Bennetts Back, But

bonners upset VOL. XLVIII, No. 1 mVANCOUVER umsw, B.C., TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1966 224-3916 BONNER BOUNCED Bennetts back, but. NDP up to 16, Grits grab six Monday's provincial election cost Premier Bennett a cabinet minister and gained him one seat to the opposition's three. Attorney-General Robert Bonner was upset in Vancou ver-Point Grey by freshman Liberal Garde Gardom. He and his incumbent run ning mate UBC neurosurgeon Pat McGeer handily took the redistributed riding. Bennett announced in Ke lowna a by-election will be held to get Bonner back into the legislature. The Socreds won 33 seats. The New Democratic Party picked up two seats to win 16 and the Liberals added one to raise their standing to six seats. The Social Credit party held —powell hargrave photo 32 of the 52 seats in the last 'M REGISTRATION WEEK creates boredom and tears, both for advisors and students. Carol legislature, the NDP 14, the lohnson, Education 3, wouldn't have had o beg and plead with Ed McMullen if she had Liberals five and there was been able to pre-register, like her Arty buddies. one vacancy. W. A. C. BENNETT Redistribution raised the total number of seats to 55. in again Both opposition leaders, erson was interviewed by The Robert Strachan of the NDP Ubyssey at 9 p.m., just as his Housing crisis • • • and Ray Perrault of the Lib re-election became evident. erals, were re-elected. By STUART GRAY ing accommodation, and the themselves competing with "Social Credit will spend In Vancouver-Burrard, Dr. The director of UBC's In accommodation on our hous groups of single students when more money on education for Ray Parkinson and Tom Ber- ternational House fears a crit ing list has evaporated." they try to rent houses." more universities and colleges ger of the NDP were elected, ical housing shortage may Larsen said he personally McGregor summed up the defeating Social Credit party in the next years," he prom force some new students into knew a married student with housing situation on campus whip Bert Price and former ised. distant Vancouver slums. three children who lodked for with a terse "it's bad." Vancouver mayor Tom Als- Bennett has promised a new r John Thomas described the a month and a half before He estimated at least 700 bury. college in the Interior and housing shortage affecting finding a home. single men, 600 women, and 2,500 new university class more than 300 foreign stu "And large numbers of peo 200 married students need ac Three UBC students were rooms by 1970. dents^—including 100 families ple show up at the last min commodation. defeated. NDP candidates —as a possible panic situation. ute," he said. "But we've been full up Garth Brown and Ed Lavalle Peterson also confirmed his "Those coming in now are "It's very grim. Eventually since July," he said. lost in Point Grey. Liberal promise of an expanded sometimes forced by econom they'll find accommodation, Reason for the lack of new Rick Higgs went down in Van money - for - marks program. ics to live in poor, or slum, but many will end up travel facilities, he said, is simply couver-Burrard. First-class students will get 75 areas of the city," he said. ling phenomenal distances." lack of funds. Commerce Prof. Ralph Loff per cent of tuition fees, 50 per Thomas did not say speci One reason for housing "If you supply the money, mark topped the poll in the cent goes to second-class win fically which slum areas must shortages is refusal of many we'll build the residences. new riding of Vancouver ners. be used, but said they are be- apartments to accept children, We're walking' on • a financial South. Loffmark is trade and "And we're going to double r ' low-standard sections far from said Larsen. SEE: CRISIS industry minister. the number of second-class UBC. "Married students also find (Continued on Page 2) Education Minister Les Pet- awards," he said. 