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the Ubyssey Founded in 1918 Vancouver, Wednesday, November 15,1989 Vol 72, No 1& 20 Elated T-birds take National finals by storm, winning 1-0 STEVE CHAN PHOTO Soccerbirds crowned National Champs by Michael Booth UBC: 1 St Mary's: 0 Three games in three days. Against three undefeated opponents. That was the ledger this past weekend for the UBC men's soccer team as they closed the decade with their fourth national title of the 80's. The five-team tournament was played at O.J. Todd field and Thunderbird Stadium and featured the champions of the Canada West, Ontario West, Ontario East, Atlantic, and Quebec University circuits. The championship final pitted the Canada West T-Birds and the Atlantic champion St. Mary's University. Sunday dawned sunny and warm but by game time the clouds had rolled in, bringing along with a cold northern breeze for company. Playing their second game in less than 24 hours had no apparent effect on the T-Birds as they came out strong and took control of the play. Most of the game was played in St. Mary's end but the T- Birds had trouble finishing around the net. UBC took the lead in the 35th minute when Reed's crossing pass was neatly headed into the goal by Village for his second goal of the tournament. The teams went to the dressing room with UBC nursing a one goal lead. The second half was played much the same as the first with the T-Birds holding a distinct advantage in play. The speed and wide open attack ofthe UBC squad gave no evidence of fatigue as St. Mary's was continually trying to regroup from yet another T-Bird foray. St. Mary's best scoring chance of the afternoon came midway through the half when Zambrano made a tremendous leaping one- handed deflection of a shot labelled for the top left corner. UBC's defense held for the rest of the half and the T-Birds captured their first national soccer title since 1986. "Everybody, when they were called on, did their job," Mosher said. The fact that the championship game was their third in less than three days did not translate into any big changes for the T- Birds. "There's not an awful lot you can do. I substituted a bit more but we didn't adjust our style of play. Players need around 24 hours to completely recover from a game and we didn't even have that. The team played the full 90 minutes on heart alone." It was a big weekend for the Mosher family because not only did the team win the national title, Mosher's son Mike, a defender for the T-Birds, was named the tournament's most valuable player. To cap thing's off, Dick Mosher was named CIAU coach of the year at Saturday's tournament banquet. On Friday, in the tournament's first game UBC defeated the highly touted McGill University Redmen of Quebec 1-0. Both teams were unbeaten heading into the match with UBC sporting a 9- 0-1 record and McGill bringing in an unblemished 10-0 count. UBC dominated the game but was repeatedly foiled by spectacular saves by McGiU's standout goalkeeper Bertrand Lee. The game was scoreless at halftime and remained that way until, with one minute left and overtime looming, UBC striker Colin Pettingale's cornerkick eluded Lee and struck a McGill defender in the goalmouth area. The ball spun off his shins and into the net for an own goal and a 1-0 T- Bird victory. UBC head coach Dick Mosher said the T-Birds deserved the win although the score did not reflect the 'Birds dominance. "You have to take your chances and it almost hurt us when we didn't convert on our scoring opportunities.'' In the semi-finals on Saturday, St. Mary's University Huskies downed Ontario West's Sir Wilfred Laurier University Golden Hawks 4-0 as four Huskies shared in the scoring and goalkeeper George Trifos recorded the continued on page 12 UBC abolishes class system by Effie Pow Next September students may be suprised to leam the class system has been abolished at UBC. The university Senate has opted to change the current class- grade system to a standard percentage system with letter grades. But to student senator Derek Pettingale the main concern is the number of people who are not aware of the change which will be taking place beginning September 1990. "I would think that at least a year's notice would be given," said Pettingale. Student Senator Tom Kaweski while applauding the change, was also surprised by the news and worries students will be perturbed by the lack of communication between administration and the student body. "Although I think this is a better grading system, I'm disturbed by the fact it's going to be sprung on students unannounced," said Kaweski. In October Kaweski had raised several questions in a letter presented to fellow senators such as why the present marking-system is used, and what systems are used by other universities to evaluate their students? According to Richard Spencer, Registrar and Secretary of Senate, the decision to switch systems had been reached two and a half years ago. The report is the work of the ad hoc committee on grades and grading practices which was set upinAprill985withamandate to "investigate alternatives to the present grading system." Pettingale said the administration failed in its attempt to notify students and drew a comparison to the marketing of a new product. "When a company wants to introduce a new product, they promote it; hype up what's new and improved." Both senators would like to see the information made readily available and fully explained to generate response among students. "Problems are created because people don't know. I fully support the proposed grading system; students will probably benefit. But the administration is not doing its job in informing students and we have seen the problems this has created in the past," said Pettingale. Tuition banner unfurled by John Gray Stretching across tables running almost the entire length ofthe SUB concourse isa banner petition sponsored by the AMS Task Force on Tuition Fees and Student Aid as part of their public awareness campaign. "Last year we collected more than 7,000 names and this year we hope to get more than 10,000," said Alma Mater Society president Mike Lee. Lee hopes the campaign will reach not only UBC students but also