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Referendum;
missing
results are. m by Nicholas Bradley
by Laura Blau
A first-year engineering student at UBC has
The ballots for all three questions from been missing for almost three weeks, leaving
the recent Alma Mater Society (AMS) ref- his family, the police, and the university
erendum have been recounted, and after searching for information.
over 800 missing votes were tallied, all Trevor Coleman, aged 26, was last seen in
three questions reached quorum. his math class on Friday, October 1—the day
The referendum, held earlier this before his birthday. An uncashed cheque—a
month, found UBC students in favour of a birthday present—was still in his backpack,
mandatory health and dental plan as well which was found that weekend "floating in the
as a $D fee increase to pay for additional middle of English Bay," according to
student services . Students also narrowly Coleman's aunt, Kim Garland . Coleman's bicy-
voted against adopting a harm-reduction cle helmet was still clipped to the outside of his
policy towards drugs, inchrding the leg pack, but his bike has not yet been found.
isation of marijuana. The Vancouver Police Department (VPD)
Last week's preliminary results were are focussing their efforts on finding
miscounted . On first count, the marijua- Coleman's blue mountain bike, but have little
na question failed to reach quorum : 3390 information.
students, or roughly ten per cent of the "I have a missing persons report on him.
day student population, must vote in That's about it," said Sandy Cameron of the
favour or against a question for the VPD Missing Persons department She said
results to be considered valid. that the police aren't releasing further details
But after counting over 800 missed to the media.
ballots, the marijuana question just met VPD Media Liason Anne Drennan did not
quorum, with 3475 students voting no have any information about Coleman.
and 3418 students voting yes. Coleman's family is also at a loss about
In addition, the elections committee what could have happened . His parents flew in
miscounted over 500 ballots, each for the from Alberta to talk to police detectives, and
other two questions, bringing the total Garland, who lives in Nanaimo and is organis-
number of missed votes to over 1800. ing search efforts, came to UBC last week to
The outcomes of both the health plan and talk to the university and to put up posters.
student services question remain unaf- "He's a very big guy, 6 '2 " and strong, you
fected by the recount. know, healthy and not the type of guy to get
Despite the large number of miscalcu - into anything serious, physical trouble, butyou
lations, AMS Elections Administrator never know, " said Garland.
Chris Gawronski isn't concerned . He says She suggested that Coleman, an avid fisher-
miscounting is bound to happen when man, could have been involved in a boating
such a large number of ballots is con- accident
cerned. "He could have rented a boat, or made a
"There were a few ballots left over that friend who also enjoyed fishing, and gone off
we have counted since, " said Gawronski. to fish [and] had an accident, but those things,
'[This] really isn't an irregularity. It's just usually. ..float planes go over, usually some-
an extension of the process we were body sees a boat turned over ."
doing." Meanwhile, the Faculty of Applied Science
The updated results will remain unof- has been trying to publicise Coleman's disap- MISSING : If you have any information about Trevor Coleman, last seen Friday, October 1,
ficial until Gawronski presents his report pearance. Applied Science Communications call the Vancouver Police or (250) 722-3259 .
to AMS Council October 27, but he said Officer Laurie Dawkins said that her office has
that he doesn't expect the results to been circulating the information it has
change again. received. made at school, we don't know."
As area-lilt of the referendum "Basically we've made sure that any office that could poten- Before he disappeared, Coleman had a change of room-
dents .will pay $16 g ,per tially receive a media call or public enquiry has Trevor 's photo mates. His old roommate, Justin Cheung, saw Coleman
extended health and dental and the details, as much as we know, " she said. September 30 at their residence in the 2000 block of W . 46th
they tan provide proof of equ The Office of the Dean of Applied Science, Engineering Ave, but not the next day. Cheung could not be reached for com-
erage . Coverage will begin Student Services, and the UBC Public Affairs Office have all ment
20110. been notified, but the university must wait for the police to "I don't think they saw a whole lot of each other," said
According to AVS Pies make an official announcement before issuing a public state- Garland.
Marshall, "every ahident ment. But Garland expressed some concern that the police aren't
AMS fee will be pact of 'We don't have substantiated information," Dawkins said. doing more to help find Coleman.
all AME members, Ruth Kwok, of Engineering Student Services, said that Because there's no proof that it's a homicide or anything
International studR Coleman's professors have been instructed to keep watch for like that, they are not really interested, I guess they've got their
opt in, him, but that he has not yet been seen in class. hands busy," she said, pointing out that because Coleman is
Garland noted that while Coleman's classmates have been considered an adult, his case is less of a priority.
def informed of his disappearance, "nobody really remembered "He's considered able to take care of himself."
him." RCMP Staff Sergeant Lloyd Plante said that the campus
"Apparently Trevor spent most of his time, in September, at RCMP detachment is not involved in the search because
home," she continued. Coleman's backpack was found outside its jurisdiction, and
"He didn't go out a whole lot, but who knows what friends he because Coleman lives off campus .v
2 THE UBYSSEY •TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1999 S
continued from page 1 with the AMS since before the
referendum. The campus radio
Announcement lions for the opt-out rules will be station is expected to receive $4
completed by early November, per student, $3 .50 of which will
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Uncertainty) . Are you interested in alter- He added that he's trying to capital replacement fund.
ccommo . ation native and integrative health? What is it? negotiate a deal so students with CiTR Program Coordinator
How can one assess the evidence and dental coverage but no health Anna Friz said that the capital
make sound choices? Dr. Anthony
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1 :30pm . For further information, call costs we feel that . . if you have a With a reserve fund, Friz said
mp oyment the Office of the Coordinator of Health
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These programs are the Interuniversity submitted to Student Care the contract, which will likely be
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U.B .C., the only Canadian school policy is still being negotiated Safewalk expects to receive at
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you . Guaranteed wage ($7 .15-20/hr), individual and small group instruction with SCN, but Marshall said stu- least $3 per student from the fee
training, evenings. Call Blossum at 708- by highly trained teachers, living togeth- dents should be prepared to pay increase . Safewalk Director Sue
5122 . Fax 708-5123. er in Chinese/Japanese-speaking-only
dormitories and involvement with the
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spectacular. Currently, students will be expanding their hours to match
Brochures describing both programs are
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO PLAY available in the Department of Asian required go through the opt-out the Pit Pub 's extended hours.
WITH 14 MONTH OLD TODDLER Studies. For Japanese, see Prof. Joshua procedure each year, but Safewalk currently relies on
while mom studies at home on campus, Mostow in Asian Centre 403, Tel . 822- Marshall is hopeful that after the unpaid volunteers, and Brown
honorarium available, call Cindy at 827- 5131 . For Chinese, see Prof. Dan
0014. Overmyer in Asian Centre 612, Tel. negotiations, students will only said this makes it difficult to sus-
822-5196 . Descriptions are tacked on have to provide documentation tain a steady number of
the Department bulletin board. The of equivalent coverage once dur- Safewalkers during exam time.
application deadline for both programs
is January 14th, 2000. ing their time at UBC. The reason behind paying
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UBC-COPE negotiations drag onwards
by Daliah Merzaban process of consultation and adjudication when the uni- The provincial government has capped public sector wage
versity intends to contract out work that has tradition- increases at two per cent over three years (0-0-2) . According
As they enter another critical week of mediation with ally been done by our members," said Van de Ven. to Geppert, UBC is currently proposing twenty months of no
UBC at the BC Labour Relations Board, two Canadian Local 116 has been unable to come to a resolution increase followed by a one per cent increase (0-0-1).
Union of Public Employees (CUPE) support staff locals on the same issue, and Van de Ven blames UBC. Despite the discrepancies in progress between the
are experiencing starkly opposite levels of progress. "On some of the same issues, they simply can't seem two campus locals, UBC officials remain confident that
While Local 116 has been negotiating with UBC to be able to deal with at that table . From my perspec- a resolution can be reached.
since September with little success, Local 2950, in only tive it's not because of the union." "We're- working hard in mediation to address the
four days of mediation, has already agreed to certain Local 116 did make some progress two weeks ago major issues that are on the table and it's our hope that
provisions. The two locals together represent UBC 's when UBC decided to withdraw its much-criticised pro- we'll be able to conclude a collective agreement with
over 3000 support staff. posal to change its sick leave policy. our union locals,' said Paula Martin, a UBC spokesper-
"They seem to be walking to a different beat out The proposal included plans for an annual bank of son.
there [in 116], " said Frans Van de Ven, 2950 business three days and a two-day unpaid wait period for illness. Martin declined to comment on specific proposals,
manager. In a bulletin to 116 members this week, however, including contracting out and sick leave.
