Wi mailbox bX UBC seeking ‘self-reliance’ Dear Editor I would lhke to comment on a number of issues raised by Doug Collins in his col- umn of Oct. 29 in which he dismisses the University's concerns about financing as nonsense. great discovernes in medicine have taken place, where we have developed new drugs to control disease, where we have learned to produce bet- ter crops, where our greal ac- comphshments in engineering We are allempting to change that at UBC. We have taken the first steps to becoming more self-relant, more resourceful and more entrepreneurial in character We know full well that we Mr Collins would like to be brought up to date personal ly, both on our concerns ot today and our plans and hopes for the future, | would be happy to talk with him Meanwhile | would like to A7 - Friday, December 14, 1984 - North Shore News e Japanese Shiatsu Massage ¢ Skin & Hair Care ® Hot Tub Whirlpool e Suntanning Fot mer and wome The vltiMate in told! felaxdalion were born; they are places where we learn to com- municate better and more must re-establish links with the pubhe and broaden our sources Of funding. But tt take this opportunity to in- vite allot your readers to visit UBC on March & 9 oF JO In rea] terms, our budget was cut this year by about 10 per cent. We have reduced = quickly with each other. can’t be accomplished over- next spring, when it will be our teaching and = support 1 believe that universities night. “open house’? for our staff by 190 positions at also play an instrumental role | have been president of — Faculues of Arts, Science, UBC. |! have advised all inthe economic development UBC since July 1, 1983, and = Commerce, Education and University employees that of the province and the na- will not comment specifically Law. further layoffs can be ex- tion. Ascentres for basic and on Doug Collins’ observa- K. George Pedersen pected in 1985 and a hiring President, UBC. freeze has been instituted. There have been no pay in- creases for anyone at UBC for two years. In spite of cutbacks, we are struggling to maintain the standards of excellence that have been built up at UBC over a long period of time. Universities are centres for apphed research, and = as training grounds for the pro- fessions and for leadership positions in business, in- dustry and public service, universities have long proved their utility to society. Few, if any, aspects of our lives at home or at work have been untouched by the research and invention that take place But it tions on earher years teaching, research and stu- — at universities. dent learning, as well as 1 feel that universities forums of free expression across Canada have tended to and for investigation and believe that yovernment debate of important social grants will always be enough questions They are institu. to keep them afloat, no mat- tions where we first try out ter what. 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