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In the somewhat daunting task of acquainting oneself with the university, hundreds of new and old students gathered to learn about campus activities at UBC ... Can u s p o t Waldo? SAM GREEN PHOTO

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UBC asked to break its ties to big business by Frances Foran

their ties to big business before academic autonomy is strangled -Philip Resnick, political science prof

universities must regulate “Do we really want a total University Corporate Inc.?” -

by corporate interests, said UBC political science professor Philip Resnick.

Philip Resnick submitted a motion at the Wednesday Senate meeting to amend the university’s conflict ofinterest policytoinclude controlling the participation of senior administrators’ on corporate boards.

Resnick said the issue of corporate conflicts arose when the dean of forestry joined the board of a forestry company last spring. UBC president Strangway is on the board of four corporations, including Mamillan Bloedel, BC Gas and the Business Council of BC.

“There were some serious misgivings about what this means and where this is all going . . . it might lead to a serious situation where you have to ask, which hat is this person wearing? Is he representing the forest company to the faculty or is he the dean to the forest company?”

Resnick said the university’s newly drafted conflict of interest policy needs to be amended because the policy does not address the issue of university‘s autonomy

from corporate interests. One senator said the policy

was, in parts, so “carefully worded it was hard to discern the university’s position.”

Theamendment,tobedebated in October, would prohibit UBC senior administrators from ac- cepting appointments to non- charitable boards outside the university without approval of the Board of Governors.

If the board approved of an administrator‘s participation on an outside board, the motion would also require any honorarium de- rived from the appointment to be turned over to the university.

Resnick said while it would not be realistic to expect university administrators to refrain from representing the public interest to business, the motion would delin- eate the responsibilities of university administrators.

Resnick said, “There might be certain circumstances that having a wellqualified dean or a university president in a field as a public interest person on a board would even be a good thing. Sometimes there is going to be a serious ques-

tion of whether they are letting their office be seen as serving the interest of outside things.”

Resnick said since senior administrators are paid more than the premier of the province and other ministers of the crown, i t should be made clear that they do not accept directorshipsfor money. “If they feel they have a public interest function to fulfill and the board agrees, very good. But any profit should be turned back to the university.

”If you are a university administrator, that is your main preoc- cupation in life, and starting to pile on dipctorships should not be what you are doing as a general practice. And to keep everything above board, there should be no for-profit motive if you do accept the odd outside directorship.”

Resnick also said the blurring of academic and business spheres must be checked before i t becomes an impediment to critical inquiry. This motion may help stop the trend of the “who’s who” of business circles being appointed to work at universities.

“Do you want your dean in a

forest or a pharmaceutical science faculty[havingcorpo~teinterestsl so that you start to ask yourself the question, does that mean critical things can’t be raised about the type ofresearch being done? Do we really want atotal University Cor- porate Inc.? We have to ask that question.”

Noting that some members of the board of governors are up for re-appointment, Resnick said he expects the NDP government to appoint representatives from a broader background of experience who are more than corporate cap- tains.

“This is not an argument re- fusing appointment of corporate figures to the board of government but we dent want the board coming just from just that community. We like the board more reflective of different communities, which wouldincludeotherbackgrounds.”

UBC in the red

Despite the success of the WorldofOpportunitydevelopment campaign, UBC endedlast year in the red.

And the administration said wage increases to support workers were responsible for the deficit.

The ongoing World of Oppor- tunity development campaign which ends this year is expected to raise $252 million from the private sector and matching funds from the province.

Although the university has surpassed itls original fundraising goal by almost a hundred million dollars, not all ofthe pledgedmoney has been recovered.

While president Strangway said, “We’ll have to fight to ensure iWthepmvince’spromisetomatch private funds] is honoured,” con- cern about delinquent pledges has not interf‘ened with the campus developmentandbuildingprojects.

The influx of private funds did not prevent the university from ending the 9Yg2 fiscal year with a deficit, as vice-president Bruce Gellatly who presented the budget noted. The university was pre- vented from. meeting last year’s goal to balance a $2 million deficit by unexpected pay raises for UBC support staff, Gellatly said.

Despite the success of the Worldof Opportunity fundraising, funds in operating budget for support services, and student financial aid decreased.

Burmese struggle against brutal repression from ARTEST

A boycott against Petro-Canada has been launched for its refusal to sus- pend it-s drilling contract with the military junta in Burma (renamed Myanmar by the face-saving regime).

The boycott has been called by Friends of the Rainforest and CYNAPS - Canadian Youth Network for Asia Pacific Solidarity. In Novem- ber 1989, Petso-Canada signed an ex- pbration contract with the Myanmar Oil and Gas Enterprise, which is owned by the military regime running Burma, the State La.w and Order Restoration Council (SLORC).

The SLORC r eg ime is sold off for a fraction of their brandedillegitimate by human worth. Thai border concessions rights groups. And although it have been. nearly exhausted was trounced in the 1990 elec- (Earth First, Spring 1992). tions, receiving a mere 2 per More concessions operate on cent of the seats, the SLORC the China border in Kachin clings to powerby maintaining State . Convoys of l umber a reign of terror. It has jailed trucks enter China day and opposition members of parlia- night (PrQject Maje), while ment and i t is keeping under t r u c k s e n t e r B u r m a w i t h house arrest popular leader weapons for the SLORC. The Aung San Suu Kyi, winner of large-scaleloggingisalsoairned the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize. at wiping out the livelihood of

Petro-Canada responds to theindigenous Karen, Karenni, critics that its Burma opera- Kachin, and other minorities tians are “politically neutral.” struggling for autonomy. But the SLORC uses foreign The SLORC leadership ‘re- exchange gemrated by oil con- ceives critical technological and cessions to esczlateitsmiiitary economic support- from foreign carjlpign against the people, oil firms. Between 70 and 90 forests and other r,atural re- per cent of profits from oil and sources. gas exploitation will accrue to

The SLORC Carns critical the SLORC. Oil exploration hardcurrency from concessions contracts account for 65 per in teak wood cn its borders. cent of the SLORC‘s invest- These forests, the world‘s last mentsince 1988(BurmaRights great teak forests, are being M o v e m e n t for Action

(B.U.R.M.A), October 1991). tem have all been harnessed This includes US$41 million for army ‘purposes - as indeed invested by Petro-Canada. Of are the people, kidnapped off this, US$5 million went directly the streets at the whim of the to the SLORC. The rest goes to generals and forced to walk on

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investment in an economy t h a t is completely dominated by the military elite, which controls all major enterprises in Burma. Almost all foreign exchange goes to support and expand a 300,000 m a n a r m y . T h e SLORC has indebted itself to China through the purchase of a US$1.4 billion arsenal. As a regional super-power, China is seeking to develop buffer zones.

Burma’s vast natural re- sources, its industry, administration, schools and health sys-

minefields or into enemy fire, according to Amnesty Interna- tional and Asia Watch. No Burmese civilian is safe. The ethnicminoritiesespecia!?; I $7. are targeted, resultingin hux;di-.eds of thousands of refugees gee- ing to Bangladesh, Chim and Thailand..

Cana’dian taxpayers still own 80.5 per cent of Petro- Canada. But the rulingfederal government pledges non-in- terference for ideological reasons. They couldn’t care less

about human lives they choose to destroy - when profit from the internat ional corporate elite keeps Canada’s r ight- wing government in power.

In Burma, ecological de- struction amd genocidal war- fare are mrtde possible largely by foreign investment from Asian and Western companies. Other oil companies investing include Shell (Hollandj, Amoco a n d Unocad (US.). But our greatest clout is against Petro- Canada.

