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AMS supports TMAt Wednesday night's Alma MaterSociety (AMS) Council meeting, amotion was passed demonstratingthe AMS's collective support of theprinciple that Teaching Assistant(TA) remuneration should beincreased at a minimum to becommensurate with increasesin tuition fees.

Ten university departments havepassed similar resolutions.

Two members of the TA Unionspoke to the council, saying sinceTAs are students, they need stu-dents' support. TAs argue. that pay-ing tuition is a condition of theiremployment, and because of thisyear's tuition increase, they haveeffectively suffered a 16 per centdecrease in pay.

A TA Union general meeting willbe held November 25 for membersto discuss potential strike action.The union is frustrated withprogress in monetary discussionswith university negotiators so far.

At the November 8 bargainingmeeting, union negotiators askedfor an exemption for paying tuitionand a six per cent per year wage

increase for the next three years,bringing them up to SFU wage levelsby 2004.

They were nots satisfied with theuniversity's counter-offer, which TAUnion President Alex Grant saidwas a zero per cent pay increase forthe next three years and a refusal torenew payments into the TA med-ical fund—from which TAs receive a$130 refund cheque on theirAMS/GSS medical plan.

MacEwan bumsbridges with CASALead by President Nathan Mison,the Students' Association ExecutiveCouncil of Grant MacEwan College—located in northern Alberta—votedNovember 18 to pull out of theCanadian Alliance of StudentAssociations (CASA).

Mison described CASA as anorganisation in crisis and said hedidn't feel that the student associa-tion could afford to spend morethan $10,000 of students' money onCASA fees.

CASA lobbies for students' issueson a federal level and its mandate

includes an easy in/easy out way tojoin and leave their association.UBC's Alma Mater Society (AMS)was a founding member of CASA-which was created in 1994—andwhich has 23 member associations.

AMS President Kristen Harveysaid Grant MacEwan's decision wasdisappointing—CASA runs on asmall budget, and the withdrawalwill mean a loss of funds.

She feels CASA works well for theAMS, and said the AMS has no plansto withdraw their membership fromCASA.

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by Ian DuncanCULTURE WRITER

What is trouser jazz? Is it dixielandjazz played by men wearing flan-nel? Is it a new brand of biscuit?Could it be the sound of a zoo atnight? Or a way of turning cod liveroil into alcohol? The answer is sim-ple: it's jazz for your trousers! Andthat is that, plain and simple.

Untangling the mystery oftrouser jazz leads one to under-stand the whole simple beautybehind Mr. Scruff s new albumTrouser Jazz, released this year byNinjatune. The sound of Mr.Scruffs unique style of jazz liessomewhere in between a cheesy1970s exploitation film, a 16-byteAtari game and a swinging up-beatjazz joint where the music neverslows down and the martinis neverstop coming.

Tracks like "Valley of theSausages' (a great song, for its titleif nothing else) stay true to theirjazz roots by progressively getting

more complex and sharing instru-mental dominance. In the case of"Sausages," Mr. Scruff creates asteady melody for the female vocal-ist to scat out an impressive rangeof vocal harmony. Other tracks like"Come On Grandad" or 'Vibrate"make it clear the album is a child ofNinjatune. They fuse jazz and hip-hop beats together, but this time ina fun and light way that hasn't beendone by his labelmates, makingMr. Scruff a unique treat.

The greatest thing about thisalbum, simply defined by the artistas jazz for your trousers, is that it issimply fun. Although it comes offas comically stylised, the music ismature and does a successful job ofmaking you want to put the albumon in the morning and shake yourbutt like some gangly adolescentduring the 'awkward stage' ofpuberty. It is refreshing to listen toan album that makes me want towriggle, jiggle and giggle—it's likebeing surrounded and serenadedby those cute, round 'scruffs' thatadorn the album's cover. I haven'theard anything like Trouser Jazzbefore, and now all I want is tohear more. •

THE FALSTAFF PROJECTat the Frederic Wood Theatreuntil Nov. 23

by John HuaCULTURE STAFF

The compression of 12 hours oftheatre into a precise two-and-a-half-hour play is no simple task."The Falstaff Project" accomplishesthis, amalgamating four ofShakepeare's plays with masterfulfluidity and successfully demon-strating the capability, excellenceand charm of UBC Theatre. "TheFalstaff Project" is so overwhelm-ing that after viewing the airtightproduction, consisting of 31 castmembers, a sidecar motorcycle,dizzying projections, fabulous cos-tumes and a dog, the audience willbe left in blissful awe.

