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PROTESTING ON A RAINY DAY: About 500 UBC sudents gathered outside the SUB to show oppositionto the war on Iraq. NIC FENSOM PHOTO

Walkoutagainst war

by Kathleen DeeringNEWS EDITOR

As the US began a war on Iraq Wednesday night, several hundred UBCstudents showed their opposition the following day in a student-organisedprotest and rally on campus.

Despite the pouring rain, students showed up to the Goddess ofDemocracy to listen to other students and faculty talk about why they donot support a war on Iraq.

UBC student Jesse McLaren criticised the Canadian government'sdecision not to condemn the war on Iraq and instead offer the 'Canadiancompromise,' a proposal Canada made to the UN Security Council whichwould have extended the time Iraq had to declare weapons of massdestruction. "There is no compromise between peace and war. You eitherdrop bombs or you don't drop bombs,' he said. "It's absolutely shamefulthat they tried to build unity with [this]."

UBC student Ben Webster said the number of people at the rally wasinspiring. "Democracy is government by the people, and how well hasAmerica been represented?' he asked. "When the majority of Americanssaid, 'The case has not been made for war,' Bush says 'War.' When hun-dreds of thousands of Americans marched on the streets to say, 'We wantpeace,' Bush says 'War is peace.—

"We are not idiots. War is not peace,' Webster said.Amine Rai, a student representative on UBC's Board of Governors,

also attended the walkout to oppose a US-led war without UN support. 'Ijust don't think that war brings peace. I just don't think you can findpeace through war,' she said. 'And I think that the fact that the UnitedStates completely undermined and devalued the United Nations was hor-rific,' she said.

Several hundred students then marched around campus, imploringothers to leave classes and join them. The protest culminated at Gate 1, atthe intersection of University Boulevard and Wesbrook Mall. Studentsformed a wall, blocking traffic and letting only a few cars and buses leaveat one time.

In retrospect, Rai said she doesn't know how effective blocking trafficwas as a protest tactic. "I do think it makes a statement, because it showsthat students are taking a stand,' she said.

Protests that create some sort of disturbance can work well, said Rai."I think that shows a very strong and bold message. It makes people stop,it makes people think, and I think that's what we were trying to establishthrough the walkout, through the rally and through blocking traffic.'

Organisers then loaded 250 students into rented schoolbuses andheaded downtown to the US Consulate, where they were met by severalhundred students from other universities.

Students danced and chanted at die consulate until about 4:30pm,

See "Walkout' on page 2.

UBC files to dismiss civil rights lawsuitby Anna King

NEWS STAFF

The University of British Columbia has filed anapplication to dismiss a lawsuit launched last fallwhich claims the university violated the civil rightsof a student by promoting hatred or contempt onthe basis of religion.

Cynthia Maughan, an English Master's student,is suing the university and a number of professorsfor two per cent of the university's budget, orroughly $18 million, through a rarely-used law. TheCivil Rights Protection Act allows individuals to suefor instances of deliberate discrimination or thepromotion of hatred or contempt, and allows forpunitive or exemplary damages.

Maughan claims the English department, andparticularly a former professor of hers, launched asustained attack against her on the basis of herChristian faith when she chose to appeal a grade.

The facts surrounding the case are highly dis-puted, however, and UBC denies any violation ofMaughan's civil rights took place, claiming the suithas been brought to stifle academic discourse. Oneof the professors named in the lawsuit Dr LorraineWeir, has subsequently become the target of harsh

criticism in some Christian media outlets, as wellas on extremist sites like that belonging to the KuKlux Klan.

Referring to the fact that the university firstheard about the lawsuit through an article in theNational Post. University Counsel Hubert Lai said,"It is a matter of professional courtesy to serve doc-uments to the defence before going to the press.When the press hears about it before the defencedoes—and I'm not saying this is necessarily thecase here—it normally suggests the primary focusof the suit is media attention.'

Virtually all that the parties agree on is that inJanuary 2001, Maughan was a student in a gradu-ate English seminar taught by Weir. Near the begin-ning of the term; the class decided that to alloweveryone to give an oral presentation they wouldhold an extra day-long colloquium at another stu-dent's house, on a Sunday.

After that, the stories diverge greatly. Accordingto Maughan, Weir refused her request to resched-ule the colloquium, thereby discriminating againsther on the basis on her religious beliefs. This wasparticularly offensive, Maughan claims, as the class

See "Lawsuit" on page 2.

UNIONS UPSET WITHUBC FOR PAYING

OUTSIDE WORKERSby Chris Shepherd

NEWS EDITOR

The university is using money saved duringrecent strike action of two campus unions tohire additional workers to compensate for worknot done during the strike period.

Students will be hired to mark exams andconduct discussion classes.

"The bottom line from the university is we'retrying to improve the learning environment forundergraduate and graduate students,'explained Associate Vice-President, AcademicPrograms, Neil Guppy.

- Alex Grant, president of CUPE 2278 (teach-ing assistants and markers) was upset with themove to hire additional workers and said thatthe university should be using that money tohelp come up with a contract with his union.

The university is going to be hiring peopleoutside of the TA Union to do union work, Grant

See "Labour"on page 2.

"Walkout"from page 1.

when they marched around downtown, finishing atthe steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery (VAG), blockingRobson Street between Howe and Hornby.

UBC student Dave Quigg helped organise the walk-out. He was pleased with the numbers of students whoturned out. "When the rally finished there was torren-tial rain. Just the fact that hundreds of students stuckout that rain for over an hour, and then had energy fora rally and march downtown was very insipiring,"

he said."It really showed how students play a key role in this

peace movement, in the sense that they offer tonnes ofenergy.'

Rai said she was proud of what the walkout accom-plished. "I do think it showed a united front,' she said.'And there are people who I haven't seen at these typesof activities before, who I was very happy to see outthere. It was a beautiful thing.' -

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was to be held at the house of a stu-dent who had once stated on a list-sery for a different course thatStockwell Day made him "recallfondly a time period when Christianswere 'stoned."

Weir, however, claims thatMaughan had agreed along with therest of the class to hold the Sundaycolloquium and had advised Weirthat a Sunday class would not offendher religious- beliefs. Weir also saysshe had no knowledge of the 'stoninge-mail.'

Maughan did not attend the collo-quium, and states that subsequentlyWeir began to take a 'sustained, hos-tile approach towards her,' culminat-ing in comments made onMaughan's final paper that, accord-ing to Maughan, went beyond accept-able academic assessment

Weir tells a different story. Thecourse, which dealt with some highlycontroversial texts about the impactof Christian missionaries on FirstNations communities, was personal-ly upsetting for Maughan, Weir said.This is understandable, she added,and noted that the material wasmeant to be personally challenging.

But there is a line between per-sonal opinion and academic analysis,she said, and according to Weir, itwas personal opinion that Maughan'spaper was filled with. She also saysthat Maughan repeatedly objected to

the material the class was studyingand, part way through the class of 11students, refused to talk for the rest ofthe semester. "This was very disrup-tive to the class' Weir said.

Weir said her comments onMaughan's paper reveal Weir's sym-pathetic acknowledgment that thecourse material had been challeng-ing for Mane-tan, and in the contextof the entire assessment, are not dis-criminatory.

When Maughan appealed hergrade of 73 per cent to the Englishdepartment, the Statement of Claimsays, Weir "launched a campaign todiscredit [Maughan],' including'soliciting personal criticisms' ofMaughan from other professors inthe department.

Untrue, says Weir. A number ofcolleagues wrote letters of their ownaccord, she says, because theybelieved their own experiences withMaughan were relevant to the con-sideration of Weir's professionalintegrity. Anne Scott, a lecturer in theFrench department, and Judy Segal,an associate professor of English, arealso named in Maughan's suit.

Maughan also claims the Englishdepartment—including SusannaEgan, then-associate head of thedepartment and also named in thesuit—conducted its appeal of hergrade without following fair proce-dures. This includes allegations ofmisrepresenting the nature of ameeting which would determine the

outcome of the appeal. Again, UBC'sStatement of Defence denies theseallegations.

