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WHAT'S ON l THIS WEEK, MAY WE: OUR CAMPUS// ONE ON ONE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UBC MONDAY /18 The business of comedy CAN THE WORLD Kaidie Williams HANG TOGETHER? Contributor 8 P.M.-9 P.M. @ COACH HOUSE OF GREEN COLLEGE Poli sci PhD Charles Roger gives a "Comedy is the truth masked by talk on taking on the world's chal humour," says Ed Hill, a budding lenges through global cooperation. stand-up comedian in Vancouver. Free "Often, the truth is ugly and comedians make it something acceptable." Hill was born in Taiwan in TUESDAY ' 19 1984. In 1994, while he was still in elementary school, his parents TOONIETUESDAY took him and his brother to Canada ALL DAY ©WHITE SPOT for a permanent "vacation," which Wondering what that lineup involved school, work and worst of around Tim Hortons is about? all, taxes. It's Toonie Tuesday at White Spot After graduating from Pinetree where the original Triple O's burger Secondary School in Coquitlam, is only $3.33 every Tuesday. This Hill attended UBC in 2002 and is not a paid advertisement, but joined the Arts faculty family as a anin-case-you-didn't-get-it-and- member ofthe honours psychology were-too-afraid-to-ask-someone- program. However, he fell out of and-didn't-want-to-Google-it. =HOTO COURTED ED HILL love with his choice. He remem Ed Hill's advice on how to achieve success: "Don't play Candy Crush.' bers listening to a lecture during a history class, when the professor album was recorded live at a com The nature of Hill's occupation told everyone to close their eyes edy club in Taipei. Its cover shows makes it easy to become swayed by WEDNESDAY' 20 and consider the following scen Hill as a child standing in front of a alcohol and drugs. He prides him ario: "You are 45 years old and it's park near his home. self on the discipline he developed Monday morning. What are you "I look like a little Korean Dicta from attending UBC, which forced DIRT! THE MOVIE doing?" 7:30 P.M. @ FREDDY WOOD THEATRE tor," said Hill. him to grow up quickly. He believes UBC's Engineers Without Borders As he sat at the back ofthe class For his inspiration, Hill admires it is important to make the most of chapter screens Dirt! The Movie. reflecting, Hill said to himself: Louis C.K.'s work ethic and Dave every situation. For Hill, every Afterthe film, there will bea panel "Not this." Chappelle's insight. thing in life serves a purpose. discussion with experts from A few years after his gradua He commented that although "I am my greatest critic," he an environmental journalist, the tion in 2006, Hill went through his job may seem like all fun and said. He loves the challenges that president of Fair Trade Vancouver a terrible breakup. His road to games, a lot of work goes on behind come with his job, and he values and more. recovery led him to a comedy class the stage and the laughter. every hour in his day. $5 suggested entrance donation that encouraged him to get back on "The audience only sees 30 to His advice on how to achieve stage and channel his comedic per 45 minutes of me, but my prepara success is simple: "Don't play sonality into a business. He built a tions take a lot more time. I always Candy Crush. It wastes your life. network of people through Google have homework," said Hill. His job Build a network of successful indi and Facebook, and spread his never stops. viduals, keep your family by your information through these media. "You are in control 100 per side and find affordable coffee." "It's amazing how quickly you can cent ofthe time. You are a busi Indeed, Hill attributes his suc track people," he said. ness," he said. "I don't report to cess to McDonalds' double double On Oct. 31, Hill released his new a boss, I report to the man in the coffee — since it was, and still is, THE debut comedy CD, Canasian. The mirror." the most affordable. XI COVER
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The Chemistry Secure Bike Park ing facility has become the latest =HOTOCOURTESYOFTHE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETYOF LONDON location of bike thefts on campus, Field staff hand out relief packs to villagers in Panay, Philippines. with two bicycles recently stolen from the new bike cages. Bike thefts aren't a new phe UBC team leads aid for 60,000 in Philippines nomenon on campus, but Barry Sarah Bigam Eccleton, director of Campus Sec News Editor villages where we worked they lost with the pain from their injuries," "We are the people able to help. urity, noted that the two bikes were 75 to 90 per cent ofthe houses, and said Vincent. There is nobody else, so it would stolen within days of each other. Biologists and social workers from that is also the schools, and the Yesterday, the first 2,000 relief be unconscionable for us to turn According to Eccleton, around 60 a UBC-related conservation group health centres, and just every packs were sent to coastal commun our backs and say, 'Sorry, we're a bikes are stolen each year at UBC. are providing impromptu aid for thing," said Vincent. ities in Danajon Bank. research unit.'" "Someone must have gotten a isolated communities in the Philip As part of their working strat "At the moment, we're just focus Their aid work is being super hold ofthe [bike] codes because pines to help with the aftermath of egy, the team sets up local teams ing on getting food, water, pills and vised by the ZSL, who will be there was no sign of forced entry," Typhoon Haiyan. in the communities in which they soap in, and then soon we'll start auditing them. said Eccleton. "These thefts are Project Seahorse, a UBC-Zoo- work to carry out the conserv moving towards the bigger issues," The group has started a fundrais usually done on a very businesslike, logical Society of London collabora ation processes. Their Filipino Vincent said. "It's a real and very ing campaign for their relief fund. organized basis, by professional, tive sustainability group who works teams quickly got advice from aid difficult situation." So far, they have raised £40,000 prolific thieves who specialize in to protect seahorses and create agencies and are now working Project Seahorse currently works from donors. knowing which bikes are valuable." sustainable fishing practices, was to distribute aid, in coordination with 40 towns and villages, totalling "The first thing is to make sure Eccleton said bike thieves often working on marine conservation with the local government and 60,000 people. Vincent said there is that we're just getting the emer have access to the tools needed to projects with Filipino fishing com other community organizations. currently no other aid going to these gency relief in... then eventually defeat locks — usually cutting pliers munities when Typhoon Haiyan hit Project Seahorse has been communities. start partnering on rebuilding. or small bolt cutters that can easily the impoverished area on Nov 8. delivering aid in Panay, Bantayan "Because they're somewhat "We're really proud ofthe work be concealed. According to Project Seahorse and Danajon Bank for several days isolated fishing villages, somewhat we're trying to do, but we're even Although preventing bike thefts director and co-founder Amanda now. remote from the main track, any re prouder of our Filipino researchers becomes more of a challenge due to Vincent, the typhoon cut across the "We managed to get hundreds lief is goingto take a very, very long and social workers. A lot of them the high volume of bikes on cam exact areas where all of their sites of kilos of rice into one community time to get to them, if it ever does," have damaged houses and missing pus, Eccleton said there are things were located. with canned fish and canned meat she said. "Relief in the Philippines