A listing of UBC-related or UBC-sponsored events occurring on campus and off
campus within the Lower Mainland from November 1 through November 14, 1998.
The previous calendar is
also available.
For events further in the future, see Live@UBC.
UBC Reports welcomes calendar submissions
from members of the UBC community.
November 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 7, 9,
10, 11, 12, 13,
14
Notices
Sunday, Nov. 1
Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert
Band Festival. High school honour bands; Martin Berinbaum, conductor. Chan
Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 1:30pm. Call 822-2697.
Museum Of Anthropology Artist’s Talk
Transitions: Contemporary Canadian Indian And Inuit Art. Shelley Niro. MOA
Theatre Gallery at 2pm. Free with regular admission. Call 822-5087.
Green College Outreach Program
Development, Poverty And Hunger? Vinay Gidwani, Economics. Green College at
8pm. Call 822-1878.
Monday, Nov. 2
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Problem-Based Learning In A Professional Faculty: The Experience Of Dentistry
At UBC. Dean Edwin Yen, Dentistry. CEME 1202 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments.
Call 822-3770.
Biochemistry Seminar
The Ultimate Analytical Challenge: The Use Of Advanced Capillary Electrophoresis
And Mass Spectrometric Methods For Broad, Rapid And Sensitive Measurements Of
The Proteome. Dick Smith, Pacific Northwest National Lab. IRC #4 at 3:30pm.
Refreshments. Call 822-3341.
Astronomy Seminar
Detecting Massive Black Holes In Galactic Nuclei. Frank van den Bosch, U of
Washington. Hennings 318 at 4pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call 822-2267.
Member Speakers Series
The Populist Turn (Drift?) In Cultural Studies: The Case Of Pornography. Jeff
MacIntyre, English. Green College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Thematic Lecture Series
Ideas Of Tradition In The Life And Work Of Philippe Aries. Patrick Hutton,
History, U of Vermont. Green College at 7:30pm. Call 822-1878.
St. John’s College Speaker Series
Computer Science – Simple Heuristics That Make Us Smart. Glendon Holst. St.
John’s College 1080 at 8pm. Call 822-8788.
Tuesday, Nov. 3
UBC’s First Annual General Meeting
Martha Piper, president; Board of Governors. Chan Centre for the Performing
Arts from 12noon -1pm. Call UBC-INFO (822-4636).
Sing Tao School of Journalism Talk
Can Journalism Be Rehabilitated? Trina McQueen, president, Discovery Channel.
Sing Tao 104 at 12noon. Call 822-8747.
Botany Seminar
Of Rice And Radioactive Men. Herbert Kronzucker, Plant Sciences, U of Western
Ontario. BioSciences 2000 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-2133.
Microbiology And Immunology Seminar
Surface Associated Chaperonin Hsp60 Mediates Invasion Of Hela Cells By Legionella
Pneumophila. Paul Hoffman, Dalhousie U. Wesbrook 100 from 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments.
Call 822-3308.
Sing Tao School of Journalism Talk
The Role Of Scholarship In Journalism. Wade Davis, author; journalist. Sing
Tao 104 at 3:30pm. Call 822-8747.
Peter Wall Institute Complexity Seminar
The Effect Of Latency On The Course Of An Epidemic. Steve Marion, Health Care
and Epidemiology. Hennings 318 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3620.
Centre For Applied Ethics Colloquium
The Making Of The Unborn Patient: Fetal Surgery As A Social/Ethical Problem.
Monica Casper, U of California. Angus 412 from 4-6pm. Call 822-5139.
Green College Speakers Series
RMS Titanic: A Twentieth-Century Classic. John Wilson Foster, English. Green
College at 5:30pm. Reception 4:45-5:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Museum Of Anthropology Book Launch
Hidden Dimensions: The Cultural Significance Of Wetland Archeology. MOA lower
lobby at 6:30pm. Call 822-5087.
Rehabilitation Sciences Information Night
Get The Most Current Information About Criteria For Admission To Occupational
And Physical Therapy. Faculty, admissions personnel, students. IRC #2 from 7-9pm.
Call 822-7392.
Faculty Women’s Club Lecture
Alternative Medicine: Facts And Fallacies. Brian Dixon-Warren, chair, Alternative
Therapies and Allied Health Committee. Cecil Green Park House main floor at
7:30pm. Refreshments following. Call 264-9022.
