The University of Alberta
by Denise Fernandes
After two hours and 15 minutes of a hard fought battle, the Pandas once again stood on top of the nation as CIAU champions.
The University of Alberta Pandas volleyball team now holds three-peat bragging rights after they won a thrilling match against the always-a-bridesmaid University of British Colombia Thunderbirds. It wasa nail biter towards the end, but the Pandas, like true champions, prevailed much to the pleasure of the over 2000 fans who showed up to cheer them on Saturday night.
“Td like to thank every single person that came into this gym. The support means so much to our team eee they were screaming out for us. The fans made the game turn around for us,” said the Pandas Andrea Oh.
The championship match was a treat for everyone who was there. UBC and Alberta played their hearts out throughout the whole match. It was a see-saw battle that saw Alberta winning games one, three, and five and UBC winning two and four (15-8, 10-15, 15-7, 1-15, and 15- 12 were the scores).
“We always seem to make it really hard on ourselves ... [but] UBC played really well,” said the Pandas Cheri Lansdown.
The looks on the Pandas faces said it all. From rookie Kim Gillies to fifth-year captain Christy Halat, who performed one of her last duties as the Pandas captain when she signed the scoresheet.
“It’s the best ... I’m excited,” said Gillies on her CIAU victory.
“It’s been great to have had such success in a five year career. I’ve played with some of my best friends,” said Halat holding the CIAU trophy tightly in her arms for the last time.
These nationals were all about courage for the Pandas. Head coach Laurie Eisler gave birth to a baby boy on the first day of nationals and was back coaching the next day. Then there was setter Mirka Pribylova who played with a torn anterior cruciate ligament wearing a brace. This year Pribylova also repeated as winner of the CIAU player-of-the-year award and she is
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The Pandas seem to liking winning, maybe that’s why they’ve won three CIAU championships
a CIAU first team All-Canadian for the third time. To finish the year off, she was also named a CIAU tournament all-star.
Genevieve Morin, and _ the University of Manitoba’s Louise Wlock. The Pandas Danielle Stewart was named the tournament. MVP
“I couldn’t just give up. I had to try. If I [didn’t] make it that would be okay because I tried.”
— the Pandas Mirka Pribylova on returning from her torn ACL to lead the Pandas to
their third CIAU championship
“I was a little scared to play,” said Pribylova.
She looked anything but scared when she was on the court. One word to describe Pribylova’s play is fearless. She had 23 digs in the gold medal game.
“T couldn’t just give up. I had to try. If I [didn’t] make it that would be okay because | tried,” said Pribylova “I’m very stubborn ... I’m very competitive.”
Cheri Lansdown was named a tournament all-star along with UBC’s Jennifer Rauh and Tanya Pickerell, Université Laval’s
based on her platinum performance in the gold medal game where she had 12 kills and 22 digs.
“I’m just so happy. I’m very proud of our team,” said Stewart.
It was a long road to this title and the Pandas nearly lost it on a couple of occasions, but they never lost sight of their goal.
“From the very beginning our goal was to be standing here with the gold medal,” said the Pandas Shandra Doran.
Doran strained her hamstring during the finals and turned her ankle during the semi-final against
Manitoba. That game was also a five game marathon. The win put Alberta in the gold medal final and Manitoba in the bronze.
The bronze medal game was not nearly as exciting as the gold. It pitted the third ranked Laval Rouge et Or against the fourth ranked University of Manitoba Bisons. This came after Manitoba pushed the Pandas to five games during the semi-finals played on Friday night.
The bronze medal game was a less than 45 minute affair with Laval coming out on top 15-5, 15-8, and 15-9. Claude Lessard, Laval’s left side hitter, was their player-of-the- game with 15 kills and 13 digs. The Bisons setter, Heather Newsham, took the player-of-the-game honours for Manitoba.
The victory put the Pandas into the history books as one of only three teams that have ever won three championships in a row.
“Every single time you do it again it’s hard ... you have to work even harder,.” said Christy Torgerson who filled in admirably during Pribylova’s absence.
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Shannon Sampert presents Board of Governors’ chair John Ferguson with a collection of signed diapers to protest the Michener Park Daycare closure. Ferguson promised to return the diapers.
Holey Onecards!
Voting proof will permanently mutilate student IDs
by Chris Miller
Don’t be surprised if returning officers pull out hole punches when you pull out your ONEcard student ID during this week’s Students’ Union elections—they’re just doing their jobs.
Instead of scanning ONEcards to keep track of who has voted, returning officers will be punching small holes in the cards. This is because the ONEcard office can’t get needed upgrades done in time for elections, said acting ONEcard office manager Ross Philips.
“What it came down to was getting the data bases up-dated from the Registrar’s Office ... and
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getting some wiring done so there [could be] polling stations in places such as Education, Rutherford and HUB,” he said.
“It’s too bad we’re not going to go ahead with the new technology and we’re going back to the medieval system of voting.”
—SU CRO Kyle Kasawski
Phillips said the SU asked his office in late January about the possibility. of an electronic voters list. The plan was to link polling stations into the system through ONEcard photocopier outlets, but by late February it was found that some buildings would need additional wiring. Without it, some polling stations would have to be moved into places with ONEcard outlets, but which are less accessible to voters, he said.
“The goal of the SU elections is to have as accessible polling stations as possible to get the highest turn-out possible,” said Phillips.
Other ways of tracking voters were considered, including
stickers and ink spots, but both were too easily removed from the card, he said.
Punching the ONEcards won’t cause problems for students later on, said Phillips. “It will still be able to perform all its functions.”
Everything should be in place to use the ONEcard in next year’s SU elections, he added. “What we're going to do is start working with the SU much earlier. It was very rushed this year.”
SU chief returning officer Kyle Kasawski said he would have liked the ONEcard to be used in this year’s elections. “It would have been nice to use the computer system,” he said. “The people at ONEcard wanted to be 98 per cent sure the system wouldn’t crash and it would be good for voters. It’s too bad we're not going to go ahead with the new technology and we’re going back to the medieval system of voting.”
However, he didn’t think this would deter voters. “I think it would be cool to have a hole in my card.”
Kasawski also emphasized the ONEcard would only keep track of who voted, not how they voted. “With the ONEcard, voting is still secret ballot,” he said.
D.I.E. Board Ruling
Re: Eligibility of Mimi Williams as Candidate in S.U. Elections Complainant: Shane O'Bryan Date of Ruling: March 3, 1997
Members Present:
Kimberley Goddard, chair
Carl Gill, alternate chair
Marshall Goulay, regular member Andrew Sharpe, regular member
Shane Saunders, alternate member
Ruling (transcribed from a submission by the alternate chair): "When Ms. Williams tendered the nomination documents at the CRO's office, she also tendered $50.00 in cash as a deposit, rather than a cheque or money order for $50.00 as required by
Bylaw 300(9)(b)
300(9)(b):Each nomination under this section shall be accompanied by Fifty ($50.00) Dollar deposit in the form of a Certified cheque or money order, dated no later than 1700 Hours on Nomination Day and Payable to the Students’ Union, University of Alberta. Her Defence was that she had complied with the Bylaw by submitting $50.00 in valid currency. In fact, the bylaw does not demand valid currency, it demands a legal instrument, a certified cheque or money order. We find the Ms. Williams is in violation
of Bylaw 300(9)(b).
As Ms. Williams was not able to comply with this bylaw before 1700 hour deadline, her nomination package was insufficient and as such she is ineligible for candidacy. All other discussions related to this complaint are therefore, not relevant
issues.
The appeal is dismissed
Vote 4 in favour, 1 opposed and noted
Hibeddacd
Kimberley Goddard, D.I.E. Chair
TUITION TAKES OFF ... AGAIN
Board of Governors approves another maximum tuition increase for 1997-98
by Tim Shoults
Students at the University of Alberta will be digging deeper into their pockets for the seventh year in a row after the Board of Governors, the U of A’s highest governing body, approved a tuition increase of 9.6 per cent for the 1997-98 school year.
The increase passed with only the three student representatives on BoG voting against it.
“There’s a tremendous amount of empathy ... the voices [of students] have
definitely been heard.”
-BoG chair John Ferguson
The increase means that a student with a full courseload will be paying about $230 more in tuition next year.
Students had been pushing for either a tuition freeze or a smaller increase since the tuition issue was raised at the last meeting of the Board in January.
“This would be a good opportunity to send a message to the government that we feel we’ve reached the limit,” said Gordon Squirrel, president of the U of A’s Graduate Students’ Association.
Students’ Union president Garett Poston asked the Board to “stand up for students” and adopt a smaller increase to encourage the government to invest more funds in the U of A.
“As a university community, we’re sending the government a mixed message ... we’re letting them off the hook,” said Poston.
“There’s a tremendous amount of empathy ... the voices [of students] have definitely been heard,” said BoG chair John Ferguson shortly before the vote.
