@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1211252"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "University Publications"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-09-11"@en, "1987-01-13"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0128378/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ 7 c UBC Archives Serial THE UBYSSEY ^V •^ Vol. LXIX, No. 28 ■t 'Vancouver, B.C. Tuesday, January 13,1987 228-2301 Sikh chair grant raises protest By PATTI FLATHER Some UBC students say they're angry with how Ottawa is tying a grant application for a UBC chair in Punjabi and Sikh studies to Canadian foreign relations with India. The UBC Sikh Students Association is sending letters to external affairs minister Joe Clark and secretary of state David Crombie to protest how the application is being handled, said club president Palbhinder Sandhu. The university and the Federation of Sikh Societies agreed in March 1985 to establish a chair in Punjabi language and literature and Sikh studies. Sandhu and others charge that Indian government interference is behind the almost two- year federal delay in processing the grant application — a charge Indian government representatives deny. The external affairs department did intervene in the application for a $300,000 multiculturalism grant to help set up the chair, arguing support for the program linked to Canada's Sikh community could harm bilateral relations with India, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail. In a Dec. 13, 1986 article, The Globe said documents obtained under the Access to Information act show that an external affairs official thought the Indian government would misunderstand a federal grant for the UBC endowment. E.G. Drake, an assistant deputy minister in the external affairs department, sent a memo in April, 1985 to the secretary of state, which is processing the application, saying "... the implications in terms of foreign policy must also be considered." "I hope, therefore, that the Indian government's likely reaction can be taken into account before any conclusion is reached," Drake wrote. Palhinder Sandhu said the establishment of the chair concerns the rights of Sikhs and other Canadians to learn about the Sikh com- Optimistic new minister loves job By JENNIFER LYALL Stan Hagen, R.C.'s new minister of advanced education and job training, doesn't think there are any difficulties facing post secondary education in B.C. "Why are there difficulties?" he asked. "From what I've seen the students are getting an excellent education and the faculty and professors are doing a good job." Hagen said the people of B.C. agree with him that the system is essentially free of problems. "The public seems generally happy with the universities, colleges, and training institutions." He said he has received few complaints about the post-secondary system. Hagen said the one exception to the general public satisfaction with advanced education has been the widespread concern expressed about the government's student aid policies and skyrocketing student debt loads. The average debt of 1986 graduates with student loans was $15,000, an increase of $12,000 since 1984. Hagen said the figures suggest there is a "problem" with student aid. "It's unjust for students to be graduating with high debt loads — they're just starting out in life, so to speak.'' Hagen hopes to find some solutions to the debt problem through a government commission on student aid. He said the commission will continue to solicit public proposals and criticisms until January 19, and was reluctant to comment on the issue until he has read the submissions. He did say that "the answer is not for the government to pay 100 per cent of everything for everyone." When revising the student aid program, he intends to ensure that all British Columbians will have an equal opportunity to gain a post- secondary education. He did not explain how this would be accomplished. "The ability of someone to get an education shouldn't depend on munity. More than 200,000 Sikhs live in Canada, including about 80,000 in the lower mainland. The Federation of Sikh Societies has raised $300,000 towards the chair, including $175,000 in B.C. Sandhu said the chair is needed "especially to get rid of a lot of perceptions that the community is a violent community," adding the program was all set to start in September 1985. Amritpal Shergill, past president of the Sikh Students Association, said he cannot understand the logic in the external affairs memo. "Is offering Soviet literature and where they live," he said. "We want to attempt to make it equitable." At the college level, Hagen said community colleges continue to fulfill their purpose of increasing the accessibility of post-secondary education to students from the interior and remote regions of B.C. He doesn't see any more serious problems facing the colleges than those facing advanced education in general. "I don't have any difficulty with the way the colleges are operating — they respond extremely quickly to public demand," he said. Hagen's new ministry has undergone metamorphosis since last October's election. Previously, the ministry of post secondary education was expanded to include job training after the election, and was eventually renamed the ministry of advanced education and job training. Hagen dismissed the suggestion that the association of education with job training might detract from academic programs. "I think it's a natural step to include job training because the two go hand in hand," he said. "There's a real interaction between the two." Since Hagen's appointment, the ministry has been further expanded to include youth, and at Hagen's own suggestion, women's interests, which he says "revolve around" education and job training. This is Stan Hagen's first foray into provincial politics. His previous political experience has been limited to four years on the Courtenay school board and two years as chair of the local Christian school to which he sends two of his five children. He is a devout Lutheran and once studied to be a minister, but, deciding he didn't have the calling, moved to Courtenay and became the president of Comox Valley Ready Mix Ltd. Hagen likes his new job. "It's the best portfolio there is," he says. Soviet classes going to affect their (the Canadian government's) relationship with the United States?" Shergill called on Indian government representatives in Canada to publicly support the UBC chair, and end suspicions that India is lobbying against it. But Jagdish Sharma, Indian Consul-general for Western Canada, declined comment on what the Indian government thinks of the UBC chair. "We have not put any pressure whatsoever on the government of Canada or UBC," Sharma said. "It would be presumptuous on our part to attempt to do so." The UBC professor who has been involved with the Federation of Sikh Societies in establishing the chair said the Indian government has not pressured UBC on the issue. Ashok Aklujkar, a Sanskrit professor and past head of the Asian studies department, called the delays and controversy "a sad situation." He said academically the chair is needed in Canada to further study of Punjabi and Sikh traditions, and that he became involved in establishing the chair before