Cap students scrambling

PROTESTING GARBAGE, in form of deadly U.S. Trident nuclear appropriately-named Trident Monster around campus Thursday. submarine base in Bangor, Wash., students parade Monster will reappear at UBC Wednesday.

“doug field photo

Two quasis will face civilian inquiry By MARK BUCKSHON

Two UBC quasi cops accused of negligent behaviour against students in separate October in- cidents will now have to face a civilian committee of inquiry.

Administration vice-president Chuck Connaghan announced establishment of the committee Thursday, superceding internal investigations by traffic and security supervisor Hugh Kelly.

Kelly, who had already cleared one of the patrolmen of any blame, indicated Thursday in an interview he is angry with Connaghan for ordering the inquiry a n d The Ubyssey for making the incidents public.

Connaghan is asking the five- member ad-hoc committee to investigate an Oct. 23 incident in which a quasi cop refused to take a student to hospital in his van because the student was covered

-with shit. About a week later, a quasi cop

in his van allegedly ignored a crosswalk, struck a student and then left the scene of the accident.

The committee, chaired by Dr. A.M. Johnson. director of UBC’s health service, will meet privately and will have an indefinite term in which to compile its report. But the report is expected to be completed within weeks.

Kelly had already cleared the

quasi cop involved in the crosswalk incident, saying earlier this month poor lighting was the cause of the accident.

An internal investigation was continuing into the other incident.

Connaghan said the civilian investigation is necessary because the “patrol is really the authority arm of the university.”

He said “the patrol needs to be s&n to be doing its job in a way that the public understands.”

He compared the need for ex- ternal investigations of incidents to those involving real police forces.

Kelly, obviously angered at Connaghan’s decision, said he won’t comment at all until he sees the committee’s terms of references and then “when my answer comes out it will be in writing (in a letter to Con- naghan).”

Pressed further for comment, Kelly shouted: “Young man, I have no comment. Period. Thank you. Good bye.”

But Connaghan said the request for the inquiry does not mean he is doubting the accuracy of Kelly’s internal investigations.

Committee members include Johnson, Dora Hart, assistant institutional analysis and of planning; Bruce Rutley, president of the agriculture undergraduate society (AUS), and law prof An- thony Hickling.

Another member is to be chosen because “when a vice-president representing the Canadian Union tells you to do something, you don’t of Public Employees (CUPE) local argue.” 116, the union which represents the He said it will take at least a quasi cops. week for the committee to get

Johnson said he took the job together.

It could happen -here Yes, it can happen here, but it

probably won’t. The decision by the Capilano

College council to make student union fees voluntary could happen at UBC, but three board of governors members Thursday said they couldn’t picture it.

Student board member Svend Robinson said after checking the Universities Act that there is no law against the UBC board - equivalent to the college council - ending mandatory Alma Mater Society fees.

“If you had a bad board they could do that,” Robinson said. “But I can’t see ,any way it could happen unless it was requested by a majority of students.

“If a referendum to make it voluntary passed, then I’m sure the board would do it,” he said.

He said the Cap College council motion - no students had even asked for such a motion - “sounds like an outrageous interference.”

George Hermanson, UBC

chaplain and government ap- pointee to the board, agreed with Robinson.

“I would say, no, it can’t happen here,” he said.

But he said this decision is dictated “by conscience,” not by law.

“It would have to come from students,” he said.

Hermanson said he is philosophically opposed to “voluntary” unions when the question of union membership is posed to prospective members in terms of a fee levy.

“Everybody on the board would feel that way,” he said.

And administration president Doug Kenny called the question of AMs fees “largely a student matter.”

The last time UBC students were asked to copsider doing away with mandatory AMS fees and in- stituting a voluntary fee in its place was 1970. They voted 5,489 to 2,855 to keep the current mandatory fee structure.

Capilano College students are desperately scrambling to have a recent college council decision - to make student union fees voluntary - overturned before registration week starts Monday.

But student president Bill Bell indicated Thursday chances that this will, happen are slim and the student executive is launching a campaign to ask students to pay the voluntary fee.

He said an emergency general assembly of students voted unanimously to ask the college council, equivalent to UBC’s board of governors, to hold a special meeting and either rescind or overturn the motion this weekend.

Councilchairman Jim McDonald was given a letter asking for such a meeting, Bell said, but McDonald has refused to reply to the request.

Meanwhile, Cap College’s faculty association. a certified union, held a special .meeting Thursday and voted to support the students and press for a rescinding or tabling of the motion at a special council meeting.

Bell said he has received advice that only a provincial cabinet order-in-council amending the Public Schools Act (which governs the operations of college councils) couldoverrule thecouncil decision. He said students are also pursuing this angle but do not anticipate success.

Bell said the student union is speaking to its lawyers to see if the council move is even legal.

Student union has budgetted in terms of getting fees from all students next semester and much of this money has been committed, he said.

The problem arose at the Tuesday meeting of the college council. Council voted to make the student f e e voluntary rather than mandatory, as it has been.

Bell called the spontaneous action by the council - no student or student group had approached it to make such a move- “a punitive measure.”

“This is a punitive measure by them against actions of the student union and the paper (Capilano Courier),” he said.

Both the student Union and the Capilano Courier have recently attacked the college council for its “lack of visible action” to protest college budget restrictions im- posed by the education depart- ment.

Bell said only about 100 of Capilano’s 1,300 full-time students attended the Thursday afternoon general meeting but voiced unanimous approval of the man- datory fee.

He said “the union goes down the tube” if the f e e is not mandatory.

Brown agreed that students would not pay to become members

See page 16: SERVICES

UBC profs form new B.C. political party

WOODCOCK . . . writes campaign literature

By ARNIE BANHAM A number of UBC professors, distraught

at what they call the polarization of “those beyond the gates,” have formed a new B.C. political party, The Ubyssey has learned.

A press conference called for noon today in the Buchanan penthouse will be told the new party, tentatively known as the Forty Committee because most of the founding members are over 40, plans to contest most Lower Mainland and Greater Victoria ridhgs.

The press conference will also be told the professors plan to contest the election because they are tired of the cynicism of the NDP government and the opportunism of Social Credit candidates.

“Besides we’re all tenured and have a lot of time on our hands,” said a senior classics

department professor who asked not to be identified.

He said many of the founding members also fear government cutbacks of university budgets.

“The members figure a small investment in campaign literature, signs and posters is a good investment in our future.”

The source said English professor George Woodcock, a noted biographer, critic and editor, will write much of the campaign literature, and is in the shadow cabinet a s provincial secretary.

Other members of the shadow cabinet, formed late one night over Spanish coffees in the faculty club, are:

0 Commerce prof Ralph Loffmark, who See page 3: NEW LOFFMARK . . . wants health back

Page 2 T H E U B Y S S E Y Friday, November 21, 1975

'Tween classes FREE STEREO CLINIC TUESDAY STUDENTS' INTERNATIONAL MEDITATION SOCIETY

Meditation and lecture, 8 p.m., Bu. 232.

CHARISMATIC CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

Prayer and shartng, noon, Lutheran

PRO L IFE SOCIETY Campus Centre.

SKI CLUB General meeting, noon, SUB 117.

Talk on hypothermia, noon, Angus 104.

L U T H E R A N S T U D E N T M O V E M E N T Supper and singing with retarded children, 6 p.m., Lutheran Campus Centre.

232. Introductory lecture, 8 p.m., Bu.

SlMS

WEDNESDAY ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

George Bowering of SFU will read poetry. noon, SUB art Gallery.

104. Introductory lecture, noon, Bu.

SlMS

THURSDAY M E D I E V A L S O C i E T Y

CLASSICS DEPARTMENT General meeting, noon, SUB 213.

Maurice Pope on finding the keyes of history, noon, Bu. 102.

SUB 215. Introductory lecture, 7:30 p.m..

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General meeting, noon, SUB 216E.

Blble study, noon, SUB 105B.

Thunderbird Hockev from Caloarv. - _ . PSYCH STUDENTS ASSOCIATION

noon, SUB. Totem Park.

Hypnotist Dennis McGowan will give demonstration, noon, Bu. 104.

S K Y D I V I N G Will test any make of AMP or General meeting, noon, SUB 211; Medieval feast, 7 p.m., 52 Powell.

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General meeting, noon, SUB 207.

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Singer Ulrika Ruebsaat, $ 2 cover, 8 p.m., Lutheran Campus Centre.

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Concert by University Chamber Sinqers. noon, recital ha l l , music bu i ld ing .

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Friday, November 21, 1975 T H E U B Y S S E Y Page 3

White cloistered in back- room By MARK BUCKSHON

William White, administration vice-president and university

, bursar, is most definitely a man who works in the back rooms.

He doesn’t deny that. Since tak- ing the bursar’s job in 1962 he has almost always refused to talk in

WHITE . . . stays in background public or with newspaper repor- ters. So he exudes a yuality of

mystery which grows as one tries to figure him out.