Museum Of Anthropology Screening
Honey Mocassin. Shelley Niro. MOA Theatre Gallery at 7:30pm. Call 822-5087.
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professor
From The World Of Science To That Of Research. Bruno Latour, Centre de Sociologie
de L’innovation de L’ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris. Green College
Graham House at 7:30pm. Call 822-5675.
Wednesday, Nov. 4
Orthopedics Grand Rounds
Spinal Case Presentation. Dr. Marcel Dvorak. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, Eye Care Centre
Aud. at 7am. Call 875-4192.
Engineering And Architecture Continuing Education Seminar
Integrated Microelectronics Engineering. Various speakers. Module 1, 2 and
4, AMPEL; module 3, MacLeod 332 from 9am-5pm. $600-$3,200 includes materials,
lunch, refreshments, certificate. Call 822-3347.
Teaching Community Seminars
Introduction To Searching The World Wide Web. David Lam basement Windows Lab
A from 9am-12noon. Check-in 8:45am. To register call 822-9149.
School Of Music Concert
Marisa Gaetanne, soprano; Gene Ramsbottom, clarinet; Richard Epp, piano. Music
Recital Hall at 12:30pm. Admission $3 at door. Call 822-5574.
Leon And Thea Koerner – Creative Writing Series
Finding A Publisher. Brian Lam, publisher; Mary Schendlinger, editor; Saeko
Usukawa, editor. Green College Coach House at 12:30pm. Call 822-0699.
Asian Studies Speakers Series
Southeast Asian Seminar. Prof. Tineke Hellwig. Asian Centre 604 at 12:30pm.
Call 822-3881.
Obstetrics And Gynecology Research Seminars
Two Sides Of The Same Coin…Epithelial To Mesenchymal Transformations In Breast
And Ovarian Cancer. Dr. Calvin Roskelley, Anatomy. BC Women’s Hosp. 2N35 at
2pm. Call 875-3108.
Geography Colloquium Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professor
Following The Paper Trail In Arts, Science And Religion. Bruno Latour, Centre
de Sociologie de L’innovation de L’ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris.
Geography 229 from 3:30-5pm. Call 822-2663.
Respiratory Research Seminar Series
New Targets For Drug Therapy In Tuberculosis. Dr. Yossef Av-Gay, Infectious
Diseases. St. Paul’s Hosp. Gourlay Conference Room from 5-6pm. Call 875-5653.
Individual Interdisciplinary Studies Graduate Program
Interdisciplinarity And Science. William Unruh, Physics and Astronomy. Green
College at 5pm. Call 822-1878.
St. John’s College Speaker Series
Cultural Traditions Of the Sto:lo Nation. Sonnie McHalsie. St. John’s College
1080 at 5:15pm. Call 822-8788.
Thursday, Nov. 5
Teaching Community Seminars
Unleashing The Digital Library. Koerner Library Sedgewick Teaching Lab 217
from 9am-12noon. Check-in 8:45am. To register call 822-9149.
Biodiversity And Conservation Seminars
Nest Depredation: A Conservation Whodunnit. Jamie Smith, Centre for Biodiversity
Research. Hut B-8 Ralf Yorque Room at 12:30pm. Bring your lunch. Call 822-5937.
Anthropology And Sociology Colloquium
On Gender As A Status Attribute: Theoretical And Methodological Considerations.
Martha Foschi; Vanessa Lapointe. ANSO 205 from 12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments. Call
822-2878.
Belkin Art Gallery Curator’s And Artist’s Talk
Les Fleuves Invisibles/Invisible Rivers. Raymonde April, artist; Nicole Gingras,
curator. Lasserre 102 from 12:30-2:30pm. Call 822-2759.
Teaching Community Seminars
Tales From TLEF: Creating My Own Titantic. David Lam basement seminar room
from 12:30-2:30pm. To register call 822-9149.
Genetics Graduate Program Seminar
Molecular Genetics Of Sexual Development In C. Elegans. Jonathan Hodgkin, Medical
Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology. IRC #2 at 3:30pm. Refreshments
at 3:15pm. Call 822-8764.
Physics And Astronomy Colloquium
Dynamical Evolution Of Galaxies. Paul Hickson. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments
Hennings 325 at 3:45pm. Call 822-2137; 822-3631.
Policy Issues In Post-Secondary Education In B.C.
