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COORDINATING EDITOR Justin McElroy: [email protected] NEWS EDITOR TUESDAY, OCT. 26 ArshyMann: news@ubysseyca ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR Sally Crampton : associate.news@ubysseyca US AND THEM: AN INTIMATE EVENING OF THE UBC IMPROV PRESENTS: UBC IMPROV IN A CULTURE EDITORS Jonny Wakefield & Bryce Warnes: ATRE CREATED BY YOU UBC IMPROV SPECTACULAR culture@ubyssey ca ASSOCIATE CULTURE EDITOR At this event, audiences will experience an UBC Improv is hosting themselves in Anna Zoria: [email protected] intimate evening of theatre without a play. their first of two October shows after SPORTS EDITOR No actors, no script—just an open theatri their success during Firstweek. What Vacant cal dialogue about why and how humanity is being improvised, you ask? Are there FEATURES EDITOR creates the other, asking questions about explosives? What about lago-styled re Trevor Record :features@ubyssey ca how we recognize there is only "us" here.* venge plots? No, it's theatre! Which PHOTO EDITOR 7:30-10pm, First Nations Longhouse, 1985 sounds boring, but it's actually totally Geoff Lister: photos@ubysseyca West Mall, reservations recommended, call great! • Oct. 26-27, 6:45-9pm, Scarfe PRODUCTION MANAGER Virginie Menard: production@ubysseyca 604-871-0508, go to headlinestheatre.com 100, $3 at the door, free with a year-long COPY EDITOR for more information. UBC Improv membership ($10). Kai Green: copy@ubysseyca MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Tara Martellaro: multimedia@ubysseyca ASSOCIATE MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Stephanie Warren: associate.multimedia@ubysseyca WEDNESDAY, OCT 27 VIDEO EDITOR Matt Wetzler: video@ubysseyca WEBMASTER Jeff Blake: webmaster@ubysseyca DON'T FORGET YOUR PAP UBC FILM SOCIETY SCREENING: GET LOW

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Videos show hazing at University of Alberta fraternity "Ifyou're hammered through the whole thing, you're going to have a lot less nightmares"

ALEXANDRIA ELDRIDGE sits, being are instructed to sit up hammered through the whole The Gateway pressured right facing the wall, but thing, you're going to have a lot into taking are not allowed to sleep. less nightmares than ifyou're EDMONTON (CUP)-The Delta a bite out of The alumni play extremely sober the whole time," Joe said. Kappa Epsilon (DKE) fraterni a raw on loud, repetitive music. After After Friday night, pledges ty at the University of Alberta ion and a fewhours,Joe said many peo are not allowed to leave the ini tells pledges to eat their own being ple start to hallucinate. tiations. On the video, a group vomit, deprives them of sleep pres The video indicates that over of alumni discuss the basic and closes them in a plywood sured the course ofthe weekend, the rule that once someone starts box as part of a four-day initia into personal property ofthe pledg on Friday they can't leave un tion process, according to video eat es is often stolen. At one point til Sunday unless it's a special footage from January 2010 ob ing j2 on the video, one brother says circumstance. tained by The Gateway. raw to another, "We steal their Joe explained that some ofthe A DKE alumnus, who wished shit." pledges actually enjoy the chal to remain anonymous to pro Joe added that the lenge of initiations, and many of tect his identity, and who will pledges get no substan the brothers enjoy it as well, but be referred to as Joe, described tial time to sleep. Ac he feels it's unfair that pledges his experience during initiation cording to sched do notknowwhatto expect from as traumatic. ules obtained initiations before they begin. "[Pledges are] not told what hap by The Gateway, "I'd call it hazing, I call it pens. There's very little...actual the pledges abuse. I think the better word ly done for them. They're stolen are only al is abuse. You get abused, from, they're taken advantage of, eggs, to which one brother says, master tells them to, . lotted time absolutely." they're yelled at [...], they're not "Go salmonella." including sit-up s and to sleep A second DKE alumnus, who told when it will end," Joe said. Video footage also shows push-ups, while being JQ? for a half also wished to remain anony "They're definitely hurt men pledges attending an off-cam yelled at by their sur- ^ V* hour on mous, confirmed the informa tally and physically at the end pus dinner, where they eat food rounding brothers. Friday tion listed above. of it." that is intentionally disgusting Multiple times over the night According to the DKE Inter According to Joe, the initiation and then smoke a cigar as quick weekend, pledges also go and national Risk Management Pol weekend took place lastyear near ly as possible after eating. Joe ex into "The Hilton"—a ply for icy posted on their website, haz the end of January. Pledges arrive plained that for these reasons, wood box that Joe described five ing by any chapter, student or at theDKE house on Thursday and some pledges are forced to vomit as a confined space. He said alumnus is prohibited. Having do not leave until Sunday. and then eat their vomit. that the brothers alter the size _a*_W_\ the permission of the person During check-in, when pledg "As far as I know, no chem by putting desks and chairs being hazed is not an admissa- es arrive at the house, the initi ical is added to the food, and inside of it. ble defence. ated DKE brothers put the food there's always a percentage of Tmguessingyoucouldpossi- At a press conference on Octo and alcohol each pledge brings the people that just eat it," Joe bly stuff 30 people in there, but GEOFFLISTERGRAPHIC/THE UBYSSEY ber 21, Dean of Students Frank into the communal fridge. said. "But here are the instruc if you've got a class of 15, you Robinson said that the univer One of the videos shows a tions: get him to eat as much as just close off half. You couldn't 15-minute intervals and one sity is currently investigating. pledge being yelled at by at least possible, get him to puke. When stand in it." half-hour interval on Satur DKE International did not re five of the active members or he pukes, try to get him to clean Joe said that often, someone day night. spond to requests for comment alumni during check-in because up his plate. His plate should would squirt ketchup or throw In addition to sleep depriva as of press time and requests for he brought two small cans of be empty, including his vomit." food into the Hilton, or urinate tion, Joe said the pledges are comments from the U of A chap beans instead of one large can. Over the weekend, the broth inside before the pledges enter. also encouraged to drink large ter ofthe fraternity