Some Board members expressed concern about the increase but voted in favour of it anyway.
“While we understand the hardships that could be caused by this, we don’t expect that enrolment will change any,” said Ed Marenko, chair of the Board’s finance committee, which
recommended the increase.
After the increase passed, Poston tried to convince th Board to set aside $500,000 of the estimated $6.5 million expected to be generated by the increase! for financial aid for need students. His motion was put of until the Board’s next meeting in May. “I would have liked to have! seen more commitment [to bursaries],” said Poston.
In spite of the students’ failure to change the Board’s mind on the tuition increase, Poston was optimistic about the meeting.
“T think it’s a good sign. If you look at the mood in the room last year, everybody on the Board was gung-ho about a tuition increase.
“I think if you look at the change in atmosphere and mood and opinion of some of the Board members from then to now, that’s a step in the right direction. That doesn’t mean a whole hell of a lot for students on campus right now, because we haven’t been successful in preventing the increase to the maximum, but it does bode well for the future,” said Poston.
Poston stated two weeks ago that he would not run as a candidate for MLA in order to be present at the meeting and to try to convince the Board to pass a smaller increase. When asked if he felt he should have run for MLA instead, Poston replied “Even though we weren't successful, I think that was the right choice. I think in principle not being here to vote against the tuition increase would be wrong.”
However, Poston did not propose an amendment to the increase proposal at the meeting. “I knew it wouldn’t get us anywhere,” he said. “We made our initial arguments. If those
didn’t get us anywhere, proposing an amendment wouldn‘t have gotten us anywhere.”
Ferguson was hopeful that the increase would be the last after seven consecutive years of tuition hikes. “I’d certainly like to think that we’re going to see the end of the maximum tuition increase, but we can’t say for sure.”
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HAIL TO THE CHIEF
Interviews with the presidential hopefuls
by Sheila Soder
The Gateway interviewed the 6 candidates for SU president about their plans for the office.
Gateway: If you were stranded ona deserted island with necessary for survival, what three “luxuries” would you like to have with you?
Stephen Curran: My dog Samantha, my basketball, and my teddy bear named Teddy.
Hoops Harrison: A home theater system and satellite dish, my cats Jean Luc and Harley, and my fiancé Lea Muller (If I don’t say that, then I’m dead!)
Dave Losey: TSN and a TV, anice restaurant, and a female friend (just for conversation, of course.)
Kris the Masturbation Man: A giant latex balloon, a pair of silver tongs, and a two-by-two foot wooden barrel—there’s this thing you can do with it that I read in a book.
James McLeod: A person, preferably female but male’s OK, a fishing rod, and a shower.
Space Moose: My contraband Swedish erotica, my size seven butt plug, and my Tickle-Me-Elmo.
What ts your goal if elected president?
SC: To have the SU affect every student on campus in some way.
HH: To ensure that students get their money's worth out of their SU fees.
DL: To be a very well-rounded president—every decision must be seen in the light of everything else. All of the issues tie together.
KMM: To reach out—only 75 per cent of people are masturbating—I'd like to reach out to the other 25 per cent and get them to join in solitary ecstasy.
JM: To bring the ‘S’ back into the Students’ Union.
SM: To tear the University a new asshole.
What is the most creative thing you have ever done?
SC: Memorized and recited a Shakespearean sonnet fora girlfriend.
HH: Bought a $50 1976 GMC truck all covered in rust and painted it my school colours—took it to every sports game and drove it everywhere to promote the high school (Bev Facey in Sherwood Park) from 1991-94.
DL: Negotiating the Course Pack deal—it’s not the normal deal where we pay large lease cost no matter how much you use. We got a per impression charge. We get all their equipment and expertise no matter how much we print.
KMM:: Ienjoy going out after the first snowfall and creating phallic symbols in the virgin drifts.
JM: Painted my minivan like a Holstein cow.
SM: | once took a dump in a briefcase and left it in Cameron
Library.
What would you do to make the SU more accessible to the average student?
SC: The SU has to push it so far that students don’t have to go through hoops to find out where their SU money is spent.
HH: Making students aware of what they get for their SU money, and how and where to go to when they have concerns or problems.
DL: You have to go to the students—you can’t make students come to us.
KMM: Have a common basis for everyone so that they can identify with the SU and the SU with them.
JM: Talk to people—if students know that they will be listened to and
things are changing, then they will come. SM: Bigger doors.
What did you think of idea of the current SU president running for MLA?
SC: I’ve been going around telling students I’m not going to run ... my biggest problem with [it] is it was the only thing we relied on.
HH: It was great—it generated so much attention and allowed us to have a bigger piece of the election pie. The SU was notjust a lobby group but a player, and they had to respect us.
DL: The concept isan excellent idea—you need new and exciting ideas to get.attention ... whether you agree with [Poston] running or not you can’t tell me that it wasn’t a media event.
KMM: It was the worst butt licking piece of crap that I’ve ever heard of—it created this big sucking noise that bothered my ears.
JM: It’s bull. The position [of president] is not meant to push you onto other positions.
SM: Garett who?
Positive Externalities
by Lauren Podlubny
The vp external race is heating up! The position is essential to the success of the University because
the vp is responsible for lobbying - government and for developing
and maintaining good relationships with outside businesses and corporations.
O Kyliuk is a fifth year sindent in co-op Mechanical Engineering. Kyliuk wants to increase industry involvement on the U of A campus and feels he is the right individual
for the job due to his experience
with the co-op program. He said “{his] experience with the industry will lend perfectly into the position. They seem to go hand in hand.” Kyliuk wants to be a contact for businesses and corporations who hope to get involved with the campus. James Lee is a fourth year
Environmental and Conservation © Science student. He plans to lobby ©
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the Federal government for more money, create more co-op programs, and establish better connections with public and private firms. Lee's main point in his platform is his plan to donate $10,000 of his
personal salary to establish a_
bursary fund to benefit students. He says he plans to spend less time with CASA and increase student effort toward more radical events. : Nicole Stogrin is a second year Biological Sciences student. Stogrin
feels that “there are a lot of issues —
that need to be addressed.“ She wants to see changes to student finance, especially remissions based on student needs and more government funded bursaries. Stogrin wants to continue working
with CASA and CAUS and plans to -
be a little more outgoing if things come to a standstill with the government. She suggested "maybe getting students involved a little more.”
Heather Taylori isa a fourth year Native Studies student. Taylor has -
worked for the past year as the
“Academic Affairs ce ordinator and has a vested interest in lowering the.
student debt load, She wants to
continue to work with CASA and the “Education Makes a Nation”
program and to make the university campus more industry friendly
without risking academic integrity.
Taylor stressed she “will not bea passive vp external. oe “Dave Watt is a ‘third year
; Honours English student. He has
been extensively involved with the
Campus Ambassadors program, and feels that student issues include
more than just post-secondary education. Watt wants to get out and work with the community, consolidate lobbying efforts with other groups, and get students involved in a different, hands on manner —
SUBlime forum
by Jennifer Dorward
Last Friday afternoon, the student election candidates gathered in SUB for yet another forum. The issues addressed included relations with the provincial government, raises for SU executives, and CJSR funding.
The two candidates for vp academic, Sheamus Murphy and Andrea Crawford, discussed the issue of mandatory teaching courses for all University professors. Both agreed that the courses were necessary. Crawford suggested that professors have a selection of courses to- choose from. “ After all,” she said, “teaching is a skill. It needs
| to be taught.”
The five candidates vying for
| the position of vp external were | asked how they would ensure that
the new provincial government listens to their concerns. Heather Taylor and Nicole Stogin agreed
j that a good rapport needs to be
established with the new Advanced Education minister. Q Kyliuk
j strongly advocated the use of
“outgoing...even outrageous” plans to let the government know that post-secondary education needs attention. He suggested putting a banner on the outside of Tory which would read; “Education makes sense; Ralph, why don’t you?” Dave Watt promised to work on consolidating lobby efforts with other community groups. All five candidates supported the University’s membership in CASA
(Canadian Alliance Student Association). Operations. and_ finance
candidates explained how they planned to reduce the SU’s $200,000 deficit. GET slate candidate John Seo promised to use revenues from the Power Plant and the Print Centre course packs. Garth Bishop and Juli Stoneberg were both opposed to cutting student services to decrease the deficit. Candidates for the vp student life position discussed SU salaries and raises.
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“Contributing to Democracy: Some Paradoxes of the 1990s” -
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Wednesday, March 12, 1997
Reception to follow in Faculty Lounge, 4th Floor, Law Centre. For further information, please call 492-5681.
Carole Pateman is Professor of Political Science at University of California at Los She is author of Participation and Democratic Theory (Cambridge,
1970), The Problem of Political Obligation, 2nd ed. (Polity, 1985), The Sexual Contract (Stanford, 1988) and The Disorder of Women: Democracy Feminism and
Political Theory (Stanford, 1990), a collection of her essays. She has co-edited Feminist Challenges: Social and Political Theory (Allen & Unwin, 1986) and Feminist Interpretations and Political Theory (Polity, 1991).
