Sports update

The basketball season opened on Friday with a
game between the Blues men’s team and Columbia
College from Clearbrook at the Delbrook gym.
Saturday night the Blues men’s and women’s teams
played their grads. Among the home games coming
up is the Blues women vs UBC J.V. on Friday,
October 30 at 6:30 pm.

Meanwhile, in the field of soccer (pun—get it?), the
BCCAA Championships are coming up here on
October 31 and November 1. Game times TBA—
talk to Joe lacobellis.

N.Cafe has Halloween specials

The staff of the North Cafeteria is inviting everyone
to join them for a day of “devilish fun” on Thursday,
October 29, when they pledge to scare away your
hunger with ghoulish specialties. The ambitious will
have an opportunity to bob for apples and win a free
meal, or guess the number of Kandy Kisses in the
jar and win a Palm Dairies sweater. Cafeteria
Manager Barb Renaud said: “Remember—our tricks
could be your treats, so let’s see you there!”

Below: Caught in the Act

Square dancer Rob Turner concentrates on glad-
handing his way through the line. (He was caught
on film during the Instructional Services BBQ last
month.)

Attention: women

The Women’s Discussion Group, a support group for
women who wish to discuss their problems and
issues of concern, meets on Thursdays at 7:30 pm
in the Women’s Resource Centre, room M102. Call
2941 for information.

Women prove more literate

In the latest news about the state of literacy in
Canada, as reported by the Southam News Service,
is the revelation that among Canadian adults women
are more literate than men. There are more women
than menin Canada (51% to 49%), but 53.5% of
functional illiterates are men. Women outscored
men on 40 of 61 literacy items on the Southam
Literacy Survey, while men did better on only 14
items, and the women spent a minute less on
average doing the test. In addition, the survey
showed that women go to public libraries 50% more
often than men, write 40% more letters or notes, and
read more books. 83% of women surveyed said
they read or looked at a book during the past six
months, compared to 73% of men.

Telephone troubles?

“Have you ever had the urge to do something with
your phone other than answer it?” inquires Public
Relations Director Bev Greene. “If so, let us know
what your problems are.” Please type or print your
complaint or problem succinctly (no obscenities,
please), and forward it to the Public Relations
Department. We will attempt to find a solution.

Tour Europe with "Art Euro '88".

Would you like to find outhow to do it cheaply and
still have it all? The studio Art students will tell you
in room A204 on Tuesday, October 27 at noon.

UNCLASSIFIEDS

If anyone is going to Mexico at Christmas and would
be willing to put a small parcel in the Mexican mail,
would they please contact Sandra Moe at 2463.