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THEUNIVERSITY
OPBRITISHCOLUMBIA VOLUME
36
N u m w 16
SEPTEMBER
io,1990
GREATTREK
'GREAT
ADVENTURE'
BERTON NAMED
GREATTREKKER
Grades no indication
of success
in later life
1,200 students march
to Point Grey to urge
Victoria tobuild campus
By GAVIN WILSON
Hecutdarsg,dforewms
andwasluckynottoflunkoutduring
his two years at the Universityof BntirhGlumbia
Pierre Baton, who will be pre-
By GAVIN WILSON
For 16-year-oldDorothy Washington. it was the most
exciting day
of her young life.
The first-yearUBC Artsstudent
was marchingthrough the streets of
downtownVancouver chantingand
singing with 1,200 other students,
virtually the entire campus. It was
Oct. 28,1922.
"To be on themarch to Point
Grey was a big thrill," she recalls
now. "We thought it was a great
adventure."
Washington is one of about 30
of the original GreatTrekkers who
will be retracing their footsteps by
bus as part of UBC's 75th anniversary Homecoming Week.
When they drive that route on
Sept. 27, they will be reliving the
singlemost evocativemoment in the
university's history.
The Great Trekstirred a footachieves
dragging government to action. teintematiod status
sultinginthebirthofthepresentday
campus and setting a standard of
student commitment.
"I think it was important because
it showed that youcan influence
public opinion." says another
of the
surviving Trekkers,Harry Warren.
The university's Point Grey
campus wasoriginallyslated toopen
in the Fall of 1913, but delays and
the outbreak of war put those plans
on hold.
For more than a decade. the bare
girders of the incomplete Science
Building rusted the
in rain. ringed by
a silent forest.
In 1915, the new university
opened insteadin temporary wooden
buildings on the Fairview site of
Vancouver General Hospital.Enrolment swelled to 1.176studentsat ~ n i u e r ~ o f in~ 1956.
m o ~
the end of the FirstWorld War.
A s we welcome our alumni to
Classes were taught in shack,
UBC
during Homecomjng Week, I
churches. attics and nearby homes.
can't
help
but think about the many
Students in the auditorium literally
facedby the oripal Great
challenges
sat in the rafters.
"Chemistry labs were held in a Trekkers and buildersof UBC, who
sentedSept27withtheGreatTrekker
aydatagakdinnerthatcapUBC's
75th a n n i v v . is living proofthat
grades in school are no indication of
successin later life.
Instead of studying,Berton was editing the Tuesday Ubyssey, covering
the campus for the
Vancouver NewsHerald and helping edit the PointGrey
Newscazette
"I went to few lectures I never
wenttodassgatallonpressdays"he
says
A mediocre history student,
-
" "
w KITER NICOL
FACED
CHALLENGES,
STILLTIED TO
ALMA MATER
UBC
"
I
makeshifttent;'says Warren. thena
student in Geological Engineering
"We felt that it
timeto let the
public know that we deserved to go
to PointGrey."
Clutching sheafsofpetitions.the
students fanned out across the province to work at summer jobs.
Joseph Kania, one of Warfen's
six classmates in Geological Engineering. went to Trail. where he
worked at the smelter.
"I knew everyone there,so I was
able to get about600 or 700 signatures."he says. "Only one other
student topped that. Hecollected
2,000 signaturesby standing at the
Was
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set Out On a
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,
fullOf Obstades and
u n c d t i e s in their qU& to E&
lish a great university.
During the pst 75 years, UBC
has grown into a n internationally respected university, one that I am
very proud to be associated with. I
extend my bgt wishes nct only to
faculty.
our alumni, but also UECs
staff and students, many of whom
have set foot on the Point Grey campusforthefirsttimeptustthismontb
HappyAnniv~andmm
U UEst
~ -It's YOLKS.
ber, T
Ely ERIC NICOL
cally to the SilverCord When I biked
l
toUKckssgin'37,IlivecIinahouse
Lrl
on the verge of the
Univemty Endowmentlands. ldliveinahousebeside
what is now called Pacific SpiritPark
and bike to the cunpus for recraon
that some might see as an unhealthy
attachment to thematmd I n t e l l d
thurnbsucking.
She is Bve years older than I anL
1hree score and 15,my Alma h h t n
Fb& Mother of theYear. Singlemor
tl3
tens of thousands of greying grad
CHANCELLOR
CITES
ACADEMIC
LEADERSHIP
liike me, .who aregmtefd that SD m dh
Codd be learned at our mother's kne
Yvhen that pint was b&y
applied t
tlhe groin(finalexams).
Unlike
I am d
ltied physi- 1
mast.
1[LLUSTRIOUS
75 TO COME
I
&
o
nbaame the foremost champion
and chronicler of Chadian history.
A passable pupil of English. he
went on tofame as a repofier, columnist broadcaster. editor and author. He
has written 36 bmks (induding his
ktest.The GreatD e p r e s s i o n ) and wan
three Governm Generaiawards.
Berton's achievements are prodigious:Honorary Degrees from12 universities. Stephen LeKodc Medal for
Humor, two National Newspaper
Awards, Companionof the Order of
Canada a lengthycareer on d o and
teie-on.
If you went looking for the young
Berton in the years 1939-41 you
would find him in the basement of
Brodc
working long hourswriting and editing the Ubyssey.
This m s
his
wherehelearned the
sk& that would launch his meteoric
Hall.
dassrcorn.
Actually. though,I have evolved
in terms of campus d-on.
From
the Univerjity f i b to the IJniversity
Hospital While I am unfamiliar with
many of the other newbddings, the
ravages of time haveassured my regularly attending studies in Radiology.
Like, I have had abrain scan. They said
they found nothing.
calmr.
"I gave little thought to lectures
or
curriculum butinstead went M g h t to
the offices of the Publications Board.
where the Ubysey, theTotem (the
I love what they have done with
The accessibility to and the qual- university annual)a d the Tillicum
the Vascular Lab. (Ask forJimmy. ity of higher education is becoming (the student h a n h k ) were all p
e
d in his autobiograTell him I sent you. You may need a increasingly importantin hgrow- d u d . " he d
Out.
phy
Starting
referral h m your dcctor as well. but ing and dynamic province. For the
One of thestories&on wrote for
it's wellworth theeffor~,Just to watch past 75 years. theUniversity of Britthe Ubyssey wasa paean to the Great
and hear your own heart pumpingish Columbia has provided outstandTrek
whoosh! whoosh!whoosh!-n the
ing academic l e a d d p and made a
"It's an old story." Berton
monitor.Beatshell out of English 100.)
contributionto the quality
although itwas only 18years after the
I also like what they have done
d with the foyer of Emergency. For one of life and e d u d o n in British CO Trek took place."but it's worth telling
lumbia. In debrating this diamond
f C 0 v e m o r s , graduatedfrwn UBC s thing,itis&tothecyde+thatI
agdin"
anniversary,I am pleased and proud
Berton urged students to make a
AW whod in 1964.
w h m along. I can havea cardiac
as Chancelor to extend my sincere pilgrimageto the stone cairn the
arrest anywherealong thed
e
s
of wilOnbehalfofthemembenofth e
birthday wishes to acknowledge the TrekkershadbuiltonMainMalland
demess traJs and be within crawling
bard of Govmos, I would like t0
great contribution that so many gen- pay homage totheir spirit and determixtendcongratuhomandndbestwisheS distance of some of the meet sophisti- eratiomhavemadetoourunivmity, nation
cated medid equpxntin the world.
J the University of British Glumbia
andtowishitwellinthefutureMay
"The Tuum Ejt motto was taken
FindthatattheUofT!
In the a d n of its 75th anniversar)1.
b great hadition of e
x
d
m and very seliously at UBC because of the
bike
runs
have
yet
Although
my
'dl of us are p u d tobe involved
witlh
d
c
e continue to flourish for the haditions of the Great Trek," he says
his splendid university during thiS tocarrymewerthediffofFodore
h
&
of many generatiomto come. now. "That caim was a big thmg, it
~~SigIll6~timeinitShistory.W
e ParkIamtoldthatUBCwieldsthe
meant a lot"
cutting
edge
of
anatomical
research,
mstthatthenext75yearswdlbe~
t
h o n came to UBC after two
thankstotheFaculty0fWd~
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yearsofstudyatVidoriaCdlegeBom
heboardpinswithmeinwishingalU Today's medicalstudents-l~&~ begin the Yukon. he worked in mining
Icssibleprcgresandsinthefi1- gars-merely have toslither down to
cunpstopyhisuniv~tuition.
