Profs protest periodical loss by Lucho van hrchot

Three hundred and nine professors from23 departments have signed a petition in pro- test of proposed cancellations of thousands of periodical sub- scriptions by UBC administra- tors.

Accordingto Tony Jefieys, assistant librarian in charge of collections, the proposed can- cellations are necessary to bal- ance the university’s total an- nual budget for serial litera- ture.

T h e reason that we are contemplating cancellations is that subscription costs have

gone up quite a bit in the past few years,” Jeffrey9 explained. “In this past year, some sub- scriptions have gone up 50 per cent or more.”

The petition drive was ini- tiated by ILeonidas Hill from the History department, and Anthony Podlecki from the Classics department.

According to Hill, the can.- cellations are “going to cause grave difficulties” for teachers and students in every faculty. Hill admitsthat therisingcosts of subscriptions is a problem that must be addressed, but he said that students shouldn’t

have , t o be the onert who suffer. The price of journal sub-

scriptions can range from $20 to $l!i,OOO a year.

Nadine Baldwin, who works in the 1ibra:ry‘s acquisi- tions division, said, T h e prices are constantly going up, espe- cially in the sciences, in engi- neering and law.”

“As costs increase- we ei- ther have to reduce the number of subscriptions or we have to look at the possibility of mov- ing a part of the library budget from one are t o another,” Jefieys said.

Although library spokes-

is skeptical. T h e librarians can’t know

enough to make informed deci- sions [about which journals t o cut],” he said.

In the humanities and so- cial sciences, in particular, Hill said, a lot of relatively inex- pensive, yet important, sub- scriptions may be discontin- ued. c

According to Hill, many of the history journals which are being considered for cancella- tion cost less than $100 per year.

When one considers that UBC pays more than $lO,OOO

tively inexpensive journals.” Studentct maybe forced to

wait weeks to receive impor- tant journals through inter- library loan, Hill said.

But Hill added that he hasn’t given up hope, and that he will continue to press the administration to recon- sider the proposed cancella-

-tivm;USomelthing may be hap- pening t o s o h n the blow, so I’m a little bit hopeful that we can do something,” he said.

Baldwin said, There are a number of things that can help to mitigate what is h a p pening.” However, she admit-

(No longer) for your information

This is a small sampling of the purnals that are being considered for cancellation, drawn up from a list of literally hunldreds of titles. Most of these titles relate to the study of history. Every department in every faculty has received a similar list.

people have said that only for certain science journals, he ted that library administrators “marginally used” periodicals said, it doesn’t make sense to don’t know exactly what these will be cancelled, Hill “cut lots and lots of little, rela- “things” are 19s of yet.

Labow History(Canborra) Latin Amerkan Weekly Report (London)

Ih. Middb f i s t (London) Mmumenta Gennanlee Historim (Stuttgart)

Oxford Historical Monograph8 (London) Lo Palebra y el Hombre (Mexko)

.Pari/amtary History (Glwcester) Religious Traditions (Syndney)

Revista geograflca del instituto Panamrlcano D. Geogfaflca e Historia (Mexico)

Revue d’dtuder Palestinlennes (Belrut) Russlen Studles in History (NY) Scottish Studles (Edlnburgh)

s o c l e / History Journal of Arabic Literature

Studies h Lath Amerkan Populer t2iltur-a Judaka

Latin Amarkan and Caribbean Contmpa~my Record

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Geers enter bridge-building comDetition

Meinbotm of UBC’8 Civll Englnedng Club show off the brldge they am entering h WOTO %MAN ROANTREE the Concodb B114ge Bulldlng COmpat#on. L 4 am D a d Cbn. Kevln Camplwl.

universities across Canada and $750 and thehonour ofwinning the US. the competition.

Barn Gdwacht. P& Jawen&. Brent Dozd a d Phi Parker. .

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THE GENERAL B.A. UBC 70 - SRRWCBS

This program offers a broad Liberal Arts program as an alternative to a Major or Honours Program. Applications are being accepted until May 15, 1993 for September 1993. Spaces are limited and students are advised to apply early.

For information and application forms, come to The General B.A. Office, Buchanan A207,

or call 822-2595

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In early September, the AMS administers an orientation programme for first year students. We are looking to improve and to expand it for the upcoming academic year.

The successful applicant will: We are looking for applicants who are: chair and work with a committee of knowledgable about both the AMS first year students; and UBC; solicit suggestions from both AMS creative in providing information; and UBCstudentseniceorganizations; outgoing, enthusiastic and ener-

*solicit ideas from other Canadian getic; and universities; and able to make anyone feel welcome. with the suggestions of the above, organizeaprogrammethatwillmake first year students feel welcome.

Applicants must be available from Monday, May 31 to Friday, September 10. The wage is $9.73 per hour based on a 37.5 hour work week. Preference will be given to those applicants that are returning for the 1993/94 academic year.