tensions increased between the Indian government and Sikhs. — dan andrews photo OH THOSE SUMMER beach parties. Young UBC student decides to drink the year away trying to forget about all the crap going on in her life. Glasses allow no light to penetrate. Student MPs play at politics By BETSY GOLDBERG On-the-job child care and tax reform are in, but the Red Ensign and child suffrage are out. These were just four of the concerns debated at this weekend's thirteenth annual British Columbia Universities* Model Parliament held in the B.C. legislative chamber in Victoria. Model Parliament is a three-day mock session of the House of Commons. The "Members of Parliament" for the weekend are largely members of the political clubs at B.C.'s three universities. Each of the three federal parties submits a bill and three resolutions to the House for debate. The Liberal government's bUl creating an elected Senate was defeated. Likewise, the opposition New Democrats' bill to legalize abortion died due to the expiry of the allotted time limit for debate. However, due to an alliance with the NDP, the Conservatives' tax simplification bill went through. The resolutions passed included the Liberals' policy of revised parental leave regulations and on- the-job child care, and the NDP's position against Canadian involvement in Strategic Defense Initiative research. In keeping with the mock spirit of the weekend, three mock resolutions were also submitted by the parties. These were the readoption of the Red Ensign as the Canadian flag, a Canadian military takeover of Point Roberts, and the granting of the vote to six year olds. Each yearly session begins with a speech from the throne read by the governor-general and ends with closing ceremonies, as in Ottawa. In adddition to debates on the throne speech, bills, and resolutions, the government also had to contend with a twice- daily question period. ; Tbe number of seats each party receives is determined by polls taken on the three B.C. university campuses. Following an especially strong showing at the University of Victoria, the Liberals formed the government with twenty-five seats. Many of the "MPs" were UBC students, including Progressive Conservative leader Dennis Prouse and the Liberal and NDP House Leaders, John Whyte and Freyja Bergthorsen. The annua! general meeting of the Universities' Model Parliament Society of B.C. was also held during the weekend. UBC students Ken Dickerson and Shelagh Ryan were elected to the UMPS executive as president and secretary. Page 2' THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, January 13, 1987 Attention to the miniscule minority of you not running for the senate or board. There are a select few spots remaining on The Ubyssey news writing and photo-taking staff. Candidates must have a working knowledge of English ... Well actually they must know God Save The Queen ... Well actually the Sex Pistols' version ... Actually they have to know the Queen personally ... Yeah that's it, you have to know the Queen and have slept with the Sex Pistols. SUB 241k. 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The second instalment of a Canada Student Loan may be obtained by having a Schedule II signed in the Registrar's Office. The signed schedule should then be taken to your bank. The Registrar's Office is open on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is located on the second floor of the General Services Administration Building. Awards and Financial Aid • Room GO. Qanaral Sarvicea Adminiatration BuHding • Tataphona: 228-6111 /k LAST DAY TO RETURN YOUR WINTER SESSION TEXTBOOKS IS... JAN. 31st UBC BOOKSTORE RETURN POLICY Course Books - Sessional course books may be returned (accompanied by original receipt) for full refund any time up to JANUARY 31,1987 for WINTER SESSION TEXTBOOKS. After this deadline all course books will be NON-RETURNABLE. Books must be unmarked and in saleable-as-new condition. REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR SALES RECEIPT. NO RECEIPT - NO REFUND - NO EXCEPTIONS BOOKSTORE 228-4741 ELECTION STUDENT REPRESENTATIVES TO SERVE ON GOVERNING BODIES Evening Polls, Wednesday, January 14, 1987 as follows: 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Board and Senate at-Large Elections Only) Totem Park Common Block Place Vanier Common Block Walter H. Gage Common Block Sedgewick Library S.U.B. Daytime Polls, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, January 14, 15 and 16, 1987 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. S.U.B. Buchanan C.E.M.E. Building Computer Science Scarfe Hebb Theatre Woodward Library Sedgewick Library MacMillan Law Henry Angus War Memorial Gymnasium (Subject to students being available to run these polling stations.) BRING YOUR A.M.S. CARD BOARD OF GOVERNORS Candidates from which TWO are to be elected: Martin Cocking (Fourth Year Arts) John A. Pearce (Fifth Year Teacher Train ing - Elementary) Simon Seshadri (Fourth Year Commerce) Doug Stewart (Second Year Law) SENATORS AT-LARGE Candidates from which FIVE are to be elected: Sean Byrne Barry Dumka Mark Elliott Don Mustard Rob Regan Jim Snell Alex Speers Brent Watkins Justin Williamson (Second Year Arts) (Second Year Arts) (Second Year Arts) (Fourth Year Science) (Third Year Arts) (First Year Commerce) Ph.D. Candidate - Food Science) (Fourth Year Arts) (Ph.D. Candidate - Civil Engineering) SENATE REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDIVIDUAL FACULTIES FORESTRY (One to be elected) Derek Challenger (First Year - B.Sc. Forestry Program) Grant Loeb (Third Year - B.S.F. Program) Steve Meldrum (First Year - B.Sc. Forestry Program) (Voting will take place in the MacMillan Building only.) LAW (One to be elected) Randy S. Brant (First Year) Andrew J. Pearson (Second Year) (Voting will take place in the Law Building only.) SCIENCE (One to be elected) Gary Mark (Second Year) Shawn McDuff (Second Year) (Voting will take place in the Computer Science and Sedgewick Buildings only.) NO PROXY VOTING WILL BE ALLOWED AND STUDENTS REQUIRE THEIR A.M.S. CARD TO VOTE (It should be noted that any allegation or irregularities with these elections must be submitted In writing to the Registrar within 48 hours of the close of polling (exclusive of weekends or public holidays} and must include the signatures of at least three students eligible to vote.) Tuesday, January 13, 1987 THE UBYSSEY Page 3 Student elections; SENATE CANDIDATES Five of these candidates will be elected as student members-at-large to the UBC Senate. They will join 12 other students, elected from the faculties, on the 87 member body that includes the president, the chancellor and representatives from the faculty and the outside community. The senate decides, subject to Board of Governors approval, UBC's academic policy, including academic priorities and standards and decides on programs and courses. It deals with awards, appeals and program admissions. All candidates interviewed were asked: What will be the main issues facing students next year? What can you do on Senate to improve UBC? Stories were written by Svetozar Kontic, Rick Hiebert, Evelyn Jacob, David Ferman, Mary McAlister, Corinne Bjorge. Photos by Dan Andrews and Malcolm Pearson. ^ttm«ttmWI^ BARRY DUMKA In seeking the position of senator at