Farting fish not just hot air

WHAT DID THEY SAY? Ben Wilson listens to unique herring communications. MICHELLE MAYNE PHOTO

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Brought to you by the letter Eby Carrie Robinson

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You may have noticed the letter Emysteriously missing from certainsigns around campus recently.

Walter Gage Residence currentlyreads, "Walt r Gag R sid nc , 5959Stud nt Union Blvd° and TotemPark Residence is missing the letterM as well—"Tot Park R sid nc , 2525W st Mall."

The Ubyssey had its suspicionsabout who was taking the Es andapproached an anonymous UBCengineering student, who agreed toan interview.

The engineers have "just a littlebit' of a history of playing pranks,he said.

He also gave the example of SkulkNight something he says has beenhappening at UBC for quite sometime. He described the event as UBCengineers having a competition tosteal as many Es as they can in onenight. The Engineers UndergraduateSociety hosts the event, which takesplace during E-week in February, headded.

'The engineers get points forevery E, among other things, thatthey steal on that night' he said,adding that whoever gets the most Esat the end of the night wins a prize.

Fred Foils, the director of housingat UBC, is aware of the missing Esand said he has an idea that an

Undergraduate Society is responsi-ble. But he said that he cannotbe sure.

However lighthearted this activitymay seem, it is "demoralising' and"overwhelming" to people like DavidGrigg from UBC Campus andCommunity Planning. It can becomevery expensive to consistently replacesingle letters on a sign, he said.

'You've got to have (the letters)custom made exactly the same font,colour and size completely,' saidGrigg. He added that replacement ofa single letter can easily cost up to$1000.

Since there are 12 letters missingbetween the two signs, includingTotem's M, that could add up to about$12,000.

"There is so much more we can dowith that money,' said Grigg.

In addition to the expense, Grigg'sconcerns stretch to the effort it takesto replace the letters. The stealing ofthe letters means staff have to taketime to organise someone to goreplace them, he said.

But stealing letters off signs is atradition on other campuses as well,added Grigg.

The engineering student said hewas not aware of any problems steal-ing the letters could cause. When toldabout the expense, he said that theengineers will continue to take partin this event "to cause a ruckus.

"There is not much sense in itotherwise; he said. v

WHERE DEM E'S? Mysterious disappearances. MICHELLE MAYNE PHOTO

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No mach nes, no moneyThe AMS hasn't got its revenues from Smart Media its questionable it ever will

by Megan ThomasNEWS EDITOR

Those who were looking forward tothe flashy coupon and cash dispens-ing machines the Alma MaterSociety (AMS) signed on for inexchange for large amounts of cashmay have to wait indefinitely.

The Smart Media Group electron-ic transfer machines (ETM), com-plete with audio and plasma screenadvertising, have been expected inthe SUB since September. The guar-

anteed $10,000 a month in revenueto the AMS has been expected sinceJanuary. But neither the machinesnor the money have materialised,said Stacey Chiu, VP Finance forthe AMS.

"Nothing still has happened atthis point. We have received nomoney,' she said. "We are really dis-appointed in the lack of response."

When Chiu took over from lastyear's VP Finance Brian Duong ear-lier this month, she said she sent aletter to Smart Media asking aboutthe state of the agreement. She said

she asked for aresponse fromthe companyby March 19,but has heardnothing.

Now, theAMS is sendinga registered let-ter, as stipulat-ed in the con- SMART MEDIAtract, and MACHINE

Smart Media will have 30 days toreply. If no response is received,the AMS may have to go the lengths

of a collection agency or legalaction, but no decision has beenmade as to what the course ofaction will be, said AMS GeneralManager Bernie Peets.

"Those are things that areoptions, but it all depends on theirresponse to our letter,' he said.-Until such time as they don'trespond to the letter, there is noth-ing we can do.'

The AMS council voted in Augustto bring the ETMs to the SUB. At thetime Smart Media estimated theannual revenue for the AMS to be

$245,000. The two-year contractalso includes a clause that guaran-tees the AMS $120,000 a yearregardless of the how much moneythe machines make.

Chin said the expected revenueswere budgeted into a rainy day fundby Duong and were not being count-ed on to pay AMS bills.

Smart Media ETMs have been atthe University of Western Ontario(UWO) since last year. For a chargeof $1.50, students can withdraw

See "Smart Media" on page 2

by Eric SzetoNEWS WRITER

The term 'to float an air biscuit' gotnew meaning when a UBC biologistdiscovered very unusual soundsbeing emitted from the anuses of hisherrings.

It was a fart, alright, and it hap-pens pretty regularly in herring pop-ulations, according to Ben Wilson.Signs point to the burst pulses beingused as a way the fish communicate.

Its discovery was unintentional,said Wilson.

He was testing to see the her-ring's responses to sounds thatmimic their prey, when somethingmade a sound back

'I was sitting there at two in themorning in pitch darkness playingwith sounds and these other soundsstarted appearing—they were com-ing through on my headphones,'

Wilson explained."First of all I thought it was a

practical joke,' he added. thoughtsomeone else was making thesesounds, because they sounded likefarts.'

The following day he decided totest the joke hypothesis by sitting inthe lab by himself for a whole nightin the dark with the fish removedfrom the tank.

"I thought to ;myself, 'Who wouldsit up at three in the morning nightafter night playing this practical jokeon mer' said Wilson.

He thought it might have beenhis equipment so he took the fishout and sat there all night in thedark There was nothing.

So scientific reason triumphed:"I put the fish in and I heard thesound. If I took the fish out I didn't'

See "Fish"on page 2.

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But the UWO Students' Councilhas had its share of problems withSmart Media, said Mark Osborne,assistant manager of the Students'Council.

°We have had some issues withSmart Media as well in terms oftheir management; he said. ''Theyhad some issues with us, beingdelayed getting some paymentsto us.'

But Osborne said he has been intouch with Smart Media and has aguarantee that all the bills will besquared away in April.

'They met the requirements asfar as the machines. They justhaven't paid their bills," he said."That is the big issue."

He also said the machines atUWO are not getting a lot of interestfrom students. So far, they have notgenerated more revenue than whatis guaranteed to the Students'Council each month.

Repeated calls to Smart Mediawere not returned by press time. •

Sound could be means ofcommunication among herring

PUT AN EAR TO THE TANK: Ben Wilson says anal toots fromherring are air, not methane. MICHELLE MAYNE PHOTO

"Fish"from page 1.

he said. "So it had to be the fish."Wilson maintains that these

noises, Fast Repetitive Ticks (FRT),are eerily reminiscent of a highsqueaky toot.

To determine where this gas wascoming from, Wilson got a dead fishand gave it a big squeeze underwa-ter. It certainly was gas from theanus, he discovered.

The air could have come fromtwo places inside the fish: the gut orthe swim bladder.- The gut is theusual digestive tract from whichhuman farts originate; the swimbladder is an air-filled tube insidethe fish that can be adjusted forbuoyancy, like a submarine.

Gas from the gut would highlight areal "concern about methane, saidWilson. Reports say methane is 25times more potent than carbon diox-ide in contributing to global warming.

If the gas was coming from thegut, then- it ought to be affected byfood, Wilson thought. He divided thefish into two_ groups, and fed onegroup "like crazy, hoping to see adifference. But food didn't have aneffect both tanks farted at the samefrequency.

'Then what I did was got twotanks and put a screen just under'the surface on one, so one could getthe air and one couldn't,' saidWilson.

On the first night the fish that

didn't have access to the surface stillmade the sounds, but by the secondnight they no longer made thosesounds—they couldn't fill up theirswim bladders with air.

"They're blowing air out of theirswim bladders, so it's not methane;its not going to affect the environ-ment it doesn't smell," Wilson said.

The farting sounds may serveother functions besides buoyancy.

"The rapid expansion of theswim bladder under reduced hydro-static pressure causes a mass simul-taneous farting which can actuallydisorient or frighten predators,"explains Jeff Marliave, vice-presi-dent of Marine Science at theVancouver Aquarium MarineScience Centre.

