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Rounding up the Roundup FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 VOL.LXXXVII N°2 UBC to explore alternative EDITORIAL BOARD weed killing methods COORDINATING EDITOR Jesse Marchand [email protected] by Eric Szeto NEWS EDITORS Paul Evans SC Eric Szeto NEWS EDITOR [email protected] CULTURE EDITOR Simon Underwood Roundup may soon be a thing of the past as UBC [email protected] announced it will no longer be using the contro­ SPORTS EDITOR Megan Smyth versial herbicide. [email protected] Although reports have varied on whether Roundup, the world's most popular weed-killer, FEATURES/NATIONAL EDITOR Alex Leslie [email protected] is carcinogenic or not, UBC officials stated that they would rather not take a chance when it PHOTO EDITOR Yinan Max Wang comes to health safety issues on campus. [email protected] ca 'There's evidence in both directions/ said PRODUCTION MANAGER Michelle Mayne Dave Smith, Landscape Supervisor at UBC. [email protected] ca "The reports that I looked at aren't conclu­ sive, but it's better to err on the side of over­ COORDINATORS ly conservative." VOLUNTEERS Liz Green Roundup is used very sparingly on the 115- [email protected] ca acre campus. Only eight litres are used annually, RESEARCH/LETTERS Claudia Li mainly for spot spraying—a highly selective There's already concern in Europe about some of the discontinuation of all chemical herbicides [email protected] ca process, said Smith. the impact on the water supply...basically, we will be an economically viable practice. Murray Ismail, professor of Agroecology at don't know," he said. What it really boils down to is cost, said Smith. UBC, hasn't seen anything that suggests that it is Darier fears history will repeat itself. He "Our goal is to identify non-chemical methods The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper of the University of British Columbia. It is published every Tuesday and Friday a health concern to humans. recalled the DDT debacle in the 1980s. When that are effective but do not require us to resort by The Ubyssey Publications Society. We are an autonomous, "I don't think it's a very toxic substance,* DDT was first introduced into the market, it to widespread manual weed pulling which in democratically run student organisation, and all students are Isman said. "It's used in relatively small amounts was praised as a blessing for farmers. It was terms of worker injury and labour cost is an encouraged to participate. and it breaks down very rapidly and clears from eventually banned after it was discovered that unsustainable practice," said Smith. Editorials are chosen and written by the Ubyssey staff. They the body vexy quickly." farmers who used the spray all developed can­ Nevertheless, UBC will be searching for new are the expressed opinion of the staff, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Ubyssey Publications Society or the He notes that while there is a small minority cer, said Darier. cost-effective ways to oust incessant weed growth University of British Columbia. All editorial content appearing in of people that feel that any chemical is harmful "We've been there in the past.."said Darier. "I on campus. The Ubyssey is the property of The Ubyssey Publications Society. and should be avoided, Roundup is probably the have a fear that we're going to be in the same sce­ Stories, opinions, photographs and artwork contained herein One of these methods is a natural pesticide cannot be reproduced without the expressed, written permission least toxic of the herbicides. nario, and that we're going to have to wait ten to that Isman has been involved in developing. of The Ubyssey Publications Society. 20 years before we prove that* Some parts of California, including vineyards in "You may want to call this the lesser of two The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University Press evils in terms of chemical weed control," said Isman believes otherwise. "There maybe a lit­ the Napa Valley, are already putting this new sub­ (CUP) and adheres to CUP'S guiding principles.

Isman. tle controversy on what it does to certain soil stance to use. Letters to the editor must be under 300 words. Please include Isman's opinion has its critics, however. organisms but the fact that it's been used in 120 "[It is] based on clove oil so it smells just like your phone number, student number and signature (not for While there have been numerous claims that countries for 25 years in staggeringly huge cloves," said Isman. publication) as well as your year and faculty with all submissions. ID will be checked when submissions are dropped off at the Monsanto's Roundup is safe, Eric Darier, amounts, we have much stronger evidence of Another alternative being sought out is steam editorial office of The Ubyssey, otherwise verification will be done Genetic Engineer Campaigner for Greenpeace, way, way greater health impacts of [other herbi­ generators. The generator would be able to kill by phone. "Perspectives' are opinion pieces over 300 words but is highly skeptical. cides]," he said. weeds with boiled water, but this does not come under 750 words and are run according to space. "Freestyles" are opinion pieces written by Ubyssey staff members. Priority will be "The long term use of Roundup? Who knows? For now, UBC's main concern will be to see if without its own complications, said Isman. II given to letters and perspectives over freestyles unless the latter is time sensitive. Opinion pieces will not be run until the identity of the writer has been verified. The Ubyssey reserves the right to edit •iiinniiviinij.il nnTTTimr^B submissions for length and clarity. It is agreed by all persons placing display or classified advertising that if the Ubyssey Publications Society fails to publish an ADVENTURE! Teach English advertisement or if an error in the ad occurs the liability of the SSIFIcuS Worldwide. Earn money. Get TESOL UPS will not be greater than the price paid for the ad. 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ILLUMINATING: Fourth-year engineering physics student Weiiai Li works on making sunlight be more accessible, YINAN MAX WANG PHOTO UBC physicists shedding light into dark corners New "Solar Canopy" would get the light into deeper zones of Unlike many scientific research According to Roseman, the over­ out," he said. "As well it provides the building where sunlight usual­ projects, this is not testing an all impact of using this technology shade from direct sunlight [which] foolrt \A#ith» onorriw rr\ctc ly doesn't go/ experimental hypothesis. would be extensive. "You cut down prevents glare inside the office." greenhouse emissions 'We developed a solar canopy 'The main aim is to come up on the cost of electrical energy...as Working with Rosemann and and a hybrid light guide that tracks with an economically beneficial you don't have to switch on the Wai on the project were Andrzej by Carolynne Burkholder the sun and can point it into the system," said Rosemann. 'We are lighting. As well, you have an Kotlicki, Weilai Li, Steve Jones, and NEWS WRITER building," explained Rosemann. not dealing with the question: does impact on the greenhouse gas Lars Jungclaus, researchers in the '[There is] the slight problem it work? We are dealing with the emissions." UBC Structured Surface Physics There are few things more enjoy­ where the sun is moving all the question: can we make it work The benefits are not just eco­ Laboratory, in cooperation with able than basking in the sunlight. time, so we need a solar canopy economically?* nomic. "Illuminating an office Natural Resources Canada and the Fortunately for sun-worshipers, that adapts. This is reached by 'We are dealing with this chal­ space with daylight has psychologi­ Korean Institute for Energy this luxury may soon be available [using] the adaptive butterfly array lenge by using materials and sub­ cal effects," continued Rosemann. Research. in the workplace. With the use of of mirrors. Each mirror is held by components of the system which 'People like to work under natural The researchers said they don't mirrors, prisms, and a little help three strings, one holds it in place are low cost for mass production,* lighting far more than under artifi­ see an end to their project in the from the sun, UBC researchers and by operating the other two he said. cial lighting. It creates a more natu­ near fiiture. 'When you carry out have been developing a way to fill strings we can reflect the sunlight Over the summer, the solar ral working environment." research, if you solve one question office buildings with natural light. into the solar canopy system.* lighting project was set up in a Engineering graduate Alvin Wai, you come up with ten new ones," According to Alexander Rose- 'After the light is transferred to portable test room to record meas­ another researcher on the project, said Rosemann. 'The day-lighting mann, the lead researcher on the the hybrid prism light guide it can urements. 'We [wanted to] see how expanded on the benefits of the research will carry on." solar lighting project, the aim of travel into deeper building zones. well the system performs different research. "You can transfer heat "The ultimate goal would be if the research is "to guide direct [The light] leaks out along the way positions and different times of into the offices in the winter, and in every building was equipped with sunlight into office spaces and to for illumination purposes.* day,* said Rosemann. the summer you can block the heat the solar lighting system." II

