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Current plans call Transportation (BEST) said that the for the complete removal of four cuts are unacceptable and unfair. routes as well the termination of all "Although lower-ridership routes PLEASE LET ME ON...PLEASE... The B-Line is going to get even more crowded in the future, if pro­ late-night service on all routes. are targeted, transit users that posed cuts to bus service get passed. Better claim a seat now. TARA WESTOVER PHOTO Late-night buses currently operate depend on the system are going to until 3:30am, but will now stop be hurt by the changes, especially running at 1:30am. seniors and students. With the late- The reductions are targeted at night routes, some people are liter­ Universities benefit low-ridership areas, which means ally going to be left out on the side­ that suburban areas like Langley, walk with very few affordable Richmond, Surrey, and Maple options." Ridge will be the hardest hit, expe­ The decision to cut late-night riencing a seven to nine per cent bus routes has upset many UBC from NDP's budget reduction in services. Greater students as well. Vancouver will experience a four 'Clubs are open until two and I by Alex Dimson be distributed has notyet been deter­ person of the Canadian Federation of per cent reduction compared to a usually like to stay. Without a car I mined, according to Ministry of Students. "The BC government has seven to nine per cent reduction to can't get home, and I would be Funding increases announced to this Finance officials. recognised the necessity of increas­ the suburbs. TransLink estimates forced to take a cab, which is year's provincial budget have those In his budget speech, Finance ing access to [post-secondary] educa­ that 1.3 per cent of its passengers expensive. With friends living in all affiliated with post-secondary educa­ Minister Paul Ramsey identified edu­ tion by increasing student spaces will be affected by the changes. different places, the expenses are tion beaming. cation as one of the NDP govern­ and reducing financial barriers.' Savings will total about five million going to add up,'said first-year Arts The budget, tabled in the legisla­ ment's top priorities. Darwyn Coxon, the president of dollars. student Vista Pourbahrami. ture last Thursday, contains an eight "Why have we made education the Confederation of University TransLink spokesperson Russel First-year Nursing student Irene per cent increase to post-secondaiy such a priority when other provinces Faculty Associations of BC agreed, Busche said that the reductions Isaacs agreed. education funding—an increase of have not? We have done so because but indicated that there is still a long will be necessary to balance the 'Well I live to residence, and to $143 million—as well as a Eve per education is the key to ensuring our way to go. budget after the failure of the pro­ my case the bus is my only trans­ cent reduction to tuition levels. daughters and sons can succeed and 'BC still has not caught up with posed vehicle levy, which would portation to and from downtown. If The budget also promised to cre­ make good lives for themselves," other Canadian universities in terms have charged all vehicle owners I work late, I will no longer have a ate 5025 new student spaces, 400 Ramsey told the legislature. of resources,' he said. "The next gov­ $75 annually. TransLink is way to get home," she said. spaces for nursing students and dou­ The budget was praised by post- ernment still has a challenge in required by law to balance its But Busche emphasised that the ble the number of apprenticeship secondary groups from across the terms of ensuring they can retain budget cuts are necessary. and skilled trades training spaces to province. and attract new faculty to this "The provincial government 'Certainly we are aware of the * 50,000. 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by Alex Dimson researchers in BC and to support research. As a result, the decision research infrastructure. In the first was made to combine the two. British Columbia's NDP govern­ year, $ 15 million will go towards an McGregor said that the founda­ ment announced the creation of a awards competition for 70 research tion is part of the NDP government's $110 million health research foun­ positions. attempt to boost BC's economy. dation last week in the name of Aubrey Tingle, a UBC professor "What we're doing is taking a UBC's recently deceased Nobel of pediatrics who is the new head of multi-faceted approach to the need Laureate Michael Smith. the non-profit foundation, said that for investment in research and as a The Michael Smith Foundation the foundation will create roughly result of the new research and for Health Research is intended to 255 research positions, while fund­ development investments there will help reverse the brain drain by ing research infrastructure and be new jobs and new economic retaining and attracting new developing research networks. activity, not only in the Lower researchers, according to BC's "The overall mandate is to build Mainland, but in regions around the Minister of Advanced Education the capacity of BC to carry out health province," McGregor said. Cathy McGregor. research," he said. "We've received The foundation also has the sup­ "Michael Smith brought world- overwhelming support...industry port of the Liberal Party, which is renowed researchers to our door reaction has been very positive." widely expected to defeat the NDP in here in BC through his own excel­ After the five-year term, BC will the upcoming election. lence in research and by attracting have to renew the funding, but "I think ifs a great opportunity, others and we want to ensure BC Tingle is not concerned. it's a great legacy for Dr. Smith. He's continues to be a leader in research "I'm optimistic that the plan [been] very, very influential in the SMiTK: The Nobel Laureate and longtime UBC biochemistry and development in Canada and being presented will show its value research and development world," professor will be honoured by a new research endowment. North America," she said. over the five years," he said. said BC Liberal Party Advanced Smith was a longtime UBC bio­ The announcement comes after Education critic John Weisbeck. chemistry professor who won the Tingle spearheaded a campaign to But Weisbeck criticised the NDP priority for the NDP government BC Knowledge Development Fund. Nobel Prize in 1993 for his work in make health research more of a pri­ government's overall approach to and will continue to be. The details of the Michael Smith genomics research. He passed away ority in BC. While the BC govern­ research funding, saying that in the 'Our investments in research and Foundation's first awards competi­ due to cancer last October. ment considered this proposal, it past few years the parry has failed to development don't end here," she tion is expected to be announced The foundation will use the was asked honour Smith, who had match investment in research. said, citing a recent $27.8 million sometime this week, with other money over a five year period to used his fame to try to secure more McGregor, however, said that funding increase to cancer research, funding announcements to be made recruit and support health funding for health and cancer health research has always been a and a $110 million increase to the in the coming months. • NAFTA appeal trial winding up First-ever court case will have far-reaching consequences for trade rulings