For further information call Janice Boyle, Vice President, in SUB 248 at 822-3092.

At the beginning of each academic year, the AMS distributes a number of publications, including the Inside UBC, to first year and returning students. These publications are intended to provide informational material on the Ah4S and UBC.

For each publication, the successful applicant will:

report to and take direction from

request, edit and write material; determine their length and format; prepare and monitor a budget; obtain quotes from printers; and organize their timelydistribution.

the President;

We are looking for applicants who have:

knowledge of both the AMS and

.proven edi t ing and wri t ing

constructive criticism of previous

proposals for this year's pub-

UBC;

abilities;

publications; and

lications.

Applications and resumes willbe accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15,1993. Please deliver them to Tern Folsom, Administrative Assistant, in SUB 236.

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Applicants must be available on a part time basis from Monday, March 22. The wage is $9.73 per hour based on a 37.5 hour work week~for a total of 18 weeks. Preference will be given to those applicants that are returning for the 1993/94 academic year.

Further information may be obtained from Bill Dobie, President, in SUB 256 at 822-3972.

Applications and resumes will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15, 1993. Please deliver them to Terri Folsom, Administrative Assistant, in SUB 238.

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Please include the following in your proposal: a description; an explanation as to how it will benefit students; a budget; and a completion date.

The equivalent* of two full time positions are available for the summer. The wage is $9.73 per hour based on a 37.5 hour work week Preference will be given to those applicants that are returning for the 1993/94 academic year.

For further information call Janice Boyle, Vice President, in SUB 248 at 822-3092,

Proposals will be accepted until 4:30 p.m. on Monday, March 15,1993. Please deliver your proposal to Terri Folsom, Administrative Assistant, in SUI; Z38.

That is, we may hire two people for the entire bummer or fc>ur fur tw o month.; each o r some combination thereof.

0 1 ~ P/THE UBYSSEY March 5,1993 I .

UBC hockey fans wlil get thelr flrst taste of aussle ruler hockey as the team from'downunder"goe8head to head against the mlghty JV Braves at the Wlnter Sports Center this weekend. Faceoff on Friday and Saturday Is 7:30 pm.

For information call 822-5574

$1748 $1998

This week at UBC MUSIC

Wednesday Wednesday Noon Hour Hugh Fraser Jazz Quintet 12:30 pm Recital Hall $2 Thursday University Singers 12:30 pm Recital Hall Wallace Berry Memorial Concert with guest artists 8:OO pm Recital Hall Friday University Singers 8:OO pm Recital Hall Sunday Collegium Musicum 8:OO pm Recital Hall Saturday Collegium Musicum 12:30 pm Recital Hall Next Wednesday Wednesday Noon Hour Eugene Skovorodnikov, piano 12:30 pm Recital Hall $2

L-R Wingsws Troy Morgan, PLY Hora, both natives of Sydney and H a d Scott, from Adelaide, relax SlOBHAN ROANTREE PHOTO after Wednesday afternoon's practice.

Cycling at UBC: a quasi-authoritative addendum

by Dan Sansnom So you've decided to start riding your bike to

school. I t could be that the recent hike in bus fare

has you filming, or maybe your mode of motor- ized transportation has completed its ultimate voyage. Perhaps you just have a penchant for strolling the campus in gaudy, uncomfortable clothes.

Whatever reason has caused you to abandon four wheelsfor two, cyclingcrm havekoth physi- cal and environmental benefits, if approached properly. Included here are H few tips you may not have encountered in conventional cycling guides.

Bicycles are invisible to motorists

Although they are supposed to "share the road" with cyclists, drivers are usually blind to bicycles and will choose the most inopportune moment to open their door or make a right turn in front oif you. When crossing an intersection, even making the recommended "eye contact" with onco~mingmotoristsdoe~not always ensure they will judge your speed or direction properly. It's best to operate under the as- sumption that drivers don't acknowledge your existence.

Remember, when a car and bike tangle, it doesn't matter who's in the right, the cyclist always 1 0 : ~ s .

Cyclists s d e r an inherently bad image

A renutation of recklessness always me- cedes cyciists, and though there are a few riders who run .red lights and terrorize pedestrians, the rest of us have to suffer the consequences. Witness a recent evaluation published in the

Recommended by UBC Handbook. "Bikers: Hind people on bi- James Barber's cycles; see nothing but will swerve to hit you if

they do see you." Probllems incurred between walkers and

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bikers would be greatly decreased i f everyone were aware of this pedestrian rule of thumb: when encountering a cyclist, continue moving in the direction you have chosen, and the person on the bike will usually succeed in avoiding you. Cyclists have superior speed and can

Fri. &Sat. 1 lam-lam change their trajectory much faster than people 2272 West 4th Ave. on foot. Ironically, it's when both parties try to 736-21 1 a 1 7 ~ - 9 ~ 2 second-guess intentions that trouble usually

occurs.

