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UBC tossed in as Olympic treatIf Vancouver wins the bid to host the 2010Wmter Olympics, UBC willbe the venue for the curling and speed skating competitions, as wellas site for the athlete's village.

UBC's commitment to be an Olympic Games venue was con-firmed on Monday at a glitzy publicity circus in BC Place Stadium atwhich Vancouver and Whistler officially announced details for theirbid to host the international event.

Under the plan, two domed sports arenas would be built next tothe existing Wmter Sports Complex. One would hold curling andshort speed skating events and have a capacity of 7,000 ; the otherwould be used for long trackspeed skating and have acapacity of 10,000.

The new residenceswould be built well inadvance of the Games on thearea currently occupied byMcInnes Field and the park-ing lots off Wesbrook Mall.

During the two week-longGames, the area bordered byEast Mall, UniversityBoulevard and WesbrookMall, as well as GageResidences, would become asecured site and be inacces-sible to students.

"To aid us in staging the games, UBChas offered to extend their Febuary read-ing week to two weeks," announcedDavid Bentall, head of venue develop-ment for the Bid Society. "That will allowus to make all the athletes and our visi-tors the number one priority duringthose two weeks and our hosting of theGames."

Residents living within the securedzone would be forced out of their homesfor a month. But the Olympic organisingcommittee has promised to look intohomestay as an option for the displacedstudents. And Bentall said all students would be informed of the plans in advance of moving intoresidence that year.

Hosting part of the Olympics will not come without costs to UBC, however . While theOlympic committee is arranging to have all costs for new athletic facilities paid for, the universi-ty will have to share the costs of building the new residences.

"The thought is that the university will have use of those residences for decades to come, we'llneed them for two weeks," said Bentall .

THE aacus COMES 10 TOWN: At a glitzy press conference, UBC wasannounced as a co-bidder for the Winter Olympics . If it happens, UBCwill once again receive international attention . DALE LUM PHOTO

But Bentall added that the sports facilities could be used for thingslike inter-varsity hockey, and even as teaching space, once the Gamesare over.

Calgary and Quebec City are competing with Vancouver for the bid.The Canadian winner will then compete . with international cities tohost the Games.

Arthur Griffiths, chair of the Bid Society, said he was confident ofVancouver's chances. He said Vancouver has proven its ability to host international events.Ironically, he used last November's APEC conference as an example.

UBC president Martha Piper told the Ubyssey on Monday that APEC was the most difficultissue she had to deal with in her first year at UBC. But, she said, that doesn't mean the campusshouldn't hold international events in the future.

"We can't back away from everything that's international as a result of [APEC] . But we nowhave a sense of how we get to a point of saying yes or no to certain things ."v

Un iversi banking on advertising marketby Sarah Galashan

The university's extensive mailing list could be a sellingpoint in their negotiations for an exclusive deal with theRoyal and Hongkong Banks.

Under the proposal, the banks would provide specialbanking programs to the university community. In return,the university would agree to advertise the programsthrough mass mailouts to all UBC students, faculty, staffand alumni.

At lastThursday's meeting of UBC's Board ofGovernors(BoG), Chair Harold ICalke said the proposal is quid pro quo."We're entering into these exclusive agreements because

we're large." He said the banks probably wouldn't be inter-ested unless they were getting some access to the universi-ty market.

However, some BoG members worried about the prece-dent this deal could set.

"This is a public institution and we're saying we're goingto give one bank access . to our mailing list, " said KenGeorgetti, president of the BC Federation of Labour, andBoG member. "That's pretty exclusive. I don't think thatlooks good."

When Georgetti was told the banks would only be pro-viding UBC with the information to be mailed, he cau-tioned the board. "I think [UBC] had better give that careful

consideration because it doesn't read well in a newspaper.According to Debora Sweeney, UBC's marketing manag-

er, the university would not be mailing out the banks' ownpamphlets . Instead, UBC would, as part of the deal, createads of its own that outline the various banking options.

"I think that the community has made it pretty clear howit feels, over the years, about having direct junk mail sent tothem," said Sweeney.

"[The banks] haven't even asked us to do that because Ithink that they understand that's it's inappropriate as well,and they understand that it would actually be more off-putting to people than not"

Thedeal is up for approval in November.

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PM comes under fireby Alex Bustos

Ottawa (CUP)—Opposition parties accused theFederal Government Monday of violating the con-stitutional rights of Canadians at last year's APECsummit.

"It is clear the Prime Minister and his staff madea decision to sacrifice the democratic rights ofCanadians in order to create acomfort zone for a brutal for-eign dictator," NDP LeaderAlexa McDonough told theHouse of Commons on theopening day of the new parlia-mentary session.

Recent documents obtainedby UBC students and reportedin the media suggest the PrimeMinisters Office instructed theRCMP to stop protesters fromembarrassing then IndonesianPresident Suharto during lastNovember's gathering of 19Pacific Rim Leaders at theAPEC summit.

The Reform Party used the leaked documents toaccuse the Federal Government of violating theright of Canadians to protest.

"Canadians were arrested [during APEC] forholding up signs which stated such subversivethings as democracy and human rights," ReformLeader Preston Manning told the House . "Why didthe Prime Minister trample on the political rights ofCanadian citizens in order to protect some Asiandictator?"

Prime Minister Chretien, however, refused to

Students in Nfldreceive more fundsST JOHN'S (CUP)–Cash-strapped university stu -dents in Newfoundland will be eligible for a newprovincial scholarship fund by January.

The Newfoundland provincial governmentannounced a $4-million program last March to bridgethe financial gap for students until 2000, when the fed-eral Millenium Scholarship Fund will kick in. Theprovincial fund will provide 4,000 post-secondary stu-dents with awards of up to $1,000 based on financialneed and academic merit.

Dale Kirby, president of the Newfoundland andLabrador Federation of Students, sayswhlle the fund isa start, larger initiatives are also needed to curb studentdebt.

"What we would like to see is a grant program, likethe one (the provincial government) eliminated in1993, that pays a much larger amount of students' feeswhile they are at university and college," he said

The fund will be distributed to students in their sec-ond semester.

