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By Chris Wiesinger If the Mnister of Health and Welfere has his way, Canadians have heard the last gasp from the tobacco industry. On June 28,19B8, Jake Epp took a heavy l^olTcalled C*51 and stored on Canada's tobacco manufactur- But Hie last gasp - if St is the last gasp >» will certainly be the: tobacco industry's loudest. Al ready, the second largest manu facturer ef tobacco products in Canada, Eothman's, Benson & Hedges, has filed & writ in the Ontario courts challenging the constitutionality ofthe bill. C*Sl ban* all forms of tobaccoadvertis* ingin thebroadcast and print media, as well as promotion!, which sponsor cultural and sporting activities, In effect* ii forbids raentioning,forpurpos.Sof advertising, the industry's corporate logo, and trademark hrandnames in any public forum. And that has ruffled feathers in several corporate corridors* A number oflegal precedents are cited by opponents of the bill, spacjjScally court verdicts dealing with freedom of commer- dalextfresaioru Themain-»ntentioni*that the bill prohibits the advertising of a legal product, and in no way acta aa health legia*. lation. Carol Hoehu, spokesperson for Rothinaa's, Benson & Hedges, says the bill and in those cases the courtshave gone on to strably justified. advertising* no change in the rate of decline goes against the Charter of Rights, and, in scrutinise the legislation that infringes: on "Consumers have a right to informa of consumption was found. Instead, Norwe particular, the section which guarantees commercial expression* It has, in some tion,'' Hochu says* *We feel that the hill is gian smokers continued smoking high tar the freedom of expression* instances, struck down such legislation," flawed legislation. It's purporting to be eontent cigarettes even after low tea: and UBC Associate Professorof Law, Robin Elliott adds, naming both the Quebec and health legislation, but it's not—.tV dealing improved filter products entered the mar EHiott* an expert in the field of <*>ftBtitu- Ontario Courts of Appeal as examples. with the commercial practices of manufac ketplace* tional law, says a verdict on the appeal is According: to Smokers' Freedom Soci turers who have a tight to inform their "In Sweden, the low tar and new, im hardtOcaB* ety (SFF), an organization formed in Sep consumers about a legal product." proved filter brands achieved a 52% share of "Experts have IwencaBedfbrward from tember, 1S$5 as a response to measures John Foss, president ofthe Association thetnarket, whereas in Norway it remai ned both camp, toindicafe lhat the law is either being taken against smokers across Can of Canadian Advertisers, agrees* "Wesee C- at $0%, Which existed in i$7$** valid or invalid. These lands of cases are ada, any attempt to restrict freedom of 51 as a bill that deals with advertising, and Foss places the blame for this trend very difficult to predict. Both sides believe expression, such as C-51, will only standup not as proponents expect it to do and be squarely on the shoulders of Norwegian that they *ou1d succeed; there are case* in in court if, as the Charter of Eights stipu lieved it would, as a health issue * anti-advertising legislation, *The Norwe which courts have held that what's called lates, it is a "reasonable limit which can be Foss notes similar attempts to ban: gian smokers were prevented, through the 'commercial speech* is not protected at all demonstrably justified.* advertising of tobacco products, in particu advertising ban, from access to a lower tar under the provision of the Charter lot Opponents of C-51 have no qualms lar in Scandinavia, have met with unusual development and an. improved filter devel Rights] that speaka to freedom of expres about coming right tothe heart of the mat results. opment "he says. sion* ter. The Mil, they argue, has nothing to do In a study which compared consump* Rothman's is also concerned because There are, however* other cases that with Safeguarding the health of Canadian tion patterns between Norway and Sweden studies such as the one cited by Foss show say that commercial speech is protected, consumers, and as such, cannot be demon after Norway, in 1975, banned tobacco continued on page S
VOLUME 7, Number 5 Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, August 3,1988 rr.fEorCE L-LENT)-.,. DISCOUNT FARES THE EATERJ Classifieds AMS SUMMER FILMS Ratee: AMS Card Holden - 3 line*, $3.00, Toronto $299 RT. addWonal llnee GO cents, commercial-3 Inee, AT UBC Montreal $329 RT. FREE GOURMET BURGER OJawa $329 RT. 7» cento. (10% Discount on 26 toeuae er WinnipeB $312 RT. (APPLIES ONLY TO BEEF OR TOFU) more) ClaeaMed ada payable In advance. Edmonton $164 RT. OR ENTREE Deadlne 4-00 p.m,. two day* before DuUkal- Calgary $148 RT. WITH THE PURCHASE OF ONE ton. Room 266, SUB, UBC, Van., B.C. V6T Only $3.00 London (from Seattle) CDN$69S RT. NEED COPIES OF TOUR 2A7 London CON$848 OF EQUAL OR GREATER VALUE Tokyo $912 RT. rwt *MM M. oiwnupon PftMritciupon prior it wwnnj. 11 • SALE PRIVATE Hong Kong $880 RT. The Summer Session Association is the student organization of OI I pp* ppk ^K Q^CClf^pi Summer Session; if you have any problems, concerns or OL. I I II I I\3?I OuOOIUI I suggestions, please drop by our office - main floor of SUB, A OOA/NI/N+IA^ opposite the candy counter. We are there Monday - Friday, /ASSOC I CITI Oil 10a.m. to 3 p.m. Phone 228-4846. SUMMER SOUNDS SUMMER SCREEN FREE, noon-hour concerts. Bring your lunch All films are FREE to everyone! 7:30 p.m., and a friend. IRC, Lecture Hall#2 Wednesday, August 3 -Trillium Wind Trio Friday, August 5: - 3 Men & A Baby Thursday, August 4 - Gary Keenan Jazz Quartet Just how much havoc can a baby cause Friday, August 5 - Trombones-To-Go! in the lives of 3 very socially active bache Monday, August 8 - Stephen Nik leva Quartet lors? This hilarious comedy will show you Tuesday, August 9 - Picciati Strings the thrills of single (triple?) parenthood! Wednesday. August 10 - Hollyburn Ramblers Tuesday. August 9: - La Bamba The surprise hit of summer '87 features a fine debut performance by Lou Diamond MUSIC FOR A Philips as the young Richie Valens, and a SUMMER'S EVENING: great soundtrack. Friday, August 12: - Broadcast News FREE, Music Building Recital Hall, 8:00 p.m. William Hurt, Albert Brooks and Holly Hunter Tuesday, August 9: Brahms Clarinet Sonatas & are featured in this behind-the-camera Chopin solo piano works. look at network news program politics. Melinda Coffey, piano Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Summer Students Association is looking for people to help in the office in The Annual General Meeting of the Summer Session Associa the summer of 1989 if you are returning and would be able to help out. tion will be held at 12:45, Wednesday, August 10th in Room please see Michael Grice in Room 100A (Ombuds Office) in SUB. 100A, SUB. All interested SSA students are urged to attend. 2/THE SUMMER UBYSSEY August 3,1988 w^V -1- x -v—i; • -^ v; • \\\\\\\\\V \"--W.\w; W w W-\W '' News Station "IT faces finish By Katherine Monk losing the service in the long-run," The UBC campus post-office, he said. Station "U", is on the chopping "The one thing people don't block according to local postal realize is the loss of security in a union president, Marion Pollack. substation. There is no registered "We haven't been told any- safe for valuables, and yet people thingformallyyetby Canada Post, are paying the same amount of but we've heard it through other money as they would in a regular members that the station will be station," said the employee. closed," said CUPWs Pollack. "Privatization isn't new, it's a "Canada Post typically waits until world-wide scheme of protecting the n'th hour until they make the people at the top. Like UBC, these things public anyway," she Canada Post is top heavy, and said. instead of cleaning from the top Station TJ" is next in a long down, they are cleaning from the line of stations closed in favour of bottom up," he said. privatization, where the univer "I've heard complaints where sity would be offered the manage they've gone ahead with privatiza ment of its own postal franchise - a tion. The mail is re-directed back sub station, said Pollack. and forth between stations, and it In a letter addressed to UBC ends up in reduced service and President David Strangway, Pol delays," the employee said. lack asked for the Board of AMS president Tim Bird said Governor's support, but is "not union disputes are not his busi optimistic" about the proposed ness. cooperation. "My main concern is that stu A Station "U" employee, who dents aren't affected negatively. I preferred to remain nameless, realize that may sound selfish, but Katari Talko drummers beat at Howe Street Festival on the weekend mandel ngan photo thinks the UBC community will my job is to run the AMS, not the suffer. federal government," Bird said. "The only way to stop this The president's office de going through is enlisting the clined comment as it did not know Journalism hopes dashed, support of the university commu anything about the issue at this nity. They are the ones who will be time. non-fiction chair created By