According to Van de Ven, Local 2950 and UBC have Local President John Geppert wrote that this was an "We would like to keep the negotiations at the table
agreed on some proposals, including issues dealing unusual case of progress and "rather than the rubber right now, " she said.
with contracting out jobs to external firms. stamping routine that the Mediator likely expected, At a general meeting last week, 2950 members
One of CUPE's major concerns has been UBC pro- there [are] now more issues in dispute than ever voted overwhelmingly in favour of a motion to cast a
posals to contract out some jobs without consulting the before ." strike vote later this month.
union first. Currently, any job UBC wants to contract Geppert noted that UBC has indicated that it still Local 116 held a similar vote in August, with 89 per
out must first pass through a committee composed of intends to make some changes to the sick leave. cent of voters in favour of serious job action.
both UBC officials and union staff. Local 116 is also facing problems with wage and Three days of mediation are scheduled for Local 116
"[In terms of contracting out,] we agreed to a benefit settlements . this week and two days scheduled for 2950 .+
Rally draws government response
by Daliah Merzaban contracting-out proposals
at UBC to a push to elimi-
About 200 Canadian Union of Public nate differential pay
Employees (CUPE) representatives from scales at the University of
BC's four universities gathered at the leg- Northern British
islature in Victoria last Thursday to Columbia (UNBC). But
protest provincial wage guidelines and they all want to negotiate
the slow progress of contract negotiations a provincial accord
between CUPE support staff locals and
the universities.
between universities on
larger issues like wages
r \ ctrr~. A'U' PI
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The rally didn't begin until noon, but and benefits, in order to
fr
many of the protesters were awake before be in line with the rest of ,urr. .' AtPLOt'1 E,ti EM P LOYE I'S
sunrise. Almost 50 CUPE members from the public sector in BC. 14.1 DEMAND I)FM.
. TYD
UBC and Simon Fraser University headed Doug Sprenger, 'inc FAIR EFAIR
.EE
for Victoria in the morning to join over spokesperson for UVic's fbrt.ari-L.
1 4MNU
AT A41.': NT
100 of their University of Victoria (UVic) coordinative bargaining fAIK
TSLATr
counterparts. committee, said that in
"We'd like to show solidarity with the the rest of the public sec-
other university unions, " said John tor, additional benefits
Geppert, president of UBC Local 116 have made the wage
which, along with Local 2950, represents increase freeze less
over 3000 support staff on campus. severe.
"We're trying to get the ear of the gov-
ernment, and this is the easiest way to do
it without actually putting up a picket
line ." RTS
Since January, CUPE Local 116—com- sss
posed of UBC's janitorial, food services,
plant operations, and bookstore employ-
ees—have been in negotiation with UBC. PR01Eti1NC: UBC support staff rally with their provincial counterparts in Victoria (above) last
Their contract expired on March 31. Thursday. Paul Ramsey, BC finance minister, makes promises (left) . DALIAN MERZABAN PHOTOS
Members say they want to avoid a the post secondary system that what I was mediation told its locals that it was pre-
strike, which they see as a no-win situa- able to do for my students depended on pared to be the first employer to come to
tion in which they'd lose pay and incon- the support I was getting from support a common table and talk about an
venience students. people behind me, and that was CUPE accord ."
Gregg Garbe, who is on the bargaining everywhere in this province ." There has been no such luck so far for
committee for Local 116, echoed the gen- The former education minister drew UBC locals.
eral mood of the UBC crowd in Victoria. cheers from the crowd with promises to "If UBC were a Third World country
"We want to be treated fairly," he said, pressure employers . He says he plans to we'd been in revolution right now," Garbe
adding that support staff workers at UBC meet with the employer groups. told the crowd.
compose the "maquiladora of universi- "We need to find a way for universities "We sat for nine months trying to get a
ties," making reference to a class of work- to talk to their workers about common collective agreement ...They don't care
ers in Mexico often associated with cheap issues . However that works ." about their workers . They think that they
labour. But some in the crowd were sceptical can treat their workers less than the rest
The protesters began their rally just of Ramsey's plans. of the workers in this province, and we 're
before noon at Advanced Education "I don't want to direct any blame away not going to put up with it."
Minister Andrew Petter's office at St "We have heard that other unions, like from the provincial government because No representatives from UNBC attend-
Anne's Academy, then marched rather the health employees union, like the I know that they have the power to push ed the rally . Instead, they held up signs
politely down the street to the legislature. teachers federation, like the college our universities to settle these contracts,' and distributed leaflets outside Paul
The crowd didn't stop traffic, but instead instructors union, have all been able to said Morgan Stewart, chair of the UVic Ramsey's constituency office in Prince
marched along the sidewalk and waited work collectively to negotiate value-added Student Society. George.
for the walk signal at crosswalks. to their settlements . So it isn 't 0-0- "It's time to put it squarely at the "We ' re trying to avoid a strike . I don't
But their message was loud and clear 2. ..There is anywhere from seven to eight provincial government that they need to think anybody wants to go there. It's a
nonetheless. per cent value added in those settle- give some wiggle room at the bargaining no-win situation, " said Doug Carter,
As they marched, the protesters chant- ments . We want the same kind of deal ." table . They need to allow and encourage president of UNBC Local 3700 . He
ed "0-0-2 just won't do" to express their Some protesters cited improvements and push the employer, the universities added that given UBC 's lack of progress,
opposition to the provincial public sector to sick leave, pay equity, increased job of British Columbia, to make sure that "it would be unfortunate if [a strike is]
wage increase freeze (at zero per cent for security, and research grants as possible these contracts can be settled ." what it took, but they have to do what 's
the first year, zero per cent for the second value-added improvements. Sprenger answered that at UVic, best for them."
year, and two per cent for the third year). Paul Ramsey, BC's recently appointed administrators are prepared to cooper- But back in Victoria, the mood was pos-
"We don't make enough money to live minister of finance, greeted the crowd ate. itive after the rally.
on," one protester commented as she and the media with reassuring words. "There' s a glimmer of hope out there, "To the whistlers and the honkers,'
marched. "I've been a college instructor . I've and I say it's just a glimmer, " said Geppert said to his co-workers as they cel-
The locals have various different local been at the front lines working with stu- Sprenger. ebrated on the bus ride back to the ferry.
issues to address during bargaining from dents, and I always knew as a worker in "The University of Victoria yesterday in "Cheers to the job well done ."•3
THE UBYSSEY " TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1999
4 • News
eed4ack.@ul~yaaey .f~c.ca Liberal policy attacked
by Nicholas Bradley caucus is that any surplus should be split evenly
between tax cuts and debt reduction, and social
PARA
Although the Liberal government emphasised the spending.
importance of education in the economy in last McWhinney added that spending on education
week's throne speech, local critics say that it promis- will focus on research, particularly medical and sci-
es little real change. entific study . He cites the 1994 TRIUMF grant as an
The Speech from the Throne, delivered by newly- example of government commitment to research.
The grant brought $167 .5 million over five years to
NOl
appointed Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson,
opened the current session of Parliament The UBC's particle physics research facility.
speech sets the government's agenda for the next two He added that the government understands that
years. pure research often translates into jobs.
This year, the speech emphasised education, men- McWhinney explained that this approach is an
CAP
tioning the "knowledge-based economy " five times. alternative to simply giving the provinces funding for
" [The government] will make college and univer- education.
sity more affordable through Canadian Millennium "We ' ve been fed up with the fact that we give
.~ s y Scholarships. It has improved student debt relief and monies to provinces earmarked for education and it
provided better tax assistance to finance lifelong ends up being spent and BC ' s been one of the worst
We don' t fool around! ` ( I learning, " the speech read. offenders in the past—on highways into the never-
The speech promised that the government "will never land, into the interior ."
make it easier to finance lifelong learning, " but did But critics of this strategy say that it won't com-
3 blocks south of the village in not specifically outline how that objective would be pensate for federal cuts to transfer payments to the
the heart of Fairview Residence
reached. provinces.
yw Mon . - Fri. 7 :30 am - 11 pm The lack of specific plans has "The number-one first priority
"It gave absolutely no
Sat . - Sun. 9 am - 11 pm
brought severe criticism from is to reinvest money back into the
F4~
Phone :224-2326 Libby Davies, Member of
acknowledgment or recog- provinces which should go back
Parliament for the Vancouver nition for the very difficult into education," said Mark
East riding. Veerkamp, BC chairperson for
reality that students are
"Supposedly this was the the Canadian Federation of
throne speech that put forward facing trying to get through Students, a national student lobby
IMISoko'kn 1-0kn the vision for children and life-
long learning, and I guess like
with most throne speeches, it's
post-secondary education!'
group.
"There's basically a crisis in
education where there needs to
very lofty, and in some ways very —Libby Davies be an immediate injection of
ambiguous, " said the New funds from the federal level."
MP for Vancouver East (NDP)
Democrat MP. A spokesperson for the
)'O“k "It gave absolutely no acknowl-
edgment or recognition for the very difficult reality
that students are facing trying to get through postsec-
Canadian Alliance of Student
Associations, the other national student organisation,
expressed similar views.
Davies, meanwhile, called attention to the
ondary education.'
