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Forestry funds sappedMarcel Bertrand used to plant trees for a living. But thesedays, the job doesn't pay like it used to, and working year-round is now next to impossible. So instead of slogging it outin the bush for another season, he's going back to school.

"Year after year things are getting a lot more difficult,"says Bertrand, 26, who's been planting trees on VancouverIsland for the past four years.

But the situation isn't entirely bleak for Bertrand . He'sthinking of getting his degree . And if he does, he won'thave to pay any tuition . That's because he is able to tapinto the province's Forest Renewal transition fund for dis-placed workers.

Bertrand will receive up to $7,000 for tuition or trainingand up to $20,000 for living expenses . All he has to do is tellForest Renewal BC (FRBC) what the money will be used for,and convince FRBC councillors he is committed to his plans.

"My present feeling is that I'm going to go into journal-ism," Bertrand says.

In addition to school, he'll be able to work part-time for16 hours a week and still receive an FRBC cheque everytwo weeks.

The former forestry worker says he's heard of otherswho received more than the $27,000 maximum becausethey had ambitions to retrain for another forestry job.

"I just know that some people ask for more [money]and get more ."

But Bertrand is one of the lucky ones. He applied formoney from the FRBC fund just before the province set upnew eligibility requirements for applicants.

As of November 1, forestry employees must be in theindustry for five full years or work in the industry a total of3,500 hours before they can apply for money. Until now,workers only needed two years of experience behind them.

The policy change follows the announcement thatstumpage rates will be cut by $600 million over the nextthree years . The cuts have created multiple lay-offs, andare expected to create more.

FRBC, therefore, had to rethink its generosity. The programwas overwhelmed with people who qualified for money.

David Haley, a UBC forestry professor, says there are

UK helps women copewith eating disorders

by Nyranne Martin

Students are no strangers to stress . For female students inparticular, that stress can play out in unhealthy behav-iour—such as disordered eating.

According to Kathryn Pedersen, a counsellor at theWomen Student's Office (WSO), disordered eating is "acoping mechanism to deal with stress ."

"Food is a natural place for women to look if they feeltheir world is out of control. It can be a way to gain controlover one aspect of their lives," explains Pedersen . "You'llsee far more binging and purging around periods of highanxiety and stress."

For some women, stress can be compounded duringmidterm time, as it coincides with Thanksgiving. And thestudent lifestyle doesn't help, says Pederson.

"A student life compounds the problem," she says."Especially for students living in residence ."

Those living on campus are often dealing with living

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by Sarah Galashan benefits to retraining forestry workers. "My own opinionon this is that it's better for people to get a paycheque thana welfare cheque ."

At the same time, he is critical of trying to create life-long jobs that might not be sustainable . And while he sup-ports FRBC's efforts, he questions where the money goes.

"I think it probably makes more sense for people whohave been in the industry for some time, who are at a stagein their lives where changing jobs isn't at all easy. I think it'sdifficult to justify for people who've been tree planting forthree or four years."

Ken Pendergast, FRBC regional director for BC'sOmineca-Peace region, says the new conditions for

accessing the fund will address that problem."No doubt there probably were [short-term] tree

planters that were accessing the plan in the earlier stages.But the intent was to take people that were impacted, thatwere long-term forest workers ."

Bertrand said he hopes those most in need of trainingwill get it . But he said that retraining often requires relo-cating to another part of the province—a difficult compro-mise for families in small northern communities.

But for Bertrand, relocating will not be a problem.Being a tree planter required mobility.

"I was lucky to be able to do this and now I can get aneducation and get a job ."v

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Stanley Gooch, was evasive in hisanswers last Friday when askedabout what Canada is doing toaddress the mistreatment of indige-nous peoples in Chiapas.

Several UBC InternationalRelations students said it was hypo-critical for Canada, a defender ofhuman rights, to be trading withMexico after government forcesbrutally suppressed the Zapatistauprising in 1994.

"If there was no NAFTA agree-ment with Mexico, Canada mayhave made a firmer stand onhuman rights," said third-year IRstudent Marco Andolsatto.

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Gooch, instead, con-centrated on the bene-fits of Canada's $10 bil-lion a year trading relationship withMexico. He said that Canadian com-panies, especially auto makers, areprofiting from increased exports.

But Vasili Pappas, president ofthe International Relations StudentsAssociation, was disappointed withGooch's unwillingness to addressCanada's development policy inChiapas . "He seemed to be playingpolitician," Pappas said.

Pappas suggested that Canada isnot prepared to bloody its hands in

Chiapas and risk destabilising theprofitable trade relationship it hasforged since NAFTA.

He added that another reasonwhy Canada might not be willing toengage in the Chiapas crisis isbecause it raises an issue currentlybeing debated in this country—sov-ereignty,

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by Cynthia Lee

The owner of a UBC Village food outletsays he's angry that the university ismonopolising the distribution of foodservices on campus.