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POINT GREY
CLASSES BEGIN
SEPT,22,1925
tomark...amilestoneinthehistoryof
the university, and a landmark for
GntinUedhPagel
entrance to thePNE."
Theycollectedmorethan56,000 the future."
The Build the University campaign wasn't over yet.
~
signatures that summer. a staggering
total in a province with barely
500,000people.
The students alsoorganized a
march. a trekto Point Grey that
would dramatize the need for
a new
campus.
O n Oct. 28, a motley parade of
trucks, makeshift floatsand a couple
of marching bands wound through
the streets of downtown Vancouver.
A committee went to the LegislatureinVictoria,wheresixpageboys
were needed to the
layreams of paper
of the petition before the speaker.
RichardsspoketotheHouse,andthe
committeemet with Premier John
Oliver.
In the faceof such a well orchestrated campaign.with its wide p u b
Licsupport.thegovernmentrecanted,
andauthorizedaloanof$1.5million
"We had a lot of old jalopies."
said Warren. "Students didn't have to resume construction of the Point
manycars in those days, but we I 'Grey campus.
The first classes were held here
mustered up those thatcouldbe had.
Itwasenoughtomakequiteashow." 1 , 3n Sept. 22.1925.
Kania rode in a car decorated to
illustrate conditions at Fairview.
"We were packed in like sardines."
he says.
UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN KICKSOFF
ON SEPT, 24,
GOAL SET AT $240,000
1 appropriatechanty fortheuniversity
ByCONNJEFlLLEITI
i
Organizers of this year's United
:
CentoVerkStyear.
The United Way i~ a volunteerled, @ charitable qanmtion
committedto cuing foc p p l e through
funding for its agendg and other non-
'.' .
Richards
hopes that 30 per cent
of
UBC's facultyand staff will m p t e
campaign.an in-
1
Dick Meyers. 1990 campaign
chair of the UnitedWay of the Lower
, Mainland, also encourages
support
through UBC's United Way campip.
"It pvides p p l e with an oppor- participon rate of 22 per cent.
"The UnitedWay is thebest wayI
The slogan for 1990 is UBC
tunity to channel their charitablegiving to any o w o n they wish." United Way Campip -It's Yours. canhelp thm in need. I believe itis the
It
explained Richards. "The United
"It's your campipand we would most worthwhile charity to support.
Way is very versatile andan accom- like to make
sure no one forgets
thatit's assists over 100 charitable o r e ! tiom in Vancouver andtheLower
modate anyone's interest.It also g i ~ g on." said Richards.
us a chanceto support the community
He recommended that anyone ' Mainlandandwithout this support.
interested in helping toraise a w e n e s thge agencies would have &cult Y
1 AgnculturalSciencesandcbairofthis
Wayampuscampignhavesetagcul
of $240.000. an ina€a5e of 20 per
member
1
to endorse.said Jim Richards, Dean of
The Trekkershonkedand waved
their way down Main, Hastingsand
year'sfunb.
in this year's campus
"
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1989
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BERTTON LANDS JOB
AT NEWS HERALD
GOtBluedh~l
BUtOllQmetOtheunivasay.Hehad
h
&own de
of the campaign within t
w e n t or o& can bgt do so by
becoming a volunteer.
sunriving." he said.
Facultyandstaffwillbeaskedfc
their support in a p
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s
r
o
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a
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d ma
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p
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scheduled
for
the
end of Sei
Richards hopes that UBC stuare a&bl
dents,asweUasfadtyandstaff,willt e m k Payroll deductions
alsopartiapteinthecampuscampign for most employees.
by organizing special fundraising
events.
For more information, orbecorn
to
a United Way campus campip vo
unteer, call 2283105.
IwadhuntmsHewroteafeatureonthe
ThQHeyerdahL
dentappmtmhpintorealnewsp-
p
a
*
"I
konalsoaspiredtobeabroadcaster,andalthoughacampusradiostationwasjustadreaatherewasathriving Radio Society. b n ' s voice was
went to UBC speafically to
wcrkontheUbysseyandgetapbon
0neoftheVarmuverdailig.Itwasa
g0odpumah.m a3u~se,l(he said
Berton had illustrious company.
fkstheardovertheaimavesasheread
thecampusnewsduringaweekly15
AmongtheUbysseyWlitlXSW€TeEtiC
NicDLhomnghisskilkasahumodst
minukspdonradiostationcJoR.
ItwasalightbeartederaBertonre
despite the ominou~news &om
the war in Europe Jazz mncerts and
hamburgers at the White Spot filled
his &etimeH y l a and spoofsbrightened the pages of the paper. O n c e , he
accidently spilled an entire bowl of
soup on then-Applied science head
Gordon Shrum.
By graduation,&on had acquired
the skills - q g , e & q , page
makeup,headline writing - that
landed him a pb at the NewsHedd
At 21, he b e the youngest city
editor in the muntry.
k o n has returned to UBC many
times
but finds the campus now
Qus.
with a weekly column,Patrick
Keatley,whowentontoFl&sheet
and CBC Renaissance Man Lister
Sin&. Soon-tebe-legendary CBC
brmbterNormanDepxwasalso
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Bertonsaidheandhismhortshad
no sense of t h d v e s as a golden
group destked for g
r
e
a
n
la
.
' W e never thoughtthatway at all.
W e were just having fun purting out
the newspaper." he said. "I wanted to
become a newspaper
but my
ambitionsnever went beyond
that."
ItwasalsointheobofthePub
lidions Board that W o n met Janet
Walker, editor of the Tillicum and the
Friday Ubyssey. Today, after more
than four dgadsof mamiageand eight
children.they live in % k g . noah
of Toronto.
working on the ~lbysseyallowed I
Berton to Sarpen his legendary n m '
fornews WalkingdownMainMall,a
Norwegian visitor to campus asked
him for dirctions~Berton quizzed the
youngacademicanddiscoveredhehad
spent a yearamong South Pacific
repter.
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,
since.
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.
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"It was a
university back
small
then. TheK were only 2,100students
and two permanentbuildings."
In1985,hewasgivenanhonomy
~ e r s&
.
m o r of
the pktfoh
with Stuart Kate. another Ubyssey
staffer who had a distingulsheed career
in pumalism. He has also won the
Alumni Award of Distinction and
delivered
Vancouver
Institute
l ~ m .
Harry Warren is a Professor
GranviUestreets,attractingbemused Emeritus ofGeological Sciences. He
retired in 1973 but still conducts
and supportive crowds.
"They were cheering us along all research at the university and keeps
regular office hours.
the way." recalls Kania.
Dorothywashingtonbecamean
Says Warren: "I blush to think
good people expert in childhood speech defects
about it, but we told the
of Vancouver that the university and is an Assistant Professor Emerwouldn't cost them a cent. The En- itaofEducation.Sheretiredin1971.
of
dowment Lands would pay for all
it."
At Davie Street. the marchers
hopped aboard B.C. Electric streetcars for a ride to 10th and Sasamat. ,
Then it wason foot though the fore:st I
to Point Grey.
The students climbed onto tk
frame of the Science Building Kania and Warren clambered to th
very top - to wave banners. sin1
shout and chant. Then they formed
giant U-BC to lay claim tothe sit1
Washington remembers she was i
the B.
"The excitement was very higt
W e felt like we were making hi:
tory, and I guess we were." she say!
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UBC - United Way
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Joseph Kania went on to become
m investment consultant with Pemberton Securities, and continue his
wociationwithUBCasamemberof
Enate and part-time teacher.
Beforethey left,they tossed rock
picked up along the march route int
a hollow cairn, which still stands i
front of theChemistry Building.
speech that the cairn was built "nc
as a monument to the campaig
committee or the
to student body bu
J
SINUSES
Gotinuedh*l
thenakedhumanbcdyreutstomntact
with a hisbee.among &
e
rthings,and
to see whole familig frolicking in a
state ofn
in
m
c
e usually found only
inthehnianjungle.
