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Safewalk to acquireadditional funding

At Wednesday's : Alma MaterSociety (AMS) meeting, the stu-dent society approved' an addi,tional : $7752 in funding for itsSafewalk prOgram.

According to Safewalk DirectorSue Brown, the money will fundone additional team of walkersduring Peak times.

Brown said that the society hasbeen 'extremely busy.'

"People have had to wait for:y20 to: 30 :minutes...las a result].some have have just walkedhoine : alone: she said.

Brown said the funding shouldbump the number of SafewalkteaniS : up to eight.

The service has experienced ahuge increase in demand sincestudents voted to increase fund-ing for the service in a refereedum last year.

TransLink .vehiclelevy approved

After a lengthy debate, TransLink"sproposed vehicle levy squeaked byits board of directors, but thedebate iS 11.0t over yet

The levy, which passed by a 7-5 margin, would see vehicle own-ers pay between $40 and $120per year depending on the weightand the classification of theirvehicles.

The board also decided to pur-sue funding from the provincialand the federal government astheir top priority, and fall back onthe levy if funding cannot be locat-ed. It is widely expected, however,that government will not be wallingto support it financially.

But the levy will not be officialuntil it is debated and approvedby committees and the board ofthe Greater Vancouver RegionalDistrict, which can overrideTransLinis decision.

Graham Senn., AMS vice-presi-dent of external affairs, said thatthe levy's survival keeps hope forthe proposed student bus pass—the U Pass—alive.

It's a step in the right direc:don,' he said. -Now we're back ontrack.'

The current IIpass proposalwould require that students pay$15 a month for an unlimited 3-zone bus pass, and students livingin residence could be eligible fora partial reiinbursenaent. 4

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WORDS OF WINDSOM: David Suzuki speaks in favour ofwind power at the CanWEA conference last month. BCHydro is currently investigating the use of the wind as anenergy source, but wind power still seems a long way offas a viable solution in BC. In Europe, though, it has beenused successfully. USA JOHNSON PHOTO

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WINDCHANGING

DIRECTIONGreen energy. David Suzuki talks about it, the KyotoProtocol calls for it, and BC Hydro has launched anadvertising campaign to convince consumers of itscommitment to it. So when is it going to happen?

BY LISA JOHNSON

Green energy' is electricity generated from renewable,low emission-free sources—such as wind, thesun, and water. And, like many environmentally-

responsible alternatives, green energy has traditionally comeup short, because its more expensive than fossil-fuel burningenergy sources.

However, as fuel prices, greenhouse gas emissions, andenergy demands all rise, this previously ignored type of alter-native power is receiving some much-needed global attention.But experts claim that the cost of wind power, which has beendubbed the most promising of the new breed of energysources, has become competitive with fuel burning and hydrosources.

Almost all the development and use of wind technology todate has taken place in Europe. Denmark, whose population isapproximately that of BC, leads the pack, with ten per cent of itsenergy needs supplied by wind-generated power. TheEuropean example has many countries, including Canada,investigating the possibility of wind power themselves.

Last month in Vancouver, the Canadian Wind EnergyAssociation (CanWEA) and the David Suzuki Foundation (DSF)held a BC Hydro-sponsored wind energy conference thatbrought wind experts, developers, and citizens together toshare ideas and generate support for wind energy in BritishColumbia.

a"nd is no longer an alternative energysource,' said Paul Gipe in his address at theconference. Flashing slide after slide of

fields covered by tall windmills, Gipe, an American windenergy expert and author of Wind Energy Comes of Age,argues that not only is wind the most cost-effective of newemission-free sources, it has the potential to increaseemployment and tourism in development areas.

But despite his unbridled enthusiasm for wind, Gipe didcite some common concerns about wind energy, such as noisy,ugly wind turbines and their use of extensive amounts of land.Gipe admits that these problems exist, but he claims that thegeneration of wind energy doesn't need to monopolise land,and says that 'wind is compatible with all land uses exceptwilderness preservation.' Indeed, at Cowley Ridge, Alberta, thelargest wind farm in Canada, cattle continue to graze on ranchland below the spinning turbines.

But if wind proves to be cost-effective and reliable thesecomplaints may seem inconsequential. After all, if anyone everreally cared about the aesthetics of energy sources, coa/-burn-ing plants never would have powered the IndustrialRevolution. Vancouver residents currently pay about$0.058/kilowatt-hour (kWh) for their electricity. But whetherwind can be this cheap is open for debate.

Ia f anyone tells you definitively that wind energy costs$0.03/kWh or $0.10/kWh, they are either lying or igno-rant,' declared United Kingdom wind expert and Wind

Power Monthly editor David Milborrow at the Vancouver con-ference. Milborrow doesn't think that these figures are unrea-sonable, but he asserts that the cost of generating and deliv-ering wind power depends on place, and varies daily. In addi-tion to the obvious variable of wind speed, the cost dependson wind consistency, the season, air temperature, and the dis-tance the power must be transmitted.

Nevertheless, Milborrow claims that the cost range forwind power, estimated to be between $0.04/kWh and$0.07/kWh, has become competitive with traditional energysources. He cautions against the direct cent-to-cent compar-isons which have been made between wind and establishedsources such as coal; instead, retail wind energy is oftencompared to wholesale coal energy prices. In addition,Milborrow states that while the costs of conventional fuelsources are falling, wind costs are falling faster.

In order to find out what a county needs to exploit windpower. Birger Madsen, a Danish wind expert, analysedthe traits shared by countries such as Denmark, Spain,

and Germany where wind has been providing power foryears. Topping his list is the political will to use wind, and anational commitment to reduce emissions, such as adher-ence to the 1997 Kyoto Protocol regulating greenhouse gasemissions.

According to a recent report by the DSF, Canada fails onboth counts. Canada has the dubious distinction of having,per capita, the highest energy use and the second highestgreenhouse gas emissions in the world. Though the federalgovernment agreed to take action to reduce industrial green-house gas emissions by six per cent from 1990 levels, theselevels have actually increased by 13 per cent since a decadeago.

Madsen also explained that a domestic turbine manufac-turing industry is an important step in successful windpower generation. But none of Canada's ten wind farms cur-

rently use domestically manufactured turbines. Cowley Ridgeruns on 57 American-made generators, and Vision QuestWindelectric, which runs two wind farms in Alberta, importsits turbines from Denmark.

Jason Edwater, a representative of Vison Quest and a 20-year veteran of the wind industry, has a realistic outlook onwind development in Canada, which he admits is slow.

'Sustainable development needs sustainable business,' hesaid, adding that 'you've got to make money.'

'thout the abundant flat, open spaces that characteriseareas of Denmark, say, or Alberta, BC is not a naturalchoice for the exploitation of wind energy. Even so, as

seen in the recent barrage of television spots and full-pageadvertisements in the Vancouver Sun, BC Hydro has begun toresearch the possibility of wind power on the BC coast.

Ninety-four per cent of British Columbia's power, which issold almost entirely by BC Hydro, is hydroelectric—generatedby water flowing through turbines. Even though dams are con-sidered damaging to freshwater ecosystems and fish habitat,hydroelectricity is considered a 'clean' source of powerbecause its production emits no greenhouse gases. BC Hydrospeculates, however, that BC's energy demands will exceed thepower supply in five-to-seven years, creating a need for newsources of power.

Alhough 100 per cent of its public relations campaignfocusses on green energy sources, BC Hydro has only officiallycommitted to making ten per cent of its new power acquisi-tions green. The other 90 per cent will be combined-cycle gasfired turbines (CCGTs), which burn coal, oil, or natural gas, andproduce carbon emissions. BC Hydro plans to install the firstCCGT on Vancouver Island in 2003.

Andrea Estergaard, wind energy development manager atBC Hydro, defended the corporation's plan by saying thatCCGTs, which will produce power at an estimated $0.04/kWh,are the cheapest and most reliable power source available.

'Before we can commit to incorporating new green energyinto our portfolio,' said the UBC civil engineering graduate,'we need to assess the resource and invest in technology.'

To that end, BC Hydro has established a monitoring toweron the coastline near Prince Rupert that will report the speed,direction, and temperature of winds for one year. BC HydroCEO Micheal Costello has stated publicly that he hopes to seethe company's ten per cent commitment to new greenresources rise to 20 or 30 per cent as results are analysed. Noother plans for wind power implementation have beenannounced.

BC Hydro's recent sponsorship, advertisements, and futureplans make it clear that vigorous campaigning by groups suchas CanWEA and DSF has at least placed wind energy on thepublic's radar screen. But even as wind power is providingemission-free energy worldwide, it remains unclear whetherwind energy will ever become a viable power source in Canada,and in BC, especially in the next five years. Unfortunately,though, one things looks sure—BC residents shouldn't holdtheir breath. •:. -

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IN THE BLINK OF AN EYEat the Vancouver East CulturalCentreuntil Nov. 25

The video montage was unexpected.Giant images swayed across a screenthat filled the far wall of the Cultch.

