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Vol 44 • Issue 09 • Jan.23 – Feb.05
• 15 • • 07 • • 21 • ONE-ACT “IDLE NO MORE” SKATEBOARDING FESTIVAL The “Idle No More” movement has been IN NANAIMO sweeping across Canada. On Friday, Jan. The annual One Act Festival, presented by At the top of a hill late at night, VIU stu- 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12, “Idle No More” VIU’s Theatre club, the Satyr Players, will dent Guido Arena can faintly see the yellow hit Nanaimo, and not for the first time. The take place at the Malaspina Theatre, bldg. line dividing the street. The 22-year-old looks demonstration on Friday took place at VIU 310 at the Nanaimo campus, on Jan. 29–31. down at the menacing descent and starts... in the main quad outside the library. THE NAV Vol. 44 Issue 9 •Contents• NEWS SPORTS & FEATURES ARTS ENTERTAINMENT • 03 • Editorials • 09 • • 15 • • 19 • • 05 • Going with your gut Safety Not Guaranteed: An indie Men’s basketball aims to Dignity House moves closer to film review improve in second half becoming a reality Spirituality on Tap Review: Lincoln Team B.C. wins international Creating a sexual health dia- • 10 • football tournament logue is vital to ensuring your Skateboarding, longboarding, • 16 • child’s safety and self esteem and the law in Nanaimo • 20 • Local authors balance moods M’s compete at badminton • 06 • at dual-reading Honolulu Open Attitudes around cannabis • 11 • shifting in Canada Ain’t no mountain high enough: • 17 • NHL tries to win back fans a China travel journal Federal government loses Review: data on half a million student Tame Impala Lonerism • 21 • • 12 • debtors Around the rink The Status of Women Art Bites
• 18 • • 07 • • 22 • • 14 • “Idle No More” Hey Rosetta! Women’s v-ball Caprese salad in a jar • 08 • The Satyr Players present the Canada’s sports calls Earlier tuition fee: “no mys- Photo survey 2013 One Act Festival tery” VIU Registrar Fred Jack- lin says
VIUSU serves chili and cheer at their annual Funky Frost Fair
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• 02 • Vol. 44 • Issue 09 • Jan. 23 – Feb. 05 • THE NAVIGATOR THE NAV EDITORIALS
Gareth Boyce Editor-In-Chief The right to Revolution? the Navigator access? In the mid 15th century, Johanes Gutenburg invented the printing press. This invention would lead to a revolution, both techno- logically and culturally. In the late 20th cen- As many of you might be aware, on Jan. tury, computers became common house- 11 computer programmer Aaron Schwartz hold items. Combined with the Internet, hanged himself in his Brooklyn apartment. computers have led to another revolution, The reasons aren’t entirely known—he had which we are calling the digital revolution. publicly spoken of suffering from depres- The question that remains, however, is if Kaitlyn Till sion for years, and he was facing a legal bat- the current revolution is technological, cul- Associate Editor tle that would see him potentially owing tural, or both. the Navigator $1 million in fines and 35 years in jail— According to the Canadian Oxford for stealing academic papers from JSTOR Dictionary, a revolution is defined as: through Massachusetts Institute of Tech- “the forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favour of a new sys- nology (MIT) servers with the aim to make them freely available on the Internet. tem.” Based upon that definition, it is arguable if either the print revolution or Schwartz was a computer prodigy. By the age of 14 he was a co-author of RSS 1.0. the digital revolution qualifies as a revolution. Through his company, Infogami, which he merged with Reddit, he became a co-owner First, let’s look at the print revolution. Before Gutenburg’s printing press, books of Reddit. He has also been involved with Creative Commons since its beginning (again, were hard to come by due to the fact that they had to be hand-scribed. During the when he was a young teenager). But it was through prosecutions for setting up a laptop 15th century, the printing press spread across the Holy Roman Empire (HRE) and in a computer closet at MIT to download 4.8 million JSTOR articles (many of which Europe. This was a period of great social strife in Europe. Much of this strife was were not under copyright) that most speculate prompted his suicide. Schwartz was a lead- targeted at the Roman Catholic Church and several of its practices such as the collec- ing proponent for digital rights and it was with DemandProgress, the digital rights group tion of indulgences. In reaction to some of the dogma and practices of the Church, Schwartz founded, that he played a key role in defeating SOPA/PIPA in 2012. Demand- Martin Luther, a monk and theologian, wrote The Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. With Progress, called Schwartz’s indictment as “trying to put someone in jail for allegedly check- the help of the printing press, Luther spread his ideas and qualms about the Church ing too many books out of the library.” throughout the HRE. What followed is now known as the Protestant Reformation; Trying to check out those books and distribute them to millions of others might be a period when sweeping changes were brought to the Catholic Church that resulted the more precise analogy, yes, but still. Internet speculation is pointing to the Department in the separation of the Church. New Churches, or sects, within Christianity were of Justice’s desperate desire to make an example of Schwartz. No one should have been formed, such as Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anglicanism. driven to such desperation for what was a victimless crime. The biggest problem is that Politically speaking, the invention of the printing press led to a “forcible overthrow the law hasn’t caught up with the digital age. The articles on JSTOR relate to research and of a government or social order,” especially within the Church. The printing press had advancement of human knowledge. Should this material be available for free? Schwartz other effects as well. For instance, texts were now available to many citizens, and written wasn’t trying to make money off of the material—this isn’t even some kid attempting to in a language they understood as opposed to Latin. Literacy increased among the masses pirate movies or music for sharing. His motivation was for open access to knowledge, as a result, and many folk tales and stories that had originally been told orally were being which is an essential for a progressive, healthy society. As of writing, media reports on recorded on paper and eventually run through a printing press. Ideas travelled quicker, no the story tend to be a vague on the legalities and some details—JSTOR did drop charg- longer reliant upon word of mouth as their sole source of dispersal. The printing press, in es against Schwartz and some reports say that MIT did as well (but many news outlets many ways, brought us—the Western World—into the modern era. reported that they had not dropped the charges). It appears that the Justice Department is From this perspective, the term “revolution” is entirely appropriate to the the entity that was most invested in prosecuting Schwartz. print revolution. Social orders were changed or overthrown. The average citi- As VIU students, we have free access to databases such as JSTOR for the tenure of zen’s life was changed, and newspapers, magazines, and books became more our education. When we graduate, however, we lose our library privileges—even with the common and easier to access. purchase of a relatively cheap alumni library card, we cannot have access to all of the digi- So, what about the digital revolution? Can we call it a revolution, or is that tal academic journals and databases that we could as students. This strikes me as incred- not quite the right term for it? ibly frustrating—just as a person has gained the necessary skills to interpret research and Alan Turing, a British mathematician, cryptanalyst, logician, and computer sci- conduct research of their own, unless they have membership in an institution with these entist, invented the Turing Machine in 1936. At first, it was simply a hypothetical resources, the only option is to pay a fee for access—which as far as I could tell from pok- idea, but it evolved into what we now know as the computer. The machine, at first, ing around JSTOR’s website would add up quite quickly for anyone who needed to look was the size of an entire room and had a tiny memory capacity—tiny only in com- at many articles. I tried accessing articles on the JSTOR website (without going through parison with what we have today. Over time, the machine grew smaller and by the my VIU account). If you don’t have access through an institution, it costs $10, $12, (per ’80s was small enough that it could sit nicely upon a desktop. By the mid-to-late ’90s article or journal issue—this isn’t entirely clear) and so on. It seems variant depending on it was slowly becoming a common household item. the journal. None of that sounds too revolutionary yet, does it? No governments or social To throw in a twist, on Jan. 8 JSTOR announced an expansion of their recent pilot orders were overthrown; groups of people didn’t take to the streets as an immediate project “Register and Read” that would allow anyone to set up an account and access result of the computer. Yet, we still call it a revolution. three new articles online from a select set of journals every 14 days. Articles would Let’s jump into the 21st century. By now, computers are commonplace in house- appear on a user’s “bookshelf” on the site, and after 14 days would disappear and allow holds, businesses, and educational institutions—literally anywhere you can think of. the user to shelve new articles. According to JSTOR’s website, about 40 percent of the However, it is not just computers spear-heading this revolution, it is the Internet— articles available through this program can be downloaded and kept. that series of tubes and wires that has the capability to connect every single person But should all academic journals be available to anyone who wishes to pursue on this planet. In recent years, certain applications within the Internet, such as social research? In these early decades of the Internet, this is such a difficult question to media sites, have been at the centre of populist movements across the globe. Starting answer. On one hand, as a student of publishing and someone who plans to enter in Dec. of 2010, several countries in Northern Africa and the Middle East experi- into that field, I understand the need for a fee-based system and the work that goes enced civil disobedience, and in a few cases, overthrew their governments; much of into producing published works (those who produce the material should be com- these movements were facilitated, organized, and spread through social media sites pensated). This is the sort of web material that could not generate compensation by such as facebook and twitter. Since Mar. 15, 2011, Syria has been undergoing a bru- selling ad space. But as a student and as a life-long learner, I want access to this mate- tal civil war that has seen thousands killed. rial—but to access very much of it is prohibitively expensive, or inconvenient. It seems that “revolution” is an apt term. Not only have governments in Africa Schwartz was a pioneer for Internet rights and open access—and it’s a shame and the Middle East been overthrown, but we have seen protests in Canada that have that being a pioneer is what ultimately proved his downfall. The way I see it, what he been facilitated and spread through social media. The Occupy movement is a good did was not selfish, but it was stealing—under current law. example, as is the current and on-going “Idle No More” movement. In a memorial post at BoingBoing.net, Cory Doctorow affectionately refers to It is useful to keep in mind that the printing revolution took a couple centuries Schwartz as a “full-time, uncompromising, reckless, and delightful shit-disturber.” Those to conclude, or fade from importance. We are only in the early days of this digital are the qualities that push our limits, force us to question the status quo, and allow us to revolution, and the future is a scary place because of it. How many more govern- come up with creative solutions to society’s problems. So I say that this is a good thing— ments are to be overthrown? In how many more ways will our daily life be altered? we need more of it, and it’s a shame that Schwartz can’t continue to provide it. It’s These are the questions, I think, we should all be thinking about, discussing, as these time for others to take up the mantle of “shit disturber” in Schwartz’s memory. But are questions that are not going to go away anytime soon. perhaps try to keep it legal.
