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Robinson condemns violence against gays By Deanne Fisher

As a statement against discrimination and violence towards the gay community, last night Burnaby MP Svend Robinson told Canada he was gay.

But homophobes, aware of Robinson’s intended announcement, smashed his con- stituency ofice windows over the weekend, perpetrating the same kind of violence Robinson speaks against.

”There’s no question about it. The level ofviolenceisincreasing,”saidRobinson. He was referring to February 6 bombing of Little Sisters Book Store as well as the vandalism of his own office.

Robinson attributes the uprise in vio- lence to an increase in hate literature as well as the link between homosexuality and AIDS.

“They’re using this (AIDS) as an excuse for homophobia,” said Robinson.

“Even the level of verbal harassment has increased ... against people perceived to be gay and lesbian,” he said.

The Canada Human Rights Act does not include protection against discrimina- tion on the basis of sexual orientation.

“It is really important that there be a clear statement that (this type 09 discrimi- nation is not acceptable,” said Robinson.

The Conservatives have been promis- ing to introduce changes to the Act since March 4,1986, said Robinson.

“It’s two years later this week and we’re still waiting,” said Robinson, “I thought it was an appropriate context to state, ’Hey, I happen to be gay.”’

Robinson said yesterday that he had received an “overwhelming number of calls” most of them in support of his intended declaration.

U.S. Presidential hopeful seeks Canadian help By Rick Hiebert

A Burnaby ad salesrep is scouring lowler nainland college and university campuses for volunteers to help Jack Kemp’; foundering Washington state presi- dmtia.. campaign.

“I #:ailed up Kemp’s people down in U’hatccm County and they were very en- thusia,stic, they made i t clear they could use a hand. They asked me to make some phone calls a r d round up as many people as pos- sible to help out,” said Arthur Lyon.

Beilingham financial planner J im Twining, Kemp’s campaign chair for the county said he was glad he ran into Lyon.

“He’s doingamuch betterjobrecruiting the coliege people than we are down here. So far we c d y have three or four people of that age recruited. We need all the support we can get,” said Twining.

But Paul Kingston, in charge of Kemp’s youth campaign in northwestern Washing- ton said it was “very unusual for someone like Kemp to have to go out of t.he country for help.”

“If he was winning people would bt flocking to help him, but it’s hard to recruit for a candidate that is consistently running third and fourth in caucuses and prima- ries.”

Lyon said Canadian students are inter- ested in helping Kemp’s campaign.

“I’ve been in touch with Tories, Socreds and Libertarians on every campus,” said Lyon, “there’s been great interest shown, and about a half dozen people have already committed to work on March 8 (the day of the state Republican caucus).”

Lyon, a staunch conservative, said there is “a great deal of respect” among young conservative Canadians for the conserva- tive congressman’s attempt to gain the Republican nomination. “I’ve been very encouraged by the response,” he said.

Twining said Canadian Kemp volunteers will probably be used primarily at the campaign headquarters, due to laws which prohibit those not living in a congressional precinct from attending precinct caucuses.

Canadian prisoner transfers back home

By Michael Groberman E ruce Curtis, the 24 year old Canadian

servinq a murder sentence in a New Jersey prlson, will transfer toa Caniadian prison as early E s May and be subject to Canada’s less rigid :Jarole laws, said his NE w York lawyer Jo,anrl: Legano.

The New Jersey goverrlor’s ofice an- nounced on Friday that governor Kean had apprcl’ed the transfer against the advice of the Sl,iIte prosecutor’s ofice and the state com~nissioner ofcorrections. The announce- ment means Curtis may serve the remain- der OF his sentence in a Ca:nadian prison. (hr t i s has served five years of a 20 year senterce to date.

“(Bruce) is in really good spirits,” said I’eever.

“Xe’s happy to be coming back to Can- ada, aTd he’d like to go to full time univer- sity,” she said after speaking with her nephe uv yesterday morning. Curtis was imprisoned the summer after his high rrhool graduation. He was t o have attended I)alho.lsie University in the fall of 1982.

Lorraine Peever, Curtis” aunt, believes the recent transfer announcement is the result of “a build up of pressures,” from the Canadian public and politicians who have written letters to governor Kean.

‘I’hree appeals for the Curtis case were deniek., and his plea for clemency, which included a cover letter from Canadian min- ister of external affairs Joe Clark, was re- fused hy governor Kean in July 1987.

Chlrtis was convicted in 1983 of aggra- vated manslaughter in the shooting death of a friend's mother. The New Jersey trial relied heavily on the testimony of Curtis’ high school friend, Scott Franz who plea bargained a lesser sentence in exchange for testimony damaging to Curtis.

Curtis maintains his rifle misfired when ‘le collided with Rosemary Podgis as he ran to leave the house after hearing gunfile upstairs. Franz pleaded guilty to the murder of his father.

According to Peever, Curtis will initially transfer to Kingston Penitentiary in On- tario where his case will be assessed by Canadian prison authorites. Curtis will be treated as a capital offender, but Peever hopes he will be assigned to a medium, rather than maximum facility. His family lives close to Springhill Penitentiary in Nova Scota. “If Bruce is allowed to make the decision, it will depend whether or not he can get to a university. He said he’d like to study phyics, biology, and chemis- try.” Curtis has maintained an Aaverage as a Psychology correspondance student at Queens.

Legano said the decision gives Curtis a chance to put his life back together.

“his transfer is so important because Bruce Curtis may have stayed in jail until he was 40. My first preference would have been to send him home totally free. This is a compromise.”

Legano took Curtis’ case two years ago,, after the failure of the first appeal by Curtis’ original lawyer. She also credits pressure from “the wonderful Canadian public, and the press,” with encouraging Kean to ignore the recommendations of his own bureau- crats.

Legano’s Manhattan law firm took the case without charge to the Curtisfamily,”a.s a gesture of good will to Canada.”

From the time she was introduced to the case, says Legano, “I’ve never doubted his innocence. The trial was a complete travesty.”

Curtis’ transfer application must novv be approved by the US. Justice Depart- ment and the Canadian Solicitor General% Office.

“we don’t anticipate any delays,” she said, adding the procedures are expected to be completed within 8 weeks.

