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: Uh...what the hell? since 1918 » r.* . ']* > -if Mourning the deaths of women's centres Campbell 'largest single abuser" of women in BQ says protester by Megan Thomas Chong from her office. "Women are NEWS EDITOR still going to have access to these direct, essential services and will be Paper tombstones adorned the win able to receive the help that dows as mourning protesters they need." stomped angrily on the doorstep of, The province is maintaining $33 BC Premier Gordon Campbell's million in funding for front-line Vancouver office yesterday during a women's services like transition V mock funeral for dying women's houses, safe houses and counselling l centres around the province. for women and children, she said, The protesters, numbering adding that any of the women's cen about 50, chanted 'shame, shame" tres providing such services were while speakers and organisers eligible for project-based govern pinned a tombstone for each BC ment grants. women's centre that cannot afford "We did say the government was to stay open to the window of not funding advocacy, but if they > >-J_! • "^ Campbell's vacant 4th Avenue were providing direct services in office. Their cries were punctuated any way, they should have looked at by the odd honk of support by pass the appropriate funding source to \ r* ••'', ~Jrmm£**,r -. i, 1 ing traffic and bus drivers. - get the funding for those direct serv vJ- &&_!'#"--t '#/ 'rsr fi I "Gordon Campbell is the largest ices," she said. u' *7W$fc" - * * * s I ! •/ single abuser of women in the Campbell did not attend the province of BC," said Bev Meslo, an mock funeral and attempts to reach c y organiser of the mock funeral. "We him or members of bis staff were * ^^v___»*'--- '• \ ^m * find that women are being negative unsuccessful—something that does ly impacted by this government. not surprise Meslo. She said BC Our voices are being cut." women's groups have repeatedly ^WftVft.. ,tf AH 37 women's centres in BC lobbied to meet with Campbell and :< will lose their government grants of his ministers to discuss the impact i ":*- *. IT*---"* I ^*_ff about $47,000 each on March 31, of the cuts, but they have not said' Meslo—a move that will save received a response. the province about $1.7 million Meslo also wants the govern next year. ment to address concerns about the __ --_»* V i i*~T I "Immediately upon that happen treatment of women in BC that were ing there will be 17 deaths—17 raised in a report by a coalition of women's centres will die," said 12 BC women centres. That report * ^IP-.M> / /* / • Meslo. was brought to the attention of the The mock funeral was planned United Nations last Januaiy. for yesterday to coincide with It said the BC government is International Women's Day. Meslo breaching the Convention on the said she hoped the mourning would Elimination of All Forms of / send a message to the BC Liberals Discrimination against Women V 4 that the women's centres that are through cuts to welfare assistance '•: % able to survive this round of cuts and legal aid, and by abolishing the I',: must be supported in the future. BC human rights commission. >*. a _ L .if But Ida Chong, BC Minister of Members of the Health Sciences "iv. Women's and Senior's Services, Association for BC also attended to defended the cuts, saying the mourn in support of the women's women's centres were notified two centres. Eighty-five per cent of work years ago that they would need to in the health sciences is done by -|a>^ - •) J find alternative sources of funding. women, said board member Jackie -„*H:>.> .1 "Government advised them at Spain. That sector is currently been ^.the time we would be focusing facing job layoffs related to govern- i|ffjfr_?-'> »-A i provincial dollars on direct, essen tial services for wpmen," said See "Women"on page 2. LEAN ON ME: A crowd gathers to mourn government cuts to women's services, MEGAN THOMAS PHOTO
THIS ISSUE: Latest proposal would hike Search for missing student "on hold" tuition by 16 per cent Drew Lett, 27, has been missing for three weeks by Jonathan Woodward and Saturday to pore over the area by Jonathan Woodward $1400 more. NEWS EDITOR near where Lett was last seen and NEWS EDITOR Graduate students in Medicine where he lived. The search was called can expect next year's fees to be The search for missing student off late Saturday afternoon, with no Sixteen per cent is the most recent $14,000 and Master's of Business Christopher Andrew Lett, 2 7, was put new evidence produced, proposed tuition increase, say uni Administration students will see "on hold" Monday after searchers "We've put it on hold until we can CULTURE: Breaking hearts! versity officials, drawing cries from their fees increase $8000 to total combed UBC campus and the endow come up with something concrete," Brtiken Social Scene concert students that the increase is "unrea $36,000 per year. ment lands over the said University RCMP Staff Sergeant sonable" despite UBC's consultation The increase will bring more weekend and found Barry Hickman. "He's still missing." reviewed. Page 9. /' \ efforts. - .. than $17 million to UBC. This com no trace of him, While some media outlets have EDITORIAL: Kooky no more The fee hike would add about bined with government funds will police officers said. t reported that Lett may have met Nova Scotia bans words related $550 to a typical undergraduate cover UBC's expected $31^million An RCMP con I * *\ with a 'misadventure,' Hickman to mental health from print tuition, bringing it to $4012. shortfall. This ensures that the cost tingent partnered said that the police do not suspect media. Page 10. Engineering and pharmacy students paid for by the student is under the with about 25 peo 1 i any foul play. ple from a number 'J [email protected] face further increases of about $680 30 per cent mark. Anything over "We have a number of different of volunteer rescue -i WWW.UBYSSEY.BC.CA and $850, respectively, while Commerce students can expect See "Tuition" on page 2. teams on Thursday r LETT See"Lett"onpage2. TUESDAY, MARCH 9,2004 NEWS THE UBYSSEY
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Email attack by this government,* he said. prominent professional artists; [email protected]. ment cuts, she added. Another bystander said it was Gregg Simpson, Jamie Nicholls, Jean- Guy Daiiaire, Marion Jamieson, Pnina !_&m_2M2MiJMf "Women are being unduly bur her anger over the impending Granirerj Janet Cummings, Monica Hu, LEARN ABOUT THE BIOLOGY OF dened with these women's cuts,* women's centres closures that and MongYen. 8-13 March, 2003, HUNDREDS OF ANIMALS! The TEACH ENGLISH OVERSEAS: Jobs said Sipain. "Everywhere you look brought her out 10am-7pm, AMS Art Gallery in SUB. Rainforest Reptile Refuge in Surrey is $$ Guaranteed-Great Pay. TESOL in the province it is hitting women looking for volunteers to give tours, and Certified 5 days in-class, online or by' "I am incensed about the clo VEGETARIAN LUNCH PROGRAM. much more! Please visit correspondence. Free information in one place or another.* sure of the women's centres,* she Vegetarian lunch, every Tuesday 12:30- www.rainforestsearch.com, email Seminar, every Tuesday _ 6:00pm. #216, A member of the crowd agreed, said. "It is simply unbelievable that 2:30 @ International House (1783 West [email protected], or call 1755 West Broadway (@ Burrard). Free Mall) Everyone welcome. , 604.538.1711 for more info. infopack: 1-888-270-2941 or contact adding that he was at the mock this government... would go WOMEN'S CENTRE AGM Tuesday drl'K-iH.-om' funeral to be an ally to women on this far.