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JUST EAT IT: DOCUMENTARY SCREENING ^ =HOTO AUSTEN ERHARDJ7THE UBYSSEY 4:00-6:00 P.M. @ UBCGLOBAL LOUNGE Brett Gilley is using his position at Vantage College to try out innovative teaching and grading methods. Common Energy UBC is kicking off their 'Chew OnThis' campaign with a screening ofthe documentary, Just Eat It'. Learn about the effects of food Vantage College prof Brett Gilley is transforming classroom learning waste on the environment and what you can do to make it better. Free Leo Soh College has sparked intense international students and ofthe Senior StaffWriter debate, with some castigating whole campus community. WEDNESDAY/ 21 In an ideal world, professors the use of 'Canadian Money' on Students who enter the college would be passionate innovators, international students. To quote meet the university's academic researchers and dedicated a CBC article, "while UBC pours requirements, but do not have teachers, with the ability to money into Vantage College and the necessary level of English give students motivation to look its 1,000-room tower, it faces a proficiency for direct entry. Some forward to finals week. At UBC, student housing shortage with criticism has been directed at this Brett Gilley is turning this ideal 5,200 people on the waiting list. admissions system, as domestic into reality. Students are also looking at a students who meet these require A professor on the tenure 20 per cent increase in housing ments are not able to enrol. track, Gilley teaches at UBC in fees." "The trick is, if they're a do the department of earth, ocean Gilley believes that much of mestic student, they're probably and atmospheric sciences (EOAS) this criticism is ungrounded and not going to want to pay the UBC CHOIR PERFORMANCE and at Vantage College. His time self-contradictory. international student rates," Gilley 7:30 P.M. @ BARNETT HALL (MUSIC BUILDING) as a student was spent entirely at "Buildings are expensive. said. This performance by the U BC chamber, men's and women's choirs features Simon Fraser University, where EOAS just had a new building Tuition at Vantage costs music by such composers as Faure, Debussy and Dufay. The choirs will be he completed his bachelor's and built and it was in that ballpark $33,000, five times what the led by UBC graduate students. Free master's degrees, and went on to [$100+ million]," Gilley pointed domestic first year student pays. earn a doctoral degree specializ out. He understands that such a Add another $20,000 for living ing in sedimentology, his thesis large investment geared towards costs, and any domestic student focusing on the sandstone bed international students is upset would balk at the price. "Vantage rock that lies beneath Vancouver. ting news to many, but points out is run on a cost-recovery basis. So that the new building will serve the money that the students are ON People seem concerned the whole community. paying in tuition is what's paying THE for Vantage College." about the huge capital My big class [EOSC] The college offers immense COVER investment of the educational value to UBC as well, building, but the 114 has 700 students, since it serves as a testing ground so you don't want to for innovative teaching methods. building wont be try new things there. "My big class [EOSC] 114 has The last of many ideas, this cover only used by Vantage 700 students, so you don't want to was one to lose hair over. College, it will be used But I have another try new things there," Gilley said. -Illustration Nick Adams class with 29 [Vantage "But I have another class with 29 by everybody" [Vantage College students], so I College students], so can try these things with 29. And Want to see your events listed here? Brett Gilley I can try these things if it works with a small group, it EOAS and Vantage College prof with 29. And if it works can work with a large group." Email your events listings to <*- with a small group, it The best example of this to [email protected]. Gilley started teaching courses date is the two-stage exam. during his graduate degrees, and can work with a large "They're really cool. The became an instructor at Douglas group." students write their individual ^^*f^ ¥ • < -v T • « UBYSSE Y College, where he was involved exam, just like normal. They then \JTHE •*- JANUARY 19, 2015 | VOLUMEXCVI | ISSUEXXXIII with teaching workshops. From "People seem concerned about hand that exam in, and get into EDITORIAL STAFF BUSINESS CONTACT there, he joined an initiative to the huge capital investment ofthe groups of four. And we give them Coordinating Editor Copy Editor Business Manager Editorial Office: SUB 24 Matalie Scadden. a Pentland improve teaching in the science building, but the building won't the exact same exam again, but Will McDonald Ciaran Dougherty : FerniePereira 604.822.2301 [email protected] :opy@ ubyssey.es [email protected] departments, and found him be only used by Vantage College, they write it with three friends," Soren Elsay, Olamide Olaniyan Business Office: SUB 23 _awrence Neal Garcia, Olivis Design Editor Distribution Coordinator Ad Sales self employed at UBC, where said Gilley. "It's the same thing _aw,Tariq Vira, Kelley Lin, Jenny ADVERTISING 604.822.1654 it will be used by everybody," said NickAdams Lily Cai Geoff Lister NQUIRIES604.S22.66S1 Tang, Leo Son, Mateo Ospina: he has spent the last eight years Gilley. that students do in a hallway after pri nted i tor@ ubys sey.es [email protected]
REZ» Housing responds to student concerns about Ponderosa maintenance delays
Kelley Lin committed to ensuring that regarding students' complaints Senior StaffWriter we're communicating on a more ofthe quality of service received consistent and regular basis with from SHHS with respect to the Student Housing has sent out an students." amount they pay to live in Pon email to all Ponderosa Commons Parr also mentioned that one derosa, Parr suggested that the residents addressing their role reason for the delayed response pricing structure comes instead in the new residence's ongoing to maintenance issues such as from "the newness ofthe facility, maintenance issues. broken elevators and entrances the proximity of the facility to Andrew Parr, managing is mainly due to the slow service the campus core and the amen director of Student Housing and of third-party operators that ities that are available in that Hospitality Services (SHHS), provide the parts and materials venue." spoke out to The Ubyssey about necessary for proper repair. Parr emphasized the com his apology in the email on The email, sent out by both mitment of Housing to im behalf of the SHHS staff, as Parr and Amy Stewart, the prove ultimately good service well as further comments on the residence life manager of SHHS, and communication. recent article on the Ponderosa clarified the current status ofthe "When I hear articles like this, maintenance concerns. situation on those maintenance it disturbs me — not because it's an The article "brought to light issues that have been prolonged. unfair article," said Parr. that [SHHS was] under-com "The good news is, a new ele "It disturbs me because we've municating with the students at vator motor has arrived, work has dropped the ball a little bit, and Ponderosa," said Parr. begun and we are hopeful repairs =HOTO CHERIHAN HASSU WHE UBYSSEY [shows us] what we need to do to Accordingto Parr, mainten will be completed next week," said The Ponderosa residence complex has been seeing regular maintenance concerns ever be a little better with that; that's ance concerns are a regular issue Parr in the email. "We are also in since its initial opening. very much embedded in our vision at UBC residences that SHHS the process of addressing inconsis and our goals for students that will work to better address. tencies with house door entry per Accordingto Parr, it is not struction-related issues are being reside with us. It's communication, "When you're operating formance at Ponderosa Commons uncommon for new buildings corrected and that the building and actually, as a result ofthe arti the number of buildings we're but, again due to delivery delays of like Ponderosa to experience a is safe. cle, bringing a sort of heightened operating — almost 10,000 beds— required parts, we anticipate this transitional period of a series of When asked about a point awareness that we need to take a there's going to be maintenance work will not be complete until deficiencies, but he assures all brought across from Jake Mullan more proactive position in correct issues that arise, [but] we've early March." students that the initial con in the previous Ubyssey article ive action as well." 31
CONSTRUCTION » Underground bus loop plans cancelled
=HOTO CHERIHAN HASSUNffHE UBYSSEY The current bus loop was meant to be a temporary facility until construction on the underground loop could begin.