were sent to "Do you have a problem fol ers also hold extended exercise The pledges usually won't stay amounts of alcohol through its alumni association. A spokes lowing instructions? Because if drills for the pledges called "cir in the Hilton for any more than out the weekend, but this is not person for the DKE alumni asso you do, your life is going to be cles." One alumnus, called the 15 minutes and Joe said that mandatory. ciation denied the allegations. come extremely difficult... Do circle master, stands in the mid anyone who is claustrophobic "I've always wondered if it's "We never would do anything you have a learning disability? dle of a group of pledges who are is not forced in. better to get drunk or not, be to offend the honour of any of Are you retarded?" surrounded by active members Many hours over the week cause the alcohol dehydrates our own guys or any potential The video also shows the and alumni. The pledges must end are also spent in "medita you, but [it] definitely helps member either," the spokesper pledges being told to do wall do and say whatever the circle tions," during which pledges deal with the trauma. Ifyou're son said. Creationist speaker creates clamour at UBC CRIME BRIEFS On Oct 21 around 3:00am a female SALLY CRAMPTON opposition to creationism. of the scientific community." entering her residence building was as soci ate. news@u byssey. ca "Claims of evolution and cre Lastyear, Sarfati was given the approached by an unknown male ation are really claims of histo March "Moron ofthe Month" ti from behind and groped. The RCMP Evolution was the hot topic on ry," he said. tle by anti-creationist blog "Cre were contacted and provided the campus last Friday, when Dr Jon "We disagree that all things ationist Idiocy." following suspect description: In- athan Sarfati gave a lecture on come from a single cell," he said "Fossils don't come with a la do-Canadian male, 5'7, 25-30 years hislatestbook The Greatest Hoax at the end of his speech. "Dawkins bel saying [they are] 100 million old, heavy build, shoulder-length on Earth?—a direct response to clings to Darwin's evolution, be years old, nor does the Grand Can dark hair. Suspect was wearing a Richard Dawkins's book The cause he needs it for his faith." yon," Sarfati said at the lecture. hooded sweater, blue jeans and Greatest Show on Earth? The event was hosted by the "How can we have the same ev dark shoes. This is the third such Safarti, founder of the Cre Ambassadors for Jesus at UBC, idence and come up [with] lots ncident in two months ation Ministries International, whose mission statement is to rep of different explanations? Be spoke to a crowded auditorium resent "Jesus in the power of the cause we have different starting On Oct 20 around 9:00pm, a male of around 200 listeners, includ Spirit to bring students to the Fa assumptions." walking on East Mall was ap ing many families and children. ther and God's kingdom to UBC." He continued, "When people proached by an unknown male who Sarfati, who has a PhD in Creationists reject the theory read the Bible they could no lon accused the victim of stealing his chemistry, is the founder ofthe of evolution and instead try to ger believe that the world was Pod. The unknown male accosted Wellington Christian Apologet justify Biblical theories of cre made in a certain way. Students the victim and fled when bystanders ntervened. Campus Security was ics Society in New Zealand. He ation with what they claim is sci JON CHIANG PH0T0/THE UBYSSEY started looking at the Bible ob refutes Darwin's claims that entific evidence. The website of jectively and then looked at na alerted via a Blue Phone and con life evolved from non-life, and his book claims that belief in the the National Centre for Science ture objectively." tacted 911. The suspect was able that our ancestors were mi Bible's account of creation 'does Education Executive Director Beth Squire, a third year Arts to get away before Campus Secu crobes that developed over not commit intellectual suicide, Eugenie C. Scott's Antievolution- undergraduate, said that Sar rity or the RCMP got to the scene hundreds of millions of years. it is if anything the intellectu ism: Changes and Continuities, fati wasn't able to make a com As a creationist, Safari believes ally superior position.' Sarfati's books' are described pelling case against evolution. On Oct 21 around 2:00am, a male that the Earth and universe "Evolution says life came as "a crude piece of propogan- "For the most part, I think his walking near the Bus Loop was ap are the creations of a super from non-living chemicals," said da." The same paper warns that speech was incomprehensible. proached by two unknown males natural being. He spent much Sarfati. "There's no evidence; it's in light of his writings' large Although it was an interesting who said, "Show me the money," of his speech attacking Rich anti-science." circulation, "[the] shoddiness topic, I'm not convinced by his and then punched the victim. Cam ard Dawkins, an evolutionary Sarfati's claims have gar [of his methodology] is no ex beliefs at all," she said, tl pus Security and the RCMP were biologist who is famous for his nered widespread criticism. In cuse for complacency on the part —Withfilesfrom Trevor Record called to provide assistance. 4/UBYSSEY.CA/NEWS/2010.10.25 UBC Allies looking for a fresh start Resource group looking to "support rather than lead" feminist groups

KALYEENA MAKORTOFF including the Sexual Assault [email protected] Support Centre (SASC), AMS club Students for Reproductive Allies at UBC is beginning Rights, and Access and Diversi the year with a new vision ty's Sexual Assault Awareness and executive that hopes to Campaign. increase activity and visibili However, the "ally" terminolo ty on campus. Allies is an AMS gy and the "supporting" concept Resource Group that aims to could generally be reassessed, provide male support for wom MacDougall explained. en's and feminist groups and "I'm not sure I like the 'ally' movements. language these days because it "The call for a men's focus comes from a 90s analysis of group is to start pointing that feminism. I think it came from a out, that we as the privileged well intentioned language from group are never forced to look at a particular point in time...