care about poor people anywhere womens' rights. Two hours in the world." "The fact you still don't get equal The US government didn't mess pay in jobs is bullshit. But it still up because of any malicious reasons, happens, and some of your dads with the host it was simple negligence, he said. are your fucking bosses that make "The fact that [George Bush] big decisions," he said. "You should of The Hour stayed on vacation and all that shit kick them in the head until they was embarrassing. But Americans change that." by Eric Szeto don't care," said Stroumbouloupolos. "Fix that and then you can deal NEWS EDITOR He went on criticising the current with all that other shit" state of American affairs. Near the end of his talk, an audi­ George Stroumbouloupolos, the ani­ The majority of people there care ence member asked if he had ever mated host of CBC's The Hour, came about irrelevant issues. Take for joined the army. to UBC Wednesday night discussing example the impeachment of Bill "I joined the army as a dare," he eveiything from politics to his brief Clinton over "a dress,* or Janet responded. time in the Canadian army. Jackson's breast, he said. "One day [while in training] I said The two-hour talk, with a 200- POLITICS: The new nu-metal. YINAN MAX WANG PHOTO "That's just the mentality of the to my friend, That's it' And then we person attendance at Totem Park majority," he said. "Every now and just walked out the front door," Residence, quickly turned to the 'If you watched the way this was ignored those people,* said then 51 per cent of the people don't Stroumbouloupolos said. handling of the aftermath of played out, I was like, 'How'd you get Stroumbouloupolos. 'I don't think feel that way. Eveiy now and then 51 Another audience member asked Hurricane Katrina by the Bush this wrong?' Cause everybody saw Kanye [West was] right that [George per cent do and they are just in that him who he would fight if he had the Administration. this coming. They kept showing us Bush] doesn't care about black peo­ state right now." opportunity' to fight anybodty. It was shameful, said Stroum­ the weather maps," he said. ple—that's not true. I just don't Aside from American politics, "If I had to fight someone in self- bouloupolos, responding to an "New Orleans is going to fall think rich Americans care about Stroumbouloupolos stated that his defense I would fight Tucker Carlson, audience question. apart, it's Dodge city because it poor Americans. I don't think they main concern is the progression of but maybe Bill O'Reilty/ he said. V 4 NEWS FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 THEUBYSSEY j DVD ZONE' Care about. canpus news a. little .too.:' J IM THE VILLAGE [ UBC student to assist I Carney Special | much?; Ever thought, about siting, for,' the: Ubyssey/news ;seGt'ipn...; Now' s your ;'•;•/;••;• US in relief efforts chance.. .We : always" need, volunteers. .and., w. 2-for-l Game Tuesdays no experience• is' necessary. care for them.* Trip will focus Hsu said this type of assistance Rent any one game and on spiritual is particularly important as many ste get the second game free^ victims are emotionally trauma- ?&' and emotional tised by the disaster. RESERVATIONS 604-221 ^9355 news@ub^ assistance "Everyone needs dignity and self esteem,* he said. % s £.•*£,'** i N*t by Paul Evans Another important part of Hsu's i Greater Vancouver Regional District NEWS EDITOR trip will involve documenting events and experiences and send­ Eric Hsu is not your average fourth- ing these reports back to Canada. I NOTICE OF NOMINATION year math student. He will be in constant contact with m ELECTORAL AREA A 2005 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTION He leaves today bound for the Tzu Chi Foundation, sending Houston on a mission to provide photos and stories, and has given humanitarian assistance for the his cell phone number to CBC Public notice is hereby given to the electors of Electoral Area A that nominations are called for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. He is Radio. office of Director of Electoral Area A, Greater Vancouver Regional District, for a three-year term traveling with five other members Hsu noted that while he is going & expiring December 2008. of Tzu Chi Canada, an international to the United States with a religious Buddhist relief organisation. organisation, they have no inten­ "Electoral Area A" refers to that part of the Greater Vancouver Regional District not within the Hsu said the first objective of tion of spreading Buddhism and 1 boundaries ofa City, District, Island, Town, or Village municipality, or any land, foreshore, or the nine-day trip is to bring the plan to offer help to all. land covered by water that may be hereafter incorporated within the boundaries ofa municipality. message of love on behalf of all "No matter what your religion or (This includes University Endowment Lands, University of British Columbia lands, Bowyer Canadians. your race or your nationality...we I Island, Grebe Islets, Passage Island, Barnston Island, and those areas of Howe Sound, Indian Arm "The six people from here...are care about everyone, we treat every­ one equally and treat everyone just I and West Pitt Lake in the GVRD not within a municipal corporation.) not only representing Tzu Chi vol­ unteers, they are representing like a human being,* he said. I Canadians. We go there, we This is not Hsu's first trip. He Nominations for qualified candidates will be received at the office of the Chief Election Officer, bring... Canadians' love to US was in Sri Lanka this past Januaiy Corporate Secretary's Department, 3rd Floor, Greater Vancouver Regional District, 4330 m victims.* providing aid to tsunami victims. kPA, Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C., from October 4 to 14, 2005, during regular working hours, 9 a.m. to The group's mission is unique As with the Sri Lanka trip, he and 4 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays. from other humanitarian organisa­ his fellow travellers will be paying tions and is not focused on providing their own way. A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local physical assistance, explained Hsu. Hsu said this type of humanitar­ government if they: "We cannot compete with the ian work is important for education Red Cross/ he explains. "The only and personal development for all • are a Canadian citizen special thing about Tzu Chi is that students. • are 18 years of age or older on general voting day, November 19,2005 we're not only giving physical "No matter what your faculty is, • have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day materials, we're also providing you've got to help other people," nomination papers are filed them software, which is that we he said, a • are not disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election in British Columbia or from being nominated for, being elected to, or holding office Assistant Director for the Nomination packages may be picked up at the address noted above. Information: Residence Administration Bob Frampton said that confirmation Chris Plagnol, Chief Election Officer m of the towers' readiness for 604-432-6338 NEWS September only came in early July, [email protected] leaving UBC Housing with little www.gvrd.bc.ca/board/elections.htm BRIEFS time to fill the rooms. m "Because we didn't actively mar­ II mim^m^mmM^^mm^^^i^^w f'*^»~ .^ -V* ^. ^v;;- -% ' ),»>, ^ ^'-,^V ^ " - - -- y- Residence have been filled despite made other plans or were quite com­ I fears that the short period UBC fortable where they were in our cur­ |i Housing had to market the resi­ rent residences," he said. dence would result in many vacan­ The residence houses mainly A Glimpse into the Future of cies. The newly constructed towers senior undergraduate, graduate and UBC's Point Grey Campus add 567 beds to the housing pool. professional program students. II

Wednesday, September 14,2005 w\ UNIVERSITY TOWN: SEPTEMBER OPEN HOUSE This annual open house provides an opportunity for the campus community to learn more about University Town and get updated on the status of various academic and residential campus projects. Time: 10:00 am - 7:00 pm Venue: 'Under the Tent'

Student Union Piaza North **.¥ Tuesday, September 20,2005 IS- INAUGURAL UNIVERSITY TOWN HALL MEETING 1*' • Dennis Pavlich (VP External Affairs): Overview of University Town initiatives. • Moore Ruble Yudell of Santa Monica with Hughes Condon Marler of Vancouver: The winning team of the University Boulevard International Architectural Competition will present their vision m - for University Boulevard, (wvvw.universitytown.ubc.ca/archcomp) • Dr. john Robinson (Sustainable Development Research Initiatives): A presentation on the vision for the new Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) building. {www.sdri.ubc.ca/ciRS) Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Venue: Hebb Theatre, 2045 East Mall Refreshments will be served P

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Like Christmas, but with books Don't worry bookstore lineups will slow down after the first- week rush. But then you probably won't need to buy any­ www.universitytown.ubc.ca more books anyway, YINAN MAX WANG PHOTO THE UBYSSEY FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 NATIONAL 5 Evacuees dying in LSU's emergency shelters Surging gas prices by Chris Day hurting student Special to Canadian University Press pocketbooks BATON ROUGE, La. (SPECIAL TO CUP) Crates of syringes, urine cups, medication and IV by Devon Wells tubes surround clusters of wall-to-wall hospital THE MUSE (MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND) beds in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Louisiana State University's campus, after ST. JOHN'S (CUP)-Justin Hawco can hardly Hurricane Katrina. Hundreds of military afford to fill up his Honda since the price of police are scattered at building entrances. gas rose 32.5 cents over the weekend. Buses and helicopters continue to rush "Pretty much half of my biweekly cheque patients in and out of the building as teams of goes to gas, so it doesn't leave a lot of money doctors and nurses from across the country for saving for books; it doesn't leave a lot of frantically try to save hves. money for anything else, really/ Patients are assigned different colors The fourth-year Memorial University of depending on the severity of their conditions. Newfoundland (MUN) earth sciences student "Once a patient is stable, we try to place said he is definitely feeling the pinch caused them in a shelter/ said Apiyl Keaty, registered by hurricane Katrina. nurse with the New Mexico Disaster Assistance Katrina is largely to blame for the Team. There were two intensive care patients in rapid jump in prices, says David Toms, the PMAC on Monday morning, along with 22 acting director of the Petroleum Pricing intermediate acute care patients. Office. He says Louisiana and Mississippi Robert Alvey, temporary media coordinator are important areas of oil production for campus emergency facilities, confirmed HELPING HANDS: Kristen Sumner, music education sophomore, and Michael Hollier, and transport. that an unknown number of patients on cam­ finance senior, comfort an evacuee from New Orleans as she waits to board a bus "[Those states are] one of the worst areas pus have died. The Federal Emergency outside the PMAC on Tuesday, Aug. 30. The buses were headed to areas of the state the storm could hit," he said. Management Agency is then responsible for the with facilities to house the incoming refugees, THE DAILY REVEILLE PHOTO With key refineries down, he said oil from bodies. A refrigerated trailer was provided at elsewhere, including Newfoundland, needs the PMAC for such cases. helping stranded and lost evacuees reunite with Thursday to evacuees outside the PMAC. to fill the void. With demand for oil the same, Disaster medical assistance teams have family, but not without complications. "We sat down all day [Wednesday] and a limited amount of crude will sell at a high­ come from all over the nation. With so many state and federal organisa­ watched [the news]/ Ducote said. "We found er price under economies such as those in Evacuees were sent to a wide variety of shel­ tions at work, many question who is in out about this and signed up. We're doing Canada and the U.S. ters, ranging from the Port Allen Community charge. Alvey said the effort is 'absolutely a whatever we can—feeding people and keep­ Still, this logic is cold comfort for des­ Center to the Houston Astrodome. mishmash/ ing them occupied/ perate students such as Hawco. "It's get­ "This is 9/11 in slow motion/ said LSU Initial management of both facilities came As the need arose, health care professionals ting ridiculous," he said. "A lot of peo­ Chancellor Sean O'Keefe of the worsening state from the State Department of Social Services, showed certain non-medical volunteers how to ple...barely have the money to own a car to of emergency during the week following the cat­ with the state Department of Health and perform tasks such as cleaning patients, help­ begin with, and then you start throwing egory four storm. Hospitals providing the necessary medical ing them use the restroom, taking their body crazy gas prices on top of it, and it makes The PMAC is the largest acute care emer­ equipment and manpower. temperatures and bathing smaller children. cars totally unaffordable/ gency facility in the state. An acute care facility Chancellor O'Keefe established an "I just had to get clean underwear for a Everything involving transportation is is equipped to provide medical and surgical Operations Center on Sunday to become the sin­ guy with diarrhea/ said Levi Wright, Jr., affected. Currently, Metrobus in St. care for seriously ill or injured people. gle point of contact for organising resources graduate student and non-medical volun­ John's is maintaining regular service at Treating about 5,000 patients in the past and communications. teer. "In this particular situation, you just standard fares, but executives will meet week, officials say the facility plays a crucial role Although the number of patients is con­ have to get into it/ on Sept. 12 to evaluate the situation. saving the lives of evacuees hurt by Hurricane stantly changing, the PMAC floor plan was Evacuee Moyna Patterson, 65, of New Sarpy, MUN student union's SafeDrive service Katrina. Next door, the Carl MaddoxJFieldhouse modified six times during the past week to La., arrived at the Fieldhouse the Sunday is also weighing options to determine also meets the needs of evacuees. While the ensure a more organized emergency evening before the hurricane struck. She the best way to deal with the new cost PMAC is operating as a temporary hospital, the procedure. looked after her legally blind husband increase. fieldhouse is a care facility also lined with beds "There's a lot of people on call/ said Leslie while trying to get in touch with her step­ However, until the mess from the hurri­ and equipment Pecora, registered nurse and PMAC relief work­ daughter. cane is cleaned up and the southern oil Originally set up as a 41-bed special needs er, on Sunday. "There's a lot of EMS personnel "He cannot do anything by himself/ refineries can return to full production, o«S5 TOT»T rvrvfr-i *-»•»* e» shelter, the fieldhouse is now holding more working with officials to get the patients out Patterson said. "My husband is the only thing I LoJULI OS OOU0 xv» than 400 patients and is equipped with a phar­ They're stabilising them and getting them to care about Material things you can get back, but "You're really limited in what you can do/ macy, psychiatric ward and pediatric center. other shelters/ my husband's life is more important" he said, indicating students should aim to "This is the largest facility of its kind/ said The immense student volunteer effort Trenice McBride, 32, hitchhiked Tuesday reduce wasted energy. "I don't want to sound student government president Michelle Gieg. began Monday evening with about 20 volun­ morning in the back of a truck with her three flippant but maybe there might be some "This is one of the biggest things LSU has done teers—most of them from the Baptist small children from the Omni Royal Orleans decision to use transit..when it's not neces­ in this hurxicane effort/ Collegiate Ministry. Hotel in New Orleans to Baton Rouge. She sary to bring the car/ University officials said it is uncertain how The number of student volunteers grew rap­ said they were certain their house was Toms also suggested the rising price of oil long the facilities will contain patients because idly throughout the week. underwater. could cause price shock and inflation in of the variety of different cases. Both centers are Student volunteer Monique Ducote, human McBride, sitting outside the PMAC with her other industries, since everything from fruit treating medical needs, feeding the hungry and ecology junior, handed out food and water children, said, "It's been hell. It's hot* II to DVDs now costs more to transport Qfl

