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ALLISON ROAD BUS STOP CLOSED

The bus stop at University Call us. Boulevard and Allison Road (near the Village) is closed until March 1, according to TransLink Wednesday evening. The TransLink website said that this is due to "passen­ ger volumes and public safety concerns."

19 INJURIES AT LIVECITY SHOW

Nineteen people were injured and nine were sent to hospi­ tal Tuesday night during a free Alexisonfire concert. The Vancouver Sun reported that the rock band was only on stage for about 20 seconds be­ fore the crowd surged forward at LiveCity Yaletown. Barricades broke, resulting in injuries to spectators. Vancouver City manager Penny Ballem told the Sun that the incident was "unprecedent­ ed," as LiveNation, the concert promoters, have been using the same style of barricade for 20 years.

T-BIRD CONCESSION SELLS RECORD AMOUNTS

In the first few days of the Olympics, the Doug Mitchell Winter Sports Centre has sold a unprecedented amount of food. According to the UBC 2010 website, after only five hockey games at the arena, 11,087 hot dogs, 8122 Coca-Cola beverag­ es, 7634 pints of beer and 2493 soft pretzels have been sold. Staff also served US VP Joe 'Reception i > Biden and his entourage during the China vs USA game. '9^£_ofD_Orh Shawr /

CRIME WATCH

FEBRUARY 11 At approximately 3pm a student reported leav­ ing her computer unattended in Regent College. Upon returning, she found that her laptop was REPORT THE SUSPICIOUS, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES stolen. FEBRUARY 11 At approximately FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE THREAT POSED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF THOSE WITH PUBLIC ANTI-OLYMPIC SENTIMENTS, TURN TO PAGE 41 3:30pm the complainant witnessed a man attempting to steal the licence plates off a ve­ hicle parked at Logan Lane and East Mall. The man was described as Caucasian, in his 20s, wear­ ing a black jacket and pants, a red toque and carrying a green shopping bag full of tools. The suspect ran off without the li­ cence plates when the com­ plainant approached him.

FEBRUARY 11 Police responded to two thefts from the Stu­ dent Recreation Centre that occurred sometime in the afternoon. 2/UBYSSEY.CA/EVENTS/2010.02.18

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ANDREW BATES the world. Ben Foster, a politi­ [email protected] cal organizer for the Republican Party in Alabama, remarked on "Congrats, Mael[le] Ricker!" the irony of how his weather wrote Karen Gurney known as troubles here compare to the ©winebard, on Twitter. "Wish ones at home. "We've never had my tickets weren't canceled so snow in Alabama," he said, "but I could have witnessed it!!!" we had snow this week...[delay­ Fans were unhappy to wake ing] our plane." up Tuesday morning to find Foster's family had been that VANOC had canceled planning to go to the Games 20,000 general admission tick­ since they had been announced ets to events such as women's seven years ago. "I remember, snowcross on weather-troubled when they made the announce­ Cypress Mountain. They had ment, [my father] came to me even more reason to be in the and my litde brother and said, afternoon, when Maelle Ricker 'we gotta go.'" won Canada's second gold med­ Jeff Stafford, a second-year al of the 2010 Winter Games. Science student at UBC who "It's even more frustrat­ got tickets from his family, ing knowing that we would wonders if the cancelation have been there enjoying the didn't just save him from real gold medal spirit," said hassle. "When I heard about Andree-Anne Vaillancourt, a ANTHONY GOERTZ GRAPHIC/THE UBYSSEY how bad the spectating con­ convenience store manager ditions were I didn't feel too from Banff, Alberta who drove According to the VANOC press have trucked in some gravel or been in regards to its ticket re­ bad about missing it either," to Vancouver, and had tickets release, heavy rains made the something to deal with the stand­ sale process. "I couldn't get he told The Ubyssey. "I was so only for snowboard cross. "We standing room areas unsafe. "The ing room area?" he told The reasonably priced tickets on­ tired anyways that when we are now trying to get tickets for rains washed away almost a foot of Ubyssey in an e-mail interview. line," said Justin Hughes, who heard that our tickets were other events, but this was not snow in the area where the stand­ "To me the lack of prepara­ works for a Vancouver-area canceled I just went back planned in our budget and we ing room area was to be located," tion... shows a lot of ignorance furniture wholesaler. "I re­ home and took a... nap." He do not want to spend $1000 to the release read. "There is insuffi­ on the part of VANOC and will fused to pay $300 per ticket... noted that he was most excit­ see something," she said. cient snow to move and build the unfortunately be a black mark so I purchased them through ed about the bars and clubs "It has really angered me con­ standing room area back up at the on the legacy of the Games." one of my wife's friends." being packed, as well as the sidering how far in advance we've Cypress snowboard stadium." Montgomery was also unhap­ When the tickets were can­ free concerts. planned our 2010 experience," There were no options left, py that VANOC did not contact celed, VANOC refused to re­ Stafford hasn't given up said Mark Singh, an IT analyst according to Caley Denton, ticket holders, relying only on fund the face value of the tick­ his Olympic dream of attend­ from Vancouver. Singh purchased VANOC's VP of ticketing and con­ the release. "I found [out] indi- ets because they weren't pur­ ing an event, although that his tickets one and a half years sumer marketing. "We've ex­ recdy less than 12 hours before chased from them. "VANOC journey might take him fur­ ago, through a ticket process he de­ hausted all avenues but it just I was going to leave," he said. is really double-dipping here, ther than you'd expect. "I scribed as frustrating. "Of course, wasn't possible to make the area "Had my dad not happened to saying that it doesn't support took Russian this year to ful­ the people who spend 250 per cent safe for spectators," he said. see something online, I would scalping or even the resale of fill my required Arts cred­ more on their tickets don't have Chris Montgomery, a second- have shown up at the bus at tickets," he said, "but they'll its," he said. "In 2014, I plan to worry," he told The Ubyssey. year Political Science student at 5:30 in the morning like hun­ allow people to do it on their on flying to Sochi and hav­ "Shame about the rain and warm Trinity Western University, had a dreds of other people did." website, for a fee." ing a...great time. Until then weather—it's really turned into a different idea to build up the stand­ Other criticisms of the The cancelation inconve­ though, I will be practicing springtime Olympics." ing area. "How come they couldn't VANOC ticket distribution have nienced people from around my Russian." tl