In a series of appeals byMaughan, the English department,the Faculty of Graduate Studies andthe UBC Equity Office found no dis-crimination had taken place. Finally,Maughan took her case before theUBC Senate Committee on AcademicAppeals, which in April 2002 deter-mined Maughan's grade hadnot been the product of bias ordiscrimination.

Nevertheless, Maughan's lawyer,Gerald Chipeur, said the SenateCommittee declared that the conductof the English department withregard to Maughan's complaints,was, in general, unacceptable. Thereport itself is not available to thepublic, but the university denies thatthe Senate Committee found a sys-temic pattern of discrimination.

Maughan said her reason forlaunching the suit is to 'make stu-dents who want to honour their faithknow that—if they feel they havebeen denied that right in the univer-sity context—they can pursue univer-sity appeal processes without beingsubject to contempt or hatred.'

Chipeur said the large damagesclaimed are necessary to teach UBC alesson. -

Egan was unavailable for com-ment as of press time. A hearing todetermine if the case will go to trial isexpected in June. +

"Labour" from page 1.said. 'At the moment they're tryingto hire scabs,' he added.

Scott Macrae, director of PublicAffairs, said that the university wasallowed to hire students to da workthat goes beyond the restrictions ofthe TA contract, which states thatTM and markers can only work 12hours a week. Macrae added thatany markers hired would join CT:PE2278.

"The spirit of [the strike savingsfund] was that if there was workrequired beyond...the provision ofthe collective agreement then wewould be free to get those resourceswherever we could to get the workdone,' Macrae said.

Grant said that the TA Unionwould fight any move by the univer-sity to hire people to do what theyconsider to be their work. The TMare currently only working for the 12hours described in their contract

The university receives fundingfrom the province each year for itsgeneral operating fund. It is fromthis fund that salaries are paid.When those funds are not spent dueto work stoppage UBC must give thatmoney back to the province. Before

doing so, the university is allowed touse some of the money to cover costsincurred during the work stoppage.

Examples of the costs incurredinclude marking that was not doneduring the strike period, so the uni-versity could hire additional TM orundergraduate students as markers,said Guppy.

The university is allowed to dothat under the University Act, a lawgoverning how universities and theprovince work together.

Guppy said a crude estimatecould be found by taking the lengthof time TM were on strike (around30 hours) times their average wage(approximately $22 per hour) timesthe num.- er of TM (1600). This sug-gests that around $1 million inwages was not spent on TA salaries.

The move to use funds that wouldhave been paid to TAs had they beenworking has drawn opposition fromsome faculty.

"Since TM...are working full-timeunder their contract, we cannot hirethem to do that work,' said Dr DavidPokotylo, head of the department ofanthropology and sociology. "Thequestion is who else can do it andwho else is willing to [do] it?'

Dr Charles Menzies, a professor

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in the department of anthropologyand sociology, is opposed to usingthe funds not spent on TAs' salaries.

"Some of this may be targeted topay people other than TAs to do workthat TM would have done if thelabour dispute had been resolvedbefore it came to a head.'

Meanwhile, the math departmentis looking forward to using the funds.Dr Brian Marcus, head of the mathdepartment, said there was a risk ofstudents' academic year beingharmed by the strike and the addi-tional funding would help removethat risk, The math department has atutorial centre staffed by TM whichwas shut during the strike action.

'The principle is that we'd like tomake more help available in thetutorial centre.'

Once departments decide whatthey need for the rest of the year theywill make their requests to theadministration.

"[The departments are] beingasked to go ahead and do what's nec-essary to give the students the edu-cation they require,' said Director ofthe UBC Budget Office Dana Merrit"The cost side is a second and minorpoint to the fact that we have stu-dents that need courses.' .3

TAs, UBC move to bindingarbitrationNegotiations for a new contractbetween the university and CUPE2278 (teaching assistants [TAs] andmarkers) has moved to bindingarbitration.

This means that both sides willpresent their case to an arbitratorwho will then make a decision thatboth sides will have to adhere to.

The union is pleased with themove to binding arbitration.

'We consider this a significantmoral victory," CUPE 2278President Alex Grant said.

The university is displeased withthe move to binding arbitration.

"We had preferred to negotiate tocomplete resolution of all the issues,but it wasn't looking like a good bet,'said Director of Public Affairs ScottMacrae.

'It's preferable , to settle thingsdirectly rather than have a thirdparty make a decision that one orboth sides may not be very happywith,' Macrae said of the move tobinding arbitration.

The arbitrator will be MarcBrown—who had earlier been themediator during negotiations—and adecision is expected to be made with-in the next few weeks.

Debaters delighted withdouble decoration

Two teams from the UBCDebating Club brought home firstand second place honours from lastweek's national championships,beating 58 teams to do so.

Almost every major school inCanada is represented at theCanadian University Society forIntercollegiate Debate (CUSID)national championships, which wereheld March 14 and 15 in Halifax, NS.

The winning teams were UBC stu-dents Greg Allen and Rahim Moloo,who beat Kevin Massie and MichaelKotrly. "The entire tournament hadto watch the UBGUBC final, whichwas very sweet,' said Kotrly, presi-dent of the UBC Debate Club.

'I'm immensely proud. It stillhasn't set in. And it's going to be along time until it does'

The two UBC teams who won thecompetition were undefeated duringpreliminary rounds, except by eachother. Kotrly and Massie won once inan earlier round.

was really proud, but really sur-prised too. Last year the final wasToronto-Toronto,' said Kotrly, who isplanning to go to the University ofToronto Law School next year.

"This is the biggest win for UBC,ever.'

This weekend the club is sendingtwo teams to Portland, Oregon, forthe National ParliamentaryDebating Association national cham-pionships. Close to 280 teams willbe competing.

think we could do well,' saidKotrly, "but I have no idea.'

Pitching tents in protestby Parminder Nizher

NEWS STAFF

Last Monday night members of the TeachingAssistants (TA) Union pitched a tent-city outsidethe SUB as a protest against Bill 21, back-to-work legislation for all unions in labour disputeson campus.

Passed within a few hours by the provincialgovernment two weeks ago Bill 21 forced TAs toreturn to teaching classes and marking papers.Under the bill, the union also entered a 20-daycooling-off period, which removes its ability tostrike until March 31.

"We've had most of our rights removed andthis is a very vocal and obvious protest to say

that we won't go away and [that] we have gener-al sympathy in the campus community,' said TAUnion President Alex Grant.

At its peak, the tent-city consisted of about 20tents. Within a massive white tent a number ofTAs have been holding their office hours, doingtheir marking and lecturing classes.

"[The university] is completely disrespectful,'said Grant. "We want as little to do with them aspossible.'

Members of the university community(including students, faculty and other unions)have been showing their support for the TM bydropping off food at the city. Students have alsobeen able to enjoy the free burgers TAs havebeen cooking at lunchtime.

'Students are really supportive, ' said Grant."There's more food being dropped off everyday,[and] it just shows how much people supportus.'

"I think it's helping to keep the issue alive oncampus, and keep awareness raised about oursituation,' said TA Dave Asgeirsson. "Rain is theonly problem.'

Asgeirsson encouraged students to visit thetent-city and ask any questions they may have.

TAs have encountered no hassles from theuniversity regarding the tent-city.

UBC Director of Public Affairs Scott Macraesaid the university's reaction is pretty mild.Macrae said that as long as the TM are not inter-rupting, the university has no problem with thetent-city protest.

The 'tent hamlet,' as Macrae described it, 'isobviously meant to be a publicity stunt. We real-ly don't have much to say.'

"It's not the purpose for which that [universi-ty] land is designed for, but [we] have no partic-ular problem with it,' added Macrae.

The decision to put up the tent city was madecollectively by TM. The idea was put forward ata membership meeting last Sunday night, and avote decided it was a great way to protestBill 21.