potential university students still in high school. Parents of students currently enrolled at UBC and the local community are also- targeted. "The banner is a means for students to either voice their concerns or vent their anger over yet another tuition increase," said Joanna Harrington, chair of the Task Force. "As well, it is meant to give • all the students of UBC a voice in government since not all of them can attend the Board or Governors meeting." She added the task force hoped the banner would recapture the energy and dedication that went into last year's failed bid to stop the ten percent tuition increase. The students who wrote on the banner in the first few hours seemed clearly united in their opposition to any further increases in tuition. "An educated work force is the greatest asset of this Province," wrote Rick Green of Political Science. The banner also consisted of shorter succinct statements such as "Please! No more!! I'm not rich!!" "Ifs also good to see a lot of people expressing concern not just for their own financial situation but for the people that can't make it into UBC because of the high tuition," said Harrington. There is also another petition accompanying the banner addressed to the provincial government. Both petitions will remain on the SUB concourse until the end ofthe week. CLASSIFIEDS 228-3977 Classified Advertising RATES: AMS Card Holders - 3 lines, $3.00, additional lines 60 cents, commercial -3 lines, $5.00, additional lines 75 cents. (10% Discount on 25 issues or more) Classified ads payable in advance. Deadline 4.-00 p.m,. two days before publication. Room 266, SUB, UBC, Vara., B.C. V6T 2A7, 228-3977. 5 - COMING EVENTS WORKING HOLIDAYS - SWAP TALK - Mon. Nov. 20th 12:30 SUB Room 207/209 1990 countries include: Britain, France, Australia New Zealand, Japan and USA -THE VANCOUVER INSTITUTE- -Free Public Lecture- Saturday, Nov.18 Professor Richard Lipsey Department of Economics Simon Fraser University on HIGH-TECH AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY: WHERE IS IT TAKING CANADA? Lecture Hall 2, Woodward IRC at 8:15 p.m. 11 - FOR SALE - PRIVATE KATHY WILSON HAS BOOKED A TICKET to U.K. she can't use. Ifyou wish to go and have $600, contact Kathy at 319, 6000, Iona Drive before Nov. 19. 78 HONDA ACCORD, $800 OBO. Call 732-0490 Deb or Tom any time. YOUR TICKET to India or Thailand one way asking $500 OBO. Open ticket expires Dec. 8. Call Regina 277-7233. 1974 MERCURY COMET. Exc. cond. auto. PIS, 54,000 miles, $1,700. Call 327- 0714. S.E.RJF. THE HOME OF LOW PRICES. Wang AS & Micom Word Processing Equipment. Call 228-2582. 20-HOUSING THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT HOUSING A CONFERENCES has vacancies for women in Totem Park & Place Va- nierresidences. These residences offerroom & board accommodation in single or double rooms. Pis. contact the Student Housing Office during office hours (8:30 a.m. - 4) weekdays or by calling 228-2811 for more information. $240. FEMALE ROOMMATE NEEDED to share house at 41st/Oak, W/D/, N/S, no pets, own bathroom, 261-6944, Tom. WANTED TO RENT: Late Nov. to Dec. 31, furnished room, Bach. Suite or 1 Bdrm. Apt. Rob: 228-5654, day 224-1650, evenings. 25 - INSTRUCTION PROFESSIONAL SINGER/TEACHER. Performer's diploma, 2 yrs. experience. Accepting students. Teacher of 1989 ARCT Gold Medalist for Canada, 263-7664. IMPROVE YOUR VERBAL ENGLISH skills. Emphasis on conversation, pronunciation and comprehension. PH. 734-5917. SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMENin abusive (emotional, physical, sexual) dating relationships. Starting January, 8 weeks, no cost Interested in this study? Call Leonie 228-5431. 30 - JOBS RUN YOUR OWN BUSINESS Student Sprinklers is now hiring on campus I We have 45 manager positions available nationwide. Inl989ourtopmanager_gross profit was $45,000. Join a winning team - apply now. 681-5755. BABY-SITTER NEEDED, Sunday mornings from 10:30 - 12 to watch over kids of parents attending service at University Hill United Church. Salary is $25 per Sunday. If interested or for more info., pis. call 872- 5710. BANK OF MONTREAL UBC CAMPUS BRANCH SUB P/T Tellers & Clerk Typist required Exp. pref. but not necessary. Hours flexible. For appointment call Shirley Macphail 665-7084 75 - WANTED EARN CHRISTMAS $$$ The A.M.S. is now hiring Prep, and Service Catering Staff, for up-coming Christmas functions. If you're motivated, organized and energetic; this is the job for you! Apply in person with resume between 3:00 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. M. - Fri. to: Nancy Toogood in Room #230F S.U.B., U.B.C. HOSTS/HOSTESSES required for promotional events • $8.00 - $10.00/hour • If interested attend our open house Sunday, Nov. 26/89 659D Moberley Road (off 6th Ave) in False Creek Between 12-5pm. WANTED FOR PART-TIME TELEMARKETING. Hours flexible, from 8:30 - 5:00pm. Mon-Fri. Call Rob at 684-0011. 35 -LOST LOST: SERVICE TELEPHONE (#'s 6000 and 5148) from Intramural Sports Office in SUB, Room 66 Oct 30th. It won't work anywhere else! Reward for return. 228-6000. 40 - MESSAGES MESSAGE OF ISLAM 12: God honored Adam by giving him knowledge. Then God ordered the angels and the satan to bow to Adam. The satan refused and was condemned by God. The satan declared that he will try to deviate mankind away from God. The first sin was an example that God let Adam to go through. Adam repented and God forgave him. Now, every human being is born pure. RESEARCH PROJECT. Free stress management program for female graduate students. For more information, phone 228- 5345. VOLUNTEERS. Healthy non-smoking males (19-25 yrs. )are needed for study of an antiarrhythmic drug, Mexiletine. Blood, saliva and urine samples will be collected over 72 hrs. A $70 honorarium will be paid on completion ofthe study. For info, call Dr. McErlane (228-4451) or Mr. Kwok (228- 5838) in the Pharmacy faculty, UBC. 80 - TUTORING SPANISH TUTOR AVAILABLE. ALL LEVELS, REASONABLE RATES CALL 737-1404. 85 - TYPING PROFESSIONAL TYPIST, 30 years exp., word processing/typing. Student rates. Dorothy Martinson 228-8346. TYPING UBC VILLAGE, 24 hr. service. Tapes transcribed, essays, papers, resumes, letters, editing/proofing. 