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Dignity House moves closer Creating a sexual health dialogue to becoming a reality is vital to ensuring your child’s ing of the DHAC is scheduled safety and self esteem Emily Olesen for late Jan. the Navigator “I feel great but it’s a com- munity effort involving many people,” Sangha says. “It is smart to tap into this reservoir of talent and develop a culturally sensitive affordable housing project for LG- BTT seniors. Sangha, who founded Sher Vancouver, an organiza- tion for LGBTT South Asians and allies says that he is for- tunate to have been involved with the LGBTT community in Vancouver for nearly 20 years. “My involvement in Submitted photo the community allowed me to meet a lot of people,” Sangha Dalhousie University grad stu- says. “Therefore, it was not Photo by: Flikr user kaitlynnicole dent Alex Sangha’s vision of an surprising that when I need- affordable housing community ed letters of support from forward,” Isham says. “The daughters while also teaching for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- the community many people Emily Olesen more we know and under- how music videos, movies, and the Navigator gender, two-spirit seniors, and came forward because they stand, the more information magazines together create an their allies, in Vancouver is be- personally have known me For many parents, creating a we can share with our young unrealistic standard of beauty. coming more concrete. and or also of course because dialogue about sexual health people.” Isham created POW- “By exposing media manipu- As reported in issue 2 of the they support the Dignity with their children can be a ER UP, a sexual health resource lation, girls can feel a sense of Nav., Sangha is fundraising to- House project in principle.” little daunting. Sexual health for parents and children, after empowerment, confidence and wards a feasibility study for the He previously explained that educator Kerri Isham, of Parks- teaching a grade eight health connectedness,” she says. proposed LGBTT housing de- LGBTT seniors are at a higher ville, believes that parents are class. “[My] students received Isham will present “Navi- velopment. Since Aug. 31 he has risk of social isolation than there their child’s number one sexual 12 hours of sexual health [edu- gating Girl World” on Feb. 7 managed to raise $37 thousand their heterosexual counterparts educator and stresses the im- cation]. Attitudes shifted and at Mountain View Elementary through private donations and and have acute needs, which are portance of parents becoming the students became really School in Nanaimo (6 to 8 grants through the VanCity Com- not met by the mainstream se- actively involved in educat- comfortable with the material. p.m.). To register please contact munity Foundation and niors care system. “The generation ing their children about sexual I knew then that I wanted to 250-802-5300 or
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Attitudes around cannabis shifting in Canada
also prevents people who are drug story of course…is ad- According to Statistics Inc., 66 percent of Canadians are Cherise Letson having trouble with a sub- diction needs to be treated as Canada, in 2011, there were in favour of the legalization or the The Brunswickan stance to seek help, since they a health issue, not as a crimi- 61,406 reported cases of mar- decriminalization of marijuana, feel stigmatized and margin- nal issue. [Stephen Harper] is ijuana possession in Can- with only 20 percent of people Fredericton (CUP)—Want alized by society. so rigid around any of these ada. There were 16,548 re- thinking laws should be left as to get high? With the Liberal “I think if we look at issues. There’s been, to my un- ported cases of production, they are. Party of Canada adding mar- what’s been happening in dif- derstanding, quite a struggle and trafficking. This make “It’s becoming a bit of a ijuana legalization to their ferent countries around the on support, federally, for nee- a total of 77,954 marijuana joke that we can’t get beyond platform last year, along with world, Portugal for instance, dle exchanges and safe injec- related cases. this point,” said MacPherson. the recent legalization for rec- when we take the crimi- tion sites and so on. He seems A poll released last year by “The public is so far ahead of reational use in Washington nal aspect away, people who to be eager to criminalize ev- Toronto-based Forum Research the politicians.” state and Colorado, it looks have serious addictions and for erything,” Coon says. “So I like a lot of people do. whom abuse is the problem, think [regarding the legaliza- Decades ago, many they seek treatment,” Din- tion of] marijuana, you’re not thought marijuana was the gwell says. going to see him budge.” devil’s drug—which would She also says marijuana The Gre en Party’s plat- cause whoever uses it to turn criminalization is actually fuel- form includes marijuana le- into a sinful, psychotic, pro- ing the market of large crime. galization, which involves miscuous junky—as seen in “I think it’s time we realize putting regulations in place the 1936 American propagan- that all we really do is fuel an un- regarding its production. da film Reefer Madness. How- derground economy—a black Coon says the party would ever, these recent events show market —a very lucrative mar- also develop a taxation rate the culture around cannabis ket for big crime, and we don’t that’s similar to what exists has changed. have to do that,” she says. “We for tobacco, and would require “I think it’s shifting to the can decide to do things differ- it to be sold through licensed opposite end of Reefer Mad- ently, because we have evidence establishments, similar to liquor ness,” Donald MacPherson, that strongly suggests we should stores. The money made from executive director of the Ca- do things differently.” its taxation would go towards nadian Drug Policy Coalition Dingwell believes that crim- funding public services. (CDPC) says. “I think people inalization doesn’t solve one of He thinks if the federal are waking up to say that con- the issue of drugs in general. government legalized can- tinuing to prohibit this sub- “We lock people up, in- nabis, it would probably be stance is clearly not in the in- stead of trying to decide what done in two steps. He says terest of people; it’s not in the the bigger issues are. If we’re the government would likely interest of law enforcement.” going to look at the bigger is- decriminalize it first, which MacPherson says the sues of drugs, then perhaps would allow them to consult CDPC believes there is a instead of criminalization, the public and work out the need for regulation of mari- we could be looking at things already existing issues with juana through a public health like treatments,” she says. medical marijuana. Then the approach, and that doing so Attitudes definitely have government would put plans would allow a more honest changed since Reefer Mad- in place to pursue legaliza- discussion on the benefits ness. Dingwell says, today, tion. Photo by: www.salon.com and the harms of it. He says, marijuana is a norm for many though, too much of any- people and the intense fear thing can be problematic, around it has disappeared. and new research is shedding She says the traditional scare- Federal government loses data on half new light on cannabis, espe- tactics are not working any- cially in the medical field. more, especially on youth. a million student debtors “The growing body of “Fear mongering just research shows that there doesn’t work,” Dingwell says. are clear benefits to can- “It just isn’t the way to talk to ister Diane Finley says in a er have been notified, and are Travis Gordon statement released on Jan. 11. working to resolve the matter. nabis,” MacPherson says. people about being safe.” The Cadre “The research coming out Marijuana has been ille- The discovery came during the Following the incident, gal in Canada since 1923, and review of a previous incident Minister Finley has directed of the medical cannabis area Charlottetown (CUP)—The with a few failed attempts for in which the department had her department to implement is growing at a great rate. It’s misplacement of an external decriminalization, it’s clear lost a USB key containing the stricter security protocols and showing cannabis is useful for hard drive from a federal gov- marijuana legalization won’t personal information of roughly tougher privacy protection— a number of conditions where ernment office in Gatineau, happen overnight. David 5000 Canadians. including the prohibition of existing pharmaceutical prod- Quebec, has Human Resourc- Coon, the leader of the Green The lost hard drive con- external hard drives. ucts may not be working for an es and Skills Development Party of New Brunswick, said tains information on 583 “On behalf of our Gov- individual.” Canada (HRSDC) pub- legalization in Canada would thousand student loan bor- ernment, I want to reassure MacPherson also says licly acknowledging a loss of require a change in federal rowers who borrowed between Canadians that we are seri- marijuana prohibition data concerning over half-a- government. He argues that 2000 and 2006, with the ex- ous about protecting their makes unnecessary crim- million recipients of Canada legalization under the current ception of those borrowers personal information,” Fin- inals—especially out of Student Loans. young people—and the Conservative government from Quebec, Nunavut, and ley says. “I want all Canadians to the Northwest Territories. “As Minister, I will ensure criminalization of cannabis won’t happen. know that I have expressed my The information lost includes that every effort is taken so smokers doesn’t solve the is- “[The current federal disappointment to departmen- sue of organized crime. names, addresses, birthdays, that HRSDC meets the ex- government is] very rigid in tal officials at this unaccept- Julie Dingwell, execu- outstanding loan balances, pectations of Canadians in their thinking,” Coon says. able and avoidable incident in and social insurance numbers. keeping their information tive director of AIDS Saint handling Canadians’ personal John, says the criminalization “The other part of the whole Both the RCMP and the Of- safe and secure.” information,” HRSDC Min- fice of the Privacy Commission-
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“Idle No More”
Photos by: Gareth Boyce
Gareth Boyce The “Idle No More” movement has been sweeping across Canada. On Friday, Jan. 11, and Saturday, Jan. 12, “Idle No More” hit the Navigator Nanaimo, and not for the first time. The demonstration on Friday took place at VIU in the main quad outside the library. Close to 100 people showed up to show their support for the movement, and, between the various speeches, students were encouraged to take part in round dances and singing. The demonstration on Saturday was more exciting. A larger group showed up, close to 500 people, and marched from Maffeo Sutton Park to the intersection of the Old Island Highway and Comox St. and then onward to the waterfront. The marchers sung the “Woman Warrior” song as they progressed through the streets, momentarily blocking traffic at several intersections. “Idle No More” demonstrations happened across the country on Friday, Jan. 11, and several different movements have been organized since then. Stay tuned tothe Nav. to find out when the next demonstration is hitting Nanaimo.
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Earlier tuition fee: VIUSU serves chili and cheer at “no mystery” VIU their annual Funky Frost Fair
Registrar Fred Jack- the students to bring in the spring who prepared the vast number of Caitlin Olesen semester,” says Delaney Sullivan, buns to accompany the massive lin says Contributor the VIUSU’s Director of Events. vat of chili. The Funky Frost Fair was "It was a little stressful but all held on Jan. 17 in front of the in all, with everyone pitching in, library of VIU’s Nanaimo cam- it was pretty easy,” Caldwell says pus. The three-hour event drew of the long early hours spent bak- a large crowd of students and ing the buns. The students baked staff who were treated to carnival many different varieties of buns PAYMENT DUE confections including popcorn, to compliment the spicy snack cotton candy, and snow cones including multigrain, sourdough, courtesy of VIUSU. There was challah, and whole wheat. also live music by DJ All Good, Caldwell, like many other who spun fresh beats on a solar- students attending the fair, found they were sometimes facing powered turntable. that it was a great way to start off a Emily Olesen bills of over $2000. Nobody re- the Navigator The event also featured a successful spring semester, as well ally wants to charge a student Funky Sweater Contest, as stu- as a great way to spend an after- $2000 when they simply made Photo by: Caitlin Olesen dents were invited to sport their noon with fellow students. Students at VIU had a much a mistake of when to withdraw,” most fabulous sweaters in the The VIUSU also held a shorter window to pay their Jacklin says. Who says there is no such thing VIUSU photo booth. A chili Free Skate and a Movie Night, tuition fees this semester. An He says the new policy has as a free lunch? The VIUSU eating contest, which featured showing the filmHot Tub Time online notifying system imple- been implemented with a “soft- served up hearty amounts of over 50 dozen buns prepared Machine prior to the fair, as part mented by the institution has er penalty” to students. Jacklin chili and cheer with their annual by Professional Baking students of their welcome back festivities cut the previous fee payment explains that in the past stu- Funky Frost Fair; a carnival-like proved to be a popular draw to to students. Sullivan adds that deadline by two weeks. dents would be fined with a 10 celebration to help students the event. there will be many more free fun VIU Registrar Fred Jacklin percent surcharge after failing shake off their winter blues. Brittany Caldwell was among events towards the end of the says the changes were made to to pay their fees. Now, students “Its a welcome back event for the Professional Baking students spring semester. simplify the system for students will receive a softer penalty in and assures that the amount of the interim two weeks where fees has remained static. He ex- services such as library access plains that the earlier deadline is will be withheld. He says that due partly to advancements in the softer penalties are designed communication. to make students are aware of Grade your “The reason there was a the severity the situation. two week period was because Jacklin adds the Registra- we used to prepare bills and we tion Centre will also make spe- University! felt that it was reasonable to al- cial considerations for students low time for students to receive who are awaiting their student them, make their arrangements, loan funding. He notes that and makes their payments,” students must personally con- We want to know Jacklin says. “Because of online sult the Registration Centre in services, fees are well known at order to extend their fee pay- the minute they’re calculated. ment deadline. what you think of VIU! There is no mystery there and Students had varying opin- there is no need for students to ions on the institution’s deci- wait to get the bill.” sion to cut back the deadline. Jacklin explains that the Natalia Lassak, a Bachelor of “simpler deadline” is intended Science student, was surprised Check your email for an to help students instead of hin- by the early deadline. “I don’t E arly B ird P rize! der them. He says that many see why they need it two weeks invitation to complete the students were confused by the earlier,” says Lassak, who will be Complete your online VIU S tudent E xperienc e S urvey. old method and faced severe fi- adding two courses to her time- survey by S unday, table after the Jan. 21 deadline. nancial consequences as a result. Dec ember 2nd Find out more at www.viu.c a/s es Jacklin estimates that 15 stu- She describes her situation as at 11:59 p.m. to enter dents each semester were receiv- “stressful” and is not sure that ing bills in the neighbourhood she would have been able to pay the draw for an iPad of $1000 to $2000 for courses the full amount at the deadline. with Retina display! that they had withdrawn from. “I don’t think it’s too ear- He adds that in a lot of these ly,” says Althea Toynbee-Rista- cases the students had with- novic, a Creative Writing Ma- drawn because they couldn’t af- jor. “The University makes it You could WIN one of: ford the cost of tuition. very easy to find out when your “It’s very easy to say that fees are due and refund you for (1) 16GB iPad with Retina display students should be aware of courses you decide to drop. 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Going with your gut