P e t r o C a n is C a n a d a ‘ s third-largest producer cd‘cnrcie oil and fifth-largest yro tucer of natural gas. It is one ~ i ’ iire largestholtiers ofundeveloped e x p l o r a t i o n l a n d s fl-cln C a n a d a ’ s Far X o r t h C o Vietnam’s Mekong Delta. h d coast-to-corsst i t has a network of more than 5,200 gas sis- tions. PetroCan ranks as one of Canada’s Big Three inte- grated oil companies. Last year’s earnings were $176 million on sales of $5.9 billion. The Tones want to ensure the privatizatian ofPetroCsn is ir- reversible by the end of their political mandate.

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travelthroughoutthe NWT. Yellowknife has an incredible ambiance and draw to it that is hard to explain to anvone who has not

movebackandstay." Loudcheersand

whistles came from the audience as they nodded in agreement to the comments made by one of the hosts at a concert given by Northern entertainers in Yellowknife, where the high de- greeoftalentexhibitedduringthe evening was another surprise for me in my expectation of what the north would hold and what it actually turned out to offer.

I had visions of rough, tough, silent men in plaid shirts, driving pick-ups with a shotgun rack and a barking German Shepherd in back. Instead I encountered a friendly atmosphere of harmony and acceptance admist a wild beautifullandscape.

Yellowknife is the capital of theNorthwestTemitoriesandthe siteoftwoofCanada'slargestgold

peoples. With a population of 13,500, Yellowknife replaced Ob tawaastheseatofgovernmentfor theNorthwestTemtoriesin1967. SituatedontheedgeofGwatSlave Lake, i t lies less than 500 kilometres from the Arctic Circle.

Since there are 20 hours of daylight every day in June it's possible to wander m u n d all day and night taking pictures and ab sorbing the hauntingly beautiful landscape.

The Miner's Mess is the best place to go for coffee. Sit at one of the long wooden tables and watch the local trat€ic coming and going. Everyone in the place seems to smoke their brains out, oblivious to non-smolungpatrons, '"om the south."

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I had visions of rough, tough, silent men in plaid shirts, driving pick-ups with a shotgun rack and a barking German Shepherd in back.

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Clandestine nolicv change angers residents by Steve Chow As no job losses were incurred should have told us this is the new

Students returning to Walter in the reassignment shuffle, situation at Gage. Hey, I could Gage Residence for the winter ses- McLaughlin seems satisfied with have lived somewhere else. Now sion have been met with an unwel- the new policy. this is no different from living off come surprise from UBC Hous- Eli Martin, president of the campus. ing-reduced housekeeping ser- Gage Community Council, pre- “I would have moved off cam- vices. sentsalesscontentedperspective. pus if I knew there was no house-

residence-type housekeeping ceivednumerousunhappystudent Gerald Magnussun, Resi- policy-onein whichthe occupants reactions to the housekeeping re,- dence Life Manager for Walter must supply cleaning materials ductions. Gage Residence, would only state and invest the time and effort for Martin was under the 8s.- that the increase in rent was nec- maintenancewas initiated after sumption that full housekeeping essary to keep up with the rate of UBC Housing received several inflation, adding that rent “would complaints from residents regard- be significantly higher with a full ingalackofprivacyintheirquads, compliment of service workers.” according to Mary Riseborough, ”Housing is screwing us head of Housing Services. again,” blasted Scott Allen, one of

Under the new policy, resi- many disgruntledGageresidents. dents will be subjected to frequent ”Thefve increased fees and re- quad inspections. If a quad is de- duced services. Well, where are clared unacceptable in terms of What are they do- cleanliness and remains as such two days after examination, Hous- Of the fourteen permanent ing will hire a crew to do the neces- housekeeping workers at Gage last sary clean-up, the cost of which year only seven remain-six gen- will be billed directly to the occu- eral housekeepers and one shop

“There is not a big difference remains the same, but their indi- inexpense,”saidRisebomugh, who vidual workload have increased explained that former Gage service workers were reassigned to the reduced staff do Acadia daycare and Ritsumeikan not clean quads, they remain re- house in Totem Park. sponsible for the cleaning and

Both Riseborough and head of maintenance of the foyers, hall- Housekeepinghsemary Simpson PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SINGLE ways,elevators, stairwells, o5ces maintain that Gage housing rates Gage Towen RESIDENCE HANDBOOK and common areas, in addition to have not changed from the previ- services were budgeted for the tending to work orders.

ThesuddenmovetoaFairview Since the term started, he has re- keeping. It’s complete bullshit.”

pants. steward. Thus, their work-week

ous year. 1992f93 session. Thus, the sudden Housing will not be rehiring Yet a comparison between cut in housekeeping services has for the positions left vacant by

single roam rates from last session yet to be satisfactorily explainedto reassignment or retirement. Ad- and the present rates indicates an residents. ditionally, part-time workershave increase from $2183.55 t o Gage Community Council and been affected by the cutbacks. $2,223.4- relatively small per- new and returning residents re- Management expects nothing centage hike, but nonetheless mg- nificant in light of the reduced services.

Based on the $39.90 difference per resident and the total occupancyofthe threetowers(l224 rooms), the total increase that will be collectively paid by tower resi- dentsalonethisyearis$48,531.60.

The change in housekeeping policy was a collective decision made by senior administration, who denied the other parties involved-residents andhousekeep- ing staff-the courtesy of immedi- ate notice.

Union manager George McLaughlin was made aware of the policy change in May but service workers were not informed until the second week of August.

ceived no communication whatsoever from the Housing department regarding the new policy and have yet to receive official notification. Residents learned of the situation only through word of mouth after they had amved.

Neither students nor service st& find Housing‘s ”lack of pri- vacy” argument acceptable. ”It is possible, but does not justify the change in policy,” Martin says.

Workers cleanedonly common areas-never private rooms-at a time of day when most students have classes or are busy with campus affairs.

Renzo, a Gage resident of two years, expressed pointed displea- sure at Housing‘s lack of consider- ation: “Someone from Housing

more fromworkers than what can be completed in a given day. How- ever, with only seven people to cleanand providemaintenance for three towers, the conference centre and the apartments, the early results of the new policy have become blatantly obvious to Gage residents.

The aftermath of las t weekend’s partying has only just been dealt with, and many students have noticed that the general upkeep is not of the same standard as in years past.

In light of the growing anger expressed by the resident population, a petition has been launched by the Gage Community Council in the hopes of restoring full housekeeping services. 9” know who played outside the SUB Thursday? “Jho Neck Bhomt”

daved outside the SUB on Thursday. DORIAN BUHLER PHOTO

Love nibbles, council kibbles and budget bites by Lucho van I8schot

This week’s AMs student council meeting began on a musi- cal note, as newlyengaged engineering reps Christa Greentree and Scott Groves sang a heartfelt version of the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton classic, Islands in the Stream.

“Tender love is blind-it requires dedication.”

Scott Groves quotes Kenny Rogers

-engineering rep

Campus Times banned from SUB-for now

The AMs has approved a policy that would preclude the Campus Times from distributing in the SUB concourse.

According to the policy, all newspapersdistributedinthe SUB must be WBC-operated andlor

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UBC student-operated.”Since the in UBC’s library system. endum on the constitution, UBC CampusTimes’twoeditors-inchief Due to financial constraints, students will have an opportunity are not UBC students, the Times she said, UBC’s library has been to vote on an increase in AMs won’t be allowed to distribute in forced to cut-back $1 million worth student fees. the SUB. ofserials(i.e.journals, magazines, In November, we will have an

There was some debate on the periodicals). At an average cost of opportunity to decide whether or matter,andcouncilmembersJaret $100 per title, the cut-back will not to approve a $15 increase in Clay and Roger Watts, both of mean that some 10,000 serial sub- our AMs student fees. On the bal- whom are on the Times’masthead, scriptions will be cancelled. lot, the increase will be broken argued that the new policy was The $1 million represents 25 down into four separate increases tantamount to censorship. per cent of the libraries’ total bud- totalling $15, and we will be able to

The council seemed get for serials. vote ’yes’ or ’no’ to each of the four unconvinced, however, and passed She said there has been a increases. the policy change by a 15-7 mar- sharp increase in the cost of pub- One of the proposed increases gin. lished materials over the past few will only affect incoming first year

AMs director of finance Bill years, largely as a result of take- students-it will be a $7 levy to Dobie said papers which are run overs and mergers which have oc- cover thecostoffirstyear“orienta- for profit, like the Campus Times, curred in the publishing industry. tion.” Curiously, those who will be did not necessarily represent stu- affected by this increase cannot dents’ interests. “My colleagues and I vote on it. Hmm...