224-2310. ACCURATE REPORTS WORD PROCESSING, WordPerfect, laBer printer, dictation. Student rates avail. #16-1490 W. Broadway at Granville. 732-4426. ON CAMPUS WORD PROCESSING Type it yourself... simplified instructions spell check, and laser printer make your work look top quality. $7/hr. and 15c/page. Friendly help always available. SUB lower level, across from Tortellini's Restaurant; 228-5496. U NEED OUR SERVICE, documents & term papers, presentations and spreadsheets professionally prepared at reasonable rates. Call 272-4995. ON CAMPUS WORD PROCESSING Need the professional touch? ... have it done foryou - you can even book ahead. $27/ hr., 6-8 double spaced pages of normal text per hour, laser printer. SUB lower level, across from Tortellini's Restaurant; 228- 5640. WORD-PROCESSING$2.50/dbl.sp. page. APA, MLA, CMS. Computersmiths, 3726 West Broadway (at Alma) 224-5242. TYPING QUICK right by UBC. All types $1.50/pg. dbspc. Call Rob, 228-8989, any time. TYPING TIGERS. Low, low rates, computerized. Word Perfect 5.0. 273-1420 or 645- 6934 (24 hr. pager). JB WORD PROCESSING. Fast, accurate, dependable. 224-2678. A & Y MANUSCRIPT MASTERS. Specialist in scientific fonts, graphs, grammar correction, & style polishing. Call 253- 0899. WORD PROCESSING, laser quality, fast, accurate & reliable. Kitsilano, Laura 733- 0268. WORD PERFECT Exp. Computer typist/ editor, low rates. Deborah, 734-5020 or 734- 5404. WORD PROCESSING & TYPING, Essays, term papers, theses, reports, letters, resumes. Bilingual. Clemy 266-6641. WRITE-ON: Laser printer. Manuscript, theses, term papers. English/French. Campus p/u. 687-5679. WORD PROCESSING AVAIL. Marpole area. $2.00/pg. dbl/sp laser printer. Call 266-8950. PROGRESSIVE ZIONIST CAUCUS & HILLEL HOUSE PRESENT A PANEL DISCUSSION: WAR OR UPRISING? DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES ON THE INTIFADA THURSDAY, NOV. 16, 12:30 PM, HILLEL HOUSE TEL: 224-4748 Between Deadline for submissions: for Tuesday's paper is Friday at 3:30pm, for Friday's paper is Wednesday at 3:30pm. NO LATE SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Note: "Noon" = 12:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15 Jewish Students' Association/ Hillel. Torah Discussion Group. 12:30pm, Hillel House. Speakeasy-Outreach Program. Information on violence against women (W.A.V.A.W.), 12:30- 1:30pm, Speakeasy (SUB 100B). Badminton Club. $3 drop-ins. New members welcome. 7-10pm, John Oliver 41st and Fraser. Women in Development. Becky Elmhirst, Department of Geography UBC will be speaking on "Women and Work in Indonesia." 12:30 - 1:30pm, Geography Building Room 101. United Church, Campus Ministry. Dinner & Discussion - all welcome. 6:00 pm, Lutheran Campus Centre. AMSEXT.AFF. 12:30 Sub Auditorium, "How to Recycle in Your Home" with Andrea Miller. UBC Libertarians. Videotape: The New Enlightenment: Human Capital (OR: The Real Reasons Behind Poverty of American Blacks). 12:30, SUB 211. Styrofoam Monster Building Blitz. Please bring used styrofoam. 10am - 12:30pm, SUB Concourse. Student Environment Centre. Booth explaining Vancouver blue box recycling program. 12:30- 1:30pm, Outside SUB auditorium. Student Environment Centre. RECYCLING QUEEN, Andrea Miller tells how to minimize garbage. 12:30pm, SUB Auditorium. Sponsored by the AMS, and the Student Environment Centre. Film Soc. Film showing: Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" (sorry, "Sanjuro" cancelled by distributors). 7:00/9:00, Sub Auditorium. THURSDAY, Nov. 16 Jewish Students' Association/ Hillel. "War or Uprising - Different Perspectives on the Intifada" (Panel Discussion). 12:30 pm, Hillel House. Jewish Students' Association/ Hillel. Hebrew Conversation Group. 12:30pm, Hillel House. Jewish Students' association/ Hillel. Israel: Folk Dancing, 7:00pm, SUB 207/209. Speakeasy-Outreach Program. Information Service - Student Counselling. 12:30-l:30pm, Speakeasy (SUB 100B). UBC Ski Club. Broomball, 6:15 - 7:45pm, Rink #2 at Winter Sports Centre. UBC Ski Club. New Year's Signup. 7:00am, SUB 212. UBC Scottish Country Dance Club. Practise and Meeting. 7:30pm - 9:00pm, SUB 212. Campus Crusade for Christ. "Prime Time for Fellowship." Newcomers, atheists, agnostics and question askers welcome! Noon, Angus 215. Chinese Christian Fellowship. General meeting, Noon, Scarfe 206. Students Against Drunk Driving. First meeting—everyone invited. 5:30pm - 7:30pm, SUB 212. Environmental Law Group/Environmental Awareness Week. Presentation: Anne Hilyer, Lawyer. West Coast Environmental LawAssociatin: Working with the Law. 12:30pm, Room 157 Law Building. Pacific Rim Club. Lecture: MacMillan Bloedel - Canadian Multinationals and Canadian Businessmen in Asia. 12:30pm, Asian Centre. AMS Student Environment Centre. Office hours, also Fri, Mon, and Tues. 12:30-l:30pm, SUB 063. Student Environment Centre Transportation Group. Meeting, 12:30pm, SUB 215. FRIDAY, Nov. 17 Musicians Network. Jam Night/ BZZR Garden. All Welcome, Paid members only onstage. Door prize. 7pm -12pm, Sub Room 212. UBC Intramural Sports. Agronomy and Stadium Loop Run, 12:30pm. Registration at SUB Plaza. International Relations / Political Science. Lecture by Dr. Carlos Tablada, Cuban economist - On the relevance of Che Guevara's economic and political ideas. 12:30, Buchanan A102. Environmental Law Group/Environment Awareness Week. Presentation: Joe Foy, Director of Western Canada Wilderness Committee: Issues Procedures, Law & Legislation: Working towards Environmental Change in B.C. 12:30 pm, Room 157 Law Building. Students for Free South Africa. General Meeting & discussion: "UBC Shell divestment campaign." 12:30, Room 205, SUB. Muslim Students' Association. Weekly prayers. Everyone is welcomed to attend and raise questions or borrow books on Islam. 12:30pm -1:15pm, lower lounge of the International House. SUNDAY, Nov. 19 Kyai Madu Sari. Musical performance - traditional Indonesian Music, 2:30pm, Great Hall - Museum of Anthropology. MONDAY, Nov. 20 Student Environment Centre Purchasing - Recycled-Products- and-Definitely-Not-Styrofoam Group. Meeting, 12:30pm, SUB 211. TUESDAY, Nov. 21 Environment Centre Recycling Group. Meeting, 12:30pm, SUB 224. Environment Centre Promotion Group. Meeting, 12:30pm, SUB 119. Museum of Anthropology. Panel Discussion: Ownership and Stewardship, West coast dance screens from anative perspective. 