[but] our privilege," said Allies Pres we're in the 21st century...I pre ident Isaac Rosenberg. "In the fer an activist that understands language that we use, men are that he is accountable to the an the standard. I don't know how ti-violence movement that wom anyone could say there isn't [a en are part of. need for Allies at UBC]." "An 'ally' is a buddy. I don't Rosenberg admitted that need a friend—they need to be while the group has not been wearing some ofthe war stains." noticeable on campus in the Whatever the contribution, past, what may have kept Al there is still a call for this group lies a more insular group has Allies at UBC members at their office in the SUB. JON CHIANG PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY on campus, according to Becki been the emphasis on theory Ross, a professor for UBC's Wom rather than action. en's and Gender Studies. "What Allies has been in the group to be about something... up against very archaic views... of women that they are follow "Allies at UBC sends the im past is focused on the construc so that we can provide an end on general beliefs on feminists ing....and the perspective they portant message that men are tion of masculinity, which is in and of itself to become an and feminism, who feminists are coming from." speaking up and challenging very philosophical. And while ally rather than just to support are and who they can be." Rosenberg agreed. "I think sexist, racist and homophobic I feel that's very important and the Women's Centre or just to Angela Marie MacDougall, that a lot of our effort has to advertising and jokes, drug-fa something we will focus on, buy a pancake. We want people executive director for Vancou be based on support rather cilitated sexual assault, and without action that's nothing." to sign on to end violence and ver's Battered Women's Support than leading, because there rape on campuses and beyond," An annual pancake break oppression and particularly Services (BWSS), said that any is a potential for the patriar Ross explained. "These are not fast to support the White Rib subjugation of women, that's men's group must be careful chal system that exists in soci women's issues—they are is bon Campaign, a men's orga our focus." when looking to be part of wom ety to reify within the women's sues of concern to everyone nization to end men's violence Allies is planning to hold anti- en's movements. liberation movement, if men committed to safety and secu against women, has been the oppression workshops, as well as "They would need to have are allowed to take charge as rity for all students, staff and only organized activity in recent provide education on what fem clear women's leadership they liberators." faculty at UBC. We need to com years, Rosenberg added. inism actually means, "because could name and be sanctioned A variety of groups have municate how it's cool for men "Rather than just campaigns that's hugely misunderstood...I by the women's group. They been suggested as potential to respect women, at all times, and fundraisers, we want the know there are people who come have to declare the leadership on-campus partners for Allies, and in all venues." vl

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UVic bans sororities, but threats and coercion politics continue as usual In light of recent fraternity university campus, the National face... Someone said 'Take that, and safe spaces in GLOs. At the fuckuppery across this continent Panhelllenic conference does. In you racist asshole.'" very least, a motion condemn (disgusting initiation chants at plain English: UVic, in attempt What better argument for a ing GLOs would have had much Yale; horrific, abusive hazing at ing to make its campus a safer more enlightened university? Ex the same effect, with the added U of A, to name two), UVic's de space for women, has instead cept Chapman was at the meeting bonus of not removing anyone's cision might seem logical, even simply told them they can't join on behalf of students who want right to associate. sensible. After all, what kind of the same societies the men can. ed to form a sorority. In a not- Instead, UVic chose to play KAI GREEN stone-aged horror show would al Ah, you say, but now UVic especially ironic twist for UVic, politics as usual, revoking the [email protected] low an organization of this kind has spoken out. They've prov those threatening her were the opportunity of students to free onto their campus? en—these 100-something people same people speaking of a cul ly associate to placate a few re In their Annual General Meet Well, UVic, for one. The vote who were able to vote at a meet ture of violence against women. actionaries, and doing it, as per ing on October 14, the Universi to withhold recognition ignores ing in the middle of midterms— It's ironic because UVic is in usual, with no consideration for ty of Victoria Students' Society two facts: first, that the fraterni that an atmosphere of oppres many ways a perfect location for the tactics they're using or the (UVSS) voted not to recognize fra ty responsible for the aforemen sion and disgusting, disgusting GLOs. With a hypersensitive po outcome of their actions. Refus ternities and sororities on cam tioned incidents, Delta Kappa Ep violence cannot stand. It's an at litical atmosphere and incredi ing to recognize GLOs doesn't fix pus. The move was attributed silon, already exists on the Victo mosphere which must be preva bly dedicated student body, fra the problem with the organiza to concerns that Greek letter or ria campus, and is not affected lent, since Rachel Chapman, who ternities would find no room for tions; it just sets a nasty and pa ganizations (GLOs) are bastions by the ruling. Second, while the spoke at the AGM, told The Mart their alleged bad behaviour. Con tronizing double standard. Hey, of racism sexism homophobia national Intrafraternity Council let she found the meeting itself cerned students could organize that's two misogynist groups— and classism that endanger safe does not require a letter of recog an unsafe space. "Someone said mass-rushes to ensure the pres frats and the student union—for spaces on campus. nition to establish a chapter on a they wanted to punch me in the ence and inclusion of minorities the price of one! tl aillS Insider weekly student society a weekly look at what's new at your student society 25,10.10

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JOE PEACE The sounds of Canada Contributor Author charts the top 100 Canadian singles BEEKEEPER, BE KEPT