Or it could be a way that fishcommunicate with each other, saidDoug Hay, who describes himself asone of the "dwindling number of oldfarts' at the Pacific Biological Stationin Nanaimo. He has specialised inherring and other small marine fishfor 2 7 years.

"The farts may even be someform of courtship to arouse theopposite sex,' he said.

It is unclear whether there wouldbe adverse gas effects on animalsthat feed on herring, but Hay has aword of advice for sea lovers.

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Report proposes Facultyof Graduate Studies split

McBride gets new postFormer UBC VP Academic andProvost Barry McBride will be head-ing to the Kelowna April 1 to becomethe deputy vice-chancellor and vice-president academic for UBC's newOkanagan campus.

He will be responsible for tryingto smooth the transition ofOkanagan University College intoUBC Okanagan. The college portionof the institution will becomeOkanagan College and will be sepa-rate from UBC.

Mcbride did his BSc (1963) andMSc (1965) at UBC before going onto do his PhD at the University ofIllinois in 1970. He is also a profes-sor of microbiology.

McBride has been VP Academicand Provost at UBC since January 1,1998. He will be replaced by formerDean of Science Lorne Whitehead.

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'It's part of a regular shiftchange,' said Trish Webb, aTranslink spokesperson. With thewinter term ending, fewer studentswill be using the bus to get to class,and for people who live in under-graduate residences like PlaceVanier and Totem Park, bus servicebecomes less necessary she said.

This will affect services to the 99,17, 44 and 41 routes among others,she said. The service will resume inSeptember, Webb said. +

by Jonathan WoodwardNEWS EDITOR

Some UBC students are concernedthat a 'major move' that would seeGraduate Studies split along researchand professional lines will devalue aprofessional graduate degree.

A report examining the possibilitythat graduate professional programs,containing about 2000 students,could be shifted out of the Faculty ofGraduate Studies (FoGS) is being con-sidered by a committee of UBC deansthis week.

University officials say the con-cept—which could become reality inMay—would reduce the administra-tion costs of applications to GraduateStudies and the respective depart-ments that review the applications.But some students are concernedthat the move could change the valueof professional graduate degreescompared to research graduatedegrees.

Right now, professional degreesare included in the FoGS. It setsadmission standards, monitors theintegrity of academic programs, ha.n-dies appeals from students and alsogives out merit-based scholarshipslike the University GraduateFellowship (UGF).

If the recommendation in thereport is approved by the Senate, theuniversity's academic decision-mak-ing body, professional programs—such as Master's of Education andMaster's of Engineering—would behandled by each faculty. This wouldremove about 25 per cent of the stu-dents from FoGS.

These programs would follow inthe footsteps of the Master's ofBusiness Administration program,which began managing its ownadmissions through the SauderSchool of Business in 2002. Thingshave been more efficient since, saidDerek Atkins, UBC's associate VPAcademic.

"That experiment has been reallygood because we've been moreresponsive to students by having one

set of people doing things in oneplace,' he said.

This success could be extended toother professional programs becausetheir admissions, which oftenrequire experience or other qualifica-tions, are significantly different fromresearch-based graduate degrees—often based only on educationalrequirements, said Atkins.

But while admissions differ, thenature of the degree doesn't, said—Carey Hill, president of the UBCGraduate Student Society (GSS). Sheis concerned that the labelling of aprofessional degree as distinct froma research degree doesn't do justiceto the important research that hap-pens in the thesis for a professionalprogram. ,

"These are still research degrees,'she said. The MBA is sometimes mis-taken for an undergraduate degreeby outsiders, she said, which could beharmful when a graduate is applyingto get a job.

The Master's of Education, whichmakes up about half of professionalgraduate students, shouldn't becalled a professional programwhether 'or not it is in its own faculty,said Jim Gaskel, the associate deanof Education. Its research compo-nent is essential when it is beingaccredited by teachers' organisa-tions, he said.

"This is not an- initiative of theFaculty of Education,' said Gasket.

Also up in the air is the fundingfor the FoGS and the GSS, said FreidaGranot, dean of the FoGS. Losingtuition-paying and fee-paying stu-dents from the faculty could have anadverse effect on the ability of theFoGS to` provide academic supportfor students, she said.

"There will be a major reductionin [our] income as all of the studentacademic services are being fundedfor application fees. Clearly, having25 per cent less application fees willmean reduced staff,' she said.

The professional graduate stu-dents' access to advocacy and schol-arships provided by the FoGS is also

in question, said Granot MBA stu-dents do not have access to scholar-ships like the University GraduateFellowship as they are not in the fac-ulty, she added.

But Atkins said the universitydoes not want to create one set ofgraduate students with advantagesand one without 'There wouldn't betwo tiers of graduate students. That

wouldn't make sense,' he said.It is still early in the decision-mak-

ing process, and those concernswould be debated publicly if thedeans forward the proposal to theSenate, he added.

"There is a lot of work yet to do.The thing needs to get some credibil-ity. Right now, it's only a concept,'he said. +

Studen eges bouncer violence at Pit PubBut police say no charges were laid in the incident and the case is closed

NO TROUBLE HERE, MAN: Police say Pit Pub bouncers are oftensubject to verbal assaults from drunken patrons. GINA EOM PHOTO

by Paul EvansNEWS STAFF

When UBC student Colin Cooperwent to the Pit for a night of drinkingand revelry during the wee hours ofFriday, March 19, he didn't plan onbeing forcibly dragged out of the baror being punched in the face.

Cooper, a first-year Arts studentwas at the Pit with his friends andbrother that night He alleges that abouncer pulled him from the barand punched him after his brother,Craig Cooper, got in a fight with abouncer and eventually swore athim. When Cooper, unaware of theconflict, asked why his brother wasbeing kicked out, he said he too wasforcibly removed from the bar.

couldn't see my brother, Icouldn't see anybody else, so I wasworried, and then...one of them hitme,' he said.

Cooper said his brother was very

intoxicated but that he had only hadtwo drinks that night.

"Because of the fact that [mybrother] was drunk and being anasshole, I can realise why the bounc-ers would have been upset,' saidCooper. But he said he does notunderstand why he was punchedafter he was dragged from the bar.

The Coopers called the policesoon after the incident and gave astatement to an RCMP officer, whothen spoke with the bouncers. ColinCooper said the bouncers told policethat they used a reasonable measureof force.

Constable Caroline Pelchat of theUBC RCMP could not comment onthe specifics of the case but did saythat the case has been concludedand no charges have been laid.

Pelchat also said Pit bouncers areoften victims of verbal abuse andpersonal threats while on the job,and this becomes more common

when alcohol is involved. Extrapolice are on duty because of thenumber of incidents related to thePit on Wednesday and Friday nights,she said.

Members of the Pit staff refusedcomment on the incident.

Cooper does not plan on suing thePit for damages, but did say he wouldlike to speak with the manager.

"[I want to] tell him what hap-pened and see if it's possible that Icould get any type of explanation; I'dlike an apology,' he said.

Cooper would also like to seebouncer violence at the Pitaddressed: "I think some sort ofawareness should be raised,' hesaid, adding that he knows otherswho allege they have been mistreat-ed by Pit bouncers.

"Now if I want to go to the pit I'mgoing to feel afraid to just go throughthe door and hand the bouncers myID,' he added. +

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delegation has attended the NMUNconference, with this year's team rep-resenting the country of Denmark.Each student will sit on a committeedealing with UN issues. Sean Starr, aMaster's student at the Institute forEuropean Studies at UBC, is sittingon a committee addressing interna-tional social concerns. -

"I'll be dealing with the humani-tarian situation in Iraq, globalracism and measures to combat it,and also the implications for humanrights in the war on terrorism,' saidStarr. 'The UN does so many differ-ent things, anyone interested ininternational affairs will get hands-on experience of some aspect of theprocess.'

The UBC group received a$13,950 grant from the Departmentof Foreign Affairs and InternationalTrade Canada, which will cover themajority of their trip costs. They alsoreceived funding from UBC's politi-cal science and international rela-tions departments. But the studentswould like to see more universityinvolvement, particularly the integra-tion of the Model UN into coursecurriculum.

"I'm really surprised our universi-ty hasn't jumped at the opportunity,'said Papic.