7:?0^m, Theatre Gallery, Museum of Anthropology. 2/THE UBYSSEY November 15 1989 Food questioned by Steve Conrad Residents of Place Vanier are angered by what they feel is inadequate food service in their cafeteria. Unlike other accommodations on campus, Place Vanier requires students living there to purchase eight months worth of their $7.50-a-day meal plan as part of the bargain. This effectively renders the residents a captive audience to the cafeteria food. "The burgers are served very often and they're not very good. We get a lot of fried foods. They're served in grease and they don't have drainage systems in the pans they use. Some ofthe servers tend to dump the old grease into the new pans coming in," said Christy Terness of the Place Vanier Residents Association. "We've asked them not to. They think it's juice and flavor. We keep telling them it's grease but they don't believe But Betty Braidwood, manager ofthe Place Vanier Residence food service, said "We can't cook like mother; we try our best." As for the grease Braidwood explained, "I was suggesting that we get some draining trays; the problem is that I feel things dry out." Terness also noted several hygiene problems at the cafeteria, such as dishes left dirty overnight and foods requiring refrigeration being served alongside the steam tables. "Quite often students don't bring their trays back. We do have people staying until 7:15 p.m. and they are supposed to scrape as much [food] off the tray as they can," said Braidwood. Braidwood also pointed to the recent addition of ice to the salad bar in response to student requests. Students have also complained about the unacceptable amount of leftovers being used in Vanier meals. "The jello was one color today, usually it's five or six," said Li am O'Shea, PVRA president. "We tend to find peas and carrots in our lasagna," added Terness. But Braidwood said this was "not so for the most part."S h e said that because the kitchen is able to accurately forecast the demand for food from day to day, there is not much surplus food. Though Braidwood said the excess beef quite often ends up in the beef barley soup, she was reluctant to elaborate on the fate of other residual food items. O'Shea also noted that not much has changed at Place Vanier from last year when 450 ofthe 950 resident signed a petition denouncing the food. "On the whole in terms of significant things like changing menu items or methods of preparation...they seem to be still sticking with their system." Styrofoam creates monster In a small, dark corner ofthe Student Union Building, a growing mess of styrofoam and plastic is starting to encroach upon the main student hallway. But it's not a messenger of Armageddon for Canada's dispos able society. Not yet anyway. For now, the garbage sculpture is just a visual warning from UBC's Student Environmental Center (SEC). "We've collected styrofoam from garbage cans around SUB. We have a big monster already," said SEC coordinator Ellen Pond. The purpose of the growing sculpture "is to show that styrofoam is a problem. We have it forever and we're going to have to stop using it, period," she said, adding that the styrofoam in the sculpture is "just a fraction ofthe styrofoam waste on campus." The group wants to encourage stuc ants to bring their own coffee mugs to campus and to stop using styrofoam cups. Pond said the styrofoam issue has gone beyond its original identification as a chlorofluorocarbon issue (CFC). "Styrofoam takes up far too much landfill, it's not biodegradable, and not recyclable," she said. Initially the public was warned away from styrofoam because of its detrimental effect on the ozone, but Pond said that while many producers have responded to the public outcry by cutting down on the CFC's, the problem now is the styrofoam itself. Food facilities at UBC continue to use styrofoam because it is cheaper than other products, according to Pond. But she said that the traditional patterns of business accounting is not adequate in today's environmentally-conscious world. "You're not paying the actual cost," said Pond. The effect on the ozone, the cost of landfill, and the higher taxes necessary to get rid of the added waste must be accounted for in the final cost of each student's cup of coffee. Pond said the student reaction to the display has been positive so far. "The media has made people aware that they should be doing something. What we do is give people small, practical steps so that they can change the way they live very slowly." CHUNG WONG PHOTO Betty Braidwood responds to student concern of Vanier food. Shuttle challenged toy Joanne Neilson The final night shuttle busirom Sedgewick to the B- lots is leaving too early and leaving users stranded according to stodenfcs and Ji* brary staff. ^eareconc&rnadaibattt it (the shuttle bus sot being there),itseetn«kindol!«ii|j').'!' said Joan Sandilands* head of Sedgewiek library. "The library doato At l_:00p,in, and that Is- when most people leasee. The circulation, desk has receivednujaarous. mm- plaints from student? at 10:30 p>t«, that the last bus has already left," said^andi- lauds, Students arriving at 11 p.itK when the library close* have found no bus* The shuttle bus is a free service provided by the Traffic and Security Department, and runs on a route from the clock tower to parking lots in remote areas on campus. It was created so that students, particularly females, would not have to walk to B-lot alone late at night. The bus is supposed to operate from 7:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. But Bob Goodwin, the assistant security manager, does not believe there is a problem. He said the 1astv-bus leaves at about 10:46 p,m, because the operator must return to the office by 11:00 pjtn, for the shift change. Be added that this is hw it has been done for the past 16 years and it will not be changed. He also suggested that the library could help out by posting bus hours along with notices which urge Students to leave the library earlier. You can't walk out at 11 pm and expect to climb intoit (the bu$>," said Goodwin, Goodwin also said that the first .patrol after the 11 ' p.m. shift change checks the clock tower area to make sure no students are still waiting. The library has changed the shuttle bus hours on their notices to 10:30 pm as the last departure time, to' prevent student confusion. Ooodwin advised students to phone Traffic and Security if there is no bus at 10:30 pm. November 15,1989 THE UBYSSEY/3 NOTICE OF JUDGEMENT Student Court, sitting by virtue of Bylaw 21(l)(c)(ii), under proceedings initiated by Sarah Mair, Chairperson ofthe Code and Bylaws committee, has made the following judgement. 