@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1211252"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "University Publications"@en ; dcterms:issued "2016-01-18"@en, "2001-11-14"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0128193/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ Axworthy calls for greater humanitarian support by Ai Lin Choo Wr Muniing from j fart-finding •iiissii'ii in Pakistan, Llo\\d \\xAorthy called for greater hii'-.3::i! :ri.!ji .lid to Afghanistan \\eslenlay. Awurlhy, 'liroi lor of UBC's Liu Cn.'i'ro for the Study of 01ob.il Issues :md Canada's former for- t ign :ni::ibter, said that the ill st thing the intern iliuni'1 < o:nmuni- !y must draw aitt-jtion to is the Nrge. number of people -n Afghanistan who fate sUrviti-.n ■.his -a'.pier. "We niw all these wry desper- .iLi strt's :-.nd realised really hew '.y.'la is being done to address I'-or.i," Mid Amvorthy. who led the v.cekl-.ng delegation lo i'd^stii for 0\\.f-m. A\\ "orihy, ^j'( iVng at d forum ws'":i iy it ihn Liu Centre, said *::icr:i-:i ddwLccs in Afghan'--t.in jver lhe weekend >.!i(iii'd be '.wed is an opportunity 'o farther Lupir-iuWiiin effort. *it Bijikfs T.e that with the iha^ges '-hat !<'ck p!a< e Jus wcek- enl—J"-a 'i'-iite serious setback to lhe TV-ibun and the basically rerouting of their troops—the next step "should be a h>:niarilarian on?," he s?id. A\\-.vor!hy said the US and its allies should now ru-iVe xajor efforts to 3'r''lft FjoJ ;hat a stronger UN presence in Lhe region is needed as the/e is currently no way to »!fective!y monitor human rights issues in Afghanistan. "In tlie future, with all the turbulence going on inside Alghariisuin...there simply will be a lot of displaced people," he said. 'We have to ntr-ke sure that they don tbeiome caught up in the turbulence, and get their own existence swept ..way." Zulie Sarhedina, a me-nber cf Oxfam Canada's board of governors, said that while Oxfam's estimated figure of 7.5 nullum people rd( mg starvation—a number .released five weeks ago—was inac- ci-rate, the situation was still serious for those living in remote regions of'die country. 'That {number] was a woist- rase scenario—we're hopeful of the fact that it is not that bad in all of Afghanistan. But there are pockets of areas where the situation is dire snd where we think a concerted effort should be put in using perhaps non-conventional wajs of getting rood m there,* she said. Sachedina said lhat before September 11, the situation was already grim, but since the US started attacking Afghanistan, the situation has been exacerbated. Axworthy said that the coalition must make a decision on how much time it can commit lo die country. He said lhat an international presence in Afghanistan is required immediately so future incidents can be averted. While Axworthy said that food aid is 3 primary concern, internal issues such as education and health care are important as well. "Arc we going lo mobilise a program for education? That's the kind of issue that Canadians will ha\\ e to look at,' he said. He added that next week's International Monetary Fund meeting will be a good opportunity to discuss humanitarian issues. While stating that he See "Aid" on page 2. va" 1 -.'- *r •■. .*s - *- *.. j*mt** _i * * * . »»s_ "1 *•; .-■ ** -ai.£ MORE PLEASE: Elections Administrator Jo McFetridge counts...not enough votes, nic fensom photo Referendum to meet quorum by Sarah MacNeill Morrison The students have spoken and apparently they don't care. Well, not enough to respond to questions asked in the Alma Mater Society's (AMS) referendum held last week. Referendum questions asked students if they agreed to have their student fees raised by $3 a year for the next four years until they reach a total of an additional $12, and if they agreed to proposed changes to the AMS Bylaws. In a non-binding question, the AMS also asked if students supported the idea of differential tuition. But despite a draw for free tuition, an e-mail sent out to all UBC students. and a beer garden held to encourage turnout, neither of the binding questions met quorum. For an AMS referendum's results to be considered legitimate and pass, ten per cent of UBC undergraduates must vote 'yes.' These rules are much stricter than at many other universities such as SFU, where ten per cent of students simply need to vote. Other schools like Queen's and the University of Alberta have no required number of voters. While 3440 people voted 'yes' to increase their student services—62 per cent of the total number of voters—it fell 239 votes KAZEMI short of the 3679 students necessary to implement a supported fee increase. The referendum question on amending AMS bylaws required the support of 75 per cent of those who voted on the question. It also fell