* • March 23rd 4PM in the Centre! ra-cumcuiar their international day of action. WANNA HEAR YOUR BAND ON "REALITIES OF RACE IN CANADA" THE RADIO! Local Kids Make Good, "What the day is about is sup —with files from A week of events leading up to March on CiTR 101.9FM, is the radio show porting women who are under Jonathan Woodward 21st International Day for the most likely to play your music. Send Elimination of Racism Refer to your demos to: Local Dave. CiTR Radio FREE www.ams.ubc.ca for more details See you #233-6138 SUB Blvd. Vancouver, BC Higher tuition would make UBC private? there! V6T 1Z1 Canada. Listen to LKMG on alternate Thursdays 5-6pm. CLASSIFIEDS SOUTH AFRICA: Workers Struggle "Tuition" from page I. "If the university felt that there Against ANC Neo-Apartheid Spartacus START YOUR OWN FRATERNITY! FOR STUDENTS! were $31 million of savings to be Youth Club Public Forum, March 13, 3 Zeta Beta Tau is looking for men to start pm at Britannia Coinm. Cue. Info: a new Chapter. 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With the proposed increase, tion," Aucoin added. that percentage would rise to 28 per A UBC delay in creating a report cent, say university documents, that students consider essential to 7 ,; ; :: ] r By comparison, at schools in understanding the discussion 'Eveif vraMeSto lie ttie tiug?ftfti^^ft.;.?-.-of^f;.ftf-fft""ftftft."^ ^"".;^ft*-?• ft'- ftf yy'y:yy yy= ''(AyyMy^y^y^x:'fix Quebec about 18 per cent of educa around tuition has handicapped stu : ..Neither haWwe^ fftftft tion costs are paid by the student, dents' abilities to participate in the fWriteftabfql'ftuB.^ while at schools in Ontario, students consultation process, said Foxcroft. pay as much as 52 per cent It was supposed to be available at aiii other carnpuftgqingsfton.. News- ineetifil'gsft ftftftftiftftiftftfftftft-*ft I IJ l^ftldrJJ, I- 0\Jfc. §.-•' But Holly Foxcroft, AJma Mater the beginning of the tuition consul fare. 1:00; p lift on- Tuesday a ii: SUB? Rnift^4ft pH, SfPANft sine _ ft9i8 Society (AMS) VP External, is unhap tation period but was three weeks py with the UBC proposal "If you late, she said. look on the grand scale of things, as "It has, in a lot of ways, even hin an increase that students are facing, dered them in being convincing [to] 16 per cent is unreasonable,* students of the necessity of a tuition GRAD CLASS COUNCIL ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING she said. increase," she said. "Sixty-three per cent of people But Aucoin said the report was surveyed by the AMS said that provided to students as information TyUfne and Cheese tuition should go up zero per cent,* came together, including an older she said. This implies students are version given out last week and a unconvinced that their education newer version lo come. ~ has benefited from increases, The report, which grades UBC on Tuesday, March 16th, 2004 she added. measures such as faculty awards, The money could be found by cut student-faculty ratios and media Time: 4pm-8pm ting back on inefficiencies in univer rankings, attempts to gauge the suc sity operations, said Foxcroft, rather cess of UBCs tuition increases by Thea's Lounge, Graduate Student Society Center than through tuition increases. using different methods to measure Upstairs at 6371 Crescent Road But Aucoin doubted that all of the quality of education. $31 million projected shortfall That information is now avail could be covered solely through cut able and can be discussed with stu ting corners on university services, dents in consultation meetings Free drink provided! or increasing university efficiency. today, she said. • Bring 2 pieces of ID and your student card. RCMP urges public for information on Lett "Lett" from page 1. later, he was reported missing by a The Grad Class of 2004 will be voting (yes/no) on the following concerned family member in gifts for the university: scenarios, but nothing that we know Ontario who had not spoken or for sure,* he said. heard from him since late The search will continue if the December. (i) Geering up! (UBC Engineering and Science:for Kids) funding police discover more information Two other UBC students have through leads and inquiries, officers also mysteriously disappeared over of $10,000.00 said. the past few years and have not ; Lett, nicknamed 'Drew,' is a been seen since. Emerson Do- graduate student hi computer sci brosky, a 21-year-old graduate stu (ii) UBC Farm funding of $8,000.00 ence at Simon Fraser University, but dent was last seen at the Pit Pub also works with bioinformatics at before disappearing in October of UBC, and with UBC's Mathematics 1998. In October of 1999 Trevor (iii) UBC Food Co-op funding of $4,000.00 of Information Technology and Coleman, a 26-year-old UBC student Complex Systems. He is 173cm tall, vanished after leaving an engineer weights approximately 65kg, has ing party. FOR GRADUATING STUDENTS ONLY hazel eyes and is believed to be The RCMP are urging anyone either bald or have short, red hair. with information on Lei's where He was last seen in class on abouts to contact the University February 13, 2Q04. Three weeks RCMP at 604-221-1322. • THE UBYSSEY NEWS TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2004 Ambassador defends Israel's fence by Jonathan Woodward Behra said the wall is built on Palestinian scholar Daniel Pipes visited UBC in Campus Security officers and a private securi NEWS EDITOR land and illegally annexes areas for settle December—but the noise inside the hall was ty firm were hired in what one officer said was ment Israel should wait for the International much louder. normal security for a foreign dignitary. RCMP Israel's security fence is a matter of survival Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands to Some of the protestors had been at Staff Sergeant Barry Hickman said Syed's for the Jewish state, the Israeli ambassador to decide if the wall is legal before construction Langara's event and demanded that Divon complaint would be taken seriously and there Canada said to a UBC assembly hall that continues or respect a United Nations (UN) answer questions they said he dodged the pre would be an investigation into security meas writhed with fevered debate last week, vote last October condemning its construction, vious day. In response to their agitations, the ures and the police response. "[The fence] is a question of life and'death," he said. ambassador said, "A third event, you get a tick Israel began building its 217-mile long said Haim Divon, adding that the cold reality Divon's answer—that the UN was a body et for free." security fence last June in response to public of daily bomb, missile and terror attacks on that had Palestinian, sympathies and consis Outside, a women's studies student who pressure to provide a tangible obstacle to ter Israel make the fence necessary, despite criti tently acted against Israel—and successive said she had not been allowed into the event rorist attacks, news reports say. cism that it violates Palestinian rights. questions were shouted down by Riaz, bring because of her religious head scarf called the But the UN's general assembly and the "It works. When it comes to security, only ing a heated response from some audience police, alleging that her rights had been European Union voted overwhelmingly to con that is important, nothing else," he said. members. "Let him give his answer,' someone violated. demn the wall, while the US sided with Israel. When Divon finished speaking, half of the shouted. "You don't have to be here!" "I was racially profiled from entering a It has been reported that Israel has since taken room erupted in a standing ovation, while the "Shut up!' yelled another in response. UBC building," said Itrath Syed. down some sections of the wall and has aban other half swarmed the microphone for The commotion at the event, sponsored by But .Alexis Pavlich, an organizer, said that doned a plan to build a large network of secu questions. Hillel House at UBC, was minimal compared fire regulations and security concerns prohib rity trenches. Calling what is being constructed a 'fence' to when the ambassador spoke at Langara ited letting anyone in after the event was Deliberations in the International Court of is an insulting spin to Palestinians whose vil College the day before. The Langara event was deemed full. If Syed saw someone enter ahead Justice have now come to an end and the body lages are cut off from roads and whose people nearly shut down because of a raucous crowd, of her, it was because that person was in line is expected to come with a ruling on the wall's cannot reach their jobs, said Riaz Behra. "Why a student said. or had seats saved for them, such as members legality within two months, reports say. Israel don't we call them the 'Great Fence of China' Tensions outside the UBC speech were also of the media, she said. boycotted the proceedings, questioning the or 'The Berlin Fence?" he said. much tamer than protests when pro-Israel About ten campus RCMP officers, several jurisdiction of the court • Campus Security locked out of bike theft on campus