Center Todd Idwrson, a veteran of collegiate hockey in Boston, SIOBHAN ROANTREE PHOTO will try to spa& his team to w i n over theJV Braves this weekend.

There's no such thing as staying completely dry Although all rain falls from the sky, surface water kicked up by tires and the

rider's own sweat contribute most to getting wet. Admittedly, there are as many strategies to staying dry as there are cyclists, but I recommend a good pair of fenders, a water-resistant, breathable jacket with full zipper, and cycling shorts only on the bottom <you can slip into something more comfortable at school). On particularly inclement days, fix yourself a pot of tea and curl up on the couch.

Finally, avoid the temptation to chase racers Despite providing a flashy, attractive bait, and perhaips a quick, drafted

ride, pedalling aRer road bikers is a losing gamble. They have much faster machines, no books to carry, and don't have to worry about offending the person who sits next to them in first class.

In addition, they'll probably demand you take a couple of pulls at the front of the pack. For me, the best part of riding a bike is amving at school invigorated, not exhausted.

Have 'fun cycling!

Mamh 5,1993 THE UBYSSEY/3

BIG BROTHERWI T he bookseller pretends he is a Customs bookstores has exploded

known gay and lesbian

Off i d a l as he Walks through the store o v e r t h e past year, said

Just dis-ged On C O U n t S Of possessing and who says she J a n i n e F u l l e r o f L i t t l e

wondering w h a t to pull next from the order list

gay and lesbian books forced t o impersonate an obscenity cop t h e s e THE Bvn;ER D I D I T davs. O v e r t h e p a s t year, more small The But le r ru l ing en t renched

o f f i c i a l s have been u s ing t h e B u t l e r r u l i n g t o dredge sh ipnen t s fo r gay

"I've become my own censor, " he Canadian galleries. and lesb ian material go-

said. "If you are an a r t i s t whose work bookstores i n g anywhere.

Glad Day Bookshop owner John dealswithrepresentations ofsexu- havingbeenphoningFuller Scythes has already dropped Bad a l i t y itt s very d i f f i c u l t . T h e r e ' s to find out what is going Attitude, t h e US l e sb ian magazine state censorship and t h e r e ' s self- on with their orders t h a t was se i zed from the shop l a s t censorship and lesbian producers someone who about year and declared obscene by the are inhibi ted because of state harassment. Ontario Court two weeks ago. After censorship, " said Susan Stewart of

spending $15 000 i n c o u r t t r y i n g t o K i s s and T e l l . "They ask, why are our

s e c u r e t h e r i g h t t o sell t h e magazines being censored? According t o critics, t h e ob- It, been happening at magazine and losing, Scythes said s c e n i t y c h i l l was unleashed after thegay andlesbianbook- t h e s h o p c a n ' t a f f o r d t o carry t h e l a s t yea r ' s Bu t l e r ru l ing , t he stores for a long time, ,, k i n d o f e r o t i c material t h a t w i l l latest i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f t h e c r i m i - Fuller said. ,,It,s onlya

lure Ontar io ' s an t i -porn po l ice n a l Code sec t ion 163(8) : 'Offences matter of before into the shop again. Tending To Corrupt Morals . Ir t h i s k ind o f censo r sh ip e x t e n d s i n t o t h e f e m i n i s t cornunity and lef t wing bookstores. "

Scy thes i sn ' t t he on ly dealer i n

with -a cr iminal r e c o r d o r ob- sceni ty charges .

Artists are a l s o f i n d i n g t h e climate a bi t t o o co ld fo r s exua l expressions. Last year an American magazine review of an a r t show by Vancouverartists was p r e v e n t e d from going t o i t s importer, L i t t l e Sister's Book and Art Emporium i n Vancouver.

Denueve maga- z ine was declared " d e g r a d i n g t o women" f o r its p r i n t s from Drawing the Line by t h e Kiss a n d T e l l C o l l e c t i v e , a g roupof a r t i s t s whose work deals with lesb ian sexual i ty and representa- t i o n . I n t h e mind o f t h e law, it d i d n ' t m a t t e r t h a t t h e s a m e p i c t u r e s had toured years before in

Legal Education Act ion Fund. LEAF argued that t h e r e i s a causa l l i nk be- tween pornogra- phy and women's soc ia l inequal - i t y and should be cons ide red a n a l o g o u s t o h a t e p ropa- ganda. The Su- preme C o u r t a g r e e d t h a t s i n c e t h e e q u a l i t y o f women is a goal t o which Canada aspires, limi- t a t i o n s on t h e freedom of ex-

pression are j u s t i f i e d . I r o n i c a l l y , af ter t h e B u t l e r

r u l i n g came down, among t h e first material declared obscene was pro- duced by women.