Amanda Bamford Contributor The student residence is still loop, no portions of it will ap proposed and would rest over the pear underground now. Having Plans for a new bus loop in the layover area ofthe underground everything above-ground also construction-heavy Gage South loop, on the south side ofthe War eradicates the possible noise dis area are now under review Memorial Gym. turbance from buses accelerating after a previously proposed Since excavation is a signifi up and down the access ramp to underground layover has cant cost, an ground level option the underground. been cancelled. could limit the expense. Construction on the new bus Accordingto a 2012 Board of Detailing the current plans, facility cannot begin until the Governors proposal, the plan Metras said "the drop-off and the new Aquatics Centre is complet was to have an "at-grade passen layover facility would be where ed in the fall of 2016. After this, ger pick-up and drop-off area" the current bus loop is now. The targeted completion ofthe loop is beside the War Memorial Gym, buses would loop in just north set to be around late 2017 or early and "an underground bus layover of War Memorial Gym and that's 2018. Both dates, however, are facility," below the relocated where they would have the pick dependent on everything sticking Maclnnes field in place of the old up facilities." to the current schedule. Aquatics Centre. The current bus loop was first "There will still be significant However, after consultation established in 2004, and was only construction in that area," said with TransLink, more space was meant to be a temporary struc Metras; this could potentially required to safely accommodate ture while a new terminal was cause setbacks. the buses underground; these created, accordingto Metras, "in While this new plan is still technical requirements pushed an underground facility beneath going through the consultation the new estimated cost to $27 where the current new SUB is process, Metras and his team are million — $6 million over the located." "hopeful at this point that [they] previous estimate. Those plans were re-evalu have a very workable and cost "We started looking at at- ated in 2009 when TransLink effective solution." grade options below the pro had to pull out ofthe project due Accordingto Metras, this solu posed Gage South student resi to an inability to support their tion should work with TransLink, dence facility," said John Metras, funding contribution. Student Housing and Hospitality managing director of UBC Unlike in the past, with the Services and most importantly, Infrastructure Development. previous two designs for the bus the campus community. 31 NEWS I MONDAY, JANUARY 19,2015
THE RIGHT I CANADA'S NINETEENTH AND HONOURABLE I FIRST FEMALE PRIME MINISTER KIM CAMPBELL From Brock yall toxParliainent Hill by Veronika Bondarenko
Before she was to climb her way^ but what was important was the up to Parliament HilTin 1993, Kim' law review." Campbell, Canada's only female During the early 1980s, Camp prime minister, had been a UBC bell decided to run for a position student whose at the Vancouver School Board. early interest^ in ifes to focus on Nathan Divinsky, a popular UBC global affairs and her grades. After math professor and Campbell's women's rights "When I go doing a year of husband at the time, had formerly would eventually graduate stud served on the school board for sev lead her to a ca to reunions, ies at UBC in eral terms and was running for a reer that has been order to qualify position for Vancouver City Coun marked by ma people are for a scholar cil. Both Campbell and Divinsky jor milestones for ship in England, were elected, but Campbell was women in Canada. like, oh she came to the the one who ended up receiving Campbell, London School more votes. whose parents both yeah, she did of Economics, "I thought it would be a great served in the Can where she stud opportunity to see whether I was adian military in something ied Russian and suited to politics and politics was World War II, was Soviet Studies. suited to me," said Campbell. "You born in Port Alber- else after she According to never know until you try wheth ni, B.C. and began Campbell, her er you have the temperament that her education at went to law early choice of a can take the criticism and all ofthe UBC in 1964. At political science things that go with being in public the time, the uni school." major stemmed life." versity had only from an interest In 1984, Campbell's first taste 12,817 undergradu in World War II for local politics inspired her to ate students and held Saturday and global affairs rather than Can run for a spot in the provincial classes, which was the only time in adian politics at the local and feder parliament under the B.C. Social the week when girls were allowed al levels. The thought of a political Credit Party. Although Campbell's to wear pants to school. Campbell career wasn't something that she campaign did not win her that spot also remembers students smok had seriously considered until she in the first election, she later ran ing in class and Brock Hall being came back to UBC as an instructor. again and joined the Legislative the only Student Union Building "I was much more interested Assembly for the Vancouver-Point on campus. in the broader, global issues," said Grey area in 1986. Campbell's interest in politicsal Campbell. "It wasn't until I came After her time in provincial affairs also started blossoming back and taught political science politics proved to be both inter during her time as an undergradu that I began to think that politics esting and frustrating in its lim ate student, when she first joined might be a way of trying to make a itations for bringing forth major UBC's Alma Mater Society as a way contribution." changes, Campbell decided to run of getting more involved with the In 1973, Campbell was invited in the 1988 federal election. She campus community. She served as to teach at UBC as a Soviet special served as a member of parliament Frosh president in her first year and ist, but only held the job for three in Ottawa from 1988 to 1993, dur later went on to become the soci years, as the university already had ing which time she also served as ety's second vice president during a full-time faculty member with minister of justice and attorney her third year. the same specialization. She later general and minister of national In fourth year, Campbell went decided to refocus her career and defence. She was the first female into Honours Political Science applied to UBC's law school, gradu to hold both positions, with only and chose to give up student pol- ating in 1983. "At law school, I was best known for writing and directing the law reviews that we put on every year," said Campbell. "So it's very funny when I go to reunions, people are like, 'oh yeah, she did something else after she went to law school,' MONDAY JANUARY 19, 2015 I NEWS