1. Support, as contemplated in Bylaw 4, means that the total votes cast on one side or the other side of the issue must meet quorum. It does not refer to the total number of votes cast in the referendum. 2. Quorum was not calculated in accordance with Bylaw 4. 3. Andrew Hicks' actions in the determination of quorum exceeded his authority as Director of Administration. These actions did not adversely affect the outcome. For more information, please contact the AMS Ombuds office, SUB 100A (228-4846). Jessica Mathers Clerk of the Court wm WW NOTICE OF JUDGEMENT It is the decision of the Student Court that although the voting irregularities show definite problems in the existing process of administering referendums they do not impugn effectiveness of Bylaw 4(4) (b). The Court, therefore, rules that the quorum figure should not be adjusted to account for the irregularities. Furthermore, since the number of voting irregularities totalled 31 and this number would not have affected the final outcome of the referendum, the court finds no reason to adjust the final totals or invalidate the referendum. Jessica Mathers Clerk of the Court BRnSH COLUMBIA LEGISLATIVE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PURPOSE To provide recent university graduates with an interest in public affairs an opportunity to supplement their academic insights of the legislative process with practical legislative and administrative experience. WHO IS ELIGIBLE Students who will have received a degree from a British Columbia University by the program commencement date. HOW MANY Eight interns are selected each year. LOCATION Parliament Buildings, Victoria, British Columbia. WHEN January 1 to June 30,1991. STIPEND $1,500 month. APPLICATION DEADLINE February 1, 1990. HOW TO APPLY Program literature and application forms are available from the Political Science Department and the Student Employment Centres on Campas, at the University of Victoria, Simon Fraser University, and the University of British Columbia or from the Office ofthe Speaker, Suite 207, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4. PROGRAM INFORMATION MEETINGS AND SEMINARS UBC, Buchanan Building Penthouse, November 20,1989,12:30-2:00 p.m., Dr. Patrick Smith, "Perestroika and Policy Gambling". SFU, Halpern Centre Lounge, November 22, 1989, 12:30-2:00 p.m., Dr. R. Kenneth Carty, "Fair Electoral Maps in British Columbia". U. VIC, Cornett Building, RoomB344, November 21,1989,12:30-1:30 p.m., Drs. Neli Swainson and Jeremy Wilson. Students fight funding cuts by -Chris Lawson OTTAWA (CUP) — Their faces were streaked with red, blue and green. They were hordes of screaming students. They were tooting blow- horns, kazoos and a bevvy of assorted noisemakers, but they weren't at a football game. They were, in fact, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa to protest Bill C-33 last Thursday. The noon- hour rally took place on the steps of a chilly, rain-soaked national capital before the Canadian Federation of Students' lobbying effort. Ink from "Kill the Bill" and other anti-Tory placards had dribbled onto their bearer's faces. In between speeches by student leaders from across Canada the students chanted "Hey hey, ho ho education cutbacks have got to go," and "We want Brian," as the rain poured down. Rally organizers didn't get anything like the 2000 students PSYCHOLOGY STUDENTS ASSOCIATION "GREAT X-MAS GIFT IDEA" PSYCHOLOGY U B STUDY C (alternate designs available) t-shirts $14<™"*"> $15<"on> sweatshirts $22<m,m6">. $25<n0l,> Order at Rm 2007 KENNY BLDG By Nov 17th from Carleton and the University of Ottawa they had planned, but at least 500 showed up. Bill C-33 will cut federal payments to the provinces for health care and post-secondary education. The bill will reduce the growth rate for the payments to the provinces under the Established Programs Financing program (EPP), by one per cent per year. It would be in effect for 1990/91. Finance minister Michael Wilson told parliament in April that the reduced growth rate would cut $200 million in 1991 alone from the payment program, which will transfer $34 billion to the provinces this year. Because the EPF represents 23 per cent of all federal spending, Wilson argued, it had to be cut back as part of the Conservative deficit-cutting program. Canadian Federation of Students (CFS) researcher Mike Old said C-33 will mean $900 million less in federal payments for post- CAMPUS CUTS Cut Only secondary education between 1991 and 1995. Ministry of finance officials say although federal spending will be reduced, it will not fall below the rate of inflation, and extra payments to poorer provinces will continue. But C-33 is not the first cutback in federal transfer payments. In 1984, the Liberal government limited growth in transfer payments as part of it's '6 and 5' restraint program. The Conservatives' C-96, introduced in 1986, reduced the growth rate by two per cent. Old says between C-96 and C- 33, the total loss to post-secondary education funding will be $6.8 billion by 1995. "You have to wonder what the feds are doing when Mulroney makes these comments about how education and research are meant to be priorities, and then they turn around and announce these cutbacks," Canadian Federation of Students chair Jane Arnold said. Haircutting for men & Women s2.00 DISCOUNT with this AD EXP. NOV 20 5784 University Blvd. (In The Village) 228-1471 Hrs Mon-Sat 9am - 6pm The UBC DANCE HORIZONS is offering a speeial on the "Spring" Membership (ie. membership for January to March 1990). It will cost only $45.00 rather than the regular $60.00. But membership must be purchased in Nov. 1989 at either office (Sub