During theyears 1 attended the
University, TowerBeach became out
bounds
of
because the
of
Defence put a cannon there. It was
n a k e d , but I never saw it Hence my
graduating as a virgin. I have never
forgiven Emperm Hirohito.
nl
A b Richards, President-elect c
the Alma Mater Society. said in
TRIUMF
c ,EARS
AndmuchasIappredatetheway
the Triumf mesonfaaky ckars my si-
nuseswhenIpedalptlhopethat1
have gone to
that great bike tack in the
sky before theyb d d the m
e
g
a
@
accelerator that will hurl subatomic
shrapnel under the cowbams.giving
Bossie Big-Bangbuttermilk
Unlike the Musqueam
who have lived in the area slightly
longer than I have, I an lay no claim to
this peninsular paradise that i~ the
U K campus. Oxasionally.biking
through the park. I hear the sound of
the drum drifting up on the southeasterly. SimonFraser had senseenough to
retreat up the riverwhen he heard that
menacingthrob. 1wishthatmyadop
des& fium empire
tive mother too may
building, reqxcting the spiritual pres
ence of this wondrousforest.
That. surely, was themast enduring memory we ab6olbed horn h o w ing Ma: regardles of our choice of academicdiscipline,we remember that
sublime conjunction of bmk leaming
with the enriched course of autumn's
fcg rolling in off theSnit. scented with
salt chuck, and with the sandpiper
claiming the playing field of an
evening, andof course the mating
shidulation of a bicyclebell.
Indians.
Fitness Group founder
~
HOMECOMING
ALUMNI HIGHLIGHTS
Crompton namedto Board
Barbara Crompton, founder of the
Fitness Group, has been appointed to
UBC’s Board of Governors.
Crompton, whoestablishedthe
Fitness Group in 1078, is president of
B.C.’s Health Systems Group which
manages exercise, stress and nutrition
programsexclusivelyforcorporate
clients.
Agraduate of UBC (B.Ed ’72),
CromptonreceivedtheMaxwellA.
Cameron Awardin hergraduating year
for academic excellence and most outstanding teaching performance in the
Faculty of Education.
She is also the recipient of several
awards for her notable achievements
as a fitness professional.
In 1984, Cromptonwashonored
with the Award of Merit from Britthe
ishColumbiaParksandRecreation
Association for years of outstanding
contribution to the health and fitness
industry. Mor8 recently, she was pre-
to create and implement a provincial
registration and education program for
fitness instructors, and was the Canadian representative for a world wide
organization forfitness professionals.
In the past she has been a member
oftheadvisory
committeefor the
Montreal-based Canadian Aerobic
Instructors Network and for the VancouverBoardofTrade’sCorporate
Health Development Program.
Complementing her extensive experience in the health and
fitness industry, Crompton is also actively involved in publicspeakingandcommunity service.
I
Her appointment to UBC’s Board
Barbara Crompton
of Governors is effective immediately
sented with the1990UBC Alumni 75th for a three-year term.
Anniversary
Award
of
Merit
for
“The university is honored to have
achieving a high level of personal and Ms. Crompton join ‘the board,” said
4,
professional
success.
UBC President David Strangway. “We
welcome her leadership skills which
Cromptonwasamemberofthe
will be of invaluable service to UBC.”
original task force committee formed
By RON BURKE
Hall. Interpretive presentation
and display of the Creative
and PerformingArtsCentre
3:30 p.m., Music
Building
Lobby. For more information,
call DolyaKonoval,228-5574
or Donna Pollard, 942-3998.
NURSING:freetourofMuseumofAnthropology,
2:30
p.m.,museum foyer. Wineand
cheese reception, 4 p.m.,
Cecil Green Park;
RSVP to 2283313.
PHYSICALEDUCATION: golf
tournament,
10
a.m.,
6344.
McCleery
Golf
Course.
ReunSOCIALWORK: reception,
ion banquet, 630 p.m., Cecil
6:30 p.m. to 11 p.m., Graham
House. Guest speaker: Carole Green Park. For more informaChristensen, incoming director tion, callKim McElroy, 228-2505,
REHABILITATIONMEDICINE:
of the school.
reception
for alumni, faculty
Saturday, Sept. 29
and undergraduate students,
MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOL7 p.m., Faculty Lounge, third
OGY:freetoursforalumni,
floor,
UBC Acute Care Hospinoon and 1:30 p.m., museum
tal.
RSVP
to Nancy Cho, 732foyer.
5180orJudithForsyth,
228ARTS: McGowan Cup style
7392.
debate, 2 p.m., Rm.
B104,
SCIENCE: checktheinforBuchananBuilding.Resolve:
mation marquee at the cor”The21stcenturydoes
not
ner of East Malland University
needtheliberalarts.”ModBoulevard., 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.,
erator:Deanof Arts Patricia
for
detailsondepartmental
Marchak.Receptionwillfolevents. Reception, sponsored
low.
by Dean Barry McBrideconin
AUDIOLOGYANDSPEECH
junction with several departSCIENCES: informal reception,
ments, 3 p.m.,same comer.
1 p.m. to
4 p.m.,James Mather
CHEMISTRY: lectures, 1 p.m.,
Building. For more information,
1:40 D.m..
call
Verna
Homecoming Week offers a
slew of activities and events
targeted at alumni and fac12 faculties and
ulty from UBC‘s
variousprofessionalschools.
Highlights include:
Thursday, Sept. 27
PHARMACY:
Professional
Practice Night, 7:30p.m. to10
p.m., FacultyClubBallroom.
Meet present and future colleagues. For more information,
call MarionPearson at 228-
Management and professional
salams racsed 3 per cent
1
0
0
”
Individual salaries of all UBC man“It is a pleasure
to be able to convey
ary pool are expected by the Oct. 3 1
agementandprofessionalstaffhave
this information to
all management and
paycheque.
been raised by five per cent retroactive professional staff of UBC,” said Presi- The increases were based on recto July I , 1990.
dent David Strangway.
ommendations
by
the
President’s
The change
to
the
compensation
The
salary
increase
and
any
addiAdvisory
Committee
on
Management
planwasapproved
by theBoard of
tionaladjustmentfromthediscretion-andProfessional
Staff.
Governors at its meeting Sept. 6.
In addition,theeligibilityforundergraduate tuition fee benefits has been
changedtoincludespouseanddependParkingwill be restrictedinlots
entchildren.Previously,onlyUBC
be conferred
Honorary degrees will
employees were entitled to the waiver. near the Old Auditorium during this
on Beverly McLacNin, Justice of the
The board also approved a discreSupreme Court of Canada and a foryear’s September Ceremony on Sept.
tionary and reclassification salary
pool
mer associate professor of Law
at UBC,
27. Faculty and staff lots adjacent to
theauditoriumwillbereservedfor
to be distributedandadministered
and Howard Petch, who recently reunder each vice president. The salary
tired as president of the University of
dignitariesandguestsattendingthe
ceremony.
Victoria after 16 years.Dr.William
pool will allow adjustments tosalaries
The restrictedlots will be identified Webber,
for individual staff members to recogAssociate
Vice-president,
nize merit and/or service, and to deal by orange barriers placed around them FacultyRelations,willreceivethe
with anomaly situations.
by Parking
and
Security
Services.
Alumni
Association
Faculty
Award.
Parking restrictions applied
for September Ceremony
,
3410 (evenings).
COMMUNITYAND
REGIONAL PLAN- 1,
NING:75th an- J
niversary
barbecue,
2 p.m.. Las- ’
serreBuilding.
for alumni, faculty and students.
For more information,
call
2285326.
COUNSELLING
PSYCHOLOGY:
reception,
1
p.m., Counselling
5780
Psychology Department,
Toronto Rd.
Dinner and
dance, 6 p.m.. Arbutus Club.
Editor:
For more information,
call 228I very much appreciate your publication of a note on page 7 of UBC Re5259.
ports, August-2, 1990 concerning awards I have received recently. Please note
ENGINEERING: tours, 3 p.m.
that the award was given by the CANADIANHARD OF HEARING ASSOto 5 p.m., Civil and MechaniCIATION not by the CANADIAN ASSOCIATION
OF THE DEAF.
The deaf and hard of hearing communities consists of people with different cal Engineering Building. Faculty, alumniand students welmodes of communication needs and organizations. is
It very important that the
come. Presentation by Dean
general public and the media is cognizant
of this fact.
Axel Meisen on UBC EngineerThank you again for the write-up.
ing Through the1990s. Reception, 5 p.m., Faculty Lounge.
Charles A. Laszlo
For more information,
call Bob
Director and Professor
Sill.663-3369orDonPiercy,
Clinical Engineeringh
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a
m
294-1471.
GEOGRAPHY: Geography
Alumni Alliance annual genThe public is invited to a lecture by
sral meeting,11 a.m.,Rm. 100,
Distinguished UBC Alumnus
BeographyBuilding;lunchson,
noon,
Faculty
Club.