But adding a Model UN compo-nent to a course would be difficult,said Allen Sens, chair of the interna-tional relations program.

"In principle, I think the ideas agood one. The question is, how doyou work that out mechanically in away that is good for the students butalso doesn't overburden faculty?'asked Sens, adding that it would behard to monitor the workload stu-dents undertake with faculty alreadystretched to the limit.

Still, the Model UN conferencesare beneficial for students becausethey allow the application of class-room knowledge to real situations,added Sens.

"I think it's an extremely valuableexperience. [The conferences] pro-vide an opportunity to actually usethe procedures and the practices ofstates at the United Nations.°

A hibigYit of the trip will be theconference's closing ceremony whichtakes place in the General AssemblyHall at the UN.

"It's in New York City and it's inthe UN building. How can you not beexcited about that?' said Starr. +

Simulated operations toimprove medical trainingUBC graduate student wins award for research excellence

by Karlie LloydsmithNEWS WRITER

A UBC engineering student has beenhonoured for his research helpingsurgeons gain experience with oper-ating techniques before they evenwalk into the operating room.

Orcun Goksel, a second-yearMaster's in electrical engineeringstudent, was one of three winners ofthis year's first-ever AdvancedSystems Institute (ASI) InnovationAward. Goksel's award-winningresearch involved working with aprostate brachytherapy haptic simu-lator—a training aid for surgeonslearning brachytherapy, a cancertreatment

Haptic simulators are still in thetesting phase, said Goksel, but arebeing used more and more m themedical world, including at UBC.

'Technology is investing moremoney in medicine, so there are a lotmore projects to work on,' he said.

Goksel spent a year and a half onthe project, while taking courses inelectrical engineering and medicalimaging. He also watched about 30hospital procedures, talked to doctorsand medical students and collaborat-ed with his supervisors, TimSalcudean and Robert Rohling

Brachytherapy is a form of can-cer treatment where tiny seeds ofradiation are inserted into the bodythrough a catheter and are placednext to cancerous tumors, killingcells in the tumour. But the healthysurrounding tissue remains un-harmed.

The haptic simulator copies thefeedback from the tissue that a sur-geon would actually feel if he or shewere doing the procedure. The resultis a feeling of working with live tis-sues and organs, said GokseL Thehaptic simulator also takes ultra-sound images and synthesises theminto 2D images on a computerscreen—the same thing that would

happen during a live operation.The ability to simulate real opera

tions is invaluable for surgical stu-dents, said 'man Brouwer, also a UBCmechanical engineering student

"Its important to train med stu-dents before going into the [operatingroom] to get experience in handlinginstruments,' he said. 'The hapticsimulators are important becausethey can do this training without hav-ing the ethical issues or major costswith live specimens:

Haptic simulators are just begin-ning to become a part of medicaltraining and will likely need manymore improvements, said Goksel.But he also said it won't be longbefore all medical students are usinghaptic simulators to gain motor and

technical skills before entering theoperating room.

"Haptics is a really promising sub-ject in research,' he said.

The ASI Exchange InnovationAwards honours outstanding newtechnologies exhibited at BC's pre-mier advanced technology event, theASI exchange 2004, said ASI presi-dent Victor Jones.

"The recipients had been selectedbased on their ability to demonstratethat their technologies are highlyinnovative and have a strong poten-tial for commercial success,' he said.

Other ASI winners included stu-dents from the University of Victoriawho researched ways to make elec-tromagnetic and eddy current brakesmore environmentally friendly. +

WHAT IS THAT? Goksel and a haptic simulator. LEVI BARNETT PHOTO

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tOdeots ...1100 to UNA group of 18 UBC students will havea chance to shine in the internationalspotlight next week when they joindelegations from over 20 countries atthe National Model United Nations(NMUN) conference in New YorkCity.

`This is a chance to see how it real-ly works,' said Marko Papic, a head

• delegate and coordinator of UBC'sNMUN group. Taking place fromApril 6 to 10, NMUN is the largest ofthe Model UN conferences, with over2500 students attending.

The conference is organised bythe National Collegiate ConferenceAssociation, a non-profit group thataims to promote understanding ofmultinational diplomacy—somethingmany students do not touch on intheir academic courses.

Tor a couple of days, [the confer-ence] lets you really gain some prac-tical experience of what you'restudying," said Papic, a fourth-yearpolitical science and history major."For a couple days, you can forgetthat you're in school. It's pretty coolwhen you're doing something thatyou hope one day to actually do as

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The process of becoming a volunteer forthe Trek program is a valuable experience,said Shayne Tryon, manager of the program.Students participate in an orientation day thatincludes a self-guided- tour- of the, DTES;an eye-opening experience for many newvolunteers.

'The challenge [is] having students realisethat it is a learning program—we're not a vol-unteer dearing house," said Tryon. "There areexpectations around setting learning objec-tives, and trying to have themselves open theirminds and consider new perspectives throughexperiential learning.'

Students are placed in settings that suittheir interests and learning goals. Natalie Day,a third-year sociology major and. Trek volun-teer since September, has been involved with apilot project called the 'Passions Program'through which a group of student volunteersshare their passions with children at an ele-mentary school Day's passion is music, whichshe employed to develop a music appreciationprogram. Some of her fellow volunteers haveshared their passions for things like cookingand Harry Potter. Projects like the PassionsProgram have helped bring the university intonew settings, said Day.- "It opens up the university. Lots of timespeople in the DTES feel it is so inaccessible,'she said. "I think just our presence in the com-munity opens up a dialogue between the uni-versity and other areas of the city.'

Day submitted a proposal to do a summerproject through the- Learning Exchange inwhich she will develop a fine arts program ininner city schools that are open over summerholidays. Having schools open gives at-riskchildren a place to go when school is over,specifically youth targeted by the drug trade,said Day.

The summer projects have been a greataddition to the program, said Tryon, explain-ing that seven projects, including Day's, havebeen approved to receive Chapman SummerProject Awards. Other approved proposalsinclude a social venture project at YWCA'sCrabtree Corner (a service for women andtheir children); a music appreciation programat Grandview Elementary School; and an artstudio project at the Dr Peter Centre (anHIV/AIDS facility). The summer projects, alongwith the year-round volunteer placements, putstudents in unique and challenging situations,said Day.

'I think the experience has been beneficialfor me in terms of personal development, justdeveloping more compassion and open-mind-edness," said Day. 'It's been hard just over-coming the challenges of really trying to under-stand an area that before I didn't really knowmuch about.'

Community service learning:_changing classrooms

A core philosophy of the Trek program—calledCommunity Service Learning (CSL)—has intro-duced a completely new way of looking at edu-cation, integrating community service experi-ence with academic studies According to theCSL concept, classroom education is impor-tent, but it is only one part of becoming aresponsible citizen in the wider community.

'It's not just about getting Students doingvolunteer work,' explained Fryer. "It's gettingstudents to think critically about what's hap-pening in the communities where they'reworking--what are the issues that they're see-ing, why 'are those issues happening, what istheir role? -

The skills that students develop through theTrek program will benefit them throughouttheir lives because they are able to apply theo-ries and textbook knowledge to real-life situa-tions, said Fryer. But it also works the otherway. students can take what they learn in theDTES and use it in their courses.

They thinlc, 'Here I am in an inner cityschool noticing that kids are hungry, so whatdoes that mean for my human ecology courseor my sociology course?" said Fryer.

A service learning component has beenadded to several UBC courses. Students bringtheir volunteer experiences to the classroom

and participate in structured reflection activi-ties. In Wilkes sociology classes, CSL studentskeep journals and write their final papersbased on their experiences, said Day, who isalso a student in Wilkes class.

-I was more engaged in my classes. You getto see the material in an actual practical appli-cation as opposed to just cramming through atextbook," said Day.- The service learning idea can apply to

almost any course, she said, describing howstudents in her earth and ocean science coursevisited an elementary school to educate kidsabout recycling, the environment and sustain-ability. The kids made mobiles out of recycledproducts, an activity Day said was a great wayto promote environmental awareness for thechildren.