DAVID EL0P PH0T0/THE UBYSSEY Luke Cyca and Devon Longheed are two ofthe core members of Beekeeper, a wonderfully un conventional Vancouver-based indie band with an ever-chang ing line-up. I asked, "So, out of you guys, who's 'the talent'?" and the pair CANADA': instantly pointed atone another. "Luke and I have a really won GINNY MONACO derfully complementary rela 1 "American Woman/No Sugar Tonight"— The Gues Contributor tionship," explained Longheed. Who "We're both creative in just the Bob Mersereau's The Top 100 Canadian Singles could have easily been way the other person needs to 2 "Heart of Gold"—Neil Young called 100 Reasons It's Great to be Canadian. By the time you reach num actually get things done." ber 100—Wintersleep's "Weighty Ghost"—your heart will swell with (ap Though primarily based 3 "The Weight"—The Band propriately humble) Canuck pride. around Cyca, Lougheed and vi v Mersereau, an arts reporter for CBC News: New Brunswick, says that olinist Tegan Ceschi-Smith, the 4 "Summer of '69"—Bryan Adams a jury of over 800 people from across the country was tapped during the band itself is a "strange commu process of writing the book. nity, augmented with extremely 5 "Halleluiah"—Leonard Cohen "The bulk of the jury was formed by people who made their living in talented friends," as musicians the music world: musicians, journalists, roadies, managers. But I also and artists from all corners ofthe 6 "Born to be Wild"—Steppenwolf wanted to have fans voting. I didn't want it to seem elitist." country are enlisted to contrib While the selection ofthe songs was an involved and ambitious under ute parts. "It's kind of a revolving 7 "If You Could Read My Mind"— Gordon Lightfoot taking, Mersereau feels placement is secondary to the stories that run door of people," added Cyca. Both alongside the number. There are those who would scoff at the idea of Ca Longheed and Ceschi-Smith are 8 "Takin' Care of Business"—Bachman-Turner Overdrive nadian musical history filling a glossy 216-page book. Mersereau delves graduate students at UBC. into this history and the result is a complex story of solitude, open roads, Their debut album, Be Kept, 9 "Four Strong Winds"—Ian & Sylvia ingenuity and good old fashioned rock and roll. was made on a shoestring bud "The list is what's going to draw people in to read the stories. I mean, get on their own terms. From the 10 "Snowbird"—Anne Murray I could publish a list," said Mersereau. "But this is a way to get people to vocals being recorded in a room read about the musicians, read about their stories and get to know a bit with nine others, to crowd nois about the history of Canadian music." es in the rain outside a hotel in Critics of Mersereau's last book, The Top 100 Canadian Albums, took Toronto, they used "exactly the aim at the lack of Francophone inclusions. This time, he aimed for wrong recording techniques," a selection that was as balanced as possible; rankings are not contin said Lougheed. The album is the gent on chart positions and do not reflect a preference for any one lo result of several months of hap cation or language. But Mersereau says it is difficult to reconcile the hazard and off-the-cuff record two languages. ing, which manages to come to "The only thing that doesn't work well is trying to compare English gether as a cohesive and tight to French. Francophones know English music but it generally doesn't go pop record. Wall of sound pop the other way." and pitch perfect harmonies The criteria are broad. Some songs, like the Tragically Hip's "Wheat make comparisons to the New Kings" (87) or Robert Charlebois's "Lindberg" (31), directly reference Ca Pornographers inevitable. nadian events. Some are simply great songs by musical legends that hap "One of the main challenges pen to hail from the Great White North. has been adapting songs from "It's rare to hear people outside of the country talk about the album to the stage," said Canadians, unless it's Neil [Young] andjoni [Mitchell]," said Lougheed. "Sometimes there'll Mersereau. "Even then, so much of their stuff is directly linked be two people on stage, some to Canada. Who else in the world would write a metaphor about times thirteen, all you know is the need to escape and get away and [turn] it into 1 wish I had it'll be fuckin' good!" a river I could skate away on?' Americans can't write that, un The official album release ties less they're from Maine. They don't have frozen rivers." in with "Faithful Neighbours," Attempting to summarily describe Canada's musical tra a concert series with proceeds dition is a perilous task. Mersereau hesitates when making supporting various Downtown such statements. Eastside charities. "We didn't "The only generalization I like to make is we have very want the fanfare for ourselves strong singer-songwriters," said Mersereau. "We are really, really, the album speaks for it really good at crafting songs for people to sing along to. Per self, everyone will love it!" joked haps that comes from those early immigrations in the 1600s Lougheed. "The idea of doing a and the need to entertain oneself in rural settings with very show for the release where ev sparse instrumentation. It gets passed on and on. Jim Cud eryone comes out and should dy and Greg Keeler [of Blue Rodeo] wanted to sing songs like love us seemed a bit weird to Lightfoot did and Lightfoot wanted to sing songs like the ear us. People should come out and lier folk singers. And then there's Rush, who have nothing love the Downtown Eastside." tl to do with any of this." There's a great range in Canadian music. This is the coun Beekeeper's debut album. Be try that gave the world "Hallelujah" (5), " Big Yellow Taxi" (11), Kept, is available on November and the classic "Working for the Weekend" (46). We're a strange 24th. Full disclosure: Beekeeper mix of undeniably talented people, and Mersereau's collection played The Ubyssey's fundrais of our top 100 singles proves that, tl er party Saturday night. 2010.10.2 5/UBYSSEY.CA/SPORTS/7 SPORTS EDITOR VACANT Men's basketball splits home opener

COLIN CHUA Last year's CIS MVP Josh and seemed to have the game in & JUSTIN MCELROY Whyte led UBC with 18 points hand when Brent Malish scored [email protected] and ten rebounds, while Doug with a put-back with one minute Plumb added ten points and sev left, bringing the score to 96-90. en rebounds. But in stepped Jamelle Bar FRIDAY: UBC 91, rett, who nailed a three-point er and then added another buck SASKATCHEWAN 60 SATURDAY: UBC 96, et to bring Saskatchewan with in one. The War Memorial Gym Last March, UBC lost to the Sas SASKATCHEWAN 97 erupted in howls of protest as katchewan Huskies in the CIS Josh Whyte was called for a push Championship game. Friday A spirited comeback was snuffed on Rejean Chabot with 3.8 sec night, in a home opener that out by the Huskies in the final onds left. doubled as a championship re seconds, leaving the home fans With the spectators on the match, they showed they hadn't bitterly disappointed after a dra edges of their seats, Chabot forgotten the loss. matic 97-96 win for the Hus made no mistakes and put Sas In front of a crowd of near kies, splitting the season-open katchewan ahead 97-96. With the ly 1200 at War Memorial Gym, ing series. ball back in