Hamed Elneil, the owner of theMediterranean food outlet Pita Pocket,located just off campus, says it's unfairthat independent business owners likehimself are not being given the chanceto move their businesses on campus.

"[UBC Food Services] is not allow-ing anybody to go and compete withthe university," Elneil said . He addedthat the university can perform to alower standard or charge as much as itwants because of a lack of competi-tion.

Elneil's comments come about onemonth after a Subway outlet opened inPacific Spirit Place cafeteria in theStudent Union Building . Like all otherfood service outlets on campus (exceptfor those owned by the AMS,) this one is owned by theuniversity.

That means the only way the university was going toconsider Elneil's proposal to move Pita Pocket into theSUB cafeteria was if he agreed to become an employee ofUBC Food Services. Elneil says there's no way he wouldagree to that.

UBC Food Services director Judy Vaz says the universi-ty isn't about to change its policies anytime soon.

"The campus here is a unionised environment and[UBC] Food Services, outside of AMS operations, haveexclusivity on behalf of the university for food servicefacilities on campus," Vaz said . "If it's going to be operatedon campus it has to be through Food Services . . . the clos-

Pita pocket pushed aside

UBC clamps down on parking fraud

"I know there isa three hundred

dollar fine for faketickets, but if I'm

leaving and some-one wants my tick-

et, I will give it tothem ."

INDEPENDENT BUSINESS OWNER Hamed Elneil says it is unfair that UBC ismonopolising food service-operations on campus . CHRISTINE TASSOS PHOTO

est thing we can do is franchise and run it ourselves ."Vaz said that despite the monopoly, the university is

putting in an effort to offer students with a wide range offood options that are affordable. She added that studentsand faculty ranked Subway number one in a survey con-ducted earlier this year.

But Elneil maintains the university is doing a great dis-service to students.

"Here in the [UBC Village], I am always thinking abouthow to improve my food and services because there areother [businesses] here besides me.

"If I owned all these places, I really wouldn't carebecause nobody would come and compete with me . Thisis really how UBC Food Services is running [things] ." d•

Parking and the ticket -hand-off problem:an offense, or just plain common sense?

"I would do it too.If I was leaving forthe day, and some-one wanted myspot, I would givether my ticket ."

by Tom Peacock

UBC Security personnel are clampingdown on students who are defraudingthe university's parking system . Andstudents who get caught could facehuge fines or even criminal charges.

Lately, there has been a growingnumber of students using expired orstolen credit cards to pay their park-ing fees.

"We're catching the cheats prettyregularly, at least two or three a week,"said UBC Security head Jeff Bingley.'And all the information related to thecredit card fraud, specifically, gets for-warded to the RCMP."

Bingley is also warning students notto buy tickets from strangers in parking

continued from page 1away from home for the first time, thepressure to form new relationships,and cafeteria eating . In this situation,existing body image problems andissues of low self-esteem can intensi-fy and lead to disordered eating.

Pedersen explains disordered eatingis a blanket term for all forms ofunhealthy or destructive eating habitsand not neccessarily an eating disorder.

The majority of counsellors andpsychologists, including Pedersen,see disordered eating as occuring ona continuum: from feeling fat once ina while all the way to severe anorexiaand bulimia.

Early results from a study beingconducted by Georgina Maltby, aMasters Student in counselling psy-chology at UBC, show that 90 per cent

lots. He said many of the tickets that aresold to students at discounted ratesoften turn out to be fakes.

"They're good quality," saidBingley, "but the numbers to thereceipts don't match up. It makes itpretty obvious that they're fakes."

A student driver caught with afake ticket will have their car imme-diately towed and will be forced topay a $250 fine.

Perhaps the -most commonmethod of avoiding payment is theso-called "ticket hand-off" where acommuter who's leaving campuspasses their ticket to someone who isjust arriving . This is especially com-mon in parking lots with flat pay rates.

Several students approached by

of the 100 women surveyed reportsome degree of dissatisfaction withtheir own bodies, which places themin the "continuum's" early stages.

That dissatisfaction plays out in avery concrete way, as 12 per cent ofthese women also report restrictingtheir food intake on a daily basis.

The WSO is taking on some newinitiatives in an effort to address theproblem.

"Eating-and-U," an e-mail list-serve, was set up to encourage dia-logue around body image.

And in the new year a counsellingand therapy group called "BreakingFree" will begin meetings. The groupis new to campus, says Pedersen . 'Asof now, there are ten women enrolled,but as an open group, any female stu-dents can join at any time."

The WSO is currently applying for

the Ubyssey last week in B-lots admit-ted to having accepted or havingoffered a ticket at one time or anoth-er. Many said it was an easy and safeway to avoid having to pay the threedollar daily rate.

But Debbie Harvie, head of UBCParking, was not sure whether thiswas a ticketable offence.

Even if it is, many students, Harvieadmits, are reluctant to pay theirfines . Only when a student faces hav-ing their car towed do they pay.Currently, a student has to receive fivetickets before their car is towed.