by Anna King ecological reserve. els of government have different ideas about Still, this case is of such public interest In 1998, Metalclad initiated charges its regulation. There is nothing in Mexican law that for the first time in Canada, the appeal In the first-ever NAFTA appeal trial, Mexico is against Mexico under NAFTA's Chapter 11, that says a municipal government has to agree judge allowed the entire trial to be broadcast turning to BC law in a case that could set a claiming that Mexico had expropriated its with the federal government" live on the Internet Scott Nelson, a volunteer monumental precedent for future interna­ investment The company asked for US$90 This too is an area of contention. Geoffrey with the Independent Media Centre, was tional trade rulings. million and was awarded $ 16.7 million by a Cowper, a lawyer for Metalclad, says that the thrilled that he was allowed to film the trial. "There's been lots of response to the Web Last year, a North American Free Trade three-person NAFTA tribunal last August Tribunal's legal experts proved that the munic­ broadcast" he said. "Many people are espe­ Agreement (NAFTA) tribunal ruled in favour Interpreting the extent of NAFTA's jurisdic­ ipality acted far out of its jurisdiction. Further, cially concerned about this case because of the of Metalclad Corporation, an American waste tion lies at the heart of this trial. Hugo he says there is much evidence to show that upcoming FTAA talks.' disposal company that had been prevented Perezcano, the general counsel for interna­ many villagers supported the project from operating in Mexico. In an unprece­ tional negotiations at the Mexican Secretariat "The nearest village was 70km from the Although the Canadian media hasn't paid much attention to this case, it is being hotly dented appeal to a third party, Mexico chose of the Economy and vv _._ - ,- . .- . site, separated by a to challenge the tribunal's decision before the spokesperson for We challenged this mountain chain,' discussed by municipalities, investors' BC Supreme Court. The case, heard in Mexico, asserts that he said, 'and there groups, labour groups, corporations, and a Vancouver, finished on March 2, although the NAFTA should have decision because we is evidence to myriad of non-profit organizations. In Court isn't expected to make a decision for no part in what he felt the tribunal failed prove that many January, the Vancouver City Council (VCC) another two months. sees as a domestic locals were in unanimously passed a motion asking the Canadian government to side with Mexico in The case features contentious issues such issue. But the tribu­ favour of the proj­ to deal with all the the appeal case and urging the government as hazardous waste and expropriation, nal argued that ect' NAFTA means there evidence and exceeded For many not to sign any new trade agreements with involves claims of bribery, frustrated locals, clauses similar to NAFTA's Chapter 11. and federal bureaucrats, and has now entan­ are no 'domestic its jurisdiction." observers, this gled all three signatories of the agreement that issues" when for­ case has broad VCC Counsellor Fred Bass sees the regulates trade in North America. The pivotal eign investors feel implications. Tribunal's ruling on this case as an attack on debate centres on just what NAFTA's powers they have been —Hugo Perezcano, Max Cameron, local democracy, and is worried about possi­ should be. wronged by a gov­ General Counsel for * UBC political sd-ble implications for municipal and provincial ernment governments in Canada. In 1993, Metalclad bought what had previ­ i ence professor and ously been a Mexican-owned hazardous waste NAFTA's Chapter "Because NAFTA deals only with federal transfer station in Guadalcazar, a municipality 11 is the corner­ International Negotiations, an expert on governments,' he said, "it might as well tell in north-central Mexico. Metalclad promised to stone of this debate. local governments to go home.' clean up the toxic mess left by the previous It gives investors Mexican Secretariat IT\T SS The timing of this trial may have some­ owners and recieved- federal approval to go the right to sue gov­ of the Economy Canadian s°vem thing to do with the attention it has been ahead with a large waste management plant ernments for com­ recieving from observors. Although the appeal * ments are feeling But many residents, fearing groundwater pensation if the investor feels that it has been likely won't be decided until after April talks in restricted by contamination, began to doubt that Metalclad expropriated because a government has not Quebec finalise the new Free Trade Area of the Chapter 11 in ways that were not anticipated. Americas (FTAA) agreement, many feel that could manage hazardous waste any better been 'fully transparent' in its dealings. Recent In fact, the Canadian government was granted this trial could influence the outcome of future than the previous owners. The municipal gov­ case law suggests that the concept of expropri­ intervenor status in the appeal trial and sided investor-to-state rulings. ernment repeatedly refused to grant ation is widening, to include, potentially, the firmly with Mexico, arguing that the tribunal Metalclad a permit to build or operate, and in creation of ecological reserves. Lawyers for Sun Belt Water Inc., a US com­ imposed new transparency obligations not set 1995, when the site was ready for business, 'Transparency* itself is a complicated pany that is suing the Canadian government out by Chapter 11 and pushed the definition of protesters shut down the opening ceremony. issue. Perezcano says that the federal govern­ under NAFTA for refusing to sell water to expropriation too far. The state governor subsequently declared ment made it clear that Metalclad needed a California, asked for intervenor status in the Perezano confirmed Mexico's position. the site part of a new ecological reserve, effec­ municipal permit to operate. appeal. And there are many others watching "We challenged this decision because we felt closely. Currently, there are three NAFTA suits tively barring plant operations. Arid although "The federal permit [Metalclad] received the tribunal failed to deal with all the evidence outstanding against the Canadian govern­ the federal Mexican government had always was necessary but not sufficient," he said. and exceeded its jurisdiction,' he said. 'We ment three more against the Mexican govern­ supported the project, it eventually decided "Hazardous waste is a very sensitive issue in don't however, necessarily believe there are ment, and two against the US government. • that it was unwilling to stop the creation of the Mexico and it should be no surprise that all lev­ systematic problems with Chapter 11. It's too early to make that judgement" TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 NEWS THE UBYSSEY IN THEATRES MARCH 23 UBC and BCIT to offer heartBREAKeRS biotechnology degree by Kathleen Peering theoretical experience. Students in Association. "We're delighted—it's a this program will graduate with great move forward for the biotech­ In response to staggering growth in both of these," he explained. nology community." BC's biotechnology industry, this fall Students enter the five-year Biotechnology companies around UBC and the British Columbia degree program after one year of Vancouver have expressed signifi­ Institute of Technology (BCIT) will general first-year sciences course. cant interest in the new degree, combine their strengths to create a Two years of the degree are spent at according to Ramey, and were unique science degree. BCIT, and then the final two are instrumental in the program's 1 The degree is a joint effort of spent at UBC. The program also design. UBC's department of microbiology involves a mandatory work experi­ "[Members of] the industry have Ik and BCITs biotechnology program. ence element, which Ramey says is sat on a council that helped to Neil Guppy, UBC's associate vice- an integral part of the degree. design the programs by providing president of academic programs, "It allows students to do long- the suggestions for the type of back­ says that the degree tries to take term research, and allows them to ground that would be relevant in' advantage of the special skills of understand the value of the knowl­ industiy." each school. edge relative to market forces. It Aside from scientific skills, "I think the beauty of this degree also lets them to do specific training Ramey said, the suggestions focus is that it welds two strengths. BCIT in things that normally don't show on the development of communica­ We have Double Passes and Postcards to give has excellent job-related hands-on in specific course work." tion skills. These are increasingly away for a screening of Hearfflreakers" on experience and UBC is an interna­ Ramey says that the biotechnolo­ important in an industry that is Wed, March 21st at Silvercity at 7pm. UBYSSEY tional leader in a variety of biotech­ gy industry has "the potential for expanding far beyond the scope of Come to SUB24S for details! GIVEAWAY nology fields, such as research and explosive growth." With an annual the lab. No purchase necessary. While supplies last teaching," he