play, UBC's Melvyn UBC went on a 20-0 run in the Saskatchewan came out of Mayott attempted a desperate first half to break the game wide the gate fired up following their lay-up but it bounced off the rim open, eventually winning 91-60 loss Friday night to take a 22-6 as the final buzzer sounded. and showing why they are one lead midway through the first Jamelle Barrett was instru of the top picks to be nation quarter. Seventeen points from mental in the Huskies' win, fin al champions. They dominated Josh Whyte kept UBC in touch ishing the night with 34 points, outside with 12 three-pointers, through the first half, but UBC 15 of them in the fourth quarter. inside with nine blocks, and in found themselves behind 56-43 Josh Whyte finished the game as transition with 23 assists. at half-time. UBC's top scorer with 23 points Sakatchewan's offense looked It was a fast-paced start to while Brent Malish contribut lost at sea for most ofthe game, the third quarter with both ed 18 points and 11 rebounds. shooting 30 per cent from the teams trading baskets before Assistant coach Randy Nohr field overall, with UBC centre UBC seized control, taking a 15-2 said the Thunderbirds "played Balraj Bains making life miser run to race into a 69-65 lead. our type of basketball" during able for the Huskies inside with After Melvyn Mayott and Na the third quarter. He found lit a total of five blocks. than Yu had brought the Thun tle else positive to say about the "I thought Balraj probably derbirds to 65-62, Balraj Bains rest ofthe game, however. played his best basketball as a made a key block and seconds "We gave up too many points Thunderbird, even though he later brought UBC to within one in the fourth quarter... our de didn't score a point," said head with a spectacular dunk, and fensive numbers were just ter coach Kevin Hanson. UBC finished the third quar rible. To let in 97 points is a hu- "He rebounded and when ter ahead 76-68. The fourth mongous let-down for our team. he had to guard the point on quarter was played more even "When you play a team two switches he did a fantastic job. ly with Saskatchewan drawing nights in a row, you have to be In that second quarter he was level at 84-84 with 5:14 on the ready to play both nights and JON CHIANG PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY just outstanding." clock, but UBC pulled away again we just weren't." tl Huskies tear apart Thunderbirds, send UBC to their third straight loss

COLIN CHUA a rebound, was fouled and made a good job, and they were feed Contributor the free throw to bring the score ing me the ball really well." to 59-55. But, repeating a pattern throughout the night, the Hus SATURDAY: UBC 40, FRIDAY: UBC 65, kies pulled away. Chloe St. Amour missed a SASKATCHEWAN 66 SASKATCHEWAN 73 chance to bring the Thunder birds within a bucket, bouncing The team took a step back the The Thunderbirds got off to a a three-point attempt off the rim next night, falling to a tough 66- tough start to the season at the with 1:40 to go and the Huskies 40 loss as the Huskies complet War Memorial Gym, losing in a leading 70-64, and while she ed a season-opening weekend game that was closer than the quickly put in two from the free- sweep over UBC. scoreline suggested. throw line, the Huskies held on The Thunderbirds trailed 11- After finishing the first quar to take the victory. 17 at the end of the first quar ter behind 19-17, UBC started UBC head coach Deb Huband ter, but stormed back in the sec the second quarter strongly was satisfied with the team's per ond with Devan Lisson scoring JON CHIANG PH0T0/THE UBYSSEY and went in front, but couldn't formance off the back of a dis a three-pointer, the first of eight hold on as the Huskies then appointing exhibition game loss unanswered points to tie the scorer with 16 points as one of of 56 shots, for a 23.2 per cent took control. While the T-Birds to Lethbridge last week. game at 17-17. The Huskies went three players on her team in dou field goal shooting percentage. In drew close to the Huskies sever "We were much improved on a run of their own, however, ble digits, while UBC had three contrast, Saskatchewan made 24 al times, they were never able to from a week ago," she said af and had pulled away 28-21 by players tied for the scoring lead of 51 of their field goal attempts regain the lead, though they kept ter the game. the end of the half. with six points each. to end the game at 47.1 per cent. it close to the very end. However, she also added, "We Chloe St. Amour, who needed Speaking after the game, Thun "We got a good look at our One of the Huskies' leading had one player in double figures, treatment for an injury during derbirds head coach Deb Huband selves," said Huband. "The team scorers, former SFU star Ka butwe'dlike to see three or four second quarter, recovered to start said, "Saskatchewan worked hard has good potential but we need tie Miyazaki, spent most ofthe getting there every night." the third with a three-pointer that defensively and we didn't have a lot of work individually." va third quarter on the bench af Zara Huntley agreed that the brought UBC to within four points any intensity. We wanted to set ter getting into foul trouble, but scoreline flattered Saskatche at 24-28. However, that was all UBC the tone but it didn't happen." Game notes: Zara Huntley led UBC could not take advantage, wan and the Thunderbirds scored for the next six disastrous Huband focused on the team's all T-Birds with 26 points over with Kim Tulloch making up played better than the eight- minutes as Saskatchewan went on shooting percentage as particular the two-game series...UBC had for her absence, finishing with point margin suggested. a 15-0 run and closed outthe quar factor in the loss. "When we've got 13 wins and nine losses last 24 points. "There were lapses on both ter ahead 50-26 withjana Spindler open looks we have to hit them, year...Saturday was Shoot For Zara Huntley led the way for teams," she said. and Marci Kiselyk scoring 11 of and we're just not hitting them The Cure night. After the game, the Thunderbirds with 21 points She was also quick to praise those points between them. right now." Devan Lisson hit 16 free throws and eight rebounds, and one po her teammates' efforts and con Summing up UBC's offensive UBC struggled to find the bas in 30 seconds to raise $1,600 tential turning point came with tributions to her individual per struggles, Jana Spindler finished ket throughout the game and fin for the Canadian Breast Can 8:06 left when Huntley grabbed formance. "Everyone was doing the game as the Huskies' top ished the game having scored 13 cer Foundation. 8/UBYSSEY.CA/S PORTS/2 010.10.2 5 Engineers—UBCs most efficient athletes Applied Science students balance sports and homework