Harvie added that she didn't thinkthree dollars a day is an unreason-able amount for students to pay forparking. v

funding in order to increase the on-campus services.

'At UBC, there's not a lot of choicefor students," says Vikki Baker, a sec-ond year social work student. "One ofthe most important things if you'restruggling with disordered eating isto be monitored by someone prefer-ably who has experience with disor-dered eating ."

As Baker explains, dealing with dis-ordered eating requires a "multi-disci-plinary approach." This means thatservices such as individual therapy,nutritional therapy, and medicalmanagement, for instance, need to becoordinated.

Despite the steps being taken tocombat disordered eating at UBC, inorder to attain the model of a "teamapproach," Pedersen admits, "wewould have a long way to go ." v

Body image a big problem at UBC

"Why shouldn'tpeople do it?

There's enough carson campus.

They're probablymaking enough

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Jeff Waldo,Commerce 3rd

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Shell Franken,EducationGraduateStudent

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Women hockey Birds drop twoby Vincent Lam

As midterms fly at UBC, the women's hockey teamlearned a lot more about the ingredients necessaryfor a win than anything they could get out of a text-book.

Playing the defending Canada West championAlberta Pandas, the Birds dropped their first game 2-1 on Friday night and were equallyunsuccessful on Saturday with a 3-0 loss.

"Knowing that these are thedefending Canada West champi-ons, we played them in a game lastnight [Friday] where we had thelead but a couple of mistakes onour part cost us two goals in thethird period," said UBC CoachDave Newson . "We weren't able toput them away, but it is encouraging to know that wecan play with [al team like that ."

Friday's game, the Birds opened the scoring earlyin the first period with a fluttering point shot bydefender Sandra Willing that narrowly squeaked bythe screened Panda goalie. Meanwhile, the Pandaswere held scoreless for the first two periods thankslargely to Birds veteran goaltender Julie Douglas .

But Alberta managed to tie it up at 13:35 of thethird with a shorthanded goal and then managed topull ahead for the 2-1 win with a breakaway goal thatfound the top shelf of the net late in the game . Despitethe loss, Friday's game showed that UBC, 5-6-1 for theseason, possesses the ability to play with the best ofthem.

But on Saturday, the Birds were flat outplayed intheir 3-0 loss to the Pandas.Pandas drew first blood at11 :45 of the first period with ashot that left Douglas littlechance . The Pandas contin-ued their charge, scoringagain at 13:41 of the secondperiod thanks to the smartplay of centre Krysty Lorenz,who also added another goalate in the third. And thougl

Alberta dominated the Birds, UBC took far too man!unforced penalties.

"This is the first time this year we've got into a gamwhere lack of discipline was a factor," said Newson.

The Birds need to recapture that discipline iorder to improve. If they don't, this could shape up tbe a short season. But then again, that would leasmore time for studying .:

"We weren't able to putthem away, but it is encour-aging to know that we canplay with [al team like that ."

—coach Dave Newson

High noon in Saskatoon

STRETCHING : UBC defensive end Tyson St. James lunges, broken hand and all, in a vain attempt tocorral Saskatchewan pivot Ryan Reid . St . James ended the season with 10 sacks . RICHARD LAM PHOTO

by Bruce Arthur

They won by two, but they lost by two.The UBC football team needed to beat the University of Saskatchewan Huskies

by four or more points in order to win the Canada West and host next week's con-ference final. But the Birds committed numerous miscues en route to a 13-11 tri-umph that felt like a loss . So despite defeating Saskatchewan for the first time since1993, UBC will now travel to chilly Saskatoon to play for the western crown in theHardy Cup November 14.

"It's going to be a lot harder than it would have been here," said UBC quarter-back Shawn Olson . "I want to go back to the Vanier Cup, and it's going to be thatmuch sweeter if we win [the West] there ."

Both UBC and the Huskies finished with identical 6-2 records and split the sea-son series, but Saskatchewan scored two more points in the head-to-head totals.UBC lost 38-34 October 3 in Saskatoon.

The Birds have passed over one hurdle by finally beating the Sled Dogs—nowthey must do it on the frozen prairie grass.

"Life is a series of unpleasant or uncomfortable events . So we didn't want to goto Saskatchewan—that's life," said interim head coach Dave Johnson . "Now, what'sour character like? 'Ohhh, it's cold, ohhh, it's windy.' Well, life is cold and windy andnot home-cooked meals . That's what it's about ."

The game was a defensive struggle from the outset. The first quarter ended wittthe scoreboard untouched, as penalties and miscues kept either team from estab-lishing any sort of rhythm . UBC's star tailback Akbal Singh was ineffective on theground throughout the first half, and the offensive line was banged-up : centreChris Paterson and left tackle Bob McNeill both had knee injuries and played onlysporadically. Backup Damon Stoetling had ankle problems, and left guard Stu Masileft the game briefly after a helmet-to-helmet collision in the fourth quarter.