whelming task at first, departing off at Karlsplatz Stachus, an where I was from and what what it means to take a risk and Danielle Cunningham my small town rituals for a set exciting district I had read I was doing in Munich, and reap the rewards. Finding per- Contributor of new ones in big-city Munich, about in my Lonely Planet was pleasantly surprised to sonal spontaneity could start which held no sentimental value guide to Munich. hear my response and offered with inviting the neighbours The act of being spontaneous for me. I walked down the streets, me a job on the spot. over for dinner, creating a veg- holds a different meaning for One evening, about two searching for a pub vacant It seemed that all of my etable patch, or signing up for everyone. For some, it means weeks into my trip, I was enough to accommodate me issues were solved overnight a run. The decision could be as ordering the feature instead of impatient with having no at a table, yet loud enough to when I plunged out of my simple as making plans with a their favourite from the res- job, friends, or grasp of the drown out my thoughts. About comfort zone and into an relative nearby, or visiting your taurant menu. For others, it language. I hadn’t left the three-and-a-half blocks later, intuitive state of spontaneity. old school. Delve into your means taking a different way district of my hostel, making I read a sign that said ‘Joe & The people I met that night imagination to create a mind home, touching base with an only the obligatory trips to Ben Canadian-Restaurant- became my closest friends map of images of goals you wish old friend, or watching Vam- the grocery store or a dining Bar-Marché’ and knew imme- during my six-month stay, to set for yourself. The reward pire Diaries instead of True venue and back. It was on this diately I had to try it, despite and to this day we remain in in trusting an instinct could be Blood. To some, spontaneity is evening that I realized I had the lack of sitting room as it close contact. as great as a new friend or job a foreign concept altogether, slipped into the very same was filled with people. When Not everyone has to find opportunity, or simply a feeling lost somewhere between text- funk I was trying to escape I entered I was shocked and their intuitive, spontaneous self of accomplishment. It is impos- book pages and school papers, from in my native country. pleased to hear English. Ten by travelling overseas; it took sible to know the extent of your jobs, social media, and other So, in desperation to salvage minutes in, with a hard maple that experience for me to come ability if you do not explore the commitments or rituals we are my experience, I slipped into syrup lemonade in hand, I was to a better understanding of outer limits of your regimen. blindly bound to. my boots, picked up a map, feeling welcome and comfort- I never personally under- and headed for the nearest able speaking with two girls stood spontaneity until I aban- bus stop. I had no idea what my age, one from Califor- doned the comforts of the Island was happening at the time; all nia and the other from Italy. and headed to Germany for a six- I knew was that I needed to Soon, their friends joined and month gap year; it took another get out and refresh. I got off welcomed me as graciously as continent, language, culture, at the station where I could the first two had. Hours lat- and time zone to attach a per- transfer to the underground er, the owner, Jochen (from sonal meaning to the concept subway, and boarded the next Ontario) began circulat- as I had the freedom to act with one that arrived. After wait- ing and socializing with his it. It was a difficult and over- ing about six stops, I got guests. Jochen asked dutifully
Part 2: the underlying seeds of Spirituality on Tap the “spiritual but not religious” culture
ourselves living as Westerners and ended with postmoder- certainly not part of our self How those who would choose BJ Bruder (if you agree with Dupré that nity. In fact, Dupré intimates understanding. This attrition of that moniker actually view the Contributor modernity is not over), it is a that postmodernity as an epoch the world-picture, commonly world I cannot say, but I can prevalent mindset. As I’ll sum- has not even begun, due to thought to have come from the say that I think we are enter- Last issue we left off assessing marize from Dupré below, it the persistent “modern” mind- originality of the Enlightenment ing a new cultural epoch. Past the relatively novel “spiritual solidifies the schism between set. That is, the modern epoch principles, had been spawning the point of rejecting the rel- but not religious” (SBNR) cat- the ‘ancient’ mindset that all is not offering new ideas in a for centuries. Marilynne Rob- ics of religious and spiritual egory, and began to dig at the is connected—world, self, the vacuum, but still blooming inson writes, “Yet, even as our thought, the SBNR folks are reasons behind this shift away Divine—and the distinctly from those ancient seeds, agree- capacity to describe the fabric cresting another hill, where from the religions of our par- modern mindset that the self ing that “[the originality of the of reality and the dimensions of being spiritual or believing in ents and towards our own sys- is the number one. Modernity, Enlightenment] has been sin- it has undergone an astonish- something ‘other’ than them- tems of beliefs. To look at these although the word may bring gularly overrated.” Addition- ing deepening and expansion, selves is no longer uncool or reasons we have to first find our tears of boredom to some, mat- ally, the loss of transcendence we have turned away from the idiotic. The fact that our pop- place in history. I’m going to ters because of the ideas it fleshed and “the immanentization of ancient intuition that we are a ular culture accepts this kind draw from Louis Dupré’s book, out: ideas that we, as pseudo- knowledge had jeopardized the part of it all.” of thinking is perhaps case in Passage to Modernity: An Essay in intellectual University students, union between objective truth Returning to the SBNR point that we are turning over the Hermeneutics of Nature and take for granted, and often try to and subjective certainty.” Relin- category, we can see how the a new leaf in terms of what we Culture, as it was a compelling not take at all because we only quishing objective truth meant focus has shifted from the so- deem acceptable ways of think- (if at times impossible to under- needed that one critical thinking a turn to the subjective, which called unified world of antiq- ing. From low modernity where stand!) journey through history course for our breadth require- became the individual self—the uity, where the world, the self, we may or may not be now, to modernity, addressing spe- ment. We have modernity to new source of meaning. That is, and the Divine were the tri- through to what most think is cifically the questions we posed thank for the scientific method the individual now has freedom fecta of being, to the fragment- now postmodernity, Westerners last week. (Wait, who is this as we know it; socially for capi- to construct meaning for itself, ed present day understanding have gone from “God is dead” Dupré guy and why should he talism, free speech, uncertain- something that was unprece- of our selves as the primary to “I want nothing to do with a shape this conversation? Dupré ty, and the popularity of angst; dented in the history of record- lens through which we see the god or gods or their hateful reli- is a Belgian Catholic phenome- philosophically for Existential- ed thought. Instead of buying world and the (now absent in gions” to “something is missing, nologist and professor emeritus ism, and for Descartes’ cogito (I in to an already established the cultural mind) Divine. The and I still feel a connection with at Yale, spending much of his think, therefore I am). In short, belief, the individual has free- reigns are in the individual’s the world, but I do not see belief energy on Marx, Kierkegaard, modernity has made possible life dom to name their terms, and hands, and with globalization in a god or adherence to reli- and the project of modernity in as we now live it. in casting off the parameters of and technological advances, it’s gion as a cogent value system.” I general. While you might think Looking at Dupré’s book, religion and its rules and prac- easy to pick and choose from think this may be the ethos that that being Catholic is an “Aha! he begins his project by reas- tices, the individual casts off the not only our own cultural arte- undergirds the SBNR cohort. Bias!” moment, you only have sessing history and its path to need for a higher power, a god. facts but to be a “global citizen,” to read his work and ideas to see the present, to the point where Additionally, through several choosing from any and every Visit that all is not what it seems.) the Western world began to turns of the philosophical crank, culture’s artefacts. Being “spiri- First of all, what is moder- slough off its religious ten- nature has become a machine to tual” no longer has an attach- nity and why does it matter? dencies. Dupré challenges the be studied and understood as an ment to religion as such, but is The Nav Modernity is not only the cul- widely-held notion that moder- object to be mastered, and not recognized as a separate and dis- tural moment in which we find nity began with the Renaissance part of an ontological whole, tinct way of viewing the world. online
THE NAVIGATOR • Jan. 23 – Feb. 05 • Vol. 44 • Issue 9 • 09 • THE NAV FEATURES
Skateboarding, longboarding, and the law in Nanaimo
sleighs, skates, skis or other ronmentally-friendly mode Leah Myers similar means of conveyance on of transportation.” Contributor any highway or sidewalk.” Arena also feels that it’s “one Prosecutions for this of those laws that police can try At the top of a hill late at offense, detailed in section and enforce, but nobody will night, VIU student Guido 3(2) can involve a fine of $75, abide anyway.” Arena says the Arena can faintly see the yel- and Bylaw Services Supervi- biggest danger of street board- low line dividing the street. sor, Tim Davidson says, at ing is cars on the road. He feels The 22-year-old looks down the time of writing, 12 tick- the law is unfair and that skate- at the menacing descent and ets have been issued for the boarding should be treated sim- starts to shiver—his hands “Skate on Highway” violation. ilar to cycling. are sweaty, and his knees Davidson says that the skate “The law is telling me that buckle. But as soon as Arena bylaws has been in effect since I can’t be healthy and do a steps on his longboard—the 1993, and that bylaws usual- sport I love because cars don’t slight concavity on either ly start with the voice of the know how to react to me,” Are- end of the board locks his public or are based off studies na says, who feels that part of feet into place—he begins done in neighbouring cities. the issue is driver ignorance as his descent, and he knows “Sometimes these rules get well. Arena says that although there’s no turning back. mandated off research from experienced boarders have Arena gains momentum other cities,” Davidson says, good control over their board, and the only thing that matters “maybe in Victoria or Vernon skateboards and longboards is the positioning of his wheels street skateboarding was also don’t have brakes and when and upcoming obstacles. He an issue, so they made this a skateboarder is reaching 40 starts to hear his breath inside bylaw and it worked well.” kilometre per hour momentum his head and—in between the From his experience as a down a hill, vehicles should top and bottom of the hill— driver in Nanaimo, Davidson give them as much space as he reaches a state he can only feels street boarding is defi- they would a bicycle. Even explain as “perfect zen.” nitely dangerous and he’s wit- though Arena has skateboarded But Arena, who says he pre- nessed skateboarders riding for about 10 years now, he says fers riding at night when there around blind corners. there’s always a risk factor and are fewer cars are the road, was “Of course it’s dangerous it’s a big drive of the industry. surprised that night to see blue for the skateboarders,” David- “There’s a reason you’re will- and red lights flashing behind sion says, “but you can dress ing to put yourself on a plank of him in the darkness when he them up in body armour and wood going 60 kilometres an reached the bottom of the hill. the fact is it’s still a conflict for hour down a hill,” Arena says. “The police officer pulled other road users.” But if skateboarders and me over, sirens going and every- On the other hand, long- longboarders take certain safe- thing,” Arena says, “and said board shop Switchback Long- ty precautions, Zouzouras says that skateboarding on the street boards manager, Will Zou- there are ways to reduce the risk Photo by: Leah Myers was illegal and to get off the zouras, acknowledges the of serious injuries. road. I had no idea.” danger with reckless skate- “I don’t let anybody leave stops.” Other safety gear sold “There’s a whole stigma to In Nanaimo, under Bylaw boarders whipping around cor- the store without a helmet if in the store includes protective skateboarding and the subcul- 5000 “Restrictions” the city ners but feels the police should they purchase a board,” Zouzou- leather suits, reflective gear, and ture that the sport brings,” Are- document states that (unless use discretion and treat riders ras says, “and if they tell me they riser pads, which have lights that na says, “but it’s more like a dif- otherwise directed by the Direc- individually instead of prose- don’t have the money, I’ll give go on the bottom of the board. ferent way of thinking. There’s a tor, a Peace Officer, or a person cuting the entire sport. them a good deal. I really encour- For now, Arena says that he lifestyle in it, and if I followed authorized by a Peace Officer to “I think the law is ridic- age the use of helmets, knee and tries to avoid the police and does this law, I’d be quitting some- direct traffic) “No person shall: ulous,” Zouzouras says, elbow pads, and slide gloves, his best to respect others on the thing I love to do.” use roller skates, skate boards, “and it’s banning an envi- which are good for emergency road when he’s riding.