said. growth rate of 19 per cent, the Entrance to the degree is expect­ Bill Ramey, a microbiology sen­ industiy has increased dramatical­ ed to be fairly competitive—22 stu­ 1 • ior instructor and undergraduate ly—there were essentially no dents per year will be admitted, and advisor at UBC who helped organise biotechechnology companies 15 the required admittance average at UBC the program, adds that the joint years ago , but there are 300 com­ after firstyear will be 75 per cent. 7 degree in biotechnology—which he panies active in BC today. Interest in the new degree has T™. x describes as the field of the applied The province's biotechnology been very high, says Ramey. use of microorganisms—is aimed at community has reacted with excite­ "I've had between one and three producing more well-rounded ment to the new program. people phoning for information BEGGAR graduates. "Best thing that ever happened to about the degree every day since "Typically, students coming out biotech in a long time," said Paul January," he said. "And that's just of BCIT have more laboratory expe­ Sanson, executive director of the the people who telephone me OPERA rience, and UBC students have more British Columbia Biotechnology personally." • JOHN GAY <••! / /'"l New provincial budget has its critics

S" "Budget" from page 1 targeted tax relief," there are many ary education is very important drawbacks to drastic tax cuts. because they certainly haven't done province." "The cold, hard truth is, you can't that in the past' But Mark Milke, the BC director have it all. Broad-based dramatic tax The 'good news' budget, which V of the Canadian Taxpayers cuts will mean lower government offers $1.8 billion in new spending Federation, argued that any of the revenues. It's like anything else that money while still being balanced, is economic benefits gained by sounds too good to be true, from very much in the air as the NDP gov­ MAR 2 increasing funding to post-second­ pyramid schemes, to e-mail get-rich- | MON-SAT 7:30PM ernment, which has to call an elec­ aiy education will be lost by the quick promises to tax cuts without tion by the end of June, continues to FREDERIC WOOD THEATRI reduction in available jobs, and the consequences." struggle in the polls. PREVIEW $6 N^iyL^tti&a*^ \ ^ shrinkage of BC's economy caused The priority the budget gives to The Liberals, meanwhile, have by the NDP's failure to cut taxes. post-secondary education is too lit­ not released a concrete plan for I TICKETS: REG ^i^wSBBKn!^ ""' "The government is trying to tle, too late, according to Liberal post-secondary education, promis­ , FREDERIC WOOD BOXffff¥TCE spend BC into prosperity even as Party advanced education critic ing only to maintain the current they ignore the fact that BC's econo­ John Weisbeck. He said that even tuition freeze for at least one year n photo Meghan Gardiner 822-2678 my is now smaller than that of though the NDP has been in govern­ after the election. Alberta's," he said. ment for ten years, the number of In documents released along Cutting taxes, which is part of the BC university graduates remains with the budget, the NDP govern­ TAKE THE CREDIT BC Liberal Party's election platform, well below the national average. ment promises to "continue to was condemned by Ramsey, who said "It's interesting that in the last reduce tuition costs" from 2001- year they've found that post-second­ If you have a university degree in ANY field you may that although he supports 'strategic, 2004. • be able to obtain a BCIT Diploma in one year. BCIT's direct entry and post diploma business Walkout targets sustainability programs can fast-track you into a career in: "Walkout" from page 1 sent off a group to bike to Wildwood, our own country," she shouted. 'S Business Administration an eco-forest on Vancouver Island "The government is in charge of •S Finance/Financial Planning of a celebration after the BC govern­ between Nanaimo and Ladysmith. protecting our forests for us. The S Human Resource Management ment decided not to go ahead with "Basically, it's been an example only ones in charge of the forests •S International Trade and Transportation the proposal. of sustainable forestry for the last right now are the logging industry." Despite the rain, students milled 50 years, and its in danger of devel­ Musicians performed at the S Operations Management around the event throughout the opment so we're trying to raise event throughout the day and a free S Professional Accounting day. Similar events were held at the money to purchase the land," she vegetarian lunch was provided. University of Victoria and Camosun said. "So a group of us are biking Students also lined up outside of APPLY NOW FOR FALL 2001 College. Students at all three schools there and raising money." the 'Sustainable Living Bus"—a project walked out of class at 11:00am to Speakers at the festival included developed by the Sierra Club of BC For More Info on For More Info on protest the legislation. Betty Krawczyk, the great-grandmother and the Salvadoran Centre for Accounting/Finance: Other Programs: Erica Mah, the other event activist recently released from a four- Appropriate Technology—to look at Allan Cobbetf Chris Clark organiser, said that the idea for the and-a-half month jail term. She was exhibits of various themes relating to Associate Dean Associate Dean project came out of a course that she arrested for violating a BC Supreme sustainability, including water conser­ Financial Management Business and Operations and Rust-D'Eye are taking together. Court injunction against interfering vation, eco-shelters, and organic gar­ (604) 432-8898 (604)451-6714 "We're both in a sustainability with legal logging operations. dening. [email protected] [email protected]. class, so this is sort of our final proj­ Krawczyk complained about the "It's a demonstration vehicle that ect," said Mah, who explained that the treatment that protesters receive in promotes appropriate technologies two are making a documentary about BC. for Canadians," explained bus coor­ their experiences, and hope to publish "Citizens, ordinary citizens who dinator Shelley Vandenburg, who www.bcil.ca a zine as "a guidebook for other peo­ want to protect public forests, are at said that appropriate technologies ple who want to do similar things." the mercy of the courts of BC who can are "ways of using technology that BRITISH COLUMBIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Mah said that the festival also treat us as if we were total enemies of have less environmental impact' • THE UBYSSEY NEWS TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 5 GAP returns twice in seven days Display went ahead despite the lack of university permission by Alex Dimson images around Koerner Plaza, as students who were studying on the Byron Hender, the executive been using GAP to keep the issue of Students for Choice (SFC) protesters Main Library lawn acted suitably coordintor in the vice-president, abortion in people's minds, also A new strategy employed by organis­ followed them with large banners, indifferent when they became the students office, said last questioned the protesters' ers of the Genocide Awareness attempting to obscure the only potential viewers of week that UBC had reject­ use of the word 'choice' in Project (GAP) displays on campus images, making the event the display. ed Lifeline's request to the banners that blocked the over the past week managed to look like a bizarre parade. Lifeline employed the have a third GAP display display. inject some humour into what has The enthusiastic shouts same display to Monday's this year. Hender empha­ But Roman defended become a common sight on campus. from the nearby Arts demonstration, but caught sised that the university SFC's use of the word. While the previous five appear­ County Fair promotional SFC protesters by surprise. was not notified of when "We use the word 'choice' ances of the controversial GAP truck only added to the SFC Co-President Hannah Lifeline would staging the to represent reproductive images have been tense affairs, a atmosphere. Roman expressed frustra­ display. choice," she said. "What decision by Lifeline, the pro-life stu­ Adding to the oddity of tion and anger at the dis­ '[Lifeline] came back we're trying to express...is dent club that organises GAP, to dis­ the event was Lifeline's play's quick