By JOANNE DI He scanned the group. Some of thenroore minor wounds; mousy (nervous giggles from the others) about all of this. proof of the preceeding event, but they were keen. They fix Have you guys forgotten what has been done to us? Can so TOMMASO ed their beady eyes on Alex and grinned back at their leader few of us even partially retaliate the horrors that have been Joanne di Tommaso, a masters student in education] „ in eager anticipation. Alex felt the energy exploding between inflicted on us? Max, just look at yourself and remember the first-prize winner in The Ubyssey ghost story contest. them, thel>ride they felt of their revenge glaringly obvious. those who have inflicted their horrible little thrills on you. See page 2 for other winners. * * * You should all feel ashamed that you'd turn tail and run at All across the campus, the ghosties and ghoulies were out first bloodshed. We all have to prepare ourselves for what "I cou-cou-couldn't f-find my my c-car jn Bbb-B lot," in full force. Most were headed towards the Armouries for can only get worse. Now, let's find out where everyone does Craig stammered repeatedly to officer Lowry. He sat the annual Hallowe'en bash of the year. They giggled and hang out around here." Burning with humiliation, they slumped and shivering against the door if Ihe cruiser. His complimanted* each other on how much better they looked followed Alex out into the soggy night. hair, matted and wet, straggled over his shirt, which was than the other party-goers, plans for the prize money dancing Back at the Armouries, the troops were getting completely shredded and blood-stained. The rain, which had started around in their heads. Sue wasn't dressed up. pissed. With the fanfare of costume prizes finally over, there earlier that night, now pounded down on the roof and wind Sue wasn't going out tonight to have fun with everyone remained ample time for the winners to gloat and the losers shield, and the gleam from on-coming cars sent strobes of else. She sat in Main Library totally steamed because some to grumble. The band started a particularly obnoxious rendi light on Craig's face. arrogant, dumb professor had decided to have an exam the tion of "War" to which hundreds of witches, monsters, Lowry thought he might possibly be sick if he continued to next morning. Fine, she thought. Absolutely frigging fine! hobos, and a few out-dated tylenol bottles bounced look at the boy's face, drawn and deathly white, and at his Still fuming, she got up to find the book she needed in the drunkenly off one another. eyes that stared dully into some unseen horror. He also racks. Paula and Sandy, still pouting about the "terrible judges" realized that the boy had slippec1 :-~ ' ubconscious state for the contest, decided to head for another, less Alex and the gang had found the library mostly by acci and that his story of the ordeal c oe recounted until 'animalistic', party off campus. Just as they reached the the boy could begjedically treat dent, but it looked like the sort of place they might find some front doors, Paula tripped on something and, trying to people. Besides, it looked nice and dark. "Gloomy at A few minjSe^uer, Lowry s :mergency waiting regain her balance, pushed Sandy into a table, sending both mosphere for a grizzly, gloomy fate," Alex snarled as the rest room. The bH Al been admitt avily sedated, and women flying into an entanglement of arms and legs. Paula squeeled in anticipated delight. They bounded up the stairs Lowry knewSi^Bhere was no he could do that started to scream hysterically. and slid noiselessly into the stacks of books. night. But, Beflt least, there >ple about, it was "Paula, for God's sake. It's only a few bruises," Sandy warm and dfl ^B it was brightly lit* Sue located the text, grumbling still about the unfairness scoffed. "Here, let me help you up." She crawled over to her He knew Bvflsilly, but right now he just couldn't face of it all, and returned to her seat. Alex was the first to spot friend who was no longer screaming but lay contorted and sitting in his^rarcened patrol car, alone, with the vision of they surrounded the desk. Ooohh, they calculated it careful still, face down on the floor. Sandy rolled her friend over and the crumpled, wild-eyed figure he had found. Man, that kid ly. As Alex clamped onto her neck," th; others began their at- froze in horror. Paula's neck had been ripped through to the was tryng to dig a hole in frozen ground with his bare hands! As Alex clamped onto her neck, the others began their at cartilage, and the blood streamed down into her witch's He shuddered. The kid's nails had been splintered and tack, nails and teeth flew in a maddened frenzy. Sue's cape, which was already soaked. Her eyes were huge and bleeding, and he had been moaning, "Brian, Briiaaan . . ." screaches echoed and bounced through the empty halls, filmy, her mouth in a permanent, silent scream. There had been no one else there. sounding like the wail of a cat in battle, and temporarily Sandy dropped her friend's arm and started crawling * + * stunned the group of attackers into retreating. backwards into the room. She thought she might be scream Alex grinned at the others, his thin lips sliding up to reveal Mrs. Mark, at the circulation desk, dropped her cinnamon ing too, but she couldn't seem to tell reality anymore. And I four sharp, yellowed, pointed teeth. He ground them back bun in disgust. What the hell, she thought. This was the last then there was a piercing pain, and that was very real. So and forth and surveyed his five friends. No, fellow com damn Hallowe'en she was going to %v. stuck supervising the meone, or . . . thing was grasping her leg. Sandy felt like she rades, he thought. Alex had been at this, the PLACE for library night shift. Students just had na respect for education was being . . . CHEWED on. She started crawling faster, three years, and for the three long, goddamn years he'd been anymore. They couldn't keep their silly, BARBARIC kicking her leg behind her but the intensity of the pain was so in this prison he had been tortured, HUMILIATED and Hallowe'en meanderings to. the Armouries or their bad that she couldn't seem to see straight anymore. Then a scarred beyond recognition. The others had arrived one by residences. Oh, no, they had to infest these fine places of feeling of warmth, painless and engulfing, started to spread one and he had watched as they, too, had been brutalized, learning. Mrs. Mark thought it was absolutely sacreligious. over her and she passed out. and the fury inside Alex had started to grow. It had gotten so She supposed she could try and find the little shits, but then, » * * strong lately that he didn't even feel the pain anymore and a they'd come out sooner or later. Besides, it did seem a little Lowry sat back in his cruiser, with his hands cupped plan had started to formulate in his little brain. creepy to have to wander through the stacks unaccompanied. around his thermos of coffee. He thought to himself, as he Ahh, but everything was falling into place, and it had been After all, there were so many weirdo students, probably love had every night for the last month, that he really should get easier in the long run than he had thought. Now that they to give an old lady a thrill. himself another job. Night shift here was starting to get to were free, they'd show those, those HUMANS what they By the time Alex and his voup had gotten themselves him. So damn'slow, too much coffee keeping him up half the thought of their sick little games. They'd SHOW them that together again, Alex was no longer shocked, but he was morning. they weren't so goddamn smart as they thought. furious. "Listen," he growled in disgust, "we can't turn all See Page 2: THESE Page 2 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, October 30,1984 "These weren't even people anymore. WW From page 1 ing on over there!" These weren't even people side. He opened the window and more dozens scattered crazily about If he didn't watch