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strip from the waist up and standagainst a wall while he whippedher back repeatedly.
Gorman testified that Tyhurstwhipped her between eight and12 times per one-hour session,which she said were-first held inTyhurst's UBC office, and latermoved to his house once Tyhurstleft the university.
Tyhurst—now 78 and retired—continues to deny all of the accu-sations.
Between 1959 and 1970,Tyhurst served as the head ofUBC's psychology department,and he continued as a professoruntil the mid-1980s.
Tyhurst had been treatingGorman for severe depressionand bulimia while she was a UBCstudent.
See "Hurst" on page 4
by Alex Dimson
The former head of UBC's psychi-atry department has beeninstructed to pay over half a mil-lion in damages for forcing a'patient into a bizarremaster-slave relationship.
James Tyhurst was foundliable by Judge David Vickers ofthe BC Supreme Court in a civillaw proceeding and was orderedto pay one of his former patientsJill Gorman $556,790.
Gorman, who- launched thecivil suit, claimed that in a 11-year period beginning in 1979,Tyhurst forced her into a mas-ter-slave relationship, graduallytaking control of all aspects of herlife.
She claimed that the situationescalated to the point whereTyhurst regularly forced her to
[email protected] wivw.ubyssey.bc.caSTRANGWAY: The former UBC president looks on.RICHARD LAM/UBYSSEY FILE PHOTO
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The HealthPlan stays
by Alex Dimson
In a near duplication of lastyear's referendum result, nearly4000 students turned out in lastweek's referendum to re-affirmsupport for the student Healthand Dental Plan.
3870 students voted in favourof continuing the current AlmaMater Society (AMS) andGraduate Student Society (GSS)Health and Dental Plan, a manda-tory health plan that covers a por-tion of students' health costs for$168 a year. 1354 students votedagainst it.
The referendum questionasked students, "Should the AMSwithdraw from the AMS/GSSHealth and Dental Plan at the endof the current contract (August31st, 2001).'
The referendum easilyachieved the ten per cent turnout(3300 votes) necessary to reachquorum—the number of votes
required to make the referendumresult valid—a number that hastraditionally been hard for AMSreferendums to achieve.
While Kathy Lo—an organiserof the 'Yes' campaign and one ofthe student petitioners who origi-nally forced the AMS to conductthe referendum—said that shewill not appeal, she also indicatedthat she was displeased with theresult.
'It really shows how apatheticstudents at UBC are. I'm reallydisappointed about the result,'she said.
Lo expressed concern thatwhile graduate students areenjoying the benefits and supportthe health plan, undergraduatestudents are not aware or do notsupport it but did not turn out tovote.
But Annick Gauthier, theorganiser of the 'No' campaign
See "Referendum" on page 5
Ex-prof liable forwhipping patientCourt rules against former UBC proffor forcing master-slave relationship
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Big bonus for Strangway$91,000 for ex-UBC prez
by Stanley Tromp
A recently revealed $91,000 'retirement allowance' given toformer UBC President David Strangway after he left office in1997 has angered some university officials.
The lump sum bonus was written into his contract, and isin addition to his two-year full salaried administrative leaveand pension, according to UBC's Vice-President of Legal andExternal Affairs Dennis Pavlich.
Pat McGeer, a UBC medical researcher and former BCadvanced education minister, called the bonus 'totally out-rageous.'
"No ministry in Victoria would allow this for an employ-ee,' McGeer said.
The arrangement is not without precedent in BC.While former Simon Fraser University (SFU) President
Jack Blaney received no retirement allowance upon leavingSFU, his predecessor John Stubbs ended his five-year presi-dential term one year early by mutual agreement. Stubbswas paid a presidential salary for the final year, in additionto receiving a one year leave at his professorial salary.
University of Victoria officials have said that UVic doesn'tgive retiredent bonuses, and current UBC President MarthaPiper has no such bonus in her contract.
See "Bonus'on page, 4
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"NOT EXCESSIVE": AUS President Aleksandra Brzozowski doesn't think pos-tering for Arts County Fair has gone too far, but some candidates running incampus elections feel it has. TARA WESTOVER PHOTO •
THE UBYSSEY
NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 13, 2001 3
Women rallyby Sarah Morrison
Women rallied on Saturday to raise awarenessof the plight of women in Canada and aroundthe world, in celebration of InternationalWomen's Day.
At the rally—held at Grandview Park onCommercial Drive—speakers highlightedwomen's victories over the years, but alsoaddressed the struggles of women, includingaboriginal women in Canada.
'We are here to expose the systematic, reli-gious, legal, and governmental abuse ofwomen in every country,' said Shalah, amember of Vancouver's InternationalWomen's Day 2001 organising committee.'We are here to celebrate our struggle.'
One of the key speakers at the event wasMoirrie Baradaran, recipient of the 2000International Human Rights Award.Baradaran, who currently lives in Germany,was a political prisoner in Iran for nine years.
Baradaran said that women are still farfrom achieving equality.
'I am one of the thousands of Iranianwomen jailed for many years just for theirpolitical beliefs,' she said, adding thatalthough celebrating International Women'sDay is prohibited in Iran, women still cele-brate the day in small groups, and in theirhomes.
"The ruling clergy of Iran has transformedmy country into a big prison...but has not beenable to crush women's resistance,' Baradaranadded.
Speakers also highlighted the advances inwomen's rights that have occured in the lastcentury.
'When I started celebrating InternationalWomen's Day about 25 years ago, I needed toexplain to everybody what it's all about,' saidGeraldine Glattstein, executive director of theWomen Against Violence Against Women rapecrisis centre.
Now, she continued, she works for anorganisation that not only knows about theday, but recognises it as a statutory holiday.
Glattstein said that the BC government hadplayed an important role in advancing theissue of women's equality. Since 1991, sheexplained, the number of women holdingprovincial cabinet positions has risen from 12to 34 per cent
'Our provincial government, as little or asmuch as we think of them, has created the firstministry of women's equality,' Glattsteinadded.
Women also celebrated World March ofWomen 2000, an event held last October thatsaw thousands of women march to protestdeteriorating conditions for women aroundthe world.
In Canada, 50,000 women marched toParliament Hill to present the federal govern-ment with 13 immediate demands—"TheFeminist Dozen'—which they said wouldadvance women's rights.
Among the demands were calls for proac-tive pay equity legislation, increased spendingon social housing, and a national child-carefund with an initial $2 billion contribution.
Lee Lakeman, a regional representative forthe Canadian Association of Sexual AssaultCentres, who spoke at the Ottawa rally, calledon the crowd to celebrate the various groupsof women in attendance at the rally.
