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by Daliah Merzaban

The student society at Surrey's KwantlenCollege (KSS) has decided to withdrawfrom the Canadian Alliance of StudentAssociations (CASA), a national studentlobby group . At the same time, the collegewill retain its membership in the CananadianFederation of Students (CFS), CASA's rivalstudent lobby group.

At an executive meeting last month,KSS councillors voted seven to one infavour of pulling out of CASA.

KSS Vice-President Dawn Barronmoved to withdraw from the lobby groupbecause she believes CASA is ineffective,and doesn' t take an active role in improv-ing conditions for students.

"CASA isn't very respected on our cam-pus," said Barron. "None of the studentsknow what CASA is . So when they're askingus basically to choose, our board decided tochoose CFS because it' s more effective .'

And although UBC's Alma MaterSociety (AMS) is a member of CASA, AMSCoordinator of External Affairs NathanAllen agrees that CASA doesn't serve stu-dents well.

"As someone who 's disapproved of

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Although the student services question on the AlmaMater Society (AMS) referendum ballot hasn 't attractedthe same attention as the health care plan and the legal-isation of marijuana questions, approximately$100,000 in student fees are riding on the outcome ofthe vote.

The second question on the ballot asks whether stu-dents support an increase of $9 in their student fees,which the AMS would use primarily to fund UBC ' s radiostation, SafeWalk, and increased hours at the AquaticCentre. Should the referendum pass, the student servicesfee will be refundable on request The AMS doesn't wantthe fee to be pro-rated for part-time students.

CiTR radio and SafeWalk are currently subsidised bythe AMS out of its discretionary income, at a total costof about $100,000 . CiTR also receives approximately$15,000 per year from the AMS 's fund reserves.

If the referendum passes, this money would be freedup, and these services paid for from a student servicesfund created by the increased student fee . CiTR wouldreceive roughly $115,000, SafeWalk $75,000, theAquatic Centre $35,000, and the balance would go intoa student services reserve fund and a special initiativesreserve fund.

According to AMS Coordinator of External AffairsNathan Allen, the CiTR and Aquatic Centre portions willbe deducted from the total revenue . The remainder willbe available to fund other student services . The AMS hasearmarked SafeWalk as a priority for the next few years.

Aaron Nakama, interim station manager at CiTR,

said that the increased fee would provide the stationwith the funding it badly needs.

"We 're really operating under our required budget "This year, the AMS budgeted $73,300 to fund CiTR.

Over the past two years, CiTR has received roughly$70,000 each year—significantly less than the $85,000that Nakama said CiTR requested.

The station generally contributes over $20,000 in

"What happens if one day our transmittergets ripped off Gage? . . .We need a nestegg to sit on."

-Aaron NakamaCiTR station manager

revenue to its operating budget, mostly from member-ship fees.

In the current CiTR budget, however, there is no pro-vision for capital replacement, which Nakama said isthe station's biggest need.

"What happens if one day our transmitter getsripped off Gage?' Nakama asked. "We need a nest eggto sit on ."

Of the $4 that CiTR stands to receive from every stu-dent, $3.50 will go into the general operations fund.The remaining 50 cents will be put into a capitalreplacement fund.

Nakama added that the student fee would mean thatCiTR could rely on assured funding from year to year .

The SafeWalk portion of the fee increase will gotowards paying volunteers in order to make the servicemore reliable.

The Aquatic Centre will help increase the time dur-ing which UBC students can swim for free . AMSPresident Ryan Marshall, who chairs the AMS AquaticCentre Management Committee, said that the commit-tee would probably survey students to see how theywanted hours increased.

"What we looked at so far would be opening earlierfor sure and possibly staying open later,' he said.

Marshall noted the scheduling must take intoaccount other Aquatic Centre users, such as the varsityswim team.

Other student services will be able to draw on theremaining money in the fund. Brian MacLean, directorof Speakeasy, said that the funding is very important tothe AMS counselling service, even though it is not oneof the primary beneficiaries of the increased studentfees.

" It's really important that our volunteers have reallyrigorous training,' said MacLean, who explained thattheir main funding requirement is to train volunteersin suicide intervention.

In addition, MacLean said that financial constraintsmake it difficult for Speakeasy to advertise its services.

"Our biggest concern right now is making Speakeasypeer support much better known so that when peopleare in crisis, this will be the first place they think of.'

The AMS has suggested using the newly-availablediscretionary income funds for a Frosh Week, for UBC-TV, or to freeze food.prices in the SUB . v

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continued from page 1UBC's membership into CASA, Isee it as a good thing thatKwantlen pulled out . I expectother schools, hopeful-ly if they see the lightof how useless CASAactually is in terms ofaffecting anything willwant to pull out "

Ryan Marshall,AMS president, andCASA's regional direc-tor, refused to com-ment on the decisionwhen asked by theUbyssey.

Marshall and JasonAebig, CASA's nationaldirector, reportedlyattended Kwantlen ' scouncil meeting tomake a presentationin an effort to dis-suade councillorsfrom passing themotion.

Kwantlen's deci-sion comes after theannouncement of CASA 's"Education Builds a Nation`campaign, which will belaunched in November. Thecampaign raises concerns aboutfunding cuts to post-secondaryeducation, and proposes $4 bil-lion in new funding.

"Our universities are worse offthan our hospitals by a long shot,"Aebig said at an AMS forum earli-er this month.

But Barron says that CASA'sstrategies don't help students.

"[CASA is] not a student move-ment, she said. "CASA is ineffec-tive because it doesn't let its stu

dents choose whether or not theywant to be a part of CASA, it's upto the individual student society,and [CASA] says it represents240,000 students when in acuali-

ty it only repre-sents the studentsociety itself, notthe students . "

She pointed outthat the CFS mem-bership relies onsupport of theentire studentbody, not oily thestudent society.

CASA has had aturbulent history atUBC. The AMSvoted to join CASAlast summer, lead-ing to criticismthat the decisionwas made unde-mocratically andwithout adequatestudent consulta-tion.

In a referen-dum earlier this year, a majorityof student voters supported with-drawing from CASA. Voterturnout failed to meet quorum,however, and the AMS, along with15 other student societies acrossCanada, is still a CASA member.

Allen doubts Kwantlen's deci-sion will have immediate implica-tions at UBC.

"It looks like [the AMS] obviously, even in light of the massivereferendum vote against CASA,still didn't listen to students andstill wanted to remain part of itWe'll see what happens with thenext council "v

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n't let its studentschoose whether or notthey want to be a part

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Kwantlen Student Society

Question #1

Do you support the implementation of an extended health and dental plan, jointlymanaged by the AMS and the GSS, at a cost of $168 per year, for twelve months ofcoverage per student, indexed to CPI*?

This increase will be automatically applied to your current AMS Fee unless you have anequivalent health and dental plan and you choose to opt out of the AMS/GSS plan.

*CPI (Consumer Price Index)

The Plan will provide the following benefits until at least August 31, 2001.

HEALTH BENEFITS:

• 80% of the cost of Prescription Drugs,

• Refractive Laser eye surgery 40%

•Dental Accident : unlimited coverage

'Ambulance: unlimited coverage

• Vaccinations : up to $150/ year

• Counselling Services : up to $300/ year

• Vision Care : $75 every 24 months for eyeglasses

• Out of Canada Travel Insurance : up toor contact lenses

$1,000,000Insuredcoverage

optional

Total coverageDENTAL BENEFITS :•

an

dents

Dental Network Coverage

In Network

Diagnostic & Preventative(2 check-ups per year) -

70%

+20%

90%

+20%

90%Minor Restorative (Fillings)

70%

+2D/°

Oral Surgery (Wisdom Teeth)

50%

+20%

70%

Endodontics (Root Canals)

; 50%

+20%-

70%

Periodontics (Gum Treatment)

50°/.