Through CSL programs at UBC, studentshave not only contributed to enrich the com-munity, but have also developed critical think-ing skills that benefit their academic studies,explained Shayne Tryon.

'There's differences between learning andcritical thinking,' said Tryon. This opportuni-ty really gives students a chance to think aboutsocial issues and how they relate to their learn-ing at university.'

In the future, the Learning Exchange staffhope to integrate a service learning compo-nent into a greater number of courses, but thechallenge is getting faculty members to see thebenefits of adding it in, said Fryer. Anotherchallenge is making students believe they canmake a difference in the DTES.

'There's a kind of cynicism among stu-dents—it's all too much, there's too muchgoing on, it's too complex. It's really importantnot to get lost in that; she said. "It's importantto know that today I can go and read to child ina school and help that child learn how to read,and that actually makes a difference.' •*

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here—other people that live in the DTES. Wecan discuss issues that affect us here; that'sreally important for some of us," said Bill,adding that the eight computers the storefrontprovides have been invaluable. "There are onlya few limited resources for the Internet in theDTES. Having access to that for people whodon't necessarily have or want a computer...itmakes a big difference."

The office, open five afternoons a week, wasestablished in 2000 and is visited by 30 to 50

—Mother Teresa patrons each day. in addition to having avail-able Internet the storefront provides educa-

In a world where the list of problems grows tional services for the neighbourhood. Margodaily, it is common to feel like nothing can be Fryer, a former UBC PhD student and directordone. Poverty, environmental degradation, of the Learning Exchange, said visiting UBCwar and terror, disease and loneliness are on faculty give lectures and seminars to patronstoo large a scale to confront as individuals and on current political and social issues.there is a tendency to resign ourselves to help- Rima Wilkes, an associate professor of soci-lessness. However, in doing so we tend to over- ology at UBC, has given six lectures at thelook the little things we can do to make a dif- office, speaking on everything from the war inference in our own communities. Iraq to gender issues in Canadian society.

Many people are aware of the hardships of "It's making ideas we discuss at the univer-Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (DTES): its sity accessible to everyone," said Wilkes.homelessness, poverty, drugs and prostitution. "Some of the seminars are quite participatory.For some, it is seen as a problem without a It's really been interesting seeing what peoplesolution—a blemish in a city renowned for its have to say."tourism and business opportunities. The The Learning Exchange organises coursesneighbourhood's condition is often ignored such as Music 101, Self-Advocacy 101 andand, as a result, the problems of the RTES have Business 101, and will soon be offering morepersevered. computer workshops. It is also a remote site

However, the UBC Learning Exchange has for the UBC library and can get library booksset out to effect change in Vancouver's poorest delivered to the location, a service Fryer saidneighbourhood, pioneering unique projects they would like to expand.that address important social issues. The "That's one area we're trying to build, togroup's many initiatives have had a noticeable make the library resources more accessible toimpact on two communities—the DTES and people," she said.the UBC campus—and have proved that indi- Originally funded by UBC, the Learningviduals can make a difference. Exchange now also receives support from indi-

viduals, foundations and corporate donors.This funding has allowed the service to find itsniche in the community, but there were initial-ly many challenges.

"UBC is such a huge institution that peopleIn the middle of a nei •libourhood charac- were intimidated: recalled Fryer "We tried totensed by derelict buildings, homelessness be modest. We have tried to build relationshipsand destitution lies a small nondescript office with organisations and with individuals. Wespace known for promoting learning and the needed to not compete with what was alreadyexchange of ideas...and for its coffee. This happening so we said, 'here's some possibffi-dynamic space, known as the Learning ties and here's some ideas and what can we doExchange 'storefront' is located on Main street together?"in the DTES.

One storefront patron, named Brian, saidhe visits the office for the coffee and the freehigh-speed Internet service. A former F.nglishteacher in Korea, Brian described the difficultyof life for people in the area and explained thatthe Learning Exchange has been a welcome At UBC's Cecil Green Coach House, dedicatedaddition to the neighbourhood. Another - staff work to coordinate students who volun-patron, Bill, agreed, adding that the space has teer their time at various inner city schools,been integral in fostering communication hospices, mental health clinics, support servic-between residents. es for women and children and HIV/AIDS cen-

"The Learning Exchange is a great environ- tres. The Trek project is another branch of thement to meet and talk to people coming in Learning Exchange's mandate to bring UBC to

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1. Organizing or administrating an event or project, or2. Promoting activism and awareness in an academic, cultural, political, recreational, or

social sphere.

The 2003-2004 award went to Christopher Ste-Croix in recognition of his contribution tocampus safety and related services.The award is open to all returning, full-time, UBC students, graduate, undergraduate andunclassified in good standing with the Ubyssey Society. We will award $3,000 to this projectand the award will be disbursed to the successful candidate in September 2004.Nominees for the award will be judged on:

1. The impact of the contribution made - the number of people involved or affected.2. The extent of the contribution - the degree to which it strengthens the sense of

community on campus.3. The innovation of the contribution - preference will be given to recognizing a new

contribution over the administration of an existing one.4. The commitment of the individual to UBC as a community.Nominations should include a cover letter by the nominator, either an individual or a group,briefly stating the nature of the contribution made, the individual being nominated, contactinformation of the nominator and the nominee and a letter (approximately 500 words inlength) describing the contribution made and how the above four criteria have been met.

Students are welcome to nominate themselves, but those doing so must attach a letter ofsupport from another member of the campus community. The award will be judged by acommittee chaired by a representative of UBC Student Financial Assistance and Awards officeand members from various parts of the campus community

Deadline for submission of completed nominations should reach the Ubyssey, room 23, SUB,no later than Monday, April 1M, 2004.For further information, please contact Ferule Pereira, Business Manager, The Ubyssey, at(604) 822-6681 or email: fpereir" a@interchange,ubc.ca

by Dan McRobertsSPORTS STAFF

The World Cup is coming back toUBC for the first time in four years.UBC won the trophy after themen's rugby Thunderbirds showedlittle hospitality to their visitorsfrom Berkeley this past Saturday,winning 26-17 on a glorious springafternoon.

The World Cup began in 1921as a home and away competitionbetween UBC and U:Cal Berkeley,with a trophy donated by the WorldNewspaper of Vancouver. Theseries is decided each year on totalpoints. Although the T-Birds didtake the Californian leg 18-14, thememory of lastyear's monumentalhome collapse, which allowedBerkeley to escape with a one-pointwin, must have weighed heavily ontheir minds as they prepared forthe final leg.

A large number of GoldenBears' supporters had made thetrip from California, but the T-Birds were doubtlessly buoyed bythe presence of a group of UBCRugby alumni, sporting their varsi-ty sweaters from a bygone era. Thegroup of old Birds participated hi aceremonial kickoff and then satback to enjoy the action.

And enjoy it they must have, asthe- home team thoroughly domi-nated the early play. UBC main-tained positive possesion through-out the opening minutes, andofiened their account on a penaltygoal kicked through by Tim Bowen-Roberts.

As the half-hour mark ap-proached, the Birds were rewardedfor their offensive determinationas Joey Alexis burst through to

record the try, which after Bowen-Robert's successful conversion leftUBC up 10-0.

The Bears responded withstronger play of their own, typifiedby an electrifying run by AndyHanks from deep in his own half.The T-Birds defence held itsground when needed however, andonly conceded a penalty goal in thefirst half of play.'

Berkeley's pressure was againoverwhelming 'after the „restart, astheir massive prop MikeMacDonald rumbled for a try thatbrought his team within threepoints of UBC.

Any possibility of history repeat-ing itself was eliminated a shortwhile later, as the T-Bird's GregPerth exploded up the right side-line for the score. Combined withanother successful penalty kickfrom Bowen-Roberts, UBC had a23-10 advantage, and surely wouldnot be pegged back at such alate stage.

The Bears again threw them-selves forward with gusto and wererewarded with a late try to moder-ate the score differential some-what. In the final reckoning howev-er, the Birds completed theirsweep of the 12-time defendingNCAA champions, with the prolificBowen-Roberts slotting home onefinal kick from a difficult angle toseal the win.