"My job is to help you celebrate InternationalWomen's Day,' Lakeman said. 'Usually I'm theone who brings you the miserable[statistics]... today I want you to celebrate.' +
CRITICISE TREATME
OF
T RALLY Arts County Fair posterstake over campus space
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by Michelle Bastian
,On the 42nd anniversary of theTibetan` uprising against Chineseoccupation, Tibetans and their sup-perteri:'. held • a' rally in RobsonSquare on Saturday to : increaseawareness' about Tibet's politicalsituation
China inyaded',Tibet over 50China'years ago, but the situation in the.cotintry remain§ highly contested,
..,: according to the Dalai LBuddhist spiritualleader
Lam the
who hass been''''':i).11[.1.4'''''?f;lesince49.th In' a' statement issued to mark
,l iarini versary. of the uprising, the,, Lama said that the country is, i , facing 'increasing repression, envi-
ronfirerital -destruction : and alarm41,'"g cl .": ;E,,Ii5F;06ritith ' Scliii3duiiiiidailiiiiioliTiberiiilt," 4 theexpostdeedniho9npsot. rators on'aturdayS
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date cho'
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fitteladt the Tibetans deroonestratetdditit"!":resistance against the Chinese!".:. ,
Speakers at the rally harshlycriticised the Chinese govern-ments treatment of Tibetans. JohnArgue of Amnesty Internationalsaid that there have been "grosshuman rights violations, particu-larly against Tibetan Buddhistsand nationalists'
'In Tibet, few` political prisoners escape torture,' he noted.
The rally also had the support ofthe Vancouver Association ofChinese-Canadians (VACC). Its vice-president, Sid Tan, called upon'the Chinese government to stopthe abuses, respect the rights ofTibetans and negotiate a resolu-tion with the Dalai Lama and hisrepresentatives.'
'Canada could be an importantplayer by acting as a mediator,' hesaid
VACC, PritneMinister jeari Chketierf expressedsimilar views, claiming that 'theCanada-China human rights 'dia-logue has allowed Canada unprece-dented opportunities tg , ip4Inence.Chinese. agtin n is 7essentialimprovinghuman rights praCtiCeS
Chretien.:;adde 'C however, thatCanada 'never • linked trade'abSOltitelitOlininanrighth.
Peina Dolma of the Tibetan'Cultural Society raised:, concernsabOnt!the5 Chinese government'sltreatinent of Tibetan women, andaccused China of using "Tibet as abase'. for :production : of nuclearweapons,' as welL , as , a site fordumping nuclear waste.'
Alex Burt, a the
rallY, agreed that Canada: had arole to play4H;
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ennimnhity :LI: very: impor-he said.
by Sarah Morrison
Some candidates runningin undergraduate societyelections are frustrated bywhat they say is an overlyexcessive postering cam-paign to advertise ArtsCounty Fair (ACF).
Corrie Baldwin, anexecutive secretary candi-date in the ScienceUndergraduate Society(SUS) elections, com-plained that ArtsUndergraduate Society(AUS) representativeshave been removing anyposters that cover theirACF posters, making it dif-ficult for her and othercandidates to advertisetheir campaigns.
'Student politics...[are]pretty important And withthe poor election turn outsthat we already have; the fact thatwe're competing with Arts CountyFair [seems unfair]: Baldwin said.
But AUS President AleksandraBrzozowski defended the AUS' pos-tering tactic, saying that there is stillroom for other posters on campus.She said that most of the ACF pos-tering is at the bus loop andBuchanan, but even in these places,there is room for other advertise-ments.
'There's still lots of places toposter, we're not a commercialthing and we're not trying to be evilor cruel,' she said.
Brzozowski said that while AUSmembers have been instructed tomove any posters covering ACFposters, miscommunication mayhave led to some posters being mis-takenly torn down.
Alma Mater Society Vice-President, Administration MarkFraser said that he is looking intocomplaints he has received aboutthe AUS.
'I'm getting a lot of complaintsfrom constituency people,' he said.'I've received a couple about ACFtearing down constituency electionsposters.'
Baldwin said that she and othercandidates are restricted to wherethey may put up posters, and howmany posters they are allowed to putup in one space.
Every year, the AUS cleans theback side of the bus loops—wherecommercial events are usuallyallowed to advertise—andBrzozowski said the AUS has aninformal agreement with the univer-sity that gives them a monopoly overthat area.
But Baldwin wonders why it isnecessary for a massively-popularevent like ACF to advertise so exten-sively. The annual concert will beheld on April 5 this year.
'Whether or not they poster, it'snot like nobody's going to go to ACF,'she said. 'Everyone knows it's goingto happen, everyone goes.'
But Brzozowski said that extensivepromotions help to ensure that theevent remains popular in the future.
'We may not feel it this year ornext year, but if we stopped doingpromo like that, it just wouldn't getout to campus. And over four or fiveyears, people wouldn't know about itthe same way,' she said.
SUS Elections AdministratorScarlett Yim said that she andBrzozowski have recently discussedcandidates' concerns, and that mostof the concerns have beenaddressed.
Yim added, however, that it is dif-ficult for candidates to advertisetheir campaigns and still complywith the election's rules, which stip-ulate that each candidate may onlyplace one campaign poster on eachboard.
'It's kind of hard to stand outwhen you can only put one poster onthe board. When there's Arts CountyFair, they've got ten posters on oneboard,' said Yim.
NEWSbriefsUBC Food Services and the Alma Mater Society (AMS)
are holding coffee 'happy hours,' during which studentsringing in their own mugs will receive , free coffee.
"It"S : tO ,encourage people to reduce waste by bring-ingih their own coffee mugs,' said Alnoor Aziz, gen-eratMäriagetqf Food Services.
'We are fully in support of this plan, I think it's agreat iclea,7.: added AMS Food and Beverage Manager
''. Nancy Toogood.FoOd : SerViCes and the AMS will choose three
odSinMarCh;usually for an hour, where they will pro-*ide, free coffee to people with their own mugs.
They have already held their first event, which hada very good turn out, according to Aziz.
That's "what we want to do is get the word outthere. So it is working in a sense.'
Aziz added that Food. Services has also, increasedthe::diSConnt, promo , to students who bring in theirown cups from five cents off of their purchase to 15cents.
Thats available everytitne you bring in your owncup,And then we are going one step further to encour- :‘age people [Wlt$:::gleneW:prograilir
C closed or examsStudents , hoping to use the upstairs anistun in theStudent Recreation Centre during" the ;April examperiod will be out of luck.