As the screen slowly lifted up, fourfigures emerged from behind

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know. But at least it's Canadian.Manga, now 28-years old, has always been interested in

Canadian history. Born and raised in Ottawa, Manga, who .nowresides in Victoria, says he got the idea for the Canadian triviagames during a heated round of Trivial Pursuit at the age of 24.'It was Christmas holiday,' he says. 'I was playing TrivialPursuit and I got fed up with the American content of thegame.' Manga then set out to Canadianise the board gameworld, and teach young Canadians the details of their homeand native land.

The details are thorough. For instance, did you know that JoeClark was 39 years old when he became Prime Minister in1979? Or that Canada Dry offered their first sugar-free softdrink in 1964? Or that Banff National Park was called RockyMountains Park Reserve before it was renamed in 1930? You'reprobably not alone if you didn't And you're probably not aloneif you don't really care. But this is precisely what Manga wantedto do with his board games—revolutionise Canadian conscious-ness and ensure that we know all the meaningless and insignif-icant facts that define who we are as Canadians.

Although patriotic duty was certainly a factor in his decisionto undertake the board game project, the fact that Manga need-ed a job also helped. He was one semester away from finishinghis university career, when the board game idea hit him overthe head, and he ran with it, dedicating his life outside of classto find and create questions.

T oday Manga sits in the café of the Quality Inn Hotel, sip-I ping a small glass of grapefruit juice. He puts the glass

down, leans back in his chair and crosses his arms. 'Theresearch was not too tough,' he says. 'You've just got to writethe questions.'

But where on earth did he find the questions? 'You could getquestions anywhere,' he answers, getting serious. 'You could

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get questions off cereal boxes...newspaper articles, Maclean's,anything.'

When he was developing the board game, Manga wouldwork 12-hour days, seven-day weeks, processing infor-

mation and writing questions. He laughs as he recalls that heoften got only three hours of sleep a day. But, he assures, he was-n't tired because, 'when you start writing the questions yourmind's going so quickly' and won't stop for sleep.

Of course, as anyone who has completed assignments on lit-tle sleeps knows, there's always a chance you'll make mistakes.Manga smiles and admits that he made a few, although, heguarantees, they were immediately fixed.

For example, a question about the 17th century explorerSamuel de Champlain cited his year of arrival to Canada as1906, rather than 1609. But hey, what's a few hundred years?Another question transformed- Margaret Atwood's book TheHandmaid's Tale into The Handmaid's Tail—a title that eventhe most moderate feminist may have problems with.

Canadian trivia games are not the only board games thatManga has created. He has also produced a Hockey Triviagame, a North American BirdWatchers' Trivia game, and anothergame called Tictionary with PlayDough.' All three of these gamesare cracking the US market.

The only game that initiallyreceived doubt and criticism,Manga discloses, was the NorthAmerican Bird Watchers' Triviagame. Surprisingly, however, hisdetractors have been proven wrong—thereare people out there who are buying the bird trivia game.Manga leans forward in his chair as he explains why this gameworks.

'Do you know any bird watchersr he asks, putting his glassof grapefruit juice on the table and gesturing widely with hishands, 'Have you ever tried buying him a gift?...What can youbuy them? A bird feeder? A birdhouse? There's only so manybird feeders and bird houses you can buy somebody.'

Manga finishes and throws up his hands. With a smile, thisunassuming businessman discounts all criticisms stating thatthe North American Bird Watchers' Trivia game is anythingless than brilliant.

M anga says that the thing about board games is that theyare often given as gifts. It's usually grandparents who

are buying them for their grandchildren to keep them off of

CANADIAN QUIZ MAN: David Manga asks allthe questions. DIANA STECH PHOTO

the computer at Christmas time. It's educational but the 'kidsreally love playing the game.' '

Manga finishes his grapefruit juice and places it down onthe table in front of him. He stands up and puts on his bluegortex jacket over his black and white polo shirt bearing hiscompany's insignia—Outset Media. Decked out in trueCanadian-style (where business and capitalism meet the out-doorsy frontiersman), Manga gives a last remark about hisquestions, 'they're always Canadian.'

And Canadian content is much more than polar ice capsand snow. Perhaps the only criticism that can be made abouthis games may be his failure to include the last essential ele-ment in Canadian consciousness—our beer.

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Uneven, pro °cat:ve inovesCommercial and the a the theme.balcony's vertigo-inspiringstairs, this evening was off to anexcellent start.

In the blink of an eye was choreo-graphed around several Greekmyths, including the story ofDedaelus and Icarus, the father andson who escape imprisonment in thelabyrinth that held the Minotaur bybuilding wings of wax. Icarus ignoresDedaelus' warning, flies too close tothe sun and falls into the sea as hisfather watches helplessly.

Wings were a motif throughoutthe dance, arms flapping for takeoffor feet whirling into a precipitousfall. One of the most effectivemoments of the entire piece waswhen two of the dancers mimed, onehand mimicking his plunge, the

other holding an imaginary tele-scope to the eye, coolly

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cheerful look at the underbelly of the city of sin with itsrather unsettling. There vastarray of characters. Its dialogue provided delicious quips of humour while.were also moments of - playing -On the inithorality of those who lurk underground along with the subway,'complete absurdity, and carS. On the other extreme, there are the missionaries who wish to purge thethe surreality of kitschy City of sin. When both worlds Collide, chaos ensues and the end result is a Mar,.disco moves performed ious amalgamation of dancing, singing and slapstick humour.with absolute earnestness : Veteran Playhouse performer Tom McBeath plays the part of a scheming

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by Cynthia Lee

A national university faculty associa-tion is worried that the ProgressiveConservative Party's emphasis onvirtual learning is a misplaced pri-ority.

The Tories' federal election plat-form on education includes propos-als for a national program to helpuniversities collaborate to developcourses using 'new learning tech-nologies' and an `E-learningResource Library" that would enablean exchange of virtual learning con-tent across Canada.

'We must ensure that our univer-sities and colleges become leadersin the application of new technolo-gies in education,' reads the plat-form.

But Jim Turk, executive directorof the Canadian Association ofUniversity Teachers (CAUT), assert-ed that the government should paymore attention to problems causedby 'underfunding' post-secondaryeducation.

He cited a ten per cent drop inthe number of faculty, larger classsizes, and decreasing library collec-tions in Canadian schools as issuesthat should be given priority.

"In the face of that, spendingmoney on electronic educationseems to be a misplaced priority,'he said.

Turk is also concerned that thereal intention behind the recenttrend of government and schoolinvestment in online education is toultimately replace face-to-face class-room learning.

While he admitted that onlineeducation is useful for supplement-ing classroom learning, Turk saidthat it is a poor substitute for in-per-son experience.

Meanwhile, national studentgroups show mixed reactions to theplatform.

The Canadian Alliance of StudentAssociations (CASA) has indicatedthat the Conservatives' proposalsare in line with its own priorities forstudents.

CASA National Director MarkKissel applauded the Tory proposalto completely eliminate taxation of

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scholarships and the plan for a taxcredit system that would be in placefor ten years after graduation for astudent remaining in Canada.

He also spoke favourably of theproposal for a repayment programcontingent on income.

'That will help every Canadianstudent,' he said.

But the Canadian Federation ofStudents (CFS) disagreed with theseconclusions.

The CFS has been a vocal criticof an income-contingent repay-ment scheme, maintaining thatsuch as system would discriminateagainst lower income students anddrag their debt out over a longerperiod.

Michael Temelini, the CFS gov-ernment relations coordinator,added that the Conservatives' planfor tax credits will not benefit manystudents, as most students aren't ina relevant tax bracket.

Bill Clarke, the Conservative can-didate in the Vancouver Quadra rid-ing, defended his party's policy.

'Well, hopefully if you are a grad-uate you are going to have a goodjob,' he said, adding that the Toriesare proposing a scheme from whichrecent graduates can benefitbecause the taxable level starts at anincome of $12,000.

Clarke, who was elected MP forQuadra between 1972 and 1984,said the plan could help students'wipe out' their loan in ten years.

But Temelini said that tax cutsand loan repayment do not addresswhat the CFS perceives as the rootproblem for students.

'The crisis in Canada is notrepayment of debt The crisis inCanada is a debt-accumulation cri-sis,' he said, pointing to the$25,000 average debt load per uni-versity student

Clarke said the Tories would notaddress this problem by offeringfree tuition.

He pointed to the funding prob-lems faced by BC universities inlight of the five-year-old provincialtuition freeze that had not beenaccompanied by additional govern-ment funds in its first few years ofimplementation.

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NOVEMBER 241 2000

WAL-MART FOOTSOLDIERS INVADE SMALL TOWNSarah Morrison's hometown of Courtenay is becoming yet anothercasualty in the war against big-box stores.

A UBYSSEY SUPPLEMENT

TOM PEACOCK PHOTO

A 24-hour consumption fast

Today—November 24—is an oppor-tunity for people to buy some-thing totally out of the ordinary:nothing.

Yes, once again, Buy Nothing Day is here. It is the holiday ofchoice for environmentalists, anti-capitalists, culture jam-mers and anyone who feels a little empty inside when CalvinKlein products don't bring the sex appeal they promised. Thechallenge of Buy Nothing Day is simple and obvious: a self-inflicted 24-hour moratorium on consumer purchases.