Buided walking tours of the
campusleavetheFaculty
Club at 1:30 p.m. Social getProfessor of Education and
Director for the Center for Educational Research
together, 2:30 p.m.. GeograUniversity of Washington
phyBuilding.Formoreinformation, call228-2663.
“TEACHERS FOR SCHOOLS IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
LAW: Expertsystems computer demonstration and reTuesday, October2,1990
freshments, Law School recep8 p.m.
tion area,1 p.m. to4:30 p.m.
MUSIC: ‘A Calamity Quiz ”
Woodward Lecture Theatre 2
CTheatre/History100revisted)
University of British Columbia
and concert,
2:30 p.m.,Recital
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Dr. JOHN GOODLAD
p.m., M.Y. Williams Geological
Museum.
LIFE SCIENCES (Botany, Biology, Zoology): check information marquee.
MICROBIOLOGY:tour and
reception, 1:30 p.m., foyer of
Wesbrook Building.
OCEANOGRAPHY:presentation and cocktail pariy, 3
p.m., Rm.1465. Biological Sciences Building.
PHYSICS: tour, 2:30
p.m., labs
inHennings.Hebb
and new
Chemistry/Physics
Buildings;
reception to follow.
Sunday, Sept. 30
AGRICULTURAL
SCIENCES:
reception andtour for alumni
and faculty, 1 p.m. to4 p.m.,
BotanicalGarden. Formore
information, call Judy Newton
at 228-4372.
Tuesday, Oct. 2
EDUCATION: guest lecture,
John Goodlad on
Teachers for
Schools in a Democratic Society, 8 p.m.,Woodward IRC #2;
all welcome.
Forfurtherinformation
o
theseorotherHomecominl
events, call the Alumni Associc
tion at228-33 13.
1 MONDAY,SEPT.
24
I
Leon and TheaKoemer
Memorial Lecture
EnglishLecture:VirileStyle.Prof.
Patricia Parker,English, Stanford U.,Calif.
Buchanan A-203at12:30pm. Call 2285208.
International House Workshop
Using The Library. Int'l. House Upper
Lounge from 12:30-1:30pm. All welcome.
Call 228-3264.
English Seminar
Discussion On Rhetoric,
Style And The Male Body.
Prof. Patricia Parker, English, Stanford U., Calif.
Buchanan Penthouse at
3:30pm. Call 228-4081.
Cancer Research Seminar
MondayNoon-HourSeries.Combined
Somatic Cell And Molecular Genetics
Approaches To CloningThe Gene For
The Inherited CancerMEN2A.Dr.Paul
Goodfellow, MedicalGenetics, UBC. B.C.
Cancer ResearchCentre Lecture Theatre,
601 W. 10th Ave. from 12noon-1 pm. Call
877-6010.
Law Lectures
Japanese Legal Studies.AbortionAnd
The Law In Japan.Prof.KyokoKinjo,
Tsuda U. Tokyo, attorney, author and
Japan's leading legal feminist. Curtis Law
Building 176 (Moot Court). Call 228-4780.
Penthouse at 1 :30pm. Call 228-5675.
CALENDAR DEADLJNES
Geography Colloquium
For events in the period Oct. 7to Oct. 20 noticesmust he submitted by UBC
faculty or stuff on
proper Calendarf o r m no later
than noon on Wednesday, Sept. 26 to the Community Relations Ofice, 6328 Memorial Rd., Room 207, Old Administration
Building. For more information cull 228-3131, The next edition of UBC Reports u d he published Oct. 4 . Notices exceeding 35
words m y be edited.
Orthopaedics Grand Rounds
I TUESDAY. SEPT.
25
Lectures in Modern Chemistry
Lifetimes Of Electron-Deficient Intermediates Of Biological Systems. Dr.Rob
McClelland, Chemistry, U.of Toronto.
ChemistryBuilding 8250 at Ipm. Call
228-3266.
Plague in San Francisco, 1900-1908: Social,PoliticalandScientificIssues.Dr.
GuenterRisse,Head,HistoryofHealth
Sciences, U. of Calif.,San Francisco. IRC
G. 4il42 from 3:304:30pm. Call 2283610.
Office for Women
Students Workshop
ma
Orientation Session for
mature students after a 5
ormoreyearbreakfrom
academia. Time management, goal setting, anxiety
reduction. Brock 204D
from 12:30-2:20pm. Call 228-241 5.
Applied Mathematics Seminar
Immune System Network Theory.Dr.
Geoffrey Hoffmann, Physics, UBC. Math
229 at 3:45pm. Call 228-4584.
Astronomy Seminar
Evolution Of Spectra Of Planetary Nebulae.Dr. Kevin Volk. GeophysicslAstronomy.U.ofCalgary.Geophysics/Astronomy 260 at 4pm. Coffee at 3:30pm. Call
228-41 34.
Biochemistry Seminar
Physics And Stamp Collecting: Protein Crystallography Twenty-Five Years
After Lysozyme. Sir David
Phillips, FRS, prof., Molecular Biophysics, Oxford,
England. IRC #4 at3:45pm. Call 2285925.
UBC Reports is the faculty and
staff newspaper of the University
d British Columbia.It is published every seamd Thursday by
tbe UBC CommunityRelations
Office, 6328 Memorial Rd., Vancouver,B.C., V6" 1W5.
Telephone 228-3131.
Adwrtising inquirks: 228-4775.
Margaret Nevin
Mmagimg Editor:Steve Crombie
EdiBor:Howard Fluxgold
Ca&rbWom WieFilletti,
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p.ulaMartia,JoMoss
eml Gavin Wifson.
On Being A Modular Organism. Dr. John
Harper,Professor Emeritus,Plant Biology, University Coll. Of North Wales.
Biological Sciences 2000 at 4:30pm. Call
228-5675.
School of Library, Archival and
Information Studies. The History Of Jewish Reading In Renaissance Italy - A New Methodological Approach.
Professor T.
Baruchson, Bar-llan University, Tel Aviv.
Main Library, north wing, top floor, room
835 at 11:30am. Call 228-4991.
Marketing ManagementVersusCentral
PlanningSystem:ComparativeAnalysls
Based on SelectedCriteria.MarekPrymon, assoc. prof. and Head, Marketing
Management, The Academy of Economics, Warsaw. Henry Angus Penthouse at
10:30am. Call 224-83291831 4.
Alzheimer'sDiseaseAndTheImmune
System.Dr.EdithMcGeer,Psychiatry,
UBC.Friedman(Anatomy)LectureHall
B, at 12 noon. Call 228-2575.
Phvsics Colloauium
Ankle
Sprains.
Dr.
R.J.
Claridge.VGH Eye Care
Centre Auditorium at
7:30am.Call 875-4646.
Geography Colloquium
Everyday Life And Symbolic Dlscontent.
Professor Allan Pred, U. of Calif.
Berkeley.
Geography 201 at 3:30pm. Call 228-3268.
Law Lectures
Japanese Legal Studies.AbortionAnd
The Law In Japan. Prof.KyokoKinjo,
Tsuda U. Tokyo, attorney, author and
Japan's leading legal feminist. Curtis Law
Building 176 (Moot Court). Call 228-4780.
Faculty of Commerce Seminar
Directions Of Economic Recovery In Poland.MarekPrymon,assoc.
prof. and
Head, Marketing Management, The AcademyofEconomics,Warsaw.HenryAngus Penthouseat10:30am.
Call 22483291831 4.
1 THURSDAY, SEPT.
23
International House Tai Chi
I
MONDAY,
OCT.
1
b
Cancer Research Seminar
Astronomy Seminar
ExtragalacticGlobularClusterSystems:
Are Clusters GoodTracersOfGalaxy
Formation? Dr. Jean Brodie, Lick Observatory, U. of California, Santa Cruz. GeophysicsiAstronomy 260 at 4pm. Coffee at
3:30pm. Call 228-41 34/2267.
Pacific Coast Organic
Chemistry Lecture
The Superbase Approach To Reglo and
Stereoselective Carbon-Carbon Linking.
Prof. Manfred Schlosser, Chemistry,U. of
Lausanne,Switzerland.Chemistry 8250
at 1pm. Call 228-3402.
Philosophy Department
Visiting Speakers
Justice, Autonomy and Equality.A.M.
McLeod.Buchanan D-336 at 12:30pm.
Call 228-2621.
