@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 "2015-09-18"@en, "1987-11-27"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0128823/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ THEUBKSSEY Faculty stalls daycare funding By Lisa Langford The faculty association voted Thursday to give UBC daycare up to $40,000 but the vote was defeated on a technicality. After the vote was taken approving the grant, one of the faculty called quorum. Without the necessary 75 members present, the vote was quashed. Faculty association president Joost Blom said some members felt a motion involving a large amount of money should be discussed with more members present. Other members questioned the benefit to their membership of such a grant. "There were a number of people who thought this kind of expenditure would be of benefit to a minority of members? said Blom. He added that some members thought a mail ballot to all eligible voters would garner a larger response. The daycare will have nowhere to go unless building plans begin soon. But daycare advocate Don Holubitsky said faculty are the largest users of campus daycare. Three percent of the faculty currently have children in campus daycare. Children of faculty members comprise twenty per cent of the UBC daycare enrollment. Holubitsky said he is disappointed that faculty hasn't taken positive action on the daycare issue. "It could have a disastrous result? said Holubitsky. The present structure will be demolished this spring after a fire marshal declared the wooden World War Two army huts a fire hazard and structurally deficient in 1982, said Holubitsky.The daycare did renovations in 1982 and received a reprieve, but the five-year extension runs out at the end of March. The daycare will have nowhere to go unless building plans begin soon. "The fire marshal was right - when there are preschool children involved, it is better to err on the side of caution,"said Holubitsky.The daycare still needs additional funding before new buildings can be erected. If the faculty association passes the daycare motion, they will donate $20,000 through reserve funds and match any private donations from individual faculty members up to an additional $20,000. The university administration has said it will match private donations from the university community (students, staff, and faculty), to a maximum of $500,000. A Capital Projects Acquisition Committee was created through referendum to administer money for community facilities like athletic centres and daycare. In 1984, students allotted $350,000 towards new daycare buildings, subject to approval of design plans. The federal government has agreed to match any monies donated by the B.C. government, but requests to the provincial ministries of social services, education, and the provincial secretary for funding have been denied. The Canadian Union of Public Employees and the Association of University and College Employees have also turned down appeals for money from daycare. Holubitsky said that while the financial cost of new daycare facilities is high, the cost of losing daycare on campus would be far greater. Over one per cent of UBC's approximately ;i0,000 students use campus daycare, said Holubitsky. He addec. that the UBC daycare is also i research and teaching facility. The next regular faculty association meeting is next spring, although Blom said several members indicated a desire to call a special meeting to discuss the daycare grant. If 25 members request a meeting, there could be a decision on the motion before the present daycare structures come down. Holubitsky, who is the coordinator for the CPAC construction committee, said that in 1984 the estimated cost for new facilities was about one million dollars. "It has undoubtably expanded to 1.2 or 1.3 million? said Holubitsky. Street kid pondering his uncertain future in the Granville war zone. See story page 3 Recession graduates seek recognition Lobbyists slam heavy debt loads By Corinne Bjorge B.C.'s student loan program has come under attack by a two week old grassroots lobby group. The lobbyists, two recent graduates, criticized the provincial government for not addressing the high debt load racked up by students who graduated during B.C.'s economic recession. "There are three years of students that don't get a break from loans? said UBC history graduate Susan Wright. Wright graduated last May with a high debt load, and although she is now working at a job with a reasonable entry level salary, she is paying an "unreal" amount of money each month to pay off her student loan. "I'm livinglike a student, even Volume 70, Number though I'm not a student? said Wright. "Sure, you can live with a roommate, but for ten years?" she said. Wright is angry that between 1984 and 1987 graduating students were not given any bursary or grant breaks from the provincial government. Today, students who take no more than one extra year to complete their degree will be remitted any amount over $12,000. CFS executive officer (Pacific Region) Roseanne Moran praised the two graduates. "It's great they're taking some initiative? she said. "We get calls in our office all the time from students