“I don’t view my position as a university spokesman,” he says.

White’s basic responsibility is collecting and distributing money. Lots of it - about $100 million a

White keeps his eyes on the UBC finance department, its allied data processing office and (to make sure everything is on the level and running smoothly) a group of three working in “internal audit.”

He watches UBC’s bagmen - the . workers in the university

resources office who try to gather loot from rich businessmen in assorted fund raising campaigns.

And he is secretary to the board of governors - transmitting its requests for information and policy decisions to other components of the university administration.

. But he remains a mystery - and his power and place in the new administration of Doug Kenny is unclear - because, like always, he refused a recent interview request.

White said before hanging up the phone he sees “little new” about how he fits in the new ad- . ministration, even though Kenny appears to have taken a t least one- half of the administrative responsibilities he held under W.alter Gage and handed them to newcomer Chuck Connaghan.

White says his duties “are all , determined by the requirements of

the academic community” and there is “little new” there.

“I see my job a s supporting the academic decisions which have been made elsewhere,” he said.

- year.

That’s all he would say. So it is necessary to go around to

other people, rely on scant memories and search the meagre clipping files to find anything at all about him.

White clearly has lost power with the arrival of Kenny.

For afew months last year, after Gage’s other deputy William Armstrong left for the universities council and before Gage left the president’s office, White ran the university almost on his own.

Before Armstrong left, White was responsible for purchasing, physical plant, personnel, the bookstore, campus mail, traffic, parking and food services, in addition to his duties as bursar.

Now most of his responsibilities have been taken over by Con- naghan and some by Erich Vogt, another of Kenny’s new vice- presidents.

White must have more time on his hands than he ever held. But it doesn’t necessarily mean he is looking more closely on the departments he is still responsible for. At least officials in those departments reached by The Ubyssey weren’t noticing any abrupt change.

Alan Baxter. UBC’s treasurer, is probably the most senior person who reports to White. He couldn’t be reached for comment Thursday.

Underneath Baxter is chief accountant John Lomax and data processing director James Poole.

Poole said White transmits to him “any statistical information he’s asked far (by) other professors.” White also transmits ,requests of UBC’s board of governors to his office. Poole’s remark indicates White’s function is largely that of a channeller of requests, in a technical rather than policy-making sense, through the university bureaucracy.

But his role with the university resources office is a little vaguer.

Office director Alfred Adams said White has been his boss at least seven years. The only change he can see since Kenny rearranged the president’s office is that White “has moretime” to work with him.

White communicates with Adams a t least once and often twice a week. As with data processing, *bite

apparently transmits requests and recommendations from the board of governors to the resources of- fice, adding his advice and suggestions to the ideas initiated elsewhere.

White also deals frequently with the universities council by sitting on its committees and playing a major role in drafting and organizing UBC’s budget sub- missions to the council.

The universities council

. New .B.C. party formed From page 1

would’take up his old Social Credit portfolio of health minister;

e Commerce dean Noel Hall, labor minister;

0 Economics professor Peter Pearse, resources minister;

8 Former education dean Neville Scarfe, who has up to this time kept a low profile - some say almost dead - since discovered living in a student residence while he and his wife were awaiting completion of the redecoration of their apartment, housing minister;

e Campus security patrol chief Hugh Kelly, attorney-general;

The source told The Ubyssey the group could not agree on a campus figure as party leader and potential premier.

But, The Ubyssey has learned from another source, Pauline Jewett, Simon Fraser University president, has been asked - and has accepted - the position.

“Unlike some Social Credit

caaidates, our ,candidates will have a t least real degrees,” one person close to the committee said.

A number of other people have been approached to run in the Dec. 11 election.

These a re said to include Peter Oberlander, Paul Tennant, and Liam Finn.

The source said engineering prof Fritz Bowers, a Vancouver alderman, has also been ap- proached but did not say what Bower’s reaction was. Bowers had in the past indicated he would not seek re-election to city council.

The party will emphasize its “centrist” political viewpoint, said the source, and “will try to remain aloof of the kind of politics that has been going on f a r too long in B.C.”

Information about memberships and dates and locations of nomination meetings can be ob- tained by calling 228-2121 and asking for party secretary Jane Stigings.

responsibilities may be his most important assignment. How he goes about “selling” UBC’s financial needs to the councillors could affect UBC’s budget allocations by millions of dollars.

, But the survey of his respon- ’ sibilities gives little clue about his

character, values and goals. Most observers describe him as

“competent” and as a person not wanting to be a star.

He is termed as a “housekeeper” who provides the “backbone” of the university’s administration.

But until financial disaster hits

the university, or his mind is changed by someone higher up (by putting his job on the line, for-in- stance), White will apparently continue to occupy the back rooms exclusively, doing his job as ef- ficiently as his co-workers say he does.

SUB vendors petition for -space By GREGG THOMPSON

Students have differing opinions about whether craft. tables on the main floor of SUB should remain or not.

But predictably, individual vendors a re opposed to the idea of being forced out of SUB.

“The final decision will have to be based on what students want,” vendor Alex Brown said in an in- terview Thursday.

He was reacting to a SUB management Committee decision Monday to consider reversing its policy of allowing local crafts people to niarket !their goods in SUB space.

Brown, who described himself as a “clothing importer,” said he sells wholesale to stores but would rather sell to individual students on campus.

He said students can save up to 100 per cent on clothing items by buying them from SUB as opposed to downtown shops.

Brown, who has marketed his goods in SUB for approximately two years, said business is down this year from last year.

“If the craft shop people are complaining about doing bad

business, well, we’re not doing so well either,” said Brown.

Brown agreed to the suggestion of paying a rental fee for the use of SUB. He said a rental f e e could be based on either a percentage base or on a flat rate depending on business.”

A vendor marketing jewellery said the prime importance of the craft tables was that they offered “cheaper prices than those downtown.”

He said he makes all his own jewellery and depends on UBC sales for his livelihood.

He said he makes “around $20 a day” and wouldn’t mind paying a rental f e e of some sort, the rate of which should “depend on business.”

The crafts people face eviction from SUB following an Alma Mater Society. committee finding reached earlier this week that the vendors a re causing the AMS co-op store in SUB basement to go broke.

The AMs has never had a firm policy on the presence of vendors in SUB and has treated situations as they arise over the past few years.

Customers browsing around the craft tables and questioned by The Ubyssey generally expressed awareness of and sympathy for the vendors’ dilemma.

“I really like having the tables here,” said one woman.

“There’s a lot of variety here, I like the atmosphere and prices are generally cheaper here than off- campus,” she said.

Since the issue became apparent Tuesday, vendors have collected several hundred signatures on a petition of support for their con- tinued presence.

Vendors intend to present their views, with petitions, to council next week in an effort to stave off their eviction.

But not all passersby were happy with the vendors.

Several students said they disliked the “shopping mall” effect of having the tables in SUB.

Others objected to having non- student vendors making use of SUB without payment.

One student observed that some vendors were little more than “front men” for “groovy shops in Gastown.”

Page 4 T H E U B Y S S E Y Friday, November 21, 1975

Organize Notre Dame University? Capilano College? Vancouver

Vocational Institute? Some of you, perchance, might be wondering why these

names have constantly been appearing on page one of The Ubyssey recently.

After all, this is the campus paper for UBC and what happens elsewhere isn‘t as important- as events occurring here. Right?

Wrong. In the past fey months, the provincial government has

been putting the squeeze on education in B.C. Luckily, UBC has escaped i t s wrath, but indications are this won’t continue much longer.

The government’s actions have taken many different shapes - from severe budget cuts fur community colleges, which are still trying to get off the ground, to a continual flip-flop on post-secondary education in the Interior.

Today the stories about budget cuts and poor education are coming from Notre Dame and the community colleges.

Tomorrow the students a t Simon Fraser University, the University of Victoria and - yes it will come to pass - all of us good folks a t UBC will be adversely affected.

Then the problems currently being faced elsewhere won’t seem so trivial and unimportant.

Unlike many of the business aspects of government, cutting back on education is something which can’t be replaced later on down the road.

Many of those who are denied an education now - people who couldn’t get jnto the colleges earlier this year - aren’t gonna get it later. They’ll have to fincfjobs and thus lose the opportunity for an education when they need it most.

You can let a mine or a forest s i t out a few semesters and still invest money in it later for development.

But in the realm of social services - including not just education, but health and guaranteed income programs - flagrant cutbacks are an injustice to those who need help m ost.

Thus The Ubyssey considers what happens a t the smaller educational institutions around B.C. to be the mirror of what is to come for us.

Rumors are that UBC’s board of governors asked for a 25 per cent increase in i t s budget for next year. But UBC probably won’t get ‘more than 15 per cent.

So where do you trim? Administrations‘ salaries (such as administration president Doug Kenny’s four vice-presidents, who are each making a cool $54,800 a year)? Never! Teachers‘ salaries? Unlikely. New programs and the goal of reducing class sizes? Probably.