I
Orthopaedics Grand Rounds
J.Lavin (English). BuchananA-104at
2pm.Call228-5122.
Monday Noon Hour Series.
Psychosocial Factors And
Survival In LunaCancer
Patients. Dr. Gr& Hislop,
Div. of Epidemiology, Biometrv/OccuDational Oncology,B.C.C.F. B.6. CanherResearch
Centre Lecture Theatre, 601W. 10th Ave.
from 12noon-1pm. Call 877-6010.
Religious Studies Colloquium
History Of Medicine Lecture
The Reconstruction Of Clinical Activities:
PatientRecords In Medical History.Dr.
Guenter Risse, Head, History Of Health
Sciences, U.of Calif., San Francisco. IRC
#3 from 12:30-1:30 pm. Call 228-3610.
I. Taylor (Botany), P. Harding (Classics),
Cecil and Ida Green Visiting
Professor Seminar
Pharmacology Seminar
Faculty of Commerce Seminar
History Of Medicine Seminar
What's Love Got To Do With It? Reflections On The Family And The Reproduction Of Gender And Class Relations. Prof.
Geraldine Pratt, Geography, UBC. Geog.
201 at 3:30pm. Call 228-3268.
FRIDAY.SEPT.
28
Israelites And Canaanites. Dr. Gloria
London, author and lecturer, Arch. Inst.
of
America. Museum of Anthropology Theatre Gallery at 8pm. Call 228-2889.
Mechanical Engineering
MECH 598 Seminar
An Update On Manufacturing Research.
YusufAltintas,asst.prof.,Mech.Eng.,
UBC.CiviliMechanicalEng.
1202 from
3:30-4:30prn.Call228-6200.
I
Committee On Lectures
President's History Lecture
Knowledge/Power Relations In The Formation Of
The CanadianState.B.
!
:: Curtis,
assoc.
prof., SOCI' ology.WilfredLaurierU.,
Waterloo. Buchanan A104 at 12:30pm. Call 228-2561.
7
Archaeological Institute Lecture
,
History Seminar
TheTutelaryState:CanadaUnderthe
Union. Bruce Curtis, assoc. prof., Sociology, Wilfred Laurier U., Waterloo. Buchanan Tower1299at3:30pm.
Call 2282561.
UseOf Electrochemical TechniquesIn
Corrosion Research. Jennifer Been,
Research Engineer, Pulp and Paper
Centre, UBC. Chem. Eng. 206 at 3:30pm.
Call 228-3238.
Cecil and Ida Green Visiting
Professor Lecture
ScienceLecture.
On Being A Modular
Organism.JohnHarper,prof.Emeritus,
PlantBiology,UniversityColl.
of North
Wales.Blosclences2000at12:30prn.
Call 228-5675.
Medical Genetics Seminar
THURSDAY,OCT. 4
1
Pharmacology Seminar
Excitatory Amino Acid Nomenclature - A
Rose ByAny Other Name? Dr. Kenneth
Curry, Physiology, MedicinelPharmaceutical
Sciences,
UBC.
Friedman
(Anatomy) Lecture Hall B from11:30-12:30pm.
Call 228-2575.
Physics Colloquium
James Clerk Maxwell And
The Rise Of
ModernPhysics.FrancisEveritt,W.W.
HansonLaboratories,Stanford U. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Call 228-3853.
Psychiatry Academic
Lecture Program
Breakfast Meeting. Pharmacokinetics Of
Antipsychotic
Drugs.
Dr.
A. Zigmond.
Consultant Psychiatrist, HighroydsHospital, West Yorkshire, England. Holiday Inn,
71 1 West Broadway. Breakfast from 7:308am; Lecture from 8-gam. Call 288-7325.
Philosophy Colloquium
Anti-Realism In Greek Philosophy: What
The Sceptics Saw And Burnyeat, Putnam,
et al, Missed. Leo Groarke, Wilfred Laurier U. Buchanan D-336 at 12:30pm. Call
228-3292.
Global Perspectives on Pentecostal Missions.Dr.Larry D. Pate,Director, TwoThirdsWorldMission.RegentCollege,
Room 100, 5800UniversityBlvd.from
1l a m to 12noon. Call 224-3245.
Genomic Region Encoding A Cluster Of
MembraneProteins.DavidBaillie,Hon.
assoc.prof.,BiologicalSciences,SFU.
Hennings 202 at 8:30am. Coffee at
8:15am. Call 228-531 1.
Lectures In Modern Chemistry
A New Way Of Looking At Chemical AssociationViaHamiltonianModels.Dr.
George Stell. Chemistry, U. of New York,
Stonybrook, N.Y. ChemistryB250at Ipm.
Refreshments at 12:40pm. Call 228-3266.
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Is Christianity Unique?
LindaChristiansen,Religious
Studies,
UBC.
Buchanan B-324 from 12:301:20pm. Call 222-01 60.
Faculty Women'sC1u.b
General Meeting
Fashion World - 75 Years. Joanna Staniszkis, noted textile artist and assoc. prof.,
FamilyiNutritionalSciences.New
members welcome. Cecil Green Park House
at 9:30am. Call 222-1983.
Demonstration and talkbyMasterS.L.
Yuan.Allwelcome.Int'l.
House Upper
Lounge from 4:45-5:45pm.Call 228-3264.
LWEDNESDAY, OCT. 31
Institute of Asian
Research Seminars
Computational Boundary Method In The
Numerical SimulationOf Navier-Stokes
Equations.Mr.HuaYang,Mathematics,
UBC.Math229at3:45pm.
Call 2284584.
AttitudesTowardPopular
Religion In Ritual Texts Of
The ChineseState:The
Collected Statutes Of The
Great Ming. Dr. Daniel
Overmyer, Head, Asian
Studies, UBC.
Asian
Centre 604
at
3:30pm.Paperavailablenowfor
prelecturereading in A.C.room403.Call
228-468814686.
I
Regent College Forum
Pentecostal Chaplaincy Lecture
Chemical Engineering
Weekly Seminar
Metacarpophalangeal Arthroplasty. Chairman: Dr. R.W. McGraw. VGH
Eye Care
.Centre Auditorium at 7:30am. Call 8754646.
FRIDAY, OCT. 5
Cecil and Ida Green
Visiting Professor
;p$;?: ArtsLecture.From
Obsession To Dialogue? Beyond
+ ;
RightILeft
Thinking.
Author
1'. 3
Milan
Simecka,
Councillor
;.
r
;
q
iil ,4t
Pres.
toVaclav
Havel
of
5 L ? k .. .
Czechoslovakia. Buchanan A-104 at 12:30pm. Call 228-5675.
ii
;., .
"
Chemical Engineering
Weekly Seminar
Enhanced RemovalOfKraftRecovery
Boiler Fireside Deposits. Mark Martinez,
graduatestudent.Chem.Eng.206at
3:30pm. Call 228-3238.
L SATURDAY, OCT.6
I
Cecil and Ida Green Lecture
ThePolitics of Literature: The Restoration Of Freedom In Czechoslovakia.Dr.
Milan Simecka, Councillor To The President Of Czechoslovakia. IRCW at
8:15pm. Call 228-5675.
Applied Mathematics Seminar
Cecil and Ida Green Lecture
GlobalWarming.JohnL.Harper,prof.
Emeritus and Director, Unit of Population
Biology,U. of North Wales;Agncultural
Research Council, UK. IRC #2 at 8:15pm.
Call 228-5675.
Faculty of Arts Debate
The 21stCenturyDoes
Not NeedThe
LiberalArts.Chair:DeanPatMarchak.
Speakers Profs. J. Powell (Anthropology),
Cecil And Ida Green
Visiting Professor
Arts
Seminar.
Perspectives On EastCentralEuropeanLiterature.Author
MilanSimecka,CouncillortoPres.Vaclav
Havel of Czechoslovakia. Buchanan
NOTICES
h
Awards And Financial Aid.
RhodesScholarships(1991)application
forms for Oxford are now available in the
UBC Awards Office. Candidates must be
Canadian citizens or persons domiciled in
Canada; have been born between Oct. 2!
66andOct.1/72;
be single and have
completed at least 3 years university by
I
.
Oct. 1991. Awards Office, General SewicedAdministration 101 or call 228-51 11.
Adam Smith Symposium
Programme
Dean Pat Marchak, Faculty of Arts, welcomes distinquished speakers from
aroundtheworld.Economics,History,
Moral Philosophy and Scholarship/Language/Criticism/Sociology. September 2829, South Plaza, SUB from 9-5pm. Registration$25. Call Dr. I. Rossat2285302l3430.