for the Canadian navy, negotiating organizations, the Council of gun control laws and fighting for Women World Leaders and Club greater focus on women's rights. She of Madrid, which aim to promote brought forth a law that would pro women's rights and democracy vide more protection for victims of around the world. sexual assault and spoke out against But throughout it all, Campbell the Conservative party's strict views credits the education that she re on abortion, although Bill C-43, ceived, whether it be in the class which she pushed forth during her rooms of UBC, during her time time as Attorney General, was criti in Parliament Hill or through her cized by both sides of the abortion diplomatic work afterwards, for al debate at the time. lowing her to continue advocating Both before and after her time in for the issues that she has always office, Campbell has been a vocal ad felt so strongly about — global affairs vocate for the rights of women and and women's rights. their access to various government "I was a political scientist who positions. As the first woman to be then had the opportunity to live a prime minister in Canada's history, political life at all three levels of our she is also no stranger to the biases government," said Campbell. "Now and difficulties that women who run being able to share those insights and for public office face. that experience in parts ofthe world In particular, Campbell said that where people are trying to create one of the biggest challenges she, democracy is very valuable." 31 along with other women in politics, have to deal with is the pressure to repre "It doesn't mean that sent all women in the decisions they make. every woman [who "It doesn't mean that every woman goes into parliament] [who goes into par liament] is going to is going to be be perfect, but when a man screws up perfect, but when and is immoral or a complete doofus, a man screws up we don't say 'well, that's the last man and is immoral or a I'm going to vote for," said Campbell. complete doofus, we Campbell also said that while there are don't say Veil, that's more women in par liament now than the last man I'm there were during her time in office, the going to vote for." fight for more female representation in pos itions of power has continued to be •^^B the same uphill battle that it was in her time.. That said, she firmly believes the only way to change the public's preconceptions on who makes a good leader is for underrepresented groups, including women, to con tinue running for public office in or der to, in their own small ways, begin // to break apart the biases that make up our society. \,?Every woma|i who goes in and gets the slings and arrows of gender bias, nonetheless, does a service by moving the goalpost," said Camp bell. "So Lsay to youngvromen, you have to do it. You have the brains, you have the integrity and you have the perspective that must be there." After her defeat in 1993, Campbell has taught democratic transitions and gender and power at the Ken nedy School of Business at Harvard University and served^as Canada's consul general in Los Angeles. She also helped found two international
one other woman, Anne McLellan, than a year before the next feder succeeding her as attorney general al election. Campbell then servea since that time. as prime minister from June 25 When Brian Mulroney stepped to November 4, 1993. Although down as prime minister in 1993, Campbell's approval soared during the Conservative party chose her time as prime minister, she lost Campbell as his successor less the election to Liberal leader Jean Chretien on October 25 1993, in large part due to the Can "So I say to young women, you have adian public's dissatisfaction with the Conservative party that had skyrocketed during to do it. You have the brains, you the Mulroney era. have the integrity and you have the Some of the most salient issues that Campbell focused perspective that must be there." on during her time in office included replacing helicopters NEWS I MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015
EVENTS» January is Sexual Assault Awareness Month amazonstudent Mateo Ospina StaffWriter Now Available in Canada The month of January is full of events put on by UBC Access & Di versity to promote Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The goal of this month is to create a culture where dialogue regarding sexual assault can be held openly. The theme ofthe month is 'Let's Start Talking.' Access & Divers ity believes that education about sexual assault will begin once the student body is able to discuss sexual assault openly and without taboo. PHOTO COURTESF UBC ACCESS'S DIVERSITY Accordingto CJ Rowe, diversity UBC organizations are hosting a series of events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month. advisor for UBC Access & Divers ity, there needs to be more educa never sexually assaulted some their level of education regarding tion on what constitutes consent in one or been sexually assaulted sexual assault. a sexual relationship. themselves. However, Access & "We are hoping that people will "I think about the sort edu Diversity emphasizes the need find their own way to engage with jj amazonca cation that is given to students," for enlisting the entire commun the conversation this month wheth ^ said Rowe. ity to make meaningful cultural er it's going to an event, reading "There's a lot of education on changes and learn. an article, or having conversations intercourse and how to be safer "How do we get our commun with friends," said Rowe. but there isn't a lot on 'What is ity members to be more present Sexual Assault Awareness consent?', 'How do you engage in and aware in those drinking or Month is focused on including consensual relationships, whether party situations where people all UBC students, with some of it's a friend or someone you want are more vulnerable? I think the events also reaching out to to hook up with?'" we can create much more of a specific communities. Access & Diversity wants to bystander community where we Some ofthe events will also clear the confusion surrounding begin to take care of each other," include a screening of Stalled, a some of these questions about said Rowe. short film about the quotes found the nature of sexual assault and On January 27, Access on bathroom stalls across North consent through events like their & Diversity will be hosting America, on January 20 and Anti-Violence Ally Training day Strong Communities Make the 'Start Talking' art show on on January 20. Ultimately the Police Obsolete, a discussion on January 25. goal of this month is to draw the community-based solutions for January 21 will also be Wear attention of students and cre creating safe spaces for victims Denim Day, when people are ate a UBC culture that is open of violence, with Leah Lakshmi encouraged to wear denim to to discussion. Piepzna-Samarasinha. express solidarity with victims Accordingto Rowe, many Access & Diversity hopes that of sexual assault following a 1998 students might believe that the wide variety of events and ac court ruling to overturn a rape sexual assault is not an issue that tivities will be easily accessible to charge because the victim was concerns them because they have all students of UBC regardless of wearing tight jeans. 31