+20%

70%

Major Restorative (Crowns)

20%

20 yd

Annual Maximum

$750

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$750+

Note: After August 31 st 2001, the AMS and GSS may modify benefits in negotiations with the Plan Provider.Although the benefits may change, the cost of the plan will not exceed the amount approved in this referendum.

AYES

NO

Question #q

Do you support an increase in your AMS fee of $9, refundableupon request, to create a special AMS Student Services Fund,which will be used to improve and expand AMS services suchas:

•Safewalk • The Aquatic Centre•JobLink • CiTR•Speakeasy Peer Support

Note: This fee increase may only be applied to AMS Student Services, andcannot be placed within the general operating budget of the AMS.

n YES

n NO

(Question #3'

Do you support the Alma Mater Society of UBC adopting astance that calls for a comprehensive harm reduction drugstrategy that includes:

•the legalization of marijuana;• an increase of health services, including detoxificationcenters and access to needle exchange programs;

• an increase in social housing, to decrease the numberof homeless and increase the number of safe healthyhomes;

• the prescription of injection drugs set up undersafe medically monitored conditions.

n YES

0 NO

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What happened in Ipperwash?by Mark Kay ing includes Ipperwash, further suggests governmentThe Varsity involvement Beaubien was with the OPP at their command

post when he sent a message to Harris, saying that "We aredealing with thugs . . .The government must take back controlbefore something irreparable happens. "

Pierre George, Dudley's brother, was blocking a gate withhis car a mile from where Dudley was the day of the policeraid. He saw some of the protesters approaching him andrealised they were carrying his wounded brother.

"I can't really describe the emotions I was going throughwhen I saw my brother, " said Pierre.

When he demanded to know why no one had attemptedto give Dudley care when he had been injured, the other pro-testers told Pierre that the OPP had only brought one ambu-lance with them, and that right after Dudley was shot, thepolice and the ambulance quickly fled the area.

"After Dudley was shot all the police left the scene," saidPierre . "Others told me they took off and ran down the road ."

Pierre left for the hospital, stopping once to call 911."My sister was in the front seat with me, and Dudley was

in the back," he explained.Despite the fact that every car leaving the scene both

before and after Pierre George was stopped by the OPP sothat its occupants could be escorted to hospitals, Pierre him-self never saw a single officer his entire trip . He drove hisdying brother the full distance in his broken down 18-year-old car.

When Pierre finally reached the hospital, the OPP werewaiting, and arrested him and the other occupants of the carfor attempted murder, before taking Dudley for medicaltreatment

"If I think about what happened that day," said Pierre,"then it seems to me that it was the goal of the OPP officersfor Dudley to die . "

It has been very difficult, however, for Dudley George ' sfamily, their supporters, and opposition politicians to estab-lish the hard facts of the case . Many of those involved believethat an inquiry is the best way to establish the facts .

The United Nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC)supports this view.

"We strongly urge the government to hold an inquiry, " theUN committee said recently. "Only the provincial govern-ment can efficiently inquire into all aspects of this matter,including the role and responsibility of public officials . "

A group called the Coalition for a Public Inquiry into theDeath of Dudley George has also been formed . Ann Pohl, thecoalition's spokesperson, is confident that an inquiry willtake place.

In spite of the best efforts of the Harris government I amcertain that an inquiry will be held and the truth will comeout," said Pohl.

"In the 30 years I've spent as an activist I've never seenso many groups and individuals from so many differentbackgrounds get behind a single cause so strongly ."

Groups ranging from Amnesty International to theHamilton diocese of the Roman Catholic Church support thecall for an inquiry. Pohl believes many groups have beenattracted to the case because it so clearly threatens a basichuman right the right to assemble and hold non-violentprotests.

But Robin Conte, spokesperson for the Ontario NewDemocratic Party (NDP) caucus, is much less optimistic.

When asked how far the provincial NDP would go in pur-suing accountability if an inquiry was called, he respondedwith evident frustration.

"Frankly, if we could just get to the public inquiry it wouldalready be something, " said Conte. "We have been with thisissue from the beginning and we are committed to pursuingit until a resolution is reached, even if this takes a few moreyears."

Meanwhile, Pierre George worries that the real cause hisbrother was fighting for may be lost due to the support hisbrother's case has attracted.

"These groups should not be focusing on the right toprotest" said Pierre . "They should focus on aboriginal landrights claims . This is the issue that Dudley died for . "v

TORONTO (CUP)—Four years after an aboriginal protest atIpperwash Provincial Park, there is a striking lack of clarityand detail about what exactly happened at Ipperwash andwhat role the provincial government played.

The information available ranges from unconfirmedspeculation to outright lies, as Judge Hugh Fraser termed thetestimony of two Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers.

What is known is that on September 4, 1995, a group of30 unarmed, Native protesters—men, women and chil-dren—peacefully occupied Ipperwash.

They declared the park the site of an ancestral burialground of their ancestors, that it should be recognised assuch, and that they should be given some right to the land.

In response, nearly 300 OPP officers converged on thearea . On September 6, at 11 pm, without any attempt atnegotiation, the officers tried to oust the protesters from thepark . This action resulted in the beating of Bernard Georgeand, ultimately, in the fatal shooting of Dudley George byKenneth Deane, an OPP officer.

Deane was later convicted of criminal negligence causingdeath, given a two year suspended sentence and ordered toperform 180 hours of community service . He is currentlyappealing his conviction.

However, an OPP document distributed two days beforethe confrontation said that the police objective was "to con-tain and negotiate a peaceful solution. " The gap between theOPP ' s stated policy and their actions have led many to ques-tion what role the then newly-elected Ontario Tory govern-ment played.

According to the office of Liberal Member of ProvincialParliament (MPP) Gerry Philips, the premier ' s chief aid, DebHutton, made it very clear at an inter-ministerial meeting themorning of the demonstration that the protesters were to beremoved from the park.

A memo from Marcel Beaubien, the Tory MPP whose rid

Thunderbird headachesBC health-care students will now be eligibleto receive additional provincial scholar-ships, BC Minister of Advanced Education,Training and Technology Andrew Petterannounced recently.

The latest hatch of awards will hand out$3,500 to 177 registered nurses, paramed-ical professionals, and health-supportworkers. The scholarship program givesout up to 300 awards annually, lendingfinancial support to BC health care profes-sionals attending post-secondary institu-tions.

"It's not providing more seats in nunsMg, which we need, says Sonia Acorn,associate professor in UBC's School ofNursing. "But it will help those who want tocome into the [nursing] program and per-haps need some financial assistance . "

The purpose of the scholarship is to helphealth care workers cope with technologi-cal change, according to Jesse McNelly,spokesperson for the MinistryEducation.

"[The scholarship is] designed to helppeople who work in health care return topost-secondary institutions in order toupgrade their skills and become more pro-ficient in their work."

McNelly added that the pro grambenefit the public by raising the quality ahealth care in BC.

"By supporting initiatrves . to improvethe skills of people in the [health-care] sys-tem, the scholarships are designed toimprove the quality of care . The intention isto help more people learn what they needto become better at what they do,"

The scholarship program receivesroughly $1 million from the provincial gov-ernment each year . This money hasallowed theprogram to provide nearly $3 .6million to health-care workers since its crn-ation.in1996 .

MEN AT WORK: work continues at Thunderbird . JENNIFER NEILSON PHOTO

by Alex Dimson

Although the Thunderbird Residence is still trapped under scaf-folding and machinery, as its $4.7 million dollar repair job con-tinues to inconvenience students living there, residents won'thave to wait much longer for the repairs to end.