The dialectic of Prince Hal andHotspur is successfully conveyedthrough solid performances.Adrian McMorran achieves excel-lence in his portrayal of the youngprince. McMorran delivers a crispand raw version of theMachiavellian Prince of Wales, whoevolves from a quick-witted andmischievous young man into aharsh and ruthless king. Throughhis interactions with Hotspur, KingHenry and Falstaff, the tormentedhuman nature of Hal is brought tolife. McMorran takes hold of hisrole, interpreting, grasping, andultimately transforming Prince Halinto a dark yet captivating reality.Jason Nicola delivers an equallystrong performance as he portraysthe over-ambitious Hotspur. Nicola,occupying the role of the antago-nist, portrays Hotspur in such acharismatic fashion that onebecomes mesmerised. Second toFalstaff, Hotspur is the next mostpopular character in "Henry IV."Nicola validates this fact as he findshis niche in this exciting role.

Dr Errol Durbach's script isseamless in its transition from

scene to scene, which is highlightedby director John Wright. The use oflight projection is utterly stunning,boldly opening doors to effectivelyincorporate media and film into therealm of theatre. The costumes,ranging in influences from themedieval ages to the rocking 1990s,blend nicely to create a stylish andchic finished product Every aspectof the play is performed flawlessly,creating elaborate scenes such asthe battle of Shrewsbury.

Durbach and Wright made it apoint to allow every role to have itsmoment, such as the quirky MasterShallow (Andrej Marko), and thesultry women of "Falstaff'—MissQuickly (Lianne Syykora) and Doll

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The foundation of the play is setin the dialectical relationship ofKing Henry IV (Jerry Wasserman)and Sir John Falstaff (Stephen E.Miller). The two professional actorssuccessfully capture the essence ofthe roles and execute them flaw-lessly. Wasserman, who is also aprofessor at UBC, plays a light-voiced yet stern and authoritarianKing Henry IV. The strength of hischaracter is brought out through

the interactions with Hal, and indi-rect tension with Falstaff.Wasserman presents the king as adoubtful ruler and father, whodemands both sympathy andhatred from the audience.

Stephen E. Miller has never per-formed Shakespeare, before "TheFalstaff Project, a statement that isneither fathomable, nor support-able, given his brilliant perform-ance as Sir John Falstaff. Miller'sstage presence and physicality istestimony to his perfect adaptationof the jovial knight Truly graspingthe essence of his role, Millerexchanges quips and insults withfluidity and effortlessness. Milleroccupies clip of ,thy panst„demand-ing and niultidinièfiSional foleS'InShakespeare, and delivers an excep-tional and memorable perform-ance.

Whatever goals Errol Durbachand John Wright have set for "TheFalstaff Project,' I am sure theyhave well surpassed them. This pro-duction has been the highlight ofthe Freddie Wood's 50th anniver-sary. Demonstrating excellencefrom beginning to end, "TheFalstaff Project" has officially raisedUBC theatre to a new level. :•

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They're back, they're older, and they're asmagical as ever: Harry, Ron and Hermionehave once more captivated the world. InHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, thepopular trio again battles the forces of dark-ness to save Hogwarts School for theMagically Gifted and Talented, and stop thatvile Lord Voldemort from resurrecting.

When the movie opens, a strange elfnamed Dobby pays Harry Potter a visit andgets him into trouble with his uncle. Bannedfrom going to Hogwarts, Harry's friend RonWeasly .rescues him. However, Dobby inter-feres again and prevents Harry and Ronfrom boarding the Hogwarts Express.

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friends finally make it to school, but soonfind that all is not right. Harry hears whis-pers in, the walls and messages scrawled inblood begin to appear, warning that the'chamber of secrets' has been opened.Swinging from adventure to adventure,Harry discovers that Lord Voldemort is back,and has kidnapped Ron's sister Ginny to

gain himself a proper body. Only Harry canstop him before it's too late for Hogwarts,Ginny and his friends.

Nearly three hours long, the movieremains fairly faithful to the book. Itincludes many of author J.K. Rowling'seccentric creations, such as the flying FordAnglia, the body changing poly-juice and the

impossibly intricate game of Quidditch.Some of the dialogue comes straight fromthe book, giving the movie some of theenchantment that Rowling invested in herwork.

The cast is well chosen, and most of theactors play their roles marvellously, espe-cially Kenneth Branagh as the suave but cow-ardly playboy, professor Gilderoy Lockhart.Sadly, Alan Rickman fails to muster up thedark and mysterious Professor Snape ,heplayed in the first movie. In the sequel, hemakes Snape more understanding andpatient, something he is not in any of thebooks. Meanwhile, series newcomer JasonIsaacs does an amazing job playing the eviland conniving Lucius Malfoy.

