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DOOT DOOLA DOOT DOO USHER THE FLUSHER THE OSCARS ARE TRIVIAL? He's even weirder in person. Bathroom attendants at a club near you. We list the things that happened during the PAGE 9 PAGE 7 pretentious four hour ceremony. PAGE 18 VOL.LXXXVII N°40 TUESDAY, 7 MARCH, 2006 www.ubyssey.bc.ca .Crushing on a certain someone? since 1918 TA strike vote passes No job action without membership consultation, says TA union by Paul Evans University that our members support NEWS EDITOR us at the bargaining table," she said. The result of the strike vote was Teaching assistants fired a warning 80 per cent in favour of a strike, shot at the University last week with a voter turnout of 45 per cent. when they voted to authorise their Teaching assistants at UBC have union, Canadian Union of Public been without a contract since August Employees (CUPE) local 2278, to ini­ 31 and are currently in negotiations tiate a strike. with the University. The lack of Although the vote means the progress made was the driving force union can now legally serve the behind the vote, explained Roberts. University with a strike notice, "That's our real hang-up, that our according to Sarah Roberts, chair of negotiations aren't moving for­ the bargaining committee for CUPE ward," she said. local 2278, union protocols require Roberts claimed that if the them to go back to the membership University doesn't offer graduate before job action can actually occur. students enough money to be teach- "What this vote means...is that we want to send a message to the See "Strike" page 2. AMS meets with MLAs by Michael Kenacan post-secondary education in the NEWS STAFF province," said AMS VP External Ian Pattillo. An Alma Mater Society (AMS) docu­ The principles in the partner­ ment titled "Building the Partner­ ship document included recom­ ship" was the basis for a weekend of mendations for a national dialogue discussion between two-dozen mem­ in post-secondary education, a ded­ bers of the student society and the icated post-secondary transfer pay­ provincial government. ment to provinces and an immedi­ The summit took place in Victoria ate cap to tuition with a gradual on the last weekend of February, and reduction from the current 28.5 Canada West Finals wrap-up at UBC the student society executive was percent share of post-secondary Thunderbird Pasha Bains hit the court over the weekend. Despite losing to UVic, UBC still earns pleased at what was accomplished. costs that students pay to the 20 per a berth to the Netional Championships in Halifax. Full story pages 10-11. JOHNSON LEE PHOTO "We demonstrated we are will­ cent that existed in 1990. ing to work with [the provincial gov­ ernment] in finding solutions to See "Lobby"page 2. First Nations Longhouse S-Takya daycare shutdown Closure leaves children displaced, parents asking whether alternate solutions were sought by Eric Szeto although wait lists can range from majority of the money is being NEWS EDITOR 12 to 18 months. taken up by subsidising the child­ Three of the daycare's children care program for non-Aboriginal Catherine Bennington doesn't know don't have parents affiliated with students. In fact, in several what she's going to do with her three- UBC and will be left to find childcare instances non-UBC students." year old granddaughter when the elsewhere because of a UBC mandate The daycare, he said, was sup­ only Aboriginal daycare on campus which only allows for children of stu­ posed to be accepting only children closes next month. dents, staff and faculty to attend cam­ from Aboriginal parents affiliated "I'm distraught," said Bennington, pus daycare. with UBC, but because of consistent an administrative assistant at the Bennington is one of those people enrolment shortfalls S-Takya admit­ Centre for Teaching and Academic left searching. Although she is a UBC ted children of parents who weren't Growth. "There is no daycare for the staff member, she won't be able to affiliated with the University into kid. I don't know what [UBC is] doing get her granddaughter Emma on a the program. and I'm irritated." waitlist because she doesn't have full "I have a mandate to provide serv­ Last month, UBC announced that custody rights. ices to Aboriginal students...if you get the S-Takya daycare, located in the Despite the groundswell of out­ down to it, it's a misappropriation of First Nations Longhouse, would be rage from parents, UBC officials funds," said Vedan. WHERE IS THE LOVE? Children at the S-Tayka centre will be shut down on April 30 because it have stated that they have been left Many of the parents, including searching for a new daycare next month, JEAN CHRUMKA PHOTO could no longer sustain its $40,000 with no choice. Mike Wolf, whose four-year