Media Release | Nov. 15, 1999
Public invited to review commercial developments
Commercial developments proposed for the UBC campus will get a
public airing at two meetings to take place at the Asian Centre
on campus on Nov. 25. Eight areas identified by the Official Community
Plan -- a legal document adopted by UBC and the GVRD in 1997 to
guide the university's institutional and non-institutional land
developments -- will be reviewed at the meetings. Proposals include
a pedestrian-oriented commercial centre that aims to encourage more
shopping on campus. The meetings will be held in two sessions: 12:30-2
p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m. in the Asian Centre at 1871 West Mall. Parking
is available at the Fraser River Parkade. Enter at Gate 4 off Northwest
Marine Drive
- Contact: Jim Carruthers, Campus Planning and Development,
604.822.0469
Europe's best films at bargain prices
UBC's Institute for European Studies and Pacific Cinémathèque
have again joined forces to bring the European Union Film Festival
to Vancouver. The festival features one entry chosen by each of
the 15 member states. Screenings are $4 for a double bill at 7 p.m.,
Nov. 22 - 25 and Nov. 29 - Dec. 2 at the Royal Bank Cinema, Chan
Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC. Parking
is available at the Rose Garden Parkade between Gate 3 and Gate
4 on Northwest Marine Drive. For the film schedule visit the Web
site at www.ies.ubc.ca/events/film/.
- Contact: Meghan Golay, Institute for European Studies,
604.822.1452
Debate promotes humour in the law courts
Student teams from UBC's Faculty of Law will have to be intelligent,
articulate and humorous to win first prize in a debate taking place
Friday, Nov. 19. The students will face off at the Law Courts Inn
(in the Vancouver Law Courts building) from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. "The
Robert H. Guile Debate honours the skills and unflagging sense of
humour of a prominent advocate who passed away several years ago,"
says Joost Blom, dean of the Faculty of Law. All members of the
law profession are invited to the final argument.
- Contact: Joost Blom, dean, Faculty of Law, 604.822.2818
Fetal alcohol syndrome graduate research recognized
Psychology PhD student Candace Hofman has earned the coveted Lionel
E. McLeod Health Research Scholarship given annually to an outstanding
student at a B.C. or Alberta university. Her research is on a model
of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS). Hofman's interest in how the immune
system, behaviour and stress hormone levels are affected following
prenatal alcohol exposure will lead to better treatment and improved
health care for FAS children.
- Contact: Candace Hofman, Psychology Dept., 604.822.4554
Psychologist honoured for work on psychopathy
Tribute is being paid to Psychology Prof. Robert Hare and his wife
Averil at an international conference in Vancouver. Hare has developed
an assessment system for detecting psychopaths that is used around
the world. World experts will participate in "Risk Assessment and
Risk Management: Implications for the Prevention of Violence," Nov.
17-19, at the Robson Square Conference Centre. The conference will
address mental disorder and violence, child abuse, youth violence
and other issues. The tribute banquet takes place Thursday, Nov.
18 at 7:30 p.m.
- Contact: Kai-Lee Klymchuk, B.C. Institute Against Family
Violence, (604) 669-7055
A successful actor credits academic study
Moya O'Connell -- cast member of Vancouver's current hit play It's
All True -- has been busy in theatre and movies since earning a
BFA at UBC earlier this year. She acted in the theatre program at
her high school in Port Alberni and received an acting and technical
stage education at Malaspina College in Nanaimo. "I wanted an academic
education as well as intense training in acting," says O'Connell
who applied only to UBC. "Studying theatre history and literature,
including Russian literature, gives me a context and an edge in
creating characters." Among other roles, she is in upcoming productions
of the TV series, Outer Limits and movie of the week, Y2K.
- Contact: Moya O'Connell, Fine Arts Dept., (604) 254-7371
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UBC Public Affairs
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