"We had two guys hurt on the o-line coming into this week, and we can't poopa pound without our starting group," said Johnson. "It's not that we don't have good[backups], but that's a pretty high level of football. They kicked the bejeebies out ofus."

The offensive line was angry at the game's result. Right tackle David Poi, who issaid to hate the Huskies more than anyone, was especially resolute.

"I want to embarass them in front of their family," said the 6'4", 290-pound Pol . 'All that[game] did was piss us off more, and you can print that."

The scoring opened when Olson marched UBC to an apparent touchdown late in the half,but it was called back for a holding penalty. UBC settled for a 23-yard field goal by kickerDuncan O'Mahony, who ended the day one for five . O'Mahony, who has been reliable all year,was at a loss to explain what happened to his game.

"I'm not sick, I'm not sore, I'm not hurting, I just couldn't focus on my task," sputtered an

inconsolable O'Mahony after the game . 'All I had to do was my job, and I didn't do it."O'Mahony missed field goals of 37, 24, 30, and 47 yards, two of which yielded single points.UBC scored their only touchdown of the game on a jitterbugging 16-yard run by Singh on

UBC's first possession of the second half. But despite holding Saskatchewan to their lowestpoint total of the year, UBC just couldn't quite put enough points on the board to avoid a planeride to the Prairies.

"Gloves, long sleeves," said wideout Brad Coutts when asked what he expected from nextweek's Canada West final . "We're due in Saskatchewan. We finally beat 'em, and now we'regoing to beat them in Saskatchewan ." +

Bitter season end for soccer Birdsby Bruce Arthur

VICTORIA—It was a bitter end to a frustrating season.The UBC men's soccer team thoroughly outplayed the

nation's number two-ranked team, but bad luck and a coupleof questionable calls led to a maddeningly undeserved 1-0 lossto the University of Alberta Golden Bears in the Canada Westplayoffs in Victoria.

"I think for anybody watching the game today there's nodoubt who the better team was," fumed UBC head coach MikeMosher. "Once again, I don't know what the hell it is, but wejust cannot get a break."

UBC came into the game with an uninspiring 4-3-3 recordin the Canada West, but dominated the 8-1-1 Golden Bears formost of the game . The contest started out choppy and unfo-cused as the two teams traded long kicks across the midfield.As UBC began to press Alberta back, Birds midfielder NickSeddon barely missed on a ball from 25 yards out that sailedpast the upper left corner of the goal in the 19th minute.

Both teams began to find a back-and-forth rhythm, andUBC's chances started to come in bunches . The T-Birds' defen-sive back four of Jeff Skinner, Steve Macauley, Spencer Coppin,and Masaru Yukawa were nearly airtight, but the Birds could-n't quite put the ball away and the half ended scoreless.

The UBC women's soccer team ended their season inEdmonton at the Canada West playoffs, as they fell 3-2 tothe University of Victoria Vrkes Saturday and were relegat-ed to the bronze medal game. Roz Hicks and VanessaMartino scored for UBC . Sunday, the Birds were smoth-

"We outplayed them by far, and we didn't put the ball in thenet," said veteran UBC midfielder Aaron Keay.

The second half started with UBC pressing, and Alberta'sdefence holding on by their teeth . The Birds played with poiseand aggressiveness and appeared to break the deadlock whenmidfielder Daniel Haggart pounced on a loose ball in front ofthe Bears net and headed it in. But Haggart was ruled offside,and the goal was nullified.

"I thought I was even," said Haggart.The non-goal and subsequent delay while Alberta keeper

Nick Holt replaced a lost contact lens seemed to deflate UBC.The Bears nearly scored when Birds keeper Chris D'Angelokicked at a ball instead of smothering it.

UBC pressed back, but just couldn't connect . Seddon againhad a terrific chance in the 82nd minute, but his bicycle kickwent inches wide. The near-misses came back to haunt theBirds, as two minutes later Macauley was sent off after receiv-ing his second yellow card of the game . The ensuing free kickfrom 20 yards was perfect, as it curled tightly around the UBCwall and in off the right goalpost to give Alberta a 1-0 lead.

"We had numerous chances in the second half," said Keay."It could have been two or three-nothing for us."

UBC desperately pressed, but ran out of time . Alberta wenton to upset number one-ranked Victoria 2-0 for the Canada

ered 2-0 by the University of Alberta Pandas . DefenderSarah Cunningham was named to the Canada West A1hStar team, while Hicks and midfielder Lianne McHardywere honourable mention all-conference. Hicks was alsonamed the Canada West Adidas Rookie of the Year.