Reportedly dreamed up by Vancouverite Ted Dave in1993, Buy Nothing Day has become an international day ofgoofy clêtournment, taking consumerism and twisting itsmeaning. In years past, November 24 has seen aliens walkingthrough Australian shopping malls, credit card-cutting cere-monies in Seattle, and anti-shopping banners hung in theMall of America. In Vancouver, Buy Nothing Day has becomea tradition on Robson Street, where participants try to cheerup weary shoppers and share the true spirit of the season.

The social, psychological, economic, and environmentaleffects of the North American consumer culture are depress-ing topics. Many people around the world live on a dailyincome that is less than the price of a cup of coffee, and forthose living in poverty, even in North America, every day isBuy Nothing Day.

Despite government promises, child poverty, homeless-ness, malnutrition, and limited access to health care persisteven in wealthy nations.

The 'impoverished student' is an icon of popularCanadian culture, along with Tim Horton's donuts and ThisHour Has 22 Minutes. Nevertheless, attending a universityremains a domain of privilege. Buy Nothing Day offers anopportunity to consider, as we rarely do, the effects of our pur-chases and the cost of our material wealth to others, even aspoor, starving students.

'We want to remind people who overconsume in the FirstWorld that they are living off the backs of future genera-tions,' said Kalle Lasn, the editor-in-chief of AdbustersMagazine.

While encouraging citizens to think about the dark side of

byJay McKinnon

consumerism and the shady politics behind the products theybuy, Buy Nothing Day is not a day of mourning. It allows par-ticipants to side-step all that heavy stuff—at least the guilt—while being responsible.

In an era when religious holy days have become Hallmarkholidays, Buy Nothing Day offers us an opportunity to stepback and reflect on how it feels to not indulge in the Neat, theNifty or the New And Improved. We often forget that we arecitizens by birth and consumers by training Before we wereToysl'Us kids, the generation that chose Pepsi, a crowd thatdecided to Just Do It or a target market for others trying tohawk their wares, we were human beings living in a fragileglobal ecosystem.

Buy Nothing Day gives every one of us a mandate to forgetthe Joneses (we can always catch-up tomorrow, if it's thatimportant) and experience a day without purchases. The trulyradical among us may even decide to refrain from watchingTV and watch the sunset at Wreck Beach instead.

Consumer abstinence isn't easy, but going cold turkey fora day can be fun and just might change the way you see theworld. *

BACK PAGECOULD THE BRAND NAME ON YOUR T-SHIRT BE WORTH MONEY?Tom Peacock tells all on how some people are trying to get compa-nies to pay them for wearing clothes bearing corporate logos.

MEGAN JOHNSON PHOTO

Wal-Mart wants to justwalk right into townThe American big-box store wants in on Courtenay, B.C.

by Sarah Morrison

I n a few years, my hometown is goingto be one of those big-box towns. Youknow, one of those places in which

you can drive past miles and miles ofwarehouses and reach no centre.Courtenay, situated on Vancouver Islandwith a population of 60,000, will soonbecome one of those cities. That's becauseWal-Mart is worming its way into the city,and residents have beenup in arms trying to pre-vent its advance. Livingan hour or so north ofNanaimo, we residentshave seen what happensto a town that is invadedby large corporations.

I think Wal-Mart isevil, and I don't want it inmy town. But beyond mysimple hatred for the cor-porate giant—which ispoised to be the biggest American corpora-tion next year, surpassing General Motorsin revenue—there is a bigger and scarierissue at hand. Wal-Mart is destroying thedowntown cores of hundreds of smallcities in Canada and the United States. Idon't want this to happen to Courtenay.

What's worse is that Wal-Mart doesn'twant to just set up in town, the companywants to alter Courtenay's city plan inorder to accommodate itself. Years beforethe arrival of the sweat-shop-supportingcorporation (Wal-Mart buys productsmade in sweatshops in countries likeBurma), Courtenay had designed a cityplan, which focused on preserving ourcity's rural atmosphere in the future.

Self-dubbed as the 'Recreation Capitalof Canada,' much of our town's revenuecomes from tourism dollars. Hence thesmall-town main street, with small busi-ness owners from the Valley running spe-cialty shops, and a grocery store that buys

produce from local farms.But Wal-Mart, which sells merchandise

so cheap because it keeps its costs low,wanted to buy less-expensive industrialland in South Courtenay, near DriftwoodMall. The city plan had zoned the area forindustrial purposes. So the Wal-Mart cor-poration looked into rezoning it.

Originally, the city commissioned

Urbanics Consultants Ltd. to examinewhat kind of an impact a Wal-Mart wouldhave on the town, a study which said thatit would have negative economic andenvironmental impacts.

But Wal-Mart insisted on anotherstudy, and the company's developer paidfor Climans Group Inc., which had doneconsultations for Wal-Marts all overCanada, to do a second evaluation. Theseconsultants reported that Wal-Mart wouldbe a great benefit to the town.

And so Courtenay officials held a pub-lic hearing. Over four nights, residentswere given the opportunity to voice theiropinions on the Wal-Mart rezoning issueto the mayor and the city councillors.They were able to tell those in charge ofthe final decision how a Wal-Mart wouldaffect them as citizens.

The response to the hearing was huge,and the room was packed. Around 35 peo-ple spoke in favour of rezoning.

Supporters talked about how Wal-Martcould help solve the lack of employmentopportunities for youth in Courtenay.

But over 150 residents showed up tooppose the plans, including small busi-ness owners. Representatives of chainbusinesses like Canadian Tire also madean appearance. The city denied the com-pany's request to rezone some land to

expand its current store.All the while, Wal-

Mart was sponsoring alocal soccer team on thecondition that the play-ers go door-to-door forthem and getting paid toask neighbours to fill outa survey on whether theysupported bringing aWal-Mart into town.Even though my mom isvehemently opposed to

the proposal, she refused to fill out thesurvey, afraid of having the companyknow in writing that she opposed it.

But despite the hearing, despite themassive number of people who protested,wrote letters, and voiced their unques-tionable opposition to building a Wal-Martin our town, the city council voted 'yes' toWal-Mart.

Several individuals and businesses arenow appealing the Council's decision, cit-ing procedural errors. But it looks likeWal-Mart's arrival in Courtenay isinevitable.

This is less an issue of buying nothingthan it is about the importance of buyinglocally and supporting small businessesinstead of massive, multi-national corpo-rations. We are the ones who gave powerto Corporate giants like Wal-Mart—whichis more wealthy than many developingnations—and it's time that we take itaway. *

What's worse is that Wal-Mart doesn'twant to just set up in town, the

company wants to alter Courtenay's cityplan in order to accommodate itself.

Forget this Mike guy, we want youto know that you don't have tolisten to him. in fact, “Mi.keuprobably isn't even really a guy,he's most likely a corporatecreation thought up by anadvertising agency to make you thinkMike's Hard Lemonade is all

his basement and sticking it to theman, but, really, even if Mike wasa realperson, how could he squeezethat many lemons all by hi.mself?

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This student is not buying a car.

-frankly, he just doesn't have the cash for it.Not every decision is as easy to make as whether or not to spend $30,000 on a piece •of steel and grass that will lose 40% of its value the moment you drive it off the lot.And as an added bonus, this guy_VVON'T be getting the best of Frosh 1, 2, 3 aridthe '80s CD. Instead, hot be getting some free time.

Shopping sucksby Aa on L cker

C hristmas time is here and has been sinceNovember 1. 'Tis the season to be jolly, andto spend copious amounts of money. That's

right: holiday shopping!The period between Thanksgiving and Boxing

Day is possibly the most involved two and a halfmonths of any serious shopper's year.

But is shopping really sopleasurable that we need todestroy the earth for thesheer joy of consumption?

Eighty per cent of theworld's resources are usedby only 20 per cent of thepopulation, and so much ofthe product stagnates on shelves.

You spend hours looking for that useless orna-ment that just sits on a friend's shelf, or anotherutensil that your mother will never use in thekitchen. You could avoid buying today, but thepressure to holiday shop threatens to overtakealmost everyone, and insists on the purchase ofrandom gifts.

But why do we bother? The shopping experi-ence is, at the best of times, a hard, unforgivingactivity. Consider these harrowing scenarios thatmight be your fate.

You work overtime for three weeks in a row to

I here's this commercial: you know, the onewhere the guy is out with his blonde girl-friend, and this leggy brunette walks by and

it looks like he's checking her out. Thing is, he'sreally ogling the car. The girl and the car havebecome interchangeable status symbols. Does thisworry anyone else? Perhaps we could commodityair next, or even breathing. But I am going to talkabout cars.

Don't get me wrong, I love cars. If a sleek, silvernumber swans on by, I'm likely the one gettingneck strain trying to figure out its make and year.Of all the reasons to invest in a new car, surely thisis the most trivial, but it is an important consider-ation for some. For many, it's the most importantconsideration, because despite all we have to sayabout mileage and safety, the car in mainstreamculture fulfills a more metaphorical role than justa method of transportation.

Through advertisements, driving a car hasbecome the first step towards fulfilling the NorthAmerican dream. Remember the hoopla sur-rounding your 16th birthday? When you got yourlearner's license and this increased the respectpeople showed you? We attach a lot of importanceto being able to drive. Why? What do we think wewill gain? Before you keel over, I'm not saying youhave to abandon your faithful clunker or gleamingmirror-polished machine (in Moonbeam—latestcolour, very nice).