v Bicycle thefts only reported to police officers - . • -• _f ._ iii,'" J 9 •ft-.'. .. 7*?• '•*-\&& 'iSggSw'i-r a --• by Alison Benjamin Campus Security to take targeted Op says high bike theft is pnereaft ' NEWS WRITER action against bike thieves, such son the club has launched the Bike as using bait bikes. Check Program, which she _ When you leave your bike outside Campus Security is developing coordinates. of Buchanan, take a good look. You an online incident reporting sys Pinnel hopes that by the start of may never see it again. tem to make theft reporting easier. summer classes, students who pay Over 250 Bikes were reported Instead of going to the police in a bike check fee will be able to stolen to the UBC RCMP lastyear- person, a victim of theft can just leave their bikes in the Bike Co-op, with many more unreported—and fill in an Internet form and send it where bikes will remain super- security officials are looking to to the police with a.,, click, of a- jam a stick in the spokes' of the button. '•• '"' *•' "••'-"ftft»ftft trend. Thieves are adept at stealing ovated to build a' $_75,6_i3 Ipace' " But of those reported to the bicycles, no matter how security- for the Bike Check Program, as RCMP, only 65 were reported to conscious a bike owner might be. well as to replace the recently Campus Security, effectively lock Pliers can slice through most cable demolished bike hub near ing them out of a chance to help locks and small hydraulic jacks MacMillan Library. That hub was stop crime. The security organisa easily break a steel U-lock, said paved to make room for an eco- tion is urging victims of bike theft Bohnen. friendly parking lot. on campus to report their claims Enough of the bikes stolen are "It's generally understood that to the campus police so that law taken despite adequate safety UBC could cater better to cyclists," enforcement officials can fight measures and Bohnen said that said Pinnell. theft better. since Campus Security cannot dic Pinnell says the check-in pro "There's a four to one factor of tate the locks that students choose, gram aims to encourage students under reporting," said Steve security must focus on the thieves to become bike commuters under Bohnen, who oversees community themselves. a broad mandate to improve bicy relations with Campus Security. A difficult task, he said, when cle facilities at UBC—including "People think it's a police issue." Campus Security can't follow how providing facilities to keep your Campus Security also keeps many bikes are taken, high-risk bicycle safe from theft. records and performs patrols, areas or other important statistics. In the meantime, Bohnen which are important security "We're up against a lack of infor warns UBC cyclists who value their measures, said police officials. But mation more than anything else," their bikes to be wary, lock their Bohnen said the lack of informa he said. bikes on bike racks in busy areas CABLE LOCK? It wil) be gone by morning, MICHELLE MAYNE PHOTO tion makes it more difficult for Charissa Pinnell, of the Bike Co- and avoid cheap locks. •
Ataris 'play7 Arts Cou nty Protesting UBC student arrested Arts County Fair officials say the show will go on despite the cancellation of one of the headlining bands scheduled to play at NEWS A 19 year-old UBC philosophy student who the concert. „ • - ...... -.-..- scaled a 30-foot high lamppost on the The Arts Undergraduate Society (AUS), Granville Street Bridge in the name of oust the group that organises the annual spring ing occupying China from Tibet was arrest concert that brings bands to Thunderbird ed'and removed by police Sunday. X ^vaeaKjt stadium, was notified last week that the Tsering Lama wore a sign saying "Stop Ataris have broken up and will not be play the genocide in Tibet" and was dressed in .1 Qsfi, ing as planned. So far, a replacement band traditional Tibetan garb for the "mock hang has not been found, but the search is on, ing." She was joined by Tibetans and local said Jackie Wong, a spokesperson for supporters who were marching from the the AUS. Vancouver Art Gallery to the Vancouver "We are still in the process of getting Chinese Consulate. somebody new," she said. "We'll keep every Tsering claims torture and executions body posted when that happens.* are common and that one million Tibetans Wong said the band has yet to publicly have died as a result of China's occupation. announce the breakup, but did inform show Tomorrow is the 45th anniversary of the organisers that they would not be coming. uprising both of the Tibetan people against The AUS has added stickers to their adver Chinese rule and in support of the Dalai tising posters to inform students of the on as planned, she said. Lama. The demonstrators are calling on the HANGING AROUND FOR FREEDOM: change and Wong said more information "We'll be all right. We are just trying to Chinese government to meet with the Tsering Lama performed a mock hang will be released when the new band is find somebody new and hopefully of the Tibetan Government in Exile and the Dalai ing on the Granville Street Bridge to signed, hopefully by next week. But even if same genre," she said. "It will be going on as Lama to negotiate the peaceful end to the bring attention to China's occupation of another band is not found, the show will go normally as possible." occupation. • Tibet. KATHERiNE BECK PHOTO TUESDAY, MARCH % 2004 NEWS THE UBYSSEY
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StrGGtCrS * Israel is building a 600km wall along the West Bank. What do you think about this? I guess you have to find a way to solve the problem between the I think it's awful. It's horrible. I think it's really sad, two sides and it seems like a lot of the plans that have been tried what they're doing. I think it's just furthering the in the past haven't really worked out. I guess this is the way that cause of violence. the Israelis think that is best to protect their own citizens. It seems like the Roadmap to Peace...is not working out so well —Lydia Kirk with all the suicide bombings that are still continuing. I don't Psychology think it's the best solution, but it is a temporary solution, I hope.
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—Brent McAfee —Darcy Nichol Geological Engineering 2 Archaeology 4 Realities of Race in Canada March 15th-l 9th A Week of Events Leading up fo March 21st International Day for the Elimination of Racism
Hie Canadian government marks March 21st as the one day of the year dedicated to "eliminating racism," but genuine discussion and action is supplanted by rhetoric of "multiculturalism" and "diversity." Our events attempt fo move beyond rhetoric and toward critical examination of the role of the Canadian state in perpetuating and sustaining racial hierarchy. Our hope is to create a space where neglected issues can be discussed: the dispossession of Aboriginal communities, the marginalization of immigrants and refugees, and increasing attacks on the civil liberties of Arab and Muslim communities. What are the barriers to equality and justice in Canadian society? How can v/e promote awareness and action towards creating change in our own communities? I I!__"•- DePartrtient °f Computer Science Please join us in a weeklong program of events exploring the different realities of racism in contemporary Canada: personal, historical, and T f institutional. 5T*,5T«; .N .'. - i >r *<• i••-•-• " In .-• 't, s i.
