cards with numbers on them. c *!"*• Bird droppings J Waterpolo The UBC women's waterpolo team just completed a successful weekend of competition at the University of Victoria. The UBC team, led by Sandi McLuckie, Carin Holroyd and Debbie Buchanan, won the UVic invitational championship in an exciting final match against Prince George. Buchanan scored the winning goal in the 9-8 victory for UBC. Strong defensive performances from Diane Leggo, Janet Parry and Lynne Testemal helped seal the victory in the final two minutes. In the men's competition, UBC finished second. Gymnastics For the third straight year, UBC's top female athlete took top honors at the Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Union gymnastic championships. Patti Sakaki, who has been UBC's female athlete of the year the last two years won the gold medal with a score of 33.10. The next UBC finisher was Lani Wong who placed fourth with 30.08. In the overall team competition, host University of Manitoba was first with 93.61 points while UBC was second with 92.611. Defending champion McMaster University was third. Track and Field The University of Alberta nipped UBC by one point to take the men's Canada West track title 86-86 on the weekend in Edmonton, the UBC women finished third in the same meet. The men were led by Warren Lee who took the 50m hurdles and Dave Parker who won the pole vault. Other winners were Jason Gray, Simon Hoogewer, Ward Francis and Ian Gillespie who took both the 4 x 400m and 4 x 800m relays in Canada West record time. The 4 x 100 team won its race after a successful protest was lodged against Alberta, who won the first race. This team consisted of Lee, Wayne Davis, Bob Dalton and Vito Radomski. The only winner for the women was Tinker Allester in the 300m. The track and field teams will be competing in the Canadian college championships March 12-13 at Laval University in Quebec. Curling More space to fill, so more curling. The Thunderbird women's team is not only the top college team in Western Canada. It is also the best women's team in B.C. At the B.C. Winter games in Trail, UBC took the gold medal by defeating Salmon Arm 6-5, Creston 7-5 and Burnaby 5-3. In the final against Burnaby, UBC picked up two in the eighth end and then stole one in each of the remaining ends for the win. UBC is coached by Marjorie and Charles Kerr. The skip is Christa Barnes and the other members are Cathy Jansen, Carol Evans, and Tracy Newlands. Soccer Some members of the UBC soccer team feel The Ubyssey should only print the scores from games they win. So no results for Saturday's game. On Friday night at Thunderbird stadium the boys from the hill, Simon Fraser University, will be taking on UBC for the only time this season. Kick-off is 7 p.m. You probably have heard more about SFU soccer than UBC soccer but this does not accurately reflect the difference of skill level between the teams. It just means SFU pushes its programs to the downtown media more. Rugby The rugby 'Birds disastrous; showing in the McKechnie Cup continued Wednesday when the Van couver Reps defeated UBC 27-15. This weekend UBC will be in Victoria to compete in UVic's international invitational tournament. UBC will play four games in three days plus the final if they go that far. Intramurals For the first time since 1972 those evil 'gears are in danger of losing the overall intramural championship. The Red Rag one week, intramurals the next. Nothing is going right. Standings Points Beta Theta Pi 2607 Engineers 2043 Delta Kappa Epsilon 2377 Phi Gamma Delta 1797 Phi Delta Theta 1678 Forestry 1405 Science 1391 Commerce 1197 Kappa Sigma 897 Law 877
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