—source: The Muse

Smith appointedas fund advisorTORONTO (CUP)—David Smith, one of Canada'sleading proponents of deregulation for postsec-ondary tuition, has been recently appointed senior

discuss what is fast becoming one of the largestscandals to have ever hit the Federal Government.

At present, the RCMP Public ComplaintsCommission is looking at the police force's role dur-ing APEC.

Both the Prime Minister and Solicitor GeneralAndy Scott repeatedly told Parliament it would beinappropriate to discuss the government's role dur-

ing APEC while the policeinquiry was going on.

'As there is an inquiry beingheld at the moment on this mat-ter I do not want to make anycomments," Chretien told theHouse.

Chretien's response, however,did not satisfy ConservativeHouse Leader and Justice CriticPeter MacKay.

"The Prime Minister and thesolicitor general know full wellthe RCMP public complaintscommission is not holding acriminal proceeding," MacKaytold the Commons. "There is

absolutely nothing to prevent the government fromanswering questions in the House ."

In a separate interview with CanadianUniversity Press, NDP Leader Alexa McDonoughsaid the federal government's response is a slap inthe face to students and Canadians at large.

"At a time when students should be applauded[for their role in APEC] . . .it is a disgrace and a humil-iation that the Prime Minister and the Minister ofForeign Affairs are prepared to be a doormat for abrutal dictator," she said.

policy advisor for the Millenium Scholarship Fund.In 1996, the Smith Paned--a provincial body head-

ed by Smith recommended to the Ontario govern-ment that it allow the introduction of private postsec-ondary schools and make it easier for colleges and uni-versities to raise tuition as much as they want viaderegulation.

Student leaders say Smith's appointment is inap-propriate because students in Ontario are currentlyreeling from a new provincial policy that deregulatestuition fees, resulting in fee hikes of up to 61 per cent atthe University of Toronto, forexample.

"He has spoken out on the side of privatisation, ie,downloading a considerable amount of the cost ontothe individual, ,, said Elizabeth Carlyle, national chairfor the Canadian Federation ofStudents.

Smith, however, says that the main recommenda-tion in his 1996 report was for increased governmentfunding for post-secondary schools.

—source : The Va ity

PM up for an lionourar y degreeST. JOHN'S (CUP)—The Senate at MemorialUniversity recently voted on a question of whether toaward Prime Minister Jean Chretien an honourarydegree.

But their decision is under wraps because of a strictpolicy mandating votes about honourary degrees beconducted behind closed doors.

Mark Graesser, a political science professor and for-mer senator, says it's unusual to offer a degree to apolitician still in office.

To do so, he suggests, indicates a political motiva-tion . "It just strikes me as a symbolic gesture that couldalmost be interpreted as an exchange," Graesser said.

If the university has decided to award Chretien anbottom-ay degree, it will likely present it to hirn at nextspring's convocation to coincide with the dual 50thanniversaries of Newfoundland joining Canadathe founding of Memorial University, Graesser said.

Officials with the Prime Minister's Office saidre not aware of an offer of an honorary degree

from Memorial University+—source: The Muse

"It is clear the PrimeMinister and his staffmade a decision to sacri-fice the democratic rightsof Canadians in order tocreate a comfort zone fora brutal foreign dicta-tor,"

Alexa McDonough,NDP Leader

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DISCOUNT TEXTBOOKS: Won't back down from UBC Bookstore. MATT GUNN PHOTO

by Nicholas Bradley and Ronald Nurwisah

In an effort to maintain what it considersfair trade practices, the UBC Bookstore isonce again threatening to sue DiscountTextbooks. But Discount Textbooks ownerShane Sheehan says this is just a sign ofincreasing competition on campus.

"It's their business . They rim it the waythey want to run it," said Sheehan . "We'vebrought competition to Vancouver, and Ithink it's been a good thing."

The Bookstore has pursued the matterof advertising practices ever sinceDiscount Textbooks opened its store inthe UBC Village in 1995 . In a letter datedSeptember 8, 1995, lawyers for theUniversity warned Discount Textbooksthat the advertisements they had postedviolated Policy 98 of the UBC Board ofGovernors, which regulates commercialundertakings on campus.

In addition, the Bookstore noted thatDiscount Textbooks used copies of itsCourse Book Guide without permission,violated its trade-mark, contravened theTrade Practices Act, and had one of its stu-dent workers served with a trespassnotice by UBC. The letter warns thatunless Discount Textbooks stoppedadvertising on campus, "we have beeninstructed by the University to apply for acivil injunction ."

The Bookstore also claims thatDiscount Textbooks obtained copies ofthe 1996 Course Book Guide and contin-ued to violate UBC advertising regula-tions.

UBC's lawyers have issued a series ofsimilar letters, the most recent dated June11, 1998, which again warned thatDiscount Textbooks was "posting noticeson campus and leaving flyers in class-rooms" in contravention of UBC's policieson commercial undertakings.

Jeffrey Lowe, the lawyer representingUBC and the Bookstore, says that all legalaction is on hold as long as DiscountTextbooks complies with the requests thatthe Bookstore has made . To sue DiscountTextbooks, he said, "a lawsuit would have tobe commenced and we haven't receivedthose instructions [from the University] ."

by Irfan Dhalla

Many of the students at ConcordUniversity School of Law will never meettheir classmates. Most will never have aface-to-face conversation with a profes-sor. And few will bother to peruse thebooks in a legal library.

Concord is an experiment in the futureof education, the first institution to offer alaw degree earned wholly over theInternet.

Students will view lectures and takeexams on-line, logging on whenever theywish.

The first students, who will be enrolledon October 6, will graduate in 2002 withthe academic qualifications to write theCalifornia Bar Examination . Upon pass-ing, they will be licensed to practice law inCalifornia and US Federal Courts.

"Concord is unique in using the latestInternet technology to provide studentswith a rigorous, dynamic instruction attheir convenience," said Concord's dean,Jack Goetz. "And we are able to providethis education at a fraction of the cost oftraditional [American] private lawschools."

Concord students pay $4,200 US peryear for four years, significantly morethan what Canadian law students typical-

Asked whether Discount Textbookswould be forced to pursue this matter in thecourts, Sheehan said that "we haven't reallyhad to take any action because our saleshave been terrific and students know aboutus."

