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I- - Founded in 1918 Vancouver, BE., Friday, September 27,1991 Vol74, No 8

-’-Black feminist political leader- by Johanna Wickle

Rosemary Brown, one OfZTBC’s most respected and accomplished graduates, became the 31st re- - Apient ofthe Great Trekker Award Thursday night.

Brownhashadadistinguished career as a politician, author, lecturer and humanitarian. By working with such groups as the

- * groundbreakingVancouver Status ,of Women Council in the 60s and currently directing MATCH In- ternational Centre, Brown has become alandmark in the advocacy of the rights of women and mi- norities both here in Canada and

1’ in the international community. Born in 1930 in Jamaica,

* Brown came to Canada in 1950 to attend McGill University, where she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 1954.

Her initial experiences in - Montreal were almost enough to send her packing. Canada, at that

”the time and as i t is today was ‘politely racist,’ making i t difficult for new immigrants to find accomodation, jobs and social ac- ceptance.

Fortunately for the BC community, Brown became involved in

*+ the West Indian Students Asso- ciation at McGill. Through their support, she established friend- ships and networks to soften those initial years as a new immigrant. Brown eventually gained Canadian citizenshipalongwithherhusband Bill in 1959.

Marriage brought Brown to 0.- Vancouver in 1955 where she be-

came actively involved as a founding member of the British Columbian Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (BCAACP), an organization which

- In the early 60s, with a grow-

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ing family and new awareness of the responsibility of parenthood, Brown joined the Voice of Women. The group was an anti-nuclear coalition which lobbied the government and other organizations for arms control and the complete dismantlingofallnuclear weapons.

Brown participatedin the first Vancouver Peace Walk with her family when there were less than 1000 people in attendance. She remains active in the peace movement today and now takes her grandchildren to the annual walk.

It was also in the early 60s- 1962, to be exact-that Brown went back to school to receive her Bachelor of Social Work at UBC. Upon graduation, she continued to remain active in the community and she increased her own political and social awareness through her activities.

By 1970, Rosemary Brown’s career as a politician and a political leader to be reckoned with was about to begin. The Vancouver Status of Women Council, formed inreponsetotheRoyalCommission on Women, created an Ombudsoffice for Women which Rosemary Brown coordinated.

That same organization was also painfully aware that the changes needed for women would not come about until feminist women gained and maintained significant positions of pwer in the political arena. Brown was to be one of those women.

In 1971, then minister of Health Dennis Cooke introduced Brown to Dave Barrett and sug- gested that she become acandidate in the upcoming election of ’72. That suggestion was all i t tookand in 1972, with the support of The Vancouver Status of Women Council, Rosemary Brown and

-Ret Fac refunds A . b y Sharon Lindorea

Law students are providing an alternative arrangement to applyforaRecreationFacility(Rec ... Fac) refund. Applications and an authorization sheet are available ’ at the Walk for AIDS table in the

Dan Meneley helped to orga- nize the refunds in the law building. Meneley said T h e facility is .\ totally overpriced. Future students inthenextfouryearsshouldnotbe

b billed this way. Tor the AMs to have gone

ahead with Rec Fac would have been arrogant. The fact that there were two referendums and that they failed, makes this fee a slap in

He said the decision by the

%%e was “a deliberate ploy on of Governors to implement

, /the part of the administration, who are reasonably certain everyone wqn’t ask for [their refund].“

i law building.

* the face to every student.”

Michael Kelly, the director of atheletic and sport facilities, said T h e need for the recreation facility transcends the process.

“There is a significant need for the facility. It would be a shame if the process being perceived as wrong detracted from the facility itself.”

Liessi Haussler, a secretary dealingwith therefunds, saidalot of students are misinformed about the facility and the refund.

“They think that the refund! 5 a tuition overpayment or that the facility is not being built. They don’t know that the fee is tax deductable, or that the contibu- tions are being matched by the provincial government,” she said.

Meneley said that all first- years do not know about Rec Fac and very few other students know about it. “The information is on page 30 of the student calender (Who reads all of the student calendar?) and the fact that the re-

Phylis Young became the only openlyfeministwomentowinseats in the BC Legislative Assembly, much to the chagrin of the old boys club.

Brown and Emery Barnes were also the! first black people in Canada ever to be elected to provincial political office.

Although Brown served solely

strong support she launched a campaign to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 1975 and came in a close second to Ed Broadbent at a final vote of 948 to 658.

Brown’s political career, last- ing 16 yervs until her retirement from politics in 1986, was eventful and time consuming, taking her

currently heads MAWH Interna- tional Centre, a non-profit organ& zation which supporte women in the international communit,y, something for which she has strived from the beginning.

Rosemary Brown is one of the most qualified and deserving winners of the Great Trekker Award.

Rosemary Brown speaking at the SUB Ballroom before accepting the Great Trekker Award.

funds are buried in a little office in they are not allowing students the gym suggests that the univer- choice and are leaving it in the sityis dependingoneachcontribu- hands of chance. tor not being fully informed.” ‘What we’re trying to do is to

Construction of therecreation give back. the chance and to allow facility should be completed by students the option. 1994 or 1995. The outdoor playing ‘Some law students thought facility for intramurals, m e r and that UBC needs the facility. Many rugby should be complete in 1993. havenotheardaboutitandactively

The Board of Governors au- disagree when they do know.” thorized the collection of the con- ‘What effort has the univer- tibution for a five-year period mtymadetoinform studentsabout beginning in 1991/92. The kcility Rec Fac? It is a disrespect for stu- will be owned and managed by the dent opinion. Ifstudents don’tvote university. inareferendumisittheattitudeof

Meneley said, “By putting the the students or a reaction to the onus on students to apply for a universit,y. I think students gave ‘voluntary contribution’ back, and up on the university a long time without the proper information ago.

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“If it works for the lawfaculty, perhaps other students will want to join in,” said Menely.

The law students will submit the applications to War Memorial Gym Friday afternoon.

Applications for refunds are available in room 100 of the War Memorial Gym, and must be su.b- mitted by October 4. Credit will ‘be

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Organizers of the table in the law building hope students who receive their $40 refund through the table will donate five dollars to the Walk for AIDS.

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2/THE UBYSSEY September 27,1991

” provincial elections and plan action

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UBC conspicuous in absence Representativesfromatleast Levigne, ”It would really

four colleges and one major uni- strengthen the alliance.” versity attended last night’s W e aren’t reaching our full meeting of the CFS. potential,”added Levigne, because

In an opening round of intro- of UBC‘s reluctance to participate ductions, each of the representa- in CFS. tives submitted reports which For UBC to join CFS, a cam- outlined the activities being or- pus-wide referendum would have ganized on their respective cam- to be held. In order for such a puses. referendum to take place, how-

When the round of introduc- ever, the AMs would have to agree tions was over it was rather con- to have one. spicuous that there was no UBC A reason often raised in the representative at the meeting. past by the AMs for not joining

UBC‘s Alma Mater Society theCFSisthecostwhencompared is not a member of the CFS, nor to the benefits and theplicy of have they ever been a full mem- one vote per institution. ber of the CFS. Unfortunately, AMs repre-

“Itistoobadthat wecan’tget sentatives were unavailable for them on board,A said Brad comment.