Earlier this year, the residence, built in 1995, was found to besuffering from building envelope failure—more commonlyknown as the "leaky condo syndrome"—in which rainwater getscaught in walls . If the problem is left unattended, rot sets in, leav

ing the affected building unstable.Since then, UBC Housing has started an expensive repair job

which Thunderbird Residence Life Manager Elizabeth Marshallcalled "noisy, messy, dusty, [and] dirty. "

The complex repairs—whichinvolve the replacement of most ofthe stucco walls, the installation ofglass skylighting to prevent rainshear, and the remodeling of thethird floor drainage system—hasleft residents complaining aboutliving in a construction zone,despite the 10 per cent reduction inrent they receive during the repairperiod.

"The noise makes it difficult tostudy. I try to avoid being home asmuch as possible during the con-struction times, " said resident JohnMacobin.

In an effort to accommodate stu-dents, Marshall said that there is "a study unit available, withdesks set-up for study during the day . "

She added that at times, students have been temporarilymoved, either to another section of Thunderbird or to theRitsumeikan-UBC House nearby.

Bob Frampton, UBC assistant director of housing, said thatfour residents were forced to move permanently because of med-ical reasons.

During the summer, Frampton noted a "slightly higher thanusual" rate of turnover, but said that it is difficult to gauge howmuch of this was due to the repairs.

Students hoping for relief from the on-going constructiondon't have too long to wait The first phase of the repairs began inMay on three of the residence blocks and, according to DarcelleCottons, UBC Housing's acting chair, these repairs are expectedto be completed by October 31 . The second phase isn't scheduledto begin before May, 2000.

Thunderbird is not the only building to suffer from the prob-lem. Last year the University Apartments received $2 .7 millionworth of similar repairs.

Cottons said that another UBC residence, Ritsumeikan-UBChouse, also faces repairs . Alhough the final report is still beingdrafted, Cottons said that "any reconstruction will begin nextyear" and that the repairs probably won't be as bad as atThunderbird.

Between repairs to Thunderbird, the University Apartments andRitsumeikan, the cost is expected to be upwards of $8 million .v

"The noise makes itdifficult to study . Itry to avoid beinghome as much aspossible during theconstruction times ."

—John Macobin

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"Frankenfood." "Farmageddon. "The words used to describegenetically-modified (GM) foodsare loaded with emotion, and sois the debate.

Activist, author, and foodindustry critic Brewster Kneeninsists that the growing use ofbiotechnology has "little to dowith social need, and a lot to dowith profit.

"You make money by makingpeople sick and polluting theenvironment," he adds.

Brewster addressed theseconcerns last Thursday night ina public lecture hosted by UBC'sFaculty of Agricultural Sciences.But Doug Powell, assistant pro-fessor of food science and direc-tor of the Science and SocietyProject at the University ofGuelph, implied that much of theconcern over GM foods origi-nates from fear of the unknown,resulting in false informationand impressions.

"Bullshit is the grease on theskids of innovation," said Powell.

The GM foods debate centreson the practice of splicing genet-ic components, usually fromother species, into crops . This isdone to make the food moreappealing to consumers, tomake the crop more consistentand less costly for farmers, or toreduce the environmentalimpact of farming practices.

The commonly found Bt corn,for example, has a bacterial geneadded into the corn seed so thatfarmers don't need to spray theirfields with pesticide; the insertedgene produces the same chemicalthat's in the spray.

Some people, however, are

concerned about the unknowneffects of such practices on bothpeople and the environment.The science is inherently impre-cise, and there are differingopinions on what it means for acrop to be "substantially equiva-lent" to "natural" foods.

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human tests done with GMfoods. Therefore, he said, theysimply shouldn't be on the mar-ket.

Powell conceded that therehave not been human tests, butpointed to 20 years of lab datathat showed no evidence ofharm from products that havegone to market. The evidence, hesaid, does not eliminate the pos-sibility of risk, but does make itunlikely.

However, Powell does worryabout some health risks . On arecent farmyard field trip withhis kids, he was concerned aboutthe unpasteurised apple juice,and the strawberries fresh-picked from a field spread withmanure . But Powell said that theissue is about food safety in gen-eral—not just GM foods.

"Nature, is not benign," hesaid. "Risks are everywhere . The

question is can you managethose risks?"

Kneen said that industry haspromoted a lopsided view of theissue. Corporations, he said,have the money and the powerto control the distribution ofcrop seeds, and the governmentagencies that are supposed toregulate them are often con-trolled by corporate interests.

He also argued that bioengi-neering has led to a devaluationof life in our society, where"nothing is taken as a given,everything is up forgrabs . . .Whatever you are, youcould be better." That kind ofthinking, he argued, could leadus away from foods to otherareas of genetic experimenta-tion .

When we say improved seed,we have to be thinking improvedbabies ."

Powell countered that whilethe science of genetic engineer-ing is imprecise, nature itselfcan be random. "DINT' is apromiscuous molecule," he said.He pointed out that, in the caseof Bt corn, consumers are eatingthe same thing they get fromspecks of dirt in their non-GMvegetables. He pointed out thatthe number-one cause of food-related deaths in North Americais from bacteria on fresh fruitand vegetables, and argued thatwe should concentrate on knownhealth risks.

Both speakers agreed that reg-ulatory agencies need to be sepa-rated from those people whohave an interest in promotingGM foods, and that if GM foodsdo enter the market, they shouldbe labelled in order to providechoice for the consumer. v

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Referenda hard to pass at UBCby Alex Dimson

UBC's Alma Mater Society (AMS) hascaught a lot of attention by including aquestion about the legalisation of marijua-na on the ballot for the ongoing referen-dum. Although AMS executives haveadmitted that, at least in part, it is aneffort to attract more voters, students maynot realise just how hard it is to get a ref-erendum to pass at UBC.

Since 1990, 21 of 28 referenda havefailed due to lack of quorum.

Students, most of whom do not live oncampus, are typically unaware of the ref-erendum and do not turn out to vote . Lowvoter turnout is hardly unique to this cam-

pus, but what is unique are the guidelinesthat control the voting process.

In order for a referendum to pass, themajority of voters must vote yes and atleast ten percent of the student popula-tion—this figure is currenly 3300— musthave voted yes on the referendum toacheive quorum.

The quorum requirement is differentat other universities . A survey done by theUbyssey last year revealed that the rulesare among the toughest in Canada.

At Dalhousie University in Halifaxvoter turnout is sometimes as low as fiveper cent, but no matter what percentage ofstudents vote, the referendum is consid-ered valid . The same is true at the

University of Manitoba, the University ofAlberta and Queen 's University, amongothers.

According to the British ColumbiaSocieties Act, the statute that governs stu-dent unions, a referendum must be heldby any society trying to raise fees orchange bylaws, and that quorum must bereached . At Simon Fraser University, how-ever, quorum is counted with the totalnumber of votes.

Ironically, to change the quorum rules,a referendum would have to be held.

AMS President Ryan Marshall said that"it's difficult to interest students to votefor a by-law change . " In 1990, a referen-dum was held to change the quorum by-

law. It failed due to lack of quorum.Instead of tackling the bylaw directly

the AMS is now trying to work around it.The AMS has suspended current refer-

endum procedural code, as a completeoverhaul of the AMS code of procedure iscurrently taking place . The change wasimplemented in part to solidify referen-dum rules that Marshall calls "vague ."

The voting period has been extendedfrom four to eight days . Marshall and AMSGeneral Manager Bernie Peets hope thatthe longer voting period will help the ref-erendum reach quorum.