himself, he'd Oh, man, what Lowry didn't anymore. The macabre sight was all leaned his head out to get some air, the campus. They also say that it end up with an ulcer. Then, one in need was to have to bust up another the more creepy because all were hoping he wasn't going to pass out. was the most gruesome of mass cident, the first in months, could brawl by himself, he thought as he dressed in ghoulish fashion, One thing was certain; Lowry was murders in North America to date. turn him into a paranoid, quivering fired on the siren and pulled out on throats, eyes, chest shredded definitely quitting now. He tried to The students of UBC had been piece of jelly. Night watchman at a to Wesbrook Mall. What he beyond human form, with a blanket battle further nausea, inhaling reduced to terror, and still they 7-11, a healthy paycheque, and an couldn't have imagined was the of drying blood like a shroud slowly. What Lowry did not know avoid the dark areas of the campus early retirement. Maybe that would shambles that would greet him at thrown over them. Not one moved. yet was that he would never work for fear of stumbling on yet another keep the old lady off his back too. the Armouries. The few people that It was clear that the living had here again, for just as he reached undiscovered corpse. It is reputed Lowry was so engrossed in these remained were no longer tittering in vacated this place of massacre. for his radio, his silence was forever that George Pedersen, president of the Hallowe'en fashion. As Lowry ensured. So totally exhausted and UBC, personally printed in The thoughts that he almost didn't hear Lowry stumbled back outside stepped into the room and flipped numb, Lowry didn't see the scurry Ubyssey's next issue an apology to the radio go off. and, leaning against the wall, suc on the lights, he froze in shock. of attackers for the open window, all friends and family of the deceas "Yeah?" cumbed to the convulsions that There must have been 30 . . . bodies and was not aware of his cries into ed for their nightmares to come. "Get your ass over to the Ar overtook him. He couldn't possibly . . . laying amidst the beer cups and the otherwise silent, still night. Oh, and a small headline, overlook mouries as fast as possible! There re-enter the building. What the hell seems to be some sort of a riot go garbage. ed by most except maybe Craig and for? He had one very real thought a few others who have yet to be able to get back into his cruiser and get They say it took over eight hours to come to terms with their own Ghost committee reveals winners the hell out of this entire town. At to clear the campus of its evening's horrors of the night . . . least, he figured, he could lock permits The Stalking will be printed grizzly affairs. Poor Mrs. Mark and "Science reps are still looking in After hours of consultation, himself in his car and wire for help. argument, laughter and hard work in this Friday's Ubyssey. If Joanne, Sue in the library, Brian (reduced to to the mysterious disappearance of The Ubyssey's ghost story commit Kelly or Sharon so desire, they can Stumbling sickly, he made his a lump of bones and flesh under six laboratory rats, missing since tee chose its favourite ghost story. enter the maelstrom, SUB 241k, to way back to the car and slumped in some shrubs near B-lot), and many Hallowe'en." The winning story was chosen receive the prizes the winners have Theatre Department because it fit the requirements and been promised: a dinner for two at because it was judged to be both Fogg and Suds, $10 towards dinner readable and entertaining. The at Fogg and Suds and a press night AUDITIONS SING & DANCE AUDITIONS committee chose The Stalking by dinner with UBC's own loveable Kelly Stubson as its second Ubyssey staff. To all those who for favourite tale and An Uplifting entered but did not win, thank you Halloween Tale by Sharon Fletcher for entering. We received more than HAPPY END as its third favourite tale. If space 20 entries and enjoyed reading them by Kurt Weill all. Gangsters and Salvation Army Lasses in Al Capone's Chicago of the Thirties' Directed by Arne Zaslove (to be presented March 6-16, 1985) Bernard 30 Singer-Actors needed —Dance Skills Not Required Labrosse TIMES: MONDAY, November 5 / , hair studio inc. 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GSS secretary Brian Baine said Frank Frigon, GSS external af Neil Risebrough, associate vice The university has said it might The curtain is about to drop on Risebrough's absence was unfor fairs coordinator, said a takeover president student affairs, sent the close the centre since May when it UBC's graduate student centre. tunate considering how little time might be better because then the ad GSS a letter last week saying the took it over, froze its assets, and there is before the threatened ac ministration would be forced to UBC administration represen university will close the centre or laid off catering employees. tatives did not attend a last minute revoke its liquor permit if the GSS tions. deal directly with graduate meeting with the graduate student and the administration cannot Risebrough could not attend the "And revoking the liquor permit students. society executive Monday to reach an agreement by Thursday. meeting due to personal reasons, his is as good as closing the centre," Frigon said administration claims forestall a threatened administra The letter cited bartender hirings at secretary said, adding he might not Baine said, "because we won't be the centre must be closed because able to fund the centre's upkeep if the GSS is breaking union contracts we have to end Friday beer nights." regarding the hiring of non-union He said the GSS must reconsider bartenders is false. "We can hire the situation since Risebrough non-union staff for periods shorter could not make the meeting Doug than four hours a day," Frigon Low, Alma Mater Society vice said. president organized. Thursday Risebrough said the If the university closes the centre, centre had to be closed down if the the GSS will consider legal action GSS did not stop breaking union against the university who they say agreements because the CUPE local is breaking a 1982 agreement. The is threatening to take the case to ar agreement transferred centre con bitration. Law attacks cuts Lav/ students voted Friday to money," Stowe said. subsidize the cost of keeping the Stowe said as well as allocating Law library open extra hours in the funds at Friday's general November. meeting the LSA set up a committee At a general meeting of the Law to organize a protest to UBC's Students Association the member president in conjunction with other ship ratified a deal between LSA ex professional faculties including ecutive and the law faculty to ex medicine, engineering and phar tend the library's hours. macy. LSA ombudsperson Theresa "We should have replies from the Stowe said the association's agree other faculties by Thursday," ment to pay the law faculty half the Stowe said. costs of adding five hours of library time per week was a dangerous but But Elaine Mah, Alma Mater unavoidable precedent. Society council member and Medical Students Union represen Stowe said some students are tative, said the medical students unable to complete factums — voted to only support the law stu special reports which require texts dents' protest in principle at their on reserve at the Law library — Monday night meeting. because the library is open 15 fewer hours per week than last year. She said the MSU did not see Stowe said the LSA tried to find how supporting the law students' funding in numerous other ways protest would help their own but could not. She said the associa demands for more library hours at tion approached the faculty and Woodward library and at Van UBC president George Pedersen couver General Hospital's but neither could find the $1,400 re biomedical branch library. quired for the extra hours. Mah added, "We're trying to "We didn't need that much avoid this kind of confrontation." Blacks