reoccurence. to us and said 'What that we think it's hateful and play portable images gave the event eventual solution to pre­ "I think that our tactics would happen if a couple HENDER we don't think it should be a circus-like appearance at a display venting protesters from have to change if GAP is of individuals walked displayed publicly." ROMAN last Wednesday. blocking the images, which going to come back weekly. around the campus with signs?' We When GAP first came to campus GAP uses graphic images to was to hoist the display on top of the I think the administration is going said people are free to walk around in October 1999, it brought a storm equate abortion with acts of geno­ railings facing Main Library. to have to deal with the way the campus with signs,' he said. of controversy after three pro- cide, including the Holocaust Although SFC was unable to [Lifeline] is being disrespectful to 'On that basis we said we can't con­ choice students tore down the dis­ Lifeline members marched the block the images, the half-a-dozen women on this campus," she said. trol anyone that walks around with play. Later displays went up amid But Incoming Lifeline President a sign.' peaceful protest Jaclyn Danderhorste said that put­ Hender was out of town for Some lifeline members also dis­ ting on the display twice to a week Monday and not immediately avail­ played GAP images off campus for the is not overkill. able for comment after the second first time earlier this month. 'Right now we're at a different display. Members from the Campaign location, we're reaching new people Stephanie Grey, the Life Campaign Coalition, an who have never seen it before. Even outgoing Lifeline organisation of which some if people see it again that's the President, acknowl­ Lifeline members are part pick­ idea," she said, indicating that she edged that her group eted with GAP images outside does not expect GAP to return this had no means to stop BC Premier Ujjal Dosanjh's school year. SFC protesters from office. The displays occurred despite blocking the images, Gray said the protest came the fact that Lifeline did not obtain but she said she was after Dosanjh expressed con­ university permission to show the upset by the group's cern that some members of images. As a result SFC protested protest tactics. BC's Liberal Party are opposed within inches of Wednesday's dis­ "It's troubling for us to abortion. She added that play, completely obscuring the and we do want to get GRAY Lifeline intends to continue 'to images. Previously, UBC granted our message out I just wish [SFC] bring the issue and the reality of Lifeline permission to use universi­ wouldn't express themselves...by abortion to the public sphere on our WEEK IN, WEEK OUT: Students for Choice protesters chase after ty land, with strict security arrange­ blocking ours," Gray said. campus as well as to the general ments. the GAP images at a display on Wednesday, TARA WESTOVER PHOTO Gray, who said that Lifeline has public." • UBC faces off against BC teachers College of Teachers and Faculty of Education heading to the Supreme Court

by Tristan Winch are the sole prerogative of the University pursuant to the part of the program which would consolidate a number of University Act," wrote Barry McBride, UBC's vice-president, courses into two 'core' ones-mathematics and language arts. UBC is taking the province's regulatory body for teachers to academic and provost in response to the College's original The college questioned that a student could take the elemen­ court to a complicated legal dispute over the university's right report on the program. tary teacher program without taking specific subject teaching to govern itself. But College Registrar Doug Smart disagrees. courses, like social studies or science. At issue is whether the BC College of Teachers, the profes­ "The statute we operate under, the Teaching Profession Act, The court hearing will be the latest in a two-year dispute sional association which certifies teachers, has the right to stop gives the college the statutory authority to approve teacher edu­ between the two groups. UBC's Faculty of Education from making changes to its teacher cation programs that are going to lead to a teaching certificate," In May 1999, the College was asked to approve the revised education program. he said. "In our view, it's up to the profession to determine teacher education program. But early last year, the College sent In a BC Supreme Court case to be heard early next month, whether a program meets that requirement' a evaluation team to investigate the proposed changes and to Justice Frank Cole will be asked to weigh the Teaching Officials from the Faculty of Education did not return the May 2000 the college decided to deny the revised program. Profession Act, the provincial legislation which grants power to Ubyssey 3 calls by press time. The university requested that the College reconsider the the College of Teachers, against the University Act, which sets In denying the program changes, the college cited concerns motion, but at its next meeting, the council confirmed the orig­ out all British Columbian universities' mandates. with the student teacher-to-faculty supervisor ratio in the new inal decision. UBC argues that the College's decision to block the changes program. While UBC's program presently has a ratio of 12-to-1, Two weeks later, on September 14, the university filed the. infringes on the university's ability to manage its own affairs. the change would have it increase to 18-to-l. The College of court challenge. Simon Fraser University and the University of: "The recommendations...intrude upon the management, Teachers is willing to go only as high as a 16-to-l ratio. Victoria have since sided with UBC and gained intervenor administration, and control of the University—matters which The college also takes issue with a change in the elementary status to the case. • Canadian ambassador comes to UBC by Sarah Morrison do this/ he said. transparent, and more aware of "human He pointed to Sierra Leone as an example The UN Security Council, Heinbecke r said, security." of a place where rebel movements, such as When Paul Heinbecker, Canada's representa­ is "primarily responsible for the mainte­ "The simplest definition of human securi­ the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) group, tive to the United Nations (UN), was in high nance of international peace and security." ty is putting people first," he said. take over refugee camps, and people who are school, one of his teachers didn't expect him Any resolution passed by the Security Council "In these days, 85 to 90 per cent of casu­ supposed to be protected are attacked. to go any farther than prison. becomes the law in all UN countries. alties are civilians,' Heinbecker added, indi­ 'If you've ever been to Sierra Leone—I "The people who turned out to be suc­ The Council is made up of five permanent cating that while ten per cent of the deaths to have—it's a disastrous place to be," he said. cessful I always thought would go to jail," members—England, France, Russia, China the Second World War were civilian, to recent Heinbecker also said that Canada had Heinbecker said his former teacher told him and the US—and ten temporary members. times 90 per cent of war-time deaths have been trying to push the UN to take a stronger when he recently saw him. Canada completed a two-year term on the been civilian. role to addressing nations' internal disputes, Heinbecker told a UBC political science Council to December. Heinbecker added that there are many by intervening when civilian lives are at risk. class this story last Friday, when he spoke Heinbecker talked extensively about practical ways to increase human security, While many countries are suspicious of about Canada's role in the UN Security Canada's role when it led the Security Council from closing down hate-promoting media any proposals that might infringe on their Council, and about the future of international last April, a job that rotates alphabetically groups to making special considerations for sovereignty—many of them being newly inde­ security and peacekeeping. between countries every month'. He said that women and children—such as stationing pendent ex-coionies—Heinbecker said that "Peacekeeping is broken and it needs to Canada had three goals going into the term: security