PROGRAM: '^Sify Bachelor of Computer Science Monday March 15th / 2-4 PM / SUB 207-209 followed by: "Unspoken Territory" Film Screening and Discussion 1st Annual "Action to End Racism" Marusya Bociurkiw's film {60 min.) depicts the lost', unspoken moments in Recognition Event* Take an Alternate Route Canadian history, told through the stories of First Notions, immigrant and Ceremony recognizing UBC students, staff, faculty, alumnus, program or r Quebecors women. An open discussion on the role of racism in Canada today inilitave for outstanding leadership and committment to addressing racism. to Your F uture will follow the fib screening. Friday March 19th / 2-4 PM / SUB Norm Theatre Tuesday March 16th / 4-6 PM / SUB 207-209 Keynote Panel "Borders Within: Two-Tiered www.arc.cs.ubc.ca Anti-Racism Workshop Citizenship Post 9/11" • Mi' I'-W '• ••• >> Facilitated by Phillipine Women's Centre. Featuring progressive Muslim activist and writer Torek Fatah (Toronto), Hind .V. Charkaoui {Montreal), sister of Adil Charkaoui, held under a "security • il : a it I • j| llj.'. I'l . . j [) J\[ Wednesday March 17th / 4-6 PM / SUB 205 certificate" since May 2003, civil rights lawyer Amino Sherazee (Tpronto), and • >". fl •' il ',"C-' p .*.'• k ' •"" . Workshop on Residential Schools in Canada (still TBC) UBC faculty Sunera Thobani speaking on differential rights in Canada post 9-11 Facilitated by the Indian Residential School Survivor Society and impacts on Arab, Muslim, immigrant, and refugee communities. \PPLf NC.V Thursday March !8th / 1-4 PM / Friday March 19th / 8-12 PM / SUB 214-216 For nifuri'Kinon: first Nations House of Learning Wrap-up Party and Beer Garden-Featuring live Music! (6C4) 322-5093 •i • ^* • George Dei - "Unpacking Systemic Racism" Forum Featuring awesome line-up of local performers: DJ Drastic, DJ Kenya, emcee Noted scholar George Dei will lecture on race in the academy. His lecture will be Midi Cascade, poet Sara Kendall, Emmanuel (from Heart and Soul), vocalist Dcidhr-e: April 23. 2004 y j^ followed by facilitated discussion of key recommendations for change at UBC Cene Turner,' ti. fni September •ntdho "Realities of Racism Week" is also happening in conjunction with
international Week on campus. Check out • * ^ \ Hope to see you there! www.studenfs.uk.ca/internafional for full program of events! To nominate UBC students, staff, faculty, alumnus^ program or For more information: _tar Presented by AMS Colour Connected in collaboration with fhe Equity Office, International House, Safe Together (AMS Safewalk, AMS Speakeasy, AMS Safety Coordinator, Sexual Assault Support Centre, Equity, Counselling, Wellness, Personal Security Coordinator, Access & Diversity, Campos Security and Student Development), and First Nations House of Learning. . • ~ • •~T 6 TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2004 SPORTS TUESDAY, MARCH % 2004 7 THE UBYSSEY /9 /KTHE UBYSSEY M' ^T *^ ft^"^ "" liitgpidted up at 85. '• g ' ' ^ATTENTION: STUDENTS (^ommunitu They may IN THE FACULTY OF ARTS /ontribut ton A W ftftfftfft fftI^EDNESpAYj MAJRCH lOtW 2QG4: ftftftftfftf be ftftjfftftftftftl2p^ Wfe, at the Ubyssey, the offidal student newspaper of UBC, feel that we should he doing our i. * most to recognize and encourage activities and events that develop and strengthen a sense of droppings community on campus. On our 80th anniversary in 1998, we established a $50,000 M endowment that will fund the Ubyssey Community Contribution Award. This annual award Thinking about a Major? i But UBC is determined to win '9 recognizes a returning UBC Student who has made a significant contribution to developing and strengthening the sense of community on the UBC campus by: Thinking about Honours? V , r • Swimmers still the best S "? •. • « ' 1. Organizing or administrating an event or project, or f 2. Promoting activism and awareness in an academic cultural, political, recreational, or Thinking about a Minor? social sphere. by Paul Granat men, the premature T-Bird squad rJi- The 2003-2004 award went to Christopher Ste-Croix in recognition of his contribution to The men's and women's swimming SPORTS WRITER has shown success so far. With two Thinking about a different Faculty? campus safety and related services. teams won their seventh straight games remaining this week, UBC is, Thinking about a Professional School? The award is open to all returning, full-time, UBC students, graduate, undergraduate and CIS National title lying the record With the regular season having .500 against a combination of NAIA unclassified in good standing with the Ubyssey Society. We will award $3,000 to this project set by the host, the University of already commenced—and the and NCAA teams, in which the and the award will be disbursed to the successful candidate in September 2004. Thinking about Graduate School? Toronto. Even without team potential for over 30 games to be competition is much stiffer than Nominees for the award will be judged on: favourites Brian Johns and Brent played in a little over two months- the seven-team Region One confer Thinking about requirements? ? 1. The impact of the contribution made - the number of people involved or affected. there is no question that the rela ence where the T-Birds finished 2. The extent of the contribution - the degree to which it strengthens the sense of Hayden, both teams swam to first Thinking about a Year Abroad? community on campus. place finishes with many strong tively young UBC Thunderbird second last year. 3. The innovation of the contribution - preference wil be given to recognizing a new individual records. Look for full baseball squad will have a lot to do "It's a bit of an adjustment for contribution over the administration of an existing one. Come talk to representatives about program opportunities. with very little time to do it in. By new transfers and freshmen," 4. The commitment of the individual to UBC as a community. coverage of the event in this week's DOOR PRIZES! DOOR PRIZES! DOOR PRIZES! Nominations should include a cover letter by the nominator, either an individual or a group, Page Friday. the time UBC has its first home states relief pitcher Dan Wo elders. briefly stating the nature of the contribution made, the individual being nominated, contact game on March 22, Coach Terry Woelders is a junior transfer from SPONSORED BY THE FACULTY OF ARTS IN COLLABORATION information of the nominator and the nominee and a letter (approximately 500 wdrds in McKaig and his team will already •-" WITH THE ARTS UNDERGRADUATE SOCIETY length) describing the contribution made and how the above four criteria have been met. Eastern Oklahoma State College, a have 20 games under their belts, team that competes at the junior Students are welcome to nominate themselves, but those doing so must attach a letter of Twelve wins in a row support from another member of the campus community. The award will be judged by a including both pre-season and reg college level. "Here the players get committee chaired by a representative of UBC Student Financial Assistance and Awards office The. men's Thunderbird rugby ular season play. the bat on the ball. Teams use a lot and members from various parts of the campus community. team managed to pull out another With more than a handful of new of hit and runs and steals. It really Deadline for submission of completed nominations should reach the Ubyssey, room 23, SUB, no later than Monday. April 19th, 2004. win against the number one- recruits, the - T-Birds must find a hurts guys who rely more on their Hot 'Nights? Cool Trips? fastball," says Woelders. . n - For farther information, please contact Femie Pereira, Business Manager, The Ubyssey, at ranked Capilano College this week way to, discipline their raw talent (604) 822-6681 or email: fperara@inter by Dan McRoberts losing 87-92. the Canada West all-star roster to end on a high and play for the year, storming back to take the lead SPORTS STAFF f Playing in front of a sparse along with T-Birds Archibald (first pride of bringing home another on Chris Wright's short jumper with crowd at Brandon University, the team) and Karlo Villanueva {second banner." 