Kenna Fair voices the demands of Emily Can students PAUL GORDON PHOTO

Register to vote by Saturday

day is y&r last chance. ‘

If you do fail to register with your new address, you can always travel to the place in which you are present1,yregisteredandvotethex-e (although you are not supposed to).

Eady polls, for people already on the v ,~ te r~’ list who are unable to vote :in the advance poll take place on October 5,7 and 8 (from 4- 8pm) at the office of the returning officer.

Advance polls take place from October 9 to 12, from (1-9pm).

Soif’youarelivinginret%idence and have not registered in Point Grey by Saturday, you might want totakeatriphometomomanddad in White Rock (if you plan to vote).

The voter registration centre at the north end of SUB concourse has handled about 150 registra- tions every day since Monday. The centre will be open Friday and Saturday (llam-9pm).

For more information, contact the registrar of voters for Vancouver at 660-6848.

Students Association, will begin at 12:30.

Septbmber 27,1991 THE UBYSSEY/~

AMs Council Briefs

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Anglican, Lutheran)

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Meetings take place in the Lutheran Campus Centre.

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PROVINCIAL ELECTION?? A provincial election has been called for Thursday October 17. This election, unlike elections in the past, you will not be able to register to vote on election day. This means that you must register with Elections B.C.

“WHAT IF I HAVE MOVED SINCE REGISTERING? In order to be able to vote for the MLAs running in the area where you currently reside, you must change your address at one of the regismtion centres (SUB has one) before Saturday September 28. If you do not re-register, you will not lose your vote; this just means that you will only be able to cast your vote for the candidates in the area in which you were previously registered.

WHAT IF I HAVE NEVER REGISTERED BEFORE? If you have never registered to vote before, you will be eligible to register in a period called “Section 80 Voting”. After registering under Section 80, you will be given a certificate that you must present at the polling booth in order to be able to vote. Section 80 voting is open from October 8th to October 15th.

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by Paul Dayson

Senator-at-large to be appointed

At Wednesdaynight’s student council meeting the AMs changed code and bylaws to allow the appointment of a student senator-at- large to the UBC Senate.

The appointment of a senator is necessary due to the absence of Lisa Drummond, who formerly held the position and is presently in Southeast Asia.

AMs vice-president Shawn Tagseth said, “It would be costly to run an election and if we waited until November it would be too late.”

Engineering Undergraduate Society representative Gary Chan questioned the change in code. m y change code for a contin- gency?” Chan said.

Tagseth said, “It’s not un- common for a senator to drop off the face ofthe earth. Last year, the Education Undergraduate Society appointed someone to and [the AMs] ratified them.

“Compromisingcodeshouldn’t be done. It’s alazy way out. But the [student] senate caucus is planning on changimg that section of code,” he said. Poll clerks to get raise

Wages for AMs poll clerks will increase to seven dollars per hour,

a 15 cent increase over last year’s $6.85.

Director of administration Martin Ertl characterized this as a “normal average increase”, following the standard procedure of payingclerks two dollarsmore than minimum wage.

Bur garden security to receive training

Beginning November 1 students acting as security at SUB functions-such as beer gardens- will be required to have completed a specific training course for function security.

Referenda questions to be examined The AMs is planning refer-

enda for November. The questions include a ten dollar increase in AMs fees which would be ear marked for specific projects, and a change in the restrictions on the Capital Projects and Acquisitions Fund to allow for the expansion of the Pit Pub to include disabled access.

The wording of the questions isbeingadvertisedinTheUbyssey and The Point so that students might address their comments to council up to October 4.

Walbran protestors

by Lewis Duffy

VICTORIA( C U P t A s six more protesters were arrested in the Walbran valley last week, a rally in support of British Columbia rainforests took shape on the leg- islature lawn.

About 500 people gathered September 23 to hear environmentalists and politicians speak about logging in the Walbran wa- tershed and BC forestry practices in general.

The Walbran hasbeen the site ofon-goingclashesbetweenloggers and environmentalists, who are protesting the clear-cutting of the forest.

Vicky Husband, conservation chair of the Sierra Club ofWestern Canada, called the rally a “day of mourning for BC’s forests.”

She demanded a Ufuqdamen- tal change in forestry manage- ment,” blaming most of BC’s en- vironmental woes on the Social Credit government.

Clinton Webb, a director of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee said ?hose concerned about the environment could not return the Social Credit Party to power”.

Suzanne Hanson, a Social Credit electoral candidate, was jeered by the crowd when she said the forest indu&y had “supplied British Columbians with the lifestyle they now enjoyed.”

NDPcandidateAndrewPetter promised a forest practices act to halt unsound logging practices, while stressing the need for an increase in the ratio of jobs per tree.

“BC supplies one half the jobs per tree compared to the rest of Canada, and one third the jobs per tree compared to the US,” said Petter.

He also called for improved use of trees cut, which would include a ban on the export of raw logs and an increase in ”value added jobs.”

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4/THE UBYSSN September 27,1991

Four Sisters project , - ., nominated for UN award L by Maltin Chester

V A N C O U V E R ( C U P ) - A Vancouver housing advocacy group's long fight to save Vancouver's downtown eastside has been vindicated by the nomi- nation for a prestigious international award.

TfieFourSistersCmperative, a housing project built in 1987 by theDowntownEastside Residence Association(DEFL4)inVancouver's old city core, is one of five finalists for the World Habitat Award.

No other North American development has been chosen as a finalist in the history of the United Nations award for projects that provide practical and imaginative solutions to current housing problems.

DERA is a neighborhood improvement organization which is funded by memberships and do- nations as well as government grants which pay for salaries and specific projects.

DERA assistant organizer Stephen Leavey said while the project has won awards from the Architectural Institute of BC and the Urban Development Institute, this is the first international rec- ognitionFour Sisters hasreceived.

"Most people who win awards don't build social housing because of the tight budgets involved," Leavey said.

"It helps to have this recognition when it comes to getting government funding."

"One of the things about this is that [Vancouver mayor] Gordon Campbell voted against the project

Advisor to by Frances Foran

Sexual harassment that often goes unchecked at UBC may be

Ir * eliminated by the appointment of FlorenceLudwitz-Rigbyasthefirst advisor to the president on Women and Gender Issues.

'Poison environment' sexual " harassment is defined under the

UBC Sexual Harassment Policy as -e 'conduct or comments which create

anintimidating,hostileoroffensive environment." But when the environment is the classroom and the offender is a member of the teaching faculty, a student may be

, Students have not taken issue with sexism in the academic arena for many reasons. It may be difficult to identify sexism in the classroom when culture itself is sexist.