old annual deficit. Richard Vedan, director of the daughter Holly is enrolled at S- Most of the children at S-Takya First Nations Longhouse, regrets hav­ Takya, disagree. "I'm quite angry about it," said culture to have children involved will now be put on wait lists for ing to close the centre, but explained UBC has been unreceptive to alter­ Wolfs wife, Debby, a UBC hospital like that. It doesn't make any campus childcare. Children of that the daycare wasn't fulfilling its native solutions in keeping the centre worker. "It was very sudden. It's so sense to me." Aboriginal parents affiliated with mandate. open, he said. It's a callous solution, much a part of the Longhouse and UBC will be made a first priority, "Of the limited money f get, the he added. the philosophy of the First Nations See "Daycare" page 2. 2 NEWS TUESDAY, 7 MARCH, 2006 THE UBYSSEY TA's went on strike in Lobbying efforts in Victoria a sucess, according to AMS execs 2003, ordered back "Lobby" from page 7. ister of advanced education, Tom MLAs, post-secondary education shortly after by Vincent, as well as advanced educa­ isn't on their radar, and by bring­ TUESDAY, 7 MARCH, 2006 provincial government Additionally, the proposal tion critic Gregor Robertson. ing [attention to] that..is impor­ advised that tuition increases and "Everyone had three to four tant to us. We did so and are plan­ VOL.LXXXVII N°40 student financial assistance should meetings a day, a lot of them suc­ ning on doing this one or twice a "Strike" from page 7. be indexed to the Consumer Price cessful," asserted Klug. year to keep it there." EDITORIAL BOARD Index and that there be guaranteed The province was grateful for the That same weekend, former ing assistants, it might translate minimum funding levels for post- information exchanged at the gath­ AMS President Spencer Keys COORDINATING EDITOR Jesse Marchand into top students not wanting to secondary education. ering, and seeks more in further was in Ottawa at a first minister's [email protected]. ca come to UBC. This will have nega­ Patillo added that the partner­ consultations. conference, something Keys NEWS EDITORS Paul Evans 86 Eric Szeto tive consequences towards ship document was simply a sum­ "[The government] are all on described as "a stakeholders [email protected]. ca research and teaching at the mary of a previously published AMS board and we're going to be follow­ meeting for those involved in CULTURE EDITOR Simon Underwood University, she added. document ing up with them, giving them more post-secondary education." [email protected]. ca "As students we are concerned "We didn't meet Advanced information, which they are very While Keys did not meet with the SPORTS.EDITOR Megan Smyth about the education this University Education Minister Murray Coell interested in," assured Klug. BC Minister for Advanced'Eduation, is offering...but at this point it's because he was in Ottawa," former Both Klug and Pattillo shared a he did meet with Deputy Minister [email protected] becoming an unworkable environ­ AMS VP External Jessica Klug told positive outlook of the results from Moura Quayle. FEATURES/NATIONAL EDITOR ment here," said Roberts. "All lev­ the Ubyssey, though she and the the coT iultation in Victoria. Keys' specific goal at the con­ Bryan Zandberg els of the University are starting to other AMS representatives con­ "I think we've explained some ference was to push for a pan- [email protected] suffer by our inability to recruit vened with over fifty MLAs, deputy pretty clear goals in education, Canadian accord on post-second­ PHOTO EDITOR Yinan Max Wang [email protected] good graduate students." and assistant deputy ministers. namely restoring funding, and ary education that would identify UBC Director of Public Affairs Among those were ministers reminded the province that UBC common values and objectives to PRODUCTION MANAGER Michelle Mayne [email protected]. ca Scott Macrae said that contract Colin Hansen (Economic has around half the post-second­ achieve those values. negotiations with the union are Development), Stan Hagen ary population in the province, so "The premiers... were very COORDINATORS ongoing and didn't want to com­ (Children and Family when something happens to post- amenable to [the student proposals]; ment on specifics. Development), Pat Bell (Agriculture secondary education students, we that was certainly encouraging," VOLUNTEERS Colleen Tang "Those discussions really and Lands) and Rick Thorpe (Small need to be consulted," said declared Keys, continuing, "the idea [email protected]. ca remain at the table at this point," Business). The AMS delegates also Pattillo. that we need some sort of national RESEARCH/LETTERS Claudia Li he said.

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