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• 10 • THE NAVIGATOR • Jan. 23 – Feb. 05 • Vol. 44 • Issue 9 THE NAV FEATURES
Ain’t no mountain high enough: a China travel journal
sets of triple bunk beds, all with tions, and all manner of vegeta- the morning. I headed back and Louis Stevenson pillows, mats, and white duvets. bles and gourds were abundant when I arrived at the divide, one Contributor There were safety bars on the at the farm. However, the vil- of my friends from the hotel was upper bunks. On many a train lage was not bustling with com- there, dressed in a yellow plastic Shanghai with its Pearl Tower and in China I had spent more than merce and several store fronts raincoat. She told me that the early 20th century European archi- 12 hours sitting up, so these were empty; businesses had been other girls were still sleeping so tecture; Suzhou with its gardens, sleeping berths were a luxury. I closed including a bus station/ we took the path down and were canals, and gondolas; and Hang- became excited as I crossed the hotel complex. Restaurants were surrounded by evergreens and zhou with its tea plantations and mighty Yang Tze and saw huge in short supply, although every rock. We finally came to the very tourist resort surrounding West freighters through the bridge second shop sold an assortment steep stone pathway that I had Lake were all close enough for me girders. I arrived in the late of teas. Back at the hostel a clerk decided not to climb down ear- to visit during a week’s holiday in afternoon. Hawkers and hotel informed me of the bus schedule lier in the morning. We walked May of 2008. reps worked the square outside and the next morning I boarded ment. In China, it seems that through the cave, clapping and I was teaching English in the train station, and I tried the bus outside the door and was half of the photos feature people shouting to hear the echoes. Xián, Shaanxi province when I to brush off the young woman on my way to the mountain. giving the peace sign. I could see When we arrived back at decided to take some time off. who insisted that she could take We stopped inside Huang the plate marking the altitude of our hotel the other two girls I booked a train and hostels. In me to the best hotel in Huang Shan Park in a large parking lot Lotus peak and felt the damp- were up, so we all put on rain- Shanghai, I went up the Pearl Shan City. I hoofed it to the next to Mercy Light Temple. I ness of the cloud cover. I sat down coats and headed into the Tower and saw a galaxy of city nearest low-star hotel I could started up the stone and cement and someone graciously offered to blustery rainy morning. The lights stretching below. I visit- see, with my guitar, my pack, steps which scaled the moun- take my picture. I walked care- wind was howling above us as ed the botanical gardens. And and the hotel hustler clinging to tain. I’d climbed many moun- fully down and felt the friendship we walked on paths through a short walk from West Lake, me. It happened to be the hotel tains in China so I brought my of my fellow mountaineers; yet, the pine trees. Every time we I saw small fish swimming in she represented. day pack and a dragon handle among everyone, I was still alone. encountered a viewing station, the clear water of the ancient I booked my room and went bamboo cane, the crook hav- As I travelled down from Lotus we would fold up our umbrel- Dragon Well, which gives back to the train station square ing the shape of a dragon head Peak, I kept passing a group of las since the viewing platforms Long Jin Cha, “Dragon Well without pack, guitar, or hotel rep and tail. The mountain rose young women who would then were on rocky promontories Tea,” its famous name. and found a seat on a short wall steeply and the evergreen-cov- pass me as I rested. We soon began that were exposed to the driv- While in Suzhou, I visited to watch people, mostly women, ered slopes were slashed by a conversation. The three had ing wind and rain. the silk museum where I bought dancing. In every city of China, bare rock cliffs. Each peak had gone to university together and We took in the Stone a silk jacket, visited the Humble dancers use the city squares or a name: Eyebrow Peak, Fairy were working at Wu Hu by the Drum Peak, the Lion Peak, Administrator’s Garden, and Yang Tze River close to the rail- and the Monkey Watching the enjoyed an afternoon under the road. They worked for an NGO Sea Peak. The girls began sing- shadow of a tall pavilion while I on local environmental issues. We ing in the wind and rain. They sat sipping tea by the side of a continued on our way across the turned the downpour and turtle and goldfish filled pool. peaks and although I had planned storming clouds into a heart- From Suzhou, I caught the on booking a room in the Beihai lifting backdrop for happiness. train back to work in Xián. As (North Sea) Hotel, I went with We made our way towards the train passed a mountainous my new friends to the Xihai (West the larger Beihai Hotel. We landscape, a fellow passenger Sea) Hotel instead. I was able bought some corn on the cob pointed out Huang Shan, “Yel- to find a dorm room and after and some bread from a kiosk low Mountain,” on the map that another meal of noodles, I went to just outside the hotel. We I had spread out on my bunk. sleep with arrangements made to entered the lobby with other The tall young man spoke with even large parking lots to practice, Capital Peak, Immortal Peak, view the rising sun. mountain tourists to get warm only a trace of accent; he had led by a few who knew the steps. Immortal Overturns the Desk I got up early and we climbed and eat our little breakfast. recently graduated from univer- These women were using a USB Peak, Bookcase Peak, Pago- above the hotel to a promontory After half an hour, we left the sity and he told me: “You must flash drive plugged into an ampli- da Peak, Flying Dragon Peak, that I thought would give us a hotel and made our farewells as visit Huang Shan. It is the most fier for music. The Spanish music and many more. I pushed good view of the rising sun. It our plans diverged. beautiful mountain in China. and swirling dresses didn’t seem and pulled upward and across, had begun to rain a bit, so we I walked down the east side People say if you haven’t seen out of place, but they would start using cane, hand-rails, and my hurried and cheered as the sun of the mountain and, as I made the other mountains of China, and stop repeatedly while work- legs, which groaned in protest. made a red streak in the sky. my way, the rain began to ease see Huang Shan. Once you have ing out this particular routine for I passed and walked with hun- We didn’t see the full sun- off and the sun peaked from seen Huang Shan, no need to some future performance. Soon dreds of other tourists who, rise as the clouds wept and sent behind the clouds. I was getting see the other mountains.” As I went back to my hotel to sleep like me, wanted to breathe the us back to our hotel. The girls tired and my legs were giving in, I stared out the window at the after gathering information on fresh air and see the moun- decided to go back to sleep but the east side was less chal- mist-enveloped scene, I vowed I which bus to catch the next day. tain sights. This was a moun- but I decided to walk along a lenging and my trip was pleasant would return to climb it. The next morning, after tain for the sake of landscape path following the mountain. I with the memories of friendship. *** dining on instant noodles and viewing and was not studded walked until I came to a man- In the summer of 2012, I was oranges, I caught the first of two with temples, as many of the made pond full of goldfish and leaving China to return to buses to Tang Kou Bridge. Once famous mountains in other sat under an overhang out of the Canada and I wasn’t sure when there, I walked four kilometres parts of China are. Pine trees rain and rested while watching I would visit China again. I to East Huang Shan, the village were bent by the wind. Chains the fish swim lazily. I continued decided to take a train ride and where I had booked my hostel. directed us through pathways my walk and came to a bifur- visit Huang Shan first. It is a The hostel was almost empty that could be blocked should cation; one path led straight UNESCO World Heritage site and after my long walk I only the weather turn bad. down. I took the high pathway featuring granite peaks, and in wanted to shower and rest. I climbed straight to the top that soon entered a large natural 2007 received more than 15 East Huang Shan village was of the 1864 metre Lotus Peak, at cave. It was a through cut show- million visitors. I booked my next to a farm. I had noticed a times clinging to the steel post and ing bare buff and yellow rock. At ticket, caught the train from large old brick farmhouse and chain railings. I drank my water one point a slash of sky appeared Zibo, and passed countless cit- later discovered that the area and relaxed among 20 or so people 25 feet above me. When I exited ies and villages. The further beside the village was a farm at the top of a tiny rocky promon- the cave, there was a stone and south I travelled, the more rice where intellectuals had been sent tory as cameras flashed and fingers cement pathway that went down paddies I saw. On the train the to work during the cultural revo- formed the peace sign to go with and down and down—a little sleeping berths consisted of two lution. Rice paddies, tea planta- a smile and a sense of accomplish- too steep for me at this time of
THE NAVIGATOR • Jan. 23 – Feb. 05 • Vol. 44 • Issue 9 • 11 • The Status of Women
Kaitlyn Till position at the University that has been around posted those responses on the VIU Status of These issues are clearly a concern throughout the students have become female. She says, “It’s hard the Navigator since 1988 and is held by an instructor or Women facebook page. Although the Dec. 6 event received a better student community. On Nov. 25, the Nanaimo Haven to say without taking a larger sample, but just university employee usually for a few years at a turnout than previous years, Gugeler would like to Society presented a talk from Jackson Katz at anecdotally or instinctually I think in a lot of the Many women and men will claim that the western time. Recent chairs include Liza Potvin, Anna Everyone deserves an education because… see more students involved. If she retains the position the Coast Bastion Hotel in downtown Nanaimo. conversations that I’ve had have been maybe about world’s need for feminism is over—we no longer Atkinson, Marni Stanley, and Janina Hornosty. “Everyone deserves to know what they’re for another year she would consider bringing in a Students might recognize Katz from his 1999 women advancing into the workplace in the recession have to protest and vocalize on behalf of women’s There is no set mandate for the position, rather, capable of.” higher profile guest speaker, likely a contact from documentary Tough Guise: Men, Violence, and and if equal number of candidates male and female, rights and needs because all is equal. Not so, says the Chair organizes events, facilitates dialogue, “Every idea is a piece of the puzzle of what it the literary world, to read and start discussion. This the Crisis in Masculinity, which is shown in high equally qualified go forward for a position, are men VIU Creative Writing instructor Joy Gugeler. and, while she is not a counsellor, she is a resource is to be human. To limit or discriminate against would turn the event into a networking opportunity schools all over North America. Katz is an expert on still more likely to get it or are they more likely to be “[There are] women who continue to flee to the for female students and faculty to go to if they knowledge is to hinder us as a species.” for women to connect and share their stories. “I gender violence and gender violence prevention— offered more work or more likely to be promoted or Haven Society and Women’s Resource Centre, need direction for help, or have concerns to raise “Everyone deserves an opportunity.” think that’s a big part of it, just meeting other women and especially what men can do to combat the have other benefits and are there areas and industries not only in situations of abuse and poverty, but regarding the treatment and challenges of women “Learning opens our minds, our hearts, our concerned about the same things—from women in “bystander approach” to violence. Katz argues that that are still so predominantly female and poorly also in situations on campus where they continue on campus or in the community. lives.” their teens to women in their eighties. All phases men must make violence and sexism unacceptable paid and is that a coincidence?” to face harassment or issues with boyfriends or There has been some positive movement. “It is empowering! Education is empowering of life, because unfortunately these issues persist— among their peers and in their communities. The If you’re interested in continuing the dialogue on family members or strangers to do with personal VIU President Ralph Nilson has announced to the individual and expands the possibilities in evolve, but persist. I’m sure the women in their event was extremely well-attended by both men and the status of women, watch soon for announcements safety, emotional safety, and psychological safety.” that there will be a new health clinic on campus, society for all. It is fabulous!” eighties would say ‘We’ve come a long way, baby’ and women, packing the conference room at the Coast about the Mar. event. And if you, or anyone you Concerns about the safety and equality of women though details aren’t available yet. When asked the women in their teens might say ‘What distance Bastion. know, needs help from an abusive or threatening at school, in the workplace, and in the community what resources female students would like to These are just a few of the many responses that is there to travel?’” Gugeler also acknowledges that situation, needs counselling, or needs guidance, be are still valid and must be addressed. see on campus Gugeler says, “I would argue that the question received. More can be found on the the event can’t be held at the most convenient time While specific events are the greatest focus of the sure to make use of the following resources. As VIU’s most recent Chair for the Status [students want] a women’s resource centre on facebook group. In addition to these lines, recent for students (the end of semester and beginning of Chair position, there are continually concerns that of Women, Gugeler sees the concerns of female campus, which we’re hoping might be part of the VIU graduate Catherine Johnson recruited VIU exam period) but it is not a commemoration that need to be addressed both formally and by women Resources for women in Nanaimo: students and women in the community and the new health clinic that’s been proposed.” students to share 14 quotes from influential should be moved to a different day. in our community. This is especially important The Haven Society: a halfway house where women need for continuous dialogue and affirmative During the 2012–13 school year, Gugeler Canadian women to represent the 14 women The second event that Gugeler is organizing is during an election year, Gugeler says, to look at and children can be safe if they’re in abusive action to ensure that today’s girls and young is organizing two key events. The first was held who lost their lives in the Montréal Massacre. for International Women’s Day in Mar. The planning what the leaders are saying and their track record on domestic situations. They also offer other services women grow up and flourish in the community on Dec. 6 at Fibber McGee’s in downtown is in the early stages and she’s not sure what the women’s issues. “I would like to survey the students for counselling, finding work, and health situations. without fear of sexism, workplace bias, violence, Nanaimo. That event marked the anniversary Quotes include: event will look like yet, but she would like to have a to a greater extent, because it has just been very Women’s Resource Centre: they offer no overnight and sexual assault—just to name a few issues that of the 1989 mass shooting of female students Idola Saint-Jean: “Feminism is based on celebration of culture with food, fashion, dance, and informal: talking to women in my classes and whom facilities, but do offer a safe haven during the day young women in B.C. and around the world are at École Polytechnique in Montréal. This time, social justice, for it claims but the equality of music with a discussion panel in the International I have taught over the last couple of years, to see and a place to also get counselling and resources and confronted by every day. “It’s really important rather than focussing on the tragedy, families of rights and possibility between men and women.” Students building on campus. Gugeler says it’s what they think the concerns are. But I think, and a help with work. for men and women, but perhaps particularly the victims asked that the commemoration turn Nellie McClung: “The women who have the chance for students to share “some of their few of them feel, a clinic on campus and resources University Women’s Club: a group for women women—faculty and students—to know that from mourning to remembrance and dialogue. achieved successes in the various fields of labour issues in the countries they left—or their progress. would help to reinforce counselling opportunities, graduates of any university in the Nanaimo area, there’s somebody here that they can come to if The Nanaimo event featured female students have won the victory for us, but unless we all Some of those countries may be further advanced [and] be really helpful. It’s a difficult time in your who advocate for women and education. they have issues. But also that they can participate from VIU sharing their stories of standing up follow up and press onward the advantage will be than Canada with respect to women’s issues.” That early twenties—many are living away from home for and just general advocacy for equality for equal to violence, and discussing the importance of lost. Yesterday’s successes will not do for today!” dialogue is important “because let’s face it, unless the first time, some in more serious relationships for Additionally, there are resources at the hospital and pay for work of equal value, for all the human equal access to education. Throughout that week, Louise KcKinney: “The purpose of a woman’s we’re first nations we’re all from another country— the first time, and trying to balance the demands of there are clinics around the city to help women rights issues that women’s issues and women’s VIU students, instructors, and members of the life is just the same as the purpose of a man’s life— if you go back far enough. But new Canadians in school and work.” address their health concerns as well as counsellors rights fall under,” Gugeler says. community wrote their answer to the question that she may make the best possible contribution particular can speak to [these issues].” I asked Gugeler what new concerns have come on the VIU campus that all students and faculty can The Chair for the Status of Women is a “Everyone deserves an education because…” and to the generation in which she is living.” up for women since the majority of university access.