'I'kn Davies pointed out that the Millennium
Scholarships would help only a small percentage of
speech's apparent lack of commitment to student
issues . The NDP, she said, wants to see a national
the students who need financial assistance. tuition freeze and increased public funding to uni-
"I think it's outrageous that they talk about youth versities, eventually leading to free tuition.
and vision and the future and all of this, and it ' s all "No one would. question the value to society as a
just sort of mindless propaganda, but when it comes whole for having free education [from kindergarten
to doing something concrete and real to actually help to Grade 12]," said Davies, who argued that the same
students who are really really hurting there ' s noth- argument can be made for post-secondary education.
ing. " McWhinney agreed that student debt is an impor-
99 Chairs Bistro Pub
But Liberal MP Ted McWhinney, the representa-
tive for Vancouver-Quadra, defends the speech . He
claims that it is not intended to announce specific
tant issue, especially for arts students.
"One hopes at a certain point one may get write-
offs of the student loan program, make it direct
at the David Lam Research Centre programs, which will be revealed in the next federal grants. . .The new budget will, I think, contain further
There's a chair waiting for you ... budget
"[The speech gives] a general philosophical
steps in this direction, " he said.
"The mood is to subsidise education. "
and your friends! overview to what one plans to do in the next parlia- But Veerkamp isn't so sure.
ment . .I suppose in modern terms the significance is "The funding towards research initially sounds
it sets the government's large goals for the next two promising. . .but overall the throne speech doesn't
years." really promise much in the way of funding for edu-
McWhinney said that although he predicts a sur- cation and for students," said Veerkamp.
UBC FOOD SERVICES www.foodserv.ubc .ca plus for the current financial year, it is too early to "The commitments in the throne speech don't
allocate funds for future projects . He noted, however, come anywhere close to making up for the cuts that
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SPRING BREAK Place Vanier left in the dark
IN MAZATLAN by Alex Dimson that the scheduling of the outage received notification of the shut-
MEXICO! A routine maintenance procedure
by UBC Plant Operations plunged
was a compromise.
" [Plant Operations] originally
wanted to do it between 9am
down over three weeks in
advance.
The notices, however, were not
the Place Vanier residence into and 12pm. . .If they had stuck to posted at Vanier until the day of
ONLY f750 + TAX
darkness for two consecutive their guns on that, we would the shutdown. In addition, the
nights last week, angering many have had to inconvenience the wording of the notice indicates
FEBRUARY 12 -19 . 2000 residents who believe that they
were not properly informed of the
students."
Most residents believe they
that the shutdown would last only
one night. For this reason, resi-
scheduled power outage. were inconvenienced anyway. dents were canght completely by
30OK .BY'NOV 30TH A,ND GET A The outage took place Many students were disrupted surprise when the power was
$50 FUTURE TRAVEL VOUCHER! between midnight and tam last while studying, and had their turned off on the second night
Tuesday and Wednesday . First alarm clocks fail because of the Many residents also
Package Price Includes: year resident Ryan Arsenault power shut-off. expressed concern over the
Round-trip airfare from Vancouver to Mazatlan on Alaska Airlines
was studying in his room when And in one of the ten Vanier widespread failure of emer-
7 nights accommodation In the heart of the Golden Zone . Lots of
group activities and events with up to 200 students from Western Canada. the clock struck twelve. houses, residents were-forced to gency lights on both nights.
Price listed Is per person based on 4 people per room . Other rates also available. "1 was studying for a mid-term evacuate at tam—a fire alarm Henkelman said that the emer-
the next morning when the power was triggered when the power gency lights are intended to last
Vlslt us for Ml dethlis: went out I tried to study by the
emergency lights but then they
was restored.
The source of the confusion
ten minutes and are for "evacua-
tional purposes . "
TRAVEL CUTS
The Sllivdent, Youth & Budget Dave/ Experts
went out so instead I studied by
candlelight If I had known the
lights were about to go out I
appears to stem from poor com-
munication between UBC
Housing and residents . Richard
Richard Hugh, the head elec-
trician for the Vanier operation,
said that the emergency lights
wouldn' t have been in my room. " Henkelman, Head Tradesperson were not tested before the shut-
Two offices on campus: SUB and UBC Village But Place Vanier Food Services for UBC Housing and down . He noted, however, that
ovmed and operated by Ste Comm Federallon Student. M aides registered with the AC Travel Reggkar. Manager Lorraine McGowan said Conferences said that Housing the lights are tested annually. v
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Development
The AGM will begin 'tta5;"al ' 12 :30 in the
en Centre . for the Village
"Fl grants $23M
tiBC has received a $22 .8 million grant
from the Canadian Foundation for
Inno ation (CFI) to fund about 40 differ-
ent research projects, including $tt .35
million that will help create the centre for
lntcrated Genomics, a unique facility
ass-Or iatedwith cancer research and
Nobel laureate Michael Smith.
The CFI grant will cover 40 per cent of
the total funding for pro e :ts, while
of
the remainder consists thesome provincial
government funds and ayear-old $50 mil
lion donation by UBC alumnus Stewart
Musson, the largest individual donation to
a Canadian public institution.
According to Richard Spratley,- associ
vice-president of research,s Blusson'
donation has made it possible for i 1BC to
he a major part of CFI ."
A significant portion of the Cl'1 funds
has been awarded to "New
,` an initiative designed
amities to
provide mor,ey l'or projects by new facul-
tS ROAR U SA ? Itie<~1tvl Bike after ty VACANT, BUT FOR HOW LONG? The lot behind the UBC Village may soon
a cyclist was hit Wednesday . TARA WESTOVER : PHO'YO "This is exciting because it is a chance
for UBC to attract really good people by be home to some fancy retail development. TARAWESTOVER PHOTO
cyclist hit on Marine providing them a good hunk of money for lab
startup, renovations and equipment—all the by Simon Owen operations.
The Sterling automotive shop,
things you need to get up and ruining,' said
h
wasit by ariver m d uthwest Spratley. Two separate commercial devel- UBC Pizza, Copies Plus, and
'hen
art€ e last Wednesda clist, opment proposals have the Discount Textbooks are among
e has not been rele~d y the potential to drastically change the current occupants of the lot
zid mg on a trail at t e3,te of the Divorce act change retail development on the UBC who will be displaced by the
ro axed when. he crossed the s1 lane a campus, according to specula- development, which is tentative-
2 to . T) eve * ~ `3 t by an oncoming ehiaif
, .• posed amendment to the Divorce Act ma~v tive plans now ly slated to open in
int, l ut.: students who plan to pursue a post-sec- released to the "I called and asked if September, 2001.
isiii t `driver had no opportune ary and have divorced parents. public. The prospect of
why er avoid contact with the cyclist, Liberal MP Roger Gallaway plans to propose : As part of a com- I could have some a major commer-
said Staff SergearitLloyde Plante of the campus a private members bill in the Rouse of prehensive and [retail space] . . .and cial development
detachment of the RCMP. Commons that will stop courts from increasing long-term plan to next door has pro-
The cyclist was taken to hospital with head support payments when a child turns begens 1 build 'a com- they said I had to own voked mixed reac-
injuries, but was released by Thursday their post-secondary education. plete.. .and vibrant ten shops first . . .This tions from Village
'Initi we thought the injuries were a lot Currently, divorced parents can have their community, ' UBC merchants and
more 6.ex Gt than they obviouslyappear to be, " child support payments increased by cour is discrimination!'
Properties, the store owners,
said P ': order when their child turns 18, in order organisation many of whom are
os,fS were admitted t4} ~1uver cover the costs of post-secondary education. responsible for on- —Pare Alikhan unsure how their
l W petal on Wednesday `f'h hospital Married parents, however, have no obliga- campus planning businesses will
Said that as of Thursday, the cyclists had all tion to pay for their children's university or col-
said and development, Owner of UBC Unique survive.
been released horn the emergency room. not lege education. is proposing a Hair Design. Pare Alikhan,
Plante said that he did anticipate any ''fps just an issue where some fairness enters pedestrian-orient- owner of UBC
charges being laid against the driver. into the equation," said Gallaway. The courts ed commercial cen- Unique Hair
The Alma Mater Society Bike Co-op has noted treat divorced people radically different than tre at University Design, expressed
that Sou west Marne continues to latean road they dn± thhose whose marriages are intact' Boulevard and East Mall, near concerns that the Trilogy develop-
en t l7 a Csute despite its recent resurfacing.