In response to the Bookstore's warn-ings, Discount Textbooks began advertis-ing in campus publications, including theUbyssey and The Campus Times, as wellas the AMS' Inside UBC guidebook.

The Bookstore is owned by UBC as an

ly pay, but much less than tuition at a pri-vate American law school.

UBC's own dean of law, Joost Blom,was surprised to hear from the Ubysseyabout the new venture . He was also quickto point out the disadvantages of an on-line law school.

"The disadvantages are lack of hands-on experience under supervision, andlack of human interaction with studentsand faculty. Law is something you learnlargely by discussing it with people."

Blom also worries about the loss of the"moot court," a forum for law students topractice oral arguments in a simulatedcourt.

Goetz agreed that an on-line educa-tion is not for everyone. But he also firmlybelieves that Concord's students will notsuffer from lack of human contact . "Wehave lots of venues for on-line discus-sions. There's dozens of professorsinvolved, so our students will have con-tact during their four years with a lot ofpeople at the law school. We have anInternet library that is excellent ."

Goetz is gratified that Concord isattracting interest from students whowould normally find it difficult to attendlaw school . He is especially targetingworking professionals, people who aregeographically remote from law schools,

ancillary operation: Sheehan suggestedthat the independently-owned DiscountTextbooks is already at a disadvantagebecause it does not receive course textlists directly from UBC professors, whichthe Bookstore does.

But Sheehan believes that this, alongwith the ongoing advertising issue, is sim-ply business as usual.

"I'm a businessman," said Sheehan. "Ihave no problem with competition . Ienjoy competition." +

and people who have child-care responsi-bilities.

Craig Walker, a UBC law student whowill graduate next May, agrees thatConcord will increase accessibility. "Anymove that improves student access tolegal education is a positive move."Walker also said that while he personallywould rather attend a traditional school,he thinks some of his classmates mightprefer studying over the Internet.

Concord University School of Law isbeing launched by Kaplan EducationalCenters, a company known to thousandsof students at UBC for its preparationcourses for the Medical CollegeAdmission Test, Graduate RecordExamination, and Law School AdmissionTest. Ironically, the LSAT, which isrequired from UBC applicants, is notmandatory at Concord.

Kaplan is owned by The WashingtonPost, a public company listed on the NewYork Stock Exchange. When Dean Goetzwas asked whether Kaplan's ultimate goalis to make a profit, he said, "Maybe in thelong term, yes."

A money-making law school would becontroversial in Canada, but it is not inthe United States—south of the border,for-profit law schools are almost as com-mon as Wahnart+

Law degree a mouse click away

by Daliah Merzaban

Many UBC faculties would like to see the numberof international undergraduates in degree pro-grams go up to roughly 10 per cent of total enroll-ment

And this has generated a fear that Canadianstudents may lose priority for future seats.

Currently 2.8 per cent of the student body, or2200 students, are here on student visas.

But Karen McKellin, international studentscoordinator at UBC, says that an increase of inter-national students will not steal seats away fromCanadian students.

"We have agreed with the provincial govern-ment that ifwe increase our enrollment amongthe international student population that we willnot displace Canadian students," said Mckellin.

"So whenever a faculty agrees to accept inter-national students, they are taking them over andabove their commitment to Canadian students."

But according to Richard Spencer, UBC's regis-trar, this hasn't always been the case.

"Three years ago about 3 .5 per cent of ourundergraduate students were international stu-dents, and they were included. in the quota," saidSpencer. "Today 100 per cent of the places go toCanadian students."

International students pay $461 per creditwhich works out to $13,830 for a 30-credit courseload. McKellin says that although the tuition mayseem high, it is appropriate.

"With the Canadian dollar the way it is, ourtuition is very competitive internationally," saidMcKellin. "We can't say to the Canadian taxpayer,'Please subsidise this program.' We do have to askinternational students to pay their way. UBC is avenerable institution."

The tuition covers registration, application andadmission processes, and 30 credits of courses.The faculties also receive about 15 per cent of therevenue in order to cover the cost of opening newsections and hiring new professors . Recruitingand orientations are also covered by the cost

This is not much of a comfort for some inter-national students, however. Miwa Hanaya, aninternational student from Japan, was shocked atthe high tuition.

"It [tuition] is one of my problems because twoyears ago it was the same as Canadian students,but now-it is much higher," she said . Miwa is ableto stay here only because the faculty of GraduateStudies is paying part of her tuition.

UBC aims to increase the number of interna-tional students by sending out information pam-phlets to international schools, and sending rep-resentatives to world-wide education fairs.

Donald Wehrung, a UBC professor of com-merce and business administration, is in charge ofselling UBC to undergraduates . He is currently inArgentina at an education fair in order to boostrecruitment

"Education fairs are organised by the depart-ment of foreign affairs and Canadian educationcenters," said McKellin. 'And Canadian universi-ties go to these countries to recruit internationalstudents at both the undergraduate and post-graduate leveL"

Wehrung will soon be attending another fair inBrazil. -

According to a number of international stu-dents, UBC has lived up to their expectations—forthe most part

Daniella Suarez, along with friends CarlosCisneros and Daniel Peniche, has been here forthree weeks from Mexico on a one-termexchange.

"It's different here," said Suarez "There are dif-ferent kinds of people. You can see here peoplefrom allover the world, and in Mexico we don't getthat"

McKellin says that UBC's greatest benefit is thepromotion of internationalisation, which comeswith international students.

"Students who have been educated in anothercountry have a different perspective . It helps us toknow ourselves when we're working with studentsfrom other countries."+

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by Dani Shahvarani

English majors wondering howthey will find jobs after universi-ty can now look forward to find-ing work experience in a new co-op program offered by thedepartment. And if funding isavailable, other departments inthe faculty of Arts might beadded to program in the future.

Julie Walchli, the co-op pro-gram coordinator, says the pro-gram has taken two years to getoff the ground because of trou-ble getting funding. The federalgovernment, says Walchli, hasn'tprovided start-up funding for co-op programs since it helped getUBC's Science co-op up and run-ning three years ago.