Curtis will not be eligible for full parole until December 1989, three years earlie-r than had he remained in New Jersey.

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Educators Drotest copyright laws

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by Karen Valihora (CUP) Montreal

S ix months ago in London, Ontario, aboy scout troop was tined $600 for showing a copied video tape to about thirty young boys. They are

charged with infringing copyright laws. Copyright protection laws in Canada

have not changed since they wereinstituted in 1924. Since then, technological and cul- tural advances have left major sectors of the creative industry, such as the developers of computer software, without legal protec- tion against commercial piracy. Televi- sions, photocopiers, audio and videotape recorders, computers, satellites, and a vast number of information storage and re- trieval systems “have become common in- struments for the use and exploitation of intellectual property,” according to the fed- eral government.

In 1984, the Mulroney government made copyright revision a high priority, following the lead of Canada’s major trad- ing partners - the United States, Great Britain, France, Japan and other industri- alized nations.

An all-party sub-committee report re- leased in 1985, called A Charter of Rights for Creators, underlined the importance of compensating creators for their “special contribution” to Canada. This cornperm- tion, the government says, will vlrtually subsidize Canada’s cultural community.

But many Canadians are concerned, particularly at universities and libraries. Paying copyright dues on photocopied ma- terial, they claim, will do very little for Canadian writers. Because only 20 per cent of the domestic book trade is Canadian owned, most of tho money will be leaving the country.

“Canada has become known as a legal haven for the pi- rating of software.”

The government’s new brain child, Bill C-60, is a package of proposals for amending Canada’s Copyright Act. The amending bill is being worked on in two parts, the first dealing with computer program protection, anti-piracy remedies, a new copyright board, the nature of collective management of copyright revenues and moral rights of copyright holders. The second package of proposals, still in the works, deals with the formation of protective mechanisms such as copyright collectives.

The current law’s inability to deal with technologicai advances created difficulty for inventors, artists, consumers and copy- right based industries. Alongside the con- cerns about the fundamental importance of the new legislation is becoming apparent.

”Canada has become known as a legal haven for the pirating of software,” says Ivhke Renshaw, a McGill University Law Librarian.

In 1986, industries dependent upon copyright enforcement contributed nearly $10 billion to Canada’s economy. In 1985, for instance, the music industry contrib- uted $600 million to the Canadian economy but lost an estimated $40 million to the sJe of pirated sound recordings.

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Bill C-60 advocates the formation of collective associations representing au- thors, modelled on two government agen- cies - CAPAC and PROCAN. These two non-profit organizations represent those who hold copyright on musical works. They grant licenses and collect royalty fees from all users - radio, television, shopping malls, elevators, etc...

Eventually, the government envisages compensation to the creator for all copied material, regardless of the usage.

The collective is a”mechanism the art- ist can recoup on that makes it easier to protect the legal rights of creators,” says Paulette Kelley, executive director or the Periodical Writers’ Association of Canada.

“But at the same time, we don’t want people to be unable to enjoy created work.”

Eventually, the govern- ment envisages compensa- tion to the creator for all copied material, regardless of the usage.

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Accordlng to the federal government, “the new law will balance the needs of the creators to control and be paid for the use of their work with the needs of users to have the easiest and widest possible access to copyright to copyright material. It will in- crease the rights of creators, expand the protection of subject matter and provide fewer exceptions for users, thereby contrib- uting to economic renewal and cultural vitality.”

Buttheinstitutionsandpeopleaffected by the law don’t see it in quite the same light. In particular, schools and libraries across the country will be directly affected by the more stringent photocopying regula- tions and the economic demands made by collective associations.

In Quebec, the provincial government is already paying the Quebec Writers’ Union $1 million for photocopying priviliges for the CEGEPs. This covers the photocopy- ing royalties on the 17,000 works registered with the union. But the agreement does not cover the university or public libraries.

“Collectives set up a levy assessment against libraries for photocopying privi- leges, which means higher rates for photo- copies and more restriction on research,” says Dr. Eric Ormsby, director of libraries at McGill University.

”It is a difficult situation, because the precedent in Quebec doesn’t even allow 10 or 1 5 pages offree photmopies. They charge for every copy and levy extra charges for more substantial amounts.”

Bill C-60 will cost provincial libraries millions of dollars, says Peter Rogers, a representative of the Ontario Library Asso- ciation Copyright Committee.

“The OLAis completelyopposed(to the bill). In my opinion, the law could be the most restrictive the English-speaking world has ever seen,” he says.

“It’s ridiculous. If educational libraries had to pay a collective for every photocopy they made, we would be talking about mil- lions of dollars taken out of the educational budget. There wouldbe a horrendous bill for this. Andofcourse, the taxpayers will be the

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ones to pay.” But Flora MacDonald, the federal

nni:nism of communications, says Bill C-60 i:j (pin? reasonable.

“Not only are the libraries at present r.ot; p,aying any creative royalties to the author or writer, they are actually using his or her work to subsidize their own activities. They :we charging the public (for photocop- ies) a:; if the creator were charging them, b u t thcy are keeping it,” she says.

Tt e Canadian Association of Research Librares (CARL) is opposing the bill be- cause it lacks exemptions for libraries.

“Libraries are most concerned that the legitirr ate interests of research library users’ce balancedagainst the equallylegiti- mate right of the creators,” according to David McCallum, CARL’S executive direc- Lor. ”-

13illC-60 will cost provincial libmries millions of dollars, says Peter Rogers.

“CARL would prefer Canada from leg- islaticrl like that of the United States, the IJniteci Kingdom, and Australia, and recog- nize t:?e single copy practice as legitimate and f a r to both the creatorlj and users of infom~ation,” says McCallum.

Paulette Kelley says a writers’ collec- tive c m address concerns such as fair use of copyrighted material.

“We absolutely believe in a national coalition of writers and poets, in putting it fixwtird, in putting it into practice,” she says.

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cerned that having to locate the owner of a copyright will restrict researchers who want to use someone’s work.

’You want to use somebody’s article or book or videotape segment, just to copy it to make a presentation or write a report, and you have to find the copyright owner. How are you going to do that?” asks Peter Rogers.