"These issues are important and it isimportant that students make themselvesheard, " said Peets . v

Decriminalisationof pot debated

SPINNING YOUR WHEELS : Students trying to study at Koerner Library were distracted by more thanlust the view this morning when a bicycle was suspended from the library's roof . Bikes were also

wound in trees around campus before being fished out!by security . TAan ' WESTOVER PHOTO

Pro-life barred at MUNby Karen Griffin Duff says the centre will not refer women to

The Muse have abortions."I 'm not saying I 'm neutral, I 'm pro-life, "

said Duff. "But I 'm not going to try and makeyou see my side . I would just want you to thinkabout what you are doing. "

Duff says part of the reason the centre doesnot state its pro-life stance in its brochures isbecause of the stigma attached to the term.

"Pro-life unfortunately has a very bad name, "she said . "Everybody thinks of pro-life as fanat-ics who are out there killing abortionists, andyou know, harassing women . "

Duff says the centre has even been referredto by some as the "scare" centre for womenbecause of its alleged scare tactics to discouragevisitors-to the centre from getting abortions.

She says the centre is only trying to help pee -ple make informed decisions. But Borden saysthe centre should be open about its views.

She says if their promotional materials hadspecifically stated their pro-life views, the situa-tion may have come out differently.

"We would have certainly reconsidered ourstance had the centre been forthcoming withinformation about its philosophy, " she said.

In the past the centre has been allowed todistribute brochures in the orientation pack-ages.

Borden, however, says that this issue hascome up before about whether or not to take thematerials even though they do not state that thecentre is pro-life . v

A Canadian senator who partici-pated yesterday in an Alma MaterSociety (AMS) forum on thedecriminalisation of drugs willbring the debate back to Ottawa.

Senator Pierre Claude Nolinsaid he is considering inputsolicited from the forum as a partof his proposal to the Senate to re-open discussion on the currentCanadian anti-drug policy.

The two other speakers at theforum,Vancouver-Richmond HealthBoard representative Bud Osbornand Gil Puder of the VancouverPolice, advocated a stance support-ing decriminalising drugs.

Nathan Allen, AMS coordinatorof external affairs said the forum

CUPE Local 116—which repre-sents roughly 1700 campus work-ers—is entering its fifth and sixthdays of mediation with UBC thisweek. The union's demandsinclude preventing UBC from hav-ing an increased ability to contractout jobs and change the sick leavemodel. "We don't intend on granti-ng any concessions," said JohnGeppert, president of CUPE Local116 . The Local would also like toreceive wages and benefits similarto the rest of the public sector.

UBC's Local 2950, represent-ing roughly 1300 clerical and sec-retarial staff, will also be headingto the Labour Relations Board

UBC's past, present, and futurestudents gathered togetherSaturday at the third annualAhimni Day, for a full day of fes-tivities.

UBC President Martha Piperaddressed the alumni, anddeclared October "Great TrekMonth", to commemorate the1922 march of 1500 students todemand the completion of the uni-versity.

John Turner, former Canadianprime minister and honorarychair of the Class of '49, whomarks its fiftieth anniversary, wasone of the speakers rememberingtheir time spent at UBC .

was originally planned to be adebate, but speakers from theRCMP, Vancouver Police, andUBC 's Faculty of Medicinedeclined to oppose the issue.

Allen said he was pleased withthe "active turnout" of about 60 stu-dents who attended the discussion.

The forum was held by theAMS as a kick-off to the 4 remain-ing days of voting in the on-goingreferendum. One of the referen-dum questions asks UBC studentswhether they support a drugharm-reduction plan thatincludes the decriminalisation ofmarijuana. v

—Cynthia Lee

(LRB) this week. Although theLocal 's negotiations with UBChave been more successful . FransVan de Ven, 2950 business agent,says mediation is necessarybecause of doubts that furthernegotiations would be favourable.

" [The] university doesn't have theability to make meaningful wage andbenefit settlements," he said . Similaraction has been taken across theprovince . Two University of Victorialocals voted strongly in favour ofstrike action. "I imagine that acrossthe sector. . .there'll be a turning up ofthe heat, " said Geppertv

—Dash Merzaban

The Class of 1949 was largelymade up of WWII veterans . Whenthey attended school, the total uni-versity population was about10,000. Today, the student popu-lation alone, is nealy four timesthat amount.

Turner, prior to his speech,gave his own description of thechanges at UBC.

"You want to talk about change?I'm the only man on the platform."

UBC has approximately160,000 graduates in 120 coun-tries around the world . v

-Andrea Lobo

ST. JOHN 'S (CUP)—Memorial University isengulfed in controversy after a pro-life groupwas barred from distributing promotionalmaterial in the school's orientation package.

This past August, the St. John's-based CareCentre for Women Incorporated askedMemorial's Council of the Students' Union(CSU) if they could include either promotionalpens or brochures about their group in the uni-versity's fresh packages.

CSU President Leigh Borden responded bywriting the centre a letter saying that the coun-cil does not endorse pro-life organisations.

"As an organisation that supports the right ofwomen to make their own choices about theirbodies and reproductive systems, it is best notto promote a group whose ideologies are indirect opposition to our own," stated the letter.

Connie Duff, a spokesperson for the CareCentre, says the group was "floored" by theresponse.

"University, I thought, was an open area ofdiscussion and debate and views," said Duff.

In their pamphlet, the Centre says it offershelp and advice to women in need of informa-tion on natural family planning, pregnancy,post-abortion counselling and fertility aware-ness.

Although they do not directly say they are apro-life. group in their promotional material,

COPE talks continue

Alumni day at UBC

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6 THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5,1999 .

0Sports

Birds on top

UBC runs past Uvc to tie for first in Canada West . TARA WESTOVER PHOTO

by Vincent Lam

The UBC women's soccer team showed good form over the weekendwith a decisive 1-0 win over the nationally second-ranked University ofVictoria Vikes (3-2) . This victory puts the Birds, who came in rankedfourth in the CIAU, at 4-1 for the season and tied with the University ofAlberta Pandas for first place atop the highly talented Canada West

Birds goalkeeper Sian Bagshawe provided some first-half fireworksduring the 15th minute of the game with a brilliant save after a UBCdefensive fumble which led to a dear breakaway.

Vanessa Martino scored the only goal of the game in the 27th minuteof play with a shot from the top of the crease that just trickled past theVikes goalkeeper Megan Olesky. Despite being a little unsettled duringthe first few minutes of game, the Birds went on to dominate the firsthalf.

Numerous scoring opportunities by the Birds in the first half of playproduced by, most notably Lynsey Burkinshaw, failed to convert intogoals thanks to Olesky's stellar play . At times during the first half, shelooked more like an acrobat than a goalkeeper with some unbelievablesaves.

During the 63rd minute of play, a nasty mid-air collision between aVikes defender and the Birds' Vanessa Martino led to a shaken Martino.Martino eventually recovered uninjured to the relief of her teammatesand coach . The disgruntled Vikes defender was given a yellow card forher efforts.

The women have next weekend off but are at it again the followingweekend when they will be travelling to Calgary to face the 2-3 Universityof Calgary Dinos .+

The men's hockey team was awayin Edmonton over the past week-end at the Brick InvitationalTournament The Birds went 1-2with David Penner, JoshCinnamon, Rob Teleske, CoryLaFreniere, Matt Reid, and RobPetrie scoring in a huge ` 6-1 winover the Northern Alberta Instituteof Technology. Trevor Shoafscored the loan goal ina 5-1 loss tothe University of Lethbridge, andJason Deleurme scored UBC'sonly goal in a 7-1 loss to theUniversity of Saskatchewan.