This movie is spookier than the first onein the Harry Potter series, but it has tonnesof laughs that will keep audiences wonder-fully entertained. The special effects aresometimes hypnotic, and make the movievery exciting, while the action is intense andmagically coordinated with the musicalscore.

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Environmental degradation threatens Canadian national securityby Sean W Fleming

FEATURES WRITERt would seem bad enough thatCanadians are dying from third-world diseases in their drinkingwater and that untamed wilderness—the cornerstone of Canadian identity,more crucial to the national charac-ter than even universal health care ormulticulturalism—is being destroyed

at a dismally high rate. But can environmen-tal degradation lead to war?

A growing number of analysts agree that,indeed, it can and it has. Canada is notimmune to this alarming trend, which hasalready led to Canadian military action in theNorth Atlantic and may eventually requirethe nation to take strong steps to defend theNorthwest Passage, the defining feature ofthe Canadian northern frontier.

Environmental awareness has traditional-ly stemmed from concerns over the econom-ic and human health impacts of pollution andunsustainable development, a desire to pre-serve our natural heritage and a fundamentalrespect for the ecological integrity of the nat-ural world. However, environmentalactivists, social scientists and security ana-lysts from organisations as diverse asGreenpeace and the CIA are increasingly wor-ried about a new face to this now-familiarproblem: environmental security.

Economic, social, political and milupheaval arising from the destruction of nat-ural resources, including farmland, forestsand water, already affects Canadians indi-rectly through its impacts on world trade, for-eign relations, and the international flow ofmigrant populations. However, environmen-tal degradation also compromises Canadiannational security in more direct ways, andmay -ultimately threaten the sovereignty ofour arctic borders.

"Environmental refugees are, for the firsttuna in the history of the world, more numer-ous than refugees from war," states OlavSlaymaker, director of the EnvironmentalSecurity Program at UBC's Liu Institute forGlobal Studies. Slaymaker cites this as "evi-dence of a new reality.°

It is a global-scale problem and there is awide variety in the types of environmentalsecurity problems. These include overt mili-tary conflict between Israel and Syria overaccess to freshwater resources, which arescarce in the region and growing scarcer dueto overexploitation and pollution; guerrillawarfare in the Mexican state of Chiapasresulting in part from local populationgrowth, deterioration of arable land anddeforestation which threatens the fuel sup-plies of aboriginal inhabitants; and diffusionof radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear dis-aster which threatens the already precariouslivelihood of indigenous Lapp reindeerherders in northern Sweden. Given the diver-sity of these issues, Slaymaker cautions that,"it is very difficult to put precise numbers tothe nature and scale of the problem."

Environmental security threats are typi-cally defined by the intelligence and militarycommunities as environmental problemswhich compromise national security in someway, either domestically or internationally.This is a new and rapidly evolving field, how-ever, and other perspectives exist. Slaymakertakes a somewhat broader view, stating that'environmental security is a field of studythat is parallel to the field of human securityand concerns ways of determining the sensi-tivity, resilience and vulnerability of the envi-ronment to imposed change."

Ken Green, director of the Centre forStudies in Risk and Regulation at the FraserInstitute, a Vancouver-based think-tank,places a greater emphasis upon deliberateenvironmental destruction as a weapon ofwarfare or terrorism. He regards environ-mental security as 'protecting your environ-

mental systems from being an avenue ofattack through chemical or biological war-fare," and suggests that "attacks on the envi-ronments of one's opponents are actuallycommon,' though historically ineffective.

Although skeptical of wider notions ofenvironmental security, Green allows that anation could conceivably jeopordise its ownsecurity inadvertently through gross environ-mental mismanagement. "Can you so over-stress an environmental system, like water,that you render yourself insecure on anybasis—health, safety, ability of a governmentto protect the well-being of its population, theability to sustain markets and internationaltrading? Historically speaking, I think somecountries have come close to doing that," hesays. With growing populations andeconomies, and the attendant increases indemand upon natural resources and the envi-ronment, that threat grows ever-larger.

Of course, competition for limited naturalresources has always been a source of mili-tax), conflict, and environmental degradationand resource depletion have been linked tothe declines of numerous civilisationsthroughout history. What's different about themodern concept of environmental security?

"It was not until 1990 that the scale ofhuman interference with the environmenthad achieved the same level of impact as thegeophysical changes," says Slaymaker. "Thathuman impact is accelerating."