Alma Mater Society (AMS) President OanaChirila said the AMS is generally supportive ofTM. Chirila added that the AMS would discussthe tent-city and Bill 21 at their next councilmeeting and draft an official AMS policy.

The TA Union does not know how long thetent-city will be in place.

"It could go on as long as possible. I honestlydon't know, said Grant "It depends on all the[strategic] considerations, what other actionsare taken and how good the weather is. Icouldn't tell you.' .3

ROUGHING IT IN THE STRIKE: Meaghan Enright, a philosophyTA, gets into her tent out-side the SUB. MC FENSOM PHOTO

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by Megan ThomasNEWS STAFF

The UBC Faculty Association (FA)sent an open letter to Martha Piperpublicly denouncing Bill 21, theprovincial legislation requiringCUPE 2278 and 2950 to return towork and the bargaining table twoweeks ago.

Bill 21—the University of BritishColumbia Services ContinuationAct—was passed on March 12 andprohibits any union at UBC campusfrom taking strike action untilMarch 31.

The decision to denounce Bill 21was made early last week by theexecutive of the FA, said RichardAnstee, UBC FA president.

'A strike during either of theterms in the winter session is theonly natural time for these people togo on strike. [Bill 21] essentiallytakes away the right to strike to theaffected CUPE unions,' Anstee said.

Scott Macrae, UBC director ofpublic affairs, said the university isnot concerned about the differenceof opinion between the faculty andthe administration. "The universityis a place of great diversity of ideasand clearly they have presented theiropinion on [Bill 21]," Macrae said.

The administration sees the billas a positive step for studentsbecause it removes the threat of los-ing their academic year due to thelabour dispute, Macrae added.

Anstee feels the bill infringes onthe rights of CUPE workers becauseit decreases the power of the unionswhile increasing the power of theuniversity.

"The executive made a fairlystrongly worded statement becausewe were very concerned that thisreally upsets the bargaining processin a very unhelpful way and it cre-ates a lot of anger on campus that isgoing to take a while to cool down,"said Anstee.

He admits the denouncementmay not be the opinion of the entirefaculty at UBC, as the executive didnot attempt to gauge the opinion ofits members before writing their let-ter. He does, however, reel confidentthat the decision reflected the inter-ests of the association.

"The executive itself represents abroad cross-section of the member-ship and so we believe that the exec-utive itself would represent the fac-ulty on this.'

CUPE BC was pleased with theaction of the FA. 'We are apprecia-tive that the Faculty Associationactually came out and talked aboutthe injustice of such a bill and weare very, very pleased that they aresupportive of the quest to reinstaterights for workers at UBC," saidCUPE President Barry O'Neill.

Alex Grant, president of CUPE2278, which represents the teachingassistants, agreed that thedenouncement was a positive step.

He thinks that the FA was respond-ing to concerns that UBC is comingto be viewed as a disrespectfulemployer that will have troubleattracting qualified people in thefuture.

Grant added that even if somefaculty members were not support-ive of the unions' cause at the begin-ning of the dispute, they do supportcivil liberties and democratic rights."More and more as they see theundemocratic action pursuedagainst us then they have becomeeven more supportive.'

CUPE 2950, which representsthe clerical and library staff, alsofeels that the faculty has becomeeven more supportive since Bill 21was passed. 'Support I feel has[been) building especially withrespect to when the Bill 21 legisla-tion came down. We garnered a lotmore support from faculty mem-bers,' said CUPE 2950 PresidentNatalie Lisik.

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Speakers at the CanadianConference on Preventing CrimesAgainst Humanity: Lessons from the'Asia-Pacific War discussed recentand raw examples of genocide at theUBC First Nations tonghouse heldFriday and Saturday.

Talks were given about Japanesewar atrocities, the Israel/Palestineconflict, Japanese internmentcamps in Canada during World WarH, and First Nations children'sexperiences in Canadian residentialschools, placing genocide very closeto home.

The timeliness of the confer-ence, because of the recently startedwar on Iraq, was acknowledged bymultiple speakers. 'How ironic thatwe are here at the beginning of anew war, a war that may involve acrisis, a crime against humanity,'said. Erna Paris. Paris is the authorof Long Shadows, a book that con-trasts the postwar self-searchingdone by Japan and Germany.

According to Paris, at theNuremburg trials—in whichGermany was charged with warcrimes against humanity afterWorld War II—the prosecutionexposed mountains of evidence forthe world to see, but most impor-tantly, for Germany to see.

'Verification of this by top Nazismade responsible refutation impos-sible, and it is the reason why theHolocaust denial movement hasremained marginal,' she said.

The Tokyo War Crimes trials, shesaid, ended very differently.Scientists of Unit 731 who had beenexperimenting with biologicalweapons on live prisoners were

granted secret immunity deals inexchange for their research.Impunity was maintained at thevery highest levels. "The veil thatwas thrown over history continuesto this day,' Paris said.

Art Mild, former president of theNational Association of JapaneseCanadians, reviewed his organisa-tion's progress in achieving recog-nition and redress from theCanadian government for theimprisonment of Japanese-Canadians in internment camps.

— 'We feel an obligation as a com-munity, as individuals, to continueto share our stories,' he said.'When you begin to hear these sto-ries, you know something has to bedone in terms of recognition thatthere was a community ofCanadians who suffered.'

Dr Roland Chrisjohn, a memberof the Oneida Nation, starklyalleged another aspect of Canadiancomplicity in genocide in the treat-ment of First Nations children inresidential schools. 'Canadian offi-cials took the children away fromtheir parents under force of law,and, using modern terminology,tried to 'erase the hard drive' of thekids, and write something else onthere other than First Nations' ownlanguage and culture,' he said.

"This is a very specific applica-tion of Article 2(e) of the UNGenocide Convention: forciblytransferring children of the groupto another group.'

Gerry Olenaan of the Strait' iroxNation, who attended a residentialschool, shared his hopes. 'We areworking at healing. We are doingthe work today. We also understandthat the oppressors must heal too.'

Speakers' anti-war remarks

were presented in parallel with dis-cussions of genocide. "The stakesare enormously high. The tragedyof the people of Iraq, and Palestine,which is a hidden aspect of this war,a second front,, must be rectified,'said Mordecai Briemburg, a profes-sor at SFU. 'We must act with avision that we must sustain ourenergies well beyond what was act-ing in the Middle East'

But some audience membersfelt a few relevant issues were over-looked. felt I was being advancedan unbalanced point of view byspeakers; issues of violence againstIsraelis were not addressed at all,'said Evelyn Goldman. "[There was]no mention made of suicidebombers with an openly declaredmandate to destroy the state ofIsrael.'

The conference provided busesfor its members to attend the peacerally in downtown Vancouver.Many attendees came with con-cerns about the current crisis.

Sunera Thobani, a UBC profes-sor who was embroiled in contro-versy in 2001 after commentsmade about American foreign poli-cy being 'soaked with blood,' said.that there must be cooperation onan international level to reduceworldwide inequities. Otherwise,she said, 'conflicts will continuewith their human consequencesand their devastating human toll.'

Thobani ended with an opti-mistic note, however. 'One of thepromising things that I have seen isthe tremendous number of youngpeople who participate in thedemonstrations,' she said. "Youngpeople are organising themselvesin tremendously creative ways, andI see great hope there.' •

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ST JOHN'S, NFLD. (CUP)—Alleging sex-baseddiscrimination in the awarding of researchchairs, eight female academics at seven uni-versities have filed a complaint againstIndustry Canada's Research Chairs program.

The Canadian Association of UniversityTeachers (CAUT) lodged the complaint againstthe government last month. CAUT AssociateExecutive Director David Robinson says thewomen, who hail from six provinces, decidedto pursue the complaint because women areseverely under-represented in the program.

'We're essentially alleging [on behalf of theeight researchers] before the Human RightsCommission that the Canada Research Chairprogram design is biased or discriminatesagainst female academics in Canada. Thenumbers bear that out,' he said. 'About 15 percent of the Canada Research Chairs actuallywent to women, whereas the share of the full-time faculty teaching are about 30 to 40 percent women.'