- reluctant to confront him.

-. For example, when her in-

.> - structor used a compliment to preface an accusation of plagia- rism l a s t year, Rebecca, a 3rd year Women's Studies student, felt she had been manipulated.

T h e first thing out of his mouth when he called me into his office was That is avery nice dress you're wearing.' It was like he was

6 trying to say there was something good about me-attractiveness- but not about my paper. I realized he set me up only after I left his

y, office. I was angry."

and fought against i t being built. We feel vindicated," Leavey said.

"The Conservatives [federal government] eliminated the programme thisbuilding wasbuilt under."

Leavey said Vancouver now uses the co-op as the base of its guidelines for new, urban developments.

David Hulchanski, a housing expert a t the UniversityofToroni;o who worked at the Centre for €111- man Developments at UBC, said several unique elements, such a s the inner-city neighbourhood and attention to detail, make the Four Sisters Co-op an outstanding project.

Hulchanski said 12,000 are living in the downtown eastside, similar to other areas in Canada.

"In the US areas like this are developed and become slums. "here has been an effort to keep the hotel stack down there [in the downtown eastside] and that has resulted in less homeless people.

=There's just a couple organi - zations building new housing down there and DERA is one of them. It helps further the area as a stable place to live."

Four Sisters, named for Vancouver's four sister cities, Odessa, USSR; Edinburgh, Scot- land; Yokahama, Japan; and Guangzhou, China, is a 153-unit project with three buildings, including a converted 100-year-oltl warehouse, areas for children to play and other amenities.

DERA has been one of the prime factors in keeping the downtown eastsidefrombecoming

more of a. slum area, 'Hulchanski said.

'Without some organization and some leadership in that area it's downhill, like American cities. That has been prevented here by these kinds of projcf~ts," he said.

Leav,eysaidmareprojectslike the Four Sisters are needed to stem the tide of non-residential development in the area.

'We're in a diminishng market and we can see the results just by looking at the US and the homeless problem which can be directly lined to the destruction of housing in the core areas: he said.

The area has lost 1,500 housing units in the past five years, he said. D E M also manages hotels, but some ofthese are 100 years old and are not in great condition.

"New housing has to be built toreplace the onesbeingtorn down and the government has to be involved because of the price tag," Leavey said.

D E W is planning a 53-unit project in the same area as Four Sisters.

Jeff €kooks, the Downtown Southside pla.nner for the Vancouver deparhents of health andsociallplanningsaidthatwhile DERA deserves the :recognition, it should be kept in mind that gov- ernments .provide funds for social housing.

"I think it's a meat honour for the city and for said. Vera has be in getting social area, but you ca without money."

- D E W Brooks !'en instrumental housing in the

.m't do anything

target UBC sexism The instructor, who could not

believe her vocabulary, called her a 'child prodigy,' she alleged. She received an apology for the pla- giarism accusation, but did not confront the instructor about his sexist attitude and his inappropri- ate comment.

The lecturer may perpetrate sexism in the classroom by dis- guising i t as humour, as a Sociol- ogy student who did not wish to be named reported.

'It was the first day of a Phi- losophy class last year. The class was pretty well half women and halfmen.Theprofcamein,smiled, introducedhimselfandthesubject. Before he handed out the course outline he said, 'Before we begin, will all the females please cro~s their legs.' They did, not knowing what was going on.

Then he said, 'Now that the gates of hell are closed, we may begin.' Almost everyone including the women laughed, maybe because he expected it, maybe because ofpeer pressure. Iguessthey thought i t was normal."

Tou can't expect Susie student to s h d d e r the problem which affects everyone and has been going on for years. Even if she took an informal complaint to the prof, he may not get the message: said Margaretha Hoek of the Sexual Harassment Office.

W e must educate these people that sexism discourages women from working at capacity and ful- filling their potential..

These are systemic problems and there must be a systemic level of change. 'me community must take on this problem because there is a norm which needs to be chal- lenged.

'The new advisor to the president on Women and Gender Issues is there to help change the system, so students don't have to push from the ground up."

Ludwitz-Rigby agrees that systemic changes will convert the sexist attitudes and beliefs that inform poison environment sexual harassment..

As advisor, her designation involves shaping policy to make the university a more hospitable place for all faculty and to promote equity and employment programmes.

She is currently forming a committee on Campus Safety and an Advisory Committee on the Status of Women. She is confident the university will benefit from equality within the faculty.

'One of the best cures for negativeattitudestowards women studentsisgtdrelationshipswith women faculty and [men] seeing successful women at their own level."

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Sexual assault centre questioned1 by Anik Hahn

MO:YTREAL1:CUPb-”espite the enthusiasm surrounding McGill University’s new student-run sexual assault centre, some women have reservations about the project.

W e won’t be referring anyone to the centre until the (Women’s) Union has decided upon i t s formal stance on the centre,”said Suzanne Stein, resource person for the Wornen’s Union.

Stein cited students staffing the centre as a potential problem.

“You could go for help and be served by someone in your geog- raphy class,” she said.

Coordinator of the centre SylviaDilorio said she does not see any problems with using student volunteers.

“All of o w stafftake an oath of confidentiality,” she said. “If i t happens that a staff member has to htdp someone they know, they will simply pass the individual to another staff member.”

DilOriOJaidStudent~ handling crisis-intervention situations will betrainedbytheMontrealAssault Prevention Centre.

‘Group support will be lead by professionals, thatis, students with their masters in social work or psychology,” she said.

Without 24-hour hotline service, the centre will be unable to serve its purpose completely, Stein said.

But Delorio said the centre simply doesn’t have the money.

V e would love to be a 24-hour service,” she said. “Maybe next year. At present, the centre is try-

ing to arrange to be open one b -

evening a week.” An earlier controversy over the

political stance of the centre has been resolved. The centre’s con- stitution originally conkined a clause which made it officially non- political.ButDiloriosaidth~eclause r -

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is being rewritten. ”The non-political clause was

a misunderstanding,” she said. 73y ‘non-political’ we meant that we wanted to be open to all student

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groups.” According to Dilol.io, much of 4

the controversy is due to a lack of communicationbetween thecentre * rl

and other women’s groups. Ide- ally, she sees the centre working as a complement to Walksafe, the Women’s Union, and the Coalition Against Sexual Assault.

“The centre is a huge step for- ward,” Dilorio said. “It means that \ -. as a community we can no longer ignore the fact that sexual <assault exists on campus. No longer can we sweep the issue under the car- pet.”

The centre is headed by a six- ,A

person commission, and staffed by ~ r; trained volunteers. The centre offers a sexual assault legal programME, support groups for survivors, information and prevention seminars, a resource centre, medical information referrals, - and accompaniment to the hospital, police, and court.

The centre is funded by McGill’s student council and do- nations.