After the council meeting are and Tanya Paz, who hopes to rep- ended, Clay and Watts declined to resent the Faculty of Arb on the comment about the new policy. beady-eyed.” AMs council, is skeptical about

-Ruth Patrick, the $7 levy. Library cut-backs With a strong note of sarcasm,

UBC’s head librarian, Ruth m C ’ S head librarian she said, “I think the $7 levy for Patrick, made a presentation to first year students is a brilliant council in which she announced Referendum coming up way for the AMs to raise money. changesandcutbackstakingplace Soon after the national refer- Everyone who votes on this ques-

tion doesn’t have to pay it. We shouldcontinuetousethismethod of increasing fees in the future.”

Many students, few jobs James Pflanz and Wendy

Wakabayashi, co-mordinators of the AMs Jdblink program, presented a summary of Joblink’s activities during the past summer. They said 1,661 students applied for work through Joblink, and 25 per cent (484.) of those were actually placed in jobs. According to Wakabayashi, of the 1,060 jobs ad- vertised thraugh Joblink this past summer, the “majority were ca- sual labour and general labour.”

Prosentation Kerry Kotlarchuk’s Financial

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COSMETIC STUDY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

E.im $320 for 32 hours participation i n a clinical trial to assess cosmetic benefits ot 3 facial clay mask on oily skin, promlnent pores, blackheads, whiteheads and pE5tLllCS.

The study requires volunteers of Japanese, Korean o r European hrrltage.

Fort) (40) female and male volunteers, aged I 8 and up.

Attend 24 one-hour treatment sessions at B.C. Research (located near UBC) on hlonday, Wednesday and Friday afternoons for eight (8) weeks. The clay mask will be applied to half of the face and removed after 30 minutes.

Visit the UBC Department of Dermatology (near Vancouver General Hospital) for jeven (7) dermatology evaluations and photographic sessions on Tuesday mornings. UBC vlsits w i l l take less than 15 minutes.

Attend a one-hour orientation meeting at B.C. Research for final selection as a volunteer.

Volunteers must have their own transportation.

The clinical trial will start with a visit to UBC Dermatology on Tuesday, September 29 or Thursday, October 1. Treatment sessions wil l start on Wednesday, October 14 and finish on Monday, December 7, 1992. Attendance at B.C. Research on November 11 (statutory holiday) is necessary.

Please call B.C. Research for more information.

CALL 224-4337 BE7WEEN 1 p . m . and 5 p . m . WEEKDAYS

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SAC Security is responsible for the security of SUB. Shifts are on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday Nights.

Application forms are available in SUB 238 and must be handed in by 4:OO pm on Friday, September 18,1992 to SUB 238.

For more information, contact the Director of Adminis- tration, Caireen Hanert (SUB 254) at 822-3961.

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First “Buy Nothing Day” Sept. 24 by Allsa Smith

VICTORIA (CUP) - Vancouver artist Ted Dave doesn’t want you to buy anything on Sept. 24.

Fed up with what he calls a glut of consumerism, Dave is en- couraging Canadians not to buy a single item on that day - an event he’s billing as “Buy Nothing Day.”

“Tolive in an environmentally and politically conscious way is almostimpossiblenow,”Davesaid. Buy Nothing Day is “an exercise in personal and financial control.”

Dave said he thinks 24 hours is a reasonable amount of time to ask people to curb their spending habits.

“I’d like to see ideological cor-

porations involved, by not trading stocksthat day,”he saidearnestly, and then laughed.

“I don’t want to appear pie- eyedabout it, but the small amount of participation asked [for] under- lines the whole idea,” he added. “It wouldn’t really be that hard to live reasonably.”

An ad for Buy Nothing Day appears in Adbusters, a media watchdogmagazine. He’s also putting posters up aroundVancouver.

Suzanne Keeler, a spokesper- son for the Canadian Advertising Foundation, said she doesn’t think a Buy Nothing Day will have much of an effect.

“If all Canadians were to do what Dave is suggesting, it would

mean a dip in r e t a i l sales for that day,” she said. “But I don’t think one day out of a year would make that much of a difference.”

But the shop steward of the Victoria local of the Union of Na- tional Defense Employees said he would encourage union local members to stay away from stores on the designated day.

“They spend a lot of money around town,” said Brock Bailey, whose union represents food and clerical workers, firefighters, and telephone and electronics workers.

He said he hopes the loss of union members’business for a day will bring the power of the consumer to the attention of store owners.

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Middle East peace talks offer some hope for the future by Nadine Araji

Peace talks in the Middle East are moving forward, despite Arab and Israeli leaders' apparent un- willingness to compromise.

The Arab nations and Israel just completed the fifth round of peace talks to take place since the November 1991 Madrid peace conference on the Middle East.

No definite agreements were achieved in these most recent talks, but the negotiations were success- ful in that both sides are now listening to one another.

However, the Arab nations remain unsatis- fied. Palestinian leaders are still not willing to compromise on the issue of self-government, and Lebanese leaders do not want to wait any longer to discuss Israel's occupation of Southern Lebanon.

Moreimportant than the negotations themselves, however, has been the reaction of some Is- raeli people to the negotiations. Last weekend in a public demonstration, for example, some Israeli people expressed vehe- ment disapproval to their government's decision to consider talks with Syria concerning the now-occupied Golan Heights.

For the Syrians The Golan Heights were cap-

tured illegally from Syria by Israel in the late 1960s.

The land was considered to be of importance to Israel because of economicandgeo-politicalreasons. In 1981, Israel claimed the land as its own and began building settle- ments to house Israelis. Israel has maintained its hold on the land, arguing that Syria has the potential to attack through the G o l a n Heights. Not surprisingly, Syria also believes that the Golan Heights are of geo-political importance.

Last weekend, a crowd of 3000 Israeli settlers from the occupied territories staged a protest in Tel Aviv. They were angered by their prime minister, Ishac Rabine, who said he might consider opening talks with Syria. "he settlers, claiming the decision as a surren- der to the enemy, were so angry that they called for Rabine's resig- nation.

For the Lebanese "he presence ofthe Israeliand

other armies in the South of Leba- non continues to threaten the Lebanese and Palestinian people living in that area.

In the past, Israel has forced taxes and curfews on these people and has ignored the United Na- tions presence in the region. Indi- rectly, Israel has contributed to the instability of the South by sup- plyingfinancialandmilitaryaidto Christian resistance militias who oppose the Palestinian movement in Southern Lebanon.

Lebanon's civil war came to an endin 1990. But the presence of hundreds of militias in the country, including the Syrian and Is- raeli army, leaves the Lebanese people unsure of a real peace. The people's pessimismhas contributed to economic depression, and to constant turmoil in the Lebanese government.

Lebanese representatives at

peace talks have asked Israel for a water. In economic terms, the Pal- special conferexe to discuss the estinian people are not able to ex- occupation in the South. However, port any goods that might compete Shimon Perez has told the Leba- with the Israeli market. The Is- nese to wait. Israel sees the issue raeli government will not give per- as more of a humanitarian than a mits for any improvements in the political problem. Perez also said Arab cities either. that the real solution will have to be trust between the two coun- To the Palestinian people in tries. the occupied territories, the peace

Meanwhile, other militias talks are more than just political negotiations, they are a hope for a future. And while Shimon Perez has, once again, stressed the need for compromise, the Palestinian people have found themselves

such as the Amal and Hezbollah have settled in the South as a %e- sistance" to the Israelis and christians. Their presence has only worsened the situation, leading Israel to launch air raids over the South.