STUDENT ARRESTED Maelle ecstatic after gold medal win AT TORCH RELAY SAMANTHAJUNG DORIAN GEIGER conditions changed. You had to [email protected] [email protected] be ready for it," she said. "We woke up to fog and rain which A student was arrested during A day after running away is actually something I love, the UBC leg of the torch relay with first place in down­ I'm a BC girl—I'm not afraid last Thursday. hill snowboard cross to win of that," she said. "[However,] Staff Sergeant Kevin Kenna Canada's second gold med­ the course got better and bet­ of the university RCMP de­ al of the Vancouver Olympics, ter as the day went on." tachment said the arrest was Whistler's Maelle Ricker was due to possession of stolen relaxed, but unable to contain property. her excitement. We woke up to fog "We had a report of a num­ "Walking down Robson ber of fire extinguishers stolen Street and seeing everybody in and rain which is from the Thunderbird [Winter the red and white was absolute­ Sports Centre] parkade," Kenna ly amazing," gushed Ricker in a actually something told The Ubyssey. "He was Wednesday press conference. Ricker was all smiles after her win. GEOFF LISTER PH0T0/THE UBYSSEY found with a fire extinguisher "Everyone's out there cheering I love, I'm a BC at the torch run." on Canadians, cheering on the Lindsey Jacobellis. Only sec­ The snowcross competi­ girl—I'm not afraid The student, whom The athletes and really coming to­ onds into the medal run- tion has been contending with Ubyssey has learned is Science gether as a nation." neck and neck with Ricker— poor conditions at the Cypress ofthat. student James Zhou, was re­ Ricker won Canada's second two jumps saw Jacobellis fum­ Mountain Resort, with 20,000 leased that evening. Kenna said gold medal on Canadian soil ble and exit the box of the track, general admission tickets can­ MAELLE RICKER that 31 fire extinguishers were following Alexandre Bilodeau's leaving Ricker to sail to the bot­ celed for that and other events stolen. history-making moguls win, tom for a decisive victory. at the venue. After continuous When asked if the theft and and is the first Canadian wom­ "I actually had no idea I had focus on the weather, some in­ The course had a high dif­ the torch relay were connected, an to take home a gold medal that much of a lead," said Ricker. ternational media, chiefly UK ficulty level, Ricker told the Kenna responded, "it was cer­ in her hometown. She blew by "I was so focused on moving newspaper The Guardian, have crowd. "The course was re­ tainly a factor. We got the infor­ the competition in the final run, forward and just giving 110 per wondered if these Games could ally tough and you had to be mation the same day." staying dozens of metres and cent," the snowboarding cham­ be the worst in history. precise," she said. "Any lit­ "The individual was at the seconds ahead of French silver pion told the crowd. "When you Ricker, however was noncha­ tle boggle, any falter can cost torch relay...[an] odd place to medalist Deborah Anthonioz. let off the gas pedal a bit, things lant about the batde to over­ you. Especially in the wom­ have a fire extinguisher." Prior to Ricker's gold med­ really go wrong. So it's just come the adverse condtions en's [snowboard cross], your Kenna said that an investiga­ al run, her main competition pushing, pushing, pushing the of snow, rain and the slip­ speed and timing had to be tion is still underway. Zhou could was speculated to be American whole way down the course." per ly slopes. "Every run the bang on." tl not be reached for comment, va 4/UBYSSEY.CA/OLYMPICS/2010.02.18 PhD student fired from Olympic job Darryl Bannon deemed 'security threat' for connections to anti-Olympic activist