short of quorum, receiving only 2918 'yes' votes, but would not have passed anyway as it only received the support of 53 per cent of those who voted. AMS President Erfan Kazemi said that he was glad students who did vote supported the increase to See "Referendum" on page I A bittersweet finis Soccer Birds win silver at CIS National Championship by Laura Biue CELEBRATIONS: UBC's Kasra Asran Haghighi celebrates his equalising goal in the final, christian laforce/ubc athletics photo It was so close. This weekend, the UBC men's soccer team won silver at tlie CIS National Championship. It was a fantastic result for a team that struggled to score goals for much of the regular season, but also disappointing end for the team, which conceded the winning goal of the CIS final just two minutes from time. "It's so disappointing," said coach Mike Mosher, "because we were in with a chance. But at the same time diere's so many positives to draw upon from the season." On Friday, the Thunderbirds won their opening game at the CIS National Championship, hosted by St Mary's L'niversity in Halifax, with a 2-0 win over Waterloo. UBC had most of the offensive pressure, throughout the game. Co-captain Shawn Bobb opened the scoring midway '.'trough the first half and midfielder Darren Prentice cemented the UBC lead with another goal early in the second half. The UBC defence and goalkeeper Julian Phillips played characteristically strong games to deny Waterloo a jzoal. After Friday's win, UBC only needed a tie in its second game of the tournament to advance to the final. Saturday's game against the University of New Brunswick (UNB) began with a high-scoring first half. Midfielder Steve Dickinson scored for UBC in the tenth minute, and UNB equalised from a corner kick seven minutes later. The T- Birds regained the lead just eight minutes later with a header goal from first-year Graeme Poole. With a second goal from Dickinson shortly before the half, UBC was up 3-1. UBC held its two-goal lead for most of the second half, but conceded a second goal ten minutes from time. It was too Hide too late for UNB, and the Birds finished with a 3- 2 win to qualify comfortably for the national final. At Sunday's final, UBC played the defending national champions, the Wilfred Laurier Golden Hawks, ranked second nationally coming into the tournament Both teams started conservatively, defending well and limiting scoring chances. Thirty minutes in, Laurier scored first on a penalty kick following a contested call on a hand ball in the UBC 18-yard box. UBC came back hard, equalising the match just four minutes later when Kasra Asrar Haghighi headed a free kick from Canada West rookie of the year Terry Bell into the Laurier net The game was deadlocked 1-1 right the very end. See "Silver" on page 5. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 NEWS THE UBYSSEY CLASSIFIEDS ANTI-mR PUBLIC FORUM AT UBC WITH COMMUNIST PARTY . DEADER MIGUEL FIGUEROA, 12 noon, Wed., Nov. 14, Rm B221, Buchanan Building. Details i:!s. AH loipujed changes to A.MS !5\\hws require 75 per p-Tit^es V:iL.\\S. 1. Do you support an increase lo yoi.tr annual AMS fens of SI I. to be implemented oier four j ears in $3 inm"!Lents', to create -i Sen ices and Safely De\\ eioprrie.r.l I\\uid, which ■.-*. ill be used lo iirpro\\e, prole.< t and expand...AMS Sen ices? Yes-3440(S3%) N.o-1951 (36'.'o) spoiled-67(l'!o) 2. Do you accept die proposed amendments to Jie AMS Bylaws as presented? ^8-2913(53^) No-1802 (3 3 Vo) spoiled-741 (14!t) 3. Do you support differential tuition? Yes-1673(31'».) No-3620{66:'o) spoiled-104 {2'::.} ♦ "Aid" from page 1. understands the difficulty in gaining total consensus on political issues, he emphasised that people still need to deal with the specific areas in Afghanistan without food. As for UBC, Axworthy says that students and faculty need to play a more active role in fundraising and ensuring that humanitarian issues remain a focus. "And from what I've noticed in the past, UBC students are awfully good at getting attention," he said. Adam Young, a third-year ecology student who attended the forum, agreed that UBC students need to get more involved in ensuring proper humanitarian aid for Afghanistan. "I think there's been a lot of support for the military and not a lot of focus on humanitarian issues," he said. "There needs to be more big names talking about the need for humanitarian aid." ♦ **>■■* i r 4 I I! ! Go To Pacific Centre Mall, Vancouver Monday, November 19^ 4-6PIV. www.muchmusic.com Sponsored by RadioShack.ca THE UBYSSEY NEWS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 Naomi Klein in Vancouver by Laural Raine The room was packed when globalisation expert Naomi Klein spoke at a solidarity gathering last Friday, the first day of World Trade