'DRAINED' "Our housing resources are already drained, and as a re sult the majority of incoming • • so AMS plans co-op residences "" students have to live off By ANNE BALF campus," he said. $1,500 have been set aside for and 5,500 students are seeking "But the biggest problem is Well-worn dreams of student- this." suitable accomodation outside that since 1961, over 2,000 owned housing may soon be Basis of the decision was a the gates, he said. report on the demand for suites in the university district a reality if the Alma Mater "The suites we are planning student housing at UBC by • - and Kitsilano have disappear Society has its way. will only accommodate 100 to Ray Larsen, AMS housing co ed, due to changes in city by The AMS plans a complex 175 students," Braund said. ordinator. laws." of self-contained, self-financing "But if somebody doesn't The report details the type At present only about half student-owned suites some build something, we're not go of housing best for the well- the foreign students have ar- where on campus in the near ing to get anything done about being of the student and <v rived, he said. future. the situation." Thomas' concern over lack AMS president Peter Braund studies ways of integrating the of student housing was echoed said Monday the chronic short residence with the university. The AMS plans to finance by Ray Larsen, Alma Mater age of student housing both The report recommended the the residence with a loan, to Society housing co-ordinator, on and off the campus had low-cost apartment housing de be paid back by student rents. and UBC housing director Dr. forced the AMS to seek feas cided on by the AMS, with The project will cost between Malcolm McGregor. ible additions to the present community kitchens and wash half a million and one million dollars. "It's like the jungle," said inadequate residences. rooms and private bedrooms. Larsen, "like looking for food "We shall hire an architect "There is a crying need at The AMS will present a by animal instinct. within a few weeks to draw UBC for low-cost housing con brief to the Board of Govern ^'EVAPORATED* up plans for the complex," venient to the campus." ors this fall outlining the co-op PETER BRAUND "We have approximately Braund said. There is a 1400-student project and asking for a land 800 married families now seek "Student funds totalling '. AMS forced' waiting list for UBC residences, grant. Page 2- V THE UBYSSEY Tuesday, September 13, 1966 COMING SOON BAD BOYS Strike and profs RAGGE SHOPPE delay new texts One of a kind By AL DONALD Edwardian Style If the text for your Ionospheric Mechanics 893 course isn't Hacking Jackets in the Field House, try blaming something besides the book store. _____._...___...._____._.____i — waist suppression Like the rail strike or your — deep side vents prof. Bookstore manager J. A. Class changes — ticket pockets Hunter said the week-long strike has held up many book in timetable — 3 button shipments in eastern ware The following changes — shawl collar houses. have 'been made in the orig "We expect no Canadian 315 Seymour St. shipments for a week," he inal timetable: said. Ec. 101 is in Bu. 106. Profs who order late get Geog. 100, Sec. 1, Prac their books late, he added. tical No. 10 is at 8:30; Sec. "A lot of professors don't order until it's too late to get 2, Practical No. 20 is at BAD BOYS the books for the beginning 4:30. of lectures," Hunter said. Geog. 306 has lectures RAGGE SHOPPE The Field House, which open both terms, labs first term ed its doors to students Thurs only. Exclusive day, will be the main book distribution center until Oct. 1. Hist. 420 has additional After that you buy your hour 1:30 Friday in B.. 218. Western Style books from the main book E pa u letted store. Shaven Cord If you have some books from last year which will be Jackets used for the course again, you THINK CHICKEN (pile lined) can sell them back to the book store for 65 per cent of the CA 4-0833 —dermis gans photo 24.95 and 19.95 original price. CUT-RATE BOOKS are advertised on the outside wall of JhsL JAMA. IS INN Hunter's horde then adds 315 Seymour St. the Field House. Inside are brand new ones, but Lisa 15 per cent to the price it Lopianawska, Arts 2, is trying to find used texts for her paid and puts the book on a courses, rather than pay those high prices. table by the west wall of the Field House. Hunter denied textbooks cost less at downtown stores. "Paperbacks are the same SPECIAL EVENTS Tommy trips out, and textbooks are more ex pensive downtown," hesaid. He said the bookstores paid presents new post set up out $45,000 to $50,000 in five per cent rebates last year. A major shakeup in UBC's administrative organization To take advantages of the James Meredith has been announced following the resignation of building rebate plan, still in operation and grounds supervisor Tom Hughes. this year, save your bookstore Bursar William White an- receipts and hand them back THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 nounced creation of a new Turner will be directly re at the end of the year. position in the campus bu sponsible to bursar White.

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