The number of Customs s e i z u r e s a n d d e t e n t i o n s o f g m d s g o i n g t o t h e

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That ' s a l ready hap- pening, said Bruce Walsh oftheCanadianCommittee Against Customs Censor- sh ip . "Things have r ea l ly hea t ed up i n t h e past twelve months .'I

Three women's bookstores have had t h e i r i m p o r t s s e i z e d s i n c e August. Issue number two of Hothead Paisan, a l e sb ian ana rch i s t comic book, was declared degrading t o men and stopped en route t o Everywoman' s Bookstore inVictor iaandtheToronto Women' s Bookstore.

Three left-leaning bookstores across the count ry had the i r mate- r i a l s e i z e d o r d e t a i n e d s i n c e las t f a l l . Last year, Spartacus Books i n Vancouver r e s o r t e d t o what Glad Day had t o do after t h e Bad Attitude ruling and stopped ordering the gay men's magazines the border cops de ta ined .

"We're a small marginal opera- t i on and can ' t a f fo rd t o o rde r material t h a t gets h e l d a t t h e border. There' s no recourse but t o c a p i t u l a t e . It becomes a matter of self-censorship," said Spartacus'

Jill Spe i se r . With t h e a u t h o r i t y o f t h e Bt ser

decision behind them, Customs cen- s o r s are expanding the i r domain. The o l d Customs pa t te rn o f search- ing shipments t o gay and lesbian bookstores is changing, says Walsh. "Customs is c l e a r l y t a r g e t i n g women's books tores the same way gay and lesbian book- stores have been targeted i n t h e past . "

While t h e larger c h a i n s l i k e Duthie's have imported t h e books ( l i k e t h e magazine On Our Backs) which get de t a ined when L i t t l e Sister's o rde r s them, as r ighteous a bookstore as W ' s has recent ly been h i t by Customs.

Discontents: New Queer Writers edited by Denis Cooper was de ta ined without notice from Customs f o r s eve ra l weeks l a s t f a l l . Buyer f o r UBC Bookstore Jennifer Pike s a i d t h i s w a s t h e f i r s t Customs

University Athletic Council

Positions The AMSis now accepting applications for studentsat large to sit on the University Athletic Council (UAC). The UAC is the overall governing body for athletic activities on campus (Intercollegiate Athletics, Intramurals, Recreation UBC and Community Sports) and advises the UBC Board of Gover- nors on policy and direction.

The UAC meets approximately once every two months. Appointees will also sit on a subcommittee which meets frequently.

The term of appointment is for one year from April 1,1993 to March 31,1994.

Applications are available is SUB Room 238 and must be handed in by 4:30 pm on Friday March 12,1993. For more information, please contact Bill Dobie (SUB Room 256, Tel. 822-3972).

IntemationalYouth Exchange Promamme 1993-94

Does living in the Third World for 6 months or 1 year interest you?

Every year I.C.Y.E. sends out hundreds of young people between the ages of 17 to 30 years abroad to experience the different cultures, languages and range of developments in the third world.

Participants are still being accepted.*

If you are: a Canadian citizen between the ages of 17 to 30 years interested in going abroad on our programme

Please apply to the address below for information and appli- cation form:

The National Director International Youth Exchange

P.O. Box 3017, Station "C" Etobicoke, Ontario M9V 2G2

Tel(416) 6656367 Fax (416) 665-4202

*Applicants will be accepted on a first come - first seme basis and there is some financial involvement.

SUMMARY OF PROPOSED

- Four Executive vs. seven - Executive Honoraria - Expanded duties for Exec vs. hiring a cood. @I $30.

- Establish 3 unpaid assist - Run up-coming Society e

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BS Foran tive a n d s c i e n t i f i c pur- poses, l ike s a fe r - sex mate- rial .

But Anal Pleasure and Health was detained from g o i n g t o L i t t l e Sister's, and Macho S l u t s , a s a f e s \ m g u i d e f o r women, wa:3 de- t a i n e d t h r e e t:imes even af- ter it had been cleared by t h e Supreme Co'urt.

While D9-1-1 and But- ler both say tha t represen- t a t i o n s of ma te r i a l wi .11 be judged according t o t h e whole c o n t e x t , L i t t l e Sister' s has receivedmutilatedbookswith t h e i r 'obscene' pages ripped out .

DOUGHNUTS FOR ALL GOOD CORPORATE

CLIEmS "Canada Customs. can

se i ze any th ing .it wants once it 's seized. It can depend on what t h e guys had f o r breakfast , " sa i ,d Sara Thing from t h e Canadian Cormnittee Against Customs Censorship.

Customs o f f i c e r s are

Recent ones a r e works l i k e This Deep Dark Pain is Love, a Latin American gay anthology and Delights of t h e Heart, a 15th century Japanese novel re i ssued in Engl i sh f ive years ago.