losing war UBC WOMEN'S SOCCER team finished last weekend's round robin tournament undefeated, to win the Canada By PETER BURNS political future and to the violence West soccer championship for the second consecutive year. See story p. 11. "Blacks are continuing the strug and oppression with which the gle against the repressive South South African police and army have African regime, but it's a losing acted against peaceful black dem Cutbacks squeeze women students battle," a former South African onstrations, he said. student said Monday. Campaigns initiated by the By PATTI FLATHER the lower ranks and make up the kids to support?" Up to three million people have African National Congress have in Women students and instructors majority of parttime instructors. But Lythgoe said she is not sure if been forcibly moved to cluded passbook burnings and mar are being squeezed out of communi "They have no protection," said other women are affected yet, ad government-created 'homelands' in ches, Willcocks said. ty colleges as they bear the brunt of Ewing, adding when layoffs occur ding the 17 per cent drop in first the north, with Nambibia the All of these peaceful attempts at funding cuts, the vice-president of "usually the parttime people go." year enrolment should be in largest of these, John Willcocks political change have met with total the College-Institute Educators The committee's report asks for vestigated for this trend. told 30 people in Buchanan B214. and violent government response. Association of B.C. said Monday. an inquiry examining whether A faculty association report on In 1976, Soweto, the black Karen Ewing said programs with women are being discriminated the status of women at UBC notes "Blacks have been forced to counterpart of Johannesberg, was predominantly female enrolment against by cuts. that as in colleges, women faculty retreat to refugee camps in the site of a confrontation where are being eliminated due to provin June Lythgoe, UBC women form a small but growing propor neighbouring Swaziland and children and young students, cial government funding cuts. students' office director, said tion of the university and are con Angola, where they live virtually in demanding better education were "They're not seen to be as essential everyone knows mature women are centrated in its lowest ranks. hand-to-mouth existence," said met by police tear gas attack. Willcocks, who now lives in as other courses such as business rapidly being cut off from post- The report advises that "the high Children threw rocks back at police Canada. management," said Ewing. secondary education. "For single proportion of non-tenured women and the police opened fire. And government "privatization" mothers or mature women who should be born in mind in the for The South African riots are due Estimates put the number of dead of other programs containing a ma don't have independent resources mulation of policies regarding to frustration among blacks in at children at between 350 and 400, jority of women means students — who can cope if you have two layoffs." tempting to shape their own Willcocks said. face tuitions five to 10 times higher, "The South African authorities said Ewing. These include r -\ haven't stopped there," Willcocks secretarial and hairdressing pro said, "and they've raided refugee grams. Torios nray cut oclifccitloit grants camps in neighbouring countries, Ewing said the Status of Women By DAVE STODDART promises. These programs include unemployment in killing indiscriminately." Committee of the CIEA noticed The new federal government may reduce its post- surance payments, Canada pensions, family The events taking place in South mature women students are disap secondary education transfer payments to the pro allowances and grants and transfers to the provinces Africa are not new — the govern pearing from the college system. vinces when it cuts its budget, the new treasury board for health care, education and welfare. ment has continued to use methods She said many single parents, president told die Sun Wednesday. De jCotret's media attache Claude Durand said to exterminate those who oppose it, predominantly women, have trou Robert de Cotret said he directed every cabinet Monday the cabinet is still discussing areas to target in Willcocks said. These methods take ble financing education, especially minister to find programs in their departments that the uptoming budget. Durand said he could not reveal the form of high taxes to extract with the abolishment of provincial could be reduced in funding. He added social pro the ar^as targeted for funding reductions. slave labor or mass relocations of grants last February. grams would not be excluded in the cutbacks. "We'll have to wait until next week or later this people to areas more isolated from And women on UIC or welfare The federal government transfers close to half of week at the earliest before we can be certain what White South Africa. usually have access to only one or B.C.'s post-secondary education budget through the changes will be implemented," he said. "And I don't two year programs that put them Modern concentration camps are established programs financing act of 1979. think the Secretary of State or anybody else really disguised as homelands and "in the job category that is often De Cotret said the Progressive Conservatives were knows; just what will happen," low paying or has a strong possibili autonomous governments but are "looking at everything. We're not excluding anything Jane Burnes, provincial universities ministry assis under the tight control of the South ty in the future of being taken over and we're not targeting any particular program. by technological change," Ewing tant, sjaid she could not comment on possible reduc African government, he said. "We've inherited a mess from the former govern tions (jo the EPF grant. "It would be premature to said. The National Party of South ment and we've got to restore some financial and make a comment at this point," Burnes said. Ewing, a Capilano College pro economic credibility," he said. Africa, which gained power in fessor, said women faculty are also Analysts say the new federal government will have The federal secretary of state who oversees EPF 1948, formally introduced^ "apar vulnerable. If cuts result in layoffs, to cut some social programs despite earlier campaign financing was unavialable for comment. theid" as official policy, Willcocks women faculty are concentrated in said. Page 4 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, October 30, 1984
O.K. t>0H»T frxNlC. Pulling back OH MY GOD I USE YOUR SUPERIOR Sometimes you have to draw between the GSS and the ad GSS to discuss its ultimatum. To THESE MULTIPLE INTELLECT TO back a bit. ministration that has waged since do less is to admit they are only CHOKE ARE LOGICALLT HOUCE THE Sometimes it hurts, sometimes it last May. But the battle should not operating from a powerful position CORRECT ANWEK.* ANt> is embarassing, but sometimes end with this ultimatum. with expediency in mind. A Monday meeting organized And when the administration FLlniMATE THE WH0N6J drawing back is the only thing to do. between the administration and the does meet with the GSS it should GSS fell through. Neil Risebrough, explain a few points before it closes This is true in the case of the the administration's representative, the centre. It should explain why it graduate student centre. Last week failed to attend the meeting. has refused to allow the provincial the administration told the Another meeting should therefore ombudsoffice to investigate the Graduate Student Society they will be organized. case and why its calculation of the close down the centre if administra This probably is not possible centre's debt vary considerably tion and the GSS do not reach an before Nov. 1, the day on which the from B.C.'s auditor general's agreement by Nov. 1 regarding university said it would act. So the calculation of the debt. some contentious points. university should not act then. A third party should be brought At this point the ultimatum ap If the university would behave in in and the problem should be pears to be the last salvo in a battle good faith it would meet with the cleared up cleanly and fairly. THE UBYSSEY October 30, 1984 The Ubyssey is published Tuesday and Fridays throughout the academic year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and are not necessarily those of the university administration or the AMS. Member Canadian University Press. The Ubyssey's editorial office is SUB 241k. Editorial department, 228-2301/2305. Advertising 228-3977/3978. "We can hear someone's mother making rad and green ribbed Jello almost half a mile away!" chortl ed Denise Coutts, Rory Allen, Charlie Fidelman, Peter Burns, Robert Beynon and Monte Stewart as the mushrooms began to take effect. "Glass is a supercooled liquid!" chorused Rick Klein, Chris Wong, Dave Stoddart, Eric Eggertson and Kelly Jo Burke in harmonious unison (although nobody seemed to give a shit). Eventually, the mass hysteria subsided and the Blorgs of the Blah began to chant: "We're all ugly farts." Such is life in Pango Pango.