Carol Swan and medicine. Students would People from the journalism UBC's creative writing de also research topics and write program at Langara were con partment now has a chair in non- works running from article to book cerned that the new chair would be SUB loop gets a second fiction writing, while students and length. overly journalistic, while people faculty still await the creation of The department is also con from UBC's commerce depart the proposed UBC journalism sidering the introduction of a di ment seemed to think it would chance in latest plans program. ploma in non-fiction. create a course on practical busi By Olivia Zanger •preferred spaces for The Maclean Hunter chair of The chair is intended to cre ness writing. The SUB loop has re handicapped vehicles non-fiction andbusiness writingis ate a non-fiction program which "It's not a course on how to not the first step towards a jour will tie in with the post-graduate turned from the dead. along the new loop close write a memo from one factory to As a result of student pro to the SUB ramp and in nalism program, but an extension journalism program that was another," said McWhirter. ofthe non-fiction course already in approved by senate but never test and intervention by Alma the parkade The creative writing depart Mater Society president Tim The completion date for existence, said George McWhirter, funded, said McWhirter. mentis now trying to find the right head of UBC Creative Writing. Bird, designs for the SUB the 1200 space parkade is "We hope there will be a jour person for the new position. The parking loop and parkade Christmas '88. Work on the "We've been teaching non-fic nalism program eventually," he successful candidate will be high tion workshops since 1975. This have been reworked, and the loop and landscaping will fol said. profile, involved in writing and concerns voiced by students in low, and the old totem pole, (new chair) allows us to bring in a But the new program in non- business, and combine imagina permanent person to cover ap letters and petitions have now in storage, will be reposi fiction is different from straight tive writing with non-fiction sensi been addressed. tioned in the courtyard. plied non-fiction," he said. journalism. bility. This is the third round of McWhirter, who expects the "It's not simple reportage," In the meantime, said The revised plans will new chair to be filled by July 1, McWhirter, the department is place a landscaped courtyard changes made to the original said McWhirter, who noted some layout, which called for a di 1989, said the proposed program confusion surrounding the nature XnnTnV» .IrL7TJ+,ZZ £ ***** til* old loop Once W8S will allow people to specialize in planning a series of lectures by ^ ^^ ^ J^Ite looloopp rect entrance to the new park of the chair from people involved ade* writing on business, as well as law in both journalism and business. prominent non-fiction writers hke( between the parkade and SUB- Pierre Berton. Other plans include; The previous changes in ** li* and cOV*r*Ml shelter cluded no lo-op, no temporary placed between SUB and metered parking, and a drop- the di-op-afltfylck-up spots off site which many students *a lit route to the 15 found too far away and made metered parking spaces access to SUB difficult and tK»rihofth« soccer field dangerous. At 1 pm, catch the BBC World Free Guided Campus Tours News live from London, Bring your friends, visitors, community, school or civic group to UBC for a walking •_> ON THE BOULEVARD England and local news wlih tour ofthe campus. Drop-ins welcome every Monday through Friday at 10 a.m. and Jeff Silverstein. 1 p.m.; 3 p.m. weekdays and weekend times available by reservation only. Groups will have the opportunity to see and learn about everything from the unique hair, suntanning and electrolysis Sedgewick underground library to the Rose Garden and more. Tours commence at SUB and last approximately 2 hours in the morning and 11/2 hours in the afternoon. To book, call the Community Relations Office at 228-3131. 5784 University Boulevard Phone 224-1922 CiTR fm 102 THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA 224-9116 UBC Radio August 3,1988 THE SUMMER UBYSSEY/3 HAVE. FUN! Iritetestamenf Family Physicians Zl Learn Something required to work 6-8 sessions per week in Family practice at the New! BOOKBINDING Reach Community UJ — Here comes Save • Book Restoration and Repair Health Centre Money too! fine Bindings for Journals, Obstectrics required, at ... Albums & Portfolios shared call 1 in 6 'O Thesis Binding starting dates De Niro ... CEO • Archival Slipcases & Boxes August 1st and September 12th send applications to: By Keith Damsell because of damaging evidence UJO: and the FBI want him before So. Ian Ross hen I first learned that Walsh can collect. 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Sat & Sun 9:30-6:00 character he portrays is distinct, tered the cadence of the lines and All Sales Final polished and professional. Even captured the spirit of the play. the unfortunate refusal of These are the important things. 6/»LE6ALE6ALE6/»LE 0 Jt_LlG!li3J[!IM^ 4/THE SUMMER UBYSSEY August 3,1988 i"*™ Feature j Start Your Own Business continued from page 1 market trends remain unaffected by advertising blood money from the tobacco industry. The only through the bans. reason the tobacco industry is doing this is to entice Hochu says the bill will only lead to a tobacco new smokers," continued Jackman, asserting that YMCA Youth Enterprise Centre monopoly. "Imperial is currently the largest manu tobacco advertising attempts to portray an image facturer at about 55 per cent market share in Can which is "socially acceptable, very cultural, racy, and If you are between the ages of 17 and 30, and have ada, and has been growing over the last few years. action orientated." Rothman's, Benson & Hedges accounts for about But Imperial's Merle McPhail flatly denies this dreamed about owning your own business, we can 28%, and RJR-Macdonald is about 17%. It will accusation. "We target smokers [with our advertis help. The YMCA Youth Enterprise Centre pro reduce competition amongst the manufacturers." ing campaign]. Ifs like baby diaper ads on television. vides the following free services to young entre "That means if the big were getting big, they Ifyou don't have a baby, youVe not interested in that preneurs. continue getting big. And the small get smaller. We ad, so you don't pay any attention to it. People don't think that this legislation is going to favour Imperial pay attention to an ad if they are not consumers of Tobacco in the Canadian marketplace. We're not that type of product." Individual Consultation: going to be allowed to compete on fair ground," Hochu "We are trying to get other smokers to change An intensive course covering the basics of writing and implement says. their brands to use our product," said McPhail. One ing a business plan. Follow up is provided by professional staff and ofthe main ways duMaurier reaches its audience is volunteers. ut the tobacco industry will not be the only by prominently displaying its trademark logo on victim of Bill C-51, if it withstands the consti posters and paraphernalia of sponsored cultural and Registration Session Time B sporting events. tutional challenge. For the last twenty years, to August 8 -12 August 15 - 20 1 - 4:30pm bacco producers have been ideal sponsors for cultural Jackman argues that any association which and sporting events, and if the government wins the accepts money from the cigarette manufacturers C-51 battle, those organizations will be left out in the becomes as#e«ated with smoking and its health Comprehensive Training cold. effects. He sa$t|$iat the only ethical action for these A16 week comprehensive program covering all aspects of starting In 1987, the duMaurier Council disbursed ap groups would bft to "tell the tobacco industry to take a business. Topics include market research, marketing, legal issues, proximately $500 000 cash, and an undisclosed a hike." insurance, product distribution, inventory control, personnel, amount of promotional support to approximately 150 But the JlBE.festival's Kerr denies that by being credit collection, and financial planning. Seminars are provided by organizations, which include, in British Columbia, sponsored hy duMaurier, the festival condones smok professional staff in conjunction with volunteers from the business the Jazz Festival, the Okanagan Symphony, the ing. "Not at all. Ijirwly believe that no one has ever community. Prince George Symphony, the Vancouver Recital been induced to smtjkeas a result of attending one of Society, the Victoria Symphony, and Sunshine The our Jazz Festival petfermances. It's beyond the Registration Session Time atre. realm of reason or ev«tt rationality to expect that Aug. 15 - Sept. 2 Sept. 6 - Dec. 21 8:30am - Noon In 1988, they gave their usual support to the someone would go to 86$ £ Jazz Festival concert and Coastal Jazz and Blues Society, and sponsored the say "oh, wow, that wWffSlly great, I really enjoyed duMaurier Golf Classic, a stop on the Ladies' Profes that. I really feel like »t!