35 seconds remaining. While Thunderbird basketball will return Thunderbirds and Golden Bears team), left Alberta incapable of The following evening, the Calgary celebrated its first Canada wwv/.fHIMKCOA.oi'g to Halifax this year, but the UBC brought the outside game in the stopping Ryder McKeown and Pacific Division Champions went West title in a decade, UBC had to men's hoop squad will not be head opening moments Friday, as the Peter Wauthy. head to head against the Mountain immediately look forward to the ing to . the CIS National teams combined to hit 12 three The Birds had a nine-point Division title-holders from Calgary. road ahead. Championships as the best in pointers after the opening tip. advantage at the half and merely- In a free-flowing game in which Despite the disappointment of Canada West. The Birds were able to Fortunately for UBC, Casey extended it in the second frame, both teams shot the ball well, senior falling short in their title defense, qualify for this year's final ten by Archibald and company were mar holding on for an impressive 22- forward Pat McKay did his best to the Thunderbirds are in excellent crushing the University of Alberta ginally more accurate than their point win. Coach Kevin Hanson was lock up a second consecutive con form heading towards Halifax. The Golden Bears 92-70 in Friday after counterparts, allowing UBC to post a happy to have clinched a spot at ference championship for the T- team features balanced offense, a All graduating students are invited to call noon's Canada West semi-final. narrow lead early on. Nationals, but was still looking for Birds, scoring a team high of 25., competitive spirit, and have benefit Artona for their free graduation portrait session. With flights to the Maritimes As the game wore on, the post ward to the Canada West final. Leading 87-80 with just over two ed from the confident performances already booked, the Birds played the play of the Thunderbirds began to "Getting there is the big thing and minutes to play, it looked as if UBC of Archibald, Villanueva and McKay. Call 604-872-7272 Dial 0 Calgary Dinos Saturday night in an carry the day, as UBC was able to we've accomplished that now," said was on the cusp of achieving just UBC will have to remain consistant that. The undaunted Dinos showed attempt to retain the conference take full advantage vf Phil Sudol's Hanson to the UBC and Brandon if they have any intention of Artona, your official UBC Graduation Photographer title. Despite a balanced attack, UBC absence from the Golden Bears' University athletic departments. the determination and focus that ending their 32-year drought at 1 failed to hold on to the hardware, lineup. The lack of Sudol, named to "But tomorrow is important for us. has kept them in the CIS Top Ten all Nationals. • 353 West 7th Avenue Vane, www.artonagroup.com 8 TUESDAY; MARCH 9, 2004 SPORTS THE UBYSSEY StU DYi IN AUSTRALIA CIS medals stay out of reach > Professional degrees, Masters, PhD and Study Abroad Women's volleyball team > Various program areas, including: Arts Business Chiropractic Health Sciences empty-handed at Nationals Law Optometry Physio/O.T. Speech Pathology by Jesse Marchand Science Tourism Vet Science Teacher Education SPORTS EDITOR > Contact OzTREKK for info about applications, entry It was their tenth consecutive trip to Nationals, and for requirements, tuition fees, student visas and accreditation the tenth time in a row the gold medal eluded the Thunderbird women's volleyball team. The gold was so elusive that the Birds fell out of medal contention alto gether for the fourth time in a row. ^MTRSKK Your Canadian Connection to Study ir* Australia They were slated first against the University of Toronto, a team they had yet to meet in National com wvmoztrekicicomft iiif® oztrekLcomf 1-866-698-7355? petition. The team recorded a 3-1 win but not without difficulty as each game recorded a close battle (20-2 5, 25-20, 25-19, 25-21).~ Emily Cordonier led the team with 16 Hlls and 12 digs, while Jasmine Yip and player of the match CAPITALIST PIGS ONLY Stephanie Kurtz followed closely with 11 digs each. But the win would be UBC's only one in the tourna END OF THE NET: Lady volley-Birds close out NEED APPLY ment, as a loss against tournament favourite, the Alberta another season, PETER KLESKEN/UBYSSEY FILE PHOTO Pandas, ruined any hopes of a National gold. UBC had Stockwatch, a stock market news service, has immediate faced Alberta four times this season and four times in they went into the bronze medal match against Laval's openings for two journalism interns. These two-year, earn-while- Nationals, and lost every game. Rouge Et Or with heavy hearts. you-leara positions will be of interest to arts graduates, who have majored in either English, philosophy or economics, and who seek The game battled out for five sets ending with a 2-3 The Birds lost all three sets to Laval despite 11 kills a business journalism career through work experience rather than (14-25, 25-22, 22-25, 27-25, 13-15) loss for UBC. UBC's by Cordonier. The game gave the Rouge Et Or their first through graduate study. Pay will range from $ 15 to |25 per hour, Shelly Chalmers credited the Alberta wins to the team's spot on the podium since 2001. based on accuracy, productivity and regular performance reviews. 'consistency.* . And despite crediting Laval with better offence and A high level of English comprehension, excellent grammar skills "They had no ups and downs," said Chalmers of the blocking, Reimer felt that it wasn't the only reason for and a typing speed of 65 words per minute are requirements. A season. "Our team is way more emotional...we lack con the UBC loss. strong interest in qualitative business research would be helpful. sistency,' she added. "I don't think that I did a great job getting the team Aptitude testing (several hours) will take place in Vancouver. "The semi-final match was one of the more unbeliev ready...frankly, that is the least I have cared about a able that I have been involved in for quite awhile,' said bronze medal in a long time," said Reimer. "The goal E-mail resumes to [email protected] UBC head coach Doug Reimer. "We started poorly and to was to get to and win the final, not come third instead of say that things didn't look good when we were down 2-0 fourth." in games and 8-3 in the third would be an understate The tournament ended with a Calgary Dinos upset as ment. Games three, four and five were more intense they not only beat the seven-year record of team's beat than I have seen our team play in my memory.' ing UBC and going on to gold, but also took a first from IMiMWiii The fourth set proved the closest match for UBC, as a provincial rival and tournament favourite. tournament hopes rode on a win for either side. The In the end, UBC boasted a third place Canada West game saw the Birds up 13-11 but four Panda points near finish with a 16-4 conference record and the best hitting the end sealed the win for Alberta. percentage with a .216. .Amy Schroeder was also named K^isK^^^"^""" "I give Alberta credit for their defence and hanging in the CIS All-Canadian and received the fair-play award there,' added Reimer, "We were controlling the match and second team all-star while Carla Broadstock was but if you miss four serves in the fifth set it can be very named to the all-rooMe team. They also took home some tough to overcome.' National experience for a team who will see only one But he was still impressed with the T-Birds' effort. "It player graduate this year. is the proudest I have felt of a team in defeat in my "Our team was really young this year," said ^yS(^S0al0i^y§ memory," he added. Chalmers. "Now that we've got that experience...we The loss to Alberta hit UBC harder than expected and know what we're capable of." • Bronze is still a sugary finish Alpine ski team takes home one medal from Nationals iQfpENf Mqr* - FRii'xliOOAwfjo: 6:30pivjt ftftftfSftftftff SUBf COWER; Flfto<3Rftftftftftffftftftft by Wilson Wong Friday. A heroic ninth place finish in ever finish for the UBC women's ski SPORTS STAFF the slalom by Crompton was offset team as they took home a ninth-place by Brace's fall in his run, damaging honour. It was a bittersweet but historic the team's chances for a medal. It was historic for the women, but weekend for Ihe UBC Alpine Ski pro UBC's fate was then left up to the Boskovich knew that it could have gram in Maine