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7C^ THEUBYS2Y • / ^Janniversarv l WCWC stump tour '93: stumpy goes to Ottawa BY TANYA STORR to take the stump to Europie UBC has been the proud next Spring. host of many important digni­ WCWC extracted the taries in the past, but never stump from a clearcut near before has the campus been Kennedy River, after obtain­ honoured with a visit from a ing a salvage permit from 400-year-old travelling stump. MacMillan Bloedel. It took On Thursday 7 October eight people five days to pull the 22,000 kilogram Clayoquot the stump out and install it Sound stump came to UBC as atop the boat trailer it travels part of a Western Canada Wil­ on. derness Committee Canada- A banner on the trailer wide tour. reads "Jobs, not Stumps." "We're taking Clayoquot Werner Rolf, a member ofthe Sound to the rest of Canada, caravan, explained that and especially to Ottawa," ex­ WCWC is not against logging. plained WCWC member "We are interested in Catherine von Schulmann. changingtheforestry practices "Ifs very important to get in order to induce a healthier the politicians to wake up and economy. There won't be any see what's being lost." old growth forest left on the TheWCWCcaravanplans West Coast in 15 years at the to be in Ottawa by 22 October, present rate of cutting." andthey will present a petition Parked on East Mall urging the preservation of near the SUB building, the Clayoquot Sound to the new Western red cedar stump drew government once it is sworn in. a curious crowd on Thursday The stump tour will make afternoon. Some people bought 16 overnight stops in cities and t-shirts and signed the peti­ towns along the way, and will tion toaidthecampaign, while visit Eastern Canada later in others just stared, completely 22,000 kg. stump makes nation wide tour.* TANYA STORR PHOTO the Pall. WCWC also has plans stumped. Nobel winner relied on Scholarships for education BY DINOS KYROU tific world, how close are we to man has genes for 50 to 100,000 raise are more hypothetical. cause their parents simply cat On 13 October 1993 a full, reliable, cure for can­ proteins. Within this number Now there is another concern not afford thousands of do Michael Smith ofthe Biochem­ cer? there i s a smaller set that, when about the ethics of using ge­ lars in tuition fees? istry department of UBC, woke Well, -is someone who mutated, become cancer caus­ netic information, for example I would like to see educa­ up to find himself the Nobel won the Nobel Pri ze some years ing genes. Genetic engineering to say that this person has an tion be as accessible as possible Prize winner for chemistry. ago once said, it's clear that finds out how these proteins inherited trait and therefore and it does concern me that the The prize was for developing a genetic engineering has had work by systematically chang­ can't have insurance or have a cost of going to University is method to reprogram the ge­ ing them and finding out what particular kind of job. That is a going up and up. My feeling is netic cells found in genes. effect that change has. The problem but I point out that that if the education is success­ Ubyssey: So, was it, "Oh hope is that once you have that ethical problems of this nature ful then you do better in your my goodness me! I think Tve information it will allow you are not new problems; they've wage earning years and there­ developed a method for repro­ then to design a drug which not been created by genetic en­ fore pay more taxes, so one way gram ming the genetic cells could counteract the effect of gineering and just add to the you could pay for your school­ found in genes everyone!" or the cancer causing genes—that existing list. ing is not to pay up front but by was it a gradual process? hasn't been done yet. Surely you agree that having a successful career and Smith: It was gradual. Your research will have there are probably many gifted having a high income and pay­ We came across it because in an impact on the future capa­ students here in Canada who ing it back through taxes—I 1969 we started to study, here bility to prevent hereditary dis­ cannot attend University be­ wish there was a system. in Vancouver, a method to use eases, but this also means the short, synthetic pieces of DNA power to change other charac­ to isolate natural nucleic ac­ teristics of genetic make-up. ids... even when the middle of Are you not worried that your East end bike shop: [the DNA strand] was changed discovery may be used in the from what would normally be DINOS KYROU PHOTO future to produce tailor-made its compliment in a second human