IAN TURNER "I had to go on [the trip] be turner@ubyssey cause it was part of one of our as signments. It was hard to get out Davis Wuolle woke up at 5:15 am. of. But I wanted to go too. And my By 5:45, he'd eaten, changed into coach, she let me go. She was to his speedo and hopped into tally fine with it... School comes UBC's indoor pool for an hour first," Duchesne said. and a half of swim practice. Af In an email, the women's head ter showering and a quick meal coach Deb Huband confirmed at the SUB, he was off to the En her emphasis on school first, gineering buildings for the re academics second. mainder of his day: material en "In the university setting our gineering courses, three more team members are student-ath hours of swim practice and din letes (with the student listed ner, followed by study time. first) and you cannot be an ath Wuolle is one of the select lete at a university unless you few varsity athletes who are en take care of academics," Huband rolled in Engineering, and says wrote. Huband also noted that he craves the grind of his busy Duchesne was not the only play schedule. er on the team to miss a game "I enjoy the challenge of it. I because of an academic field don't think if I was doing any trip lastyear. thing else, I'd be really happy Duchesne has also publicly with that. I think no matter what stated her intention to leave I was doing, I'd load the com UBC after four years to pur mitments up until I was com sue a career. Having attended pletely full of things to do. I en CEGEP in Quebec, Duchesne joy the pressure and challenge is already 22, but only in her of it, I guess." third year of eligibility. In Can The pressure can build up to ada's athletic association, the unhealthy levels, however. CIS, student-athletes are given During her first year at UBC, five years of eligibility. Again, current third-year chemical en Duchesne's career aspirations gineer Grainne Pierse fell ill be don't differentiate her from her cause of the stress that comes teammates: last year, fourth- from the endless and exhaustive year Montanna Dunmore left cycle of training and an arduous the team to earn a Masters in academic program. Education. "We do 18 hours in the wa Huband also noted she was ter a week plus six hours dry initially unaware of how much land so it's a lot of extra work. stress Duchesne was under be And of course all that physical cause of how well she manages exercise tires you out and you to organize her life. don't have the energy to keep up An emphasis on organization with everything. Trying to take was a sentiment echoed by the a full course load... I got sick," other engineers as well. Pierse said. "The thing with playing foot Pierse has the support of ball and being in engineering at four teammates who are also the same time is that it keeps engineers, which helps to ease you on track," said Serge Kamin the burden. This past summer, sky, a football defensive line she and Wuolle took Stats 251 backer and a civil engineer. together. "You don't have time to mess "It's good. When we miss around. During first term, I go something, we're all missing it out once a month. You know you together so that way when we Tibiriu Banica (left) and Serge Kaminsky (right) balance sport and school. HENRYYE PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY need to be at school. You know catch up, we catch up togeth you got to do this, this and this. er. If we're on a trip, we can all completed all in the same year, to do more in a day than most really give you any special priv After that, you go to practice. sit down and work through the conflicted with the training of us would ever contemplate. ileges. You still have to get ev Then go home, and pass out. problems. It really helps to have schedule. And so trying to balance off par erything in on time or early," It's tough, I'm not going to lie." people in the same state as you "I've always been pretty open ticipating in a sport and doing Mihalcheon said. With a constant tug-of-war be are. They're not ahead or behind about people who want to be var study they do more than I think Most of the other athlete-en tween athletics and school, they you. They're in the same place," sity-level athletes and do engi would be reasonable, but it is gineers seconded Mihalcheon's often miss out on the social side Wuolle said. neering. All I've said, is, 'Okay their choice." statement. of a university education. But as swim team captain and ease off on your course load. Their choice does not, how In fact, academics are often "Once you get into the season, mechanical engineer Rachelle Plan to take a little longer or ever, result in their professors the priority. Take women's bas your own social life goes down. Salli found out last year, there plan to take some courses in granting them leeway. ketball player and chemical en You don't get to go out as much. are some insurmountable the summer.' And that seems to Fifth-year civil engineer Kirst gineer Arianne Duchesne as an The Pit doesn't really happen," roadblocks. have worked," said Bruce Dun en Mihalcheon, who in her first example. said Tibi Bianca, a running back Registered in mechanical woody, who is an engineering two years was voted the women Last January, Duchesne's de on the football team. "It kinda engineering's second-year pro academic advisor. hockey team's top defenceman, partment organized a field trip of sucks when you get to prac gram, Salli was unable to at But even with a reduced emphasized she has received no to Alberta to see potential job tice and you hear all the guys tend both the swimming team's course load, Dunwoody is some academic privileges. sites and possible lines of work. talking about what they did the morning and afternoon work what concerned: "A lot of high- "[Professors] are pretty Schedule conflicts meant Duch night before, and you're like, 'Oh, out because her program's re level athletes are very organized good... They understand, but esne had to ask her coach for yeah, I did my math homework quirements, which had to be people, and they seem to be able at the same time, they don't permission. last night.'" *U