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I MM AN u EL CHURCH OUTTA' MY NET! Jeff Weber blocks the puck from entering T-Birds territory, YINAN MAX WANG PHOTO AT THE UNIVERSITY OF BC SUBROOM216 SUNDAYS AT 7 PM IcLC16S steel Jeff Weber chooses the T-Birds and returns to the books

by Megan Smyth ages ongoing teamwork. SPORTS EDITOR "OVER THE NEXT As a goaltender, Weber has "a lot of experience playing at a high Flying into Vancouver last week, COUPLE OF YEARS I'LL level/ His involvement in NHL // Jeff Weber hasn't really had the HOPEFULLY BECOME A training camps gives him an edge "Faith Matters time to see the sights. over some other goaltenders with­ "I went straight from the air­ LEADER ON THIS TEAM. in the league. port to the university/ he says. RIGHT NOW TM JUST "Over the next couple of years Until recently, the only pools of I'll hopefully become a leader on GOING TO GO IN AND "Mere Christianity": water to which the T-Birds' newest this team. Right now I'm just going goaltender was accustomed to WORK MY HARDEST to go in and work my hardest and Exposed were the frozen kind found at the show my skills and hopefully put AND SHOW MY SKILLS ice-rink. But the West Coast has out some results/ states Weber. Explained provided Weber with an entirely AND HOPEFULLY PUT Weber's strategy for T-Bird suc­ new experience—'something I've cess this season is pretty straight- OUT SOME RESULTS." Experienced never seen until this week is the forward. "There's team goals and it ocean/ he notes. -JeffWeber personal goals, and I find if you achieve the team goals the person­ www.immanuelwestside.com Even though Weber played II against Canuck prospects last T-Birds goaltender al goals will come with it. Basically night he is looking forward to his the one goal I have is to help this own trip to GM place as a specta­ his Nintendo machine, Weber team go all the way to nationals/ tor. "I want to see a hockey game! states that his goal has been "to go says Weber. m A Canucks game/ exclaims Weber. as far as I can in hockey and make Weber's goals are just as high Weber was originally drafted by a living out of it. That's why I'm in the classroom. "I haven't been Is SEASON 2005 P 06 here today, because I think it can in school for two and a half years, §• iSlll ; the Buffalo Sabres in 2003, but _ :••! y \fhe;HauseofAtteus; Q given the disarray of the NHL and help further my career/ so I've gotta' take baby steps. But •. '•'. aodp'ed^o;;t! ihe Gr&ieio, by johrUewih .••• y'-i the impending players' strike, he For now, Weber has put his I'd like to keep above the 80 per September 28 - October B, 2005 : made the decision not to enter the NHL goals on hold to focus on cent range/ he declares. ..FredericWooclTheatre /; professional league. school. "As long as over the four For now Weber is taking some "I would have probably signed years I'm here I continue to play general Arts classes, but has inspi­ .'.'.'. ,v;riapi^dby JohnTSt'sfio^i?-?-tr:h-.tr^Vr^Mii-orr.by-Si';';? Dayic-i an NHL contract if it wasn't for well. I think the talent and recog­ rations to continue with a job that November 16-26,2005 that whole thing. It didn't just nition of this league will continue keeps him involved with sports. • v TELOSStudidTheatre:'. • affect the people in the NHL; it to grow. Right here we have a new "I've got it narrowed down. The affected everyone, a rippling rink coming in and I think that two areas that seem to interest me l|jj||vS effect* complains Weber. will attract a lot of people and a lot the most are law, so one day y Coming to play for UBC was a of attention. So I think my goal of maybe I'll become a sports agent, M "•:.::• FredericWoodTheatre^ • ; major change in Weber's life, but it the NHL will still go on once I'm or broadcasting. So hopefully one m was a change he was happy to make. finished here. I'll be 24 and hope­ day I could be the next TSN sports- Studies in Motion: the Haunting; "It was a tough decision. I had a fully I'll be able to land a team caster," dreams Weber. ;;//of fcadwea^ few options. I could play pro hock­ somewhere/ anticipates Weber. It sounds like Weber has got a •ftlre^v;}; ey and work my way up, but Coming to a new city and auto­ solid plan for his fiiture, but there It because the Canadian hockey pro­ matically training with a new team is still one thing that weighs heavy January 17-29,2006 C , Fre'deric WoodTheatre ••;..••' gram has become so much can be a tumultuous time for any­ on his mind. stronger in the past ten years or one; luckily Weber has taken it all "I'm so worried about learning The Glass Menagerie so, it made so much more sense to in stride. how to cook!" exclaims Weber. .•i>V..!i.,:Ul,..»f* go and get my education while "It's a huge transition for me With only the little problem of culi­ AY February 1-11,2006 playing hockey at a high level. You personally because the last four nary experience standing in his m TELUS Studio Theatre. always need something to fall back years I've been playing with kids way, Weber should be able to use m $•'•••••• Picasso at the Lapin Agile on. 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by Megan Smyth the CIS National Championships SPORTS EDITOR which occur from February 24th- 26th, 2005. "I want to help my team Some people travel to Turkey to win the ninth CIS title in any way I enrich their cultural knowledge. can/ pledges Dickens. Scott Dickens traveled to Izmir, Varsity head coach Tom Johnson Turkey not only to see the sights, but predicts that Dickens's performance to compete in the World University in Turkey "is a good indicator ofhis Games last month. future potential/ At six-foot-five Dickens could eas­ This summer was a pressure ily be mistaken for a basketball play­ cooker for Dickens, not only in er, but it isn't on the court where he terms of the temperature, but in shows off his skills. regards to his hectic schedule. Dickens's specialty is in the pool. Johnson acknowledges that "Scott His speed and determination was under the gun from the 24th of allowed him to set a personal best of July to the 17th of August, which is a 28.27.00 seconds and win the silver long time for anyone." medal in the men's 50m breast- According to Johnson, there are stroke at the Games. "nothing but good things to come Recovering from an injury from Scott in the future." So what caused problems for Dickens over exactly does Dickens want to achieve SOLITUDE AND FOCUS: Dickens keeps his eyes on the prize, YINAN MAX WANG PHOTO the summer, and also impacted his in the future? performance at the Worlds in All of the competitions are "Traveling is the most challeng­ closest competitors is beneficial Montreal. paving the way for Dickens's ulti­ ing" aspect of keeping on top of because 'it pushes both of us, we "THERE IS SUPPORT FROM Rather unexpectedly he was able mate goal of competing at the 2008 both school and swimming, says know that if we don't beat each other to turn things around in Turkey. Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Dickens. "You pick the courses that at practice we won't be able to beat TEAMMATES BEFORE THE "Every race seemed like it was going "I have more commitments work well with your swim schedule others in the world." RACE AND AFTER THE wrong, but I pulled it together for than just the university team/ he and you do what you have to do to At the World Universiiy Games the last race/ says Dickens. mentions before discussing his get by," he declares in a tone that Huang finished with a time of RACE. WITHOUT THE Competing in the 50m breast- involvement with the Canadian emphasises his perseverance and 28.29.00 seconds, only 2/100ths of TEAM I DON'T THINK stroke on the last day of the com­ National swim team. dedication to both his swimming a second off Dickens time. petition is "not usually the best sit­ In just two weeks Dickens heads and his education. Along with the memory of com­ HALF OF US WOULD BE uation/ but Dickens used the final to Calgary for a national team A positive team spirit helps peting against his teammate, ABLE TO DO WHAT WE day to push himself to the max and training camp. Dickens enjoy the pressures of Dickens fondly recalls "seeing the it paid off. "There is a whole new program competitive swimming. "There is city and seeing a whole new cul­ DO IN THE WATER." Head coach Derrick Schoof for the national team. There are support from teammates before ture," while in Turkey. believes that it was Dickens's, [training] camps for every different the race and after the race. Without Another highlight for him was Scott Dickens 'strength of character" that stroke/ states Dickens. This new the team I don't think half of us the formal dinner that the T-Bird Swimmer enabled him to "emotionally and strategy helps Canadian swimmers would be able to do what we do in Canadian team shared at a tradi­ mentally persevere through some from across the country work togeth­ the water/ tional restaurant. difficult times/ er as one team. Not only is there a support net­ This year the World University friendly to each other, but you still Although Dickens is currently an Dickens finds the new national work within the Thunderbirds swim Games allowed Dickens to see, have to compete/ he adds. T oTvr , Arts student heading into econom­ •fooTm * *3inins ** oach beneficial team, there also exists a friencUv but meet, and become friendly with Not onlv did Dickens return ics, his focus is almost solely on because "you train together and competitive rivalry between Dickens some of the international universi­ from Turkey with a personal best swimming because, as he says, "I learn what other people do. and his teammate Matt Huang. ty age swimmers. record under his belt and a silver can only do that for so long." Ultimately we hope to be swimming Dickens acknowledges that train­ "At the national level I know who­ medal around his neck, but after The upcoming goal for Dickens is faster as a country." ing with Huang sometimes makes for ever I'm going to race. It's nice to trading gear with some of the other making it on to the Commonwealth Every practice, meet, and train­ a "hectic practice racing side by side." have someone from another team to competitors, he returned with a Games team. ing camp brings Dickens "one step But he feels that overall the expe­ talk to at the world level. You see ath­ Japanese team member's swim After that his focus will shift to closer to a medal in Beijing." rience of training with one of his letes from all over the world being bag on his back. II