Centre members want to help draft a sexual harassment; policy - - for McGill, and fight for reinstate- ment of the “rape shield” law. - -

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VIC’J!ORIA(CUP)-The British CFS-BC is running rids on Columbia branch of the Canadian buses across the province, Federation of Students (CFS-BC) describing overcrowding and ask- will luna $10,000 deficit this year. ing students what kept them away

tors’ Association.

1CFS-BC will spend $10,000 to frompt-secondaryeducatiionthis - campaign for b i t e r education during the upcoming provincial election, and $20,000 for a new part-time staffperson at their Vanmuver ofice.

Some studenta say the money is well spent.

W e want to raise public awareness about the current underfunding and overcrowding crisis,” said Tom Mchynolds, a University of Victoria student councillor.

‘The election campaign will include a television ad and leaflets produced in cooperation

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student senator, said the money is ill spent.

Therewerealotofcomplaints fiomthesmallerschools.Oncethey create staff positions they never 1 seem to get rid of them.”

ing $140,000 for staff this year- over half its budget.

We’ve got about $48,000 surplus from past years, sort of a rainy day fund,” said Best. We’re . ~

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Priathletes break down society by Nicole Sadinsky

The UBC Triathlon-Duathlon Club is entering thier second year with a new outlook. The focus of the club is changing to include all levels of athletes, rather than just the professionals.

The executive consists of a wide range of new faces with vary- ing levels of experience. However, all have a common interest- training for triathlons and duathlons.

Club secretary Adrienne MacKenzie, a fourth year arts student,islookingforwardtotheyear.

“I see it as a challenge to increase my strength and ability even though I’ve had no experience before.”

Heading the organization is David MacLaren, a third year student who has been competing in duathalons for two years.

“The club is an opportunity to meet people with the same inter- ests. Our goal is to create enthusiasm. I love the sport and wish to get as many people possible inter-

estedin the triathlon-duathlon experience.”

The club has more than 100 members and is looking for more, particularly beginners.

“I’m especially interested in those who’ve never raced before. Equal status for all levels is very important,” Maclaren said.

Formal trainingschedulesare supplied at the beginner, interme- diate, and professional level. These include workouts for swimming, running, cycling and weights.

“Schedules are goingtobe done on a month by month basis as members improve,” MacLaren said.

Members will also train together at fixed workout times during the week.

We’re stressing club mixing to introduce beginners to professionals since there is a lot of experience there,” said MacLaren.

The club has several experts involved with planning and coach- ing. Simon Cassidy, a world class swimmer, will offer swjm instruc-

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Canadianuniversitytriathlete and fourth year physical education student has agreed to help with swimming and cycling. ‘

“I’ll be at the pool two days a week for key instruction times on stroke improvement and we’re going to try to make use of a video camera,” Sayers said.

The training season starts October 5 with a bike clinic spon- sored by Cap’s Kenisdale.

W e want to make sure that everyone is set up on a bike right,” Sayers said. “Everyone must train smart.”

We’re working very closely with Intramurals and have received a lot of support from them,” said MacLaren.

Intramural sports organizes the annual UBC Triathlon- Duathlon which will be held on March 7 this year. “he UBC TriathlonDuathlonClubislacated in SUB 241 E.

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Here is a look at what is hap- pening in varsity sports at UBC this weekend

AT HOME Footbail

Not only is it the Blue and Gold Classic homecoming game butpossiblythepivotal contestin the Thunderbird season. Coming off a 24-23 loss to the University of Saskatchewan Huskies last weekend, the Thunderbirds need a win over the University of Manitoba Bisons to get back on track and to stay in contention in the tough Canada West confer- ence.

Although the Huskies are presently ranked first in the nation among university teams- with the Thunderbirds moved back to second after last week’s outcome-the Bisons are actually the toughest team in the confer- ence according to UBC coach Rank Smith.

“They’ve really built a strong programme out there,” he said.

Kick off is at 7:30pm on Sat- urday at Thunderbird Stadium.

Soccer After a bye from last

weekend’s Canada West play, the women’s regular season gets under way this weekend. The men, meanwhile, are coming off a 1-1 tie against the University of Victoria, Sunday.

U of Calgary on kiday and U of Lethbridge on Saturday. Game times are 2pm for women and 4pm for men on both days. All games at OJ. Todd Fields.

Field Hockey UBC hosts the Early Bird

Tournament featuring UVic, Simon F’raser University and the four top teams in the Vancouver League.

Games are all day, Saturday and Sunday at Warren and McGregor Fields.

A r b ‘20 Relay Over 200 teams are expected

for this year‘s 11.1 km run along the route of the Great Trekkers.

The race starts at 9:30am at Vancouver General Hospital and finishes by the cairn in front of the Anguabuildingslessthananhour later.

Hockey Exhibition tilts against the

University of Brandon on Friday and Saturday nights at the Thunderbird Winter Sports Cen- tre. Both games start at 7:30pm.

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Eventually desperate, I applied for admission to a diploma program that UBC offered through correspondence. I was accepted but sensed that the contents were not really what I needed. Now a dilemma! I would finally either have to give up or make the long journey to UBC for academic counselling. It was not the long journey that I feared, but the reception that I imagined an "ancient hopeful" such as myself might receive from a counsellor more accus- tomed to dealing with bright young students whom, of course, I imagined to be well-schooled in Canadian university calendar language.

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vented from participating in the creation and change of these structures. We support a greater advocacy function in the -WSO to address at the institutional lwel the various policies and attitudes of the people in administration and teaching that systematically impede women from achieving excellence. We need advocacy as long as the mere survival of these structures of subtle discrimina- tion takes all our energy so that there is none left for the few oppdtai t ies where women's input is permitted.

But we also recognize that advocacy must be continuously informed by close, direct, and intensive involvement gained through the counselling function. That function needs to be expanded, rather than reduced in order to meet the need demonstrated by tkc demand for personal counselling attention. To enable women to be successful in their studies, not only does the systemic neglect, and injustice require remedy, but the injury suffered by individual women must also be attended to. It is perfectly logical to me that women should be protesting so vigorously the reduction in cv,~w4?l!ing services. To us it appears that the universit,y administration, despite lofty statements a b w b che new goals of this university, feels that it has no significant responsibility to the women students who are struggling daily with the less than supportive academic environment and the discriminatory practice and attitudes that exist in the larmr world of which the university is Part.

While ten~.,,.,;ly looking up further refer- ences, revising tdt paper one more time, attend- ing that extra seminar, women students are also raising children frequently alone with the frustra- tion and anger of no maintenance from a former spouse or fearful of beatings from their insecure spouse, on an inadequate income from student loans, worrying - >sQt finding good quality daycare, often thz only support to her aging parents, struggling with today's effects of abuse in

recipient of unfavorable reac- tions to an upstart mother with personal ambitions who was also incapable of understanding the university calendar. Still, I was not completely ready to give up on that degree. ,How fortunate that I looked at the calendar again and noticed a paragraph about UBC's Women Students' m c e . J u s t women? Both old and young women? Perhaps I could dare to enquire? Yes! I phoned! The staff was experienced in counselling women like me! I made an appointment that would change my life.