The Thunderbirds will host theFather Bauer Classic this comingweekend at the ThunderbirdWinter Sports Centre, playing

this is the ubyssey's 1999 fall elections eligible voter list:bruce arthur, todd silver, tristan winch, daliah merzaban, jaime tong, tara westover,naomi kim, nicholas bradley, duncan m . mchugh, tom peacock, eric jandciu, cynthialee, julian dowling, mel streich, laura blue, lisa denton, and michelle mossop.

if you think you should be on this list, but you aren't, then either come to thewednesday, october 6th staff meeting (sub 241k, 12 :30pm) and petition staff,or contact mel, laura, or bruce before the wednesday staff meeting . thanks.

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CROSS-COUNTRY

At the Stanford Invitational onSaturday, UBC's David Milne wonthe men's open race with a time of24:42. Overall, the Birds finished14th in men's open universitydivision scoring.

UBC (3-1)Manitoba (3Friday, OctoThunderb'

against the University of Regina,the University of Calgary, andYork University. The Birds playRegina, Friday night at 6pm;Calgary, Saturday at 7pm; andYork Sunday at 6pm.

e Thunder s were in exhi-bition game action on Fridayand beat Trinity WesternUniversity 4-1.

WOMEN'S FIELD HOCKEY

The field hockey Birds will hostCanada West Tournament #2,Friday to Sunday at LivingstonePark After the last tournament inEdmonton, UBC is tied with theUniversity of Victoria for firstplace, but have fewer goals forthan UVic. UBC plays theUniversity of Calgary Friday at6pm; the University of Alberta,Saturday at 11am; the Universityof Manitoba, Sunday at 9am; andthe University of Victoria Sundayat 1pm. *8

soccer team was shutthe University ofe 4-0-1 Vikes, drop-

record on the season

• sports

THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1999 7

SFU bowls over UBC in Shrum

DEEKING OUT THE COMPETITION : UBC backup quarterback Phil Deeks (17, with ball) got thestart for Shrum Bowl XXII Saturday against the hated SFU Clan . But Deeks and the Birds

got steamrolled 41-14 by the Clan . TARA WESTOVER PHOTO

by Naomi Kim

It's not easy, but someone had to say it."We got whooped," said UBC defensive coordinator

Noel Thorpe of the Thunderbirds' 41-14 loss to theSimon Fraser University (SFU) Clansmen in Shrum BowlXXII at Swangard Stadium Saturday.

"We lost the battle for field position . . .We had ourbacks against the wall for most of the game . Specialteams—we didn't execute, we blew it there . [SFU]blocked some kicks and they took it to us . We missedsome tackles, and obviously, offensively, we need to do abetter job at execution ."

It was just that kind of night. But although SFU woundup with a lopsided victory, the first half was a differentstory. SFU started the scoring early at the seventhminute with second year running back Mike Vilimek,who played secondary school football under UBC headcoach Jay Prepchuk, running in a 1 -yard touchdown run.And that was not the last UBC would see of Vilimek, whoadded another touchdown, this time a 6 -yard run, after ablocked punt only two minutes later.

But UBC ' s offense decided to reply to SFU's first twotouchdowns three minutes into the second quarter.Backup quarterback Phil Deeks, filling in for injuredstarter Shawn Olson, tossed a short pitch to runningback Akbal Singh, who then threw an 11 yard touchdownpass to flanker Brad Coutts . And towards the end of thesecond quarter, Singh ran in his own 27-yard touch-down, tying the game 14-14.

But another SFU touchdown in the last minute of thesecond quarter put the Clansmen ahead at the half, andthey never looked back.

After some UBC fans broke loose onto the field duringthe halftime to harass the SFU mascot, the Thunderbirdsalso fell apart, starting with the offense . Deeks, who was7 for 10 at the half, completed only 2 for 16 in the sec-ond half before being replaced late by first-year pivotRob Kenney.

The Birds could only hold for so long in this year ' sfour-down American rules football game .

"Our defence played theirhearts out, but again, whenyou have the defence on thefield for that long, it's some-times tough for you . So,offence wasn't really help-ing us out in that regard, "said Prepchuk.

UBC's defence was led bycornerback Art Tolhurst,who had 16 tackles, fol-lowed by linebacker NathanMellalieu with 14 tacklesand one sack.

Midway through the finalquarter, a 43 yard touch-down by Vilimek, the even-tual game MVP, made thescore 34-14. SFU added ablocked punt return with 6minutes remaining, sealingthe win for the Clan. TheShrum Bowl series is now at11-10-1 for SFU.

"SFU played really hardand kind of avenged theirselves from last year," saidUBC defensive end Tyson St.James.

In the end, UBC ' s biggestpositive came from theirlack of injuries.

" As much as you hate tolose to them, we're glad tocome away with no majorinjuries as of now," said cen-tre Chris Paterson. "But it's hard, because I know basi-cally 90 per cent of [the SFU] team, and [their win] is allI 'm going to hear about, for the next year, but you know,we've got bigger fish to fry . "

"I think [the loss] is going to give us more fire to come

out and beat Manitoba next week," added St . James.The T-Birds, 3-1 in the Canada West, will resume their

CIAU regular season against the 3-1 University ofManitoba Bisons at Thunderbird Stadium on Friday . Thetwo teams are currently tied for second place in theCanada West. v

Opportunities for Student 0olunteersConsistent with the intention to strengthen UBC's links with the community as

outlined in Trek 2000, student volunteers are wanted to assist in health and social

service agencies, schools and community centres in Vancouver's downtown

eastside. Volunteers must commit to working a minimum of three hours once a

week from November 1999 to April 2000 . Orientation sessions prior to placement

and ongoing support during placement will be provided.

These volunteer placements will give students insight into health and social issues,

opportunities to develop valuable skills, and experience relevant to future

employment.

Please submit a brief resume along with a one-page statement indicating the type

of volunteer work you would like to do, and the reasons for your interest, to:

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Volunteers needed to perform a variety of tasks interacting with

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THE TOASTERSWITH EASY BIG FELLAAND THE MALCHIKSat the Starfish RoomOct. 2

by Jenn Gardy

including Two-Tone legendLynval Golding on guitar.

Formed in 1982 by UK ex-pat Rob Hingley, the Toasters

took the Two-Tonesound of theCoventry sceneand turned it intothe more variedsounds of whatcame to beknown as thirdwave. After over 20 releases, many cMoon Ska label, they've become onetive bands of the current ska scene.

Having last played Vancouver iToasters promised the crowd they'dtheir absence and that they did.fast, hard, and loud, stopping betwcrally the crowd against the governn

Ska music is notoriouslydifficult to explain, mostlybecause it exists in multi-ple hyphenations, fromtwo-tone to ska-popto swing-ska. Saturdaynight's show at the StarfishRoom would have been

the ideal my-first-ska-show, blending ska-punk,traditional, and two-tonemusic, a good crowd, andthe overpriced merchan-dise table endemic totoday's ska scene.

Vancouver's ownMalchiks (all of whommanaged to get day passesfrom the institution wherethey're held) opened theshow with their ratherunique take on ska-punk.Though not as tight or astraditional as Easy BigFella or the Toasters, theboys managed to get agood crowd response. Thismay or may not have hadsomething to do with thefact that lead singer Scotttorched himself mid-set.

Next on the bill was Easy Big Fella. One of the few West Coastbands signed to NYC-based Moon Records, EBF play goofy, tra-ditional ska, characteristic of the Pacific Northwest. Openingwith "Rumpshaker," a tribute to the female posterior, theyplowed their way through favourites like "Road Alone" while thecrowd on the dancefloor multiplied like crazy bunnies.