In addition to the increasing severity ofhuman impacts on the environment, the spa-tial scale of degradation has grown from localto regional, to global. This is particularly truefor Canada given that the impacts of globalwarming, be it natural or anthropogenic, areknown to be most acute at high latitudes,such as in the Canadian arctic. As well, aware-ness has also increased of both environmen-tal and, since a year ago last September, secu-rity matters.

-The war on terrorism has become the newrazor by which you parse policy issues," notesGreen, with what seems to be a hint of dis-taste. This heightened emphasis upon securi-ty evidently spans the full spectrum of policymatters, including environmental policy.

Canada is already subject to direct envi-ronmental security threats. The decades-oldcontroversy about selling Canadian freshwa-ter resources to the more heavily populatedand water-poor US is intensifying, largely outof concern about NAFTA's Chapter 11. Thisportion of the North American Free TradeAgreement, which Canadian nationalists con-tend has little to do with the economic con-cept of tariff-free international trade andmore to do with exploitation, effectively pro-hibits governments from stopping the flow ofa commodity across the border.

In the context of water resources, thismeans that once any bulk economic export ofwater to the US begins, the entire nation is

obliged to follow, and exports cannot be dis-continued regardless of the environmentalconsequences or Canada's own water needs.Some argue, however, that the high cost oftransporting bulk water long distances wouldstimulate entrepreneurship and public- andprivate-sector research, resulting in low-costdesalinisation or recycling facilities in the USand reducing demand for Canadian water.Indeed, purification of sea water and 'used'water, although expensive, is already com-mon in some parts of the world, and theAmerican demand for Canadian freshwaterresources would clearly depend in part uponthe cost-effectiveness of the various potentialsolutions. Nevertheless, water is the lifebloodof both ecosystems and economies, andCanadian sensitivity to the prospect of losingcontrol of its water resources is growingmore acute.

Perhaps a clearer, and certainly more dra-matic, example of direct Canadian environ-:Mental security threats is the so-calledSpanish-Canadian Turbot War of 1995.Environmental destruction of the East Coastfisheries largely by overexploitation, whichhad already caused a cod stock collapse, wasalso severely threatening turbot populations.Failure of ongoing diplomatic., efforts to endfurther decimation of these stocks by a largeSpanish fishing fleet stationed immediatelyoutside Canada's 200-mile economic exclu-sion zone led to more drastic action by theCanadian government.

On March 8, 1995, after a four-hourchase through dense fog terminated by ashot fired across the bow of the fleeingSpanish fishing vessel, theCanadian Coast Guard boarded thetrawler Estai, arrested its captain,and impounded the ship. Spainresponded by sending navalfrigates to the area; Canada in turndispatched the HMCS Terra Nova,a destroyer with ship-to-ship mis-sile capability. The incident wasultimately resolved through negoti-ation and without serious injury.Nevertheless, the ominous factremains that the first shot everfired by post-Confederation Canada in directdefence of its own sovereignty was taken inthe context of environmental security.

Canadians may have to grow more accus-tomed to such historically uncharacteristicgunboat diplomacy if a commercially viableNorthwest Passage—the dream of explorersand empires from the 16th century onward-fmally becomes a reality due to climatechange.

'You're (currently) looking at avery small window of around eightweeks when you can possibly getthrough: 1.3C oceanographer TrishAmundrud says of the NorthwestPassage, an ice-laden maritimeroute through the Canadian arcticthat, when open, dramatically short-ens the trip between the Atlanticand Pacific Oceans. Global warmingmay change all that

"The general historical trendeveryone's talking about right now is that wehave a decrease in ice thickness and adecrease in ice extent," says Amundrud. Shecautions that the results are quite controver-sial because of the complexity of the phe-nomena involved and limited data availabili-ty, and that future trends may be complicatedby simultaneous increases in the amount thatice cover fluctuates year-to-year.Nevertheless, Amundrud acknowledges thata majority of scientists regard the opening ofa commercially viable Northwest Passageunder climate warming to be, in the post-9/11 vernacular, a credible threat.

Potential opening of the NorthwestPassage—which follows a circuitous routeoften passing within a few kilometres ofCanadian shores—constitutes a pressingnational security issue because the passage isnot recognised by either the United States orthe European Union as sovereign Canadianwaters.

"An American ship went through this yearwithout Canadian permission," Amundrudnotes; this is not a rare occurrence. If the iceclears sufficiently to permit substantialmarine traffic and sovereignty is not forceful-ly asserted over the passage, Canada will have

no control over what goes through it—be itdangerous chemicals or dangerous people—or what is dumped from ships into ecologi-cally-sensitive arctic waters.