UBC was clearly heartened bythe result, but will face more chal-lenges in the weeks ahead. The T-Birds are clear favourites to cap-ture the BCRU championship, asthey tore through their competi-tion during the regular season, fin-ishing 14-2. The quarter-finalsstart this weekend. 4*

HE'S GOT THE POWER: The men from U Cal Berkeley were greetedwith warm sun and fierce T-Birds who weren't going to let the,World Cup trophy head back to California again. LEVI BARNETT PHOTO

UBC wins clashof the titansMen's rugby takes second legof Berkeley/UBC World Cup

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STANCE IS EVERYTHING: UBC's Doug Grant winds up for the pitch. PETER KLESKEN PHOTO

that a female soccer player won the top hon-ours. Last year, the award was claimed byformer team captain Kristine Jack who ledher team to Nationals victory.

This year, the soccerstars continued to reignwith Aaron. Richer takinghome the Bobby Gaulmemorial trophy for out-standing graduating maleathlete. Richer received theaward after taking homethe Canada West MVPaward and representingCanada as the team captainat the summer Universiade in Korea.

Men's soccer coach Mike Mosher said thatthe awards attested to the individual athletes'strengths rather than those of the teams Hecalled the awards 'terrific ways to concludetheir UBC careers' after strong performancesthroughout their time at UBC .

Basketball guard Jama Mahlalela was alsohonoured by having an award named afterhim with a plaque stating: 'In recognition ofexcellence in the areas of selfless dedication,leadership and spirit as a student-athlete andcitizen of UBC.' +

Other Big Block awards:

*Kay Brearley service award/Exceptional service towomen's athletics: Cathy L'Orsa, women's volleyball

*Arthur W. Delamont service award/Exemplifiesspirit and goodwill: Tyler Kuntz, ice hockey andAmber Hunt, cross country.

*Carolyn Dobie-Smith award/outstanding studenttrainer: Kathleen Jeans, field hockey and rugby.

*Thunderbird Athletes' Council performanceaward/top single-weekend performance, voted on bypeers: Carrie Watson, basketball.

*Thunderbird Athletes Council leadershipaward/outstanding leadership, voted on by peers:Carrie Watson, basketball, and Leon Denenfeld,football

Sports Hall of Fame inductees:*Right Honourable John Turner, cross country*Lisa Nickle, basketball*Pat McGeer, basketball*Bill Whyte, rugby and baseball*Gail Wilson, field hockey coach

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njuries plague baseball Birdsby Wilson Wong

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After the final game on Sunday, UBCbaseball coach Terry McKaig stoodon the Nat Bailey Stadium grass,thbalting about his team's weekend.In a first-place showdown againstthe Concordia University Cavaliers,UBC won three of four games, takinga game and a half lead in the NAIARegion I standings. But instead of

joy, McKaig had a look of exaspera-tion on his face as his team had puthim throe . h an emotional roller-coaster.

Among the concerns for UBCwere their injuries. BrendanKornberger injured his hand lastweekend and joined KellanThomsen, Ian Prescott and GregBaarts as hurt catchers unable toplay at backstop. The recent injuriesgave catching coach Chad Tuck the

nickname 'The Curse' An addition-al injury to shortstop Tyler Hughesmeant a patch-work lineup was field-ed against Concordia.

Nonetheless the weekend startedmagnificently for the Thunderbirdsas starter John Campbell deliveredan eight inning masterpiece, allow-ing only five hits and one unearnedrun, while striking out four batters.On offence, Davey Wallace wentthree for four and added a rare

Nat Bailey home-run, as theThunderbirds took the game 7-2.Wallace's performance, hitting fromthe ninth spot in the batting order,highlighted the balanced attack forUBC, which also featured three hitsfrom fill-in catcher Connor Janes andtwo each from Hughes, MarkCapone, Jeff Tobin and Brett Murray.

Centre fielder Adam Campbellleft the first game with an old ham-string injury and would not play therest of the weekend which" madethings a little harder for theThunderbirds in the secondSaturday game. The two teams trad-ed runs with Concordia tying thegame in the top of the ninth. UBCloaded the bases in the bottom of theninth for Mike Loizides, who withtwo outs, nailed the ball up the foulline past the diving Concordia thirdbaseman for the winning hit. Thefinal score: UBC 6, Concordia 5.

Dreams of a four-game sweepwere crushed early on Sunday as theCavaliers got out to a 7-1 lead aftersix innings, eventually winning 8-4.Leftfielder Chris Ames was one of afew Thunderbirds who were success-ful against Cavalier starter StevenShort, going three for four at theplate, while driving in three runs.

UBC took the field for the finalgame in the series hoping to main-tain their lead in the conferencestandings but things looked grim as

UBC trailed 3-1 heading into theninth, despite outhitting Concordiaten to six. The Thunderbird coachingstaff had been frustrated all day bythe inability of UBC's hitters toadvance the runners. But as if bymagic, the Birds rallied in the bot-tom of the ninth, tying the game onThomsen's check-swing base hit. Anextra inning brought more heroics.Johnny Yiu, with two outs, dove headfirst into first base for an infield sin-gle that brought home Brett Murray,who was standing on third, to winthe game, 4-3. Yiu and Murray weremobbed by the rest of_ theThunderbirds who minutes earlierwere facing a second straight loss.

Yiu displayed the type of effortthat was needed to beat Concordia."We battled hard this weekend; wehad to come out fast againstConcordia since they are one of thetop teams in the conference,' saidMcKaig.

There won't be much rest for thebaseball Birds as they head out toTacoma, Washington on Tuesday foran exhibition game against PacificLutheran University. Their next con-ference games will be this weekendas they host Western Baptist. McKaigknows that all the recent injuries willhave an effect, "We're not going to beable to play at the same level. l Wecan't win pretty so we're going tohave to find ways to win games.° •.

Maritime mediocrity for UBC nordic skiersby Dan McRoberts

SPORTS STAFF

Despite the warm hospitality and perfectconditions, the four representatives of UBCNordic have returned from the nationalcross-country ski championships a bitdisappointed.

"The competition was quite a bit harderthan we had expected,' said UBC skier andcoach Roger McMillan. "Because Nationalswere held a bit further away [Charlo, NewBrunswick], most of the other schools hadonly their really competitive people there.'

The Thunderbirds' isolation from theiruniversity competitors, who are largelybased in Ontario, hinders their capacity toaccurately predict how they will fare at

Nationals, McMillan added.A perfect example was in the men's three

by five kilometre relay. Prior to the competi-tion, UBC had hoped to improve on lastyear's third-place finish, but instead they fin-ished in a underwhelming seventh in a fieldof seven teams. 'That was probably thebiggest disappointment,' McMillan acknowl-edged. was hoping that we would do well.'

Greg Egan, Luke Heckrodt and RogerMcMillan constituted the relay team, andalthough their joint efforts fell short ofexpectations, both Egan and Heckrodt man-aged to perform quite well in their individ-ual events.

Given that the races were part of the broad-er Canadian Championships, the field that theThunderbirds were competing in included

members of Canada's Olympic and World Cupteams. The best result of the week for UBC wasHeckrodt's 23rd place overall in the 50 kilo-metre face, and Egan was not far behind histeammate, placing 28th. Ranked against onlyuniversity skiers, Heclu•odes time was goodenough for fifth place.

For both McMillan and Pamela Syposz,results were not spectacular, but neither weretheir goals heading into the competition. 'ForPam and I, it was our first time at Nationals,so we did all right,' said McMillan.

In terms of the teams' performance as awhole, UBC Nordic ended the week rankedfifth out of the ten university teams at theraces. 'It was a reasonable performance forus all,' said McMillan. 'We did finish thirdoverall last year, but that was against a more

limited field. Ten universities might notsound like a lot for some sports, but for usit's huge."

Even so, their results at Nationals maygive the Thunderbirds cause to re-evaluatetheir selection criteria for the team they send.'This year's selection was based on just get-ting people there who could afford to miss aweek of class,' said McMillan. 'Hopefully nextyear we'll have a team that is willing to doanything to get to the competitions.'