CYNTHIA KH00 is needed to work at Olympic be reviewed, and the next time He compared the case to a re­ the Olympic Games have lit­ [email protected] venues. When he accepted, he he came into work, a manag­ cent one in which two Muslim de recourse when it comes to claimed that he was asked a er revoked his accreditation, men trained in security work appeals or recompensation. Eleven days into his new job 'slew' of questions about his identity card, security tags and underwent background checks "[Bannon] can go to the Human at the Richmond Olympic opinions about the Olympics Olympic toque and scarf. and were rejected as applicants Rights Tribunal after the fact," Oval, UBC PhD student Darryl and also how Shaw felt about "It is all part and parcel of a to work for the Vancouver 2010 said Shaw, "but keep in mind Bannon was fired due to his them. larger problem that Darryl is Integrated Security Unit (ISU), that the company will say they affiliations with Dr Chris now being viewed by these dif­ leading to accusations of racial were following the mandate of Shaw, an opthamologist at the ferent entities as being guilty profiling. ISU." Vancouver General Hospital Because I'm by association," Shaw told "The ISU is mandated to He also noted that the en­ and well-known anti-Olympics The Ubyssey. "Because I'm an complete background checks tities that administrate the activist. an Olympics Olympics opponent and ISU on individuals to enhance Olympics will disappear be­ Based on the fact that Shaw, has been monitoring me...any­ the security of the Vancouver fore long. "ISU will be dis­ who is a UBC professor, was his opponent...anyone one associated with me is a sus­ 2010 Olympic Games," said banded, and VANOC will supervisor at his other job at pect, even though they may not ISU Corporal Joe Taplin in be disbanded, so who is he VGH, Bannon was labeled a se­ associated with me share my views." a statement released to The going to take to trial?" he curity risk, questioned by mem­ is a suspect, even He claimed that he does not Ubyssey. "The ISU makes in­ asked. "They are temporary bers of the RCMP and subse- even discuss politics in the lab dividual assessments about entities." quendy fired. though they may as a general rule. "He lost ac­ whether an individual could As for Bannon, he will con­ "Last week the RCMP be­ creditation, simply because he pose a risk to the Games and tinue with his day job at gan calling me repeatedly— not share my views. does experiments in my lab." may update those assess­ Vancouver General Hospital ments at any time." while experiencing the Games both on my cell and at my CHRIS SHAW Shaw deems the case yet one hospital job," wrote Bannon ANTI-OLYMPICS ACTIVIST more example of an unfortunate Taplin implied the ISU from afar. on Examiner.com, where he legacy the Games have brought had no direct responsibili­ "While I had mixed feel­ maintains a blog about health to Vancouver: "the punishment ty in this case. "Only VANOC ings about the Olympics com­ science in Vancouver. According to Bannon, the of those who are perceived to or the International Olympic ing to Vancouver, I was large­ "They wanted to arrange an RCMP said that they were con­ have the wrong political views." Committee has the authority ly supportive of the security 'interview' and refused to give cerned because statements "I'm sure they've done tons of to revoke accreditation, and apparatus," he wrote. "I just me details over the phone, made by Shaw to the media things...and they won't be held can do so at any time," he said. hope that my Olympic experi­ but threatened to revoke my could imply 'violent intent.' He accountable," he said. "If this According to Shaw, peo­ ence is not reflective of what Olympic accreditation if I didn't claims he was told that his suit­ were a human rights tribunal ple who feel their rights have the majority end up experi­ attend," he wrote. Accreditation ability as an employee would case, they would be found guilty." been violated for the sake of encing." tu Coke awards UBC with sustainability award Colbert Nation invades

SAMANTHAJUNG ofthe buildings at its Vancouver [email protected] and Okanagan campuses are Creekside Park retrofitted for sustainability. UBC received a sustainabili­ However, Toope said that all ty award from Olympic spon­ of the older buildings at UBC-0 sor Coca-Cola, who is attempt­ are to be modified by 2012. ing to be carbon neutral dur­ Coca-Cola is pushing to be ing the Games. carbon neutral during this This is the company's third year's Olympic Games. annual "Live Positively" awards series. "We want to recognize leaders who are making the dif­ You can't put an ference to create a more pos­ itive reality for us all," said environmental tag Bobby Brittain, VP of Coca- Cola's Sparkling Business Unit. on water in any Other winners this year include type of bottle—full BC Premier Gordon Campbell and VANOC's Chief Executive stop. Officer John Furlong. UBC was noted for its JOE CRESSY Sustainability Office, which SPOKESPERSON FOR POLARIS opened in 1998, and the 237 million sheets of paper, 230 million kilowatt hours of elec­ "We will be 99 per cent car­ tricity and 93,000 tons of bon neutral," Brittain ex­ greenhouse gas emissions that plained. "Our ambition is to en­ they have saved since 1999. sure that we have as much sus­ These savings have been valued tainability as possible." at $40 million. The Vancouver Sun report­ ed last month that the com­ pany is selling its products We're not doing in their new PlantBottle for the Games—a bottle that con­ this because ofthe tains 30 per cent plant materi­ money. als. It is designed to cut down on the use of petroleum-based BOBBY BRITTAIN plastic. VP OF COCA-COLA'S SPARKLING However, some are skeptical BEVERAGES UNIT of the company's sustainabil­ ity push. Joe Cressy, a spokes­ UBC President Stephen man for Polaris, told the Sun Toope accepted the award on that Coca-Cola is engaging in behalf of the university. "UBC "greenwashing." recognizes that to meet soci­ "It is outrageous that instead ety's sustainability needs, with­ of promoting and providing out compromising those of fu­ visitors with clean accessible ABOVE: Colbert is flanked by media as he arrives Wednesday morning. ture generations, requires best Canadian water we are selling BELOW: Adoring fans turn out to get a glimpse of the celebrity. efforts of the brightest minds in them botdes of water made by GERALD DEO PH0T0S/THE UBYSSEY every field," Toope explained. Coca-Cola," he said. The university recendy en­ "You can't put an environ­ Thousands of fans greeted Stephen Colbert next to Sochi House (usually known as the tered a partnership with GE mental tag on water in any type as he filmed an episode of his popular Telus World of Science) and offers views Water & Power and Vancouver- of bottle—full stop." news satire program The Colbert Report at of the Athletes' Village and Downtown based Nexterra Systems Brittain emphasized that the Creekside Park on Wednesday morning. Vancouver, but Colbert himself was the Corporation. The agreement company's motivation to go Exiting a nondescript minivan and imme­ main attraction on that clear but chilly is "the first North American green isn't economics. diately swarmed by press, fans and a lone February morning. demonstration of biomass-fu- "We're making a statement," Vancouver Park Ranger, Colbert safely es­ The second taping takes place Thursday eled heat-and-power generation Brittain told The Ubyssey. caped the scrum to arrive on a stage dec­ February 18, and the episodes are expect­ system," according to a press "We're not doing this be­ orated with old skis, multiple flags and a ed to air next week. release. cause of the money. It's about stuffed moose. Creekside Park is located —Gerald Deo Despite its achievements, the contribution we make to so­ UBC still has work to do. Not all ciety as a whole." tl 20 10.02.18/UBYSSEY.CA/IDEAS/5 YOU SAID IT IN RESPONSE TO "OVER 5000 PROTEST OLYMPIC GAMES [FEB. 12, 2010]'