Organisation (WTO) meetings in Qatar. More than 600 people crowded into the Maritime Labour Centre to hear Klein, Globe and Mail columnist and author of the bestselling book No Logo, speak about "Globalisation in our backyards." Those who didn't arrive early enough to find a seat stood five rows deep at the back of the centre, while several hundred others who arrived later were not admitted. Klein focused on the location of the WTO meetings, which are being held in Doha, Qatar. "[The WTO] had a problem; no one wanted to hold [the meeting]." she said. "From the perspective of a trade negotiator, Qatar had some undeniable benefits: it's not a democracy, there are no protestors on the streets, and Qatar was willing to severely limit the number of visas issued." The atmosphere was upbeat, with the crowd laughing and cheering during Klein's speech. Avi Lewis, Klein's husband and former host of CBC Newsworld's CounterSpin, sat in the front row, often chiding his wife for cheesy jokes or controversial statements, and other times nodding his head in agreement or leading outbursts of applause. Klein began her speech commending those in the audience who attended the WTO protests in Seattle two years ago. "That was a moment that really kicked this movement into high gear. Because of you shit-disturbers and trouble-makers who went to Seattle two years ago, the WTO has basically been in crisis ever since," she said. "and the developing world countries have been emboldened to stand up to Europe and the US and resist the pressure for a new round of negotiations." Klein also commented on the implications of the events of September 11 for the anti-globalisa- . tion movement "Post September 11, we're already seeing the 'war on terrorism' being used, not to deepen democracy, but to systematically crack down on pro-democracy and liberation struggles around the world, whether, it's a stepped-up military presence in Chiapas, or the increased surveillance on our own local movments," she said. Klein argued that the erosion of public infrastructure in debt-ridden and war-torn countries encourages support for fundamentalists like Osama bin Laden among a public which is discontent with lack of basic government services such as roads, schools and basic sanitation She said, however, that poorer nations are not the only ones susceptible to extremism. "Fundamentalism comes in many shapes and forms and sizes," she said. "The terrorists aren't the only ones who believe that all of life can be crammed into a set of rigid humanity-denying rule s, whether they be a literal reading of the Quran, or a rigid faith in trickle-down economics. We are surrounded by fundamentalism of all kinds, and the task for those who are fighting for humanity in all of its diversity is to resist fundamentalism in all its forms: religious, economic, ecological, cultural, and political." Klein also spoke about the future of the anti-globalisation movement, stressing the importance of a truly global movement "There aren't any fences built that are big enough to f4>/< -;.*.-.,.-v.:. v . „ '■*/ 7 7 ; •.->>>;■ A^ % 'V- "V- y V-..'l '- V-' [?■ '* .* "7 7-=-"- ;v.>^ -V t.> .,7-'v^ "^. '* ••"--i-^ *v-* • • .. .•*",• *»,-< *-i,w^^ - - ,- . \\J ,s-<'7.. •'. •■■••■V "- ' -•-.'-*■-'. 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Proceeds for the event went to Check Your Head, a group which holds workshops in schools on topics ranging from globalisation to media awareness, and DanceArts, a group which holds workshops which allows young people to express their feelings and ideas through the arts. ♦ UBC gave massive loans to administrators by Stanley Tromp Over the past three years, UBC has given more than $1.5 million in interest-free loans to administrators and professors. Daniel Muzyka, dean of commerce and business administration has received an interest free loan of $500,000. Brian Sullivan, UBC vice- president, students has been given a similar loan of $461,750. Additional loans have been granted to Education Faculty dean Robert Tierney ($300,000), Brain Research Centre professor Yu Tian Wang ($175,000), Economics professor Paul Beaudry and Chemistry head John Hepburn ($ 100,000 each), and Human Kinetics director Peter Crocker ($75,000). These figures were obtained from UBC's finance department At UBC's annual general meeting last year, a UBC building, union employee complained to President Martha Piper about $200,000 loans given to two UBC deans: "They make a good salaiy. Why don't they go to a bank like everyone else? And how do I get one of these loans?" he asked. In response. Piper noted the high cost of living in Vancouver, and replied that such benefits were essential to attract and keep talented employees in a very competitive job market The standard UBC loan