Whilethe prospect of hugecour t c o s t s is e f f e c t i v e l y r e h a b i l i t a t - ing the "corporate behaviour" of smal.1 independent bookstores, Canada Custtoms is a lso d i scouraging Ameri- can small-press d i s t r i b u t o r s .

After the Bu t l e r ru l ing , In l and Books i n N e w Haven, Connecticut, decided t o s t o p its s a l e s t o Canada after their shipments were regu- l a r l y b e i n g h e l d a t t h e border. When Canadian bookstores protested, In- l and ag reed t o dea l w i th Canada on the cond i t ion t ha t impor t e r s ac- cepted l i a b i l i t y f o r t h e i r o r d e r s whether they crossed the borders o r not.

b?HEN THE SAINTS OW3 MARCHING IN A f t e r w a i t i n g t h r e e y e a r s t o

get the i r ca se hea rd , L i t t l e S i s t e r ' s w i l l go t o c o u r t n e x t f a l l t o chall.enge Customs' d i scr imina tory s e i z u r e p o l i c y and p rac t i ces . The store! will a rgue t ha t Customs has no

r i g h t t o d e t a i n , m u t i l a t e and de- s t r o y books before the s tore can appeal . They w i l l a l s o a r g u e t h a t the Court ' s "cornuni ty s tandards" test t o determine obsceni ty is discriminatory becau.se it doesn' t inc lude gays and lesb ians .

P h i l i p Bryden of the Bc Civil Liber t ies Assoc ia t ion , a co-plain- t i f f i n t h e case said t h a t t h e g o a l is u l t i m a t e l y t o o v e r t u r n B u t l e r and remove t h e p o w e r of Customs t o de te rmine obsceni ty before the Su- preme Court has.

"Butler encourages some law en fo rcemen t o f f i ce r s t o s ay , 'Be- f o r e t h i s s t u f f was up i n t h e a i r and after Bu t l e r w e have our marching orders from the Su- preme Court and w e ' r e jus t go ing t o go out and enforce it, ' If he sa id .

" In t he sho r t term w e want t o show t h e r e a r e r e a l harms associ- a ted with censorship ,and t h a t [ a l - though there are] people who f o r t h e best of reasons have thought that censorship was a v a l i d way of achieving desirable objec t ives , it is our view t h a t i t 's mistaken judgement and t h e r e is l i k e l y t o be more harm from censorship than good. We'd l i k e t o d e m o n s t r a t e how harms f a l l on a p a r t i c u l a r l y v u l - nerable community, "

t r a i n e d i n a 1 6 week course i n Rigaud, Quebec. Accord- i n g t o Don Labelle of t h e

de t en t ion t he s to re has experi- prohibi ted Importations unit in enced . Ottawa, t ra in ing cons is t s o f be ing

made aware of the law, internal regulations, precedent and a l ist of p rohib i ted books w:hich is not a v a i l a b l e t o t h e public.

BIG BROTHER IS A DRAG

The But le r dec is ion d idn ' t a f - Of t h e s i x t e e n weeks , a h a l f - fect the po l i cy Canada Customs hour is s l o t t e d f o r t r a i n i n g i n forma.lly uses t o decide what can get obscenity laws. i n to t he coun t ry , acco rd ing t o R i c k e t t s conceded tha t whi le Robert Ricketts, Prohib i ted Impor- Customs d o e s n ' t o f f i c i a l l y t a r g e t t a t i o n s o f f i c e r € o r Bc and t h e specific importers, "If a company Yukon. They still operate under develops a history of importing Memorandum D9-1-1, a &venue Canada prohib i ted mater ia l wi th Customs, document. which pu t s obscen i ty , there':^ a g rea t e r l i ke l ihood t hey ' l l t reason , sed i t ion and ha te monger- face examinat ions . I f they a re no t ing under the same Tar i f f Code. But good c o r p o r a t e c l i e n t s , w e l l 1 go b o o k d e a l e r s l i k e F u l l e r f i n d t h a t b a c k a t t h e m u n t i l t h e y c h a n g e t h e i r the law and its implementation have behaviour. That's the whole pur- nothing t o do with each other. pose-tochangecorporatebehaviour."

Memorandum D9-1-1 p r o h i b i t s de- Theincreasedsupervisionofbad pic t ions o f ana l pene t ra t ion " in- c o r p o r a t e c l i e n t s l i k e L i t t l e volving implements of a l l kinds," Sister's h a s r e s u l t e d i n a r b i t r a r y but exempts depic t ions for educa- and incomprehensible (detentions.

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SPIKE & MIKE sm New for 1993 ORlGlNAL Sick and Twisted sm

FESTIVAL OF ANIMATION@!

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HORNDOG BEAVUS & BUTTHEAD This Week Fri. Mar. 5 -1 1 :Xpm Sat. Mar. 6 -1 1 :Xpm Next Week Fri. Mar. 12 -1 1 :30pm Sat. Mar. 13 -1 1 :30pm

P l e a Note: This is a FULL LENGTH Sick and Twisted Program-not just a bunch of re-runs from the eightie!

