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7 I H h^ \k LI •»<-" te ' vr i • _;:.>..J^'^>^J^:; -r^"^^^^^^^^ 2 NEWS FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 THE UBYSSEY Rounding up the Roundup FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 VOL.LXXXVII N°2 UBC to explore alternative EDITORIAL BOARD weed killing methods COORDINATING EDITOR Jesse Marchand [email protected] by Eric Szeto NEWS EDITORS Paul Evans SC Eric Szeto NEWS EDITOR [email protected] CULTURE EDITOR Simon Underwood Roundup may soon be a thing of the past as UBC [email protected] announced it will no longer be using the contro SPORTS EDITOR Megan Smyth versial herbicide. [email protected] Although reports have varied on whether Roundup, the world's most popular weed-killer, FEATURES/NATIONAL EDITOR Alex Leslie [email protected] is carcinogenic or not, UBC officials stated that they would rather not take a chance when it PHOTO EDITOR Yinan Max Wang comes to health safety issues on campus. [email protected] ca 'There's evidence in both directions/ said PRODUCTION MANAGER Michelle Mayne Dave Smith, Landscape Supervisor at UBC. [email protected] ca "The reports that I looked at aren't conclu sive, but it's better to err on the side of over COORDINATORS ly conservative." VOLUNTEERS Liz Green Roundup is used very sparingly on the 115- [email protected] ca acre campus. Only eight litres are used annually, RESEARCH/LETTERS Claudia Li mainly for spot spraying—a highly selective There's already concern in Europe about some of the discontinuation of all chemical herbicides [email protected] ca process, said Smith. the impact on the water supply...basically, we will be an economically viable practice. Murray Ismail, professor of Agroecology at don't know," he said. What it really boils down to is cost, said Smith. UBC, hasn't seen anything that suggests that it is Darier fears history will repeat itself. He "Our goal is to identify non-chemical methods The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper of the University of British Columbia. It is published every Tuesday and Friday a health concern to humans. recalled the DDT debacle in the 1980s. When that are effective but do not require us to resort by The Ubyssey Publications Society. We are an autonomous, "I don't think it's a very toxic substance,* DDT was first introduced into the market, it to widespread manual weed pulling which in democratically run student organisation, and all students are Isman said. "It's used in relatively small amounts was praised as a blessing for farmers. It was terms of worker injury and labour cost is an encouraged to participate. and it breaks down very rapidly and clears from eventually banned after it was discovered that unsustainable practice," said Smith. Editorials are chosen and written by the Ubyssey staff. They the body vexy quickly." farmers who used the spray all developed can Nevertheless, UBC will be searching for new are the expressed opinion of the staff, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Ubyssey Publications Society or the He notes that while there is a small minority cer, said Darier. cost-effective ways to oust incessant weed growth University of British Columbia. All editorial content appearing in of people that feel that any chemical is harmful "We've been there in the past.."said Darier. "I on campus. The Ubyssey is the property of The Ubyssey Publications Society. and should be avoided, Roundup is probably the have a fear that we're going to be in the same sce Stories, opinions, photographs and artwork contained herein One of these methods is a natural pesticide cannot be reproduced without the expressed, written permission least toxic of the herbicides. nario, and that we're going to have to wait ten to that Isman has been involved in developing. of The Ubyssey Publications Society. 20 years before we prove that* Some parts of California, including vineyards in "You may want to call this the lesser of two The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University Press evils in terms of chemical weed control," said Isman believes otherwise. "There maybe a lit the Napa Valley, are already putting this new sub (CUP) and adheres to CUP'S guiding principles. Isman. tle controversy on what it does to certain soil stance to use. Letters to the editor must be under 300 words. Please include Isman's opinion has its critics, however. organisms but the fact that it's been used in 120 "[It is] based on clove oil so it smells just like your phone number, student number and signature (not for While there have been numerous claims that countries for 25 years in staggeringly huge cloves," said Isman. publication) as well as your year and faculty with all submissions. ID will be checked when submissions are dropped off at the Monsanto's Roundup is safe, Eric Darier, amounts, we have much stronger evidence of Another alternative being sought out is steam editorial office of The Ubyssey, otherwise verification will be done Genetic Engineer Campaigner for Greenpeace, way, way greater health impacts of [other herbi generators. The generator would be able to kill by phone. "Perspectives' are opinion pieces over 300 words but is highly skeptical. cides]," he said. weeds with boiled water, but this does not come under 750 words and are run according to space. 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