For the Palestinians As the Palestinian people are

still under Israeli occupation in the West Bank and the Gaza strip, their most urgent demand is for self-government.

Since the uprising of the Pal- estinian people began, life has become more difficult. They have be- comeimprisonedintheirhomesby endlesscurfewsandconstantraids by the Israeli army. Children and youths are denied an education as schools and universities are being closed down constantly or raided. More people are being arrested by the Israeli armed forces due just to suspicion, with no real evidence.

Families must alsolive in very poor conditions due to a lack of

in a compromised position for almost half a century.

IshacRabinehas beenencouraginginthis round of talks-unlike the previous Israeli prime minister. But in an interview on Israeli television, the prime minister said he is not ready to grant the Pal- estinian people full political sovereignty. He said that the presence of his army in the now occupied territories is crucial for the safety of Israeli settlers (a small minority compared to the number of Arabs in the region).

This decision may anger many Pales-

tinians,butitalsofrustratesmany Israeli mothers whose sons must join the army and serve in the occupied territories. Many of them feel that the government is not doing enough to protect their children.

Rabine has also considered di- viding the territories in order for the settlers to live away from the Palestinian region.

As talks continue, Israeli leaders become more insistent on their demands, keeping their national security a priority. Arab leaders have &so become more stubborn, not willing to compromise their pride.

Jewish settlers in Israel feel more threatened as they fear that their Arab neighbors may stab them in the back. And the Pales- tinian and Lebanese peoples are waitingpatiently, hopingthat their leaders compromise their integrity before compromising their

Gaza StripWkst Bank facts and figUres--1991

Population: 1,856,214 Refugee camps: 273 Villages si towns: 473 Hospitais: 24 Beds: 2,014 Chemical WarfareTreatment Beds: 451

people.

Israel earned $50 million from economic ac- ti& in thi West Bank and E aza strip before the uprising-"Intifada."

200,000 Palestinians have been forced to seek jobs working for Israeli em loyers for wages 114 of t R at earned by Israe- lis.

80 er cent of water from t R e West Bank is ex ected to be diverted

ewish settlers and Is- rael, leavin the Pales- t in ians wit a very little clean water.

Israel has occupied Southern Lebanon for almost ten years.

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Those studies have been used against the middle and working c lasses as well as against women and people of color, Ewart said.

“[They have] had a big effect,” he said. “But Rushton is not an anomaly in that way. Universities have played a bad role.”

But some academics are staunchly defending Rushton’s right to publish his theories.

The Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship - a group of 40 Ontario professors - opposes what it sees as a growing move to ban “offensive” materials.

John Furedy, a University of Toronto psychology professor who is a director of the society, said everything should be open to study.

“The way to ignorance and totalitarianism is to forbid the raising of certain questions,” he said .

‘When you try to suppress the issue, you get a much more doctrinal and extreme version. The ex t reme conclus ions brought on by suppression get preserved. For instance, when you ban a book, i t becomes more popular because you’ve banned it.”

For his part, Ewart said a no-holds-barred approach to

‘Those studies have beenused against the middle and working classes as well as against women and people of color.” academic freedom can do more harm than good.

He cited Nazi Germany as a situation where academic freedom in scientific research en- abled Nazi leaders to justify their views on the basis of scientific evidence.

Dr. Neil Wiener, a York University psychology professor, called studies like Rushton’s and Ankney’s “bio-politics,” which he said have been going on for 2000 years.

He said the issue is not freedom of speech, but university accountability.

’You can’t prevent people from articulating their beliefs,” Wiener said. “The real issue is, ‘does anyone want to fund it?”’

The onus is on individual universities to decide what kind of research will be conducted at their institution, he noted.

“The University of Western Ontario has provided a very comfortable environment in terms of allowing him (Rushton) to take time off and do research. Nothingrequired the university to do so.”

He dismissed the studies as “ridiculous” and unoriginal.

‘I l i k e t o s a y t h a t h e (Rushton) and his friends boldly go where many have gone before,” Wiener said.

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Liberal party out of touch (with reality) by E. Gtiffith

The Liberal party leadership L is dragging its followers further

and further away from reality. Voters who want to see the

official opposition defend (and maybe strengthen) Canada’s in- dependence and integrity are only b e i n g

real spectre ofthe loss of our sovereignty under the Free Trade Agreement.

The Liberal party is not representing the people of Canada who put it where it is today. The party leadership ought to listen to its members, who spend a lot of time

a n d

At the party convention in Richmond last weekend, Chretien lashed out at a Liberal who commented that the party was co-operating with Mulroney’s dismantle-Canada agenda by supporting the current constitutional deal.’

The Liberal parky member commented, moreover, that the deal would die right away if there were any real opposition in parlia- ment whatsoever.

Chretien said that the consti-

In four years we’ve lost one and a half million jobs and a quarter of our manufacturing industry. tutional package had been greatly improved by Liberal intervention, and that we should just accept the package to “get it over with.” He said a future Liberal government would change it later.

In fact, as Chretien well knows, once this disastrous Meech I1 goes into effect, future constitutional changes will be next to im- possible, as veto power on future changes is being given to each province.

This deal would lock us into a system where each province con- trolsitsownresourcesandexports, and can opt out of national cost- share programs with full federal reimbursement-ruling out national minimal standards in areas such. as the environment, social assistance, health, education, and telecommunications.

Moreover, the “notwithstand- ingclause,”which allowsprovinces and the federal government to ovemde the Charter of Rights, will stay in effect, and yill be given to Native leaders as well.

Chretien knows what‘s in this deal, and he knows if we vote for it, it‘s for keeps. He knows it would paralyze Canada just when we need the political strength to re- sist the continued attempts by the US to take us over.

The Liberal party has the power and respect to debunk Mulroney’s myth that the deal is something Quebec wants. Yet like the NDP, they choose to perpetu- ate Mulroney’s yision of a divided Canada-putting their credibility on the line by supporting this de- structive diversion from the very

some in- put.

Unlike their leaders, whocling to the line of “renegotiate,” (Chz’etien even brags about how many people are buying his line) ordinary Canadians understand that we have to get out of this deal immediately.

In four years we’ve lost one and a half million jobs and a quarter ofourmanufacturingindustry. What will be left after four more years of free trade, this time including Mexico?

In the free trade election of 1988,53 per cent of Canada voted for parties opposed to the FTA. In a classic split-vote scenario, the Tories gotin with 43 per cent ofthe

Today the Liberals and the NDP, rather than forming a coalition with each other to keep from splitting the anti-free trade vote again, have decided instead to ignore the single m6st important is- sueinCanadianhistory,the threat ofaUStakeover,andhaveineffect formed a coalition with Mulroney.

Adopting this constitutional scam will not end anything, except perhaps Canada.

Time is running out for the so- called leaders of the opposition to reject the Mulroney agenda and get to work on a strategy to win what could be Canada’s last free election.

In this infamous decision of the opposition leaders to ignore the Canadian mode. the Liberal

popular vote.

What will be left after four more years sf free trade, this time including Mexico? and NDP party establishments have become Mulroney’s “yes- men”-agreeingtopresentonlyone side, that of the people who are selling Canada out.

In a bizarre twist, practically the only people to openly denounce the deal are separatists who want to see Canada break up. Dissent- ers seem &aid to speak out because of who is on their side. But look who’s on the Yes side!

Our only hope is that provin- cial Liberal leader Gordon Wilson and the silent majority will provide the reality check necessary to turn the parties around at the last minute, or that a No vote will bring down Mulroney along with the traitorswhocollaboratedwithhim.