In contrast, if the passage is recognised asCanadian rather than international waters,Canada will have a great deal of legal author-ity to prescribe and enforce codes of accept-able conduct And while Canadian ownershipof the arctic archipelago is not currently inquestion, loss of the Northwest Passage mightset a dangerous precedent.

This environmental security issue couldultimately present the most severe challengeever to the country's independence becauseCanadians would have no one to turn to butthemselves: for the first time in history, nei-ther Britain, France nor America would be onCanada's side. Canada might, therefore, needto back away from its traditional preferencefor cooperative internationalism—and adependence upon the goodwill of powerfulallies—in favour of a more unilateral and self-reliant approach to foreign relations.

What can be done to increase environ-mental security in general? Effectivelyaddressing the underlying environmentaldegradation is obviously crucial, but opinionsdiffer on how this might best be accom-plished. Green states that, overall, ecologicalruin arises "when you have a dysfunctionalsystem of government that doesn't allowmarkets to function, and doesn't allow thesignal that people are overusing an environ-mental system to be worked into the way theystructure their lives and activities." Paymentfor, and appropriate pricing of, the environ-

- mental services provided by naturalsystems is key to their successfulmanagement, he contends, asincreased scarcity drives up 'costsand forces changes in behaviour.

Slaymaker argues that 'increas-ing environmental security can onlycome about with a change in humanbehaviour: a mode of conduct thatrespects, rather than exploits, theenvironment." With regard to ourability to negotiate internationallyfor protection of Canada's environ-

mental integrity, Slaymaker adds that, "If wehad a better national record of respecting ourenvironment, we would be able to argue froma position of greater strength than that whichwe presently have. The last decade has seen aprecipitous decline in Canada's record as anenvironmentally-sensitive nation." BothGreen and Slaymaker seem to agree, though,that fundamental changes are necessary in

how we interact with the ecologicalfabric within which humanity exists,and without which it can not.

Yet successful defence ofCanadian environmental securitymight ultimately require somethingwith a bit more punch. Some evi-dence for this comes from the factthat Russia is evidently not per-turbed by the prospect of an ice-freeNortheast Passage across the arcticshores of Siberia. Why not?

'The Russians have a little moreballs than we do," says Amundrud, only part-ly tongue-in-cheek. To be sure, addressing theunderlying causes of environmental degrada-tion—such as curbing greenhouse gas emis-sions, which are widely held responsible forobserved climate warming trends and, by thesame token, gradual clearing of Canada'sNorthwest Passage—is absolutely necessary.Nevertheless, environmental issues areincreasingly synonymous with nationaldefence, and may need to be addressed inthat light This is most clearly apparent in thecase of preserving Canadian claims to inter-nationally-contested maritime areas, such asthe East Coast fisheries and the NorthwestPassage. If foreign ships can travel for thou-sands of kilometres through the Canadianarctic, for example, without seeing any con-vincing signs ,of Canadian presence—militarypresence being the most convincing of all—they will feel little motivation to recogniseCanada's sovereignty over the region.

While Canada will likely never have an arc-tic battle fleet to rival that of the still self-assured former Soviet Union, the nation maynevertheless need to cowboy up a little—ifonly to ensure a reasonable position at thebargaining table. 4.

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EDITORIAL BOARDACTING

COORDINATING EDITORMichael Schwandt

NEWS EDITORSKathleen DeeringChris Shepherd

CULTURE EDITORMichael Schwandt

SPORTS EDITORSarah Conchie

FEATURES/NATIONAL EDITORDuncan M. McHugh

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Whaes atuitionincreasegoodfor?Yesterday, the Ubyssey editorswere sitting around a table, enjoy-ing platters, of donuts and cream-and sugar-laden coffee—as we doeveryday—talking about what wewere going to watch on TV thatnight, when we started discussingthe probability of a tuition increasefor next year. Referring to our purs-es, as usual, we engaged in one ofour usual sessions of quantitativebean-counting. It seemed like thisissue would be an appropriate timeto talk trash. Or perhaps to offer abalanced and informative exami-nation of policy and to call foraccountability.

The university's consultationprocess regarding the increase intuition leaves much to be desired.The process began two weeks laterthan the university itself plannedon starting, and lacks any hardnumbers to back up the minimum30 per cent increase that is facingmost students. Commerce andEngineering students are facing41 and 40 per cent increasesrespectively.

The administration has, saidthat it will continue to be able tohonour the Board of Governors'commitment to ensure no quali-fied domestic student be deniedaccess to UBC because of monetaryconcerns. It claims that by taking15 per cent of the increased tuitionand using it for student financialassistance UBC can achieve this.Given that the university has as yetbeen unable to produce any realnumbers demonstrating the needfor the tuition increase, how can

UBC know that 15 per cent will beenough to deal with students finan-cial needs?