Rm. 208) or from an executive member. We offer classes in Ballet, Jazz & Stretch and Strength. So take advantage of our special. LET'S TALK ABOUT YOUR CAREER (Bachelors, Masters & PhDs) If you want to help develop some of the most extraordinary advances in telecommunications and information technologies, talk to us. We're BNR, and we are an industry leader in advanced technologies development, network design, and in managing sophisticated new software architectures and systems. We know how to change the way the world communicates. With your degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Math, or Physics, you can help make it happen. We'll be visiting your campus January 10-12/90. Deadline for applications is the week of November 27, 1989. Visit your career placement centre on campus for more information or write to: BNR, Campus Recruiter, Dept. 8G50, Stop No. 90144, P.O. Box 3511, Stn. C, Ottawa, Ontario, K1Y4H7. BNR « A NORTHERN TELECOM COMPANY Where the future is more than talk An equal opportunity employer 4/THE UBYSSEY November 15,1989 NEWS V'JL ^>: sCAv^^rfc m % WRCUPpies hordes destroy Saskatoon by Rick Hiebert About 50 Western Canadian student journalists descended on the heretofore peaceful town of Saskatoon Saskatchewan over the weekend. And the town was never the same again... The students were meeting as part of a Western Region conference of Canadian University Press (WRCUP), Canada's english collegiate press organization. When not bowling, drinking or dancing, the "WRCUPpies" shared information, learned about journalistic techniques in workshops and made new friends from student newspapers from Victoria to Winnipeg. Eight Ubyssey staffers (including your humble correspondent) undertook an epic 23 and a half hour voyage by mini-van to attend the conference. The seminars featured Saskatchewan professional journalists and writers telling delegates about topics like investigative journalism, photography, feature writing and editorial writing. Delegates had various reactions to the conference, some serious, some not. "This is my first WRCUP meeting, my first CUP meeting. I found it very interesting," said Keith Morison of The Manitoban (U of Manitoba). "Interestingly enough, I think I got more out ofthe social activities than the workshops, although the workshops were quite good." "This conference kicks ass," said Phil Preville of The U of Alberta Gateway. "The Gateway has been absent from this kind of discussion for a couple years and it shows, yet I found the conference very very interesting." "Hike it. Saskatoon is cool. It's nice to be with intellectuals for a change," said Dean MacPherson of Langara's The Gleaner. "I've lost two pens," said Matthew Martin of Douglas College's Other Press. "Well, I've found the WRCUP conference to be an interesting, educational and edifying experience," said CUP National Bureau Chief Chris Lawson. "I think everyone should have one in their backyard or rec room. If they don't have room in the house, they could use the front lawn or sidewalk." "Journalists are fucking obnoxious," Lawson added. "I found this conference to be a fascinating gathering of intellects as well as a good party," said Jason Snider of Red Deer College's Bricklayer. "I never condescend to have an opinion," said Keith a Stockand of UVic's The Martlet. Fellow Martlet staffer Nikki Lederer added, "Sleep is a waste of time." "Ooooh, It was great. It was better than Cats. I'll see it again and again," said Ken Boesem of Okanagan College's The Phoenix. CUPpies plan a national conference for the last week in December in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario. WRCUPpies in particular next go on the rampage next spring in North Vancouver. Overheard at the WRCUP conference in Saskatoon... "Who led the coup that overthrew The Chinese Bourgeoisie M-A-0 T-S-E dash-T-U-N-G Mao Tse-Tung, Mao Tse-Tung, Forever let us hold his banner high, high, high, high" -WRCUPpie marching song "Now here you all are, this mass invasion of protoplasm..." -Saskatoon writer Bob Fink upon viewing WRCUP delegates. "We call ourselves the unorthodox Trotskyists." -Rob Wylie, editor ofthe Saskatchewan based Socialist Worker. "When you become a student government leader, your skin becomes this thin (holds fingers slightly apart). You become like a paper editor or co-ordinator. You begin to lose it." -Michael Fisher VP of the University of Saskatchewan Student Union. "It's sort of a comedy-melodrama-documentary." -Saskatchewan filmmaker David Geary on his film My City, which assumes that prohibitionist vegetarian Viking colonists founded Saskatoon 800 years ago. AMS Food Bank Challenge Last year over 7000 dollars in food and cash donations were presented on behalf of students to the Vancouver Food Bank. The AMS challenges all clubs, societies, fraternities, sorrorities and campus groups to match or beat last years total. Nov. 27 to Dec. 1 For more details contact the AMS Executive, SUB 238, 228*3971 fR_j*= TANG'S Noodle House WONTON SOUP HOUSE SPECIAL 10% off with AMS Card or copy of this ad 2807 W. 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A representatve from the Student Work Abroad Programme - SWAP will be on campus soon TIME TO PARTY! at Every Wednesday is Student Night free admission to the club with student ID rock with DAWN PATROL 932 GRANVILLE 684-7699 doors open 7pm. get here early Make money and have fun. If you want to raise money for your club, charity or team, the Roxy has a great idea. Call Blaine at 684-7699 ONE HOUR 10th and Alma Location Only 3665 WEST 10™ AVE. PHONE 736-5669 *ffl« Ubyssey film picks... by Michael Gaxetas MEL MEETS HARRY WHO MET SALLY WHO MEETS ROGER WHO MEETS... In an effort to entice viewers into theatres, Hollywood studios created the B-movie which is run as the first half of a double bill. Basically it is a low budget, conventional story, quickie flick which precedes the main, prestige feature with the big name stars. Well, the infamous B-movie format is back as SUBFILMS presents Lethal Weapon 2 and When Harry Met Sally, both for a five dollar admission charge. Mel Gibson, the good-looking good guy with a 9mm attitude, attacks the nastiest bad guys you can think of; white South African