forces in refugee camps so that civil­ the Council had responded positively to be fixed. The good news is there are ways to making the Council more credible, more ians are not killed or injured. Canada's proposals. • 6 TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 SPORTS TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 7 THE UBYSSEY THE UBYSSEY PUBLICATIONS SOCIETY STUDENT (PEER) ADVISORS, ARTS Thunderbirds Anna Lydall, Jessica Deglau and Kelly Stefanyshyn, along with So, what's up In a continuing effort to increase the level of service provided by former Thunderbird Marianne Limpert the Faculty of Airs Academic Advising Office, the Faculty intends won the 400m freestyle relay, and ANNUAL Stefanyshyn, Deglau, Limpert and Kelly to hire three to five students to serve as the first point of contact Doody landed a gold medal in the 400m for students attending the Academic Advising Office. medley relay. with the wall? The UBC men also dominated the Successful applicants must be entering third or fourth year in the GENERAL relays. Justin Tisdall, Jake Steele and by the Sports Department Goons and despite the name there won't be just Faculty of Aits and have completed at least thirty credits at UBC. Brian Johns made up three quarters of a men competing); and, not to be over­ They must possess good communication skills, and be reliable and victorious 400m freestyle relay team. This is a bad time to hate sports. The rest looked, the possibility of a fight between conscientious workers. Their duties will include offering assistance Versfeld and Johnston also helped to win of the year, you can get by not giving a the Betas and the Kappas, two frats that to students in finding the correct path to resolution of their Baseball MEETING the 400m medley relay. rat's ass about which varsity team lost have been battling all year for "bragging inquiries, referring students to appropriate Academic Advising The UBC Thunderbirds were in Lewiston, Individually, the Thunderbirds also which game against some other, better rights for most athletic frat,' Toor says. Office staff, and scheduling appointments for the Faculty advisors. Idaho this past weekend for three games WESNESDAY, MARCH 21,2001 placed strongly. Mark Versfeld placed team. You can be a pale, sickly, scrawny, Of course, the racing is the main Pre-employment training is offered and required. against the defending NAIA champion Lewis-Clark Slate College Warriors. The second in the 100m backstroke and third lard-eating excuse for a human specimen attraction. Toor says that a shorter swim 1:30PM in the 200m backstroke rookie Brian in the so-called prime of his or her life will cut down on discrepancies between Employment will be 3 to 10 hours per week on regular shifts of Warriors were in championship form for the first game Friday night defeating the Johns placed second in the 200m for 11 months of the year, but this is a teams, meaning that there should be between 3 and 3.5 hours, morning or afternoon. Payment is at the - freestyle, third in the 400m freestyle and bad time to hate sports. more close races, and that more races IN THE AMS COUNCIL CHAMBERS rate of $12.79 per hour. Term of employment is September 2001 Birds 10-1. Saturday afternoon, however, UBC won the 400m IM. Sprinter Garret Pulle This week and next, anyone at UBC will be decided on the wall. The Rehab to April 2002. placed second in the 50m butterfly and and Medicine women should prove came out swinging, and managed to hold who has ever had any athletic aspira­ fourth in the 100m butterfly. Rounding strong, while a Gage co-rec team is LCSC in a 3-3 tie until the bottom of the tions whatsoever gets all worked up. Applications, including a resume, two letters of reference, and a out.the men's results; Mark Johnston rumoured to be fast. On the men's side, eighth, when the Americans got the go- People who couldn't possibly care less statement indicating the qualities the candidate would bring to the placed third in the 200m free, Jake Steele about working up a sweat clamber up the last year's winning team from Vanier has a* MII ahead run for the 4-3 win. position, must be submitted to: was fifth in the 100m freestyle and Tini disbanded, and it seems as though the In game three, the Birds again kept the grassy knoll in front of the SUB and stay Peterson had a great race in the 1500m, team won't be together this year because game tied until the top of the ninth when there all week, gazing at the sight of the Ms. Grace Wolkosky, Academic Advisor placing second. its members are no longer all in the UBC right-fielder Nick Leswick hit an RBI student body crammed into spandex and Arts Academic Advising Office same division. "The men's is pretty wide LIVE AND LEARN single, putting the Birds up by one. UBC The women were led by Jessica running shoes. It's time for Storm the Buchanan A201 Deglau who placed second in the 400m Wall. And if you don't care, well, for once open,' says Toor. Of course, everyone is won the game 3-2, ending LCSC's 30-game going to have to watch out for a hot team winning streak at home. LCSC won the free, second in. the 200m butterfly, on this campus, you're in the minority. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING IS MARCH 31ST fourth in the 100m freestyle and third in If the rain holds off, this year's event from a certain campus newspaper. But I' JAPANESE! fourth game of the weekend 13-11. we don't want to ruin the surprise... The Birds start their conference season the 100m butterfly. Rookie Thunderbird promises to be one of the best and this weekend at Nat Bailey stadium with Kelly Stefanyshyn placed fourth in the biggest ever, according to organiser All told, there should be well over 300 The Wascda Oregon Programs take North American and interna­ four games against Northwest Nazarene. 100m backstroke, third in the 200m Kavie Toor, who heads up the competi­ teams vying for the championship tional students to the prestigious Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan The first game starts at 4pm Friday. back and beat teammate Deglau in the tion, run by UBC Intramurals. Among crowns. Racing starts Sunday, with the for academic programs of Japanese language and comparative US- COUNSELLOR 100m butterfly, placing second. this year's highlights: the chance to women's finals Wednesday at 12:50, the Japan Societies study: Women's team .co-captain Kelly Doody watch the Rehab women try to win the men's finals Thursday at 12:50, and the • Waseda Oregon Summer Japanese Program TRAINING placed fourth in the 400m IM. Triple Crown, the trio of UBC's biggest co-rec finals Friday at 12:45. And if you July 5 -August 17, 2001 Swimming The PDSC won the team events, and intramural events; the opportunity to haven't signed up yet, the deadline is • Waseda Oregon Transnational Program Some UBC varsity members of the Pacific Rookie Brian Johns also qualified in the spend an afternoon with the Stanley Cup Wednesday afternoon. And if you're sick January 15 - June 23, 2002 INSTITUTE of all the hype, don't worry-ten more Dolphins Swim Club (PDSC) made their 200m and 400m IM for the World ("It comes with its own entourage,' says Scholarships of up to $1000 are available for the Transnational way to Edmonton for Spring Nationals Championships. He will be winging his Toor, who promises a fog machine and a days, and you can go back to being your Program. For more information, contact: www.counselortraining.coni way to Japan later in the year. • whole lot of hoopla); a truck pull (part of lazy old self again. • this past weekend. In" the relays. Waseda Oregon Office the inaugural strongman competition, HELP! Getting over can suck, TOM PEACOCK PHOTO Accredited by the Private Post-Secondary Education Portland State University Commission, CTI offers both intensive and one-year Certificate (800) 823-7938 www.wasedaoregon.org and Diploma Programs on campus and by correspondence with an internet video conference option. THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA The curriculum has been developed and is delivered by Rugby Birds pay back Breakers

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All Candidates and staff memJbers should attend. We will be moving the meeting to the AMS Council Chambers at 1:30pm. Voting begins Thursday March 2Z. You must be a Ubyssey staff member to vote. Ask Daliah if you have any questions.

