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UBC student dies in swimming accident TIMELINE: HOSPICE ARSHY MANN finally recovered on Monday [email protected] morning by the RCMP Under­ water Recovery Team. A man who drowned Sunday Odera, a Kenyan from Nai­ at Kawkawa Lake near Hope, robi, began studying at UBC in BC, has been identified as 24- 2007, majoring in political sci­ year-old UBC student Felix Ri- ence. According to his personal aga Odera. blog, which he started in April, Odera was visiting the lake he was interested in socialjus­ while on a trip with the Inter- tice, entrepreneurship and spir­ Varsity Christian Fellowship— itual understanding. He had a an AMS club. full scholarship to attend UBC According to the RCMP, and was the VP Finance for the Odera was staying at a bible Africa Awareness Initiative. camp on the lake. He jumped in His final blog post, written on The UBC Board of Governors the water on Sunday afternoon April 30, described the month- is set to approve the construc­ from a floating dock that was long missionary trip called the tion of a 15-bed hospice on approximately 70 feet way from Vancouver Urban Partnership campus on Wednesday. The the shoreline. Four or five oth­ that was to start shortly after his decision has been a long time er students were on the dock trip. It involved a week of inten­ coming. at the time, and when Odera sive bible study in Sundre, Al­ did not resurface, they called berta, followed by three weeks February 2008: The Order the RCMP. of scripture studies, lectures of St. John and the Vancou­ "The early stages of the in­ and internships in the Down­ ver Hospice Society present a vestigation point to the young town Eastside. proposal to the Board of Gov­ man being unable to swim," Cst His body has been sent to Roy­ ernors (BoG) to build a sin­ Tracy Wolbeck told the Hope al Columbian Hospital for an au­ gle-story hospice on campus, Golden Star. "It's a really sad topsy. The coroner determined with the land donated by UBC accident and very upsetting for that neither foul play nor alcohol and the administration of the the people who witnessed it." were factors in Odera's death. hospice overseen by St. John. The initial search for his A page on Facebook has been body was unsuccessful, but was setup to memorialize Odera. tl Felix Riaga Odera. FACEBOOK September 2008: The BoG gives tentative approval to a hospice, subject to "a suitable site" being found by Campus Crime on campus still the same problem and Community Planning. September 2009: UBC an­ Petty thieves on campus quick to steal unwatched goods in 2010 nounced the hospice will be located on Northwest Marine Drive, sandwiched between WILL MCDONALD 250 Marine Drive, St. John's Col­ [email protected] lege and Place Vanier.

While most students are safe at October 2009: After an outcry UBC, their unattended belong­ 200 from students, the decision is ings may not be. reversed. Despite theft prevention pro­ grams implemented by Cam­ April 2010: Campus and Com­ pus Security in conjunction with 150 munity Planning tell the Uni­ UBC RCMP, the number of thefts versity Neighbourhoods Asso­ on campus hasn't dropped. In ciation (UNA) that the area be­ 2010, 214 thefts were reported tween the Promontory condo­ to Campus Security in 2010, the minium and Thunderbird Sta­ same number as 2008. 100 dium has been selected as the In addition to their securi­ location for the hospice. ty patrols, Campus Security's theft prevention campaign has June 2010: The BoG gives included education and aware­ 50 tentative approval to the hos­ ness programs. These include 25 pice being located at that signs that warn students not to 13 position. leave property unattended, the 4 2 2 bait bike program, the bait lock­ 0 THEFT FROM AUTO THEFT OF AUTO January 2011: Residences er program, property engraving of Promontory stage a pub­ and mapping of high-theft areas. lic campaign against the pro­ However, Campus Securi­ Data from the Campus Security report. PAUL BUCCI GRAPHIC/THE UBYSSEY posed location. They cite a ty says that for all their pro­ Chinese stigma towards death grams, student diligence is the when I came back...I realized but emphasized the 95 per cent Tang's laptop, which was also and possible lower proper­ best defence. that my bag was stolen and in recovery rate for items turned sitting on her desk at Koerner ty values as reasons for their Paul Wong, manager of Crime it were my keys, my wallet and into Campus Security's lost and Library, was spared. She said displeasure. UBC announc­ Prevention and Community Re­ my phone," said Tang. found, totalling thousands of that while she was lucky that es they will put the final deci­ lations for Campus Security, said The bag was later found in an dollars everyyear. it too wasn't stolen, she had so sion on the hospice's location the majority of thefts are ones elevator at the library, but her He stressed the importance of much trouble concentrating on