Cars are ads on wheels and a convenience for-ever. But expedience aside, does everyone needone? Does everyone need a brand new bright redv8 phallus? How do we justify spending so muchon car toys and mirror finishes? And why dopeople change cars so frequently? Anew car costs $30,000 plus.Aesthetics, competi-

buy that trendy scooter for your dad. Then theagony of finding out that he thinks it's lame ruinsyour Christmas. Later, you walk for miles inMetrotown looking for another wool scarf for yourmom. You finally find the perfect scarf only to dis-cover that it is made by children in a Burmese gar-ment factory.

And the very systemthat your Christmas dol-lars support is completelyindifferent to your exis-tence. After slogging alongRobson Street in the freez-ing rain and wind, you arerefused entry into a

trendy store because of your wind-torn clothes.You go home, cold and defeated, shut out by thevery system that you are trying to propagate.

These hypothetical events could happen to you.So why be a sadist? Why inflict hours and hours ofceaseless agony on your body, when you know thatthe presents you get your loved ones will be toosmall, the wrong colour, or completely useless tothem? Why do it? Because the god of commercial-ism has changed the name of Christmas toConsumas, and you have all been duped. So fightconsumerism and buy nothing, at least for oneday. *

by Regina Yung

tion, the ultimate ego-boost and/or impulse buy—utility is obviously not the primary motivator here.But as an image changer, image holder, yes, carsmay warrant changing often. People like to rein-vent themselves, you know.

Within our cars we are indestructible bullets ofcomputer-guided steel, steering our way throughthe other little bubbles of privacy, and occasional-ly swearing at them. The single-occupant vehicle(SOV) is the icon of the techno age, enclosing andsurrounding each one of us in our personal plasticand fiberglass bubble. But we all know the airfresheners and Sanrio dolls are a cover-up forsomething more. This is complete autonomy andindividual expression by the power of global posi-tioning systems. Someday they will add aStarbucks and an Internet uplink, and we willnever leave.

This love of the SOV, of the sport utility vehicle(SUV), of the acronyms of privilege is part of theproblem. Your sleek moonbeam steed is destroy-ing community centres, it's hurting the environ-ment. You know this, and you are complicit in theslow death of the planet.

It doesn't have to end like this. None of thiswould be possible without the construction of thecar as a vehicle for self-image, the car as a projec-tion of ourselves onto a roadweary world. All I askis that you think about your car, about what it doesfor you and why you think you need a new one.Maybe you don't Maybe you don't at all. *

But is shopping really soleasurable that we need top destroy the earth for the

sheer joy of consumption?

VROOA look at thepervasiveness of car culture

Critical Mass bike rideBuy Nothing Day coincides with the regularly scheduled Critical Mass

. bike ride on tile last Friday of every month, UK's Bike Co-op will leave.1, from the Bike. Hub at. 4:30pm for the event, beginning in front of theVancouver Art Gallery at 5:00pm. The Bike Coop will also hold a free biketune-up at the Goddess of Democracy between 11:30am and 1:30pmtoday.

StreetparIn downtown Vancouver,:.. street party including some street theatre willhonour Buy Nothing Day. The party starts at 5:30pm at th•Vancouver ArtG-.11lf‘rV.

BarterinEcho, a recyc ed clothing store, (17th Ave. and Main St) is hosting a Barter.:;

ay.( Patrons can barter for items or pay 'for their pli'rchases with foodtn.' donations

ACROSS CANADA

Smithers BCA d'edicated, ruckus crew Will posterin4‘ 'and:Participase activities to raise awareness in theil- community.

algary, ABMr. and Mrs. Corporate ... a parade ,e of black-clad.UPGencoded,• • •

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NTERNATIONAL YThis year people in over 10 countries will partici in the festiviL,

a an , CA;Oakland, dSatan Claus will be handing out gift e ■eniption vouche 3 atmall.

Chapel Hill, NCThe'lliternationalist Bookstore strip its shelves hare and yet u p aplace to chill—free from commerce.

Boulder, COHere the concept of Buy Nothing Day has been exl)a_ricied

Why Shop?

Week, which started on November ` 19.

Kyoto, JapanOn Mubai-day, Zenta Claus will meditate el4x in a bus) shopping 1area. Meanwhile, his helpers will encour gb r p s bys to join him. Musicand Street theatre are also plaimed.

indhoven, NetherlandsStreet theatre crews will provide ironic entertainment to

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Yi.ennatAustriaCelebratingX4f Niiaa4 Santa Claus-costumed folk will hand out '100';/.Joff" s tickers and sing the Kad NIX So nc..

Sydney, AustraliaBrave an razen vohinteers-Will be setting up a stand to give away frecooldel" ih juice in friint of

London EnglandA SuperSwops store (lien complete \vith a window display anchange rooms. But there won't be a cash register, only swapping. *

You are an aby Tom Peacock

How Buy Nothingis being celebrated...

Swap meetTo help UBC students reuse and recycle, a swap meet will be held todayin SUB 212A from 12:30pm to 2:30pm. There will also be a NothingBoutique all day in front of the SUB,

Ecological footprint lectureMageel Senbel, a speaker from UBC's School of Community and RegionalPlanning, will discuss "Your Ecological Footprint' in SUB 212A at2:30pm.

BUT IT'S OKAY, because you can charge for it, says Ryan Miller of the Advertising Bodies Alliance.TOM PEACOCK PHOTO

T he Advertising BodiesAlliance (ABA) wants you towake up to the truth that you

are a walking advertisement. Butonce you've accepted that, the ABAdoesn't want you to throw away yourclothes; they just figure that youshould be able to charge for theadvertising space on them.

How? It's simple—you fill out aninvoice and send it to the clothingcompany's accounts payable depart-ment. You charge the company,according to the size and promi-nence of the logo you wear, howlong you have had the garment, howoften you wear it, and how effective-ly you promote the company'simage ('I truly reflect the image thiscompany is trying to promote,' 'Idon't look like a model but I stillwork hard'...).

If they don't pay up, then yourefuse to work. 'Basically I don'tthink that identity . and con-sumerism should be so looselylinked,' Ryan Miller of the ABA taskforce explains during an interviewin his East Vancouver basementsuite.

The ABA uses a three-prongedattack. They hit the streets—selling thet-shirts, handing out postcards andstickers, and getting people to fill outthe invoices; then they hit theaccounts payable departments withthe invoices; then they hit the market-ing departments with postcards thatboldly state: THIS SPACE NOT FORRENT or AD SPACE IS NOT FREE.

They're trying to get people torecognise their own worth, Millersays. They're trying to encourage dis-cussion about personal space andidentity and trying to make peoplethink about the products they wear asbeing a reflection of themselves.

They want people to recognisethat they don't have to buy in to any-thing if they don't want to, that theydon't have to work for somethingand not get paid.

They're also trying to sell some t-shirts. But the ABA is non-profit andtotally broke, Miller protests. It's notlike they want everyone to wear theirshirts, he says. They don't really carewhat you wear; that's not the point

The ABA does not preach style.'We're just trying to help peoplerealise that they don't have to workfor something and not get paid,'Miller insists. ,

But how much should I get paid forsporting my swoosh sweatshirt? TheABA decided to base its rates on thelivable wage in developing countries.

But the 'torture' of having to

wear Tommy Hilfiger or Nike geararound town doesn't really compareto slaving away in a third-worldsweat shop for just enough cash tolive on.

'We're not trying to trivialise theexploitation of workers in developingcountries. We want to draw similari-ties between the way those compa-nies nickel and dime all those theydeal with from producer to consumerto advertiser, in search of the greatestgood: higher profits,' Miller explains.

The ABA was started by the'media team' of a Vancouver artproject called 'Public Untitled.' Theproject was created by a Vancouveryouth art collective called 'collective-echoes.' The people in collectiveechoes decided to take their art tothe streets in the form of variouspublic 'interventions,' art happen-ings that invade public space.

'[The ABA] is very much an artproject,' Bill Cheung explains.Cheung is one of the founding mem-bers of the ABA. He was on themedia team with Miller, when theywere sitting in someone's apart-ment and came up with the idea forthe movement

'We wanted to get people think-ing about art in a new way...howpeople thought about their personalspace within public space. And thenwe thought about people's clothing,and then we got on to what eventu-ally became the Advertising BodiesAlliance,' the 26-year-old SimonFraser University grad explains.

The Public Untitled project con-sists of semi-permanent art sitesthat have, over the past year, chal-lenged the boundaries normallyplaced on art in the city.

One site consists of ground sten-cils tracing the paths of lost streamsacross concrete. Another is the'super exclusive' Mount PleasantGolf and Country Club, an 18-hole,totally free, anyone-can-join minigolf course that ran through peo-ple's back yards and across streetsin the Mt Pleasant neighbourhood.

For their part, Miller, Cheungand the rest of the project's mediateam manned themselves withmegaphones and took to the city'smalls and shopping strips to chal-lenge public space, and incite argu-ment and debate among the mutepublic about issues that the teamthought should concern them.