is family members, and yet they're just that cyclists can do to protect their "We did a quick assessment and soap and basic aspirin sort not [even] getting to the major cities getting on with it. So it's quite, quite bikes. Eccleton said cable locks are and discovered that in many ofthe of medicine just so they can deal yet properly. extraordinary, their resilience." XI particularly vulnerable because they can easily be cut. He recom mended high quality, solid steel TECHNOLOGY» U-locks because they are much NEWS BRIEFS Medeo connects more difficult to remove. Adam Cooper, UBC's trans UBC receives $12M in federal patients with MDs portation planner, said security research funding over the Internet measures are in place to address On Nov. 14, the federal government Austen Erhardt bike security. "Reducing theft is announcedthattheywouldbe an important goal for our depart appointing 10 new Canada Research StaffWriter ment," he said. Chairs (CRCs) to UBC. Including A company co-founded by a UBC UBC has 10 stand-alone secure the three CRC positions that were graduate connects patients with bike parking facilities, providing renewed and the two that have been doctors over the internet. over 1,000 weather-protected advanced, this represents a $12 Medeo, which saw its first bike parking spaces on campus. million increase in federal funding. patient in January 2013, facilitates Additionally, according to Cooper, The CRC program recruits highly videoconferencing between B.C. a new secure bike parking facility esteemed researchers in sciences, physicians and province residents. is currently being proposed on the engineering and humanities and es The service allows anyone with west side ofthe Engineering Design tablishes research professorships for B.C. Medical Services Plan coverage Center on Engineering Lane. The them at post-secondary institutions to connect with a doctor using a EDC bike cage is planned to accom =HOTOCOURTESYOFMEDEC modate approximately 65 bikes, across Canada. mobile device or a computer with 65 per cent of Medeo staff are UBC graduates from the past decade. "We are supporting cutting-edge a webcam. and will have day-use lockers and a research at Canadian universities Ryan Wilson, the company's "Medeo is much more than just government hundreds of millions of repair stand. Construction is slated and fostering innovation by helping CEO, graduated from UBC with a Skype for doctors," Wilson said. dollars. for 2014. Cooper is optimistic that researchers bring their ideas to the bachelor of commerce in 2008. He However, he said that the service Granger Avery, a UBC Faculty this will be the best secure bike marketplace," said minister of state said that ofthe 39 staff employed at is not intended to be a complete of Medicine clinical professor and parking project to date. Greg Rickford during the announce Medeo's Vancouver office, 65 per replacement for seeing a doctor in executive director ofthe Rural Co "I always park my bike [in a ment at the University of Calgary. cent graduated from UBC over the person. ordination Centre of B.C., believes secure bike parking facility], and Thisyear, the federal government past ten years. Wilson hopes that Medeo will that telehealth services like Medeo I've never witnessed or had my provided 135 new CRCs worth Medeo currently has over 180 save time and money for both doc could be a boon for the health care bike stolen, but I guess it just goes $108.9 million to 41 post-secondary participating physicians, 49 of tors and patients. He said the service system, particularly in rural regions. to show that you can never be too institutions through the program. whom signed up in October. It should be able to put users in front "If telehealth services were to be careful," said Efua Emil, a third- "The [CRC] program has helped can function as a drop-in clinic, of a doctor faster than most regular widely and properly implemented, year Arts student. UBC and other Canadian universities where users see whichever doctor walk-in clinics. Medeo can also refer the time savings could be huge," Cooper said UBC has also de recruit and retain bright minds in all is available soonest, and it can also you to a specialist and, occasion said Avery. veloped videos in partnership with disciplines from around the world," help users find a permanent family ally, have you see him or her the Medeo's software works on any the AMS Bike Co-op to educate said John Hepburn, VP research doctor. same day. modern computer with a webcam, students about bike safety. and international at UBC. "We have The service fulfils certain roles of "If you went on Medeo right now running Google Chrome. It can also "We often find that many bikes already seen the scientific and eco a traditional medical clinic: it pro and wanted to see a doctor, you'd be accessed on iOS devices, and will on campus are not properly locked nomic impact of their discoveries." vides access to medical records cre wait well under an hour," Wilson soon be available on Android. ... which makes their bicycles easier CRC was created in 2000 with ated while using Medeo, facilitates said. "Probably five to 10 minutes." Although the company is discuss to target for theft. As such, we an annual budget of $300 million referrals to specialists and sends lab These time savings could impact ing the possibility of national and constantly promote the message to establish up to 2,000 research results when they're completed. Pa government healthcare spending international expansion, Wilson of using a hardened steel u-lock professorships. UBC has the second tients are notified via text message as well. Wilson estimated that if said B.C. is their current priority. and encourage cyclists to use our largest number of CRC allocations in a few minutes before their doctor is Medeo were to be broadly im "This is our home. We really want facilities as a way to reduce the risk the country, xi ready for the appointment. plemented, it could save the B.C. to knock it out ofthe park here." of theft." a NEWS I MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18,2013
RESIDENCE LIFE » Is there a professor in the house? Michael Griffin moves into Totem Park for Faculty in Residence program Ana Gargollo the floor hasn't changed since Contributor Griffin's arrival. "It's not like I'm more conscious about the noise A UBC professor is living in level or anything," she said. Totem Park. Some students living in Totem Michael Griffin, an assistant Park, however, are not aware that professor of Greek and Roman this has been going on for two philosophy, has been living on weeks now. the second floor of Shuswap Mistuko Obo, a resident from house since Nov. 1. This is part ham'lasam', knew Griffin hosted of an initiative called Faculty a movie night, but did not know in Residence, being piloted by he was actually living in Totem Student Housing and Hospitality Park. Services (SHHS) in Totem Park "Professor in residence sounds this year. cool. It's just something I have to "The idea is to bring the faculty get to know better," said Obo. closer to the first-year experience "I'm not sure it's well known and give ... a human face to the enough that he is a professor," faculty," said Griffin, "and also to said Jan Bartolome, the resi ... add an academic dimension to dence advisor for second floor events and build a bridge between Shuswap. "But I think when the academic and social dimen people do realize that and they sions of first-year life." do have that conversation with Griffin was contacted by him, they'll be more involved." Janice Robinson, director of resi Griffin plans to stay in Totem dence life and administration at for the trial run until the end of SHHS, about participating in the the year. If all goes well, the pro program. He