The gym has been scheduled to be used as a lova--tiOn: for exams .from April 9 to April 27.
While the booking could upset some "clubs 444groups that use he gym for events, Kelly Simmons,,the coordinator UBC's Classroom Services,: saidthat the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.
"By booking the SRC we can reduce the number of
exam days by two, which is good both for students and[administrators)' she said.
Simmons said that the upstairs gymnasium is oneof the larger venues on campus, and that mainte-nance being performed on other buildings madebooking it a necessity.
She added, however, that Classroom Servicesmight set up a long-term arrangement with the SRC.
UBC gets $5 millionor health research
Research projects at UBC are receiving almost $5lion from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research(CIHR).
A federal : agency responsible for funding healthresearch in Canada, CIHR gave $3.7 million to theCanadian 'HIV Trials Network, a UBC -centered
project " studying 40iy , best to treat people::with advanced HIV who have not been helped by AIDS
rug cocktailsTlie project" is headed by Martin Schechter, ; the
head i'U BC'S department of Health' Care', 'endEpidemiology
ariSSen; an , assistant clinical professor inof Medicine s
assistant :department Of: Family
Practice received $ 1.3 'million for her'research ..looking at early labour support at home for expecting .3mothers
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"Hurst" from page 1
In his defence, Tyhurst pointed toa lack of physical evidence or wit-nessess, but in a strongly-worded 61-page decision, Vickers sided withGorman.
Vickers stated that he believedtestimony from two of Tyhurst's for-mer patients, who testified thatTyhurst also had whipped them. Thenames of these patients could not bedisclosed by court order.
'The defendant's treatment of theplaintiff was deplorable and defiesall norms of civilised conductbetween individuals. It is aggravatedby the fact that he was in a positionof trust and she undoubtedly placedher trust in him,' Vickers wrote.
Tyhurst's lawyer ChristopherHinkson declined to comment onthe judge's ruling, but said thatTyhurst will appeal the decision.
Gorman also testified thatTyhurst degraded her psychological-ly. She claimed that she was forcedto call him master and enter intocontractual agreements with him
Vickers agreed with Gorman's
"Bonus" from page 1
SFU and UVic give administra-tors one year of fully paid leave aftera five year administrative term,while similar officials at UBCreceive a year of leave after six yearsof service.
In addition to the bonus,Strangway also received a $350,000interest-free loan to buy a 'retire-ment house' in 1991, even thoughStrangway collected rent while helived in the UBC President's man-
"The defendant'streatment of the
plaintiff wasdeplorable anddefies all normsof civilised con-duct betweenindividuals."
Judge DavidVickers,
BC Supreme Court
testimony, noting two slave 'con-tracts' entered as exhibits.
'I am willing to submit as a slaveobeying all orders [and) accountingall that I do gratefully. Submissivelydoing everything without argumentto learn to make it work. This
sion at the same time.The contract was approved by
UBC's then-chancellor Ken Bagshawand the Board of Governors' then-chairperson Leslie Peterson.
Strangway, who did not answercalls for this story, is now presidentof the Ottawa-based CanadaFoundation for Innovation, a non-profit organisation set up by the fed-eral government to dispense univer-sity research grants. He is also work-ing to set up Canada's first privateuniversity in Squamish, a project
includes taking any punishmentwithout question, carrying on orquitting,' the introduction to thefirst contract reads.
While Tyhurst argued thatGorman's testimony could not becredible given her mental stability,Vickers found Gorman's testimonyto be fair.
'I find the defendant did enter into arelationship of master-slave as
. described by the plaintiff' he stated. 'Ihave no difficulty in concluding hisentire course of conduct and the bizarre'therapy' in which he was engaged wasfor his own sexual gratification. He wasin breach of his fiduciary duty to theplaintiff in breach of his coat/act and hisacts were criminal in nature.'
Vickers said that he believed thatGorman suffered psychological andcareer setbacks as a result ofTyhurst's treatment.
In 1991, Tyhurst was convictedof sexual and indecent assault in acase involving four patients, but theresult was overturned, and Tyhurstwas acquitted in the retrial.
Tyhurst has 30 days to appealthis ruling,
that has so far been troubled.Strangway had tried to keep the
$91,000 bonus confidential. When afreedom of information request forhis contract was filed two years ago,it came back with the benefits sec-tion whited out. In a letter, the uni-versity indicated that Strangwayprotested that such a disclosurewould infringe upon his privacy.
But the figure was included inthe $136,108 UBC paid toStrangway in 1999-2000, shown inthe UBC financial statements. 0
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In a continuing effort to increase the level of service provided bythe Faculty of Arts Academic Advising Office, the Faculty intendsto hire three to five students to serve as the first point of contactfor students attending the Academic Advising Office.
Successful applicants must be entering third or fourth year in theFaculty of Arts and have completed at least thirty credits at UBC.They must possess good communication skills, and be reliable andconscientious workers. Their duties will include offering assistanceto students in finding the correct path to resolution of theirinquiries, referring students to appropriate Academic AdvisingOffice staff, and scheduling appointments for the Faculty advisors.Pre-employment training is offered and required.
Employment will be 3 to 10 hours per week on regular shifts ofbetween 3 and 3.5 hours, morning or afternoon. Payment is at therate of $12.79 per hour. Term of employment is September 2001to April 2002.
Applications, including a resume, two letters of reference, and a. statement indicating the qualities the candidate would bring to theposition, must be submitted to:
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Sustainability college proposedby Keymo Nedd
Integrating and popularising thecampus-wide study of environmen-tal issues are the goals of a proposedsustainability college at UBC.
While the logistics for the pro-posal have not yet been worked out,the college would allow professorsand students from various fields towork together on environmentalissues, according to UBC AssociateProfessor of Political ScienceKathryn Harrison.
'The college would serve to bet-ter integrate programs that already,exist, while providing new opportu-
nities for students who might not bepursuing a major in naturalresources or environmental sci-ences,' said Harrison, who has beeninstrumental in the college's plan-ning.
Harrison said that the collegewould allow students from any UBCfaculty to take courses affiliated withthe school, as well as allow them topursue a minor in environmentalsustainability.
The idea comes fromthe Environmental ProgramsCommittee, made up of membersfrom various faculties across cam-pus, which was convened in the
summer of 1999 to think of ways toreform environmental education at
UBC.While no
dates have yetbeen set for thecompletion ofthe college, andthe committeesare still workingthrough therelated govern-ing and fundingissues, Barry
McBride, UBC's vice-president ofacademic and provost, said that thecollege has a good chance of being
created.• 'We believe that this idea of a col-lege is a very good way of bringingtogether interdisciplinary programslike sustainability,' he said.