for some one in Beaudiy's position is $ 10,000; he received ten times more than that because, according to UBC financial documents, 'the loan is a part of the strategy to retain Paul Beaudry for UBC." Most of the loans are being paid back through monthly deductions from the recipients' payrolls. According to figures from UBC's annual statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2001, two pathology professors were UBC's highest- paid employees in the fiscal year ending March 2001. Professor Bruce McManus was remunerated TEN HIGHEST UBC SALARIES Bruce MeMaius—Academic head of pitbology and laboratory medicine S2«S,795 Derek Desa—Professor zt pathology $233,002 Martha Piper—UBC pr."f the Rick Hani-en Institute $225 073 John Beredet—frofthsor of obstetrics and gynecology S223,i)60 Daniel Muzyka—Dean of the Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration $223,103 ♦ Maclean's annual survey ranks UBC second...again This year's Maclean's university rankings have no new surprises in the medical-doctoral category. In fact, the top four spots are identical to last year, with UBC second to the University of Toronto, followed by Queen's and McGill universities respectively. Despite the lack of improvement, UBC is excited by the results. "We' delighted, the third year in a row that we've retained that number-two spot," said Scott Macrae, UBC's director of public affairs. Macrae also noted that it is the second year in a row that UBC has held the spot unto itself. The national magazine ranks universities in three different categories: medical-doctoral, comprehensive and primarily undergraduate. A variety of criteria are considered, among them graduation rates, class sizes, facully awards, scholarships and overall reputation. In the com- fprehensive uni- g^ versify category, ^K| Simon Fraser ■MP_ University fell to number two after maintaining the top spot for five out of the last six years. In the same category, the University of Victoria held onto the number four spot for the fourth year in a row. ♦ Liberal cabinet approves ICBC rate hikes Last year's surplus and resulting $100 rebate for motorists with good driving records seemed like a distant memory Wednesday when the Liberal cabinet approved increases to ICBC premiums. While the final numbers for the new rates will be announced sometime before Christmas, increases are projected at an average of 7.4 per cent The announced hike is the first in six years of frozen rates maintained by the NDP government According to ICBC chairman Nick Greer, the rate increases are needed to balance the crown corporation's budget. Greer predicts that ICBC's deficit for this year could soar as high as $ 150 million. The deficit is a result of several factors. ICBC lost hundreds of millions on its investments due to the downturn of the stock market In addition, the reduction of the corporation's workforce by about 700 people through voluntary buy-out packages cost ICBC about $50 million this year. Last year's rebate cheques also cost the corporation about $200 million, even thought the surplus only totaled $139 million. Further changes, including the option of privatising the corporation, are being examined as part of the Liberal government's core review. ♦ 4 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 NATIONAL THEUBYSSEY YSISTRATA AfiiSTGPHANES ADAPTED BY DAVID BlOGfl. ~\\ 10V 14-24 Moh-Sat 7:3Cfm mrnmt wood theatrs Tickets: Reg $.6, St/Sr $10 fmim Wood Sox Office Reading Break MEXICO Join hundreds of students ^^ MpAmj / from western Canada, for a pW "^^*fe*i «*&* '- v* K ■.v ? wasn't throughout the whole game." Saturday's game against the Clan started to look a lot like the previous night's first half. With attendance slightly down at 850, the T-Birds had trouble getting out of the gate and putting points on the scoreboard. By the end of the half, UBC was down by 13 points. But something happened during the half-time break and a completely different UBC team took the floor. The Birds shut down the Clan's scoring and were able to put some points on the board. Corey Ogilvie hit a three-pointer at the 16-minute mark to put the Birds ahead of SFU for the first time y K during the weekend. That fired up the Birds. Russell followed Ogilvie's three-pointer with a shot from way \\ downtown for three points. With ten minutes left, the Thunderbirds were up 52 to 49. But SFU tied the game with a lay-up at the two-minute mark. With 30 seconds left, UBC was down by only two points. No fan left early as the two teams waged what could prove to be one of the most exciting games of the season. SFU fought for their life, putting seven points on the boards, five in the last ten seconds. UBC coidd come up with only two. When the dust settled, the final score was SFU 76, UBC 69. The Birds' season record fell to 1-3. The Birds know they need to start stronger out of the gates. As guard Brandon Ellis said, "We've got to show up for [the full] 40 minutes." Next weekend me Thunderbirds will host the UVic Vikes at the War Memorial Gym. If the Birds get back to basics and make a better showing in the first, they should have a win on their hands. Tip-off is at 8pm on both Friday and Saturday. ♦ *.