at the United States graduating seniors, Boskovich and been even better. "The girls were sit Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Boedtker. In their' final races, ting really nice after the first run of Association (USCSA) National Boskovich took 19th place and the slalom. The girls went after it but Championships. Both teams fin Boedtker barely managed to finish unfortunately Andrea and Kim went You've got a degree or some post-secondary ished with their best ever results but in 31st place after nearly crashing down.. just tough luck'. were on track for even higher three gates from the finish. So by the education. Now what are you going to do? The trip to Maine concluded the accomphshments after the first day skin of the skis, the UBC men's ski short but intense alpine ski season Consider a career as an executive assistant, office manager or of competition. team took home the combined team that started in January with the team bronze medal. selection time trials. The bronze software trainer.Capiiano College's Executive Support program The men's team sat in second place after Thursday's giant slalom. Boedtker was thrilled with a medal for the men marked their best will give you the technical skills necessary to get your foot in Trevor Bruce topped all UBC skiers bronze, "Last year we were sur finish since 1997, a wonderful cul the door.The nine-month, full-time program starts in September by finishing sixth while Paul prised when we came second in the mination of their careers for both and includes a work practicum locally or internationally. Boskovich placed 11th on the icy slalom, this year we expected it and Boedtker and Boskovich who was Sugarloaf Mountain course. Fellow didn't lose our focus in the ecstatic. "After Nathan, Alex and I fin senior Alexander Boedtker fell dur slalom...it was an unbelievable team ished the slalom we were in celebra ing his first run, putting the pres effort" tion mode tackling Trevor Bruce and For more details: sure on teammate Nathan It looked like the women's team Josh Anderson when they finished. It Contact Carol Cram Crompton to finish. In his first would add another medal to UBC was awesome to meet our team goals Tel: 604.986.1911 appearance at Nationals, Crompton cabinets, but their chances disap and to do it in Alex['.s] and my last race...awesome)' ext.2296 finished in 23rd spot to leave the peared with two afternoon crashes. Ski-Birds in second place. Both Webber and Lutsenberger were By finishing in ninth, the E-mail: [email protected] For the women, their goal at the inside the top 15 after their first runs women's team ended with their best www.capcollege.bc.ca/dept/ beginning of the year was a podium in the slalom but were disqualified placement at the Nationals since abt/exec-support.html finish and that spot was still attain after falling in their final races. being re-formed in 2002. The able as they ended Thursday in sixth UBC's other three skiers had to com achievement is even more remark place. Andrea Lutsenberger contin plete their races to try to achieve the able after the loss of team captain ued her strong season by finishing team's best ever result Shelane Stephanie Rodenkirchen halfway eighth while Kim Webber' just Wiseman finished as the top Ski-Bird through the season. With no gradua It's your future. What are you waiting for? ^\ ; Capiiano squeezed into the top 25. in 30th place while Webber finished tion seniors and Andrea Lutsen-berg- Capiiano College, 2055 Purcell Way. North Vancouver B.C ,V7J 3HS . Jj ; College Dreams of gold for the men van right behind her in 34th. Rosenfeld's er's rise to prominence, next year's ished in the torrential rains on 5 51h-place finish ensured the best team will be even better. • THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2004 Dancing happily Eva after EVA ances at the Kino Cafe, where you presented by Ballet Flamenco Eva have to call in advance to find out the f it ain't Broke... Yerbabuena special days that flamenco will occjir. at Qrpheum Theatre From a personal perspective, the Broken Social Scene Mar. 7 vibrancy of this dance form was cap with The Stills and Raising the Fawn •v- tivating. The costumes were beautiful at The Commodore by Danielle Nanton to look at For example, one piece Mar. 3 CULTURE WRITER incorporated an oversized dress, resulting in a surprisingly well con by Neil Braun Having won the 2001 Premio structed routine. Accompanying the CULTURE WRITER National de Danza—Spain's most dancers were three traditional revered prize for dance—Eva singers and a band comprised of a As musical reputations go, Canada must appear to the Yerbabuena certainly holds the cred clapper, a drummer and a guitarist. I world as suffering from split-personality disorder. On its that should make her a star: was told that the art of correct fla one hand, our nation has produced some of the most During the performance entitled Eva, menco clapping is not an easy skill to influential acts in rock history; artists like Neil Young, presented at the Orpheum Theatre on master. As for the drummer, he the Band andjoni Mitchell. However, these sterling cre Sunday night, Yerbabuena, along with looked like he was playing his dentials are often counterbalanced by "artists" who her dance troop, consisting of three rhythms from his stool, but the gui employ overwrought histrionics (Celine Dion), deriva- AWW... Cute, bearded, sweaty musician feinales and two males, lit up the tarist was a talent in and of himself. tiveness (Finger Eleven) and just plain sucltiness singing his emotions. Sigh, KIMBERLEY DAY PHOTO floor both physically and metaphori Born in Ecija, Salvador Gutierrez (Nickelback). Fortunately, as though comprising the cally speaking. started out as an accompanist in the artistic yin to this uninspired yang, Canada's burgeon only 30 minutes long. dance academies of Matile Coral and Called the most important flamen ing indie rock scene is producing a clutch of bands who Broken Social Scene faced a different challenge in Manuel Marin. He has played with a co artist working today, Yerbabuena are being critically laurelled abroad. Two such bands, recreating the magic of their debut album onstage. long list of flamenco singers and has began studying flamenco at the age of Toronto's Broken Social Scene and Montreal's the Stills, Using in excess often members—originating frompop , worked on a number of large-scale 12, and her talent was quickly recog are eager to prove they personify the good side of rock and instrumental bands—said album. You Forgot it productions. nised. She was encouraged to continue Canada's musical diversity. in the People, expertly traversed a range of styles, from her studies in Seville, the 'capital* of This being my first performance, I Following a turgid set by openers Raising the Fawn, slow-tempo dirges to storming rockers, with verve and flamenco. Since the company's found must admit to a certain lack of knowl the Stills "attempted to translate their textured debut talent However, the version of the band that played the ing in 1998, Ballet Flamenco Eva edge when it comes to flamenco danc album into a five setting. The moodiness of that album, Commodore only consisted of six members, meaning Yerbabuena has performed at many ing. However, I must say that I truly Logic Will Break Your Heart left some doubt as to there were no horns or female vocals to augment the prominent festivals and venues. enjoyed watching Ballet Flamenco whether the band would capture an audience or bore band's dense sound. Maybe I am out of the loop—it Eva Yerbabuena and certainly hope them. By all accounts, the Stills achieved the former That lack of players affected the band intermittently could be the fact that I was in Japan that I can do so again in the future. • with considerable style. through their 80 minute set While opening rocker "KC for the past school term—but since The band crackled with kinetic intensity thanks to Accidental' never took off, the poppier "Stars and Sons" when did BC start its Flamenco craze? the energetic beat from drummer Dave Hamelin and had the crowd gleefully providing the song's hand- People from Tofino to Vancouver to the insistent, melodic jangle from guitarist Greg Paquet clapped bridge and the charging "Almost Crimes* had 