Nice to see the AMS That is, of course, his dem­ I don't believe actively campaigning against the games Olympics Commissioner in ocratic right. Support of the is neutral either. I believe the neutral action would be the 4th photo, protesting the Games is not an apolitical, to just remain quiet on your personal opinion, which games. neutral stance. would include not showing up to anti-Games protests.

—Ha [Feb. 15} —Blake Frederick [Feb. 15] —Ashley [Feb. 16}

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I've ever, the point-and-air-hump tried going to clubs, walking up translates loudly and clearly reaches us from an to hot foreign women, pointing into "classless asshole." to them, then to me, and hump­ If you are going to resort to alternate universe, ing the air, but I've gotten more mime, for god's sake, don't face slaps than ass smacks and lead with sex. Erotic mime is WTR... you're likely I'm confused. What can I do? not a well-respected art here or out of luck on the abroad. Loath as we are to give Sincerely, you any helpful tips, for the threesome. —Desperately Seeking Tourists sake of those you approach and society at large, we recommend HEYDST, that next time you smile at your So where does this leave your There are many reasonable intended target, touch your fin­ chances? Well, unless your mis­ excuses for conversational and gers lighdy to your chest, and sive reaches us from an alter­ social inappropriateness, DST. introduce yourself. And please nate universe, WTF (we've de­ VIRGINIE MENARD GRAPHIC/THE UBYSSEY Disorders causing sudden and remember that "foreign and cided to abbreviate your lengthy unvoluntary obscene outbursts, non-English speaking" isn't nom de plume), we've got to reduced sensitivity to social code for "socially obtuse with a say you're likely out of luck on EDITORIAL cues, or existential terror are all fetish for crude and conversa­ the threesome. There is a ru­ reasonable candidates provid­ tionally-void jerks." If you can mour circulating that both Too OBSERVATIONS ABOUT THE LEGAL OBSERVER PROGRAM ing a respectable explanation find a way to mime out an ice­ Sexy writers are currendy con­ for a potentially embarrassing breaker, more power to you. tentedly involved in relation­ We were a bit skeptical when the Student Legal Fund Society (SLFS) situation. The understanding ships of the monogamous per­ announced last November that they would be shelling out $18,500 stranger will be glad to excuse HEYTHERE! suasion (is that even printable? in student money for a partnership in the BC Civil Liberties many social gaffes upon finding You call yourselves "Too The shock, the horror!) [Editor's Association's Legal Observers program. out that the would-be offending Sexy," and as a reader, I agree! note: I'll print it, but I fear the ef­ Since each student pays $ 1 a year into the SLFS, spending our party has coprolalic Tourette's, Are you guys dating each other? fects will be similar to when the money on a series of programs that might only benefit a small num­ Prosopagnosia, a number of What are my chances of getting text "sorry girls, he's married" ber of student protesters was questionable from the start. But edu­ Autism spectrum disorders, into a threesome slash dating appeared below fohn Lennon's cating students about their rights was a wise choice for the SLFS. various and sundry forms of one or both of you? name during The Beatles's ap­ After all, those rights apply to all of us, regardless of how we feel brain damage or Imminent pearance on The Ed Sullivan about multi-national, debt-inducing winter sports festivals. And if Death Syndrome. Luv!!! Show. Legions of distraught fans a few well-trained student observers could prevent another debacle Quick pop quiz, DST. Please —Watermelon Ants Nice Tree will lock themselves in their bou­ like APEC, so be it. select all that apply. You have: Star, Table Open, Friend doirs and fling themselves upon But after spending a few days in close contact with these orange- Unicorn Cat Kangaroo their divans, millions of tears clad crusaders, it's clear that they won't be able to prevent much. (a) Coprolalic Tourette's staining our nation's finest pil­ The majority of Legal Observers manage to be simultaneously self- (b) Prosopagnosia HI WANTS TO FUCK (OF THE 0H-S0 lows.] But don't tell anyone; it's righteous and clueless. More often than not, you see them indis­ (c) Moderate to severe NONSENSICAL ACRONYM), just a rumour. criminately taking down badge numbers instead of, you know, ob­ Autism affecting detec­ But don't give up hope com­ serving altercations between police and protesters. At the UBC torch tion of and response to so­ We never thought we'd end up pletely, the scurrilous scally­ protest Thursday night, one of us saw an RCMP officer manhandle a cial cues like Meg and Jack White (and wags who pen this column are student, throwing her into the crowd and causing her to trip. 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UBC ACCEPTS A SUSTAINABILITY AWARD FROM...COCA-COLA?