MEN'S VOLLEYBALL

The men's volleyball team was swept by the defendingnational champion University of Saskatchewan Huskies atthe War Memorial Gym this weekend to drop their seasonrecord to 2-4 . The Birds were rolled 3-1 Friday (15-11, 16-14, 11-15, 15-12) and were swept 3-0 (15-12, 15-8, 15-9)Saturday. Mike Dalziel led UBC with a combined 38 kills.The T-Birds host Manitoba at War Memorial next weekend.

MEN'S HOCKEY

The Birds took three of a possible four points from the .

West championship . But UBC felt that they should have beenthe ones to win it all.

"They left it all on the field today, and that's what we askedthem to do beforehand," said Mosher, who added that thegame reminded him of last season's shootout loss to McGill inthe CIAU final in which UBC dominated the Redmen.

"It definitely summed up our whole season," said Seddon.On Sunday, UBC barely showed up for the bronze medal

game against the University of Calgary Dinosaurs . WithMacauley ineligible after the two yellow cards and Skinnerresting his battered body, UBC's intensity was close to zero.Both teams went through the motions, and UBC finally scoredin the 81st minute when Coppin converted a superb feed fromAdrian Yeung. But UBC's energy level waned further, andCalgary scored two goals in the next four minutes to end theThunderbirds' season on a decidedly sour note.

"It's been one of those seasons," sighed Macauley as he leftthe pitch in street clothes. Mosher, meanwhile, was furious athis team's lack of effort.

"There's going to be a letdown, sure, but we played withno intensity," he scowled. "If they won't do that, I'll find play-ers that will ."

UBC loses nobody eligibility-wise, but may lose severalplayers to professional contracts . •:

University of Regina Cougars on the road this weekend tomove their record to 3-4-1 on the year . UBC pummeled theCougs 5-1 Friday night as Steve Williams scored twice andTroy Dalton, Nils Anton, and Sandy Hayer netted one goalapiece . The Birds came away with a 4-4 tie Saturday andshowed a diversified offence-Dalton, Tom Zavediuk, BradEnglish, and Brian Josephson all scored . UBC is home tothe University of Brandon Bobcats next weekend at theThunderbird Winter Sports Centre.

ON THE WAY

The men's and women's basketball teams open their sea-sons at the University of Victoria next weekend, while theswimming team will look to assert their dominance intheir defence of their national championships with theCollege's Cup at the UBC Aquatic Centre Friday andSaturday after a good showing at the Husky Relays at theUniversity of Washington this weekend . 4*

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nd the only woman ofthe band ying the drums. I triedto categor1 e`'music but I couldn't.The musicians s • emed to have added adash of this an a cup of that. At tirnes,the woman. -s ' epped away from thedrums and sa g . She had a beautifullyhaunting ton . The other singer, in histurtle neck a d suit jacket, had charac-ter.

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I really had no expectationsut th' a big an Ofthe Dave Matthews Band, I showedwith an open mind. But as the house lights went out, the entire floorped to their feet and the boisterous cheers grew and grew as front man ,e Matthews stepped onto the stage, I immediately felt the enthusiasm inair, and when the band opened with "Two Step," from the Crashalbum, the

ans lost it.c, Immediately following the well-received opening, the band went into "Don't

The Water," their first release off their new album Before These CrowdedThe whole concert was a great n i of both old and a few new tunes, cater-all the fans. The band's following ranged from teenagers to thirty-some-, all equally drawn in by the show. Many of the songs were extended vet.-

s, focusing on the band's extreme instrumental talent and diversity.The sound was amazing (minus a few mike problems in between songs), a

to made-to-be-live group. Dave Matthews himself was a Man of fewonstage, but his presence was strongly felt nonetheless . This band is

efinitely in a music genre all their own. Not many groups could pull off suchwire,

eat mix of guitars, violin, saxophone, flute and percussion while stilltaming such a deep, intense sound . This, of course, mixed with Dave's

nomenal range, and, often times, haunting voice, pulls it all togetherly.

Of course, when the band finally left the stage, the crowd begged for anncore. Dave Matthews and company reciprocated whole-heartedly with'I'll Back You Up," a chilling and beautiful song from Remember 11vo Things,

fore finally wrapping it all up with "Ants Marching ." The crowd hung on tovery last note, and everyone left the Pacific Coliseum with an all-aroundood feeling . I know this new found fan did, along with a better appreciatio

d respect for the Dave Matthews Band .+

GREAT EXPECTATIONS: The Dave Mathews Band put on agreat show for the crowd at the Pacific Coliseum.PETER KAO PHOTO

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Comic books are the pariahs of modern art.Unjustly defined as lowbrow, an art form bestreserved for kids and young-at-heart grown-ups. They may've dealt with the monthly adven-tures of Spiderman, the antics of the gang atRiverdale high, or the ponderings of a boy andhis dog but they were never ever taken seriously.

That is until Art Spiegelman thought of set-ting his father's story of the Holocaust in comicbook form, but he wanted to do something dif-ferent. His concept was deceptively simple : rep-resent the Jews ofWWII Europe as mice (an allu-sion to Hitler's belief that the Jews were vermin)and their Nazi oppressors as cats. It was an ideathat came to him sometime in 1971, and after 13or so long years of work culminated in the twovolume Maus.