75TH Anniversary Conference
.
GlobalEnvironmentalChange-TheImplications for British Columbia. A special
forum with 15invited speakers, chosen to
provide the best mix of international and
B.C. expertise, to explain the issues, clarify the impacts and discuss possible international and local responses. Sponsored
by UBC, The Cecil H. and Ida Green Visiting Professorships, BC Ministries of the
Environment and RegionallEconomic
Development and the Canadian Climate
Centre,EnvironmentCanada.Sept.2426,CoastPlazaHotel.
Call (604) 6815226 or Fax (604) 681 -2503.
Taha,U.ofTehran;
author and poet.
Tuesdays, Oct. 2-Dec. 4,8:30-1Opm.
Fee:$95, students $45. IRC G65/66. Call
222-5238.
English Language
Institute Courses
Evening ESL Courses. Start Oct. 1 or 2
and run twice a week for
8 weeks. Choose
from Conversation Skills; Speech; Fluency
and Pronunciation; Writing and Grammar: Introductory LanguageCourse
Introductory Persian: Reading, Writing &
and TOEFL Preparation. Call 222-5208.
Conversation.Tuesdavs.
Oct 2-Dec4
from6:30-8pm.Fee$95,Students$45.
Oct. and Nov. Tues. and Thurs. evenings
IRC G65/66. Call 222-5238.
7-9pm. Professional Development Series
tor Practicing Language Teachers. 7
workshopsrangefromImprovisationIn
Lecture
and
the ESL Classroom to Current Events
BreakingThroughRedTape:Bureaucthe ESL Class. Call 222-5208.
racy Unbound, Barry Growe, Amherst
Coli.,HarvardU.
Fee $48. Thursdays,
Oct 4-25 from 7:30-9:30pm. 8225 BuchaReading, Writing and
nan Building. Call 222-5238.
Study Skills Centre
Opportunities for Fall include courses in:
Presentation for Professionals: Critical
Thinking-Clear Writing: Analysis and d e
sign-WritingEffectiveReportsandProposals; Writing-Process and Product;
Composition for ESL Students; Word
Power; Spelling-Demons and Logic; and
Study Skills. Call 222-5245.
CNPS 25th Anniversary
Open House
Panel Presentation: Certification Of
Counsellors, Options And Challenges. All welcome.Sat.,Sept.29,
CNPS 102,5780
Toronto Road from 1-2:30pm. Call 2285259.
Centre for Continuing Education Memory and Memory
Evening Courses.
Strategies Study
Faculty of Forestry Lecture: Our Forests:
A Citizen’s Course
In Current Issues From
the Forest Industry.Labor, Recreation And
Wouldyour group like to
know more about AIDS Re- EnvironmentalGroups.Fee$39.Wed
evenings,Sept.26-Nov.14,from7:30search or Motivation in
9:30pm.H.R.MacMillan116.
Call 222Sport? More than 500
topics to choose from; most 5328.
speakers available free of
charge. Call 228-6167. Mom, Wed., Fri.,
Social Sciences Lecture:
8:30am-noon.
An Introduction to Persian Literature. Monir
UBC Speakers Bureau
Volunteers wanted, aged 6O-plus, to participate in amemory investigation that
explores memory strategies and their
ability to boost memoryperformance. Call
Karen at 228-2140.
Dermatology Study
For Alopecia Areata-scalp area. Volunteers 18-65,g o d health, greater than
50%
hair loss for more than 1 year.Ableto
attendweeklyvisitsfor
1 year. Call Dr.
Shapiro at 463-61 11.
Daily Rhythms Study
Volunteers needed to keep a dailyjournal
(average 5 min.
daily) for 4 months,noting
patterns inphysicakocial experiences.
Call Jessica McFarlane at 228-5121.
FamilylNutritional Sciences
Research Study
Weight Cycling-The Metabolic Effects Of
RepeatedDieting.Participantshavinga
history of repeated dietingneeded. Females, able toattendUBCcliniconce/
month for a shortfollow-upvisit, except for
3 test days which will be about 2 hours
long, for one year. Call Dr. Linda McCargar at 228-6869 or Jennifer Lee at 2282502.
Volunteers, female, age 18-35 needed to
participate in study on Exercise and the
Menstrual Cycle. Fit, healthy, having normal menstrual cycles and not currently on
oral contraceptives. Physiological testing
provided.
Allan McGavin Sports
Med.Centre,JohnOwenPavilion,UBC.
Call Dr. Connie Lebrun 228-4045 or 9806355.
Badminton Club
Thursdaysfrom8:30-10:30pmand
Fridays from 6:30-8:30prn in Gym A of the
Robert Osborne Centre. Cost is $1 5 DIUS
librarycard.
Call Bernard 228-6209 or
731 -9966.
‘1
Fitness Appraisal
Physical Education and Recreation
throughtheJohnM.BuchananFitness
and Research Centre, administersphysia
cal fitness assessment program. Students
$25, others $30. Call 228-4356.
\
Agricurl
Late afternooncurling starts Oct. 16. New
plus experienced curlers welcome. Thunderbird, Tuesday evenings, 5:15 or
7:15pm. Call Alex Finlayson at 738-7698
or Paul Willing at228-5468.
I
t
Executive Programmes
One/twodaybusinessseminars.Sept.
2 4 0 3 . 4 . Series includes: New Manager
Guidelines, $450; Managing Upward $495;
BestSeller$350;ExecutivesComputer
$550. Call 224-8400.
Pregnant women, concerned about their
blood pressure, are invited to participate.
The studycompares relaxation training
with standard medical treatment (own
physician). Call Dr. WolfgangLindenat
228-4156.
Sun Damaged Skin Study
Post Polio Study
Volunteers again needed, aged 35-70
years. Able to attend 6 visits over a 12month period.Honorarium
paid participants. Call Dermatology at 874-8138.
Persons with polio needed for functional
assessment and possible training programs. Elizabeth Dean, Ph.D., School of
Rehabilitation Medicine. Call 228-7392.
Study For Acne Vulgaris
Multiple Sclerosis Study
Volunteers aged 14-35 years needed.
Must be able to attend 4 visits over a 12
Persons with mild to moderately Severe
MS needed for study on exercise responses.ElizabethDean,Ph.D..School
of Rehab. Medicine. Call 228-7392.
Back Pain Research
1915-1.990
Volunteers needed for magnetic resonance imaging of healthyspines-nonpregnant women aged 30-40 and men
over 40, no pacemakers, no intracranial
clips and no metal fragments in the eye.
About one hour required. Call June, MRI
Unit, 8am-4pm, Monday-Thursday at2287720.
Surplus Equipment
Reycling Facility
ANNIVERSARY
All surplus items. Every Wednesday, 123pm. Task Force Bldg., 2352 Health Sciences Mall. Call 228-2813.
THE GALA GREAT TREKKER
DINNER & DANCE
Join UBC alumni and friends to honor this year’s recipientof
the Great Trekker award, author and broadcaster Pierre Berton
(Arts ’41). We’ll celebrate UBC’s 75th anniversary anddance
the night away!
THURSDAY’ SEPT. 27, HOTEL VANCOUVER.
Cocktails - 6:30, Dinner - 7:30
Dance to the soundsof The Preservation of Swing Band.
Tickets: $75 per person. Tablesof 10 available.
St. John Ambulance Safety Oriented First
Aid (SOFA) and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Offered to UBC students
on Saturdays in October and November.
Fee: $20.
SOFA, 8 hrs; CPR,4.5hrs.
Pre-registration at IRC Mall Sept. 25/26,
10:30am-2:30pm.Call228-5083.
Sexual Harassment Office
Two advisors are available to discuss
questions and concerns on the subject.
They are prepared to help any memberof
the UBC community whois being sexually
harassed to find a satisfactory resolution.
Call Margaretha Hoek or Jon Shapiro at
228-6353.
Volunteering
To find an interesting and challengingvolunteerjob, get in touch withVolunteer
Connections, Student Counselling and
Resources Centre, Brock 200. Call 228381 1.
Narcotics Anonymous Meetings
Every
Tuesday
(including holidays) from
12:30-2pm, UniversityHospital, UBC Site,
Room 311 (through Lab Medicinefrom
Main Entrance). Call 873-1018 (24-hour
Help Line).
Located west of the EducationBuilding.
Free admission. Open all year.