on hold. where somebody leaves some­ wallet and phone were gone. not leaving valuables unattend­ her exam that afternoon after thing unattended, and comes "I feel so stupid because I ed and properly locking bikes the loss of her bag that she got February 2011: The UNA back to find that it is no longer trusted everyone. [They were] with hardened steel locks in a poor grade. board approves a motion that there. just too into their own studying order to prevent thefts. "Ifyou Wong said to also take cau­ "urges UBC to reconsider the "I don't have numbers of the that I didn't want to tell them have an ability to protect the tion with items left in vehicles, choice of the Promontory site items most commonly stolen to look at my stuff...and I also property, then even if it's for a of which theft is on the rise. and to consider selecting an­ but bikes, electronics like lap­ thought that the washroom was minute, that's something you The number of thefts from ve­ other site." tops and phones, backpacks and so close," said Tang. "I was too should do," he said. "We encour­ hicles since lastyear, according wallets are typically reported. innocent to think that someone age people to use the programs to Campus Security reports, has May 2011: A final open house Many students who have a back­ would steal my stuff." that campus security has...and risen from 13 to 25 cases. is held for residents to dis­ pack stolen often have electron­ Tang reported the theft to the to watch out for each other. Try Wong stressed the importance cuss the location of the hos­ ics, books and a wallet inside," staff at Koerner Library. not to leave any valuable items of taking action to prevent fu­ pice, but UBC announces that said Wong. "They weren't really helpful. unattended." ture cases. "Take expensive elec­ the hospice will go ahead Commerce student Winsie I told them I lost my stuff and According to Wong, laptop tronic equipment from your ve­ as planned in the proposed Tang experienced exactly that then they said you can fill out theft usually has the most im­ hicle when leaving it parked. location while studying in Koerner Li­ this form which we will give to pact. "There is a financial cost as GPS devices, iPods and phones brary for a midterm lastyear. the campus police. The campus well as an impact on academic in plain view are targets of June 8, 2011: Date of the BoG "I thought that it would be police never got back to me. It's commitments, such as term pa­ choice for thefts from auto. meeting where it is expected safe to leave my stuff there and pretty useless," she said. pers, class notes, dissertations "Removing the opportunity that UBC will formally approve just walked literally almost ten Wong said the recovery rate etc...that have not been separate­ for theft is the best preventa­ the construction and location steps to the washroom and then for stolen property is unknown, ly backed up." tive measure." tl of the St. John's Hospice. >-"i@

GINNY MONACO greater accountability to the stu­ are a lot more unsuccessful vol­ [email protected] dent segment of our campus ra­ unteers who aren't here. We're dio community," added McKen­ good at recruiting volunteers, While campus radio station CiTR zie in the statement. but not keeping them." is increasing student funding Penny Clark, outgoing Presi­ Clark added the station is and embarking on technologi­ dent, echoed McKenzie in say­ looking for ways to become cal challenges, two of their lon­ ing that the decision to restruc­ more user-friendly and student gest-serving staff won'tbe along ture was "hard, but made the accessible by making it "easier for the ride. most sense." to get shorter term or less fre­ CiTR has announced a re­ Last semester, Clark cam­ quent shows. It's hard to com­ structure of the Music Direc­ paigned in favour of the "Yes" mit to a regular schedule." tor and Program Coordinator vote for raising student fees But no one is quite sure yet positions, ending the tenures in the March referendum. The what the restructured posi­ of Luke Meat and Bryce Dunn. question passed with 52 per tions will look like. Further Meat had served as Music Direc­ cent of the vote, increasing the meetings and consultations tor since 2000 and Dunn as Pro­ CiTR fee from $4 to $5 per stu­ will take place before the rede­ gram Coordinator since 2004, dent. Though the station was re­ fined positions are to be post­ though both had been involved lieved to receive the extra fund­ ed in July. with the station well before be­ ing, the low margin by which it Janis McKenzie thanked Meat coming paid staff. passed was startling for the Stu­ Luke Meat has been with CiTR since 2000. GEOFF LISTER PH0T0/THE UBYSSEY and Dunn "for their passion, According to a statement dent Executive. dedication and valuable service made by Board of Director's "The referendum was impor­ equipped to coordinate. "Dedi­ Student programmers cur­ to CiTR." Nardwuar the Human Chair Janis McKenzie, the deci­ tant because it didn't pass by very cated volunteers are what help rently represent 11 per cent of Serviette, CiTR's most notable sion was made to reflect "the im­ much, so we take that as a warn­ a not-for-profit like CiTR grow. CiTR's on-air talent, a figure programmer, offered a motion portance of a renewed focus on ing signal from students that Volunteers require challenging Clark called a "big problem." In to give Meat and Dunn honor­ students as listeners and as pro­ they're feeling disengaged from and interesting responsibilities comparison with other campus ary lifetime memberships to gramming participants and the their club services," said Clark. that give them a personal stake stations, CiTR ranks among the the station. need to adapt to and lead tech­ In a meeting with staff and in the station," Clark said. lowest in terms of student-pro­ "Luke and Bryce were really nological change." programmers on Thursday, "We had positions that were duced on-air content. integral to CiTR. They gave ev­ Funds brought in by the ref­ those in favour of the decision designed to run the station but Station Manager Brenda erything to CiTR and they taught erendum earlier this year were reiterated the need for great­ we need positions that are de­ Grunau said those in Thursday's me about music," he said. an "increased vote of confidence" er student involvement, some­ signed to draw volunteers into meeting represented "the suc­ "You don't want to lose peo­ and bring the "challenge of even thing the old positions weren't station operation." cessful volunteers, but there ple like that." tJ Bard on the Beach ready to kick off 20th season

RHYS EDWARDS comedies and tragedies, as well Dave MacKay, a UBC Theatre [email protected] as operas, arias, numerous lec­ graduate, has been tasked with tures and special events—all opening thisyear's season with All the world may be a stage, held in an open air 'village' that As You Like It on the new stage. but there's a better view in Va­ allow actors to perform against As a performance venue, he nier Park. the beautiful backdrop of Eng­ notes, it presents a wealth of new Since its inception in 1990, lish Bay. theatrical opportunities. Bard on the Beach has been laud­ There are several changes to "I think we are just starting to ed as a Vancouver cultural insti­ this year's festival. Most notably, see that this is going to be quite tution. Each summer, thousands the venue has expanded, with a great and fantastical step for flock to Vanier Park to partake a new main stage tent that will Bard," he said. "The addition of in a festival of Shakespearean seat up to 742 people. Director more people viewing will not only reward the audience, but the cast as well, with all the ad­ ditional ears in attendance." Christopher Gaze, the char­ Your campus radio stationismati c founder and artistic di­ rector of the festival, is partic­ ularly excited about the histor­ with online streamingica l dramas. "What could be better, ifyou love Shakespeare, than to watch Charles (Charlie Gallant) fights with Orlando (Todd Thompson) on stage and podcasts the entire History Cycle, with in As you Like It. COURTESY OF BARD ON THE BEACH the Henry VI plays [which the director has compressed into cycle has "never been done be­ it, so that the story is there, the one play] and then finishing that fore in Vancouver, on any large language is there and the char­ whole cycle with Richard III," scale." acters are there for a stimulat­ said Gaze. "People should see Part ofthe attraction of Bard ing, fun, thoughtful and dra­ both if they have a particular is its brand of affordable, suc­ matic evening in the theatre." interest in the history and the cinct and high quality Shake­ However, there is more to emergence of the gloriously se­ spearean productions. Gaze Bard than the plays themselves. ductive, dangerous, and fantas­ notes that the directive of the "I used to resent the fact that peo­ tic Richard III." Gaze points out festival "is to reveal the play and ple would talk to me about the that such a staging ofthe history to take any obscurity away from view and not about the show," said Gaze, "and then it took me some years to understand that CiTR there is a whole Bard experience. It's a tradition for people to come Tofino twice a day... Every day... to Bard, the physical place, and 101.9FM/CITR.CA enjoy the sort of buzz and festi­ val nature of it all." tl OWN YOUR FREQUENCY Call 1866.986.3466 (ZESMJ •tv.vwmui or book online and Save! ttMI.'l'l • ____u__y Bard on the Beach official­ ______*• ly opens on June 10 and runs and until September. As You Like It iWniilll* premiers on opening night. The publisher Merchant of Venice on June 18, of H#<#M=H GMMXZD Henry VI (The War of the Ros­ _mi Island Express es) on July 6, and Richard III on July 16. 