who are desperate." Moran said the provincial government is not dealing with the issue. "It's one generation of students in the lurch? she said. But Moran said the government could look at several ways of helping out students that graduated between 1983 and 1987. "(There could be) Home kind of a ceiling over which sradents don't have to pay it back? she said. Moran said the government should also reconsider a longer repayment period. Ten years is too short, she said, twenty-five would be better. Wright said a big problem was getting locked into interest rates. With a maximum repayment time often years, students with debts of $20,000 and more can end up paying more than $200 a month. "That's a lot of money to have in that kind of rigid repayment fund? said Wright. But Dick Melville, director of communications for the ministry of post secondary education said the ministry judged each case with "firmness and fairness" and that the loan remissions reflected the times. "It was very difficult around the world (at that time). There were cutbacks in many programs. Older people had the depression years, some lost their land. Those were the times. You can'tgoback? he said. "Sure, you can live with a roommate, but for ten years?" "What happened in those years, is that a number of students couldn't continue on. Those that could, did so knowingly? said Melville. But Wright's lobby partner Michael Hoogbruim, a graduate of Simon Fraser University, disagreed. "They can say ~you signed the deal', but the assumptions have changed," said Hoogbruim. The assumptions were that you were pretty much guaranteed a job when you graduated, that the interest rates would be low, therefore repayment easier and, that there would be grants and bursaries available throughout," said Hoogbruim. "These assumptions have been shattered? Wright said their goal "is to try and find out what the nature of the problem is. We want people to communicate with us and we want to assist those students? "Write to the Ministry of Education and send us a copy of the letter? urged Wright. Hoogbruim said "if people don't write in, the government won't know that people care about education? Hoogbruim said the government should show it has some credibility. 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NEAR MAIN STREET ■ LOW LOW PRICES ■ SUPER COPIES ■ FAST SERVICE ■ NO LINE UPS! AT THE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE 2ndFI., 2174 W. Parkway Vancouver, B.C. Tsl.: 224-6225 Mon-Th8-9 Fri 3-6 Sat-Sun 11-6 2/THE UBYSSEY November 27,1987 Street kids plight remains despite more aid Don't let the pressure of school crack you, visit Speakeasy and listen to a rational voice Privatization hurts street kids By Ross McLaren Private group homes which cut costs end up driving children back onto the streets, according to a Vancouver street worker. Allen Roscoe of the Downtown Eastside Youth Activities Society said group homes tell the government they will provide resources at the lowest price." "These homes put five kids together when you want a two or three bedroom foster home. The staff is inadequately trained or not trained at all and are different day to day? he said. Roscoe said placing kids in these group homes is not much different from putting adults in jail, "except that kids can take off and head for the street. There are any number of adults, be they pimps or pedophiles, willing to exploit children ? Roscoe said most group homes in Vancouver have beer privatized since the 1982 restraint program. A government social worker for children, who requested anonymity because of a provincial government order not to talk to the media, said it is hard to Snd foster homes for kids on the street. "If you get street kids connected , off the street and cleaned up from drugs and then the end resultis no resources for kids, they get pissed off and say" why did you clean me up?'. There is a lot of anger? the social worker said. Simon Fraser voters shunned BURNABY (CUP) — Students at Simon Fraser University may be left out of a civic election due to a mistake in voter registration. The municipality of Burnaby has neglected to register voters living on Burnaby mountain, the site of SFU's main campus, and student politicians are upset. Student society official Paul Mendes will be writing a letter to Burnaby council to voice the society's disappointment with the municipality. SFSS representative Stephen Howard phoned Burnaby city hall to complain. "One guy said they just forgot to enumerate voters up here. I talked to another who told me he hadn't realized people live up here? said Howard. "Both are pretty lame excuses." Mendes will be drafting an information sheet on how students can vote at the polls. The sheets will be delivered to the residences. The registration mistake comes at a time when the provincial government has proposed legislation that would eliminate 'section 80 voting—a provision allowing people to register and vote outside of their designated areas on polling day. The elimination of section 80 voting would drastically effect transient groups hke the poor, homeless people, and students. Mendes said council is considering getting a delegation