MEDICINE » UBC study hopes to find whether former cancer drug can be used to treat Alzheimer's the study can progress at a much quicker pace than that of a newer experimental drug. "We will have done something substantial in a short amount of time," said Haakon Nygaard, one ofthe study's main researchers, in a press release. "It's really un heard of to go from zero to trials in three years." Nygaard, who recently joined UBC from Yale University, was one ofthe researchers hired by the uni versity after a $9.1 million donation from Canadian diamond magnate Charles Fipke helped expand the Alzheimer's research program at UBC. Nygaard has years of experi ence in the field of neurological =HOTOE-MAGINEART/FLICKR treatment, having done much of his Saracatinib may be repurposed for use by Alzheimer's patients. research on Alzheimer's disease while at Yale University. TWO-DAY SHIPPING Joshua Azizi The study has received a $13 Effective treatments for Alz StaffWriter million grant from the National heimer's are currently scarce: sci Institute of Health, and will take entists have struggled to discover A new study at UBC is examining place in about 20 laboratories a way to prevent the onset of Alz whether Saracatinib — a dec throughout North America. Van heimer's disease while treatments ade-old drug once used to treat couver is the only Canadian city to ease the disease's symptoms are cancer — can be effective in treat involved in the study. also not very effective. Orders delivered to your doorstep ing Alzheimer's disease. Over a year-long period, the Nygaard hopes that the find Saracatinib was developed in treatment of 152 participants with ings of this study will lead to an or a Canada Post location near you. the 2000s with the aim of treat mild Alzheimer's disease will be important medical breakthrough. ing cancer patients, but research analyzed. 76 ofthe participants "Just as Mr. Fipke persevered ers found that it had little effect will receive Saracatinib, while the in his quest to find diamonds in on mitigating the disease. other 76 will receive a placebo. North America, we will work Still, the drug was effective In analyzing the differences tirelessly towards an effective in blocking a protein that is between the two groups, scien therapy for people living with Amazon.ca/Student/UBC associated with the damage of tists can examine how effective Alzheimer's disease and other brain cells. Under this premise, the drug is in blocking the pro dementias," said Nygaard. scientists are hypothesizing gression of Alzheimer's. On a larger scale, the study that Saracatinib could possibly Since most ofthe research re is being administrated by Yale slow the progression of Alz quired to prove the safety ofthe University and the Alzheimer's After your 6-month free trial, Amazon Student heimer's disease. drug has already been completed, Disease Cooperative Study. 31 is available for an annual fee. Cancel anytime. // Opinions ADVICE » LAST WORDS » Ask Natalie: On post-break home sickness, partner complaints and asking out your classmates
If necessary, talk to your faculty advising about taking a se mester or two off. UBC does make accommodations for students to take a year off of school without forcing them to to reapply when they return. In general, though, make sure that you think care fully about whatever you want to do. A lot of the time, one semester off turns into a year, and a year into two. Make sure that you don't end up in that situation unless it's what you really want.
"So I like this girl in my class but LLUSTRATIONJUUANYU/THE UBYSSEY is it weird to ask her out? She The 'Birds put on a poor show at UBC's Winter Classic, but Hewitt made up for it with his first shutout Saturday night. seems really cool but what if she says no?" LAST WORDS// Welcome to dating. Yes, of course WINTER CLASSIC WAS part thanks to The Calendar. The bell — about her time at UBC. NATALIE MORRIS you can ask her out. And in my NEW TERRITORY FOR UBC university's student-run hub for While Campbell immediately personal opinion it's much less ATHLETICS social events is a promotional Gol came across as friendly, intel Advice Columnist weird to do so because it seems iath, able to lure UBC's population ligent and above all, inspiring, to me you've been talking and UBC's first ever Winter Classic into record-breaking attendance the thing that struck us the most "Dear Natalie, are friendly. was a disaster on the ice, but a and pump up school spirit to the was that, back in the mid-1960s, If you have indeed been talking decisive success in every other breaking point. she was a student just like all The weeks since I went home for to her, you should know a few way. The Calendar, partnered with It's clear that if UBC and the of us. A student who was trying Christmas have really made me things about her. Is she taken? the AMS Events team, put on a AMS wants to continue this to settle into university life and home sick. Is she open to starting a rela marketing campaign that clearly upward trend of game attendance, joined the AMS simply because it I miss home, my family, my tionship? Or at least starting to worked — they played on students' connecting with them on a more sounded fun. friends, everything I left to see someone? oft-hidden feelings of Canadiana personal and relevant level — as It is no secret that, in Van come here. I didn't feel this way Asking her out is not weird, but and enticed them with "UBC's The Calendar has helped them do couver, many of us often feel in September, why am I feeling like any time you ask any one out largest EVER hockey game!" — is the way to go. disconnected from federal pol this now?" be prepared for her to say no. But The goal from the outset was Though UBC didn't perform itics and view our local levels of honestly, that's the worst thing to beat the previous attendance up to par on Friday, the team governments slightly boring and You have left the honeymoon that would happen. record at Doug Mitchell Stadium obviously has talent — goalie Matt trivial. That said, Kim Campbell's phase. Like any relationship, If she says no, sorry that sucks, of 1,012. They crushed it. 3,049 Hewitt had his first CIS shutout in experiences in Canadian politics you've grown and the excitement but don't make it weird. You ha students came out to cheer for the their 5-0 Saturday game. It's just a show us that we shouldn't scoff of a new city, a new school, new ven't been (I'm assuming) hitting Thunderbirds, making Friday's matter of getting them to use it. at AMS and student politicians friends have worn off. You've gone on this lady constantly (if you have game the second most attended too much — you never know who home, seen your friends, eaten your been and she's clearly not respond sporting event in UBC history, CAMPBELL PROVES AMS will become Prime Minister family's homemade food and you ing, stop now) so don't start now. bested only by this year's home EXECS AREN'T ALL JUST one day. felt secure. Once you've clearly asked her coming football game (which HACKS (Note the insistence ofthe Now you're thrown back into the out on a date, she knows you're ended in similarly disappointing 'too'. We will, of course, not stop wild without even the familiarity interested. You do not need to keep fashion.) Last week, one of our editors had making the occasional good-na ofthe classes and profs you have reminding her. Obviously, UBC sports are gain the incredible opportunity to tured jibe at the AMS' expense become used to. Now you have If both of you want, you can be ing traction and popularity among interview Canada's only female for as long as this paper is in new classrooms, new TAs, new friends, but don't see a friendship students, and that's in no small Prime Minister — Kim Camp existence.) 