McBride said that UBC has alarge interest in the campus-wideteaching and researching of sustain-ability, but has so far lacked a cen-tral facility to coordinate the activi-ties.
'UBC does not have a single envi-ronmental department, but has alarge number of different unitsaddressing environmental issuesand sustainability,' he said, indicat-ing that the college would allow UBC
to use it resources more efficientlyand make the study of environmen-tal issues available to more people.
The reaction from studentsinvolved in environmental sustain-ability about the creation of a sus-tainability college has been positive.
'Some people will be attracted tothe idea of this college simplybecause environment and sustain-ability are popular [topics] and canbe applied to so many differentfields of study,' said resource con-servation student Jeff Werner.'Sustainability is a powerful conceptthat presents new and innovativeways of thinking.' 4►
Trent students out on bailEight protesters scheduled for court appearances March 21
by Rose Spencer and Jessica WhiteArthur
PETERBOROUGH, ON (CUP)-Eight femalestudents who were arrested while occupy-ing a Trent University vice-president'soffice have been released on bail, and arescheduled for a court appearance onMarch 21.
Police arrested the protesters oncharges of mischief. Bail was set at $500for each protester, which Trent faculty andsupporters paid.
The students took over the office for threedays to protest the university's board of gov-ernors' approval in November 1999 of anapplication to Ontario's SuperBuild GrowthFund that didn't include a clause preventingthe 'sale, relocation or closing of any col-lege.'
The fund is designed to provide moneyfor new infrastructure. In May 2000, Trentwas awarded more than $26 m illion underSuperBuild. The university's two down-town colleges have since been slated forclosure.
The students inside the office had beendemanding a promise to keep the down-town colleges open, the creation of a com-mittee to look at decision-making at Trent,a referendum on campus advertising andthe creation of a policy on campus privati-sation.
They also called for the current admin-istration to grant legal and academicamnesty to all students involved in theprotests.
The students' bail conditions includenot associating with each other on mostTrent University property, not attendingany administrative office except byapproved appointment, not being on Trentproperty between 1 1pm and 7am exceptfor those living on residence and keepingthe peace.
In a recent letter to Trent University'spresident Bonnie Patterson, the CanadianAssociation of University Teachers saidthat it was 'outraged' with the university'sdecision to use police to end the recentoccupation the office.
The association's president, Tom Booth,
said that the action not only reflects badlyon Patterson and her administration, italso 'undermines the tradition of academ-ic freedom and open dissent at TrentUniversity.'
Rosario Marchese, Ontario's NDP edu-cation critic, compared the decision-mak-ing processes of Trent's board of governorsto those of Ontario's Conservative govern-ment in power in the province.
'We need to democratise these institu-tions,' said Marchese.
In a statement last week, Trent presi-dent Bonnie Patterson said the administra-tion refuses to submit to any activity that isillegal or threatens a safe learning andworking environment
'University administration had offeredto discuss matters with these students, butwould not negotiate the demands set bythem...However, we will continue to con-sult and discuss issues of concern to theuniversity community through legitimatemeans.' +
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and the incoming-GSS president, felt that theresult is'an accurate reflection of student sen-timent about the health plan.
'I'm really pleased with the result, Thisreally shOWs that students are in support ofthe plan,' she'said.
The result comes just over a year after thehealth "plan e was implemented following anOctober' 1999 referendum in which 4548 stu-dents voted for the plan and 1911 votedagainst it.
The result means business as usual in theoffices of the health plan service providerStudentCare Networks (SCN), according toSCN's UBC Service Manager DamianGeisiiiger, who said that the referendum.„esult was reassuring:
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People have been cutting, goring, slashing, andultimately killing each other with swords forover 3000 years. Egyptians, Greeks, Romans,and medieval crusaders all wielded blades inbattle. As guns rendered armour obsolete, andheavy cutting swords were replaced by lighter,more showy weapons more suitable for poking,swords gradually became more than just ameans to a bloody end,
Swordplay evolved into a dangerous butless-than-fatal athletic discipline with specificrules and techniques, and duelling emerged asa popular means of settling disputes betweengentlemen. Sometimes, but not always, some-body was killed, but usually they just got cut alittle and went limping home for a bandage, thematter settled.
The rapier, developed in Italy during the15th century, was the first poking sword. It waseventually replaced by the shorter French courtsword, and the one-handed techniques of mod-em fencing emerged.
The foil, a lighter version of the court sword,designed for practising, is one of three swordsused in modern fencing. The second, the epée,was originally designed specifically for duelling,and the third, the sabre, is a cutting sword mod-eled after the Turkish scimitar.
Techniques and equipment evolved to makeswordplay safe, and by the time of the first mod-em Olympic Games in 1896, fencing was anaccepted sport. And over 100 years later, it stillis. All three swords—the foil, the epée, and thesabre—remain Olympic disciplines.
The only problem with fencing is that it does-n't really work that well as a spectator sport It'scomplicated. Unless you're the judge, it's oftenhard to see why a participant is awarded points.
`That's why the only people who watch fenc-ing are other fencers,' Jeff Bowman, vice-presi-dent of the UBC fencing club, quipped after afencing practice last Thursday night in OsborneGym. Luckily, Bowman is not so concerned withfinding people to watch fencing as he is withfinding people who might want to have a stab atit themselves.
Bowman and his friend Jeff Szi are trying torevive the UBC fencing club, historically one ofthe most popular clubs at UBC. In recent years,as key members of the executive left to starttheir own clubs, the UBC club dwindled to only afew members.
Szi and Bowman said that the club failed toattract new members, because it had becometoo elite. It had moved away from the traditionalstructure of a school club with a mind towardsattracting student membership.
Szi says he and Bowman have different plansfor the club, 'Before, it became too competitive.They weren't recruiting new people. Eventuallyit was just a few very experienced people. Wewould like it to be a club mostly for UBC stu-dents,' he said.
'Of course we would encourage competitivefencing. because it's fun,' Bowman hastened to add.
Bowman is a fourth-year Science student,who only started fencing during his second yearat UBC. But he has already competed in severaltournaments in Washington State and the LowerMainland.
Szi has been fencing for seven years. Duringa demonstration match with Bowman, his supe-rior skills, his quickness and dexterity, are evi-dent even to the untrained eye. The electronicscoring light on his side keeps going off as hestabs into Bowman's steel-woven breastplate.Bowman retaliates but his jabs are deflected. Szicounter-attacks and is awarded the point.
