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sf THE UBYSSEY Vol. LXVIII, No. 10 Vancouver, B.C. Friday, October 11,1986 228-2301 U.S. students protest apartheid By MURIEL DRAAISMA Today is also United Nations' business with South Africa and apartheid activity. The university's "It's certainly not because of ill Today, tens of thousands of Day of Solidarity with Political from banks lending directly or in­ board of regents has responded by intent. We're focusing on education American university students are Prisoners in South Africa. A New directly to the Botha government. setting up an advisory committee on right now and we don't have the expected to express loudly and York based national student Students are expected to ask the the issue. resources to jump on this issue," clearly their opposition to apartheid organization, the American Com­ same of state legislators. In New York, Columbia Univer­ Barb Donaldson said Thursday. and university investments in com­ mittee of Africa, is sponsoring the In Berkeley, University of sity students are planning to stage a Despite the lack of a nationally panies that deal with South Africa. day of protest to coicide with the California students are organizing a city-wide rally against City Bank, coordinated campaign, two Van­ Protests of all kinds are planned U.N. event. blockade of the administration America's prime lender to South couver student groups are staging in 30 American cities and on more "From as far away as Honolulu, building and are incouraging Africa, and to mount a campaign their own events to commemorate than 100 campuses to mark what San Francisco, Minneapolis, students to take part in civil disobe­ demanding the bank stop loans to the day. U.S. student activists are calling Nashville and Detroit, students will dience. A massive rally on campus the apartheid regime and close its UBC Students for a Free National Student Action Day be calling for divestment and the is supposed to kick off three days of South African branches. Southern Africa are holding a vigil against Apartheid. release of political prisoners," said action in the San Francisco Bay The rally in New York will today at'noon outside the Bank of There are rallies set for (Berkeley committee member Joshua Nessen, Area. feature Jesse Jackson as its main Montreal at SUB's north end. and New York, marches organized in a telephone interview Thursday The nine-campus University of speaker and be followed by a march Group members and Lutheran cam­ in Nashville and Buffalo and con­ from New York. Califoria system has $2.4 billion in­ on the South African consulate. pus chaplain Ray Schultz will speak ferences of anti-apartheid activists Nessen said American students vested in companies with business Jackson also spoke at Columbia in about South African political prepared in Washington, D.C. and planned to put pressure on universi­ ties to South Africa. So far, more April, when students blockaded the prisoners. South African music will Hanover, New Hampshire. ty board of governors to withdraw than 1,000 students, faculty and administration building in a push follow. Students are expected to funds from companies doing staff have been arrested for anti- for divestment. "As global citizens, students demonstrate in front of administra­ Columbia University has since have a moral responsibility to stand tion buildings, gather on lawns of decided to divest $39 million in together on this issue. They're go­ state legislatures and congregate stock in South Africa over the next ing to be the decision-makers of outside South African consulates. two years. It is the first Ivy League tomorrow and should be aware of school to do so. what's going on elsewhere in the Late budget The national day of protest, world." however, has not been exported to At Langara College, a student Canada. The chair of Canada's na­ group calling itself Resist Apartheid frustrates tional student organization, the Now will have its first meeting in Canadian Federation of Students, the college's cafeteria at noon. departments says CFS does not have the Organizer Ian Weniger said the By RONALD STEWART resources to stage a similar cam­ group will likely focus on education UBC has operated without an ap­ paign. as well as guerrilla theatre. proved budget for more than six months, said the university vice- president finance and administra­ Ritchie survey tion. Bruce Gellatly, said the budget will go to the board of governors lowering morale for final approval on October 17, more than six months after the By STEVE ENGLER "manpower utilization and fiscal year started in April. California based efficiencey con­ scheduling," he said. The budget was given initial ap­ sultants Ritchie and Associates will "We're looking to identify proval in July but the university release