. s>be does not know how the bus loop. • ment is catering exclusively to
e are still potholed and uneven, affected by the propose :; This proposal, which will be franchises.
rclsts auto the main road, which bill only serves tt#' discussed at public meetings on 'I called and asked if I could
;111t',o 8Qtn/fit:;:> : : :< November 25, includes provi- have some [retail space] . ..and they
sions for a variety of small- to said I had to own ten shops
medium-sized retail shops, first ..This is discrimination.'
restaurants and offices. Co-worker Sue Wheeler
Paul Young of UBC Properties agreed that although the devel-
l-BC ' s Annual General Meeting J )'twill face said that any commercial devel- opment would bring more busi-
protests from Canadian t'nive~ : of Public opments on campus will be ness to the area, franchise oper-
Employees (CUM) mezutsers cure t labour geared specifically to students, ations would mean the demise
negotiation, with. the university. faculty, and staff. He added, of many privately-owned stores
Due to faltering negotiations with the university, Star bucks employees at the 11 unionised oult_ however, that it is still unclear in the Village.
campus support staff will,' take the opportunity to lets in the lower Iceland are refusing to weak when specific plans will take Lemmam confirmed that
protest CIjPP locals at the other three universities their uniforms t fiheia. shape, because the proposal will Trilogy is only interested in
in British Columbia have been involved similar The dress rode dbedience is part of a probably not be finalised before national franchises, 'at least
actions and negotiations. drive associated with Canadian huts Workers spring. until the site is secure enough to
meanwhile, at the downtown version of the (CAIN] against the coffee corporation to gain Meanwhile, a concurrent allow for smaller tenant occu-
AGM, held Thursday at the waterfront centre public support for Starbucks employees rather development proposal, put for- pancy.'
Hotel, President Martha Piper said that despite than forcing them to resort to a strike. ward by the Vancouver-based Young said that although UBC
concerns-such as the slide of UBC's lsrarc~ s~ `tern CAW national representative jeff Kei Trilogy Group, is eyeing the area Properties is aware of the
to 35th place in the Association of Research says that wages, work scheduling, trainingprc directly south of the UBC Village. Trilogy application, it is too early
Libraries North American rankings--the umversi cedures and paid sick leave are at the heart of Leasing commitments are to determine how the two
will reach its goal of becoming the top university m ,~ the issue. already underway for this pro- prospective developments
Ca>iada. Employees on duty are wearing tshiirt : anc posal, which calls for a multiple- would influence each other.
The AGM will present tl~r :1'393 99 Annuall buttons that spurt slogans supporting their use retail, office, and apartment He speculated, however, that
Report. According to the report UBC's totali rev i cause. As well, employees are handing out pan- structure on the 62,500 foot lot. if the [Trilogy] project goes
uy<c
ene decreased b six percent with an acumulat phiets to customers. Trilogy Group Project ahead, the university will have
ed operating deficit of $4 .3 million, which the Manager Hani Lemmam stated to look at accomodating differ-
report says will be 'phased put oven the next two f s that the site will be anchored by ent tenants," including possibly
cal years. a supermarket, and will include relocating some Village
other large-scale franchise retail tenants .v
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otest
Suzuki seeks solutions
People just aren't getting the message about
Jean Chreti&in's visit to G'ancouti•er last year global warming, says scientist and environ-
vvd market by a at and{off bet :tit>en an rc mental activist David Suzuki.
damonstratnrs and \ 'ono iu Ve1 riot police. At a lecture given Friday at the Vancouver
Tomorrow night. the prim minister will Planetarium, Suzuki and Gale Christianson, a
'
host a J il,eral party fundraiser at the . alt professor of history at the University of
Ragency ote1 and local actiti isls one e agailt Indiana, spoke about the history and serious
Willbetherctogreethim threat of global warming.
outside Chretien fundraising dinner at Scientists have overwhelming evidence that
Hyatt last Deceniber over 1t OO protest a build-up of greenhouse gas emissions in the
ers faced r,if ag ist over i110 riot pule earth's atmosphere—primarily due to the com-
armed with batons and rubberbufl >t guns m bustion of fossil fuels—creates a greenhouse
hat was l nnia-n as ° 1(le Riot at the 13ti'att `. ..% effect, which leads to global warming.
At la, tsixprotente,rs were it&red LL the Acting like the glass in a greenhouse, certain
policy pushed the vrowd back from the gases trap the planet's excess heat, preventing
i nt>rant,r5.:. t[ th 'e hotel . Ten demonstrator it from escaping into space . Carbon dioxide
Lvrr : :.
aid and later releaaed. (CO 2), is the main culprit, along with methane,
unstable Anne Drennan of the nitrous oxide and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs).
zee Department would not pro- "We are in danger of upsetting [the] climatic
the see'urity arrangements sur- balance and .. .bringing about displacements,
prime unnistor'c visit. she discomfort, death and disease in ways that we
nine a full operational pltui never thought possible before, " said
Christianson.
The story of global warming begins nearly
200 years ago when it was first discovered that
natural levels of CO 2 regulated the earth's tem-
:> perature.
afar `> Later, air samples taken from the mid-
but to red de the prim tflgh 1900s onwards revealed a consistent increase
OW tl e°police and t tap w of CO 2 in the atmosphere by between three and
"Miley aren't mt.imidatedg. five per cent each year—a trend which contin
as. ues today.
Ins expects the preheat te, Christianson uses El Nino as an example. aaa.
vear : ,,because "theres' The phenomenon has always occurred but in A GLOBAL WARNING : David Suzuki spoke at the Vancouver Planetarium Friday about
tam of 'EC that there was the past did little more than temporarily affect the dangers of a world ignoring global warming . TARA WESTOVER PHOTO
fishing in Peru.
Global warming is thought to make the effects of El Nino courses of action. One of the foundation's aims is to create
more extreme . North Americans experienced these height- political action through an active and informed public.
ened effects two years ago through the ice storm in eastern "We're looking for solutions," is one of the slogans the
Canada, disruption of fisheries, and extensive fire, drought foundation uses . 'We are looking for ways, not of dealing
and flooding damage. with the symptoms of our ways . ..but we are trying to look at
Meanwhile, scientists have estimated that between four the deep underlying causes for the direction that we are
and five per cent of the arctic ice cap has melted, leading to headed in."
higher ocean levels and putting coastal areas—such as The Vancouver-based organisation was created after
Vancouver—in extreme danger. Suzuki did a radio series in 1989 for the CBC called It's a
A frightening fact to keep in mind, said Suzuki and Matter of Survival, about increasing levels of greenhouse
Christianson, is that the effects of global warming we see gases . During this project Suzuki "suddenly saw with crystal
today are the result of only a one-degree increase in the clarity that the planet's life support systems were in dire
earth 's average temperature. By a conservative estimate, straits ."
they predict that by the middle of the next century, there will The radio series prompted an unprecedented 16,000 let-
be a temperature increase of two to four degrees. ters from listeners mostly writing, said Suzuki, "I heard your
Equally striking is that if we were to stop all burning of all series, you scared the hell out of me, I agree with what your
fossil fuels today, global warming would continue for rough- saying but what can I do?"
ly a century. At the lecture, Suzuki called for the public to pressure
Suzuki also criticised technological efforts to stop global politicians with letters and phone calls.
warming . The Antarctic Ocean, for example, has limited He also suggested that the government eliminate tax
growth of CO 2-absorbing plankton due to low iron concen- breaks for the fossil fuel industry.
trations in the water . Some scientists have suggested dump- 'Let's start taxing the things that are bad for us and let 's
ing iron into the ocean, since in laboratory experiments start giving tax breaks for the good things .'
iron promoted plankton growth in a sample of Antarctic Christianson pointed out that this is the first year that
Ocean water. sales of sports utility vehicles (SUVs) have surpassed those of
When this experiment was tried on a larger scale, "it total- regular cars in the US . SUVs are classified as trucks and so
ly failed," said Suzuki. are allowed to pollute three to five times as much as cars, and
"We're always going to be surprised because the extent of are also much less fuel-efficient.
our ignorance is so vast." A casual inspection of the roughly 100 vehicles in the
In order to create change, Suzuki believes the public must parking lot after the lecture revealed about one-quarter were
become involved on a large scale. either SUVs or sports cars.
The David Suzuki Foundation works to eliminate some of Curiously, their drivers seemed to be leaving more hastily
the unknowns in nature and tries to formulate possible than the others .v
BCIT may be hit by strike within the month
by Carlos Assuncao the highest ever. strike notice to the board last too far apart for mediation to be ment tuition freeze in BC.
The Link (BCIT) Since the vote, held two Tuesday. Meetings between the successful—the FSA cannot legal- Another concern is the
weeks ago by the FSA, a provin- faculty association, BCIT adminis- ly implement a strike. staffing level at BCIT. According
VANCOUVER (CUP)—Technology cial mediator has been The FSA has been without a to the FSA, there has been a 30
instructors at the British appointed by' the Labour According to the FSA, there has contract since June 1998 and percent increase in the number
Columbia Institute of Relations Board at the request been a 30 per cent increase in negotiations have been stalled of students in the past five years,
Technology (BCIT) could be on of BCIT. the number of students in the since early this year. but a reduced number of teach-
strike by the end of this month At the same time, the admin- Among the chief issues in ing staff during the same period.
following a vote of 77 per cent in istration has applied to have past five years, but a reduced the dispute is concern over The FSA represents almost
favour of job action. BCIT's Physical Plant and number of teaching staff during wages. 1000 technology instructors,
This is the highest strike vote Computer Resources declared the same period. Both the FSA and BCIT assistant instructors and related
majority the [Faculty and Staff essential services in the event administration agree that at technical and professional staff.