For those of you who don't know, UBC has pioneered university COLUMN sustainability initiatives. For this, the Coca-Cola Company hon­ THE FUTURE OF learned from Vancouver 2010 Summer Games and the IOC oured UBC with an award for "living positively." THE WINTER GAMES and how they are altering their likes to spread the Olympics Yes, the same Coca-Cola Company that had an exclusive contract plans to make sure mistakes around to different continents with the AMS for 12 years. Yes, the same Coca-Cola Company that are avoided. as much as possible, but their claims that their products are consumed about 1.6 billion times a The 2018 Olympics have proposals are very strong. day. Yes, the same Coca Cola Company that states in their sustainabil­ been much-discussed as well. Annecy would be the fourth ity goals that they plan to "source 25 per cent of our PET plastic" and Three cities are in the run­ French city to host the Olympics "recover 50 per cent ofthe equivalent botdes and cans used" by 2015. ning to host them: Munich if chosen, but it would be remi­ Let's do a litde math here. Let's take a wild guess and say that only (Germany), Annecy (France) niscent of the small-town-type half of the consumed beverages are in botdes or cans. That's about and Fyeongchang (Korea) held Games that made Lillehammer 800 million. Hell, let's get even more wild. Let's say that only 5 per press conferences this week very popular in 1994. Paris cent are in cans or botdes and are not recycled. That's still about 80 displaying their bids. is also in the process of creat­ million cans or botdes that are discarded. Multiply that by 17 7 7 (the TAGH SIRA Pyeongchang lost the 2010 ing a bid for the 2024 Summer number of days until 2015) and that's 1.4 trillion botdes or cans fill­ o lymp icsedi to r@u byssey. ca bid to Vancouver and the 2014 Olympics. ing up dumps. This number is incredibly generous and you can bet bid to Sochi. They are taking Munich would be the first it will be many magnitudes higher in reality. Seven days into the Vancouver a new approach to promoting time the Games are held in So, Coke, do you really think that you are worthy of giving out a Winter Olympics, planning themselves this time around. Germany since the reunification sustainability award? is already underway for the Instead of focusing on unify­ of the country. The city hosted Stephen Toope, shame on you for accepting an award that is Games that will follow. ing a broken nation and bring­ the 1972 Games during which meaningless and enforces a false perception of sustainability from The Sochi Organizing ing peace to the region, they are the "Munich Massacre" oc­ a company that is horrifically unsustainable. While we applaud the Committee is out in strength, talking about how they would curred— 11 Israeli athletes were university's modest commitments to move towards a more sustain­ having taken over Science make 2018 the greenest Games killed after being taken hostage able campus, we have a long way to go. This award cheapens your World to promote the 2014 ever. by Palestinian terrorists. own efforts and makes the university seem like it is more interested Games in Russia. They're been Munich and Annecy may The winning bid for the in getting a PR boost through greenwashing than putting forward an giving coundess press confer­ find it hard to win the bid since 2018 Winter Games will be an­ earnest sustainability initiative, tl ences about what they have London is hosting the 2012 nounced on July 6, 2011. tl 6/UBYSSEY.CA/IDEAS/2 0 10.02.18