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Of women and death cults: A critical response to Brian Piatt In response to "CITR: your community radio station?" Dear Mr. Piatt, who had absolutely nothing power in Afghanistan anymore to do with the Taliban killed. than you do! But to use them Dear Ubyssey, broadcasting equipment (BURLI), I just finished readingyour arti It works out to millions more as a bogeyman to frighten and and more. The recent introduc cle in the October 21 issue of The displaced, millions of family disgust us into supporting the Although we appreciated your tion of one-on-one training ses Ubyssey entitled "Why Afghani members traumatized and a war is both intellectually and coverage of CiTR last issue, your sions aims to improve the acces stan matters and why I'm going whole generation of orphaned morally reprehensible. The ex editorial created an inaccurate sibility of programming opportu there." I want to complementyou children. That is not a "griev istence ofthe Taliban and simi impression ofthe station which nities for students. for your passion and your com ous mistake" that somehow got lar groups arises from a specif we would like to correct. Although we would greatly mitment to serving others. I re made by no one in particular. ically colonial context—a con CiTR is a club with very high appreciate the extra dollar ear ally believe that your overall at That is an act of mass murder text that we helped to create. levels of student involvement. In marked for CiTR if the referen titude is commendable and that that Canada is complicit in. The Taliban are not brutal be addition to hosting radio shows dum passed (which we would your heart is in the right place. Moreover, the benefits and cause they are irrational or re (including arts, sports and news use in developing our new DJ This being said, I find a num motives which you ascribe to ligious. Rather, they are bru reports) there are many other training program), we must ber of elements in your article, the war effort are nothing short tal because of the conditions ways in which students are in stress that this dollar is a small and your trip as a whole, prob of phantasmal. This war has of brutality that western colo tegral to the station. part of the greater referendum, lematic to say the least. brought no democracy to Af nialism and neocolonialism We publish a music maga intended to offer students an You characterize the war in ghanistan, nor does it show have created and continue to zine with student writers and overall improvement of AMS Afghanistan as an "internation any sign of doing so in the fu create in enterprises like the photographers. Station promo services. We support this ini al project to fight off the Taliban ture. All that the occupation occupation thatyou support. tion opportunities allow stu tiative and it is far from an ar and build up democracy in a has done is to replace one set Finally, I want to say that I dent volunteers to make valu bitrary proposal. country that has been absolute of brutal warlords with no re hope that your trip to Afghani able connections within the CiTR has always identified as ly devastated by three years of spect for human rights with stan is an eye-opener. Hopefully local music scene and throw a campus-community station. war." This rose-coloured picture another—and possibly a worse you will be able to talk to people their own on-campus events. Greater student involvement is ignores the fact that some ofthe one at that. who have experienced the hor Our highly dedicated student our priority but we will never worst devastation that Afghani Much ofyour justification rors brought on by the occupa executive is composed entirely close the door on anyone and stan has experienced in its his for all of this is based in the tion firsthand and who will be of undergraduates. we pride ourselves on the con tory is happening now as a re picture you paint of the Tal able to give you an alternative It is true that to run these mul- tinuing dedication of our alum sult of the war that we are wag iban. You draw a caricature perspective to the one thatyou tifaceted operations as a non ni members. ing there. of them as "gangs of religious now hold. I hope that your arti profit organization, we depend Our slogan at CiTR is "Own To say, as you do, that "griev death cults." You pretend that cles for The Ubyssey in coming on student fees, fundraising ini Your Frequency"; we ardently ous mistakes have been made" the "enemy" we are fighting in issues are something more than tiatives, and club membership invite The Ubyssey and the en is to downplay the horrendous Afghanistan is an irrationally, thoughtless propaganda. May fees (discounted by $15 for UBC tire student body to do so. impact that the war has had on irredeemably evil entity—and a you have a safe and enlighten students). Afghan communities. It is esti faceless one at that. You dehu ing journey. In exchange, members are Sincerely, mated that the war effort kills manize the enemy, thus mak taught valuable skills through 65 civilians a day. In over nine ing it easier to shoot at them. Sincerely, their involvement in the afore —Penny Clark, CiTR president, years of war, that works out to Don't get me wrong. I do not mentioned opportunities, as well on behalf of CiTR's student almost half a million people want to see the Taliban back in -Gregory Williams as how to use industry standard executive

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And yet, as our Pappy was wont to say, "Grand father Time spares nary a grain of sand in his Und now, ve train you for ze fundraising! ANNETASTAD ILLUSTRATION/THE UBYSSEY hour-glass for any mortal on this earth." The ages march onward. We place no confidence in the fads ofthe current generation—inured as they are with tight trousers and castrati pop-music idols—but we cannot help but look back on the demise of the OPINIONS telegraph and the ticker tape, and wonder to what fate these "electro-mails" and "face-books" may condemn our own beloved medium. That is why, as a contingency against the fail Why Vm excited for the Rally to Restore Sanity ure ofthe folded page, we have taken steps to dig itize The Ubyssey. It is now possible, with the tap ping of a computer mouse, to access a facsimile MATTHEW NAYLOR tend to follow politics like a sport, I'll have a couple of days to do the copy of any of the fine written and photographic Contributor paying the same amount of atten standard touristy things. Well, stan content you hold now in your hands. Simply di tion to the ups and downs on poll dard is probably going too far, since rect your personal computer to www.ubyssey.ca, On Friday morning at some ungod ster.com as some others will read my itinerary includes, in addition to and all the news of today will be etched in light ly hour I will be boarding a bus to baseball stats. old favourites like the Lincoln Memo upon your screen. And, on the advice of experts take me on the first leg of my week- I have asked the bartender in the Pit rial, some things a little more off the in the field, we have taken further steps, bring long journey to Washington, DC. I'll Pub to change the channel so I could beaten