When it arrived on the scene, Maus'ability tocommunicate a deeply moving and thematical-ly rich story in the traditionally simple comicbook form baffled many but impressed all . It leftenough of an impression on the literary elite togarner Spiegelman a special Pulitzer prize.Spiegelman himself commented on theambiguous form of Maus as either book orcomic, "When I made Maus, I wanted to make acomic book that you could put a bookmark in or readon your five minute break ."

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There are sexual affairs which soci-ety regards as inappropriate ordownright morally abject. Incest isone, and the sexual seduction of aminor is another. In The Reader,German author Bernhard Schlinkexplores the illicit affair of fifteenyear old Michael Berg, who afterfalling ill on his way home fromschool, encounters Hanna, awoman almost twice his age. Thetwo become lovers for over a year,until suddenly Hanna disappearswithout a trace.

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Maus was . "I was in service to my father's story," com-mented Spiegelman . This exhibit does a great job ofexplaining Spiegelmans work. The impact that I firstfelt when I read Maus was in some small way revisitedas I came to realise the sheer amount of work thatSpiegelman put into it.

But perhaps the most tangible reaction of theexhibit is a sudden need to rip open a copy of Mausand pore through its pages again. If you haven't alreadyread Maus, the exhibit is a great way to get hooked intothe story, and it may help you understand it. But evenif you're well versed in the story of Maus, the exhibit isa definite must. :•

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Michael Bergthough, is not acharacter liftedfrom some melo-dramatic Italianopera, for he livesthrough the emo-tional pain of sep-aration and con-tinues on with hislife, though in acold and detachedmanner. Hannare-enters his lifelater, during hisstudies as a lawstudent. This time,however, it is inwhere she's being tried for her roleas an SS guard during WorldWar II . What follows is perhapsmore tragic than the emotionaldestruction of Michael, for it is the

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Bobby's life changes, though, whenhe becomes the waterboy for the "MudDogs," a losing college football team.When a football player pushes thiswaterboy too far, he fights back. Bobbytackles him, knocking the player to theground and earning himself a spot onthe team. For the first time in his life,Bobby gets to go to school, kiss a girl(Fairuza Balk), and have friends.

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COORDINATING EDITORFederico Barahona

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CULTUREJohn Zaozirny

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The Ubyssey is the official student newspaperof the University of British Columbia. It is pub-lished every Tuesday and Friday by TheUbyssey Publications Society.We are an autonomous, democratically runstudent organisation, and all students areencouraged to participate.Editorials are chosen and written by theUbyssey staff. They are the expressed opinionof the staff, and do not necessarily reflect theviews of The Ubyssey Publications Society orthe University of British Columbia.The Ubyssey is a founding member ofCanadian University Press (CUP) and firmlyadheres to CUP's guiding principles.All editorial content appearing in The Ubysseyis the property of The Ubyssey PublicationsSociety. Stories, opinions, photographs andartwork contained herein cannot be repro-duced without the expressed, written permis-sion of The Ubyssey Publications Society.Letters to the editor must be under300 words. Please include your phone num-ber, student number and signature (not forpublication) as well as your year and facultywith all submissions . ID will be checked whensubmissions are dropped off at the editorialoffice of The Ubyssey, otherwise verificationwill be done by phone."Perspectives" are opinion pieces over 300words but under 750 words and are runaccording to space."Freestyles" are opinion pieces written byUbyssey staff members. Priority will be given toletters and perspectives over freestyles unless thelatter is time senstitive . Opinion pieces will notbe run until the identity of the writer has beenverified.It is agreed by all persons placing display or clas-sified advertising that if the Ubyssey PublicationsSociety fails to publish an advertisement or if anerror in the ad occurs, the liability of the UPS willnot be greater than the price paid for the ad.The UPS shall not be responsible for slightchanges or typographical errors that do notlessen the value or the impact of the ad .

Every day, in movies, television, magazinesand billboard ads we are bombarded byimages telling us how we should look. Picturesof impossibly thin bodies pout their lips andsprawl laconically before us. So we squeeze,and contort our bodies to try to attain that"ideal" form. Some of us even resort to limitingor controlling our eating—a practise thatsometimes ends in anorexia and/or bulimia,all in order to obtain that "perfect" body.

But this problem is not solely the fault ofmass media nor is it a problem that only con-cerns women. But it is a problem that greatlyaffects university women.

Emotional problems, stress, and lonelinessare all factors that can push women towards eat-ing disorders and each involves the perceptionof losing control. These problems are especiallymagnified for first-year university students and

more so for those living in residence.Consider the first-year, female, campus-

based student . Away from home for the firsttime and without her longtime social grbup,she must also attempt to deal with universityclasses and exams. And then there's theintense pressure to succeed.

