Censored rugby festival Confederation College T-Bird's toughest chicks Vancouver gets set bans student paper take on Abbotsford for the film set Finishing last since 1918 VOLUME 78 ISSUE 8 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1996 AMS barbeque takes $3000 spill by Chris Nuttall-Smith year and help [Programs] out with certain things like if I need loaders, some physical Beer and cider flowed a little too freely at labour, or if I need something done." this year's Welcome Back Barbeque, the Poor attendance due to rainy weather, AMS discovered at last Wednesday's council combined with the lost alcohol, cost meeting. Programs about $6000. This would have cut The annual event lost $3000 worth of deeply into Programs' already tight bud­ beer and cider to what the AMS officially get—cut by 17 percent this year—but Borins called 'spillage,' although they admitted said Friday the AMS will cover the loss. they know who's responsible for stealing a "We're going to have to eat that loss and portion of it. we're going to look at better ways in the "There [were] some phoney tickets and future to monitor beer spillage at that bar­ some passing beer across the bar without beque," he told The Ubyssey. any tickets going on," AMS Programs direc­ Borins said the AMS will likely create a tor Pam Taigle told The Ubyssey. 'We're going to have to eat that loss Barbeque planners and we're going to look at usually count on about 10 percent spillage since kegs better ways in the future to monitor JE often overflow when they're tapped and a few beer spillage at that barbeque/' drinks normally disap­ DAVID BORINS pear, AMS Business AMS PRESIDENT Manager Bernie Peets explained to council. reserve fund from which one year's bar­ But about 22 percent of the alcohol at beque profit will cover another year's this year's event was unaccounted for. losses. A Pit Pub staffer working at the event "We're taking a very progressive caught students with fake beer tickets and approach, we're going to look to the future t noticed some volunteer servers giving instead of just looking at the past—we had drinks away for free, said Taigle. talked about building this rainy day fund And while neither Taigle nor AMS next year and I said 'why not just do it this President David Borins would say who was year, because there's already enough pres­ caught, they did say the responsible parties sure on programs as it is,'" Borins said. won't have to pay for the losses. Taigle said the people caught were likely "We don't live in the real world, this is a not the only ones stealing or giving away rv%*- university. We're not going to get the cops drinks; both Programs and the AMS will and arrest people and call lawyers," said plan better to prevent such losses next year, TAKE THAT! Kevin Dring of the UBC water-polo team launches a shot and scores the Taigle. she added. third goal for the T-Birds in a losing effort. The Aqua-birds lost 12-4 against a strong But they won't get off scot-free, either. "We want to find the fine line where it's a University of Washington team in their final game of the tournament held at the Aquatic "I got an apology," Taigle said, "and they good party and everybody's having a good Centre this past weekend. Although the team finished last in their pool, they were able agreed that they couldn't repay the funds but time but nobody's taking advantage of any­ to beat the team from the University of Victoria, RICHARD LAM PHOTO they would be at my disposal for the school body else." • Personality, experience focus of sex study by Andrea Spence change," he wondered. "Conducting sex research is a sen­ "It is possible," he conceded, Perhaps the most significant The intent of the study, con­ sitive thing and there are strong "that the jerks are more motivated part of the study, according to the A recent UBC study seems to con­ ducted by Trapnell and partner differences in the community than the 'nice guys' to exaggerate. researchers, was the conclusion firm the stereotype that men initi­ Cindy M. Meston, was to re-exam­ about whether or not this type of We did give everyone an accuracy that can be drawn about personal­ ate sexual contact more often than ine the general issue of how per­ research should even be done. test but perhaps the aggressive ity differences and long term rela­ women do. sonalities contribute to differ­ Describing the questions may guys are more likely to be boastful." tionships. UBC Psychology Professor Paul ences in sexual experience. sound worse than it appears to the Trapnell said he hopes his con­ "What these findings suggest is D. Trapnell said a study of 700 "The students took home a people taking the survey. If I even clusions won't validate the social that there are two types of strate­ undergraduates at UBC found that large questionnaire. They filled out mention the word masturbation stereotypes that pressure men to gies for "success." You can have a "even the most anxious depressive an hour long survey about their and that ends up in the media, be aggressive in order to gain sexu­ lot of partners or you can invest in women had just as much sexual own sexual life and sex history," people get very upset." al experience. "There are some bad a relationship. The evolutionary experience as the confident, calm Trapnell said. "I think everyone Trapnell warned this was a things that came out of this study," explanation for these findings sug­ women." The same, he said, was felt reasonably comfortable dis­ preliminary study, and said he he said. "Stereotypes have a way of gests that one is not better than not true of men. closing things. The questionnaire had some questions about the confirming for shy people that the other," Trapnell said. "But "Has there been as much wasn't particularly intrusive." results. Was everyone who filled maybe they shouldn't try harder. being a committed partner and change in courtship behaviour as Trapnell declined to reveal in a survey honest in their For nasty people, it's confirming being invested in a family is a very we would anticipate from social actual questions from the survey. responses? that this is the right way to behave." worthwhile endeavour." • 2 THE UBYSSEY, OCTOBER 1, 1 996 ECW! Classifle 822-1654 College bans student paper for fear For Rent of offending government panel For Rent $800.1 Bdrm. Hampton Place by Stefan B. Walther and Ubyssey staff "I consider The Talon as a mirror to soci­ With the kick of contention, The Talon has 16th & Wesbrook Mall ety," he said. "It reflects what student's views benefitted from an increase in pickup and readership—copies ofthe notorious issue are HIS. N/P. 222-3778 Leave your Number THUNDER BAY (CUP)-Administrators at are. I just print them." Confederation College removed the latest issue Crothers could not understand why the scarce. for Sale-Auto of the school's student paper from campus for college administration removed the issue The Talon replaced Confederation fear it would offend visiting dignitaries. from the stands when the students pay in College's former student newspaper, The 76 Mercedes 300D Mechanically Sound, Administrators were angered at the Future, last spring after its editor was low mileage, body-man special. $3500. September 25 issue of The Talon, which forced to resign due to allegations 224-7050 (eve.) they said included explicit sexual mater­ she published libellous material. For Sale ial. The move came on the same day a With a new name and editor, government panel on post-secondary the student newspaper began a Come and see Ted & Mark's Excellent education visited the campus. new life last August with a man­ Adventure called the Kerrisdale Stock College President Roy Murray said date to emphasise humour and Exchange. Vancouver's biggest and best he was not impressed by the lax editori­ off-the-wall commentaries. second hand store. Totally awesome selec­ al policy of the student run newspaper "We have no plans to cancel or tion, terrific prices & student discounts. We and would not condone such impudent, censor [The Talon]," Murray said. controversial material on campus. 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