At that first counselling session, the counsellor listened to a great deal about me, agreed the diploma program was not

accommodation that I could afford? What could my children do while I attended classes and studied? I worried about how unfamiliar they were to the city, about my unfamiliarity with the city and the campus, and I began to fear I had set myself an unreasonable goal.

the WSO and the counsellor informed me of alternative possibilities for summer accommodation, and of many activities in which my children could take part. I learned who I should contact and was given many addresses and telephone num- bers. Most importantly, I did not feel like an old nuisance! When I entered the office so apologeti-

That same day I returned to

the financial implications for a family, or coping with the stress or trying to make the massive decision to risk giving up my job and pension prospects in order to embark on a doctoral program. At such times in a student's life, problems may be predictable, but in the complex context of a woman's life they have the potential to be unique, very difficult, and require specialized counselling. But there are other, less predictable occasions such as those when family concerns and a woman's studies collide- maybe even head-on.

demands the counsel of someone familiar with the feminist

Overcoming such problems

what I needed and explained to whom in the faculty I should go for the best advice regarding the degree programs best suited to my ambitions. When I heard the number of that office, I realized I was being sent to "the top". What a scare! But the counsellor- obviously prepared for my reaction"al1ayed my fears. I followed the counsellor's advice, the visit to "the top" achieved its aim, and I was at last directed toward the program I had been trying 18 months to find.

But having learned that my new program would require me to attend summer school, I now had new problems. My children would have to accompany me, for we had no relatives in Canada to help out. Where could we stay for the summer? Would there be

cally, I was offered advice which I never forgot: "Always remember, you are not striding singly into university, rather as a mother you are entering with a thousand streamers trailing behind." Because this image was so imbued with meaning for me, I realized my counsellor thor- oughly understood my world and that I would always be able to seek her help without fear of feeling like either a nuisance or an oddity.

In the 11 years that have followed there have been periods when I have felt those streamers beginning to drag or even about to entangle me. The occasions were often associated with the problems of making big changes such as entering full-time graduate school and dealing with

concepts involved. The availabil- ity of such counsel at UBC was a significant factor in my decision to continue on here as a doctoral student rather than transferring elsewhere. The counselling service that has existed in our WSO is a model that other universities would be well- advised to adopt.

engaged now in what I believe is an extremely important area of research. For this I feel largely grateful to the counsellors in the WSO, without whom it seems likely I may never have even commenced the journey that has led to the privilege I now enjoy. My children have all survived my ambitions satisfactorily!

I am privileged to be

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Jane: What would you tell other students about the experience that you gained during the summer?

Steve: I was very impressed by the variety of clients and work assignments that I received. This not only made my job more interesting and enjoyable, but it also helped me develop into a more well-rounded professional.

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Y OURE really missing some thing if you don't see The

Commitments, a film about a musical band in the slums of Dublin.

FILM The Commitments now playing

There are no big names in The Commitments. You won't see the likes of Kevin Costner or Kim Basinger, but the unknowns portraying the band members do a fantastic acting job. The film is worth seeing for the music alone.

The character development builds an emotional tie with the audience. They were multifaceted creations rather than the good- versus- bad characters found in

most Hollywood efforts. They are people much like those we meet every day, who have both negative and positive sides. While molding such interesting characters, The Commitments also manages to use the foibles of human nature to make us laugh-the film is very funny.

The themes also avoid the usual single message formula of Hollywood. The ending is surprising and almost disap- pointing, but leaves the audience thinking.

Religious themes run through the movie. The band's first gig is in a church hall and has the full consent of the parish priest. Elvis is equated with God and his picture hangs above one of the pope.

The Commitments is one of the few really fine films you are likely to see this year.

lO/THE UBYSSEY September 27,1991

Hatred, fear and, madness haunt sutes of World o r

by R a d Peechiera

I 'ITA likes prostitution. As a small-time hood of

organized crime, he sees it as a nice job that probably won't soil his fashionable clothes.

PREVIEW Vancouver Film Festival World Apartment Horror opens October 7 at UBC

His boss asks him to take over the assignment of the reclusive and insane Hide. Itta must live in the decrepit apartment house Nankai-so to frighten away or forcibly remove the immigrant tenants.

As his efforts fail, Itta gradually realizes some darkly evil spirit haunts his room and strives to drive him out or drive him crazy.

World Apartment Horror centres on the conflict and misunderstanding that emerge from the different languages and cultures Itta faces. The tenants come from all over Asia and include a Taiwanese student, a Filipino night club doorperson, one Pakistani, one Bangladeshi and four Chinese workers.

When Itta attempts to drive the tenants out, they tell him they only want to improve their lives and the lives of their families. Itta tells them to go home.

As his efforts fail, Itta gradually realizes some darkly evil spirit haunts his room and strives to drive him out or drive him crazy.

Soon the old, cramped apartment becomes a microcosm of the world. Itta states his superiority over the immigrants, while the tenants tell him that

the apartment is the only place in which they can live.

Fear and intolerance of immigrants is evident in newspapers, television, and in the casual conversations of many people. It is this fear that World Apartment Horror revolves around. Itta is only one of ten tenants; because he weilds most of the power, he believes himself apart and superior.

In one pivotal scene the tenants argue with Itta that though they come from different places, they are all Asians, including the Japanese. But Itla, seeing his social hierarchies crumbling, denies them and proclaims, T o , we are white."

Fear of ghosts and of his own ignorance drive Itta to madness. But the humanity, understanding and humour help balance the otherwise bleak situation. World Apartment Horror takes on many themes, and succeeds by allowing the audience to laugh through stressful, emotional scenes.

The major flaw in this film is that women play a very minor role and when a female character appears, she is portrayed either as a prostitute or a sexual object.

- World Apartment Horror succeeds by allowing the audience to laugh..

In a film promoting world culture instead of national or monocultural homogeneity, sexism and male chauvinism are still prevalent.

"he film does, however, neglect to properly present the idea that to achieve world unity and understanding, all people should be seen as equals. Apart from this flaw, World Apartment Horror is an insightful and humourous film well worth seeing.

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Wave to sign up for my classes Wave to find an apartment Wave to dress up and look G.. .O.. .O.. . D! tommorrow .Have to phone my mother .Have to go pay my fees .Have to rent a WWCR Wave to rent a bed .Have to get furniture for my place 4''ave to make sure I sit next to . . . in class Wave to go on 'like' '2 real date .Have to keep up with my reading each week (. . .right!) .Have to get some coffee now.. .!

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Adarns is still good old rock by Steffani A. Cameron

I T wasn’t just another Tuesday, it was the lucky

day I acquired my friend’s autographed copy of Bryan Adams’s new release, Waking Up The Neighbours.