100 Mile House were welcomed to Though indebted to their musical idols, Hamelin and the audience shouting to the chorus. The slower songs this performance, the only Canadian Paquet proved on songs like "Killer Bees" and "Ready for were also occasionally problematic; the band's well- stop of its international tour. Before It" that they can rock harder than those bands ever did. honed musicianship held the crowd in a spell during the the performance, I heard people refer Rising above them was singer Tim Fletcher's warm, guitar-crescendo performance of "Canada vs. America," to flamenco as a very expensive operatic croon which conveyed both haunting beauty but "Lover's Spit* proved a dull and lifeless way toen d addiction and one woman I talked to and stinging bitterness in lyrics like: "You'll be dancing the show. Such spottiness was a shame as the band's tal said that she was going to have "three senseless in your bedroom." Combining impeccable ent was readily apparent throughout the night perhaps hours of flamenco class tomorrow." style and indie rock-star posing with their musical skill, juxtaposing an excellent album with a merely good live In fact, some people have referred to the Stills had the crowd dancing like it was Best of performance was Broken Social Scene's own unique it as culf-liltp, wifh fbmpTiro perform- British night at Luv-a-Fair. Unfortunately, their set was way of embodying Canada's musical split personahty * Get outta here!! ^•;|||^ife^ii^fci|i lesstyyiffi g||alyi M& fro rn^^rWiM Jill |l# Return Airfares from Vancouver London Paris Amsterdam Sydney Cost Rica Mexico City $523 $599 $548 $974 $774 $569 Toronto New York Miami Bangkok Tokyo Johannesburg $224 $305 $375 $899 $732 $1699 Subject to availability. 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Sor intellectual tools affirmative change forever. lessen the value or the impact of the ad. that will help bring forth an inhos^ are there, allowing comprehension pitabje world". ft'ft/ x" ft' Now who's with me? Oh never that recycling, while not an [absolute' -ft Recyclmg/equali a more livablg*- miiid". •$ ;_ ft EDITORIAL OFFICE by Edward Fong . world saviour, positively effects, ftl Eartbf It's.that simple} Nothing Room 24, Student Union Building 6138 Student Union Boulevard Psych anct sociology students grand like Curing cancer overnight . —Edward Fong is a fourth-year Vancouver, BCV6T1Z1 Recently I dumped a drink contain learn how human inner workings (though that'd be convenient!) or a Human Kinetics student tel: 604-822-2301 er into a recycling box marked for and group dynamics impact socie fax:604-822-9279 cans and bottles. Inside was paper, ty. Thus they understand how poor which they apparently "liked," and web: www.ubyssey.bc.ca Coddling Keys? e-mail: [email protected] Beside that box was a garbage behaviours stem from cognitive. added a portrait of Keys by their receptacle with empty recyclable dissonance (creating excuses for .resident artist. _ BUSINESS OFFICE drink containers inside. " :' " bad habits versus developing good So slates have now been banned Strange times we live in. Room 23, Student Union Building habits) and mob mentalities ('If from future AMS elections (the * ft .ft • advertising: 604-822-1654 How can students endure com business office: 604-822-6681 plex lectures and absorb tons of everyone doesn't do it, why should Ubyssey, March 2, 2004). I don't '-James Boucher fax:604-822-1658 information on numerous facets' of If). think we should be too surprised. M Arts Grad 1988 e-mail: [email protected] society and life and still be unable Universities have fitness buffs, True, many students have been to crack the code as to how recy and HKIN students particularly clamouring for this to happen for BUSINESS MANAGER cling boxes work? Boxes are clearly years. Nothing happened, though, Fernie Pereira accumulate know-how on the labeled 'cans & :, • bottles," processes of exercise physiology. so we have tp ask ourselves, "What Freeze the fees AD SALES 'newsprint* or. "paper products"! Apparently health is a priority to all circumstance changed that might Dave Gaertner And how unfit are students if they exercisers. And people drink bot have caused this to happen now?" AD DESIGN lack sufficient stamina and coordi tled water because tap water is I'd suggest that the existence of two Just a brief comment about the way ShaEene Takara nation to put recyclables where believed to come from our polluted right-wing slates during the last tbings are going on campus. I have they're supposed to go even when environment, necessitating (fur election was what made slates no been employed as a researcher on specified recycling containers are longer desirable. The right-wihg One lovely evening, the Canucks were playing at GM Place. ther) cleaning and packaging to be campus for 19 years. I have partici ; Wilson Wong, Alex. Leslie, Dan Burritt Alison Benjamin, NeS right next to each other or just a few drinkable. student vote was split and this Braun and Danielle Nanton all got front row tickets through' pated in the UBC Triathlon perhaps their CiTR connections. The Ubyssey staff were jealous because feet away? If that's true, why are recyclable helped give victory to the progres ten times since then and really they were stuck doing production, but luckily the game was on sive slate. Clearly, many people the radio, so Megan Thomas switched it on. This was an unfor With so much schooling, pr&- water bottles frequently left unrecy- enjoyed it, winning my age division tunate mistake since the Canucks sucked it up, which started a wouldn't Want this to happen again. small protest by Dan McRoberts, Momoko Price, Jonathan sumably something deeply person cled? Why acknowledge pollution most years. The other day I took my Woodward and Heather Pauls. Tfrp protest quickly grew into a al would've clicked inside, altruisti and the value of health when pur The Ubyssey's reporter, though, triathlon entry form in and was full-fledged ra_y, and took to the streets. Alex Lesing, Paul Granat and Marc Helsen made a giant banner advocating cro cally changing students' behaviours chasing bottled water but not when seems to think that the change asked for $65 to enter. I seem to quet instead of hockey. Greg Ursic, Levi Barnett, Adam Mara, Johnny Hua, Bryan Zandberg and Jesse Marchand decided to before they set out on the world. it comes to preventing (through came about because of the heroic remember that just 3 years ago it boycott hockey forever, dioosing curling as their new lavourite Why else are we here? To better ova recycling) the very pollution that sport By this time, the Canucks had lost the game with a pitiful efforts of one man, Spencer Keys. was only $30 of $35. The bottom 9-2, and Sarah Bourdon, Iva Cheung, Michelle Mayne, Paul Carr financial futures? Maybe. originally spawned the nption of This brings to mind an earlier men line is that I cannot actually afford and Etywsl Tuscano all started to cry in unison. What a gigantic disappointment And they were still faced with hours of pro People complain of being pow bottled water? Is pollution only tion of Keys in your newspaper. $65 so I did not enter. I would duction, mayhem. erless to change the World. Why riot recognised when it means attain Last winter. Keys apparently guess that salary has gone up wake up from obedience to apa ing tangible, immediate posses referred to members of a fledgling maybe ten per cent over the last ten thetic thoughtlessness and do sim sions? Contrast this with taking pre peace group as "nutjobs/ a pretty years. This is a pretty sad state of ple things like recycle? Is altruistic ventative action without expecting crude characterisation ofa group of affairs, really. Profit makers are growth worth anything? In a future instant gratification, recycling for idealistic young people—many of destroying the good things about world without things left to con intrinsic sake against global harm whom were students. Did the working here. V sume, what use is money anyway? that, while not presently, blatantly Ubyssey criticise his remark or Canadian University life has already pre observable, is very real indeed. request an apology? Unfortunately, —John Jackson University Canada Post Sabs AgreemenPress t Number 0732141 pared us to do