If it doesn't say Spike 81 Mike - Tell 'em to take a hike!!!

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Peace to boardheads

Ted Young-Ing's article, "Boarder Patrol," from your Feb.16th edition portrays the U.B.C. Ski Club execu- tive as being opposed to having snowboardm in the club. Although some ques- tionable points (quotedin the article) were brought up at our meeting, I can assure you that they were raised with the intention of putting the snowboarding issue into context for the purpose of discussion. Ted has ne- glected to mention that his proposal of developing a snowboard subsidary of the UBC Ski Club was passed at that meeting. Furthermore, we have developed a second proposal to change the name of the club to the UBC Ski andSnowboarding Clubwith the elected executive mem- ber representing boarder's intereita.

We recognize the grow- ing percentage of snowboarders within our membership as well as their specific interests. To satiefy this growing demand of the club, we have come up with the above solutions and are open to suggestions from the public. If you are a member and care about the issue of snowboarding as i t pertains to the club, come to our AGM at 12:30 on March 12th in SUB room 212 and vote on the above proposals (free pizza!) Hopefully, the future of the club, regardless of its name, will see a time where both skiers and snow- boarders can put aside their differences, appreciate the shared feeling of sliding on

snow, and exchange their thoughts over a brew.

Roger Weetman president

UBC Ski Club PS See you on the slopes (Snowboarding or Skiing).

Capitalism: the real crime

I could not believe the inane responses to the edi- torial and subeequent in- terviewstatamentsmadeby Ms.Foran in regards to "cheating" the transit service for a few dollars. The "law" is held up by these people as some great benevolent force which keeps everyone safe from anarchy. Nothing could be further fiom the truth.

The law serves two pri- mary purposes: first, to pro- tectthosewithpropertyfrom those who do not haveanfior verylittle).Thisisevidenced by the fact that over 80 per cent of people who are in- carcerated are there for crimes against property or an inability to pay finedie; they are put there because they are poor).

Secondly, it serves to mediate conflicta between different capitals. This is the primary purpose ofcontract and property law, to bring some measure of stability to an archaic economic system so that the Reichman bmth- ers can maintain their lifestyle and pay off the banks at the same time. Of course, theyaren'tcriminals, thefre businessmen.

The real question ig- nored by those who re- sponded to the editorial is why we live in a society in which people are forced to rip off the transit system in nickels and dimes.

Some of the respondents equated cheating the tran- sit system for a couple of dollars a month with the sposal assault or viloent crime, implying that the lawprotects people from violence. The analogy is fundamentally flawed. transitisanessentialservice in a large city without accas to which people are unable to go to work, school, or go to buy food. Spousal assault, on the other hand, is a social problem. but even spousal assault is not solved by put- ting people in cages, but rather by ending the sexist social relations that cause it.

Focusing on so-called crime ignores the real in- justice and violence in a terrible economic system. Three times as many people are kileed in work-related accidentsthanaremurdered every year. Hundreds of thousands of people die of starvation while food is de- stroyed in order to keep prices up. Ripping off the transit system for a few pennies is not amajor source of suffering for people: capi- talism is.

Dan Moore International Socialists

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Another rape analogy by

another man Miranda Joyce,

You'remissingthepoint entirely. It's doesn't matter how much $ Bill Vander Zalm played with or by how much you're scamming BC Transit. Do you think Vander Zalm was morally pure until1 he discovered wads of $ within his reach?

Moral responsibility begins with little things.

By your logic, i t would be all right for me to stalk women and even grab a few butts, so long as I didn't rape them. Oh heck, why draw the line there?-it's not like I'd be committing mass genocide or anything! ( O n second thought, mass geno- cide can't be committed in secret, and I might get caught...).

There is a fine line be- tween "burdens" and %mu- ries." When you toss out the "luxuryhurden" of morality in your dealings with the others, you become a "luxury/ burden" to them. Pray that theycanaffordyou.

Peter T. Chattaway Art8 3

No place for sociolpolitical commentary?

I wu angry and die- mayed &r reading Martin Chester's review of the re- cent Vancouver Opera Association's production of Mozart's The Magic Flute in the Feb. 26 issue of the Ubyssey. I am a student of Opera at UBC and intitially shrugged off Mr. Chester's misinformed and highly ig- norant opinions regarding this production. My blood began toboil, however when I considered that such assinine views might &e& the judgement of those for whom "Opera" remains unapproachable. I have a duty to protect these read- ers.

This production of The Magic Flute was intended to be staged as a 'jxriod piece". Themusical style, set design and staging attempt to ap-

proximate late 18th century theatrical practices. The di- rector did not strive t~ "em- phasize" or "de-emphasise" any of this opera's inherent elements. ita purpoee was not to appease those among a contemporary audience who might be insecure wiht their own feelings of racial and sexual equality, but to reflect those aspects in light of a very specific historical perspective.