large, apart from promising to work effectively towards increasing student interest in the affairs and decisions of the senate — I have refrained from making any "campaign promises." It is my belief that personal agendas are inconsistent with the aims of the senate. Commitment, not campaign rhetoric, is essential. This year I believe I have displayed a strong willingness to involve myself in campus affairs. I am an executive council member of the International Relations Students' Association; editor of the IRSAGRAM, an international affairs journal; and was recently elected as student representative to the Board of Directors for International House. In the past several years, our library system has come under siege. Many good professors have left, services have been cut back and tuition fees have gone up. Stopping this slow decay must be the Senate's first priority, for the quality and prestige of UBC is important to all of us. GARY MARK The most important issues facing students next year as a student senator will be the tuition hike and misuse of the student athletic fund. The senate must look into course changes and withdrawal periods. For those who withdraw from courses after the deadline there should be a standing called "incomplete." The question of South African divestment also has to be acted on. What they've (the university) been doing has been positive, but it has been too little and too slow — it's (the divestment so far) been miniscule. But the money (the $32 student athletic fee) currently being misspent is the big problem. There should be more facitilies for the average student. They are not allowed on most fields now, and there are no baseball diamonds on the campus. There have always been student representatives on the senate but over the last while they haven't been reporting back to each other and the student body. The Pattison issue could have been brought up earlier and yet when the vote came up it surprised the student senators. But there was a student senator on that committee. SEAN BYRNE Why me for senate? I have had no previous experience in politics, but I am interested in representing the student body. I am on the executive of the speakeasy peer counselling and information centre and I am a member of students for a free Southern Africa. Some of the issues I hope to address include the divestment of UBC funds from firms having South African links, and the ludicrous honorary degree which is unfortunately to be bestowed upon Mr. Jim Pattison. I am aware of and up-to-date on campus and international events and will try to echo the sentiments of students as a representative to the senate. Should you decide to vote for me this week, I will show my sincere appreciation and humble gratitude by taking your grandmother out for tea and biscuits (limit one O.A.P. per person). GRANT LOEB I believe that our faculty should have a strong voice in the senate and I believe that I have the necessary experience to be that voice and to act upon your behalf. I have been active in student council, working on different council events including a position as treasurer for "students for forestry awareness." I think that senate is something that most students keep away from. It's important however, because it is the upper workings of the university. It puts the final stamp on everything that happens at the university. I don't think that there is one thing that concerns foresters that doesn't face other faculties. Some of the main issues that face all students are crowded classrooms, problems with course scheduling and tuition fees. There was a great deal of discus sion about post-secondary education during the provincial election, but so far we haven't seen anything concrete. If the projected tuition increase goes through, it's just another burden to students and it's up to the provincial government to do something to ease this burden. r MARK ELLIOTT I see the most imporant function of the senate as preserving and maintaining continuity in academics. We must maintain the curriculum but also modify it to keep it contemporary. Some decisions made by senate are just whited over, like the Pattison degree. When it came up the student members only had two minutes to look it over and one minute to vote. The student representatives should meet, to get a bit unified. We should see if we can vote as an effective block. I would see myself unifying as a moderator. I like to see myself as a liason. I would also want to inform the students of senate decisions, through the newspaper and the radio station. Senate has to be concerned about cautiously adjusting for curriculum and admissions, so that a few years down the road we don't have to cut courses or have overcrowded classes. BRENT WATKINS I believe I have the experience to work effectively in the senate. (Two years of committee and club work in the AMS). I am well accustomed to and look forward to presenting a student's view to senate. When it comes to voting on contentious issues, I can only hope to use my single vote in the most meaningful way possible and use it to represent the wishes of the students I meet each day. In regards to current "hot" issues, I am interested in showing student concern for library hours, book prices and having issues like the Pattison-hoopla resolved. On this point, I believe the issue of Pattison's degree to be a no-win situation. Added publicity hurts the university community's image. Ignoring opposition pleas can do nothing but harm the university internally. If I am elected to the senate, I would push to have the topic reopened for discussion, and have concerned interest groups approached for their input, making sure all senators are well-informed about the implications of conferring this degree, and then move for a vote. I don't hope to solve any major problems by myself but I do hope for a chance to work hard and represent a student's viewpoint on senate. *>* rf-0 rf° <** JUSTIN WILLIAMSON I hope to be elected again this year — with your help. This will allow continuity on some committees, which is important. Fortunately, the issues facing Senate this year do not include disastrous cutbacks, but there are always interesting items like honourary degrees, academic honesty, grades and grading, etc. The committee that I have done the most work on is the Committee for Appeals on Academic Discipline. I think we've come a long way on that. The voice of student senators has become accepted as respectable and legitimate. I think in the last year that students have been very successful in their appeals. One issue that will come up is honorary degrees. I think that it is long overdue. I would like to see some more specific criteria for the committee to examine. Particular individuals in the community are affecting the outcome and perhaps that wouldn't happen if it was dealt with by the senate as a whole. ROB REGAN There is a prevailing attitude on campus that student representatives are powerless to take effective action — an attitude to be expected when less than 10 per cent of the student body supports these elections. At the election speeches last Thursday in SUB, there were more candidates than audience members. We need a solution for the apathy that grips the campus. I would like to see better communication between the