'UBC future demands more funds' UBC must massively expand its • a balanced growth to ensure a senior undergraduate and graduate comprehensive and sustained programs to maintain academic ex­ capacity to serve the community as cellence and improve much- an institution of higher learning; neglected research, UBC ad­ • continuing reviews of depart­ ministration president Kenny said ments, schools and faculties in THE UBYSSEY yesterday. order to maintain excellence in In a speech to faculty members in academic programs. 48 IRC 2, Kenny outlined a com­ Kenny said rapid growth pro­ Vol. LXII, No. 31 Vancouver, B.C. Friday, November23,1979 °^^> 228-2301 prehensive set of recommendations blems have seriously hampered the he claims will solve many of the university's improvement plans. academic and financial problems "UBC is a good university, but as threatening the well-being of the a university of world stature, it's a university. conspicuously lean one because of He said those problems include its rapid growth" he said. "UBC lack of government funding, inade­ stands out in Canada as a particular quate education standards, run­ example of the difficulty of down buildings and worn-out in­ developing a well-rounded adult struction equipment. from a skinny adolescent on a very "B.C. can ill afford its low lean diet." educational base if it is to maintain Kenny said UBC desperately its place in an increasingly needs improved research funding sophisticated and tecftnologically and public participation in the oriented world," he said."It is up to university system. Only 15.6 per our academic community, and in cent of British Columbians between particular, the provincial govern­ 18 and 24 attend post-secondary in­ ment to determine the outcome of stitutions and research money for this challenge." those who do graduate is woefully Kenny prepared his statement at inadequate, he said. the request of the Universities Only 4.7 per cent of Canadians Council of B.C. in a report entitled are university graduates, he added. The Mission of the University of "We are seriously under- B.C. He stressed that UBC's educating our young people in finances and academic standards Canada. Canada seriously lags the have not kept pace with the rapid United States in participation rates growth of the university. at universities. And a strong Kenny's solutions to inadequate Canada cannot neglect excellence in funding and lagging academic stan­ its graduate schools and research." dards include: Kenny said he believes UBC's • an increased emphasis on the proposed 58 acre research park will development of UBC's graduate do much to eliminate the lack of programs and additional research funding available for graduate CONTINGENCY PLAN for Ubyssey photographers include drastic proposal put forward by ace photog Jim Dug­ activity; research work and high academic gan to turn clock on Ladner tower back three weeks to point where overdue essays and assignments were • the establishment of UBC as standards will encourage students originally assigned. Duggan plan, outlined here in secret shot, included shifting tower to horizontal and converting the province's primary university to attend the university. it to bicycle rack, but was vetoed in favor of plot to choose next month as appropriate time to replace sewers with a heavy emphasis on graduate "The greatest danger in growth is under every faculty and staff lot on campus. studies, research and professional the risk of lower standards to schools; achieve what is seen to be a better • increased student accessibili­ size. Fortunately UBOstands for Cycle pafhs menace riders ty; increasingly high standards for • improvements in UBC's students entry .at the freshman The cycle path along University have detour signs," charged president Chuck Connaghan said he academic and career counselling level." Boulevard has become a dangerous another. "The bike path is lousy doesn't know why students are grip­ service; "For the province, increasing the obstacle course with abysmal condi­ anyways. It's disgusting." ing. • improvements in entrance op­ quality and availability of higher tions charge some student cyclists. He said he was forced onto the "When we finished off portunities for part-time students; education is vital to our domestic B.C. Tel is currently tearing up road because of the rough riding Wesbrook we put a bicycle path • increased public access to well-being. Moreover, a nation can large sections of the bicycle path to conditions and got in the way of a in," he said. "When 16th Avenue is university facilities such as libraries, rise no higher than the standard of put in a new service line. As a bus. completed we've asked for a bicycle the computing centre and Museum excellence set in its universities," result, potholes force cyclists to ride Another said the path is full of path and that will