Everyone It is empowering! deserves to know The Status Every idea is a piece of Everyone Education is Learning opens the puzzle of what it is deserves an empowering to the what they’re to be human. To limit our minds,of our Women opportunity. individual and expands capable of. hearts, our or discriminate against the possibilities in lives. knowledge is to hinder society for all. us as a species. It is fabulous! THE NAV FEATURES
Caprese salad in a jar
Ingredients: Method: Délani Valin Pesto Vinaigrette: • Make the vinaigrette by Contributor 1/2 cup - fresh parsley combining all of the vinaigrette 1 cup - fresh basil leaves ingredients in a food processor 3 tbsp - lemon juice or blender. Blend until smooth. 1 tbsp - lemon rind • Place vinaigrette in bowl and 2 garlic cloves season with salt and pepper to taste. 3 tbsp - pine nuts • Choose a mason jar as big (use walnuts or almonds for as your appetite—I used a mid- different flavour) sized one. 2 tsp. - Dijon mustard • Place sliced bocconcini at 3/4 cup - extra virgin the bottom. Photo by: Délani Valin olive oil • Add cherry tomatoes on top. Salt and pepper to taste • Layer the arugula, lettuce, or spinach on the tomatoes. • Pour dressing, allowing it Often, packing salads the night before you plan on having them for Salad: to flavour the vegetables before lunch results in a soggy mush of oily veggies. Packing your salad in 5–7 cocktail bocconcini sliced reaching the bocconcini and a jar can help keep your ingredients fresh. While you can do this in half (or fresh buffalo mozza- marinating them overnight. rella if available) • You can eat the salad from with pretty much any salad, this recipe takes the classic caprese 6–8 cherry tomatoes the jar, layer by layer, or you can salad ingredients and stacks them, so the fresh mozzarella marinates 1/4 cup – Arugula, romaine let- bring a bowl with you and mix with the dressing at the bottom, and the lettuce at the top stays crisp. tuce, or baby spinach it when you’re ready to eat.
Jennifer Fink Photo survey Contributor Q : On average, how much money do you spend on text- books each semester, and where do you buy them from?
“I haven’t bought all my text- “Depending on my courses, “Last semester, my books cost “I get all my textbooks at the “I got all my required textbooks books yet but I expect to pay I usually spend around $300. about $450–500. This semes- VIU Bookstore and I usual- at the VIU Bookstore, even around $400. I buy my books I try not to buy my books on ter my classes required less text- ly spend between $200–300 though I’m pretty sure I won’t used at the Students’ Union campus. If I can, I get used cop- books so I only spent around per semester, depending on even need half of them. This if I can but if they don’t have ies from friends or I buy them $250, which was great. I get my how many anthropology semester has been a bit more any copies then I get them at online. Sometimes I don’t buy books at the VIU Bookstore.” textbooks I need.” affordable, around $300. Most the VIU Bookstore.” the textbook at all if I think I semesters, I usually max out my can get by without it.” book budget at $500.”
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• 14 • THE NAVIGATOR • Jan. 23 – Feb. 05 • Vol. 44 • Issue 9 THE NAV ARTS
Safety Not Guaranteed: An indie film review
and witty. Aubrey Plaza, Mark by explosions and special Mira Dietz Chiasson Duplass, and Jake Johnson effects. It is a reminder that The Athenaeum deliver heartfelt performances the strangest of things can that by far outweighs the low become possible, and that Wolfville (CUP)—Safety Not budget and lack of mind-blow- daring to believe can open Guaranteed, a newly released ing special effects in this film. a realm of possibilities. On indie film, has garnered much In fact, Safety Not Guaran- the surface, the story is a intrigue since its release. With teed quite successfully blends simple one, but the under- a 94 percent rating on Rotten aspects of sci-fi and adven- tones are deep and the film Tomatoes and an unlikely, ture with a real-life feel that touches on emotional ele- engaging plotline, the film is makes it compelling. The ments that anyone can a definite must-see. characters are believable, relate to. The story is triggered by intriguing, and their stories Safety Not Guaranteed is an ad in a newspaper: “Want- are filled with rich nuances one lonely man’s quest to ed: Somebody to go back in and dynamic undertones, travel back through time, time with me. This is not a making them instantly like- to go back for something joke. You’ll get paid after we able. The fast pace makes he lost long ago. And yet, get back. Must bring your every scene meaningful and as the film progresses, we own weapons. I have only the film’s aura of mystery realize that it is not the des- done this once before. Safety and adventure keep the audi- tination that matters but not guaranteed.” ence engaged. the journey to get there. A magazine reporter and Safety Not Guaranteed is The ending sends home a two young interns are sent a refreshing alternative beautiful message about off to find out more about to loud, fast, and explo- the value of dreaming and this man, to see if his story is sive blockbusters, without believing, and about the newsworthy and whether he being any less stimulating. importance of being able really believes he is capable of This film has a captivat- to walk a path alone and traveling through time. ing storyline, a sympathetic the benefit of having some- Not only does Safety Not cast, and engaging, intrigu- one by your side, someone Guaranteed feel fresh and engag- ing characters, all elements who’s got your back when Photo By: www.channel12.ca ing, but it is also brisk-paced that are often overwhelmed your courage fails.
Review: Lincoln
cal Republican Thaddeus Ste- adaptations are interesting for son, Robert. James Spader plays ic is broken and their views are Mathew Snowie th Contributor vens (Tommy Lee Jones), Lin- all the details that are not widely a 19 century version of his Bos- obviously wrong, but it is not coln and his Secretary of State known, and unless the audience ton Legal persona named W. N. difficult to understand how and History can sometimes weigh on (David Strathairn) play politics has studied the source materi- Bilbo and Watchmen’s Rorschach, why they hold the views they a film like an albatross around its with Congress while continuing als, there are plenty of surprises Jackie Earle Haley, plays the Vice- do. This gives the opposition to neck. The importance of getting to fight the Confederacy. in Lincoln. President of the Confederacy, the amendment real credibility, things right while being enter- A film about Abraham In one of Spielberg’s earlier ver- Alexander Stephens. The recog- which aids the suspense in the taining, making it something Lincoln directed by Spielberg sions he had cast Liam Neeson as nizable cast echoes JFK or The voting sequence. respectable, and making it broad was inevitable. He has been the President when Daniel Day- Aviator, where modern celebrity The climax of the film, enough to get an audience to jus- planning it for more than a Lewis passed. That production is used to make up for the dimin- much like the title moment tify the larger budget for period decade. Scripts and screenwrit- was put aside and Day-Lewis was ished notoriety of the real people. of The King’s Speech, is played sets can be overwhelming. When ers have come and gone as the eventually persuaded to join. It’s It’s an elegant and old-fashioned almost verbatim as it would have the subject matter is the man on centrepiece of the story shift- good that he did, because the per- strategy to make lesser historical happened. The roll is called and the U.S. penny, and his fight to ed from Lincoln’s early days formance he gives is nothing short figures relevant to a modern audi- one by one the congressmen pass one of the most important to the Civil War. Finally Tony of astounding. Everything, from ence. But, among this celebrity vote; focus jumps around to all pieces of legislation in U.S. his- Kushner (Angels in America, his posture to his voice, appears cast, Day-Lewis still disappears the characters in the film, and tory, that weight of history could Munich) was hired to adapt completely natural; he isn’t playing under Abraham Lincoln’s face, slowly the tally is taken until the easily turn any film into a dusty Doris Kearns Goodwin’s Team Lincoln, he is Lincoln. It’s a cliché, which makes his performance results are announced. It seems textbook. But Steven Spielberg of Rivals, with the focus on Lin- but it’s true: Day-Lewis completely even more amazing. odd that something so method- does not make dusty textbooks, coln’s final years. The script that disappears into this role. An important aspect of ical and bureaucratic could be and Lincoln is possibly his best resulted is easily one of the best Part of Day-Lewis’ impres- Lincoln’s power is the cast of so exciting, but that is the curi- addition to Hollywood’s collec- historical adaptations I’ve seen. sive performance comes from his antagonists. The democratic ous power that this film wields. tion of history on film. It achieves the delicate task of supporting cast. Spielberg is the leaders, the Confederacy dip- Spielberg has put together a tre- At the end of 1865, Abra- creating dialogue for cultural most powerful director in Hol- lomats, and the average white mendously balanced film. It is ham Lincoln has won re-elec- icons, balancing fact with enter- lywood, so he can get anyone farmers who fear mass murder witty, engaging, and never feels tion, the Civil War is in its tainment, and creating suspense he wants. Everywhere in Lincoln at the hands of freed slaves are too long. Essentially, it’s a 19th final year, and the President has where none exists. Like Apollo there are familiar faces wearing strangely humanized despite century episode of The West decided that the time has come 13 or Titanic, there is no mys- false beards or Gone With The their views. A combination of Wing. There is a good chance it to pass the 13th Amendment tery about the conclusion, but Wind dresses. Sally Field is a script and performance makes will win several of its 12 Oscar to end slavery. With a trio of there is so much drama to be standout as Mary Todd Lincoln, clear their arguments as to why nominations, and none of those proto-lobbyists and the Radi- found along the way. History and Joseph Gordon Levitt as her ending slavery is bad. Their log- wins would be undeserving.