After the quick match, Bowman and Szi aresweating and breathing heavily. Although fenc-ing might appear rather staid and physicallyundemanding it's obviously quite a workout.
In their first year as the fencing club's execu-tive, Szi, Bowman and club secretary Maggie Woohaven't wasted much time getting to know theropes: they have already attained respectablemembership numbers, acquired a certified coachfor the club, hosted a small tournament for clubmembers and some fencers from SFU, andrevived the annual UBC Stephen LazarTournament, a key event on the fencing calendar.
The Lazar Tournament was cancelled lastyear because there was no one to organise it Butthis year, the event, which took place February24-25, went off without a hitch. Ovr 80 localfencers participated in the different disciplines,
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and 21 medals were awarded.'I think the tournament went really well,' Szi
said. 'Members of the Seattle fencing club, SalleAuriel, came up and said they were very happywith how it was run.'
Bowman is graduating in the spring, but Sziand Woo are returning to UBC next year andhave big plans to increase the fencing club's on-campus presence and attract more, students tothe fine art of slashing and stabbing each otherwith swords.
'We want to have more social events—movienights in the Norm Theatre and that sort of thing,'Szi said. "We want to sell T-shirts, sweatpants anddo more advertising. We also want to build thecompetitive Part of the club, so we can send morepeople to tournaments.' This year, he added, theclub has managed to accumulate a small surplusthat they will use to purchase more equipment
Although he is graduating, Bowman plans tostay involved with the UBC club next year. Eversince joining the club, he has been hooked onswordplay. And after watching him and Szi go ateach other with foils, it's pretty easy to see why.Fighting with swords looks like a lot of fun. Moreimportantly, with the blunt tips of the modernfoils and all the safety equipment, the only thingyou really stand to lose while having atyour part-ner in the age-old art of fencing, is your pride. •?
For anyone with the urge to poke someone in thebelly with a blunt sword, membership fees forthe UBC fencing club are $125 for the year.Fencing requires a lot of expensive equipmentand coaching is pricey, so, according toBowman, the price is a deal. As well, during thesummer, the club is open to members of thecommunity, and offers introductory lessons foryoung people at a discounted price.
The Thunderbirds track team. was in Sherbrooke, -Quebec, this past weekend for the CIAU champi-onships:. The highlight of the meet for UBC camein the men's 3000m, when David Milne took thegold medal i4 a time of 8:23.50.
Proving UBC's strength in the middle distanceeyentS, Byron, Wood placed fifth in the race, whileMatt Coley finished. seventh. UBC's other medalcame the men's 600m, when Chris Williamswon the bronze for the second year in a row, witha time of 1:19.06.
second game that day, the Birds lost again, drop-ping a ten-inning decision to Western Oregon, 5-4.Dave Gautier took the loss, and is now 0-3 for theseason.
On Saturday, the Birds started to turn thingsaround. John Campbell, now 1-0, paced UBCthrough a 14-3 win against St Martin's. Later thatday, T-Bird ace Jeff Francis (3-1) held WesternOregon scoreless, as the Birds won 8-0, andmoved into the final against Lewis and Clark. Thegame went to ten innings, but the Birds couldn thang on, losing 4-3. Cory Stuart took the loss,falling to 2-2 on the year. The Birds are now 12-8this season..
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GREEKat the Telus Studio Theatreuntil March 17
Until now, my understanding ofBritish culture has stereotypicallybeen represented by uptight, upper-class ladies drinking tea with 'just alump of sugar.' However, the dia-logue of Greek, UBC Theatre's latestendeavour, deconstructs any notionof prim-and-proper British society,instead confronting the audiencewith raging monologues, and spew-ing forth an examination of a societythat is 'plagued' by the faults ofhuman nature.
Four anonymous-looking charac-ters, dressed like mimes in white-and-black face makeup, carry theplay. They bounce back and forthbetween smatterings of situationalscenes, addressing the audiencewith vulgar observations about theworld around them. These mono-logues paint 1960s and '70s Britainas a bleak world—full of rot andwaste existing in small town pubs,and suburban homes.
Of course, the name of the play isGreek. Playwright Steven Berkoffuses the story of Oedipus to callattention to what he feels is Britain'sirrecoverable state—or 'fate,' inSophoclean terms—and suggests theendurance and immutability of clas-sical ideas. This adaptation of Greekhowever, successfully uses the func-tion of anonymity to represent clas-sical ideas as well as to depictBritish society.
The use of the black and whitecostuming is wonderfully effectiveat preventing the audience fromever becoming completely comfort-able with the characters. This makesthe transitions between personaeeasily'palatable and representative
' of the strata of British society. Thesparse set design is also accommo-dating, creating the generalisedatmosphere that provides a neutralcanvas for the raw emotional tone ofthe actors' dialogues.
What is perhaps most notableabout the play is the actors' ability towrestle with the confrontationalspeeches of social decay, portrayinga culture with a corruptive under-belly. But the dialogue is sprinkledwith comic observations, such aswhen Eddy (Gregory Thomas) won-ders how much the Queen 'gets iton.' The comedy often springs fromsexualised language; the act of sexu-al intercourse is symbolically depict-ed through a speech by IvoneFonseca, which remains hilariousthrough its never-ending twisting ofmetaphors, culminating in her por-trayal of an orgasm.
Director Zaib Shaikh was motivat;ed by the unconventionality of Greekin that it challenges the notion ofstandardised theatre production.Greek is not an easy play to under-stand or portray, It requires innova-tive and imaginative devices in order
for it to succeed - as social examina-tion. For the most part, Shaikhaccommodates these thematic diffi-culties by his use of the non-specificcostuming and set design, allowing amultitude of scenarios to take place.These scenarios are therefore left tothe strength of the actors rather thanprops and costuming.
The cursing, angry charactersmay be offensive to some, even ter-rifying to those who choose not toface social decay, but Greek)-dOqS',..°push the boundaries of the 'craft Of'theatre. It diversifies and tests thestrength of the artistic output ofUBC's cast and crew as a whole.Shaikh wanted to take a risk in hisadaptation and the end result is achallenging and refreshing perform-ance. And if you're like me, you'llrealise that there is more to Britishculture than just tea and crumpetsin the sitting room. •
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SONIC BOOMPerformance WorksMar. 10
This critic would like to make a con-fession. I'm a classical music geek.While all the other kids were out atthe mall on Saturday, I'd be at homelistening to the opera on CBC RadioTwo. Why go to the Gap when youcan hear a four hour German oper-atic extravaganza, live from the Metno less? Instead of rushing to theTop 40 rack at the record store, I'dslink to the classical section eyeingthat Glenn Gould box-set or pickingup dirt-cheap re-releases of record-ings from the '60s. -
While we're on the subject of pastsins, I'd like to make another con-fession. Try as I might, I have neverbeen able to enjoy contemporarymusic. Classical music for me justkind of ends around 1950. I wentfrom Bach to Beethoven to Bartokand finally—to nothing.