Despite the concerns raised bythe Alma Mater Society and theGraduate Student Society, the uni-versity seems intent on carrying onwith its plan to submit the tuitionproposal to the Board of Governorson January 27. It seems that stu-dents will just have to accept theidea of increased tuition. So, hereare the pluses and minuses of theuniversity diving into student pock-ets once again:

PRO: No more splinters from thoseancient, wooden chairs inBuchanan.CON: Scurvy to make a triumphantreturn.PRO: Martha Piper may get a newhaircut.CON: May have to give up drinkingwhen you sell your second kidneyto help pay for your education (thefirst one having been sold after lastyear's tuition increase).PRO: Varsity athletes now shuttledto games in personal limos—nomore annoying sharing of the wetbar.CON: UBC student fans can no

longer afford the $3 price of admis-sion to home games—UBCAthletics shuttles in acting stu-dents to fill the stands.PRO: Space chairs in the Klinckbuilding will now make futuristichydraulic noises.CON: See that? Up there by thatseagull way overhead...squint a lit-tle...yeah, that's the poverty line.PRO: Squirrels can finally betrained to guard the campus,replacing the antiquated CampusSecurity.CON: A higher proportion of richassholes on campus sporting lap-tops and cell phones playing "TheEntertainer."PRO: Aquatic Centre adds new 20-metre, 30-metre and 50-metre div-ing towers. YikeslCON: Although the Aquatic Centrestill offers free swim times, stu-dents have to dive in wearingunderwear—by not buying swim-suits for the next decade, theymight cover the cost of the tuitionincrease.PRO: Library patrol staff will beequipped with weaponry as well asverbal barbs to ensure that stu-dents do not drink coffee whilestudying.

CON: Students forced to start com-munity living arrangements atWreck Beach—violent clashes withhippies ensue.PRO: More social space improve-ments will bring the campus fromthe 1960s to the 1980s (seeBuchanan D for an example).PRO: New tunes for the MainLibrary clock tower. ("Who Let theDogs Out," anyone?)CON: More money means moreevents with the university pickingthe music.CON: "Student VISA" now used topay for tuition as well as textbooksand food.PRO: Plans to rent out space inMain Library stacks as a "bed &breakfast" can be cancelled.CON: Campus bottle collectorscomplain about students beggingfor spare change outside the SUB.Turf wars break out.PRO: Streets paved with gold.Obviously.CON: Students skip classes to chipgold off- of ground, sell for labequipment.PRO: More steam geysers random-ly blowing out of the ground.Hoorah!CON: The donut fund: decimated. v

Don't talk school spirit, UbysseyPlease don't pretend to talk aboutschool spirit when you really wantto talk about funds. In your attemptto please UBC student readers withproposed savings (as in, you thinkthere should be some) in yourNovember 1 Ubyssey editorial, "Goteam...maybe not", by disrespect-ing UBC Athletics you've alsoturned your backs on some of thepeople and principles that havemade this university what it istoday. If you wish simply to com-plain, and 'dodge dimes' with abureaucratic institution (you dorealize that UBC is the largestemployer in the Greater VancouverRegional District [GVRD], and I'msure you have an alternate econom-ic schematic for them?) that's onething, but don't think that you canrip on student athletes, some ofyour peers and classmates (most ofwhom are too busy studying andtraining to reply to your abusiveantics), and think that it will gounnoticed and unashamed.

"School spirit and funds," yousay, but then familiar thoughts, 'Ipay too much for what I've got',come creeping into the foreground.But please tell me, Ubyssey editors,

when it comes to education andyour 'UBC experience,' what do youget for what you bought? If you sawhow thick my wallet is (ha!) becauseof how much the university givesme, based on some level of techni-cal excellence andphysical skills andmy commitment torepresent this uni-versity at the high-est level of amateursport in Canada,you'd tone down your ranting andrealise that just in being here youhave your own gifts placed in frontof you, waiting for you to choose.Why won't you support students atyour university who desire a morephysically active lifestyle than yourown? I choose to participate insports, both recreationally andcompetitively, in part because Ithink it makes me a fuller personand helps me to achieve a healthierlife educationally. By slammingAthletics and Recreation in thename of funding, you dump oneveryone who wants to get in shapeby referring their efforts simply totheir purses.

When it comes to performance,

at least we know you attempt to'talk trash.' But what makes you sosure that your own efforts pass thepublic's performance tests? Areyou so sure your stories are worthreading? Can you raise the level ofyour 'game', day-in and day-out? Ichallenge you. Just as in sports,some years there's a good crop,

and otheryears...well, themirror's before usall. But if your edi-torial staff doesn'tvalue athletics orcare about varsity

sports, at least don't attempt tospeak for other students who do, orsuggest that UBC teams don't win.