The Canada Research Chair (CRC) programwas created with the objective of establishing2000 new research chair positions at univer-sities across Canada by 2005, by awarding400 chairs annually. The program was madepossible by a $4.5 billion commitment in the

2000 federal budget.According to the program's website, the

process of appointing chairs begins when indi-vidual universities put forth candidates,whose merits are then assessed by a College ofReviewers and Interdisciplinary AdjudicationCommittee. The program is overseen by asteering committee, which consists of thepresidents_ of academic councils and thedeputy minister of Industry Canada.

Robinson says responsibility for the under-representation of women in the program lieswith Industry Canada.

'What we're alleging is that during thedesign of the program, any consideration ofthe impact that would be on women academ-ics either wasn't considered or was ignored,'he said.

According to CRC Executive Director ReneDurocher, the program is set up such that 45per cent of the research chairs are dedicatedto the sciences and 35 per cent of appoint-ments go to health research, while only 20 percent of appointments are provided toresearchers in the social sciences and human-ities. Statistics indicate that the greatest con-centration of female Canadian researcherswork within the social science disciplines.

Durocher says his department acknowl-edges there are problems with the under-rep-resentation of women in the CRC's appoint-

ments. However, he says the CRC is not direct-ly to blame for these problems, alleging theproblems lie with the universities that recom-mend research chair candidates.

"I can tell you that, at the chairs level, thereis no discrimination against women,' saidDurocher. "It is played at the level of thedepartment, of faculties, of the universities...Idon't see discrimination, I just see it as a mat-ter of evolution, but we're really, really puttingpressure on the universities—but we cannotmake miracles. Step by step, we're doing realprogress.'

According to Durocher, his department hasalready taken active measures to improve therepresentation of women. He says that in thelatest round of CRC positions, awarded onMarch 17, there was be a significant improve-ment in the numbers of women receivingresearch chairs.

"In this last competition, we have 22 percent women nominated—it's a good step for-ward...and it was a big intake [of female nom-inees],' he said. 'Maybe it means that univer-sities are receiving the message, but we'll seeif it's a trend or just a blink...It's going in agood direction, we'll see if it will continue.'

Human Rights Commission officials couldnot comment on the complaint, due to apolicy forbidding discussion of ongoinginvestigations.

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Cheating rampant at SFU, survey saysby Rhiannon Coppin

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BURNABY, BC (CUP)—Sixty-three per cent offaculty and 41 per cent of teaching assis-tants (TAs) and tutor markers surveyed atSFU have ignored suspected cheating cases,according to a report authored by that uni-versity's Academic Integrity Task Force.

The report, which will be released by theend of the spring term, cites "lack of evi-dence' as the number one reason why casesof suspected cheating are not investigated.

Susan Stevenson, senior lecturer in engi-neering and chair of the task force, reportedthat most students find it "too easy to cheatand too easy to get away with it.'

Of the 97 faculty respondents, 20 percent felt that they lacked the time and 17 percent lacked sufficient motivation to dealwith cases of suspected cheating. Tutormarkers and TAs tended to ignore suspectedcheating because they were told to ignore itby faculty, or because they assumedtheir faculty would be unsupportive of an_investigation.

Types of academic dishonesty consideredin the survey include falsifying lab data,'recycling' of labs, fabrication of bibliogra-phies, extensive plagiarism in papers, home-work copying, illegal group work and copy-ing on exams.

The survey shows that students are awarethat their peers 'are cheating and that theyare going largely unpunished. Out of 1886student responses to last fall's survey, 38per cent were certain that they witnessedcheating on a test or exam within the lastyear. According to Dean Mellow, professorof linguistics, most students are aware thatthe penalties for first-time offenders are lax.

Glenn Landry, graduate student in psy-chology, agrees.

'I see the issue of academic dishonesty asbeing a cost-benefit issue,' he said. "If thebenefit for the student is that they are goingto get a higher grade than they would nor-mally, and if it is incredibly unlikely thatthey will get caught, and even if they do getcaught, that they will get punished for it, thebenefit is incredibly high.'

An open workshop was held a few weeksago at SFU to discuss some of the implica-

tions of the survey results.Some of the stories told were simply out-

rageous.Mellow reported that he knew of 'people

actually stealing other people's student IDsto kick them out of courses, so they can reg-ister in full courses.'

Greg Fung, Engineering UndergraduateStudent Society president, related how rou-tine cheating is to some students.

"Teams of people who regularly cheattogether sit in the same area in an exam,' hesaid. 'I think the affectionate term is 'tag-teaming.' I hear rumours of discussionsafter exams: 'Oh, I'm so glad you got that. Iwould never have figured that out."

Silva Tenenbein, an instructor in theSchool of Communications, shared perhaps

the most shocking story of the session.'I was teaching a course a few years ago

and a student of mine bought a paper andwrote a note to his sister that said: 'Retypethis and insert these three entries into thebibliography.' What I received was the origi-nal paper with the grade on it, the note, andthe retyped paper all in the same package.'

The room burst out laughing after thistale. When she explained that, because ofadministrative decisions based on other fac-tors, the student eventually received a B+ forthe course, the room sobered up.

Other topics broached included academicdishonesty among faculty, the possibility ofallowing a later-term drop-date, student atti-tudes on the purpose of a university educa-tion, pressures that encourage students to

cheat and the possibility of employing reme-diation techniques to educate offenders.Towards the end of the discussion, the con-sensus appeared to be that consequences forcheating should be more severe.

"I'm aware of a university where youhave a mark on your transcript if you fail acourse for academic dishonesty. It's some-thing permanent,' Mellow said.

One point was repeatedly made concern-ing undergraduate academic dishonesty: fac-ulty are too busy to teach and too busy topolice their students.

Krista Vogt, program development coor-dinator for Campus Community Services,finally noted that every envelope that leavesSFU mail is stamped 'Research Matters,' not"Teaching Matters.' +

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by Pip StanawayCULTURE WRITER

Written during a period of mounting hostilities in Europe thatwould ultimately culminate in World War I, Rickard Strauss's adap-tation of Sophocles's tale of bloody revenge is especially relevant intoday's political climate. As our neighbours to the south begin thefirst major global conflict of the new millennium, the story ofElektra, a woman consumed by her desire to avenge the murder ofher father, acts as a powerful warning about the cyclic nature ofviolence and revenge.

Fulfilling the role of the Greek chorus, five maidservants (playedby a number of up-and-coming Canadian opera stars including UBCalumnae Robyn Driedger-Klassen, Alexandra Liebich-Tait and BarbTarry) introduced the setting and circumstances of the drama to theaudience. In traditional tragedy plays, the members of the chorus actas one unit, usually speaking in unison to judge the actions of theplayers. In librettist von Hoffmansthal's Elektra, however, the chorusis recast as a cluster of competing subjectivities whose conflictingtruths become increasingly cacophonous as they argue about thenature of Elektra's behaviour. This conflict was brought across wellboth vocally and dramatically by these promising young singers.

In spite of a minor problem in the first phrase of her first aria,Mary Jane Johnson was convincing in the title role of this opera,and her rough start was consistent with the overwhelming strain ofElektra's predicament. Although there were a few brief momentsduring which Johnson's voice could not be heard above the VOA'sreduced version of Strauss's prodigious orchestra, the gorgeous,sustained pianissisimo that she achieved during Elektra's recogni-tion of her brother, Orestes, compensated amply for theseminor glitches.

In spite of one or two moments in which she was a few deci-bels behind the orchestra, Vancouver favourite Judith Forst was acomplex and compelling Klytemnestra. Known to the audience asa murderess of her own husband and a mother who forces herdaughter to eat with the dogs, Klytemnestra appeared, thanks toForst's dramatic subtlety, as a desperate woman, gaining the audi-ence's sympathy in her scene ,with Elektra. Demanding thatElektra tell her what she must do to alleviate her guilt,- Forst'sKlytemnestra allowed for a moment of near tenderness, perhapsan intimation of the love that might have existed between motherand daughter, now corrupted by murder and revenge.