Instead, funding for the newprogram has come from theprovincial government and fromthe Teaching and LearningEnhancement Fund, a UBCgrant which endorses non-tradi-tional methods of teaching.

Under the co-op program, 39students work for four-monthterms in a diversity of workplacements. Participants in theprogram first brush up theirskills with workshops on com-puter and technical writing.

"Although co-op is notresponsible for findingjob placements for stu-dents, it is a great toolfor allowing studentsto gain the experienceand direction to decideon a career goal,"

Julie WalchliCo-op Program Coordinator

Following that, the students areplaced in variety of jobs includ-ing web page design, technicalwriting and communciationsassistants for non-profit firms.

The program has proved pop-ular so far, turning away as manyapplicants as spaces available.Nine students got jobs over thesummer, and another 15 will beworking this fall and winter. So far,feedback from both students andemployers has been positive.

"I hope to be able to introduceprospective public relations pro-fessionals to the basics of the fieldand ready them for an entry levelposition after they graduate," saysKaren Kelm, communicationscoordinator for the Burrard InletFraser River Estuary ManagementProgram.

Walchli hopes that the pro-gram will be expanded to otherdepartments in the faculty of Arts,which is traditionally overlookedfor co-op parterships . She saysthat if students are interested inco-op they should approach theirdepartment . If there is largeenough demand, she says, it willbe easier to receive more funding.

"Although co-op is notresponsible for finding job place-ments for students, it is a greattool for allowing students to gainthe experience and direction todecide on a career goal," saysWalchli .+

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Sexism mars evaluation formsby Tom Peacock

A campus committee examining the use of abusive lan-guage by students on teaching evaluation forms isproposing that the evaluationprocess no longer be anonymous.

The committee was formedafter a number of students in thefaculty of arts returned teacherevaluations with sexist andderogatory remarks during thelast winter session.

Associate Dean of Arts NeilGuppy said one way of preventingthis from happening would be torequire students to write theirnames on the forms—thoughwith the guarantee of confidentiality.

"I think everybody is very much in favour of studentcomments in courses and on professors, so long asthat's done responsibly," said Guppy.

He said several professors have told the committeethat they've encountered this problem in previous

Trek Relay tochange venues

by Ian Sonshine

The Arts 20 Great Trek Relay is 25 years young,and to celebrate, it's changing venues.

The Trek has finally broken tradition andadopted a new format and location, all aimed atrejuvenating student interest.

This year's clear break from the past meansthe race will be held in and around ThunderbirdStadium . Instead of racing from point A to B, thisyear's winners will be the team who run as many lapsas possible within the six hour limit.

Team size has been expanded from 8 to 15 with amaximum of 24 teams competing.

And entertainment is a priority this year. Runnersand spectators will be kept busy with volleyball gamesand team croquet inside the circular track. Booths anda beer garden will be set up along the perimeter.

The Trek first began as a kind of protest. Studentshad been steadily outgrowing their campus at theFairview slopes (current site of the Vancouver GeneralHospital) and were becoming increasingly anxious forthe provincial government to fulfill its promise of anew campus for the university.

Partly thanks to the run from that old campus toPoint Grey, UBC was completed in 1925.

But now that the race has changed, not everyone ispleased.

years . But Guppy said the committee won't decide on apolicy until they've determined exactly how wide-spread the problem is.

And he added there are drawbacks to having stu-dents disclose their names onevaluation forms: "The price topay for that might be that stu-dents may be less willing to befrank and critical in the com-ments that they write."

Guppy said another ideamight be to insert a clause warn-ing students that forms withinappropriate remarks wouldautomatically be shredded. Thefaculty of science already followsthis policy.

Whatever policy is chosen, Neena Sonik, AMS vicepresident and committee member, doubts that theproblem can be eliminated entirely. But she says it's stillimportant that this committee was formed. "Certainlyone of our main goals is just to make the students takethese evaluations more seriously.":•

"It's a shame that we're not upholding the traditionswe started so long ago," says Joanna Langley, a 3rd yearHuman Kinetics major.

Gill says the changes are partly a cost-cutting mea-sure . Two years ago, he says, "the Arts 20 [relay] lost lotsof money."

The costs associated with holding the event on citystreets was high, and waning support made it difficultto recover costs . This year organisers hope to breakeven with a strictly on-campus event. But the longterm goal, Gill says, is to move the run back to thestreets.

Student reaction to the changes is mixed. JoelKryczka, a 5th year Human Kinetics major who ran inlast year's relay says," in a lot of ways I liked it becauseit was a lot of people cheering in one place ."

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CLUBS DAYS . 9B ..Where the AMS plays host to almost two hundred clubs on the Main Concourse and second floor of theStudent Union Building.

On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 23rd - 25th each club will have a display booth toshowcase their particular specialties and detailing their activities and events planned for the coming year.

With cultural, philosophical, political, religious, sports and craft events, to list just a few, there is

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Come to SUB and loin a CLUBSeptember 23rd - 25th

APEC Inquiry

".. . Common sense tells us we do not want banners norwould the PMO's office. Having said that, banners are nota security issue . They are a political issue . Who is lookingafter that? If they are not going to be permitted, what isthe authority for removing them and who is going to do it?-RCMP internal e-mail, November 14th, 1997

" . . . PM will want to be personally involved ."- internal Privy Council note regarding APEC security arrangements.

"I don't have to explain anything."-Jean Chretien September 9, 1998 says he won't

be answering any questions at a public inquiry(Canadian Press story on Web)

Donations toward the legal costs of the complainants arewelcome, payable to the:Student Legal Fundc/o The Alma Mater Society6138 SUB BoulevardVancouver, BC V6T 1ZI

Jean Chretien must be made to answer for the orders he gave the RCMP. We call on the PrimeMinister to testify before the RCMP Public Complaints Commission, and for a full publicinvestigation of his role in the suppression of the democratic rights of UBC students lastNovember.

Campus Update

AMS VolunteerServices

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"Helping others, helping you!"