will be one more act of resistance YOU'RE PAYING SO FEMALE Illustrated shoot their swim- Culture and the Arts sent an e- PERSPECTIVES amongst many to put this issue ATHLETES CAN BE OBJECTIFIED suit issue with members of the mail quoting Tourism BC "the on to the national agenda. ft American snowboarding and ski CTC invested in bringing the RED TENTS IN VANCOUVER The objective of the red tent teams at Whisder. crew and models to BC. Whisder campaign is not that we all grow If these young skiers feel the had huge support from their in­ accustomed to people sleeping in best way to express the strength dustry partners. Our contribu­ red tents, or that tents are a good of women athletes is to bounce tion was in offering logistical alternative to real homes. The up and down on a bed while near­ support." Within one day of ap­ aim is to offer minimal protection ly naked and Sports Illustrated pearing on the SI website, the from the elements for those who couldn't find any place except best skiers and snowboarders can't or won't access shelters, and LAURA ROBINSON Whisder to do this—well fine, let the world has produced are now to make the homelessness situ­ Contributor them pay for a trip to the Coast "models" in the eyes of Tourism AM JOHAL ation across the country visible. Mountains to shoot soft porn. But BC. But then, there is absolute­ mpact on Communities Coalition Red tents on our streets and in Twenty years ago, myself and Canadian, BC and Whistler tax-pay­ ly no athletic ability necessary to our parks makes public what po­ four other women represent­ ers funded this project. stand in the snow in a bikini bot­ Homelessness is a national trag­ litical leaders would rather hide ed Canada at the International Tourism BC spokesperson tom and litde else. edy in this country. There are from view, namely the deep flaws Olympic Academy, an institu­ Mika Ryan says the provincial­ Susan Iris, CTC's VP respon­ between 200,000 to 300,000 in our social structures and the tion run by the IOC in Olympia, ly funded organization "had a sible for strategic initiatives for homeless people in Canada— profound inequalities woven into Greece. For the first time, the chance to bid on being a des­ the 2010 Olympics, says the somewhere between 10,500 and the fabric of our political and eco­ IOA session addressed women tination for Si's swimsuit is­ swimsuit issue shows "cutting 15,000 of these are in BC. There nomic system. It stirs people to in sport. Afterwards, I wrote sue" and were delighted when edge, really exotic destinations. are approximately 1.7 million ask questions that challenge the an op-ed for The Globe and Mail they were chosen. "People all We're very pleased to support Canadian households in core status quo and demand meaning­ called "Beating the Pink Ribbon over the world bid on this. It's them; we're very delighted." She housing need. Behind these ful change. Syndrome," which argued that seen by sixty-seven million peo­ too hangs up when asked why numbers are real human beings The market housing system, no matter how fast and strong ple." But does Tourism BC have the CTC would pour resources with a personal story of how the left to its own devices, cannot women athletes are, what real­ a policy on how women are de­ into objectifying women. system has failed them. create affordable housing. There ly ends up mattering is wheth­ picted? Didn't they facilitate the It would all be laughable if it The federal government can­ needs to be government invest­ er or not men find us attractive. sexual objectification of wom­ didn't hurt girls and women. celled the national housing pro­ ment and leadership if we are to We heard papers from "ex­ en? Suddenly Ryan has to go, I coach First Nations girls in a gram in 1993. Between the ear­ make measurable gains on the so­ perts" arguing female athletes she hangs up without answering program that is part of the Team ly 70s and the early 90s, it was cial side ofthe equation. need to "please" the coach and those questions. Spirit project. They learn from considered one of the best so­ Between the end of World War others, often through their Breton Murphy from Tourism the mainstream media by the cial housing programs in the II and 1993, the national hous­ physical appearance. I already Whisder thinks the deal is great time they are ten that their hair world. In 1996, the UN Centre for ing program built 650,000 units knew this because I was a com­ too. "The reality is one of the and skin are the wrong colour. Housing and Human Settlements of affordable housing which still petitive cyclist. When I was most creditable, widely-read, le­ They think they are fat and ugly recognized Canada's co-op hous­ house 2 million Canadians. out training, men felt obligat­ gitimate publications on the and tell me so at an alarming ing program as a "global best Canadian housing policy is a ed to roll down their window planet came here as their des­ rate. There is a six times great­ practice." By May of 2006, the health and human rights disas­ and make a comment about my tination. They get 7.8 million er chance that they will be vic­ UN Committee on Economic, ter. A homeless person dies every body, as if they thought I had viewers to their website—that tims of sexual violence than non- Social and Cultural Rights called 11.4 days in BC, according to the ridden 70 or 60 kilometres just speaks to our mandate. The posi­ aboriginal women. I told them Canada's homelessness situation BC Coroner's office. so they could make pronounce­ tive impact is immense." to watch the Olympics, because and affordable housing crisis a Students at UBC should come ments about how I looked. Why What is the positive impact of they will see the strongest wom­ "national disaster." and join the movement. The very they felt obliged to do this I nev­ sexual objectification? Does the en in the world. Hopefully this Without a national vision for academic institution that many of er knew, but I didn't like it and municipality have a policy on would help them commit to be­ non-market housing interven­ you attend was founded after an it didn't make me feel safe. gender equity and the depiction ing the strong young women tions, in partnership with prov­ act of civil disobedience known as I have to remind the girls I of women? There is silence. "You they are capable of becoming. inces and municipalities, we will the Great Trek. In that same spirit, coach today that their body is not need to talk to human resourc­ The federal government puts not be able to stabilize this cri­ housing activists from Vancouver for anyone else but them. Sport es." He too must run. zero funding into programs such sis. This crisis was created by gov­ will be heading On-To-Ottawa should be one of the ways in The Canadian Tourism the one I work in. I interviewed ernment policy choices, and it can in June 2010 to end our hunger which girls learn that their bod­ Commission (CTC), a federal­ Gary Lunn, JVIinister of Sport at be solved by innovative govern­ strike on the steps of Parliament ies are autonomous and power­ ly funded agency under the the Olympic Aboriginal pavilion ment policy choices. We need the Hill with red tents in hand. ful. There is extraordinary pres­ Ministry of Industry, went after this week. He kept mentioning political will to solve this crisis. Let's work together to ensure sure on girls and young wom­ the SI swimsuit contract through "programs for Aboriginal youth in This week, red tents are being that housing as a human right is en, more than ever, to look like their "media relations team in sport." I have been a coach in First distributed to homeless people by not just an idea, but a policy that is sluts. Women athletes have not the US," according to president Nations communities for over ten a coalition of organizations led by actualized in this country. That is been spared. All girls and wom­ and CEO Michele McKenzie. years and the children there have the Pivot Legal Society. Not only what we are fighting for—and we en should be able to be in pub­ They also contacted BC Tourism yet to see one sustained federally will these tents provide shelter, intend to win. \| lic spaces without being sexual­ and Tourism Whisder. The three funded sport program. Too bad it will also begin a national cam­ ly harassed, and that is one of worked together, successful­ it will be next to impossible for paign to end homelessness. The Amfohal is the Chair ofthe Impact many reasons why the govern­ ly beating out some of the top them not to see the government- 2010 Homelessness Hunger on Communities Coalition and ini­ ments of Canada and BC and the travel destination locations on funded swimsuit issue, tl Strike, a rolling hunger strike that tiator of the 2010 Homelessness municipality of Whisder should earth. Rena Kendall-Craden, has new participants each week, Hunger Strike Relay. For more not have orchestrated and Communications Director for Laura Robinson is a former is also now in its 60th week. It info, go to 2010homelessness.ca. funded the bid to have Sports the BC Ministry of Tourism, journalist in residence at UBC.

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Nuuchaanulth Ceremonial Curtains and the Work of Ki-ke-in

Bringing together contemporary ceremonial curtains by Nuuchaanulth artist Ki-ke-in (Ron Hamilton) and historical curtains from museum and private collections in Canada and the United States.