The true star of this show was Claire Primrose, however,appearing for the first time in Vancouver as Elektra's sister,Chrysothemis. Trapped in a palace with the world's most dys-functional family, Chrysothemis is unable to believe, as doesElektra, that revenge is the answer to their problems. Her plea thatElektra avoid perpetuating the cycle of violence begun by theirmother and focus instead upon the fulfillment of 'a woman's

destiny' was the standout performance of the evening. It can onlybe hoped that this is the first of many Vancouver Opera rolesfor Ms Primrose.

It was surprising to see such a generally stunning productionend on an uneven note. The bloodbath taking place outside thepalace was represented through the use of red lighting, andChrysothemis's happy announcement that revenge had been exact-ed and happy days could return again to the palace was appropri-ately ironic against this backdrop of Mass murder. In this context,Elektra's comically hyperbolic dance of vengeance was bewilder-ing,. and inconsistent with the more natural-looking movementsemployed throughout the opera. Ultimately, however, the psycho-logical disintegration that the dance was intended to convey wascommunicated through Strauss's devastating score as Elektra fellto her death. •

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Four groups of talented student musicians willcome to the Pit Thursday, playing a half-hour seteach in a bid for victory of the AMS Battle ofthe Bands.

The event will be judged by personalitiesfrom the Georgia Straight, XFM and a represen-tative from a record label. The prizes will be$500 cash, five delegate passes to New MusicWest, a television spot on the Shaw Network'sUrban Rush and the opening spot at the 2003AMS Welcome Back Barbecue. The Ubyssey pro-files some of the bands below

Bush LeagueThis is hard-driven rock, with echoes of Pearl

Jam and The Doors; indeed, lead singer LucasBlount looms onstage like a black-lit JimMorrison poster peering eerily from a residencewindow. With impressive guitar solos and arougher edge, they bring a heavy melody tothe battle.

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pockmarked North Vancouver, Newspeakattempts to twist the rock music idiom intosomething creative. While their Orwellian nameacknowledges the inadequacy of language, theirmusic succeeds in blending their mellow cho-ruses and guitar sweeps with decisive, circulartones. Their sound evokes images of a nightmar-ish creature who impregnates sleeping maidenswith that which is most foul..like, an incubus?

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instruments from the stand-up bass to ahandmade ashiko drum, the minstrels ofBent Roads Tavern bring an eclectic jazzyfolk sound to a venue better known for play-ing Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty.' No matter;they have a confident, integrated sound, andare unafraid to incorporate improvised solosby any member of the band. They are amass-ing quite the, following at UBC—a Pit full of'Bentheads' chanting "B-R-T,' as happened intheir preliminary perforniance, can't betoo wrong.

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Stardust and Palladium, Point Five Zerohave won before with a reckless attitude totheir music; playing ten minutes over atThe Stardust, instead of disqualifying them,cemented their victory. They are a heaviermelodic emo band, crediting Rise Against,Finch and the Foo Fighters for inspiration,and hope that their rhythm guitarist'sstitches will heal for the next show. Theyare of a completely different genrethan 50 Cent.

The bands will be judged on stage pres-ence, crowd response, proficiency and origi-nality. All of these bands scored within threepoints of the top of the 50-point scale, butAMS Events preferred not to release theiractual scores in the interests of futurejudges' objectivity. The bands that didn'tmake it can try again next year; the successso far of the Battle of the Bands has ensuredthat it will continue in a tradition ofpromoting campus music. 4

TRELAWNEY OF THE WELLSat Studio 58Langara Collegeuntil Apr. 6

by Linda ArntanCULTURE WRITER

In this comedy by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, theset effectively emphasised the contrastbetween the two widely different worlds ofjovial theatre people and that of Sir WilliamGower's house in Cavendish Square. The sit-ting room of Mrs Mossop's lodging house inthe first scene conveyed a light, happy atmos-phere that made the shift to Gower's sombredrawing room in the second act all the moresharp. The gaiety of the theatre environmentin comparison to the stifling, neurotic worldof Sir William and his familywas well-portrayed.

A little bit disappointing was the lack ofchemistry between Rose Trelawney (played byNicola Correia-Damude) and Arthur Gower(played by Christopher Frary). As two peoplein love they were not terribly believable; therewas no sense of the passion and romanceexpected when two people of widely differentsocial classes fall in love against all odds.However, it was made up for by the energyand charisma of Correia-Damude. The actresshas a presence about her that made her per-fect for the role as Rose, since the character isa passionate, vibrant person. Although thecharacter of Arthur is not as rich as Rose's,Frary effectively portrayed Arthur's innocence

and awkwardness when in the company ofRose's theatre friends, as well as hiseagerness to please his family.

Particularly notable performances by otheractors included that of Josh Epstein asFerdinand Gadd. Like Correia-Damude, hepossesses a poise that commands attention.That, combined with his powerful voice, madehis character really enjoyable. Another strong,performer was Kelly Metzger as Avonia Bunn.Out of all the female theatre folk characters,she was the one who most conveyed theexpressiveness of the actors, as contrastedwith the incredibly rigid nature of the Gowerfamily characters.

One of the strongest points of this playwas how well-suited the costumes of thefemale actors were to their characters. Eachwoman wore dresses that seemed in linewith the personality of her character. Fromthe ultra-conservative Miss Trafalgar Gower(played by Robyn Katrenicz) to RoseTrelawney herself, the attire was very wellorganised. Furthermore, the more colourful,slightly unkempt outfits of the theatre folkcharacters made an effective contrast tothose of the non-theatrical characters andthis further emphasised the contrast betweenthe two groups.

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by Adam KaufmanCULTURE WRITER

Have you ever felt like killing the peo-ple you live with? I know I have. Nexttime you find yourself doing all thedishes or cleaning up some kid's vomitoff the kitchen floor, why not try toexpress your anger by making someart? This past Sunday, at a matinee per-formance of Housewerk, a MascallDance production at the HycroftMansion on McRae Street, I found outthat dancing is the most effective wayto settle domestic disputes. I'm notmuch of a dancer myself, although Iwas a member of the semi-finalistsquare dancing team at my sleep-awaycamp in Connecticut for two years run-ning. Even if you don't have prestigeand you can't find a 'caller' (the dudethat says 'Grab yer partneri") in yourneighbourhood, just stay cool. Throwon some Chubby Checker, gather allyour roommates in the living roomand get twisting.

Housewerk reminded me that it'snot the fifties anymore and that I'mthe only guy who dances like it'sHappy Days. The seven dancers in theshow wore butler uniforms and ballgowns (that invoked scenes from but-ler school in Guy Maddin's Careful,1992) and made their hips move inways that Elvis never could havedreamed of as they romped throughthis mansion near Granville and 16th.The show started in a hallway wheretwo dancers dressed as butlers beganto inspects staircase for dust particles(did you do your chores this week?).The dancers proceeded to a ballroom,where a full routine was performed tothe ambient beats and breakdowns ofDJ Jacob Cino and the live classicalpiano styles of Paul Plimley. After ashort intermission, the audience wassplit into two colour-coordinatedgroups. I was purple. The second partof the performance consisted of simul-taneous shows in the Drawing Room,Dining Room and Main Hallway inwhich the dancers would unexpectedlyenter from random doors or giveblank stares through windows.Privacy, disruption and 'house hierar-chies,' were reoccurring motifs inHousewerk. Song and spoken wordwere added to the act at times, torenew the attention of this mixed audi-ence of families, single students andart-conscious couples.

Jennifer Mascall, choreographerand artistic director of Mascall Dance,

, explains that 'the show is not a setpiece that can be performed the sameway in each location.' Inspired by datafrom a public research project thatinterviewed residents of the Yukonabout their ideas of home, Mascall cho-reographed and created the dancearrangements. For Housewerk's cur-rent incarnation, Mascall, a choreogra-pher of 27 years' experience, teamedup with dancers, Ziyian Kwan, DeanMakarenko, Jen Murray, Ron Stewart,Keely Remillard, Katy Harris McLeodand Sophie Allison for the short runat Hycroft.