Over 30 organizations looking for volunteers will be atyour disposal starting Monday, September 28 toSeptember 30 from 9am - 4pm at the SUB Concourse.Volunteering not only develops valuable skills andhelps gain career-related experience, but it also buildsyour self-confidence and gives you an opportunity tomake new friends . Come and find the volunteerposition you've always wanted! For more information,drop by AMS Volunteer Services at SUB 100B or call822-9268.

The AMS JobLink StudentEmployment centre needs volunteers!Improve your job-hunting skills whilehelping other students . Contact LizSiddle at JobLink . Office : SUB 100A.Phone: 822-5627. Email:joblink@ams.ubc.ca,

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The name "theatre-sports" indicates thecontest at hand : two teams of three actorscompete for points from audience judgeswho rate the performances on a scale fromone to five. Formalities are taken seriously:everyone rises to sing the national anthem,the referee in NHL uniform signals with hisflags, and players ho break the rule of goodtaste are held in the penalty ho',.

But the best part of the game is audienceparticipation, for, as the referee says, "If theshow sucks, it's your own fault! " While spec-tators at a hockey game cheer withoutaffecting the game plan, the audience atTheatresports provides all the wacky ideasfor characters and plot lines—unusualoccupations, situations, and places—onwhich the skits are based . Some lucky mem-bers even get to go up onstage. For thosecelebrating their birthdays, the actors makeup clever poems or skits in their honour: afar more impressive feat than the cheesy"Happy Birthday" rendition you'd get in arestaurant.

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UBC women's soccercoach Dick Mosher said it

best after UBC's 1-0 victory overCalgary on Saturday."It's a good start especially when you,

beat the league champions. All we're doingis trying to get back in the mix. Well, we're

back in the mix."UBC defeated the defending Canada West

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the Canada West . In comparison, their 6-0 thrashingof the lowly Lethbridge Pronghorns on Sunday was a

mere afterthought."Anytime you win 6-0 there's at least some promi

there," said Mosher. "I would have liked to see a li

oremagic, see us carve them up a bit more. You

, ding-ding-ding [passing] ."

But it was Saturday's game that really

the weekendfor UBC . The Birds lead early on midfield : anne McHardy's

goal in the ninth minute and shut Cal .out the rest of theway to gain their most significant

the young season."I've never had to do this," laugh , cHardywhen asked to

describe her game-winning g . "Vanessa Martino justturned it, slid it through the ho and—usually I shank them!But I was totally relaxed ."

Martino, a second-year sfer from Capilano College,narrowly missed making it 0 just before the half when shewas robbed by sprawling os goalkeeper Tammie Wilson.

"I was hyped for this g . e, so I just decided, 'Let's go for it,no nerves, let's see what can do, – said Martino, who was aconsistent threat all we . nd.

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The UBC footballon the 1998 seasonBisons 33-15 Saturday

Tailback Akbal Singhas he rushed for 162 yardsto up his season totals to a Canyards and six touchdowns. Fullbadded two majors, and quarterbaccompleted 13 of 23 passes for 236 yaronly 18-14 going into the fourth quarter, bBirds pulled away for two touchdowns for theUBC returns home to face the Simon FraserUniversity Clansmen Friday night at ThunderbirdStadium in the 21st annual Shrum Bowl.

FIELD HOCKEY

The UBC women's field hockey team was a ster-ling 3-0-1 at the first of three Canada West tourna-ments. The tournament was held in Winnipeg, whilethe next two will be held in Calgary and here inVancouver. The CIAU championships will be heldOctober 29th to November 1st in Edmonton. UBCupended Manitoba 3-0, played to a 0-0 draw withthe University of Alberta and defeated Calgary andVictoria by scores of 2-0 and 3-1, respectively.:

has raced out to a 3-0 startrunning over the Manitoba

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EC ledMARTINO: T-Bird Vanessa Martinoboth ends of their Canada West-c

It was sloppy 'n' cho !` + , but the UEcer team opened e defence oCanada West (CW) c pionship vover cellar-dwelling ''. . It was agetting to know ea ther for the Twho returned only n players antfrom last year's CIAU I" - r medallis

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school Athlete of the Year laste depended on for consistent

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the UBC men's soc-ence of their 1997nship with two winsit was an exercise in)r the Thunderbirds,'ers and four starterstedallist team.lead of us," said vet-auley. "Ifs a young: on a lot of things. Ihey haven't seen this

ruce Arthur The T-Birds eased into their new digs atThunderbird Stadium by squeaking by two of thelesser lights in the CW. On Saturday, UBC beat theUniversity of Calgary Dinosaurs 1-0 when Dinoshalfback JP Khouri was called for a handball inthe 89th minute and UBC midfielder Aaron Keaypounded home the ensuing penalty kick

"It was a nice way to start [the season], saidUBC head coach Mike Mosher. "We didn't play toour potential, we weren't as sharp as we want tobe, but hey, six points is six points."

Then on Sunday, UBC beat the LethbridgePronghorns 2-1 with a Lethbridge own goal pro-viding the winning marker.

Neither win was pretty, bcame away from the weekendconfidence.

"In our squad, honestly, wewhere we were last year," saidimprove on this, but I think wethe Canada West."

Saturday's game was an uglscrappy, cannonball-kicks sboth teams from developing mWith two minutes left on the clinexplicably batted a UBC crohand, leading to Keay's game-

On Sunday UBC controllplayed a disjointed game, unabthe 30 yard line. At halftime,scoreless, Mosher took ouHopewell and All Kashfia. Thein a superb goal by benchWalters in the 56th minute ascross from defender Adrian Yein off the Calgary keeper's outs

Barely two minutes later, aintended for midfielder Nickoff a 'Horns defender's head antnet to make the score 2-0. Lethwith a goal by midfielder Bri73rd minute on a misplay byBurnham, but UBC held off the'the way.

Next weekend will be theBirds, as league favourite ViThunderbird stadium for aVikes demolished both Calgarythis weekend by scores of 6-2 anly. But UBC is looking forwardselves against the Vikes.

"I would say that they are thto go through in the Canada W"They'll be a real good test andfor us, but we've got the players

Seddon, for one, feels thatahead of the 1997 Birds.