*eking — 111 go buy some Resource Support: sional Golf Association (LPGA) tour, at the Vancou duMwnrier's."' *'*,{ Take advantage of extensive physical resource support including: ver Golf Club. Approximately $1.5 million was spent Wilder appeals to a s£iSi!&r line of reasoning to shared offices, telephones, computers, photocopying, typewriters, on the golf tournament, including promotional sup defend the RWB's relat^wtop with duMaurier, office equipment and supplies. port. going so far astosay that hllor«anization has never The YMCA Youth Enterprise centre is a unique partnership of the Accepting money from a company like Imperial questioned the background of 8 legitimate corporate Federal Government, IBM Canada Ltd, Arthur Andersen and Com Tobacco has its price. One of them is criticism such sponsor. - pany, Northern Telecom, Clark Wilson, Bedford Software Ltd, and as that made by Dale Jackman, whose non-smokers' "Ourviewls that if if s alegitimate company, we the Vancouver YMCA. rights group Airspace managed to get B .C. Transit to accept; support," he says. "Once you start looking at pull its duMaurier Golf Classic ads the week ofthe the nature of {the company's] activity, you open up a Apply at: tournament, on the basis that the ads didn't contain Pandora's hox." warnings about the dangers of smoking, and were The YMCA Youth Enterprise Centre therefore in violation ofthe Tobacco Products Act <_T 620 -1033 Davie Street B.C. Vancouver, B.C. V6E1M7 "We feel that the bill is flawed Phone: 685-8066 D ^Z&^^-'F^^^^JS!!^ legislation. It's purporting to Ballet (RWB), which has received up to $200 thaur- . , ,.« , . , ,. , , ... sand worth of financial and promotional support be health, legislation, DUt lt S UBC Aquatic Centre from the duMaurier Council for the Arts in exchange „~A -S+-*c _-____•__»_••_- __7__T*» _!___ s*_Ym Januarfor advertisingy 1,1989, ,sai thde datthaet oC-5n whic1 wilhl th cti-astically*f&_e bill goes into t nOt—it S dealing With the COH1- effecthis organization'. s relationship with duMaurier as of merCial practices of manufac turers who have a right to The University of British Columbia, 6121 University Blvd., inform their consumers about For information Call: 228-4521 Swimming Schedule For Indoor and Outdoor Pools "Blood money is Hours Effective June 27 to September 4,1988 » Carol Hochu, money... That's the typ0 SESSION DAYS HOURS ADMITTANCE TO: Rothman's,Benson & Hedges PUBLIC Mon to Fri 1:45 pm to 4:15 pm Pool is open toa l ages. Chidren under 8 money these organizations SWIMS Mon/Fri 6:30 pm to 10 pm must be accompanied by an adult Fitness Wed 7:30 pm to 10 pm areaisopento those 16andowrforanad- are getting from the tobacco Sat/Sun 1 pm lo 5 pm ditional charge of $1.00 companies." ?||8a can take [such scrutiny] to funny extremes, Sat/Sun 6 pm to 10 pm jfor eiatiasnple, we get very substantial funding from NOTE: August 24 to September 9: Afternoon Public swims wi end at 3:45 pm and evening public swims wiH -Dale Jackman, Airspace $ie CSl|aj|a Council. The Council gets its revenues start at 7:00 pm. from tlifogeneral revenues of the government of FAMILY Wed 6:30 pm lo 7:30 pm" Famies only, chidren are admitted FREE Caaac^H^flke government of Canada taxes the to- SWMS Sun 10.-30 am to 12:45 pm only when accompanied by their OWN parent(s). Adutswkhounheirown children "Our relationship will dissipate," says Wilder. baegoi es very heavily. So ifyou look at the are not admitted. Passes and book tickets "My understanding is that duMaurier will not be source of ds, it takes you in a weird direction, are not accepted and fitness area is closed. sponsoring the various arts groups in the meantime, doesn't it' asks, "NOTE: August 24 to September 9: Swim wi start at 7:00 pm. organizations in Canada have been during the challenge. The law seems to be that after Clear! ADULT Tues/Thurs 8pmto12:_5am" Adults: 18 years and over. Proof ot age January 1st, duMaurier is not going to be entitled to placed bet' rock and a hard place, as far as SWMS Sat I0.15pmtol225am may be requested. Fitness area is open the kind of advertising they did.* funding for tl ivities are concerned. It is a well with additional charge only until 10 pm The RWB has an annual budget of approxi known fact office receipts alone cannot "At 10*00 pm, fitness area is dosed and steam and saunas are open and co-ed. sustain a vibrant artistic community. Artists need mately $6 million, of which 40 per cent comes from ADULT & Mon/Wed/Fri 9:l5to11__am Anyone 18 yean ok) and over. This swim box office receipts, 40 per cent from government either government or corporate support. PARENT coincides witft children's lessons, there sources, slightly under 10 per cent from corporate "Unless we were prepared to charge a hundred SWM fore the avaibbity of the indoor and out sponsorships, and the remainder from other, private bucks a ticket, ifs not possible to break even," Wilder door pools is tailed. Fitness area, Sauna sources. •* says, adding that at that price no one would be able Starts Monday, June 27th to Friday, September 2,1988. and Steam avalabfe. Cost is $2 for every Canceled on Fri. July 1, Fri., July 22 S Moa, Aug. 1 one. No book -diets or passes accepted. Bob Kerr, ofthe Coastal Jazz and Bluesi3d«*, . to afford the ballet. (CJBS), which produces Vancouver's ajinuallteMati- "Funding from federal and provincial sources is COED Tues/Thurs 6:30 pm to 8 pm Anyone 18 years and older 50 min of rier Jazz Festival, also worries about C "" *" ddcfapsing all the time. Ifs an incredible battle totr y EVENING dryland exercises, 30 min of water exer andgetuw support outof the government levels, and FITNESS cises. Nobookticketsorpassesaccepted It cost $450 thousand to put on 70 people maximum per session. Cost in 1988, of which duMaurier provi 'their bi_3§||s are being cut back, or frozen," says Starts June 28 to September 1,1988. Canceled on thus. July 21. $2.00. per cent and government sou; >P)(_fe|hen fcHtone changes. "They [the federal FITNESS The newftness area has unrversaVglobal stations, hydra^ exercise machines, stationary Kerr estimates that duMaurier AREA (FOR bkyto.dumbefe, wai mirrors, exercise posters, weight scale, steam rooms and saunas. All cash, and promotional interest* jfljg t] set a__4g ten billion dollars for defence AVArLABLABIL- the earner* is suitable for every level of fitness-sodro p couldnt survive without that " tVMUHttB time ti|!„he government is reducing ITY REFER TO or maintain the one you navel Please read schedule br hours of operation. Rtness area is "We would have totriplMjWr. ] fa gcouraging people to go SPECIFIC stperv_edbyanaBerxlamdumg_te University, Pubfcari !_?___S__*y_[___ ips. While they're SWM to anyone 16 years and older. Cost_$lextraoverandabovesingleadmissionfeeferpool the next five years, but SESSIONS) use. T-shirts, shorts andrumeis must be worn when using the Rtness Area. to find an alternative le hypocrisy lies— jazz aficionados, CJB& Sponsor in the coun- Book ADMISSION FEES ££L Tickets contract with duMaurier' But Jackman applau of other companies out Chidren: 3-12 inclusive $1.00 10 for $ 8.00 $25.00 thy for organizations such as iney, waiting to give it to Under 3 admitted free Festival. i impression that some Seniors: 65 and over $1.00 10 for $ 8.00 $25.00 "Blood money is blood money," hir , the tobacco industry is Youth: 13-17 inclusive $125 10 for $ 9.50 $30.00 cally. "And thafs the type of money thew-eqjjWiita- i, fiugrll get someone else to fill the void.' That UBC Students: valid student card $125 10 lor $ 9.50 $30.00 tdons are getting from the tobacco companies. "Ba- Kmtvi happen overnight." 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A-1 Cleese cooks up comedic masterpiece 6y Chris Wiesinger find that George has stashed the jewels in a relationship with Wanda, who is supposedly place other than the one agreed upon, which in love with George. f Die Hard is the action thriller ofthe he won't identify until he's freed. It is Wanda's jewel-lust that motivates I summer, A Fish Called Wanda is At this point, Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) her to manipulate Ken, Otto, George, and easily its comedic equal. decides she must seduce Archie Leach (John Archie. But she has one weak spot — she Cleese), George's attorney, in order to find goes crazy when she hears foreign lan FILM out how George is going to plead and guages. Perhaps this is why she submits to A Fish Called Wanda whether or not he will be convicted. More Otto's advances: he claims that he's fluent Written by John Cleese importantly, she hopes George has told in Italian. We see her writhe in pleasure as Opens August 5 Archie where the jewels are stashed. Otto exclaims "Mozzarrrrellla! Spaghet- Yet another problem turns up in the tiiiinni! Caccciatorrriii!" The film is a well written and tightly form of a witness to the crime—an elderly But what about the fish? you ask. Well, Cleese reclines with Curtis directed masterpiece, combining the absur lady who was almost flattened by George's our fish (the one called Wanda), plays a dist elements of Monty Python films with getaway car. Ken (Michael Palin) is ordered tragic role in a scene which sees Otto the crafty suspense-cum-confusion