Next year's Nationals will be held in PrinceGeorge, which might help matters, butMcMillan said that won't necessarily meanthat UBC Nordic will send more athletes. "Ifwe feel that only three people are going tocompetitive, then we'll send three. The level ofracing has improved.'

wo sports dominate UBC athletics banquetBasketball and soccer stars cash in at the 85th annual Big Block awards

by Jesse MarchandSPORTS EDITOR

It's the one night where teams come togetherwithout their uniforms, donning fancy formalwear instead. Last Thursday marked the 85thannual Big Block Banquet at the HyattRegency in Vancouver, honouring the bestathletes at UBC.

Taking top honours for the women werebasketball bandit Carrie Watson and soccersuperstar Rosalyn Hicks who shared theMarilyn Pomfret award for top female ath-lete. Watson claimed her half of the awardafter scoring 52 points in only three games at ,Nationals and taking home the tournamentMVP award. She also came away from thebanquet with two peer-votedawards for best performancein a single weekend and out-standing leadership.

Hicks also took home aNationals MVP award afterending the season as UBC'sall-time highest scorer with38 total goals in regular andconference play.

It wasn't the first year

Knocked outThere won't be any medals for thewomen's rugby team this year.Competing in the championshipmatch for the women's BC premierleague the women were knocked outby defending BC champs Burnabyclub team. 'We came out flat andthey scored 14 points in the first 15minutes, said UBC coach StevenTong of the 17-7 loss. Despite a try byUBC in the second half a penaltyagainst the Birds sealed the dealadding an extra three points to theBurnaby score. The team plays forfourth place ranking this Saturday atthe Burnaby Sports Complex. •.

EDITORIAL THE UBYSSEYTUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2004

h-ch-ch-changesiIt's been almost eight months since the beginningof this schoolyear, and we're almost ready to signoff Looking back, it's about time to question whathas changed over the last few months, both at thepaper and on campus.

Let's begin with us.Campus newspapers are usually pretty leftist,

as a rule. Comes with the territory, we guess: it'seither that they're struggling under the yoke ofaffording our studies with less and less help fromthe provincial government, or it's champagnesocialism from the children of parents who canafford university. Either way, leftism usuallyabounds in the student press.

It was only a year ago that a letter printed inthe Ubyssey chastised our editorial board for hav-ing views that were inconsistent and leftist. Wehad an -uncanny ability to side with every left-wing cause imaginable, said the letter writer,adding that the Ubyssey -capitulated to thedemands of every union on campus:

One year later, we're still here, and we've pub-lished editorials on the potential of the WorldTrade Organisation, questioning what will hap-pen with the new socialist Spanish government inpower and all but lambasting activists at the uni-versity who don't have a leg to stand on.

Wow. Not so left. Not so right, either, but it'scritical. So, what's changed?

We're the same people, coming from the sameplace. It's a new editorial board this year, butwe're still students, and we're still our parents'children.

The question really is whether we'vechanged, or whether this campus' leftist idealshave gone a little too far left. We've been on thereceiving end of blunt lobbying efforts designednot just to get an opinion or a point made, but tointimidate and bully into agreement—at leastfrom the louder ones.

We lay to remain objective in the face of this,but it's hard when we're given such first-hand evi-dence of what we can't stand: the obstruction oflegitimate opinion.

Perhaps this is what is accounting for our driftaway from the left towards the centre.

And now for what has changed at theuniversity.

The roar of bulldozers and the clammer ofjackhammers has siginified a shift towards devel-

opment on campus this year. If you had neverbeard of the word 'consultation,' we are certainyou did at some point this year. Although, as edi-tors, we paid extremely close attention to that con-sultation, in some cases we are still not exactlysure what that buzz word means for any of thestakeholders—sorry, that means students, facultyand the UBC community...we think.

While some of that construction has been forbuildings equipped to allow great research anddiscovery in UBC's future, much has been to cre-ate commercial housing within the campus bor-ders. And there is much more of the sortto come.

This definitely marks a shift in thinking withthe UBC administration. It is the first time cam-pus land has been seen as an asset to be exploitedfor profit—even though that profit will go into theendowment that supports learning. It seems to bea short-sighted solution to boost a cash-strappeduniversity.

It also marks the fact that UBC has becomeeven more obsessed with self-image. Not that themultitude of plant ops planting trees wasn'tenough before, UBC was caug,ht cyber-handed try-ing to influence the Maclean's rankings.

And then there is the corporate-style takeoverof Okanagan University College (OUC). Before

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checking with UBC or OUC students, the govern-ment and the university decided that studentswould be best served by the gargauntuan—readlargest BC university—swallowing whole the babyinstitution—read OUC. -

While it is certain that the Okanagan needed afull-status university, we question the way no onein the region was given a chance to have a say inhow that would play out. That does not seem likea way to deal with a public institution.

Okay, but the U-Pass has been one very posi-tive change on campus this year. Thousands ofstudents have flocked from their pollution-spew-ing vehicles to buses, even if a few full ones passby every day before their lucky ship of trans-portation brings them to campus. And maybemore than a few students still drive to campusbut park at Blanca and 12th Avenue and hop onthe bus for that last block, effectively shifting theresponsibility of parking from the university tothe neighbourhoods of Point Grey—good thing,since most of the popular B-lots are now home toafoimeMionec1housing developments:

Well, if you have read this far you may seethat we are still leaning a little bit left. But weprefer to just think of it as critical and ques-tioning, rather than any particular end of thespectrum. v -

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EDITORIAL BOARD

COORDINATING EDITORHywel Tuscano

NEWS EDITORSMegan Thomas

Jonathan Woodward

CULTURE EDITORJohn Hue

SPORTS EDITORJesse Marchand

FEATURES/NATIONAL EDITORHeather Pauls

PHOTO EDITORMichelle Mayne

PRODUCTION MANAGERSPaul Carr

Iva Cheung

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GAP's Holocaust imagerymisappropriatedI am writing in response to sever-al of the letters and articles I haveseen regarding the GenocideAwareness Project (GAP) displayon campus. I have been at UBC forfive years, and began workingwith Students for Choice (SFC)through my involvement in HillelHouse during my first year. As amember of the Jewish Students'Association at the time, I spokeout against the misappropriationof Holocaust imagery in the GAPdisplay, as well as the logicalinconsistencies contained in theGAP-related material (I'm a phi-losophy major, so I take logic pret-ty seriously!). I worked with theUniversity for several years as amember of SFC and as AlmaMater Society (AMS) - VPAdministration this past year tocreate an institutional frameworkso that the displays, if they musthappen on campus, can be heldsafely and fairly (oh, and for therecord, the safety of Lifeline mem-bers or anti-choicers has neverbeen threatened by pro-choiceprotesters at the event; I, howev-er, do remember being personallyand physically threatened by aparticularly militant off-campusanti-choicer several years ago infront of a Lifeline display).

I can assure you out there innewspaper-reader land that there

was never any written agreementabout the distance between dis-plays until this past display, and ithas fluctuated from 30-50 feet,depending on who was around'Strangely, some of the hottestpoints of contention between thetwo groups and the universityhave been around the logisticaldetails of the display (distance,size of signs, etc.) more than theideological issues themselves.

While I have been consistentlyimpressed by how Campus Securityhas been able to handle the displaysand ensure that they happen safely,I wistfully regret that they werenever the key negotiators aroundthe logistical issues for the displays;unfortunately, that task fell to the VPStudents' office, which has onlyrecently begun to document andcommunicate clear logistical detailsto the student groups involved (anddon't even get me started ontuition!). -

Finally, if Lifeline wishes tocommunicate how they hate abor-tion or women having rights orwhatever to the student body, theycan probably figure out a way thatdoesn't involve random images of

'unrelated genocides which theyknow nothing about. Maybe , theycould have a bake sale (as long asit didn't include baked goodsmade with unborn chickens, ofcourse). Just a thought.

Who needs democracy?

As students of the institution for-merly known as OkanaganUniversity College (OUC), we areconcerned about the sincerity ofGordon Campbell's assertion thatthe recent UBC takeover of OUC isin the best interests of current andfuture Okanagan students.