New Trends In Israeli Higher Education. Iris Geva-May, Haifa U. Green College
at 4:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Agricultural Sciences Lecture
New Routes For Agriculture. Wes Jackson. Chan Centre Royal Bank Cinema from
7:30-8pm. Call 822-1219.
Friday, Nov. 6
Eleventh Annual Health Policy Conference
Determinants Of Health And Impacts On Health And Social Policy. University
Golf Club from 7:45am-4:45pm. $150; Student $30. Call 822-4969.
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome And Generalized Seizures In Children. Dr. Warren T.
Blume, Clinical Neurological Sciences, U of Western Ontario. GF Strong Aud.
from 9-10am. Call Ruth Giesbrecht 875-2307.
Belkin Art Gallery Exhibition
Raymonde April: Les Fleuves Invisibles/Invisible Rivers. Tues.-Fri. from 10am-5pm;
Sat.-Sun. 12noon-5pm. Continues to Dec. 20. Free with valid UBC ID. Call 822-2759.
Occupational Hygiene Program Seminar Series
Occupational Noise Exposure In BC Sawmills — A Survey, And Analysis Of Determinants
Of Exposure. Hugh Davies. Vancouver Hosp/HSC, UBC, Koerner G279 from 12:30-1:30pm.
Call 822-9302.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Energy Metabolism Of The Hypertrophied Heart. Dr. Michael F. Allard, Pathology
and Laboratory Medicine. Cunningham 160 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-7795.
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professor
Should We Protect Nature? Some Difficulties In Political Ecology. Bruno Latour,
Centre de Sociologie de L’innovation de L’ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines
de Paris. Angus 110 at 12:30pm. Call 822-5675.
Philosophy Lecture
Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery And Space Exploration. Clark
Glymour, U of California. Buchanan A-202 at 2:30pm. Call 822-2621.
Chemical Engineering Double-Header Seminar
Directions For Waste Reduction At UBC. Melissa A.J. Felder, Bio-Resource Engineering;
Optimization Of Recombinant Protein By The Methylotrophic Yeast Pichia Pastoris.
David Files, Bioresource Engineering. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3475.
Chalmers Institute Public Lecture
Celebration Of 100 years Of Canadian Mission In Korea. Young Sik Yoo, Religious
Studies, U of Toronto. VST 105 at 7:30pm. By donation. Refreshments. Call 822-9815.
Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert
Three One-Acts. UBC Opera Ensemble; Nancy Hermiston, director; Richard Epp,
conductor. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8pm. Call Ticketmaster 280-3311
or Chan Centre box office 822-2697.
Saturday, Nov. 7
Teaching Community Seminars
Time And Stress Management. David Lam basement seminar room from 10am-3pm.
To register call 822-9149.
Asian Centre Exhibition
East Meets West. Asian Centre from 11am-5pm. Continues to Nov. 12. Call 437-5842;
822-0810.
Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert
Three One-Acts. UBC Opera Ensemble; Nancy Hermiston, director; Richard Epp,
conductor. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall at 8pm. Call Ticketmaster 280-3311
or Chan Centre box office 822-2697.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
On Seeing Paris As A Whole: The Notion Of Panopticon. Bruno Latour, Centre
de Sociologie de L’innovation de L’ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris.
IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
Monday, Nov. 9
Iconography Course
Vladislav Andrejev, master Russian icon painter. St. Mark’s College from 9am-4pm.
Continues to Nov. 14. $375 US, $85 US (materials). Call 874-0891.
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professor
Risk Perception and Trust: A New Look At Civic Science. Timothy O’Riordan,
director, Centre for Social and Economic Research On The Global Environment.
Geography 200 at 12:30pm. Call 822-5675.
UBC Bookstore Reading
Borderlands: How We Talk About Canada. William New, English. Bookstore mezzanine
level at 12:30pm. Call 822-2665.
Mechanical Engineering Seminar
Problem-Based Learning In Engineering At UBC: Next Steps. Peter Lawrence, Electrical
Engineering. CEME 1202 from 3:30-4:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3770.
Institute Of Applied Mathematics
Reaction-Diffusion Modelling Of Bacterial Colonies. Prof. Masayasu Mimura,
Hiroshima U. CSCI 301 at 3:30pm. Call 822-4584.