31 subjects, but without the sense as a way to sneak into a relation of excitement. ship. Don't be that guy. So it makes sense that now you If she says yes, Congrats. Still feel homesick. But you should perse don't make it weird. If it doesn't vere. Or at least try. You seemed to work out that's also fine. If every Public Open House - January 28 have liked UBC before you came first date worked out there would back, what's changed now? be no break ups ever and I think Thunderbird Park Precinct Plan Maybe you didn't do as well we all know that's not true. as you thought you would, or you If it does work out and you end UBC is upgrading the facilities at Thunderbird Park. The upcoming changes will don't like your friends or roommate up getting married, I fully expect a as much, or you actually went to invite to your wedding, much 2014 include both new facilities and the relocation and improvement to existing facilities somewhere with snow and now was the worst. Get out there and you're frustrated with Vancouver's think about how great 2015 will be. Please join us at a public open house to learn more about the proposed changes and provide your feedback "winter." on the final draft plan Another good idea is to get "Dear Natalie, involved in something new. Focus these bad feelings into creating My girlfriend is complaining Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 Time: 4:30PM - 6:30PM good ones. Clubs, teams, rec and a lot about various things. I'm aquatic classes, new events, and new usually okay with it but it's been Place: MBA House Commons Room, 3385 Wesbrook Mall programs are all available for you if too much lately. Advice please." Refreshments will be served. you find them. Maybe it is not specifically UBC Just talk to her. Tell her in no un that you're no longer interested in. certain terms that you love talking Can't attend in person? A quick online Answer this carefully because this about her day, but her constant is serious. Dropping out of univer negativity is something you're questionnaire will be available from sity now may make it a lot harder to having issues with. Ask her if there I January 26 - February 4 at planning.ubc.ca enter again later. is anything you can help with in Just because you were accepted her life. If she keeps complain To learn more about Thunderbird Park go to: once doesn't mean they'll accept you ing, spell it out to her even more sportfacilities.ubc.ca/thunderbird-park/ a second time. clearly. 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If it's a though, that just talking to her will future of engineering, nursing or help a lot. accounting that's really killing you slowly, see if you can transfer Need advice? Write to Natalie your credits to something else. anonymously at asknatalie@ a place of mind campus+communrty planning Even if they only count as elect- ubyssey.ca and have your questions ives, the tuition wouldn't be going answered in an upcoming issue of toward nothing. The Ubyssey. 31 II Culture JENICA MONTGOMERY MONDAY, JAN THEATRE» NETFLIX » The Bacchae 2.1 questions societal norms Bo?om °fthe
LLUSTRATIONMING WONG ITHE UBYSSEY Sam Fruitman StaffWriter its balance in the third act, and there's an interesting (albeit some If you like the Nazi zombies game what derivative) little twist at the mode in the Call of Duty video game film's climax. Character-wise, all of series then Outpost: Black Sun is for the usual stereotypes are accounted you. for. The wisecracking soldier who The film follows Lena, an inves questions his superior's every order? tigator of some sort, on the hunt for Check. The Indiana Jones-rugged- a Nazi war criminal, whose inquiry type with all ofthe plot-forwarding leads her behind the enemy lines of answers? Yep. And of course, there's a battle between NATO forces and the unfortunate group of expend an army of invincible Nazi zombie able soldiers that you know aren't storm troopers. With the help of a going to make it through to the end. fellow Nazi hunter and a squad of Despite these stereotypes, there NATO soldiers, she must fight her is a very off-putting Nazi witch way to the source ofthe undead character that definitely breaks army and put a stop to them. Seems the mold, while at the same time to have potential, right? Assuming chilling you to the bone with that you're the cheesy-action-horror her weird cackling. As with any type, that is. horror-action, there are a lot of jump-scares throughout, so if The film is pleasantly surprising these aren't your thing, consider concerning the good-looking cine yourself warned. As far as gore matography and the initial hook in goes, for a zombie movie, it was the first scene. The plot gets a little decidedly underwhelming. 31 convoluted at points, but it regains WE ARE GAME CHANGERS =HOTO COURTESYTIM MATHESON Thomas Elms plays the role of Dionysius in UBC Theatre's production of The Bacchae 2.1. WORK YOUR DEGREE Olivia Law traditional Greek chorus. The has relished the freedom and crea Senior StaffWriter individuality of the women in the tivity with this position. WITH A POSTGRAD chorus is something unique and "It gave me a lot of opportunity "How do you transgress bound different from Greek tradition. for creativity and designing things aries? How do you dismantle po "I think it is an ensemble from my mind as opposed to larities? How do you manoeuvre piece," said Azarbad. "It requires conforming to a specific period," a system that's being operated a lot of group mind, a lot of group said Lawson when asked about the by opposing poles?" These are decisionmaking, especially originality of her designs. the questions Dennis Gupa, MFA when it comes to furthering the Like in many Greek tragedies, directing student, is seeking to story along and making sure that the essence ofthe play lies in the discuss in his production of The the focus is in specific places. tension between opposites. Gupa ADVERTISING - MEDIA MANAGEMENT Bacchae 2.1. It takes a lot of generosity from questioned throughout the pro Gupa's production brings this everyone." cess "how do you dismantle that, ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION reimagining of Euripides' The In Mee's version, however, how do you understand man and Bacchae, adapted by Charles Mee, the Greek tragedy is made much woman... I feel that this play will EVENT MANAGEMENT into context for a contemporary more anachronistic, sexual and give me an opportunity to breathe audience. perhaps more feminist. "We a new knowledge into these two FASHION MANAGEMENTS PROMOTIONS A dynamic, physical piece, discussed a lot about the indi opposing systems." Bacchae 2.1 draws on Gupa's viduality of each of the women in The production is layered with FINANCIAL PLANNING Filipino roots, and his views on Bacchae," noted Helena Fish live music stemming from Gupa's equality, spirituality and testing er-Welsh, the BFA acting student Filipino heritage, influencing the GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT the limits ofthe body. playing Agave. "There's qual movement ofthe actors. Azarbad "I react to contemporary ities to them that are not really noted how the use of movement HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT issues, but am guided with my quite human, but they do take and music ensures the actors rely traditional spiritual practice, on human qualities. Much ofthe on more visceral stimulation, rath INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT and my values are very much rehearsals were finding out how er than deep analysis ofthe text. traditional," said Gupa on the we move, because it's such a big "We've just allowed the text to MARKETING MANAGEMENT juxtaposition of Greek and part of who the women are." be in our bodies and through our contemporary theatre. The separation ofthe women's voices, so the rehearsal process PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Through rehearsal, the actors individuality is brought to light has almost been reversed." have focused on the contempor largely through the innovative As a production with endless ary issues and polarities through costume design of student Kiara levels, The Bacchae 2.1 is not some business.humber.ca/postgrad themes of excess and movement. Lawson. thing to be missed. "It has led me to the conclu "They have a certain anonym "We're still trying to decide sion that this is a play about emo ity to them, because they are all what this play is really about," said tions, it's a play about feelings, [initially] looking the same, and Azarbad. "There's so many differ and it's a play about excess," said that's kind of what a Greek chorus ent things to think about, which is Thomas Elms, who is playing the does to its members — they're one what makes this play so dynamic role of Dionysius, on the explor entity," said Lawson. "So as the and incredibly rich to work on. It ation of both Greek tragedy and play progresses, they remove that will just keep unravelling and will Gupa's style of directing. "It's costume and underneath you find never have an end." LU — about making people feel things, these crazy, wacky costumes that and it's about the connection that don't have any particular base in The Bacchae 2.1 opens on HUMBER < 5 kind of transcends language." period or time or place." The Business School January 22 at the Frederic Wood LU _ Ghazal Azarbad is playing the Lawson has been designing the Theatre. Tickets are available Orange Woman, a member ofthe costumes since the summer, and online and at the door. Xi £7= MONDAY, JANUARY 19, 2015 | CULTURE
FILM» ALUMNI» BFA acting program produces Diana Bang on her growing acting career and The Interview her involvement with local sketch their first feature film comedy group Assaulted Fish. "It's a creative outlet," said Bang, thankful for the freedoms offered by the group. Working in an aesthetically-driv en industry, issues of ethnicity are impossible to ignore. An unfortu nate reality ofthe North American entertainment industry is that the majority of films and television shows are often designed with homogeneity in mind, which means that roles for non-Caucasians can be scarce. Over the past few years, Bang has detected a definite shift of this paradigm. "It's getting better," she said. "I feel very fortunate and excited to be in this time of change, where people are embracing [diversity] more." • =HOTO CHERIHAN HASSUNfTHE UBYSSEY Diana Bang plays the role of Sook in The Interview. Being on the set of The Interview PHOTO COURTESY SHAN FU was especially heartening for Bang, Mercury Falling revolves around Jerry, who comes into ownership of a bar. ChloeLai sociocultural context. Bang also who was overjoyed to be part of a Kaylan Mckinnon hearsals beginning in early Sep Contributor studied footage of female military film that showcased so many talent Contributor tember, 11 days of filming back in leaders to find examples ofthe sort ed Asian-American and Asian-Can November and with sound and While the movie The Interview of body movements that might be adian actors. The UBC theatre and film de colour corrections being done may feature slow-motion helicopter appropriate for someone in Sook's Randall Park, who plays Kim partment is premiering their first just in time for the premiere. explosions and classic Goldberg position. Jong-Un, is working on a new feature film created by the BFA Normally, you would expect and Rogen toilet humour, Vancou "Women in the military... they've show called Fresh Off The Boat, an acting program titled Mercury a film to have had a script ready ver-born actress and comedian got that very strong gait," said Bang. Asian-American family sitcom. Bang Falling, right here on campus at so the actors can just memorize Diana Bang, who studied psychol "And I knew that my character, if said it's about time. "It's the first one the Norm Theatre. their lines and shoot. However, ogy and geography at UBC before she's in the government, that means since All-American Girl, which was "Normally we do a season of Scholte had a different meth becoming a professional actor, is she's been trained in the military." 20 years ago!" four plays that our BFA actors are od for developing this film. He anything but farcical in real life. Being of Korean descent herself, Race is not the only barrier facing in and this was the first year that instead goes through the process A unique combination of West Bang took advantage ofthe valuable aspiring actors. Bang recalls a UBC instead of one of the plays in the of improvisation. During the Coast geniality and old-school work resources that existed closer to theatre professor who told her not to season we decided to make a fea writing process the actors would ethic, Bang takes a straightforward home. "I got a dictaphone, and I got bother pursuing acting. ture film instead," said director show up for rehearsals, choose a attitude toward surviving in a no my mom and her friends to record "Don't let things like that stop Tom Scholte. character and improvise differ toriously challenging industry. my lines," she said. you from doing whatever it is that Both Scholte and MFA pro ent scenarios. These sessions "You have to work your ass off," It wasn't all homework and vocal you love," she said, emphasizing the duction alumnus Bruce Sweeney were videotaped and used to cre said Bang. "Otherwise, it's not exercises, though. importance of valuing one's own first began working together ate the dialogue ofthe scenes. worth it." "My favourite scene to shoot was unique perspective. With the in over 20 years ago, where they "It was unlike anything I've The choices that Bang makes in ... the one where I got to shoot!" said ternet granting independent artists first made a film together called ever done. I got my first taste of her portrayal of her Interview char Bang, laughing as she relives Sook's direct access to potential audiences, Live Bait, which was the surprise film last year when we did film acter Sook — North Korea's chief of machine-gun-wielding moment Bang believes that it is more possible winner ofthe Best Film Award of with Tom and we worked with propaganda in the film — are rooted of glory. Though her slow-motion than ever for creative individuals to the Toronto International Film scripts, but then he came to us in extensive research. Countless battle cry was muted for cinematic claim their piece ofthe entertain Festival in 1995. with this idea of doing a fully documentaries and TED Talks by effect, she cheerfully confirms ment market. The movie is about Jerry, improvised film," said BFA actor and about North Korean women that she was, indeed, screaming Her next role is in a web series played by BFA actor Nathan Cot- Demi Pederson. helped her distinguish audible throughout the entire shot. called Paranormal Solutions, Inc., tell, who