said his experience ject will continue in future years. doing graduate work at the Uni "Everybody's been very versity of Oxford made him want PHOTO CARTER BRUNDAGE3THE UBYSSEY friendly [and] very welcoming, to get involved. UBC philosophy professor Michael Griffin has been living in Totem Park for two weeks. and it made me grateful for "[Oxford] had professors, that because I kind of came in graduates students and under basis to actually get to know So far, Griffin said he has had Second floor Shuswap resi the middle of things, so it's a graduates living and working faces. Otherwise, UBC canbe a positive experience living in dent Jessamine Kara Liu went to little weird." Griffin said. "It's together in a college and I really this very big place." Totem. "It's almost like respir the movie night Griffin hosted an all-new program idea but liked that, having all the students Griffin currently runs a table ation to see a campus change earlier in the month, which 40 everybody's been awesome. The and faculty together," Griffin in the commonsblock on Wednes every year, with people coming residents attended to watch The RAs have really made me feel said. "I thought this would be days and is planning to have din in September and leaving in the Matrix. at home. a great chance to get to do that ner with different floors, starting summer and coming back. It's Liu said she wouldn't be "I've liked it a lot and haven't kind of thing, to get to here to with his own. He is also available like the campus is breathing. It likely to seek him out. However, even had any fire alarms after 2 meet people on a more casual for help with academics. always feels very alive." according to Liu, the dynamic of a.m. yet." XI
TERRORISM » Campus lecture spurs debate on Islam and terrorism UBC Islamic studies professor Rumee Ahmed addresses students in the Global Lounge
Ariela Karmel more important than anything else. cycle ensues," Ahmed replied. Contributor In the name of security, everything "Religion doesn't operate on becomes justifiable," Ahmed said. practicality, but assumes an ideal The Islamic perspective on ter Ahmed said that, when threat situation." rorism was subject to debate and ened, people respond based on Students had mixed responses to scrutiny in the Global Lounge on self-interest when they should be the lecture. Amna Chaudhry, a first- Thursday night. focusing on the needs of others. year pharmacy student, generally Rumee Ahmed, a professor of "Those who suffer the most from agreed with what the professor Islamic studies in the Department acts of terror are always minority had to say, but took issue with the of Classical, Near Eastern and groups, women and those with the idea that religion doesn't operate on Religious Studies, gave a lecture on least, and we should be expending practicality but solely on ideals. Islam and terrorism before opening our energies to help them," said "There are many practical ele the floor for discussion with the Ahmed. ments of religion that are compatible audience. Ahmed specializes in the He added further that in a cul with our society," said Chaudhry. study of suicide bombings, torture ture of fear, it is very easy to turn Amna Ellnour, a second-year lin and terrorism. away from those in need and to fos guistics student, enjoyed Ahmed's The lecture began with a ques ter a society of blame and isolation lecture. She agreed with his mes tion: what is a terrorist? Ahmed rather than interconnectedness. sage that by prioritizing the needs said, "The problem ofthe definition "An us-versus-them mentality of others instead of succumbing to of a terrorist is that the word is arises, which creates a perpetual self-interest and fear, a better soci too narrow and broad at the same cycle of blame and conflict where ety canbe built. time." Fraught with inconclusive there is no victor," said Ahmed. However, Ellnour questioned and ambiguous connotations He said the Islamic message is the assertion that the onus seemed depending on one's context, Ahmed to create "aman" or safety inside to be put more on society instead cited this "inexact nomencla oneself and for factions to come of on terrorists themselves. She felt ture" as a major problem within together in mutual support to that not much was discussed about our society. bridge the divide. "In the absence actual terrorism, what it stems from, In the Islamic tradition, Ahmed of prophethood, we are all the or how to interpret it. "Instead of said it is more important to ask same," Ahmed said. discussing how to better react to what terrorism does than what it is. The majority ofthe event was terrorism, I would have liked to "To ask what something 'is' is composed of discussion. One hear about what it is about a culture an anathema to Islamic tradition; theme that was repeatedly raised or society that inspires terrorists," the word 'is' does not even exist in was the clash between practicality said Ellnour. Arabic," said Ahmed. and idealism. Several audience This event was presented by the "I define a terrorist in terms members wondered whether Pakistani Students Association as of what it does, and its effect on prioritizing security might be a part of an initiative called Des people: it creates fear, promotes a logical and practical reaction to tination South Asia which began social or political ideology, and does terrorism, despite the issues this in 2012. According to marketing not distinguish between civilians causes. representative Ali Sikandar, this and non-civilians." "From a religious perspective, initiative entails various lectures and Most visibly, terrorism caus salvation should be man's main workshops, culminating in a confer es peoples and governments to concern and not security. And ence in March which will focus on the politics, economics, fine arts and PHOTO CARTER BRUNDAGE3THE UBYSSEY reshape priorities. "The typical when we continue to operate with Rumee Ahmed studies suicide bombings, torture and terrorism. reaction is that security becomes a knee-jerk response, a vicious society of South Asian countries. II National
COUNSELLING » MOVEMBER» Concordia opens Sexual 'Staches can lead to slacktivism Assault Resource Centre Jeremiah Rodriguez The Western Gazette (Western)
LONDON (NUW) - With men beginning to avoid the razor this month, a new study says people growing facial hair for prostate cancer awareness might not be more likely to fork over any dough to the cause. In the Journal of Consumer Research, scholars at UBC have published findings that support the idea that small public token forms of support lead to "slack tivism." "What we find is that symbol ic token action is very public in nature. We find that when people are asked to donate something PHOTO BRANDON JOHNSTON3THE LINK Concordia now has a Sexual Assault Resource Centre. more meaningful like time and money, they aren't any more Alejandra Melian-Morse who is going through a rough time,' likely to help," said Katherine The Link (Concordia) or helping somebody get to and White, co-author and associate from classes if the perpetrator is a professor at the Sauder School of MONTREAL (NUW) - After fellow student, for example." Business at UBC. two years and a thousand-strong Social worker Jennifer Drum- "Organizations like charities petition, Concordia's highly an mond, the SARC's recently hired and social causes have to think ticipated Sexual Assault Resource coordinator and the one full-time about what their goals are," Centre is finally open. position at the centre, echoed White added. Concordia's Centre for Gender the sentiment. "If your goal is to generate Advocacy, which promotes gender "The good thing about having a certain amount of monetary equality and empowerment among something on campus is that it of donations then it's