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of the Anza Club, we chatted political gossip, our plans to take back the night and the states of our current dairs.

FRINGE FEST The House of Agnes: More Lesbian Stories Anza Club 9pm Wednesday

Then as lights dimmed and candles flickered, we were invited to meet Agnes and the occupants of her house.

Agnes (Jackie Crossland), with an open smile, explained to us that her house was a quiet house, with Mavis in the base- ment and a new tenant, Liza, upstairs.

While Agnes' house may be quiet, there is nothing silent about either Agnes or Mavis or Liza.

When Mavis (Nora D. Randall) first appeared on stage in gardening gear, one of my companions said "Dirt dyke, right on", and from that introduction we came to meet a woman who summarized her faith in communication to a single sentence. "The more you talk, the more there is to be misunderstood". A past and dearly loved lover had once told

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by Ted Youngyng s INGLES is the new film from director Cameron

Crowe of Fast Times at Ridge- mont High and Say Anything fame. I suppose this should have given me some indication of what level of filmmaking to expect.

FILM Singles Famous Players

"Singles" refers to the relationship status of the main characters, not a song cut from an album. Get the pun? The audience is lured into this film thinking that it might be a film about the Seattle underground music scene but no, we are forced

to sit through yet another John Hughes-style boy-meets-girl film. Pretty witty, huh?

This is a film supposedly about our generation, our music, and our scene, but it is written by a man who is twenty years too old to be able to understand us. '

Instead of being a witty and intelligent film about alternative bands and the people who support their music, the film comes off as a stale, poorly written thirtysomethmg for twentysomethings.

The film is replete with uni- dimensional characters that the audience never stops laughing at long enough to start caring about. They all depend on

members of the opposite sex to fill the void left in their lives by, presumably, the demise of the eighties consumer society.

While they pretend to represent "the youth of today," the characters are .stock and are each given far-fetched and ridiculous idiosyncracies.

In the most miscast role of 1992, Campbell Scott plays a 28- ish year old man who works for Seattle's Department of 'Jkaffic (90 you ever think about traffic? 'Cause I think about traf€ic a lot") and wears cheap suits to back-alley thrasher gigs. Kyra Sedgwick plays a flighty Greenpeace activist who seems obsessed with Drevious bov-

o the right thing by leaving; She ends up by setting fire to some of her old paintings, a symbolic gesture to "bury her past in the

work in ashes of her work."

why is a combination of never had,: she says to the animation interspersed with camera in a low-angled close-up, snapshots depicting different inviting the viewer into the' stages of the main character's scene. life. This film combines docu-

She is also the narrator, and mentary footage with interviews ends the film with: "The first 50 and hamatic recreations of fur- years you do what society trading life two centuries ago. expects - the next 50 you do what Interesting camera angles

In Ann and Maddy, the perspective to this compelling you want." and artistic shots add depth and

mother (Ann), meets her daugh- and well-made film.

by Denise Woodley

I T i s hard to sit down and review a play when you can

only sympathize and not truly relate to the playuiight's experience.

In the Face of Hungry Lions addresses what it is like growing up a Chinese-Canadian and what it's like being a woman in China.

FRINGE FEST In the Face of Hungry Lions a p t . 12,13,16-19

To try and give a clear explanation of the story would not do the play justice, but playwrightlactor Taien Ng, along with actors Margaret Cheung, Kamilyn Kaneko and dancer Karen Rose weave a tale of emotions through poetry and dance directed by Remick Ho.

Strong feelings about racism and oppression within the Chinese culture are examined; as well, personal feelings about laughter, betrayal and desire are described through childhood

memories and also through the movie character Suzie Wong.

Anger was the main feeling with which I left.

The anger I felt was directed at Canadian society for the racism which visible minorities face everyday, men for their oppressive treatment of women throughout society regardless of cultural background, the writers of traditional male-oriented history, and the stereotypes commercialized by Hollywood.

Hollywood is rightfully attacked for its character portrayal of Suzie Wong in the J

1961 film entitled The World of Suzie Wong. Many stereotypes were created in this film, and through her play Ng tries to break down these stereotypes.

After their struggles for selves, Suzie and the other unnamed characters discover a voice within. Finally, these women are able to explain how they really see themselves, how they want to be treated and where they want to be in the future.

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I TS not such a novel idea that life is a play or a game

or a song, or that your personal trauma is just a lone and insignificant note in life's crazy melody that seems sometimes to be .played backwards by manic depressive musicians.

FRINGE FEST The Bright Colours of Pain Sept. 13-17

recalls how as a little boy he was sent to visit his dad who wanted to live inside the happy rural scene you see on the Old Style labels. When, one night the father wets the bed and blames the boy, the boy tries to castrate himself with the father's razor.

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rend our pain." The three players of Le

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around intimacies with men. Unlike White's stories and poetry, her themes have been hammered to death in all media; there's very little that happens between men and women that we can't hear or read about, so it's harder to hake strange' a heterosexual relationship to an audience.

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Has Tortellini’s improved 3 by Yukk Kurahashl

Industrial-grade tortellini- shaped erasers. Nuclear glow-in- the-dark alfredo sludge. Ropy, co- agulatedcheeseandgreasecoated pizza.

Familiar sights at Tortellini’s? No longer, according to AMs

food and beverage manager Kate Gibson.

on this programme [to improve the food at Tort’s],” she said, because of a notice- able drop in the popular- ityoftheAMS food outlet.

‘ O u r business had been declin- ing, and we were having

“At the end

Gibson and supervised by Mark Tanzola, who is very enthusiastic about the recent changes.

“I’ve been here for two years, and I’ve seen a drastic change in what we’re offering,” he said.

T h e specials we’re puttingout have more creativitv. There’s al-

And what do students hang- ing out at Tortellini’s think?

Peter Law, a fourth-year me- chanical engineering student, said he didn’t eat at there very o h n . Wsually I eat somewhere else. It‘s expensive here,” he said.

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tomake some changes in the food and the presentation. We wanted to see if we could encourage our customers to comebackandencouragenewones to try us: she said.

“we have a chef who leR and went on to do other things.

’Staff attitudes are more poei- tive now, too, and they’re all working for the same goal. They really like the changes, and they’re all working hard,“ she said.

Gibson also said business has stopped sliding. “we’ve got our fin- gers crossed,” she said.

The kitchen is now headed by

- Asked about the legendary

rubbery pasta, he said, ”we have always precooked our pasta to make our service faster. But now we’re more apt to cook the pasta as we go if students are willing to wait a couple of minutes.

“They’re more likely to get a fresher plate now,” Tanzola said. We’ve always been economical, struggling to maintaining that price for students.”

The sauces, also, have supposedly been improved; “We’re us- ing a totally different recipe,” he said.

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‘ W e don’t eat the food here,” Erin said. ‘It’s not very good. We have coffee .”

“I find their specials okay, though,” Lisa said. ‘Their break-

fasts are wonderful, and they’re very affordable. Their pasta dishes don’t do anything for me, though.”

Golnar Rastar, a grad student in chemistry, also said she didn‘t eat very often at Tortellini’s.

‘I usually have coffee and a muffin once in a while,” she said. About the food there she said, ”It‘s all right. Compared to other places on campus it’s reasonable, and it‘s definitely better than SUBWAY.”

“It‘s not the best place on campus, but it‘s okay, and it’s conve- nient,” Rastar said.

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Are we really socialists 9 by J.A. Mltchell Of course, I immediately ofcosmic harmony.

LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT, RIGHT picked up a copy of this swalled If, as he says (and he must be LEFT, LEFT, RIGHT, LEFT newspaper, and, sure enough, it right),uthesocialistviewpointheld RIGHT LE FT... was crammed full of left-y, obvi- by the editors is not that held by

Jason Saunderson once wrote: ously stilted articles designed spe- the overwhelming majority of the “We the students have come to cifically to program would-be student population whoare forced know it as The Ubyssey, our to pay for the propagation of

interest that you can think of ...