I'm happy to say that my igno-rance has been dispelled afterattending a concert of VancouverPro-Musica Society's annual festivalSonic Boom. Pro-Musica is a co-operative of local composers,whose participants range in agefrom 16 to 71 or so. The music theycompose also greatly varies, as I
soon found out.From the first moments of Sonic
Boom, I figured I would be in forsomething different. I, for one, havenever seen any conductor drop theirpants to reveal leopard print boxers,like master of ceremonies JohnCrawford did on Saturday night Itgot my attention.
Looking at my program, mycuriosity was also piqued. Just howwere an erhu and zheng, two tradi-tional Chinese instruments, going tosound with a marimba? Prettydarned good actually. The resultingpiece, 'Lantern Riddles' evokes theChinese Autumn Moon Festival andis a mesmerising and beautifulpiece. Equally evocative was themini song-cycle 'Mamalilaculla.'Scenes of an abandoned Native vil-lage and other West Coast scenesinspired composer EuphrosyneKeefer. The result is something thatwas haunting and reminded me ofElgar's Sea Pictures.
Some pieces just seemed con-fusing. 'Sinewave' was apparentlyinspired by a study of the geome-try of melody, Froth what I couldunderstand from the programnotes, the piece seeks to fuse the,melody of a Scottish folk song withChinese instruments. While itsounds confusing, the results were
musically very rich and reward-ing. I simply ignored what waswritten in the program and just lis-tened to the piece, letting themusic wash over me.
Humour, it seems, was also inlarge supply at this concert. Well-known local composer RodneySharman pitched in with two-tongue-in-cheek songs. The first,'The Anglo-Tango' has Mezzo-Soprano Barbara Ebbeson lament-ing the plight of the Canadian dol-lar. It would seem that blame canbe placed squarely on the shoul-ders of Quebec. The second song,'Be Preparedr was a hilarioushomage to Boy Scouts. Our per-formers went , all out, with pianistLeslie Dala donning merit badges,hat and all to get into the mood ofthe piece.
I can't say that I enjoyed everypiece at Sonic Boom—a few justseemed trite or perhaps beyond mymusical understanding. But ulti-mately, Sonic Boom and Pro-Musicahave captured my interest in con-temporary music. After havingheard some of the pieces at this con-cert, this writer for one might bewilling to give contemporary musica try. Maybe it's time for me to tradein those old classical music CDs forsome John Cage. •
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SISTAH'HOODat SonarMar. 8
It was International Women'sDay and I was going to a hip-hop
, night to celebrate. There wassomething incongruous about itand the little I did know of hip-hop did not cast it in a very eman-cipatory light. The men, thevideos, the lyrics, the butt-wig-gling, its uninventive genderroles—it all seems more oppres-sive than something I would wantto celebrate for InternationalWomen's Day. By the end of thenight, however, I had reworkedmy opinions on the subject.
Sistah'hood included a docu-mentary, spoken-word perform-ances, live bands, live free-stylerapping, break-dancing, andgraffiti art, While each piece hadits own unique message, they allchallenged stereotypes of femi-ninity. Taken together, theyproved that being a woman wasnot something that could be con-fined to the trinity of 'virgin,'"bitch,' or 'whore.' Instead, wewere met with ordinary womenand goddesses, women whowere broken and strong, butchand femme, funny and serious,and many in-between.
The evening started with adocumentary by RachealRaimist called Nobody KnowsMy Name. Exploring the lives ofwomen in the hip-hop industry,the film revealed the pressuresthat women face in trying tocreate a reputation for them-selves based on skill ratherthan looks. While some, likeMedusa, seemed to thrive on
the pressure, others werealmost broken by the lack ofrecognition and respect thatthey experienced.
The spoken word perform-ances that followed dealt with adiverse range of topics, includingoppression, violence, env, love,childhood, and poverty. I particu-larly enjoyed T.L. Cowan's pieceabout her entrepreneurial lawn-mowing business and IvanCoyote's trials with facialcleansers.
Zenobia started off the musicfor the evening. With theirbizarre but fascinating improvthey took a while to get used to,but it was definitely worth theeffort_ Next were Ndidi Cascade,Matriarch QB and Kia Kidiri whoeach performed separately butjoined forces toward the end ofthe evening. This was when Ireceived my first experience oflive hip-hop. What impressedme most was the technical virtu-osity these women displayed. QBthe Matriarch, in particular—with her mixtures of jazz, rap,and blues—was brilliant.Unfortunately, it is difficult tounderstand rap when you havenever listened to it before.
This section was the high-light of the evening for me. Thespontaneity of the performanc-es—many of which were impro-vised—enhanced the feeling thatthis night was about the cre-ation of art by women forwomen. It reinforced the impor-tance of women's experiencesand the validity of expressingthem in public. I found the expe-rience inspiring, partly becauseof its rarity. •
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Women rallyby Sarah Morrison
Women rallied on Saturday to raise awarenessof the plight of women in Canada and aroundthe world, in celebration of InternationalWomen's Day.
At the rally—held at Grandview Park onCommercial Drive—speakers highlightedwomen's victories over the years, but alsoaddressed the struggles of women, includingaboriginal women in Canada.
'We are here to expose the systematic, reli-gious, legal, and governmental abuse ofwomen in every country,' said Shalah, amember of Vancouver's InternationalWomen's Day 2001 organising committee.'We are here to celebrate our struggle.'
One of the key speakers at the event wasMoirrie Baradaran, recipient of the 2000International Human Rights Award.Baridaran, who currently lives in Germany,was a political prisoner in Iran for nine years.
Baradaran said that women are still farfrom achieving equality. -
'I am one of the thousands of Iranianwomen jailed for many years just for theirpolitical beliefs,' she said, adding thatalthough celebrating International Women'sDay is prohibited in Iran, women still cele-brate the day in small groups, and in theirhomes.
'The ruling clergy of Iran has transformedmy country into a big prison...but has not beenable to crush women's resistance,' Baradaranadded.
Speakers also highlighted the advances inwomen's rights that have occured in the lastcentury. -
'When I started celebrating InternationalWomen's Day about 25 years ago, I needed toexplain to everybody what it's all about,' saidGeraldine Glattstein, executive director of theWomen Against Violence Against Women rapecrisis centre.