And what can the students do? At the moment, bugger all. Just look a t how ineffectual the various lobbying groups are when they go to Victoria to protest budget cutbacks or poor decision-making on NDU.

Groups. such as the B.C. Students Federation have no student support or awareness for the justified issues they are fighting for.

With no threat of mass student protest, the government can, does and will be able to weather any storm a few people manage to stir up. It doesn’t really matter whether the government is NDP, Socred (God forbid), Conservative or (heaven help us) Liberal - politicians respond to public opinion and public action.

Therefore, for the sake of all B.C. students’ education - communnity college and university types - it’s time to get together and make a collective voice be heard loud and clear.

Student politicians are aware of what happened in Quebec last year when 100,000 students went on strike to protest government education policy. They won.

I t can be done if student leaders commit themselves not to petty, useless lobbying in Victoria, but return to the students they claim to represent.

The immediate goal is to convince students a strong union is the only way to protect their education in .the future.

Get out into classrooms, residences, those huge modern dance classes and the cafeterias a t lunch time.

Sell the idea. Build up support for the future. Stop lobbying and start organizing before it’s too late.

THE U8YSS€Y NOVEMBER 2i, 1975

Published Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays throughout the university year by the Alma Mater Society of the University of B.C. Editorial opinions are those of the writer and not-of the AMS or the university administration. Member, Canadian University Press. The Ubyssey publishes Page Friday, a weekly commentary and review. The Ubyssey’s editorial offices are located in room 241K of the Student Union Building. Editorial departments, 228-2301; Sports, 228-2305; Advertising, 228-3977. Editor: Gary Coull

The Gary Cou l l ‘ s Doug Rush ton i s a Ralph Maurer..the use of w h i c h i s Chr is Galnor by Mark Buckshon. Gregg Thompson sa id Thursday. Arn le

M a t t K i n g A c t t o T o m Barnes the Cedr ic Tetzel . The Car l Vesterback of Banham is the Heather Walker of the Marcus Gee, under Doug F ie ld o f the

the Dan M i l l e r Rober t D io t tes shou ld be t o Jean Randa l l t he max imum Mike and Mar ise Sasges of the Gordon Vander Sar t o a n y B r u c e G i b b a r d , wh i le a t the same Herman Bakvis to Len MacKave that the Peter Cummings of o the r R icha rd Ya tes do no t I an Mor ton as a Dav id Mor ton . Fo r John Ince, short Anne Wal lace is provided for Phi l Smith.

Walls on AMS vote

The comments made by Marg Manwaring (young socialists) and Brian Ferstman (political science 3) in the Nov. 18 Ubyssey require some qualification. Just so the qualification makes some sense, the comments to which I refer are (in a nutshell):

a) Manwaring: students should reject the new constitution because it operates on the principle of student representation on ad- ministration bodies (i.e. faculties, board of governors, senate) and that the present autonomous Alma Mater Society has a much better chance of effecting real change;

b) Ferstman: students should reject the new constitution because it allows too much possibility for corruption in that the SUB ad- ministrative body would be ap- pointed by the elected represen- tatives but not elected in itself.

One hardly knows where to begin.

Manwaring’s comment is clearly based on inadequate information. The present AMS has become an anachronistic joke to the ad- ministration of this university. I’m not meaning here to belittle the efforts of AMS councillors and executive. It is just a fact of life.

Perhaps a very recent example will demonstrate what I mean. At the last meeting of senate (Wed- nesday, Nov. 12) a motion came up to ask the admissions committee to investigate “the desirability and feasibility of university entrance examinations.” The AMS council, having been informed in advance (as were most students) that this motion was to arise, passed their own motion urging senators to reject the “proposed entrance examinations.”

A copy of this motion was distributed to all senators. Its intent was obvious. How seriously did senate take the wishes of the AMs? One senior senator rose and said words to the effect that the motion on the floor dealt with a committee referral only and so the AMS communique obviously did not refer to this matter.

The communique was sub- sequently ignored. This is just one example of many such responses. If and when we, a s students, manage to defeat the idea of en- trance exams, it will be because we spent long hours on senate com- mittees and in tactical preparation for the senate meetings them- selves.

In simple terms, we will ac- complish this through work within

the system to defeat the idea. By far our greatest strength and in: fluence lies in the senate and the board of governors. To suggest anything else can only be an act of the misinformed or uninformed.

Now to Ferstman. Once again, we are dealing here

with someone whose opinions are not based on any experience or involvement with present student organizations. This new con- stitution was conceived and designed for the express purpose of preventing future abuses of power of the type which we were ex- periencing a few years ago.

Not wishing to stir up any old battles, I will only passingly mention two such abuses of which the student body a s a whole was kept blissfully unaware. These were:

a ) an a t t empt to channel students’ funds through a private holding company which would then make high risk (and high profit) investments of the type the AMS is prohibited from making by law, and then return (hopefully) the money to AMS coffers after a neat profit (on the order of $50,000 I understand) had been made.

b) an attempt to establish an AMS f inanced development agency to build a multi-million dollar shopping plaza underground between SUB and the location proposed for the new pool. This involved long term financial commitments which made the new pool look like small change.

The individuals involved in the above incidents were duly elected to the AMS by the student body. Incidently, both of the above projects were stopped. The second is a matter of public record, in fact.

I’ve never seen Mr. Ferstman around the AMs, senate or anywhere else for that matter. I’m afraid he is like too many others - unwilling to vote, unwilling to help, but always first to sc ream corruption. ‘People get the government they deserve’ it’s been said. In Mr. Ferstman’s case, I believe that to be true.

The present AMS executive is the first in whose integrity I have had confidence. They a r e asking you to support their attempts to change the AMs into a functional and responsible student governing body. The concept is innovative and sound. I urge you to support it.

Ron M. Walls student senator

Vendors Having arrived only recently in

business-like B.C., I’ve not felt very secure to freely express objections to certainlocal customs. But finally a situation has arisen

that forces me to bare my con- science and throw caution to the wind.

The subject which I find most peculiar to my admittedly un- sophisticated eastern upbringing, is the strange practice of giving free floor space in SUB to aspiring, future, non-student Henry Fords and John D. Rockefellers, while there are bonafide students paying for that floor space who can’t find apartments and have to camp on the local beaches.

One may logically ask, “What is the link between vendors in SUB .

and students who can’t find housing?” The answer is fairly straightforward. If we support these people by giving them free facilities to do b,usiness and (without overhead) to make nice profits, we should be equally prepared to provide decent living accommodation at the same (zero) cost to students. If we consider the latter idea slightly absurd, so must we consider the former.

I don’t think that students as a group a r e any more deserving than these workers, nor that it is less divine to give than to receive. I . have little objection to the “pure competition” form of free en- terprise, and less to the small independent entrepreneur. Thus, my argument is not against business, but against the idea that all UBC students must support business, not by means of a freely exercised choice, a s in buying or not buying an available good or service, but through obligation, in the form of the mandatory $15 SUB fee levied every year at registration.

One can certainly argue that the vendors in SWB are harmless, and that their presence there clearly indicates that people on campus are interested in what they have to sell. I cannot entirely agree. As for being harmless, it is a sad and important fact that the coop store in the basement of SUB, where sales of crafts are the main source of revenue, will lose money this

*year for the first time in its five years of operation, and may be forced to close down.

This is no coincidence. The location of the “table vendors” in the main lobby of SUB gives them a spot in terms of customer traffic comparable to the corner of . Granville and Georgia. In addition, they have in the form of the UBC student body e.g. cafeteria clientele, club members etc., a valuable captive market.

On the other hand, by its more permanent make-up condemned to relative oblivion in the basement, the coop gets a mere trickle of

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Letter From page 4

customers. Graeme Vance, SUB’S building manager, has stated that while unable toplace a dollar value on the business lost as a result of the vendors’ presence, the loss has been substantial, and yes Virginia, it’s the students who pick up the tab. As for the supposed “demand”

for the merchandise typically sold by the vendors, is it farfetched to believe that an item shoved under enough noses is bound to be sold? Remember, there’s a sucker born every minute, and there is small reason to believe that none of US will ever deserve that label.

The alternative of licencing those who pay a specified rental f e e is one arrangement, short of a total ban, which would provide the

’ situation a degree of equity. The difficulties involved in establishing such a system would not constitute an insurmountable obstacle if we really wanted it.

However, a contractual agreement of this kind would ef- fectively and legally deny use of this leased space to student ac- tivity. In other words, the revenues collected (providing they covered the costs of collecting them) would still not justify the inconvenience the students would be subjected to in terms of staging both planned

and spontaneous events in the main lobby, and having the room to meander from one end of the building to the other without fear of colliding in mid-stream with miscellaneous buyers and sellers.