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All inquiries concerning the March session of Student Group Grant
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new students to the UofA will be participating. That’s nearly 6000 people! So ....
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The Orientation Office is looking for 300 volunteer Orienta- tion Leaders who will be trained in public speaking and presenta- tion skills, to provide orientation seminars for our new students. If you are a student who is friendly, enthusiastic and looking for a challenge, then apply now to become an ORIENTATION LEADER! Application forms are available at all Info Booths and in the SU Executive office at reception starting Friday March 7, — 1997. If you have any questions, please feel free to call or E-mail VJ Gibbins, Orientation Program Assistant.
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Make your own diagnosis of the Health Plan
by Tim Shoults and Rose Yewchuk
Students are being asked to vote: on a Health Plan during the SU, elections. However, the details of the: plan have been criticized for being too vague, and some students are concerned that they'will be forced to pay into a plan they don’t want.
Students’ Union president Garett Poston believes the plan is “long overdue” and will benefit students who don’t have access to
I think it’s basically taking unfair advantage of my situation.”
—5th year engineering student Brian Newell
supplementary health coverage.
“If we realize a surplus on the premiums, that’s not the broker’s money—that’s our money,” said Poston.
Dr. Gordon MclInroy, the director of University Health Services (UHS), called the health plan “a great deal for a low price.”
“The health plan is a way to protect the investment in your education,” said McInroy, noting that illness can disrupt students’ education due to high costs of treatments, drugs
and therapy. Currently, UHS subsidizes the dispensing fee for student
prescriptions (which can range from $5 to $9.75 at other pharmacies) and subsidizes the cost of certain drugs.
He noted that, if the health plan is not adopted, UHS will no longer be able to subsidize drugs for students and the on-campus pharmacy will have to close.
Mclnroy also pointed out that
doctors often prescribe less effective drugs to students because the best drugs are too expensive and doctors know
students won't fill the prescriptions. He expects the health plan to resolve this problem.
The plan will be automatically added to student registration fees. Students can only opt out of the health plan by proving that they are covered by an alternate health plan.
Brian Newell, a fifth-year engineering student, expressed his concern about the terms under which
it ... it’s unfortunate that it has to be that Way.”
Abroker forthe health plan was not found until two days before the referendum campaign began. The health plan’s broker is Gallivan and_ Associates,
which operates out of Waterloo, Ontario.
The firm
coordinates the
student health plans at the U of C, the U
of L, Mount Royal College, and Trent University.
John Gallivan, a consultant with Gallivan and Associates, said that his firm is investigating 3 or 4
students can opt out.
“The [SU] is taking away my right to choose whether I have this coverage,” he said.
“It may not be illegal, but it’s unethical.” Newell said he was disappointed by the lack of an organized No side.
“What the plan covers or doesn’t cover really isn’t an issue for me. I think it’s basically taking unfair advantage of my situation.”
Poston agreed thatsome students were concerned about the plan.
“There's a lot of valid reasons why students’ don’t want to have a health plan. A lot don’t like the fact that you have to have to prove that you have equal or better coverage before you opt out.”
“Unfortunately, that’s the only way we can get any of the brokers to offer us a health plan,” he said.
Poston said that most students wouldn't participate if the fees weren't manditory. “If you madeit opt-in, you wouldn’t get enough student participating to make it worthwhile,” he said.
When asked if it was fair to not allow students without other coverage to opt out, Poston said, “In a general sense, no. However, it’s no different than Athletics services; it’s no different than the Students’ Union.”
“It’s one of those things that even though you don’t necessarily know you're getting a benefit from it, you may be getting an indirect benefit from
national insurance firms but has not yet chosen one for the health plan.
Gallivan said that the student fee was “realistic” given the size of the U of A. “Being a larger school, you have more people to spread the risk.”
He noted that the health plan must be mandatory to be financially successful. Gallivan expects between 30 and 40 per cent of U of A students to opt out of the plan.
Poston said that although Students’ Council was consulted, “we didn’t pursue a broad-based student consultation.”
Several details of the health plan have not yet been finalized. The list of drugs covered under the plan and the complete financial:estimates: were
unavailable. The SU has not yet explained how the plan will be administered or how the opt-out forms will be processed.
Poston said that the lack of details shouldn’t impair the referendum campaign. “There was some concern that even though we were more prepared than last year, that there were still too many unanswered questions. In theend, we decided that it wouldn’t hurt to go for it, and if students don’t feel they have enough information,
“The health plan is a way to protect the investment in your education.”
—University Health Services director Dr. Gordon McInroy
they'll vote no.”
The University of Calgary has had a similar health plan in place since 1990. The plan does not cover vision services and students have a separate dental plan with a $45 fee.
Jason Lindsay, one of the health plan administrators at the U of C, said that the plan has been “quite successful.” Students there pay an annual fee of $103 per term, which has remained constant since 1991.
Lindsay said that 10,000 of the 17,000 undergraduate students at the Uof Care members of the health plan. “That number is changing—more people are coming onto the plan.” He said that between 1000 and 2000 more students have joined the plan in recent years.
Lindsay estimated that only 30 to 40 per cent of the students actually utilize the benefits.
The health plan fee is also manditory for U of C students, who must prove coverage to opt out.
Hearing: March 3, 5:00 Re: CRO Ruling #7
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potential candidates. makes an official ruling for that year.
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reading week, and a request was made for more detailed information on this report was brou Janet Jurcic asking for submissions to a SU Gateway supplement entitled the “Campus Link’ Ken Blonski, the SU Executive Research Officer, to put together a submission containing the graphs derived from the initial re intelligible, and Mr. Blonski asked if Mr. Harrison would like some brief text explaining the nature of the graphs to which Mr. his mandate as the current VP External for the SU, as he had not been asked to step down nor had he received any indication of the expectations with seeking election. he ele regarding current SU members and elections are not covered within the SU constitution, nor were they contained within the nominations package distributed to all roach to be taken is completely left up to the discretion of the CRO from year to year
is not the responsibility of the potential candidates to speculate, or make random conjecture regar
D.LE. Ruling
pus Link article In question was not campaigning as defined in the elections bylaw. Therefore, the CRO’s ruling was overturned (Vote: 5 in favour, one
"| -during the month of February Mr. Harrison, in his position as VP External, compiled several statistics and published the results in a pamphlet that was released Feb. 10. The following week was ght forward immediately following the break. At this time Mr. Harrison also received a request from Ms. ; a production that was under her supervision. Mr. Harrison responded to booth concerns by asking Mr. eee The instruction pe pertained solely to ensure that the charts be
is time Mr. Harrison was still acting fully within respect to current SU executives who would be
arrison agreed. At t
; there is euiely no set procedure to suds these members until the CRO ing the future rulings o
the CRO. Mr. Harrison did not in
fact receive the decision until Wed. Feb. 26, even though he had requested clarification earlier, at which time he was told that he was to take a vacation from his position immediately. Therefore, it is clear that Mr. Harrison made the request of Mr. Blonski, while acting under his constitutional mandate. It is important to note at this time in a previous ruling (Nov. 14/96) the D.I.E. board submitted:
“Whenever an executive member of the SU is an interested party in any sort of election, referendum, or plebiscite, it should be expected that they be the presence of mind to either refrain
from commenting to external media source or refer the inquiry to a neutral third party.”
This indeed is what Mr. Harrison proceeded to do by requesting that Mr. Blonski, an independent third party oversee the creation of this Gateway submission. The Board also accepted the evidence that Mr. Harrison’s instructions dealt explicitly with the legibility of the graphs and at no time did he request, demand, or even suggest the inclusion of his name on the submission. Once he passed this assignment to Mr. Blonski, Mr. Harrison’s contributions to it’s fulfillment were fundamentally nonexistent as any further discussion with Mr. Blonski was solely directed at ensuring that the graphs transferred legibly into the newspaper format. Mr. Blonski then proceeded to create the entire piece including all the text in question, without the input of Mr. Harrison in any regards. When the CRO ruling demanding all current executives take a vacation was issued, the article had already been submitted by Ms. Jurcic to the Gateway staff. Pastved when the decision was made, Mr. Harrison attempted to see a proof of the submitted, but was unable to do so as a result of technical complications within the Gateway. A viewable proof was not available until literally right before the = deadline at aN oe. 4:00 am Thurs. morning and Mr. Harrison was not aware of the content of the submission until he obtained a copy of the Gateway on Thurs. morning.