Just where was The Ubyssey on Oct. 18? On Thursday Oct. 18, In there. The Province was there. Even You call yours the university hours to organize and run this ma that lacks campus spirit. tramurals celebrated its 65th an BCTV was there. Simon Fraser newspaper? jor undertaking. Over 1,500 people When such a high-charged cam niversary of the Arts '20 Relay University participated as did two When you find world politics and took part in the relay, the universi pus event occurs, one with so rich a Race. Attendance records were high schools. international events more impor ty's president included. By doing history and so vital a purpose, it is broken once more and everyone More importantly, almost 200 tant than major events which occur so, they proved that this campus your duty to report on it. who took part had a terrific time. UBC student teams took part. The right under your nose, in the very does not, as you like to profess con Granted, many negative things Again, UBC's intramural sports only organization not in attendance community you profess to inform tinually in your articles, possess an are happening on the UBC scene, program retained the title of being that day was UBC's own and represent, you obviously show apathetic nature void of spirit. I such as budget cuts and the like. host to the largest intramural event newspaper, The Ubyssey. You your lack of priorities. argue that it is your organization But the intramural sports program in Canada. The Vancouver Sun was should be ashamed of yourselves. Over 50 people volunteered many with its illogical slate of priorities and its dedicated staff, just like many other individuals and organizations on campus, proves that some positive things are hap Ubyssey suicide not answer to arms race pening on Point Grey as well. Report on these! Apathy does not The UBC "peace" club and The forces who were about to judge tests. One way of doing this is to But the "suicide option" reflects become you. Ubyssey are to be condemned for represent themselves as genuinely the logic of U.S. president Ronald him. Rick Thomas advocating the suicide "option" as interested in peace. Reagan, Soviet leader Constantin UBC intramural sports program an answer to the growing war Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Chernenko, and Mulroney. It is The fact is that we do have a Staff note: A Ubyssey danger. Their assertion that people does this. He has said that peace is they who grow nervous and con "say" in the war danger being photographer covered the event and have "no say" in the arms race and his "number one" priority, and all template suicide when they are fac organized by the bourgeoisie, the The Ubyssey ran a photograph on the war preparations being under the while he and the bourgeoisie ing the revolutionary struggles of pessimism and fatalism of The the news page in the Oct. 19 issue, taken by the bourgeoisie is not at all cry on escalating their preparations the peoples of the world. From the Ubyssey and the "peace" club not with a caption saying the event took true ("Peace club seeks new stock for war. The "wisdom" of the Philippines to South Africa to withstanding. place. for cyanide solution" and "Shock Afghanistan to India, from Europe peace demagogues is that the people The "suicide pill" proposal ing," Oct. 23). should leave it to the "experts," the and Britian to Canada, the U.S. should be rejected. We should step The bourgeoisie wants to per ambassadors and negotiators of the and Central and South America, Gaaaaaaaaa . . . up the mass struggles against the suade the people to withdraw from two superpowers, and they will look the people are dealing with the Regarding the recent spate of let war danger and not give the super the growing movement against the after achieveing peace. danger of imperialist war and the ters concerning heavy workloads. powers and the Canadian imperialist war danger and give Another way of quieting the attacks of the clients of the two Gaaaaaaaaaa . . . bourgeoisie a moment's respite. them some breathing room from peace movement down and leaving superpowers by stepping up their V. Bareau The "suicide option" is an attempt the mass demonstrations and pro- the bourgeoisie a free hand to mass struggles in a self-sacrificing F. Duncan to allow the warmongers a free rein, prepare for war is to sow despair manner. M. Eby and dejection among the people, to petrify and slow down the grow W. Fajber telling them that their efforts are Suicide by cyanide capsule is a ing opposition to the danger of war, P. Kinahan Yes for CFS futile, and that ultimately suicide is ritual of the SS and other Nazi war and we must never concur with this. A. Labun It should come as no surprise to the only option left to them. This is criminals. Hermann Goering, it Allen Soroka among others UBC students to know that the the way of The Ubyssey and the must be remembered, took poison law library engineering physics 4 quality of education at this campus "peace" club. rather than face the anti-fascist and across the province has undergone a steady erosion over the The grass is greener past few years. A UBC degree is no Varsity sports vs. grass tennis All UBC students should be longer worth what it once was. r courts: three varsity teams were deeply concerned with this There is an organization of Fraternity offered generosity discontinued this year, while 10 misallocation of scarce resources in students that is dedicated to Fraternities were dying out in the '60's and you wouldn't find a others saw their entire budgets a time of restraint. An explanation fighting these cuts and making tear on my face. I was what the press called a hippie and we were not taken away. of this decision by the board of students' voices heard: the Cana in the same ball park as the "frat rats". All of my friends were hip Amidst this grief we see four governors is required. dian Federation of Students. UBC pies and their friends were hippies. Their dogs were hippie dogs who grass tennis courts being set up at Simon Hoogewerf students will have a choice to make only played with other hippie dogs. (Fraternity dogs had fraternity UBC ("Tennis court transfer still science 3 in November about whether or not fleas.) mysterious," Oct. 26). Ian Gillespie to become full members of the Two years ago my six-year-old son and I found ourselves at UBC To the point — the cost of this Ok Anker-Rasch federation. without family housing for almost six weeks. We slept in our '66 might be peanuts for board chair commerce 4 If you are interested in promoting Chevy panel truck but our home was Psi Upsilon. My opinions on David McLean but to those people the "yes" side of the referendum, frat rats have changed considerably. who no longer have a varsity team it We want your letters. They must or would like more information Psi U not only provided us with a badly needed home but also means a great deal. be typed, triple-spaced on a about the CFS, there will be a voted to feed my son nutritous meals out of their own pockets. To The board of governors and the 70-space line. We edit for grammar forum in Buchanan A204 this this day I cannot walk by Psi U without thinking of the fraternity responsible people in the athletic and brevity, and do not accept sex Thursday at 12:30. As well, the that was there when my family desperately needed a home. department should set their ist or racist letters. And don't forget "yes" committee will be holding a I may never have the opportunity to return the favor, Psi U, but priorities straight. Surely 13 varsity that "Dear Sir" went out at The meeting this Friday at 12:30 in SUB my son and I will never forget your incredible generosity and teams are a greater asset to this Ubyssey years ago, but the letters 213. Be there if you care. hospitality. Thank you. university than four grass tennis edHor becomes overjoyed when she Lawrence Kootnikoff Tom Neuhoff courts which only can be used in the sees a letter addressed to the "Dear CFS yes committee masters in fine arts summer, when the majority of est editorial collective." 