drug runners, not yet on the Darth Vader level, but close. This is a great preview to When Harry Met Sally because you can get all the bloodletting out of your system before tackling some more important thematic concerns. Can women and men be friends without sex as the primary motivation? When Harry Met Sally asks these questions and more in a romantic comedy unequalled in the past few years for its insights into love/hate relationships between men and women. The script enriches the characters with lines so delectable that it cannot help but draw attention to itself, a sure bet for an Oscar nomination for best screenplay. It is worth seeing for some wonderful philosophizing about the nature of lovers and friendship, as well as the most ultimate fake-orgasm scene ever. Lethal Weapon 2 is at 7:00 p.m. and When Harry Met Sally plays at 9:30 p.m. from Thursday November 16 to Sunday the 19th. BARRY BATTLES FOR THE HAND OF HIS COUSIN A period drama of an Irishman who goes to war for the hand of a cousin back home plays at Cinema 16 on Wednesday the 22. Stanley Kubrick directs Barry Lyndon, the William Th- ackery novel, wjth an insistence upon authentic lighting, props and clothing, allowing the most realistic rendering of history possible. A HOT FLASH: Sanjuro is cancelled for this evening's . CINEMA 16 performance. In its place is the Kurosawa masterpiece, Rashomon, which deals with the many levels of reality into which a story may unfold. Toshiro Mufine stars as a rouge Samurai who gets involved with a wealthy woman and her bodyguard as they journey along a forest road. The ensuing altercation and resolution is told by different characters to the authorities from every conceivable angle and with conflicting stories, vying for the audience to determine the truth. HITCHCOCK'S NOTORIOUS EXPOSE OF LOVE AND LIES Strong alluring characters and stomach twisting suspense are the two paramount factors which provide white knuckle excitement in Alfred Hitchcock's Notorious. Cary Grant plays the smooth U.S. government agent who gets Ingrid BeTgman, the daughter of an ex-Nazi war crinjinal, to fall in love with him in order to do a job. She is recruited to spy on a group of Nazi's hiding out in South America, a group who are up to a nasty scientific project. The romantic heat between Grant and Bergman has rarely been matched: their on screen kisses could be considered censurable material, especially in 1946. Without a doubt, this film delivers enough plot twists and exhilarating confrontations to placate any suspense addict. CLASSIC SUBFILMS will present Notorious on Monday, November the 20th at 7:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. SUBVERSIVE PROFESSOR BANNED FROM CAMPUS Those who previously missed Dead Poets' Society will have a chance to experience this touching performance by Robin Williams at the HOLLYWOOD, November 13-19 at 9:20 p.m. The story is of a literature professor posted at a boys* prep school, and covers such major themes as seizing life's .opportunities, carpe diem, understanding the beauty of great poetry, feeling like a human being instead of a machine, and chasing your dreams until the become reality. The film's only fault is a clumsy, contrived plot device to allow for the film's conventional melodramatic ending. The scenes in the classroom, however, offer some ofthe best of William's radiant acting as he plays the teacher every student wishes they had in high school. LADY FROM SHANGHAI MAKES ANOTHER SCREEN APPEARANCE Mixing real life and the movies, The Lady From The Shanghai Cinema, takes an ex- boxer and bored real estate salesman and throws him headfirst into a complex murder mystery in a homage to Orson Welles film noir classic, The Lady From Shanghai. While at the cinema he spots a dazzling woman who appears to be the mirror-image ofthe heroine on screen in a gangster flick. By becoming involved with her he becomes embroiled in a breakneck plot full of dangerous crimes and violence. Full of terse dialogue, shadowy sets and rundown streets, The Lady From The Shanghai Cinema won prizes at last year's Granada Festival and was well received at the Vancouver International Film Festival. It will be playing at 7:00 p.m. on November the 17th at the CINEMATHEQUE as part of the Contemporary Brazilian Cinema Festival. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder Women o fey Liz Nunoda IN Visible Colours is the first international film/video festival and symposium celebrating the cinema of women of colour and third world women ever to be held in Canada. FILM In Visible Colours Film Festival Robson Square Media Centre/ Vancouver East Cinema Until November 19 More than 80 national and international documentary, animated, experimental, and narrative works will be screened this year. The films cover a wide range of topics, including racism, land rights, exile and refugees, love, relationships, sexuality, peace, identity, and women and work. A few titles include the Oscar- nominated Who Killed Vincent Chin? (U.S), an examination of the racially-motivated murder of an Asian-American man, Nice Coloured Girls (AUST.), about the lives of aboriginal women living in urban areas of Australia, and And the Word Was God (Canada), an account of how Aboriginal culture was transfigured to fit the mold of and Bono? CHUNG WONG PHOTC 6/THE UBYSSEY November 15,1989 Kamu elevates VSO f colour Judeo-Christian tradition. Other regions represented at the festival include Africa, Asia, the UJL, Latin America, the Pacific, the Caribbean, and the Middle East. At least 44 critically acclaimed directors will appear, as well as seminars to be held from the 17th to the 19th at SFLPs Har- bourside campus. Guest producers will adress issues found in these films and videos, and will also discuss production, financing, and distribution. Festival programs and passes for screenings are available at the Women in Focus office at 849 Beatty St. (685-1137), and the Vancouver East Cinema at 2290 Commercial Drive (253-5455). Prices are $50 general admission for any 10 programs, $40 for students/seniors and the un(der) employed. Tickets for individual programs are available 30 minutes before showtime at $6 for general admission, $5 for students. Seminar