The answer a s I see it, is to in- corporate , (as much as is feasible), the sale of the vendors goods into,the coop store. It would open up the SUB lobby, retaining its open and public conception. It woulkl sanction the commercial efforts of the small entrepreneurs in the university community, both student and non-student, albeit on a restricted basis, and foremost, it would a t the same time partially ensure that those who make purchases have not stumbled over whatever it was they bought, but to some degree have sought it out.

All in all, the arrangement would help SUB best allocate its limited space, help the vendors sell their goods on a regular basis, provide guarantees that customer com- plaints e.g. product quality and safety would be answered; it would definitely aid the coop, whose low prices and employment of students provide a valuable student service. Mostly, it would allow student funds to be directed to projects more constructive than bailing out another losing proposition. The decision is up to you.

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Results in two weeks

AUCE plans strike vote By HEATHER WALKER

The association of University and College Employees, local 1, vcted “overwhelmingly in favor of holding a strike referendum, AUCE spokeswoman Dale McAslan said Thursday.

“This gives us authorization to hold a referendum,” McAslan said.

The union, which represents almost all library and clerical workers on campus, will now send ballots to its members through the campus mail. Members will in- dicate on these ballots whether or not they are in favor of holding a strike.

McAslan said the union will know the results of the referendum in “a week or two.”

But she said it was “hard to say” in advance what the results would be.

“It depends on the progress of the negotiations. If it is positive it will show that the membership is prepared to strike if necessary,” she said.

AUCE has been negotiating a new contract with the ad- ministration since August and has worked without a contract since Sept. 30.

Union members at the meeting also passed a motion in support of the union’s original wage demand, McAslan ‘said.

Their original proposal calls for a base rate of $902 per month from the current rate of $633 per month. They also want to restructure the wage scale by combining pay categories.

“As the wage scale works now, seniority increases sometimes come out to something like four dollars a month,” McAslan said.

The union also passed a motion

Tories, Grits nominate candidates

Despite past organizational mix- ups and one postponed nomination meeting, Vancouver-Point Grey Liberals Thursday night found two candidates.

Nominated for the Dec. 1 1 provincial election were Dick Durante, an elementary school principal and Moyra Roberts, manager of a real estate reporting company.

Their bids went unopposed and the pair won the nomination by acclamation.

The meeting was held a t Our Lady of Perpetual Help elemen- tary school, three days after a’ previously scheduled meeting at Magee Secondary School was postponed without explanation.

Durante, principal at University Hill elementary and former M P (Comox-Alberni), slammed the “unfortunate actions” of former liberal MLAs Garde Gardom and Pat McGeer, who jumped to the Social Credit party in September.

Point Grey Conservatives, meanwhile nominated retired newspaperman Ted Burgoyne and lawyer Neil Brown, 27, to contest the provincial election in that riding.

They were declared winners by acclamation.

In short speeches after their nominations, both candidates lashed the Social Credit party as “political opportunists” and painted the Tories as the “reasonable, sensible alter- native.”

Both were asked by local Point Grey constituency members to run, apparently after the organization could not find other candidates.

Brown told the gathering of 40 persons he had been approached only last night.

to reaffirm support of the union possibly “wouldn’t be bothered to shoo. she said. join. ” ~~~.

AUCE currently operates a s a closed shop, where all employees must be union members. The administration is proposing a modified Rand formula shop, where new employees have the opportunity to revoke their membership at any time.

AUCE has opposed this mainly on the grounds that the type of shop under which a union operates is strictly a union decision.

McAslan said a Rand formula

r. As there is a 40 per cent turnover of workers in AUCE “it is con- ceivable that membership could be reduced by 40 per cent in one year,” she said.

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Policies of eating By RICHARD YATES

Throughout the period from 1972 to 1975, the issue of food occupied part of the crowded centre-stage of Canadian politics. For most ob- servers the critical concern was inflation. For others, it was the s t a t e of underdeve lopment in agriculture and the boom-and-bust cycle offarm mgrkets and prices . S t i l l o thers have regarded Canada’s approach to in- ternational trade as a problem in the context of a world food distribution crisis. All of these food-related issues, and others, are linked through the agriculture and food ‘system’, and its various parts. It is the ’parts’ of system, in conf l ic t , which de termine the politics of food.

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made aware that the costs of such staples as bread, sugar, beef, and milk a re sky-rocketing. But just what do we - college-educated, supposedly’ well-informed con- sumers - really know about the cost of food. Why has it gone up?

It is a sad fact, but nearly all of us have to admit to ignorance about this issue. Our news sources, that is, the newspapers, television, and a handful of news magazine, do not sponsor the kind of jour- nalism which specializes in the critical analysis of contemporary issues. Instead, this type of writing has been sloughed off onto the book trade and its drugstore display outlets.

Don Mitchell’s book. The Politics of Food, is the kind of reporting which should be carried in, the more traditional news media.

Putting contemporary jour- nalism inside book covers and onto book racks, places it beyond the awareness of most people. We do not go looking for issues to be concerned about. They must be brought to our awareness. The traditional news sources are the normal means for gaining this awareness.

When investigative reporting is placed within theconfines of a book it loses its potential audience unless people have already been sensitized to the issue. It should be obvious that ordinary news sources - a s in the case of food prices - are rarely written to prod us to do the follow-up of seeking out a book- length account or even a more critical account of the matter.

Don Mitchell, a lecturer in political economy a t the University of Regina, has written The Politics of Food to provide us with just that information and criticism which cannot be obtained from our usual a

news sources. His book is a more systematic and thorough survey of issues and facts that were first : exposed in few outlets that permit ~

Canadian journalistic criticism: the Last Post, Canadian Dimen- sion, and Next Year Country. (How many of us, as consumers of the news, are familiar with these news sources? )

This book is concerned with presenting the reader with the three components that are essential for an understanding of the issue about food prices:

First, Mitchell presents a short historical sketch of the growth of agriculture in Canada and its commercial exploitation. The attitudes and actions of farmers in the past and present are described from the perspective of a

sociological analysis. Agribusiness is examined by citing the names of the big commercial interests in the field of food processing and han- dling, and an account of their historical interests and intentions is given.

Secondly, the book surveys the relationship between food prices, farmer’s costs, and agribusiness’ profits. This story is told with particular emphasis on the last five years because it is during this period that prices have gone wild. Those commodities which have been subject to especially wild fluctuations - bread, beef, dairy products, and eggs - are singled out for a chapter each.

Lastly, the book takes a larger perspective on the issue. Govern- ment policy is criticized and a number of concrete suggestions are made.

Anyone who is seriously in- terested in understanding the issues surrounding the food in- dustry in Canada must examine Don Mitchell’s book. Indeed, anyone interested in the a r t of writing good social criticism should take a look at this book. It is an excellent example of radical journalism in Canada.

What can be gained from reading a piece of radical journalism such as this?

One comes away with an enlarged visionof the problem. For example, Mitchell argues that there are at least three major groupings of farmers . Each grouping is an expression of various farmers’ answers to the question of how to compete in the food business when faced by the growing concentration of power in the hands of the large cor- porations.

Small farmers have gone into intensified and diversified agriculture. They become self- sufficient in basic needs and sell a small surplus. The middle farmers have gone into debt to enlarge their farms and purchase the equipment to compete in the food business. The largest farmers have become integral parts of the multinational food business empires. They are

either directly owned by the cor- porations or a r e directly tied in by production contracts.

One comes away with an acquaintenance with the two large Canadian food empires: the Argus Corporation (which is tied into Dominion Stores, Massey- Ferguson, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and Canada Packers), and the Weston Family Empire (which is based in the east, but owns such local businesses a s Super-Valu, Nabob Foods, and Kelly-Douglas wholesalers).

The reader obtains a knowledge of how limited the government response has been to the trouble in the food industry. One becomes painfully aware of the amount of real control which government has over business and which business has over government. an entire chapter is devoted to “The Politics of Investigation: Royal Com- missions, Inquiries, and Review Boards.”

Finally, one is exposed to a clear and consistent prescription of a socialist solution for these problems. If nothing else, each student at UBC should pick up a copy of this book, turn to the !ast chapter, and survey Mitchell’s eleven point socialist program for agriculture. Perhaps the eleven points a re not workable or may not be desirable, but they would provide an education for the reader. Foremost, they would show him a way of thinking about the present problems he is given precious little exposure to.

The most serious problem with Mitchell’s book is in the yawning gap betwen his factual data and his conclusions and prescriptions. Throughout the book he discusses the problems of Canadian agriculture from a Marxist per- spective. What is badly needed is a discussion of the relevance of Marxist analysis to these problems.

Within the confines of this short book, questions of methodology and ideology have been sup- pressed. Consequently the book is less a device to enlighten the reader than it is a call to action.

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Now that’s real Italian . e -. By ANNE WALLACE

Unless one is lucky enough to have friends or relatives of Italian descent, the closest a student usually comes to Italian cooking is Chef-Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti sauce and White Tower pizza. That is really sad because there is probably nothing so good as hot, homemade lasagne or, my favorite, gnocchi. But more than that, Italian is a great way for university students to cook as it does not require a great deal of culinary skill to make really different meals. Most

.i dishes can be made in large batches and then frozen to be reheated later. Most im- portant of all, it can be very economical.