Families interestedin planting,
weeding
watering
or
the aarden, call Gary Pennington at 228-6386 or Jo-Anne Naslund
at 434-1081.
C
-
Black tieoptional.
Botanical Garden
Open every day from 1Oam-6pm through
September and 1 Oam-5pm fromOct. 1-8.
Free admissionWednesdays.Call2283928.
Nitobe Garden
T H EU N I V E R S I T Y
O F
B R I T I S H
-
Neville Scarfe Children’s Garden
Please send cheque payableto:
Gala Great Trekker Dinner
UBC Alumni Association
625 1 Cecil Green Park Road
Vancouver, BC V6T 1W5
For further information call 222-8927.
Co-ordinator, Health
Sciences Courses
Research study on communication between parents and adolescents regarding
career and educational choices.Young
people aged 12-19 andone parent needed
to participate in an interview. Call Dr.
Richard Young at 228-6380.
Volunteers required. Patients with diabetes whohave painful neuropathy affecting
the legs needed for 14-week trial of an
investigationalnew drug. Call Dr. Donald
Studney,Dept.of
Medicine, University
Hospital, UBC Siteat 228-7142.
Until Oct.1: Chinese Watercolours by
Lucille Shen. October 4-13: Chinese watercolours and acrylics bv Nathan Szeto.
i1 am-5pm daily.
Asian Centre Auditorium,
Call 228-2746.
,
Career Development Study
Hypertension in
Pregnancy Study
Asian Centre Art Exhibits
Sports Medicine Study
Sleep Disorders Study
Volunteers 18-45 years suffering from
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volvement with the public through various media tee on AIDS EpidemiologiEconomicsProfescal Research.
and for speaking out on major issues, including
sor Gordon Munrohas
Tnetwo-yearappointAIDS and the environment. He was nominated
been decorated by the
ment, effective June 1990.
for the award by author Margaret Atwood and
new
government
of
isrenewable for another
John Stubbs. president of Trent University.
Chile for his contributwo-year teml.
tions to fostering coop“As an educator and explicatorof science. he
Comprised o f 12 healthis unsurpassed in Canada.” Atwood wrote in her
eration among the deprofessionals
from
nomination. “If we are to stop destroying our en- care
veloping fishing nations
vironment, we haveto start at the grass roots level around the world, thecomof the Pacific.
mittee will adviseWHO on
than any other public
and David Suzuki, more
Munro, who specialresearch into the spread of
figure in Canada, is telling all of us in clear and
Mum
izes
natural
in resources
understandable language what
we are doing wrong HIV infectionandAIDS
economics, is coordinaworldwide. The committe willalsomonitor
tor of the Pacific Economic Cooperation Con-and how we can work to improve things.”
WHO’S efforts in the area of epidemiology and
ference (PECC) Task Force on Fisheries Dereview applicationsfor WHO-sponsored projects.
velopment and Cooperation.
Dr. Schechter is also a principal coordinator of
He was named a Commander of the Order
therecentlyestablishedNationalHIVClinical
of Bemardo O’Higgins the Liberator, thefirst
MechanicalEngineerTrials Network based at UBC and
St. Paul’s Hosing ProfessorVinod Modi
ruler of independent Chile, in a ceremony in
pital. The network is responsible for testing new
hasbeennamedafellow
Santiago. Munro received a similar decoraAIDS drugs and vaccines across Canada.
of the American Institute
tion from the Peruvian government in 1988.
Epidemiology is the science concerned with
of Aeronautics and Astrodefining and explaining the interrelationships of
nautics (AIAA).
factors that determine disease frequency anddisModi, who is the third
tribution.
Canadian to be named to
Zoology Professor David Suzuki has won
the 1990Wiegand Award for Canadian Excel- them-year old society, was
recognized for his pioneerlence for his significant contributions to an
ing contributions tothe
understandingofthehumandimensions
of
Michael Healey has taken up his past as the
Mali
fieldflexible
of spacecraft
science and technology.
newdirector of UBC’sWestwaterResearch
dynamics and control and
The award is administered by Waterloo’s
Centre.
tethered satellite systems.
Centre for Society, Technology and Values.
Healey was with the Science Branch of FishIt is given annually in memory of William
eries and Oceans Canada in Nanaimo where he
Wiegand, an Ontario native who was an inworked as both a researcher and directorof mulDr. Martin Schechter, professor of Healtlh
ventor, business executive, philanthropist and
Care and Epidemiology, has been appointed to
tidisciplinaryresearchprograms in freshwater
chemist.
the World Health Organization Steering Commit- and marine systems.
Suzuki was honored for his substantialin-
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Comvuterpubsimulation
Speakeasy to promote alcohol awareness
By CONNIE FILLETTI
Speakeasy, an innovative response
to the need for effective programs encouraging the responsible useo f alcohol by young adults. will be unveiled
for thefirst time in British Columbia at
UBC on Sept. 24a [ I 1 a.m. in the SUB
conversation pit.
Using interactivecvn~putertechnolgy. Speakeasy simu1:tk-s a pub envijnmentcompletcwith ;I computerenerated bartender namrcl Zack who
ueriestheuser
a l ~ o o:heir
~ alcohol
se.
Usersmakealcohol-relateddecisi.ons inresponse to the bartcndcr’s
9‘uestions. Variables huch as age, sex,
rcsidence, lifestyle. stress and family
h istory of the user determine the many
Possible conversations that can occur.
I)rug and Alcohol
I iwareness week
S;etfor Sept. 24
- 28
In addition to Speakeasy. the Alma
hlater Society (AMS) is planning a
fl111 roster of events and displays for
c’rug and Alcohol Awareness Week,
Sept. 24-28.
Presented by the Drug and Alcohol
A.wareness Committeeof the AMs, all
e‘ventswilltakeplacc
i n the Student
uhion Building. Confinnedevents
irIclude:
Monday, Sept. 74 Speakeasyis
lalunched at 11 a.m. in the Conversati on Pit.
Tuesday, Sept. 25 a guest speaker
fi‘om the Spinal Cord Research Found;ation will address alcohol-related inj ulries in the auditorium a t I2:30 p.m.
Wednesday. Sept. 26 TBA.
Thursday,Sept. 27 Ranger Mike
B‘uckingham will speak about his accidlent at the hands of a drunk driver at
1:2:30 p.m. in the auditorium.
Friday, Sept. 28 a Bavarian garden
fc:aturing non-alcoholic beverages will
bce presented between 4 p.m.-7 p.m. in
rcmms 207/209.
Displays are accessible daily in the
C4mcourse from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
To confirm the schedule, call the
A.MS at 228-290 1.
f
Following each four-minute interaction, the user receives a short printout which assessestheir risk profile.
“Speakeasy is a dynamic tool used
in conjunction with other educational
materials to promote responsible drinking and decision making,” said Margaret Johnston,UBC’sStudentHealth
Outreach Nurse.She added thatit is an
integralpartofAlcoholandDrug
Awareness Week (Sept. 24-28) which
UBC students should take advantage
Of.
The technology for the Speakeasy
program was developed by the ClinicalResearchInstituteofMontreal
(CRIM), a pioneer in the application
ofcomputer-assisted learning in health
promotion.
The simulation process provides a
highly personalized and credible
interaction, said CRIM health promotion
consultant Robert Perrault. He added
that Zack was chosen for his double
role as confidant and sage.
“Speakeasyprovides a receptive
environment, free of the occasionally
parochialtoneandvaluejudgments
associatedwithtraditionalalcohol
educationprograms,”Perrault
explained.
Financiallysupported by Molson
Breweries of Canada Limited, Speakeasy is part of the company’s commitment to promote the responsible use
of
alcohol.
“With Speakeasy, we have attemptedtocreate
a learning tool to
assist young adultsas they wrestle with
the difficult issues of personal values,
responsibility and individuality,” said
Bruce Pearce, Public Affairs Manager
of MolsonBreweriesWesternDivision.
Speakeasy was launchedin 1985 as
a pilot program at universities and colleges throughout Quebec. It has since
enjoyed similar successin Ontario and
Alberta.After
its launch at UBC,
Speakeasy will tour other post-secondary institutions throughout the province.
For more information about Speakeasy, call 228-381 1 or 228-3904.
Morrison named
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implicationsforpublic-andprivateResearchAssociate Ian Monison
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ofUBC’sDepartment of Pathology
hasbeenappointedpresidentofthe
Morrison’s research interests also
Institute for the Future (IFTF) located
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Founded in 1968, IFTF works with
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of theopportunitiesoffered bynew
His appointment is effective imme- Zack, acomputer-generated bartender, will be at SUB during Drug and
technologies.
diately.