Association (FSA)] has ever of a strike, and has been granted tration and the mediator, Barbara least part of the blame for the Fifty-thousand students at
achieved, " said Ron Kessler, the a hearing by the labour board on Sharp, resumed yesterday. zero per cent wage increases for BCIT's campuses" in Greater
association president. He added the issue. But, until the mediator 'books faculty members over the last Vancouver could be affected by a
that the voter turnout was also The FSA issued its 72-hour out'-declaring the two sides are five years is due to the govern- potential strike .v
THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1999
8 Spc
Birds topple Husl
by Naomi Kim rallied in the final minutes of the sec-
ond quarter: a pretty 39 yard pass by
I artendlne Scheel UBC beat Saskatchewan, and this time it mat- UBC quarterback Shawn Olson to
Finally... Take a class that ters. wide receiver Frank Luisser set the
Tailback Akbal Singh ran for a career-high Birds on the Huskies' 5 -yard line.
will get you a job. 328 yards and four touchdowns as the UBC Singh then snuck in an easy 5 -yard
football team defeated the number one- touchdown run with 36 seconds
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Canada West and helped erase the stigma of The Birds carried the momentum
the Birds' dreadful 1-10 record against the and energy into the second half, and
Huskies over the past five years. just two minutes into the third quar-
UBC's season record is now 5-1 after a hot ter, Singh added a second 5 -yard
five-game winning streak. But a win against touchdown run to tie the game 17-17.
Saskatchewan is not just any win—when UBC's defence were able to hold
these two winners of the last three Vanier the Huskies to four points in the sec-
Cups meet, every point counts. ond half, despite CIAU rushing leader
Last season, the Birds' 13-11 victory was Doug Rozon's 159 yards rushing on
bittersweet—UBC needed to win the game by the game . But penalties were an unex-
four points in order to secure home-field pected threat to the Birds : the 110
advantage in the playoffs. As it was, the T- yards of UBC penalties (75 yards in
Birds' 1998 season ended with a 31-28 loss the second half alone) more than
in Saskatchewan . But Friday night, UBC need- tripled Saskatchewan's 35 yards.
ed to win by eight or more points to vault into "We shot ourselves in the foot a lot
the number one spot in the Canada West con- with a lot of penalties, but we dug
ference after their season-opening 28-20 loss down and got it done when we had to," said McField got a
in Saskatoon. UBC wide receiver Brad Coutts. missed a 43 yar
And when it counted, UBC won by nine. Behind the suddenly-unstoppable Singh, Huskies' next pos
"We knew it was a big game ...We knew UBC's offence fought back and kept going. end Tyson St.
what we had to do and we did it, " said third- After Huskie kicker/safety Jamie Boreham's Saskatchewan fi
year defensive lineman Daaron McField, who 50-yard field goal opened the fourth quarter, effectively end the
finished with three tackles and an important Singh answered two minutes later with yet UBC beat Sasl
sack. another touchdown, this time in Akbal-style. and time in five y
The Birds certainly accomplished what From the UBC 53, Singh found a hole and "It means a I
they had to do, but it came about gradually. tore up the left side of the field, bringing the James about the
UBC started off slowly, and Saskatchewan crowd to their feet A Saskatchewan defender them by eight pa
started out hot—missed tackles on the part of caught up at the 6 -yard line, but Singh broke nine . We're first 1
UBC and Saskatchewan's physical domina- the tackle and scored to pull the Birds ahead have to come bac
tion of the game set the tone early. The 23-20 with 12 :19 remaining. team gets home
Huskies exploited UBC's suddenly-weak sec- But UBC still needed six points . And in the Canada West fins
ondary and made their way down the field fourth quarter, Singh gave it to them . UBC got to Saskatchewan
with ease—the Huskies opened the scoring on the ball at their own 15 with 9 :30 left, and ground . It's big ti
a Tyler Siwak 1 -yard run nine minutes into gave the ball to Akbal . He ran for all but two factor of havii
the game and made it 14-0 on a 45 yard yards on the drive, and sealed the win for immense...I
bomb from quarterback Ryan Reid to Jason UBC with a 9 -yard touchdown run. Saskatchewan inc
Crumb at 3 :59 of the second quarter. But with 3 :40 remaining in the game, in the playoffs an
Reid had an excellent half, finding wide- Saskatchewan loomed at the UBC 29, threat- the season."
open receivers and completing 10 of 11 pass- ening UBC's much needed 9-point lead . This So before thl
es for 187 yards. time it was the defence that brought the University of Alb(
The teams traded field goals, but the Birds crowd to their feet : on second and six, against the Unive
Dine ~nyt irle Singh rushes into records Hocks
• Call anywhere in Canada, by Naomi Kim everything turned around at the half.
anytime, for 1oC/minute! "We knew we had to play better
• The USA? 15C/minute Running back Akbal Singh ran and in the half and we had to capitalise
anytime. ran. on our opportunities," he said. We It's not whether you win or lr
In fact, he ran for 328 yards on had to go and prove to ourselves the game. That's what UBC
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Travel Card! record of 272 yards . He was also the field. In the second half alone, against the University of Ma
just 23 yards short of the UBC indi- his astounding 249 rushing yards 5-2 Friday and 5-1 Saturday.
vidual game record of 351 rushing surpassed Saskatchewan's game Both teams came out stn
surf `totally Unl it'1itedl yards, set by former running back rushing yard total of 220. first period was filled with :
• Surf the net for $22 .95/month Mark Nohra on 48 carries against But off the field, he stopped for boards and behind the nets
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"I just didn't even care about [the When the game was finally over, T-Birds with a two-man ac
. .. or surf Totally Wired! records], said Singh who scored all Singh stood for a long hug, amidst minute, but Manitoba's tight
four UBC touchdowns . "I was think- the whirling post-game commotion. UBC much room to do anythi
• $ 19.95/ month unlimited when ing, 'we got to win.' The yards are While his legs had stopped running, "I thought we handled the
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long distance. the score at the end and that's all I sister's parents were killed in a sin- five—on—four," said Coflin blw
rs really care about . .We needed eight gle-car accident nine years ago. Later in the period, a Bisc
1- ®w Much?...Not Much! points [to move to first place in the "It's just me and my sister. She off hit Thunderbird goaltend
Canada Westj." always watches all my games and reaggravated his preseason
Pager Plans Buy' Rent-to-Own' And Singh contributed more after tonight, she says 'holy cow.' continued playing, and mad
ge Me 4 . 95/month' 7 .95/month ' than just eight points . His four She was really proud . And that in the period.
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way tie for number of touchdowns tears, but nevertheless, it was a Bison Jeff Leiter's shot beat
in a game. great feeling." side Spence was consequent
aai i 'ia Singh scored the only UBC touch- Winning means a lot, but as game and replaced by Matt
down in the first two quarters, Singh showed, it certainly isn 't "Spence has a recurring :
despite being held to 79 yards . But everything.+ lined him in pre-season," sa
play through it, [but] on the
p orts
THE UBYSSEY -TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1999
skies for first place
MEN'S BASK.bIBALL
In preseason game action, the Birds defeated Trinity
Western University 72-56 . UBC will now play in the
University of New Brunswick Invitational, their first pre-
season tournament, this weekend in Fredericton, NB.
UBC dominated the Ryerson Rams Classic Tournament,
finishing first . The Birds defeated the University of
Toronto 74-55 and McMaster University 82-45 . In the
gold medal game against the University of Victoria, UBC
won 53=44.
The Birds face their alumni for preseason game
October 22 at War Memorial Gym.
FOOTBALL
)t a sack; Boreham then
t3 yard field goal. On the Number one in Canada West, the 5-1 Birds play away on
n possession, UBC defensive Saturday against the University of Alberta (2-4) for their
St. James recovered a second-last regular season game, their final one on the
an fumble at midfield to road.
ad the game.
t Saskatchewan for the sec- WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY
five years.
ss a hell of a lot" said St The first-place women's field hockey team (6-0-2) will play
t the win . "We had to beat their final Canada West tournament of the season this
ht points—we beat them by weekend in Victoria. A win or tie against second place
first place in the West They University of Victoria (5-1-2) will ensure a trip to the
ie back here (the first place national championships November 4-7.
ome field advantage for the
t finals) . We don't have to go
swan and play on hard rock BEST IN THE WEST : defensive lineman Daaron McField (top, left) and offensive lineman Damon Stoetling
big time. The psychological celebrate after UBC's dramatic 30-21 victory over the University of Saskatchewan . Above, Akbal Singh The women hockey Birds will open their 1999 season : at
having to go there is (29, with ball) is set loose by the Thunderbird offensive line . RICHARD LAM PHOTOS home against the University of Alberta October 22 and
[ mean beating out the Birds' regular season games—and if then Regina the following week and then 23.
m increases our odds of winning UBC wins both, they'll host the Canada West whoever we match up with in the playoffs.