6/UBYSSEY.CA/SPORTS/2 011.0 6.0 7 Nancy Wilson resigns after three seasons BIRD DROPPINGS TRACKAND FIELD Men and women's track fin­ ished in the top 20 at the NAIA Women's hockey coach leaves to run lighting business outdoor track and field nation­ al championships last weekend DRAKE FENTON season UBC defeated the consis­ in Indiana. The women finished [email protected] tently dominant University of Al­ 17th in a 65-team field, while berta Panda's 3-2 in regulation the men's team finished 13th Last week UBC women's hockey time. It was one of only four loss­ in a 74-team field. UBC's long coach Nancy Wilson announced es the Panda's suffered all season. distance ace Tim Smith set a her resignation from the pro­ "They players [on] the first two school record in the men's mar­ gram. Wilson served as an as­ lines were very solid," said Wil­ athon with a time of 2:34:11.00. sistant coach from 2005-08, and son. "They can compete with any Smith came in 12th in a field of was named head coach before team in Canada West. The Cana­ over 60 runners. Nelly Amen- the 2008-09 season. In her three da West is a very competitive divi­ yogbe had a stellar race, finish­ full seasons as head coach, she sion though, so if you have is­ ing in 4th place with a time of led UBC to a 26-46-3 record. sues such as illness or injuries 3:01:05.01, a mere 25 seconds "It's time for me to have a change, you really need to have a third away from 3rd. and I think the program at UBC or fourth line that can step up, needed a change as well," Wilson and we didn'thave that lastyear." BASKETBALL said in a phone interview Sunday The inability of coaching a UBC will be sending basketball morning. "I'm very happy and team capable of rolling with four coach Kevin Hanson and guard proud of the UBC players in the lines is one thing that Wilson is Nathan Yu to the 26th Sum­ program, but I feel like it's time remiss about with her departure. mer Universiade Games, Au­ to move on." "Our recruitment this year was gust 12-23, in Shenzhen, Chi­ very solid," said Wilson. "I think na. As UBC's sixth man, Yu av­ that if the recruits want to finish eraged 13 points a game. Coach It's time for me what I started there [and] they Hanson, thisyear's CIS coach of still go to UBC, then I think the the year, has a talented roster led to have a change, program will have more depth by CIS player of the year, Car- and the program [next season]." leton's Tyson Hinz. Hanson will Wilson was unable to turn the be looking to improve on Cana­ needed a change. Thunderbirds into a title contend­ da's 9th place finish in the 2009 er, but three years may not be Universiade Games. NANCYWILS0N enough time to adequately judge FORMER WOMEN'S HOCKEY COACH her tenure as UBC's bench boss. WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL UBC Athletics hasyetto announce Eight current or former T-Birds Wilson is a partner in a success­ Wilson's successor. For now, last will be competing national- ly to ful lighting company (CNJ Light­ RICH LAM PH0T0/THE UBYSSEY season's assistant coach Jeff Old- qualify for the 2012 Olym- pic ing Solutions) and the time com­ enborger has been named inter­ Summer Games in London. Cur­ mitment at UB C did not allow her 8-15-1 record. UBC's eight victo­ of the Canada West for a long time, im coach. rent T-Birds Kyla Richey and Lisa to run her business in a satisfac­ ries matched a program high, and not even the wealth of expe­ Whether it is Oldenborger who Barclay made the senior team tory way. and allowed them to qualify for rience Wilson brought to the pro­ inherits the job, or someone else, and Shanice Marcelle made Wilson came to UBC with an the Canada West playoffs. It was gram was able to change that. Wilson believes that the founda­ the development 'B' team. Re­ impressive resume. She led the only the second time the 'Birds "It is always hard to build a tion pieces have been put in place. cent graduate Jen Hinze also Women's National Under-22 Team had qualified for the playoffs in program," said Wilson. "UBC has "UBC is only a few players away made the senior team, along to a gold medal at the 2007 Eu­ the last ten years. very high academic standards so from competing for the top spot, with former grads Carla Brad­ ropean Air Canada Cup and was But UBC never reached a re­ getting players into UBC, quality they are that close," said Wilson. stock, Liz Cordonier, Marisa an assistant coach with the Se­ cord of. 500 or better during Wil­ players, can be difficult." If Wilson is correct, expect the Field and Claire Hanna. These nior National Team in 2008. In son's tenure, continuing a streak A lack of depth has perennial­ 'Birds to gain ground in the ul­ players formed the nucleus of her first season as head coach, over ten years long. The 'Birds ly plagued a UBC roster that has tra competitive Canada West next UBC's current run as four-time Wilson guided the 'Birds to a have been in the basement cellar shown flashes of brilliance. Last year. defending CIS champions. amS Insider weekly * studentt societsocietvy a weekly look at what's new at your student society 07.06.