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is said that depression is rage turned inwards, rage given no Statistics reveal that 20 per cent of UBC students suffer from depression over the course of one year. But most feel alone in their suffering. other outiet I thought of depression as the grey side ofa coin that is scarlet on its reverse.' —EVELYN LAU, "INSIDE OUT' What UBC's doing, and what you can do, to reduce the stigma around suicide and depression on campus and break the silence.

clear that something wasn't right. "Obviously I tion. There are people to help. Especially on cam­ chiatrists are seeing them because of depression." mental and that they wiU be supported no matter where people care about each other," she continues. knew things were wrong. I had the feeling looking pus there are people to help." Though the numbers are high, Mirwaldt still what their problem is, no matter what their back­ "You come into such a big school and want to feel at my friends and looking at people I spent time befieves that more students need to be coming for­ ground is, that they will be supported no matter included and want others to feel included, to give with that rarely was somebody else behaving the ward for help. "There was a study done in 2004 what/ says Erfan. Speakeasy volunteers receive that humanity to other students." way I did/ he recalls. Campus care that said that of the people who had said they were training yearly from Positive Space, the training After being diagnosed with OCD—a diagnosis feeling depressed in the last year that less than program for Queer awareness and SAFER, the that later changed to Clinical Depression—Sean Of those who commit suicide, 80 per cent exhib­ half of them were receiving treatment/ she Suicide Counselling Service of Greater Vancouver. The kids aren't okay, in BC took around 10 different drugs over the course of it warning signs, which can include withdrawal recalls. "That's not to say that they weren't Speakeasy counselors aren't trained to provide three years until a working formula was found. He from family and friends, expression of a sense of depressed or were only a Httle depressed. They long-term support, however, Patton says. Rather, "I think a lot of people end up with a counselor emerged from his depression while regularly con­ hopelessness or helplessness, and preparations for could have been terribly depressed. We don't they are faciHtators; each student who visits will sit that they don't like and it doesn't work. So one of my sulting a psychologist Sean would suffer from death including giving away prized possessions as know, because we didn't see them/ for one session with a peer counselor and will leave big messages would be keep trying until you find depression for a good chunk of his teenaged life, gifts. But a full 20 per cent give no outward warning Foregoing treatment can result in a successful with an appropriate referral, taken from the Red someone who you connect with and who you feel but like all who survive a serious battle with any of their despair or intentions—one in five suicides recovery—but it is a much more lengthy and ardu­ Book, a complete Hst of services in Vancouver. "We comfortable with...Sometimes it takes a bit of dig­ illness he would come out changed on the other comes as a surprise to those left behind. Which ous process, carried out in isolation, and without can give really specific referrals. If someone comes ging and when you're feeling depressed that can be side. "I think you'd get the same response if you makes promoting awareness of the reafities of appropriate treatment there is an increased HkeH- overwhelming, you might feel like there's nothing talked to anybody who came out of cancer or any­ depression and suicide—making this part of our hood of relapse, says Mirwaldt out there, no one cares. I think it's important to thing like that/ vernacular, at a comfort level conducive to open dis­ "Everybody should be getting help," she con­ "WHAT BETTER WAY TO SHOW know that people do care. You just need to keep "You're so appreciative of how good you feel on cussion amongst family and friends—feel all the cludes. "Everyone deserves help/ looking until you find something that works." a good day/ more important, to ensure that an individual's final CARING THAN TO ALLOW EVERY These words belong to Julie Miller, the Director and most painful decision doesn't come as a sur­ INDIVIDUAL TO FEEL NCLUDED? of Community Education for the Vancouver Crisis prise to those closest to them, who would have been Liz's story Centre. YouthinBC, the youth outreach program at What the numbers tell us willing to Hsten and help. YOU HOPE THAT YOU LIVE IN A the Crisis Centre, falls under her portfolio. Providing help for depression comes out of a Two years ago, Liz was an undergraduate stu­ COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE YouthinBC was launched in January 2004, operat­ Stories like Sean's aren't as rare as you might shared initiative between patient and care-giver, dent in second year, 19 years old. One day, an over­ ing from its interactive website, think, or be willing to admit. Depression and sui­ says Patricia Mirwaldt Director of UBC Student whelming feeling fell over her: "I didn't want to Hve CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER. YOU www.youthinbc.com. The program was launched cide are socially stigmatised topics; the lack of fre­ Health. "One of the symptoms of depression is lack anymore. I didn't want to kill myself, but I didn't COME INTO SUCH A BIG SCHOOL when youth caUer numbers to the Crisis Centre's quency of their mention reflects not their lack of of motivation, lack of energy, lack of communica­ want to Hve/ She was Hving in residence, away distress line began dropping significantly. "We prevalence or seriousness, but their taboo. And the tion and even withdrawal from friends and family/ from home. Her parents had divorced the previous AND WANT TO FEEL INCLUDED knew statistically that youth were in crisis and they silence surrounding depression, suicide and men­ says Mirwaldt "And so when all that's happening year and the farm she had grown up on had been AND WANT OTHERS TO FEEL weren't accessing the distress line/ Miller tells me. tal illness can be just as destructive as the topics it's pretty hard to reach out because all the symp­ sold. "All I wanted to do was be at home in my "Youth* is formally defined as anyone under the age themselves. This year brings a new initiative to UBC toms are making you not reach out" Increasing kitchen, drinking a cup of hot chocolate or whatev­ INCLUDED, TO GIVE THAT of 29—"which I like because it makes me feel intending to break down the stigma surrounding awareness of depression and suicide on campus er. And I reahsed that wasn't possible." HUMANITY OTHER STUDENTS ." younger," laughs Miller. depression and suicide on campus. The Suicide will hopefully minimise this problem. At the She descended into a four months-long depres­ YouthinBC's programs are guided through rec­ Awareness Project is a joint effort by many groups moment, UBC counseling services are promoted sion during which "nothing felt connected, nothing ommendations gathered from sessions with a —Taraneh Erfan on and off campus, including the Wellness Centre, during beginning-of-year student and parent orien­ made sense." Her circle of friends—like those of youth focus group. Although Mirwaldt spoke to the Student Health and the Vancouver Crisis Centre.Its tations, a website replete with resources, and a pres­ many undergraduates—were party people who Co-Coordinator, AMS Speakeasy difficulty of having depressed students discovering campus campaign kicks off on Monday, coinciding ence in the large junior residence through the liked to have a good time. Liz didn't want to be the the self-motivation to come forward, Miller's pro­ with World Suicide Prevention Day. nurse in residence program. Initiatives like the downer at the party and she felt guilty about bur­ gram may have hit upon one possible solution. Although the subject is alien to most family din­ Suicide Awareness Froject will serve to enhance dening her friends with her problems. She found in and says Tm a male-identified Aboriginal person Their website features an online chat feature, which ner tables and casual conversations between this effort that drinking reduced her inhibitions, and she who is having relationship issues with my partner,' youth can use to chat one-on-one with trained vol­ friends, the statistics tell an alarming story. Suicide At UBC, students can access counseling, which would find herself sobbing to her friend for an hour we can get that specific in terms of referrals," Erfan unteers. The online chat feature has unveiled a is the second leading cause of death among youth. can consist of seeing a counselor, a family doctor, a in the washroom at the club—and then waking up explains. Of the counseling provided by Speakeasy large group of students who were unable or unwiU- Though violent crime is glorified in the media, psychiatrist, or all three, through their health plan. the next morning and feeling guilty for removing last year, 16 per cent was for depression and ing to express their depression openly in any other more die alone from self-inflicted harm—contrary In the case of an emergency a student can see a that friend from the party. anxiety. medium. On the crisis line, which fields about to public perception, every year suicide takes more counselor the day-of. "We have emergency appoint­ She resolved to be an adult and seek help for her Peer support appeals to students through the 25,000 calls per year, eight to ten per cent of calls Hves than homicide worldwide. According to the ments every day in both offices [in Brock Hall and problem. Although Mirwaldt told me that students combination of the desire to speak with a person of are related to suicide; on the online chat, 25 to 30 World Health Organisation, this has been the ongo­ at UBC Hospital). If someone comes in and says 'I can receive same-day counseling, it is probable that one's own age and day-to-day experience and the per cent of the discussions that take place are relat­ ing case since 1981. In 1999 the US Surgeon need to talk to somebody today, this is urgent,' they many students mired in depression would be too reluctance to reach out to friends for fear of bur­ ed to suicide. Miller attributes the staggering statis­ General defined suicide as a "pubHc health hazard/ will definitely be seen in either place," says intimidated or embarrassed to insist immediate dening them or forcing them to assume the often tical jump to the anonymity of chatting as weU as issuing a national call to action to prevent suicide. Mirwaldt However, to see a psychiatrist there can care. Liz simply said, "I'd like to see a counselor," umcomfortable position of the quasi-therapist Liz the absolute control the chatter can maintain, In a 2004 survey, done as part of the National be a wait of four to eight weeks—in very urgent and ended up on a waiting Hst with an appointment initiaUy resisted letting her friends in on her prob­ where on the phone one might lose emotional con­ College Assessment, that included 5,000 UBC cases, the wait can be reduced to two weeks. five weeks away. Moving up and down through her lems, feeling guilty about burdening them with the trol of their voice. Sean's story undergraduates, 20 percent of students reported Mirwaldt admits that the lengthy wait, particularly depression, she woke up on the morning of her weight of her depression. She admits also that Difficult topics such as self-harm also come "IT'S LIKE SWIMMING WITH A BIG that they had suffered depression or anxiety signifi­ for those in distress, is a concern, but emphasises appointment feeling fine—by no means a stable many students are unlikely to reach out to peers more easily online: 17 per cent of chats are related ANVIL OR A WEIGHT ATTACHED. While most of his classmates were worrying cant enough to affect their academic performance that students can continue to see a counselor or state. She found the counseling experience unhelp­ even if they are visibly in serious need; university, to self-harm, that number being under 10 per cent about homework and first dates, Sean was tackling in the preceding year. Fifteen per cent of female stu­ family doctor throughout the wait. "It absolutely is a ful, having just wanted someone to talk to. Not just as it is a time of self-discovery is also a time of for distress calls. Self-harm is a highly stigmatised YOU'LL NEVER QUITE BREAK THE the beginnings of larger problems. "There'd be con­ dents and 10 per cent of male students reported problem but it's the health care system that we own, interested in taking antidepressants, she left the self-involvement "University's about finding your­ issue relating to depression, though the numbers SURFACE. THERE MAY BE TIMES stant repeating patterns. I'd do things like line that they had "felt so depressed that it was difficult that we have in Canada/ she says. counselor's office dissatisfied. self. Students are pretty selfish, which is a good demand attention. During his depression, Sean things up compulsively. I'd go through mental lists, to function" on nine or more separate occasions. Counselling services are run in roughly the Liz worked through the remainder of her thing and a bad thing," she says. engaged in self-harm and mutilation. "In retrospect YOU MIGHT FEEL GOOD BUT mental notes, consistently/ he tells me. 'It was a The impHcations are unsettling, and sadly pan out— same manner at other Canadian universities. episode with the help of friends and family outside Sean was also extremely reluctant to open up to I think it was a horrible way to cope/ he tells me. EVEN THEN YOU GET DRAGGED routine but it got to the point where it was all-con­ in the same survey, 14 per cent of female students McGill Counseling has walk-in counseling for four of a counselor's office. his friends—unlike Liz, his reason was that he did­ "The intention was never to kill myself, the inten­ suming/ Sean, now an undergraduate student at reported that they had seriously considered hours each day, according to director Ted Baker. If n't want his depression to be interpreted as a bid tion was just to give me some fort of feeling that I BACK DOWN. AND AS TIME GOES UBC studying poHtical science and pre-med, is attempting suicide in the previous 12 months, com­ a student by a counselor to need serious help, they for attention. "It wasn't that I was unhappy about could feel other than the way I felt So for me the ON AND AS YOU FEEL WORSE dressed casually in jeans, a dress jacket and a black- pared to a reported 10 per cent for male students. are fast-tracked to see a psychiatrist in Mental Speakeasy, speak freely—peer anything in particular, and having somebody who pain was something I could focus on for those two and-white patterned tie; there remains no visible One per cent of female students and 1.6 per cent of Health. Anxiety, depression and general unhappi- does well, and having a straight-A student and hav­ minutes or three minutes that was different than AND WORSE AND THAT ANVIL support trace of his former anxiety-ridden self, still careful­ male students reported having carried out a suicide ness are principal causes for care at McGill. At ing somebody who's on sports teams and has the way I felt the rest of the day. For that two or JUST GETS BIGGER AND BIGGER ly monitored by drugs. "Instead of reading the page attempt during the same period. In 2003 the cam­ Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario, students The chaUenge of getting students in need of sup­ friends and having them say they're depressed real­ three minutes I'd have a release. once, I'd read it five or six times to make sure I pus community was jarred when a female student can access same-day help in crises; the average wait port to come forward is recognised by Taraneh ly doesn't make sense to people," he explains. "So to "But as with any compulsion, you may feel U.jy. AND THE CHANCES THAT YOU'LL knew eveiything. It mostly revolved around my all- Hving in Totem residence took her own life, even to see a psychiatrist is 9.5 days, according to Erfan and Kelsey Patton; it's their job to reach out to those people it would just seem like this guy is an better for those five minutes or for that half hour, SKIM THE SURFACE BECOME LESS consuming need to get everything perfect/ though her friends identified her as a smart, friend­ Stewart Engelberg, Coordinator of Counselling at students in need. Patton and Erfan are the overachiever and is just fishing for compliments but after that you're down and knowing that you ly girl; an outwardly regular rez kid. Trent Unlike other Canadian Universities, Trent and that's why I really didn't want to talk to them, did it. And in my case five years later and looking AND LESS AND YOU GET Sean's unusual habits, which would spiral out Coordinators of AMS Speakeasy, the UBC student of the control over the following several years, Sitting in her office in the Wellness Centre in the has an additional reading break in first term; peer counseling and support service. Speakeasy because I felt as if, logically, people wouldn't beHeve at the scars, it's not worth that five minutes of DRAGGED FURTHER AND were innocent and innocuous at first. "When it basement of the SUB, Judith Prat, UBC's Wellness although he couldn't direct me to statistics, operates a crisis line for students and provides me. For people who didn't know better, there would escape at the time." Engelberg said that the extra break has been proven be no reason to think I was depressed." Miller emphasises that the taboo surrounding FURTHER DOWN TO THE POINT started it would have appeared just like somebody Outreach Coordinator for Student Health Services, drop-in counseling, where a student can talk to one who was really conscientious about things. I'd get tells me that the numbers aren't as surprising if to have reduced stress and depression levels in of Speakeasy's student volunteer counselors, who That's where Speakeasy comes in—providing seeking help for mental distress needs to be broken WHERE YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE anxious but it would just seem like somebody who you're famiHar with the context. "I don't think that Trent's students. are trained on an ongoing basis in a wide variety of peers who are trained in and aware of the issues down, especially among youth. She cites statistics- TOP OF THE WATER ANYMORE, was stressed out/ As a perfectionist by personali­ number's so high. I think that's reflective of the gen­ UBC Student Health provides care for all student issues, including stress management, depression, faced daily by distressed students. Both Erfan and seven out of ten youth wiU consider suicide at some ty and a compulsive father's son, it took Sean a eral population/ she says. "One in four Americans health concerns—mental and physical—but identity issues, sexual assault, suicide and anti- Patton were peer counselors at their high schools point before they graduate high school, and one out IT'S JUST DARKNESS." while to recognise that he had a problem that was experience depression. So it's one in five on cam­ Mirwaldt admits that depression is a principal oppression. before attending UBC; both speak to the need for a of ten will attempt, where an attempt is defined as -Sean severe enough to get help, which he only sought pus. That's not bad/ cause for treatment "Say we have 150 to 200 stu­ Both Erfan and Patton emphasise Speakeasy's brand of openness motivated by compassion "any time someone has the means to take their life Depression survivor, when the load became far too heavy to carry on his "This is what happens to people. We're humans. dents a day on a busy day here, I would say that openness to all students. "I think that a huge barri­ among students; a need for inclusion to promote a and they think about using that" Often suicide own. Although he traces his difficulties back to the er that people have in accessing support is that fear sense of security. "What better way to show caring attempts are covered up not only by the ones UBC undergraduate We get depressed, we get anxious, we get so probably 30 to 40 of them would have talked about early days of high school, it wasn't until he was 15 stressed out that we want to commit suicide. And depression," Mirwaldt tells me. "And I would say of being excluded, and that's why we want to than to allow every individual to feel included?" that he first visited a psychiatrist—by then it was we don't have to get to that point. There is preven­ that at least half of the patients who are seeing psy­ emphasise that we are inclusive and non-judge­ says Erfan. "You hope that you Hve in a community See "Prevention"page 12.