of to 'take care of her'. interrogating and torturing Ken in an Fawlty Towers. The action structure Ken is a Pythonesque character who attempt to get him to divulge the location of Baba unite parallels that of Fawlty Towers, beginning the jewels. It is a most unusual torture stutters when he gets excited and loves ani By Martin Dawes with a relatively simple premise and mals. Much to his anguish, he spends most session, involving french fries being pushed proceeding to weave a fine mesh of misun of his time killing dogs. He is loyal to up Ken's nose... omething akin to a gospel revival "" derstanding, deceit, and folly. George and lives in terror of Otto's appar And how does a steamroller fit into the ently homosexual advances. Soccurred at the New York Theatre Basically, the plot revolves around a picture? Is Aristotle really Belgian, as Otto last Saturday night. jewelery heist called The Big Jewel Job, Otto is a sinister ex-CIA agent (or so he insists? Will Archie ever find a way to please his horrible wife? Oh... and who gets perpetrated collectively by Wanda and Otto, claims) who caricatures the typical obnox Babatunde Olatunji's two Americans, and George and Ken, two ious American. He has a love-hate relation the loot? Drums of Passion with , Britons. Treachery rears its ugly head ship with the English. "I love robbing the A Fish Called Wanda is a "must-see" - when Otto (Kevin Kline) tips the police off English," he says. "They're so polite." He is Djembe Barra so see it. Ifs the most original comedy since July 30th, New York Theatre - -* as to George's (Tom Georgeson) location. not homosexual, but pretends to be so that Crocodile Dundee, and deserves an Acad Much to their distress, the two Americans Ken won't suspect that he's having a emy Award nomination for "Best Comedy". There was dancing in the aisles. There was chanting. There was a black man in a long white robe and a small Die Hard has what it takes white hat, and he walked slowly down -*"' the aisle, shaking hands with audience By Martin Dawes arrives in the middle of an office party, and members and bestowing blessings. __.* happens to be cleaning himself up in the He arrived at the stage and he spoke ehold the thriller. washroom when Mr. Gruber and his associ kind words of wisdom. And he did beat B Die Hard has what it takes. All you ates start running things. upon large drums four or five feet high. need is $6.50. The hounds are many and he is one, He sent the messages and we the audi but who the hell is he, and what has he ence received them. Then, reluctantly, ••— FILM done? we departed with glad hearts and the Die Hard We have the ultimate hide-and-seek sweat drying on our bodies. starring Bruce Willis here: the scene is a high-tech, high-rise He is Babatunde Olatunji, and this office building, the hounds are extremely is the sixth year he has come to Vancou You won't notice the pain in your well equipped German terrorists (complete ver to conduct a two-week workshop in knees, the hole in your wallet, or the state with hostages) gunning for $600 million in West African drumming and dancing. of your bladder. You may not even notice bonds, and the fox is a daring but vulner This event was a kind of wrap-up cele- •_• the Big People scraping along your legs in able man who is hanging on by his wits. bration, and included amateurish but search of more popcorn, greater liquid Credit must go to director John McTiernan enthusiastic performances by workshop^ assets, higher sugar levels, and quicker for picking up the slack and keeping our fox participants. deaths. within range. Pacing can make or break an African music must be a well- All attention to the screen. action film, and it appears that McTiernan established tradition in Vancouver: the Bruce Willis? Yes, he's good. He's funny has learned much from his rather mediocre house was full despite poor advertising, and gritty and real, and full of pain. Predator. and we were treated, by way of an But even better is Alan Rickman, who The supporting actors are also excep introduction, to some marvelous drum portrays our villain. Here is revealed the tional. Alexander Godunov, the world-re ming by the local group Djembe Barra. **«] same sort of calculated deadliness that nowned Soviet ballet dancer who defected to Although hesitant at .first, these five Klaus Maria Brandauer brought to bear the U.S. in 1979, brings an intense, glower drummers, led by Jackie Folie, soon had against James Bond in Never Say Never ing physicality to the role of Karl, Gruber's both themselves and the audience Again. The intelligence, the discipline and right-hand man. Reginald Veljohnson, best warmed up to the proper temperature purpose ofthe man, combined with a crimi known as Crocodile Dundee's chauffeur, required to herald the appearance of nal morality, produce results which can radiates sincerity and concern as Sergeant Olatunji. only be countered by luck: a wrench in the Al Powell, who becomes McClane's walkie- Folie is a young, energetic drummers., works. talkie friend down on the ground. of quite some experience (he learned one John McClane is that wrench, the pain The film is also buoyed by some hilari of his tunes from the director of in terrorist Hans Gruber's ass. He is a New ous caricatures of top-level police, FBI, and Senegal's national ballet company). He York cop in Los Angeles to visit his es media. is, however, a bit of a solo hog, con tranged wife, who is an executive in the Certainly Die Hard is the action film stantly on the attack with barrages of Bruce Willis pulls a Tarzan multinational Nakatomi Corporation. He of the summer. loud machine gun fire - but he is so good O rW £& m 6/THE SUMMER UBYSSEY August 3,1988 y.—>"v—>vtw"v"i: teftainment K«fi/i*f|f .___ ',.<... \...s>.,S'. ;.._•:_. Portrait of a drumming diplomat By Laura Busheikin lead communication between two countries becoming politically active. He organized His political aims are less specific and - has been fulfilled. Olatunji uses music to the African Students' Union ofthe Ameri more philosophical than they were in the ack in the early 50's, share African culture with the world; he is a cas, which he represented at the all-peoples' sixties. He hopes that his workshops and Bwhen Nigerian drummer drumming diplomat. Conference in 1958. performances will, by allowing people to Babatunde Olatunji was a Olatunji heads the Olatunji Center of "In 1960 we had a rally in front of the share in other cultures, teach them to graduate student in public ad African Culture in Harlem, a school of United Nations, demanding that South focus on human bonds rather than bounda ministration at NYU, his African music and dance as well as a source Africa be ousted from the UN. No one was ries. ambition was to be a diplomat. for political, social and economic informa doing anything [politically active] in those "The 21st Century is bringing He never got his PhD and never tion on African affairs. Every summer days. People said 1 was a radical • maybe a changes. Masses of people are beginning to got a job in the diplomatic Olatunji tours; recently he brought his communist," he says. realize how important it is to relate, to service, but that ambition - to Drums of Passion tour to Vancouver for the At the same time, he had organized his share, to communicate. We're interrelated sixth year. He and Oola, a dance instructor, own band, and in 1958 released an album, and interdependent on all levels, but most led two intense weeks of African drumming The Drums of Passion. He was playing at people don't know this. We breathe the and dance workshops (five nights a week; benefits and political rallies, but still same air, the same sun shines on every s audience two hours each day ), culminating in a per pursuing his PhD and his goal of a diplo one, and if the heavens fall, they will fall that the audience loved him anyway. formance last Saturday night (see review). matic career. But when his own country on everybody," he says. As soon as Baba' took the stage, we Olatunji calls himself a cultural Nigeria achieved independence, Olatunji Olatunji has two new grand-scale, ""knew that it was about time for some activist. "My main motive is to break down immersed himself fully in the troubled wa international musical projects underway. serious pelvic writhing. About thirty walls," he says. "My idea is to educate ters of Black America. The first is the Voices of Africa newly-initiated dancers, mostly women, people about African culture through music "When Nigeria became independent in Concert, which he has helped organize. followed in Baba's spiritual path down the and dance." The two streams of Olatunji's 1960 I decided to remain a cultural activist. The concert, scheduled for December 9 at aisle, and to the combined drumming of endeavors - political and musical - haven't I was then propelled into the mainstream of Madison Square Gardens, will bring ffiaba, Jackie, and another dozen or so always fused, but they have always driven change in the US. I worked with Malcolm X together 25 to 30 African musicians to drummers, began dancing in a neat him passionately. and Martin Luther King. I gave the first raise