suggested that marginalized groups, had been fers immediate support, immediate public forms of support might not advocating for a sexual assault crisis intervention and immediate lead to an increase of donations centre on campus since the spring information," she said. down the road." FILE PHOTO KAIJACOBSON3THE UBYSSEY of 2011 due to the high rate of sexual Drummond added that she's now White and her co-authors Kirk Moustached men aren't as willing to part with their cash as their razors, according to a study. assault — which includes any un in the process of putting together Kristofferson, a PhD student in "We do find that find that if tokens of supports have certainly wanted act of a sexual nature — on a wide range of resources for the marketing at Sauder, and John people can make their first act more made it easier. university campuses. Concordia community, including Peloza, of Florida State Univer private or if they really think about "Media forms like Facebook "Around one in four students crisis intervention, referrals and sity, were inspired to understand how their own values align with the have created new ways to engage experiences some kind of sexual volunteer opportunities. the rise in the public percep cause, you can flip the effect so that in impression management that assault during their post-secondary Educating and raising awareness tion of "slacktivists" who may the small act of token support can we didn't have 20 years ago," career," said Julie Michaud, the about sexual assault prevention will incorrectly associate a click with make them more likely to support he said. Centre's administrative coordinator. also be one ofthe resource centre's financial support which cam later," White said. Hahn added that the study "[The Centre] thought that was main goals, according to Michaud. paigns may be gunning for. Adam Hahn, a post-doctoral didn't necessarily mean that Mov- completely unacceptable and that "The best way to talk about what In the experiment, partici student in social psychology at ember moustaches had a harmful it just didn't make any sense that consent is and how to make sure pants offered a private token Western, said that this type of effect on fundraising, or that there was no dedicated service to you've got it is to actually have a form of support were more in symbolic support without engaging public supporters of awareness meet the needs ofthe survivors at conversation with people, because clined to donate time and money is nothing new, but outlets like campaigns are any less supportive Concordia given that statistic." then that gives you time to pull out when prompted afterwards. Facebook, hashtags and other public than people who did nothing. The outline the Concordia all ofthe cultural baggage and ideas administration proposed after an about sex," she said. nouncing its plans in April to open Volunteers at the SARC will be the new SARC by this fall included holding workshops to start the con many ofthe Centre's original goals, versation with the community. such as the inclusion of all genders Despite the focus on prevention, and the hiring of a social worker to Drummond says the SARC will handle counselling and academic primarily be a safe space for sexual accommodation, to name a few. assault survivors where they can get The university has committed the help needed to move forward. only one year to the project, but Mi "When someone comes and chaud says she doesn't think it will meets with me... they can expect be dismantled anytime soon. "Just someone who's non-judgmental. the fact of creating a sexual assault They can expect what we discuss centre sends a strong message to the to be confidential, they can expect Concordia community," she said. to be treated with respect and to "Its very existence, that there's a be believed and [they can expect] place called the Sexual Assault Re someone who will go over their source Centre, is really important." options with them and provide them Much ofthe new centre's focus with support," said Drummond. will be on assault prevention. The SARC is currently looking to "For too long, the sexual assault fill a roster of volunteers to staff the prevention advice that has been centre. given out has been, 'Don't walk Volunteer opportunities are alone at night, don't dress like a slut, available to anyone interested, but don't leave your drink unattended, Drummond said she hopes to bring EXPLORE YOUR CAREER OPTIONS don't flirt with someone you don't survivors of sexual assault together know,'" said Michaud. for support. Discover the full-time and part-time "But it's not up to the potential "I think there's something really victim of sexual assault to prevent powerful in survivors working with programs that will help you advance themselves from being victimized, other survivors," she said. "I think your career. it's up to the person who wants to that the expertise and knowledge have sex with someone to check that people have from their own Wednesday, November 20 in and find out if the other person experiences is huge and that's some 5-8 pm is actually consenting, and that's a thing that you don't learn at school." skill that canbe learned." Ultimately, Michaud says the Burnaby Campus Montreal has various re opening ofthe SARC marks a step in sources and services for sexual the right direction for the university. 3700 Willingdon Avenue assault, but Michaud says there "I think there might be a bit of are many advantages to a Con- a fear that if we talk about sexual Get a head start. Explore online now. cordia-based centre. assault as something that happens... "It's nice to have a person on site people will think that it's a problem bcit.ca/biginfo in an official Concordia office be at our university," she said. "But the able to, if necessary, call a... profes reality is that it's a problem at every sor who a survivor might not feel university. Talking about it doesn't It's your career. comfortable asking for accommo indicate that it's a particular prob Get it right. dation and say, 'I'm wondering if lem [at Concordia], it just indicates we might be able to make arrange that you're actually dealing with it, ments to accommodate this person which is a really positive thing." // Sports + Rec EDITOR NATALIESCADDEN MONDAY, NC
HOCKEY» Women's hockey T-Birds flying high Seventh straight victory puts UBC atop Canada West standings for first time in team history
Jenny Tang weren't on their side. Neverthe StaffWriter less, UBC was keen on cushioning their first-place standing and After a rest over the Remem triumphed with an overtime goal brance Day weekend, the UBC from Nikola Brown-John to seal women's hockey team faced off the victory. against the University of Sas The game opened with neither katchewan Huskies on Friday and side scoring and lots of back- Saturday and were able to extend and-forth play. However, just 46 their winning streak, putting seconds into the second period, them on top ofthe Canada West UBC opened with an exciting goal regular season standings for the by Casorso, who slotted the puck first time in team history. in the net with a cross-ice pass On Friday, the Thunderbirds from Rafter. were eager to continue their However, penalties would victories and scored on three of plague UBC at the end ofthe their four power plays. Freshman second period. The Huskies had Hannah Heisler scored two of the the 'Birds scrambling on a four- three much-needed goals, both at minute penalty kill and managed the beginning and the end ofthe to even the game when Kaitlin game. Willoughby shoved the puck in. Assisted by captain Christi Right as that four-minute Capozzi and assistant captain major was ending, Rafter took an Sarah Casorso, Heisler managed interference penalty, and Rebecca to tip in Casorso's shot