Collectives are suggested as solutions to the problems as are blanketed licensing arrangements like the one between the Quebec Writer’s union (UNEC) and the provincial government.

”But how can we guarantee that all of these people are going to be in on one collec- tive? Pierre Berton has publicly refused to join a collective. Will researchers have to track down five or six different collectives to find their writer? And where do they go if they want to tape a segment of a CBC new:; show or The Journal or something?” say:; Rogers.

Royalty fees charged by writers’ collec- tives would be determined by a random sampling process of libraries, determining whch works are being most photocopied. Collectives would distnbute payments ti, their members on a proportional basis, as a sort of “rough justice”.

“Libraries must pay the collective for the photocopies the students and research- ers are making,” says Mike Renshawe. ‘You know the situation here. McGill’s bank- rupt.”

“By raising the cost of photocopying and multiplying the already existing ad- ministrative costs, in the long run libraries will be buying less books, and it will be harder to get at knowledge. No university can support this type of administration,“ Renshau

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S haffer’s Equus demands unbridled theatrics. Yet it is also a highly

cerebral play-a treatment of themes on a grand scale. Cather- ine Caines’ uncluttered produc- tion presents the issues clearly with innovative, intimate stapng. The show, a ‘LIBC theatre student production, played a t Anne Rlacdonald Hall in North Vancouver last week, and o p n s a t UEC’s Dorothy Somerset Studio tonight.

THEATRE Equus Direc ted by Cather ine Caines Dorothy Somerse t Studio WBC)

The simple set-a square space with the audience sitting on all four sides-works to preserve the play’s unity. At the start of the show, horses take their place at the four corners of the space which defines the various religio loci of modern society. The first is the antisep- tic ofice of Dr. Dysart, a clinical psychiatrist. His treatment room is a sanctuary, where secrets are told but do not leave-a confession booth of sorts. The location changes to a stable, where Dysart’s patient, Allnn, grooms his gods, the horses- then to a cinema, where derelicts perform their own worship, and an open field, a sort of oracle for Allan’s inspiration.

The horses are impressive, towering over the rest of the cast. Raised on platform hooves, with

A horse‘s ass Bottom-like ass-head frames.of stretched hide covering the actors faces, they are huge presences. They stamp the wooden floorboards with unset- tling racket. The human voices behind the masks murmur in the mind of Allan,’the tormented youth, dictating his answers.

Neil Gallagher (Angelo in the recent MFA production of Meas- ure for Measure at DST), as Dysart, concentrates too much on the mincing mildness of an Eng- lish country doctor, without con- veying the longing for h s heathen Greece. Randy Naim,

MthLugh his themes are labelled easily, when invoked they are moving. And Caines’ production, in spite of some weaknesses inherent in a student show (hesitant acting, forgotten lines) is indeed movin

Seeing Equus in Ann Macdonald Hall, an old Presbyte rian meeting house, is oddly ap- pealing. The open rafters of the wooden structure are dark with age, and suggest a stable; the unbacked benches are hard and straight like pews; and the actor sit among the audience until.

smart-ass, rebelllous Leenager who condescends to serve customers In an appiiance store, but lacked the presence to convey to the wnoie aubenct. Alan’s intense passion and an- gui sh .

Most of what Snaffer has to say can be easily labelled. From Amadeus, he resusitates the god Mediocrity, which operates in Dysart much as it did in Salieri. F‘rom various literary sources (E.M. Forster, John Fowles) he portays a rainy. ossified modern England which longs for the heat of pagan faith (represented by Greece). Shaffer &so throws in modern alienation brought on by machination, class struggle, and an examination of psychiatrists as high priests of normalcy, sur- gically extracting both brilliance , and exceptionality, with the pain which thev cause. I

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By Victor Chew Wong This weekend the UBC mens

basketball team’s bid for the Can- ada West titie was crushed under a two game, 77 point performance by Byron Tokarchuk.

Tokarchuk. the University of Saskatchewan Hnskies’ 6’8” centre, exploded. in the secmc! game of the semi-final senes Sat- urday night at War Memoria! Gym with a 49 point performance in the 104-101 Saskatchewan victory.

We (Tokarchuk) was a mack truck out there,” UBC head coach Bruce Enns said. ;?%‘e &d a few good things with a couple of Fer-

raris and VWs...but we just couldn’t stop Byron.”

But Tokarchuk and his pack of Huskies did most of their dam- age in their 92-90 win Friday night.

“The first game is always tne key,” Saskatchewan head coach Guy Vetrie sail. Y’he t e a r that wins the first game can smell it (the series victory).”

Perhaps F’riday’s first game, more than any other played this season, hurt the ’Birds.

With 21 secondsleft, the game knottedat90, UBC had possession and was in a position to win the

Second division Braves edge Troians By Jody Woodland

The league leading second division UBC Braves.wgby team demonstrated their depth Satur- day by defeat ing the f i rs t division’s third place Trojans 12-8.

The Braves are playing half of the’Birds’first divisiongames this year and have a 3-1 record to date. The Trojans are noted for their forward play but the Braves domi- nated set play, winning most ofthe lineouts and driving the Trojan scrum down the field.

Fly half Scott Stewart opened the scoring with a drop goal in the fifth minute. The Trojans replied with strong pressure on an up and under, retrieving the ball and scor- ing in the corner. The convert was missed.

Stewart’s second drop goal attempt was blocked by an offside Trojan. Stewart notched the sub- sequent penalty to move the Braves back out in front.

The Braves had two tries dis- allowed. The first came when Matt Fahey intercepted a pass and ran it in from 40 metres out but had it

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Socialists to talk peace

Speaking on the recent devel- opments in Nicaragua and Cen- tral America will be Elizabeth Lavassey of the Socialist Workers Party of the United States. Eliza- beth has just returned from Y I 1ca- ragua. Among the many topics to be discussed will be the much talked about “Peace Plan”. The question regarding what we can do in solidarity with the people of Nicaragua in defense of peace, freedom, and justice will also be considered.

The thirty minute IDERA film entitled “Americas in Transi- tion” will also be shown. Both the film and lecture are free.

Come out and support the newly formed Young Socialists club and hear the truth about Nicaragua Friday March 4th in room 215 SUB.