E3 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA this year... Public Information Meeting on the by Ron Nurwisah

Theological Neighbourhood Plan FESTIVA International House, and are quite active here...People were generally for the UBC Campus International House Mar. 23 disappointed at the idea that [Festiva] wouldn't happen," she TWO SESSIONS: Monday, April 2, 2001, 4-6p.m. or 7-9p.m. A student-run multicultural fair that said. lona Building, Vancouver School of Theology Board Room, 6000 lona Dr. has been an annual event at UBC's With the event in danger, Bouris International House since the and fellow coordinator Ryan Hong 1950s was in danger,of being can­ began to receive more support from The Official Community Plan (OCP) for the University \ err-— celled this year because of a critical International House and a number of British Columbia provides a vision and goals for VANCOUVER n3 . i *. lack of funding and preparation. of other campus groups. Members future development, broad land use designations and s The fair has had a long history at of the Equity office and the Women objectives for more detailed planning. The purpose of sassr ii W » c UBC. Alumnus Clyde Griffith was an Student's office, offered their time the Neighbourhood Planning process (called Area iL' _ - — - international student from the as consultants. As well number of Planning in the OCP) is to interpret those policies and Caribbean who studied at UBC. He Alma Mater Society clubs offered to objectives as a framework for development approval in orgs i 7•-' 7 42. •/ remembers attending the fair in the volunteer. specific campus areas. This public meeting will focus Care f. 1950s. Today, Griffith is the manag­ But the most critical obstacle to on the first draft of the Theological Neighbourhood ^COUVER scHOot Hal a*) L7. er of International House. the event still lay in the way—there Plan (THP). St Acxire*'*' FJHtfkOGY Cotebian Hccso Griffith says that Festiva is still was not enough money to organise an important campus event, espe­ and run the event. Copies of the draft TNP may be viewed at the Campus cially for international students. "In the past it's always been Planning and Development, 2210 West Mall (UBC) - Cl Bf&at r 'It's a social event and a cultural funded by the revenue generated (hours: M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm). A draft of the THP will m CAGE PARKADE RESIDENCL event that allows them to showcase [through ticket sales], which has be available at the meeting. iCONFERENC | CENTRF their talents. It gives you increased been one of the reasons it has been self-esteem, self-worth, that sense - reasonably small," Bouris said. This event is wheelchair accessible with Wet © that 'I have something to give." This forced the organisers and assistance. Individuals needing wheelchair Ci access, assistive learning devices, caption­ A Z^C^r: Adrienne Bouris, one of International House to look for alternate funding. Festiva applied ing, or information on alternate media should Festiva's coordinators and an edu­ cational programmer at for grants, including the universi­ contact Gisela Hearbrucker at 822-9560 one International House, agrees with ty's Gage Memorial Fund. After week in advance. Griffith. "It benefits a number of waiting in nervous anticipation, the Limited FREE PARKING will be available at the front and rear of the lona Building. different specific groups and indi­ grant was finally approved. viduals. Not only is it a chance for "We applied for the grant and up international students who may be until yesterday we didn't have a Questions or for further info: Contact Jim Carruthers, Campus Planning & Development at 822-0469 far away from home and dissociat­ reply," Griffith said. JK- ed from their culture to get togeth­ Last week, with the funding and er with people from the same cul­ the volunteers, Festiva will be run­ ture, but also for Canadians and ning this year. Pop Quiz: What's the best people who live in different parts of 'Our mandate is to help interna­ the world to learn about different tional students as well as [to] build a cultures from around the world,' community with Canadian stu­ way to make post-secondary Bouris said. dents. For us it's a huge event, for Earlier this year it was uncertain International House and Interna­ if the event would proceed. "In tional Student Services, it's a big January there was some question as deal. Because we want to be able to education accessible in BC? to whether this should be some­ put something on for international, thing we think about and put togeth­ students as well as Canadian stu­ er for next year, or should we con­ dents," Bouris said. a) Freeze tuition fees for six centrate and pull it off," Bouris "We live in a really exciting cam­ years at 1995 levels - with a explained. pus. UBC is so huge and it's made Bouris said that many people up from people all over the world," !' -\*> 5% reduction in 2001/02. and groups that use International she continued. "You have more and House opposed cancelling the event more cultures coming in, to go to b) Provide $400 million more this year. "There was a lot of discus­ school here, to work here and to live funding to colleges and sion with the people who use here." •> universities since 1992. Fred Randall c) Create over 20,000 new Ujjal Dosanjh Burnaby-Edmonds student spaces since 1996. Vancouver-Kensington 521-3737 322-6375 d) Deliver the most generous and comprehensive student grant program in Canada. e) Open the only new public post-secondary facilities in Canada in 25 years - University of Northern BC, Pietro Calendino Royal Roads and Tech BC. Joy MacPhail Burnaby North f) All of the above. Vancouver-Hastings 298-8958 251-5582

For more information on our education initiatives, ^BRITISH visit www.gov.bc.ca/aett COLUMBIA IN THE HOUSE: Ryan Hong (left) and Adrienne Bouris organised Festiva. RON NURWISAH PHOTO THE UBYSSEY CULTURE TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2001 Koreaini Ensemble dlislbaumdls by Michelle Mossop

Grace Lee believes that the kayagum— a 12-string zither invented in sixth century Korea—sounds sorrowful because of Korea's troubled history. "It's because the history of Korea is a very sad one," she said. "We were once three ' warring states, then we were colonised." But Korea's history is not the reason that UBC's . Korean Ensemble was so downcast at its practice for an upcoming concert. The- ensemble members' sadness is instead caused by the fate of their class, Music 165, which the School of Music has decided to cancel. PLUCKING AWAY: The Korean Ensemble practices for its concert this Friday at 12:30pm at the School of Music.The concert will be one of its last In January 1998, the performances, NIC FENSOM PHOTO School asked Lee, a grad­ uate of the UBC School of Music's some elements that have actually years which we've undergone in want to fuse traditional Korean them," she said, noting that fund­ masters composition program, to remained with Korean traditional the last year. We've decided not to music with more contemporary ing for the class has been an issue. teach a traditional Korean music music that are no longer found in go any further in the area of tradi­ elements.' "I was told to apply for outside class. The class would complement the traditional Chinese music." tional Korean music,' explained Kenneth Koo, a fourth-year art funding from the community and the existing traditional Asian Wan also explained that the Read. history major, who is playing a solo from the Korean government," she ensembles-the Chinese Ensemble sounds of the kayagum cannot be "In order to do so we would piece in the upcoming concert, said said, explaining that she obtained and the Gamelan Ensemble. These emulated on any other string have to devote ourselves to that in that the class has provided him all of the instruments from outside ensembles give music students a instrument. "Do you hear this a much broader and a much high­ with the opportunity to rediscover the School, notably from way to fulfill part of their perform­ bending sound?" she asked. er-level way, which [would] involve his Korean heritage. Vancouver's Korean community ance requirement, allow graduate "There are just so many different committing ourselves to develop­ "Before I came to here I wasn't and the Korean government. students in ethnomusicology to sounds you can make, which ing a program which would involve very much interested in Korean tra­ But Read said that funding was learn about specific Korean musi­ makes this instrument just fasci­ primarily full-time faculty mem­ ditional music at all...when I came not an issue in the decision and cal techniques and give students nating to me." bers, whose expertise was in to Canada I guess I wanted to find that most performance groups from outside the School a chance to Jesse Read, director of the Korean music." my roots," he said. "This [class] was acquire their own instruments pri­ participate in traditional Asian per­ School of Music, explained that the For Lee, who immigrated to a great opportunity at UBC to actu­ vately. 