~--y^."?j^,r^^^^ 12 FEATURE FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 THE UBYSSEY The first step to prevention of suicide and depression is in discussion and awareness, say health experts tics, gay and lesbian youth are two to stigma and reach out to those who "Prevention" from pages 10- 7 7 three times more likely to commit are visibly in need. attempting suicide but also by their Suicide warning signs suicide). 'I think for the last couple of 'Om* challenge is not to be sur­ family members out of panic or years since [the suicide in Totem], the prised by it but to learn how to reach shame, she says. That number's so O Sudden marked changes in behaviour or appearance University has started to look at an out to people and for those people to high and you think how come we O Increased preoccupation with suicide and death overall suicide prevention plan/ Prat learn how to reach out and get sup­ don't talk about this more and how (including jokes) says. The results of the 2004 Student port/ says Prat come it's not out there and how come D Preparations for death; giving away possessions Health survey, in which 20 per cent people don't comment about it' O Withdrawal from regular activities, family and friends of students reported having suffered Silence worsens the depressive d Expressions of a sense of hopelessness and/or helplessness from depression in the preceding Breaking the silence person's experience, making them D Sudden changes in eating and sleeping patterns year, also provided incentive. "We to breaff the surface think they're the only one, increas­ certainly saw the figures about ing the feelings of alienation and While 80 per cent of those who commit suicide exhibit depression and wanted to address Sean struggles for some time to artic­ helplessness that plague the warning signs, 20 per cent do not that/ she admits. ulate his depression—my question: depressive. 'When you talk to UBC's Suicide Awareness 'How did it feel?', maddeningly someone who has considered sui­ How you can give help Project follows the guidelines set open-ended but necessary—before cide or is feeling suicidal the one out by the Canadian Association offering the following. thing that they often say is they O Ask the person directly is (s)he is considering suicide. for Suicide Prevention's national 'It's like swimming with a big feel really alone/ Miller says. This will not 'give them the idea/ but will show that you are prevention strategy. The initial anvil or a weight attached. You'll 'But what's interesting is actually taking them seriously. proposal for the project submitted never quite break the surface. There there's so many people that they're O Listen and provide non-judgmental support last fall reads: 'Improving public may be times you might feel good but surrounded by that are also consider­ D Arrange for the person to get help and follow up understanding that breaking the even then you get dragged back ing that' O Do not leave a suicidal person alone silence surrounding suicide down. And as time goes on and as O Do not agree to keep the person's suicidal thoughts increases realistic opportunities you feel worse and worse and that a secret to save lives and to reduce suffer­ anvil just gets bigger and bigger and The w§b's good ing/ The project will include dis­ the chances that you'll skim the sur­ i Samaritans How you can get help tributing orange bracelets to be face become less and less and you get worn on campus, reading 'Reach - dragged further and further down to The Internet which for some opens O Call: 1-80OSUICIDE Out' and '1-800-SUICIDE,' the the point where you can't even see the portal to the creation of a larger D Chat* Youth in BC online chat; www.youthinbc.com 24/7 support hotline. The the top of the water anymore, it's just impersonal family, offers a seeming­ (4-10 PM every day) bracelets, Prat tells me, are darkness/ •ft ly endless supply of resources about intended to render the issue visi­ 1 O Email: AMS Speakeasy, for peer counseling or referrals; Now years past his defeat of •";>. ,••'•> depression and suicide, in the forms [email protected] ble, to create awareness in the •.!3 of information and support—howev­ O Visit AMS Speakeasy desk; SUB North Concourse campus community— a problem er, as with anything on the web, pro­ (Mon-Thur 9-8, Fri 9-7) that is out in the open invites dis­ ceed with caution. cussion rather than silence and "WHEN YOU TALK TO As the statistics from the communal support rather than YouthinBC online chat demonstrate, private suffering. 'Wearing the SOMEONE WHO HAS many feel more comfortable dis­ Hello Chris, Creating new suicide bracelet shows...that people CONSIDERED SUICIDE OR cussing their problems in an online should be comfortable to reach out awareness at UBC IS FEELING SUICIDAL THE setting that is anonymous and fully Thank you for your email, rm so and not worry that they're going to under their control; ironically, it feels glad you felt able to contact Every individual I interviewed be discriminated against or stig­ ONE THING THAT THEY easier to open upon and demonstrate emphasised that when it comes to matised/ Prat says. Samaritans at this time of crisis in OFTEN SAY IS THEY FEEL one's need for compassion behind your life. depression and those inflicted with The challenge in coping commu­ that impersonal wall. It must be You tell us you are living away suicidal feelings, the most important nally with depression is not to try to REALLY ALONE. BUT emphasised that these services thing is to reach out—not only on the from home and are in residence at get rid of the problem, but to address WHAT'S INTERESTING IS include the disclaimer that online University, feeling very isolated and part of those suffering, but also on it honestly and openly. 'Things aren't counseling should not be taken as a lost in the crowd. I wonder how long the part of those who can give help, going to stay level and that's normal. ACTUALLY THERE'S SO replacement for psychiatric help- you have been at University and those who are outside of the darkness I think that's what people need to MANY PEOPLE THAT but in a society that places such a whether this is your first time away and can see its contours and limits, begin to understand—we shouldn't heavy stigma on depression and sui­ from home? Can you tell me what it the possibility of escape. 'If you're be surprised if someone gets depres­ THEY'RE SURROUNDED cide, typing an email to an online is you miss from home? depressed, [that possibility] doesn't sion or anxiety/ she tells me. BY THAT ARE ALSO counseling service can provide a safe You also tell us you feel pressured even really exist/ Sean tells me. "You Patricia Mirwaldt is involved in release during a relatively mild about the type of job you'll look for feel as if the day's going to be crappy, two additional projects being spear­ CONSIDERING THAT." episode. after graduation and I wonder where the week's going to be crappy, the head this year at UBC to raise aware­ —Julie Miller One such service available online this pressure is coming from. Do you year's going to be crappy, your life's ness of depression. The first is QPR Director of Community going to be crappy. You feel weak- is Samaritans ('ivww.samaritans.org), feel pressure from your tutors, your (Question, Probe, Refer) a program Education founded in 1953 as an outreach serv­ fellow students or maybe yourself? It's something you've been going being started on campus in October. ice by a young London vicar, Chad Perhaps you could tell me more through for weeks, months, years. The program's objective is to teach Vancouver Crisis Centre Varah, when suicide was still illegal about this. You go to bed feeling like that and lay-people the specific skills of how to in the UK He devoted himself to sui­ You say you have been in a dark you wake up feeling like that..You reach out to somebody who might cide support after a 14 year-old girl place lately. Can you tell me how you feel like you're running away from need help, whether they are a room­ killed herself, having just started her feel when you are there? When you the way you feel and you can't ever mate, a colleague, a friend, or a casu­ depression, Sean still regularly takes period but believing due to lack of are in this dark place do you have get away from it" al acquaintance. The program has medication, a small corner of his information that she had contracted feelings of wanting to take your own This year brings new initiatives at been run with great success in the current life that is a memory of bis a sexually transmitted disease. Now life? UBC to increase suicide awareness US. 'There's research that shows that long-term struggle. 'I think [I'm at] Samaritans provides support to those Samaritans offers a safe, confi­ and discussion of mental health it's decreased the number of suicides the point where I can say that I'm no in emotional distress, through both dential space in which to explore issues on campus. Says Mandy in some large organisations. One of longer that way, the fact that I can its online and phone services. your feelings and if you think this Kroppman of SAFER, a service that them was a school district [in Texas], control it, that fact that I can say. Hundreds of trained volunteers all would help, please do contact us she says is contacted by suicidal UBC so that's several thousand people/ You know, I'm stressed out, but operating under the non-gendered again. students seeking help, 'I think the Mirwaldt tells me. QPR is a three- that's just the reality of school, that's pseudonym 'Jo' answer over 1700 Take care. positive thing is that more and more year-long commitment in education a reality of life." emails per week from all over the Jo people are beginning to talk about and training, and will include ongo­ As a result of his experiences, world; a Samaritan can be contacted prevention...Encouraging people to ing testing and refreshing of skills. Sean plans on a career in medicine; free of charge at [email protected] I continued the correspondence talk about it, that being the first step The second new program in which he identifies a profound sense of and a response will be received with­ for a few more emails, until Chris's towards prevention, the stigma is Mirwaldt is involved is Primary Care compassion as the greatest gift ofhis in 24 hours. problems had been resolved. slowly being tackled/ of Depression; it's been in operation illness. He encourages students I emailed Samaritans as Chris, a The second-to-last email conclud­ Judith Prat is the chair of the for the past three months and is an going through any degree of distress junior undergraduate hving away ed with the following message: steering committee for UBC's fledg­ 18 month-long effort. The initiative to come forward for help. from home for the first time, lonely ling Suicide Awareness Project, consists of pooling resources of PM T think especially at UBC [the : living in residence, overwhelmed by / want you to know that what you founded this past summer. The proj­ physicians in the area to compare depressed student] would be short­ i A'' schoolwork and the pressures of tell us is entirely confidential. We ect will have a campus-wide kick-off approaches to depression—in partic­ changing themselves if they thought future career considerations. I dont judge and we'll never tell you campaign starting Monday, coincid­ ular different combinations of coun­ they were uniquc.You're not open­ received the following reply from my what to do. You re in a safe place to ing with World Suicide Prevention seling and medication—and create ing your eyes if you think you're the 'Jo' within a day, just as the website talk. Day. The committee includes repre­ greater accessibility, treatment and only one who's feeling that way. assured. The email systematically We'll be here for you as long as sentatives from a wide cross-section follow-up for people hving with There's some peers and probably repeated and empathetically you feel it's helping to talk. of groups: Campus Security, the First depression. some people you wouldn't even explored each of Chris's concerns. I Best wishes for now. Nations House of Learning, With these initiatives underway at expect who feel the same way/ he was moved by this demonstration Jo Counselling Services, AMS Safety and UBC, it's hoped that more students says. 'There's always things available that for those armed by only a com­ Speakeasy, Campus Housing, and will come forward with their prob­ on campus to address the problem/ puter and a dial-up connection to two off-campus crisis support groups. lems to seek help; and that more 'Getting it out there that you feel a turn to, there are still services avail­ Pride UBC also participated in early members of the UBC community will particular way is better than holding able to provide help. meetings (according to most statis­ be motivated to break through the itin/M