I like Adams is because he is a home-grown Vancouver boy.

MUSIC Waking Up The Neighbours Bryan Adams

Like some, the main reason

The album is just rock. It has none of the synthesizers Def Leppard and Dire Straits use or the poetic, “politically correct” lyrics U2 is known for, nor are the vocals as distinctive as INXS. It’s just old rock like

Bruce Springsteen and John Cougar.

Waking Up The Neighbours was made to be listened to loud. Six songs stand out, with the most notable being (Everything I Do) I Do For You, even if it is over-played. It is also a song on the Robin Hood sound track, which Adams was responsible for.

love and day-to-day life, except one called Don’t Drop That Bomb On Me, a tune regarding the ecological disasters, wars and politics which confront the world.

Hey Honey-I’m Packing You In! is a great song made for the sake of humour. About an antagonizing woman, it is quite tongue-in-cheek and most likely

The songs are about sex,

to be applauded by men, but offensive to women. Can’t Stop This Thing We Started is happy- go-lucky and cheerful.

Another song that feels good is Thought I’d Died And Gone To Heaven, which is mellow rock making good with the bass.

The honest sound of the music stands out in this day and age of synth, mixers, sampling and drum machines.

the Summer of ’69, but this album is bound to sell better than Into the Fire (his attempt at political seriousness). Waking Up The Neighbours is to be played at parties and used for celebration and simple fun. Good old Bryan still hasn’t let us down. He has provided what he’s known for- good music, good times.

Adams’s glory days are still

Disguised as Relic, Brlan glveo out his John Henry to h b fans. .c. * -

Festive Eddies furnish frantic, rhythmic music by Nigel Porter

V ANCOUVER’S Festive Eddies seem to be the

unlikely wedding of the Par- tridge family and a strange tribe that have lit-up plastic chickens singing lead.

MUSIC Festive Eddies Commodore Ballroom September 20

The unrelated band members have been life-long friends, and the Festive Eddies proved

last F’riday the family that boogies together stays together.

I have seen this band three times before and they were in peak form, although the band took a while to work into the rhythmic frenzy for which it is gaining a reputation.

Oddly the band opened its set with a short country number complete with harmonica solo and twangy guitar. Singer and guitarist Stephen Mitchell described the medley that followed as “songs that conclude that it’s not so bad ending up as fertilizer once your life is over.”

By the end of the third song the band slipped into full throttle dance vein. Steaming up the set, the newest band member sang, Why Can’t I Whirl You, a jazz-styled seduction piece with an absolutely naughty bass line.

Other songs included Nirvana Through Dancing, a number with a percussion jam and wah-wah guitar solo, and the Grateful Dead’s Deep Ellum Blues. Even in the latter song the band managed to keep a dance beat going while the keyboard and saxophone players

traded off jazz solos. on the Commodore’s springy

nected atmosphere between itself Festive Eddies enjoy what they and the audience. Band members do. not only chatted comfortably to If you get the idea I love audience members but asked for this band, you’re right. My only participation in determining the wish is that the female singer, structure of songs. ( A s a side note, who has a p e a t voice, would 44

the band members all wore great sing more. Otherwise the hats, especially the keyboardist Festive Eddies take full advan- who wore a wigged out ski tosue.) tage of their instrumentation.

The show climaxed with a If you are in the mood for lively cover of Aretha Franklin’s some frenetic dancing from a Chain of Fools. After laughing off receptive and open band, the a flubbed a capella opening to the Festive Eddies are appearing at -- song, the band finished the set the Twilight Zone September 29 with the capacity crowd gyrating and the Town Pump October 6.

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I support the following:

1) Removing the restrictions placed upon the $15 Capital Projects Acquisition Fee by the referendum of NovembeI,l982.

2) Replacing them with the following restrictions:

a) Funds generated by the fee may only be expended upon projects in which the AMs has at least 50% ownership and/or control.

b) Funds generated by the fee may only be expended upon project!; in which A M s ownership and control is protected by a lease of no less than 15 years, or freehold title.

c) Funds generated by the fee may be used for renovations and/or expansion of existing facilities, so long as they meet a and b, above.

d) Funds generated by the fee may be expended only upon a 2/3 vote of students' council, notice of which must be published in campus newspapers no less than two weeks prior to the vote taking place. The yote may only be held between September 14 and April 1.

Note: This question will not affect the AMS membership fee levy.

Yes: No:

I support the following fee levies and/or increases:

1) $4.00 OMBUDSOFFICE To provide funding for a full-time, professionally operated Om- budsoffice to investigate a broad spectrum of complaints and concerns on campus. Funding will be split 50-50 with the university. Thi,r is a new fee levy.

2) $3.00 INTRAMURALS To help expand existing programs, aid in the development of new programs, and support administration costs. This is an increase to the existing fee of $4 SO.

3) $2.50 PROGRAMS To ensure adequate funding for the Welcome Back BBQ, con- certs, speakers, and special events. The funds will be transferred to the Programs department and supplemented by the AMs. This is a new fee levy.

4) $0.50 WUSC REFUGEE FUND To allow the UBC branch of World University Services Canada to continue to support two refugee students at UBC each year. This is an increase to the existing fee of $SO.

Note: This will result in a $10.00 increase to the AMS fee levy.

Yes: No: I L.

C September 27,1991 THE UBYSSEY,/~~

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The absence of student activism

On Thursday night the AMs hosted the Great Trekker dinner, which is a celebration of students acting as a political force for post-secondary education.

The night before, representatives from Simon Fraser University and four Vancouver colleges met to discuss strate- gies on how to be a political force during the election.The absence of UBC representatives at the meeting is telling. UBC students are left without a voice in national and provincial student movements.

The AMs, with the exception of a few notable individuals, has been insular over the last decade. The only issues student council either dares to tackle, or encourages UBC students to examine, are those immediately related to the campus. Gone are the days when UBC students acted; now the AMs only feels safe cel- ebrating them.

Nowhere in the AMs is there an attempt to deal with issues that affect students nationally, provincially or even locally. Nor has the AMs attempted to act pro-actively, heading off assaults on post- secondary education before UBC is hit.

Students at UBC led by the AMs have limited themselves to reacting peri- odically to tuition hikes handed down by the Board of Governors. Bluntly put, the AMs is not concerned with student issues but with UBC bureaucracy.

One option for UBC students is joining the Canadian Federation of Stu- dents. CFS can provide the national, provincial and local framework for the AMs to link for lobbying and cooperative action between institutions.

But the AMs need not join the CFS- what it must do is be active and cooperate with other post-secondary institutions. Whether it does this within or outside of the CFS is immaterial.

The present AMs's stance of avoid- ing political issues is politically ineffec- tual. Great treks are not something for nostalgia. They are a means of action.

