Students go global at congress

Oct 15, 1998

UBC students will host an international conference next August
to gather ideas for presentation to the 1999 Commonwealth Heads
of Government meeting to be held in Cape Town, South Africa. The
Commonwealth Universities’ Student Congress is expected to draw
200 student delegates from 54 Commonwealth countries. Congress organizer,
Christopher Gorman, a fourth-year Political Science and History
student, says the congress will be an opportunity for his generation
to have input into decisions being made on an international level.

  • Contact: Christopher Gorman, Commonwealth Universities’
    Student Congress, 604.822.6101

UBC to seek public input for cliff erosion proposal

UBC, together with the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD),
is leading a major collaborative effort to find long-term solutions
to the continuing problem of cliff erosion along the north edge
of the campus. The area affected includes the Museum of Anthropology.
A committee including representatives from UBC, the GVRD and local
community groups has been struck to help find solutions. A series
of public meetings is tentatively scheduled to begin next spring.

  • Contact: David Grigg, Campus Planning and Development,
    604.822.0472

`Vilest rag’ celebrates 80 years

The Ubyssey student newspaper, once called the “vilest rag
west of Blanca” and a training ground for some of Canada’s most
illustrious journalists, celebrates its 80th anniversary this year.
Among the alumni expected to attend a reunion of former staffers
Oct. 17 are Maclean’s columnist Allan Fotheringham. Other
alumni include author Pierre Berton, journalists Joe Schlesinger
and Morley Safer, and politician Pat Carney.

  • Contact: Federico Barahona, The Ubyssey, 604.822.2301

Campus constable connects with community

RCMP Const. Shannon Kitchen, the new community liaison officer
for the UBC detachment, aims to make personal connections in the
community to help her solve local policing concerns. Kitchen will
work with the campus community and the residents of the University
Endowment Lands to develop programs such as Block Watch, robbery
prevention and personal safety education for students on campus
and at University Hill schools.

  • Contact: Staff Sgt. Lloyde Plante, UBC RCMP, 604.822.1322

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