of students to go to all candidates meetings. One issue that coul d be raised at the meetings is illegal suites, he said. Vancouver area municipalities are launching zoae-by-zone public reviews to determine the future of secondary suites, a move that could also drastically effect students and low-income residents. by Justine Hunter VICTORIA (CUP) — Hundreds of BC teenagers choose to face a tough life on the street rather than go home. And while the provincial government and others continue to up the ante in financial aid for street kids, the problem just won't go away—neither will the kids. The ministry of social services and Housing spends $1.7 million a year on the youth who have run away, or have been cast away, from their homes. This month, an extra $280,000 was added for more street workers. Yet half of the youth on the street will not be caught in the province's safety net. Often, they don't want to be "rescued" because it means first being caught by the police. Others simply distrust the system, and the adults who run it. "You've got to have come from some environment that's worse than the environment on the street? said Dean Forntin, a director of Victoria's Association for Street Kids. Making contact with the kids is not difficult, but earning their trust can be. "They are lacking the family support that we take for granted? the young lawyer said. "But you can't do something for somebody that they don't want done." Social workers estimate that 90 per cent of these youth have left abusive homes. Most will end up in Vancouver or Victoria, where there are the resources to stay alive. Some will only stay a short time, others will stay years. One Victoria street youth (who ask he not be identified) left home when he was 15. He spent five years living on the street before he walked into ASK for help. Now he is training in a government-sponsored graphic arts program that will give him and other street kids the job skills and experience to find work. "A lot of kids out there, they know they shouldn't be out there, but they're scared, they don't want to be exposed? he said. It was only after several arrests and some time in an adult prison that he started working within the system. Lawrence Demoskoff is the coordinator of the Street Youth Services program in Vancouver. He said the system, built up over the last decade in the city, is too structured, and the standards of success are too high. "We need to loosen up the rigid ideas about what constitutes success — there are some of these kids who are never going to leave the street? he said. Helping them find a safer and healthier environment should be the focus. "Yet the expectation is to get them into the white, middle-class lifestyle." DemoskofTs program serves only the "uptown" section of the city core, including Granville Street. Other areas have their own programs, and some areas have no services at all. This year, his office has identified and had hands-on contact with 250-300 street youth. "Services are not just inadequate, they're embarassing? he said. Case loads for street workers are too high, and help with health and drug problems are limited, he added. Yet "it's looking better than it ever has." The ministry of social services and housing has just added four more social workers, at a cost of $280,000 a year. This is only part one of their new Reconnect program, aimed at "getting young people off the street and back into communities? according to the minister responsible, Claude Richmond. With nearly $2 njillion a year from the the ministry, Fortin and Demoskoff still have costly wish- lists that include more follow-up programs, more accessible services, including shelter, and financial aid for the under-17 youth who are ineligible for welfare. Their requests are being answered in bits and pieces. In Victoria, a detox centre now reserves a few beds for street kids in their emergency shelter. A cook-training program, similar to ASK's graphic arts project, gave a dozen youth a chance to join the workforce this year. The safety net is expanding. The Reconnect program promises "a coordinated approach involving all of the agencies that work with these young people." Aside from the extra social workers, it offers no specifics. Only a promise from the honorary Claude Richmond to learn from experience. *; -. -it The Deference Between * Dressjplind Well Dressed. 4476 Wesi1(^Av^??a? 224-5050 ;f. Sun 1-5 Mon to Sat 1i 10%OFFFORUBCSlBi WITH AMS CAW"!? COMMUNITY SPORTS 3355 W. 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W'.RNING - Some very (§3jjS) coarse & suggestive language CAPITOL 6 __a_ LOUGHEED MALL Daily-2:00 4:30 7:00 9:10 ^niCHPORT CINEMAS 3 ROAD & ACKROVD 270 7. Evenings - 7:15 9:15 MATS. Sat/Sun -2:00 Evenings - 7:30 9:45 MATS. Sat/Sun-2:15 iWILLOWBnOOK 6 Evenings-7:10 9:05 MATS. Sat/Sun-2:25 Showtimes effective Nov. 27 - Dec. 3 No Passes For This Engagement FAMOUS PLAYERS j No go for Joe By Carolyn Sale The Arts Club Theatre is touting its current Seymour Street production of Joe's Cafe as the wild, wicked, wonderful world of Wyckham Porteous. Who ever came up with that alliterative string of inappropriate adjectives was extremely inventive - more inventive than Porteous who is passing off comic moments in his own life as 'found' theatre. The 'events' of Porteous' one- man show revolve very loosely around the locale of Joe's Cafe, the hip cappuccino bar on Commercial which the politically THEATRE Joe's Cafe by Wyckham Porteous Arts Club Seymour St. 