students and their elected representatives. I feel that my practice of talking to students one-on-one or one-on-one hundred is an active step towards improving this communication. I want to be your voice, but I can't do it alone. I need your votes and feedback. Everyone has something to offer this university in the form of thoughts and ideas. Why not give these a voice? i*'-°*H**>»** JIM SNELL One of the main issues for senators is the apathy issue. When you go up to the average student and ask about the senate the usual response is "it's a mind-numbing affair of boring tedium." The rest haven't heard of it. Another issue is the library crisis. A couple of years ago, UBC had the second most credited research library in Canada. Now we're down to about twelfth because we don't have the funds to continue upgrading our resources. Another problem is shelf capacity in the main stacks. We just don't have enough room for books even if we could acquire them. Another main issue this year is the Pattison issue. The workings of the senate are mysterious. There's a flaw in the process that offered him a degree. It was introduced and voted on in the same meeting without a chance for discussion. We should look at new w^ys of reforming the process through which these degrees are granted, so we'll be acting in the best interest of students. DON MUSTARD Students are facing many important issues. One major concern is the quality and cost of education in B.C. Student aid is also a big one. There just isn't enough, and students are graduating with huge debt loads. Unfortunately the university is not open to everyone. I'm also concerned with the condition of the library. It is taking a beating and we are losing valuable periodicals. I also have to wonder about the board's proposed four per cent tuition increase. Yes there are costs — but are students being scapegoats for all the university's financial shortcomings? Our tuition is already one of the highest in Canada. As a senator I know getting communication between what students want and what the administration thinks is needed. We (students) haven't been strong enough in voicing our concerns. I also want to see improved communication within the student senate caucus, and with the rest of senate and faculty. ALEX SPEERS Senators at large should represent groups of students who are not formally represented. I think it is going to be hard work — it's not so much politics, but a lofof committees and meetings. I'd like to pledge to work hard as a senator at large. I think the main issues facing students are going to continue to be financial. Students working together can have some input in preventing funding cuts, especially if they liaison with the student body. There's a general vacuum when you ask what the senate does — I'd like to see communication improved so students understand just what it is we do. On the Pattison issue, we have to consider that the vast majority of senators voted in favor of him receiving the award. I'm not in favor of him being given an honorary degree. It's bad press for UBC regardless of the outcome. Page 4 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, January 13, 1987 Illusions Optimism is not a positive trait if it is founded on illusion. Our new minister of advanced education and job training, Stan Hagen, is deluding himself if he really thinks there are no difficulties facing B.C.'s post-secondary education system today. B.C. students pay the highest tuition fees, acquire the heaviest debts, and have the lowest participation rate in the country. And to add insult to injury, they now have a minister who blithely assures them that they are getting an "excellent education." Less than three months ago the crisis in post-secondary education was one of the key issues in the provincial election that landed Mr. Hagen in cabinet. Today he claims the people of B.C. are "happy" with their universities. Such a miraculous reversal of public opinion is inconceivable, especially since no solutions have yet been suggested. Other recent developments in the ministry present cause for alarm. One which could have especially far-reaching implications is the seemingly innocent change of name to combine job training with advanced education. The implied suggestion that education is no more than training for a future career is frightening to many who recognize the value of a general, liberal arts education in our increasingly insecure society. Mr. Hagen seems genuinely intent on doing his best for post- secondary education in B.C. We hope he will come to be more sympathetic to the concerns of students and to understand the complex issues involved in education. ■^^m^^^wwmwB^wKw^pw Letters Student says Pattison not appropriate for degree This university's granting of its highest distinction, the Doctor of Philosophy, to Mr. Jimmy Pattison (albeit an honourary degree) must be regarded as one of the most ill- conceived decisions ever to issue from the Office of the Senate. Traditionally, an honourary degree is a means by which the university recognizes an individual's outstanding contribution to a branch of learning, or a great humanitarian effort which has enriched our society; and in the happiest instances, both. How is it that Mr. Pattison deserves this honour? Before Expo '86, he was just another entrepreneurial success story, and not a well-known one at that. Most people were aware of him through his name appearing on decals pasted on the trunks of cars. And Expo '86, the vehicle by which Mr. Pattison rose to the stature of a demigod, was an event which took a devastating toll upon this and other provincial universities — Notre Dame at Nelson was even closed. Health care institutions also fell victim to Mr. Pattison's pet project, grossly attested to by the three to four year old cavern behind St. Paul's Hospital — the beginning of what was to have been a splendid and much-needed addition to that facility. What concern did Mr. Pattison show when streams of informed protest rose from the highest echelons of the faculty of this university, as more and more operating funds were withheld? We all remember the departure of the UBC president himself to an Ontario university in the midst of this controversy. Returning to the usual criteria for an honourary degree, we need not concern ourselves with the first, unless it can be established that car dealerships, sign companies and the amassing of personal wealth represent a branch of learning. As to the second, the distribution of pornographic material, continuous use of bizarre personnel practices (the monthly firing of that salesman registering the lowest net sales) and even the shrewd management of a world's fair seem, at least to this writer, to be the very antithesis of humanitarian activity. Furthermore, Mr. Pattison has shown not a whit of interest in education in general and universities in particular. It seems, therefore, that the granting of an honourary degree in this instance is highly inappropriate. In our time we frequently hear — particularly from persons of Mr. Pattison's mindset — disturbing comments that a university degree is really not important, that society would be better served and our energies better rewarded if we undertook some more "productive" pursuit, preferably in the downtown