Eating disorders can provide a copingmechanism. They allow women to gain con-trol of at least one aspect of their lives . Theycontrol what goes in and out of their bodies.They control something.

Persistent depression and a negative bodyimage are early signs of the problem. Butthere's more to it than meets the eye.

Ever notice women who consistently headto the washroom soon after eating? Do theyremove the rings and watch from their hands?Is there mold around the toilet seat? And what

about women who never eat, always ready withthe excuse of a big breakfast or a big lunch?

There are ways to hide the problem andchances are if you're someone dealing with adisorder, you've already figured out how tokeep it a secret. What you haven't figured out ishow to overcome it.

Don't be afraid to help someone if you can.Don't be afraid to get involved. Just approachthe situation with tact.

Women who suffer from eating disordersare our sisters, our mothers, our girlfriendsand they are bright students at UBC who haveforgotten that they know better . They'reattempting to gain control of their bodies, butinstead only weaken themselves.

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Dr Creightonis "guilty" aschargedYour turgid defence of Dr Creightonstrenghtens a suspicion I and othershave long held: that you have some-thing to hide. I seem to havetouched a nerve, don't you think?

For all the rhetoric, you continueto evade any clear response to theallegation presently before SSHRCC:that Dr Creighton failed to complywith ethics regulations on workinvolving human subjects . The uni-versity, for its part, has alreadyadmitted that Dr Creighton cannotproduce at least some of the writtenconsent forms she is supposed tohave on file.

I say loudly and clearly that, it ismy opinion, Dr Creighton is guiltyof this charge . And is she the onlyone?

The question is not whether DrCreighton got her research propos-als past an ethics committee. Thequestion is whether, after gainingapproval, she took her obligationsseriously. I already know theanswer.

As for Dr Creighton's article beingfull of errors and misrepresenta-tions, and her Japanese being lessthan optimal, those are Mr

Kaizawa's statements, not mine.There is nothing Dr Flliot can doabout that, huff and puff as he may.Certainly he is no authority on theJapanese language.

I will leave the rest to my legaladvisors and a later occasion, andend with one final query : if you areso sure Dr Creighton is in the right,will you join with me in demandingthat the final report of the universi-ty's investigation be made public? Ifshe is indeed as pure as the drivensnow, what possible harm could itdo her? And if you are afraid todemand the report be made public,should not SSHRCC turn a suspi-cious eye on you as well?

Sherry Tanaka,Interdiscplinary Studies

Doctoral Student

Deal doesnot cover allsessionalsThank you for your article of Oct 15which drew attention to some of theon-going problems of sessional lec-turers at UBC . These problems per-sist in spite of the recentlyannounced contract.

It is very unfortunate that, as theUbysseyreported, this new deal doesnothing at all for those sessionals

who teach only one course a term—approximately 70 per cent of all ses-sionals at UBC.

The correction to this articlewhich ran in your Oct . 23 issueomits key background concerningour pay.

It is clear that, as FacultyAssociation President Mary Russellsays in your article, "Sessionals havenot been paid well by the universityfor a very long time ."

However, your correction makesit seem like sessionals and tenurestream faculty got exactly the samesmall wage increase in the four yearsalary contract negotiated by theFaculty Association in 1997 . Instead,the truth is that the contract alsoused devices such as a $500Professional DevelopmentAllowance to give the tenure-streamfaculty substantial further payincreases which sessionals did notreceive. The four year deal thushelped further widen the gulfbetween sessional wages and thoseof tenure-stream faculty.

As evidenced in your Oct 15 arti-cle, most sessionals think their lowsalaries and lack of job security aregrossly unfair, considering the manyyears they have devoted to scholar-ship and teaching.

Donna VogelSessional Lecturer

Department ofAnthropologyand Sociology

Human beingand personnot the sameThis letter is in regards toStephanie Gray's commentary onthe murder of Dr Barnett Slepian,the American abortion doctor.

She claims that the murder of aninnocent person is wrong, however,she consciously uses the words"person" and "human being" inter-changeably. Therein lies the prob-lem with her argument.

A human being is one that is bio-logically human. A person, however,entails much more . A person is ahuman being that acknowledgesher/himself as a rational, consciousbeing, one that has autonomy andpossesses a will to live.

We cannot simply equate thelife of one who is a person, to thatof simply a human being . Thevalidity of Gray's argument wastherefore damaged by the foggi-ness of her terms.

Dr Slepian was a person, anembryo is not. "Human beings"and "people" are not the samething, nor is abortion and mur-der.

Martin Hauck,2nd year arts

A call for justice to MalaysiaThe signs

of turmoilare not sen-

sational,public

discontentis not asmassive

andvehement

as inIndonesia,but Prime

MinisterMahathir

Mohamad'sgovernment

hascommitted

acts oftyranny and

injusticethat

warrant ourattention

andconcern.

by Hwok Aun Lee

Political disorder has gripped Malaysia, a nationoften noted for its stability. The signs of turmoil arenot sensational, public discontent is not as massiveand vehement as in Indonesia, but Prime MinisterMahathir Mohamad's government has committedacts of tyranny and injustice that warrant our atten-tion and concern.