Biochemistry And Molecular Biology
NMR Spectroscopy And Site Directed Mutagenesis: Partners In The Study Of Transcript
Elongation Factor TFIIs And Tumor Suppressor P53. Cheryl Arrowsmith, Ontario
Cancer Institute. IRC #4 at 3:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3341.
Astronomy Seminar
Hydrodynamics In Cosmology. James Wadsley, U of Washington. Hennings 318 at
4pm. Refreshments at 3:30pm. Call 822-2267.
Member Speakers Series
Aqueous Two Phase Systems: Theory And Application. Hans-Olof Johansson, Biotechnology
Laboratory. Green College at 5:30pm. Call 822-1878.
Green College Lecture
Vision-Guided Intelligent Machines. Prof. Takeo Kanade, Robotics Institute,
Carnegie-Mellon U. Green College Coach House at 7:30pm. Refreshments; Buffet
$13.50. Call 822-6291; 822-8660.
St. John’s College Speaker Series
The Argentine Tango. Theodore Kolokolnikov. St. John’s College 1080 at 8pm.
Call 822-8788.
Tuesday, Nov. 10
Asian Studies Speaker Series
The Two Koreas: An Intro. Prof. Don Baker. Asian Centre 604 at 12noon. Call
822-3881.
Microbiology And Immunology Seminar
Gene Expression By Intracellular Salmonella. Cheryl Pfeifer. Wesbrook 100 from
12:30-1:30pm. Refreshments. Call 822-3308.
UBC Bookstore Reading
Anything For A Laugh. Eric Nicol. Bookstore mezzanine level at 12:30pm. Call
822-2665.
Earth And Ocean Sciences Colloquia
Near Surface Seismology. Richard Kellett. Geophysics 260 at 4pm. Call 822-3278.
Peter Wall Institute Complexity/Statistics Seminar
Spatial Statistics, Hierarchical Models, And Massive Datasets. Doug Nychka.
National Centre for Atmospheric Research. CSCI 301 from 4-5:30pm. Refreshments
at 3:30pm, bring your mug. Call 822-0570; 822-3620.
Green College Speakers Series
Freud’s Androids: Freud And The Sciences Of Cognition. Clark Glymour, Philosophy,
Carnegie Mellon U. Green College at 5:30pm. Reception from 4:45-5:30pm. Call
822-1878.
Engineering And Architecture Continuing Education
Effective Field Review Of Plumbing And Gas Systems. Various speakers. CEME
1212 from 6:30-9:30pm. $420 includes notes, field trip, certificate. Call 822-3347.
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professor
The Post-Kyoto Politics Of Climate Change. Timothy O’Riordan, director, Centre
for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment, U of East Anglia.
Green College Graham House at 7:30pm. Call 822-5675.
Wednesday, Nov. 11
Remembrance Day Services
Barry McBride, vice-president, Academic; Brian Fraser, dean, St. Andrews Hall;
Vivian Hoffman, president, Alma Mater Society. War Memorial Gym Foyer, 10:45
a.m. Call UBC-INFO (822-4636).
Thursday, Nov. 12
Anthropology and Sociology Colloquium
Archeology And Public Opinion. David Pokotylo; Neil Guppy. ANSO from 12:30-1:30pm.
Refreshments. Call 822-2878
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professor
The Politics Of The Transition To Sustainability In Europe: Possible Lessons
For Canada. Timothy O’Riordan, director, Centre for Social and Economic Research
on the Global Environment, U of East Anglia. Green College Coach House at 12:30pm.
Call 822-5675.
Earth And Ocean Sciences Colloquium
Thermal And Petrological Structure Of Subduction Zones. Simon Peacock. GeoSciences
330-A at 12:30pm. Call 822-3278.
UBC Bookstore Reading
Yellow Pear. Gu Xiong, Fine Arts. Bookstore mezzanine level at 12:30pm. Call
822-2665.
Physics And Astronomy Colloquium
Evidence For Neutrino Oscillations From The Sun And Accelerators, As Well As
The Atmosphere. Peter Rosen, U.S. Dept. of Energy. Hennings 201 at 4pm. Refreshments
Hennings 325 at 3:45pm. Call 822-2137; 822-3631.
Fine Arts Lecture
Against The Grain: Making Exhibitions In A Global World. Okwui Enwezor, Art
Institute of Chicago. Lasserre 102 at 7:30pm. Call 822-4497.