In an endeavour to see just what the costs involved are, my trusty phtographer and I took a jaunt down to “Little Italy” last Saturday to play the Price is Right game. Vancouver’s Italian section is situated

’ around Commercial St. and First Avenue. It’s not far to drive and we found the price difference and the variety of foods well worth the trip.

Ironic as it now seems, our first stop was a Chinese grocery, the Salad Market, on the corner of Graveley and Commercial. What prompted us to check this place out was a man standing on the corner with a large box of groceries, waiting for a taxi. We asked him if he had bought them inside, and he said yes. Did he always shop here? Yes was the answer again. Why? “This box of grdceries cost me twenty dollars here. It would have cost at least thirty anywhere else.” “So you really think you get a good deal here?” “Oh yea. It would have cost at least as much again anywhere else.” As these were the kind of prices we were looking for, we headed inside.

Sure enough, we did find prices lower here than compared to the neighbourhood supermarket. The most noticeable dif- ference was in the produce department. For example, green peppers were 55c/lb. at the neighbourhood Super Valu as compared to the Salad Market where they were only 3 lb./1.00. Not only were the prices lower, but in many cases the produce was of much better quality at the grocery store. Here are some other produce price differences. (The Super-Valu prices are in brackets) ; celery 20c/lb. (23c), mushrooms 89c/lb. (99c), tomatoes 49c/lb. (59c), lettuce 39c (39c), pears 5 lb./1.00 (35c/lb.), apples 5 lb./1.00 (55c/lb.), oranges 5 lb./1.00 (55c/lb). The myth about the larger store being able to sell for less because it buys in bulk, did not prove true in this department so we moved to other areas of the store.

Necessities came up cheaper in the smaller store. Butter was the same price in both olaces. 1.13/1b. and also the laree bae

bag cost 2.12 at Super Valu and only 1.71 at the Salad Market. Discounts like this were found on many commonly used items. Tinned products such as peas, beans, peaches, pears, wereall a few cents cheaper at the market. But items in less demand, and those that were household goods i.e. juices, cereals, soups, laundry soap and paper products, were either equal or (in most cases) a little more expensive in the smaller store.

On the way out, we asked another customer why he shopped there and his reply was that it was the only place in town where he could buy prickly pears. We noticed this as we compared other stores - it had items that were unique.

The next shop we visited was “Silvio’s Mira Monte - Groceries and Italian food”. This was our first experience with real Italian cheese. We no sooner walked in the door than we were overwhelmed by its smell. Whew! Once we got used to it, we started wandering around. The store was pretty small and the prices reflected this. But it did have specialty items that we did not see in the Chinese store -- fresh Italian bread, salted cod, chestnuts and of course, the cheese. There were quite a few varieties of cheese packaged in large blocks so that you could buy it in as large a quantity as you

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needed. This Parmesan didn’t smell or taste anything like the stuff you get in the card- board containers, with “Kraft” written on the front!

One customer who came in while we were there had a sandwich made for him a t the cold cut counter a t the front of the shop. This was a real Italian store. The proprietess spoke Italian to him as did her husband to their son who was helping stack bags of pasta on the shelves. The family was very fra~ndly.

Our next visit was to the local meat market. Grandview Meat M a r k e t was an average sized neighbourhood store with a young boy working behind the counter. He was friendly too. and very willing to answer an:? questions we had. like “What is fet- tina?” This is a cut of meat, boneless, that is sliced very thinly to make cutlets. The beef fetl-ina came in two cuts, the top cut priced at 1.99/lb. while the bottom cut, which he told us was of superior quality, cost 2.29/1b. The veal fettina was 2.89/1b. If you can ever get the recipe, Italian cutlets are excellent.

We couldn’t find fettina in the Super Valu, but here is a list of meat that we did find in both places: hamburger 75c Ib. (super ground beef 1.19/lb.), ground round 1.39/lb., chuck steak 89c/lb. (1.55/lb.), stewing beef 1.39/1b. (1.49/1b.), loin pork chops 2.39/1b. t2.59/lb.) cross rib roast 1.39/lb. (2.15Ab.1, kidney 49c/lb. (69c/lb.), bacon 1.99/lb. (2.49/1b.).

Another thing lacking in the supermarket was good-looking Italian sausage. The smaller store was by far the place to shop, not only in lower prices, but the service was so much more friendly.

After the meat market we wandered around looking at prices in the windows, but didn’t find any prices to be much different than those we had already looked at. Then we came upon a store that proved to be a real experience -“Oliveiri’s Ravioli Store.” This store was not very large, but was doing a booming business, especially around the meat counter. I couldn’t get close_ enough to check out the prices but I’m sure if you wanted a particular kind of cold cut or sausage not found very easily, you would probably find it here. And the same was true for pasta. The first two aisles were full of any kind pasta your heart could desire (and you:r tongue would probably never be able to pronounce them): anellini, fettuce, ditali regati, rotini, penne lisce, ziti and ziti T, mezzani, canneloni, fusalli. . . .

The store also had a freezer at the back

What is fascinating about these items is that they are made right there. The woman behind the cash desk lead us into the back of the shop where we were given a tour of their ravioli factory. Two boys a t the far end of the room wererunning the pasta through the cutting machine. After depressions are put into the dough, the meat is added. When these little pockets have been filled, they are folded over, pressed shut and then put through the oven. Here they are baked (as far as I could decipher through the very thick accent of our hostess) for twenty minutes in a very hot oven. She showed us where the meat was cut up and where it gets put into bags. All in all, the tour was a real treat. .

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My conclusions from this survey are that in the economics of the whole food buying system. it is worthwhile to really look around before you buy, because prices can

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Co=op is fed=up By GORD VANDER SAR

When I phoned to arrange an interview for this article, I was told the publicity would be great. If more people knew about Fed-Up, it might stop inflation in B.C. This was not a preelection promise but an aim of the original Fed-Up Food &-operative. Located in an old warehouse near the False Creek area of the city, it has been there for four years.

Bill is volunteer co-ordinator of the distributing centre, devoting the three weeks of his vacation to supervising food purchasing and packaging, bookkeeping and storage, and generally keeping the chain in efficient running order. The operation is effective, but not at the expens6 of the workers. In filling the order, start to finish, a person receives an educational ex- perience - a one-week crash course in business administration.

I arrived during a morning granola break and the atmosphere was a contrast to most workplaces I have been part of. The members were friends even before they came to work together. The distinct message of the political graffiti on the walls made me realize that Fed-Up represents a distinct attitude that goes beyond the issue of inflationary food prices.

Until six months ago all the work

was volunteer. Even now the two paid workers give themselves little more than basic living costs. Fed- Up is a co-operative in the sense that the work is shared by all 60- member food groups, each in turn comprised from five to 30 co-op family units. From as far away a s Dawson Creek and the Queen Charlotte Islands, recruits arrive to carry through their member co- op’s obligation. Out of every 13 weeks, each member must supply two weeks of labor. Together, they share the task of bookkeeping and compiling the new,sletter.

The benefits include a say in buying policy a t the quarterly meetings (each member has a vote), and the right to buy from Fed-Up. Only member group co- ops may place orders; they must arrange delivery themselves. The rule is cash only.

Fed-Up retails about three- quarters of a million dollars worth of goods including the five per cent running cost that is added to each order. This represents a lot of buying power - buying power which is not directed with a profit motive in mind. For instance on the day I visited, the working collective had decided not to buy sugar from an out-of-province company because it would be an act of strikebreaking against B.C. Sugar workers. Fed-Up will buy

honey from a co-op (Queen-Right), at higher prices than from alter- native sources, and help support a co-op cannery with its own resources because these operations are in line with Fed- Up’s final goal - control of food prices from production to retailing and distribution.

The manner in which finances are operated show the philosophy of the co-op. Although the cash is received before the order is filled, Fed-Up gets 30 days’ grace from wholesalers. This money is .kept at the B.C. Central Credit Union until it is needed. Fed-Up operates with other institutions that are owned by those who use them in the belief that maintaining a sense of con- sumer power and responsibility in the retailing of foodstuffs can result in a better quality of life in general.

Enough philosphy! What does Fed-Up mean for the student? It means cheaper food costs on many non-perishable food products and household products. From 10 to 15 per cent can be saved. A fast turnover of stock assures that the food will be fresh.

How would a consumer go about joining a co-op? Interested parties should apply to one of the member co-ops (i.e. Kitsilano Co-op).

Fed-Up aims at furthering a sense of community.

Pot pourri of By JOHN INCE

A few years ago a group of Kitsilano residents decided to form an alternative to what they saw as “oligopolistic” food store chains. They considered ways in which they could purchase quality food at wholesale prices by avoiding the supermarkets, which they con- sidered sterile and oppressive. There were two solutions.