Mascall stresses that the history ofthe house is Crucial to the perform-ance, since the dance represents 'agroup of physical ideas that are recon-figured according to circumstance.'Historical interludes provided by thedancers provide the audience with asubstantial chronology to recreate theHycroft narrative and myth. •

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A cheeky bootleg sampling the old 90s hardcore track 'Strings of Life,'Stringz is, simply put, one of the biggest breakbeat tunes to come out ina long while. The culprits of this production remain unidentified, but theprogramming is rumoured to be that of breakbeat superstars Macmillan& Tab. The track is based on a basic piano loop; only these producers canmake so much of a simple four-chord progression, and they certainlyturn it into a dancefloor bomb. A mellow female voice slides in, 'ooh-ing'over the melodies to create beautiful harmony. This monster is an out-and-out club track, with enough versatility to be played in any venue byany DJ. It's one of those. productions that surpasses genres, and makesaudiences everywhere groove out in carefree bliss. If you're luckyenough to spot this in-demand track in stock, don't waste time listening:BUY IT.10/10

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With the recent release of 'Around' and 'Where R Ya' (remixed by theindomitable Chris Carter), Amb is one of the fastest rising producers inbreakbeat. This massive release is his best effort yet. Filtered orchestralstrings and horns waft in, introducing cymbal crashes and a dramaticpause reminiscent of Wagner. Suddenly, massive kick drums commence abeautifully programmed breakbeat. The sampled brass instruments trans-form into a foreboding loop, cutting in and out over eerie pads. A warbly'nu-skool bassline pops in both minimally and effectively. The orchestracomes back in all its splendor, as the track's spooky breakdown is reached.An electric guitar, provided by Madi, riffs over the strings' gradual crescen-do. Before the listeners know it, the horns climax, and the audience isslammed back in with the massive broken beat, complete with quirkyeffects that make this track a lock for one of the breakbeat tunes of the year.

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This track features Halloween-esque pads, warbling over a TCR-sound-ing breakbeat, while boasting great percussion programming. Thegrowling bassline featured will attract nu-skool purists everywhere,while not alienating the average listener. However, after hearing theeerie synth loop through a couple times, the realisation kicks in that,aside from the evil bassline, not much else makes this track stand outfrom the average nu-skool track. Because of its catchy drum program-ming, this is certainly a decent filler track; it'll probably have its fans,but it's simply unfair to compare it to_ the magnificent A-side ofthis sampler.9/10 ►

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Our first classic reviewed featuresthe extraordinary Different Gearmixes of Sia. My personal favouriteis the Dub, which is introduced byfunky, tribal-ish drums. The longintro makes it perfect for DJs, andis punctuated by a growling bassnote before the main hook kicks in.It's tough to think of a catchier'two-note' track out there—thecrisp percussion, namely the bon-gos, underscores the warm, simplefifths. It's a timeless track which isa perfect set starter, blending intoeither house or progressive mixes;also included is the instrumentalalbum version, and the vocal mix.The Different Gear Mix possesses aslightly more mainstream feel,with vocalist Sia Furler unleashinga seductive monologue about thetrials and tribulations of partying.Packaged with these vocals is ametallic synth, echoing the mainriff. All in all, these two mixesstand the test of time several yearsafter their release. This 12' is oneof the more highly sought-afteroldies out there, because of both itssheer big-room power and itsversatility. Snap it up if youfind it.+

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COORDINATING EDITORNic Fensom

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THE UBYSSEY10 TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2003 EDITORIAL THE UBYSSEY

Wanna get

picked up?Iraq, Iraq, Iraq. The war in Iraq is certainlyimportant, but it's not the only thing going on.Closer to home, there are some troubling deci-sions being made at police headquarters.

On Saturday, March 21, six Vancouver citypolice officers were charged with assault afterthe alleged beating of three suspected drug deal-

- ers were taken on a 'Starlight Tour' to StanleyPark on January 14. A young member of theforce came forward to superiors in the wake ofthe incident, and police Chief Jamie Grahamswiftly suspended the six, telling reporters thathe was stunned by the allegations and promis-ing an immediate criminal investigation.

It was a savvy move coming on the heels oflast fall's much-publicised report by the PIVOTLegal Society, a group of lawyers and activists,that featured the testimonies of more than fiftyvictims of police brutality and unlawful deten-tion. From 1997 to 2001, the city paid out morethan $510,000 in claims resulting from allegedexcessive force during arrest and false arrest.

But while the department is clearly trying togive the appearance of cracking down on bru-tality, news of a 'Community Wide EnforcementTeam with 50 plus officers, mainly to patrolHastings Street with the intention of cleaningup the corridor, has already started a newround of questions. The operation, plannedfrom April 1 to June 30, will involve rotatingteams of police officers on a 24-hour patrol onthe street in one of the busiest open drug mar-kets in North America.

The police are now reportedly pulling offi-cers out of community policing offices to bol-ster their ranks for the proposed sweep ofHastings and surrounding areas. DistrictsTwo-which encompasses much of EastVancouver—and Four community offices willhave no police on duty after April 1. A commu-nity policing insider adds that District One willhave just a token presence.

At a recent community forum in Strathcona,the neighbourhood adjacent to the DowntownEastside, one resident told the Ubyssey that

police informed the crowd that no one wouldeven be allowed to, spit between 100 West and100 East Hastings during the operation withoutbeing arrested. Employing an 'arrest andrelease' tactic, the police would take people intocustody, transport them from the area and thendrop them off. The aim is simple: to make it dif-ficult for dealers and users to stay on the street.

Such tactics will force folk out of reach ofboth the newly built safe-injection site and thetwo-year-old health contact centre on Hastings.

The Health Contact Centre—openedDecember 21, 2001—is one of four healthcaresites in the Downtown Eastside, worth $21 mil-lion. It provides front-line services and basicmedical care to the area. If police tactics topush drug users out of the Downtown Eastsideare successful, these facilities will be rendereduseless.

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Mayor Larry Campbell, who made headlineswith his campaign promise to open the firstsafe-injection site in the Downtown EastsideJanuary 1, is the chair and media contact per-son of the Vancouver Police Board, whichapproves all funding decisions for the depart-ment and advises on policy.

Why would Campbell, after championing thecause of alternatives to enforcement, now allowsuch a pointless and potentially violent opera-tion to take place? This is not the Vancouverthat voters endorsed at the last election.

Of course, it is important that crime anddrug use in the Downtown Eastside isaddressed, but the draconian and narrow-minded solution put forward by Vancouver'spolice department does nothing to affect theproblem. It maintains the status quo by push-ing the problem elsewhere. +

The war on Iraq is illegitimate and undemocraticby Saleh Tousi

All warfare is based on deception.Sun Tsu might be dead, but hisinsight into the nature of warfare,that fought with weapons andeconomies, is still accurate. Thereis no war in history for which all ofth, objective facts are available.Why should the information pro-vided by various armed forces andadministrators, in regards to Iraq,be forthright and accurate?Perhaps they are not. Iraq is anoth-er casualty of power econo-politics,not of humanitarian or principledand transparent intentions. But,why should this bother citizens ofdemocracies, including the citizensof those countries opposed to thewar? Saddam is adanger and shouldbe removed, thoseare reasonsenough. What doesit matter what theulterior motives of governmentsare? Why should such deceptionbother citizens? The answer to thatquestion can be found in the natureof a democracy.