area. The conferring of an honourary degree upon Jimmy Pattison does nothing to change that sort of thinking. David Henry arts 3 Kurds oppose injustice Teacher wants freedom of speech In the spring of 1985 I wrote two letters in The Kamloops News highly critical of the educational policies of the Administration of Cariboo College and the provincial government. I was suspended for three days from my position as psychology instructor. This action was grieved. In a non-binding hearing held in October, 1985, the college's lawyer successfully convinced the arbitrator of the appropriateness of the disciplinary action. At that point I circulated a memo to fellow members of my faculty association seeking their support in taking the dispute to binding arbitration. In response to a reporter's telephone enquiry, I stated I did not accept the ruling and would continue to fight for what I perceived to be my right to free speech and academic freedom. Immediately following these two actions, on December 11, 1985, I was dismissed and instructed to vacate my office by noon the next day. No discussion took place regarding my students who were then in the midst of final exams. Various discussions and negotiations followed. The college offered monetary settlements but not reinstatement, the only condition acceptable to me since I considered the dismissal unlawful. The case now goes to binding arbitration before Mr. Don Monroe, January 12-20, 1987, more than one full year since my dismissal. Throughout this period I have received the support of my own association, the Cariboo College Student Society, the r THE UBYSSEY January 13, 1987 The Ubyssey is published Tuesday and Friday throughout the academic year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and are not necessarily those of the administration or the AMS. Member Canadian University Press. The Ubyssey's editorial office is SUB 241k. Editorial department, 228-2301/2305. Advertising 228-3977/3978. It was a dark and stotmy night (actually, just rainy), but it was Jennifer Lyatl's birthday. So Mary McAlister bought her two Zombies, Dan Andrews dared her to eat then jalapenos, Evelyn Jacob didn't eat her Caesar salad, David Ferman and Ross McLaren stuck to Coke, Betsy Goldberg gulped her beer, and Malcolm Pearson observed all with a critical eye. Svetozar Kontic and Michael Groberman were too busy being exclusive to participate in the revelry. Dave Wilkinson, Chew Wong, Paul Penner, Steve Neufeid, and lan Robertson were too busy writing sports to make the bash. G.S. Gates was too busy trying to figure out what his initials stood for. Patti Flather and Robert Beynon were too busy doing something else. But Janet Patterson. Corrine Bjorge and Rick Hiebert sent their regrets. College-Institute Educators' Association of B.C. which established a Legal Defence Fund, numerous other organizations and unions, including the B.C. Civil Liberties Association, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, and many professional colleagues, students, and ordinary citizens. Because I believe the significance of this issue goes far beyond my personal circumstances and ultimately affects us all, I think it is important that people be reminded of this dispute. My hope is that the judgement following the upcoming hearing will re-establish the principle of freedom of speech in our educational institutions. However, win or lose, the struggle goes on. Allan A. MacKinnon Kamloops, B.C. The right stuff Have you or any of your readers ever heard about "Ubyssey Glacier"? I recently noticed this uniquely named glacier when looking at a map of the Whistler area. The glacier is situated southeast of Whistler, in the McBride Range of mountains. Ubyssey Glacier lies at the base of Mt. Sir Richard and The Gatekeeper. If anyone can shed some insight about how this glacier got its name I would like to hear it. G. Davidson, 1 Phillip Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2E 6R6. P.S. Hi all the Alpha Phi's and Sigma Chi's on campus. Gerry Davidson Carleton University—Arts The Kurdistan Information Services read with dismay your article entitled "Peace Activists Meet Apathy", which appeared in Ubyssey, January 6, 1987. The article began by proclaiming, "Some things are better left unsaid." However, we of K.I.S. felt it absolutely necessary to point out some little known facts of history to you. (In fact, we believe that for too long, the voices of the Kurdish people have been intentionally silenced, due to colonialist nations such as Turkey.) We sympathize with your desire that NATO not install a tactical fighting and weapons training centre in Happy Valley-Goose Bay in Western Labrador. However, we are under the impression that you encourage the building of this same NATO centre in Konya, Turkey, or at least do not protest against it! The indigenous Kurdish people have inhabited the land in Kurdistan (the Turks refer to it as "Eastern Turkey") for 4,000 years. Part of the policy of the government of Turkey is to intimidate, imprison, torture, execute and commit acts of massacre against the Kurds in the area (in fact, it is not commonly known, but many of the "Eastern Turks" that recently flew to Montreal to seek refugee status are, indeed, Kurds, some from the area not far from Konya). Also, Turkey's oppressive policies against the Kurds in the region include: usurping Kurdistan's land, implementing forced assimilation, moving entire Kurdish villages to other parts of Turkey, prohibiting the use of the Kurdish language and native costume, forbidding the Kurdish language from being taught in schools, keeping the Kurdish areas in poverty, not providing health and welfare in the area, not providing sewage systems and electricity, not introducing mechanization in agriculture for Kurds, adopting scorched-earth policies and introducing militarization on Kurdish soil. In addition, Turkey has built numerous NATO and other military intelligence-gathering and training installation on Kurdish land, including areas east of Konya. The Kurdish people in Diyarbekir, Erzurum, Kars and Van and other Kurdish lands in Turkey have protested vehemenent- ly against the militarization of Kurdistan, and there are resistance organizations that actively fight against NATO presence in occupied Kurdistan in Turkey. We find it amazing that you would cry out in defence of the native populations around western Labrador, but exclude self- determination for the indigenous Kurdish peoples in occupied Kurdistan in Turkey! These native peoples, also, suffer the hazards of NATO installations. We Kurds cry out for an end to further militarization of Kurdistan, not only in Turkey, but in Iraq and in Iran, also! We Kurds would like peace and a healthy environment, the same as the native peoples of North America! Our group is opposed to NATO militarization anywhere in the world! We would suggest that you report on the native peoples of Kurdistan, also, and the oppression committed against our peoples; in addition, publicly denoucne NATO's presence (and its future plans) in Konya, and in occupied Kurdistan in Turkey! Khadijeh Huseyni Group Kurdistan Information Services All letters must be brief and typed on a triple-spaced, 70-character line. They must be delivered in person with identification shown