Friday, Nov. 13
Flu Vaccine
UBC Staff and Faculty. Student Health Service from 8am to 3:45pm. $10 (cash
only). Call 822-7011.
Health Care And Epidemiology Rounds
Smoking Relapse Prevention In Postpartum Women. Joan Bottorf; Joy Johnson;
Pamela Ratner, Nursing. Mather 253 from 9-10am. Paid parking available in Lot
B. Call 822-2772.
Pediatric Grand Rounds
Thromboembolic Disease In Children – Past, Present And Future. Dr. Maureen
Andrew, Pediatrics, McMaster U. GF Strong Aud. from 9-10am. Call Ruth Giesbrecht
at 875-2307.
Fish 500 Series
The Role Of Pre-Recruit Pollock In The Bering Sea And North Pacific Ecosystems.
Rick Brodeur, National Marine Fisheries Service. Hut B-8 Ralf Yorque Room at
11:30am. Call 822-4329.
Pharmaceutical Sciences Seminar
Calcium Signaling In Vascular Endothelial Cells. Xiaodong Wang, Pharmacology
and Therapeutics. Cunningham 160 from 12:30-1:30pm. Call 822-7795; 822-4645.
Germanic Studies Reading And Discussion
Charlotte Strandgaard, Danish writer. Buchanan Penthouse at 12:30pm. Call 822-5158;
822-6403.
UBC Bookstore Reading
Teaching To Wonder, Responding To Poetry In Secondary Classroom And Growing
Up Perpendicular On The Side Of A Hill. Carl Leggo, Education. Bookstore mezzanine
level at 12:30pm. Call 822-2665.
English, French, Canadian Studies Lecture
Reading And Discussion. Marie-Claire Blais. Buchanan A-202 at 12:30pm. Call
822-4225.
Cecil And Ida Green Visiting Professor
Public Private Partnerships: A New Approach To Integrated Catchment Management
In The U.K. Timothy O’Riordan, director, Centre for Social And Economic Research
on the Global Environment, U of East Anglia. Geography 214 at 1:30pm. Call 822-5675.
Bio-Resource Engineering Seminar
Environmental Effects Of Hydro Operations On Fish Habitat. Lee Dutta, Fisheries
and Oceans. ChemEng 224 at 3:30pm. Call 822-2565.
English, French, Canadian Studies Seminar
Marie Claire Blais In Conversation. Green College Coach House at 3:30pm. Call
822-4225.
Chemical Engineering Weekly Seminar
Methane To Synthetic Gas By Catalytic Partial Oxidation Process. Prof. Xiaojun
Bao, U of Petroleum, Beijing. ChemEng 206 at 3:30pm. Call 822-3238.
Chan Centre For The Performing Arts Concert
Chamber Strings. Eric Wilson, director. Chan Centre Chan Shun Concert Hall
at 8pm. Call 822-5574; 822-2697.
Saturday, Nov. 14
Graduate Students Seminar
What You Can Do To Motivate Your Students. FNSC 50 from 9:30am-12:30pm. To
register call 822-6827.
Graduate Students Seminar
Reluctant Learners: Ideas To Help You Help Them. FNSC 40 from 9:30am-12:30pm.
To register call 822-6827.
Graduate Students Seminar
The Right Question At The Right Time. FNSC 50 from 1:30-4:30pm. To register
call 822-6827.
Graduate Students Seminar
Enhancing Lectures: They’re More Than Just Talk. FNSC 40 from 1:30-4:30pm.
To register call 822-6827.
Vancouver Institute Lecture
Environmentalism Is Dead: Long Live Sustainability. Timothy O’Riordan, director,
Centre for Social Economic Research on the Global Environment, U of East Anglia.
IRC #2 at 8:15pm. Call 822-3131.
Notices
Volleyball
Faculty, Staff and Grad Students Volleyball Group. Every Monday and Wednesday.
Osborne Centre Gym A from 12:30-1:30pm. No fees. Drop-ins and regular attendees
welcome for friendly competitive games. Call 822-4479 or e-mail kdcs@unixg.ubc.ca.
UBC Zen Society
Each Monday during term (except holidays) meditation session. Asian Centre
Tea Gallery from 1:30-2:20pm. All welcome. Call 822-2573.