January 17 to March 28, 2010

This exhibition is generously sponsored by The Audain Foundation, and is presented with Ki-ke-in painting the thliitsapilthim of Ha'wilth Nuukmiis of the House of the 2010 Vancouver Cultural Olympiad, liwaasaht, Opitsat-h, Tla-o-qui-aht, with support from the British Columbia Arts Council, winter 1988-89, Vancouver, B.C. the Canada Council for the Arts and the Photo: Haayuusinapshiilthl. UBC Museum of Anthropology MORRIS AND HELEN BELKIN ART GALLERY The University of British Columbia I 1825 Main Mall I Vancouver I BC V6T 1Z2 Phone: 604 822 2759 I Fax: 604 822 6689 I Web address: www.belkin.ubc.ca Open Tiesday to FridaylOto 5 Saturdayand Sunday 12 to 5 I Closed holidays

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Vancouver Special is the latest book from local comedian and activist Charles Demers. Named after the ubiquitous piece of East Van archi­ tecture in which Demers was raised, Vancouver Special is a history CULTURE of Vancouver, as told through the eyes of a life-long resident. Demers tells his story of Vancouver in a series of essays, examining the city, neighbourhoods, people and institutions with special care. His take on the city is at times scathing, at times loving, and always told with a comedic wit. The book is illustrated in stark black and white with the photography of Emmanuel Buenviaje. EDITOR KATE BARBARIA»[email protected] ASSOCIATE JONNY WAKEFIELD» [email protected] Vancouver: the little city that (maybe) could Author examines city's insecurities and contradictions

JONNY WAKEFIELD If anything, Demers says, the [email protected] Olympics bring out Vancouver's contradictory nature. "The Olympics are one of "Vancouver is kind of like the these defining points that if Ben Affleck of cities," explains you identify with it you'll feel Charlie Demers. "You come to like you're part of a certain the table with some actual tal­ Vancouver, and if you identify ents, but all anyone is interest­ against it, you'll feel like you're ed in is plugging you into stu­ part of another team." pid shit so people can look at Although he is highly critical your face." of the Games, Demers does not Coming from anyone else, think they will leave Vancouver such a comparison would come unrecognizable. He is much across as groan-worthy schtick, more pragmatic in his analysis but when Charlie Demers of their impact. cracks wise about his native "Any time someone los­ city, it feels genuine. Vancouver es money gambling, they're has been home to Demers, an affected. We will have just author, activist and comedian, lost a shit ton of money." He since birth; something he notes pauses. "We have this image is rare for a city of immigrants of Vancouver history—that and nouveau riche. His latest Vancouver is this fragile, in­ book, Vancouver Special, is a fant thing in an incubator, look at the city he calls home, and the smallest amount of a city on the verge of some ma­ pressure is going to deform jor changes. it completely. The fact is that Vancouver Special is an Vancouver history is sturdier in-depth examination of the stuff than that. There are cer­ Terminal City's neighbour­ tain elements that have been hoods, food, pot, cops, boost­ Vancouver Charlie: the man knows many things about this city. COURTESY OF ARSENAL PULP PRESS here from the start and are ers and activists. These make never going away." up some of the myriad con­ the gate for development, gen- major international thing which neuroses that have shaped the Shifting out of historian tradictions that, according to trification and immigration, all was supposed to put Vancouver city. mode, Demers finishes his Ben Demers, make the city tick. It is of which shaped the Vancouver on the map." "There is an almost adoles­ Affleck dig. a history bookended by "stupid which Demers has spent all his Before each musing he cent insecurity to Vancouver. "Sometimes we do readi­ shit." On the one end, Expo '86, life. Demers sees the Olympics makes, Demers is sure to clar­ It's a relatively young city. ly sign onto that stupid shit. and on the other, of course, the as the next big change in the life ify the problems with creat­ People here are made to feel But sometimes we'll sign onto Olympics. of the city. ing such sweeping narratives fairly insecure about not being some cool litde project that re­ It is within this time frame "[Expo '86] was a process very for an entire city. He care­ at the centre of things." mind people that we actually that Demers deconstructs similar to the Olympics," says fully feels out an acceptable And like any insecure ad­ have some chops." Vancouver. Vancouver Special Demers, noting that he was six explanation of what makes olescent trying to get some, Like Good Will Hunting, he reads a litde like a time cap­ years old remembers Expo for its Vancouver. And while he Vancouver parties. offers. sule that Demers needed to get roller coasters and McDonald's tries to avoid generalizations, "The way these huge parties "And the Olympics are our in the ground quickly. Expo '86, barge. "A very right-wing pro­ Demers still makes a few con­ are justified is by saying, "We'll Daredevil." Vancouver's transportation- vincial and federal government clusions. He spends much show the world! We'll make Finally someone puts it in themed World's Fair, opened were really cheerleading this of the book picking apart the sure the world knows us!'" terms I can understand, tl Drinking outside the box, Olympic style Vancouver microbrews gear up for Olympic drinking