to The Ubyssey office, SUB 241k. The Ubyssey reserves the right to edit for brevity, spelling and grammar, and libel. Sexist, racist, and homophobic letters will not run. Tuesday, January 13, 1987 THE UBYSSEY Page 5 Two of these candidates will be elected as student representatives to the UBC Board of Governors. The 15 member BoG is the ultimate authority at UBC and is responsible for administering business affairs. It sets university policy, has final control over al fiscal policy and all hiring and firing of faculty, support staff and administrative offices. All candidates interviewed by The Ubyssey were asked the same five questions. BOARD CANDIDATES JOHN A. PEARCE John Pearce, a fifth year, teacher training student believes UBC should divest itself of its South African holdings. "Part of the process of education is the process of making day to day decisions of moral import that affect other people." Pearce does not favour the board's proposed four per cent tuition increase. "Well, I don't like it, but it (the increase) may be a necessary evil. Pearce's main goal would be to make the campus more aware of student concerns as opposed to the "ivory tower concept." Pearce feels post-secondary education accessibility is an important issue. He added a media campaign stressing the need for post- secondary education, combined with an improved economy, may be the answer. "I'd like to see student loans made available to all students, with conditions such as collateral for older students to secure loans and for young students, a system like in Alberta where they remit 25 per cent of loans upon graduation." He added that a ceiling on student loans might be a good idea and that students intending to default on their loans should face the consequences. MARTIN COCKING Cocking says no one wants higher tuition fees but the government will not improve base level funding so the money has to come from somewhere. Cocking believes it should come partly from students and from Fund for Excellence in Education. His most important goal is making sure that board members who are from the downtown business community are aware of what students are thinking and feeling. "That simply means we voice our concerns to members of the board about tuition, athletic fees and whatever concerns students might have. The BoG may go ahead and make decisions without knowing what's really going on — we may be able to change their minds." Cocking said he would like to see the re-establishment of the student aid program at pre-restraint levels. "That includes the grant program which the government got rid of and beefing up what little of the remission program is left." Once they have established pre-restraint levels they can look at strengthening student aid, Cocking says, adding the government is going to have to improve basic levels of funding. Cocking said the BoG should divest. positions on the board of governors. Stewart thinks UBC should divest itself of its South African holdings. "I'd support divestment, because I feel it's the only real position to take. General student attitudes seem to support it. The planned AMS referendum (on divestment) will tell us more." Stewart has mixed feelings about the board's four per cent tuition increase. "It's unfortunate we have to increase tuition now after the increases of the past few years, but four per cent isn't that bad. It's fairly low." The new minister for advanced education and job training may have a mandate to reduce tuition, he said. Stewart said his main goal as student board representative would be ensuring low tuition fees. "I support no increase in tuition or as little as possible. Stewart thinks student representatives on the board have to realize that they are only two out of 15 members, and that the eight provincial government appointees will basically be able to get what the provincial government would want. You can influence them (the eight appointees), in some areas, if you are careful and have a pragmatic, realistic approach." DOUG STEWART Doug Stewart, second year law, is running for one of the two student Representatives from Canada's largest GRADUATE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL will be visiting your campus. Come and meet us! FRIDAY, JAN. 23 anytime between 9:00 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Room 215, Henry Angus Building University of British Columbia FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATIVE STUDIES YDRK up. Seshadri said his most important goal as a student BoG representative is to effectively communicate student concerns. "It's unrealistic for student candidates to ensure lower tutition and less crowded classrooms — they can't do that. What we can do is make sure the board is aware of our concerns. Input comes best from students with experience in these areas." As an AMS president, Seshadri says he's had the opportunity to visit 85 high schools around the province in the past two years. Seshadri said the grant program has to be returned along with a much better remission rate which forgives accumulated student debt. Seshadri said the BoG should not invest in any companies which have operations in South Africa. He would like to see the board divest itself of its current South African connections. UBC TAE KWON DO Club Consolidated Martial Arts • To develop self-defense skills, physical fitness and self-confidence • Instruction by 4th degree black belt. • Group classes. Experienced & beginners welcome. • Discount for women members. Classes - Mon./Thurs. 5:30-7:00 p.m. Sub 207 209 Drop by or leave message Sub Box 219 SIMON SESHADRI Seshadri thinks the proposed four per cent tuition fee hike viewed in isolation seems like a reasonable adjustment to the cost of living. But when it is considered as part of the increases to tuition over the last four years it adds up to about 50 per cent, and students are getting hit pretty hard because of it. The problem is the university is not getting enough money from the government, he says. If government funding was adequate, tuition wouldn't have to go FASTEST GLASSES IN SO At Pearle, getting you vour glasses quickly is something we see to ourselves. Our on-premises lab lets us make your glasses right on the spot. 