Headlining the evening's show were NYC's Toasters, thoughthe number of actual Toasters present was only three.Designated imports included one Skoidat and two Specials,

their characters.Artemisia Gentileschi is a fifteen-year-old virgin liv

Here we are on the verge of a new millennium, and UBC Rome in 1610 . Her father, a painter struggling to eTheatre produces a play that treats the delicate subject of Caravaggio's shadow, arranges for his daughter to be 1violence against women as if gender relations were still 'perspective' by a renowned artist/sex fiend, Agostinostruggling to get past the middle ages . Life without Against her will, Tassi teaches Artemesia more thanju:

spective . Inspired by the biblical stcJudith and Holofernes, she plots to grevenge on the men in her life whcbetrayed her.

Heather Redmond, as the vieArtemisia, deserves credit for herperformance . Of the others, onlyJohnston as the Interrogator has anyof his character's moral hypocrisy.

Agostino Tassi, a slimy, sex fiend fby Fabrice Grover, gets the bulk of the'funny' lines. But the humour is lessthan absurdly grotesque, as most ccracks come during a rape scene.

The rape of Artemisia was virunwatchable . Some people in the aucwere so appalled they walked out . DiRobert Metcalfe exploits the shock-vathe scene, trampling over the ser,nature of the subject matter. Of arape is violent and terrible and disgubut we know that already. Life. has nrnew to offer an audience that remeigoing over the cliff with Thelma and 1

years ago.Undeniably, violence against women is an issue

should be dealt with in modern theatre. However, it snot be at the cost of good taste . Metcalfe's production

is so offensive tlseems a self-igent exercise itsationalism. Peif the individuaformancesmore polished,

Clark's vision ofHowever, even the

show—in ashow typi-

cally brings out a crowdof suburban low-lifes inhoodies expecting tohear Goldfinger cov-ers, they managed toattract the last of thebelievers. People cameto hear tight, traditionalska and not a single per-son left disappointed.

white trash in the crowd, andcavity searches. Lead singer JackRuby, despite falling off his mon-itor mid-rant, worked the com-pletely inebriated crowd into askanking frenzy for nearly twohours, capping the evening offwith an encore blending ska, hip-hop, and some insane toasting(slow rapping over ska or rock-steady).

Easy Big Fella and the Toastersfor Saturday'swhere a skacity

LIFE WITHOUT INSTRUCTIONat the Frederick Wood Theatreruns until Oct. 9

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THEATRE LIGHT Heather Redmond and Fabrice Grover fall short in

Instruction falls embarrassingly short of the high expecta-tions that the intriguing title sets. By comparison, BernardShaw's Joan of Arc does a much betier job exploring the fateof a woman driven to meet violence with violence.

Sally Clark has described her own play as a'revenge comedy.' What she doesn't get is thatrevenge for a crime as heinous as rape, howeverjustified it may be, is not a laughing matter.

Sadly, the primitive feminist rage that drivesthis play is not its only flaw. The execution, onlysomewhat excused by opening night jitters, is verypoor for the high standard set by past UBC Theatre produc-tions. The actors, working with a script that swings fromanti-male cliches to plain vulgarity, seem to flounder within

his Life

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comedy would be more palatable.acting could not redeem Life's overly simplistic treatmsuch a loaded subject as rape . v

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THE UBYSSEY • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1999 9

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THEY SURE DON'T LOOK LIKE ROCK STARS : Ben Folds Five's (L to R) Ben Folds, Robert Sledgeand Darren Jessee slum it in Yaletown . DAVID HOFFMANN PHOTO

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"But there's only three of them!"That's usually the first thing mentioned when

Ben Folds Five is brought up . And it's usually thereason you remember them . That, and the factthat they're one of the most innovative bands tocome around in years. But for those of you stillpondering the name—it's a joke.

There's Darren Jessee on drums, Robert Sledgeon bass and Ben Folds plays a full-sized Baldwingrand piano, which he records with and brings toall their shows on tour. But what makes them sopopular and fun to listen to is probably whatmakes other current rock bands so boring andrun-of-the-mill : the guitar, or the lack thereof. Yet,when asked if they felt like rock stars, all Ben coulddo was shake his head and ponder the questionand say: "No, no. I mean—I don't know. It's a job."

This trio has grown a loyal and almost cult-likefollowing in places such as Japan, where theyrecorded a Japanese version of "Song For theDumped," from their last album. But, apparently,they still like to play the English version on theJapanese radio stations.

According to Robert, "We wouldn't say that we'rehuge in Japan. I'd say we're successful . Jamiroquai ishuge in Japan." Darren, however, jumped in andadded, "Australia. I feel like a rock star in Australia."

You wouldn't believe their humble denial of rockstar status after seeing them live. Even without thesix-stringed weapon of choice, these guys put onan amazing show. On September 30th at the Rage,each one of them pounded the living crap out oftheir respective instruments.

But not until the first band was done.Opening for Ben Folds Five was Train, a guitar

rock band with some good songs. In music today,it's difficult to make an impression. It's difficult tofind that elusive quality that sets you apart fromevery other band. Like say. . .using a piano and for-

get-ting the guitar. Unfortunately, Traindoesn't have that . But with a nice mix offolk, rock and distortion, they're definite-ly in for some radio play (despite theirnew single sounding suspiciously likeSheryl Crow's "Leaving Las Vegas").Fortunately, for us, none of this stoppedthem from putting on a fun show(including the gratuitous mentioning of"Vancouver" to get on the crowd's goodside) and playing some good music.

Finally, the good old Baldwin waswheeled out onto the stage and a blacksheet was removed to expose Darren'smassive drum set, featuring a giant gongright behind his seat. The sight of thatgong got a lot of people riled up justthinking about the possibilities.Suddenly, the lights disappear and sodoes my hearing.

Ben Folds Five has taken the stageand the fan/jerk behind me is whistlingwith a pinky in each corner of hismouth—and directly into my ear.

No sooner does Ben touch the ivorythan a sea of people begin to sing along.They started off the set with a string-less

and horn-less version of their latestsingle, "Don't Change your Plans,"but the energy and quality of song-writing are so amazing, you'd neverremember any other instrumentswere used at all. They'd either singthe parts, play them on the piano, oruse various instruments to helpbring it all together on stage. Even

new instrumentation on their latestalbum has carried over onto the liveshow. This is most evident on thesong, "Magic." Darren moved overto a classical set featuring two tym-panic, a triangle and, of course, thatgiant gong that we've all grown tolove, while Robert moved from thebass to a synthesizer keyboard.

When I asked Ben if including allthe horns and strings takes awayfrom what the three of them do, hesaid, "What we do is really going outof style, so if you just put [them]over it, it makes you sound smarter.Even if it's not a really good idea,you put strings over it, it makes itsounds more important."Needless to say, one hasto take some answerswith a grain of salt.

Dwarf" really pulled out a lot of stops, wit Bendoing his signature move of grabbing his seat andbashing the keys of his piano with it, then step-ping back and bouncing it off the keys to end thesong.

Robert was taking full advantage of not beingtied down by his instrument and jumped aroundlike a child who missed his dose of Ritalin and, attimes, looked like he was suffering from somekind of epileptic shock. Even Darren was drum-ming standing up, pummeling his kit into theground. Now that I think about it, the band spentabout as much time off their seats as the crowddid. Playing old songs live has its disadvantages,though. Midway through "Uncle Walter," Benstopped singing, looked up at Robert with anexpression of shock and confusion, and then,barely audibly, uttered, "I forgot the words ."

Mind you, playing live has its advantages, too.One of the most studio-worked songs,"Narcolepsy," (on their new album) is given anamazing, live rendition. To have Darren's swellingdrums and Robert's grinding, distorted bass sud-denly dissipate and leave a solo spotlight on Benquietly singing and playing is awe inspiring.