'Most of us had our own rantswritten down, but once I just walkedup and down Robson saying thingslike, 'Robson street is now closed. Irepeat, Robson street is now closed.

There will be' no more shoppingtoday,' Miller says. Getting in peo-ple's faces was the method, but gett-ting them to think about their worldwas the point

'We were basically getting paidto make culture, to be culture mak-ers,' Miller explains.

Miller's contract with collective-echoes ran out a few months ago,but the ABA still gets funding fromthe non-profit organisation, and theties between the two are still strong.

Meanwhile ABA is bursting intothe spotlight They have a spot nextMonday on the CBC-TV's Street Cents.On it, Miller will jump around, tear-ing off logoed shirt after logoed shirtuntil he's left wearing one of his own,maybe the one that says AD SPACE ISNOT FREE, or the one that says,ADVERTISE HERE, REASONABLERATES. Miller also appeared recentlyin a segment on VTV.

Miller and Cheung are excitedabout the attention the Alliance hasgenerated so far, and with the ABAwebsite scheduled to be ready in afew days, they hope it's stature willgrow.

'What we're finding inVancouver is that there's someawareness about that, but there'ssome people that are kind of oblivi-ous too. But we think that Vancouvercould be sort of a home base of thisphilosophy,' he said.

'I've had parents come up to meand tell me they've had to sew olddesigner labels onto their kid's newjeans, because the kids are going tobe embarrassed wearing them,'Miller exclaimed, adding that hewants to take the movement toschools to raise awareness amongstthe youngsters who are a huge partof the target market for expensivebrand name clothes.

And it's not about getting themoney back that you're owed, it'sabout the act of charging for it, andreclaiming your personal space,Cheung insists.

'We wanted to get people sort ofthinking about why they wear theirclothing, and where they derivetheir sense of identity and self-esteem. And we want people to real-ly think about whether they want aready-made lifestyle, to think aboutfinding within themselves a certainidentity that they can portray intheir clothing,' he said.

'It doesn't matter what socialstratum you're in. If you know whoyou are, and what your worth is as aperson, and your personal space,you're going to defend that' *

Page Friday—the Ubyssey Magazine

by Miriam Torchinsky

The Downtown Eastside isI Vancouver's skid row. It has one

of the lowest literacy rates in BC, thepoorest postal code in Canada, andthe highest HIV rate in the devel-oped world. Many of the residentshave no permanent address, andlive in shelters, in hotels, or on thestreet But the area has a surprising-ly low transiency rate—the area is aneighborhood, with many associa-tions and community groups devot-ed to issues concerning the local res-idents and working for communityrights. People tend to stay for a longtime and become a part of the com-munity, -often because they havenowhere else to go.

Ten percent of the voters in theVancouver East riding live in theDowntown Eastside (DTES), andwith the federal election only threedays away, there is still much con-troversy about making voting acces-sible for DTES residents.

New laws are in place that allowpeople without a permanentaddress—such as those living in ashelter or on the street—to vote byciting a shelter or a community cen-tre that they frequent as theiraddress. This legal change is impor-tant in all ridings where homeless-ness is a problem, but it is especial-ly relevant in Vancouver East, whereso many of the voters have no per-manent address.

There are three polling stations inthe DTES, but critics of the voting sys-tem claim that none of these is easilyaccessible to lower-income or home-less DTES residents. Voting for feder-al, provincial, and municipal elec-tions traditionally takes place at theCarnegie Community Centre, locatedon the southwest corner of Main andHastings. The Carnegie is a publiclibrary turned community resourcecentre that serves 2000 people everyday. This year, there will be nopolling station at the Carnegie.

Muggs Sigurgeirson, vice-presi-

dent of the Carnegie CommunityCentre Association (CCCA), thinks thatthe polling stations chosen byElections Canada are going to createproblems for DTES residents trying tovote. The problem, says Sigurgeirson,is one of social geography.

'It's not so much location, it'speople's voting habits, what they feelassured by and comfortable with.

"Voting can be a complex proce-dure, you have to figure out the bal-lots, there's pressure, .there's hype,and one of the things that makes iteasier for people is to do it in a placethat they're familiar with. That's ourconcern. People are accustomed toCarnegie—it's a place where to grap-ple with the complexity of voting, theywould at least be on their own turf.'

Many of the homeless peopleand drug users that live in the areaspend time outside the Carnegie,and a tourist walking by for the firsttime will be surprised to see peopleopenly smoking crack and usinginjection drugs.

No one is allowed into theCarnegie while high, however, andso the inside of the building at leastremains a haven from the drugs out-side. The Carnegie is the heart of theDTES, where residents feel comfort-able and welcome.

E lections officialMac Bryson, thechief returning officer for the

Vancouver East riding, says that hisoffice is sympathetic to the difficul-ties of the voting procedure in theDowntown Eastside, but added thatit did the best it could.

'We realise that the homelesshave a problem with voting, andwe're trying to do everything we canin order to make it available for thehomeless to vote,' says Bryson.

'For the Downtown Eastsidewe're constrained by the number ofplaces that are available for [pollingstations]. We wanted to put one intothe Carnegie Centre, which is insome dispute by some of the parties,but my assistant went [there] andwas told that on the Monday we

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would need it it was already bookedand would not be available. So wegot as close as we could by going tothe Buddhist Temple and theChinese Community Centre.'

Sigurgeirson disagrees.'When we, the Carnegie

Community Action Project, calledElections Canada and asked themwhy we couldn't have a poll inCarnegie as we regularly do, theysaid that they were concerned aboutthe civic strike...I think that ElectionsCanada could have gotten a reassur-ance from the union,' she said.

The Tenants Rights ActionCoalition (TRAC) also had concernsabout the locations of the DTESpolling stations, and the potentialeffect they would have on voterturnout

'I think [the polling station loca-tions] are really unfortunate,' saidVanessa Geary, a TRAC member.

"The Chinese Cultural Centre is agreat place to have a poll, but it's notnecessarily a place that people wholive in the hotels and rooming hous-es feel welcome. So it would havebeen more appropriate to have acouple of locations, one being theCarnegie Community Centre orsomewhere more central and wel-coming to folks living in [the DTES]."

The Main and HastingsCommunity Development Societyexpressed similar concerns.

"We offered them our amenityspace right in the heart of theDowntown Eastside, and we saidwe'd be delighted to have a pollingstation there so that people in theneighborhood could come to some-where close to where they live, some-where they're comfortable going inorder to vote,' said Darren Kitchen, arepresentative of the group.

'[Elections Canada] is setting upthere for the advance polling but onthe actual voting day itself there willbe no easily accessible polling sta-tion for low-income residents of theDowntown Eastside.'

One problem with the existing

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polling stations is the social differ- see as a bad choice of polling sta-ence between the area of Chinatown lions. 'We're doing our best to miti-where the polls will be and the Main gate the problem of having a pollingand Hastings home of the DTES res- station in the wrong place by offer-idents. In order to get to the polling ing rides [to polling stations], by get-stations, DTES residents will have to ting the information out, and bywalk through Chinatown, where they doing as much public education asmust pass security guards hired by we can about it,' said Sanford.the Merchants' Association to dis- 'We won't really know until vot-courage low-income people from ing day what the impact will be, butbeing in the area Kitchen says that we've certainly heard from peoplemany find this process intimidating. that they're very concerned.'

Elections Canada did have some Pato Chan, Loh's campaign man-presence at the Carnegie Centre— ager, doesn't feel the same way. Herevising agents have been working said that he didn't think that pollingthere to register voters. Bryson said station location would have much ofthat hundreds of voters had been an effect on voting in the DTES.registered in Vancouver East so far 'So far we haven't had peoplethrough these efforts. make a big complaint to us. People

One Elections Canada represen- [have] mention[ed] that kind of ques-tative registering voters outside the tion before, but as far as our encoun-Carnegie Centre said that there had ters, that's not a major issue to us,'been a lot of positive responses to said Chan.their work. But Sigurgeirson claims that 'the

'Yesterday we registered 20 peo- only person who has been cam-ple at our table inside, and so far paigning with the low-incometoday it's noon and we've registered groups in the Downtown Eastside is12 to 15 people,' he said. Libby Davies. I haven't seen [the Loh

"This is the first federal election campaign] or heard of themwhere homeless people can vote, so approaching anyone in Strathconathey can use the Carnegie Centre as or the Downtown Eastside who is atheir mailing address if they don't low-income non-Asian group.'have a permanent address, so that's The Loh campaign disagrees.very useful.' 'We have people canvassing the

NDnincumbent Libby Davies DTES almost on a daily basis,' saidr and Liberal candidate Chan.Mason Loh are the two main con- Regardless of which parties havetenders in the riding. Both cam- been campaigning more strongly,paigns say that they're trying to get community groups have becomeout the vote in the DTES, and to involved in encouraging DTES resi-make their stance on issues known. dents to register and vote. The

The Davies campaign is also Vancouver East riding has someinvolved in trying to get voting infor- 15,000 people who have been leftmation out to DTES residents. Glen off the voters list throughout the rid-Sanford, Davies' campaign manag- ing, and so getting people the infor-er, says that the campaign is work- mation about when, where, and howing very hard to inform low-income to vote is a real issue. TRAC, in par-residents of the DTES as well as elec- ticular, has been trying to get thetors in the rest of the riding. vote out in the DTES.