UBC's women's soccer teamjust WON a national championshiplast weekend (!!!), our women's vol-leyball team is ranked number onein the country, swimming has beenat the top of the nation for yearsand has produced severalOlympians. Both basketball teamshave had promising starts, and areranked in the top ten in Canada,and the returning CIS men's lead-ing scorer is back for some rim-rockin' this season. UBC rowersjust brought back gold medalsfrom the world championships.The football team, often times a

national contender, finished atransition year with a couple ofwins. Baseball is sending playersto the big leagues. There's excite-ment in the varsity sports world atUBC this year! You've just gottatune yourself to the right station ifyou wanna hear it!

Neither spirit nor sport can bemeasured by your quantitativebean counting, or by the physicalanalysis alone, by the number offans or by how loud (and some-times frenzied) they are at sportingcontests. But we can reflect uponthe communities, that we representwhen we see the pride people havein getting together, encouragingand cheering on their own (with theoccasional taunting of opponentsadded in), like they do in the WarMemorial Gymnasium at UBC.Here you will see an example ofwell-coached university students, ata high level of competitive sport,stretching themselves to reachtheir potential, who try to make themost with the circumstances theyare given, instead of sitting arounda table with donuts and coffee com-plaining to the world!

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Polley Birds!by Sarah Conchie

SPORTS EDITOR

The most successful women's vol-leyball team in UBC history cap-tured two successive national uni-versity championships in 1977 and1978, sandwiching an undefeatedseason in 1978. And although thehairstyles are mercifully differentand the name has changed from`Thunderettes' to 'Thunderbirds,'the current incarnation of the UBCwomen's volleyball team looks strik-ingly similiar to their Wall of Famepredecessors. They sport the samesquare kneepads, the same boxyblue shorts, and, most importantly,the same potential for greatness.

Despite losing national teamplayer Kaley Boyd, who is taking ayear-long hiatus, the Thunderbirdshave been controlling the courtsince their first win against theTrinity Western Spartans inOctober. In the highly competitiveCanada West division of the. CIS, thesquad has gone 7-1 in regular sea-son play after starting out the yearranked number-one in the country.The Birds are now back on top afterweekend victories over theSaskatchewan Huskies, and headcoach Doug Reimer hopes it staysthat way.

"These are two big weekendscoming up, against SFU and Alberta,and if we get wins, it will help tosolidify our place in the rankings,"Reimer said, pausing to contem-plate the future of his team duringThursday's practice. "With so manyteams so good in the Canada West,

by John McCiankSPORTS STAFF

Fresh off of a second-place team fin-ish at the NAIA Region I CrossCountry Championships inMedford, Oregon, the UBC men'scross country team is heading to theNAIA National Championships inKenosha, Wisconsin, on November23.

T-birds Warren Hatch, ChrisDurkin and David Roulston placedsixth, seventh and eighth, respec-tively, on the muddy 8km course inMedford, and are looking for moregood results at Nationals. Hatch, athird-year Arts student, is hopingthat the team can place in the topfive at the NAIA championships.

"I'm probably the most fit I'veever been in my life right now," saidHatch, "and I have a lot of expecta-tions for the team and myself." It isa sentiment echoed by many of histeammates.

"The talent this year is just amaz-ing," said fourth-year Science stu-dent Jared Mawhorter. "We have alot more depth than we've had inany of the other years I've been

that's going to be important. The top.four teams make the Nationals, butthere's six good teams."

The competition may seem stiff,but the Birds have a formidablepresence in the league, largely dueto their four returning starters.Emily Cordonier, a second-yearpower hitter from Vancouver,checks in at six-foot-three, dominat-ing the court alongside veterans IzzyCzerveniak and Christine Bonish,who provide solid left and rielt sidecoverage. Setter Amy Schroedertrained with the national team thissummer.

Reimer says that his squad iswinning because of their aggressivestyle. "When our offence is good—wehave a lot [more] balance in ouroffence than any other team rightnow—and if we're passing well andgetting everyone involved in ouroffence, that's when we're fun towatch.'

Thursday's practice was tingedwith anticipation, as UBC hosts theyoung SFU Clan this weekend. "Weobviously expect to play very well,"said Czerveniak, a fifth-year veteran."We tend to get up for games whenwe're supposed to win, arid it'sSFU's first year in the league.They're young, they're aggres-sive...but we should come out on topthis weekend."