D.I.E. determined: -that Mr. Blonski alone wrote and created the contested text -that Mr. Blonski is an independent, neutral employee of the SU -that Mr. Blonski was acting fully within the specter of his employment -that Mr. Harrison was not aware of the submission’s exact content until the Gateway was published Thurs. Feb. 27. -that Mr. Harrison was acting fully within his constitutional mandate when he assigned the project to Mr. Blonski. -that Mr. Harrison could Sine been CERTAIN about the decision of the CRO until the ruling was made. Candidates should not face the burden of speculation but should be given clear instructions as soon as possible -that Ms. Jurcic was the immediate supervisor of the submission. The constitutional question raised by the CRO revolved around the determination of whether this article constituted campaigning as outlined in bylaw 300(2)d as the bylaw infractions quoted by the CRO in the official ruling all deal with campaign and election practices. Two key questions therefore arise: Oe Was Mr. Harrison guilty of early campaigning?
Bylaw 300(2)d defines campaigning as: ; “Campaign means any planned or organized act by or on the behalf of poy perce which is calculated to gain support for the election of that person to at position.”
Mr. Harrison did not in fact write the article, nor did he instruct Mr. Blonski to include his name or any favorable information. His instructions were limited to the legibility and clarity of the graphs. He was also actin within his mandate and was unaware of the CRO’s position with regards to current SU executives. It may be easy to say he should have known, or must have known, but this brings the discussion into the realm of sheer speculation as there is no evidence to implicate Mr. Harrison, beyond ori reasonable standards, as organizing this supplement to aid in his campaign. In fact there is much evidence to the contrary: Mr. Harrison did not approach Ms. Jurcic but rather, she eating him, Mr. Harrison asked an independent third party to prepare the Supt. Mr. Blonski took full control of the article’s production including the writing of accompanying text, Mr. Harrison at no time witnessed the submitted article, the publication fell well within the natural progression with respect to the dissemination of the researched information, and Ms. Jurcic was the direct supervisor of the submission.
__A\l: therefore, based on the balance of information the board concluded that it could not be proven by any standard that Mr. Harrison organized this publication for the advancement of his campaign. Sige Q2: was Mr. Blonski, acting as an independent third party guilty of pre-campaigning of behalf of Mr. Harrison? Again the bylaw in question is bylaw 300(2)d: : seks Campaign” means any planned or organized act by or on behalf of any person which is calculated to gain support for the election of that person to any position
A2: The main issue that arises is whether Mr. Blonski was acting in a manner which was calculated to gain SuppOn for Mr. Harrison. The D.I.E. board was satisfied that Mr. Blonski’s motivation in this respect was completely innocent. He was acting in the role of disinterested third party, and he was fully responsible for all content. He acted HS aaa in terms of creation of the text, which was then submitted directly to Ms. Jurcic. His actions in including Mr. Harrison’s name without his knowledge may have been careless, but the D.I.E. board is satisfied that this was not intentional, nor was it aimed at garnering support for Mr. Harrison’s election campaign. While independent third pues may be counted within this bylaw they must still fulfill the requirement of “calculation”, but there is no evidence to support any contention that Mr. Blonski was acting with intent to further Mr. Harrison’s campaign.
Therefore the publication, while unfortunate, was accidental and does not fit within the bylaw prescribed definition of campaigning. As it is not campaigning it does not fit within the auspices of electioneering practices and therefore cannot fall within bylaw 300; consequently, it falls outside the jurisdiction of the CRO.
The appeal is upheld, and the CRO’s sanction of Mr. Harrison is dismissed Kimberley Goodard, Die Chair.
| campaign never got off the ground. Post-second- ary education didn’t even make a blip on the electoral radar. [t never came close to matching _the coverage of issues like health care in the minds of Alberta ce even of our own stu- | dents. -
| On well. On to the Board of Governors. ‘We were § going. to make a difference there, too. We
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"Where 4 did it get us? Poston didn’t run. The
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VOTE 4 RALPH / He KEEPS
Hl the hopes and plans any this: year have failed,
You ¢ are wrongit!
This is for the editor and the writer of the “Ivory Tower Race” in Thursday, March 6, 1997's edition of the Gateway.
Sheamus Murphy is NOT the current president of the Arts Students’ Associa- tion! This is totally and completely wrong! Whoever got this information is a com- plete fool!
Mr. Murphy resigned his position a couple of weeks ago before SU campaign began. He resigned, and this means that the VP Administration, Shelley Babich, is now the president of the Arts Students’ Association!
Also Mr. Murphy cannot BE President of the ASA because he is running for SU office and he cannot legally hold title in the ASA whilst he is a candidate.
Mr. Murphy was past president of the
ASA the moment he turned in his keys and he cannot regain his keys because he RESIGNED his position.
That’s all I gotta say. Thank you.
Krishna Tailor
THE BEST GUY
So the SU elections are just a few days away and if you're anything like me, you haven't exactly been losing sleep over this. You’re probably tired of seeing those faces plastered around campus, or you’re getting annoyed with those pesky candidates interrupt- ing class time with their “ground- breaking” platforms.
Let us take a moment to think about all this. Remember your tuition dues?
Did you happen to look at the amount of money the S.U. takes from your precious purse? Note that second to your actual tuition, SU dues are more than Health Serv- ices or Recreation. In other words, these wannabe Joe Clarks and Ralph Kleins support the idea that the SU is more important than your personal health or fitness. Oh wait, don’t they represent the student body? Considering that less than half the student population votes in the SU elections and when they do vote, it is for an egomaniac who wastes his time pondering MLA- ship and crashing Science conven- tions without paying—what’s the point?(cont’d on 8)
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What follows is a totally bi- ased, prejudiced, and unkind bit of editorializing about the candi- dates in the upcoming SU election. You have been warned, and if you don’t like it, suck it. We are often asked why we don’t do construc- tive coverage of the elections, to which we reply, ‘Have you ever heard of a news section?’ If it sounds like we aren’t attacking people equally, it probably is be- cause we forgot all the nasty dirt. Please enjoy the election haikus.
President
Hoops Harrison
You’ve probably done a lot this year, but it sure was hard to tell with those teeny-tiny graphs. Boy, it sure is fun to take credit for things the government did in Ot- tawa for you even though they have no idea you're alive. What the hell did you do to your hand? Nice khakis.
James McLeod
Famous campaign quote: “that’s all I have to say. Thanks.” Translation: “I’m an idiot who knows nothing about this posi- tion. Thanks.” He sure is proud of his pants. Nice poster, Mr. Phan- tom of the Election. If you shit in my slipper, I'll beat you with a two-by-four.
David Losey
The freakiest Jack-Nicholson- as-the-Joker cheeks ever. Smiling is the last thing you should do. Look out Gotham City. Khakis. Way to piss off the martial arts clubs; are you going to use your magic budget wand to make them disappear?
election haiku 1 Many promises
Everybody wants your vote They stink like my ass
Masturbation Man Finally some campaign prom- ises that the common student can
really relate to. Tulip gardens abounding. You can spill your seed any time. Just don’t make us think about the GET slate naked. That’s sure to freeze any student's, uh, tuition. :
Stephen Curran
Intensity doesn’t equal cha- risma. You can’t stare people into voting for you. Horoscope: Watch for guys whose names rhyme with
election haiku 2 Posters show slick hair
And lots of bucks in wallets Foul smells are not shown
bad. They can pop up all of a sud- den and nail your skinny Bear ass to the wall. It was thoughtful of you to argue for lower tuition at the forum because you sure forgot to do it at the BoG meetings. Even if you couldn’t make it to council, it isn’t slander, because it happens to be true. Creative khakis.
Space Moose
The only REAL candidate. What other candidate could threaten his electorate and still be a serious contender? You’re right about one thing: the people up in
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spect once this fiasco was over.
vp External
Heather Taylor
Vote GET and you'll GET what you deserve. Could we put YOU on a transit bus for a semes- ter? There’s nothing like running for a position because of the travel possibilities.
Dave Watt
Too bad your speech wasn’t as bright as your last name. Leave the mental masturbation to the presi- dents and lose the neo-socialist rhetoric. Stop running with and against Daves. It’s just confusing.
Q Kyliuk Get a name, consonant boy.
Tory to send a message to the gov- ernment. “Fuck you, Ralph” might be more effective. You’re as annoy- ing as the Q on Star Trek and not nearly as powerful.
Nicole Stogrin
The underdog. Keeps using the other candidates’ answers. Try changing the words a little more. Plagiarism sucks, so be a little original. You'll need to be a little more militant if you really want to lead the student revolution.
James Lee
$10,000 of your own money donated toward scholarships? You obviously still live at home. Are you going to buy yourself the presidency next year?
vp Academic
Sheamus Murphy
Hmmm, too good to be true...must be teflon, nothin’ sticks. Are you going for the world record for greatest number of peo- ple sucked up to in one campaign? Watch your ass, someone wants you out of there.
Andrea Crawford If you weren't ditzy, you’d have nothing going for you. GET lost. A frat connection sure is a handy way to get elected.
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Garth Bishop
Customer reward program. Kinda like Airmiles?? We don’t plan to spend $4000 at L’Express to get one free meal. On the other hand, the food spends more time in the air than in your stomach.
