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Mcdonald's-Styie Burgers Big Hit Remembrance Pool is back in swim The proposed new indoor pool human government AMS undertakings and will reject them between students, the ad­ going to council soon to request received a resounding vote of executive. in the future. ministration and outside con­ permission to instruct the architect confidence Thursday. "The vote was a major decision "No matter what the result of the tributors, mainly the federal and to proceed on working drawings for In a turnout massive by UBC in favor of the pool and the whole vote it was interesting and im­ provincial governments. the pool. standards, 6,048 students voted by referendum was a fucking waste of portant that so many people The government portion, now Mochnacki said the committee a 71.4 per cent margin to continue time," Thomson said. voted," Mochna'cki said. "Apathy accounting for. more than the should not proceed with the student funding of the con­ "This vote has strengthened our may be disappearing from the planned original one-third share drawings until the financing has troversial structure. hand in obtaining government campus." due to inflation and the fixed been secured. In two days of voting, 4,283 financing of the pool." The referendum vote easily student and administration shares, He said if the government does students marked their ballots AMS grad rep Stefan Mochnacki, surpassed the two-thirds, majority has yet to be obtained. not help finance the pool, a smaller "no", rejecting the idea of with­ a leader in the anti-pool fight, said needed to make the outcome Pool committee member Bob pool will have to be built unless drawing their $925,000 share of the the pool could be the "last of the binding. The turnout also provided Angus said the committee should other financing is arranged. $4.5 miDion pool funding. Another grandiose building projects of the the needed quorum of 20 per cent of know by January whether the Mochnacki said that if this 1,710 students voted "yes." AMS." UBC students. government will supply the needed happens students will have to pay The referendum asked students He said students are now aware The pool financing was originally money. for a new set of drawings. whether they favored cutting off of what is involved in such large designed to be shared three ways Angus said the committee will be By waiting, students do not stand the funds, ending the annual $5 pool to lose any money since the delay construction levy and holding would be the result of government another referendum to decide how indecision and it should pay for any to spend pool money already delay incurred, he said. collected. In the original pool referendum Alma Mater Society secretary of November, 1972, 4,100 students Duncan Thomson said the turnout approved construction of the pool was the largest for any referendum by a margin of 67.3 per cent. since that of October, 1971, in Mochnacki said the difference of which more than 6,000 students VANCOUVER, B.C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1974 228-2301 only four per cent between the two voted to throw out the radical referendums shows that opinions have remained unchanged — students still want a pool. This week's referendum began Sept. 27 as a petition asking student support for a referendum stopping further student in­ volvement in the pool. Referendums begun as petitions must have 500 signatures of sup­ port before AMS council is required to hold the referendum. Normally a referendum should be held 10 days after the 500- See page 2: POOL 10 students nominated for BoG seats Ten students have been nominated for the two student positions on the UBC board of governors. The election will be held Dec. 4, 5 and 6. Nominees are: Jeannette Auger, David Coulson, Donald Crane, Murray Kurrie-Johnson, John Gojevick, Donald King, Thomas Manson, Richard Murray, Svend Robinson and John Swainson. The winners will be the first students to sit on the board of governors. Auger, of the women's office, and Svend Robinson, law 2, former AMS council member are running together. Murray is a former Alma Mater Society coordinator. The recently passed Universities —f stop fitzgerald photo Act expanded the board of ARTIST WAYNE KING takes moment to reflect stream of find their way onto walls of SUB art gallery. Among his exhibits for governors members to 15 from 11. consciousness flowing from tip of brush onto paper which somehow the week are dried leaves, watercolors and some ink drawings. Two of the new positions are to be held by students. Two members will also be elected for the first time by faculty and non-academic staff will elect McDonald's-styIe burgers big hit one. Other members include the chancellor, the administration president and eight persons to be By BERTON WOODWARD McDonald's produces items ac­ Bailey said the hamburger could campus it wouldn't last a week Food services' new McDonald's- ceptable in terms of the fast food be made more flavorful using TVP appointed by the provincial because we wouldn't offer half the cabinet. style hamburgers are outselling concept everyone seems to like. — textured vegetable protein — a services students require," Bailey the old SUB hamburgers by half as "If you're looking for quality you soy product which retains moisture said. Nominees for the student posts much again, director Robert wouldn't go to McDonald's. But if in the meat when it is cooked — but Students divide about half and are required to be full-time Bailey said Thursday. you're looking for speed you would then it wouldn't contain 100 per half in wanting either quick, low 'students and must attend half of And.the SUB "quarter-pounder" go to McDonald's." cent beef. nutrition foods or better quality the board meetings, or forfeit their at 70 cents is outselling the 30-cent Although the meat content — 100 He said that while food services meals, Bailey said. seat. "budget burger" by two to one, per cent beef — and the relish and is a non-profit organization and "There are a large number of Nominees must yet be checked to Bailey said. the bun are the same, Bailey UBC prices are generally lower students who eat pretty nearly see if they meet the requirements, But Bailey said UBC ham­ maintained the SUB burger still than private food outlets, it cannot right," he said, but "about half of a spokesman for the registrar's burgers are better than those at has more quality than a Mc­ afford to charge less than Mc­ office said. Nominations closed McDonald's because "we use a Donald's burger. Donald's for hamburgers. See page 2: LAISSEZ Wednesday. little more TLC (tender loving "I think it appears better and He said McDonald's uses care) than they do." tastes better because of the extra teenage labor, largely exempt Bailey said he recently instituted care we put into each and every from the minimum wage act, while the new burgers because students hamburger we produce over UBC pays comparatively high said they could buy cheaper here," he said. labor rates. UBC also has larger Remembrance burgers at McDonald's. In fact, the But asked if the main difference dining space which also forms part Due to a couple of major bloodlettings during the past 60 years or so per-ounce cost of the meat remains between the two products is of the higher production cost. and a host of others, those of us who are still alive have decided not to the same as with the old SUB cosmetic, with taste and ap­ Essentially thejiigher wages and do anything at all Monday. burgers, Bailey says. pearance being the.only factors, the non-profit nature of the UBC Accordingly, The Ubyssey will not appear Tuesday as Monday is the The main SUB burger, weighing Bailey said: "Yes, that's right." operation balance out to keep UBC day set aside to put the paper together. However, if the absence of a 2-3/4 ozs., used to sell for 60 cents. "I think you can find better competitive, he said. paper Tuesday really upsets you, perhaps you would like to help us Like McDonald's, the new budget hamburgers than at McDonald's," McDonald's is "designed as a make Thursday even better than usual. burger weighs one ounce, while the he said. "Our hamburgers aren't machine" with limited menu and The Ubyssey can always use the services of persons interested in quarter-pounder is 4 ozs. that much different so I wouldn't space and workers that churn out becoming reporters, editors and tyranical despots of the world's Asked if he likes McDonald's want to say we have the best burgers, he said. great newsrooms. Come to SUB 241K Wednesday noon. food, Bailey said: "Let's say quality." "If we put a McDonald's on Page 2 THE UBYSSEY Friday, November 8, 1974 Pool vote follows wild debate Have we Continued from page 1 on the wording before sending the Mochnacki said White's proceedings of the pool committee. got a signature petition is presented to referendum back to council where statement "had a lot of effect on Mochnacki said other com­ council. the new dates were set. the outcome of the referendum" by mittees keep minutes of their But this year's pool referendum The referendum unleashed a building a convincing case for the meetings and publish them, but the delicatessen didn't follow the normal pattern. storm of controversy. pool committee's argument that pool committee does not.
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