«^.*»r-*■; iff ? WW' r'rffl ■M ** ','«? •^r-" im '.'its' ■ *-^js - *■ *c s*fv; IN YOU GO! Melissa Stooshinoff aims for the basket in the women's basketball team's first home game last Friday. richard lam/ubc athletics photo 11 _*^%a%_fGLm_^ \\_wiL3%_pa$L%^a by Sarah Conchle 46^ Ell' Size isn't everything, but it proved to be the deciding factor for SFU's women's basketball team, who towered over the UBC Thunderbirds this past weekend and slammed the T-Birds twice to bring UBC down to a 1-3 season record while padding the Clan's own second-place national ranking. On Friday night, a rambunctious crowd of 500 watched as six-footer Jessica Kaczowka plucked 15 rebounds out of the air for SFU, and dominated play under the hoop with 22 points, leading the Clan to a 5846 win. It was a familiar ending for the UBC women, who have battled in the low post before, and always come up short "We just couldn't handle their big player," said Thunderbird coach Deb Huband. UBC's own Amazons, six-foot centre Carlee St Denis and powerful rookie forward Annie Krygsveld, couldn't stop Kaczowka from scoring, and only ended up handing her more points off their fouls. Huband also noted that UBC wasn't shooting too well and had trouble executing its offence. Despite a gutsy lay- up by forward Brandie Speers to tie the score in the first half, SFU quickly rebuilt a ten-point lead and continued to pull down the rebounds. "They have'a big girl inside who really cleahed up the boards, and there were little things that we needed to take care of," said Speers. Missed passes and untimely fouls plagued the Birds throughout the second half. With three minutes left, SFU rookie Dani Langford sealed the match with an arcing three-pointer, and UBC was left with a lopsided 58-46 loss against the nationally second-ranked Clan. The Birds and the Clan matched up again Saturday night SFU got an early lead, ending the first half with44 points. 61MESG0RI '.v. 58 sending the frustrated Birds to the locker room with a 20-point deficit on their shoulders. The night's highlight came in the half-time show, when a tiny kid won the free throw contest, beating a posse of cocky 12-year-olds twice his height The home crowd loved it and saw it as a good omen for the embattled home team. The Birds went into the second half confident, and it showed in their play. Veteran guard Carrie Watson racked up 2 5 points and second-year guard Sheila Townsend sunk every shot all was not lost A beautiful three- pointer from Townsend "71 narrowed the gap to a recoverable twelve points and it looked as if UBC would come back. But the Birds faltered and their hopes were soon buried beneath a wave of turnovers and missed baskets. SFU's Dani Langford once again iced the game with a three-pointer. SFU's inside game and shooting proved too much for the smaller Birds, and the Clan won 71-51. Despite the loss/ coach Huband was quick to praise the Birds' outstanding play and individual effort "Carrie Watson had a spectacular game tonight She carried the team on her shoulders. She did everything for us: defending, boarding, scoring." Huband also stated that the defeats came as a result of the team's play, and not because the Birds were outmatched. "I didn't feel it was anything [SFU] was doing that we couldn't deal with. It was just our own errors, and things that we can control. We can play with the big teams," she said. This weekend's home games against the Victoria Vikes might just be the perfect place to iron "out those kinks before the Birds face the Calgary Dinos] who are ranked fifth nationally. Friday and Saturday's games- against Victoria start at 6:15pm. ♦ TRADITIONAL GRAY CUP PARTY SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25tl\\ DAY '7 A / 8mpmfym4 ;7«>|!/i)7jY:;'fi -r- + N<*veml>er lO - 23 "*! -Nrjvomhcr 2G - 30 + + J_ Mr i..Ju| - Iri.f->j -r-", 'J llll - JJ '111 S'lTDKNT TNloN F?lMir>lNG._ . , ' ,• . 1 - 1 . „.