Now, she continued, she works for anorganisation that not only knows about theday, but recognises it as a statutory holiday.
Glattstein said that the -BC government hadplayed an important role in advancing theissue of women's equality. Since 1991, sheexplained, the number of women holdingprovincial cabinet positions has risen from 12to 34 per cent.
'Our provincial government, as little or asmuch as we think of them, has created the firstministry of women's equality,' Glattsteinadded.
Women also celebrated World March ofWomen 2000, an event held last October thatsaw thousands of women march to protestdeteriorating conditions for women aroundthe world.
In Canada, 50,000 women marched toParliament Hill to present the federal govern-ment with 13 immediate demands—'TheFeminist Dozen'—which they said wouldadvance women's rights.
Among the demands were calls for proac-tive pay equity legislation, increased spendingon social housing, and a national child-carefund with an initial $2 billion contribution.
Lee Lakeman, a regional representative forthe Canadian Association of Sexual AssaultCentres, who spoke at the Ottawa rally, calledon the crowd to celebrate the various groupsof women in attendance at the rally.
"My job is to help you celebrate InternationalWomen's Day,' Lakeman said. 'Usually I'm theone who brings you the miserable[statistics]...today I want you to celebrate.'
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On the 42nd anniversary of theTI5e!.111I!iip,4isiuprising against Chineseoccupation, Tibetans and their sup-:pOrtera ' held a rally in RobsonSquare , On Saturday to increaseawareness about Tibet's politicalsituation.
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Speakers at the rally harshlycriticised the Chinese govern-ment's treatment of Tibetans.johnArgue of Amnesty Internationalsaid that there have been 'grosshuman rights violations, particu-larly against Tibetan Buddhistsand nationalists.'
"In Tibet, few political prison-ers escape torture,' he noted.
The rally also had the support ofthe Vancouver Association ofChinese-Canadians (VACC). Its vice-president, Sid Tan, called upon'the Chinese government to stopthe abuses, respect the rights ofTibetans and negotiate a resolu-tion with the Dalai Lama and hisrepresentatives: '
'Canada could be an importantplayer by acting as a mediator,' hesaid. , .
In a letter to, the VACC,Minister jean Cliretien , expressed
at; views,' claiming that 'the. 4.Canaaa-China human rights dia-logue has allowed Canada unprece-ented opportunities to influence
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erni 'DoIrna of the TibetanCultural Society, raised, concerns ;about': the Chinese:'government'streatment of Tibetan women, and ;accused China of using 'Tibet as abase • for production of nuclear weapons, as well as' a, site fordumping nuclear waste.'
Alex ,: Burt a fourth-year:. UBCexchange student whO'atteridecrtherally,, agreed 'that Canada had arole to play,
'I think that the 'CeSd" havebeen very oppressive and anythingthe Canadian public. can do to draw
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by Sarah Morrison
Some candidates runningin undergraduate societyelections are frustrated bywhat they say is an overlyexcessive postering cam-paign to advertise ArtsCounty Fair (ACF).
Corrie Baldwin, anexecutive secretary candi-date in the ScienceUndergraduate Society(SUS) elections, com-plained that ArtsUndergraduate Society(AUS) representativeshave been removing anyposters that cover theirACF posters making it dif-ficult for her and othercandidates to advertisetheir campaigns
'Student politics...[are]pretty important And withthe poor election turn outsthat we already have; ti(e fact thatwe're competing with Arts CountyFair [seems unfair),' Baldwin said,
But AUS President AleksandraBrzozowski defended the AUS' pos-tering tactic, saying that there is stillroom for other posters on campus.She said that most of the ACF pos-tering is at the bus loop andBuchanan, but even in these places,there is room for other advertise-ments.
'There's still lots of places toposter, we're not a commercialthing and we're not trying to be evilor cruel,' she said.
Brzozowski said that while AUSmembers have been instructed tomove any posters covering ACFposters, miscommunication mayhave led to some posters being mis-takenly torn down.
Alma Mater Society Vice-President, Administration MarkFraser said that he is looking intocomplaints he has received aboutthe AUS.
'I'm getting a lot of complaintsfrom constituency people,' he said.'I've received a couple about ACFtearing down constituency electionsposters.'
Baldwin said that she and othercandidates are restricted to wherethey may put up posters, and howmany posters they are allowed to putup in one space.
Every year, the AUS cleans theback side of the bus loops—wherecommercial events are usuallyallowed to advertise—andBrzozowski said the AUS has aninformal agreement with the univer-sity that gives them a monopoly overthat area.
But Baldwin wonders why it isnecessary for a massively-popularevent like ACF to advertise so exten-sively. The annual concert will beheld on April 5 this year;
'Whether or not they poster, it'snot like nobody's going to go to ACF,'she said. 'Everyone knows it's goingto happen, everyone goes.'
But Brzozowski said that extensivepromotions help to ensure that theevent remains popular in the future.
'We may not feel it this year ornext year, but if we stopped doingpromo like that, it just wouldn't getout to campus. And over four or fiveyears, people wouldn't know about itthe same way,' she said.
SUS Elections AdministratorScarlett Yim said that she andBrzozowski have recently discussedcandidates' concerns, and that mostof the concerns have beenaddressed.
Yim added, however, that it is dif-ficult for candidates to advertisetheir campaigns and still complywith the election's rules, which stip-ulate that each candidate may onlyplace one campaign poster on eachboard.
'It's kind of hard to stand outwhen you can only put one poster onthe board. When there's Arts CountyFair, they've got ten posters on oneboard,' said Yim.
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THE DEATH OF FILMat the Sugar RefineryMar. 7
This month's coiffing title for Cineworks'Cinematic Salon was the ludicrously overdra-matic The Death of Film Schlock Horror, youmay ask? Well, not quite. You have to say itwith your tongue planted firmly in your cheek.
Wednesday's chat was led by experimentalfilmmaker Ken Anderlini, who was full ofenough pungent sarcasm to spark the SugarRefinery's walls with the yabbering of audi-ence opinion. An interesting speaker regard-less of the topic of conversation, Anderlinisure is passionate. Through passion, by hisown proclamation, he has gone so far as tomake film his fetish. So why does he want totalk about the death of his great passion? As heclimbed onto his stool to talk to an electriccrowd of filmmakers, teachers, industry types,and film buffs, Anderlini explained that it wasnot the killing of 'film' per se that he was thereto talk about, but the foreboding extinction ofthe 16mm format and of experimental film.