THEUBYSSEY September 27,1991

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Dianne Rudolf, Cheryl Niamath, Paul Dayson, Sharon Lindores, Carla Maftechuk, Franka Cordua-von Specht, Tanya Paz, Mark Nielsen, Rick Hiebert, Frances Foran, Martin Chester, Lucho von Isschot, Sage Davies, Helen Willoughby-Price, Beer nut Greg Davis, Steve Chan, Paoolah (Paul) Gordon, Johanna Wickie, Matthew Johnson, Mikey Coury, Raul Peschiera, Sam Green, ElaSine Griffith, Nigel Porter, Steffani Porter, Nicole Sadinsky, Wayne Kwan, Bill Denham and HiroshiEarle were swallowed up by Feeffie Paw. I didn't know how she didn't swallow a cow. Green eggs and ham.

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Bus service must improve

It was encouraging to tead that the UBC adminis- ration wants to encourage kudents to take public ransit.

Unfortunately their ac- ions have worked to reduce barking but not improve ransit service.

Consider the horrendous raffic jams on University 3oulevard caused mainly by cars dropping off passen- :ers in front ofthe bookstore md travelling to the park- ng lots. Action to remedy his problem (converting a m e to bus only perhaps and 'liminatingautotrfic west If Wesbrook during the norning rush) would cut up o five minutes from travel- ing times.

A look at the recently Iublished campus plan re- ,eals that UBC is not inter- sted in students arriving 1y bus.

Several pages are de- oted to improving vehicle irculation while only one lage, called "A Place for 'ransit", mentions transit. )f this page, all but one entence relates to an in- e r n a l transit system tomove riving students between arking lots and the centre f campus. One can also uestion the lack of peak apacity on BC Transit outes serving UBC.

Come on UBC planners, %I Green" and get transit loving; BC Transit is not he only responsible party in his matter.

Ian Fisher Science 4

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'ibet, not :ilChina

It is indeed ironic that the People's Republic of Chinaanditsapologistslike Hao Li (Sep. 10191) resort to imperialistic and colonialistic arguments to justify the invasion and oc- cupation of Tibet. Hao Li's assertions about Tibet are ridiculous and completely false. Independent assess-

The Ubyssey w e b e s letters on any issue. Letters must be typed and are not to exceed 300 words in le@. Content whkh isjudged to be libelous. homophobic, sexist. racist or factually incorrect will not be published. Please be concise. Letters may be edited for brevlty. but it is standard Ubyssey pollcy not to edit letters for spelling or grammatical mistakes. Please brirg t h e m , with Mentlflcation, to SUB 241k. Letters must include name, faculty, and signature.

ments like the study under- taken by the Reference and Research Department ofthe German Bundestag came to the conclusion that Tibet was an independent country before the Chinese invasion. Further, the US Senate and the House of Representa- tives have recognized Tibet's status as an occupied country. In fad, Tibet is under and illegal foreign occupa- tionunderinternationallaw.

I would like to state for the *cord that the Canada Tibet Committee does not share Mr. T.L. Danlock's views on immigration and immigrants in Canada. We are concerned with the issues surrounding Tibet and Tibetans. Our organization adheres to the non-violent principles 0fI-I.i~ Holiness the Dalai Lama. We are not anti-Chinese, but pro-Ti- betan.

Tenzin Lhalungpa president, Canada Tibet

Committee

Gideon's New Testement

In a remarkable marketing gambit sure to boost sales figures, the Gideons have been giving away their new book, The New Testament, here on campus. The value is un- deniable. I purchased three copies myself. Unfortunately, the most impressive feature about this work is price.

The main character, JesusofNazareth,isatragic figure, and the story has a tragic ending. Despite this, the book has comedy, drama, andthought-provokingpithy statements.

The book's big problem is i t spottiness, a possible result ofitsmultipleauthor- ship. Who are these Gideons anyway? A few first names wouldbe helpful (eg. Gomer Gideon, Gertrude Gideon, etc.). Literary talent is not absent in the Gideon family, butisnot evenlydistributed. Some parts of the book are inspiring andor comic, while

others are stultifyingly boring. For example, =...the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda ..." (p. 89).

The story is essentially a rags-to-riches tale, startingwith Jesus swathed in rags in a stable at his birth and havinghis feet anointed with an obscenely expensive ointment at the height ofhis power. ARer this, life starts to go downhill for our hero, who is betrayed by Judas, a former pal of Jesus who de- cides he needs money more than the promises Jesus is selling.

Though the plot has potential, characterization is sketchy, the moral message is vague and ambiguous, and the various elements do not come together to form a pleasing and page-turning whole. Perhaps the authors' attempt to include too many various styles andmessages

at odds with their (pre- sumed) desire to create a cohesive work. Certainly the Gideons wouldfindit difficulttopass the ECT. Perhaps they need to re-take English 100.

Bill Denham

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Myopia runs rampant

This letter is in response to Jason Ford's letter to The Ubyssey and his recent activities which have been covered far to much by the mainstream press. I refer to Mr. Ford's recent appear- ances on the TV news and the article Sun.

First, Mr. Ford, let me explain to you a little about writing news. when you take a story, you usually try to find an angle no one else has covered. In the P-SAC article you refer to Cheryl

effect you to tembly much. However, I am quite sure i t is a very important issue to the female members of P- SAC.

It is true that the P- SAC strikers are fightingfor pay raises, and why the hell shouldn't they. These are not over paid positions to begin with. For the most part we are talking about people who do the day to day work of the state, secrataries, grain in- spectors and so forth. To ask someone with a modest income to take what is in effect a pay cut over the year is outrageous.

The Federal debt is meaningless when i t comes to day to day life of working people. It is more important to ensure that people can afford the monthly rent than to try keep the debt load down. It is time we got our priorities right and took the burden of the federal debt off the working people of this country-that is, the people who make this country work.

I would also like to discuss the article about you in the Vancouver Sun. Why the Sun wasted good space on the organization you have set up is beyond me. I was struck by the photo of you which runs beside the story. There you are, the picture of priviledged society, with your nice watch and your neatly pressed Polo shirt. I then contrasted this image with what you say in the article-like raising tuition fees.

You say you are willing to accept fewer handouts from the government. I suggest you consider yourself lucky, Mr. Ford, for being able to make that decisim. Many people can only choose those handouts or absolute poverty.

It is true that attitudes i must change. I suggest, however, it is the mioptic

Niamath decided to write attitude of kids about One Of the aspects Of likeyourselfwhoseattitudes

did not miss the point at all. Pay equity may not seem to

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be animportantissuetoyou, Canadian University but then it probably doesn't Press BC Bureau

the strike"paY equity. She need adjusting. 1 l4/THE UBYSSEY September 27,1991 I

Skimming the bus station by policemen wlho crowd evacuatedfrom amarket or

The collective fear felt by Is- raeli society is the driving force behind actions in the West Bank and GazaStrip. It would be inap- propriate to judge only one factor in the Intifadeh, while ignoring the reality of survival in the hostile Middle East. The Ubyssey has done this on September 17 by reprinting an article taken from the York Uni- versity Press titled Israeli Military Denies Right to Education. How- ever difficult it is, I ask you to use a touch more wisdom, retain your skepticism just a little longer and hold off judgment of Israel until you see the Israeli reaction interms of the entire

rooked like-a bomb. A real h . b , planted by a Palestinian terrorist took the life of 17 year old Cana- dian Marnie Kimmelman while she suntanned on the Tel-Aviv beach in the summer of 1990.