The NDP campaign thinks that 'Recognising that people in thethe choice of polling stations could Downtown Eastside are often left outhurt Davies' chances. '[Polling loca- of the political process, [some] com-tion] does affect who votes,' says munity groups down there are corn-Sanford. 'People who don't have the ing together to do a poster campaigninformation about where to vote, to raise awareness about the fact thatand people who don't have consis- there's an election on, and advancetent addresses will have trouble. polls, and how you go about voting,This includes homeless people...I and where [the polls] are,' says Geary.think that by and large, they are 'We're doing that in an effort toLibby supporters.' tell people about their right, and in

But the campaign is trying to hope that they'll get out and exercisecounteract the effects of what they that right'

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MP: Humanities research a "personal pastime"by Alex Dimson

A letter from a North Vancouver MP that ques-tions the usefulness of humanities research hasangered UBC student groups and academics.

The letter is a response from Ted White, aCanadian Alliance MP running for re-electionin North Vancouver, who was asked by a UBCassociate dean of Arts to support additionalfunding for the Social Sciences andHumanities Research Council of Canada(SSHRC), the federal body that allocateshumanities research grants.

'Although I do not question that some ofthe research funded by the SSHRC has beenconstructive and forward-looking, I also knowmuch of it is not,' reads the letter to AssociateDean of Arts Anne Martin-Matthews.

cannot conceive of any way in whichresearch in the fields of fine arts, classicalstudies, philosophy, anthropology, modern

languages and literature, or medieval studies,which together accounted for over $5.3 mil-lion in grants from the SSHRC in the last fiscalyear, contributes to any understanding ofCanadian society or the challenges we face aswe enter the 2 I st century.

'Research into such fields, as far as myconstituents are concerned, constitutes a per-sonal pastime, and has no benefit to Canadiantaxpayers,' the letter, which is dated January25, continues.

Mohan Matthen, head of UBC's philosophydepartment, said the comments do not do jus-tice to the developments resulting fromresearch in the humanities.

English department head Sherril Graceadded, 'I think it is sad that there are peoplein society...who do not understand the role ofthe humanities.'

'The bottom line is you can't have a healthydemocracy without research and awareness

and teaching about your culture. You don'tknow who you are,' she said.

White did not return the UbysseY s numer-ous phone calls. His campaign office indicatedthat he will be unavailable for comment untilafter the election.

But Colin Metcalfe, the BC media relationsdirector for the Alliance, said that White'scomments were personal and did not neces-sarily represent the party's views.

He added, however, that the party plans tominimise 'what seems to be trivial expendi-tures' by establishing criteria for research thatqualifies for funding.

'I think that all Canadians should be con-cerned when we hear about silly programsthat are being funded by the Canadian taxpay-er,' he said.

But SSHRC spokesperson Garth Williamsdisagrees with White's message, saying thathumanities disciplines have evolved over cen-

turies and have proven their usefulness.Williams said that SSHRC's peer-review-

policy committee, which includes experts inhumanities fields, ensures that all fundinggoes towards relevant projects.

The letter recently surfaced at an all-candi-dates forum organised by the Alma MaterSociety (AMS), when.a student questioned can-didates about the letter. Kerry-Lynne Findlay,the Alliance's Vancouver Quadra candidate,did not attend the forum's question period.

Graham Senft, AMS vice-president of exter-nal affairs, said that the student society is veryconcerned with the letter.

'We're concerned that a member of parlia-ment..for a riding that includes UBC studentshas such a myopic view of research in thesocial sciences and humanities. He obviouslyhas no understanding whatsoever of whatresearch generates in terms of knowledge andunderstanding of society.'

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PARTY LEADER

ATTENTION ALL STUDENTS

STUDENT DISCIPLINE REPORTSEPTEMBER 1ST, 1999 - AUGUST 31ST, 2000

Under section 61 of the University Act, the President of the University has authority to impose discipline on students for academic and non-academic offences (see page51 of the 2000/2001 University Calendar). A summary of such disciplinary cases is published on a regular basis, without disclosing the names of students involved.

In the period 1 September 1999 to 31 August 2000, 44 students appeared before the President's Advisory Committee on Student Discipline and 42 were subsequentlydisciplined. For each case, the events leading to the imposition of the discipline and the discipline imposed are summarized below. Discipline may vary dependingupon the circumstances of a particular case.

1. A student removed numerous articles from Library Journals. Discipline: asuspension from the University for 4 month?, leading to a delay in gradua-tion, and restitution to the Library for damages resulting from this miscon-duct.

2. A student (i) submitted a term paper for a course assignment that was com-pletely plagiarized and that had been purchased from an off-campus source,and (ii) brought unauthorized material into the final examination of anothercourse. Discipline: a mark of zero in both courses and a suspension from theUniversity for 24 months*.

3. A student was alleged to have colluded with another student in a cheatingincident during a midterm examination. Outcome: charge dismissed; allega-tion could not be substantiated from a consideration of the available evi-dence.

4. A student used false identification to gain entrance to an examination roomand wrote an examination in the name of another individual. Discipline: asuspension from the University for 12 months*.

5. A student was alleged to have brought unauthorized material into a midtermexamination. Outcome: charge dismissed; allegation could not be substantiat-ed from a consideration of the available evidence.

6. A student substantially plagiarized a term paper for a course. Discipline: amark of zero in the course and a suspension from the University for 10months*.

7. A student participated in the disruption/destruction of a display spponsoredby a campus group. Discipline: a suspension from the University for 4months*.

8. A student brought an unauthorized calculator into a final examination.Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from the Universityfor 12 months*.

9. A student plagiarized parts of assignments in two different courses.Discipline: in the special circumstances, a letter of severe reprimand* and amark of zero in one of the courses.

10. A student was involved in a cheating incident during a midterm examinationin a course. Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension fromthe University for 12 months*.

11. A student brought an unauthorized electronic dictionary into the final exami-nation of a course. Discipline: in the special circumstances, a letter of repri-mand.

12. A student plagiarized a part of a term paper submitted in a course. Discipline:a mark of zero for the submitted paper and a letter of reprimand.

13. A student participated in the disruption/destruction of a display sponsored bya campus group. Discipline: a suspension from the University for 4 months*.On appeal to the Senate Appeals Committee on Student Discipline, the peri-od of the suspension was upheld, but the eligibility date for seeking removalof the transcript notation was altered.

14. A student was involved in a cheating incident on a final examination.Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from the Universityfor 12 months*.

15. A student intended to impersonate another person on an examination.Discipline: in the special circumstances, a letter of reprimand.

16. A student used an unauthorized access code to improperly access a dispensingsystem. Discipline: in the special circumstances, a letter of reprimand.

17. A student completely plagiarized a research paper for a course. Discipline: amark of zero in the course and a suspension from the University for 12months*.

18. A student was involved in a cheating incident during a midterm examination.Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from the Universityfor 12 months*.

19. A student used plagiarized material for essays submitted in a course.Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from the Universityfor 8 months*.

20. A student was involved in a cheating incident in a course. Discipline: in thespecial circumstances, a letter of reprimand.

21. A student plagiarized material in a term paper for a course. Discipline: a markof zero in the course and a suspension from the University for 8 months*.The student was also alleged to have been involved in a cheating incident inthe final examination of the same course. Outcome: the latter charge was dis-missed; allegation could not be substantiated from a consideration of theavailable evidence.

22. A student submitted plagiarized term papers in two separate courses.Discipline: a mark of zero in each course and, in the special circumstances, asuspension from the University for 2 months*.

23. A student substantially plagiarized the material submitted in an essay in acourse. Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from theUniversity for 6 months*.

24. A student was involved in a cheating incident in a course. Discipline: a markof zero in the course and a suspension from the University for 12 months*.

25. A student assaulted another student in a class. Discipline: a letter of severereprimand*.

26. A student defaced University property with graffiti. Discipline: a letter of rep-rimand*.

27. A student colluded in a cheating/plagiarism incident with another student ona final examination in a course. Discipline: a mark of zero for the final exam-ination in the course*.

23. A student was involved in a cheating incident during a final examination.Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from the Universityfor 12 months*.

29. A student altered some returned test papers in an attempt to obtain revisedgrades. Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from theUniversity for 12 months*.

30. A student cheated on a course quiz. Discipline: in the special circumstances, aletter of reprimand*.

31. A student assaulted a Campus Patrol Officer. Discipline: a suspension fromthe University for 24 months*. On appeal to the Senate Committee onStudent Appeals on Academic Discipline, the suspension period was reducedto 12 months*.

32. A student submitted the same term paper in two different courses. Discipline:a mark of zero in one of the courses and a suspension from the University for9 months*.

33. A student submitted a plagiarized essay in a course. Discipline: a mark of zeroin the course and a suspension from the University for 12 months*.

34. A student surreptitiously wrote a midterm examination under a false name ina course in which he/she was not registered, and attempted to remove thepaper from the-classroom at the end of the examination. Discipline: a sus-pension from the University for 18 months*.

35. A student stole the homework assignments of two individuals and submittedtheir work as his/her own. Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and a sus-pension from the University for 12 months*.