Why do we bother living in andmaintaining a democracy? When athousand students gather andmarch against a war, does thatmean democracy has been exer-cised? When the people vote for acandidate based on a platform andthe will of the people is to be actedupon, is that democracy? No,Democracy is not just here to

allow freedom of speech, contribu-tion to society via political activityor a myriad of other freedoms gen-erally associated with democracy;the exercise of such activities exist-ed long before democracy cameinto existence. The inception ofdemocracies is based upon suchactivities. The role of democracy isto allow citizens, through some ofthe activities stated above, to holdthemselves, their governmentsand their entire society account-able for decisions and actions.This need within the ideals ofdemocracy for checks, balances,accountability and transparency inall activities by the representativegovernment is what sets it apartfrom all other forms of govern-

ment. The questionthen is, how doessuch a form of gov-ernment, so depen-dant upon theseprinciples, recon-

cile deceptive behavior such asthose required and unavoidable byeconomic and military war withtheir duty as democracies? I don'tthink it can. I can think of no sce-nario where citizens, average indi-viduals who want to live and nei-ther be invaded nor invade, whodo not care for power and have aninstinctive and accurate notion ofthe devastation of war, desire to'send themselves, their children orrelatives , to war. And, since thesecitizens are, after all, by the defini-tion of a democracy, the holders of

power in a democracy, no pre-emptive military invasion is justi-fiable. The decision-makers areelected to represent us and pro-vide us with all the facts, not con-vince us with half truths.

• The United States and otherWestern powers have, over thepast 12 years, slowly approached acrossroads of econo-political strug-gle which they have now reached.The recent United Nations andNorth Atlantic Treaty Organisation(NATO) conflicts are examples ofthis. Old battle lines are being re-drawn. The information providedby these governments is inaccu-rate, the actions taken are nottransparent, and the principlesdictating these actions are wrongand dangerous at best andimmoral at worst.

Finally, as was obvious by theattacks of September 11, the newtype of warfare emerging will notbe on distant battlefields amongstprofessional soldiers and conduct-ed according to rules of engage-ment. Wars will be carried out inour streets by ventilators floodedwith VX or small tactical nuclearbombs stored in backpacks andsoda machines. As citizens andcontrollers of our governments'policies, the ultimate responsibili-ty is with us. Therefore, is suchwarfare not justifiable albeit hor-rific? Are we, as citizens of demoo-racies, prepared to endorseactions by our governments whichare not transparent or representa-

tive and could cause an escalationto this type of warfare? A reduc-tion in the obsessive drive forpower by the upper echelons ofgovernment may reduce the likeli-hood of such conflicts. Think aboutwhat kind of democracy you wantto live in and act accordingly. Whatis UBC's long standing Latinmotto? Tuum Est.

—Saleh Tousi is a third-yearArts student

Thanks, Ubyssey

On behalf of the Alma MaterSociety (AMS) Bike Co-op, I wouldlike to thank the Ubyssey for cover-ing our current space issues ("Nohome for Bike HUB" [March 11]).Since the article appeared, we havebeen receiving community-widesupport in the form of letters ande-mails. Also, the first financialcommitment ($25,000) has beenmade from our long time partner,UBC TREK It is inspiring to seepeople expressing their concernsfor sustainable student initiativeson this campus.

If others are interested in sup-porting our efforts, letters can besent to the following address: bike-coop@interchange.ubc.ca, andmore information can be found atwww.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/bikecoop.

—Erica Mah,President, AMS Bike Co-op

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CULTURE

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2003 11

Real disappointment

ALL THE REAL GIRLSnow playing

by Benjamin McGinnisCULTURE STAFF

It appears that the sophomore jinxhas claimed yet another victim aswriter/director David Gordon Greenbumbles his way through this mean-dering, unsatisfying film. ThatGreen's first film (2000's GeorgeWashington, unseen by me) madehim and friend/star Paul Schneidercritical darlings of the American inde-pendent scene makes All the RealGirls all the more disappointing. Tobe fair, -die film has a strong first act,and there are moments of emotionallucidity where the film's languid, poet-ic rhythm achieves real poignancy.Unfortunately, however, a crucialdevelopment derails the work, and webecome mired in a predictable kind ofindie sludge.

The setup is familiar. Paul (PaulSchneider) and Noel (ZooeyDeschanel) are young and in love insmall-town America (to assure us thatthis town is small, Green throws in theobligatory mill) The problem: she's avirgin and he's fucked/abandonedpretty much every girl in town (butthis time it's—I don't know

different). Also, Noel's brother Tip(Shea Whigham) is Paul's best friendand fellow-womaniser. While it's a lit-tle hard to believe in nice guy Paul'sasshole past, this is where the filmshines. Particularly, Schneider andDeschanel have a convincing and sim-ple chemistry; put simply, it's easy tobelieve that they're in love. Also, Tip isfleshed out, making him more than aplot device.

Halfway into All the Real Girls, aninexplicable scene signals the film'sdeterioration. Noel makes an incredi-bly uncharacteristic admission toPaul, who, needless to say, doesn'ttake it very well. It is shocking howfalse this exchange feels, especiallywhen juxtaposed with what has pre-ceded it. The remainder of the film isan almost comic catalogue of indie-film clichés: the mill makes anappearance, strained relationshipsabound and, finally, the ending is art-fully irresolute.

To conclude, I should also note thatthe film is rife with inconsequentialdetail; that is, Green is in love withasides. While slowing the film downconsiderably, some of these distrac-tions count among the best momentsof All the Real Girls. For instance,Green seems to have an easy rapportwith younger actors and there is realpathos to a scene where a young girlrecounts a dream she had to herfather. In these vignettes, as with thefirst third of the film, we get a sense ofGreen's simmering talent. The badnews is that All the Real Girls becomesplodding and artificial; the good newsis that Green is an emerging talentwho should continue to develop ininteresting ways. •

Kickin' it, Beckham styleFootball film aims to please, scores with coming-of-age story

BEND IT LIKE BECKHAM The one thing that these two the local women's team.now playing sports have in common (besides Unfortunately Jess's parents dis-

till copious amounts of alcohol) is cover her secret and forbid her toby Greg Ursic that girls need not apply. play, demanding that she aban-

CULTURE STAFF Jess has it bad. While proper don her silliness and concentrateIndian girls are supposed to be on her sister's upcoming wed-learning how to cook a proper ding. When will parents learn thatIndian meal and planning their they can't dictate dreams?wedding, the only thing on her The film turns on newcomermind is (non-American) football. Parminder Nagra who is inspiredWith a room that's a shrine to foot- as Jess the conflicted heroine ofball god David Beckham, she has the piece. She brings energy,to sneak around to play whenever innocence and authenticity to ashe can. She finds an ally in Jules, character torn between traditiona lanky tomboy who also loves the and her dreams. Nagra skillfullygame and convinces Jess to join balances the dramatic and comic

elements of the script, setting thetone for the piece.

The third film fromwriter/director Gurinder Chadha(Bhaji on the Beach and What'sCooking), Bend it Like Beckham istypical of her earlier films: it fea-tures true-to-life characters,strong female leads who chal-lenge social and cultural norms,skillfully blended cross-culturalcasting and solid writing. Also asin her previous works, you willnote the complete absence of hi-tech special effects, violence, foullanguage and mass-marketingcampaigns.

This movie is recommendedfor anyone who has been jaded bythe megabucks FX-laden turkeysthat have littered the screen as oflate and wants to see a greatmovie that is fun and enjoyable..Hollywood take notice: focusmore on the scripts and you won'tkeep losing your shirt. •3

For North Americans, football isall about oblong spheroids, hot-dogs and beer, cheerleaders,wacky fans, huge stadiums, line-backers that look like houses withlegs, and the Super Bowl. But forthe rest of the world, football isspheroids, chips and lager, ballet-ic strikers, obsessed fans, the occa-sional riot and The World Cup.

eventsSpring Shopping SpreeMonday, March 24th to Friday, March 28th9:00 am - 5:00 pm. In the main concourse of theSUB.

Find all the usual goodies like: Home wares, crafts,jewelry, accessories and clothing.

Special feature: please be sure to visit our"TravelShow' booth and ask about the many opportunitiesto work and travel abroad this summer.

FESTIVA 2003An annual multicultural event on campusorganized by International House & co-hosted bythe Graduate Student Society. Wednesday, March26th from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm.