John Seo
Your clone-khakis are too short. All your innovations have already happened. Do you have any actual plans? NTN in RATT.
Juli Stoneberg
I sure wish I was in an all- powerful women’s frat. If you don’t win, are you going to sue the SU again? You’re going to balance
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Quang Luong
vp fashion. Do you have any idea what this job entails? Are you trying to launch your fashion ca- reer by cramming mojos down our throats along with your campaign posters straight out of a Details fashion spread? Wasn’t that an campaign for a new brand of jeans?
Narmin Hassam
Who let you back out from under your bridge? Do they still sell cherry-red lipstick in TrollTown? If anyone looks like a demonic Ewok in a size 1 powersuit, it’s you.
Susan Flynn
A three year plan. Didn’t Sta- lin have one of those? Real an- swers from a realistic person. That’s you. No joke.
Marcie Brulotte
Probably a decent candidate. Kinda makes you wonder what she’s hiding. Could be one of those keeners you hear about in the TLFs.
vp Student Life
Ryan Gassner
You are tall. You also resem- ble Satan with blue contact lenses. GET a little smarter. A Trouble- shooter column in the Gateway? How about when you see trouble, you just shoot it. The Snoozers
SU election special
Lounge? It’s called the SU offices.
Dave Pollard
Town hall meetings? When you can’t get certain exec mem- bers to attend meetings, how can you get students out to non- events?
Bill Marsh
A liquor inspector from Lister Hall isn’t what you picture when you think of your ideal vp in charge of fun. If Mr. Marsh would stop disclosing classified Versa in- formation and start concentrating on pronouncing multi-syllabic words perhaps he would appear to have the IQ of a kumquat. What are you, a spy? You’d tell us, but then you'd have to kill us.
Stew McDonough Frosted Lucky Charms ... they’re magically Stew-licious.
’ Archie, Archie Andrews ... Where
are you?A tri-campus party, okey- dokey. We go to the U of A so that we don’t have to associate with those types. Did you notice you wear the same cords as Kris, the Masturbation Man?
Derrick Outram
Quoting Yoda is a cheap ploy. You probably cried when SORSE died, Mr. Orientation. Maybe you should wash that shirt at least ONCE before the election—if you can bear to part with your own iconic image.
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Opinion
Rose Yewchuk
There’s something about the SU health plan that’s making me sick to my stomach.
I voted against the plan last year because I honestly didn’t think I’d benefit from it. Maybe I'ma spoiled brat, but I still live at home and I’m covered under my mother’s health plan. Being with-
“out health care has never been a reality for me.
I was also under the impres- sion that Canada had one of the best health care systems in the world. I figured that as long as “universality” was one of the terms of the Canada Health Act, my fellow students wouldn’t have to agonize over how to pay for that appendectomy. After all, that’s what public health care is for.
I was surprised to see that 70 per cent of students supported the plan in last year’s referendum. However, I thought the issue was dead when the vote was over- turned ona technicality and I was very surprised to see it resurface again this year—especially since the university population hasn’t exactly been storming the barri- cades of SUB demanding that the SU fees be raised again.
The SU is enthusiastic about the benefits that the health plan will bring to students. Their “ Yes” propaganda shows a pretty little graph in which every student pays $89.50 in premiums into the plan and takes out $350.00 in physi-
otherapy, contact lenses, ambu- lance rides, and drug prescrip- tions.
It’s a nice visual, and I wish the rest of the university system could give me that kind of a return on my investment. Unfortunately, most students are going to pay much more into the system than they take out, mainly be-
Alberta health care. If the referen- dum passes, the health plan fee will be automatically tacked onto the tuition fees and students will have to fill out forms and show ap- propriate documentation to get out of it.
Why is this? SU representa- tives list two reasons. The first is a
cause that’s how the gods of insurance work their magic.
I can understand that some students without health coverage would want a health plan to put their minds at ease. For example, dedicated athletes would probably feel a lot better
knowing that the physi- otherapy for those repeat mountain biking accidents
won't come out of their tui- tion money. Students who
regularly take common drugs like insulin, Prozac, or birth control will be glad to hear that the health plan covers 80 per cent of the cost of prescription drugs.
However, this health plan does nothing for me. In fact, there are a lot of students who don’t need or simply don’t want the plan. This is where the coercion comes in. The SU has stated that students can’t opt out of the plan unless they can prove that they're covered by another health plan.
Students can’t just decide to keep their $89.50 in health plan fees and take their chances with
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touchy-feely public good argu- ment. Cash-strapped students paying their tuition won't realize how great the health plan is and will probably choose not to opt in. But before the end of the year, they'll break a leg or feel a sud- den craving for a methadone pre- scription and wish they had joined the health plan while they had the chance.
However, there’s a second and more serious reason why the SU won't let you opt out of the plan on demand. The SU and the insur-
ance broker that’s handling the plan both know that large num- bers of students are needed to lower the average health risk and balance the amount paid in with the amount paid out.
If the plan isn’t mandatory, the students who stay in are probably going to be the ones who plan to take advantage of the health benefits. This auto- matically means that the premiums would be much higher. It would also make the plan less stable since there would be fewer peo- ple keeping it afloat. To put things in perspective, all of the brokers that the SU con- sidered for the health plan refused to even consider insuring U of A students unless contributions were mandatory.
I think it’s a sad com- mentary on the degenera- tion of public health care in this country that this plan is even being discussed, and I can’t deny that some students need a supple- mentary health plan to meet their medical needs.
But | think it’s unfortunate that a Yes vote in this week’s ref- erendum will prevent students without medical coverage from opting out of the plan in the fu- ture. I think we have to question how much this health plan is re- ally benefiting the “public good” if the public has to be coerced into keeping the plan running.
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Space Moose. At least he has the honest decency to admit that he’s a representative of Sodom and Gommorah. | kinda like the idea of a cartoon character for president— it wouldn’t be a first.
Sam Price
Cartoon complaint
I would like to lodge a formal complaint with the Gateway. The “Mr. Jones” comic strip that ap- peared in the Gateway on March 6, 1997. We have already discussed with editor-in-chief Chris Jackel the cartoonist’s intent in respect to this cartoon. It has be made clear that the author wanted to present the idea of racism. This comic strip failed to do so and if fact has pre- sented the idea of hate literature. The intent may have been justified but the impact of the negative por- trayal of Aboriginal students is of- fensive and very damaging. It is the impact that will have a great affect on the University student body. I question the decision to publish this cartoon. We also ques- tion the cultural understanding of your paper in regards to such a tasteless piece of journalism. Our office demands an apology from
your paper to all the Aboriginal students and staff on this campus as well the Aboriginal Peoples of this country. I suggest that if any- one wants to learn what the roles of our students are on this campus; they attend our Native Awareness Days this at SUB and in the Butterdome March 10 - 14, 1997. Perhaps your paper could learn a little by attending and doing some productive journalism.
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Brenda Mary Alice Jones B.R.A. M.FA.
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Native Students Services University of Alberta
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entertainment
Entertainment Editor: Scott Sharplin 492-7052
TALENT EXPOSED
(FILM ) Local Exposure!
Local Heroes Film Festival
at the Garneau Theatre
Sunday, March 9
Inside the auditorium, the opening event of the 1997 Local Heroes Film Festival felt more or less like a genuinely serious cer- emony, with all the actors and directors all grave and anxious, though each in their own style. Despite an undertone of silliness in all of it, the moment the movies came on the screen was an uplifting one.
All of the movies (five minutes or less, all done on home video cameras, and all from Alberta) took a comedic approach, some cen- tring on action, others on wit, all pretty much the style and quirky ideas you would expect from home videos. However, it is a worthy and rewarding experience for those involved; their videos are played on the big screen, they have an audience, and they can win over $500. And these people take themselves very seri- ously, tattooing their works with production company titles, credits, special effects, and everything.
The first winners announced were those chosen by a panel:
For Best Director ($100): Gordon McDowell for “Friendly Snowman,” a par- able arguing the importance of revenge in maintaining safety, with a beautifully clear and high quality time-lapse segment of a melting snowman at the end.
For Best Writer ($100): Dustin Winston and Logan MacPherson for “No More Clownin’ Around,” a polished western filmed at Fort Edmonton, about a clown and sharp- shooter who have a shootout for the same beautiful woman; with a twist at the end.
For Best Actor ($100): John Delfin for “Wonderful Meatballs,” about a man with one screw loose, and repetition in his speech.
The People’s Choice winners were:
Second Place ($250): “Portrait in Phat,” a pseudo-documentary about a championship Whack-A-Mole player (that game at
Theatre
(HEATRE Skits Akimbo! — ee : oS directed by Stewart Lemoine, Jeff Haslamand Trevor Anderson —_/ at the Varscona Theatre cee until March 15
A small taste of the Fringe in March, this magnificent collection of short skits and songs, put on by some of Edmonton’s most talented actors and directors, has just the right amount of everything: love, humour, obsession, criminal activity, opera, and mur- der. Lots of murder actually. And even bet- ter than that is that it is all quite funny.