The first idea was to set up an informal food cooperative based out of a centrally located warehouse, to order food, distribute i t and make arrangements for payment. The concept of purchasing food in a store was abandoned. This idea evolved into the coop known today as the Kitsilano Food coop. The .other idea was to form a store, run on a cooperative basis, where members could buy their food in an atmosphere of their own making, with goods the members them- selves selected. The store known today as Marginal Market is the product of that idea.

The Kits Food Coop is an organization run entirely on a voluntary basis, with no paid employees. Every week it supplies food to approximately 220 people in the Kitsilano area. The organizational structure of the Coop is quite complicated. The complex structure is the result of the fact that the Coop operates

Itlworks like this: The coop is split into 10 groups known as collectives. Each collective has a name - Wheatgerm, Goodtimes, etc. - and is composed of about five or six different houses which are usually located in the same general area of Kitsilano. Each collective has a coop duty. One collective is responsible for or- dering bread and dairy products, another for fruit and vegetables,

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Each Thursday evening food order forms are obtained by each house in the coop. The order form lists what items are available and indicates prices. Each house fills out the order form and sends i t along with the money to one house in the collective. That house compiles the individual forms to make one collective order form. This is delivered to the warehouse on Sunday and the collective money is paid. Each collective does this.

When all the collectives have delivered their order forms, the individual collectives responsible for ordering the food make a master food list, and order the food based on the list. The monies paid in a r e deposited into the Coop’s bank account. The food is delivered from the wholesalers to the warehouse on the following Thursday. On that day a member from each of the collectives picks up the food from the warehouse, takes it home, divides it up ac- cording t~ what the individual houses ordered, and delivers it. Along with the food is a,food order form for the next week, and the cycle begins again.

It sounds very complicated, but

s t o r e s once one is familiar with the process the confusion disappears.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of the coop? The advantages are numerous. First, a member can save between 10 and 20 per cent on his normal food bill. The food is sold at wholesale prices, but there is a 7% buying charge, to cover overhead ex- penses. such a s warehouse rent and order forms. Secondly, the food itself is generally of good quality, with organically grown fruit and vegetables and non- additive bread always available. Moreover, the Coop offers food rarely available in the large supermarkets, such as bulk sup- plies of honey and detergent and other items, a wide selection of dried fruits, nuts, beans and len- tils, and numerous types of fresh fish. The coop only deals in food with substantial nutritional value, and chemically ridden con- venience and junk foods are unavailable.

But most importantly, the Coop offers a friendly, unalienating environment in which one can get his or her food. The Coop developed largely as a reaction to the large

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Hidden’shopping costs 3 e By DAVID MORTON

Have you ever unpacked a bag of groceries and discovered food items that you will never need?

Have you ever realized that you could have bought a cheaper can of soup than the one you have?

Did you ever look a t the grocery bill and gasp at how much you had spent? Chances are you have been shopping a t one of the large supermarket chains on the Lower

, Mainland, and you are doing just what they want you to do.

Walk into any large supermarket and look at the awe-inspiring food displays: Look at the large selection, the numerous brand names of foods and the array of checkout counters waiting to take your money.

These stores ostensibly operate to provide convenience and efficiency for maximum service. But does this explain your inflated grocery bills?

Look even closer at the supermarket layout.

The lights a re unusually bright and leave no dark corner untouched. The products are arranged in neat rows, the more expensive items at eye level, the cheaper items on the top and bottom shelves. The foods are packaged in bright labels and are often wrapped in cellophane.

Enter By LEN ,MacKAVE

Bruce Lee is gone.. He radiated a certain something on the screen, a confidence, a hypnotic magic . . . to millions of people around the globe. Lee was loved by some, hated by others, admired, envied -- and respected by all. As a result of his death. a search urgently began in the hope of discovering a new star who would lift the martial arts to a higher level; now Hollywood finally believes they’ve hit gold. Hence, enter Alexander Kwon.

It is sometimes said that stars are born, . not made. But in the case of UBC graduate

and newly-discovered Hollywood film star Alex Kwon hard work and determination have played the major role in his life to determine his position today. He has ac- cumulated an impressive array of martial art titles which have led to the starring role

, in the forthcoming Warner Brothers and First Artists’ co-production Tribute To Bruce Lee. The movie is based on the life of Bruce Lee, the star of many popular martial arts films.

Born in 1952 in Hong Kong under the family name of Kwon, Alex began his training in kung-fu when he was 10 years old.

“I started with the Southern Hung-Gar system, and studied it for two years,” states Kwon. However, after observing the softer Northern style of kung-fu, he changed to his current style of My-Jong Law-Horn.

“I made the switch because the Southern style was too rigid, whereas the Northern is

‘ a lot more flexible and feels more natural,” explained Kwon. “Also, it’s fancier and looks better.”

At 15, Alex began to exhibit a high degree of skill and proficiency in the martial arts. He began teaching in 1967 a t the South China Athletic Association in Hong Kong as an assistant instructor to his master.

In 1967 Kwon decided to leave Hong Kong. He emigrated to Vancouver, living with his brother-in-law Alex enrolled at Windermere Secondary School and finished a final year of high school before entering university.

It was in Windermere that Kwon first decided to open his own kung-fu school. “It wasn’t part of the school program,” said Kwon. “It was based more on a club for- mat.” Many times in an activity of this nature, problems will arise because students join just for the sake of learning to hurt others.

“I did not have to choose who would or would not join simply because the training itself is very selective. The program was very rigid, therefore if a person wasn’t really interested in learning the art the way

Listen to the music. The shopper is con- fronted with a barrage of visual and audio stimuli. Could this be the reason for high grocery bills?

Storemanagers and marketing specialists say these stores work on one principle: to attract a customer to buy his or her groceries and satisfy the shopper enough to make a return trip.

Thus the pleasant surroundings. They say people will not shop unless this music and lighting is there,

Most of the supermarket people admit to the strategic placing of foods to lead customers to the more expensive brands. They arein business to make money and the more they make, the better.

As for brightly colored food packages, the general claim is that there is no issue. All items are competing for purchase, so they are all packaged brightly, no matter what their nutritional value (even if the package itself has more real food value).

But psychologists think otherwise. Beneath the pleasant exterior, they say, are a host of manipulative devices that subliminally control the consumer.

The music relaxes shoppers and makes them less fussy about the amount of money they are spending. It is played at a certain amount of decibels. If played any louder or

quieter, the effect does not work. Other psychological ploys work by placing

maximum attention on expensive food items. Lighting, for instance, when directed towardproducts, makes them more visible. Consequently, more people buy it.

The meat displays in supermarkets illustrate this. There is often extra lighting in these areas. Cellophane wrappers on meat products also attract attention.

Subliminal ploys, as used by the super- markets, are something people like to get emotional about. It is hard to say whether these ploys are conscious manipulations or merely incidental.

No supermarket will admit to it, and no psychologist will deny it. The fact is, manipulation of the consumer exists in supermarkets whether it is conscious or not.

Another influence on buying behavior in supermarkets is advertising. They range from ambitious national ad campaigns to local specials.

Currently, it is former Star Trek star Vdilliam Shatner for Super-Valu. On every 7’V set, Shatner is saying, “More than the value is super. . . .”

Proof, of course, is never offered. Just Bill’s beaming mug.

This ad campaign uses a number of principles to attract attention. Shatner is a

personality that people can relate to because of his exposure on television.

He uses catchy phrases with words that appeal to the consumer. Value, savings, super nutritious, and so on.

This is the idea behind even the smallest local newspaper ad. The psychology is simple. As to subliminal advertising, ad experts

and psychologists agree that it only par- tially exists. It is illegal in North America to use subliminal advertising methods.

Even if it does exist, it is uncontrollable. For starters, how do you prove it?

Current federal regulations on advertising make it hard for anybody to make blatantly misleading remarks on their product. They must be based on actual surveys.

However, the ad people can dodge these regulations to an extent by wording com- mercials in certain ways. Instead of a product being the most widely used, it could be the alleged favorite of the public.

Whether supermarkets are honest or not, experience will show that more money is spent in these places than any of the other available alternative food distribution centres.

The question is whether the consumer wants cqnvenience and hype or lower grocery bills.

the new kung-fu dragon it was meant to be learned he would soon drop out because he would find he just couldn’t handle it.”

Having taught the martial arts in both Hong Kong and British Columbia, Kwon outlined some notable differences.

“In Hong Kong the students were obedient, whereas in Canada there is more of a discipline problem. While over there, I found I could make the training more dif- ficult. and the students would respond to it

verywell. However, in B.C. the program has to be adjusted to suit the student better.”

Kwon feels that it is unfortunate that there are so many martial arts schools open just to make money. The commercialism creates problems for teachers who are trying to teach the martial arts with the proper attitude.

After graduating with honors from Windermere, Kwon came to UBC. He rdlects: “I was heavily involved in school work for my first couple of years, and my schedule was always full. However, after I began majoring in mathematics and computer science, I found I had more and more time to spend on kung-fu.”