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A REAL MUNICIPALITY? HOSPICE DEBATE PROVES OTHERWISE

This Wednesday in sunny Kelowna, the Board of Governors will give final approval for a hospice to be placed in between the Promontory condo and Thunderbird Stadium. The two-year long de­ bate over its location has produced plenty of head­ lines and cultural cleavages, but we can't help but think the end result is a win for all sides. UBC has the satisfaction of supporting the hospice community and doing an unambigu­ ously good thing by providing land to the proj­ ect. Students win by having the hospice placed in an area that will not provide conflict with ei­ ther the academic or more leisurely pursuits that we take part in. And the University Neighbourhoods Associa­ tion, the quasi-municipal group that represents the permanent residents on campus? Well, to be honest, the hospice issue has created more ten­ sion in their ranks than anything else in their history. Residents have called for the resignation of the entire board an overhaul of the monthly newsletter, and everything else in between. Peo­ ple feel like the organization created to represent KRISSY DARCH GRAPHIC/THE UBYSSEY them has failed. Yet we can't help but feel this is a good thing. OPINIONS Permanent residents upset with the change have been given a reality check as to their rights as res­ idents of UBC, the only major urban area in Can­ ada without a municipal government. After 20 years of growth ofthe non-student population at Toope s graduation address lacked courage UBC, there's a community on campus would like to believe that they have a real say in how their neighbourhood develops. Instead, they are given MICKI COWAN But what Toope failed to inform to address creating dialogue between the option by UBC to be put on a priority wait list [email protected] his audience is that the writer of "Too different cultures—an issue he acknowl­ for new units on campus. Asian?" was a student—a UBC student, edged exists—"I don't want to pretend UBC Campus and Community Planning head At the majority of 2011 graduation cere­ to be exact, trained by our very own that just because you have people from Nancy Knight framed this in a positive light, ar­ monies this May, President Toope, fight­ system. different backgrounds they're going to guing that "a municipality would not be able to ing the evils of improper language us­ It was in the classrooms of our own interact—they're not," he commented provide this level of service." True—but a munic­ age, condemned Macleans "Too Asian?" institution that one ofthe writers ofthe in Maclean's "Too Asian?" ipality would have much more democratic ac­ article in his speech. He stated the con­ article, Stephanie Findlay, developed a As someone who takes this issue se­ countability in their land-use decisions. troversy surrounding the article, "re­ good portion of her critical thinking. At riously, I would have expected Toope It's a reminder that, not having to live by the sulted from strong language, mask­ one time, she was even an editor of this to have made the authorship of the rules of any real government, UBC can do many ing sloppy thought," adding that it is bi-weekly rag. Apparently, for her, four piece explicit. things for its citizens—both pleasant and un­ "the sort of thing I hope you universi­ years was not enough for the kind of It wouldn't have sounded as nice to pleasant. At least now, UNA residents should be ty graduates are inoculated against." "inoculation" that Toope talked about. the thousands of excited people packed as aware as students that, when it comes to how Overall the speech went well for Toope. While this mistake may be an ac­ into the Chan Center—to let everyone this campus is governed, the status quo is unac­ He even got a few laughs. ceptable one to make for some, Toope know that our institution contribut­ ceptable in the long-run. This speech was given to 7500 atten­ should have been more careful. For ed to the frame of mind behind "Too tive (or inattentive) soon-to-be graduates, me, knowing the authorship of the ar­ Asian?" And it would have reminded TRANSLINK PASSES THE BUCK ON U-PASS FRAUD as well as thousands of their guests. He ticle made his speech seem careless. us all that we still have a long way to assured everyone that as UBC students, His words? They became uninformed. go before his agenda to "create mech­ A Translink official recently told the Vancouver they have been instructed against think­ Perhaps even guilty of the crimes he anisms, programs and opportunities Sun that issues with lost, stolen, resold and fraud­ ing in the way those Macleans writers bequeathed upon the writers of "Too for people to interact" is in place, ready ulent passes are costing the company enough to did (in his