from the Unrau joined her in the box to point in the last five minutes of serve an unsportsmanlike penalty the first period. after Thomas argued with the ref. Adding to the goal tally in the That gave the Huskies two full second period was Tatiana Rafter, minutes of 5-on-3, but the 'Birds PHOTO JOSH CURRAN3THE UBYSSEY who lengthened her lead in the defence was able to limit their ef Above: Sarah Casorso opens the scoring in the second period. Below: UBC celebrates Nikola Brown-John's overtime winner. Canada West scoring rankings fectiveness, and goalie Samantha with her 10th ofthe season. Langford made some beautiful The Huskies bit back with two saves to keep the score even after more goals in the third period two periods. She would go on to from their top scorers Cami clock 30 saves on the night. Wooster and Julia Flinton. With With the score remaining the scoring neck and neck, the tied at 1-1 at the end ofthe third 'Birds needed one more goal period, the game was sent to to win. overtime. Less than two minutes in, UBC was shorthanded again as Brown-John was sent to the [There was] all kinds box for unsportsmanlike conduct. of stuff we could make Langford and the 'Birds de excuses about, but fence were again able to hold off great teams find ways the Huskies. Finally, 8:48 into the 10-minute to get through that and overtime period, Brown-John put our competitive spirit the winner past Huskie goalie pulls through in those Karen Lefsrud for UBC's seventh straight victory. situations. "[There was] all kinds of stuff we could make excuses about, but great teams find ways to get Graham Thomas through that and our competi UBC women's hockey head coach tive spirit pulls through in those situations," said Thomas after the game. Heisler answered again and Thomas was particularly went on to tip in her second pleased with his goaltender. powerplay goal. She was helped "[Langford] was unbelievable. She =HOTO JOSH CURRAN3THE UBYSSEY by Casorso and Rafter in the last hasn't started in a while, [but] had Now on a seven-game win 10 minutes ofthe third period, an opportunity here and totally streak, UBC has a target on and UBC came out victorious took the ball and ran with it." their back. WOMEN'S with a 3-2 win. He has also been impressed "Teams want to knock you "I wanted to go out there and with Casorso's two-way per down and take you out," Thomas fight for first, and we did, and formance throughout the season. said. "Teams are going to come HOCKEY now we're first," Heisler said ex "Her competitive spirit — I just at us, so let's have some fun and citedly. "It was a big team effort. can't go back to that enough. You welcome the challenge." BY THE NUMBERS Both my goals were tipped from challenge her at anything and The 'Birds will face off with the point and they were nice shots she will fight to make sure she the University of Manitoba Bisons from the point first. We just need wins. She makes good defensive for the first time this season next to keep the momentum and build plays, she makes good offensive weekend in Winnipeg, and then •7 ™fc™ A wins-losses-draws so far this season off it, don't let them get back and plays and makes good plays at return home to play the Univer give it to them tomorrow." late times and she's a big leader sity of Lethbridge Pronghorns Coach Graham Thomas was back there." before the winter break. XI WB9BX wins-losses-draws at this point last year happy with the victory but was still aware of their flaws. time in team history that UBC has been in first place "We still need to work on our in the conference standings consistency, that's for sure." BIRD DROPPINGS he said. "Sometimes we get the mentality that we can go at 70 per cent, 80 per cent, maybe, and then goals scored by UBC, the most in the conference they'll just sit back. [But] that's Men's basketball (2-4) Men's volleyball (5-3) not the case here, they're going to push back." Friday @ TRU: 78-65 L Friday @ WIN: 3-2 L goals by Tatiana Rafter, the most in the conference "[The powerplays] really bailed Saturday @ TRU: 86-56 L Saturday @ WIN: 3-0 W us out tonight," Thomas admitted. points by Rafter, also the most "That's not always going to hap Women's basketball (4-2) Women's volleyball (8-0) pen, and we've got to make sure Friday @ TRU: 65-57 OTL Friday @ WIN: 3-1W we [don't] rely on that to score goals every game because that's Saturday @ TRU: 71-54 W Saturday @ WIN: 3-2 W games in a row in which Rafter has a point kind of unheard of." Men's hockey (3-8-1) asssists for Sarah Casorso, second-most in the On Saturday night, it looked conference like the odds were against the Friday @SASK: 6-3 L 'Birds, as they had players who Saturday O SASK: 3-0 L weren't at their best and refs who MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 | SPORTS + REC
RUNNING » David Slade engineers success on the track Fifth-year student athlete races dean of material engineering in support of United Way
Jaime Hills dean of material engineering, Contributor Marc Parlange, proposed a chal lenge to his students: he would Toy cars and cops and robbers: personally match the fundraising seems like a simple life that efforts of anyone who could beat might not be more than a child's him in the race. playground routine. But for David A friend of Slade's took the Slade, it was the beginning of opportunity to sign him up, with much more. out his knowledge and as a joke, The two biggest aspects of and informed him of it a week pri Slade's life seem to have been or to the race. Rather than leaving confirmed at a young age. He is it as a joke and removing himself now a fifth-year UBC engineering from the race, Slade thought, student on the varsity track and "Why not?" He started calculat cross-country team. ing the money he could bring in. Slade knew he wanted to go Seeing as running is what he into engineering from the get-go. does, no training was required. "I feel lucky in that sense. I know He proceeded to focus instead on a lot of people who have switched raising funds through his peers, faculties," he said. "I knew from professors, friends and family. a very young age that I wanted to Of course, with a competitive be an engineer." spirit, Slade had to look up Dean He also learned very early on Parlange first to confirm that that Mom knows best. "I had a he could in fact win the race. "I little remote control car that I wanted to make sure he wasn't loved when I was a kid, and it some ex-national athlete." broke one day," Slade recalled. With most of his races being "I took it apart, figured out what eight kilometres long, a two-kilo was wrong, put it back together metre race would feel like a piece and it was working again. [My of cake. All he had to do was take mom] kind of put the idea in my it back to his playground days head that 'you should be an en of cops and robbers, and simply gineer' and I thought, that's kind outrun the dean of his faculty. "I of cool." didn't know what to expect," he The idea went from being said. "They told me, 'Just run with "kind of cool" to something that the dean for the first kilometre and then do your thing.'" PHOTO KOSTAPRODANOVIC3THE UBYSSEY stuck with him throughout his David Slade is a fifth-year Engineering student on the varsity track and cross-country team. high school career. Now, after What Slade did not see coming five years at UBC and a summer was two members ofthe triathlon a week's time, he raised $491 for internship with Powertech Labs, club also participating in the race, the organization. Slade is ready to get going in his and taking off from the begin Slade's team is preparing for engineering career, looking to ning. Naturally, as a competitive Canadian cross-country nation become employed by a testing or athlete, Slade was having none of als at the end the