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Harding-Russell (PH.D) will tutor or give help with essays. Phone 594-0960 after 6 p.m. 910/hr. USE UBYSSEY CLASSIFIED Tuesday, January 13, 1987 THE UBYSSEY Page 7 Hockey 'Birds split Bears The Alberta Golden Bears, defending CIAU hockey champions, came to town this weekend and settled for a split with the host UBC hockey team. Friday night, the game was close until the final bell. The Birds, playing spirited hockey, overcame a T-bird takes talent south This weekend, Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California provided the stage for two Canadian university 'footballers' to join some of the best new U.S. college talent in an annual benefit game. The "Shrine Bowl" is a charity event to raise funds for the Shriner's Children's Hospital and at the same time serves as a showcase for football newcomers. The NFL and AFL scouts buy the game films, the television rights generate even more revenue, and the end result is dollars toward a worthy cause. This is where UBC fourth year physical education student Leo Groenewegen enters the picture. The highly regarded offensive lineman of UBC's Vanier Cup winning team was one of two Canadians (and the first ever from UBC) invited to participate in the event. This meant a week of practice and the resulting East versus West game on Saturday. The west won 24-21 with Groenewegen's help. Although not a designated starter, he appeared in 50 of the 55 offensive plays that the west team ran and represented the Canadian football program well. In the final series, Groenewegen lead the blocking on a reverse that ultimately set up the winning field goal. UBC coach Frank Smith, who was in attendance with approximately 100 other coaches and scouts, was pleased with Groenewegen's performance. Smith said, "Leo worked very hard and handled himself well against the big boys." three to two second period deficit to win four to three. Paul Abbot scored the game winner with 4:49 left in the third period. UBC's goalie Carl Repp, was outstanding, stopping 46 shots, many of them difficult. Friday's victory was especially sweet for UBC as it was their first win against U of A in three tries. The win also kept alive UBC's slim playoff hopes. Saturday night, in a rout, the T-Birds lost seven to two. The Alberta team skated well, outhustling and outmuscling the Birds to the puck. UBC did have several excellent scoring opportunities in the first period but failed to score. As well, the 'Birds had two goals disqualified, one on a definite kick-in, the other on a short whistle by the referee. After UBC failed to score, the team seemed to quit, and Alberta controlled the rest of the game. UBC coach Terry O'Malley blamed fatigue for his team's lacklustre performance. "We played four games in six days and it showed on Saturday night," he said. UBC plays in Manitoba this weekend and at home against Saskatchewan in two weeks. "These are key games," O'Malley said, "and we need wins in both series to get into the playoffs." WAKE UP THIS NEW YEAR TO TEX MEX AND BZZR AT HILLEL HOUSE Wednesday, Jan. 14 5:30-7:00 p.m. Cost: $2.50 Includes Food and Drink Free Lunch Today for all First Year Students For more info: 224-4748 SPORTS UBC track starts off The UBC men's and women's track and field teams opened their competitive seasons Sunday at the University of Washington Indoor Invitational meet. Several UBC team members achieved qualifying standard for the CIAU championships. The men's team was led by high jumper Jim Gamlin (2.07m), triple jumper Kevin Godden (14.04m), pole vaulter Boyd Mason (4.42m), long jumper Malcolm McNeight (6.76m), and sprinter Ed Neeland (5.53s/55m). The women's team was paced by hurdler Joanne Gaspard 8.33s/55m). Last year the men's team had its best season ever, clinching its fourth consecutive Canada West Championship and finishing second at the national finals. Without adequate facilities and the loss of consistent competitors like Canadian 800m champion Simon Hoogewerf, due to graduation, 1987 may have to be considered a building year. The women's team, smaller in number, has to rely on strong in dividual performances. Gaspard is the current CIAU champion hurdler and high jumpers Jeannie Cockcroft and Tami Lutz have alternated the CIAU championship over the last three years. The meet was strictly exhibition and served as a warm-up for the team. niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiim | AMS Speakers present | I ARCHBISHOP TED SCOTT I "Stop Apartheid in South Africa" | Friday, January 16, 12:30 pm j ( SUB BALLROOM | | All welcome | (TJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHHiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuinniiiiiiiiin U.B.C. DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT HOUSING Invites Applications for the Position of RESIDENCE ADVISORS FOR 1987-88 These positions are open only to full-time registered U.B.C. students. Successful applicants will be required to live in the residences. Application forms and detailed job descriptions are available at the Ponderosa Housing Office and at the Front Desk of each single residence area: Totem Park, Place Vanier, W.H. Gage, and Acadia/Fairview. Applications will be accepted from January 5 to January 16, 1987 at the Front Desks of the Single Student Residences, or at the Ponderosa Housing Office. DISPLAY YOUR CHARACTER. 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Campus "Entertainment All Night Long" Starting at 6:00 p.m. featuring "Elvis The True Revival" The King Lives On starring Ricky Dunn "The Human Robot" appeared daily during Expo on the Expo Site "Hawaiian Dancers" "The Original Madhatter" starring Ray Parker Entertainment on stage & table to table doing magic, crazy comedy & balloon sculptures We hope you will join us for this celebration "No Cover" Page 8 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, January 13,1987 Basket 'Birds dunk Alberta duo By CHEW WONG After a shaky Christmas break including losses to McMaster University, University of Toronto, and Western Washington University — the UBC men's basketball team got back on track this weekend downing the University of Calgary and the University of Lethbridge in conference play at War Memorial Gym. On Friday night the 'Birds played near flawless defence in their victory over the fourth ranked University of Calgary Dinosaurs 63-46. Aaron Point led the UBC assault with a perfect six of six from the field and ended the game with 15 points. Co-captain Kevin Hanson was the candy-man for the 'Birds shelling out an amazing IS assists. "We had good scouting on Calgary," said Hanson. "All week in practice we keyed on the Calgary game." On Saturday night the Thunderbirds won a foul (as in foul filled) game against the Lethbridge Pronghorns 70-63. The officials called a total of 55 fouls in a stop-and-go game that never went for more than 30 seconds without a break in play. "I don't usually like to comment on the officials, but they set the tone of the game," said head coach Bruce Enns. "It was difficult for the players to know what was going to be called." UBC's Paul Johansson led all scorers with 23 points. Aaron Point added 13 and skyed for 15 rebounds. Harbir Bains tallied 19 points for the Pronghorns. Despite fine performances by Johansson and Point in this weekend's games, it was fifth year guard Kevin Hanson who anchored the UBC victories. His 15 assists in the Calgary contest was a season high, but it was his defensive efforts that were instrumental in the two times and force several other turn wins. Hanson played his two best games of the season according to coach Enns. Anyone who was at the game saw him steal the ball no fewer than 10 overs. Hanson was the glue that held the Thunderbird defence together this weekend. The two wins give the 'Birds a 2-0 conference start while pusing their overall record to 14-6. y mm jjtr #**% Water fowl aloft Both the men's and women's swimming and diving teams came out victorious this past Friday over the University of Alberta. The women dominated the opposition 85-27 winning 11 of 13 events. Winners included Monique McGinnis (800 free), Ann Martin (50, 100 free), Allison Gilbert (400 intermediate medley), Sandra Mason (100 fly), Janet Oakes (100 back), Jen Good (100 breast). The medley relay consisting of Good, Mason, Gilbert and