Alcohol AwarenessWeek, Sept. 24 28 promoting responsible drinking.
Monison graduated from UBC in
1966 with an interdisciplinary PhD in
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Police launch campus safety campai
simple steps you can take to safeguard yourself and
By CONNIE FILLETTI
your property.”
he university detachment of the RCMP
As part of its educational program, the RCMP has
hasdesignatedSeptember
asCampus
produced a variety of materials including pamphlets
Safety Awareness Month in response to
on bicycle theft and sexual assault, which are being
an escalation of crime on campus.
distributed at the information desk. Operation Wallet,
Statistics released by the RCMP indicate that the
a bookmarker outlining how to prevent wallet theft
number of thefts, sexual assaults, motor vehicle acci(this includes purses and backpacks), has beenpopular
dents and hit and runs were all up in 1989 compared
with
students.
to figures for the previous two years.
Smandych said a significant rise in the number of
“These crimes are common throughout university
wallet
thefts on
campus prompted the university
RCMP
communities,” said RCMP Corporal Dave Klassen of
detachment to organize Campus Safety Awareness
the university detachment. “Thenumbers are up
Month.
In 1989, 270 wallets were stolen compared to
largely due to the increased volume of people coming
178 wallet thefts in 1988.
to campus.”
She said the program has been successful, but cauHe added that as more people become aware of
tioned students about leaving their backpacks unatcrime, more incidents are reported which also actended inthe Bookstore where wallet theft is a particucounts for the rising statistics.
lar problem.
Klassen said that common sense is the best weapon
“We hope that Campus Safety Awareness Month
against campus crime.
will help increase the campus community’s awareness
“Walk in pairs if possible, don’t hitchhike, keep to
of
the possibility for crime,” Smandych said. “We also
main streets and lock your valuables,” Klassen exRCMP Constable
Smandych
Bernie
will be advising want people to continue feeling safe by telling them
plained.
about our programs as well as foster their cooperation
His colleague, Constable Bernie Smandych agrees. UBC students in the foyer of SedgewickLibrary.
She
has
been staffing a temporary campus safety awareness display and
with police. We encourage the community to report
information desk in the lobby of Sedgewick Library since student registration suspicious persons and occurrences immediately and directly to the police. It’s
began on Sept. 4.
this information
helps that
the police protect the community.”
“Common sense as well as education are key elements in preventing crime,”
The RCMPdisplay and information desk will remain at Sedgewick Library
Smandych said. “Thefts usually occur because of opportunity. People leave until the later part of September. For more information, call the university
their valuables unattended. We’re here to let people know there are some very detachment of the RCMP at 224-1322.
T
”
Torontonian survived by stealing UBC wallets
By JO MOSS
The most important thing to remember is
that
if a walletis stolen on campus, the UBC
RCMP Constable Bernie Smandych likes
detachment
of the RCMP wants to hear about
to tellthe storj of theyoungmanfrom
UBCat it as soon as possible. All criminal activity
Toronto who survived for two weeks
on campus falls under their jurisdiction. not
on pickings from stolen wallets.
Parking and Security.
The man’s downfall was his methodical
All information is useful, Smandych exsystem of thieving.Aidedbyinformation
plained, but recent information is most usefromhisvictims,Smandychwentundercover and left her wallet where she knew the ful. “The sooner it comes in the better. We
always take old information, but often the
man would come for it. Within an hour, he
delay
hinders our investigation,“ she said.
was caught.
People sometimes wait days, or weeks,
The story illustrates two points. One, that
beforereportingcrimes.Onepersondewallet theft-a
classificationthatforthe
layed three months, Smandych said.
RCMP includes theftof packs and pursesThe wallet or cash may never be recovis the major crime problem on campus. The
second is that the more information police
be able to determine
ered, but the police may
a pattem of behavior from the information
have to go on, thebetter chance there is the
supplied. As with the case of the young man
perpetrator will be caught.
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. ?,
from Toronto. that could leadto an eventual
arrest.
Prime areas for wallet theft include the
AquaticCentre,StudentUnionBuilding,
libraries, gyms and the UBC Bookstore.
Therearesomecommonsensesteps
people can take to deter thieves, Smandych
said. Never leave a wallet unattended, even
for a few minutes,or if it’s well hidden in a
bag or pack. It only takes a few seconds for
someone to walk off with it.
Lockedlockersaren’tnecessarilytheft
proof. Lockers in the gyms and elsewhere
are regularly broken into and the contents
lifted, Smandych said.
She recommends faculty, staff and students approach strangersin their buildings to
find out why they are there. “It doesn‘t have
to be a confrontation,” Smandych said, “Just
ask if the stranger is looking for someone.”
“You have a right to ask questions and
assess the situation,” Smandych said. Word
will quickly g o out to avoid that particular
building if thieves know theyare likely tobe
challenged, she said. Call the RCMP immediately if the person seems suspicious, Smandych added. It may be a false alarm, but give
the police a chanceto check it out first.
Don’t carry a lot of money. Smandych
said she is often amazed at the amount of
cash
victims
report
stolen-more
than
$1 3,000 in totalin 1989, upfromabout
$IO,OOO the year before.
The RCMP will givepresentationson
safety and security issues to campus groups
on a demand basis.
..
Sludge project may help cities, fores
By JO MOSS
UBCforestryresearchersareapplying treated sewage sludge to growing trees inarecyclingprojectthat
could provide solutions to two pressing, but widely different, problems.
The City of Vancouver and other
LowerMainlandmunicipalitiesare
urgently looking for an environmentally friendlywaytodispose
of increasing amounts of sewage sludge.
At the same time, B.C. foresters are
seekinga fertilizer to replacebadly
needed nutrients and boost productivity on largeareas of forest land.
The answer to both problems may
lie in the innovative three-year pilot
project,involvingProfessorHamish
Kimmins, Research Associate Morag
McDonald and graduate student Mike
Van Ham, which is underway at the
UBC Malcolm Knapp Research Forest in Maple Ridge.
“There exists a very happy coincidence between what our forests necd
in order to grow faster and the material
society produces as a waste and must
be disposed of,” Kimminssaid.
The researcherswanttodemonstrate that using treated sewage asferprobtilizer can be both low-cost andfurther
lem free.
“We want to develop practical
guidelines for applying the sludge to
forests
to
get the
best
results,”
McDonaldexplained.“Thingslike
howmuch,how often, and on what
kinds of soils and slopes.”
Now reaching the end of its first
year, the study is a joint undertaking
betweenUBCandtheGreaterVancouverRegiona1 District, which put up
SI 90.000. The
G V R D is
$350,000
r-1
in
the B.C. Science
Council
has contributed
a
$85,000.
Kimmins
Alternative
disposalmethodsfor
city sewage
sludgehaveproblems.Discharge
in
landfills or onagriculturallandcan
cause groundwater contamination and
toofewdisposal
sites areavailable.
Ocean dumping disturbs marine ecology.Incinerationcontributesto
air
pollution and produces large amounts
of ash with its own disposal problems.
Meanwhile. forest fertilization is a
pressingissuetotheforestindustry
because of a recently identified, widespread shortage of nutrients in forest
soils-speciallynitrogenandphosphorus-which is reducing treegrowth.
Commercial fertilizers that add these
nutrients to the soil are expensive to
use in large amounts and are environmentallyquestionablesincetheyare
manufactured from fossil fuels.
Sewage sludge is potentially superior tomostcommercial
fertilizers
because it is organicandbecause it
containsothernutrientsrequired
by
plants in addition to nitrogen and phosphorus, Kimmins said. In contrast to
traditionalcommercial fertilizers, it
releases
nutrients
slowly
into the
ground over several years.
Kimmins says sewage sludge fer-
tilization has the potential totake care
of most of the sewage producedin the
LowerMainland.Asfortheforest
industry, it will save on the high costs
of commercial fertilizersand earn more
revenue from increased timberyield.
When the sludge arrives at the research forest, it has received primary
treatment and has been dried for easie
transportationandstorage.Water
is
added to just
it before itis to be used to
create a slurry mixture. The liquid is
almost odorless and is sprayed onto
1O-by- I O metre trial plots from a fourwheel-drive tanker truck.
The researcherswanttofindout
how well trees of varying ages absorb
the nutrients, and what their growth
rate (and the growth rate of competing
vegetation) is in response to fertilization.