November. But consulting company. that. He just had to beat them — unfortunately, with the recent Slade also loves to run. This too which, in winning the whole race, diagnosis of a stress fracture LAUNCH YOUR CAREER he learned early on in life, with he did. in his foot, he will be unable to games on the playground in ele Slade didn't know much about compete, putting an end to a fall mentary school being no problem United Way before his involve season in which he was "batting WITH A POSTGRAD for him. He was quick to mention ment in the race, but he is now not 1.000" — in other words, getting cops and robbers, in which all only well-informed, but excited 100 per cent personal best times he had to do to win was outrun to share what he knows. The in all his races. IN BUSINESS someone. Seems like a good men mission statement of United Way However, in the spring, like tality for a cross-country runner is to "strengthen our community's many of his fellow Thunderbirds, TfflUOSEYOUK to have. capacity to address social issues," he will be graduating, and pre In October, UBC held an event something Slade was able to do paring to take on whatever comes CERTIFICATE for the United Way, the univer through his outreach in fund- after UBC. But if he keeps it up the sity's designated charity, to raise raising within his own commun way he's going, he'll be doing much funds and awareness for the ity, spreading knowledge and more than fixing toy cars and goals ofthe organization. The increasing awareness. In just over playing cops and robbers. XI
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Slade set personal bests in all his races this fall, but was sidelined recently due to an injury. =HOTOKOSTAPRODANOVIC3THE UBYSSEY II Culture RHYS EDWARDS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18,2C FILM» MUSIC » Mental health maestro SAVE ME RALLY TO SHOW St. JS»«»*!S™ =HOTO JIMMY THOMSON3THE UBYSSEY UBC grad Hannah Epperson is in the running for the grand prize in the Peak Per formance Project — but her chances may be affected by her choice of charity work. Jimmy Thomson Contributor Call her crazy, but Hannah Epperson might be crippling her 7&&&SP) PHOTO CARTER BRUNDAGE3THE UBYSSEY chance at $102,700 in order to sup The Hollywood is one of relatively few cinemas in the world which still use a 35 mm film projector. Despite local support, the art deco venue may be turned into a gym. port a cause she cares about. As part ofthe Peak Performance Project, Epperson, a self-recording violinist with a rising reputation in the West Canadian music scene, is required to take part in a charity The price of nostalgia event. And although the charity she wishes to support doesn't fit the bill - it must be a registered charity - she has decided to take her chances Local single-screen Hollywood Theatre may shut down with the high road. "The work that I did with a after over 70 years of programming in Kitsilano charity needed to be part of a bigger Aurora Tejeida story outside the parameters of a metal canister. In comparison, As part of their farewell activ "The demand for the Hollywood competition," said Epperson, who Senior Culture Writer making digital copies only costs ities, the theatre will host three as a venue is huge," said Kift. graduated from UBC's human geog When the Hollywood Theatre $150. final screenings ofthe 1938 classic Since most of their events are raphy program in 2012. opened in 1935, its billboard This year, two thirds of theatres You Can't Take It With You. The volunteer-run and not geared When she started considering might have been Vancouver's first were already using digital copies, original 1938 print arrived last at making a profit, there is a her options, MADCaps seemed permanently attached neon sign. also known as DCPs (digital cin Thursday. business aspect that has not been like a logical fit. The organization The art deco theatre, located ema packages), which are basically Since September of last year, exploited by the Church at the is part of a fledgling movement to at 3123 West Broadway — a mere files stored in a hard drive. The the Church at the Hollywood Hollywood. This adds hope that de-emphasize the medicalization of four bus stops away from campus University of California Institute has screened around 15 movies, there could be a future for the mental health. It's a cause Epperson on the 99 — is listed on the city's for Research in the Arts predicts most of them in partnership with historical site. holds dear. heritage register. But its original that only 17 per cent of cinemas the Vancouver Heritage Founda In the past, other historical "My insights come from my wrought iron seats and its ticket will stili project 35 mm films tion. Tickets are usually $5 and single-screen theatres, such as brother," said Epperson, "who has machine, one of a few in North in 2015. proceeds go to charities. When the Orpheum, have survived come through the entire mental America still in working condition, With a declining number of the theatre reopened with It's a by converting into arts and health system." might not be enough to prevent the studios producing 35 mm films, Wonderful Life, the Church at the culture venues. Her brother had symptoms that current owner from turning it into the issue many cinemas are facing Hollywood made $8,000. Some Another example is the Rio. It worsened with treatment after he a fitness centre. is the need to purchase machin ofthe benefactors include the still holds regular screenings, but its was diagnosed with a mental illness. In 2011, the Hollywood closed ery that can project digital video. Kitsilano Neighbourhood House survival is attributed to the incor For the Epperson family, this was its doors after being sold to a These projectors can set theatre and the Lookout Emergency Aid poration of live shows and a liquor the start of an ongoing interest in developer. But it re-opened when owners back between $70,000 to Society in the Downtown Eastside, licence. There's also the Kerrisdale, how mental illness is treated in B.C. two local churches signed a lease $150,000. among others. which is now the Russian Commun MADCaps is mounting legal and created the Church at the Because screenings at the ity Hall. Much like the Rio and the challenges against provincial Hollywood. Since then, the theatre Hollywood aren't for profit, Kerrisdale, the Hollywood Theatre health authorities, arguing that the has been used to host Sunday ser The Hollywood studios don't ask for a percentage has also functioned as a community way mental health is treated here vices, and as a venue for all kinds represents the heart ofthe earnings. Studios charge centre. violates the Charter of Rights. As of events. them $300 to get the print and "[The Hollywood Theatre] is a it stands now, if a person is diag "The Hollywood represents the of Kitsilano. It's a between $300 to $600 to have it place where you can connect with nosed with certain mental illness, heart of Kitsilano," said Sarah Kift, shipped. people, and there aren't many he or she does not have the right to who manages communications place that people "Normally you would be paying spaces like that left," Kift said. "The refuse treatment. and administration for the Church hold dear. the studios over 70 per cent of box Broadway corridor is all shops and Organizations such as Mad in at the Hollywood. "It's a place that office proceeds, but some of them private homes. There isn't a third America and UBC's Therapeutics people hold dear." Sarah Kift have been sympathetic. They have place where you can interact with Initiative are also starting to argue The Hollywood is the neigh Manager of communications and been very generous," Kift said. your neighbours." that medications for mental illness bourhood's only remaining