The portions of The Magic Flute involving ele- ments of racism and male superiority or the formerly supposed intellectual and spiritual inferiority of women, have been argued by musicologista for years. To focus in on these obvious fallacies is to miee the point of this production entirely.

Opera, as a form of art, necesearilyreflecta the soci- ety for whom i t was created, as well as contemporary so- ciety.

This production should

a study in operatidtheatri- cal performance practice-in this light, i t was reasonably succeseful.

I regret that I was unable to accompany Mr.Chester to this Opera. It would have been my pleasure to en- lighten his view of %gh art" and to have given him a short-hand lesson on oper- atic voice type and quality. While I agree with Mr. Chester that the VOA should employ more of the abun- dant Canadian talent, I ab- solutely will not stand for his ignorant view of the singers in this production.

If you do not mind, Mr.Chester, stay away from uarts writing". You have quickly become the butt of many UBC School of Music jokes, and the quiet outrage of those of us for whom O p eraisnotmerelfafree ticket to the QE," but something to be studied, enjoyed and a p preciated.

Mnrcel van Neer we been viewed mainly as Music

Publication Board amto TEIEUBYSSEY piece of your mind. Got any advice for the paper?

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A new look at sustainable development: saving the world by saving the watersheds by Peter Clibbon

Sometimes slogans like "Think Globally, Act Locallf' and 'Smash the State" can get a little tiresome. Often misused and mis- understood, these brash utter- ances of contemporary political rebels have lost much of their flavour, andnow walkarm-in-arm with ancient bumpersticker ad- ages like 'Age of Aquarius" and "l'm with Stupid."

Well, something had to be done. Over the last 18 months or so, a tiny British Columbian pub- lishing house has produceda truly faecinating series ofbooks on ecol- ogy and society. The six-volume collection, entitled The Biore- gional Series, puts many tired slo- gans of the progressive movement to work.

Topics range frcnn decentralist visions of governance, 'green" business, and community healing, tocommunitywatershedsteward- ship and abolishing the money system. The formaWmpilations of short essayelends itself well

drought, overpopulation, hunger, etc.-can begin to be solved when people gain responsibility for their home-places.

The Ubyssq spoke with se- ries co-editor Christopher Plant from his home on Gabriola Island. Plant said readers might think many bioregionalist concepts may seem quite simple, but in practice things work quite differently.

Wespite a fair bit of power being at the local level, decisions are still made in distant board- rooms,m said Plant. 'The government's logging license sys- tem for example, is insane from a localist perspective. There is abm- lutely no respect at all for the natural dynamicsofthe watershed and wildlife. It's such a flawed pro- cess, its laughable."

Positive re-enibrcement Rather than being simply an-

other 'gloom and doom' treatise

in allowing a motley collection of authors to explore a wide range of djects. Cantributara (typically 20 or 80 per volume) come from a wide variety of backgrounds: back-to- the-landers, feminists, First Na- tion members, deep ecologists, ur- ban anarchists, etc.

The term "bioregionalism' is relatively young, as -isms go, and can be crudely described by the phrase 'saving the world by sav- ing the watersheds." Drawing to- gether many anarchist and social- ist threads into an ecological pack- aging,bioregionalismhasmanaged to widen its base of support since its conceptualization in the 60s. Under its umbrella, social activ- ists of many creeds have gathered.

But what str ings The Bioregional Series together is a

damning the status quo for exclud- ing local voices from decision- making, The Biogregional Series goes a step further. At least half the essays in each volume describe concrete examples of communities that have translated words into action.

For example, volume four, Living with the Land : Communi- ties Restoring the Earth, docu- ments eighteen examples of com-

scribes how an innovative project seeks to unravel the damage wreaked by the Green Revolution of the 1960s. By preserving the diversity of food and medicinal plants, Kirana aims to restore the Javanese people's historic link to the land.

' [ A s a result of fertilizers and pesticides,l we lost so much of our diversity of grains and other living organisms. But what we are real- izing more and more is that we have also lost a large part of our self-identity and culture," writes Kirana.

Another essay describes how inner city dwellers of Vancouver's own Strathcona district converted an abandoned three-acre patch of urban wreckage into an agricul- tural paradise. The popular gar- dening spot is now a rich provider of fruit and vegetables, and a chance for many community memberstocommunewithnature.

InLiving with theland, Plant writesofthe co-optation ofthe term 'sustainable development" by the ruling institutions. Where once brutal logging practices prevailed, we now have "sustainable devel- opment"forestry.Plantargues that people should concentrate on 'de- veloping sustainability" instead.

T h e dire need of the times is to challenge the status quo at a profound level, something that southern nations are pushing for, and northern nations are resist- ing," he writes.