Jason Saunderson is the president of the UBC Young Con- servatives. And who would ever have guessed? His recent letter to The Ubyssey put everything into perspective for me.

To think that we all put (no, we are forced!) our valuable AMs fees into such a “bastion of left- wing propaganda,” into a rag filled with nothing but the views of communists, homosexuals, feminists and other undesirable, insignificant minorities.

I have to say right now, I am shocked beyond belief to hear this small but earth-shattering tidbit. And, of course, grateful to Jason for getting the scoop on this. And all these years, right under our noses!

He informs us, with a righ-

readers into nothing but Stalin- ists! Among the topics raised in the last issue:

A look into Musqueam history; a report on the AMs Anti- Discrimination Committee; a review ofamovie dealingwith sexual assault; an attack on Mulroney’s “constitutional scam.”

An outrage! It’s the Great Pro- letarian Cultural Revolution all over again! Send in the riot police to stop this madness before we all turn into Socialists!

But you know what else, and maybe I am getting off the topic, but what really impressed me about Jason Saunderson’s letter l a s t week was his impressive com- mand of English vocabulary.

Where does he learn all these big important words, like “socialist centralized thought,” “Political

something about this diaboli- cal conspiracy!

Yes, it takes desperate measures sometimes, but if we leave i t unchecked, we will all be living in the Gulag before we can say, “Ma0 Zedong“!

The only way to change something is to do i t from within-un- less, of course, the people doing i t are Socialists, Communists, Left- ists or Fascists, and folks like Ja- son and myself are not. We are peace-loving and democratic.

Yes, above all, DEMO- CRATIC. And what do democratic people do? Besides vote, I mean? We get involved, and make darn sure that the people’s views are represented.

I salute Jason and all Young Conservatives, for speaking up against authoritarianism and evil everywhere, least of all in the fed-

teousness that will certainly e& Correctness,” and “affirmative ac- eral government should that ever him a place among the ranks of tion programs’? happen, and it won’t as long as the Conservative stalwarts every- If everyone knew as much as mighty Conservatives are in power, where, that ”the articles produced him, chancesare there wouldbe no and I invite them all to write for cater exclusively to the propaga- more starvation in the world, The Ubyssey, and make it into a tion of socialist centralized education would be free and we newspaper that truly represents thought.” would all live in a perpetual state the students.

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ThisSunday,September!20,therewillbea demdon against Bill E86, the new law sittinginparliamentwhichwillrerrtrictor shut out immigrants and refugees from

hawannetagethertogrpoeethieI.acistlegis- lation, which, in its underlying philceophy, seeks to ensun? that white people never be- aunea'hinoritf'inChada.

Oneyearago,IwasstilllivinginEast BedinwhenattacksintheEastGermantown ofHoyerwerdainitiatedthe new level of fascist violence that we see on our TV screens almost every night now. For three nightsinamw150to200fasciststhrewfirebomb and stones at people of colour, mostly h m Ghana,takingcoverinsidetheirrefugeehostel. Only on the third day did the police try to intervene against any of the attacks, and their main solution to the problem was to move out t h e w e e a

These kind of attacks were not new. They had been occuring since Reunification in O c b ber of 1990. What was new was the extent of poph support in the town of 60,000 for the open naziism ufthe attackers. The images on the television showed what seemed to be a monolithicfascisticpp~0n"heystartitby comingoverhere";"theyplaytheirmusicloudat night"; "they provoke it by coming here and bringing their culture." TownspeoPe partied, proud of having rreated an "Auslander-hi" (foreigner-fiee) town.

LivinginasquatinEastBerlin,therewas a perpetual state oftension in the streets, especially at night. We heard first-hand or in the news daily about attacks on people of colour, East Europeans, leftists, 4uatkrs, lesbians andgaygorsometimesjustrandompassers-by. Whengroupsoffascistswouldbespottedinour neighbourhood, people would be mobilized and we would go out and try to get them. The times we were on alert, when fascists had threatened anattackatacertainplaceatacertaintime,was sometimes several times a week. My house was only attacked once (a small attack) when four fascists around 3 am started shooting offtear gas pistols, but some people threw bottles down

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tant to send foreigners back if there was not enough work far Germans. Ten per cent also said term attacks were an efficient tactic to get fomigners out, and six per cent said they were willing to use violence themselves.

It is even harder in smaller East German towns,wheremanyreQeeclaimantsarefom- ~lyse~edbylawinas i~onwheretheyare oRen the only non-whites in the entin town, where there is usually no antifascist support base, and where they are not allowed to leave thetownlimitswithoutpermissionfmmpdice.

The nazi attacks do what the state wanta but can't do itself; they have mutually compab

There's no sitting on the fence for this one. I recommend people of color and white people, who've been bmught up with the myth of Multiculturalism to check out the Vancouver F'ublicArchives,andaeethatthiskindofmcism is not samething new but is a Wyeardd-and-

againstpeopleofdar.Thedifferenceisthatthe hatredusedtobemuchmarenaked.(Checkout goodieslike1921LiberalPartyfUll-pageadsin the Province with headlines like "Libed Can- didatesArePledgedToAWhiteBritishCdum- bia" and many others.)

In 1971, Multiculturalism became the offi-

IlMIlingcontinuoushistoryof"

ourselves. The pofitive thing I see coming out ofBill-

CSGisthatmanypreviauslyseparatecommuni- ties ofcdor are co- themselves up to each other to defend themselves against this Bill. Chinese connecting up to Peruvians con-

cannedinguptoFilipinos,andaoon.Andifwe 88 part ofthe movement ofyoung people of cdor-theoneedownnrithMalcolmandthePE, whoshowedthemse1vesintheriotsinL.A.and Taronto and Montreal-- mect up to our elders, the immigrants and refugees, there are pa;lsibilities. And in the 500th year dcolonial-

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Germany's reborn racism, echoed by new Canadian law iblestrategies.WhileIwasthere,newlawswem in the works which would make immigration and getting rem status even more difficult. In Chancellor Kohl's rhetaric he always talks of the need for drastic measures to deal with the re- who are causing the instability in Germany. Notthenaziscausingimbbility, but the refugees. And so, as long as the Nazis don't end up getting out oftheir control, the govem- mentsitspassivelybyandletsthenazisdotheir work for them.

Thescarythingformenowishearing echoes ofGermany here in Canada

tionDepartment pollof1,800adults(repmsenb ing "Canadian$?. Onethird said it was important to "keep out people who are different h n most Canadians." (A nice way of saying non- white.) Over half were "really worried that they may become a minority if immigration is unchecked." 22 per cent of those polled were classedasxenophobes,afbidoffmignm,ahid of those unlike themselves. 28 per cent are "leaning intolerant$ who are flkhng with racial intolerance and (whcwe) current toughness is conditioned by the mcession." The myth of a colour-blindcanadaisgone-whitepeoplehave race-amsciousness, which echoes white South Afirica's"besieged-minority"mentalitybywhich they justify Apartheid.

It is in this context that Bill C-86 is designed. (See sidebar.) It puts these attitudes against immigrants into law. And unlike the case ofnazi skins, where their violence exposes them, this law is more dangemw-it will hit many, many more people than the nazis here

BillG86~aspartlybasedonanImmi~-

cial ideology ofthe state, and, since then, that kindofnakedhatehasbeenmdymuted.Now I hold no naive faith in Multiculturalism (as a policy).Myunderstandingofitsdevelopmentas apolicyisasamponsebytherulingelitestoa situation where there were too many people of color to ever get rid of (an idea which some politicians had clung to for some time). At the

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ism,ifallofuscanconlnemuptotheoriginal Peoples oftheae lands, then we can be that 24 per cent.