There are hotheads on both sides of the conflict. Some Israelis rant and rave and lose control, while at the same time Palestin- ians riot and also kill their own moderates who would collaborate with Israelis to bring about peace.

If the unknown author of the article, and the editors of The Ubyssey wanted to slam Israel, they did a fine job. They proved that there is definitely room for

change in the

judge a country at war with a country at peace. Without attaching blame to either side, it is clear that Israel and the Arab states have been in a state of war since 1948. Israel has maintained control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip the 1967 Six Day War. Canadaoperates in completely opposite conditions to those of Is- rael which is in a constant state of alert for war and terrorism, and occupiesless space thanVancouver Island. This does not inherently justify heavy handed Israeli con- trols of freedom and the education system in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. However, when you absorb this fear factor into the logic of the Israeli reaction, the response becomes more understandable. Israel is in an apprehensive state ofsiege. The Middle Eastern countries share the pain and live with the legacy of war. Israel has struggled through 6 wars in the last 43 years, including the Gulf War in which it was bombed by Iraq although Israel had nothing to do with the conflict at hand.

The article of September 17 unfortunatelyonly showedone side, the anti-Israel side, of the Arab- Israeli conflict. Last year I lived in Israelandlearnedtocope,asIsrae- lis do, with the realities of daily terrorism. I struggled to maintain my moderate stance in the face of real fear. More than once I was in a

tic &ills they used to accomplish their goals was abominable. Where in the article was the other side of the complex issue? Was there not one person available to speak of how the pain and suffering of the current situa- tiongoesboth ways?Furthermore, the editors of The Ubyssey should have checked the article closer for inconsistencies: it was printed that there have been 9,945 days (27 years) of curfew in the 4 years (1460 days) of the Intifadeh. This should have been a hint abolut further faults in the article. These outrageous statistics are meant to be read quickly and have a high shock value. To a reader only skimming over the article, these statistics, and the out of context large print headlines, are the things that will leap out. The original journalist only skimmed the issues, and it is one-sided, biased reporting that has been produced. Shockvaluejournalism can be effective when only one view is mentioned. Please, please in the future use a little intellli- gence and go just a touch deeper intothe complexMiddle East. The readers of The Ubyssey are smart enough to understand balanced writing. Efrem Swartz with Eli Baker

First Year Arts Endorsed by the Jewish

Students Association

Wong's fans Another of Chung

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Applications

for a Senator-at-Large

@ Are Being Accepted Chu:ng Wong, PLEASE stop

your interminable whining. You don't represent my views nor does my writing style impress from either a white or a yellow viewpoint. Take Antonia Rozario's advice, grow up and get a life or failing that, take a long walk on a short pier.

Taro M. Inoue: Is your club (People who would like to give Chung Wong a Boot To The Head (Naah-Naah!) Club) accepting applications?

D.T.T.Yapp

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Inldividuals willing to

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typesetters.

Due to a recent vacancy in the senate, the AMs Selections Committee is accepting applications for a Student Senator-at-Large, a position which lasts until the end of the school year.

Applications are available in SUB 238.

Applications should be forwarded to SUB 238 by 4:OO pm Friday, October 4th, 1991.

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$130* Next course starts Oct 7

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Students can't take another five ears like the last five. I t3 -fora &e!

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- September 27,1991 THE UBYSSEY/l5 1

Three cheers WelL.. When tweetk beetka fight. it's oolkd

And whcn they b d t k o tweetk beetk bottk

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Remember fighting with your little sister over who got to carry the Dr. Seuss books home from the library? Or begging your Dad to read you Fox in Sox before bedtime every single night?

Theodore Seuss Geisel, the man who spent time with Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and James Joyce in Paris and wrote

and illustrated 47 books-the books so many of us grew up loving-died on Tuesday night.

The Ubyssey asking a number ofreaders what their favourite Dr. Seuss story is and why.

The Grinch who Stole Christ- mas, "because it's a Christmas staple" - Kevin, Subcetera GreenEggs &Ham, "because l've never seen green eggs" - Mario, Dentistry Horton Hears a Who, "because its warm t loving"- Anon, I.S. Club

"I can't read" -Thomas, Phar- macy

for Dr, Seuss Green Eggs & Ham, %cause I with the big machine that ate UP don't h o w m y others." - w, all thetrees." -Greg, beer nut seller Arts The Pants with Nobody in

"What's the one about the two Them, and Bartholomew and * little guys who come out of the the hblwk, "it's a major work boxes and wreckthe house?" - R J., and it has social commentary" - Phys Ed. Alf, concerned citizen

right, but the Grinch who Stole AND Christmas broke new literary ~~~~~~~~~~

ground." - S.S., UBC grad '89 and the beetk bottk puddk r The Cat in the Hat, "because I've is o puddk in o bottle ... read it 1001 times." - Sandra, Blue they call this Chip Cookies o tweetk beetk

Hop on Pop,"Ilikedit when I was p o d d k muddle. bottk puddk

a kid, and then I had to read it to my brother." - Helen, English

""he Cat in the Hat was all

"I liked the one b u t the guy compikd by Cheryl Niamath ,.

To vote on October 17, 1991 you need to know these basic facts.

111 You must be a registered voter.

Qualifications: 19 years of age o r older Canadian citizen Resident of British Columbia for the past 6 months

If you do not have your voter ID card please check at a Registration Centre or contact the Registrar of Voters. Remember: You cannot register on Election Day.

You will receive ;I 'WHERE TO VOTE card in the mail. KEEP this card. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT. Take this card with you to your polling place.

Candidate I x I You must remember two things:

Choose only one candidate Mark the ballot with an X

Special Voting Early Voting. If you were a registered voter as of Thursday, September 19

and are not able to vote on Election Day o r at an Advance Poll, y o u may vote Saturday, October 5-Tuesday, October 8,4-8 p.m. at the office of the Returning CXicer.

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Advance Poll. If you are unable to vote on Election Day, you may vote at

an Advance Poll. Wednesday, October 9-Saturday, October 12. Hours 1-9 p.m.

Disabled Voting. B If vou are Dhvsicallv disabled. vou mav vote at an

Advance Poll. All' Ahvance Polls are wheelchair accessible. If you are assisting a blind person, please inform them that they may vote at an Advance Poll. If you are unable to leave your home because of a physical disability, contact your Returning Officer regarding a mobile poll or postal vote.

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