Community Control Volume three in the

Bioregional Series, Putting Power in its Place, describes best the power inbalance in modem soci- ety. Again, the volume begins with

deaire to express how communi- munities around the globe that a dozen or 80 theoretical essays ties can achieve positive change have decided how to develop in a and ends with an equal number of locally, simply by being involved sustainable faehion. concrete examples. in the decision-making process. In one of the volume's essays, Putting Power emphasises di- Further, the interconnectedness Chandra Kirana of the Javanese rect democracy and the coming of the world's greatest prublems- Ecological Studies Project, de- together of diverse community el-

Between Disciplines

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Dr. Franklin will open the UBC Joint-Faculties Symposium "Between Disciplines" with her keynote address:

"Going Fishing Together: The Practice of Inter- disciplinarity." Ursula Franklin has made significant contributions in Canada as an experimental physicist, educator and humanitarian She is University Professor Emeritus. University of Toronto, a Senior Fellow at Massey College, a Fellow of the Royal Scciety of Canada and a Companion of the Order of Canada She received an Honorary Doctor of Laws from UBC in 1990. and she was the Cecil Green lecturer in 1983. Dr. Franklin has published widely on early Chinese bronze production, prehistoric copper technology and Peruvian metalworking, and her most recent book is 77ze Real World of Technology (1990).

Her keynote address, called "Going Fishing Together," will address issues central to the territorial aspects of disciplines and the marginalization of interdisciplinary research, and she will examine today's need for and ways of fostering increased interdisciplinary collaboration.

ists pose the worthwhile question: 'Can one do green business in a grey world?"

Volume one of the Bioregional Series, Turtle Talk, acts as an in- troduction to the series, including interviews with some of the key thinkers of the bioregional move-

ements against centralized inter- ment. ests. Plant said the volume takes a sharp look at how communities The Catalyst can almost always manage their The Bioregional thesis em- own affairs better than distant ploys a lot of big words and con- authorities. cepts. For me, however, it is a

'States work in the interests

of who runs the state. To most people the workings of the state are too fuzzy to grasp. In munici- palities, however, there is a more holistic approach togoverning. You may have undue influences, but people can spot them faster."

One interesting contribution by Ontario graduate student Don Alexander r evamp Marxist class analysis to global proportions. Alexander's post-industrial class war pits the Tlanetariat" (Indig- enous cultures, Agrarian folk and 'counter-cultures") against the Technocracy" (the collaboration of government, business and sci- ence). A little simplistic, yes, but his analysis places the battle for sustainable development in per- spective. On which side are the social democrats and greens, for example?

Another interesting contribu- tion comes from Oren Lyons, speaker for the Onondaga Nation, who describes the decentralist, democratic constitution of the Haudenosaunee or Iroquois people. Lyons reminds Americans of the l a r g e influence 'The Great Law of Peace" had on the writers of the US constitution. Another piece describes an alternative decen- tralized money system that would promote and enhance small-scale, cooperative economies.

In one of the series' few criti- cal works, well-known east coast social ecologist Murray Bookchin writes of the potentially dark flipside of radical decentralism.

'It is a troubling fact that nei- ther decentralization nor self-suf- ficiency in itself is necessarily democratic.. . small is not neces- sarily beautiful," he writes. 'With- out such wholistic cultural and political changes, notions of decentralism . . . may lead to cul- tural parochialism and chauvin- ism."

pleasant departure from radical academic texts peppered with unbreachable intellectual jargon. The multitude of unpretentiously written case studies provide the series'intellec- tual wanderings with an easy-to- read, grassroots context.

The timeliness of many of the case studies gives the series a newspaper feeling, which isn't a far-off guess, as the Bioregional series is actually the reincarna- tion of the now-defunct Catalyst Magazine.

The series appears at an op- portune moment, as many grassrootsmovementsare seeking a focus for convergence.

While many have sought so- lace with organized political parties (witness the 'greening' of many political parties and the burgeon- ing of planetary environmental movements), some have chosen to organize along local and geo- graphical lines.

The appearance of unlikely coalitions consisting of environ- mentalists, unions and Natives- working together on shared local concerns-is a relatively new phe- nomenon.

But to the authors of the Bioregional series, this approach adds up to being the future's best avenue for real change.

Upcoming volumes in the se- ries will explore notions of borders and natural boundaries, and Tlanning"fromaneco1ogicalpoint of view.

Volumes of the Bwregional Series can be bund at the downtown pub- lic libmry. They can also be found at the Peopks'Co-opBookstoreand Octopw East books on Commer- cial Drive. Alternatively you can order the books in advance at a cheaper price ($9 bucks a pop) by callirw toll free 1-800-567-6772. or

Other volumes in the series by wn'ting New Society Publishers alsocoveralotofground.In'Green at P.O. B m 189, Gubriola Island, Business: Hope or Hoax?" essay- BC VOR 1x0.

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