'correct' downwardly mobile types of the East Side treat as their living room. Porteous sings, Porteous dances, Porteous tells stories. Which would be all very well if Porteous could sing, dance or tell a tale worth telling. He's not a half-bad singer b\\ t only two or three of his eleven numbers have any real pizzazz or lyrics that make sense. The 'charm' of his stones palls quickly, mostly because there is nothing either earth-shattering or interest-sustaining about his choice of material. He's downright dull when he tells us how uncomfortable it is to return home at Christmas empty-hnnded to a houseful of present-laden successful siblings. He's ridiculous when he finds having to piss into a funnel on a Green Tortoise slow bus a 'challenge to his masculinity'. And when he tells the audience how he realized that his common cold was more dangerous to an Aids victim with whom he shared lunch and spoon than anything 'the walking corpse' could give him, he sinks to new lows of bad taste with his 'Joe Liberal' pose. His more amusing moments center on fear of becoming a stereotypical parent and an homosexual (to be heterosexual in the East End, he claims, is equivalent to voting Socred). But we've all heard more entertaining versions from our extroverted friends. As for any 'enlightenment' value, we're better off watching the daytime soaps. With the exception of a blow at Ronnie, a jab at the Kitsilano crowd, and a crack at the expense of Hollywood trans-channellers, Joe's Cafe is devoid of the socio-political commentary which would have given the show some substance. As it is, vignette gives way to song, and song to vignette for no greater purpose than showcasing the talents of Mr. Wyckham Porteous who fancies hit c. self as some kind of folk hero, a Springsteen- Beat Poet, a rock'n'rolling intellectual. (Wife Patti Fraser is tellingly credited with the conception of this family affair.) Just before intermission, Porteous cracks, "This is the part where I'm supposed to be brilliant." Sorry, Wyckham, but we've long since given up hope of that. Joe's Cafe is, from beginning to end, a gratuitous, self-satisfied piece that qualifies as neither entertaining theatre nor art. In the mass-media dominated twentieth century, there is enough triviali- zation of emotion. Too bad we have to find it on the stage. With Zenith Prices on Zenith Machines You'll be Laughing All Zee Way to Zee Bank ymsvm Z-286 AT Compatable PC Z-181 Laptop PC eaZy pc Not all micro computers are created equal. 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FILM Planes, Trains, and Automobiles Capitol 6 moments in this movie due to this empathy be tween the viewer and the boys in the movie. Deep down everyone wants to tell the blabbermouth seated next to you on the plane that the vomit bag is more interesting than he is. Likewise, at one time everyone has craved to tell the chipper Hertz rental lady to "wipe that fucking grin off your face". And, after an exhausting day of travelling you can identify with Martin hocking his Rolex for a bed in a cheasy hotel. But this empathy extends towards only a few isolated incidents. Otherwise, the comic situations are extreme, cheap, and not very funny. The only reason to see this A Marsalis family triumph I The story follows two very different men who are thrown together trying to get home for Thanksgiving weekend. They suffer every possible cliche nightmarish travel experience, with which every viewer can in some way identify. There are some funny By Panos Grames t was a family affair for Wynton Marsalis at the Queen Elizebeth Theatre on Wednesday night. His father, Ellis Marsalis, made a special, one night guest appearance, replacing Marcus Roberts on piano, who was occupied in Washington, D.C. at a Thelonious Monk competition. With the impressive foundation of regulars Jeff Watts on the drums, bassist Robert Hurst,and young sax-man Todd Williams, the Marsalis duo laid down some articulate jazz pieces for the warm, receptive audience. Father Ellis proved well able to share the spotlight with his son. His command of the piano was awesome, his light touch accentuating impeccably through "Autumn Leaves and "In Walked Ed". Drummer Watts was equally impressive, displaying his prowess with the brushes in powerful style. Wynton's soloing was as tasteful as his father's, as he blew his sweet tone in staccato and lagatto with bravado. movie would be to marvel that some directors still have the audacity to use trite, syrupy, and oh so happy endings. The most succeessful aspect of the show, however, was the power of the band as a unit. None of the musicians tried to dominate the show; instead they worked together as a powerful unit. Clearly Wynton Marsalis' most remarkable achievement is his recruiting and selection of the band members. But he also deserves accolades for his flawless skill, most evident