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called back for a knock on. The Trojans scored their sec-

ond unconverted try late in the first half, driving a maul across the line.

UBC‘s scrummaging earned the Braves’ final points of the half when the Trojans were penalized for collapsing the scrum. John Graf kicked the goal.

In the second half, a break by Stewart sent the ball out to Owen Walsh on the wing then back in- side to Mark Olsen then to Kevin Wing for the score. Unfortunately, one pass too many was made as Olsen, slowing after his pass to Wing, accidentally interfered with a pursuing Trojan five yards out. Olsen was penalized and the try disallowed.

UBC finished the scoring when the referee overruled the touch judges and gave Graf a pen- al ty goal.

game with the last shot . a t worst i t would be overtime.

But UBC’s Perrie Scariett, who had played an imrnaculato game up to tha: poi~t , was s t r ipped of tk.e by Saskatchewan’s John Cielanl. With 10 seconds left Cleiand dm??? in the win!?ing taske:.

“it just looked like :e wasn‘t protecting i t (the ball.) a r d I went for it when I saw his head down,” Cleland said.

A dejected Enns H I I S phiio- sophicai, =It’s ironic because I thought he (Scarlett) was the best player on the floor tonight.”

Not. only did Sasiwtchewan rob LEX of a victory Fr day, they also robbed the ‘Birds of what may have been the difference in Saturday’s game: hGk9 Clarke.

Clarke, UBC’s second leading scorer and leading rebounder, in- jured his left ankle with five min- utes left in the game.

In the opening rrjnutes of Saturday’s game i t looked like the Xuskies al.;o robbed UBC of their hea::. Saskatchewan jumped out to a quick 25-8 lead before the ’Birds awoke and closed the Hus- kies’ lead t o 52-50 at the half.

With eight seconds left and UBZ trailing Saskatchewan by two, Scarlett found redemption from his turnover the previous night. He drove the length of the court with the fury of a freight train and layed-in the tyingbasket with one second left. The game was tied a t 91.

Although UBC flailedaway a t Saskatche.wan, the Huskies con- trolled the overtime period with superior free throw shooting and rebounding.

“We knew we could come

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through in the end,” Tokarchuk said. “Eveniftheytieditin theend I wasn’t afraid of overtime.”

With Clarke out of the game UBC’s J.D. Jackson stepped in to inflate the ’Birds scoring by net- ting 42 points. But it may have been the abscence of Clarke’s de- fence that was a deterimining fac- tor in the loss.

W e really missed Wke tm: game,” Enns said. “Clarke reall. became a good offensive ?lave- this year and the sad thing abou: 1:

is that he learned to play defence in the second half of yesterday’s game.”

Enns also noted that it was a disappointing loss because LX3C played their best basketball i r these final two games of the sea. son.

Perhaps Peme Scarlett sum,. marized the weekend series best: “We were hot, they were hotter.”

Play-off door slams on women hoop group

This weekend1 the UBC women’s basketball wason ended with two losses at thc Canada West Championship tcumament in Victoria.

The ’Birds Idropped their opening game Friday ni,;ht to the University of Victoria 82-47, then lost the consolation round game to the University of I~thkvidge Sat- urday, 83-59.

Fslayaf f door slams on UBC

and a win. On Friday the ’Birds dropped

their last chance at a bid for the national tournament with a 3-1 loss to the University of Calgary, 15-11, 15-14, 14-16, 15-5. Greg Williscrofl; shot in a season high 37 kills in vain.

On Saturday UBC defeated the University of Lethbridge in straight games 15-4,15-0,15-0.

Tracksters slam into second and third finishes

Twenty-four members of the UBC track and field team are CIAU national bound after quali-

behind the University of Mani- toba. The women finished third behind both Saskatchewan and Manitoba.

Strong jumping by both the men’s and women’s teams led the team to their respectable finish. Olympic hopeful Jennie Cockroft won the women’s high jump and Jim Gamlin won the men’s. Byron Jack won the triple jump.

Dave Wilkinson proved to be UBC‘s sprinting pride finishing first in the 60 metre hurdles.

Runner Jennifer Mawby dominated the middle distances with a first in the 600 metre, ; a

second in the 1000 metre, an.3 another first and second as 3 member of both the 4x400 anmi

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volleybalYers fying at the Canada West finhs in 4x800 relay teams. A quote to remember: By a Saskatoon this weekend. The most exciting victorv be-

Santa Barbara player after a 37-0 This weekend the IJBC men’s UBC‘s men’s team placed sec- longed to photo-finish winner Ken thrashing by the ’Birds: “I can’t volleyball team closed t t eirroller- ondovera‘.l,edgingout theuniver- Lucks of UBC who won the 150G believe how fast your fatguys are.” coaster season with, well, a loss sity of Saskatchewan but well metre race in 353.15.

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Radio slide show coming

On Tuesday, March 4th at 12:30 in room 213 SUB, the Ubys- sey and the Latin American Soli- darity Committee are pleased to sponsor a slide show by the El Salvador Information Oflice. The topic of the slide presentation will be on the two clandestine radio stations - Radio Farabundo Marti and Radio Venceremos.

Editors to be screened

Ubyssey editorial board screenings will take place MarcE 2-9 for all those who submitted position papers. Please come to SUB 241k to arrange a time.

Athletics days blossom in SUB

Come to the SUB Ballroom March 1 and 2 to partake in the first ever UBC Athletics days sponsored by the Womens’ Big Block Club. Displays and demon- strations performed by UBC var- sity athletes from noon to 6 p.m. daily.

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March 1, 1988 THE UBYSSEY1’5

JANET GETS

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Pandering 60CTSN6 YOUR

to paranoia 1 1 A spark of fear flickered on the front page of the

Vancouver Sun Saturday. This fear was fueled by the language and structure of a story on two issues: the recent move of wealthy Hong Kong immigrants into the city's west side, greatly changing the communities' eth- nic composition, and the resulting rapid rise in property values. The story legitimately reports a sensitive issue about rapid change in a Vancouver community. But the story's approach insidiously reaffirms the fears of those who question Canada's immigration policy.