path, like the Lincoln Skull ing our fine publication into the "social" sphere be headed there for the Rally to Re drink while watching the Quebec elec Fragments at the National Museum of this ethereal realm. You can now, through the store Sanity, Jon Stewart's exasperat tion results come in live. of Health and Science. Still, it's most services of Twitter and the aforementioned "Face- ed cry for a little more understand I have gone to Super Tuesday Par ly about the politics. Books," up-link yourself to all our latest breaking ing and respect in American polit ties and paid my dues in drinks when The fact that two comedians have stories. Simply enter "Ubyssey" into the search- ical life. Hillary Clinton came up short. become the voices of a generation is field of the service you wish to use, and in a mo There are a host of reasons why I have planned evenings around the an interesting enough phenomenon ment's time you will be given access. I'll be going, not the least of which Manitoba election returns. in its own right. More and more young Furthermore, our technicians have perfected a is that the rally looks like it's going I am, in short, a massive political Americans are getting their news from method of compressing cathode ray tubes to such to be a lot of fun. As a religious view nerd. Stewart and Colbert, packaged with a minute size that they can be delivered via the er of The Daily Show and The Colbert Therefore, the chance to bear wit just as many biases as Fox News, al narrow passages of optical-fibre wires. Yes, you Report since I came to UBC and one ness to Americans collectively mak though perhaps less destructively. I read that correctly: the moving-picture charms of of the poor fools who waited in line ing a massive error in judgment was can't honestly say that I blame them, the modern television can now haunt the screen from five in the morning to get close too tempting to pass up. Every gov given the alternative. If every Cana ofyour personal computer or lap-book. At www. to the stage at the Olympic Colbert Re ernment town is its own special lit dian station emitted the same kind of ubyssey.ca, you can view a number of tastefully port tapings, this was an opportunity tle bubble from which the view is meaningless, sensationalist schlock assembled news reels. that I wasn't going to miss. entirely different, and I'm looking that rules the US airwaves, I'd prob The purchase of additional "multiple-medi- But, as Ron Popiel of Ronco fame forward to the view from within the ably be hanging off of Rick Mercer's as" staff has taken up a sultan's salary of our would say, "That's not all, folks." I Beltway. every word, vl spare capital this year, but we're still looking for enerprising young upstarts, well-versed in the fashionable mediums of the day, to help make it work. In fact, our investment in this technolo The Internet Generation finally generated something good gy is so dead sure, so adamant, that we are cur rently seeking the talents of video-composers. Do you have a friend or acquaintance who is famil PAUL BUCCI The rally is for the 70-80 per cent no one should be getting killed over iar with the operation of a modern digital movie [email protected] of Americans who don't believe in them. camera? We suggest they visit The Ubyssey edito extremism, and therefore don't have And when we debate these things, rial office, SUB 24, UBC Campus, to enquire fur Pay attention. Smarten up. One ofthe a voice in a sensationalist media let's be reasonable about it. It's very ther. Doing so may open up a wealth of artistic most important cultural events of our environment. Canadian. and economic opportunities with the likes of Al generation is about to happen, and you This will be the Woodstock of our It's like their slogan: I disagree with Jolson in their immediate future. don't want to miss it. time. you, but I'm pretty sure you're not Hit As a further memorandum, anyone familiar On October 27,1 fly out to Washing Let's break it down. This is a rally ler. How absolutely perfect. with the workings of web applications ofthe Ado ton, DC to take part in the Rally to for the Internet, by the Internet, held Over the next week, I invite you to be imprint such as the "Flash" program would Restore Sanity and/or Fear. I will be at one ofthe most significant cultural live vicariously through Matt and me find themselves in high esteem in the respect armed with a DSLR, a digital record landmarks in one of the most impor as we rub shoulders with thousands able company of The Ubyssey Publications Soci er, a video camera, my iPhone and tant cities ofthe United States, and it's of people who have different opinions ety. Technomancers versed in the coding scripts MacBook and a brand new blog that being run by two comedians who just about things and we're OK with that. of Java or any of the other digitized languag I'm sharing with Matthew Naylor at want people to be reasonable. If that In fact, Matt and I are a great ex es of our era may also find themselves consid ubyssey. ca/washingtondc. doesn't define who we are as a genera pression of the ideas of this rally. We ered peerless in our midst. This applies dou The rally is being put on by Stephen tion, I'm not sure what does. We want have clashed spectacularly over the bly to anyone entertaining clever new machi Colbert and Jon Stewart as a response things to be funny and intelligent. last four years in the media. We've nations we might employ to capture this gen to Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally. We're pro-health care, but not into been at each other's throats directly eration's ever-fleeting attentions. The idea began on reddit.com while inefficiency. and indirectly. I still view him as dan So go, now, and indulge yourself in this new Redditors were having discussions Welfare is good if it isn't abused. gerous and unethical, and he proba found convenience. Enjoy it while you may. In the about holding a "Restoring Truthiness The state should regulate some key bly still sees me as obtuse, pig-head end, only one medium will prevail—print or digi Rally." Stewart agreed to hold the rally things, but shouldn't overstep their ed and unstable. tal. And as willing as we may be to make conces after Redditors raised over $250,000 boundaries. However, we can always sit down sions to certain trends, our money will be—will for educational charities through Do- Drugs are fine in moderation, but we and have a beer. And I really think always be—on good, honest paper, tl norsChoose.org. shouldn't take it too far, and certainly that that's what this rally is about, tl 2010.10.25/UBYSSEY.CA/ADVERTISEMENT/ll

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