36. A student completely plagiarized a term paper for a course. Discipline: in thespecial circumstances, a mark of zero in the course and a suspension from theUniversity for 4 months*.

37. A student plagiarized a term paper for a course and was involved in a cheatingincident in the final examination of that course. Discipline: a mark of zero inthe course and a suspension from the University for 8 months*.

38. A student colluded with another student in a plagiarism/cheating incident ona final examination in a course. Discipline: a mark of zero for the final exam-ination in the course*.

39. A student altered a course midterm mark and submitted the paper for re-grading. Discipline: in view of the nature of the extenuating circumstancessurrounding this case, no disciplinary penalties were assigned.

40. A student participated in the disruption/destruction of a display sponsored bya campus group. Discipline: a suspension from the University for 4 months*.

41. A student permitted two other students to plagiarize his/her paper in acourse. Discipline: a letter of reprimand. The student was also alleged to haveexposed his/her final examination paper to the view of another student.Outcome: the latter charge was dismissed; allegation could not be substanti-ated from a consideration of the available evidence.

42. A student was alleged to have cheated, or to have assisted in a cheating inci-dent, during the midterm examination of a course. Outcome: charge dis-missed; allegation could not be substantiated from a consideration of theavailable evidence.

43. A student colluded with another student in a cheating incident during thefinal examination of a course. Discipline: a mark of zero in the course and asuspension from the University for 12 months*.

44. A student submitted a dissertation in 1996 that contained plagiarized materi-al. Discipline: a mark of zero in the course (thesis) which resulted in thedegree being revoked*.

*In all cases indicated by an asterisk a notation of disciplinary action is entered onthe studentis transcript. At any time after two years have elapsed from the date ofhis or her graduation the student may apply to the President to exercise her discre-tion to remove the notation. Students under disciplinary suspension from UBCmay not take courses at other institutions for transfer of credit back to UBC.

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Homelessness still at crisis level,social housing advocates say

by Cynth a Lee

LOOKING FOR A HOME? A cardboard box and a shopping cart accompany advocates of social hous-ing as they rally for more funding. CYNTHIA LEE PHOTO

Supporters of affordable housing areblaming the federal government forthe substantial number of people liv-ing on the street

'What the government has donewith housing is a travesty,' UnitedNative Nations President Scott Clarktold a crowd of roughly 60 at a down-town rally held on Wednesday out-side the Vancouver Public Library'smain branch.

According to the NationalHousing Homelessness Network,roughly 200,000 people are home-less in Canada, with the highestincrease involving families and chil-dren.

Clark and other advocates areangry that the federal governmenthas not built any new housing proj-ects for lower income groups sincethe Liberals came into power

in 1993.'As a result of

that decision,the evidenceis on our street,'Libby Davies,the NDP mem-ber of parlia-ment for Van-couver East., toldthe Ubyssey. TheNDP is promis-ing $1.2 billion

to build 25,000 new units next year.The concerns come two years

after a group of mayors representinglarge Canadian cities—includingVancouver and Toronto—declaredhomelessness a national disaster.

While government funding hasbeen allocated to pre-existing socialhousing, the Liberal Party has statedits policy to address the problem,promising to build at least 15,000

new housing units and spend $170million annually.

The rally marked a day of actioncalling for a national housingstrategy, along with events in 16other Canadian cities.

Only the governments of BC andQuebec have built new social housingsince 1993.

Even still, figures cited by the Co-op Housing Federation of BC showthat 10,000 people are on the waitinglist for affordable housing in theprovince and miiy spend half oftheir income on shelter.

Housing advocates have indicatedthat at least 75,000 new units will berequired to meet the need nationally.

Homelessness has caught theattention of other local politicians.

John Mortimer, the CanadianAlliance candidate for VancouverCentre, has agreed to spend tomor-row night on the street in areas ofdowntown Vancouver as part of aprogram sponsored by Street YouthJob Action.

'The best way to understand any-thing is to endeavour to be as close aspossible to the people who are in thesituation,' he said. The program isaimed at exposing politicians andcommunity leaders to street youthculture and to show them wherefunding is needed.

Meanwhile, social housing advo-cates have heavily criticised theAlliance for being the only major fed-eral party that has not committed torestoring funding to national housingprograms.

But Mortimer dismissed the criti-cisms, and said that money forpast government-funded housing proj-ects have been allocated inefficiently.

He pointed to research conductedby the Alliance's housing critic, whichfound that while 80 per cent of home-

less people are single, most socialhousing projects are built for multi-person households.

'They end up being financially outof reach and not servicing the80 per cent of people who really needthem,' Mortimer said.

He added that the Alliance's strat-egy to address homelessness goesbeyond funding housing projects. Hesaid the party's platform is aimed atstrengthening the economy to benefitall citizens.

He added that Canada should'create a culture where people wantto give their tax dollars for [social pro-

grams] and want to take their owntime and own talent to help withneedy areas of society.'

At the downtown rally, severalrepresentatives of the Co-operativeHousing Federation of Canada(CHFC) also voiced their concernsabout local co-op housing that hasbeen affected by the Vancouver-wideleaky condo syndrome.'

'We're also here to protectthe housing stock we have,' said CHFCspokesperson Merilee Robson, whoadded leaky co-ops could adverselyaffect the health of their occupants.

The federation is worried about

the number of loans that have notbeen approved by the CanadaMortgage and Housing Corporation(CMHC), the federal agency responsi-ble for funding repair loans tothe co-op units.

According to the CMHC, three of32 loan applications have reached asigned agreement.

Lorraine Verokosky, manager ofAssisted Housing in the agency'sBC chapter, explained that approvinga CHMC loan involves many steps,but added that her departmentwas working hard to processthe applications.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2000VOLUME 82 ISSUE 21

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Curfew a crimeIn response to the rising wake of violence in theMiddle East and the threats posed by radicalIslamic fundamentalist movements, Israel hasimposed security measures in critical troublespots, including Hebron, one of the contestedregions of the West Bank. Some of these meas-ures are effectively compromising the religiousrights of the majority Palestinian population inthe region.

Since the Six-Day War in 1967, Hebron hasbeen part of the West Bank territory underIsraeli administration. In 1997, Israel handedover 80 per cent of Hebron to Palestinian rule,but it still holds on to the remainder where sev-eral hundred Jewish settlers live among 40,000Palestinians.

At the beginning of October, Israel imposed a24-hour curfew on the 40,000 Palestinians inHebron. Similar measures were enacted in1999, as well as the year before, after the killingof a prominent local rabbi. Nearly two monthssince the curfew was imposed, it still stands.

For 24 hours a day, Palestinians in thisregion are not allowed to work, go to school, orleave their homes for any reason. MeanwhileIsraelis are free to walk the streets. Hebron hasbecome a ghost town. Palestinian civilians watchcautiously from their windows while armedIsraeli soldiers sit on catwalks above the marketsquares making sure nobody moves.

Palestinians are only allowed to leave their

homes for a few hours every three days to pickup essentials, but this is difficult, since manycivilians no longer have an income.

Innocent civilians are being subject to inhu-mane conditions simply because of their nation-ality and religion. Over 90 per cent ofPalestinians are Muslim, and this curfew has thepotential of quashing the fundamental right toreligious freedom of these people.

With the arrival of the new crescent moonthis Sunday or Monday, the Muslim Holy monthof Ramadan—the ninth month of the Islamiclunar calendar—will begin.

Muslims around the world fast from sunriseto sunset every day during this month. The cur-few in Hebron attacks the very heart ofRamadan, during which time families gather forcommunal meals, and most families, especiallythose in the Middle East, attend special prayersat local mosques in the evening. Fasting , is acommunal experience, and one that will be near-ly impossible to realise for Muslims living underthe tight supervision of Israeli soldiers.

Surely, Israel is in a position to understandthe importance of religious freedom. It would bein the county's best interest not to overlook thearrival of this religious holy month.

Article 18 of the Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights guarantees the right of every indi-vidual to freedom of religion 'either alone or incommunity with others and in public or private,

to manifest his religion or belief' in teaching,practice, worship and observance.'

This same declaration guarantees freedom ofmovement (Article 13), the right to a nationality(Article 15), the right to work (Article 23), theright to education (Article 26), and the right toparticipate 'in the cultural life of the communi-ty' (Article 27).

The death toll in the region has reached over250—mostly Palestinians—since the latest waveof violence began in October. And amidst theambush attacks on Israeli soldiers and citizens,the besieging of Palestinian towns, the sealing-off of territories, the killing of Israeli soldiers,the helicopter attacks on unoccupied Palestinianbuildings, the bombing, the shooting, and thestone throwing, hopes for peace in the regionare crumbling. The dispute between the Israelisand the Palestinians appears to be moving clos-er and closer to undeclared warfare.

If Israel is hoping for any type of reconcilia-tion, continuing the curfew throughoutRamadan will do nothing to advance its cause.