FESTIVA is a celebration of the cultural diversity atUBC and includes performances, demonstrations,educational workshops, displays and food samplesfrom around the world.

If you would like to volunteer (there are greatvolunteers benefits li keT-shirts, free entry to theprogram, free food & drinkcoupons, certificatesand more!)Please contact Veronica Fynn,atfynn@interchange.ubc.ca immediately

Sexual Assault ForumMarch 27th, noon to 4 pm, in the Law Building (MootCourt Room).Great panelists, refreshments and discussion. MegGardiner will also be introducing her one womanplay called,"Dissolvell - her own narrative. Pleasersvp to:cmckay@equity.ubc.ca. Refreshmentsprovided. Open to undergraduate students in allfaculties.

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gifts of the graduating class of 2003Thank you to all who attended the Grad Class Council Annual. General Meeting.Your votes have been tallied and the 2003Grad Class gifts are:

• $9,500 to the Science Social Space project• $11,500 for the digitization of campus newspapers for the University Archives• $15,500 for the InterFaculty Publications Office• $8,500 for picnic benches for the Arts Social Space

Mar. 28th:1:00-4:00 - Brock Hall, #2001,1874 East MallApr. 9th: 1:00-4:00 - Ponderosa Annex E, 4111, 2021 West Mall

This workshop trains Resource persons for the Positive Space Campaign. Positive Space is designed to raisevisibility of safe and supportive places for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgendered, two-spirited, inter-sexed andquestioning (LGBQTT) people on campus. It works to increase awareness of these issues, reduce homophobia andheterosexism and challenge patterns of invisibility, a direct result of the oppression LGBQTT people experience.

For more information on how to register, please contact Chris McKay, c/o the Equity Office, Room 2306, Brock Hall, at :(604) 822-6353, or email: equity@equity.ubc.ca. II

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maste Rookie UBC defenceman Ryanihrussell is the first ice Bird in 18years to gain national recognition

12 TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2003 SPORTS THE UBYS$EY

by Sarah ConchieSPORTS EDITOR

While the CIS men's hockey nationalawards were about to be announcedin Fredericton, NB last Monday, itwas just another day for UBCdefenceman Ryan Thrussell-anafternoon skate, some Geographyhomework and a dinner with team-mates. But Monday was a historicday for UBC hockey, as unknown tohim, Thrussell was named to the CISall-rookie team, the first time in 18years a hockey Thunderbird hasbeen honoured by the nationalleague in any category. The Ubysseycaught up with the talented, taciturn22-year-old that very afternoon, andalthough we couldn't tell him thesecret, he was more than willing toshare a few of his own.

U: After several years on the roadwith the Western Hockey League,why are you back in Vancouver?

Thrusselh It's close to home, andI guess after being away for sixyears, you kind of want to come backand see all your friends and live aMore normal life.

U: Did other universities try to

recruit you?Thrussell: I was enrolled in the

University of Toronto, and I decidedto go, and everything was set, andthen Milan [Dragicevic, head coach,]called me and after about a monthof juggling things around, I decidedto go to UBC.

U: What exactly did Milan say toconvince you to play for UBC?

Thrussell: He just called me upand asked me what my plans were,and I told him I was going toToronto, and that pretty muchended that conversation, But he keptcalling and calling and calling, andpretty much didn't hear that I wasgoing to Toronto, and eventually justconvinced me to stay here.

II: You guys had a tough season[5-23]. What was the transition likefor you?

Thrussell: I've never reallyplayed on a losing team before, so itwas a big difference. Going to therink isn't always the easiest thing todo after losing eight games in a row.

U: Did you ever think about giv-ing up?

Thrussell: Ah.. yeah...there weretimes where I thought I was beating

a dead horse, and especially when Igot sick, [Thrussell had mono in thefall, and then received a concussionin practice in January' it was kindof hard.

U: So are you home for good?Thrussell: I think so—probably.

Definitely not going to Toronto. UBCis where I'll go to school, As of rightnow, I'm set with spending four orfive years at UBC.

U: Ah, yes. School. Do you likeuniversity?

Thrussell: It's been a huge shock.Trying to figure out how to work. Ihad good grades and that wasenough to get me in here, but I real-ly didn't have any study habits orany concept of how to write papers,so it was a shock at first. It's startingto come around,

Going to classes has helped—atfirst I didn't think I had to gobecause there was nobody takingattendance, but once you start going,you pick things up pretty quick.

U: Who introduced you tohockey?

ThrUssell• My dad—he put me inskates when I was young, and I'vejust never wanted to take them off

since. I started when I was three,and then began playing seriously atsix.

U: Do you have any game-dayrituals?

Tluussell: I do nothing—if I havea good game the night before, I'll tryand do everything different the nextnight so that I don't get into any lit-tle habits.

U: What's your idea of the perfectgame?

Thrussell: Relaxed, very relaxed.I'm not a rah-rah, scream and yellkind of guy. There's dines whereyou have to be intense, but when thewhistle stops, if I can just be relaxedenough to laugh, then that's whenI'll play my best games.

X: How do you relax off the ice?Thrussell: I started golfing a little

bit. I'm not much of a golfer, but it'ssomething to pass my time. I hateTV. I just watch it to numb my brain.Lately the war coverage hasbeen consuming me, all the USpropaganda.

IJ: If you weren't a hockey player,what would you be doing?

Thrussell: I used to have turnta-bles, and a few years ago, me and a

friend of mine came out to CiTR andgot our DJ tickets. We set up a show,but because I went away, we neveractually pursued it. Eargasm, I thinkit was called:

U: So, you're sticking aroundVancouver for the hockey and theschool and the music. Is there any-one special that's keeping you hereas well?

Thrussell: No. [blushing] Not atthe moment.

U: Fair enough. But your familyis here, right?

Thrussell: Yeah, I have one broth-er who is nine, and one brother whois 18.

The little one, he's a goalie_ I'vebeen to quite a few games, and Ipractice with him whenever I can.He's not bad—he's only been playinga year, so he's learning.

IJ: Did you sign your name on theUBC hockey whiteboard that said,'We're never going to miss the play-offs again?'

Thrussell: I don't think I've donethat yet [Laughs sheepishly]. But Idon't think we'll miss the playoffsagain. I can't see it, as long as theteam continues to improve.

Brown is back

For the first time in 11 years, theannual rivalry between UBC andUniversity of Victoria rowers will beheld on this side of the Georgia Strait.The Cup itself, worth an estimated$20,000, was donated by Dr Bruceand Mrs Dorothy Brown in 1993, ayear after the first' 3km race was held.Originally called the Challenge for theBlade, the challenge this year will bewhether a change of venue can alsochange history. The Thunderbirdmen's and women's eight boats will

try for their first-ever win on theFraser River in Richmond thisSunday. The oars commence at10:50am for the women, and11:00am for the men.

Go west, young man

Before the phone started ringingoff the hook for former Canucksprospect goaltender Kevin Swanson,the Ubyssey chatted with him on thephone from his home in Red Deer,Alberta, The skilled netminder hascommitted to play at UBC as soon ashis contract with the Canucks is up on

November 17. The 23 year-old sayshe is looking forward to suiting up forthe Birds, and adds that he chose UBCbecause of the leisure and sport man-agement program. Being heartily wel-comed by the men's hockey team—which hasn't made the playoffs inseven years—couldn't have hurt.either. 'It's always nice to go to aplace where you're wanted,' saidSwanson, Swanson headlines arumoured list of several top hockeyplayers who are currently upgradingtheir schooling in order to attendUBC in September, including BCJHLstar Eric Clarke, Michigan Tech's

Matt Gibbons and local leader TimPreston.

Sunday stampede

The men's rugby team hosts theirfinal regular season conquest of theyear on Wolfson Fields Sunday after-noon at 1pna, this time taking on thesquad from Berkeley, California. Therugby Birds, who have yet to lose amatch, head into the playoffs on thestrength of a 17-0 record in Division Iof the Vancouver Rugby Union. Theyhave outscored opponents 702-68 sofar this season. 3