Kwan began training heavily again in 1!372. “I practice both fighting and forms. I dc) a lot of stretching exercises and movements. and I also practice with all types of weapons to strengthen myself.”

Kwon opened the UBC My-Jong Kung-Fu Club in late 1973, at about the same time he began competing in open tournaments. “I was there only as a spectator to familiarize myself with the rules. After that I wanted to start competing to see how I could do under the pressure of tournament play.”

The end result was quite admirable a s Alex never failed to bring home at least.one trophy from any tournament he entered. In 1!374 he emerged a s the Grand Champion in the Second Annual B.C. Open Karate and K.ung-Fu Championship. In Long Beach, California, he walked away as- the Weapon Champion in the International Karate Championship.

In 1975 the list of titles grew longer. Kwon was the Black Belt form Champion in the M[ardi Gras National in New Orleans, La., the U.S. Karate Championship in Dallas, Texas, and won the Battle of Atlanta in Atlanta, Ga. It wasn’t until after he won the International Karate Championship for the second year in a row that the “big break came.”

“After the tournament in Long Beach, Black Belt magazine did an interview, and publisher Dick Hennessy phoned Warner Brothers pictures,” states Kwon. “The director wasn’t in, so they (B.B. Mag.) sent in the photos anyway after I left Los Angeles.”

In late August of 1975 Kwon demonstrated his style at the Battle of Champions in Atlantic City, New Jersey. While on the east coast, he was contacted by Phil Feldman, (president of First Artists), to fly to Hollywood for a screen test on September 11. “I was in West Berlin when offered a cantract by Warner Brothers,” said Kwon. “After a demonstration in the European All- Style Professional Karate Championship, I flew to L.A. on the 24th of September and negotiated a contract.”

Warner Brothers and First Artists have been working on a definitive story about the life of the late Bruce Lee. The film is based on his widow Linda’s book, Bruce Lee, The M,an Only I Knew, and the announcement that Kwon was to take the starring role was announced a t the recent World Union of Karatedo ’ Organizations’ tournament in Long Beach. The announcement was jointly made by Frank Wells, chairman of the board of Warner Bros. and Phil Feldman, president of First Artists.

The film will begin production soon, with scenes in Hong Kong. Seattle, San Fran- cisco. Los Angeles and Rome. Executive producers a re Jon Peters and Martin Erlichman; the Writer/producer/director is Robert Clouse, who directed Lee in his biggest hit. Enter The Dragon. Clousc compares Alex to Lee in many respects.

“Their backgrounds are very similar,” states Clouse. “They are both from Hong Kong, in fact Alex’s parents still live over there. Their careers have followed similar paths, and they have both reached a high level of excellence in the martial arts.”

Alex is 5’ 7-1/2” tall and weighs 137 pounds - almost an exact match for Bruce Lee - and the musculature is equally impressive. He awes crowds at tournaments with daz- zling displays of his fluid yet powerfully executed, distinct movements.

While Kwon was in Vancouver for the interview, I asked him about his future in the martial arts, as well a s his every day life. “I have had offers for various pictures by small companies, and I feel I will be making a few more movies in the future.” Anything else? “As 1 said before.” Kwon stated, “whether I continue to participate in martial. arts tournament competition depends a lot on my employment situation.”

Kwon is now into heavy training in con- junction with the film, and is taking acting lessons besides various other preparations before filming begins. In all likelihood, Kwon will appear on the screen in late June when the film premieres.

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Fraser’s sweet maid By JUDITH INCE

Ours is an age of pessimistic cynicism. We have not only killed off the old God of Good and Evil, but also our attendent faith in the “Mystery of Life”; our twentieth century rationalism makes no allowances for the miraculous. The Candy Factory, Sylvia Fraser’s most recent novel, is about a rediscovery of miracles, human miracles at work in modern times.

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Mary Moon, keeper of Special Accounts in the Candy Factory, is a visionary. After her elderly parents die, Mary, a middle-aged spinster, throws off the layers of sexual repression which have hitherto imprisoned her. As a first act of defiance to society, Mary invites a repulsive tramp and sidewalk artist home to her loft above the Candy Factory for dinner and to finish a portrait begun of her as a child: sym- bolically, the face has been blank. these many years.

The artist brutally mutilates, rapes, and then murders Mary. Before finally strangling her, however, he is momentarily touched by her vision. She gasps out in the last seconds of her life

that together they could save the workers in the Candy Factory from their claustrophobic and unheroic existences:

She was saying . . . she had a visionof the future! saying she and the t ramp were the per fec t coupling, the one made out of the bowels of the earth, the other from the clouds in the loft! saying together - with her faith and his knowing cynicism - they could occupy the loft and save the Candy Factory.

Althoueh Mary Moon dies, her ~~

vision of “such cuman miracles as the power of love to change, of madness to heal. . . .” does not materialize. After our introduction to Mary Moon, we meet nine other employees of the Candy Factory who are trapped in dark corners of “habit and pessimism,” afraid to confront themselves honestly and deal with their problems. It is not until they take the risk of com- mitting themselves to inner change and growth that a human miracle does occur, and they become fulfilled human beings. The painful times when the Candy Factory employees gain profound spiritual insight into their personal dilemmas, a re always pervaded by the scent of roses, a fragrance associated with Mary Moon. Her “program of miracles, human miracles, the very thing we have soured on,” succeeds!

The Candy Factory deals with heavy philosophical and psychological issues, but Sylvia

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Fraser’s powerful sense of humor saves it from being a tedious treatise. Although all of Fraser’k characters suffer, their foibles are treated with compassion rather than cruelty.

Fraser’s humor shines not only in her descriptions of people, but also in her accounts of situations. One humorous incident occurs when a Candy Factory feminist breaks up a factory-sponsored “Miss Marshmallow Mounds Beauty Contest.” She depants the emcee, whose photograph in the newspaper the following day is accompanied by the caption, “Pigskin chauvinist gets bum’s rush from liberationists.”

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Tango b r i s t l e s hair By IAN MORTON

Tango is a difficult play for western actors to interpret and perform. It is difficult for an audience to get beyond the face value of playwright Slawomir Mrozek’s absurd drama and reach an understanding of the play’s themes.

It is hard for us to grasp the depth of a play so strangely mixed with comedy and tragedy.

In the play, Arthur (played by ‘ Gordon McCall), a ratKer con-

servative son of aging revolutionary parents, is lost as to what way of life he wants to pur- sue. His parents, who have fought for every conceivable freedom on earth, have left nothing for a y o h g

. man, such as himself, to rebel against.

He decides, then, that the only way to rebel is with a counter- revolution, by reinforcing the principles and traditions which thrived before his parents revolted

Through a series of very amusing incidents, Arthur realizes that life is “insoluble.” His counter-revolution seems to take away the complete and anarchistic freedoms of the household, but puts nothing in their place. He tries to find another alternative solution, and comes to conclude that power

~ against them.

- absolute power over life and death - is the ultimate answer.

The fact that “only power can be created out of nothing” drives Arthur into a furious burst of passion, eulogizing an absolute power to his disbelieving parents, who regard him as a hopeless drunk.

The most enjoyable acting in the play, I found to be that of Paul Clement as Arthur’s doddering old revolutionary father whose philosophy of life consumes his mind. Clements moved about his fellow actors with a smoothness, that immediately catches the audience’s respect for his ability.

Daniele Dunn as Eleanora, his wife, after a slightly rough start, with frequent line-jumping, retained her composure admirably well in a rather flimsy sort of role. Richard Green, as Uncle Eugene, as well, deserves praise for a portrayal which improves steadily through the course of the play. Gordon McCall, as Ar thur , manages to sway our sympathy towardhim in the end. His role is a considerably difficult one, but he puts forth a sincere, if not entirely successful effort.

His own violent death a t the play’s end staggers us. Here the audience is unhinged by a thun- derbolt of harsh reality, con-

Colop 8nteractio.n From page 4

food stores. It has replaced their sterile atmosphere with one of cooperation, good humor and consumer participation. The Coop is run on a very democratic basis, with monthly meetings to oversee the operation of the coop and set

. buying policies. Further, there is considerable social interaction, especially within the collectives.

But, alas, there are disad- vantages a s well. Probably the major disadvantage is that members are required to carry out coop duties. The amount of work

’ varies, depending on the collective the member belongs to and the organization of that collective. Generally though the average member works around six hours per month. If the member’s work was accounted for in dollar terms, the saving in buying from the Coop could be negative. But when you consider that no time is required to shop in a store and that six hours work represents the sum total of one’s effort in getting the food for the month, the duties a re not onerous.

’ The Coop is not bereft of ad- ministrative hassles. Sometimes a few items which were ordered do not arrive (although the member will be credited for the amount paid), other times food will come in less than perfect condition. These are annoyances which one must put up with if he or she is to be a coop member.