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It's a difficult task to take in A PlaceCalled Chiapas with a critical eye.Here is, after all, a film that speaksfor those without a voice, a filmthat details the disastrous eventstaking placing in Mexico, a filmwhose very making endangeredthe lives of its crew.

There's much to admire here,as director Nettie Wild takes heraudience on a guided tour, bothemotionally and physically, of aplace that most people wouldn'tever want to think about . It's a

world of constant danger, invisi-ble feuds, and day-to-day survival.Documenting the Zapatista upris-ing in Mexico and the conse-quences on its indigenous people,A Place Called Chiapas brings tolight a situation that most willnever have even have heard of.

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1998 marks a special year for the Ubyssey. Not only is it the year in which we cel-ebrate our 80th Anniversary, but it is also the year in which we have founded theUbyssey Community Contribution Award . While there are many awards, schol-arships, and bursaries at UBC that recognise service, financial need, academicand athletic achievement, there are none that primarily recognise the impor-tance of UBC as a community and the efforts of those individuals that strive tostrengthen it. This spring, the Ubyssey Publications Society established anendowment to fund such an award.

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural award . Both indi-viduals have made exceptional contributions to UBC and have done a greatdeal to foster a sense of community on campus . Given the diversity of their con-tributions, it is impossible to value one's efforts above the other . The selectioncommittee has therefore awarded the 1998 Ubyssey Community ContributionAward to Allison Dunnet and Michael Hughes . UBC is fortunate to have suchdedicated community members.

Michael Hughes

Allison DunnetOver the last seven years, Michael has demonstrated an unparalleled dedica-tion to the UBC community. Through principled and responsible activismand dedicated leadership, Michael's efforts have encouraged students andhelped to raise consciousness of students and empower them as a commu-nity. Although Michael would be the first to state that activism is a collectiveeffort and not individual, his consistent dedication to social activism for anextended period of years is exceptional and noteworthy.Michael has been involved in the occupation of the President's office toprotest increased international student fees, helped to bring the recent law-suit successfully challenging increased ancillary fees, campaigned for the ref-erenda creating the Student Aid and Legal Funds, and was a key organiser ofthe anti-APEC protests, as well as other activism on campus.Michael has also served two terms as_president of CUPE Local 2778, served asan AMS Council Member for numerous terms, represented students on theUBC Board of Governors from 1993-96, played a key role in the GraduateStudent's Society, and now serves as President of the Student Legal FundSociety. Michael's concern for the UBC community is evident in his efforts tomaking UBC more accountable, democratic, fair, and accessible to all .

Allison's most significant contribution to the UBC Community has been herpivotal role in the creation and organisation of Imagine UBC, the campuswide first year orientation program. The commitment that Allison hasdemonstrated in establishing a program to counter the alienation and frus-tration felt by many students at their arrival in such a large, complex institu-tion is truly remarkable . In just a few short months, Allison, as a co-chair ofthe Imagine UBC Committee, helped to achieve the formidable task of bring-ing together many different groups on campus and mobilising hundreds ofvolunteers. The result of this event enjoyed by thousands was amazing.Imagine UBC, more than any single campus event, has strengthened thesense of UBC community among all participants and led to increased studentinvolvement.Allison's contributions to the UBC community extend beyond her role inImagine UBC. She has also demonstrated a commitment to the UBC com-munity as AMS Co-ordinator of External Affairs in 1996-97 when she lobbiedfor students on issues of housing, transit, education funding, student leader-ship and with her work on Humanities 101, a course on empowerment andknowledge for students from the Downtown Eastside.

The Ubyssey Community Contribution Award is an annual prize awarded to a UBC student who has demonstrated an

exceptional commitment to developing and strengthening the UBC community . The award is administered by an independent

committee comprised of UBC faculty, administration, and students and is chaired by UBC Awards and Financial Aid .

DAREDEVIL: Kevin Smith shifts from the silver screen to the funny pages with the new Daredevil.

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Story by Kevin SmithArt by Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti[Marvel Comics]

by Vince Yim

Often viewed as a juvenile and illiterate medium, comicbooks have been seen as something much less than an artform. And with films like Batman and Robin continuing toreinforce this belief, it's no wonder that Marvel Comics is insevere financial trouble and the entire comic book industry isstagnated. Still, Marvel has a few tricks up its sleeves.

Comic book geek and film director Kevin Smith ( Clerks,

Chasing Amy) hasbeen recruited by pencil and ink team of JoeQuesada and Jimmy Palmiotti (who providedthe artwork for Chasing Amy) to help producewhat could be one of the best Daredevil storiesever.

For the uninitiated, Daredevil tells the storyof Matt Murdock, an honest lawyer who, after anaccident, finds himself blinded but his othersenses enhanced. Combined with his trainingunder a mysterious mentor by the name of Stick,

he becomes a superhero, by day defending innocents in thecourtroom and by night out on the streets . In the past,Daredevil was often regarded as a Batman knock-off, due toits similarities. However thanks to the likes of writers such asFrank Miller (Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Sin City),Daredevil was once one of the best selling comics around.Kevin Smith may yet do the same thing again.

While not a veteran of the comic book business, KevinSmith does have a small body of published comic book workbehind him (Clerks: The Comic Book, Oni Double Press #1, andjay and Silent Bob) . Although Kevin Smith's stories tend to berather vulgar and foul-mouthed, they have much more depththan one would expect. This certainly shines through in

Daredevil. Smith's version of Daredevil is

of a lighter tone than Frank Miller's ver-

sion, and while Miller literally put the

character through the wringer, Smith

takes it a bit easier. Still, the character

has his problems, in particular his per-

sonal life. However, they don't overtake the comic book, espe-

cially when there's a teenage mother who needs his help.

The artwork also mirrors Kevin Smith's contributions to

the story, and as a result is told in an almost cinematic style

(hence, the lack of thought balloons) . Being Marvel's "Dark

Knight," Quesada and Palmiotti's artwork incorporates heavy

use of blacks and shadows. The style is appropriate for the

mood of the book, which is dark, but not too dark. Colourful,

but not too colourful. This series appears to have taken the

most effort out of the art team, as it is some of the best pro-

duced in a long time (which may also be due to the fact that

their last published comic came out over a year and ago).