'Let me contrast that with formances. decision to cut the ensemble class Canada in 1987, the ensemble ally become involved without hav­ the UBC Symphony Orchestra. With "For me, this class is very use­ is part of the department's five- allows her to express her experi­ ing to go back," he said. "It's a 80 people playing, almost all own ful," explained Gloria Wan, who year plan. He said that the Chinese ence of coming to another countiy shame it has to end." their own instruments." will begin graduate studies at the and Indonesian Ensembles each by composing music that combines Lee said that when the class was But the students of the Korean School this fall. 'Because I mainly has its own department within the elements of both traditional formed in 1998, she started out Ensemble remain unconvinced by study Chinese traditional music, School, whereas the Korean Korean music and Western music. with only three students and no the reasons for the cancellation. it's interesting to compare Chinese Ensemble does not. "For me, I feel half-Korean, half- instruments. "Vancouver has some 40,000 traditional music with Korean tra­ "The decision was made in our Western," she explained. 'Since "Now I have 15 students and Koreans," said Koo. "UBC has a ditional music, because there are planning process for the next five this is a multicultural society; I enough instruments for all of responsibility to represent that' • lill Customer Appreciation Day PARKING VIOLATION THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA TRAFFIC NOTICE DON'T GET HOOKED at your student store BY OUTSTANDING the outpost PARKING TICKETS main level SUB

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COORDINATORS RESEARCH COORDINATOR Graeme Worthy LETTERS COORDINATOR Laura Blue WEB COORDINATOR Ernie Beaudin

The Ubyssey Is tha official student newspaper of the University of British Columbia. It is published every Tuesday and Friday by The Ubyssey Pubfications Society. Bus cuts insult common sense We are an autonomous, democratically run student organ­ isation, and al students are encouraged to participate. Editorials are chosen and written by the Ubyssey staff. The Great Trek is a fabled moment in UBC's his­ lution, and contributes heavily to road damage, measures—ones that will obviously reduce rider­ They are the expressed opinion of the staff, and do not tory. Calling on the government to provide the and congestion and so on. The levy seemed a ship—unless it had to. In reality, TransLink, the necessarily reflect the views of The Ubyssey Pubfications Society or the University of British Columbia. funding to build the Point Grey campus, stu­ small amount to pay in return for the luxury of local municipalities ,and the provincial govern­ The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University dents marched all the way from the temporary driving. But car owners, it seems, have a ment must share the responsibility for providing Press (CUP) and adheres to CUP'S guiding principles. Al editorial content appearing in Tha Ubyssey is the prop­ campus at I2th and Oak to the present-day site stronger voice than transit users, and the pro­ the city with an efficient mass transit system. erty of The Ubyssey Publications Society. Stories, opin­ of the university. It's quite a walk. But if you posed cuts must make up the funding shortfall But arguing about who is paying enough, and ions, photographs and artwork contained herein cannot be reproduced without the expressed, written permission think that's bad, just wait until you have to walk that exists because the levy won't be collected. about whose fault the whole mess is will accom­ of The Ubyssey Pubfications Society. back to campus in the middle of the night after There's a certain irony in the fact that TransLink plish nothing. Bickering about costs and techni­ Letters to the editor must be under 300 words. Please include your phone number, student number and signature the bus strands you downtown. is turning away from such a strong anti-car calities is precisely why we don't have a discount (not for publication} as wel as your year and faculty with al Students are going to be making all kinds of stance to one which appears to punish the very bus pass, and won't anytime soon. UBC students submissions. ID wil be checked when submissions are dropped off at the editorial office of The Ubyssey, other­ Great Treks starting in June if the proposed cuts people who help solve the city's pollution and have already been badly served by the various wise verification wi be done by phone. to TransLink bus services go through. Low-use congestion problems. parties with a say in the transportation issue- "Perspectives" are opinion pieces over 300 words but under 750 words and ara run according to space. lines and late-night service are going to be the Making transit users suffer is a patently new cuts to service, coming on the heels of a "Freestyles" are opinion pieces written by Ubyssey staff hardest hit TransLink claims that only a small recent fare hike, is insulting. members. Priority wifl be given to letters and perspectives unfair way of making up the funding shortage. over freestyles unless the fatter is lime sensitive. Opinion percentage of the system's total number of users Not to mention the fact that cutting service The parties involved in both the U-Pass fias­ pieces wl not be run untl the identity of the writer has been verified will be affected by the cuts, but thaf s no great seems an extraordinarily poor way of increasing co and the present state of affairs—the Alma It is agreed by al persons placing display or classified consolation to anyone who happens to live some­ use of the TransLink system-and a spectacular­ Mater Society, the university, TransLink, and advertising that if the Ubyssey Publications Society fails to where that's no longer serviced, or who can't publish an advertisement or if an error in the ad occurs tho ly good way of encouraging people to drive. And the various levels of government—have lost liability of the UPS wil not be greater than the price paid afford other means of transportation, or to any­ the hardest hit by these cuts, as TransLink itself sight of their mandate, which is to ensure that for the ad The UPS shall not be responsible for slight one who's stuck somewhere when the buses stop changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the has acknowledged, will be the poor, students their constituents are properly served. Without value or the impact of the ad running at 1:30am. Did we mention that bars included, who tend to rely on transit more than further squabbling and politicking, these don't close until 2:00? those with other means. groups need to resolve their disputes and EDITORIAL OFFICE There was initially supposed to be a vehicle Having said all that, it appears that TransLink find a way of preserving, if not improving, Room 241K, Student Union Building, levy that would see car owners pay a $75 Vancouver's public transit system. Waiting for - 6138 Student Union Boulevard, is not entirely to blame. By law, TransLink must Vancouver, BC. V6T 1Z1 annual fee to subsidise mass transit Seems balance its books. And it seems equally clear that the bus is bad enough. We're sick of waiting to tel: (604) 822-2301 fair—after all, car use creates a great bulk of pol­ the organisation would not take such drastic be listened to as well. • fax: (604) 822-9279 •-mail: [email protected]