THE NAVIGATOR • Jan. 23 – Feb. 05 • Vol. 44 • Issue 9 • 15 • THE NAV ARTS
Local authors balance moods at dual-reading
ers and listeners are granted the direction of instructor Susan Smekal lived with her family Mady Ritzker a sense of closeness and acute Juby, Millar developed her writ- in Australia for 52 years. Now the Navigator understanding of the impor- ing talents and her creativity. In retired in Nanoose Bay, she and tance of the featured character. the years that followed she con- her husband often travel and Tuesday, Jan. 8 was a stormy day. Millar and Smekal believe tinued to write and win awards, explore places around the world. In Nanaimo there was a bluster- the delivery of their work is an including the Kerry Schooley Because of her adventurous spir- ing blizzard that gradually trans- important aspect of the writing Memorial Award in 2011. Millar it, Smekal has had many charac- formed into an icy rainstorm and publishing process. “I want decided she wanted to put out ters come into her life, memora- down the highway towards Parks- my poetry to appeal to…people. a collection of her works, and ble people that have found their ville. Wind warnings were raised I also think that poetry needs Beaver Bluff: The Librarian Sto- way into her poetry. “Wherever by Environment Canada across to be read aloud,” Smekal says. ries was published in late 2012. I go, it’s people,” she says. She the Island, and it was a miser- They both enjoy presenting their While she says the self-pub- published her own chapbook, able day to be outside. Howev- stories and poetry to audiences, Photo By: Kristina Blondeau lishing route was a lot of work, Praise Without Mortar, in 2009. er, in the back of the Parksville which was evident from Millar’s Millar says the overall result is She is a regular participant branch of the Vancouver Island poems from her collection, shar- theatrical and Smekal’s heartfelt rewarding. Her book has sold in poetry retreats, workshop- Regional Library and away ing family portraits in “Mother” readings. “I like to know that across the world, from Canada ping groups, and writing clubs from the biting air and vicious and “The O’Reillys of Dunbar they hear it the same way that I through to the U.K., and Swit- throughout B.C. Her poetry wind, all weather was forgotten. Street, 1946.” The two switched hear it in my head,” Millar says. zerland, and is used in Japan as has been published in maga- Family, friends, and interest- once again, and Millar read the In terms of what is coming a tool in teaching students how zines and anthologies across the ed locals like me filled the rows wonderfully cheeky “I’ll Tell next, both Millar and Smekal to speak English. Her stories world. Small Corners began to of chairs in the presentation area You Mine, If You’ll Tell Me have projects on the go. Mil- take place in Big Beaver County, take shape while she was try- of the library for readings by Yours.” Smekal closed the pre- lar says she is looking to pub- the fictitious town she invented ing to get organized by clearing two local authors from their new sentation with another selection lish more tales about Big Beaver that exists “somewhere in the out old photo albums, scraps of books: Judy Millar’s short sto- of poems, including “Lhakpa County; Smekal is working on a Great Pacific Northwest.” The paper, articles from newspapers, ries, Beaver Bluff: The Librarian Sherpa” and “Near Fremantle book of response poems with a six works in her collection are and other such clippings from Stories and Pat Smekal’s collec- Station.” After the hour was up, friend, and they plan to put out based on the experiences in life her home. Instead of sorting, tion of poems in Small Corners. they answered questions from an anthology of work from their and love of librarians, and the Smekal found herself writing, Millar and Smekal are mem- the audience and signed copies six-member writing group. complicated and compromising and the result is a touching and bers of the same writing group of their books, and then kindly “Writing’s a struggle,” Sme- situations the stacks-workers get personal collection of both local and decided to embark on a co- sat and answered my questions. kal says. “It’s hard damn work.” themselves in. “I get a kick out of and international stories. Small reading tour because they pub- Millar, who lived in Ontar- Both authors value their work- my own characters,” Millar says. Corners was published by Ascent lished their works around the io until moving to the Island shopping groups, what Smekal The Beaver Ridge library team is Aspirations Publishing in Oct. same time. Though their subject after her retirement in 2007, refers to as “the tribe” she has made up of a colourful bunch, 2012. In each poem, whether it matter is not related, the bal- says she has been writing all become a part of. “Writers get and Millar uses her lighthearted, is an anecdote about a character ance of Millar’s humorous anec- her life. She worked as a com- each other,” Millar adds. When witty prose to navigate them in she met in her own Nanoose, dotes and Smekal’s thoughtful munications writer, and, for a asked what advice they might and out of awkward, wacky, and such as in “Cruisin’ with Bentley verse created an atmosphere of time, toured as a puppeteer with offer to aspiring writers, they altogether amusing situations. Medd,” or her own imaginings both hilarity and insightful- her brother, a children’s enter- both suggest removing distrac- Just as Millar’s stories revolve of what might go on in the mind ness. As Smekal said after the tainer—she wrote the lyrics to tions and staying motivated. around Big Beaver’s bookish of someone in a faraway part of reading when the two authors an album they created together “Don’t check your email,” Mil- bunch, Smekal’s poems have a the world, as she writes in “Last took the time to sit and talk to and began working on short sto- lar half-jokes. To poets, Sme- common factor as well. Titled Man,” Smekal conveys individu- me, “we bounce off each other.” ries when she had time after her kal says, “read poets, read good after the black corners that were ality. The tone varies from bit- Millar began the presen- retirement. “I like writing funny, poets, hang out with poets, hang used to hold photographs in tersweet, as in the description tation with a teaser from one short little things. It’s kind of my out with writers and write. Make place in old albums, her poems of a loving relative in “Nannie of her stories, “G. K. loves C. thing,” Millar says. She began yourself write.” are written about the people James,” to foreboding in “Dan,” K.,” a jocular and engaging sto- winning awards for her humor- For more information about that have come into her life and and playful in “On the Beach at ry about an anonymous mes- ous and serious works of short Millar and Smekal, please vis- left an impression on her. Each Bol.” Each of her works is spe- sage left for a librarian in the fiction, including one in 2009 it
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Review: Tame Impala Lonerism
Mady Ritzker both nostalgic and current. carries a casual, easy-going vibe, the Navigator Tame Impala, who are an uncomplicated grooviness based out of Perth, Austra- that is maintained with seem- There’s a fine line between lia, formed in 2007 and have ingly effortless control. There influence and prevalence, ret- been sending out singles and are periods where the instru- ro-sound and retro-revival, EPs to critical and commercial ments layer sleepily and, as is ‘these guys sort of sound like,’ acclaim from the beginning. typical in the dream-pop tra- and cover band syndrome. Throughout 2008 and 2009 dition, some tunes tend to It’s impossible for new artists they appeared as opening acts zone out a bit, but the drowsi- today to not emanate the work on tour with groups such as The ness never spirals into a com- of anyone who has put out an Black Keys and The Living End, plete hypnosis state—in tracks album sometime in the past, and did a few rounds on the fes- like “Elephant” and “Endors not to have been impacted by tival route as their music was Toi” the group kick the beat previous rock or pop records of featured on the screen, in TV’s up just enough, at the exact some sort. Nor should they try Entourage and the Academy time, to keep us with them. to avoid doing so. We’ve seen Award nominated The Kids Are Using inspiration to their some legendary groups and solo All Right. To growing anticipa- advantage, Tame Impala’s “Keep Photo By: www.1songday.com acts over the past 100 years that tion, Tame Impala’s Innerspeak- On Lying” is an undeniable er was released in summer of homage to The Doors, opening of Pink Floyd, but instead of or imagine to—an album have shaped the music world getting lost in former decades, for a solitary day-dreamer. into what we know it as today. 2010, and their first full-length with simple, un-provocative lyr- album proved that their previ- ics, transforming into a smooth, they tie it all together with At the rate Tame Impala Through a natural process of their original, modern groove. are accelerating, there is no evolution, assisted by tech- ous success was no fad. Already mainly instrumental track, and well-established on the Austra- closing full circle with the fad- Titling their tracks is anoth- question that sometime in the nological growth, we are now er thing Tame Impala seems to future, if they haven’t already, lucky enough to be exposed to lian music scene, Innerspeak- ing of the words. However, er granted the group a Roll- instead of channelling Jim Mor- do well. “Apocalypse Dreams” new bands will emerge that have groups around the world who has the strange, soothing-mus- managed to balance the influ- have been inspired by the same ing Stone “Album of the Year” rison completely, they update award. Their second record, the track with their own imagi- ing tone that the name suggests, ence of the Australian group rock and pop legends and grown and “Music To Walk Home By” with other esteemed bands, giv- their own music from that inspi- Lonerism, was released to nativeness by emphasizing the North America in Oct. of 2012 psychedelic background-sound is just that: relaxing enough for ing us the satisfaction similar, ration. However, inspiration is an easy stroll, but not so lull- and different, sounding tunes a tricky organism. It can result and has since been declared style of the tune, and layering NME’s Album of the Year. muffled chit-chat and social ing as to slow you down. “Sun’s to enjoy. Until then we can rev- in beautiful new creations, Coming Up” starts with melod- el in Lonerism and keep our fin- reminiscent, but not reproduc- With a huge list of achieve- noises overtop of their instru- ments under their name, it is ments, prematurely placing ic piano that echoes like dawn, gers crossed that the group will tions, of the mother plant, or and gradually shifts to lazy gui- venture out to B.C. sometime it can act as an invasive species evident that Tame Impala is the song where it belongs: in a doing something right. Loner- let’s-sit-around-and-talk atmo- tar, footsteps, and waves, alto- soon and share some of their and choke out all other buds gether creating an impression laid-back sunshine. of creativity in its dominance. ism has the careful balance sphere. The group seems to look of 1960s-cool, and a current, towards the past throughout of a sunrise on a quiet beach. In Lonerism, Tame Impala has The name of the album fits succeeded in taming inspiration MGMT-style buzz, mixed into the album. “Mind Mischief” the group’s own blend of psy- envelopes Beatles-like simplic- as well: in its entirety, Loner- and diluting it within their own ism is a record to read, cruise, sound to produce something chedelic rock. The entire album ity in the 1970s progressiveness Art Bites:
Mady Ritzker during the second night of the Jan. 28, features Steven Price, the Navigator festival, with cash prizes award- an award winning novelist ed to the winning filmmakers. and poet who studied, and Students can purchase tick- now teaches, at the Universi- VISFF Tickets Now On Sale: ets for a discounted rate of $10 ty of Victoria. Price will read th Tickets for the 8 annual Van- per night at the campus loca- partly from The Anatomy of couver Island Short Film Fes- tion of the Nanaimo Art Gal- Keys, his poetic biography of tival (VISFF) are now on sale. lery (bldg. 330). Valid student Harry Houdini, published in This year’s festival will be com- I.D. must be presented at the 2006. Price has also published prised of 14 films, 12 minutes or time of purchase. Regular price a novel, Into that Darkness in less in length, created by talent- tickets are $15 per night and 2011, and his second book of ed local filmmakers of all levels can be purchased online at poetry, Omens in the Year of of experience from Vancouver
THE NAVIGATOR • Jan. 23 – Feb. 05 • Vol. 44 • Issue 9 • 17 • THE NAV REVIEWS
Hey Rosetta!