while he was flying through the chord changes of "Autumn Leaves". JAZZ Wynton Marsalis Wednesday November 18 The quintet played two sets and then, after the audience's call for an encore, the father and son team of Wynton and Ellis Marsalis closed the night with a slow duet. I can't wait for the next Marsalis to make up a trio. \\>/^~—>*X^- FR&Smmm?U*& Nothing sheepish about the taste of Lamb's. Or the people who drink it. Lamb's. A quality worth experiencing. November 27,1987 THE UBYSSEY/5 of VvuA^er W believe +tal « FOOD &ANK is uwr\\ec-ew*j *' One more nail in the daycare coffin The facility association voted 45 to four Thursday to give money to UBC daycare. But this vote was squashed when one of the dissenting voters called quorum. Without 75 members present, the faculty will have to put off a vote on daycare until the spring. This means that the $40,000 faculty donation will be stalled. But more significantly, the administration's donation of $500,000, which is dependent on the contributions of the campus community (ie. the faculty), remains in limbo. The faculty's hesitation is one more nail in the daycare coffin. And perhaps the most fatal one. The 40 year old army huts housing UBC daycare, which were originally built as a temporary boot camp, are a fire hazard. The fire marshall's patience is at an end. Hence the buildings will be torn down this year, with no reprieve from demolition. Without new buildings, UBC daycare is dead. Why then did some faculty members deny daycare money? Some felt the donation would only benefit a minority of their membership. Others felt more members should vote. But affordable and accessible daycare for the university community is of benefit to everyone. It means the difference between attending university or not for a single parent working towards a degree. It means that a faculty member may work full time to support a family. There is no time left to quibble. By stalling, the faculty is burying an essential service which benefits everyone staff, students, and most of all, faculty. THE UBYSSEY NOVEMBER 27,1987 Thy Ubyssey is published Tuesdays & Fridays throughout the academic year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and not necessarily those of the university administration, or of the sponsor. The Ubyssey is a member of Canadian University Press. The editorial office is Rm. 241k of the Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 228-2301/228-2305; advertising, 228-3977. Once upon a time an impressionable young aspiring writer with golden dreadlocks, named Laura Busheikin, discovered the door to the Ubyssey office. After two years of harrowing adventures designed to test Laura's mettle, Corinne Bjorge and Michael Groberman gave her a magical amber potion, further warping her mind. Next thing she knew, she was an editor. One day she was sitting at her cluttered desk recounting her tale to a wide- eyed Lisa Langford, who gasped appreciatively at the exciting bits. Laura's mind went back to the beginning She peeked in the room and saw three computer terminals all glowing eerily in the subdued light. The cavernous room appeared empty. She went to the first terminal which had a large solid oak chair in front of it. It was too hard. So she went to the second terminal, with a cushy armchair placed in front. It was too soft. The third terminal exploded when she pressed the 'enter' button, sending Goldliocks flying around the room. Deanne Fisher, Carolyn Sale, and Victor Chew Wong came in to the office at that moment. Ignoring Goldilock's ballistic flight, they rushed to their respective terminals crying with dismay,"someone's been using my computer!" Hearing their cries, Mike Gordon rushed in, with Steve Chan and Mandel Ngan scurrying behind. "I'll save the day!" announced Mike, and began looking for the culprit. Goldilocks was still orbiting the room faster than the speed of light. Mike couldn't find anything, so he went to continue his war against techno-fascism in the SUB video games room. Steve and Mandel were unable to catch Goldilocks on film so they followed in hot pursuit of Mike. Katherine Monk, Mary Ainslie, and Steven Chess entered the room carrying steaming bowls of fettucine. At the sight of Chris Weisinger clawing his way over the balcony gasping for help, they shrieked, dropped their pasta, and ran in search of master pasta-makers Stephan Weaver and Dusan Milotovic, and were never seen in this masthead again. Goldilocks finally stopped whizzing through the air and decided to sample the food. The first bowl had too much garlic; the second not enough. The third was laced with magic mushrooms, which promptly sent Goldilocks off in space again. Peter Francis and Peter MacDougall came in after a hard day of pickled pepper picking, plucked at the pasta, and passed out. Pat Kirkwood and Panos Grames, hearing their pitiable cries, rushed in and pointed accusingly at Goldilocks. Fearing the worst, Goldilocks, still half- gone at this point, wondered what to do next. Just then, Ross McLaren, who wasn't fooling when he dressed up as Superman on Hallowe'en, swooped on to the balcony, picked up Chris and took him back to Krypton to be used as as scientific