^J •r ■ 8 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 CULTURE THE UBYSSEY Ccjo Jls^ Come to SUB Room 23 (basement) with the answer to the question below, and you may win a DEFAULT T-Shirt or CD: Question: In what city do Default live? 7\\^yy77YY7y^Yyy "47 wujiu.defr^ I The University of British Columbia The Dal Grauer Memorial Lectures STEVEN ROSE Director, Brain and Behaviour Group Professor of Biology, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK Genetic Determinism: Life Beyond Genes Vancouver Institute Lecture 8:15pm, Saturday, November 17th Hall 2, Woodward IRC, 2194 Health Sciences Mall, UBC Memories are Made of This 12:00pm, Monday, November 19th Hennings 202, 6224 Agricultural Road, UBC The Molecular Mechanisms of Memory Formation 4:00pm, Tuesday, November 20th Wesbrook 201, 6174 University Blvd., UBC Sciences and Social Behaviour Fireside Chat 7:30pm, Tuesday, November 20th Graham House, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Rd, UBC Before you get your MBA^ou need a BIV! TaKe Us For A Test Re; Local business news, that informs, entertains" and keeps you on top of what's happening ,n the Lower Mainland. If your serious about success, then you need to make BIV part of your weekly curticulum. SPECIAL STUDENT RATES Subscribe now and save! Plus we will add your FREE Six-week subscription! Regular One-Year Price $85.55 Student Price $5345 You Save $32.05 Q Send me my FREE trial subscription! □ Setid me my paid subscription and don't forget to add my six free weeks! Q Bill me □ Cheque enclosed a Visa □ Mastercard Q Amex name t^i-*_1?".°Y ■ :■" address * i * city province postal code daytime telephone fax number expiry signature Prices Include GST. GST No. 131471674 email Business in Vancouver 500 1155 W Pender St, Vancouver, BC V6E 2P4 Telephone 604.688.2398 Fax 604.688.1963 email: subsaibe@biv.com U?ff^N®f^ UNIVERSITY SINGERS at the Chan Centre Ww'9 byAncillaChui There is an award-winning choir on campus. Our own University Singers have toured Canada, the United States and Europe to critical acclaim. The group, led by conductor Bruce Pullan and assistant conductor Stephen Smith, focuses on early choral pieces from the Renaissance and medieval periods. This past Friday, they took to the Chan Centre for a breath-taking free concert The choir started out sofuy with 'Factum est Silentium.* The piece describes a battle in Heaven. The tone and pitch of the sudden bursts of singing mirroring the excitement of the epic combat Following that piece, the choir sang various other selections of 16th and 17th century motets from famous composers of that period. The skill and strength of the sopranos were heard most clearly in "When David Heard" by English composer Thomas Tomkins. It was as if the choir were a host of heavenly angels singing -about David's dead son, Abselah. Dispersed throughout the song, there were many gorgeous and fleeting echoes of "my son..." The featured composer of the evening was William Byrd, another English composer with an interesting history. Byrd was a devout Roman Catholic in Elizabethan England, when practicing Catholicism was dangerous and the Church of England dominated the religious scene. Byrd wrote beautiful hymns for the Roman Catholic Church in league with Queen Elizabeth I herself His Mass for Four Voices captures the high points of music during the English Renaissance. Each of the mass's six movements contains its own individual characteristics and intricate choral arrangements, The second movement, "Gloria," is a good example of this. A solo tenor starts and, soon after, the sopranos and altos answer. Dining the intermission, another group came onto the stage, the Premature Modulation Singers (aka PM Singers). This nine-piece chamber choir, directed by student Kevin Zakresky, has much to boast about considering the performance it gave. Singing four pieces, the ensemble immediately restored the tranquil atmosphere of the Chan Centre, singing the well-known English folk songs "Scarborough Fair" and "Greensleeves." The PM Singers' robust tone was just as good as a full choir and their dramatic interpretation of the pieces captured the audience's attention At times, the choir went off-key, but their wonderful performance quickly patched any botched notes. They finished their set with an amusing composition called "Piece," which introduced the fundamentals of choral singing. The audience responded with immediate applause, obviously pleased with the comedic actions and lines from the song. The University Singers are a hidden gem within the university's music community. When the Singers hit a crescendo, the impact of the sound can make your heart leap as the music sweeps you in ♦ -Singing to Remem ber- CHOR LEONI at Christ Church Cathedral Nov. 10 With its Requiem for War, Chor Leoni reminded its listeners that this year's Remembrance Day comes at a time when memories of bloodshed are all too recent and all too current The performance by the all-men's choir, arranged and conducted by Diane Loomer, certainly did not soothe one's nerves with glazed-over musings on wars long past Rather, this group of gifted singers showered its audience with fresh reminders of new wars. Escorted Ihrough the magnificent