funds, says Olatunji. He wants it to -^formation. "My involvement in working for social orientation for Crossroads Canada, the fore be a big fund-raising event a la Band-Aid, African dancing looks funny to the change began when I was a student activist runner ofthe Peace Corps." and explains that the reaction to that western eye. Dancers are slightly hunched in the U.S. in the 50's. But his music always went along with event, and others like it, provided the over, their rear ends prominently dis "My mentor was Kwame Nkrumah, the his politics. impetus for a concert for Africa organized played. They use their arms expressively, first president of Ghana. He encouraged me "All the rallies for social change had by Africans. —feat not delicately, and their bodies jerk in to stay within the African culture; he be music," Olatunji explains, and much of that "There's been a lot of criticism about a coital manner. Sometimes, they kneel on lieved in young people going overseas to get music was his. He had his own company, groups raising money for drought and tjje floor and bend down as if in prayer, the knowledge then going home to share it. the Olatunji Drummers and Dancers, and other problems in Africa. People say their backs rolling and their arms reach He campaigned for and achieved that in 1964 they were selected to perform, musicians are exploiting Africa....But ing up behind them. country's independence in 1957, which regularly, at the '64 New York World's Fair. when you point one finger at someone "The universe revolves around started the ball rolling for the independence Olatunji used the earnings from the fair to you're pointing four fingers at yourself. rhythm," says Baba. "Drums are the of all African countries." establish his school. Ever since, he's been We have to examine what those four •oldest form of communication aside from Olatunji responds to the example of his working as a sort of cultural ambassador fingers are pointing at. 1 said to my the human voice." mentor, and to the turbulent times, by out ofthe school. friends who were complaining, "why not do He talks a little between each dance, something yourself, about "becoming one in spirit", and "walk then?" ing out of here together and making Olatunji's other changes for the better." Unity of purpose, big project also he says, unity of purpose. involves planning a _ Baba himself takes a solo on the tall big concert - in this drums. It is simple, the rhythmic lan case the June '89 in guage refined. The drums, when struck in Senega, the capital different ways and in different places, of Dakar. FESPAC seem to 'talk'. They soothe. has hired Olatunji to Then Oola, the dance instructor, travel throughout performs a few solo dances, changing her Africa, Asia, South costume each time. She is brightly America, India and coloured, ornamented; her movements are the Diaspora to .Stirring, almost organic in quality. We the select 200 percus audience approve. We want more. sionists to put In the end, everyone gets involved - together a rhythmic Ttfie conversion is complete. ensemble for the The evening, however, was not opening of the entirely praiseworthy: there were some festival. dreadful attempts at creative lighting, a Looking at all Joud hissing noise coming from some this evidence of pipes, and an atmosphere of at least activity, no one eighty degrees in the theatre (although could argue with -*he heat did seem to be in character). Olatunji's right to be But the audience dismissed these called a diplomat of minor problems with a wave of the hand the drum, and a shout from the throat: unity! 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In In the most recent, most comprehen fact, two consecutive attempts at replacing sive, and most expensive survey of public the existing obscenity standard in the opinion about pornography 2,018 adult men Criminal Code have earned the Tory gov and women were interviewed in their ernment the label of Big Brother. Groups homes. Four-fifths answered a supplemen such as the Aids Committee of Toronto, the tary questionnaire about acceptable enter Canadian Library Association, ACTRA and tainment in magazines, movies or on TV. the Canada Council of Arts have branded Sixty per cent said it was acceptable for Bill C-54 as an excessive, regressive and re adults to watch nude women on TV, 52 per pressive piece of legislation. ( A notable cent said televising nude men was also ac absence from this alliterative roster is the ceptable. Forty-eight percent said it was word impressive). 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The Depart of the following subjects, namely, crime, ' ment still has its head buried in the sand. horror, cruelty and violence." _> >s5-»*»r# In a quick recounting of the history of Bill C-54 aims to do away with this the pornography issue in Canada, Mosely ambiguous statement on obscenity and _ / **- *? «L admitted that beginning in the 1980's, impart crystal-clear meaning to the word "there was a trend of liberalization regard undue. If passed, the bill put forth by A ing interpretations ofthe Criminal Code on Justice Minister, Ray Hnatyshyn, will re obscenity." However, in 1985, the Manitoba place Section 159(8) with a seven-part defi Court of Appeal ruled that the liberal inter Bmtr ii erdtffd to fai fO(jf you -tot> tt one of Hit de- pretation of Section 159(8) does not consti nition of pornography that leaves nothing to Strip D^hiie Lulu, if - Xnemiet t*mwla*tJ m nasty iv«y* *y the imagination. l/trmrian gatherf he< tute the law. 2ftf m^i'ZL*'"* J*™**- y<>* *°° In 1986, the Supreme Court of Canada This clinically detailed definition can u r d ; be broken up into three main categories; the %Zu1%f £ A^_2?.. V" r. «*!*?*: upheld this extremely conservative inter most serious being child pornography and tion of the Western democracies." terms and criminalization of possession, pretation ofthe law against the appealing sexual violence, the next being degrading Those who agree with Robinson's as Mosely emphasizes that Bill C-54 is little party, VideoWorld Company. The Justice sexual acts such as bestiality and necro sessment of the bill envision a cultural different from obscenity provisions in place Department has, since then, taken that as philia, and the last being "simple" or normal wasteland of certain magazines wrapped in now. In some ways, he tantalizingly adds, the definitive statement of the status quo sexual practices. brown paper wrapping, age-segregated li the bill is more liberal. regarding pornography. Forget the trial Accordingly, punishments are geared braries, gallery painting posted with warn "Bill C-54 is more liberal (than the level courts from Toronto to Vancouver to this three tiered definition of pornogra ings, and an intimidated artistic commu present Criminal Code regulating obscen which ruled in favour of liberal interpreta phy. Dealers and distributors of child por nity. Outraged articles tell us that the ity) in the sense that it does not apply to all tions of Section 159(8); forget polls and sur nography and sexual violence will land in movie Romeo and Juliet will be censored, written material. Bill C-54 has limited veys which show that Canadians have jail for ten years, dealers of degrading porn and Lady Chatterly's Lover banned. application to written material in that it evolved from Victorian attitudes toward for five years, and those poor sods in the last "Those people are overreacting because does not cover paragraph 6 ofthe definition sexuality. The official stand is that Canadi category, for two years. In this last in they do not understand the existing law and (concerning normal sexual practises). ans will not stand for the depiction of ex stance, the bill blatantly criminalizes nor what it covers," says Rick Mosely, a Justice "Literature containing straight de plicit sexual activity, that since the Su mal sexual activity. Department spokesperson. He maintains scription of sexual practices, no matter how preme Court upheld this view, Bill C-54 will Another one of the little tidbits (or that Bill C-54 is the "codification in detail of graphic - Bill C-54 cannot be used against continue to do so. landmines) hidden throughout this bill is the existing law" and does not essentially such material. Only when the material Why is it that this government, which the clause that mere possession of child change the status quo. incites, promotes or encourages abnormal undeniably favours a do-it-yourself policy, porn (and that could mean if they find a copy According to Mosely, Bill C-54 is sexual activity can Bill C-54 apply. Under and whose watchword is privatization, has of Little Lulu Does Los Angeles in your merely a clearer enunciation of rules and the present Criminal Code, even straight chosen to beat its head against the wall bathroom) can get you two years in the regulations on obscenity which already description of sexual activity is considered legislating national morality? slammer. Obviously, the Bill is designed to exist. For example, police powers of war obscene and can lead to indictment." It is not as if Canada has a raging choke the demand as well as the supply side rant and seizure of