732-5045 students are not on campus. Tuesday, October 30,1984 THE UBYSSEY Page 5 U.S. discredits Latin elections By RICK KLEIN believing they would not be held, so the U.S. did not hesitate to use arm than those that existed for the U.S. El Salvador and Guatemala, "mere The American government is they could call the Sandanistas dic ed force or covert activities to sponsored elections in El Salvador. formalities for international con condemning upcoming elections in tatorial. When the Nicaraguans replace legitimate popular govern Heinz Dietrich of the University of sumption." These elections produc Nicaragua because its interests in agreed, the U.S. response was to ments with regimes that more close Mexico said it is necessary to place ed outcomes little different from the area are better served militarily, discredit the elections as ly reflected American interests. The events in Nicaragua in context. the despotic rule they were suppos said a university professor and undemocratic. writing is on the wall." Nicaragua is a country under siege. ed to change. "These author Saturday. "The Americans are simply Herman spoke to 300 people at The CIA has armed a force of "democratic" elections are meant Edward Herman said the San- waiting to find a pretext for an in the Robson Square media centre as 15,000 "contras" that is fighting an to convince the American popula danista government of Nicaragua vasion. If you look at historical part of a special panel on elections undeclared war against a legitimate tion that the governments of does not conform to American events in Latin America, whether in in Latin America. Herman charged government. Still there is an elec U.S.-placed goons are popular." ideas of world order. The Reagan Grenada, Guatemala, the election conditions in Nicaragua, tion going on with press freedom NDP justice critic Svend Robin administration urged elections Dominican Republic, or in Chile, while not perfect, are far better and normal constitutional son (Burnaby) called on the Conser guarantees. vative government to rethink its Said Dietrich, "you can compare position on the Nicaraguan elec this to events in Canada, when in tions. "I think Canada should be 1970 a few bombs in Montreal sending observers to the resulted in the imposition of the war Nicaraguan vote. External affairs measures act. minister Joe Clark is sending a message to American interests that Herman called recent elections in we will not rock the boat." George finds hope UBC president George Pedersen sified their resource base enough says he has found a positive side to but have relied completely on recent post-secondary education government funding sources. But restraint in B.C. this is changing as community, "Apart from the obvious bad business, and industry links with news, fiscal cutbacks and myriad education are strengthening, he other problems we confront in ad said. ministration seem to have also "Academic organizations have created a climate receptive to shown a capacity to respond to the change, innovation, and leadership problem of fiscal restraint and to at all levels," Pedersen told the diversify their bases of support," PETER PUMPKIN PONDERS precise meaning of life after discovering "Pumpkin pie, recipe" in UBC card Pacific Association of Collegiate Pedersen said, adding the financial catalog. Pumpkin was at loss to explain entry, found while looking for ancestral roots. "And now I have found Registrars and Admissions Officers crisis is not over yet. something I can sink my teeth into," said Pumpkin just before being run over by run-away book cart. Convention in Victoria Sunday. Pedersen said universities must UBC hired a new vice president definitely take advantage of this development and community rela Hunger striker demands transfer new climate to create leaner, more tions this year and other institutions effective operations. Pedersen did have created similar positions to at OTTAWA (CUP) — The 53-year- dangerous stage," Stewart said in and received a six-year sentence for not say if this meant cutting faculty tract private funds. old mother of one of the "Van an interview in Ottawa. his part in the action. or staff. The challenge of restraint, said couver Five" is appealing to the Stewart started his fast Oct. 6 in Stewart said her son was transfer Pedersen said in the past univer- Pedersen, has given universities a federal government to transfer her protest of his July transfer from red without any warning. After skies and colleges have not diver- chance to reappraise their goals. sone from Archambault prison near Kent penitentiary near Vancouver repeated attempts by letter to find Montreal to a penitentiary in his to Archambault. He wants to be out why he was transferred, the native B.C. returned because he is thousands of mother said federal corrections ser Agnes Stewart, who left her miles away from his family and vice officials told her he was moved school teaching job in B.C. to lobby friends and does not speak a word because he is considered a "security Corrections Services Canada of of French, the main language of the risk" at Kent, a maximum security ficials, wants her son to be moved institution. prison. The authorities also told her immediately. Stewart pleaded guilty in June to Doug had to be separated from the "I don't want him to die from his the bombing of a B.C. Hydro other members of the group and hunger strike. It's reaching a power plant on Vancouver Island from his home territory. "I think none of their reasons are justified," she said. U of W library reopens As of Oct. 25, Doug lost 12 kilograms. WINNIPEG (CUP) — The Uni hours this year due to budget cuts, Ruth Fahlman, a close friend of versity of Winnipeg has re-opened affecting evening and weekend Doug's who came to Ottawa from its library on Saturdays despite no hours at all libraries except Vancouver with his mother, says help from the provincial govern Sedgwick. The Law Students support groups in Ottawa, Mon ment in easing the library's poor Association and the law faculty are treal, Vancouver, Toronto and finances. bringing back some law library other cities in Ontario and the The U of W took drastic hours through donations but are Prairies are pressuring the govern measures in September to reduce planning a protest. ment for Doug's return to B.C. the university's financial woes, in cluding closing the library on Satur days, and cutting 60 courses and 20 faculty jobs. But the library is open Saturdays SPACE-TIME Jack Daniel Distillery. Named a National Historic Place by the United States Government again for student use even though the provincial NDP government AT THE JACK DANIEL DISTILLERY wc refused to give the U of W ar have everything we need to make our whiskey emergency $165,000 grant t( uncommonly smooth. reinstate the services. ALBERT EINSTEIN "In some ways it's a success, We have daily deliveries of the very because the library is open again," said student council president finest grain American farmers can Gaylene Van Dusen. "But it leaves \ grow. A stream of pure, questions as to why it took less %. funds to reopen then we were iron-free water (ideal told." Al for whiskey-making) Education minister Maureen Hemphill said the university ad "I flowing close by our ministration's management is to door. And a unique blame for the shortfall and refused to grant more money. way of smoothing out "(Hemphill) claimed there must Our own iron-free water whiskey by filtering be money they (the administration) can divert to more important