the ecologically It's not nuclear war or artificial no. The Kbysseyprinted his remark Research scientist for sound (and simple) things: intelligence gone haywire or mete in a fist of other notable quotations Pharmaceutical Sciences THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, MARCH % 2004 il ight want to try honesty BILLY TALENT rock alive and well. And despite the ver's own the Rumours, made their strange mix of aggressive rock punk. With pounding bass lines, with Crowned King and fact that Billy Talent and the Clash priceless first note both their first rhythms and sixties pop melodies. dynamic drumming, potent har the Rumours ' might belong to different eras and beat and explosion of light Led by Leaving the stage as unpreten monies and strident screams that, at the Pit Pub genres, I thought of King's idea that charismatic singer Lou Rumour, tiously as they had arrived, the amazingly, held a perfect tune, the Mar. 2 . ft • there might be a 'different-music, the band owned the crowd from band left the buzzing crowd know guys from Toronto delivered such sapae-bonesty* kind oi tiinelessness the moment they took the stage. ing that they had done their thing a big sound that it seemed almost by Marc Miquel Helsen . f, to. bind tie bands between the ages.' The Rumours hammered out one and done it well—no frills, no gim miraculous that it was coming CULTURE WRITER^ .And so inspired by King's musical tight tune after another. Rumour, micks, no bullshit. from only three instruments and a enthusiasm- and ruminations on who emitted the swagger and poise Though veterans of the small single voice. Having just read John King's the universality of honest music, I of a flamenco dancer gone punk, but ever-trudging Vancouver ska With a stage presence to go with Human Punk last week, I went to ' ventured to the Pit, eager to hear delivered a magnetic performance. scene. Crowned King had a tough,, their songs—a confidence without see Billy Talent at the Pit Pub; eager v his thoughts played outf With solid harmonies and polished act to follow. I had to struggle to arrogance—Billy Talent proved why to see the novelist's faith in. punk .. The night's first band, Vancou vocals, the Rumours' songs were a hear the brass from amidst the wall they were the night's headliners. of distorted guitars and high-end Fronted by an affable singer who rides. Trumpet, saxophone and transforms from friendly conversa trombone were all on mic and yet I tionalist to raging performer a la could barely make them out. spastic-gymnastic-king Zach de La Frustrated by the poor sound quali Rocha, Billy Talent allowed you nei fy, I then realised that the off-beat— ther the time nor the space to lose the oh-so-sacred off-beat—had gone focus. So attentive was the devoted astray. Without that indispensable and loyal crowd that the Toronto component of ska and without the quartet could have easily omitted brass to lull my ears, I soon found the singles "The Ex* and "Try myself losing interest Faced with a Honesty" and still left the fans band that has been around for satisfied. some time, I couldn't help but think During the performance of that in the world of music there are "Lies,* Kowalewicz inspired the good days and bad days and that audience to partake in the chorus. maybe this night just wasn't theirs And though he aimed the song at so much as it had been the corporate America and its 'sabo Rumours's. tage of music,* his statement When Billy Talent took the stage resounded with a larger, ubiqui and Jonathan Gallant started ham tous relevance to politics. Riling up mering out the staccato bass line to the crowd so that the lines between "This Is How It Goes,* I was sud performer and audience began to denly reminded why one goes to fade, the "we" of punk-rock came see bands live. With the bass thud through and a sense of solidarity ding through the walls and into my and good feeling filled the Pit. chest, I couldn't wait for the crash To cap it off, the well-spoken of the drums and Benjamin Kowalewicz talked of "respecting Kowalewicz's shrill screams. music" and my thoughts inevitably Needless to say, Billy Talent got came back to John King's Human AND AAAAAAaAAIIIIIIEEEEEHII WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU! Billy Talent's Kowalewicz reaching out to off to a loud and furious start, Punk, and his.idea of. punk.:of, his fans at the Pit Pub. ADAM MARS PHOTO unleashing their edgy chunk of music—as a form of honesty. £ f£6mi]_ •. I.-* The of the fuzz IS 11 .••i::i' • STARSKY AND HUTCH ow. Ken "Hutch" Hutchinson (Owen Stiller and Wilson picked up right now playing Wilson) is a real relaxed cat, whose where they left off in Zoolander, tak « • a * I 3. J. • « concept of "good-cop, bad-cop' is ing buddy-comedy to a whole new t by John Hua whose turn it is to be handcuffed to level with their amazing chemistry .ij - - CULTURE EDITOR , the bedpost and whose idea of going and comedic interpretations of the undercover...we'll leave that one to original Starsky and Hutch. Bay Cify: a place where disco isn't a the imagination. In an interview, I asked what lib theme night but a philosophy. The When the coke deal of the centu erties Stiller and Wilson took in their streets aren't all about love and it's ry goes down in the Bay City juris representations of the wool sweater- J cool to ride with the fuzz, especially diction, it's up to these two mis jacket wearing Starsky and the '"%$,»-/ :_ •£*', ^fS-"? *' in a Ford Grand Torino with two cats matched partners to take to the blonde-locked Hutch. "The idea -'_£. that go by the names Starsky and streets in their red-and-white-striped behind [Starsky and Hutch] was real .!-./'•'. Hutch. Now, I know what you're ride. Destination: the doorstep of ly to kind of make it the origin of &'^$&'Yi thinkiTig: weren't the 70s all about Reese Feldmen (Vince Vaughn), a how they became who they are," I ». ;.«• •* 1 r?, "».»• • -v. •• keeping it real? Wei, the reality was real jive-turkey, whose businessman said Stiller. "I think they become the i that the days of disco were dying, front is as shady as his duotone avi Starsky and Hutch team that you \ and the illuminated multi-colour ators. With the help of sly sophista- would have seen on the show if it dance floors were fading under the funk informant, Huggy Bear (Snoop was us playing them." shadow of the Peruvian lady's Dogg) and an uncanny mastership Delivering a tight performance is '* aS^"\ miniskirt—we're talking 100 per of disguise, all Starsky and Hutch Snoop Dogg as Huggy Bear. In a role J • cent, grade-A cocaine. need to do is work together. that was destined for the master of The lowdown: David Starsky (Ben Directed by the man who brought rhyme and funk. Snoop amalga they'll call me for another role in for information. Stiller) is no ordinary boy on the us Old School, Todd Phillips's latest mates Huggy Bear and himself into another picture that they're working Starsky and Hutch is all about the beat living by the motto, "You do creation delivers the hysterical pre- a slick, solid singular entity. Making on, I'll be Sammy Davis/ Snoop love and you'll be loving this movie the crime, your balls are mine," quel to the hit buddy-cop television his way into the new rat-pack of com replied. when you're rolling in your seat Starsky is a second-generation series of the late-70s. Focusing on edy, I asked Snoop how he felt work Vaughn is always sharp, and whether it is the first, second or badge-wearing bravado, whose the tow' before the 'what,' Starsky ing with the likes of Stiller, Wilson, remains so as the villain of the film. third time watching it So, grab your super-cop attitude is drawn from his and Hutch will have face muscles Vaughn and Will FerrelL "I just like Ferrell makes his presence felt in polyester shirt, blow-dry your perm, desire to break free from his moth hurting and eyes tearing from begin working with good people and those the hands-down funniest scene— grab the keys to the Torino and head er's—one of Bay City's finest—shad• ning to end. guys are good guys...Hopefully, .involving sexual posing in exchange down to the theatres, kemosabe. • Are you in the market for employment? Mwk the dates & bring your resume! foe mns annual l 1 A ART. 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