Chock full of religious allegory, solid artwork, and light-

hearted humor, Smith's Daredevil again proves that comic

books can be an intelligent medium. However, be aware, in a

day and age where comic book retailers order new comic

books based on initial demand, Kevin Smith's Daredevil may

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TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 22,1998VOLUME 80 ISSUE 4

EDITORIAL BOARD

COORDINATING EDITORFederico Barahona

NEWSSarah Galashan and Douglas Quan

CULTUREJohn ZaozirnySPORTSBruce Arthur

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The Ubyssey is the official student newspaperof the University of British Columbia . It is pub-lished every Tuesday and Friday by TheUbyssey Publications Society.We are an autonomous, democratically runstudent organisation, and all students areencouraged to participate.Editorials are chosen and written by theUbyssey staff . They are the expressed opinionof the staff, and do not necessarily reflect theviews of The Ubyssey Publications Society orthe University of British Columbia.The Ubyssey is a founding member ofCanadian University Press (CUP) and firmlyadheres to CUP's guiding principles.All editorial content appearing in The Ubysseyis the property of The Ubyssey PublicationsSociety. Stories, opinions, photographs andartwork contained herein cannot be repro-duced without the expressed, written permis-sion of The Ubyssey Publications Society.Letters to the editor must be under300 words . Please include your phone number,student number and signature (not for publi-cation) as well as your year and faculty withall submissions. ID will be checked when sub-missions are dropped off at the editorial officeof The Ubyssey, otherwise verification will bedone by phone."Perspectives" are opinion pieces over 300words but under 750 words and are runaccording to space."Freestyles" are opinion pieces written byUbyssey staff members . Priority will be given toletters and perspectives over freestyles unless thelatter is time senstitive. Opinion pieces will not berun until the identity of the writer has been ver-ified.It is agreed by all persons placing display or clas-sified advertising that if the Ubyssey PublicationsSociety fails to publish an advertisement or if anerror in the ad occurs, the liability of the UPS willnot be greater than the price paid for the ad . TheUPS shall not be responsible for slight changes ortypographical errors that do no lesson the valueor the impact of the ad .

UBC president Martha Piper assured theUbyssey this week that no more discussionsare underway for any more corporate partner-ships on campus.

Indeed, UBC 's Board of Governors (BoG)agreed last year that it would not pursue anyadditional "preferred supplier agreements"until a task force came up with some ethicalguidelines for them to follow.

This committee will address ethical con-cerns over said "agreements," such as thesocial integrity of the companies involved, orpotential impact on academic freedoms.

Good on the board, you say? Well, not real-ly.

The fact remains that our university hasalready signed, or is in the process of signingfour exclusivity agreements with major corpo-rations : Coca-Cola, BC Tel, Canadian Airlinesand the Royal and Hongkong Banks.

And from what we learned this week aboutthe proposed banking deal, we fear ethics isn'ton the mind of UBC's administration .

So far the deal goes something like this : thebanks offer special banking options exclusive-ly to members of the UBC community, and inreturn, the university agrees to design andsend their banking ads to the school's entiremailing list. Kind of a 'You scratch my back,and I'll scratch yours,'—or what some call'quid pro quo.'

There are a number of things that distressus about this scenario . First, we hate junkmail. Whether the ads come directly from thebanks, or indirectly from UBC—they're sellingus something, and they're selling us.

Second, UBC students find they are nowcommodities to be traded or sold at the whimof our administration. What would normallybe a confidential compendium of all UBC stu-dent, faculty, staff and alumni addresses, isnow a major bargaining chip.

Thirdly, and perhaps most distressing ofall, is when BoG members allude to a 30,000-plus university population as a dynamic mar-ket for sale.

Ken Georgetti picked up on this point atthe last meeting of UBC's governing body. Hequestioned the ethics . At least somebodydoes.

We understand that the university must tryto find alternate sources of funding. We alsofind it reassuring when President Piper saysthe revenue generated from such deals will gotowards student services, perhaps even finan-cial aid.

But when BoG chair, Harold Kalke,approached the Ubyssey news editor at theboard's last meeting, it was to advise that theconversation regarding the mailouts shouldhave happened behind closed doors.

Obviously the point was made in hope ofsaving the BoG from appearing anything butunited in the campus rag. But was that to savethem embarrassment—or to ensure BoG'scontinued ability to sell students out.

But the university should take heart. Atleast students will know someone has a con-science and isn't afraid to use it +

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"This is all your fault," scowled Amy Leung at Joe Clark, asboth of them drew tighter to the dwindling flame of theircampstove- Richard Lam and John Demeulemeesrer onlyshrugged as they secretly shared a dust-covered chocolatebar that had been sitting in the bottom of Julien Dowling'spack. Meanwhile Ron Nurwisah, Kala West and Janet Ip shiv-ered and miserably nibbled at their meagre dinner of snow.Matt Gunn and Vince Ytm pulled their sleeping bags tighterand watched the moon sink below the dark outline of trees,while Alex Bustos, Nick Bradley and Tom Peacock sat quiet-ly by a rock and waited for hypothermia to come. IanSunshine prayed for dawn . Irfan Dhalla and DaniShahvamni took off their parkas and gore-tex and madesnow angels in the nude, while Daliah Merzaban, ShaleneTanaka and John Alexander got lost while hying to find amute off the mountain. Cynthia Lee, John 7aozimy andFederico Barahona scolded Bruce Arthur for buying usedhemp climbing ropes while Dale icon and Todd Silver builta little house with their carabiners. Doug Quan stepped onan ice axe and severed his big toe. Sarah Galashan swiggedthe last drops from her flask of rye and seethed to herself.

UBC bicyclepatrol illegallyticketing carsOn Sunday, September 13, 1998,at approximately 7 :55pm, a UBCbicycle patrol person illegallyticketed my car. On this night, Iplaced 25 cents (i.e., 20 minutes)in a parking meter locatedbetween Buchanan building andthe Law School. After quicklygoing to Main Library, I returnedto my car and was astonished tosee a ticket notice placed on mywindshield. I immediatelylooked at the meter and, asexpected, saw that I had 6 min-utes remaining. How could thisbe, I wondered, as my car couldnot have been mistaken foranother car since I was the onlyone in the entire stretch of park-ing meters? Moreover, the park-ing meter clearly displayed 6minutes remaining and the redlight was flashing, also indicatingthat time remained.

