4 local news The Other Press February 18, 1981 _ ‘Let’s go, let’s go, to Moscow’ by Carol Pope David Levy, former CBC Moscow correspondent, spoke about the flow of international news recently - at Langara campus. “Foreign correspondents are a dying breed,’’ said Levy, ‘‘in these days, eco nomics are dictating foreign correspondence.”’ Levy said that it is very expensive to keep a foreign bureau. “‘In_1974, it took $80,000 a year to keep a family in Russia. Now it would cost $125,000. It costs CBC about $1,785 per broad cast,’’ he said. Levy travelled to Moscow to set up CBC’s corres pondence bureau in 1964. He remained as CBC’s Moscow correspondent until 1974. Levy has also free lanced in Paris, Bonn and Vienna. “I find the wierd and wonderful world of foreign corresponding more wierd than wonderful,’’ said Levy. Levy said the location of foreign correspondent is determined by the employ er which can Sometimes cause problems. “After three years in Moscow, I was told to pack up and go to Paris,’’ said Levy. They thought they were doing me a favour. However, I had just deve loped some good contacts in Moscow and when I got to Paris, I had until the next day to explain why there had been a swing to the lefts?) by Jim McNaughton Douglas College in con- junction with the New View Society of Port Coquitlam has implemented a program designed to benefit the dis- abled. The program is located at the Coquitlam campus and is in keeping with the United Nations proclamati- on of 1981 as the year of disabled. Ann Kitching, principal of the Coquitlam Campus, said that the program consists of placing workers in the Cok lege cafeteria and woodwork ing shop. iA ‘The disabled learn solid job habits and obtain an improved self-image. I’ve noticed such a _ wonderful improvement in their atti tudes and self-images since they have started,’’ said Kitching. Pat Sorenson, supervisor, said that cafeteria the Levy said the best way to obtain contacts in Russia was to settle down quietly and be discreet. ““Strong contacts who got too friendly would. dis appear.’ “‘When I arrived in Mos cow, I got an earful from dissidents,’’ he said, ‘‘Some times, I think there are more communists here than there.’’ : Levy also acquired infor mation in Moscow by “‘relying on hints, reading between the lines of edito rials, and attending the occasional press confe rences.”’ He also relied on in _terviews, although he was expected to seek approval from the press section of the foreign ministry first. ‘You are accredited by the press section of the foreign ministry and you’re there by their good grace,”’ said Levy. Levy said foreign corres pondents are expected to observe the same terms as the Soviet Press. “You wouldn’t speak des pairingly about a govern- ment member or the gover ment.”’ “Sometimes things got ugly with authorities’ who would try to prevent Levy from covering an incident by ‘‘inviting him to leave.’’ “I would just say if you’re threatening me I will protest to the foreign ministry and they will stop your foreign correspondents from cover | ing our strikes,’’ he said. whole atmosphere of the program is ‘‘great’’. “At first I had second thoughts about supervising the program, but I found it to be very challenging and very rewarding. The stu dents and faculty have been very understanding’’, she said. According to Sharon DiSanto, executive director of New Views Society, many of the disabled stu dents go on to work in the cafeteria after working in the workshop. ‘In the cafeteria they learn to deal more effecti vely with the. public and | learn new job skills,’’ she -Said. Janet Hill, a student in the program, said she’s using it (program) to pre pare herself to re-enter the work force. ‘*T have no criticism of the program and I hope to go on ‘I was never afraid of being killed or thrown in jail,’’ said Levy. ‘‘They don’t put westerners in jail unless they are spies or have done something really bad. Their weapon is to throw you out of the country.’’ Levy said foreign corres- pondents who live in Russia have more freedom to write than ‘‘short-term staffers or in and outers.’’ He said they have to be careful about what they write be cause they want to be able to go back in the country again and the Russians - could deny them a visa without anyone much attention. ‘“‘However, if they had thrown me out it would have made front page,’’ said Levy. : paying Levy, who studied Rus sian in 1946 at University of British Columbia, became interested in Soviet affairs during his mid-thirties. He began to subscribe to Soviet papers which ‘‘came with incredible speed--some one really wanted to get the information out.”’ Levy became an official foreign correspondent on April 12, 1960, when Russia sent a man into space. “T went down to the docks with a tape recorder, found a Russian ship, and interviewed the The interview went CBC ”’ he said. Levy currently lives in Vancouver and is writing two books. on Program for disabled to take a personnal mana: gement course at BCIT,”’ she said. Four students from the program have been placed in jobs, and others are now in the process of being placed. The first graduate from the cafeteria was placed at Nel’s Diner on the Surrey Campus of Douglas College. Canadian Pacific Air em- ployees benefit fund contri buted close to $2,000 toward the purchase of machinery for the cafeteria and wood shop and also donated a cash register for use in the cafeteria. The Port Coquitlam Branch of the Royal Cana dian Legion also donated a meat slicer and a milkshake machine. “Iam very pleased with the generosity of the pu blic’’ Kitching stated. captain. ‘Photo by Carol Pope Former CBC Moscow correspondant David Levy, spoke on the media recently at Langara. Awareness weak by Rob Guzyk In an attempt to bring about an increased aware- ness of student issues the Douglas College student so- ciety will sponsor a British Columbia student federation (BCSF) and national union of students (NUS) aware- ness week dealing with such issues as the federal go- vernment’s threatened cut back of $1.5 billion in fede- ral transfer payments. Copies of The B.C.Stu- dent as well as The Advo- cate will be distributed on both sides of the river along with BCSF and NUS staffed information booths. Also, on March 18 a demonstration will be held in Vancouver in regards to tuition fee increases. With talks of the provin- cial government standard- izing fees at $55 per credit hour, Douglas College tui- tion could rise as high as 38 per cent.According To VPE. Kim Manning, nursing stu- dents at Douglas face a decrease in stipends and BCSF will be launching a petition to hold the pro- posed cut-back. At Capilano College a lack of planning has result- @ ‘ed in a half million dollar projected deficit in the 1981- 82 academic year. One hundred courses will have to be cut,’’ he said. The noise that BCSF are making is valid, according to Manning. “It’s not a matter or bitching; BCSFand Nus are asking for impact studies. from page 3 Hardy and Royea were trained by-and receive sup- port from Battered Women’s Support Services in Vancouver. The support group is fun- ded by Battered Women’s Support Services in Van- couver which receives mo- ney from the Uni ted Way through Family Services of Vancouver and through pri-. vate contributions. 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