William Converse. "The question Star of Excellence \ is, what happens after April first?" 736-3656 Lwiiwuii mic minui in miiitciuani UIICMI 8ruSSClS 1914 1905 1904 1981 1913 1954 UBC students lost 112 library llyoi'd like a booklet about Jack Daniel's Whiskey, write us a letter here In Lynchburg, Tennessee 37352, USA Page 6 THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, October 30, 1984 Steroid use on increase The use of anabolic steroids is in ficer at the 1983 Pan American have used, or are thinking of using, WHERE CORPORATIONS BUY SOFTWARE creasing among community Games in Caracas, Vanezuela, steroids as a means of improving athletes, the director of the B.C. which saw numerous athletes dis athletic performance. sports medicine clinic said Wednes qualified for drug use. So far the clinic has received calls # '^t, Mail-Order day. Those games have gone down in from several parents, coaches, and Software Speaking on an open line radio history as the most drug-marred athletes who have concerns about program, Jack Taunton said high athletic competition. Several steriod use. Most of the calls to date 438-2142 school atheletes are starting to use athletes — including New have suggested that athletes are steroids. Parents and coaches are Westminster's Guy Greavette — leaning towards using some form of advising athletes to use the synthetic lost their medals after testing reveal artificial stimulant, he said. AMEX hormones, he added. ed the athletes use of anabolic According to Taunton, steroid VISA Taunton was chief medical of- steriods. use has increased among "recrea MC Taunton, along with other sports tional athletes." He claimed people accept University PO's. medicine experts across the coun use steriods to improve muscle tone try, have launched a campaign and just to bulk up, and not solely against drug use. Taunton said the for athletic achievement. group is opposed to the use of Medical experts have determined Get to know the steroids on "physical, moral, and that steroid use — at the high ethical grounds." dosages athletes prescribe for The sports medicine clinic has set themselves — can cause impotence, WOMEN'S up a new hotline for athletes who brain damage, and paralysis. COMMUNITY FRIDAY FORUM Hear B. C.F. W. member groups speak on: • THE FEMINIST MOVEMENT (WAVAW), Thurs., Nov. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2 1. • PORNOGRAPHY (WAVAW), Thurs., Nov. 8 "Women and Alcohol" • VIOLENCE LOCAL TO GLOBAL (WANT) The connec tions between violence against women and militarism, —Ms. Gaynor Simpson, Thurs., Nov. 15 Alcohol and Drug Program, • SEXUAL ASSAULT (RAPE RELIEF), Thurs., Nov. 22, Ministry of Health ? only. • WOMEN'S HEALTH ($ HEALTH COLL.), PLACE: WOMEN STUDENT'S LOUNGE, Thurs., Nov. 29. ¥ Only. THIS FRIDAY at BROCK HALL, Room 223 All talks in WOMEN STUDENT'S LOUNGE TIME: 12:30-1:30 p.m. BROCK HALL, 12:30-1:20 THE UBYSSEY Sponsored by the UBC Women's Centre Sponsored by the Office for Women Students with the support of the Koerner Foundation SCHOOL Of LSAT JOURNALISM LOCKERS PREPARATION TRAINING Law School Admissions Test Erin Mullan STILL • Taught by Professionals & Educators presents AVAILABLE! • Lecture Format • Low Tuition "News writing AND NOW AT • Materials Updated Regularly for even REDUCED RATES • Flexible Hours • Practice Tests Ubysseyers • Visa Accepted • Tape Library Just $25 (plus $10 deposit) can get you (and beginners)" a large 6 ft. locker, a lock, O L &* Centers acr°ss Canada and the U.S.A. shower facilities and endless OCA.LOI1 CV? Classes Forming Now For Upcomin. g LSAT ALL WELCOME Weekend Courses (Fri. Evening, all Sat. and Sun.I Educational Centers y 1984, Sept. 14-16; Nov 16-18; Feb. 15-17, 1986. FREE TOWEL SERVICE 414-1200 Butr«rd Sat ^f0 Ontario Alberta B.C. £r Yukon our favourite Until April '85 see Howard at War Memorial ,604)664 441, (416) 968-9696 (403) 278-6070 (604) 684-4411 or Robin at Osborne Centre city editor robert beynon will be there too HALLOMSEJ* INTERNATIONAL ^r for abuse WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL he missed For zany wigs, masks at clown costumes and Zhe- Jiang Province (The People's Republic of China) prevbus meetings the best masquerade make-up come and see vs The University of British Columbia Thunderbirds Tfee TONIGHT Darece Shop" Tuesday, October 30 — 8:00 p.m. WAR MEMORIAL GYM, UBC DANCE, EXERCISE & FASHION Zhe-Jiang is one of China's top "A" Division teams and has represented China internationally in the We have moved to Wat r e past. UBC features university all-stars Erminia 1023 W. BROADWAY ^m^ „j 554 W. GEORGIA Russo and Anita Holenstein. VanCOUVer B.C. TheTed'ctboose 681-8757 733-6116 on Granville Tickets: Students $1, Adults $3 Island! For more information call 228-3917 or 228-2295 Tuesday, October 30, 1984 THE UBYSSEY Page 7
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Miles Davis Queen Elizabeth Theatre Special effects fashion Solide success Tonigh* By CHARLIE FIDELMAN Some of the other magical techni French, English, and a Germanic sophisticated children. A few early pioneers still remain Michel Lemieux the high-tech ques involved fluorescence. gibberish. "I want to be the taste in your such as Dizzy Gillespie and Art magician put on a spectacular show Lemieux used a whole sheet of There is fog, a bizarre appliance mouth, I want to be the stage of Blakey. These artists have essential with his newest creation, Solide material soaked in the substance to named Oskar, an electric toy drum, your show ..." sings Lemieux in a ly plowed on with the same musical Salad, at the Vancouver Cultch last trace an eye with a flash light and moving backdrops that fill up with song titled appropriately enough, I approach for the last three decades. week. then himself in various poses by fog and tumble open to blast those Want. And what he wants is ap Yes, their music has always been in Some call him Montreal's top flashing a series of lights. in the front rows with smoke . . . parent enough. Lemieux is for the spired, exciting and totally compe performance artist or Canada's The pace is fast. There is no time plus many more electrical gadgets. most part a self-indulgent man, a tent, but they were not among the answer to Laurie Anderson, while to separate the hightly stylistic One song's chorus repeats "learn direct product of the "let it all hang few who totally rethought their others label him a self-indulgent visual images — all graphic in con to survive, learn to stay alive." out" uninhibited sixties, who music, and introduced new con man who plays with expensive toys tent and structure. But because he Lemieux's message seems to be managed to turn a livingroom per cepts and ideas. on a stage. wants the show to be a communica learn to survive with toys and formance into a technically superb One such musician, who will be Despite labels, Lemieux is a one- tion, Lemieux sings and speaks in gadgets by playing like extravaganza. appearing at the Q.E. Theatre man show combining music, move tonight, is trumpeter Miles Davis. ment, lighting, and sculpture who His name conjures up visions of a keeps his audiences on the edge of far out jazz God, whose unique per their seats. The performance ranges sonality and playing cause him to be from the technologically complex to revered by the masses. the humanistic and simple. There Indeed, no