experiment to be conducted by a crazed Susan Morrison. Alex Johnson gasped in awe as they flew off. And as for Goldilocks, she karate-chopped Pat and Panos, and lived happily ever after. Mil city desk: production: entertainment: sports: Corinne Bjorge Ross McLaren Usa Langford Laura Busheikin Victor Chew Wong Letters The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any issue. Letters must be typed and are not to exceed 300 words in length. Content which is judged to be libellous, homophobic, sexist, or racist will not be published. Please be concise. Letters may be edited for brevity, but it is standard Ubyssey policy not to edit letters for spelling or grammatical mistakes. Please bring them, with identification, to SUB 241k. Letters must include name, faculty, and signature. One loss does not a loser make This is in response to the unfounded and ignorant barrage of criticism our football team has received as a result of their loss in the Vanier Cup last weekend. In light of the remarks heard on campus, one might think these athletes committed a crime. As varsity athletes, we know that in any high level competition, the finals are anyone's loss, anyone's win. Yes, the Thunderbirds lost to the Redmen, but should this defeat obliterate UBC's outstanding record: these defending Vanier Cup champions had their second consecutive, undefeated league season. This means these men have played sixteen league, and six play-off games and have only conceded one loss in Canadian play. We are not making excuses for the team's loss, we are simply trying to make the campus critics, the media, the coaches and especially the players themselves realize that they are excellent athletes and have risen to seemingly unobtainable heights. The UBC football team is not a bunch of criminals, but a group of hard-working, skilled athletes. Perhaps next year, the critics of this successful team will channel their energy into cheering and supporting the T-Birds to bringing back the Vanier Cup. We'll see you out there? Jim Gamlin Science 5 Gloria Loree Arts 5 Live to lose Attention all potential losers: As a result of the mass hysteria surrounding our club, created by the local media (Ubyssey Nov. 3; The Vancouver Sun Nov. 18; CJOR Morning Show Nov. 23; and Western News Magazine) I have been encouraged to give an account of our club. Started last year out of desperation, depression and self-pity, we soon blossomed into a fully-accredited "service-oriented" AMS club. The present cult-like state of the club proves that average (and below) persons do constitute a majority on campus. I am not just another disgruntled Arts graduate. Not everyone can win or be near the top. Remember "51 is better than 91". Afford yourself a good look in the mirror, if you can laugh, then it's O.K. But if you are so preoccupied with the road to a Howe Street highrise that you can't laugh, then you are the true loser. For those who are happy just striving for mediocrity we have plenty-o- fun in store for the coming months. Ifyou have ideas, complaints, concerns, etc. or just want to join, please contact us at the AMS office Box #239. And...Dare to Lose! Losers to Live By Brent Watkins UBC Losers Club How dare this "man" call those of us striving for excellence losers. Don't get me wrong, I'm not los- erphobic, but the world does need garbagemen. You, Brent Watkins, are indeed the true loser. You think of Howe Street whil e we winners think of Wall Street. One day, losers like you will see light and wish to strive for more than mediocrity. But for you losers, it will be too late. (P.S.: Where does one join the club?) Colin Erb Science Grad. Cowboys rope rascals My thanks to UBC Traffic and Security for a job will done. I hear that they caught a couple of guys in the act of stealing plants Com the greenhouses last Saturday night! I usually take Campus Security for granted, but now that I know they can catch young men on the run, Fm impressed. C. Roberts AG. Sc. '90 Young heteros offend, irritate This last Friday witnessed the first dance of the Gays and lesbians of UBC. Although the dance was open to the entire homosexual populace of Vancouver, attendance was poor, due mainly to the coinciding "Rock Hudson Romp" at the Shaggy Horse nightclub and to the First Year Students' Council function, the "Dr. Ruth Dance". I think the way the Frosh conducted themselves in advertising the dance was unscrupulous. Firstly, they advertised their dance as "the hetero dance". Furthermore, they had obscene posters saying "if sex is a pain in the ass your doing it wrong" and to top it all off, they had poor control over their dance (which turned into a brawl at 11:30). Also, several of them were constantly peeking in on our dance. One of my friends who decided to wear a dress that night said he felt very uncomfortable with all those teenagers staring at him. I hope that the First Year Students' Council will conduct itself better in the future and learn to have some compassion and understanding for people of different sexual persuasions. Tim Bennet Arts 4 Please keep your letters concise; longer pieces will be considered for our "Perspectives" column. If no staff are present in the office when you drop off your letter or "Perspective", please leave your telephone number such that authorship can be confirmed. 