comes into ownership "It'll be interesting to see how differences between accents ofthe Her comedic instincts have been which is scheduled for release on of a bar. The ensemble comedy it plays to a campus audience, it North and South, while providing honed over the past decade through February 24th. 31 portrays Jerry and the host of does risk offending people, not characters who come into his anymore that what goes on in the life — the characters themselves mainstream cinema out there," playing a prominent role in both said Scholte, "I hope there's a GARBAGE WE SENT TO LANDFILL IN 2013: the film and the production lot of laughter and I hope people process. don't take themselves too ser "Tom asked us to bring in iously when they come and see characters based on real people it too, and that they're sort of 3000 TONNES y3fey3fey^ that we knew, and inevitably the willing to go for a ride." most interesting people were people that were pieces of work, Mercury Falling will be show so I think that's what's really fun ing at 7:30pm on both January 26 about this film," said Cottell. and 27. Tickets can either be pur The film took approximately chased at the doors ofthe Norm five months to complete, with re- Theatre or online. Xi OR 19 BLUE WHALES Culture Vulture
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=HOTOKOSTAPRODANOVIC^HE UBYSSEY LThe 3,049 fans at the game smashed the previous attendance record. JackHauen defender's stick and very nearly put Sports and Rec Editor it in from the slot. Fleming caught a rebound from a wraparound The atmosphere was electric attempt and fired it so convincingly before the game even started. that the red light flashed to signal a Something felt like it was on the goal. The man with the best view in line in this game. The beer-soaked the house and the red stripe on his and record-breaking crowd arm, however, disagreed. cheered at every opportunity, Not to be stonewalled for the per giving the T-Birds the energy to iod, the 'Birds would add another. rack up a seemingly unsurpass Jessi Hilton and Luke Lockhart able three goal lead late in the sprungup on a 2-on-l opportunity game. But momentum works in an and made no mistake with their exaggerated way in this league; textbook finish. 2-0 'Birds. From when a rookie-filled Saskatchewan there, Saskatchewan turned up the team notched their first goal of the heat a little bit, but Williams stood evening at 8:46 ofthe third, some on his head when he needed to. thing clicked. From that point on, So it went to what everyone in the home team could only watch the stands hoped would be the final their dominant game unravel. frame. At 6:51, Robinson buried 3,049 was the exact number a huge rebound top shelf to put of people packed into the Doug the home team up by three, and if Mitchell Thunderbird Sports you asked the person next to you Centre, and it sounded like it from whether there was any chance of the moment the puck dropped. a comeback, you might've gotten a The 'Birds took notice, and wasted funny look. It just wasn't plausible. no time in throwing their weight But it happened. It started with around, causing a serious headache a bad penalty. Ben Schmidt took a for the visitors in their own end and roughing call to put the visitors on in the neutral zone. Within the first the powerplay, they crashed the minute, Luke Lockhart had hit the crease and banged one in over Wil crossbar, ampingup the crowd even liams' shoulder. They'd climb within more. UBC net-minder Eric Wil one just 33 seconds later, as Jesse liams traded long-distance blows Ross fired home a wrist shot that with Saskatchewan's Ryan Holfeld beat Williams' blocker side. to keep the game scoreless through "I think we let our nerves get 19:59 ofthe first period. the best of us in the third period," It was that last second in which said Buonassisi. "We took a couple Nick Buonassisi blew past the penalties we shouldn't have. We Huskie defender and caught Holfeld were playing on the edge, letting our moving the wrong way to open emotions get the best of us." the scoring with a buzzer-beater The crowd's worst fears would — exactly what the crowd needed be realized five minutes later when to ramp up the excitement from a Huskie Connor Cox beat the UBC deadlocked period. defence from almost the same spot "The other team actually had a Ross had. wide open net," recalled Buonassisi. A nail-biting four-on-four over "It was fortunate that he missed it, time period solved nothing, so the and I was able to pick up the puck, game turned to three-on-three for and I saw their D -man kind of stut the next five minute, sudden-death ter-step and it was kind of an instant period. That's when things really play. I saw the goalie go left so I opened up. The amount of clear tried to go right, and lucky enough it ice was almost comical; every rush went in for me." was odd-man. Williams kept the The Thunderbirds came into the 'Birds in it with a few solid saves, second period confident. They had but in the end even he couldn't stifle most ofthe chances during the first, the close-range backhander from and were justly rewarded at the tail Craig McCallum. end. The thousands in the stands "We're still real positive looking were no less energetic. David Rob forward," said Buonassisi. "We're inson felt he needed to establish a really aiming for home ice [during tone early on, and gave Holfeld a bit the] first round in the playoffs, and of a snow shower, which drew some it's definitely within our reach. We Huskies behind the net for a bout of have to hold onto leads and get two face-washing and headlocks. points from here on in." The second looked better than the first for the 'Birds — the only The 'Birds bounced back Saturday time the puck crossed their defen night to take a 5-0 victory over the sive blueline was when it was iced. Huskies to clinch a playoff spot in the Bardaro took the puck right off a =HOTOCOURTESFLOUISGRONICK Canada West conference. Xi MONDAY, JANUARY 19,2015 I SPORTS I 11 BASKETBALL» Thunderbird men make it six in a row In spite of their size, the Bob second night in a row, Hanson had cats would not fold. Beginningthe some work to do with his players in second half much like the first, the the interval. visitors cruised to a 58-57 lead after "We talked about getting focused a quick 11-0 run to start the third defensively. We gave up 25 points quarter before an alley-oop thrown in the first quarter, and that wasn't by UBC's Andrew McGuiness to very good at all. We talked about Connor Morgan stopped their roll in getting our defensive stops, our emphatic fashion. UBC pulled back missed rotations and the back door in front, holding onto a slim 74-68 cuts we were getting burned on." lead before the fourth quarter. Whatever was said, it worked. The Thunderbirds proved to be Saturday was a night on which the team that wanted it more in the the basketball gods smiled down final quarter of play. UBC system on UBC. Everything was going in. atically shut down the Bobcats, UBC's Jorden Jensen-Whyte, for with six of their players finishing in instance, attempted to throw a half double figures in the scoring depart court alley-oop pass to Morgan. ment. The final score read 97-82 in While the pass missed its intended favour ofthe home team. recipient by a long shot, it did not To those who didn't watch miss the