material deemed to be Aside from the legalistic interpreta epidemic of child porn vendors. Nor do we of child pornography. obscene under Section 159(8) do not in tions of what is the status quo, the Justice have an inordinate fascination with fringe Ray Hnatyshyn unveiled this bill on crease under the new Bill. Department has a highly arbitrary notion of porno movies. For a government whose May 4, 1987 and it has since bumped and Similarly, public display of nude art the moral climate of this country. Mosely favourite verb is "pull-out", it is curious that grinded its way into second reading. A jaunt work or magazines can be subject to indict assures, "You may not believe me, but a it has assumed such a paternalistic attitude to the Legislative Committee and back to ment under the present obscenity code. majority of the letters that come in about concerning public morality. Despite official the House for third reading will put the Books containing salacious sexual descrip [the Bill] are in support of it," and "Legal statements that the Justice Minister con proposed law into effect. Comments on the tion can also be seized under the existing testing ofthe community's level of tolerance tinues to stand by his bill, this inconsistency bill have been less than flattering and at Criminal Code. found that the Canadian level of tolerance is likely the main reason why Bill C-54 is not times, scathing. ("If it is not withdrawn, it Mosely repeatedly attributes the would not accept explicit sexual activity." a priority candidate for legislation. With should be dissected in public hearings until media's trouncing ofthe bill to general igno In June, 1984, then Justice Minister, the current legislative session coming to a it dies," said a Globe and Mail editorial.) rance of the existing laws. He is confident John Crosbie, conducted a $500,000 re close, Bill C-54 will probably die an igno NDP M.P. Svend Robinson contributes that if critics of the bill were familiar with search project probing the nation's views on minious death. 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Forests Product's conciousness and challenging the explained that it was natural to invite proposal to log the Stein valley. dehumanizing effects of technology people who communicate through lan Gordon Lightfoot and Long John and politics. Artists are no longer guage and sound because ofthe Indian Baldry, not usually known for their labelled Ved' or 'subversive' for per belief in the power ofthe spoken word. political views, joined the festival. forming at political rallies or union "The elders and the spiritual leaders Lightfoot confessed that he did not know meetings. Large scale musical tell us that when you want to do some a great deal about the struggle to save the benefits like Live Aid have demon thing, for instance right here we are Stein but felt that as a grandfather he felt strated the commitment of artists involved in a battle to save the Stein and that he had a stake in the future of to the grave issues which concern to enlighten people about preserving other Canada's wilderness areas. them. endangered areas like it around the One ofthe featured performers, Buffy This year's 'Voices for the planet...they say that it's voice, they say Ste. Marie, delivered her political mes Wilderness' Stein Festival it's breath, that breath carrying smoke is sage between her songs. She warned that featured some of North America's a very potent thing—so we've simply taken today it is hip to be opinionated but that top performers who donated their that little bit of guidance and have invited "the whole issue is about being effective." talents as soon as they heard that people here who have strong voices of one Commenting on the confrontational there was to be a festival this year. kind or another," says McCandless. character of the struggle for the Stein, she Non-political songwriters Since the way to reach the Great advocated cooperation and understanding joined protest singers and native Spirit is through voice, sound and breath, between the two sides, saying there is groups to express their concern it was natural to have great voices common ground among the people whom that the B.C.'s Stein valley be lending their energy to this cause. Lytton you think'of as the opposition. protected from logging interests. Band Chief Ruby Dunstan says that "the The issue of logging in B.C. has often Gordon Lightfoot, Buffy Ste. Marie, more voices that are heard to preserve the been an explosive one, with direct Spirit ofthe West, Bob Bossin, valley, the more strength we have." confrontations occurring between forest Long John Baldry, native drum and Bob Bossin, Vancouver songwriter industry workers and native peoples. The dance groups, as well as many and storyteller, is no stranger to the Stein Valley is no exception; the debate Gordon lightfoot Jaff altvarstaln photo "We're just starting, in the last ten years here, to begin to make songs that will speak for plants, moun tains, animals and children..-Such Stein Festival poetries will be created by us as we reinhabit this land with people who know they belong to it" Musicians lend their voices to the valley American poet and anthropologist, Gary Snyder, The Old Wavs. By IlonaJBiro and Jeff Silverstein power of political songwriting. He has has polarized the citizens of Lytton remained determined from his beginnings into two competing camps. as a writer: "There is no separation Festival organizers invited local and between the politics, the art, the music provincial lumber industry representa and the life for me - it's just one big thing tives to this year's event, hoping that and I think that's how life really is. finally, a dialogue might emerge between "There's a myth that it's not like that. the two sides. But only one (a pulp and But you look at the kinds of music people paper union representative) out of fifteen h made before they were dominated by invitations was accepted. what's played on commercial radio, and Undaunted, the Save the Stein half of those songs are real political, real Committee hopes that the festival's strong; people sing about what they're popularity will someday convince industry interested in - they sing about their boss, that the people of B.C. want the Stein they sing about their work, they sing watershed to remain unlogged. about their loves-it's just natural to sing In the Stein valley, Indian people about all that stuff," says Bossin. rediscover their spiritual roots and Native people place great importance collective identity through the numerous on community gatherings held to discuss petrographs (rock paintings) that are L«r_>. issues that are important to them. This found all through the valley. act of voicing concerns with others in the In earlier times, Indian boys upon community is expanded in the festival to reaching puberty would go to the Stein include non-native performers and par valley in order to Vision quest'. They ticipants. The festival allows for cross would walk through the valley, fasting cultural communication that brings envi and meditating on their future lives and ronmentalists, native rights activists and responsibilities. Often they would halluci concerned citizens together in a broad nate or see visions and would record them based and powerful coalition. on rock sides ofthe valley. "This year we really didn't have to go Today, hundreds and perhaps shopping for artists," says McCandless. thousands of years later, these petrogra "People heard that we were doing the fes phs remain as silent testimony of the tival again and they really came to us, legacy of native people in the region. r- and I think well see more and more of These drawings cannot be divorced from that as time goes on." the valley in which they exist - they must David Suzuki, keynote speaker, was remain in context. It is the continuity of responsible for inviting many of the the Lytton and Mt. Currie cultures that musicians to this year's festival, and he the participants in the Stein festival wish Buffy Ste. Marie Jaff •ihrarataln photo believes that "you don't have to be a to ensure through their involvement. 