passes are $15 for day general admission, $12 for day students, and $30 for all 3 days. In Visible Colours is sponsored by the National Film Board and Women in Focus, with support from the Vancouver Society on Immigrant Women's issues found in these films. by Rob Jordan FINNISH conductor Okko Kamu was at the helm of an amazingly blemish-free Vancouver Symphony Orchestra last Sunday. Although playing to only a two-thirds full Orpheum Theatre, the orchestra sounded as though they were giving the concert of their lives—as all concerts should be, really. MUSIC Vancouver Symphony Orchestra Orpheum It was unfortunate for those who missed this pair of concerts because, although the VSO has understandably lacked focus and cohesion since Black Tuesday (January 26, 1988), it has been a long time since they sounded as intensely expressive as they did last Sunday afternoon. Haydn's Symphony No. 87 opened the programme. It, like all Haydn's symphonies, places the bulk of the structural narrative on the upper strings. The first and second VSO violins have never been responsible for any zeniths of concert-going revelation for anyone, but last Sunday they came as close as they have for many a concert. It was hard to believe this tight and lively playing, devoid of glitches and weak ensemble, came from the same string section that performed the Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 back on October 5. Pared down to "classical" size, the VSO rendered the Haydn 87 as delightfully spirited, technically polished, tidy and elegant a performance as Haydn himself could have wished for. Kamu's gestures were so exquisitely clear and his direction so firm and commanding, that virtually any instrumental faux pas would have been unthinkable. Jane Coop is a pianistic marvel, launching herself with relish into a concerto she obviously enjoys playing. The range of expression and dynamic demanded of the soloist in this work is considerable; Coop was equal to it in all instances. In the occasional exposed section where she was required to play softly, she Rock Story saddens by Lorry Jones DO you want a drug? Walk into a bar, pay your money, and get your fill. This is the be all and end all to your social life: guitars, booze, and music that's not MTV. But your ego will tell you, you are above the rest. You know something they don't. You are cultivated. MUSIC The Chiefs of Belief, Memory Day, and Strange But True Town Pump I reach a sad revelation. The days when music immortalized itself as a vehicle for social revolution by creating moments in which you danced and released your soul like a gospel singer in flight have now become a medal or badge you wear to show all the people in the world your music's honour. Afitting thing for the time around Rememberance Day. It's raining hard outside on a Thursday night and three local bands are scheduled to play in the Town Pump. What funny names: Chiefs of Belief, Memory Day, and Strange But True. They are different, but that is why you are here. Onstage, a band of preppy ,boys whose lead singer resembles ■Brian Ferry begin the night. (Later, we discover this resem blance does not extend beyond looks). They have an easy formula: a gimic to interest the crowd and a sound that's unpopu-1 lar. With ease the Chiefs of Belief I fail to suspend your disbelief— that is ifyou are thinking. The highlight of their performance occurs when the lead singer disappears into the dark vacuum of the Town Pump as he walks off | stage with his cordless microphone. This forced you to actually listen to the words of the song, and imagine. However, what you heard was similar to the sound you hear from singing into a plastic bowl tied to your face. Perhaps you .need to be a bit inebriated to appreciate it. Memory Day—who are they? They've been on CFOX, their singer looks like Bono, and their guitarist dresses up like the Edge. Their material offers a semi- profound musical experience. A free t-shirt was offered to the first person to dance on the dance floor. They did their thing but can't really be called stirring. As for the last band, they should change their name to Strange But Unfortunately for the | Ear, True. Imagine Getty Lee of Rush singing with a hoarse throat' for a heavy metal band. It was time to leave. was able to project a pianissimo which beautifully filled the Orpheum. Vancouver audiences deserve to hear more of this fine artist. Later in the performance the audience was treated to the Sibelius Symphony No. 5. How wonderful a performance can be in the hands of someone who truly understands it from the inside as Okko Kamu so obviously does! His beat is clear, but spacious, perfectly suited to the lengthy, open melodic lines of this magnificent work. Kamu is a master of the long orchestral crescendo and (perhaps even more important in Sibelius) of the even longer orchestral diminuendo. The brass ebbed and surged— even the rather flatulence-prone VSO trombones were solid, blended as one and, for once, not overblown. These fine players filled the Orpheum with glorious sound even at the somewhat more subdued levels which Kamu demanded of them. Kamu's articulate direction, potentially treacherous compositional and orchestrational devices flowed effortlessly forth belying the careful rehearsal that had gone into shaping them so perfectly. It was a performance of which the VSO could be justifiably proud. Kamu is on the short list (along with Lawrence Foster, Jahja Ling and Andrew Litton) for the music directorship of the VSO. His superb musicianship and command of the orchestra are undeniable. He exudes an air of clear, calm, and centred self- confidence without arrogance. There is obvious chemistry between him and the orchestra. But the VSO played well for Foster and also, by reliable reports, for Ling. We hear Litton on December 3 and 4. He is of no small repute. Of the candidates I have heard, personally I would be happy with the choice of either Foster or Kamu. The VSO selection committee's task will not be an easy one. The Ling concert will be broadcast by CBC on Sunday, November 26: at 11:05 AM on FM and at 8:08 PM on AM. Find out for yourself how our VSO is doing. /"
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