Christ Church Cathedral by firefighters and four members of the local police, the choral procession appeared like an army unto itself With perfect pitch, impeccable timing, and bold, dreadful honesty, the choir surged forward through themes of death, loss of innocence, torture, bloodshed, and hopes for peace. The first piece of the evening, Kurt Weill's cantata "Das Berliner Requiem! was musically a little hard to take. Emotionless and hard, the muddy discordance and lack of harmony came off a little too edgy, despite the subject matter. Lyrically, Weill's reflections on the anonymity of death were moving and haunting. The choir sang the piece's six movements in the original German (an English translation was provided with the program). With the lack of passion and the perpetual stodgjness of the various movements, it was impossible to surmise the content matter by ear alone. The experience became a bit like trying to read a good book while listening to grit- by Mara Meblenbacber ty, high-volume radio feedback The choir's performance of "The Souls of the Righteous* was particularly moving, with its bold harmonies and distinctively crisp layering of tenor, baritone and bass. With his polished radio-announcer's voice, Engliskborn actor Christopher Gaze added a theme of unfeigned dramatic sensitivity amongst some of the choir's more hardened performances. Solos by tenor Paul Oullette and baritone Jonathan Liebich were also noteworthy, peppering individualism into a piece more concerned with the collec- tivist theme of solidarity in batlle. The only blunder during the otherwise seamless sequence of performances came during Gaze's reading of Isaac Rosenberg's "Break of Day in the Trenches." An accompanying trumpet meant—I suspect—to punctuate the text ended up being exceedingly loud and completely drowned out the reader. To make matters worse. Gaze made several unsuccessful attempts to be heard over the trumpet by shouting into the microphone. Despite the rich musicality of the choir singers themselves, a dispassionate ambiance hung like a shadowy raincloud over the evening's performance. StuL with the night's theme of equality, diversity and hope for peace, the director and members of Chor Leoni meant well—and for this Hie audience was grateful A standing ovation marked the end of a thought-provoking two hours that could perhaps be most poignantly summed up by an excerpt from the reading of J. McCutcheon's "Christmas Eve in the Trenches,* which states, "on each end of the rifle, we're the same." ♦ THEUBYSSEY CULTURE WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 9 SKow bonlsH^^ image wiyfl%& bySveai Vik&nder r" \\— V ■■ i. » h 'r f, HOUSE OF MIRRORS at the SUB Art Gallery until Nov. 15 There is a difference between art that is merely expressive and art that addresses social issues. Expressive art is based on the artist's complete and independent volition—it is art for art's sake, rather than art intended primarily to discuss a particular issue. Social-issue art usually contains a large amount of symbolism; it is created more with the audience—and its reaction— in mind. Social-issue art has been used to raise the profile of causes and highlight problems in society—it has even been used as propaganda. Currently, close to home, there are some good examples of accessible and relevant social art on display at the SUB Art Gallery. The House of Mirrors exhibit takes advantage of one of the prime benefits of social-issue art: it does not have to be technically brilliant in order to move the audience. In this case, the audience is presented with a simple, yet emotionally moving display on eating disorders and the myth of beauty in an image-obsessed society. Although most of the works are not technical , masterpieces, the honesty with which these works deal with difficult issues was deeply moving. The exhibit works around three themes— "The Lies We Are Fed,* "Swallowing the Lies" and "Telling our Truths." All of the works in the exhibit are drawn together through their use of the same medium—the mirror. Difficult to work with, and at times repetitive, mirrors would have worked better as a theme than as the common medium. Nonetheless, the exhibit is effective. The last theme is particularly moving; it contains the pieces "Mirrors No. 1-6." Appropriately placed in the centre of the room, Patricia Murphy's pieces are the focal point of the exhibit achieving the pinnacle of socially conscious art involvement of the audience. The works tell the stories of women with eating disorders, and relates them to the viewer. For example, in "Mirror No. 2," the stories of several women's eating disorders are printed behind small wooden doors; one door does not have print behind it, but rather a small mirror. Just as this is a successful attempt to reflect the viewer's story, and relationship with his/her body, so is "Mirror No. 6," where the viewers are invited to write their own self-affirmations on the mirror. 