Campbell's government invitedTyler Beatty to speak on behalf ofOUC students at their press releaseon March 17, 2004. Beatty is not amember of our elected studentassociation and, in fact, was unsuc-cessful in his campaign for a stu-dent council position in the lastelection. Tyler is, however, affiliat-ed with the Young Liberal Party.

ICarina. Frisque, who is our elect-ed student association president,was not invited to speak at or toattend the announcement. Inter-est-ingly, Karina is not a member of theYoung Liberal Party and does notwholeheartedly support the UBCtakeover: coincidence? We think not.

Our understanding of ademocracy is that the personelected by the majority has theauthority to speak on behalf of thepeople he or she is elected to rep-resent. In this instance, the elected representative was denied avoice and a student with the rightpolitical connections was giventhe privilege of speaking on

election that they did not want hisrepresentation.

Campbell's choice only serves tostrengthen the growing concernsOUC students have about the UBCtakeover. While Beatty is in supportof this decision, the majority ofOUC students are unsure what tothink because we have not beengiven any concrete informationdespite the promise governmentofficials made to keep our„ studentassociation informed during thedecision making process. The blatant use of political campaigningduring this process underminesour faith in Gordon Campbell's dec-laration that our institution willcontinue to make decisions basedon the needs and concerns of stu-dents within the Okanagan commu-nity. If, in fact, this decision wasmade in our best interest, whyhave we not been informed of itsimplications?

So far, through Campbell's obvi-ously biased selection of studentrepresentation, it seems thatCampbell is only concerned withensuring that the public believesthe students at OUC support hisdecision—his actions appear toindicate that his true motivation isnot our educational interests,but the public perception of hispopularity.

—Tracey Walkerand Nicole O'Reilly

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An open letter to MarthaPiperAt the 2002 Global CitizenConference, your inspiring com-ments drew praise for their visionand led many listeners to believe thatUBC was committed to nurturing the'global' citizen in us all. Yet we cannothelp but recognise that the studentsof UBC have been shortchanged.

We would like bring to your atten-tion the alarming lack of African-focused courses at this 'international'university. As Yvonne Brown'sresearch survey (2000) shows,almost no departments offer courseson Africa. And now, four years afterthe discovery of these worrisomefindings, there has still been no ade-quate effort to acknowledge or reme-dy the exclusion of Africa from thecurriculum.

We hope you will agree that suchscarce educational material at UBCconcerning Africa is not only disqui-eting, but a shameful indication ofwhere our priorities ha The continuing disavowal of African knowledgeat UBC has profound implications onhow its students perceive the worldaround them. We argue that thesilence of African knowledge withinacademic discourses at UBC can onlyserve to perpetuate the myth thatAfrica is not worthy of our concern.

Romeo Dallaire, former head ofthe UN peacekeeping force inRwanda, has argued that "it is anindictment that genocide and issuesin Rwanda were considered soperipheral to the international com-munity and not worthy of attention:Through its neglect of African issues,UBC feeds the assumptions and thenegligence, that made this travestypossible.

We understand that investing inan African Studies program will becostly. But we are convinc_ed thatfunds can be raised through fearless

determination and creativity; forinstance, by appealing to UBC alumniand African organisations, by holdingfundraising events, by revisiting thedistribution of present resources andby diverting a percentage of theendowments generated from high-end residences on UBC campustoward the funding of an AfricanStudies program.

The North American academiccommunity has historically refrainedfrom including Africa as a subjectdeserving of study on its own—notmerely in relation to Europe andNorth America. However, as activeagents of this global world, we havethe ability to change this practiceright here at UBC—and it is the localinitiatives that create tidal wavestowards global change

Please join us in our quest. As fel-low members of an ever-evolvingworld society, we are confident thatyou will affirm the justness of ourcause and answer positively to ourplea. We trust that not far from now,classrooms around this great univer-sity will be lively with discussions ofAfrica and her diverse cultures. Weknow you will agree that students,and Africa, deserve no less.

—Jenny Francis and Cara NgUBC Africa Network

Chomsky's lecture suits

The significance of Noam Chornsky'sAMS co-sponsored lecture twoSundays back was pointed out sever-al times at the event, and recently, inthis publication. The importance offreedom of speech and the benefits ofthe active engagement of students indiscussion on a variety of controver-sial issues is the hallmark of a uni-versity campus and should beencouraged at all times. This ideal ofactive discussion and debate is

undoubtedly the goal of the AMS aswell as of the many socio-politicalclubs throughout UBC.

The key to lectures of this natureis the validity, integrity and, ultimate-ly, the authority of the scholars cho-sen to speak. Chorasky's celebratedcareer as America's arguably unri-valed left-wing human rights activistmade his introduction at theOrpheum on Sunday largely unneces-sary. His clout in the areas of socialjustice and political and economicfreedom makes his appearance inVancouver an asset to the intellectual,community. Chomsky does not aimto entertain, but, rather, to providefactual evidence that stimulatesanalysis of government policies. UBCmust never reject the educationalbenefits that can arise from the wis-dom of world-renowned academicsbecause of their controversial ideasor political stance. It is preciselythese qualities that make speechesfrom authoritative speakers such asChomsky sold-out events.

Furthermore, the energeticresponse to Chomsky's lecture under-scores the desire of students to findalternative forms of information onworld affairs. His expertise on thePalestinian-Israeli conflict attractedadherents from all sides of the argu-ment, ' a clear indication that themainstream coverage of such 'topicsis lacking or, even more troubling,mired in a haze of self-interest thatundermines factual information. • TheAMS should continue to sponsorsuch events, disregarding the objec-tions of a few.

—Mario RubioArts I

Chomsky's leisure suit

Having attended Chomsky's speechabout the Middle' East, I can attest

that while he was indeed very con-troversial, he raised some iritnrest-

ing points. However, I couldn't getover the hypocrisy of him bashingcorporations and profit Who doesMr Chomsky think publishes hisbooks? Or produces the suit he waswearing? As if it weren't hardenough listening to a millionairedecry America and its elite, he leftthe Orpheum in one of the fanciestlimousines I have ever seen. I wouldlike to know how much the AMSspent on holding Chornsky's speech,and if they paid for that limo.

—Steven MeurrensArts 2

Frats misrepresented

We are writing in response to thebook review submitted by MomokoPrice regarding fraternity hazing rit-uals ("Animal House this reallyain't,' March 2, 2004). As membersof the UBC Greek system we find thisarticle to make erroneous implica-tions, uninformed comments anddownright wrong conclusions. Whilewe cannot speak for every chapter ofevery fraternity, as there are 7000 ofthem, we can say that the actionsdescribed in Goat are an extremerarity and in no way a justificationfor the generalised, anti-fraternitystatements made in the bookreview.

UBC Greeks have been workinghard for years to improve our nameboth on campus and off, and anuninformed, prejudiced article suchas your Goat review can set back ourgood name years. UBC Greeks aresome of the most involved, athleticand charitable students on campus,and we would prefer to be recog-nised for our achievements in theseareas rather than for biased allega-tions of hazing and misconduct. The

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fraternities.Before forming a negative opinion

of the Greek system, one needs toconsider the facts: fraternities helpcreate successful people and fostertalent Of America's 50 largest com-panies, 43.85 per cent of the Fortune500 executives belong to a fraternity.The fact is that virtually every USpresident and vice-president bornsince the first social fraternity wasfounded (in 1825) have been mem-bers of a fraternity. Fraternity-relatedmen do excel in school and theirgrades are on average higher thannon-affiliated men. Fraternity menhave a 20 per cent higher her rate ofgraduation from university and moreoften than not graduate with higherGPAs. Maybe that's the reason Greekalumni make up 65 per cent ofAmerican doctors and 78 per cent ofAmercian lawyers. Would it not seemjust for the media to focus on thesestatistics as frequently as they do onrare incidents of hazing?

The gross misconduct and hazingwhich is written about in Goat is anextreme case which can rarely befound on any campus across NorthAmerica and is non-existent at UBC.Every fraternity at UBC has a stronganti-hazing policy in place, all ofwhich are monitored and enforcedby the local Alumni. In fact, of all theorganisations that are found on cam-puses across the country (varsityteams, specific faculties), fraternitiesare the only organisations activelyfighting hazing with strong policiesand punishments. If one wants tooverturn a festering underbellythey should direct their attentionelsewhere.