The best song of the night by far, "Song For theDumped," was also their finale. Apparently thissong undergoes a transformation show after showand that night we definitely got something `un . Bythe end of the song, it turned into a jam sessionwith Ben standing atop his grand piano holdingup two microphones to two sides of the crowd . Hewould then get each side to scream at his com-mand by pointing the mike at them and alternat-ing between the two. Soon, it just turned into achorus of people singing along to the infamousline "Give me my money back! Give me my moneyback! You bitch!" The only disappointment of theset had to be the lack of both "Brick" and theircover of "Video Killed The Radio Star ."

But you can't really complain after that last song.After watching the show, one has to wonder if

it's hard to get pumped up night after night. As faras Ben is concerned it can. be, but it's more thetouring that takes its toll. "We've been taking itpretty easy for now . . . [but] I have a hard timeadjusting to touring, then once I adjust, say aweek or so, I'm okay."

Even once you adjust to touring, it doesn't makeit any easier. In fact, Robert thinks it's nice for theband members to get away from one another. "Youknow, honestly, the break? I mean, we spend awhole lot of time together. It's gotten to the pointwhere if most people spend this much time togeth-

er, it can be a littledestructive ." Sothe

obviousquestion is, howdo you deal withit? "We makemoney," answersDarren. Robertadds, "Plus, we

like to make funof people." v

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Having attended the Vancouver International Film Festivalreligiously for four consecutive years now, I have realised

that almost everybody I have met there is an aspiring film

To those who had been looking forward to a discussion of lighting techniques from this cinematographer ' smaker. So, it was no surprise to see many familiar faces at

famous films (Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, The Fugitive), Michael Chapman's first words at his Trade Forum talkSaturday's "New Filmmakers' Day." About 200 ambitious

were initially disappointing. He did not want to talk about the past. Instead, he had other plans in mind,cinephiles dished out $60 each (the cheapest of the confer

saying "I want to talk about the future of filmmaking ."ence tickets) for the three session day held on the last day of

He went on to discuss his views on the future of film production, specifically addressing the risethe Trade Forum . The conference attendees were a curious

of digital video and computer generated images . Digital video is going to be a part of the futuremixture of the bohemian artsy, with the turtlenecks and dark

of filmmaking (most likely taking the reins from the celluloid stuff in the next century), herim glasses, and mid-life older folks looking to empty out the

stated, whether we like it or not.film ideas stored in their heads .

Chapman went on to emphasise that this development in technology should notThe day was divided into three panel sessions on topics relevantto first time, unestablished filmmakers . Sitting on the first panel weretwo low-budget filmmakers whose movies are being shown at the festival .

be seen as a setback to artistic aesthetics,but that in the end it would enhance andimprove the film medium as a whole . Having said this, Chapman then put

Producer, writer, sound recordist and researcher Jill Sharpe from the docu

forward rather mischievously that this was in fact easy for him to say,

mentary In the Company of Fear joined Reginald Harkema, director of A Girl is

because he was at the retiring age anyway and did not need to worrya Girl to discuss the various stages and hurdles in the

about being made redundant by technological development.Having said what he wanted to say on this topic, Chapman• • financing, production and post production of a dramat

spent the last hour of the session fielding questions from the. is feature and documentary.u in o r Catching only the question and answer period of the

audience, most of these being concerned with the great•films of his past. Good-naturedly venturing into the ter-

0 first session, I felt a bit lost and was unable to feel a part• of Jill Sharpe's intense and long answers to questions .

ritory he had expressly stated he would like to avoid,

f 1 m m a k e r s ,

• She gave detailed answers I failed to place in a frame of; reference since I had missed the excerpt of her film

. Chapman told some old battle stories. He talked ofhow he had been terrified on the set of The Last

▪ Reginald Harkema was much wittier and amusing to listen to Detail the first film he had shot; of how the crewhad• but, unfortunately, most questions were directed at Sharpe. for Taxi Driverir a been required to cut through

field day a 1

the roof of their apartment building location to. Dreading the rest of the sessions as painfully slow and umnter-

esting, during the breaks I dragged myself from table to table in

film the climactic overhead tracking shot ; and

•• the lobby collecting neon pens, yummy mints and pamphlets I

of how the flashes of light illuminating Robert De▪• ^I • • most likely will never read. Niro in the opening sequence of Raging Bull had

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The second session featured Kellie Benz, the director of the

been achieved with an old fashioned flash bulb,held by Chapman himself running around in a

acclaimed short The Second Coming, and the president of Big Film Shorts

black velour outfit to avoid detection on film.• • • • • • • • • -

Distributors, David Russell. The topic concerned itself with launching a cre

gy the end of the session, both the audi

ative career with a short film. Luckily, this time I caught the whole session and fully

ence and speaker had gotten what theyenjoyed it, although it didn ' t do much in the form of encouragementwanted, a discussion of the past and

Benz reminded everybody every three minutes that you will never make back what you invested into your

the future of filmmaking by one ofshort. Russell emphasized the point that shorts should be a funny and brief sell, killing the aspirations of those film-makers who like to film a garbage bag gently swaying in the wind for thirty minutes. But Benz and Russell did supply some useful

its great masters . v

ideas for contacts, the presentation of your short and how to maneuver your film around the festival and television marketplace.The third and last session was by far the most entertaining and interesting . Using clips from 15 international digital films, the president of Next Wave Films,

Peter Broderick, gave an overview of successful features shot digitally . More and more filmmakers, new and established, are turning to new digital tools to makefilms . With new high-end digital production costing anywhere from $1,000 to $5,000, the lower costs allow for greater creative freedom and higher shooting ratios.

To drive this idea home, Broderick showed an amazing collection of beautiful film clips, such as a clip from the impressive and original features Big Monday andWindhorse . Broderick also shared the tactics and lessons learned by the directors during the making of their feature.

After the final presentation, the panel participants stuck around for some small talk in the lobby, where everybody got the chance to congratulate them and dish out com-pliments in person on how great their particular discussion went . In retrospective, attending the New Filmmakers ' Day is not only a valuable source of information, but italso provides a reality check on the state of the ever changing film industry, giving you possible scenarios of success and failure. v

by Aisha Jamal

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anel leader Peter Broderick cited that1000 independent films ( "independent" mean-ing, financed mostly by friends and family)were made in the States last year . How many ofthose did we see?

Most people agreed with Broderick, who rep-resents a company dedicated to assisting digi-tal filmmakers, that distribution for films isgenerally in the worst crisis of the last fifteenyears. What is significant and exciting though isthat people no longer bias film over digitalvideo and the belief is strong that if you have agood film, a good story, you should be able tofind a way for people to see it.

The internet has become a realistic way formany filmmakers to market and advertise theirown projects. The best example would be thewebsite for The Blair Witch Project, whichreceived so many hits that it attracted non-indus-try fans to its screening at Sundance even beforethe big studios came around to what became ahigh grossing summer blockbuster . MichaelMonello, one of the creators of the 16mm/videohorror flick (shot for approximately $35,000) wasthere to support the ongoing "digital revolution".

The first $25,000 was much harder to raisethan the rest of the money [needed to transfer andmarket the film] ." As quite a significant numberof audience hands were raised to the questions ofwho already had and who was planning to shoota feature in digital; the message of welcoming thenew medium was clear.

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Perpetual Deja-Vu (who is planning to finish ten features by January 2000) was on hand topoint out the greatest significance of the new and affordable aspects of digital video.