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by Alex Barrett power sub-station that provides energy to most CULTUREWRITER of downtown Vancouver. The artists and guests will try to conjure the If you're of the sort that exhausts the exhibitions hidden underworld of Vancouver that powers at the Vancouver Art Gallery and feels that the our energy-addicted lifestyle. This event should drink specials at your local bar are lacking a cer­ prove interesting mainly because such ritualistic tain je ne sais quoi, consider this: SWARM, communal actions are usually focused on recon­ Vancouver's self-described gallery hop/meet- necting with nature. In this case a group ritual and-greet/art star extravaganza is enthusiastical­ involving video and sound is focusing on con­ ly underway for the sixth year running. Sixteen necting us with our electronic foundations. The different galleries, collectives, and artist-run cen­ idea seems to be to update the tradition of recon­ tres will open their doors for two semi- necting with nature for the electronic age — debauched evenings of art and beverage con­ should be a good deal of orgiastic fun. sumption. There will be paintings, drawings, sculptures, soundscapes, landscapes, films and Yacht Studies photography. And yes, if the website is any indi­ If I could only go see one show Friday night it cation, most of it will probably be served with a would be Martin Thacker's *Yacht Studies* at the pleasant garnish of semi-lucid and thoroughly Lobby Gallery. I'm easily taken in by eloquent, profound artspeak. A beer-goggle masquerade, but debilitatingly impossible art write-ups, and one might say. You'll wonder why you ever description of this exhibition captured my imag­ attended anything that wasn't an art show. ination, evoking the prairie winter landscapes of Swarm kicked off last night in Mount the artist's childhood. These semi-abstract pho­ Pleasant, and continues this very evening in the tos utilise large, white, ocean-going pleasure it It is what it is it Gastown district. Take a gander; a few of the craft as a graphic motif, and tend towards the shows are legitimately peculiar. inert uniformity of the mathematical entropic Last Christmas a friend and I became obsessed with the "Yule sublime. Does this description not entice you? If Log" the ever-burning manifestation of Christmas cheer that Scattered Remnants you like abstract photography—frankly I can't monopolises an entire channel during the holiday season. We At the Helen Pitt Gallery, artists have produced imagine anyone who doesn't—and you like would stare at the screen until our eyes started to water, trying to The Great Scattered Remnants'. Using found sparklingly neutral white surfaces, this exhibit is pinpoint the exact moment when the clip would loop back to the objects and post-consumer detritus, Scott Evans, for you. I'll see you there. beginning and start again. A stray spark eventually tipped us off, End Honda and Jordan McKenzie have created a but I had little to do with cracking the case; mesmerised by the life-sized artificial environment that draws from Mameni's memorable experience bright burning embers, the image burned science fiction, psychedelia, and pictoral land­ Also, like any authentic cultural event, SWARM festively into each retina. scape tradition. The artists seem to be groping has an after-party. Happening at the towards some sort of post-natural aesthetic. Half Lamplighter, it will also feature local art. I think I'll call that friend up again and as her to check out Burning dream world, half sociological critique, the Amongst these will be a sound piece by local Bush, the latest video project by local artist Kevin Schmidt, and a installation promises to be memorable if only in artist Sara Mameni titled 'Alphabetic Hooked on stop along the SWARM route at 233 Carrall Street. When I called its sheer scale and incomprehensibility. a Feeling'. Miss Mameni has rearranged the Mr. Schmidt to ask him about the project, he explained that the lyrics of the original song in alphabetical order. bush was shot with special flame lamps and left to "burn" for the Sub Station I am assured by those who have heard it that it is hours at a time. But don't expect to find the loop: clips are five to Another event you won't want to miss is the one most memorable. ten hours long. Although he admits he's taken a cue from Exodus being put on by the Intermission Arts Society. Although I have picked the ones above, all the 3, Schmidt is reluctant to explain his personal relation to the Located in Cathedral Park at the corner of exhibits at SWARM look like they are worth see­ piece—preferring to "open up space for subjective interpretation" Dunsmuir and Richards, 'Mercury Theatre III: ing. It's a cultural event. Go take part. You'll have by the viewer. And that's why I got to write a whole paragraph The Sub-Station" is a site-specific spectacle of something to talk about with your friends. about that darn Christmas log. "Burning Bush" runs until October sound and video art. Cathedral Park is located on A full Hst of locations and events is available 15 at the Contemporary Art Gallery KEVIN SCHMIDT PHOTO top of twenty-seven subterranean floors of the online at http://paarc.ca/swarm/. II <-S¥N i