We have not spoken out against injustice inMalaysia, I suspect, largely because we do not knowor understand what has happened . Undoubtedly,the situation is complex, but I will try to explainbriefly.

On Septrember 2, Anwar Ibrahimwas expelled from UMON (UnitedMalays National Organisation—Malaysia's dominant political party)and ousted from his posts of DeputyPrime Minister and FinanceMinister. The reason, according to Mahathir, wasplainly that Anwar had "low morals." This evalua-tion of Anwar's character was based on flimsy alle-gations of sexual impropriety and sedition.

Anwar denied the allegations, and asserted thatthere was a conspiracy against him . In his words,many high government officials and ministers wereconcerned that his resolve to abolish corruptionand establish a civil society would threaten theirvested interests and expose their corrupt practices.He pleaded for justice to take its course for him tobe tried and defended in court and for unsubstanti-ated accusations against him to cease.

Nevertheless, with appalling alacrity the govern-ment-controlled Malaysian media began its fusil-lade on Anwar, publishing sordid details of Anwar'salleged sexual liasons . Prominent ministers, somesafeguarding their positions and some eyeing theempty Deputy Prime Minister seat, vowed theirsupport for Mahathir and urged Malaysians to bequiet and submissive .

However, support for Anwar burgeoned, as peo-ple increasingly realised the injustice being perpe-trated against him . Although banished from main-stream politics and shut out by the local media,Anwar drew large crowds to his home, where heheld vociferous rallies that criticised Mahathir's gov-ernment and demanded "reformasi" (reform).Many activists, intellectuals and students expressedtheir support for him.

Mahathir, with the collaboration of the Policeand the Attorney-General, continued to smirchAnwar's reputation. Anwar's adopted brother, and aformer speech writer were arrested under the

Internal Security Act (ISA), which allows for deten-tion without trial of persons deemed a threat tonational security. They abruptly pleaded guilty toletting Anwar sodomise them, which is a crimeunder Malaysian law. Both got six-month jail sen-tences.

This episode raised serious doubts about thegovernment's integrity and the judiciary's veracity.First, the government was suggesting that allowingoneself to be sodomised makes one a threat tonational security. Second, it is very likely that thetwo men were forced into making "confessions ."Throughout their detention they were not permit-ted family visits nor legal counsel . Indeed, both menhave claimed that they pleaded guilty under duress.

On September 20, Anwar was arrested in a mili-tant raid on his home . Earlier that day, he had helda massive rousing rally in the heart of KualaLumpur. Unfortunately, some of his supporterscause public disturbance . This became a groundsfor arresting Anwar under the ISA . The following

day, police launched a vicious clampdown on dis-sent. Fourteen advisors and confidantes of Anwarwere arrested without trial, again under the ISA.Over 100 people were interrogated . Anwar's wifewas harrassed and warned not to hold any publicgatherings.

For a week, no one disclosed Anwar's where-abouts . Mahathir assured the public that Anwarwould be treated well in custody and tried in court.Anwar was finally produced in court on September29 . He pleaded not guilty and claimed trial to 10charges, five of unlawful sexual acts and five of cor-ruption. The charges are expectedly dubious, and

are based solely on affidavits . Theworld was shocked to see bruisesabove his left eye, so visible that eventhe Malaysian media reported itunreservedly. Anwar has lodged acomplaint that he was brutalised incustody.

Anwar's trials began on November 2, andpromise to be filled with more controversy anduncertainty. But this much is quite certain : Anwarwill not get a fair trial.

Why should we be concerned—perhaps out-raged—about Malaysia? Because Mahathir hasgone too far. He and his flock have fired the DeputyPrime Minister and Finance Minister without justcause, arrested 17 people without trial, condonedpolice brutality, and shown utter contempt for jus-tice . And it's not over yet.

If we decried Suharto's dictatorship (and we did,lest we forget), we should also decry Mahathir'sauthoritarian rule. Malaysian students get expelledif they demonstrate, peaceful dissidents get arrestedforcefully ; people live in a straitjacket of fear . Theinternational student community should speak outagainst injustice and repression in Malaysia, anddemand a fair trial for Anwar Ibrahim.

HwokAun Lee is a fourth year economics major.

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In a rural Canadian miningtown, Margaret (Luisa Jojic) liveswith her mother, brother, andgrandfather. In the openingscene, a spunky, socially awk-ward Margaret meets Neil(Robert Sapiecha), a rather filthywanderer whose only posses-sions seem to be the clothes onhis back and his screeching bag-pipes. Introducing Neil to her family, Margaret's spunkbegins to dwindle as she reveals the pain and loss herfamily has suffered from economic hardship and thepoor working conditions of the mines.

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