Since his stint in film school in 1988,
Anderlini has been involved in various exper-imental film projects including his TangledGarden trilogy (1992-94), has worked in vari-ous film festivals including the VancouverInternational Film Festival, and currentlyteaches in art and cultural studies at SimonFraser University. During his time in theindustry, he has noticed a trend of disinterestin experimental film.
According to Anderlini, the 'death of film'will , come about because of the expense ofpost-production processes and the problem ofdistributing independent film in Canada. Forthose not versed in the particular nuances offilm-speak, much of the discussion seemed tograb at the traditional 'lack of funding forexperimental arts' maxim. With digital tech-nology steaming its way through the industry,it has become less economically viable—andless popular—to fund projects using obsoletemedias like 16mm.
Those that are in with the lingo would haveappreciated comments like, the 'aestheticrationale of convergence' is an 'excuse byCanada Council to cut funding.' For the rest ofus, flamboyant statements, like 'It's insane
how much money this government gives awayto the arts—nobody cares about artistry...' wereamusing flags signaling that this was the partof the discussion where those two great foes,art and money, met up for a little workout.
'Why have I wasted so much money onfilm?' Anderlini cried, his tongue nearlyshooting straight through his cheek this time.Well, because clearly he is passionate aboutthe medium.
`What's exciting about 16mm is grain,' hesaid. For Anderlini, 'It's about colour, aesthet-ic, grain, scratching....' He is in love with theaesthetic of 16mm. Well, aren't most greatloves based on physical attraction?
Random images—Granville Street buses,kitchen sinks stacked with plates, naked bod-ies, paint, window frames, and home moviesflickered on the screen behind Anderilini.Some were collaged through double exposure,others affected by time-lapse. They were thestuff that he talked about—raw, grainy imagesflushed with colour and texture.
The fact that 16mm is a fetish for Anderliniis easily understandable. Its appeal is bothvisual and tactile—just watching it makes you
by Ghita Loebenstein
want to grab a couple of frames and start splic-ing. 'You become obsessed with the materialof film—of going over frame after frame,' heexplained.
'I look forward to the digital effect of 'dust'on film,' he said. 'I've seen the digital effect of'scratches." But that's just the thing—and apoint that came across from the now excitableaudience members: digital can achieve all theaesthetic effects that 16mm can—it can mimicthe scratches, the dust, the 'grain.' It's just thatit's not as satisfying to achieve by clicking amouse button.
While digital technology makes sense interms of accessibility, cost and time, forAnderlini 'digital hasn't made my life anymore exciting—they're just different tools.'
And the answers? Well, there weren't anyreally. For now, Anderlini sees the extinction of16mm as 'a call to fetishise it and make it assexy as Super 8.' Does that mean that only thereally hip (and really rich) will be using 16mmin years to come? His advice to 16mm follow-ers is to keep doing what you're doing. 'Keepsupporting the marginalised things you do andfind new ways to produce and distribute.' •:•
strip from the waist up and standagainst a wall while he whippedher back repeatedly.
Gorman testified that Tyhurstwhipped her between eight and12 times per one-hour session,which she said were- first held inTyhurst's UBC office, and latermoved to his house once Tyhurstleft the university.
Tyhurst—now 78 and retired—continues to deny all of the accu-sations.
Between 1959 and 1970,Tyhurst served as the head ofUBC's psychology department,and he continued as a professoruntil the mid-1980s.
Tyhurst had been treatingGorman for severe depressionand bulimia while she was a UBCstudent.
See "Hurst" on page 4
by Alex Dimson
The former head of UBC's psychi-atry department has beeninstructed to pay over half a mil-lion in damages for forcing apatient into a bizarremaster-slave relationship.
James Tyhurst was foundliaible by Judge David Vickers ofthe BC Supreme Court in a civillaw proceeding and was orderedto pay one of his former patientsJill Gorman $556,790.
Gorman, who- launched thecivil suit, claimed that in a 11-year period beginning in 1979,Tyhurst forced her into a mas-ter-slave relationship, graduallytaking control of all aspects of herlife.
She claimed that the situationescalated to the point whereTyhurst regularly forced her to
STRANGWAY: The former UBC president looks on.RICHARD LAM/UBYSSEY FILE PHOTO
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by Alex Dimson
In a near duplication of lastyear's referendum result, nearly4000 students turned out in lastweek's referendum to re-affirmsupport for the student Healthand Dental Plan.
3870 students voted in favourof continuing the current AlmaMater Society (AMS) andGraduate Student Society (GSS)Health and Dental Plan, a manda-tory health plan that covers a por-tion of students' health costs for$168 a year. 1354 students votedagainst it.
The referendum questionasked students, "Should the AMSwithdraw from the AMS/GSSHealth and Dental Plan at the endof the current contract (August31st, 2001).'
The referendum easilyachieved the ten per cent turnout(3300 votes) necessary to reachquorum—the number of votes
required to make the referendumresult valid—a number that hastraditionally been hard for AMSreferendums to achieve.
While Kathy Lo—an organiserof the 'Yes' campaign and one ofthe student petitioners who origi-nally forced the AMS to conductthe referendum—said that shewill not appeal, she also indicatedthat she was displeased with theresult.
'It really shows how apatheticstudents at UBC are. I'm reallydisappointed about the result,'she said.
Lo expressed concern thatwhile graduate students areenjoying the benefits and supportthe health plan, undergraduatestudents are not aware or do notsupport it but did not turn out tovote.
But Annick Gauthier, theorganiser of the 'No' campaign
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by Stanley Tromp
A recently revealed $91,000 'retirement allowance' given toformer UBC President David Strangway after he left office in1997 has angered some university officials.
The lump sum bonus was written into his contract, and isin addition to his two-year full salaried administrative leaveand pension, according to UBC's Vice-President of Legal andExternal Affairs Dennis Pavlich.
Pat McGeer, a UBC medical researcher and former BCadvanced education minister, called the bonus 'totally out-rageous."
"No ministry in Victoria would allow this for an employ-ee,' McGeer said.
The arrangement is not without precedent in BC.While former Simon Fraser University (SFU) President
Jack Blaney received no retirement allowance upon leavingSFU, his predecessor John Stubbs ended his five-year presi-dential term one year early by mutual agreement. Stubbswas paid a presidential salary for the rmal year, in additionto receiving a one year leave at his professorial salary.
University of Victoria officials have said that UVic doesn'tgive retirement bonuses, and current UBC President MarthaPiper has no such bonus in her contract.
See "Bonus'on page 4