Mady Ritzker 2011. Their latest release, in Nov. the Navigator 2012, was a holiday EP titled A Cup of Kindness Yet in which the We are lucky to be able to boast single “Carry Me Home” was that Canada is home to many recently featured as an iTunes great musical groups that have Single of the Week. Obviously extended their success and Hey Rosetta! are not a complete- faithful followers beyond our ly unknown bunch waiting for a country’s borders, reflecting, big break—the group has toured through their own individual with other well-liked Canadian achievements, the unique and bands, such as The Tragically worthwhile talent that exists in Hip. They have played at some our nation. We can take pride substantial North American fes- in the fact that Montréal is the tivals, including Bonnarroo in birthplace of Arcade Fire, Cal- Summer 2012, and were nomi- gary that of Tegan and Sara, nated for the New Group of the Toronto the location where Year award at the 2012 JUNOs. Metric began, Saskatoon where Many of their songs have Photo By: www.thetelegram.com The Sheepdogs got their start, received international airplay on while Vancouver gave us Dan alt-rock stations, and “Welcome” Mangan. While there are many from Seeds, climbed to the four- and comes across as entirely other times, the pace is steady The collective creativity of the other groups who have risen teenth spot on the Canadian Alt- accessible. Baker’s vocals are and the energy is consistent. In various instrumental sections Plan Your Escape’ from the Great North, these Rock Music Charts in May 2011. both grungy and strong, and s “Lions For in their songs is reminiscent particular musicians have had However, while they have estab- together with the carefully con- Scottie” Hey Rosetta! uses a of the diverse mass of sound success with individual tours lished their talent on the charts structed instrumentals, Hey combination of upbeat guitar, that Arcade Fire has mastered, and record sales around the in Canada and in the hearts of Rosetta! consistently build ten- drums, and string efforts to sus- and the folky-edge to Baker’s world, and have played (some open-eared listeners from other sion and drama in their music tain a lively tempo throughout voice is similar to the raw and have headlined) festivals in parts of the world, Hey Rosetta! that serves to carry the lis- the track. This variance is recog- emotionally-rich intonation both Canada and other coun- have yet to rise to the level of tener from beginning to end. nizable throughout all three of that exists in Dan Mangan’s. tries, won awards worldwide, other, widely-known Canadian The tempo of their songs their full-length records, as well With the momentum and generally gained global groups, and to crack the inter- varies, and the unpredictable as their shorter works, and while they have already built, and appreciation, all the while bear- national scene on their own. nature of their music is one their sound has developed from the unique talent they have ing our country’s name. There Judging by the strength of their factor that makes Hey Roset- album to album, there are no applied to their music, there is no doubt that this tradi- music, it is only a matter of time. ta! a band that does not eas- unwelcome or substantial shifts is no doubt that Hey Roset- tion will continue, and one There is a sense of purpose ily become tiring to listen to. in their style—favourite tracks ta! will soon be a group that is Into Your Lungs group that is worth keeping and conviction that Hey Roset- Sometimes their songs start from , including heard globally as another wor- an eye on is Newfoundland ta! seem to streamline through- slowly and simply, with careful “I’ve Been Asleep for a Long, thy voice that has emerged from and Labrador’s Hey Rosetta!. out their various albums and guitar and tentative vocals and Long Time” and “Red Heart,” Canada. As we watch them The band from St. John’s— EPs. They incorporate a moody, then suddenly swell to include are not completely alien, nor rise, we should be grateful and currently composed of frontman alt-rock, sound (by way of the strings and other instru- totally alike, to more popu- appreciative that they came Seeds Tim Baker, bassist Josh Ward, slightly dark guitar/drums) ments in a theatrical climax, as lar tracks from , such as from the place we call home. lead guitarist Adam Hogan, and with a string section (notably in “Handshake the Gangster” “Yer Spring” and “Seventeen.” If you are interested in Into Your Lungs drummer Phil Maloney—are violin and cello), and often pia- from 2008’s While Hey Rosetta! pos- listening to Hey Rosetta!, (and around through your heart A Cup of not a newly created group. They no. The combination of these sesse a reverence that is differ- you can download and on through your blood) Kindness Yet formed in 2005 and have released layers produces a complex and , or ent and original, there are some for free at
Mady Ritzker former, and the humorous situ- that they have written. Submissions their talents, but it gives student plenty of time for the involved the Navigator ations they get themselves into are narrowed down over the semes- playwrights the chance to devel- students to demonstrate their tal- while busking in a Scottish ter, and after selections have been op their work with a crew, and to ents, and for audiences to soak The annual One Act Festival, park. The Leaving of the Ent- made, a cast and crew, complete present it to an audience beyond it all in. Every play will run for presented by VIU’s Theatre wives, also written by Snowie, with both first-year and upper-lev- the classroom setting. “Hearing two evenings and a matinee. club, the Satyr Players, will take is what he describes as a “Tolk- el students, are assembled. “Actors your work interpreted by other Matinee performances begin at place at the Malaspina Theatre, ien-adjacent story” and offers a take their scripts over the winter people, and working with them noon, consist of two shows and bldg. 310 at the Nanaimo cam- solution to the disappearance break, but rehearsals begin as early to improve it, is a fantastic experi- “are great opportunities for stu- pus, from Jan. 29–31. of the female tree-beings in J. in Jan. as possible. It is an extreme- ence for any writer,” Snowie says. dents with free time after lunch This year’s line-up includes R. R. Tolkien’s masterpiece, The ly quick turnaround of only 2–3 “It is highly recommended for to enjoy a quick selection of what five shows. In addition to two Lord of the Rings. Justine Mor- weeks as everyone pulls together to Theatre students to test the differ- the theatre has to offer,” Snow- mystery plays, three original rison’s Such Great Heights is a prepare the shows,” Snowie says. ent roles that exist both on-stage ie says. Evening performances scripts written and directed dramatic play that is “focused Snowie has now been and off. But my biggest recom- being at 6:30 p.m., and include by VIU students will be per- on the “masks” that keep people involved in the festival for two mendation is for Creative Writ- four plays. Those attending are formed. Mathew Snowie’s The separated,” Snowie says. years and says it is a great oppor- ing students who want to see encouraged to arrive early in Busking Routine is a comedy “The shows are completely tunity for both Theatre and their scripts get wider exposure order to guarantee a seat before that was partially published in student-driven,” Snowie says. In Creative Writing students to be than the inside of a classroom the doors are closed. Admission the 2012 issue of Portal maga- the fall, students are encouraged to involved in. Not only does the workshop, and who may want to is by donation. zine. The story follows the submit proposals for plays—either festival provide actors and crew direct what they write.” For more information on sched- unlikely friendship of an adven- one act scripts that they would like members with an excellent occa- The schedule promisesuling visit “The 2013 One Act Festi- turous student and a street per- to see performed or original scripts sion to develop and showcase to give each of the five shows val” on facebook.
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Men’s basketball aims to improve in second half
The Mariners started the and saying we want to fin- Meagan Dyer second half with a 75–60 ish with this record or finish the Navigator victory over rivals Camosun with this place,” Kuzminski College on Jan. 4. Jones and says. “It’s more of what we The Mariners men’s basket- Billet combined for over half can do this coming Friday ball team passed the midway the team’s points. to get a win, what can we point of the season earlier VIU finished their sev- do in practice to get better.” this month, and is look- en-game home stand the Kuzminski does have long- ing solid heading down the next weekend with games term hopes for the Mariners stretch to Provincials. VIU is against Douglas College and in his first season at the helm, second in the PacWest stand- Langara College. The M’s however. “Ultimately our end- ings but there is still room defeated Douglas in a lop- of-season goal is just to make for improvement, said head sided 72–38 game that had the national tournament and coach Matt Kuzminski. several Royals players side- see how we can do from there. “Some of our ball move- lined with suspensions. We’ve put ourselves in a good ment slows down late in the In their next game, VIU lost position so far but anything can game when [the opposition] a hard fought match to first- happen out of Provincials.” cranks up their defensive pres- place Langara 73–67. Despite For now VIU will prepare sure,” Kuzminski says. “We just the loss, Kuzminski was satis- for its road matches against need to be able to stick with our fied with his team’s effort. Columbia Bible College system and run what we want to “The second night was a (CBC) and Kwantlen Univer- run in pressure situations.” very competitive game against sity on Jan. 25–26. Kwantlen That improvement includes the team who is number one in narrowly defeated the Mari- star players like Brandon Jones, Canada,” Kuzminski says. ners 74–72 in their final game Clayton Billet, and Tyler Olsen “They were obviously a good before Christmas, when the who have led the team all sea- challenge and our guys played Eagles’ masterful zone defense son. Kuzminski says Jones has really well, played really hard, proved to be a challenge. areas to focus on as the team but just couldn’t get it done. VIU hopes to have some heads toward Provincials. “They haven’t lost all year injured players back in the “Particularly down the and they beat us now in both lineup for those matches. stretch, [Jones] is a guy we games by six points. But all Starting point guard Jon Beth- rely on,” Kuzminski says. those games we’ve had our el has been sidelined since “So for him, it’s trying chances and we’ve been right before Christmas with a foot to find how he can close there, so it’s some execution injury and Jess Black has been games a little better and things with offense that I out with an injured hamstring. [improve] decision mak- think we can improve on.” The Mariners next home ing down the stretch. It’s While the Mariners hope games are the final regular not necessarily bad, but he to defeat Langara when the season matches, slated for has to find a way to get us two teams meet in week Feb. 15–16. They will fea- some shots that we want. 10, Kuzminski doesn’t want ture rematches against CBC “There’s a lot of pressure on his team focusing too much and Kwantlen before the him and there’s a lot of expecta- retaking first place. M’s head off to the Provin- tions on him, but that’s kind of the “Every weekend we try cial championships. shoes he’s in. You want to be in a to focus game-by-game, Photo by: Brent Dunlop big role, that’s the way it goes.” instead of looking ahead
Team B.C. wins international football tournament
first play. B.C. scored er for B.C. The 16-year-old ment on the field second The championship game Meagan Dyer on seven of twelve total receiver was knocked out of to none but the discipline was played at the Alamodome, the Navigator drives in the contest and the game after a hard hit in and behaviour of the team site of the annual Alamo Bowl held Europe to just one the second quarter, but was while we were preparing and home of the NBA’s San British Columbia’s additional touchdown. later cleared by team doctors for our two games was Antonio Spurs. under-18 football team B.C. scored five majors to continue playing. excellent as well.” defeated Team USA and a field goal in the Head coach Tom Kud- The team is comprised 38–18 to win the FBU championship game, aba was proud of his of the top high school International Games including three rushing team’s effort at the tour- football players from Visit championship on Jan. 5 touchdowns from Qua- nament and says, “I tru- across B.C., as selected in San Antonio, Texas. licum quarterback Liam ly feel that the main rea- by General Manager Larry The Nav Team B.C. crushed O’Brien. Mason Swift and son we won our games Reda and team coaching Team Europe 49–14 in Marcus Davis, teammates was that our players and staff. The 36-player roster the semi-final to reach from the Mt. Douglas coaches were committed was finalized in early Dec., online the championship game, Rams, also scored for B.C. to do their best. and included Nanaimo despite surrendering a Davis was named the “Not only was the Redman offensive lineman touchdown on the game’s team’s Most Valuable Play- effort and accomplish- Chae-Cody Faickney.