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They address the war in Iraq in their lead single 'B.Y.O.B./ The Gigantour, featuring ten bands screaming "You depend on our protection/ Yet you feed us lies including headliners Megadeth, Anthrax from the tablecloth" before sliding effortlessly into an R&B cho­ and Dream Theater, will be hitting rus that elicits a feel-good, warm response. This single, a mix Vancouver tonight of metal and R&B, has sent the album to the top of the But the show isn't just for metal heads Billboard chart, where they stand alongside fellow satirists and intense music enthusiasts. Burton C. Green Day. Bell, vocalist for Fear Factory, one of the The blending of different genres also finds its way into the bands in the tour, says that the festival rest of the album. has something to offer for everyone. The crescendo that builds in 'Sad Statue/ which sounds like 'The thing about this tour is that all of a typical metal song, breaks into a melodic chanting in the cho­ these bands are from a different flavor of and says that they are pushing the bound­ time," he says. The songs are an image rus "Well all go down in history with a sad statue of liberty/And metal/ says Bell. 'Nevermore is progres­ aries, bringing metal into new territory. of transgression, the record is telling lit­ m a generation that didn't agree/ I can see why American con­ sive and kind of old style metal, 'They're great/ he says. 'Knowing the tle stories of transgression we see in our A.i servatives are leery of the metal music world in the United Megadeth is, well Megadeth, and then history of their sound, I can see where everyday lives/ 'fix States. The crunching guitars and the lyrics hidden in Daron bands like Anthrax are more hardcore/ they're coming from/ 'Moment of Impact", for example, Malakian's rapid-fire-delivery allow this CD to program, or de­ Raymond Herrera (drums), Christian Of course, along with the progres­ considers how someone might feel if they m program, anyone who takes a listen. OldeWolbers (guitar), and Byron Stroud sion of the scene comes an entirely new knew exactly when they were going to Speaking of which, Malakian and Tankian drop the most (bass) join Bell in Fear Factory to bring a audience. "Metal is coming off the back- die. Other tracks are slightly more poHti­ inexplicable words. Finding the word Nabisco hidden in sound to the tour that can only be burner on the scene, and it's resurfac­ cal in nature, such as 'New Promise/ "Violent Pornography' never fails to amuse me. The songs described by a word they invented them­ ing,' says Bell. 'It's really gathering a loosely inspired by the Terry Shiavo case. themselves change schizophrenically: one moment metal and selves. 'It's definitely heavy...We call it new crowd. ' But even though both Fear Factory the next you hear Malakian musing to himself on the value of cybercore/ says Bell. 'It's futuristic "The fans are realising that there is a and the metal genre are moving in new television ('the kind of shit you get on your TV') to repeated aggressive metal music, kind of a new lot more out there than MTV/ he adds. directions, the scene is really about ranting 'gonorrhea gorgonzola/ version of something that everyone "They're coming out and checking out rocking out. 'People who take them­ But finally, this CD leaves you questioning: what is the point knows about" other stuff/ selves seriously are no fun," says Bell. of all this musical anarchy? And that is what System of a Down Though the term cybercore may seem Some of that crowd, believe it or not, "When I go to a show I like to see some­ wants. They want their audience to question. They point out a a little intimidating, Bell says that the actually exists within our own city. Fear one not only playing well, but enjoying few ironies and let the audience decide where to go from there. tour has a little more to offer than non- Factory has been coming up to themselves. You'll see us onstage smil­ And therein lies my criticism. The CD itself presents no solu­ metal fans might think. Vancouver for years, and Bell says that ing, but rockin' our asses off, having a tion to the issues raised, no actions are suggested—with the 'It's unlike the Ozzfest, which is most­ their shows always have a great crowd. great time/ exception of the inaction involved in not watching your TV. The ly about album sales, and where all the The band even hved here for four months Bell urges everyone to come check out CD leaves me wanting to do something but not knowing what bands pretty much sound alike/ he in 1998 while recording an album. the show this weekend. "It's gonna be a This CD is a concise 36 minutes. However, even the criti­ insists. 'I think people do appreciate this "We've built up a lot of friends through melee of people, it's the last time cism that it is too short or not satisfying has been preempted. It tour in every band in itself adds a differ­ our connections/ he says. Megadeth will tour for a while, the is part of a two-part CD set and the second part, 'Hypnotize/ ent flavor/ The band now returns to Vancouver to reunion of Anthrax..." he laughs. will be out later in the fall. 'Mezmerize* hits hard and fast; it Bell also thinks that the scene itself is promote their sixth album, entitled And for the record, on a scale of one to leaves you satisfied, if unsettled, and wondering if the becoming more inclusive. He cites new Transgression. "This is the most experi­ ten, just how hard does Fear Factory American dream is starting to crack. II bands such as the Dillenger Escape Plan, mental record we've done in a long rock? 'Always 11, baby." II

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A woman dressed as a man, with a bald head and overstated glasses, hammers a skewer into the back of a young, clean-cut Asian man. I sit nearby and as she gives the skewer a tap, blood spurts everywhere—finally. The room is covered in sticky red fluid. The director yells cut, and the cast and crew all crack up, laughing, everyone with at least a drop of the watered-down concoction on their clothing. It's just another day on the movie set: improvised turkey baster blood pumps that take two hours to render usable, homemade 'banana hammocks* made from sewing scraps, and a plethora of trailer trash stick-on tattoos. I'm there because I'm the assistant director of an independent feature, a mockumentary entitled Inq, which attempts to make Hght of tattoo indus­ try. It's probably the most interesting job I've ever had; having studied film, written about film and done some film production classes, I stiU never truly appreciated what it takes to make a flick until I spent ten hours helping set up lights, organising scenes and script supervising. A sev­ enty-minute film can take weeks, months, or even years to complete. But no matter the long hours or how hard the work may be, there is unde­ niable magic on a movie set knowing that your presence (and patience) is helping to create life on film. 'Pain is temporary, film is forev­ Ireland: A Novel North America, with the author's signature on proves to be the greatest asset to Ireland: A Novel. er,* Curtis Bryce, director of Inq says by Frank Delaney the inside cover. Although a number of the stories faH flat, they are to Mark Smeets, who is about to. get Harper Collins Is this a true story? You'H have to take my shadowed by their extraordinary counterparts— kicked in the crotch for a scene in the word for it Did it happen just as I've written it? the opening tale of the Architect of Newgrange, movie. The actor—who isn't what peo­ by Jesse Ferreras Not quite, but it's how I've chosen to remember commissioned to conjure one of Ireland's earn­ ple in the biz would call a profession­ CULTURE WRITER it Delaney does something similar in this novel, est monuments out of stone, is one such tale. al actor—isn't quite as believable as which draws Httie distinction between popular Another comes at the conclusion, recalling the Bryce feels he could be, so the direc­ Illustration by Ashiey Cook myth and fact With the The Celts already under 1916 Easter Uprising in Dublin—the watershed tor moves in and pinches him for his belt, a television mini-series which related the moment that signalled an end to the dominance motivation—and poof, poor Smeets August 2004: On the final day ofa fortnight spent ancient history of the island's inhabitants, of the British Empire. Frank Delaney demon­ opens up and throws himself into his travelling in England and Ireland, I happen into Delaney sets out to re^acquaint his readers with strates his spiritual dedication to Ireland's oral role. The next day, Smeets returns to one of the largest bookshops in downtown Dublin the Irish oral tradition, a 'vernacular narrative, tradition, narrating these dramatic stories as the set to take on the other charac­ to find the shelves stacked with copies of Frank telling the country's tale to [the] people in stories though he were telling them in person to a com­ ters. He does a make-out scene with Delaney's 'Ireland: A Novel.* I was instantly cap­ handed down since God was a boy.* The vehicle munity by fireside. actress, Jana Weir and bears his butt tivated by the cover and as I flipped through a few is the Storyteller, who descends upon a house in The author has a strong retort for those with an 'I love mom* tattoo drawn of the pages, I became enchanted with the tale of the countryside and proceeds to relate the history purists who accuse him of melding too much fact on. All-the-while, Cynthia Reed (also a mysterious, anonymous StoryteHer in a western and mythology of Ireland, to the interest of 12- with fiction: '...we merge our myths with our facts the writer and co-producer) and Alec island community in 1951. I yanked it off the year-old Ronan and the chagrin of his conserva­ according to our feelings, we teU ourselves are Brietzke, the two main characters, shelf and threw it down in front of the cashier, tive mother. The StoryteHer makes an indeHble own story. ...AH 'truths' are only 'our' truths, learn their Hnes on the fly and clown only to find five euros remaining in my wallet impact on the young boy, conjuring magnificent because we bring to the 'facts' our feelings, our around on and off camera. that was to last me the entire way home—the book stories that fly from its natural creation as an experiences, our wishes.* That's the great thing about an was 17.99. Denied, I left the book behind, and the island to the first attempts to estabHsh a national Although Delaney sometimes stumbles, independent movie set. Everyone gets Emerald Isle the next morning. monument to honour the expulsion of Satan at Ireland: A Novel succeeds in bringing to Hght a involved in everything—cast help out Christmas Eve, 2004: My mom reaches under the hands of St Patrick. He is Delaney's envoy proud tradition that has almost obliterated by with crew and crew almost always the Christmas tree and hands me a heavy pack­ from the distant past who inspires the young boy the advent of books, television, and this news­ ends up acting in the movie. Actors age with a card attached that reads, "Dear Jesse, to acquaint himself with his country's proud oral paper itself. In an era where we receive our usuaUy have more than one role and With much love and memories of Ireland, Mom tradition and better understand his identity. information from commodified media, the make-up team makes over the and Dad.* I open the package to discover a copy Telling a story within a story often hinders a Delaney's efforts are indeed necessary; and actors to look completely different at of Frank Delaney's novel, yet to be released in narrative more than it helps, but this device thankfuUy, easily welcomed. II least once. Men play women and women play men; everyone dresses up and occasionaUy strip down. But only for special occasions. It's probably why the make-up McEwen makes ever like Saturday artists have one of the hardest jobs, at least on this particular set. Even when Saturday novel is set two years earHer but uncanny paral­ state. And it's critical that he can: each central the special effects are minimal, make­ Ian McEwan lels soon emerge. Henry Perowne wakes early on character is haunted by events that not only up stiU involves applying fake tattoos Nan A. Talese his day off, startled by the appearance of a plane affect their individual lives but the communi­ to people's butts, drawing on intricate hurtling through the sky, its wing in flames. His ties in much of the western world. designs or creating third nipples—all by Jesse Ferreras first instinct is to think it a terrorist act, and he McEwan weaves a frightening tapestry of of which are demanded last minute. CULTUREWRITER rushes to the radio to determine whether aH-too-famiHar images: an airplane out of con­ But talented artist Sandi Kaila can gen­ Saturday: the day after Friday. The day of the England is under attack. trol; a downtown London tower standing taH der bend with make-up, creating week to take solace from the rigours of the And this is only the first of many extraor­ and vulnerable; a common man threatened by infected wounds that disgust and working week. The usual day for elections in dinary events that will occur that Saturday. the media onslaught that reinforces and per­ delight, or turn straight-laced preps Australia. And also, incidentally, a day of seri­ Dr. Perowne must plow through the traffic- petuates paranoia, suspicion and insecurity. In into biker gang look-alikes. After aU is ous reflection for Dr Henry Perowne, London jams caused by anti-Iraq war demonstrations a society of fear where citizens are reminded powdered and shot, at the end of the neurosurgeon and the central character of on his way to a squash game. He must cope everyday of events that rattle the stabiHty of day, there's a sense of accomphsh- acclaimed author Ian McEwan's (Atonement, with the stress of organising a family reunion their world, Henry Perowne's Saturday wiH ment in the fact that you've captured Amsterdam) latest novel. Saturday depicts a which he hopes wiU reconcile his daughter resonate hauntingly—when I first heard of the on film four extremely difficult scenes world possessed by fear, a theme that gained with her grandfather, and he must keep a terrorist attack on the London Underground and an hour of footage to be edited in more relevance in the wake of the terrorist minor car accident that quickly turns ugly last July, McEwan's words came flooding back, postproduction. Plus, everyone leaves attacks on the London Underground last July. under some fragile control. McEwan has an and I couldn't help but remember Henry laughing, only occasionaUy covered in The coincidence is an eerie one—McEwan's uncanny ability to chart a character's mental Perowne's Saturday. II blood. II THE UBYSSEY FRIDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER, 2005 CULTURE 17 Possession: nine tenths of the soul? Or is it all in your mind?