The first skit, by renowned Edmonton playwright Stewart Lemoine, is entitled
“The Last Dreams of a Winter Evening” and
tells an ironic story of prairie farm life. Full
of all the typical stereotypes of a farm fam-
Heroes stuff in Wednesday’s Gateway!
Galaxyland where you hit moles with a club) from China who comes to Edmonton to ex- pand his fame.
First Place ($500): “Pizza Fugitive,” by Alex Chu, in the form of an action trailer, about a man being hunted down for deliver- ing a cold pizza, but who turns from hunted to hunter.
My personal choice, however, did not win a prize. “Parka Reaper” was a film about a
Lust for life and zesty Italian music both play key roles in the independent film Pizzicatta, which plays at the Local Heroes film festival on Friday, March 14 at Capitol Square Cinema. More great Local
young girl’s paranoia of being hunted by a faceless individual in a red parka. It was per- fect, in that it was timed well, with a naive style that made it look almost like an under- ground or “trash” film. The dialogue would barely finish before the next shot, the colours were slightly washed out, the acting was hor- ribly bad, almost every word seemed screamed out, and all this put together made a wonderful movie. If a good movie had a
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bad moment like this, it would be ruined. Since everything here is in that vein, it’s a suc- cess.
There were a few other good ones, one of them being “Das Gum,” and another “The Ankara Incident,” which I can’t go into with- out ruining the whole mystery behind the titles.
akimbo at the Varscona
ily (overworked mother, redneck father etc.) itis anything but one of the tired tales found in high school English books. This tale is ter- rifically twisted, and very amusing.
Dana Andersen’s peculiar operatic per- formance art-ish piece, “Aveda,” puts an entirely new bend on hair care and stands in sharp contrast to the other pieces of the evening. “Boy Meets Girl,” written by Paul Morgan Donald, is a lively tale of a man (Schultz) being accosted and flirted with by a somewhat eccentric woman (Unwin). Her observation, and reiteration, that “life is like a Stewart Lemoine play” had the actors pa- tiently taking lengthened pauses to allow the audience to catch their breath between reck- less bursts of laughter.
Cathleen Rootsaert’s “After You” was perhaps the most cleverly written and en- tertaining piece of the evening. A young
husband and wife (Haslam and McLaughlin) stand on the roof of their apart- ment building ready to jump. Right before their plunge they begin to argue and wit, hilarity, and ingenuity follow.
David Belke’s “William the Bard” was a fine contrast to the other skits, and sheer brilliance. A young man (Schultz), hoping to win the approval of his Shakespeare ob- sessed father (Haslam), forges Shakespeare’s signature and then some documents of con- siderably more importance. Told through flashbacks from the son’s trial the skit is fresh, smart and hilarious.
“How Some Children Played at Slaugh- tering,” by Trevor Anderson, is a bizarre tale of what can happen when one sends two innocent children (Stewart and Anderson) to play in the snow. Adapted from a bleak Grimm fairy tale, its dark humor culminates
in a very final scene.
Twice during the evening, the audience was honored with a performance by the very gifted Sheri Sommerville. Her voice is truly enchanting, and the spell she so easily cast over the audience remarkable. With her el- egance, talent and ethereal voice it would have been wonderful to hear her more than just twice. (On some nights Ron Pederson, a dynamic local actor, will be singing in lieu of Mrs. Somerville.)
The performances given by the enthusi- astic actors (Elizabeth McLaughlin, Trevor Anderson, Judy Unwin, Roger Schultz, Jeff Haslam) were solid and proficient, most no- tably that of Davina Stewart. A strange blend of humor and frivolity, Skits Akimbo! proves an entertaining and colourful evening.
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Last Friday at the Rebar I went to two hea Well, not really, but it sure felt like it. Perhaps the only thing you could say Downway and Drool have incommon is that they could both be called punk, but they sat at ex- act opposite ends of the spectrum.
Calgary based Downway were the first up for the evening, and after a long wait the band took the stage at around 11:00. It was obvious who many of the fans were there to see when the dance floor filled up before they even started playing. Self-described as “drunk rock,” they immediately kicked into their fast-paced music, and didn’t let up until the end of the set. The dance floor stayed full throughout the set, and many people watched from the sidelines as well. I really loved the new stage; not only was it bigger, but also angled so the people in front of the bar could enjoy the show as well. Pretty soon Dave, the bassist, was shirtless, as the energetic young men bounced around the stage, work- ing everyone into a sweat. Downway played a variety of songs, but many of them tended to sound the same, a problem common to many new school punk bands. You can check out Downway on their album, Downway is as Downway Does, or on the Calgary compilation, Milk the Cow.
When I returned from a brief trip downstairs, I felt
like I was walking into a completely different bar. The more mainstream crowd which had been there to see Downway had fled the bar completely, and you could tell Drool was much harder from those finding chairs near the front. After finishing hang- ing up a funky tie-dyed backdrop, the band took the stage in the slowly emptying upstairs. Drool was extremely heavy compared to their opening
Pretty soon Dave, the bassist, was shirtless, as the energetic young men bounced around the stage, working everyone into a sweat.
act, and after a slow start many people started get- ting into the music. It definitely wasn’t as danceable, but the heavy, angry music soon had a few people up slam dancing.
Drool have recently undergone significant changes, and back with a new singer and a new album they played quite well, but they were defi-
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the songs were good, but it was often hard to hear the lead singer, and a couple of songs lacked any real rhythm. Despite Drool playing quite well, I thought Downway should have been headlining, or the two should have played different shows with bands a little closer to their own style.
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Citadel production witty and contemporary, but sexist in the end
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The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare at the Citadel Theatre March 5—30, 1997
The Citadel Theatre began its produc- tion of The Taming of the Shrew last week. Coming to you on the Maclab stage, it is considered one of Shakespeare’s funniest and most controversial plays.
The play begins by establishing The Taming of the Shrew as a play within a play in the induction scene. Set in an Italian restaurant in Edmonton with numerous Canadian and Edmontonian cultural ref- erences, the scene is drastically changed from the original. The main character of the scene, Christopher Sly (John Wright), is transformed into a true Albertan drunk who is fooled into thinking that he is a lord, and the restaurant is transformed into-a town in Italy for the production of a play called “The Taming of the Shrew.”
Baptista (Stephen Hair) is a wealthy father of two daughters that he wishes to marry off. The younger, Bianca (Marianne Copithorne), is an immature girl who whines, cries and plays on her father’s sympathies, but has no shortage of suit- ors. But Baptista keeps her courtship in limbo as long as the elder daughter, Kate (Michelle Fisk), is unmarried. Fortunately for Bianca’s suitors, Petruchio (Andrew Gillies) arrives to take on the challenge of marrying the aggressive and ill-mannered Kate.
Petruchio and Kate are the focus of the play but unfortunately the two actors play- ing them didn’t have much chemistry. The courting scene, for example, which is nor- mally considered one of the funniest scenes in the play, ends up uncomfortable and unmemorable. Generally, Kate was not very shrewish and changes little by the end of the play despite being “tamed.” Fortunately, she wasn’t portrayed as a raving lunatic as in some productions. Somewhere in between would have been better. Petruchio wasn’t very funny. At times he was needlessly seri- ous and often demanded too much attention when he spoke.
Some of the best performances were of Grumio (Larry Yachimec), Petruchio’s stupid servant, Tranio (Julien Arnold), and the servant of Lucentio (Bruce Davies), the young and foolish suitor of Bianca. The chemistry between two of Bianca’s other suitors, Gremio (William Vickers) and Hortensio (Ashley Wright), was surprising. They make a humorous alliance with some of the best physical comedy in the play.
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The’play ends up with a Simpsons-like qual- ity, making references to O.J. Simpson, Karl Laugherfeld and Braveheart.
Despite being one of Shakespeare’s fun- niest plays, it is also considered his most sexist. The theme, which culminates in Kate’s speech in the final scene, is that wives should obey their husbands completely. Al- though the director attempted to make it seem as though Kate and Petruchio had formed a partnership, it didn’t come across. But for that, you can really only blame Shakespeare and the era in which he lived. At the end, however, we are reminded it is only a play; In fact, it’s only a play within a play that was written in very different times.
I hope most people will be able to over- look the sexist nature of the theme. It really only comes in at the end. But being fore- warned, hopefully you won’t miss this ex- cellent play.
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by Mary Pinkoski
Despite a number of hurdles the University of Alberta track and field team fared exceptionally well last weekend at the CIAU championships. in Windsor, Ontario.
The small team placed tenth in both the male and female standings, witha number of top ten individual finishes.
The women's team suffered a disappointment when one of their medal hopefuls, Cindra Lewis was injuried in the 4x200 meter relay preliminaries.