administration for the Church at The screening of You Can't Take A Vancouver Sun article re are over-prescribed, especially for single-screen theatre, a dying the Hollywood It With You, including food and ported that the owner intended younger people. A recent publication breed in the city. According to the promotional costs, will come in to rip out the sloped floor to put by the latter organization deter Vancouver Heritage Foundation, This is why it comes as no around $800 to $900. Like all their in a second story for the planned mined that a quarter of children on three single-screen theatres have surprise that procuring 35 mm other events, it will be run entirely fitness centre. antidepressants had experienced been demolished since 2006, the films is one ofthe biggest issues by volunteers, and all proceeds "The Hollywood as we know it "psychiatric adverse effects." Other most recent of them being the when planning a screening at the will go to charities. won't exist anymore," said Kift. approaches, like Open Dialogue and Ridge in Arbutus. non-digital Hollywood Theatre. But there may still be some the Hearing Voices Movement, are Many of them are waiting to "Our first movie, which was a LAST CHANCE? hope. Last week, city council also seeking a different approach to be demolished so the land canbe total miracle, was the only print agreed to grant a 75-day stay for mental illness. used for apartment buildings or, in of It's a Wonderful Life on 35 mm Since their lease started, Church the Hollywood Theatre, during Epperson's charity show in the Hollywood's case, a gym. in North America, and it was a at the Hollywood has received which time there will be hearings support of MADCaps will be held According to Kift, the Holly beautiful black and white print over 350 calls from people and aimed at trying to convince the Dec. 4 at the Unitarian Church of wood originally closed in 2011 be that was in excellent conditions," organizations wanting to rent the developer to keep the theatre as Vancouver. Whether the Peak Per cause, like many other theatres, it said Kift. space for events. But the church a multipurpose community and formance Project will recognize it as was a victim ofthe film industry's This was the Church at the has only lent it on a limited basis. cultural space. a charity event remains to be seen. push to go digital. This has been a Hollywood's most attended event, In the last year, the theatre "I think Kitsilano has many "I've gotten really involved with common problem ever since stu even though it was Christmas has been the stage for music fitness centres, but there's only this cause," explains Epperson. "If dios decided they no longer want time and the Hollywood had been videos and community forums. one Hollywood Theatre," conclud that's not what they're looking for, to pay to print and ship movie reels closed for almost two years. Over The Heritage Foundation has ed Kift. Vi that's fine." U because ofthe added cost. 1,000 people showed up to see the screened several movies, and the It reportedly costs $1,500 USD film. That weekend, eight screen CBC premiered a documentary. The screenings will take place on Hannah Epperson will perform in to print one copy of a movie on ings had to be scheduled, since They've also had concerts and Wednesday, Nov. 20, Thursday, the finale ofthe Peak Performance 35 mm film, which later needs to the theatre only fits 486 people, music nights with local musi Nov. 21 and Friday, Nov. 22. Doors Project at the Commodore Ballroom be shipped to theatres in a heavy according to Kift. cians. at 7p.m., show starts at 7:30. this Friday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2013 | CULTURE THEATRE» ART» The sixties on display at The Photo Show: 1969/2013 Miguel Santa Maria Blurred lines Contributor When entering The Photo Show: Except in the Unlikely Event of War 1969/2013 for the first time in the newly built Audain Art Centre, one twists reality and fiction on stage immediately notices two things. The first is that, from looking at photos ofthe original 1969 counterpart to the very same exhibit, located near the entrance to the gallery, the layout and the entire room in general are eerily similar to that ofthe previous ex hibit at the Student Union Building almost 40 years ago. The second is that a majority ofthe photos seem unremarkable by the standard of more current works. However, these two same factors are what make a short visit to this exhibit worth it. The Photo Show is a remark able display of archived concep tual photography by a number JIMMY THOMSON/THE UBYSSEY of 1960s and '70s UBC alumni, The first exhibit in the newly opened Audain Arts Centre looks back towards the history of such as Christos Dikeakos one of Vancouver's most famous exports: photography. PHOTO COURTESYTIM MATHESON and Jeff Wall, as well as other Robert Moloney plays a paranoid right-wing radio host in the meta-theatrical play. non-affiliated artists. unique for their time. changed — or how much they Olivia Law This is not the first time a Some examples include an ob remain the same). session with linear patterns — the StaffWriter plays appear to promote terror majority ofthe photos have been Again, some ofthe pieces are ism etc, funding gets cut. There is displayed in an exhibit under the traffic lines on a road, pedestrians also accompanied by more recent It's not often one hears of a [often] a clamp down on culture title. The basic premise behind crossing an intersection — in the recreations as well; however, these play which spans across several because it is the artists who speak the exhibit, both then and now, is photos of Bill Vazan, and the time reproductions act as a distraction decades, interweaves multiple critically." simple enough: a display of avant- lapse experiments on a sidewalk of from appreciating the technique subplots together and stars Keen to display the impact art garde photography from a variety Donald Burgy. Other interesting and concepts used to take the both the writer and director as has on society, Devine makes use of artists working in the late 1960s. pieces include high-speed freeze photographs. Instead, visitors main characters. of satire to address important The present-day iteration ofthe frames of car lights in the fog, the might be preoccupied with a game Except in the Unlikely Event political issues. exhibit also displays the process frame-by-frame record of photog of spot the difference. This di of War does just this. Revolving "Satire can be even more behind how these photos came to raphers taking their own personal chotomy between the present and around three entwining storylines wicked and more dangerous in the be, as well as some modern day work and non-photo items such as the past is as much the exhibit's set in 1965,2015 and the present attacks that it makes on society versions ofthe same images. magazines and photography note special gift as it is a curse. day, writer Sean Devine seeks than drama. We are using this The quality ofthe photos scans. Overall, The Photo Show is an to address topical contemporary as the sharpest weapon we can. themselves is not professional, and There is one possibly significant interesting survey, both for those issues in an exploration of art, Nothing is more engaging than the a number of them look like they distraction within the exhibit, who have an appreciation for the politics and war. In 1965, a secret audience laughing in engagement were taken in a fumble. However, which simultaneously acts as artistic medium and for those sim council convenes at an Arctic ofthe truth. To laugh at something this does not detract from their something that makes The Photo ply interested in a fragment ofthe weather station to discuss the which is dark is a real display of quality, and