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But the aim ofthe legislation is to reduce the number of Canadian smokers, or at least try to prevent more people from picking up the habit. European studies have shown that banning the advertising of tobacco products has no effect, save one. The rate of decline in tobacco use stays steady, as does the market share of various types of cigarettes. But when innovations are introduced — lower tar content, better filters — the advertising ban works to prevent information about these innovations from circulating. In the long run then, the advertising ban harms smokers, because no one is telling them to switch to the 'safer' brands. .and So as far as national health is concerned, nothing concrete is achieved. onopoh'tcJ -H^ The argument that banning advertising will protect young people who would otherwise pick up Screen w'sfc-fatonhj the habit is also suspect. Young people begin smoking largely as an act of rebellion against what Sa/c pnfdut-f Ai*f/1 is expected of them. They are told that they should not smoke, so they do. Peer pressure plays an 4o qover/v*'&i't. important role too. A ban on advertising would only add further mystique to this 'socially unac ceptable' behavior. So as far as protecting youth is concerned, still nothing concrete is achieved. If the government had the political will to do Athletes victimized by Canadian action something concrete, it would take the approximate Friday's announcement that all South African ath Are these athletes blameworthy for being born in tally of health costs associated with smoking, letes—even those who compete without national affili South Africa? Does the label "South African'' automati divide that by the number of packs of cigarettes ation—will be banned from entering Canada is the cally connote evil and repression? Perhaps they should sold in Canada in one year, and add that number grossest kind of folly on the government's behalf. be forced to give up their citizenship? But what about to the price of a package of cigarettes. That would With such action, the Canadian government pun their families —should they, too, give up their citizen motivate smokers to quit. ishes individuals who happen to be South African for ships and move out of South Africa? The government could protect youth by slap crimes committed by the fascist regime controlling The government's action, designed to jab at the ping heavy fines on store-owners who sell ciga South Africa. These individuals compete as individu South African government, will hurt a few individuals rettes to youth under a certain age—perhaps the als, not as representatives ofthe government of South and will have next to no effect on Pretoria's policies. As same age limit applied to the sale of alcohol. Africa, and our elected officials should be intelligent such, it is a cheap, vulgar attempt to grab headlines and enough to discern the difference. Obviously they are pretend that the Commonwealth is really doing any Combined with a vigorous campaign against not. thing substantial against apartheid. smoking in Canada's schools, one would certainly see a change in attitude to smoking, and very likely a significant decrease in consumption among The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any Issue. Letters must be typed and are not to exceed 300 words In length. Content which Is judged to be libelous, homophobic, sexist, or racist will not be published. Please be concise. Letters may be minors. edited for brevity, but It is standard Ubyssey policy not to edit letters for spelling or grammatical mistakes. Please bring But the most practical solution—the pragmatic Letters them, with Identification, to SUB 241k. Letters must Include name, faculty, and signature. one, at any rate—would be to let the whole matter the protection of a vast and of approaches and tech slide. The tobacco market is a constantly shrinking complicated bureaucracy, niques, none of which have one; manufacturers are now engaged in a battle for Mandatory retirement rids would have nowhere to hide outlived their usefulness. I market share. Attitudes towards smoking are UBC of dispensibles and would quickly succumb. mean, their usefulness to changing rapidly, and for the better. Within a Some perhaps unfairly, you and I. couple of decades, the market will slowly but surely I think that a brief re amount of self-interest serv even unjustly, but by what In disciplines like ours, disappear. joinder to Tom Andrews' ing as native in the aca standard one would deter which do not so directly mine that, I leave for you to Bill C-51 tramples on the right to commercial letter ofthe 27th is in order. deme. It is a question groom personnel for the formulate. service sector, I would still speech without a corresponding benefit to the While I do not hold that a whether one is capable of mandatory retirement pro living any other way, bar Once exposed in such a like to be able to experience people of Canada. It should be stubbed out, like a gram will put an end to the ring various types of mental fashion, and blessed as we what it is like to be on the smelly stogy. woes of up and coming aca disturbance. Ifeachofusis might be with even an artifi cutting edge of develop demic professionals, I do then ultimately interested cial hindsight, I think it ments in my field. One way think that a couple of issues in furthering our own ends, perfectly admissible that of doing this is by ensuring a THE SUMMER deserve some thought. then it would appear to re not all members of this type steady, even if slow, turn Your diagnosis of self- dound to one case of self- of institution, tenure be over. Of course, I mean a UBYSSEY interest on Kurt's part is interest against another. hanged, are indispensable. turnover of ideas, but if that scarcely a novel move on the How to decide? Kurt I wouldn't want to think means changing staff, so be August 3,1988 part ofthe critic. In itself, I has obviously provided an that my doctor had been it. Zeal is hardly hasty ifyou do have a hard time admit interpretation ofthe state of taught by a charismatic have it after ten years at The Summer Ubyssey is published Wednesdays ting it as an effective refuta- affairs as he sees it. What is geezer who thought that UBC, but witnessed in the throughout July and August by the Alma Mater Society of tdve mover against Kurfs important to remember magnetic resonance imag classroom, it beats hell out the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are position. here is that the final arbiter ine was "newfangled hooey." of learning by rote. those of the staff and not necessarily those of the I think there is and is hardly arbitrary. It is It's nice (to say the least!) to university administration, or of the sponsor. The Sum always has been a fair bureaucracy itself. There think that within any disci Douglas Willoughby mer Ubyssey is published with the proud support ofthe are quite a few who, without pline one may find an array Philosophy 4 Alumni Association.The Ubyssey is a member of Cana dian University Press. The editorial office is Rm. 241k of Parade peeves the Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone The parade at Beach 228-2301; advertising, 228-3977. Ave. and Denman St. just Challenge response challenged prior to the Sea Festival "B.C. Day" came upon us like a twenty-four hour flu.Marti n Dawes toyed in fireworks on July 13th was This letter is « re did, that nowhere within hence her possible reluc bed. Chris Wiesinger went through the motions ofthe day until he'd had enough: sponse to the response to does jt allow educational tance to conquer this for he threw up his hands. Katherine Monk helped him, because they were so heavy. disruptive and tactless. Itis Jeff Silver-stein and Ilona Biro produced shovels and began digging through a unfortunate that people my letter regarding pay institutions to setany differ midable document. If she government explanation. Victor Wong knew that there was no such thing and ment schedules for Chal ent wage or salary payment can cite section and sub snickered. Steve Chan emerged from the stacks and shook himselflike a rat. "Look should celebrate the two at me," cried Sheila West standing nearby, "rm dripping bureaucracy." "That's pagan deities, Aphrodite lenge 8$. I have read the schedules other than those section in any future cor disvolting," said Carol Swan, "I mean, recycled...no that's not- " Clara Young cut and Neptune. After all the Employment Standards allowed to all other employ- respondence (and I wish her off: "you mean disreputable." Sandy Shore gave a blank look, "and thank God Act of British Columbia eta. She refers to specific her luck) I will consider it was only a blank," thought Alex Johnson. Ted Aussen sneezed. He'd caught the Lord God is the creator of flu - this is my day in the life of a Socred, he murmered, my Socred day. Mandel the heavens, the earth and including the 'dreaded' exemptions to the Act; "One her diatribe with consid Ngan and Deanne Fisher stumbled through the office: Where's the bug tent?, they fine print. Apparently the occupation is a student...". erably more tolerance wanted to know. The phone rang and it was Laura Busheikin. She started... the sea. He is the only one deserving of our worship good woman championing Seeing her apparent diffi than I didher letter in the entertainment: Martin Dawos and praise. the righta of our noble em culty in writing English, I last issue. news: Deanne Fisher ployer has not. If she had, suspect that her reading David L.C. Justice city desk: Katharine Monk Stephen Serf she would have found, as I skills are on the same level, Arts3 photography: Mandel Ngan Regent College production: Chris Wleslnger 10/THE SUMMER UBYSSEY August 3,1988 Prison Arts: DISPLAY YOUR freeing the fettered soul CHARACTER. By Martin Dawes Kinko's self-service typewriters and copy creation centers give your reports and presentations the clean impressive conoclastic author and watercolourist Henry professional look they deserve. I Miller once claimed that the artwork ofthe insane and the imprisoned fascinated him far more than the work of the so-called masters. The current B.C. Prison Arts Foundation exhi