The article panders to those who harbour fears of change, primarily visible change. "he story is written in sensational terms using words such as "drama" and "phenomena". And it is couched in the vocabulary of invasion attributing "buying power" as the vehicle in which the outsiders will land on the preserve of the long established insiders. A shaded map is even provided, perhaps as a n implied guide for future areas to be avoided.

This insider and outsider view is advanced in the realtor's description of the "iosyncracies" these new immigrants have when purchasing homes. Under the guise of journalistic cuteness, a custom these new immigrants bring with them is belittled. Tne conde- scending attitude-exhibited in this word and the accom- 1 panying colour reinforces the entrenchment of a vertical ~

mosaic--a social structure which organizes Canadians into an ethnic hierarchy.

decline in quality of education. But why is one parent's view of the new diversity's positive aspects and the call ,

The story also examines concerns over the possible ~ The Ubyssey welcomes letters on any issue. Letters must be typed and are no: to exceed 300 words ~n lenztth. Coptent .~. . ~~~~ ~... ~ ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~. ~~ . ." ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~ ""

which is judged to be libclous. homophobic. sexist, or racist will not be pcbllshed Please be L'crmse Letters may be edited for brevity, but it is standard Ubyssey policy not to ed;t le!ters tor sp l ing or gramrnat~cal mistakes. Please bvirlg them. with identification, to SUB 24ik. Letters must include name, faculry. a-d s g-ature

~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ . . . ~ ~. ~~ ~~ by alderman George Puil for increased money in ESL programs buried at the bottom? The article stresses concern by the parents who will have to adapt to this change, but doesn't mention the problems of those who are actually coping with the language difficulty-the immigrant children. And apparently the only parents spoken to were the 'insiders'--the english speaking established residents.

The change at the schools is cast in terms unfavor- able to the new immigrants and does not recognise that these people will soon become citizens themselves and are already constitutionally guaranteed the same rights and access to public institutions including schools.

The article's style is abrupt, dropping provoking comments then leaving them hanging while moving to another issue. Perhaps this indicates careless editing rather than insensitive writing. Both are unjustifiable for such a potentially volatile issue. Any writer, when writing about social conflict, must not reinforce the

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Suzuki's arguments

appreciated Congratulations go out

to Dr. David Suzuki and the UBC Environmental Inter- est Group for their presen- tations in SUB theatre on Thursday, February 25. The response of some of the forestry students present was bizarre. Afterwards, one of them was complain- ingthatitwastooemotional and one-sided. So, we aren't supposed to get emotional about the gradual destruc- lion of many of the earth's life systems? Unfortu- nately, in response to this crisis, the big forest compa- nies resort to lanrnlare such

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Challenge '87 effective for legal aid program

Your Feb.17 article staffed 15 full-time legal dealing with student reac- clinics throughout Greater t ion to the federal Vancouver and the Lower government's Challenge Mainland, as near as Kitsi- '87 program ("Challenge lano and extending through '87 jobs are no challenge? to Langley and Surrey, to focussed on the perceived name only three locations. lack of career related jobs This summer program arising from the scheme. gave these 22 students un-

summer alone, who would otherwisehave receivedno legai assistance. Our sum- mer progrum could not have opereted uithout the funding from Challenge '6 7.

Although I cannot deny that many Challenge '87 jobs may have been "practical jobs", I must stress the career-oriented nature of our summer clin- ics and give credit to the Challenge '87 program for funding our program to provide these necessary legal services to our clients.

Rodney Yates Law 2

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As a member of the Law Students' Legal Advice Program (LSLAP) I feel obliged to point out that Challenge '87 enabled our society to employ 22 law students for four months of intensive career related work. Due to this federal funding, our program

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deniably practical work experience ranging from summary advice, do-your- own-divorce, and wills, to legal representation at Pro- vincial court trials and small claims actions. More importantly, LSLAP was able to provide services to over 2500 people in the

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1 a mutually beneficiint ex- change of environmental perceptions between forest- ers and environmentalists, to a profitless shouting match.

Is the development of a mature, rational attitude toward the discussion of dif- fering points of view not one of the key goals of a student's uni-.;ersity school- ing? If so, what kind of an example ofhigher education is Dr. Suzuki setting with hisw egocentric, &sparag- ing "debating" technique?

Mike Barker Forestry 2

Many students in the facul ty of forestry as well as residents of the Fraser Can- yon area will be in SUB next month presenting their case. This is not meant to be a confrontational exhibi- tion. We certainly do not want to be involved in an-

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We hope that forestry conduct of Dr. David Suzuki sarcastic manner degrade( as "aesthetic beauty", "rec- reation areas" and 'land management" to counter the concerns raised.

Wake up and smell the coffee folks: the whole world is threatened, and reports such as the United Nation's Our Common Future imply that logging wilderness ar- eas, such as the Stein, is not an option for the future.

, There is plenty of evidence

Y " professors, students and other British Columbians stop commoditizing our environment somuch,listen to the arguements pre- sented to us by Dr. Suzuki and others, and sbrt appre- ciating the emotional, spiri- tual values of all creation more so ... and the sooner, the bett,er.

Ruth Picha, Paul Allen, UBC NDP

at the recent "B.C. Wilder- ness: A Sacred Trust" pres- entation.

According to Suzuki, the UBC Forestry Depart- ment, students and profes- sors inclusive, are lacking in both scientific and general intelligence.

Such a blatantly false insult has no place in in- formed debate. I am a for- estry student and I am not

March 1,1988 The Ubyssey is published Tuesdays & Fridays

throughout the academic year by the Alma Mater Sc- clety of the University of British Columbia. Editorial opinions are those of the staff and no! necessarily those of the university administration, or of the spon- sor. The Ubyssey is a member of Canadian University Press. The editorial office is Rm. 241k of the Student Union Building. Editorial Department, phone 228- 2301; advertsing, 2283977.