their first completed analysis operating problems and dealing departments have been "reacting of a UBC section today and ad­ with them; training supervisors how rather than planning," Gellatly ministration officials are pleased to use their people the best way said. with it but a campus union official possible," he said. He said the delay has caused says the firm's activities are serious­ Ritchie's performance has been many difficulties. "For example, ly harming employees' morale. "excellent", said UBC financial we were not able to send out the Ted Byrne, Canadian University vice-president Bruce Gellatly. "We line-by-line department budgets un­ Employees union coordinator said had one final report (for audio­ til today. They've been operating in the Ritchie and Associates' review visual services} which is now com­ the dark so far." "is two things, a work speed up and pleted. It was very well done." Gellatly said the main problem a job reduction exercise. They want Byrne said, if they're going to has been with the Universities Ad­ people to work faster. I won't say publicly release a report on audio­ justment Fund — the $14.9 million more effectively or efficiently." visual, It's a PR gesture. Audio­ the Universities Council of B.C. did "As a result of the low morale visual is an area where it's possible not allocate with the rest of the pro­ caused by the work pressure, largely to increase savings without making vince's grant. UBC, along with resulting from Ritchie and staff cuts. UVic and SFU, had to make a Associates, two people in the "It's self-supporting, they just number of applications to obtain finance department just quit," he make it more self-supporting and the money. — steve engler photo said. increase the profits. It's different "This time-consuming process FIRE CHIEF FOR a day, Katie models the ultrachic look for fire safety Ritchie operations head Howar from the library. caused many uncertainties," Gellat­ week. Hat, featured in October Vogue features extra room for a marmalade Kimelsman said, "the major em­ A Sept. 16 memo from UBC in­ ly said. "Of the $8.6 million in the sandwich. Yellow raincoat completes "Peru look." Katie has declined phasis is not on getting rid of peo­ terim administration president fund originally intended for UBC, several poster offers but is considering a job as a star of Charlie's Angels ple, but on making them more effi­ Robert Smith said, "Ritchie we've been allocated $6.5 million." revival. cient." The primary emphasis is on guarantees the University will George Morffitt, UCBC chair,, recoup in the first year following said of the $14.9 million in the Ad­ system installation, annualized sav­ justment Fund, $11 million was ings at least equal to their fees." allocated to the three universities Less red cells flow at UBC blood clinic The company has already been some time ago. "UBC would have By ANDREW HUIGE transfusions was also implicated in holiday weekend, but they did not paid at least $1.5 million, according known their portion in July," he Only 1,247 people gave blood at the poor showing. "It was unfor­ live up the their expectations, said to a UBC finance office source, said said. this term's first blood donor clinic tunate," said Rick O'Brien of the Red Cross official Florence Ed­ Byrne. The Adjustment Fund was last week, down sharply from last Red Cross Public Relations Depart­ wards. "It was a zilch and I can't As the university budget is 85 per created to assist universities in year's 1,977 donors and the goal of ment. figure out why," she said, adding cent salaries, Byrne said, "how can lowering their costs, Morffitt said. they claim to save the amount of 2,100 for this year, according to "You don't promote a blood there were banners, posters and a "It is a bridging amount of money, money it (the review) costs in one Red Cross figures. donor clinic from the angle of car with a loudspeaker publicizing and compared to the government year? some savings are possible in "There was a lot of unfounded AIDS." Of the 309 cases of AIDS the event. budget of $300 million for the three costs but the kind of substantial fear about AIDS; also, a lot of peo­ in Canada, less than two per cent Wilting gave a partial turnout universities, the fund is a small pro­ savings involved would have to ple had colds," said Paul Wilting, can be attributed to blood transfu­ breakdown by faculty: 9.2 per cent portion of their total budgets." come from the budget for salaries." who helped organize the Engineer­ sions, he said. of agriculture students gave blood; Universities ministry official ing Undergraduate Society spon­ Separate reports are being made He added, the Red Cross is proud forestry was second with 6.7 per Dean Gord agreed most of the sored event.

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