other figure in con are 11 songs in the show and each temporary jazz has been more im one leads to the next. itated than Miles Davis. That is, a horde of young trumpeters in Solide Salad begins with a slide search of the hippest sound around, show and Lemieux emerges from have undoubtedly turned to Davis' the screen wearing white geometric well recorded legacy for inspiration. forms and becomes a moveable Any aspiring horn player hoping to screen that blends into the Everyone Loves A Deal! one day achieve brilliance must first background like a chameleon. That's why our clients keep as an undisputable prerequisite The music is familiar, something study and ananlyze his lengthy con one can hear on the local FM sta coming back for a tribution to jazz. Who better to tions, and something one can put a look for direction than the creator handle on in the new performance himself. art, a situation without traditional $25.00 cut that costs only He was a member of Gil Evans' cues for its audiences. And nine piece Birth of the Cool band although Lemieux tries to involve that set the trends for west coast his viewers in a piece using fog, mir jazz. He went on to join Parker and rors and lights shining directly on $6.95 the other jazz rebels to create the their faces, the effect remains: 3621 West 4th Avenue definitive bebop style — a style that Lemieux, the one-man magician 733-3831 embraced a radically new rhythmic show. and harmonic conception.
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Two players, Frank Iuele and on the go from the opening whistle Under the unique national play goal the 'Birds needed to do in the toria Vikings actually finished in a leading scorer Rob Shelley, were in — which we did," said men's soccer off structure, only the first place Huskies. The second year com tie for first but the T-Birds gained jured in Friday's match, Iuele with coach Joe Johnson of the final teams from the Canada West, On merce student headed home a long the title by virtue of a better points a cracked cheekbone. "We're just game of the Canada West season. tario and Quebec, and Atlantic cross from the corner as the 'Birds for and against record. going to have to adapt," said After failing to sew up first place Conferences qualify for post season persistently bombarded the Saskat Johnson said he was not pleased Johnson, "and bring in a couple of Friday afternoon, the 'Birds lam play. chewan box. with the tie because the league in young players." basted the Saskatchewan Huskies "We knew we had to come to the Jonathan Pirie and Kent dicated it would suspend UVIC's Burkholdter each notched a pair of wins — UVIC used two carded The Birds face the national semi goals while Ken Mulleny and Paul players from the Canadian national final contest against Concordia Dalla Lana also netted singles. team. The league then reversed its University in Montreal this Satur The "Birds blew their chance to direction, claiming the players were day. The 'Birds must win to qualify wrap up the title on Friday, bowing eligible. for the national championship at an 3-2 to the Alberta Golden Bears. "The national team . . . just undetermined Atlantic site. Jos Adam's goal with less than two SPORTS minutes remaining in the game pro- Soccer women tops The women's soccer club But some tight defensive play by the defeated Calgary Dinnies 1-0 on Dinnies — and sloppy field condi UBC hosting field hockey penalty kicks Sunday to win the tions — prevented UBC from scor Canada West soccer championship ing in regulation time. UBC, last year's winner of the Brunswick, No. 2 Atlantic in Pool B. earlier in the day. The UBC team for the second year in a TOW. Canadian Intercollegiate Athletic Canadian Interuniversity Athletic Both pools play each of the teams can watch this game and see their Union rules stipulate at least three Coached by Bob Allen, UBC conferences must participate in a Union Women's Field Hockey in their own pool once, for a total opponents in action. finished the round robin tourna Championship, is hosting this of two games on Thursday's certain sport before national cham Should UNB lose to York and ment undefeated. The most signifi year's tournament. schedule. The two top teams from pionships can be held for the sport. then be beaten by UBC, UBC cant victory occurred Saturday Six field hockey teams — two each pool then advance to semi Since only Canada West and On automatically advances to semi when the Birds shut out the Univesi- from each of the three Canada Con final action on Friday and the re tario universities compete in final play on Friday, regardless of ty of Victoria Vikettes 3-0. ferences: the West, Ontario- maining two teams are eliminated women's soccer at the varsity level, the result of their 3:00 game against Quebec, and the Atlantic — begin from further play. The Thunderbirds dominated there will be no national finals for York. round-robin play Thursday on St. Mary's University objected to most of the play in the final contest. the women's team. Warren and McGregor fields. an earlier draw where UBC would Coach Gail Wilson said she is Hockey squad wins two on road The six teams are divided into face the top teams first. This was concerned about converting scoring two pools. In Pool A are Victoria, revised to UBC's advantage. opportunities into goals, something The hockey Thunderbirds con for the T-Birds. Saturday, the tinue to make amends for an incon No. 1 West, St. Mary's, No. 1 The team's first game on Thurs the team did not do well against 'Birds skated away with a 4-1 vic sistent road last season. The 'Birds Atlantic; and Waterloo, No. 2 day is at 12:00 against UNB. This Victoria in the final game of the last tory. swept the Lethbridge Pronghorns in Ontario-Quebec; UBC, No. 2 West; will be UNB's second game of the CWUAA Tournament to weekends Last year, UBC was plagued by a a pair of games last weekend. and the University of New day after a match against York ago. poor road record. The team only Friday, UBC doubled the 'Horns managed to sweep one weekend 4-2. Jay Soleway, Bill Holowaty, series away from home. The 'Birds' Gridsters fumble way to loss Dave Brownlie and Daryl Coldwell record now stands at 4-2. By MONTE STEWART Dinosaurs have 6-1 records with better points for and against record It was like a funeral march. one game remaining for both than the Dinos'. AUSTRALIA The Thunderbirds walked teams. The 'Birds finished the regular SPECIAL STUDENT FARES solemnly off the field last Fiiday Alberta takes on winless campaign with a 3-5 mark for their Depart from: MONTREAL, TORONTO Manitoba this weekend while the night as their woesome Western In first losing season since 1980. This EDMONTON, VANCOUVER Dinosaurs stage a rematch with the Saturday at 1:00 p.m., the club will tercollegiate Football League Also Available.... season came to a close at Thunder Huskies in Calgary. close out the 1984 season with an bird Stadium. 