6/THE UBYSSEY November 27,1987 Legalize it: Marijuana part of a healthy epistemology In a democratic society such as ours, unless a strong rational argument can demonstrate why an action should be illegal, the action must be permitted. The only grounds for such an argument are that the action is harmful to others. Is there such an argument regarding the use of marijuana? The answer is: No! There are no good reasons why the use of marijuana by adults in controlled environments should be prohibited. I believe that marijuana should have similar status to alcohol: made available to adults for use in the home, or with a licence, at social functions. But some people would object to this plan. They might argue that marijuana should be restricted on account of the health damage it promotes. But cigarettes and alcohol are allowed; why not marijuana? There is insufficient scientific proof that marijuana causes more health damage than beer or cigarettes. Some people might argue that drug use is an intrinsically bad habit. But the use of marijuana clearly does not interfere with the rights of others if it is used at home or at advertised social functions, so that people who disapprove need not be bothered. The onus of proof is on those who disapprove on moral grounds to convince others, rather than to impose their standards without discussion. Everyone should undergo a state of altered consciousness if they want to collect possibly conflicting observational beliefs, and thus to be justified in thinking which beliefs correspond to the actual world. It is part of one's epistemic duty to make a reason able effort to seek our relevant, possibly conflicting observations, in order to make one's beliefs justified. On this note, I would propose that the government make such supplies available, instead of irrationally suppressing their distribution. So, clearly the laws against the use of marijuana are unjust and should be abolished at once. I would welcome any rational challenge to this claim. Failure to find a sufficient counter-argument will result in my view winning by default. Randy Reiffer Philosophy 4 it in \\ Admission before 9 pm (with your student I.D.) — Excluding special events — No minors please *Need a place to party?? —86 Street is the place!! — From 10 to 850 we can supply everything! —683-8687 Everyone should undergo a state of altered consciousness if they want to collect possibly conflicting observational beliefs, and thus be justified in thinking which beliefs correspond to the actual world. Keep in mind that the greens in question are perhaps not as benign as salad. Personally, I get stoned when I eat the stuff. And sleepy. And paranoid. But I don't consider these things to be harmful in themselves. Question it: Marijuana not quite as innocuous as salad Mr. Blair T. Longley's article of Nov. 24 causes me some concern as I feel that he may be misrepresenting certain facts in the case for marijuana. Let's be clear about this: salt and sugar may be drugs according to the definition provided by Mr. Longley, but the "whole green plant", Cannabis, contains upwards of 180 different chemical substances. Some of these, to the best of my knowledge, have yet to be identified. Not one person I have known to use marijuana (a not inconsiderable number) has used it because it is "not a drug". I have noticed something appraoch- ing a 100% correlation between choosing to use Cannabis and recognizing its consciousness alter ing properties. Perhaps eating marijuana is nutritious and good for me. Who am I to argue with the ingestion of fresh leafy greens? But please keep in mind that the greens in question are perhaps not as benign as the 'salad' that you introduce for comparison. Personally, I get stoned when I eat the stuff. And sleepy. And paranoid. But I don't consider any of these things to be harmful in themselves. I do find it contentious that you think that the only way marijuana can be harmful is if it is smoked. Surely it doesn't take much imagination to conjure up images of impaired judgment etc., and the potential for danger such a circumstance may create. Finally, I find it difficult to concede that there is absolutely no comparison between eating pot and drinking alcohol. Both play important social roles. In many instances, it would be difficult to distinguish the reason!!, in the social setting, for the use of one over the other. Very often, both are present in the samo setting. Although I concur that alcohol poses a higher risk to imbibers than does marijuana, I disagree that one faces the same prospects from eating a handful of tossed greens as one does a handful of grass. Let's do lunch, Blair. I'll pick the restaurant. Name Withheld Arts 4 DID YOUR PARTY SING OH HOLY NIGHT WHEN THE BILL FOR LAST YEAR'S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY ARRIVED? THIS FESTIVE SEASON WHY NOT DECK THE HALLS AT FOGG V SIDS. WE CAN ACCOMMODATE FROM 10-150 AND GUARANTEE DANCING RESERVATIONS AT YOUR FAVORITE NIGHT CLUB SO YOU CAN ROCK AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE. SO HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS BILL THIS YEAR WITH THE BEST VALUE SOUTH OF THE NORTH POLE. ENJOY THE SPIRITS OF CHRISTMAS AT ANY OF OUR THREE CONVENIENT LOCATIONS: KITSILANO 732-3377; BROADWAY & CAMBIE 872-3377; ENGLISH BAY 683-2337. THE MANAGEMENT AND STAFF WISH YOU AND YOURS THE MERRIEST. SEASONS EATING & Al'LD LANG DINE FROM FOGG N SI DS RESTAURANTS. UBC BOOKSTORE CHRISTMAS COUPONS Use our Coupons and save Dollars off! Coupons expire Dec 23! Also available in the Gift Section are Christmas boxed cards, ornaments and gifts. I ?lgt[? dUlfe BOOKSTORE 6200 University Boulevard 2284741 November 27,1987 THE UBYSSEY/7 Film full of kinks By Dublin Meuse P'ersonal Services is billed as a comedy about kinky people. Unfortunately it is rarely funny and with a few exceptions most of its characters are quite ordinary. Christine Painter (Julie Walters) is a waitress who sublets apartments to prostitutes. The prostitutes never pay their rent so Christine decides to go into business for herself. Christine, her friend Shirley, and their maid Dolly open a brothel in a residential neighbourhood that caters to kinky people. The kinky people turn out to be a group of older men who enjoy being pissed on or bound, gagged and locked in a closet for hours on end. The characters in this film are as flat as sheet metal and nearly as interesting. We are given no idea why Christine turns to prostitution other than for reasons of wealth. This is clumsily expressed in a dream she has as she waits for a client. All the other characters are equally one dimensional. Director Terry Jones must have been comatose during the shooting and editing phases of Personal Services. On the few occasions that he was conscious it's obvious that he didn't know whether Marriage a Shaw By Steven Chess For its first professional production, The Richmond Gateway Theatre has chosen two lesser known one-act comedies by George Bernard Shaw, Village Wooing and Overruled. They are well suited to one another in their shared themes of love and marriage. THEATRE Village Wooing/Overruled By George Bernard Shaw Richmond Gateway Theatre to shit or fly sideways. The film jumps from one scene to another with no apparent connection. And if you're wondering if maybe this film is one of subtleties, forget it. What humour there is is blunt and borders on the prosaic. The few metaphors offered, ifyou can call them that, have all the subtlety of Expo and are nearly as stupid. MOVIE Personal Services Royal Centre There are a few interesting aspects to this film: Christine's attitude that prostitution is a business no different than any other; and that in the world of sex for hire it is the Johns who get off scot-free while the prostitutes get hassled by the cops. Overall, Personal Services is a big disappointment. Both Terry Jones (Monty Python's The Holy Grail) and Julie Walters are capable of far superior work. Better luck next time. THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE Staplers, paper cutters, hole punches, tope, white-out, glue sticks, paper clips and a large, well-organized workspace. kinko's Great copies. Great people -^06 I nivcr-.il> Blvd. 222-1688 MTH 8 9 F 8-6 Sat 10 6 Sun 1,1 6 Ubyssey Staff notice: Sun. Nov. 29th. BC CUP discussion at noon. See notice board for details. Ifyou are a big fan of Shaw's plays, then these two well acted and well directed one-acts are well worth seeing. Ifyou are not a fan of Shavian comedy, however, beware. In Village Wooing, the plot is carefully structured in order to provide opportunities for lively Shavian banter. Christopher Gaze and Merrilyn Gann play characters A' and 'Z' who meet aboard an around-the-world cruise. A', wishing to be left alone with his writing, is annoyingly hindered by 'Z' who is determined to engage the Englishman in conversation. She is victorious, and the two engage in spirited Shavian repartee. When the two meet again a number of months later in 'Z's' country grocery, 'Z' embarks on a campaign to lure 'A' into proprietorship of her store, and then into marriage. The situation provides ample opportunity for the two to debate the concept of marriage. Marriage and its companion fidelity take a bit of a beating in the evening's second offering, Overruled. This piece is a flip and insincere treatment of the infidelity of two adulterous coules. Mrs. Juno is vacationing with Mr. Lunn, while coincidentally, Mr. Juno is vacationing at the same seaside resort as Mrs. Lunn. The four meet and more witty banter ensues. "It doesn't matter about your conduct if your principles are right? says one husband."It doesn't matter about your principles if your conduct is alright," replies the other. Such 'profundities' abound in the play, proving that a well-turned phrase is no substitute for a well conceived piece of theatre. Poor choice of plays aside, the acting and direction are good, making the most of the material. Gann and Gaxe are a pleasure to watch together. The standout in Overruled is Scott Swan's sure comic direction. Charlotte Burke's country grocery set deservedly received its own ovation. CNECKER. -\\/2. 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