bition, at the Community Arts Council (837 Davie) kinko's® until August 6th, provides ample evidence that unusual human experience such as imprisonment Great copies. Great people. can germinate artistic temperaments which lie well off the beaten track. While one might assume that prison art would 5706 University Blvd. 222-1688 be replete with images of bondage, anguish, and solitude - and some of these themes are indeed I Wonder, by H. Mclnroy mandol ngan photo present - a surprising proportion of the works on FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICES display are colorful, optimistic fantasies which one But convicts doing petit point! Hardened might well dub 'escapist*. criminals making stained glass pandas? The Alma Mater Society of B.C. The paintings of H. Mclnroy exemplify this According to Eleanor Hannan, the B.C Prison STUDENT UNION BUILDING quality in a most beguiling way. His women - the Arts Foundation Co-ordinator, petit point and topless beauty in the purple sunhat titled "I stained glass - whatever one might suppose their Wonder"; the mysterious sophisticate adorned with .mage' to be - number amongst the "big hits" of the Largest Selection of Draft in B.C. a billowing white scarf, complete with a skyline in programs offered. She is quick to point out, Beer & Burger Specials the background ("Windswept"); the distant, alien though, that the most popular art form by far is "Lady In Red" - all possess an aura of the unattain tattooing, which cannot be exhibited because of Monday thru Saturday able, a bright dream aura born of hopeful, unchan- restrictions regarding the photographing of Shooter Specials - Wed., Fri. & Saturday nelled love. prisoners. Music & Dancing - Wednesday thru Saturday Works like "Chained Anger", a glass painting "We're there to provide support for inmates by James Boyle, depicting a man's head wrapped who are in any way interested in the arts," she up in a padlocked chain, present an extreme says. Each institution has an Arts Officer who contrast to Mclnroy's work: prison reality rather informs her ofthe prisoners' areas of interest; she than prison dreams. in turn sets up the appropriate workshops. "I have Other dark expressions include Andy a big list of local artists who are interested in Local Artists Jefferson's "Die Influence of TV", in which convicts going into the institutions." on Display sit around a screen full of violence and death. And Funding for the provincial program, which in the drawings of Steven Hannah, the point of was founded in 1978 (an offshoot ofthe 13 year-old Daily Drink Specials view is always behind bars, caged and helpless, in national prison arts program), has come from both Nachos, Pizza & Submarine Sandwiches one case peering out of a garbage can, and in federal and provincial sources in the past, but this another clutching the rim of a toilet, drowning. has apparently changed. "We've just had our pro Painstakingly detailed petit point, stained vincial funding cut back for no apparent reason," glass animal portraits, and striking Kwakiutl says Hannan, adding that "it's been very distress masks add unexpected variety to this singular ing." I URI IjLLI NI J Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner exhibition. Other road blocks hindering the program in TOOD TOR THOUGHT . , Daily Specials clude the problem of accessing art supplies, some including Lasagna, thing Hannan claims is "a lot more difficult than Stroganoff, Chili, Fresh Pasta, you might think." Homemade Soups, Desserts and full Salad Bar "The inmates don't have a lot of money, and they have to suffer a tremendous amount of bureaucracy... somebody else has to purchase for them...it may take months. That tends to be a bit of a deterrent." Despite these and other problems, the quality of this exhibition alone attests to the success ofthe program. REC UBC And most important, in Hannan's opinion, is the fact that inmates who participate are actually j more likely to stay out of jail once they've been RENTALS released: "Fm committed absolutely to this idea...! ___ Kwakiutl Rattle, by Rocky O'Brien mandel ngan photo could name so many examples." Go hiking, kayaking, tenting or mountain biking this summer. Superb Outdoor i, Equipment. 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Beside his bed sit three frisbees issued Johnson, who is also an associate swim coach at UBC, adds, "the average person jogs less in a week than O'Hare swims in a day." to him by the Canadian national team. Hundreds of trophies, mugs, sculptures Often itis difficult for hiro to replace the calories he burns because and medals cascade from a shelf on the near wall and spill into the drawers and he trains with such intensity. His parents, Jane and Jack O'Hare containers on a desk; each laurel was won by the graces of a strong stroke. explain. "When Turlough was in high school he would take a piece of cake, Near the door is the table where PJiskin, CHare'a pet python, used a litre of juice and seven sandwiches for lunch," recalls his mother. "He to live - presently, Pllskin is in the care of a local pet store. goes through 20 litres of milk a week and we buy cereal by the case. You see, these days O'Hare doesn't have time for snakes or much Safeway knows us well." else. These days, he is busy training for the Seoul Olympics- "When he goes into heavy training he finds it difficult to eat By 7 a.m. each morning, while most people are still washing the enough," adds his father. "Our job is to feed him, feed him, and feed sleep from their eyes, O'Hare has carved his way through kilometres of him." chlorine and is nearing the end of his morning workout* During the fall O'Hare has handledhis recent success with a great deal of modesty; and winter he attends classes for the day at UBC, then swims from 4:30 it is a trait he inherits from his parents, who despite their son's success to 7:30 at either the UBC or Vancouver Aquatic Centre. in the pool, have remained humble. This is a regimen he has followed since he was nine. Now 19, it is The neighborhood pub the family owns would be the ideal place to clear the training has paid dividends for O'Hare. His CIAU 400 metre boast about their son's accomplishments, but here, as elsewhere, they freestyle time of 3:45.97 this spring established a new Canadian short elude the trappings of vanity, course record (swimming25 metre lengths)—itwas also the fifth fastest "I don't put posters up at the pub saying my son is an Olympic short course time recorded in the world this year. athlete * says his father. "We don't blast it around tbe neighborhood too So far, O'Hare has qualified for the 400 metre and 4x200 metre much." freestyle events on the Canadian Olympic team. He will attempt to Then he jokes, "But if he wins the gold medal 1.1 have him down at the pub to fill the place on a slow night* CHare's introduction to International swimming came early . at 1<5, be was the youngest male on the Canadian team when he swam at the 19S6 Commonwealth Games. By Victor Chew Wong *I was ecstatic," recalls CHare. "It's something you don't expect. I dropped about nine seconds off my 400 metres in five months to make the team <• I sort of came out of nowhere." But his first taste of competitive sports was on the mats, not in the pool. At age nine he was told by his gymnastics coach that he was too; tail to do well in gymnastics. His parents promptly «n*olte4Mm in tbe Richmond Aquanauts swim club. "On Sundays I just sleep all day because Fm so tired. MondaysIfeelgreatjTucwdajrTsIfeelokay, Wednesdays I feel tired, and by Thursday I feel just wasted," The decision to enroll him in a swimming program was not that much of a decision given the O'Hare family's aqueous nature. Turiottgh's great ancle, Cornack Offer**, was an Irish champion, bis father, an avid swimmer, until recently swam two miles* day, and both his younger sisters are now swimmmg with the Dolphins. *Iha4« goodidea he was going to be a very good jswiramer because ofthe ease with which he moved through the water,"hia father recafls. qualify for a third event, the 200 metre free$tyle> at the For the next month O'Hara will be trying to improve thatease by Canadian nationals later this month. training** altitude in Arizona with the Dolphins in preparation for the During this pre**01ympie heavy training period, nationals, then again at Salt l*-k* City with the Orympi*} team in ' O'Hare works up to fivehour s a day, six days a week, and preparation for Seoul. logs thousands of metres in the water each day. Johnson is confident that O'Hare will Improveon his best400metre "You have to try and be us intense as pos$ible/* says long coarse (swimming 50 metre lengths) time of 3-53.30 -six seconds O'Hare, "On Sundays I just sleep all day because I'm so shy of the world record time of 3:47.38. tired. Mondays I feel great, Tuesdays I feel okay, Wed« "Physiologically he has the ability to make 3:50 right now," says nesdays I feel tired, and by Thursday I feel just wasted* Johnson. The Canadian Dolphins swim elub's head coach Tom A 3:50 time would elevate O'Hare to one ofthe top three swimmers Johnson elaborates. 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