The Exorcism of Emily Rose now playing

by Greg Ursic CULTUREWRITER

When Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) a pious young woman goes off to school at age 19, her col­ lege experience is by no means pleasant. It isn't the typical rea­ sons—late nights, natural pangs of homesickness, Toga! Toga! Toga!—at the root of her pain, but the terrify­ ing visions that torment the inside of her head. After she returns home to recov­ er, her family eventuaUy calls the local parish priest for advice. Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson) determines I that the problem is spiritual, rather than medical, and recommends the Exorcism of Emily Rose. Days of struggle end in tragedy and attorney AHce Bruner (Laura Linney) is caUed m upon to defend Moore's case—unfor­ m tunately for her, the last thing the m Father wants to do is keep quiet Horror movies don't generally scare me—I've never found machete-wielding maniacs or mutat­ ed monsters particularly frighten­ The trailer claims, this movie is pened. It is essential to note that this Laura Linney deHvers another The Exorcism of Emily Rose is a ing. That being said, films like The based on true events. According to movie does not stoop to fulfill the soHd performance as AHce: her pro­ thinking person's horror movie: an Exorcist or The Omen have always the Winnipeg Sun, The Exorcism of typical requisites of the genre—there gression from gung-ho, defend- intriguing contest of the scientific given me the wilHes. Emily Rose was based on a case in are no spinning heads or projectile them-at-aH-costs attorney to moraUy versus the spiritual. The writers go I'm not what you would call a Germany in the late 1960s and pea-soup. It's much more like an conflicted person is subtle and to great pains to ensure that nei­ religious person but I attribute early 1970s. Suspiciously timed episode of Law and Order complete skilled. ther side is held up to ridicule. this reaction to the totally inappro­ with the release of the American with medical experts and lawyers But it is Jennifer Carpenter how­ While the action is at times a Httie priate ghost stories told to me by movie The Exorcist, the case of trying to determine what happened, ever who brings the story to life. Her too court-TV, it refused to supply my mother when I was an impres­ Anneliese Michel ended up in court except it's always harder to nail the portrayal of possession is astonishing any hard and fast 'answers* and sionable child - it's an Eastern and resulted in the Catholic church Devil with a smoking gun. and apart from a few mildly cosmetic still provided enough scares to European thing I'm sure. To make decreeing that no possession actu­ Tom Wilkinson is resolute and touches does not rely on special keep me on edge throughout And matters worse, as I write this my ally took place. Apparently, many reflective as Father Moore, display­ effects to bring chills. The actress since Emily Rose was largely shot hard wood floors are being espe­ devout believers still flock to her ing Httie emotion towards his indi­ contorts herself into a succession of on UBC campus, you can always cially noisy, making it sound like grave, however. vidual fate, only becoming passion­ unnatural poses and issues a series play 'spot the shot" if you get too someone is walking up behind me. The movie takes a similar route ate when discussing the security of of guttural exchanges with a dedica­ scared. Now excuse me while I go How comforting. of questioning what really hap­ his flock. tion that gave me goose bumps. and turn all the lights on. a

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AMS INITIATION RITES the wall Always Coca-Cola since 1995

Back in 1995, when many current UBC stu­ Unfortunately, the contract was based on When a funding source is added to a dents were still in elementary school, UBC, US consumption figures, not Canadian. In budget it can be very difficult to remove the the AMS and corporate giant Coca-Cola this case the stereotype that Americans added funds in future years, as many servic­ embarked upon a clandestine $8.5 million consume more than Canadians turned out to es become dependant on the new source of exclusivity agreement. The effects of the now be true. revenue. public contract are still being felt by students It was soon evident that UBC was not Granted UBC and the AMS were probably I don't know. I like Pepsi, though. who wiU be studying on the Coke-only cam­ going to fulfill their commitment: at the end banking on the unrealistic hope that —Danny Lam pus for another two years. of the fifth year, less than 10 million bottles Canadian students could drink as much pop Engineering It took five years and several appeals to had been consumed; 6.5 milHon bottles as their American counterparts and that they the BC Freedom of Information short of the target. could simply re-sign the exclusivity contract Commissioner before the details of the deal Come 2005 and the terms of the contract and ensure continued funding. It turns out were made pubHc: Coke claimed that the were barely half fulfilled. they were wrong, and their failure to appre­ ciate the possible consequences of the con­ secrecy clause would ensure that its competi­ Now UBC must pay the price. This year, h tors could not use said information to under­ the AMS is out $ 160,000 in revenue, which tract have left the current administrators in bid them in the future. severly constrains future spending initia­ a situation where their usual funding is gone Ubyssey editor Bruce Arthur convinced tives. This wiH undoubtedly affect student and they have no hope of recovering it for the Commissioner that open agreements services run by the AMS, but to further com­ two years. were the standard on University campuses pound the matter, UBC will not be able to Once this debacle has finaUy come to a in the United States and Coke hadn't object­ make a deal with another company for close, UBC's AMS will be left to make some ed in those instances. The Commissioner another two years. tough choices. Hopefully the budgets made agreed. Maybe some good wiU come out of all of this. in the next two years wiU show how strong According to the terms of the contract, The experience of being screwed over by a mas­ the AMS can be without a kickback from a I don't really drink pop at aU, so I Coke would pay UBC $8.5 milHon over ten sive multi-corporation may actually teach UBC corporation. But there is always the chance don't have any opinion. years provided that the pre-set consumption and the AMS a very important lesson. that exclusivity contracts wiU come onto the —Julia Kennett levels were achieved: specificaUy UBC had Perhaps they wiU learn the value of pru­ scene whether it be Coke, or perhaps Pepsi. Human Kinetics to purchase 33,600,000 cans or bottles of dence, carefully considering the possible We can only hope that should other offers Coke products over a ten-year period, ending repercussions of their decision, even ten arise in the future that the AMS will not in 2005. Failure to meet this target meant years down the road. Rather than being repeat its former mistakes and instead of that Coke would be granted an extra two-year tempted by a large sum of money, the conse­ making choices for students behind closed exclusivity contract, during which time they quences on the University for not fulfilling doors, wfll consult the student population were not required to remit further payments the contract should have been examined before selling their beverage and snack souls to UBC. more closely. to a corporate entity, a

I think it s really bad. I think Coca Cola is one of the worst corpora­ tions around. I met one of the own­ i ers and his family doesn t even drink it—they know aU about the bad stuff that Coca Cola does to you. It rots your bones. —Pedro Camanho Arts .C3

ate;:te H:po.uiy aiiif-^ becaus^S It's great because I only like Coke. —Anna Landon General Studies

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