own words): sloppy. Anec­ Asian?" to inoculate the young minds at UBC. threaten shutting down the program altogether. dotal. Hurtful. It is "Everything that a Especially for someone who has But at least he would have been The subsidized student transit system, which costs university education speaks against." made it part of his Presidential agenda honest. around $30 a month per student, is apparently responsible for $15 million in fraud each year. For one thing, Translink's figures, completely LETTERS overblown in our view, reside in the realm of good ol' fear mongering. Besides the numbers including KOERNER'S CLOSING SOUND BUSINESS passes lost in the mail, lost by students, and pass­ should have come into play much earli­ the wrong; however, let us not sink to es that were never claimed, a focus on the fraud­ I commend Jamie Paris' concise com­ er. Butting heads with unions is messy that level of commitment. GSS can do ulent passes should require a deeper look at the mentary in May 24's Ubyssey and the business, so I wish that there were better and I expect council to smooth circumstances that creates both the desire to re­ Executive's decision. As much as it's a more warning or consultation with things over with Koerner employees. sell U-Passes and why people risk buying them. sad day to find out that Koerner's Pub them before the major decision. (On PS: I don't think much of Jaishankar Students at participating universities can't opt is no more for the summer, it's galling that note, I don't think students really Iyer's (the past GSS VP Finance) opinion. out of the program and so students who do own to imagine it staying open at a project­ have a place to vote for Koerner's fate- It might have been a careless thought a car or don't use their pass are not compensated ed loss of $175,000. Leaving it open it's almost purely a business decision.) onpaper, butraising GSS fees by $10 to if they do not wish to take part in the program. If would have been against financial log­ I hope the little guys aren't forgotten support a struggling pub that has no ex­ you have a car, the U-Pass is a three-figure man­ ic, and diversion of funds from other and that they receive any compensa­ traordinary hold on GSS services? Let's datory tax. recreational or support services for tion due to them. stay away from dangerous thinking. Some people are of course justlooking for a quick GSS would have led to a chain of un­ I love Koerner's and I've had many buck, and many people are complicit in fraud, or predictable outcomes undesirable by fond memories there, but I do not advo­ -Jackie Law find ways to legitimize it to themselves. Howev­ a greater student population. cate it to be reopened unless it makes MSc, School of Population er, there is something to be said about the afford­ I've known that the Pub has been financial sense and it is within GSS and Public Health ability of transit for students who are not attend­ struggling, but I had not realized the means to do so. Koerner's has weak­ ing classes during the summer, or have recently huge and growing deficit. It's odd that a nesses rooted in its location, market­ graduated. University and college students across business could continue to operate un­ ing, targeted audience, etc. and this is the Lower Mainland in the lower economic brack­ der such conditions, and I'm surprised an ideal time to rethink the strategy Have something you want to et are usually just as broke during the summer that it didn't get axed earlier. Student and come up with an innovative solu­ get off ofyour chest and into months as they are during the year. Graduates society businesses are not supposed to tion. There are other pubs around cam­ this paper? Email us a letter, who have had the chance to use the U-Pass pro­ profit hugely, but it's also backwards pus and many options for socializing— no longer than 300 words, to gram during their studies aren't suddenly going for it to survive on handouts. it's too frivolous and wasteful for Ko­ to be able to afford the $151 multi-zone pass the The Executive made a tough deci­ erner's to remain niche. [email protected] moment they step off campus. sion, but a correct one. Dramatic prob­ It seems to me that GSS has done Before Translink reps begin threatening to lems calls for dramatic solutions. How­ both a right and a wrong. I'm not hear­ JUSTIN MCELROY shut down the U-Pass program, they need to get ever, as the editor put it, the method ing an outcry from the student popula­ [email protected] their numbers straight and stop blaming stu­ didn'thave to come at such a surprise tion about the summer closure so one dents for their losses, tl to stakeholders, and labour relations can argue that the right outweighed U THEUBYSSEYca z

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