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In the west side of would only confirm on the telephone that the the city all you see is green space and sand. land is owned by the Vancouver Port Cor Then you come to the east side and see in poration. dustry." City planner Ted Droettboom Parks Board planner Peter Rutgers agrees acknowledges the change of government the area is "park-deficient." "Oppenheimer makes no plans for a park have been con Park is one of the most heavily used parks in firmed with the Port. "The actual definition, our system," he says. "If we had another size, and type of park are still uncertain. The park it would get used." Port master plan refers to the difficulty of ac Libby Davies, a former parks board commodating resident wishes for "touching member and current Committee of Pro access" to the water, and recommends view gressive Electors alderman, sees the CRAB ing areas set back from the waterfront. No issue as a political dispute over the use of a one knows what plans the Port is making piece of land. "Is it for public use or develop behind its veil of silence, but the possibility of ment?" she asks. Davies feels it is more im a scaled down park, ignoring community portant people have a place to go down by wishes, is very real. the waterfront. It is no accident that Downtown Eastside Of CRAB she says, "People have banded residents have to band together and lobby for together to fight for what they really need," a three-block stretch of waterfront park adding CRAB is taken seriously as a lobby when residents of the West End and most of RAB group. If CRAB hadn't gathered very broad Kitsilano and Point Grey have direct access support, the issue would have died long ago, to waterfront parks and beaches. The low- mstemmmm® By ERIC EGGERTSON m %*Z@£M she says. income east side has traditionally been less "They have taken one issue and educated active in civic politics than the more affluent There was an occupation in East Van park between several other developments on people about it. They've learned how to use residents of Shaughnessy, Kerrisdale and couver this summer. No hostages were taken, the site, leaving residents without a place to the system." Point Grey. That imbalance has led to a three though a few demands were made. relax, watch the activity of Vancouver's har Support for a waterfront park is decade dominance of the parks board by the For 75 days from July until September, as bour, and maybe dip their feet into the water. widespread, but CRAB supporters must keep NPA, a collection of business types and few as two and as many as 60 people in "We see a seniors area for the park," he up constant pressure, enlisting the aid of lawyers who have seen to their habited a ramshackle settlement of tents on a says. Eighty per cent of area residents are politicans, residents and the media for their neighbourhoods while ignoring the Eastside. small patch of land perched between Van seniors. "And an area for children. More cause. CRAB is a sign that times are changing. couver harbour and the Downtown Eastside. children are moving into this area for the first The latest move by CRAB supporters was The Downtown Eastside, lacking representa North Shore commuters could see the multi time. There would be walkways, covered to plant a 35 foot spruce tree on the site — a tion on the parks board, has instead formed a colored collection of tents from the Seabus, benches, trees and grass, maybe even a gift from CRAB to the board of the Port lobby group to fight for credibility. but few of them knew why the tents were covered fishing pier like the Elliot Bay Park Corporation. "It's a symbol of the spirit of It has been done before — a similar battle there. in downtown Seattle." co-existence between the Port and CRAB was won against City Hall and developers. It was the Create a Real Available Beach Larson has a realistic idea of the residents' during the 75 days of camping there," Lar This fight was to save the land on Georgia camp-in on Vancouver Port Corporation needs — he lives there and works at son explains. He adds wryly, "It being a gift Street at the entrance to Stanley Park from land at the foot of Main Street. Carnegie Centre, a focal point for the com makes it harder for them to bulldoze it." becoming a massive hotel complex. Don Larson was one of the campers. For munity's social activities. The only difference between Devonian the past 27 months he has been a member of From the pier people could see the working Park, as it is now called, and CRAB, is that CRAB. He, with other local residents, have harbour, tugboats going by and the freighters CRAB has no lawyers and doctors pleading been waging an ongoing campaign for a being loaded. "There are 20 kinds of birds their case for them. CRAB does have the sup waterfront park in the low-income down there. The park could have a natural port of city council, giving them some Downtown Eastside. bird marsh so you could enjoy seeing them," leverage against a Port Corporation that con Their demands to the federal Crown cor Larson says. "We're not against the Port and siders rerouting industrial and commuter poration are simple. They want to meet with the jobs it brings, but what's the use of hav traffic through the Downtown Eastside an the Port. They want a say in the use of the ing a job if you can't get down to the water appealing prospect. Council, with its base of last piece of waterfront property in the and see the natural beauty there?" support in the community-oriented, left-wing Downtown Eastside that isn't part of the in The Port, in its master plan for the area, COPE party, would be loathe to rezone the dustrial wasteland of container terminals, recognizes the need for a park. But the plan area for heavier traffic flow or an Expo 86 docks and factories. They want to pressure lists a dozen other potential uses for the land, spillover project while ignoring the clearly- the Port management to make good on its including moorage space for pleasure and stated wishes of the Downtown Eastside promise of "a waterfront park with full fishing boats and a possible Expo 86 develop residents. public access" in the area. ment. To get the park they want, Larson and LARSON . . . not asking for moon. Larson claims the Port values the proposed Getting agreement on the need for a park the hundred members of CRAB must mount park land at $120 million. And with the has been CRAB's easiest task. Vancouver Ci political pressure, and make it clear the needs At a meeting two weeks ago CRAB restructuring of the local National Harbours ty Council and the Parks Board have both of the community are more important than organizers planned a parade to the Port Cor Board into the Vancouver Port Corporation, approved motions calling for a waterfront the needs of other groups. poration offices and a vigil until the Port there appears more emphasis on running the park in the Downtown Eastside. Politicians, Larson, sitting in his Downtown Eastside agrees to another meeting and citizen par Port as a profitable company. So plans for including federal energy minister Pat Carney, apartment, describes the two year struggle ticipation on planning boards for the Port's the Port land can go two ways, as Libby in whose riding the park would be, and Van that promises to last a while longer. A mouse land. The vigil will take place today and Davies says — for public use or for develop couver East NDP MP Margaret Mitchell, pops its head out from the kitchen wall. Wednesday at the Port Corporation's office ment. The residents are clearly in favor of pledged strong support for a park. The "There are 10,000 low-income people at the foot of Granville Street. "You have to public use. But can they convince one area of Downtown Eastside Residents Association down here," Larson says. "They're mostly use symbols to make your point," Larson government — the federal Port Corporation and the Vancouver Waterfront Coalition, a elderly, living in these tiny, steamy says. — to acquiesce to the wishes of another area collection of 30 community groups and cockroach-ridden rooms, and they only have The Port Corporation has been of government — Vancouver council and unions, support CRAB's proposal. one park. And Oppenheimer Park is only one remarkably silent lately. A federal govern parks board? But turning that support into parkland has city block. The baseball teams dominate it. ment directive banned any comments to the Don Larson is hopeful. "We're not asking proved to be a long, frustrating process. "We're saying we need a second park for press on any subject until the new Tory for the moon. The Port put in about 18 acres Larson fears that Port planners left to this community. The Downtown Eastside has government has had time to review policies. of landfill down there, we're just saying they themsleves will squeeze a tourist-oriented the lowest percentage of park space of any A Port employee who requested anonymity should give something back to the people." A case of parkland versus development The CRAB campers occupied Port land for 75 days. The Port agreed to talk, but made few promises.