When talk turns to the playoffsand the possibility of a champi-onship rim, Czerveniak gets animat-ed. "Of course! It's always in theback of our minds, always!" sheexclaims.

History may just repeat itself.

here, so that's really exciting to see."Some of that depth comes from

second-year Forestry major MorganTitus and third-year civil engineer-ing major David Roulston. Titus ishoping to carry over his successfrom last year, when he went to theJunior World Cross CountryChampionships in Dublin, Ireland,running a solid race against some ofthe world's best. While Roulstonhimself didn't have as successful aseason last year (he was injured foreight months leading up to this sea-son), he is regaining top form andlooks to be in good shape headinginto Nationals.

"At regionals, I had my best raceof the year," said Roulston, "andplaced eighth—third on the team—soit's starting to come around andhopefully by the time Nationalscome around I'll be peaked."Roulston hopes to eventually qualifyfor the World University Games nextsummer in the 1500m event.

After the Nationals, the next bigmeet for the T-birds will be onNovember 30 in Moncton, N.B. forthe Canadian Open Cross CountryChampionships. f

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NEWS EDITOR

The university began consultation this weekwith students regarding the latest proposal toincrease tuition next year. The proposal has

• met with opposition from student groups,largely due to a lack of information being pro-vided by UBC.

Vice-President, Students Brian Sullivanmade a presentation to the Alma MaterSociety (AMS) Council at Wednesday night'scouncil meeting outlining the increases andthe reasons for them.

The proposal calls for an increase intuition from $88.70 to $115.30 per credit for

_ a basic undergraduate degree, a 30 per centincrease from last year. Engineering and com-merce students in their second to fourth yearwill see their tuition increase 40 and 41 percent respectively. Pharmaceutical Sciences

will have their per credit tuition increase 37per cent. Medicine students will see a 58 percent rise.

Sullivan said the principle reason for theincreases was the six-year tuition freeze thatended earlier this year. "For six or seven yearsthere were no increases to tuition. Provincialgrant did increase somewhat over that timebut it was also frozen for part of that period."

Sullivan also pointed out that the generaloperating fund of UBC has only 18.7 per centof the money coming from tuition, which wasraised 23 per cent last year. When he looked atother comparable universities, such as theUniversity of Western Ontario, he noted thattuition comprises a much higher percentageof the general operating fund at thoseinstitutions.

'Clearly there's a sense in which we needto meet more of our needs through tuition,'he said.

Sullivan pointed out that UBC currently hasinadequate funds needed to sustain the quali-ty of programs that it wants. It is also lackingfunds to hire and

, retain faculty and to offer

the teaching and learning supports the uni-versity wants. "Our best assesment right nowis that in order to sustain that and to restore

some of the things that we lost and to makesome additional targeted improvements a 30per cent increase is necessary," said Sullivan.

AMS President Kristen Harvey is con-cerned that the consultation process cannotbe adequetely carried out if the universitydoes not provide all of the information need-ed for the AMS to make any informed com-ments about the proposal.

'There's nothing meaningful [in the pro-posal] to be able to comment on, especiallyconsidering what kind of information we'resupposed to be able to have access to,' Harveysaid, referring to a university efficiencyreview that is due out soon and the need formore data on student financial aid.

The university is currently behind its ownschedule for the consultation process. Theschedule–which was set out by the VPStudents office–originally called for the con-sultation process to begin November 6.

_Sullivan says that the delay was due toissues surrounding information gathering forthe modelling of the upcoming year's budget,and that the administration waited as long aspossible in order to get as much informationas could be 'gathered.

After his presentation to council, Sullivan

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said one of the main messages that he gotfrom the councillors was that there was notenough information for the AMS to be able tocomment on the proposal.

"And I understand that and we're tryingour very best to get that detail available andshared with the student community," Sullivanstated.

But Harvey believes the current consulta-tion timeline–which had consultationsplanned for late November and earlyDecember–is not accessible to students.

"That's a major problem for undergradu-ates and graduates who are acting as TAs andare expected to be marking exams and doingtheir own end of term projects and work,'Harvey said.

Sullivan said that the university is Pan-ning on adhering to the deadline given by theBoG, which involves bringing the proposal tothe January 27 Board meeting.

The AMS and the Graduate Student Society(GSS) both feel that not enough informationwill be available at that point, and the univer-sity should wait until March.

Michelle Aucoin, executive coordinator forthe vice-president, students, said that exactdates and locations for consultation have yetto be decided but that they will be advertisedin the Ubyssey. She hopes the university willbe able to work collaboratively with the AMSto advertise the consultation process as it didlast year. :•

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