I ran toward a bicycle patrolperson issuing a ticket behindMain Library and informed himthat someone had made an errorin issuing me a ticket. I told him

that I returned to my car withtime still on the meter and therewas a ticket on my windshield.He said that he was the one whoissued the ticket as he had justpatrolled that area . I commentedthat a mistake had been madeand that I was NOT guilty of anymeter violation . He responded,"Are you calling me a liar?" I thencommented that I was not callinghim a liar but that I was absolute-ly positive that the meter still hadtime on it . He was adamant thathe had not made a mistake andthat if he had to go to manage-ment with the ticket that theywould "shit on [him] ." He told meI would have to write a letter ofappeal to have the ticket rescind-ed. This shocked me even moreand I commented that I was notgoing to appeal anything becauseI did nothing wrong. I suggestedto the patrol person that he take asecond look at the remainingtime on the parking meter.

At this point I was instructedto go get the ticket from my car.Again, I asked, "Would you notlike to see the meter?" - Theanswer was no. I ran to my carand ran back with the ticket forthe parking patrol person.Suddenly, he said he now would

rescind the ticket. I said, "Thankyou." Considering that the patrolperson noted that "managementwould shit on [him]" and thepatrol person was adamant thathe had not made a mistake, Igrew more suspicious of hisactions . I asked for the patrol per-son's name (in the event Ireceived a ticket in the mail) . Hedid not give me his name, only anID number.

I am distressed about theseaforementioned events . TheParking & Campus Security per-sonnel are, as I understand it,mandated to ensure safety andadherence to parking regula-tions. However, clearly in myrecent experience (and I wonderhow many other people's experi-ences), the patrol person actedunprofessionally. How manyother individuals have been ille-gally ticketed by this person?How many hundreds or thou-sands of dollars do Parking &Security wrongfully collect? Howmany other personnel partake inthese dishonest actions? I wel-come your comments andresponse to my questions.

—Allen LehmanUBC alumnus and staffmember

Free speech?I'm all for restricting government

control, but not the violent UBCAPEC demonstrators. Communistswant everyone and everything undergovernment control. That's what thisis really about. Free speech?Balderdash. Where was that bunchfor the Defender of Free Speech,Doug Collins hearing? No where insight The APEC conference was todiscuss the world economy, worldCOMMERCE, you know the stuff thatmakes the world go round . But whencommunists see that "dirty" word"commerce", they see RED! Theyalways run amok, lose control to thepoint of almost messing themselves.They tried to overthrow the system.But the RCMP stopped them. Thankyou. Overthrowing a democratic sys-tem is unacceptable. If they wantchange they must run for politicaloffice under communist principles—NO FREEDOMS. Many BritishColumbian wanted to see ALL theworld leaders but were denied theirfreedom of assembly and ALSO by'IVpictures of violent UBC protesterstearing down fences. Don't tell mewhom I can or cannot see. Out of theway!

—Mary Prinz, Vancouver

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PlanGet Involved!

We will be holding aPublic Forum at the UBCBus Loop From 10 :00 amuntil 3 :00 pm on ThursdaySeptember 24th . Come byand let us know what youthink about transportationissues at UBC.

WOMEN MARCH in last year's Take Back the Night demonstration BETH YEARWOOD/UBYSSEY FILE PHOTO

by Joanne Polukoshko personal than a poster. The herstory of Take Back the Night is impres-sive: it began in 1974 in Germany and England, and came to NorthAmerica in 1976, where 6,000 women marched in San Fransisco protest-ing violence and pornography. In 1996, more than 3,000 women took tothe streets in Vancouver, and we are looking at numbers upward of thatthis year.

Take Back the Night is a women only demonstration . For those of youmen who support this movement, if you care about these women andwant to support this demonstration, make sure the women in your livesknow this and facilitate their decisions to attend. This can be done bygiving women rides to Nelson Park, where the event begins this year,

offering to babysit and taking on other responsibili-ties for the night. It is men that perpetrate violenceagainst women, and therefore they must take

stop.

responsibility for their actions and the actions ofOne way of resisting this unacceptable behaviour is by protesting its other men by supporting women and encouraging their endeavours

occurence through demonstration. Take Back the Night is an interna- toward freedom from this violence.tional day of action protesting male violence against women and chil-dren in our community. It is a consciousness-raising event organized bywomen for women where, as a large group, we can express our anger atthe reality of violence we are forced to face every day. For many womenit is their first experience of being out at night without a man and notbeing afraid, and this can be extremely empowering. I remember myfirst time going to Take Back the Night, and my anxiety and uncertaintysurrounding it : I wasn't sure if I would belong, or if I'd agree with the pol-itics. In this, my third year attending, the liberating event has claimed apermanent spot on my, yearly planner. I understand the power of theevent and want to give other women an invitation that's a little more

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Every woman who reads this article has at least one thing in common—7the experience of being a woman in a male-dominated world . Beingsuch almost inevitably leads to another commonality : Being terrified.Feeling vulnerable . Worrying daily about our safety is a part of women'slives that has become almost natural . The precautions that we take tofeel safer are both constant and reflexive . Even so, these tactics rarelydisperse the fear that makes us walk just a little faster at night, worry ifhe understood the word "no" (or if he even cares), or be wary of our malelovers' "temper". This reality exists because of the rampant sexism thatprotects men who beat women, making us

PERSPECTIVEunsafe in our homes, in the workplace and inpublic. This violence is very real, and it has to OPINION

Take Back the Night (on September 26 this year) is an importantevent for all women, for although not all women have been beaten orraped, we all live with the fear of rape and battery, and it is importantthat we work together to fight our oppression . Ultimately, an attack onany single woman is an attack on all women. We need to begin findingstrength in each other as women, and in the empowerment we can gainthrough alliances with one another.

WOMEN UNITE; TAKE BACK THE NIGHT!!!For more information, contact Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's

Shelter 872-8212 .+Joanne Polukosko is a fourth yearArts student.

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