"1 havesinned!" cried Jody Woodlandin shakingsobs. John Newlands watched in d i s p s t a s tho man before him disclosed every intimate detail of his dealings with Heather Jenkins. Corinne Bjorge wrung her hands and condemned Jody to two years of pure refltrtion. We'll tolerate no more of your kind .... Heathen!"shescreamedtearingoutsheetsofthenewtes-

looked up "heathen-in the dictionary. Thecongregationbegan to tament to prove her point. Katherine Monk picked her nose and

uncontrollably, Steven Scrimshaw put a carnation in his button- fracture .... Debbie Lo put on thick eyelashes and started to weep

hole and flashed a wolfish smile, Rick Hiebert decided to start his own religion. The network was getting nervous and called the producer, Deanne Fisher. But she was away getting her daily pregnancy test. Michael Groberman picked up the phone and politely listened to Peter Francis, the Network rep. while he read Kelly Lhncan's guide to phone etiquette. " S e x , sex, sex, is that all anyonethinksabout?"rantedRandyShoreashestormedintothe control room. "Did I hear sex?" said Laura Busheikin as she pulled ofTher headset with an anticipatory smile. Derek Craig reacted immediately and put Laura's headset back on in time for her to hear Chris Wiesenger say 'Sodom and Gomorrah all over again." The set was fallingto pieces, but Kevin Hams wasbehind

Grunau's Bible thumping. Suddenly, Victor Chew Wong went the camera reciting Wail Mary" in an effort to mute Vincent

wild with theboom, and used it as a cane for his Fred Astaire im- personation. Alex Johnson flew out h m behind the tele-

hooted. SteveChanandMandelNgancameoutindarkbluesuita promptcr and did a double plier, "Just call me Ginger," she

and decided to put an end to the gruwing chaos by bringingin Dr. Ruth in on their shoulders. 'It's okay to do anything you want as long as it doesn't involve children or violence." she cackled. The congregationletout a heavy sigh andran to t h e d m exchanging phone numbers. u -

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In the,B.C. context to sup- 1 Dart Suzuki's claims; in the Suzuki found substantiated suggestions as impervious to brash, un-

, - I log wastage by MacBlo in 'overbearing' about my intelligence as 1 the Queen Charlottes re- Suzuki is to obeservxtions cently, for example (see the This letter reflects my about his. Vancouver Sun, Jj'eb.26). reaction to the inexcusable Suzuki's overbearing,

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needed. More than 90 percent of other unrewarding discus-

the forests in B.C. are sion as Dr Suzuki's question provincially owned. More period. We do wish to enter- simply put it is the people of tain dscussion from all this province that own the viewpoints. It is today's for- forests and their opinion is estry students that will be essential in its manage- managing your future for- merit. 1 believe that the ests and this type of discus- "Share the Stein" proposal sion can only be helpful to is in the best interests ofthe ensure that these forests are majolityofBritish Columbi- managed to the standards ans. I also make note of the our citizens demand. fact that other people do not share my belief, and respect Steven Thorpe their opinions. Forestry 4

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This letter is in re- groups appear to be polar- student in forestry. I was sponse to the 'RC. Wilder- ized to the point where pro- disappointed by such a per-

, ness: A Sacred Trust" pres- ductive discussion and solu- formance especially at this I entation in Sub Auditorium tions to our mutual concerns crucial period of time in the I last week. To begin with, I remains questionable. Stein debate when a less j would like to comment on This brings me to my confrontational approach is ~ the excellent slide presenta-

' 1 tion created by Jeff Gibbs. 1 This slide show, capturing I the natural splendour ofour ' province, reminded me why 1 I chose forestry as a career 1 (no, DrSuzuki, it was not ' because I lacked the intelli- ~ gence to become a nuclear

physicist). It seems to me ~ that if many of these envi- 1 ronmental groups and for-

got together they would find that they have

1 much in common. However, j at this point in time the two ~ esters

next point: N%y do we listen to a man who seems to have gone off the deep end and is drowning in his own arro- gance? Dr. Suzuki's com- ments on the fact that for- estry does not attract those of high intelligence was quite unprofessional for a man ofhis stature. Further- more, he continued in the question period by insulting a resident and mill worker from Boston Bar, a professor of forest policy at UBC, and finally an undergraduate

6/THE UBYSSEY March 1,1988

Double Dragon debate wanders off centre

The editorial "Alice in Van- der1and"in the Feb. 23 issue of The Ubyssey was written with a de- gree of professionalism rarely seen in this newspaper. I enjoyed it very much.

I did not enjoy the three let- ters devoted to the 'Double Dragon debate'.

The centre to this debate has been lost: Freedom of Choice. Terry Hoople wrote, "...the por- trayal of violence by men towards women, any woman, is unaccept- able andabhorrent,in any form. It is certainly not acceptable on a video game played by young boys." I agree that violence by men to- wards women is absolutely unac- ceptable, but we must remember that the vast majority of students

attending this university are of legal age and they should be al- lowed to make their own choices of what portrays violence.

Also, I doubt that Terry Hoople has actually played the game, as (s)he would know that at one point in the game, three women brandishing whips sur- round the player. Does this por- tray violence by men towards women? the real point of the game, besides an entertainment source, is for the player to save the good girl (regardless ofherappear- ance) from the bad people who had originally assaulted her. This does not portray a negative image to the player.

Jason Mercier Arts 1

Double Dragon adds to problems Violence and sexism towards

women is a multifacteted evil, drawing its water from s:wrces as abstract as advertising to those as tabgible as rape. Despite the enornlous ground that has been made on this problem over n rela- tively short span of time, sunny skies are still a fair distance off. It is still a critical societal disease which can only be wiped out through a process of cultural atti- tudechange. Thisattitude change can only come about by making salient all of the faulty beliefs and discriminations which have been so ingrained in our society.

Admittedly, pulling a game like Double Dragon won't by itself "" ~

Abortion repre- sents symptom

of disease Pro-choicers, please do not

read this ...oop s...No, I am not going to sound that arrogant. Nei- ther will I ironically accuse Gwyneth Cathyl( Feb.5 ) of actu- ally being a "self-appointed moral- ist." In fact, you may be surprised to learn that I am not one of those right wing fundamentalist "pro- lifers" far removed from the real world. Believe i t or not, pro-lifers, much like pro-choicers, cannot always be stereotyped. Doesn't that make things a little more dif- ficult.?

Tangled within the abortion debate is a similar degree of com- plexity which Paul Nagelkerke aptly addresses in his Feb.5th let- ter. Truly we live in a world filled with injustice, violence and self- ishness, and consequently one's ideals must be tempered with reality in order to have any real relevance and impact in our soci- ety.