BUSINESS OFFICE LETTERS Room 245, Student Union Building advertising: (604) 822-1654 In addition, the 'one candidate and campus spirit the fair instills have a particular love of biology, business office: (604) 822-6681 Defending Arts fax: (604) 822-1658 poster per board' policy that Ms. brings recognition not just to the and am looking forward to further­ e-mail: [email protected] County Fair posters Baldwin complains of actually AUS, but to the UBC campus at ing my education in this subject helps keep the campaign process large. We look forward to seeing I'm baffled, however, as to how this BUSINESS MANAGER Thank you for the interest you fair, with each candidate having you there. all became a tug-of-war over Fernie Pereira showed in your coverage of our equal opportunity for equal expo­ which—Science or Arts—is the AD SALES Arts County Fair (ACF) event (*ACF sure. Our cleaning of the boards is -Aleksandra Brzozowski more worthwhile discipline. Isn't it Jennifer Copp posters take over campus space* also a public service, as anyone Dea Lloyd fair to say that we, as a society, need AD DESIGN [Mar. 13]). We wish to address sev­ who has scrubbed a year's worth of Nafeesa Karim and cherish both? That is what Shatene Takara eral concerns raised in it commercial postings from the bus Arts Undergraduate Societymos t benefits a society, isn't it? The charge made by Science loop can attest to. Working together? As for Mr. Undergraduate Society candidate Again, we find the claim that Bruskiewich's piece, the only thing Daliah Merzaban and Holland Gidney had a daughter Corrie Baldwin that ACF posterers ACF sells itself and doesn't require Calls for an Arts vs. that he proved is that he is a raving and named her Sarah Morrison, Michelle Mossop rip down constituency elections an effective promotions campaign Science ceasefire egomaniac. (Whoops, was that and Kar Van Cheung had a son and named him Alex posters refers only to isolated to be based on flawed reasoning. mean and nasty?) No wonder he Dimson. Graeme Worthy had a son and named him Duncan McHugh, Ron Nurwisah and Hywel Tuscano events which have already been The reason that ACF attracts In response to the recent spat of thinks Science is superior, as it is had a girl and named her Tara Westover, Jastine addressed. In fact, when postering, 15,000 people in attendance and Science versus Arts rhetoric, and what he himself is taking. I would Chen and Helen Eady had a daughter and named her ACF volunteers make a specific has consequently been able to most recently Patrick 'Naive ask Mr. Bruskiewich if he could get Laura Blue, Regina Yung and Anna King also had a effort to find space on the boards donate over $125,000 in proceeds Science Gu/ Bruskiewich's opinion 500 people out on a Friday night daughter and named her Kathleen Deering, and final­ for posters which we have had to to local charities Canadian Cancer piece ('Some naive science guy* and charge them $20 each (the ly, Tristan Winch and Scott Bardsley and Tom Peacock had twins and named them Nic Fensom and move. We do this because we Society and. AIDS Vancouver is responds to his critics,* Opinion average price of a theatre ticket)t o Chris Shepherd- So the Ubyssey was one big, happy understand that campus events like because the AUS has striven to pro­ [Mar. 9]), would it be fair to call a hear him read his 'Lense-Thirring inbred family. Except for Nicholas Bradley. He hates ACF and political activities such as mote the event so enthusiastically. ceasefire? As far as I recall, what Frame Dragging and Galactic kids and everything else. elections both do much to counter Were we not, we would be doing sparked this debate was a well- Structure' paper. And for the rest of apathy on campus. both our patrons and our recipient intentioned letter from a young us, how about a handshake and a Secondly, we should like to charities a disservice. Science student who was surprised congratulations on working point out that ACF is entirely run by Finally, ACF is a student-run, to find that his Arts classes actually' towards making the world a better the Arts Undergraduate Society non-profit, charitable event that is turned out to be some of the best place for others, as best we know (AUS) council members, many of the largest of its kind in Canada. We classes he took. As an Arts student, how. Canadian them also running, in concurrent constitute AIDS Vancouver'3 I would like to reciprocate the com­ University Press AUS elections. They manage to find second-largest non-governmental pliment by saying that I think -Jason Patrick Rothery CMKI. POA S4M Agr*wi»nt NumbOT 0732141 space for-their campaign posters. donor. The memories, good times, Science is absolutely wonderful. I Arts 4 THE UBYSSEY LETTERS TUESDAY, MARCH 20,2001 11 cated discussion. I don't see the defacing of around town. I can assure everyone that our slammed by a car door or squashed by an Engineers' Cairn not a the Cairn as a mature, sophisticated discus­ intentions are good and pure''and apblogise articulated truck!!! f I forum for political debate sion. By applying their message to a medium for any misconceptions spread about our club If the Big Boys in the City of Vancouver where the usual arguments are along the lines by the misinformed OAP (Origami Awareness have finally 'seen the light' and have started to I have an inquiry that I believe is worth posing. of "Forestry Rules!* or 'Sigma Phi Delta kicks Project). I only hope that they may one day see construct greenways from one end of their city My question goes out to the students of UBC. assl* the pro-choice group has somehow, in that they cause more harm than good and join to the other, what are their country-bumpkin What is the Engineers' Cairn? Am I mis­ my observation, cheapened their message. I us in our fundraising organisations to raise cousins waiting for? taken—by my naive, first-year intellect—to do not mean to insult anyone by writing this money for Burns Bog and other worthy chari­ Our 'leaders' have lost the battle of the 'Car regard it as a symbol of pride for the Engineers letter, but I do believe that the Cairn should be ties. As for our display, I think it caused more Wars' to the car dealers! of UBC and a target for pranks by the other fac­ an object of fun, not of political messages. Who problems for us than the public because it I was surprised that all pedestrians in ulties and Greek societies? Over my first year now will be comfortable painting over that kept blowing awayl MTFBWYl Burnaby were not pulling little carts with oxy­ here, I have observed, as I frequent the south pro-choice message? gen tanks on them, 'cos the air stinksl end of Main Mall very often, many different -Geneva Tretheway We can put a man on the moon but we are 'vandalisms' that have been light-hearted and -Graham Chernoff UBC Origami Club president unable to set our traffic lights so that a fully- have carried no implications whatsoever other Artsl loaded transit bus with 60 or more people, can­ than the healthy prodding of inter-faculty rival­ Too many cars in Burnaby! not turn in front of a bunch of gas-guzzling ries. I see this as a tradition that I have been The myths of origami SUVs to help these POOR people home quickly! told about by my older peers and I see nothing BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA! What an We have no problem whatsoever finding wrong with it The Cairn is a target for fun. I unfolded environmental disaster! millions and millions of dollars to provide think many students would agree with me. Cars and concrete everywhere! If a blade of ever more roads and more free parking, wider However, this image was made more com­ This is in reply to the letters written about my grass is not on the endangered species list in intersections and traffic lights, etc., but we plicated the last time I walked by the Cairn. club, the Origami Club. We are not barbarians! the City of Burnaby it sure as hell should be! cannot provide a white line along the side of a Thursday, Mar. 15, on my usual walk to work The myths going around that we 'flippantly Not a tree or a nice patch of grass to be seen, road to protect pedestrians and cyclists! on Thursdays, I noticed that the cairn had fold without any consideration of conse­ just car lots, vacant filthy building lots and If we stopped providing cars and free park­ been painted again. Nothing out of the ordi­ quence' ('Exposing the horrors of origami," run-down stores. And of course, masses and ing to our 'leaders' and required them to walk, nary) until I approached it and saw the mes­ Letters [Mar. 6]) are all untrue. We do not masses of high-speed cars and trucks! cycle, or take transit to work there would be a sage closer. The Cairn was sporting the word, 'mangle" our paper! We rescue sheets of Now I remember why I have not visited vast improvement in the environment 'choice,' and the symbol of the woman. This paper that someone has deemed unfit for fur­ Burnaby in years. AND DON'T INTEND TO IN overnight! disturbed me a little bit, exactly for the rea­ ther use and rehabilitate them by transform­ THE FUTURE! Burnaby is an AUTO-GHETTO!! Until such times as that happens it will be, sons I have mentioned above. The issue of ing them into beautiful works of art We give Is there any reason (other than outright BYE, BYE BURNABY! abortion and choice are very difficult ones; these papers who were previously destined for terror) that we do not have bike lanes on all they involve deep moral, social, and political the recycling bin a second chance to light up our roads? No one is going to ride a bike on -Colin Sinclaire implications that warrant a mature, sophisti­ the lives of sick children in the hospitals these roads.where the choice is getting Coast Mountain Bus driver, BC Transit

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