“She wasn’t able to run the 300 meter or the 4x400 meter and she was coming into the meet as second in the country,” said U of A head coach Marek Glowacki, who also noted that the injury weakened the Pandas team.
The hopes of the women’s team were restored when Pam Posein brought home the women’s only medal when she won a silver medal in the 600 meter.
“This was a bonus for us,” said Glowacki.
Also on the women’s team, Rosemary Ball placed fifth in the 1000 meter, Jennifer Koelbl placed sixth in the 1500 meter and fifth in the 3000 meter, followed by Karen Tulloch who placed ninth in the 3000 meter. Jodi Forester-Molstad pole vaulted into eighth place, and the team was rounded off by the women’s 4x400 meter relay team which placed ninth. The relay was run by Rosemary Ball, Pam Posein, Kyla Smith, and Charlotte Lidberg.
On the Bears side of things the results were very promising.
“With only five competitors we did a really good job,” said Glowacki.
Kevin Olson ran to a silver medal in the1000 meter and John Kistenkas rounded off the individual placing with a fourth place in the 60 meter hurdles.
The men’s relay team provided a surprise when the team ranked fourthth came home with the silver medal.
“They did very well, this was a great accomplishment,” said Glowacki.
This track meet rounded off the season for the team, but they hope to come back next year even stronger.
As a senior member of the team, in her fourth year, Rosemary Ball is very optimistic about the next season.
“We will be very strong, we have incredible potential,” said Ball.
“We will move up to the top five for both teams next year, or better,’ added Glowacki.
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BEARS RETURN AFTER 16 YEARS
Bears go undefeated in CIAU tournament to win championship
by Brandice Shostak
CALGARY—They could have at least tried to make it appear difficult.
The University of Alberta Golden Bears volleyball team claimed their first national title in 16 years last Friday, rolling over their opponents with ease.
The victory seemed to come with relative ease as the Bears didn’t drop a single game in three matches.
The fairy tale week for the Golden Bears began with the awards dinner Tuesday night.
The U of A contingent nearly swept the awards as Golden Bears head coach Terry Danyluk was named CIAU coach-of-the-year, setter Doug Bruce was chosen CIAU player-of-the-year, and Mike Sieben received the TSN Award for combining academics and athletics.
Bruce was also named a first team All-Canadian.
And things only skyrocketed from there.
The Bears had their closest match of the tournament Wednesday when they faced Wilfrid Laurier University Golden Hawks in the quarter- finals.
Wilfrid Laurier was the only U of A opponent to get past the ten-point mark in the nine games the U of A played.
The Golden Bears pushed past the Hawks in three straight, winning 15-10, 15-11 and 15-7.
Even Laurier’s star, former NCAA _ volleyball player Anthony Fenton, was helpless against the Bears. Fenton played for Brigham-Young University of the NCAA in Provo, Utah.
Mike Sieben led Alberta in kills, racking up 20, while Chad Hatala had 13.
After sweeping Laurier on Wednesday, the Bears advanced to the tournament semi-final on Thursday. Semi-final action pitted Alberta against the University of Winnipeg Wesmen, the GPAC representitives.
Again, the Golden Bears made it look easy, as they killed Winnipeg in three quick games, by scores of 15-5, 15-7 and 15-7.
The Bears made a mockery of the Wesmen as Chad Hatala again came out strong, leading the team with 17 kills, while Clint Millard picked up 10 digs.
Winning the semi-final 3-0 in the national tournament is definitely not common and the Bears themselves were surprised just how smoothly the match went.
“T didn’t expect it to go that
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The Bears won the CIAU championship last weekend, can you tell by Clint Millard’s expression in this photo?
quickly. I was expecting it to go five,” said Sieben.
Perfectionists they are, the Golden Bears were determined to keep the scoring against them to an absolute minimum and ensure themselves a berth in the national final.
“I think all the guys had some unfinished business from last game. We didn’t play as well as we wanted to [Wednesday] and we came extra-prepared tonight to make sure we made it to the game [Friday], that’s where we’ve wanted to be all year,” said Millard.
With the 3-0 sweep the Golden Bears made their second consecutive trip to the national final, this time facing the Dalhousie University Tigers.
The Bears had played well against Laurier, great against Winnipeg, but they were absolutely incredible against Dalhousie.
The Tigers, led by first team All-Canadian Terry Martin, didn’t stand a chance as the
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Golden Bears played near- flawless volleyball.
Early in the first game it looked like Dalhousie was going to give the Bears their first real challenge of the tournament when they took off with a quick 4-0 lead over Alberta.
Looks can be deceiving, and they certainly were Friday night.
Great blocking by the U of A closed the gap to two points before an error by Dalhousie allowed the Bears to tie the game at four.
Two quick kills from Alberta and the Bears began to run away with the game.
The Golden Bears were a virtual wall, as they shut down Dalhousie’s big man, 6’9” Terry Martin.
The 15-10 score was to be the best the Wesmen would post in the one-sided match.
The second game saw Alberta ~
come out as tough as ever and Dalhousie appeared scared. This time around the Golden Bears took the lead first and never looked
back.
Their play was picture-perfect as they cruised to a rather quick 15- 7 win.
Only one game away from the U of A’s first men’s volleyball championship in 16 years, it was no time for the Golden Bears to let down their intensity.
They certainly didn’t.
Game three was_ as unbelievable as the first two, as Dalhousie just didn’t seem to be capable of competing on the same level as the Alberta squad. The Bears raced to a 13-3 lead before the
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moderate comeback.
The crowd of 2,027 went wild as Dalhousie hit the ball out of bounds ona serve by Golden Bear Murray Grapentine, putting the score at 14-5.
The Tigers, however, weren't quite ready to give up as they sunk their claws into the game, determined not to go down in three straight.
But Dalhousie was simply outclassed by Alberta and wasn’t able to keep up.
The crowd was again sent into hysterics as Alberta’s Richard Schick came up with a huge kill to get the side-out for the Bears.
A battle to the end, the final point finally came a few minutes later on a serve by Adrian Fairey.
Yhe Bears crushed the Tigers 15-8, sweeping the national final 3- 0, and becoming CIAU champions for the first time since 1980-81, when current head coach Terry Danyluk was on the court for the UofA.
It was a perfect end to the perfect season.
“Tf I’m dreaming I don’t want to wake up ... it’s been five long years, I’ve been close so many times. I wanted to do this more for Terry than any other person, for all the stuff he’s helped me through on and off the court. He deserved that [the win] and I wanted to do my part to help him get it,” said Bears fifth-year player Chad Hatala.
“I’m going to miss the guys ... and the intensity on the court. Ina national final like this, that’s where you've got to let it out, on the floor. It’s so much fun to play under condiditions like that,” said tournament MVP and fifth-year Golden Bear Doug Bruce.
Hatala and Sieben were also named to the tournament all-star team after Friday’s victory.
Well, they cleaned up at the awards ceremony and took home the crown, so there really isn’t much left to do.
Except, maybe to celebrate.
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Bears statastic
by Wade Tymchak
Ah... statistics. That which defines sports, gives them their boundaries, their limits, their standards.
Last weekend during the University of Alberta Golden Bears sweep of the visiting University of Saskatchewan Huskies hockey team for the W.G. Hardy trophy, which is
outscored their opponents by a margin of more than 2-1 (39-17). This stat in itself bodes well for the team as it heads to Toronto for the University Cup, the CIAU championship.
“Any time you got four lines like our team and a defence that can move the puck and play the puck
“| think it’s a good confidence builder, knowing that we can have a tough game one night and come back out and rock the team the next night,” said Strand.
“We got a lot of determination in this room and I think that’s a big part of us winning these big games,” added Bears forward Mike
Thompson. Maybe the most
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the next night.”
— Bears assistant captain Paul Strand on the disparity in the Friday (2-1) and Saturday (10-3) scores
stat is the five goals and five assists scored by first year Bears this weekend. Russ Hewson alone scored three goals and an assist on Saturday to raise his playoff point total to nine (seven goals and two assists), thus establishing himself as a
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captured the Bears 39th conference title. That’s 39 conference titles in the 61 years that it has been given out and this one was extremely special for the Bears considering only two players had ever been toa CWUAA final before.
“This is exciting for sure,” said Bears forward Russ Hewson, “the Canada West title is huge in university hockey.”
Another important stat was alluded to above in the outrageous score the Bears destroyed the Huskies by on Saturday. Through seven playoff games the Bears offence has been explosive, they've
Pandas
by Jon Jarvis
It’s unfortunate that a good year can often be overshadowed by a season ending loss.
It would be extremely unfortunate if the substantial improvement the University of Alberta Pandas basketball team made from last year goes unnoticed.
The Pandas finished the 1996/ 97 season with a 15 and 5 record, a five game improvement over last season’s 10-10 mark. The Pandas also swept the University of Calgary in the first round of the playoffs where last year they were swept.