For, the first time in decades, it is puffing the means back in the hands of the film-makers . . . . My crew consists of just myself and my producer . . . I edit on my home com-puter, which I prefer, . . [and] I am allowed the freedom and flexibility, the luxury of work-ing with the actors . "

On the subject of his budget, and responding to the smile of his producer, he declined toanswer . The affordability of digital technology offers the filmmakers the ability to shootunhampered, without waiting months for funding, and so, getting emotional, he wasemphatic that they should return to worrying about how to make their films (expressingthemes, styles and forming stories) rather than to what has been destroying the art for toolong: how they can sell a film and get it distributed.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5,1999VOLUME 81 ISSUE 8

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When you vote in the Alma Mater Society(AMS) referendum this week, think aboutthis: of the three questions on the ballot, theone that' s generated the most word of mouth(that would be question number three, on thelegalisation of marijuana) is by far the leastimportant. A health and dental plan? That'simportant . Student services? That's impor-tant, too. But legalising pot? Yeah, it' s impor-tant, but this is the wrong time and forum toask the question. Right now, it' s a gimmick.

We 'd rather talk about the relevant stuff.Last week, we profiled question numberone. This week, we 're looking at questionnumber two.

"The Student Services Fund" is a looseterm, but under the broad heading, you 'llnotice the little things that you use every-day; little things—namely Safewalk, CiTR,and the Aquatic Centre—that could stand tobenefit from the $9 tacked on to yourtuition.

The contributions these organisationsmake to campus life are inarguable, andSafewalk and CiTR are almost tragicallyunderfunded . Last year, on a campus of

over 30,000 students, Safewalk escorted6000 people . Why so few? Its partly becausethey don' t have the money to pay the volun-teer Safewalkers . They need this money.CiTR, meanwhile, broadcasts 24 hours aday, seven days a week, and their equip-ment is being held together with paperclips . They need this money, too.

As for the Aquatic Centre—well, theredoesn' t appear to be a plan for the money,for starters; as well, the Aquatic Centre isnot an AMS service (it is only partially fund-ed by the AMS); and thirdly, the reason thatstudents get free swims now is that studentmoney built the Aquatic Centre. So theAquatic Centre is a little iffy . 2

And just where the rest of this studentmoney is headed is murkier than the ballotquestion suggests . CiTR and the AquaticCentre's cuts are clearly earmarked for acombined $145,000 . But the rest of themoney that this fee increase will generate—approximately $125,000—isn ' t as clearlymarked. Instead, it will go into a generalfund that student services will be able topetition for money. So you're voting for

pretty much every student service, withSafewalk and others just the priority. Itwould be nice to be able to see where ourmoney is going to go, even if it ' s only for theshort term—it is our money, after all.

But still, this isn' t money that the studentexecutive will use to pad their office walls;this is money that can be used to directlybenefit you. And you know what? If youdon ' t use the services, come next year, youcan opt out of the Services Fund.

While it's a pity that the apathy on thiscampus is so ingrained and insurmount-able that the only way to get students to thepolls is to throw an attention-grabbing-but-meaningless marijuana question into themix, the end results—at least on this ques-tion—are worth it.

And it's too bad that the only way to getfunding for meaningful services is to pack-age them together without giving studentsthe ability to judge each on their own mer-its. If good causes like CiTR and Safewalkbenefit, then good. But it would be nice if wewere given a clearer picture of what it iswe're voting for . v

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The GSS mental subsidy will significantlyprez lower the price of the overall planto students. No such subsidy isavailable in British Columbia.Also, the Calgary plan forces stu-dents to visit a handful of den-tists, leaving students with nochoice.

Secondly, regarding the sug-gestion that the AMS should nothave worked with the GSS to pro-pose a joint plan, covering allUBC students: exclusion of anyone constituency of the AMS(grads are also members of theAMS) in such a major initiativewould be tantamount to askingthem to withdraw their member-ship of the AMS (and paid fees)!Perhaps we should exclude sickpeople from the insurance plan.That would certainly bring thecost of the plan down.Furthermore, such suggestionsoverlook the unprecedentedcooperation between the two UBCstudent societies and their jointeffort on the health and dentalplan to work, where possible, for

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I support theUBC U-PassI'm all for the reduction of single-occupancy vehicles that travel tocampus . I would like to moder-ately support a more inexpensivepublic transport rate for students(I mean, we need all the financialhelp we can get!) . However, I amone of about 3000 students whobike to school daily. Presently,my student fees subsidise thosewho park on campus. Soon, thatcould all change . Considering thepossible introduction of the U-Pass ("New U-Pass coming toUBC," Sept 28), I may be obligedto personally pay more personalexpense to subsidise students'

public transport. I want to helpout my fellow students, but whyshould I have to suffer the finan-cial burden when I already posi-tively contribute to a "livableregion?"

I support the concept of the U-Pass, although I do not support amandatory U-Pass . Should themedical plan and U-Pass gothrough, our student fees mayrise an estimated $300.However, not all students needthese services, nor can all stu-dents afford them.

Currently, I subsidise park-ing. I don't mind helping a littlewith the U-Pass through studentfees . However, I want the abilityto financially opt-out of the ser-vice . This potential service does-n't help my transportation situa-tion, neither does it help mypocketbook. I want a U-Pass alter-native to the current proposal. Ihave to make rent!

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talks healthI wish to congratulate theUbyssey, and specifically DaliahMerzaban, for her well-researched and lengthy article onthe proposed Extended Healthand Dental plan currently beforeUBC students in the referendum("Does the health plan measureup? ", Sept 28). I am glad to seethe Ubyssey fulfilling its role ofsparking debate on campus andinforming students.

Regarding two points raised inthe article . The comparisonsmade with Quebec universityhealth and dental plans are a lit-tle misleading . The Quebec gov-ernment pays part of prescrip-tion drug coverage in theProvince of Quebec . Since thecost of reimbursing prescriptiondrugs is roughly 75 per cent ofthe cost of the health insurance inmost student plans, any govern

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Coitus claimis full of shitUntil advocated in the VancouverSun on September 19, 1999, Ihadn't noticed coitus interruptes(CI) mentioned since Dr.Ravenholt of Seattle trashed ityears ago. He was the firstDirector of AID's Office ofPopulation based in WashingtonDC, which he felt would havedefeated population explosionworldwide . Unfortunately JimmyCarter felt he needed the Catholicvote in his first campaign to be USpresident so delivered control ofthis organization to Catholic offi-cials, in exchange for electoralsupport Had such blows to reduc-ing population growth not hap-pened, we would not be looking atY6B on Oct 12th when the world 'spopulation passes six billion.

Cl is a ' Vatican-sanctioned'procedure in which the penis iswithdrawn from the female justbefore ejaculation so there is nodanger of conception. Othermethods of contraception suchas condoms, contraceptives,sterilisation and abortion aresaid by the Pope to be againstGod's will, so are forbidden.Since these have been necessaryto reduce population growthworldwide and since populationgrowth must be stopped to savethe environment, it is necessaryto question Papal teaching onthese issues.

Can CI be made effective inpreventing pregnancy? To makeup for the lack of reports of testtrials, I hereby submit my evalu-ation of the procedure in myown life . About 28 years ago Idecided that my hind end justwasn't important enough thattrees should be cut down tomake toilet paper for its wipingand tons of water should be usedto carry off my sewage . I defe-cate into a recycled ice creambucket, supported by a recycledwobbly plant holder . One day inmid bowel movement I noticedone of the slats had fallen out ofthe plant holder so it was likelyto collapse. I couldn 't bringmyself to stop the movementand grab the bucket filled withliquid and excrement so itspilled out

Just as a bowel movementwill not be interrupted even toavert a messy spill, so sex willnot reliably be interrupted toavoid conception. CI is as fraud-ulent as the rhythm method inallowing people to have a fewchildren as they wish . In the pastwhen there was no threat frompopulation growth, such teach-ings were the church ' s own busi-ness . Today they are everybody'sbusiness.

Support Catholics for a FreeChoice in its efforts to get theVatican removed from its spe-cial status at the UN. Contact mefor steps you can take atkmdean@alternatives .com.

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