—Dan Johnsonand Lindsey McDonell

International Fraternity Counciland Panhellenic Public Relations

Co-Chairs

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TAKING LIVESnow playing

by Jenn CameronCULTURE STAFF

The streets of Montreal have neverbeen more dangerous. With a killer onthe loose and no observable motivationbehind the continuing attacks, the cov-eted Montreal police are unable totrack him down. When the death tollrises once again, it comes time to callin the experts.

FBI agent Illeana (Angelina Jolie) isreluctantly flown in to the easternCanadian city in order to decipher themystery behind the recent murders.Immersing herself completely into thecase—and not taking a moment's rest—it doesn't take Illeana long to discoverthe motivation behind the killer's grue-some endeavours. The killer is takingon the identities of his victims, livingtheir lives just as they would up to thepoint of even paying their bills.

Right from the start, this film isn'tparticularly different from any othersof the serial killer genre. Most of thetwists in the storyline follow the typicalpattern, whereas those aspects that aredifferent are just off the wall. There arealso several promising teasers towardspossible twists, but none are actuallyfollowed throng)/ It seems as thoughthe filmmakers were completelyunwilling to take any risks. -

This need to play it safe causes the

film to be very predictable. When thereare only three major characters thatoccupy the screen time, and you logi-cally assume that the killer is one ofthose three, it doesn't take long to fig-ure things out When I should havebeen biting my finger nails in anticipo-tion I was instead searching for pop-corn money.

Popcorn in hand, I realised thatmost of the characters were stereotypi-cal and undeveloped. Paquette (OliverMartinez) was the angry, lazy, Montrealcop and Illeana was the lonely, workabsorbed FBI agent I was vaguelyreminded of every other movie thathas been about an FBI agent on thehunt for an unstoppable killer.

Despite her character's lack ofdepth, Angelina Jolie gives arespectable performance, bringing tolife an intelligent, sexy workaholic. Iwas also impressed with Ethan Hawkeas Costa, the paranoid art dealer. Hischarming, sliettly neurotic character isquite amiable, bringing comic relief tothe film. The choice of these two actorsis the only credit I can give the film.

Tatting Lives is apathetic attempt toput a new twist on an old story. TheMontreal setting, complete with over-done French accents, was the onlything that made it distinguishable. Thisfilm brings nothing to the screen thatwe haven't seen before, and is mostcertainly not a movie that one shouldput on the same shelf as The BoneCollector or The Sixth Sense. +

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THE UBYSSEY

Worship at theTHE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSEwith CallaAt Richard's on RichardsMar. 27

by Neil BraunCULTURE WRITER

In an interview with DiSCORDER magazine,Didz Hammond, bassist for Reading,England's The Cooper Temple Clause, boldlystated, "We're always looking for new soundsand new ways of doing stuff. I say boldlybecause in an era where large media con-glomerates and listener focus groups deter-mine play lists for commercial radio, anyband who dares to make ambitious and exper-imental music seems condemned to obscuri-ty (or to have their innovations copied forcommercial radio exploitation).

The Cooper Temple Clause exemplifiesthis rule perfectly. Their first album, the caus-tic See Through This and Leave, was neverreleased in North America. Their newestalbum, Kick Up the Fire and Let the FlamesBreak Loose, arrived here several monthsafter its British release:- This is a shamebecause the band proved they had ampleskills to match their creativity at their show atRichard's on Richards on Saturday night

Though Kick Up the Fire benefited greatlyfrom its , subtle electronic effects, the six-pieceband made clear that they were, first and fore-

most a loud, dangerous rock band. The open-- ing to "The Same Mistakes' oozed claustro-phobia with an eerie, distorted violin samplewrapped around Hammond's envelopingbass and Ben Gautrey's desperate, hissingvocals. As if making good on the impliedthreat, the rest of the band soon roared to lifewith aggressive, staccato guitars, boomingdrums and Gautrey's Liam Gallagher-esquewail. As evidenced by their head bobbing, fistpumping and pogoing, many in the crowdwere considerably impressed.

Equally impressive was how, despite thegenre-hopping set list, the band never con-fused, alienated or bored the crowd. Whetherit was the moody slowburn rock of "MusicBox,' the Britpop of "Blind Pilots' or thequick-tempo, melodic "Film-Maker,' the bandwas either foreshadowing impending guitarviolence or delivering it.

To finish the show, the Coopersunleashed their three most fearsome songson the crowd: "Panzer Attack," "Promises,Promises' and "Let's Kill Music.' Especiallypotent was "Panzer Attack' (and with a titlelike that, it had to be). Amidst pulsing strobelights and military-like dance beats, Gautreyscreamed so hard he looked ready to burst aneck vein, guitarist Dan Fisher thrashedacross the stage like a madman andHammond wrung his mike stand like it wasa rubber chicken. When the crowd wasn'tslack-jawed, they were shouting along to the

chorus like it was a mantra: "Here comes thePanzer Attackl"

No encore was offered. After that blast ofenergy, passion and adventurousness, nonewas needed.

Unfortunately; opening band Calla pro-

vided a textbook example of the difficultiesof shoegazer rock. Though the latter half ofthe band's dark set began to show flashes ofmelody, the majority of Calla's repertoirewas simply too slow, dense and droning tobe memorable. +

er collaborationCoastal combination of new-age and traditionalSUPERNATURALby Neil Campbell and Beau Dickat the Contemporary Art Galleryuntil Apr. 25

by Ania MafiCULTURE STAFF

Combining two different artistic forms of expres-sion, Supernatural features geometric paintings byNeil Campbell alongside masks bY. Kwakwaka'wakwchief Beau Dick. Although the collaboration of thesetwo Northwest Coast artists seems like an unlikelyunion, curator Roy Arden fords some interestingcommonalties between the artists and proudly pres-ents these works in a contemporary setting.

The distinctive and unique artists both displayworks that are strong, theatrical and iconic. Eachwith their own signature style, their art comestogether to form a very striking and spiritual merg-er. The Kwakwaka`wakw masks by Dick give theexhibit a traditional and moving presence. Hangingfrom the ceiling in a dark space with only spotlightson the art, the masks surround you at different dis-tances and heights, creating a movement within thespace. The masks have a hollowness to them thatforces onlookers to feel the spirit that would haveexisted behind the ancient looking artifacts—one canhear the voice of the mask speaking to their senses.From the facial expressions to the precision carvingtechniques used, the masks have a spellbindingquality. Although they are the most powerful whenintegrated in traditional dance and ceremonies, forme the power of the masks was still present even

when out of context.Influenced by everything from Indian Tantric

painting to the popular art and culture surroundinghis daily life, Neil Campbell adds his strong, geo-metrically clean and curved lines to the exhibit.What allows this new-age abstractness to mix wellwith the traditional masks is Campbell's ability tocreate depth and meaning in his simplistic designs.His wall painting "Boom Boom° immediately putsyou in a trance as you enter the white space.Consisting of two giant black discs, the simple cir-cles give the illusion of vibrating motion when youmove up toward them. Like most of Campbell'swork, the art is bold and symbolic and has a loud-ness that defies the initial perception of flatness.

Mixing Kwakwaka'wakw and non-Native works,Arden describes this as a rare occurrence m BC gal-leries, and one that combines cultures and tradi-tions. The reason that these works succeed so welltogether can be accredited to its ability to createmovement and the close proximity of the artwork—inanother context the work would be understood dif-ferently. Campbell's art can be easily envisionedamong a world of abstract artists, while Dick's maskswould be fitting, in any museum of anthropology. Butthe vision Arden had when putting these two artiststogether was one that would allow First Nations art tobe featured in a contemporary setting while grantingmore-culture and motion to modern pieces.

With a video documenting a Kwakwaka'wakw pot-latch by Dick playing on a small screen, the traditionalnative songs and chants echo through the gallery andgive this exhibit a supernatural movement throughcultures. +