Stephanie Brown, and the freestyle relay consisting of Oakes, Martin, Gilbert and Angie Haveman also placed first. In addition Mindy Kalchman won both one and three metre diving competitions. The men showered the Golden Bears 61-44 winning 9 of 13 events. New team records were set by Chris Bowie (800 free, 400"free) and Turlough O'Har (200 free). Other winners included Kevin Draxinger (100 back) and Rob Traynor (200 breast). The 400 medley relay of Draxinger, Traynor, Steve Nordstrom and Clint Hirst provided the only other swimming victory. Michel Hameury dove unopposed for the Birds. Coach Jack Nelson said, "this meet was a good indication of the steps the team is in. We've just returned from a tough training camp in Arizona and the team is ready to swim fast." STO-O-TOTHC? IJpf m "% I ^>% J, * > ./■ a. m. JL Kj THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT in ** " s^J08fwfi$t>°l***it' < X * J. «* * - modern math — tactal math. Recent studies into ways to make abstract n-dimensional calculus more real to the average student show that this method gives the learner an edge. Gymnasts third as rookies learn ropes By PAUL PENNER UBC's men gymnasts placed third in their opening meet of the season at Osborne Centre Friday night. University of Saskatchewan took top team honors with strong individual performances from Jim Govett and C. Baranuik who finished first and third respectively. University of Alberta rounded out the field taking second spot in the team standings while UBC's Kevin Seburn finished second in the individuals with a combined score of 49.10 over the six events. Skiers descend to top The Ski Birds got off to a flying start last weekend at the first Northwest Ski Conference meet of the year in Snoqualmie Pass, Washington. First place finishes were recorded by the men's alpine and nordic teams to give them a perfect score in the alpine-nordic combined. Veteran Stu Gairns once again showed top form, winning the slalom in 1:24.19 over Washington's Robert Bartsch (1:29.33). Birds Sean Jaegli and David Buckley were third and fifth respectively. Gairns and Buckley also placed second and third in the giant THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FREDERIC WOOD THEATRE THE SCHOOL FOR WIVES BY Moliere JANUARY 14-24 Special Previews— Jan. 14 & 15 2 for the price of 1 regular admission Curtain: 8 p.m. Box Office * Frederic Wood Theatre * Room 207 slalom behind Bartsch. SFU clinched the women's alpine title, but the Birds had a strong second place finish, capturing four of the top ten spots in both the slalom and giant slalom. Andrea Jaegli was UBC's top finishers in the slalom, placing fourth behind SFU's Elke Socher and Carol Webert, and Dagmar Heinzsch of the University of Puget Sound. In the cross-country events, UBC's rookie team surprised the competition. In the 3 x 10 km relay, Birds Terry DeLong, Jaime Cathcart and Simon Koch trounced second place University of Washington. DeLong also won the 15 km individual event in 41 minutes, 18 seconds ahead of Cathcart (42.15) and Oystein Hagen of Pacific Lutheran University. In the women's 10 km race, Sue Hagen of the Birds alpine team was another surprise, placing third. The Birds compete again this weekend at Crystal Mountain, Washington. Coach Hardy Fink had not expected to win the meet as his team lacks the depth of previous years. Fink characterized the 1987 season as "not even a building year." Three of the five team members, including former Thunderbird football player Mike Adams, are new to the sport and were competing for the first time Friday night. The team lost two veteran gymnasts this year with the departure of Brent Thibault and former national team member Mark Byrne. Danny Fedder, who turned in strong performances in five events, would have been a welcome addition to this year's Thunderbird team but unfortunately cannot compete for them as he exhausted his five years of university eligibility with U of Toronto. Fedder, who trains with the Thunderbirds, believes the younger gymnasts are "making great progress." Kevin Seburn, last year's CIAU rings silver medalist, is the only real veteran left on the team. Seburn was pleased with his performance at this point in the young season but concedes that he made a number of "mental errors." He is looking forward to the invitational meet in February where he feels the Thunderbirds "should beat Alberta." All six UBC women gymnasts are now eligible for the Canadian National championships in March after an exceptionally strong per formance at the Denver Invitational on Saturday. UBC placed third overall in the team standings against Denver University and University of N. Colorado. Both universities have scholarship teams competing in the highly experienced NCAA Division I. Top Thunderbird performers were Cheryl Ormand (34.65), Bev Beres (33.85) and Jennifer Dong (33.80). Tennis'Birdsfind love The UBC women's varsity tennis team returned to action on Saturday evening to face a strong Jericho Tennis Club team. In only their second competition of the year, the T-birds experienced a see-saw battle in two of the matches, while appearing overpowered in the other two. Jocelyn Dilay lost her first set 6-2, with Jericho winning the second set marginally, 7-5. Nancy Wilkins and Susan Demchuk displayed some fine tennis in a double match, and were narrowly Island impales rugby lads The UBC rugby team dropped their first match of McKechnie Cup round robin action this weekend. Playing on a good field and under excellent weather conditions in Victoria, the squad was trounced 30-7 by Vancouver Island's Crimson Tide. Coach Barry Legh said some early critical mistakes which left the Birds down 12-0 in the first ten minutes were a major factor in the loss. "A five week exam and holiday LOOK layoff has left the lads in a rather sluggish state. The team's poor tackling in the second half led to another 18 points by the Crimson Tide," he said. The Blue and Gold will have a chance to redeem themselves against the "Island Reps" when they play host on January 24 at T-Bird Stadium. Until then, UBC will have the opportunity to improve its 0-1 double round robin record when they play Fraser Valley in Abbotsford this Saturday at 2:30 p.m. defeated at 7-6, 6-4. Michelle Fischer (singles) and Michelle Giesen and Sam Reynolds (doubles) faced strong opposition against their Jericho counterparts, losing both matches. UBC's coach, Helen Christiaanse said although losing four to nothing is always disappointing, a hard match was expected since Jericho has many experienced, high calibre members. "This match sends us back to the drawing board. Changes in the lineup as well as strategy will be made in preparation for February when Jericho visits UBC. It will be a whole new ball game, with our team much more prepared for what is to come." In her first year as coach at UBC, Christiaanse faces a rebuilding year, but is optimistic. "The team is dedicated, and substantial progress has been made since September. However, we are basically coming from out of nowhere, and still have a long way to go before we will really establish ourselves as the team to beat." The T-birds return to match play Saturday, January 24 when they visit the Burnaby Racquets Club. 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