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M’s compete at badminton Honolulu Open
Janice Walker Contributor
While the PGA golfers were blown off the golf course on Maui, the Mariners badmin- ton team battled the Hawaiian winter weather to turn in con- vincing results in the Honolu- lu Open on Jan. 4–6. Hosted by the Honolulu Badminton Club, this year’s tournament featured players from Japan, Hawaii, California, Ontario, and Alberta, including CCAA rivals NAIT and Concordia. Fourth-year player Pat Thompson had a very strong Photo by: www.mariners.viu.ca weekend finishing second in Men’s Singles A to a very quick triad, Thompson teamed with Teammate Eunice Chan came second in consolation, while for third in the very strong and deceptive Chinese play- first-year VIU athlete Melissa third after narrowly losing her Corentin Denis partnered Mixed A consolation. er who had recently moved Liew to win the Mixed Dou- semi-final battle against the with Lucy Bonar for third. When not on the bad- to Edmonton. Thompson bles A consolation. same player. Another VIU athlete mak- minton court Mariner ath- also took the Men’s Doubles VIU dominated the Wom- Chan and Thomas Spen- ing strong progress this sea- letes took on the sand, surf, A consolation with assistant en’s Singles A event where Liew cer, who is making amazing son is Jordan Bartulabac, who and of course the Diamond coach Mike Clark in a very played with strong attacks to progress in his first year of teamed with VIU alumnus Head climb, well prepared by powerful event with players take the gold in the A final badminton, came third in the Jenny Aronson in Women’s their regular assault on the from Canada, Japan, U.S., against a very fit and consis- Mixed Doubles B event. John Doubles for second in B con- VIU stairs. and China. To complete the tent opponent from Japan. Foster and Nicole Greene were solation and with coach Clark NHL tries to win back fans January student special: Start the new year off right. at the first home game. The be discounted all season Meagan Dyer Ottawa Senators gave away long and there should 4 month student special the Navigator free parking on opening night. be free parking and ONLY $130 Get four months for National Hockey League clubs Still, many fans aren’t impressed snacks too.” the price of three! One month free!! knew there were disgrun- with the efforts of Canadian Biology student tled fans to be won back after teams in seeking fan forgive- Ashley Wong dis- Enjoy the gym before you break up for summer. announcing the end of the ness, as some American teams agrees, saying the 1 year special sign up Only $34.99. lockout earlier this month, and are offering greater perks. NHL and players do many are doing so with an apol- The Buffalo Sabres’ team not need to apolo- You can freeze membership through the summer if needed ogy and plenty of perks. store is 50 percent off for the gize for seeking a new We will pay the administration fee for you!! The Vancouver Canucks entire season and the Carolina collective bargaining opened the season last Satur- Hurricanes discounted home- agreement. Over 45 classes included in membership. opener tickets to half price. “Professional sports day with a post-game “jerseys Join our club within a club option Brazilian JuiJitsu and MMA off our back” giveaway to 24 Colorado Avalanche season are a business and ticket holders received four free union just like any oth- or fans at centre ice. A season our Super Sunday Jazz and Hip Hop 6 week courses. ticket holder made the cer- tickets to the first home game. er industry,” Wong says. emonial puck drop and two Florida and Tampa Bay sig- “If fans don’t want to nificantly reduced season ticket come back, they don’t fans had the chance to win a Come in for a visit and join road trip with the Canucks on packages to average $7 a game have to. I don’t think Nanaimo’s friendliest gym! the team charter. for the rest of the season, along teams need to say sorry For the first three games with free parking and a jersey. for that.” of the season the team store is Nashville is giving discounted As of Jan. 20, the half price and hot dogs, pop- tickets to public service workers Canucks have sold corn, nachos, and soft drinks and half price beer. out 408 consecutive are discounted to $1. The VIU student Stuart home games dating Kramer thinks NHL clubs, back to 2002. Canucks also made training 1451 Bowen Rd., Nanaimo camp and pre-season practic- especially the Canucks, BEHIND THE QUARTERWAY PUB es open to the public. should be making a better The Calgary Flameseffort in apologizing to fans. 250.716.1111 offered half-price club seats “Vancouver should be for the first two home games doing way more to tell fans www.nanaimoathleticclub.com and Montréal Canadiens fans they’re sorry for making us wait until Jan. for a season,” received a free meal combo @ilovenac [email protected] Kramer says. “Tickets should
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Oceanside opened the scoring “Getting offered a spot on a penalty shot just 44 sec- in the All Star game as a onds into the game, but, with 20-year-old for my last year less than six minutes left in the in junior was a big accom- second period, Westshore for- plishment and really a priv- ward Kyle Richter tied the game ilege to be able to play in,” at one. The North scored three Large says. “The game itself unanswered goals and took the was fun for me and playing game with a 4–1 victory. with lots of guys I’ve either “The All Star game was a played with or against for great experience and it was nice the past couple years made to come out on top over the it even better.” heavily favoured South Island Despite an exciting weekend, All Stars,” McCarrick says. Large is ready to return to his “There were a lot of first-place Buccaneers and focus Around the rink skills being shown and on the remainder of the season. Photo by: Christian J. Stewart it actually turned into a “Although it’s been a fun decently physical game as weekend there is still a lot of and the top 40 players for well, something I wasn't quite work to be done and getting Sara Grover the All Star game. expecting but enjoyed it. I back to practice today with Contributor In the prospects game the feel like the physical contact high tempo and work ethic was players only had two 30 minute made it more like a real game much needed. I’m looking for- Most people use the week- run time periods to show the and made it more exciting for ward to the rest of the season ends in Jan. to relax after fans and fellow teammates what the fans to watch.” and the battles we still have left a crazy Christmas sea- they had to offer. The game was The outstanding goaltend- to play with my team.” son, but the hockey world more of a pond hockey style ing of Oceanside’s Kiefer Gir- The Buccaneers next is anything but quiet. rather than the classic format oux and Nanaimo’s Cameron game is Thursday, Jan. 23 Oceanside kicked off their the players were used to. The Large was key, as both made at home against Campbell busiest weekend of the sea- teams had specific instructions game changing saves to earn River before travelling to son on Jan. 13 as hosts of for no body checking, that pen- their team the win. Peninsula on Friday. the 2013 Vancouver Island alty calls would result in a pen- Junior Hockey League alty shot, and the game was to (VIJHL) All Star Classic. be played 4-on-4. Each year the VIJHL puts on The five players represent- the Classic as a full day event. The ing the Nanaimo Buccaneers day includes a prospects game for were defenseman Jake Calver- rookies, a skills competition for ley, forwards Will McNamara, players to showcase their individual Garrett Dunlop, Lynden Eddy, skills, and an All Star game with the and goaltender Riley Medves. most talented players on the Island. Calverley led the starting line- Oceanside General for- up, wearing the captain’s “C” ward and VIU student Cam on his jersey, along with the McCarrick was selected to three Buc’s forwards. the All Star game in his final Dunlop beat Panthers season of junior hockey and goalie Stephen Heslop to was happy with how the open the scoring for Team weekend played out. North, but the South took a “I felt like the All Star commanding 5–2 lead after festivities were an all-around the first period. Despite a great time,” McCarrick says. strong effort from the North, “It was nice to have tons of Team South held on through skilled players come together the second half and came out to have a good time and pro- on top with a 9–6 victory. vide some pretty good enter- The All Star game was tainment for the fans!” standard format with three The VIJHL is made up 20 minute stop time periods of nine Junior B teams that of 5-on-5, contact hockey, are split into the North and penalties were a typical and South Island divisions. trip to the box. Nanaimo’s South Island consists of the six players elected to Team Kerry Park Islanders, Saa- North were goaltender Cam- nich Braves, Victoria Cou- eron Large, defensemen Dar- gars, Peninsula Panthers, ian Hamilton and Quen- and the Westshore Wolves, tin McShane, and forwards while the North Island fea- Johnathan Speer, Beau Bla- tures the Nanaimo Bucca- naru, and Dan Foglietta. neers, Oceanside Gener- Team South was the favou- als, Comox Valley Glacier rite team going into the game Kings, and the Campbell with ten of the top 20 VIJHL River Storm. From these scoring leaders on their ros- teams the top 32 young gun ter, but anyone who wrote the players represented their North off early were certain- teams in the prospects game ly surprised. Michael Fretz of
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No “Nationals hangover” for women’s v-ball
from winning Nationals, that that we’re going to improve catch you off guard with a few different situation from the Meagan Dyer Nationals hangover,” Hyde says. on, and then just really focus- points here and there. Frasier first time we played them,” the Navigator “That drive wasn’t quite there at ing on having some fun.” Valley plays just like us, with a Smith says. “I think our team the beginning, but I think it’s Fifth-year setter Dani lot of fast offense.” has grown a lot, especially After winning the CCAA really starting to [show] now. Smith will be trying to do Hyde is not focussing on over- being at home usually brings National Championship last “We’re at the second half, that this semester, in what is throwing UFV for first place in the out the best in the entire team. season at home in such dramat- we’re seeing Provincials and her final season as a Mariner. standings, but rather improving I think it will be a really good ic fashion, there was some con- Nationals at the end of the tun- However, she wants to leave the team game-by-game. test to our improvement, and cern for this season’s Mariners nel and the girls are relighting VIU with a strong effort. “We have 24 matches this I have a good feeling our team lacking the same motivation to that flame of excitement.” “There’s a little bit more year and what we talk about as a will rise to the challenge.” repeat. But that hasn’t been an VIU returned from Christ- emphasis than my first year, team is being number one at the The Mariners only have two issue as VIU has another suc- mas break by defeating Cap- but every year is very different end of Provincials,” Hyde says. weeks of home matches remain- cessful season underway. ilano University in straight and this is the last kick at the “By the end of the season I believe ing in the season after travel- The squad is sitting in sets. Alyssa Wolf was named can,” Smith says. we will be number one, and then ling to UFV. Smith will play her second place, just two points PacWest Athlete of the Week The showdown against battle for tops in Canada. That’s final game as a Mariner in front behind the University of Fra- for her strong play, highlight- UFV in two weeks will be a our goal and I don’t see any rea- of the home crowd in what will sier Valley (UFV), and has a ed by 16 digs, 12 kills, and 3 great test for Smith and her son why we won’t be there.” likely be an emotional game for comfortable lead over third aces in the first match. team. UFV is one of the stron- But before that, the Mar- players and fans alike. place Columbia Bible Col- Still, Hyde is looking to fine- gest teams in the country and iners must take on CBC at “It’s really exciting and it’s lege (CBC). The M’s have tune the squad in practice with is a calibre similar to what home on Jan. 25–26. Despite crazy that I’ve been here for five only lost two matches all sea- only eight matches remaining VIU would face at Nationals. having fewer points, the years,” Smith says. “I want to son and head coach Shane before Provincials. “They play a tempo very Bearcats defeated VIU early leave without any regrets.” Hyde is happy with where his “We’re really working a lot similar to ours,” Hyde says. in the season. Smith is con- team is at so far. on our blocking and a lot on “The other teams we play fident her team will not take “The only area for slight con- our service, too,” Hyde says. in our conference are a little bit the visitors lightly. cern was just the bounce-back “So those are the two areas unorthodox so sometimes they “I think it will be a very
Canada’s most iconic sports calls
moments of Game 6. “He will a walk-off home run to win the Meagan Dyer play, you know he’ll play. He’ll 6. “He shoots, he scores!”— 1993 World Series. “Touch the Navigator play on crutches! And he will The legendary Foster Hewitt ’em all Joe,” announcer Tom play at Madison Square Gar- coined hockey’s most celebrat- Cheek exclaimed as Carter Every sports fan has a favou- den on Tuesday night!” And ed sentence in 1922, making rounded the bases, “you’ll rite moment in team his- he played with broken ribs them the four words hockey never hit a bigger home run tory, and it’s accompanied and a busted nose. fans yearn to hear. in your life.” And no Blue Jays by a spine-chilling com- player has since. mentary call. Here are the 8. The Miracle Catch— 5. “Here comes Bailey, he’s top ten in Canadian history CBC’s Chris Cuthbert nearly got it!”—“9.84! A world 2. The Golden Goal— (and let’s face it, most of jumped out of his skin call- record for Donovan Bailey “Crosby scores! Sidney Cros- them happen on ice). ing one of the greatest plays and a gold medal!” Wittman by, the golden goal!” Cuthbert in CFL history. “Milt Ste- had less than ten seconds to delivered his iconic call at 10. Punch-up in Piestany— gall! Are you kidding, this work with when making his 12:20 of overtime of the 2010 “They’ve turned the lights off is unbelievable! Touchdown famous 1996 Summer Olym- Olympic gold medal clash, in the arena, but that isn’t Bombers! ...there is silence pics call, as Donovan Bailey in a game over 80 percent of going to solve anything!” and shock here at Common- raced in the 100m sprint. Canadians tuned in to see. Don Wittman exclaimed dur- wealth. It doesn’t get any ing the 1987 World Junior more miraculous, or better 4. 2002 Gold Medal—“Joe 1. “Henderson scores for Championships when tourna- than that.” Sakic scores! Joe Sakic scores! Canada!”—Hewitt brought ment officials turned off arena And that makes it 5–2 Cana- the 1972 Summit Series’ lights to quell a Canada/Sovi- 7. “Can. You. Believe it!”— da! Surely, that’s gotta be it!” final match from the Soviet et bench-clearing brawl. The Gord Miller took the words And with that, Bob Cole gave Union to living rooms across game was cancelled and both off every Canadian’s tongue the nation permission to cel- Canada with his legend- teams were disqualified. watching Jordan Eberle’s ebrate its first Olympic gold ary call. One of the greatest heroic game-tying goal in the medal for men’s hockey in 50 moments in Canadian his- 9. “He’ll play!”—Even non- 2009 World Juniors. “Eber- years. “It’s time for Canada to tory, Paul Henderson’s win- Canuck fans can get goose le scores, tie game! Can you stand up and cheer. Stand up ning goal brought a nation bumps listening to Jim Rob- believe it!?” Eberle would go and cheer, everybody!” together in a time of global son’s 1994 Stanley Cup final on to score the shootout win- tension and uncertainty. call as Trevor Linden crawled ner and become one of Can- 3. Touch ’em all, Joe—In the to the bench in the final ada’s most clutch players in greatest play in Toronto Blue tournament history. Jays history, Joe Carter belted
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