basket. Jensen-Whyte's the game, the scoreboard might inaccurate lob ended up being the have been deceptive in telling the longest three point conversion ofthe evening's narrative. For most ofthe game, and Jensen-Whyte, whose game, this fast-paced Bobcat team countenance rarely betrays any sort seriously threatened the Birds' of emotion under ordinary circum winning streak. stances, chuckled as he jogged back "They're a very athletic team. on defence. We had problems guarding the ball After the buzzer rang and the screen tonight," said Hanson. "We cheerleaders stopped dancing, UBC just didn't get down in our defensive comfortably walked away with a stance. We just have to remember 107-76 win, their sixth consecutive to stick to our game plan, which got regular season victory. away from us a little tonight. We "Preparation is the key to suc have to stick to the principles that cess," said Hanson after the game. we've worked on all week." "We're not in a position to take The fight in Brandon's game car anyone lightly. I thought we were a ried over to Saturday. Playing like a little complacent today at times, and =HOTO SOFYTSAIFTHE UBYSSEY Conor Morgan (9) blows past the Bobcats defence. team with nothingto lose, the Bob we just can't do that. It's going to cats continued to dictate the pace be about hard work all week. We're Jacob Gershkovich Brandon proved to be more exploiting their size advantage over early in game two, jumping ahead to going to focus on ourselves, make Senior StaffWriter dangerous than their dismal 1-11 the visitors. There wasn't a Bob a 25-19 lead after one quarter of play. sure we're doing the right things, record would have suggested. Early cat player on the floor that could Morgan helped pull the 'Birds and obviously we'll have to improve The UBC men's basketball team in Friday's tilt, the visitors jumped handle UBC's David Wagner. The back into the game in the second our defensive effort." Xi looked to start 2015 off right ahead to a 9-0 lead. A quick time-out 6'9 fourth-year forward dropped 10 quarter. The 6'9 forward, now in his with a couple of wins over the by UBC head coach Kevin Hanson hard-fought points in the half, all of second year of play, was fouled on struggling University of Brandon — who had some interesting things which came from inside the paint, a successful three point shot. After Mic'd up Bobcats. Winners of four straight, to say for the lapel mic attached to and led UBC into the locker room hitting the free throw to convert the the Thunderbirds were on the him during the game — and things with a 57-47 lead. four point play, and knocking down See what head cusp of posting a record above settled down a bit. Still, after one "The last month we've really been multiple subsequent three-pointers, coach Kevin Hanson .500 for the first time this season. quarter of play, Brandon held onto a trying to emphasize pounding the Morgan finished the half with 16 had to say during the At 5-5, they entered the week tenuous 28-27 lead over UBC. ball inside," said Hanson. "We think points, and the 'Birds led 48-42. game Friday night end tied for seventh place in the The 'Birds managed to pull that's a big advantage over a lot of Facing a feisty Bobcats team at ubyssey.ca Pioneers Division. ahead in the second quarter by teams that we play." that refused to shy away for the BASKETBALL» Women complete perfect UBC basketball weekend Koby Michaels cost them point after point, though StaffWriter the score didn't reflect it, as the Thunderbirds rarely had less than The Thunderbirds continued double the Cats' score. Young an impressive weekend with a scored a free throw off of the Cats' decisive 87-46 victory over the first foul ofthe quarter and then Brandon University Bobcats Sat handed the spotlight off to Harleen urday night. With a mix of finesse Sidhu who had several steals, and and physicality the Thunderbirds with some smart passing from dominated the Cats for the second teammates, put the 'Birds 15 points night in a row, never giving up ahead at the half. their lead in the showdown. The Brandon's lack of teamwork hurt atmosphere may have been quieter them, along with Sidhu's 15 points than Friday's Winter Classic, but and Young's seven. The players the women brought an intensity filed off for halftime and the Rich the hockey team was lacking. mond Youth Basketball's Hurri UBC drew first blood when canes and Cyclones took the court Cassandra Knievel scored an early in an exciting and closely-matched three-pointer. Within minutes exhibition contest. the Cats had called a timeout to Knievel started the second half settle things down when they identically to the first, sinking a found themselves trailing 11-4. three-pointer in seconds. The Cats, The Thunderbirds gave up several in somewhat desperate fashion, points off of fouls but it paid off. were quick to foul, allowing Adri- The Cats' clumsy offence could enne Parkin to hit nothing but net find no holes in the 'Bird defence, on two free throws, boosting the » >» ffi «l almost exclusively scoring on free 'Birds to a 20 point lead. Strong throws. Several steals and quick defence shut down Brandon's counterattacks put UBC way up offence time and time again, then The 'Birds dominated Brandon in their own zone both nights. =HOTO STEVEN DURFEEFTHE UBYSSEY and a last second Stephanie Bell Young beat the whole team to lay shot had UBC up at the end ofthe up another, rounding out a 10 point their opportunity, scoring several Young came up with a huge block, sure while Young and Knievel took quarter 16-7. scoring streak to start the half. quick layups. Several more fouls which Sidhu took advantage of, to turns stealing, breaking away and The Thunderbirds continued The Cats finally fought back with against Brandon allowed them to score again. Some fancy dribbling scoring. Kamila Wojciechowski their physical defence and quick several free throws of their own lessen the gap, but strong UBC re from the Cats' lead scorer Alyssa came off the bench and scored four passing offence in the second quar before Knievel made a three point bounding allowed them to finished Montgomery (13 points) was the to finish off the Cats, ending the ter. Kris Young scored first, sinking play after sinking a free throw. the quarter up 60-33. last life for the visitors as Sidhu game 87-46. a jump shot after a hard drive. The Cherub Lum followed suit, draw In a desperate last attempt to handed centre stage to Young (17 The 'Birds 17 fouls, unbreakable Cats were quick to retaliate and ing a foul on a breakaway, making claw themselves back in the game, points), Knievel (12 points) and defence, fast-paced and team the play was back and forth, but it 52-24. the Cats started the final quarter Lee (eight points) with significant work-oriented offence and strong inaccurate Brandon shooting put After two and a half quarters of with a layup but were quickly contributions from Parkin (12 individual performances from the 'Birds up 20-9 after another total domination, the 'Birds eased reminded ofthe 'Bird's domin points). Lee sank jump shot after Sidhu, Young, Knievel and Parkin Young point. UBC's rough defence up and the Bobcats pounced on ance at War Memorial Gym when jump shot, regardless ofthe pres- never gave Brandon a chance. Xi 12 | GAMES | MONDAY, JANUARY 19,2015 Photo of tl
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