be done. I don't of Anthropology; said Kenny. onto the road and face oncoming potholes making the ride rough, un­ understand why students are com­ traffic, said one student. comfortable and dangerous. plaining." "It's really bad, they don't even But administration services vice- The construction should be com­ pleted by the middle of next week, SFU residents to university endowment lands officer Behind door number one Art Peacock said Thursday. Mean­ while, cyclists have the option of And now the rumors behind the But even this scenario is unlikely travelling along Chancellor Blvd., pay more for less news. — McGeer recently was elected he said. As educators throughout B.C. chair of the Council of Education Peacock said many students have Canadian University Press SFU administration president await news on today's scheduled Ministers. complained about the construction Simon Fraser students might face George Pedersen set up the housing cabinet shuffle announcement, edu­ The source says McGeer has to the UEL office but complaints rent increases of up to 40 per cent committee last summer. Its report cation minister Pat McGeer con­ received too much poor publicity have been forwarded to the con­ next spring despite a recent housing offered several recommendations templates his future — whatever it over his handling of education and struction crew foreman. report indicating the residences in on improving the housing situation, might be. is clearly unhappy with it. Current Connaghan said he had also "a shocking state of affairs." but did not mention the cost involv­ But as premier Bill Bennett health minister Bob McLelland is received complaints about the con­ SFU's housing office will present ed. prepares to make his official an­ Bennett's first choice for the posi­ struction and notified the UEL of­ a rent increase schedule effective McDonald said last month the nouncement, educators are trying tion, the source said. fice two months ago and asked March 1, 1980 to the university's cost of improvements could exceed to lessen the surprise by guessing It has also been reported that them to do something about the board of governors Nov. 27. $100,000. the outcome. McGeer would accept a newly- problem. The schedule calls for a 35 to 40 "We're really anxious to see the The latest scenario has McGeer created science, technology and Erich Vogt, faculty and student per cent increase in the apartment problem solved. I'm trying to let becoming solely science and universities ministry, with the affairs vice-president, said matters residence, a 30 to 35 increase in the people know we need to pour technology minister, abandoning responsibility for elementary and pertaining to UBC's access roads women's housing and a 20 per cent money into the buildings," she said the education portfolio, says a UBC secondary education going to so­ are the responsibility of the UEL increase in another student dwell­ then. source. meone else, most notably Van­ office. But the university is con­ ing. The report said committee mem­ "The smart money's on this couver South MLA Peter Hynd­ cerned about safe cycle paths, he The proposed increases follow a bers were not prepared for the ser­ one," he said. man. added. study of the residences written last iousness of the residence problems month by an independent housing they encountered. committee. Committee members called the residences "an embar­ The proposed rent increase could was raining rata and mice rassment" and said they were meet with some opposition from shocked by their state of disrepair. board member Reva Clavier. She Some of the problems the com­ said last month SFU is short of resi­ simply would not burn. So, they re­ Brett said the protest was held to Despite popular belief, education mittee encountered were due to dences and the provincial govern­ turned capital punishment to Can­ show McGeer and Clark that the re­ minister Pat McGeer is not a burn­ poor design — kitchen facilities dif­ ment is not giving them the money ada momentarily and hanged the cent rise in education funding cut­ out. ficult to clean and stove ventilation they need. dummies instead. backs is angering students. In fact, he let it all hang out at systems that pose health hazards. "The residences are in a pretty Douglas College yesterday. "We were going to burn the effi­ "It shows that students are con­ SFU housing coordinator Bonnie sad state of repairs," Clavier said. About 75 students gathered to set gies because Pat McGeer and Dean cerned and appear to be willing to McDonald said the increases are The proposed increases would br­ fire to an effigy of McGeer, but Clark are burning students," said fight for what they consider their necessary as the university has been ing the apartment residence rent to were witness to a private hanging Ted Lorenz, external vice-president just rights," she said.