It is only in these connections that there is hope. It is only in these connections that we can makeitc1eartothosethattellus"Gobeckwhere you came from" that we ain't grin' nowhere. We~heretostayandif'theydon'tlikethat,they

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same time, uprisings in the US by Blacks, cango back to Europe. ChicanasandNativesledtoaninterpretationof -unities of color as potential- &sruptive fmes to the smooth runnim ofcaoital. Multi- 7 culturalismwasawaytoreliivethcketensiom, while giving none of the elites' actual power away. Bill C-86:

Soallthistimetherehasbeenatension between the official rhetaric of Multicultural- fingerprinted

My grandfather was a child growing up in Strathcona when the white riots against Chinatown happenedin 1907; he saw the anti- Japaneseriots duringthe war. He saw whatthe racism of white society could do. He believed that you had to keep your culture but do it quietly, so as not to antagonize the dominant

People of cobur organize against racism

onthemandtheymnaway.Irememberrea&rg there was around 3,300 nwnazi attacks re- ported to the police in 1991.

The most difficult thing for the antifascist radicals I knew was in many ways not the n e nazis themselves. Though the violence was of- tenintense,the~werealwaysmanyan~~st militantswhocouldbemobilizedtotryandht the nazis back. What the antifascists could not affect was mare the popular bwe firm which fascists were drawn, the fact that fascism is a movement within the whole society at the level ofvalueaandattitudea.

InapollafEastBerlinyouth(l5to~),34.7 per cent expressed "moments of crass, extreme right wing attitudes", 10 per cent identified themselves as fascists or strong sympathizers. Mmthanhalfsaidthatitwasrightandimpor-

could ever hit, but, at the same time, it is insidwus. You can't see the violence 90 it's harder to respond to.

Obviously the main difference between here and Germany is the b n c e ofthe same scaleofstreet-levelviolence(sofar).TheMohawk summer of 1990, however, showed us hints of howfascismcouldmanifestitselfinacanadim form-the speed with which hstrated com- mutersfimChateauguaycametoriotagainst the Mohawk, the stoning ofelders and women takingchildrenoutofKahnawake.Wealsosaw the collusion between police and racists, as police halted the convoy long enough for a mob of 500 to gathery and then aRer the stuning began, stood aside and watched without making a single arrest, even though an elder who was hit in the chest later did)

society. And 80 he helped establish the first Chinese school in Aince Rupert (where the family had moved) and helped build the first Chinese cemetary there.

1amfromadifferentgeneration.Iwasbam here, fourth-generation Chinese. My grandfa- theracceptedtheideathatcanadabelangedto white people. I don't. And the struggles ofthe Mohawk, of the Lil'wat and Gitksan, of the Lubicon and Peigen, and many other nations showuswhohastruemadclaimtothisland.

People of color are 24 per cent ofthis citfs population. Now of course we are not united in thisway.Weareseparatedbyourown8pecifiq very different cultures, it is white society which lumps us tugether as a clump. But in a way it is onlywhenweareabletobeannethat24percent thatwewillbeabletobeshmgenoughtodefend

For a moment imagine ikmdiag your children out at night to play, knowing they will not be swallowed by an unilluminated m0nSter.

Imagine awakening in the middle of the night, and without a thought stepping out into the street for a wander, clothed in a tank top and shorts, or bed clothe, or nothing.

Imagine singing and laughing, talking, walking through the night, as women unafiafd, unconfined. uncontrolled. -

Tonight. T&e Back the Night, as a single march cannot stop men from

forcefully sexualizing woxnen and children. Take Back The Night, as a single march cannot bring about pay

equity, end poverty, provide child care, end racism, or end the oppression of women.

Take Back The Night can, for one night, can bring women together.Andtogether womencanexperience a fleetingmoment of safety.

For over two hours women will sing, chant, laugh, and talk, in the dark, in unification against male violence.

This is not a conference in a closed auditorium, or a letter writing campaiga Take Back The Night is a direct action: women unified to take a moment in time to exist beyond the ever-present threat of assault, rape, abuse murder.

The moment-a startling liberation-will end. Some women and children will gohome to abusive partners, parents, caretakers. Some women and children will be attacked on the way home, tonight, tomorrow night, another night.

Some women and children will be left on the street to deal with men angered by the march.

Take Back The Night will not change the world. All that Take Back Th8 Night can do is give illumination to a

moonlit dance of freedom every woman and child deserves to repeat night after night after night without fear.

SUB conspiracy covered up I have learned that the

AMS is trying to force through some architectural changes to the Student Union Building without ad- equately notifying the general student body. If you happen to read the President's Message in the Inside UBC, you can find a tiny comment regarding "SUB renovations". Upon : ;d ing enquiries, I discov- ered that the common room 216isslatedtobeeliminated .'n order to build additional ofice space to alleviate an npparent "shortage".

A s I and many other students regularly use this room for a variety of purposes, i t would be grossly inappropriate to close the room down. It is the only such room in the SUB for students to hang out during the day or evening to study, play games, paint posters, pack parachutes, etc. It is well used by members of adjoiningclubofficesandhas several 4'x4' and 4'x8' tables specifically designedfor club use in that room.

If the AMs is intending to build more office space for club use, it should be noted that many more offices are used only as a place to post their name or club execs to eat lunch and some offices are unused altogether. In- stead of shortsightedly taking away a valuable ruom, other locations should be used IF new offices are needed. Two places come to mind: either possible expand the 2nd floor outer walls to eat up balcony space or fill in some or all of the sundeck adjoining the Partyroom. As it is, one half of it is never

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The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any issue. Letters must be typed and are not to exceed 300 words in lergth. Content which is Judged to be libelous. homophobic, sexist. racist or factually Incorrect will

to SUB 241k. Letters must Include name, faculty. and signature. not be published. Please be concise. Letters may be edked for brevity, but It Is standard Ubyssey pollcy not to edii letters for spelling or grammatical mistakes. Please brirg them, with identification.

used except to occasionally rearrange a few rocks in different patterns.

Aside from just losing the room, i t i s most irksome that the AMs has not made an announcement to the students about this planned change totheirbuilding.Nor have the studentsbeen given the chance to vote if such a change would be desirable. Arbitrary change without consultation is a misuse of the powers given to the AMs Executive. As some students, especiallylstyears,maynot be aware of the room and its irnpending dissoiution, I am bringing this matter forward so 8s to inform them about the potentisi loss of this student facility.

Bruce Rae M S 4

Support group helps lots!! I have noticed that in

the first few weeks of school, The Ubyssey has made an effort to publish Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) rape crisis center's number. Thank you! You don't know how many women's sanity you will save.

Along with the usual summer things like slaving away to pay for your UBC fees, I attended WAVAWs Young Woman's support group. I no longer blame myself for my assault. I am no longer depressedicon- templating suicide. I like myself again. The group met once a week for six weeks. The ages in my group were from 16 to 20. We had all been assaulted by our boyfriends. We all had deniedto ourselves that it was rape because our attackers were

our boyfriends. The group was led by

two facilitators and we tackleda different topic each week. The group met in a large cushion filled room. Plenty of tea and coffee was available. The atmosphere was quiet, private and sup- portive.

Week-one: We did exercises geared towards getting to know one another. We out- lined our goals, and expec- tations for the group. We did apaintingexercisewhere we drew a tree t.n represent ourselves. Our trees were bent, iwisted, rotting, aione, and !;ad no rock. These were trees of people who were not very happy or liked themselves very much.

Week-two: Anger. Ahhh ... no problemsvocalizinghere.We did exercises where we fin- ishedthesentence1ike"How dare you...!" I t was a very therapeutic meeting.