Ifs and stuff, but we got to finish semi-final November 6. We'll let that fall where it may. But we're
"We got to take it one step at a time proud of our guys and proud of our coaches
.e the playoffs, a trip to the because we got Alberta next week, and that's and proud of the fact that we stuck with it We Two huge road wins put the UBC men second in Canada
f Alberta and a final home game all we're thinking about right now," said head believe in these guys and we're going to West Against the University of Calgary, ;midfielder Aaron
University of Regina will round coach Jay Prepchuk. "Alberta next week and believe in them until the bitter end."v Keay scored four goals, making him Canada West scoring
leader, as UBC won 5-1.
(ey Birds swept by Bisons
by Sara Newham Bisons], he couldn't even move ."
The Bird shut-out the University of Lethbridge (0-6).
Midfielder lain Shepherd scored two goals and Adam
Plummer adding a third. The Pronghorns also con-
tributed to the Birds' cause with two own goals for a final ,
man Brent Zaluski. "We've got to eliminate some score of 5-0.
It didn't take long for the T-Birds to get back of the scoring chances that we give up because it The Birds (5-2) will now face Victoria (6-0), the top
n or lose, but how you play into the game as newcomer Ian Lampshire came seems to bite us every time .' team in Canada West, at Thunderbird Stadium Saturday
UBC men's hockey head in off a rush and put UBC on the board. After this, The assault on the Thunderbirds continued at 2 3Opm.
his team have to be telling the Thunderbirds had more jump in their step, into the third when, during off-setting minors to
season-opening homes- and a bullet of a shot by Jordan Canuels tied the Bird Trevor Shoaf and Bison Doug Merrell, WOMEN'S SOCCER
The T-Birds went 0-2 game 2-2 before the period closed. Manitoba put another goal past Wealick just three
if Manitoba Bisons, losing "Everyone had the energy out there, in the minutes into the middle frame . The Prairie boys UBC (5-2) came away this weekend with a split and are
Irday. dressing room, and on the bench," explained Bird then added another one, this time from the slot tied with Alberta for first place in Canaria West.
rt strong Friday night The defenceman Dean Sheils . "But we made a few coming off a rush to make it 5-0. Against the University of Calgary, a goal by Dino Jessie
with lots of hits along the mistakes that cost us huge." With 1 :17 remaining, UBC was finally reward- Norrie was enough to give the Birds their second loss of
nets as each team pressed The third period started with a funny bounce ed for their tremendous effort throughout the the season, 1-0.
)pening stanza also saw the off the boards that ended up being a not-so-funny game when Rob Petrie set up Matt Reid right in The last place University of Lethbridge Pronghorns (1-5)
rn advantage for over a goal against the T-Birds. The Bisons then popped front of the Bison net ending Manitoba goalie were, once again, no match for the Thunderbirds. Courtney
tight checking didn't give in another goal midway through the final frame, Scott Cameron's shutout bid, and making the Matheson, Ronnie Lie, Rosalyn Hicks, and Vanessa
willing on the power play. and added their third tally of the period a few final score 5-1 in favour of the visitors. Martino scored in UBC's 4-0 win. Martino is currently the
ad the puck poorly five-on- moments later to seal the deal. Z was very proud of our effort," stated Coffin. Canada West swing leader and was named the Canada
handled the puck poorly "We came back from a 2-0 deficit We played Z think that when we were down 3-0 in the game West Athlete of the Week
a bluntly. with tenacity, and we played with intensity, said our team made a statement about how commit- The Birds will play third-place UVic (3-3) in Victoria
r Bison shot from the face- Sheils . But " he added, "I think that guys have to ted they are ." Saturday.
Render David Spence and be on board for the whole 60 minutes, and tonight "It wasn't just one player, one thing that hap-
ason knee injury. But he we were only on for 40 minutes . " pried in the game ;" explained co-captain
made some key saves late Saturday, the T-Birds dominated the early defenceman Andrew Kemper . "It was a combina-
going, and controlled much of the play for the first tion of a whole bunch of thin6s . It was just one of UBC hosted the Canadian Ultimate University
ves on the penalty kill to few minutes. It didn't take long for Manitoba to those gamp that didn't go our way." Championships - last weekend . Both the men and
ad as Trevor Shoaf was get on the board, though, when a shorthanded The long, frustrating weekend ended dirty, women's teams finished in first place.
the end of the first and it goal slipped past Wealick . Despite a two-man when several skirmishes broke out and a few
anaged to break the dead- advantage for 48 seconds as well as a nifty play by players were sent off early after the MEN'S VOLLEYBALL
, and less than a minute Rob Teleske and Matt Reid, the Birds were unable Thunderbirds' only goal.
themselves down 2-0 as to tie it up . To make matters worse, Manitoba UBC travels to play the University of Regina The Thunderbirds placed third at the Molson Canadian
beat Spence on the glove added their second goal at 14 :38 of the first when Cougars next weekend. Can-Am Challenge in Alberta, a tournament featuring
luently removed from the Bison Jaret Harms wired a shot to the top shelf. "The best thing about hockey is that any team teams from both the MU and NCAA . UBC finished 2-2.
Matt Wealide The Bisons' third goal of the period was a for- can beat any team on any given night" explained Fifth year Thunderbird power Jeff Orchard was named to
ring knee injury that side- getttable one as the puck hit Wealick's shoulder Shoaf. "You just look ahead to next weekend . You the all-tournament team.
says Coffin. "He tried to and bounced back into the net cant get too low, and come to the rink ready to UBC will now face Trinity Western University
n the second goal for [the "We had a lot of bad breaks," said UBC defense- PAY•".;. Saturday for a preseason game.+
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THE SADIES AND AUBURN third song to let the obviously-congested lead
at The Railway Club singer Dallas Good blow his nose.
Oct. 15 The band seemed like the stage was the
last place they wanted to be, and didn't look
like they were having fun
Coies PILlS
C O P Y C E N T R E
Everyone has heard
every single note
the Sadies ever play
a thousand times.
until the second set . But
maybe when you're singing
killin' songs, you aren't sup-
posed to look like you're hav-
The Sadies are ing too much fun.
COLOUR LASER the tallest and skin-
niest cowboys
Dallas and his brother
Travis did allow themselves
COPIES you've ever seen, a sneer or two during 'Little
Sadie, " a reworking of
with scraggly hair,
59 sideburns and skin- Johnny Cash's 'Cocaine
ny black ties. Blues, " but didn't really get
c ea. 8 1/2 x 11,
each side
They've wandered
in all dusty from
going until after their break.
The second set was mostly
sale ends October 29/99 • Extra charge for editing the California covers—Cash, of course, but
desert. Or maybe also Merle Haggard and the
STOP! DON'T GO ELSEWHERE
Discover the Friendly Competition! they've wandered Everly Brothers . All over the
@ 2nd Floor, 2174 Western Parkway (above UBC Pizza) in from the sound map, but in a good way,
tel : 224-6225 stage of some kinda like the band itself.
spaghetti western The Sadies can suck up a
you watched on hundred musical cliches and
The Government of Japan late-night televi- spit out something new, but
sion—is that dirt or the same can hardly be said
invites make-up?—right for Vancouver 's Auburn.
111 Japan RubanpemdIa my Pmgnmmt
university graduates onto Venice Beach, You've heard these songs a
circa 1962. thousand times too, but you
to Japan Playing two long never really liked them.
as Assistant English Teachers and loose sets of Let's be honest : you turned
or Coordinators for International songs from last MIS MAN IS ACTUALLY A COWBOY : The the radio off. Auburn plays
Relations. year's Precious Sadies' Travis Good dresses up for a night hurtin' songs about lovin'
Application Deadline : Nov. 26, 1999 Moments, their away from the ranch . HOLLAND GIDNEY PHOTO your man and leavin' him
new record, Pure behind and endlessly ban-
For application forms, contact
Consulate General of Japan Diamond Gold, and a healthy dose of covers, ters about their trip to
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programs@consuljpnvan.com image only because they stopped after every killin' songs all make sense . v
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BEN HARPER AND THE INNOCEIIf1' to'talk moreF but I'rrt not a brg talker. I don't like to get [
CRIMINALS up here and chit anal that 'and all that husiness 'cause
In Ja pan, Exchaneine Ideas t flay ."
at The Ot pheum I'd rathe
TheJETp roeramme Oct. 12 Though Haz'per`s 7nitsic is typicnty sparse and sire;
by iAlicia M i I I e r plc, ac riev ng itis certainly'not Tltroughotit t> e catuse
of the conderl Harper played close to a dozen different
always been my expenence that , e itars, including about f
t concerts, it has alwa to
gt itars used cre
Seminar will be held guitar
once a show is oven, some audience members prompt- his characteristic raucous our lap melodies,' and a verf
ly flnmpto their feet tct deliver a standingovation ath table rainbow of foot pedals.