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Look for Information on: • Career, job and business planning • Protecting the environment • Safe surfing on the Internet • Helping kids do their homework • Retirement planning • Making choices for healthy living For you, your family and your community. It's coming to your mailbox soonl For more informatiort on government services: canada.gc.ca Service Canada Access Centres 1 800 O-Canada (1 800 622-6232) TTV7 TDD 1 800 465-7735 CanadS 10 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 OP/ED THE UBYSSEY THEUBYSSEY WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 VOLUME S3 ISSUE 20 EDITORIAL BOARD COORDINATING EDITOR Duncan M. McHugh NEWS EDITORS Ai Lin Choo Sarah MacNeill Morrison CULTURE EDITOR Ron Nurwisah SPORTS EDITOR Scott Bardsiey FEATURES EDITOR Julia Christensen COPY EDITOR Laura Blue PHOTO EDITOR Nic Fensom PRODUCTION MANAGER Hywel Tuscano COOHDIMHTOHS VOLUNTEERS Graeme Worthy LETTERS/RESEARCH Alicia Miller The Ubyssey is tha official student newspaper of the University of British Columbia. 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Canadian University Press Canada Pest Salas AsrmraMtt Number 07HU1 2 Call or visit us ?t: 5185 University Blvd. 604 224 7 "•» rf t <£■* * * : *. * i H. *d ^i Driving Range Tokens GcS & Fash on Gift Certificates Orean F=es Goif Lessons ||;Y SssQ'ayPFUBch |^$r£fcCtttffi<8il&S liisLLi I ___ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2001 CULTURE THE UBYSSEY l!/Hh iiO frills TORI AMOS with Rufus Wainwright at the Orpheum Theatre Nov. 8 THEY SING, L.KE...WITH THEIR VOICES: Rufus Wainwright {above) and Tori Amos {right) know how to please people who have $40. Hey Rufus, good on ya. EMILY CHAN PHOTOS No other musician commands her instrument quite like Tori Amos. She appears to punish and seduce her piano at the same time, giving Thursday's sold- out performance a particularly raw feel. Thankfully, it was a solo show, so a theatre full of lucky fans were able to enjoy Tori Amos, with no frills. I dare you to name a more, perfect opener than Montreal's Rufus Wainwright Back from an American tour for his latest album Poses, Wainwright gave a refreshingly sober solo performance. Seeing such a complementary opening artist, one who understands that his function is to warm up and not dominate the audience, is like getting your cake and eating it too. Anyone who saw Rufus with his six-piece band at Richard's on Richards last May will be relieved to hear that he left his diva sister Martha at home. This time the audience got to enjoy an acoustic, undiluted Rufus. Among the best-executed songs wi-re "In My Arms," "Grey Gardens" and, from the Moulin Rouge soundtrack, "Complaints de la Butte." Following. Rufus, the big event started with Tori's chilling cover of Eminem's "'97 Bonnie & Clyde," recently released on her album of covers, Strange Little Girls. Between five albums and innumerable B-sides, I wondered what music would be emphasised/and feared that the audience would hear more covers than originals. Let's face it at $40 a seat, fans came to hear songs like 'Putting the Damage On," not a cover of Neil Yoing's "Heart of Gold." Luckily, Tori's plans for the evening seemed to blend well with the audience's desires and her by nmmtnuk ko^kijla „ discography was fairly evenly represented. Aside from her cover of Joe Jackson's "Real Men," the show ■was all original material from a variety of albums. "Spring Haze' and "Space Dog" were particularly well-received, as were "Go to Bed" (dedicated to Matthew Sheppard) and "Me and a Gun" (written about her experience of rape). Songs like "Mother," "Putting the Damage On," and "Playboy Mommy" all put the studio versions to absolute shame. Tori delivered five songs during her two encores, and the no-nonsense Orpheum security finally eased up, at her request, and let fans trickle down to the stage while she played "Tear in my Hand," from 1992''s Little Earthquakes. Tori's sold-out show was publicised as a "rare solo performance." It's unfortunate that her solo shows are such rarities. Having seen a few shows at the Orpheum Theatre, I have never seen an artist dominate a venue of that size with such ease. With only her voice and her piano. Tori Amos needed nothing more than an eager audience, which she got last Thursday. ♦ th«3 key t ppmess "* ■* * ' -.r... V0f V- 'i ■V Jt~ >.-- >*W*| '-'JU \\ 48 hours of freedom 3 of your closest friends 1 really wild horse ■«* >t* V At last, it's easy to find the pte-owned Ford of your dreams. 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