Besieging the region of Hebron duringRamadan will only increase popular resistance,and fuel civilian anger. And if Israel tamperswith the religious freedom of Palestinians, thebacklash could be greater than the ambushes ithas endured until now from radical fundamen-talist groups. Hopefully Israel will not overlookthis reality, and will lift the curfew..

letters

More USP concernsI am writing this letter in responseto the Nov. 15 article by HywelTuscano entitled 'Scholarshiprequirements questioned.' I amextremely disappointed to readsome of the comments made byRosemary Pantalone, director ofAwards and Financial Aid regard-ing the Undergraduate ScholarsProgram (USP), formerly known asthe Outstanding Student InitiativeScholarship (OSI).

Like many others, I received the[$10,000 over four years] OSIscholarship in 1998 when I wasadmitted into the Faculty of AppliedScience. As I am an out-of-provincestudent from Calgary, this scholar-ship made it possible for me toattend UBC and to live inVancouver. The requirements werealso reasonable to keep the scholar-ship, as I needed an 82 per cent

average on my top 27 credits.Then UBC raised the average to

85.00 per cent and a stipulationwas added saying that there wouldbe absolutely no rounding up. Aftera year of hard work, I received anaverage of 84.75 per cent on mytop 27 credits. I missed $2500 by0.25 per cent and my financial situ-ation was greatly affected.

My problem lies with the publicrelations of this university. I under-stand that there needs to be a cut-off somewhere, but I decided towrite and express my concerns toUBC President Martha Piper, andPantalone. It has been over twomonths and I have not received areply from either. I am very dis-turbed to read in this article that'Pantalone said that she doesn'tthink students are very affected bythe scholarship changes' and thatshe finds 'that students only seemto be disappointed when their sib-

lings received the scholarshipoffers like the OSI, but otherwisestudents seem to accept them well.'If Pantalone does not think that stu-dents are affected, then why didn'tshe reply to my letter?

I have again written to Piper andPantalone, stating that I have decid-ed never to make a future donationto UBC should I be in a position todo so in my professional career. Ichallenge all students who missedout on the USP due to requirementchanges to write letters and voiceyour concerns. I would still like tobelieve that I attend a universitythat listens to the concerns ofundergraduate students and is notjust preoccupied with facultyresearch and a good Maclean'sranking. Without the students,there would be no university.

—Michael QuinnApplied Science 3

I'm more punkrock than you,record reviewer

Dear Sirs,'The Public albums were Lyndon'sart-school project, all concept andelectronics, but not a lot to danceto. They were smart, maybe, cer-tainly clever, but they didn't have alot going for them otherwise: theyjust didn't sound very good.'('Chicks out for Kicks,' [Nov.151)

"The flowers of romance' is asong (and an album) of exquisitepomposity. I dance to it all the time.

When did 'sounding good' and'punk' form this discursivealliance? I must have been busywriting a paper or something.

—Barbara Andersen

BWO YO! Members of the BWO touch football team pose in Gage with their coach UBCThunderbirds defensive lineman Amarpreet Sanghera (centre). TARA WESTOVER PHOTO

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by Tom Peacock

Although the UBC Thunderbirds won't be atthe Vanier Cup this year, the BWO (BrownWorld Order) touch football team from GageResidence will.

The only thing is, they've never played on afull-sized field before and with all the cheapbeer sure to be flowing, who knows what sortof shape they're going to be in come gametime?

BWO finished first in the UBC division ofthe Budweiser/NFL Campus Touch FootballLeague, and as a result they won the chance toplay- against other university touch footballteams from across the country in Toronto nextweek.

The final game will take place before theDecember 3 CIAU championship game at theSkyDome between the University of ReginaRams and the University of Ottawa Gee Gees.

The touch football team that wins the tour-nament will bring a cheque back to its campusfor $16,000 to be donated to the school's ath-letic department.

The team, along with intramural represen-tative Kavie Toor, will fly from Vancouver nextThursday on an all-expenses paid trip to TO,where they'll stay at the Westin Hotel, eat lotsof good food and drink lots of beer. Then, onFriday they'll take to. the field for their firstgame against a team from the University ofWestern Ontario. If they win, they will com-pete on Saturday for the grand prize.

The team of Gage residents is pretty excit-

ed about the upcoming trip. "We're agood team...But you never know who'sgoing to be out there,' team memberArun Angl said.

'None of our guys have playedbefore except for Jessey [Minhas], whoplayed quarterback in high school. Butwe're all athletes. We all play othersports, lilce soccer, volleyball or whatev-er,' said Angl.

At the initial qualifying tournament,BWO placed second to Beta Can't TouchThis, a team from the Beta Theta Pi fra-ternity, and it looked like the Beta teamwould probably end up winning thetrip to Toronto.

It turned out, however, that the Betateam had enlisted some hired help intheir bid for the trip. The team had ille-gally fielded four ex-varsity players,none of whom were pledged fraternitymembers. The team was immediatelydisqualified, and banned from intramu-rals for a year.

'We had to call the Beta international officein Ohio to find out if the players were actuallymembers of the fraternity,' said intramuralsevents coordinator Kavie Toor.

This is the first year of the Budweiser/NFLTouch Football League, and so far the eventonly has a men's national championship, but

_Toor says the UBC intramurals program isnegotiating with the sponsors to ensure thatthere is a women's or a mixed division in thefuture.

'At first, we were reluctant to get involved—we're big on equity here. But then we thoughtwe'd be better off taking a pro-activeapproach. We had a women's tournament aswell just , to show the sponsors that there wasan interest, and to show that, look, you shouldhave a women's team go to Toronto as well,-Toor said.

Sarah Esler, who handles on-campus pro-motions for the league, explained that UBC isthe only school that expressed concern over thelack of an equivalent women's championship.

'Our school was the only one that arguedfor a girl's championship,' she said, addingthat she made sure that the four UBC women'steams had all received the same Budweisershirts and footballs as their male counter-parts, and the champions had won free ticketsto see the Vancouver Canucks.

Unfortunately, the women will have towait a while before they enjoy the view fromthe top of the CN Tower and take to the turfat the SkyDome. This year it's all about theBWO.

Touch football...at the SkyDome?Gage team headed to Toronto

To apply for any of these tremendous opportunities, please send applications, before December 15, to:Nominating Committee: c/o Erfan Kazemi, VP Academic and University Affairs, SUB 238, vpacademic@ams.ubc.ca

No telephone inquires please.your student society

Student Administrative Commission (SAC) is a dynamic group ofUBC individuals who handle the administration of the various AMSclubs and constituencies .

At-Large Commissioner♦ Assists clubs with difficulties and help organize events suchas Chinese New Year Fair, Clubs Days and the disability audit.

Building and Security Commissioner:♦ Review the current booking process for clubs and studentgroups.♦ Work with the Security Coordinator to develop SUB securityprotocol.

Constituen Commissioner:+. Communicate between the AMS and the undergrad societies:Arts, Science, Engineering, Pharmacy, Social Work, Law, etc.Assist these groups with bookings : of rooms in the SUB.

Other detailsAll positions work 10 hours per week (includes 5 office hoursand meetings) and report to the Vice-President ofAdministration - Mark Fraser

Term: January to March 31, 2001.

Remuneration: $500

For more info on SAC positions email: vpadmin@ams.ubc.ca

AMS student court exercises disciplinary powers over AMS members& organizations.

Chief Justice of Student CourtApplicants must be enrolled in or entering 3rd year law. Chief Justice presides

over Student Court, administers hearings and sits on the Prima Facie

Committee, which determines whether there is cause to call Court to session.

Chief ProsecutorAMS is seeking a second or third year Law student to fulfill the duties of Chief

Prosecutor of the Student Court. Responsibilities include: prosecuting cases

against students and AMS organizations charged with violating the AMS

Constitution, Bylaws, or Code or otherwise acting in an unbecoming manner.

The Chief Prosecutor also chairs the Prima Facie Committee,- whichdetermines whether there is cause to call Court to session.

Cleric Of the Court .The Clerk of the Student Court receives submissions from students Wisl*Hg tocall the Courtth session arid administers and oversees the procedures ofStudent Court.

Student Court JudgesThe AMS is seeking 3 Student Court judges to hear cases involving studentsand AMS bodies accused of violating the ALMS Constitution, Code, or Bylaws;they also may be asked to interpret the Constitution, Code, and Bylaws.

Please note:The judges, Chief Justice, Clerk, and Prosecutor must not hold any other AMSposition, and must not have held any other AMS position in the previous sixmonths (except positions on the Court itself).

All Court positions run from January 2001 – January 2002For more info on Court positions email vpacademic@ams.ubc.ca

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Men's Ice HockeyThe T-Bird men's ice hockey team isin Regina to face the University ofRegina Cougars this weekend. The 1-10-1 Birds haven't won a game sincetheir home-opener against theBrandon Bobcats on October 13.

Men's and Women'sVolleyballBoth volleyball teams are off toSaskatoon this weekend to face theUniversity of Saskatchewan Huskies.Both Saskatchewan teams are stiffcompetition for the Birds.

Men's BasketballThe Thunderbirds are at home tohost the University of SaskatchewanHuskies on Friday and Saturdaynight in War Memorial Gym.. Tip offtime is 8pm on both nights.

Women's BasketballThe UBC women's basketball teamis also hosting the Huskies thisweekend in War Memorial Gym. Tipoff time is 6:15pm on Friday andSaturday night.

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