On Oct 21 (Thu)
From 12 :30pm to 2 :00pm ers get up eventua h; and' the rest wonder if they off' drawback to the con ertwas thatvuca1 Jev .
At Asian Centre Auditorium Tuesday ni{ ht, when Ben Harper and
should. But last Tuesda els' were not adjusted when Harper szvitc from a ?
Applications also available at The Innocent Critualsleft the €~rpheurn stage for the l r song to one of the gwtar y variety. Du i
The Career Services.
fast time, ilea crow's response was unaninivus . The these heavier songs there were times when Harr
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n audience immediately surged to its feet it an aver- was clear' s into the m icrophone, but his vain
.
.lmirr stirdtngj ii ation hat was rtnlarded Zvi l3
. t could not be hear
t' , but two rncores_ By fa the highlight of the evening was the Cwt
h to Shine, the first sntle fionn tlhetr neirh encore in white, Harper played alone onstage fur
eleased, epomanous albtum, opened a set which con- good 25 minutes with only his acoustic guitar to
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine si d 1rf nenv -"ri with some old>favouritt tihzown s company him. His gentle, spirilnat vocals and
of San Francisco, California will be on campus to present i These fay ourites included songs &run, all three of poignantlyricsheld the audience in a raptsilence until
.
.u,.Excuse Me Mr;,
s previous albums suet as <`' u reverberaiioras of each songs last chord ceased
The second encore featz red the entire band playing
CHINESE MEDICINE DAY "Waiting on an oriel," "Faded,' and the infsrmotts
'BurnO eflown'asortgwhichprecic~Iablyelic dhit a 'rollicking corer o Jimi Hendrix's 'Manic
Don't Miss This Special Event! lows ofpot srrmoke seconds after it began Depression' for whiter the crowd . delivered a third
Harper was a subdued yet passionate, presence on standing ovation--but to no avail . A ter a solid two
There will be lectures on: s. He remained seater the entire time and rarely hours and'nineteer son worth cif amazin music ; `tom
a1 between sari He evlaiued, 'Pe<nple say I need house lights fInaIlv carne o n . v
ra, Acupuncture with Demonstrations
Herbology HOODSTOCK III l Snypa, Wyse W "
sliaty included
Chinese Pulse Diagnosis of Chinese Medicine at Richard's Oxt Richards iKi&and a ocal duo named p yet
Oct. 1.4 water out into the now jumping crowd of about 2110,
K. Career Opportunities The highlight of the show e ras a guest appearance
?a- and Admissions Information by `RahzeL a former of Roots anti a talents well
known American artist. Rahzel's speciality is beat box,
a type of singing in which'tlte performer` Tai7nucs''the
NOVEMBER 8TH, 1999 At about 9:45 p.m. last ThursdayI peered over the
brim of zxry live dollar Deer and yawned . I wondered sound of drums and turntables, thus creating a virtu-
in the STUDENT UNION BUILDING, ROOM : 216 what could be taking so long . The show was supposed al "heatbox" with their voice_ After teasing the au4
to start at 9 :00 but promoter Jesse,Jackson was one of ence from backstage, Ralhzel blasted out to dQliver
from 9 :00AM TO 3 :00PM only a dozen poople wandering about the nearly phenomenal sequence of vocal effects.
empty club. The show almost came to iii early halt tho
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tors formed and cheered the dancers on as they put equipment and a nervous Jackson tried . `.testore'
The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine an amazing ',displays of athleticism': By the time the order . The mic's were eventually turned back tnand
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Festival, felt scions U-urn the audience . Many .*ut th took home from Sex is
of them were rat= e pcfin lnclu :,try, but some also questioned 1tla° anormedl —why planed at being the
how she was reps` the.. documentary r sur 4fl a for the executives in a
"Anybody who of representation works know • # . ess co mighty dollar, a business
there is no such o she sai.. $~atblate . t $• nity of its own stars.
Annabel reiterat 4
. r hce ul quet'tro. ng the truth in Ilook f~t . $ °° e ow-up documentary due out in
film. She rec e rple who s: w i omatically assu e spr ound, Annabel's not taking any
that it was b'. nd jump t e conclusion that hances If. If you saw Sex: The Annabel
was an ex rbed i . , despite the fact Chong Sto
•a' ok it with a grain of salt . And
they wer . edia-s n audience. hances are`°<,g.= . • e effort to see the next
My amity w. >E . by the claims that s ne, you mt. surprised by
make e doc , gig 9 A about the gang bang be'. t how much
somehow
I pose the
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seeing the connection myself,
sking how having sex with so
many men c .` k or empowering when women
have historically . =E ust bodies or commodities . She
responds by saying th ~' .. objectified in the media, but that
there is a growing trend 'ectified too, as organs of con-
sumerism . She cites Keanu Klein ads as examples of how
men are used solely for arance.
Instead of attacking ng hi °< . f the objectification of wome
head-on, Annabel th t the . ' at she would offer the s
lion of acknowled
As for the do
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ws that she cannot coneo-
ple's interpre g as the fairly critical o . ` at I
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men as
possib e s a woman
doing it. Is she a stud, or is she a
slut? There is obviously a double standard
there."
Annabel continues : "[the gang bang] is also a joke on the
whole active-passive thing . Are the men active and the woman
necessarily passive? What if the woman makes the first move,
and initiates the sex? Does that make her active, does that
make her aggressive? What I am basically doing is to do
this thing, and there's one reading of it. There's
the reading that arises from a certain
set of assumptions about
Images of Imagine UBC
Congratulations to all participants:
Participating MUGs : Gertrude, Menten, Hippocrates, Galileo, Kirchoff, Trinculo, Kelvin, Reynolds, Schrodinger, Sabin,
winner First Year : A Fine Balance
Imagine...
Back on September 7th, we provided each of the 193
MUGs (My Undergraduate Groups) of Imagine UBC Runner-Up
with a disposable camera . Armed with their wits,
energy and a thirst for prizes, groups set out to photo-
graph their experiences on the day. We took care of
the developing, and groups met to choose their entries
into the 6 categories you see here. A total of 105
entries were received for this contest - a record num-
ber for this, the first year of the contest! We received
entries from Arts, Science, Engineering and Music.
One hot afternoon last week, a panel of judges select-
ed these winning photos based on content, use of
group, originality, and plain conveyance of the
theme. Winners in each of these categories will
receive a $125 Grand Prize and runners-up win $90.
Now for your viewing pleasure, forever immortalized
in the Ubyssey newspaper, our laureates...
Stayed up long enough for the picture to be Jack be nimble : Jack, a member of the
taken : The Fourier group demonstrates their pyra- Beethoven MUG, left a promising circus
mid prowess . career to be a musician.
UBC Kicks Ass Because . ..
Winner
Runner-Up
D r. Bob's
Juggling . . .you can have a nap in Canada's most picturesque backdrop here . The .. .we go here!! Smiling members of the Reynolds group show
Hippocrates MUG knows where to go on a sunny day to relax, and how to spell that the students make the University.
Category the name of their University.
Juggling #1 Juggling #2 Juggling #3
Dr. Bob Woodburn keynoted
this year's Imagine leader
training session, teaching peo-
ple to juggle cubes and their
lives as students . More than
540 leaders gathered in the
SUB Ballroom to take some
risks, think about balance and
learn something fun to teach
their students . Dr. Bob added
a category to our photo con-
test, donating juggling instruc-
tion manuals to groups who
submitted photos of juggling
on the day of Imagine . Three
groups will each receive these
book prizes for their shots .
Photo Contest Winners
Ccmetis, develophg 5 price's supplied bj Coke
Fermi, Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Leontes, Euclid, Einstein, Godel, Priestly,, Avogadro, Diesel, Fourier, Smoluchowski, and Fossey
Most Outrageous Group Activity
Winner Runner-Up Update on MUGs -
The Cupboard
Not only do first year students and MUGs
leaders have their own day, they also have
their own lounge. Complete with fridge,
couch and microwave, the MUGs Cupboard
is open from 11 :30-2:30 Monday-Friday. It's
located on the North side of SUB, next to the
Pacific Spirit Cafeteria (enter from outside).
And run up they did . The Avogadro group has no comment on Come on by to hang out, heat up your lunch
this photo taken from the top of the clock tower .
or do some homework!
Our Fearless Leaders Runner-Up
winner
One for the money, two for the
show. . .The Godel MUG presented
Imagine with a posterboard full of
outrageous activities. Photos includ-
ed wet group members, diving platforms and campus
security, as well as individual shots of everyone jumping
into the pool.
How can I get one
of them Imagine
Neither rain, nor sleet, nor strawberry pie . . .ln addition to study tips, the
UBC shirts? leaders of Priestly gave sound advice on etiquette .