Week-three: Self blame. My favorite. It was a very, very difficult exercise for me. You rote down d! the reasons you were to blame for your assault (mine was afbll piece of paper). Then you had to come up with reasons as to why you weren't to blame yourself. I needed a lot of help with this part.

%"eek-four: Sexuality. We actuaily covered this topic over several weeks. My group liked tt, a lot.. We talked about where we had learr,ed about sex, etc. A lot of time was spent on lesbi- anism. Some members of my group were very maware of homosexuality.

Week-five: Coping. There were a lot of coping mecha-

nisms that we discussed. Drugs, denial, and self- blame were some examples. The big message was that no matter how you coped-good for you, good for you for surviving. We also covered the myths of rape. We discussed them and then de- stroyed them. (literaily by ripping them off the wall).

Week-six: We had a potluck and tidied any loose ends. All through the six weeks we were reminded that as women we had rights sexu- ally. By the end I no longer felt alone. I had a whole new support system. f felt more in control. Okay the "trust issue" still needs work. That's why I'm going to join another group this fall. WAVAW has several more support groups such as for adult women and I believe a new one for women ofcolour.

Please, if you need help get it: The support groups are fiee. To get information call WAVAWs rape crisis line at 875-6011.Thecounselorsare great.

From a year three TJBC student.

P.S. Our week six trees were tdl, and healthy with inter- twining roots with the other trees. Our trees had support if there ever was another strong wind!

The Ubyssey is fine with me

Response to letter by Jason Saunderson in the Septem- ber 11th issue of The Ubyssey by Yuri Fulmer

It is difficult to knqw how to properly respond to Jason Saunderson's attack upon the Ubyssey in the

September 11th issue. How- ever, thereare several points which need to be addressed. In his final paragraph, Mr. Saunderson refers to the '3llegitimacy"oftheUbyssey. Perhaps this budding Young Conservative should ask himself what lends legiti- macy to an organization. The present Conservative government in Canada fails, accordingtopresent opinion pollsl to represent the majority of Canadians. Yet, we are forced to subsidize the government through taxes. Whilst no comparable con- sensus of opinion exist per- hiring to the Ubyssey, our subsidization of this newspaper, costing not much more than the price of a cup of coffee per student, codd be viewed in the same light.

However, the Ubyssey, to their credit and despite pleadings to the contrary, does encourage widespread participation (through their regularcallsforwriters), and this must be seen as the only possible replacement for "consulting the student for [sic] their views".

Should Mr. Saunderson seriously wish to stifle the Ubyssey, he has several options open tohim. Apetition t0theA.M.S. Council, signed by 1,000 members would secure a referendum on the issue, as would a motion to the same Council, supported bytwo-thirdsofitsmembers. I would challenge Mr. Saundcrson, and the Young Conservatives, to bring forward a proposal for a newspaper which would truly represent the 38,000 student [sic] on campus, an ask that they also produce a mecha- nism by which the opinions of the majority of these students can be consulted to the Ubyssey, by contributing

regularly, and this adding greater diversityto the campus newspaper.

Unexplained phenomenon

In response to kances Foran's lengthy and less- than-insightfbl commentary on the new AMs movie, A Perpetual State of Consent.

As ahigh school teacher and counsellor, I felt fortu- nate to have attended the premiere. I however, did not ieave"seeming1yunaffected" - nor did those around me.

The film was a convinc- ingly powerful b m a t i z a - tion. Granted, in twenty minutes, you can't expect to explain the phenomenon of sexual assault. However, A Perpetual State of Consent can be an excellent teaching device; an educational ve- hicle to further discussion with students. The %handy- dandy" list of what to do after you get assaulted, when kept in the context of education, is in fact appropriate.

Claiming that resistance was not considered a possibility was an offensive, inexcusable statement. In the film, Julie resisted -or were you out getting popcorn during the bathroom scene?

By educating our view- ing audience, we are increasing their knowledge base and heightening their awareness. To me, that indeed is a very positive step!

Congratulations t o Michael Gazetas and the east and crew on a job wc:I done.

Lisa D. %uk B.Ed. (UBC), MEd.

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Remembering Bruce Hutchison

OBITUARY Bruce Hutchison (1901-1992)

The passing of Bruce Hutchison, veteran journalist and ”lifelong” student of Canadian history, is a moment for sadness and reflection. He will forever oc- cupy a special place in Canada‘s heart and history, having spent 91 years watching our country grow UP.

Unlike many who have tried, Hutchison succeeded in capturing that certain je ne sais quoi of Canada’s majesty and mystery in his thousands of columns and his masterful books. His sweeping, resonant prose, especially in The UnknownCountry,revealedaman passionate about his nation and concerned for its future.

Throughout his columns, which began in 1929 and never stopped, Hutchison both commented on Canadian issues which have remained remarkably constant for decades, and demon- stratedhis unfailing common sense and generosity of spirit. Mr. Hutchison’s overall view of Cana- dian politics was deeply affected by the warning Prime Minister R. B. Bennett gave the young journalist in 1935: You will live to see this country split on the line of the Ottawa River.” By studying the wisdomin Hutchison’s writing and rememberinghisuniqueCanadian Spirit, we can all learn about our

country and ensure that Bennett’s warning, Hutchison’sgreatestfkar, never comes to be.

Emmet Duncan History 3

Lecturer lectures I would like to thank the pa-

per for the honour of appearing in the new feature “Student Opinions” in the inaugural issue of the bi- weekly special edition of the Ubyssey, the POW, and to wish the paper well in its subsequent issues. However, I would also like to offer some cautionary advice to Mr. Stan Paul before he goes about preparing the next installment of this feature.

When he approached me the other day, he failed to make clear to me what the purpose of our interview was going to be. I tlhink it would have been worthwhile informing me that he was preparing a feature for the POW and explaining the nature of the feature to me. He seems a personable fel- low, and I felt no real hesitation about sharing my opinions with him. (In fact, I went so far as to let him have a pen as we parted so that he could continue his collec- tion ofcaption copy.)Yet even while he was taking down my views, I had some misgivings about the possibilityofbeingmisrepresented in an intmview that had been conducted so informally.

1 appreciate the fact that he managed to take a picture of me

which masks my first,-week stress acne, and I don’t think i t is a grave solecism that I appear in afeature called “Student Opinions” even though I am not actually a student here. But because I am, actually, a sessional lecturer here, I do slightly object to being identified as an “EnglishLecture”(at1easthedidn’t mishear what I said as %etcher”). More than that, however, I object to the conventions that were adopted in presenting what I said.

In terms of content, what the paper printed is a reasonable sampling of the opinions I expressed to Mr. Paul. The problem ia that my views were not expressed in those words in that order, and thus the summary of them should not be put into quotation marks. I have been hired by the English department to teach, among other things, English grammar, so I am particularly concernedtopoint out that I did not (and would not) use the false parallelism or mixed construction “its willingness to package anything and making i t into entertainment.” I also deny paternity of the faulty apposition and incorrect pronoun reference ‘little people’s pathos, a victim of AIDS, and packaging them into a news item.” A little more proofreading wouldn‘t hurt where the representation of other‘s people’s discourse is concerned. (I wonder if Mr. Lee, who is seen uttering a couple of even worse scrambled sentences in the other wing of the ‘Student Opinions” triptych - actually put them that way or if those

sentences, too, are Mr. Paul’s cre- ation?) I’m sure the staff of the POW can appreciate the frustra- tion of having one’s actual words misrepresented, even grammati- cally.

It seems to me that, in future, you should either take down or tape record exactly what people say, and then print i t verbatim, or you should summarize, and then leave out the quotation marks. As a powerful organ for the advance- ment of communication between people, you need to be more careful

about your use of language (real images can :30 easily be attached to unreal discourse)-and particularly to be more scrupulous about your use of other people’slanguage, and entirely up-front with people about what you plan to do with them.

Again, best of luck, and if you ever need any proofreading help, feel free to call.

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