NICKKN00P botdes and 2000 50-litre kegs of international houses to their Company. The French Quarter, Contributor daily during the Olympics. beer taps. One ofthe two German their international house, and Breweries across the Lower houses, the German Fan Fest at the Swiss International House Fresh, unique taste and the fa­ Mainland have had to find dif­ 555 West Cordova, is situated have set up shop on the is­ miliarity of local beer. These ferent approaches to counter direcdy in front of Steamworks land, and the new Olympic Line are qualities that micro-brew­ Molson's attempts to monop­ Brewing Company in Gastown. streetcar transports visitors eries and brew pubs pride olize the beer market. For ex­ Steamworks is a brewpub. from the Canada Line direcdy themselves on. ample, R&B, located on 54 East Unlike microbreweries, which onto Granville Island. Microbrew sales have steadi­ 4th Avenue, has released an sell their beer to the public Granville Island Brewery's ->«. ly increased over the past Icehole Celebration Lager for through retail stores, brewpub status as a microbrew is cur­ &*-*&&_$£-- years, and in Vancouver this the Olympics, in response to beer can only be purchased out rendy disputed due to Molson's rWMWUAE ISLAND- month local breweries such Stephen Colbert's recent "Dear of the tap. recent purchase of the compa­ as R&B Brewing Company and Canada, Don't be An Icehole" The Steamworks name ny. GIB has extended its retail "°Oo TO BE H *••'• Steamworks' Brewpub have the campaign. comes from the famous steam store hours and the accessibil­ Olympics to contend with. Barry Benson, co-owner of lines that run direcdy through ity of its Taproom, open dur­ Not only do they have to deal R&B Brewing Co. encourages the brewery, heats the ketdes ing the Olympics from 12pm to with the massive influx of vis­ locals to "wreak their revenge used for their delicate brew­ 11pm. itors into the area, but small­ against Stephen Colbert in a ing process and produces a With the Olympic bender er breweries must find innova­ truly Canadian way and have distinct taste in all of their fully underway, many tour­ tive ways to get their product to a beer." Sure to please to both beers. Steamworks' Lions Gate ists may leave Vancouver consumers, as one of Canada's the R&B and Colbert following, Lager and Signature Pale Ale with Molson as their only largest beer companies, Molson this lager will also put pressure should impress even the most Canadian beer experience. Coors, has a monopoly on the on Molson, as they failed to re­ seasoned international beer Visitors to Vancouver will­ Olympic venues as an official lease any special Olympic beer, drinker. ing to drink outside of the sponsor. It will be tough for other than the new 67-calorie Granville Island is expect­ box will be rewarded with all microbreweries to compete "beer"—catered towards drink­ ing upwards of 35,000 visitors the distinct tastes of local­ with Molson expected sales and ers who prefer their brews wa­ a day, which means phenom­ ly brewed, masterfully craft­ output. The Vancouver brew­ tered down and tasteless. enal business for microbrew­ ed beer—an opportunity to ery alone is expected to put out Local brewers can also look eries Granville Island Brewery taste what Vancouver has to GIB: A local favourite. GERALD over 1.4 million cans, 900,000 forward to the close proximity (GIB) and Dockside Brewing offer. t8 DEO FILE PH0T0/THE UBYSSEY 8/UBYSSEY.CA/CULTURE/2010.02.18 Place de la Francophonie est tres magnifique! Pricey crepes aside, Granville Island Francophone Village is a great place to practice French

MAYZOU French with English transla­ created by the electric guitars, Contributor tions below. In the centre was a It is a place of the drum set, and the violin was display of artwork by Jean-Guy coupled with powerful charis­ I haven't been on Granville Dallaire. One of the more enig­ immersion— matic voices belting out French Island for five years, but with matic pieces displayed five dif­ of speaking, lyrics. The MC spoke in French, the Olympics in town, I decid­ ferent photos of clouds in the sky. with the occasional English ed that my desire to see Place "Ooh la la, les nuages!" comment­ listening to, and translation for important de la Francophonie was too ed a francophone spectator. points. The audience did not great to be dismissed by my Following a parade of aliens singing in French mind but instead clapped, sang qualms about it. marching and dancing to the and danced for an hour, ab­ Located at the heart of beat of drums, I came to the while English sorbed in the French language. Granville Island, Place de la Air Canada stage, where a slew takes a backseat. While Place de la Francophonie features free of food kiosks were operating Francophonie is a must-see shows with Canadian and inter­ at the periphery. I paid $6 for for the interested Anglophone, national performers, a sports a relatively small "half-pipe" The band of the night, Grand an open attitude and an ear­ pub, an agritourism pavilion, nutella and banana crepe, Derangement, had grandmas nest curiosity is required. exhibition venues and many which I felt was well-worth it grooving to the music with Food money, friends and a other activities. The perfor­ at the time. When in Rome, more zest than the teenag­ warm coat are recommended. I mances are part of the 2010 GEOFF LISTER PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY right? The chef even re-enacted ers. A fusion of country, rock did come home with a consid­ Cultural Olympiad, and the a line you'd expect if you'd seen and Acadian folk music, Grand erably lighter wallet, but I will­ house is open from February and singing in French. English enough movies; "Bon appetit, Derangement even threw in ingly devoted a large portion II to the 28. takes a backseat. Mademoiselle!" Some notable a playful tap-dancing perfor­ of my day to Granville Island Place de la Francophonie is Upon entering the Agrotourism items from other stands were mance. The band engaged the and even learned a few impor­ truly a haven for anyone fasci­ Pavilion, I discovered a multi­ the Beaver Tail and the Donair crowd with ease—even for those tant life lessons—like the fact nated with the Francophone cul­ tude of kiosks with banners and D'Agneau. who shy away from anything that the French do say "ooh la ture. It is a place of immersion. brochures about attractions in The main attraction of the remotely influenced by coun­ la" regularly and wear black A place of speaking, listening to, different provinces, written in evening did not disappoint. try music. The upbeat tempo berets, tl Attention Graduating Doctors Chilliwac ttdl—E"J=»

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