It is a tragedy that some preg- nant women are victims of rape, and that many others will insist upon procuring an abortion at any cost ( including their own lives 1, because we are being forced to per- mit an evil - abortion - in the face of more potentially disastrous alter- natives. This so called " necessary" evil is comparable to another form of murder which occurs in the act of war and is often justified be- cause the enemy threatens the lives of our loved ones. Thus both war and abortions seem to be nec- essary in the imperfect and " real" world that some " saints"refuse to recognize.

However, the implications of Paul Nagelkerke's " realistic " stance are more than mildly dis- turbing because it can lead to a sense of defeatism in light of the world's overwhelming problems. If we subscribe to his approach, then the ideals of world peace and love, for example, will be aban-

solve the problem of sexism and violence towards women. How- ever, we do have an obligation to eliminate any identifiable factors which either contribute to or sup- port violencve and sexism towards women, no matter how innocuous these factors may seem.

Taken alone, a t face value, factors such as the Double Dragon video game certainly appear to be harmless. But when summed together on a cultural level, they will ultimately undermine the continuing progress and positive attitude change towards women.

Gerry Johnson Arts 4

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donedbecause they cannot workin the " real" world of constant con- flict.

Yet through the active expres- sion of such ideals, we try to appeal to the goodness in each person and somehow offset the grimmer as- pects of our nature. We need these ideals as a measuring stick to keep us accountable for our actions and to question the changing forces in our society.

My own opinion is that we live in a selfish world breeding exploi- tation, poverty, conflict, rape and - yes- abortion.Those women (and

men ) who voluntarily have inter- course, conceive and then decide to abort the unborn child because they do not want any inconven- ience " in their life, strike me as irresponsible and extremely self- ish.

Yet even though abortion is clearly immoral, the issue of ac-

cess to an abortion is not so clear cut because it involvesrecognizing the fact that the perfect law, or ideal, may not work in an imper- fect world. Perhaps instead ofjust dealing with such symptoms as abortion, we should also be focus- ing upon the root causes of our diseased society, because, when you come right down to it, Gwyneth Cathyl, i t is a moral is- sue, whether you like it or not.

Dale Enns, Arts 3

Reader amused by 3% majority

I was amused when I read the letters from Gwyneth Cathyl and Paul Nagelkerke on abortion, be- cause both letters gave the same extraordinary reason to why women have the right to attain abortion in regular medicare sys- tems. This only big reason is that the women who got raped and pregnant need abortion.

I am afraid that two rape cri- sis experts who wrote the letters are a little bit too generalized about the people who seek abor- tion. Statistics show that abor- tions for serious maternal health

Smurf stere- otype endangers

children This is aletter in support of

the vast amount of correspon- dence in relation. to the recent disturbance concerning the Double Dragon video game. Vio- lence against women i l j the issue we, as concerned members of this unstanding society, must addressbeforeitbecomesuncon- trollable. We are obligated to commence this control before the bubble of corruption bursts thereby contaminating all with its festering repulsiveness.

But the problem must be quelchedinitsinf'ancy. Hearour concern: the existence of female reppression is not on.::, evident in the civilized leisure activities of educated universit4 students, namely Double D'ragor , but a h in the educational programs we permit children to vie${, namely the Smurfs.

May we draw r;oqour atten- tion that Smurfette i E the only female in a society of male influ- ence and dominance. Smurfe t t is constantly the recipient of

, hnrrassment by Garpmel and Azraei. Her position cn the low

1 end of the hierarchy is empha- sized by her appemzce: an at- tractive, fit, blonde woman. She is the epitomy of the female stereotype and we arc appalled that this is being engrained ink the intellectual mircls of thc future.

Let us also express our dis- tress at the morals of Smurfdom. There are baby smurfs, but only one Smurfette. And she is not married. This suggests one of two possibilities: that Smurfette is promiscuous or that the baby Smurfs were' created by im- maculate conception. We, as conservative members of this conservative university, in this conservative society, feel that neither of these possibilities are suitable to be instilhng into a child's moral development.

Smurfette i!j eithcr aprosti- tu& or the Virgin hhry . Such extremes are dangerous to a child's understanding of the so- cial hierarchy and, as :;uch, must be climinated from ti-eir educa- tion. This is the firs: step in a long quest for the destruction of the repression of h e female race.

Kate Plant Arts 2 Maria Walker Science 2

Brigita K a p Pharm 1 "-___ problems, rape o r fetal abnorma ity, account for less than 3% of a abortions performed in Nort America. It was surprising f know that some people justil their stand and attack the vies point of others by ignoring 97% the facts and focusing on less tha 3% of the actuality. Therefore, found the letterel urlconvincin, vet very amusing.

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- I was alsolamused by Mr. Nagelkerke's statement: 'Women should have the choice ofavoiding, or terminating, an unwanted pregnancy." Since women can ter- minate the unwanted human fe- tus which are unwanted human lives, I suppose that they also have the right to terminate the lives of the old, dying, friendless folks, murder the homeless and trouble making drunks, and to give death sentences to those ugly, mentally retarded or handicapped people: because they are also "unwanted" Nevertheless, by coircidence, the person that I treasure and respect the most in this world is a woman, because she nourished and pro- tected me in her womb, and she was willing to suffer the pain of labour to give birth i A ) me.

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JaDan: a sexist anomalv By Michelle Lalonde Canadian University Press

T wo Japanese government officials sit in a very expensive restaurant in downtown Tokyo dis- cussing Japanese customs with a foreign

woman. They insist that women have real power in Japanese society: their wives have free reign in the home - they have absolute freedom to raise the chil- dren and spend their husbands’ pay cheques as they wish.

Throughout the meal, two Japanese waitresses, in traditional costume, move silently in and out bringing the ornate boxes of sushi, bowls of soup, cups of hot sake. Between courses, the women kneel on the ta- tami, one between the two Japanese men, the other beside the foreign woman. They lean close and watch the faces of the guests, in case they should make any gesture in want of something. The guests, politely, ignore them. * * * *

W hile Canadian women blithely claim the age of equality has arrived and

feminism is passe, Japanese women live an anomaly. They operate in a society more advanced than any in the western world in every aspect but one: women’s rights.