Marginal Market ( M M ) i s another system based on the cooperative model, and takes the form of a storefront operation. I t is located on Sixth Ave., between Granville and Fir. Superficially, Marginal Market appears like any other food store. However, there are important differences. First, only members can buy at the store. Every member is required to in- vest $100 in the store, but the “share” is refundable when the member leaves the coop. Like the Kits Coop, prices at MM are wholesale, but the Market charges a buying fee of 8%.

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The funds from the sale of shares, and the buying fee finance the capital costs of the store, such as rent and office equipment, and salaries. Unlike the Kits Coop, there a r e two paid coordinators in Marginal Market.

Secondly, MM is run by the consumer-members it serves. There are regular general meetings which set policy, and a number of committees which any member may participate in, which make the financial decisions, look after the books, and select brands. Each member is supposed to help out the coop with volunteer labour, but the obligations are more in- formal and less time consuming than in the Kits Coop.

MM offers a wide variety of foods (from potato chips to organic soybeans), with a wider selection than the Kits Coop, and con- venience foods a re more available. Generally, Marginal Market is run more smoothly than the Kits Coop, as one would expect because it is a permanent storefront operation with paid employees. However, the intangible feeling of participating in an overall cooperative team is not nearly so evident in MM than in the more informal Kits Food Coop.

Either way, the food coops are a refreshing alternative to the food store chains.

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trasting to the absurd tone of the play, and which goes completely against the flow of the rather light commentary of the previous ac- tion. It is a strange effect and, in the true sense of the word, terrific.

It terrorizes us int.0 seeing that violence is not a fantasy, or to be looked at as being outgrown by even the most advanced of liberal thinkers. The comic, absurd life led by Arthur’s fa:mily is only painted mascara over the bristling face of human temperament.

However, the characters within the play lack great co.mpassion and continue their formler ways . . . though now with a new, frightening figure looking over them, who rep- resents Arthur’s frenzied verbal barrage, with stark physical power.

Director Fenwick has made Tango an engrossing two hours of entertainment. His cast of seven have obviously had their roles well defined by him. There is no question as to their stage purpose. No matter who says their roles are difficult to interpret, I believe they have done a very commendable job. And my only complaint with Fenwick’s show was, “why on earth didn’t he have a curtain call?”

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By: ANNE WALLACE The cold and wet half hour wait

outside the Queen Elizabeth theatre last Thursday night was well worth it to see the per- formance Maria Muldaur put on for her audience.

The evening got off to a good start with Danny O'Keefe a s the opening act. Even if you weren't a fan of country and western type singers; you could appreciate the originality of his lyrics and his talent on the guitar.

Some of the best parts of his act were the amusing little in- troductions to his songs. In his slow, lay-back style he talked about his song Louie the Hook versus the Preacher.

"These two guys are sorta the equivalent of Lenny Bruce and Oral Roberts. ya know? Can't you see them on a show like Merv Griffin . . . Hey Oral, how come vour mother named you that? . . . She could have called you anal."

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everybody doesn't do it in Hawaii) along with a couple of really sad songs, like Quits. One song, Joseph, began with a tape recorded Indian chant followed by O'Keefe's lyrics about the desolation of a Canadian Indian chief. The tape was effective and the lyrics. im- pressive but the tune was disap- pointing.

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LocaZ talent By MERRILEE ROBSON

Local writers, not wishing to r a t on their laurels, are reading selections from their immortal prose and poetry on Thursdays at 12:30, in the Sedgewick library orientation room.

Michael Bullock, associate professor U.B.C.'s Creative Writing department opened the Local Talent series on November 13. He read selections from his new novel, Randolph Cranstone and the Pursuing River, a s well a s ex- cerpts from an as yet unpublished sequel to that book.

Bullock has a pleasant reading voice and it was easy to sit placidly letting the syllables float past without grasping the content of the writing.

As a student I have become too dependent on the printed word, and found I would have liked to have the text to follow.

Some vivid visual images in Bullock's work stand out amid the harmonious sounds of the words. In one of the pieces a large bird is shot with an arrow; from the wound a red flower blossoms and grows larger against the black feathers. In another, a man sees in a lake the image of a shaggy black bear where his reflection should be. The sky is described as the dark shape of a woman's spangled dress.

Jill Mandrake, a student in the Creative Writing department, was scheduled to read on November 20.

Other great names scheduled in .,- the series include Audrey Thomas, Avron Hoffman, Carolyn Borsman, Cathy Ford, h d r e j Busza, Ken Fernstrom and A. Delaney Walker.

Curling up on a rainy Thursday afternoon and listening to someone read to you is quite agreeable. There is a!so an opportunity to get to know some of the work of Vancouver writers.

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Maria left the stage for one number to give her band a chance to demonstrate their musical ability. The song, I've Got to Find Me a Part Time Love, started with keyboard man, Mike Finnigan, singing an incredibly powerful blues melody and then the various members of the band doing spot solos throughout the song. Each of them proved themselves talented musicians in their own rights. Guitarist L4rnos "Famous Amos" Garrett has a voice that rever- berates right down to your boots.

Maria and Ellen came back on a stage to lead the band in I can't Stand it, a bouncy tune with a strong beat the band really got into. Maria got so involved in the song she started jumping up and down to the music and. dancing around on the stage. This typified the whole mood of the show. It was informal and completely natural. She summed it up herself when she said "You guys sing along . . There's no reason why we have to have all the fun."

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Tough After a less than stellar effort

their first two games, the basketball 'Birds open a t home this weekend, against a team which coach Peter Mullins has referred to as extremely strong.

The 'Birds, 0-2 so far, go against the University of Calgary

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Dinosaurs Friday and Saturday, and it's hard to get excited about their chances.

In Alberta last weekend, UBC had a dismal shooting per- formance in losing to a team which they beat last year. Jan Bohn's inexperience hampered his ef-

fectiveness, and high scoring Steve Pettifer had an off series. Mike McKay was the only player to play up to par, and couldn't carry the weight alone.

The team isn't looking much better in practice this week. Missed shots abound, and sleepy

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two straight games. They will see action again this week in Calgary against University of Calgary Dinosaurs.

The UBC Thunderbirds soccer team have finally begun to shift into top gear.

Last Saturday in a league game against the Canadian Italians they found themselves down 3-0 at the half, but managed to fight back for a 3-3 tie within half an hour. A penalty kick with two minutes to go in the game for the Italians ended a brilliant comeback for the 'Birds.

UBC coach Joe Johnson said, "It was the best half an hour of soccer we've played all year."

The 'Birds will try again Saturday at the Thunderbirds Stadium when they host the Royal Oak Astors to kick off the second half of the B.C. league season.

Game time will be 2 p.m.

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for 'Birds onlookers often wait for 10 minutes before someone scores a basket in fast-break drills.

Playing on the home boards should help the team improve. The unintelligible scoreboard (half the bulbs don't work) and those charming dead spots in the floor should help the 'Birds confuse their opposition.

Speaking of dead spots, what 'n earth happened to the Thun- derettes? The powerhouse of last year seems to have sagged with the graduation and simple absence of many of last year's players. After the thumping absorbed a t the hands of the University of Alberta Pandas last week, one finds it hard to agree with coach Sue Evans when she maintains that this

year's. Has Alberta, improved so much in one year that they can so easily handle a better Thunderette team?

The main problem, if it isn't talent, is probably inexperience. Without the old veterans, the newer players may take a few games to gain the poise charac- teristic of past teams. Still, the talent is suspect. Any team that loses a Carol Turney will be weaker the season after, and the proof has been in the results so far. The Thunderettes are right in there with the men at 0-2.

Would-be spectators can catch the games Friday and Saturday at War Memorial Gym. The women play at 6:30 p.m. and the men at

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of the student union if the question was posed to them in terms of whether they pay $30 a year.

Even before the council decision the student fee was, strictly speaking, not mandatory. Students who did not wish to pay the fee could apply fo ra full refund after they had paid simply by applying to the college council for the money.

Bell said only one student had done this in four years. But he admitted many students might not have been aware of the rule.

Cap College students pay $1 per semester per unit of credit they are

He also hinted that he believed council members may have waited until just before registration week to put the motion through so there was little chance it could be repealed in time.

“I never believe in coin- cidences,” he said.

College council member Anne Kowan,one of three councillors who voted against the original motion, said she would support a call for a special meeting and would vote to rescind or table the motion but would not initiate any action herself.

She did not wish to speculate on why the motion was put forward.

motion had been given at any previous council meeting and the motion “just happened.”

“My position is just to wait and see,” she said. “I think I’ll let more experienced people lead on this.”

Peter Powell, another council member, said he would object to holding another council meeting and considers the student request for such a meeting “highly im- proper.”

He said a mandatory fee is “illegal,” prohibited by the Public Schools Act.

Powell also denied the suggestion that council had waited until just before registration to

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Faculty association president Ed Lavalle said Thursday the council vote was a “victimization” of the

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