beings? has cyclists pedalling strand—a mismatch in other an enormousi impact on under­ I think there sire a num­ words. Later, while working in standing cancer, but for the ber of things here that reflect Cambridge, England, we BY SUSAN JUBY more accessible. "Accessible moment the most effective way misconceptions. Firstly, a lot There are a lot of rea­ realised that it wouldbe nice to is to stop people smoking. And of the characteristics of hu­ means an environment where have a method for developing sons to be excited about the new women can feel comfortable its so sad, as someone who is mans that you refer to are very bike shop in the East end. Our mutants, [artificially changed involved with cancer research, complexgeneticallyandldon't talking and learning about DNA] and I noticed that we Community Bikes is a non­ bikes," pond said. to see young people puffing know if we will ever have the profit shop dedicated to improv­ should be able to do this from away on cigarettes which are information required to make The shop sells recondi­ our previous studies, because ing air quality by promoting tioned bdkes that have been res­ pretty well certain to give them a person more intelligent or cycling andrecyclingandmak- you should be able to design a lung cancer and also to cause physically bigger. Where gene cued from the scrap heap. short piece of DNA using en­ ing biking accessible to every­ These bikes are sold on a slid­ various heart defects. therapy is going to be used is in one. zymes. what are called Single Gene ing scale from $5 to $95 to en­ What genetic engineer­ Our Community Bikes is Your discovery can be used ing has done is make it possible Inheritable defects, such as sure that poverty is not a bar­ to wage war on cancer—from Cystic Fibrosis. the brain child of Jeff Hohner, rier to biking. OCB conducts a to identify the genetic events a cycling advocate, and Andy your knowledge of the scien- which cause cancer. Each hu­ The other issues you number of maintenance and Telfour, a recycling promoter. repair courses so cyclists can ^:^^3^«£X,-- The shop is based on keep their trusty steeds on the A 19year old female UBC similar projects in Oregon, /iMMmMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMs A student was sexually assaulted road. Also, the shop has public jU-H.-^-^-1-Hi^-^-^-^-B-u-ft _ on her way home to Gage resi­ Winnipeg and Toronto and is repair stands that can be '-•i^u-^-l-^-^-^-^-H-^-^-^-^-^Hx-ij. dence from the Pit Pub in the the first community-based, non­ rented for a small fee, or one of .---B-HH^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-BH-. early morning of 7 October. profit bike shop in Vancouver. the staff mechanics, Lynn or iJ^_^_H_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^_^H_Bk'' The worn an fought the at­ It is affiliated with Better En­ ellen, can do your repairs. _9H^-^-RSllEKl9HRi^^^^^^^^K\ tacker and was able to get away. vironmentally Sound Trans­ 1 The project is funded •(sHS^HSx*' :-'.'' , X\ x°?!«^_^_^_MMBr According to an RCMP portation (BEST) and accord­ "SSS—^—^—^—^H^H&f* ***c<_^_—_^_^_^H^_Hk_ report, the woman was grabbed through government grants ing to Hohner, provides "tan­ '?^-^-^-H_K-_-_-'.x~' X^S^^^BMB--. from behind and pushed, to the and donations. Memberships -J-H-BSHSHIB.. - _i-U--_Mjli_II^^B^B_-. ground by a white man described gible encouragement for people cost $50 for waged or $20 for -"raHHBtX. ' «%*P_j^B*" ^m^y^ZHr vl_^_lSs as 5'6", chunky, with dark brown to get out of their cars and onto unwaged and includes five free curly hair of shoulder length and their bikes". <lm lit Tr- iBn_Br* cut around the ears, and. slight hours of shop time per month facial hair. OCB, located at 197 East and 1 hour of free lessons. Any Ifir M x*fc -aBF^ 17th (at Main), has a relaxed T& 'SP^-***!^ 'W*^ Fred Leibel from the donations of parts, money, ex­ lit' XJX/^XN -: j|y •••''• RCMP said they are not assign­ and friendly atmosphere in pertise and enthusiasm are en­ ing additional security to the which even the newest enthusi­ couraged. wl- -****8__&S_Bkr__ -- <''*§!r areabutare letting people know ast can feel welcomed. that this occurred and asking The shop is open Satur­ ellen pond, a staff me­ days and Sundays from 11:00 them if they see anything suspi­ chanic, claims the non-intimi­ cious to call [the RCMP].* to5:00.879-BIKE. *&&&Sf^inii&&*eBBSw ' dating feel ofthe shop makes it 2 THEUBYSSEY Classifieds TUESDAY 19 OCTOBER 1993 CLASSIFIEDS TWEEN CLASSES Rates: AMS card holders—3 lines,$3.15; additional lines 63 cents.

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