Testosterone Study Volunteers Needed
Men aged 55-70 with low free testosterone are needed to test the effects of
an approved form of oral testosterone (Andriol) on bone mass, body composition
and sexual function. Dr. Richard Bebb is the principal investigator. For more
information or to sign up for this study please contact Mary-Jo Lavery, RN (study
co-ordinator) at 682-2344 ext. 2455.
Museum Of Anthropology Exhibition
Remembering Luboml: Images Of A Jewish Community; Recalling The Past: A Selection
Of Early Chinese Art From the Victor Shaw Collection; Vereinigung: Nuu-chah-nulth/Gitxsan
artist Connie Sterritt; Transitions: Contemporary Canadian Indian And Inuit
Art; From Under The Delta: Wet-Site Archaeology In The Lower Fraser Region Of
British Columbia;Hereditary Chiefs Of Haida Gwaii; Attributed To Edenshaw: Identifying
The Hand Of The Artist. Call 822-5087.
BC SMILE
The British Columbia Seniors Medication Information Line (BC SMILE) is a free
telephone hotline established to assist seniors, their families and caregivers
with any medication-related questions including side effects, drug interactions,
and the misuses of prescription and non-prescription drugs when it is not possible
to direct such questions to their regular pharmacist or physician. Monday to
Friday 10am-4pm. Call 822-1330 or e-mail smileubc@unixg.ubc.ca.
Women’s Nutrition Study
Non-vegetarian, between the ages 19-45 required for a study examining nutrition
attitudes and practices. Involves a questionnaire and interview. Will receive
a gift certificate for the Bread Garden or Starbucks. Call Terri 209-3281.
Parent-Child Relationship Study
Are you a parent of a child who is still in school? Would you like to help
me understand how parents know that they are important? Complete a survey in
your own home and return your responses by pre-paid mail. Call Sheila Marshall
822-5672.
UBC Fencing Club
UBC Fencing Club meets every Wednesday and Friday at 7pm in Osborne Gym A.
Learn decision- making, poise and control. Newcomers welcome. Drop-in fee. Leave
message at 878-7060.
Hong Kong Women
Young women who are members of Hong Kong astronaut (parents in Hong Kong and
children in Canada) or Hong Kong immigrant families (parents and children in
Canada) are required for a study examining their personal and family decisions.
Call Kimi Tanaka 254-4158 or Dr. Phyllis Johnson 822-4300.
UBC Birding
Join a one-hour birding walk around UBC Campus, every Thursday at 12:30pm.
Meet at the Rose Garden flagpole. Bring binoculars if you have them. For details,
call Jeremy Gordon 822-8966.
Female Volunteers
Daughters who have returned home to live with their parents are needed for
a PhD psychology study. An interview at your convenience is required. Please
call Michele 269-9986.
Chan Centre Tours
Free tours of the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts are held every Tuesday
at noon. Participants are asked to meet in the Chan Centre lobby. Special group
tours can be booked through www.chancentre.com or at 822-1815. For more information
please call 822-2697.
Thunderbird Winter Sports Centre
Public Skating 8:30am-4:30pm. $3; free before noon for UBC students. Casual
Hockey 8:30am-4:30pm. $3.75/hr. M-F; free before noon for UBC students. Squash
and Racquetball. UBC staff $7.50/court; UBC students $6/court. For information
call 822-6121.
Got A Stepfather?
17-23 years old? Love him, hate him or indifferent, you qualify. $10 for 30
min., anonymous questionnaire, student or non-student, mailed survey. Contact
gamache@interchange.ubc.ca or Susan at 822-4919.
Faculty Women’s Club
The Faculty Women’s Club brings together women connected to the university
either through their work or that of the spouses, for social activities and
lectures. Its main purpose is to raise funds for student scholarships. There
are 18 different interest groups, ranging from art appreciation and bridge to
hiking. Do come and join us! Call Louise Klaassen, president 222-1983; Marya
McDonald, membership 738-7401.
Wayfinding Study
Seeking participants (students and non-students) possessing good computer and
mouse skills for a UBC study on Wayfinding in a computer-generated virtual environment.
This requires a one-time commitment of two hours, in the Imager lab in the CICSR
building, for which you receive $15. For an appointment, e-mail: Steve at spage@cs.ubc.ca;
call 822-2218.
Study
If you’ve ever had or been threatened with unwanted sexual contact (because
of threats, force, alcohol or drugs), and you’d be interested in participating
in an interview study, please contact Nichole at 822-9028. All information provided
is strictly confidential.