Afirst-handlook a t the status of women in Japan is a slap in the face to a North American woman. One is forced to recognize not only where we would be without the women’% movement, but also how deeplyentrenched sexist attitudes can be, and how far we still have to go*

Misako Nishio is a freelance interpreter. She works for a pri- vate agency which is often commissioned by the Japanese government to provide guides for foreign guests and journalists.

“I prefer to work freelance

because i t is very stressful for girls in the workplace. You are paid the same and you can do the same work as the men but at 3 pm you have to make tea and after work you have to do the dishes. I don’t mind making tea because I like to be nice but I don’t like that it is just because you are a girl that you must do that.”

Women in the workforce out- number those in the home by over 200,000 (0.4 per cent), and that number is growing rapidly. The Equal Opportunity Law passed in 1985 forbids discrimination against women in the workplace, but societal mores continue to promote discrimination on the basis of sex.

Even as a freelancer, Nishio cites examples of blatant sexual harassment that go unchecked because of a lack of awareness about sexism in Japanese society.

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But the virtual non-existence of formal harassment grievance pro- cedures is only part of the problem.

The subject of sexism and harassment of women in the workplace elicits nervous laughter even from government employees.

Akiko Yamakawa, a guidance officer for the Ministry of Labour says that theoretically, a female worker could take legal action is she is harassed or discriminated against on the job.

“Legally, she could do i t (sue) but Japanese women are more likely to leave the job. They don’t put up a fight. We are not a liti- gious society and according to Japanese social behaviour you are better advised to retire - leaving for that reason is quite legiti- mate,” says Yamakawa.

She added that she believes workplace harassment - pressure for sexual favours and sexists comments, is uncommon in Japan.

“At any rate, any male worker with common sense would know that kind of behaviour would con- stitute a misdemeanor. He would be fired, or he would not be pro- moted. Employers do not want to lose young female‘workers - they are hard to get.”

The subject of sexism and harassment of women in the workplace elicits nervous laughter even from government employ- ees.

And though numbers of women in the Japanese workforce are ever increasing, wages and working conditions are still rela- tively poor. In 1932, the average annual salary of women was 51.8% of that of male workers, while their North American

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counterparts make around 60% of men’s salaries. Women are usu- ally employed in smaller compa- nies that pay less, and men’s sala- ries are supplemented with allow- ances (for whch women are not eligible) for dependents andhous- ing.

A survey conducted by the ministry of labour in 1984 showed that most companies set different requirements for men and women when recruiting new employees. And though the passage of the equal opprtunity law made t h s kind of discrimination illegal, the law has been poorly enforced, es- pecially in small companies.

The labour standardslaw was also revised at that time and dis- criminatory provisions whch had been designed originally to protect women workers, were removed. Until recently, women were for- bidden from working more than two hours of overtime per day and were restricted to a maximum of six hours overtime weekly. Late night work, between the hours of 10 pm and 5am, was also prohib- ited for women before the law was revised.

Larger companies respect the anti-discrimination law on the surface, but systematic discrimi- nation still plagues Japanese business and industry.

In a society where mother- hood and family are sacrosanct, where l o c a l women are ignored and foreign women are revered, where the women speak in a differ- ent and humbler dialect than the men, the feminist movement is alive and growing.

The women’s movement in Japan was spear-headed almost single-handedly by Fusae Ic- hikawa, a feminist and one of the most popular politicians in the history of Japan. Fusae lobbied for the right to vote for Japanese women, which they won in 1945. She was elected for five different

iament) and she devoted her-life ;o the political education of women.

Ichikawa founded a center for Nomen’s issues and activities in

1962 and today the Fusae Ic- hikawa Memorial Association, so named after her death in 1983, conducts and publishes surveys and studies on the status of women. and sponsors workshops and seminars to educate women.

“There are two major tasks that the women’s movement in Japan will have to be addressing now,” said Mitsuko Yamaguchi, general secretary of the Fusae Ichikawa Memorial Association. “First will be tr)?ng to get rid of the deeply rooted tradition in sex roles, and second will be the fact that we are living in an aging soci- ety.”

... systematic discrimina- tion still plagues Japa- nese business and indus- try. ”___~

Yamnguchi says that this second factor wiil mean women willtakeonamorepowerfulrolein society because they live longer that men.

She says young Japanese women are reticent to +ake part in any women’s movement.

“Young women are not so ter- ribly interested in getting n d of sex role stereotyping. Part of the reason is that Japan has become an affluent country. Few people are really poor and this makes them individualistic. Women would rather enjoy their lives without feeling a need for solidar- ity with others. Also, they are still a t school, and they don’t feel dicrimination because they can compete with and beat the boys (academically).”

“Once they leave there is so much discrimination in the workforce. Few seeit aschallenge. Instead they leave it, get married, retreat into their homes, they don’t fight back against it.” ******

When the meal is over, the three rise to leave. The Japanese women accompany the visitors to the door, help them on with their shoes, and hold a canape of um- brellasover the heads oftheguests as they s tep out to their taxi. The women stand in the rain, and bow to the taxi, repeating, quietly, “Arigato go-zaimashita” -Thank you very much.

ATTENTION AMs CLUBS

The following is a list of AMS Clubs which will be deconstituted and have their club ac- counts frozen effective March 4, 1988 for falling to adhere to AMS Clubs regulations. The Clubs listed below have not submitted either a 1987/88 budget and/or a member- ship list and/or a constitution. Please see. the SAC Secretary in SUB Room 252 for more details.

Adventist Youth Anarchist Club Campus Cavaliers -

Square Dancing Canada Go Ju-Kai CAUSE Charismatic Christians I I Caffe of the AMS Dominoes Club Forestry Handbook International Cooking

Club of the AMS Iranian Students Club Karate Club Kayak Club Khalsa Kirtan Club Medieval Society

Mountain Bike Club Navigators My Jong Kung Fu Club NSC Student club Pseudo Intellectual

Slavonic Circle Slipstick Stop the Warships The A M S Greek Club UBC Wad0 Ryo Karate

Underwater Hockey Club Vancouver Adventure &

Womens Underwater

Students Society Club

Club

Travel Club

Hockey Club

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