However, the Pandas were unable to get over that last hurdle, the University of Victoria as they found themselves on the losing end of a sweep last weekend.
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“We're playing as well as we can play and that’s what you want to be doing at this time of the year,” said Bears head coach Rob Daum.
Another telling stat came on Friday night. When Mike Thompson deflected a Kent Simpson shot 3:27 into overtime it marked the third straight time the Bears had gone to overtime against Saskatchewan and won. The win, plus the 10-3 thumping, proved again that the Bears can play it either close to the vest or free wheeling.
cornerstone in the Golden Bears future. “Any time you have as many good guys in one dressing room as we do and as many character guys as we have ... you can almost guarantee that they’re all going to step up,” said Hewson. “Everybody here can play the game and everybody here wants to win,” added Strand. “I think these guys have solid reputations ... everybody knows Cam Danyluk, everybody knows who Russ Hewson is and the rest of the guys who came in here.” Indeed, depending on how you interpret stats they can be quite revealing.
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home crowd, proved to be too much as the Pandas lost 70-68 on Friday and 75-61 on Saturday.
“We didn’t take care of the ball as well as we can,” said the Pandas Jackie Simon, “and they seemed to score on every turnover.”
“They capitalized on every turnover,” added the Pandas Nadine Fennig, “and we didn’t.”
Friday the Pandas made a great comeback in the last few minutes and actually had possession with seven seconds left and down by one point. But, it was not meant to be.
The Pandas were able to keep Victoria’s Lisa Koop in check, but had a difficult time containing the rest of the Vikes.
“Lisa Koop, as always, played well,” said Simon, “but the rest of the team was able to pick it up and we couldn’t stop them.”
After coming so close on Friday the Pandas were confident that Saturday’s outcome would be different. However, the seasoned Vikes were able to counter anything the Pandas brought to the table.
“We were really excited and confident for Saturday’s game,” said Fennig, “but we just couldn’t pull it out and it was really disappointing.”
The home court advantage that the Pandas had come so close to attaining also seemed to give the edge to a Victoria squad that was
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“) think [playing in Victoria] made a difference in that they always had the crowd behind them so it seemed like they always had the momentum,” said Fennig “It just seemed like we had to work twice as hard to get the momentum.”
The Pandas light at the end of the tunnel comes in the fact that only three players are gone from this year’s squad and the experience gained last weekend equals
victories in next year’s playoffs.
“The experience that the second and first year players got from just being there this year will be valuable next year,” said the fourth-year Panda Nadinne Fennig, “and we have so much potential to go all the way next year.”
“It’s stepping stones, last year it was semis, this year it was Canada West finals and next year it’s the big show,” added Simon “We all know how it feels to lose and I don’t think anyone wants to feel it again.”
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Looking for instructional experience, one-to-one or with small groups? The Edmonton YMCA Enterprise Centre has volunteer opportunities for individuals as Workshop Leaders, Instructional Aides, or Tutors in stay-in-school and tutoring programs for youth. 22 hours of training is provided. We ask a 6 month commitment of 2-3 hours a week. Daytime volunteers (Eve/ wkd available too). Call 429-1991, ask for Jim.
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TEACH CONVERSATIONALENGLISH year round, short term, or for summer in Japan, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Taiwan, China or Hong Kong. Excellent pay. No experience or qualifications needed. For 1997 details on living/ working conditions and how you can apply see us at http:// asiafacts.kingston.net Or pick up our free bro- chure at the HUB, SUB, CAB & Education Information Desks OR send a self— addressed, stamped envelope to Asia Facts (US), P.O. Box 93, Kingston, ON K7L 4V6.
Help Wanted: Calmar Bakery is looking for summer help. Starts May 01, 1997 to August 30, 1997. Please fax your resume to 434-4321
Professional market research firm is seeking part-time telephone surveyors. Excellent research experience for students interested in business and social sciences. No sales involved. Hours congruent with students’ schedules. Starting wage is $7.00/ hr. with regular wage increases. Office located downtown on L.R.T. route. Please call 944-1169 or mail resume to: Suite 1483, T.D. Tower, Edmonton Centre, Edmonton, Ab. T5J 2Z1.
FOR RENT
Beautiful New House 1800 sq. ft., 145st/95ave f. furnished, cable (1-46), locking rooms, $225 — 310 everything Sheila 454-6898 / 482-5219 On Parle Francais!
Roommate needed. Starting April 1/ 97. Close to the U of A (10 min. walk) Rent $337.50/mo. + utilities and phone. Call Leah @ 437-8188
FOR SALE
Mewburn Veterans Arts + Crafts sale and Coffee Party. Saturday March 15, 1997, 9:30 a.m - 5:00 p.m.. Mewburn Arts + Crafts Room 11440 University Ave.
Student St. Albert/Edmonton transit bus passes for sale. March and April. Call 459-2867 after 5:00 p.m.
SERVICES
Phil. 120. Need help. Tutor me, $20.00 for about 2 hours a week. 445-8068 leave message.
Marxist-Leninist Study Group, Thursday, March 13, 7 P.M. Tory 1-83. “Marxist-Leninist Political Theory.”
Computer Trouble? Don’t put up with it! Will do hardware and software optimization and repairs for computers running MS-DOS, Windows 3.X and Windows95. Tune-Ups also available. Will publish your Internet web pages and/or set you up with an Internet account with free webspace. Discount prices. Call fellow student David at 460-4472 for info.
TUTORING in Engineering subjects; patient tutor. Call 439-1045.
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*The Aboriginal Students Council presents Native Awareness Days, March 11-15, all week in the Butterdome. For more informa- tion call Derrick Houle / Melody Goodstriker at 492-9213 or 9214.
* CaPS presents the following Career Forums:
6 p.m., in Humanities L-2
- Recreation Career Forum - March 12, at 5 p.m., Ed. S. 170
- Environmental and Conservation Science - March 12, at 5:30 p.m.,
in Mech. Eng. 2-3
- Starting Your Own Business March 13, at 5:30 p.m., in
Business 1-5
Cost: $4 in advance or $5 at the door.
*CaPS presents the following Work- shops:
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- Resume & Cover Letter Writing
for Ed. Students, March 12, at 7-
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For more information call 492-4291
«The Allied Health Club presents Health week and Dance, March 12-14, At 10 a.m. - 3 p.m., in C.A.B., Dance on the 14 th in Dinwoodie.
«The Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering presents Qijun Xia, speaking on “Dynamic Case-Based Reasoning for Process Operation Support Systems”, March 13, at 3:30 p.m., Chem. Min. Eng. Bldg. Room 342.
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* The Canadian Institute of Ukrain- ian Students presents Taras Kuzio speaking on “The Next Stage of Nation-State Building in Ukraine”, March 13, at 7:30 p.m., in Tory Breezeway TB-WI.
*The Department of Renewable Resources presents Dr. Owen Beattie, speaking on “Forensic Anthropology and the United Nations: Rwanda Case Study”, March 13, at 12:30-1:50 p.m., in Earth Sci. Bldg. 2-36.
«The U of A Dance Club is holding their Annual General Meeting March 15, at 7 p.m., in Van Vliet Main Gym.
* American Indian Science and En- gineering Society is hosting a Gala Banquet with Leroy Little- Bear March 15, at 6 p.m., in The Lister Banquet Hall. Cost: $20 available at 2-400 $.U.B.
*Catholic Campus Ministries presents Fr. Jeff Thompson, speaking on Babettes Feast, March 16, at 8 p.m., in St. Joseph's College.
«The University of Alberta Library is having a book sale March 19- 20, Lower Level, Cameron Library.
*The Friends of the University of Alberta Museums presents “Sporting Women Project - a visit to the Clothing and Textile Collections”, at Home Econom- ics Building, Main Entrance 112 St. & 87 Ave.
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S. Happy 19" hun- hope you're ready for our trip down under! Love K.
Fleeton, sorry about your drink. I was try- ing to get your wallet to check your ID. Jennifer
Brock, Found your heart. Meet me at Misty Mountain, Whyte Ave on Thurs, Mar. 13 at 7pm. Miko
Wendy P.: Hope you had a belated, won- derful B-day wish on Mar. 9! T.
To K. Schiltroth: Oh no, I feel so sorry for you having to pay $400 in tuition — try pay- ing my $3200!!!
Little Miss Bi-Polar, emotions are the spice of life. If we weren't strangers, life would B just 2 flavorable for all those emotionless zombies. Cryptkicker.
DoT know you or what? Ms. Bi-Polar Piglet: Every day I get down on my knees and thank almighty God that Germans have had sex with Puerto Ricans. Peach
Lil... Happy Birthday! We've decided to get you a $1 billion industry (1-900-...) Craz & QRJ
Hey Nicole: Hope ya didn't fall off your chair at Ezzies on Saturday. Happy 21"! To the guy w/ the stuff in the place, I'm that chick w/ the pants. Wanna get 2gether under that thing by that class? -me
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