They bend over backwards for us . Leader
name of the Fossey MUG being flexible about
In addition to the free stuff, being a MUGs lunch plans.
leader allows you to pass on your experience
as a student here to a group of first year stu- Imagine UBC would like to thank the Ubyssey for their space,
dents that you can call your own . MUGs continuing support and for being very good at what they do.
starts off with Imagine UBC, and is a year-
long mentorship commitment to stay in
touch with your group and be there for
some of the other firsts after the first day. Picture Worth 1000 Words
Watch for leader recruitment starting in
January 2000. You can send your e-mail
address to Tlell Elviss at imagine@inter-
change.ubc.ca to get advance notice about
recruitment stuff.
Are you a student
who's feeling lost?
• Lost your MUGs leaders' contact information? We can put you back in touch.
Phone or e-mail Tlell Elviss, Imagine UBC Student Co-Chair, at 822-8698 or
imagine@interchange .ubc.ca.
Shiny, Happy people : This photo was chosen from among all the submissions as
• Need to know what's going on for first year students and MUGs groups? the one that embodies the spirit of Imagine . . .people, leis, leaders, first years, sun-
shine, smiles, and the other 993 words . Congratulations to the Kirchoff MUG .
Check out UBC's First Year Website at www.firstyear.ubc.ca for all the details .
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VOLUME 81 ISSUE 11
EDITORIAL BOARD
COORDINATING
Bruce Arthur
NEWS
Nicholas Bradley and Daliah Merzaban
CULTURE
Duncan M. McHugh and Jaime Tong
SPORTS
Naomi Kim
FEATURES
Tom Peacock
NATIONAL \COPY
Cynthia Lee
PHOTO
Tara Westover
PRODUCTION
Todd Silver
COORDINATORS
CUP\VOLUNTEERS Nyranne Martin
WEB Flora Graham
LETTERS\OPINION Lisa Denton
RESEARCH Daniel Silvemwn%raeme Worthy
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AD DESIGN opinion of the contentious privilege to those who really even during the last decade. Fourth Year Geography
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Jaime Tong Duncan M . McHugh and Tom Peacock were watch-
ing the entrance. Any minute now, Bruce Arthur, Jeremy Beadlne
and Todd Silver would come crashing through those doors.
Cynthia Lee had told Mel Streich about the planned raid of
however, I am faced with the this solve the problems? dead in the courts and in the psy- Coitus claim
course, Jenn Gardy began to panic. She and Dan Silverman were question of "what if' every day Probably not But what about the chology texts . It is no longer the
already thoroughly soused. and Laura Blue, AiahaJomal and Lisa
Denton were well on their way to joining them . You one. Flora
Graham's speakeasy was the place to be . net even Hillary March
of my life. thousands of couples in this hush-hush event that it once was. corrected
and Amanda Kobler could deny that . But with Nyranne Martina
prohibition in effect (and Sara Newham, Eric Jandciu and What if my birth mother province who are waiting to Adoption occurs with all parties
Richard Lam in charge of enforcing it(, these were dangerous
times. Thankfully, Sarah Morrison and Tristan Winch's song and decided to have an abortion? adopt? The list continues to grow actively involved : the birth par- Re: Coitus claim by Ken
dance routine distracted those in attendance . None the less, Alex
Dimson and Daliah Menahan were ready to subdue the crowd.
Someone had to. As Nicholas Bradley and Tara Westover agreed,
What if I was never born? What if at an amazing rate . I will honest- ents, the prospective parents and McLean. (Tuesday, Oct 5) . Cl is
what sort of law abiding establishment has wild dancing and hot
jazz music at 11 :3 m on a Monday. All Simon Owen and Naomi
I never became my parents son? ly admit that to carry a baby to the child. Most importantly NOT 'Vatican sanctioned', exact-
Kim could do was down another Martini and brace for the worst
Lida Miller frowned and James Hvexda shook his head as Katy
What if.. .? Well you get the idea. term is a sacrifice of both mind though, adoption is the gift of life ly the opposite . The Catholic
Gilliam prepared to answer the knock at the door ... These are some of the questions and body, however, adoption is a to those who may not be able to Church has condemned coitus
that I offer and that I ask the viable option for everyone. have children of their own. interruptus from the earliest
anonymous and very brave The author of the opinion I am the first person to recog- times . I hope Mr. McLean is
author of the recent personal piece suggests that adoption is nise the hypocrisy of my state- more accurate in the future.
perspective on abortion (Oct 12), romanticised. It is. I should know. ments, but I am faced with the
and every other person, man or Adoption had gained an awkward question of "what if," constantly. James Cullina
Canada Post Publications Sala Agreement Number 0732141 woman who is put into a similar reputation that is fed to us Adoption needs to be actively Vancouver
THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1999
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THE BLUE GOD
at the Roundhouse Community Centre
Oct. 14-16 Nicole Waal and Andrea Jane Giinnlaugson
dance the parts of Krishna's devoted WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1999
by Aisha Jamal women. During the opening sequence
when the women are preparing to meet
I have always thought that the appreciation for Krishna, their timing seemed a bit off. This troductions
modern dance is an acquired taste but Jai was hardly noticeable, though, because of
Govinda's new work, The Blue God proves me the beautiful Arabian-style costumes,
very wrong. I cannot imagine a single designed by Govinda. The details in the
member of the audience not outfits draw attention to each dancer . Their ke
enjoying the 40-minute perfor- graceful long reaches and difficult foot-
mance. work put the audience in awe . The fusion
Jai Govinda is an intriguing of Eastern dance moves with those of the
man. He trained in several classical Western styles results in a grace-
dance forms such as jazz and ful and interesting mixture of hand move- Jioving on up
ballet, but his specialty and area ments, jumps, and footwork.
of interest is in Bharata The beautiful composition was accentu-
Natyam, India 's tradition- ated by the simple stage' and lighting bod ele
ally female temple design. The stage remained empty, with no
props or backdrops. Three long sets of st mortem
ropes, in the colour of each of the female
costumes, were hanging from the ceiling
dance. in three corners of the stage. The lighting
In his latest creation, was kept simple until Krishna 's solo udder basin
Govinda, a Caucasian male, appearance, when the blue god was illumi-
mixes classical Bharata nated to look like he was glowing in the
Natyam with ballet and dark, a moment that evoked oohs and . jab 241k. all welcome...
modern dance styles aaahs from the audience.
to create a Four musicians, headed by the musical
unique composer Joseph "Pepe" Danza, accompa-
dance on nied the four dancers . The traditional
the popular Eastern instrument, the tabla, mixed nice-
theme of Krishna. ly with the violin.
Govinda's choreog- The only distraction of the night came
raphy is inspired by the from the vocal part of the ensemble, DB
poetry of Jayadeva, a 12th Boyko . Her slow hymning was good and
century poet who wrote many enjoyable until she started using full words
explicit accounts of Krishna's at which point the lyrics became painful,
exploits with women. The sounding like jazz scatting gone seriously
women, attracted by Krishna's wrong. Fortunately this only lasted for
flute music and bluish skin, would about five minutes and was quickly burned
leave their friends and families to from my memory by the beautiful closing
dance and make love in the forest. minutes.
Although the poems are very erot- Leaving the theatre after the perfor-
ic, they are still sung as devotional mance, the entire piece felt more like a
prayers in temples across India. short, sweet dream—one that you long to
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www . ubyssey . be . ca by Alex Dimson Sonik agreed that the finan- about the necessity of several
on da infomation super highway ...just cial loss was " substantial," and large purchases made by the
Big-ticket purchases and finan- added that even though student AMS in the past.
like dem city folks ... cial losses have Alma Mater fees pay for the event, she does- In response Sonik has creat-
Society (AMS) Director of n't expect the loss to affect the ed an audit committee that must
Finance Karen Sonik rethinking AMS. Last year the event cost approve any purchase made by
how the AMS handles its $6716 to put on. the AMS that falls outside the
finances. But Peets is less concerned budget.
"In the past the budget hasn't about the AMS' purchase of a The committee, which will
reflected what was actually $15,000 colour laser printer ear- include both councillors and
spent and the actual accounts lier this year—an expense which members at large, will be imple-
haven't looked anything like the mented with the new AMS Code
budget before," said Sonik. "In the past the budget of Procedure, which council is
"It used to take weeks to figure expected to pass in late October
out what money was spent where. hasn't reflected what was or early November.
WEST10THOPTOMETRY CLINIC This year things will change ." actually spent and the Sonik hopes the new account-
PATRICIA A. RUPNOW, B .Sc ., O.D. * Sonik is in the process of com-
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MEG SEXSMITH, B .Sc., O.D. improving the AMS ' financial
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AMS department is spending at tem set-up to be more stringent.
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AMS officials confirmed that a was not included in the budget. that's a different question . "
large amount of money was lost Peets said the printer will fill The problem of unwarranted
4 II in " spillage," or unpaid beer, at a void that left the AMS con- large-scale spending is one that
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loss has been rumoured to be AMS $2400 per year in con- This year, AMS revenue is fore-
upwards of $8000. tracting-out expenses. casted at nearly $3 million.
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