instead provides a Show all the more compelling: its medium's history in this city, 'ffl need for war; in 2015, a right-wing emotional engagement." more personal, roguish appeal archival appeal. It is definitely radio host, also based in the Arctic, Two theatre companies (Pi that opposes the glamour of fixed a sight to see images of places in The Photo Show: 1969/2013 runs is interrupted by reports ofthe Theatre and Horseshoes & Hand tripod photography. The content Vancouver such as Cambie Street, until Nov. 30 in Room 1001 ofthe surfacing of a Chinese submarine Grenades Theatre) are involved in of these photographs is fascinating Kitsilano Beach and downtown AudianArt Centre, 6398 University in Resolute Bay; and in the present the production, and it is clear that regardless of quality, presenting Granville from the late 1960s Blvd., open Wednedsay through day, Devine and director Richard the relationship between the them visual patterns and techniques and realize how much they have Friday, 12-4 p.m. Wolfe struggle to stage their play is strong. There is a mutual admir against the possibility of cuts to ation between Devine and director their funding. Richard Wolfe, a UBC alumnus. Describing his new work as a Their ability to bounce ideas off Notice of Development Permit Application - DP 13029 "distinctly Canadian" play, Devine of one another contributes to the is clear about the importance of originality ofthe project. addressing the issues which are so Wolfe commented on the at the forefront of many "left-lean strength of collaboration, not only Public Open House ing" Canadian's minds. between Pi Theatre and Horse Cellular Antennas on New SUB "There is a strong current in shoes & Hand Grenades Theatre, the play which gets very pointed but also with the audience. "Be You are invited to attend an Open House on Thursday, November 21 to view and comment on a towards the Harper government," cause this is the premiere [ofthe rooftop antenna proposal from Rogers Wireless for the new Student Union Building (SUB). Devine said. "[Canadians] are con play] it's not done ... until the audi cerned about policies, and this play ence comes in and becomes part of does address issues pretty head on, the performance. We really don't Date: Thursday, November21, 2013 11:30 AM -1:30 PM and so what 'distinctly Canadian' know what we have until the first means is that the play plainly ad audience, which is very exciting." Place: South Lounge Area, Student Union Building, 6138 SUB Blvd dresses things most relevant to the The companies use the term society around us." Plans will be displayed for the "meta-theatrical" to describe Ex Gym Originally intended as an adap cept in the Unlikely Event of War. In addition of Rogers rooftop radio tation of American author Leonard the storyline set in the present day, DH Copp communications antennas and C. Lewin's controversial satire all ofthe characters use their own equipment on the new SUB. Report From Iron Mountain: On names, and so the lines are blurred Noith in terms of fact and fiction. Meade Aquatic the Possibility and Desirability of SUB. Centre Peace, the play was expanded into "Aspects ofthe real individuals Representatives from the project team and Campus + Community present day and future storylines certainly come through in the Hillel because Devine found that the present day story," said Wolfe. House 508 p Planning will be available to themes addressed in the book are "The whole play is exploring [the] provide information and respond still relevant today. mutability of truth — what is real Brock to inquiries about this project. Hall n Subject "That's how I came up with and what is not." Meeting Site East Mall the idea for the radio show-based The company are believers in Location 2015 storyline. The themes in the idea of audience engagement. For more information on this Abdul project, please visit: Bookstore Michael Lewin's book are echoed in today's To this end, after each perform Ladha culture, so I thought, 'Why not ance ofthe show, audience mem Smith www.planning.ubc.ca do something really, really crazy bers will be invited to participate For further information, please direct questions to and add a third storyline?' For a in a "protest lounge." If they go on Karen Russell, Manager Development Services [email protected] 604-822-1586 more important reason, it was one stage and perform a two-minute thing to see how the themes of political rant, they'll receive a This event is wheelchair accessible. the 1965 story have resonance in free beer. everyday life, but also how themes "There has to be more to the This notice contains important information which may affect you. Please ask someone to translate it for you. of oppressiveness and censorship way we approach performance had a direct correlation with arts i±tM'S"&#S®'fn,I, J&Brtg£i5n|6j#o o| #x|^ gstg •!*! ^ °i^ §a# gS7i mo] si M^r. these days,' said Wolfe. "You can't A in Canada." just sit in your seat passively, it i#KAAM#. a^H ft-i ZL g# a^sfe 41r5 °a|*r l7| uriMcr. Devine stresses the importance needs to be a full evening." tJ ofthe artist in protest. "There a place of mind campus + community planning have been numerous instances Except in the Unlikely Event of THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA where the government have done War runs at the Yaletown Round things which can be seen as a tax house Community Centre, 181 on culture. For example, where Roundhouse Mews, until Nov. 30. II Opinions Time for the AMS to tackle student debt LLUSTRATI0NINDIANAJ0EL3THE UBYSSEY PHOTO COURTESY THE AMS Having a professor living in your residence might be at a blast, until it isn't. To promote their student debt campaign the AMS organized "The Walking Debt," with studentzombies marching around campus on Halloween. diversified workforce, trained not LAST WORDS// TANNER BOKOR only in skills-based disciplines, but also in disciplines that are able to Op-Ed inject the creativity and innovative ment, the Red Cross and other might find it an interesting way thinking necessary to create the DON'T STEAL BIKES aid organizations take care of to see what college students are industries of tomorrow. Degree providing food and medicine to like outside ofthe classroom and While UBC and institutions across programs, especially those in the Bike thefts on campus are noth those affected by the typhoon. how things have changed since our country are finding new innov social sciences and fine arts, play a ing new, but bikes being stolen Instead, they marshalled they were young. ate ways to take post-secondary crucial role in the future develop from locked cages is. 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The province's spaces for skills-based education One could presume there is some While the academics behind the house lounges and eating post-secondary institutions pro while continuing to foster and issue with the cages — per Project Seahorse are not experts meals in the dining hall with vide thousands of jobs to faculty, expand programs that promote new haps thieves have discovered a in donating aid, the fact they different floors. administrators, staff and students. ideas, new approaches, and build loophole, or maybe people aren't are the sole providers of aid in Post-secondary institutions are new opportunities for a skills-cen locking their bikes away correct an isolated part ofthe country an essential component ofthe tered workforce. ly — but we must avoid blaming makes their relief work especial province's innovation ecosystem, the victims of these thefts. ly important to support. Students can benefit and provide many ofthe inventions, It's up to us all to This is the fault of bike We encourage those looking new processes and patents that will thieves. Don't steal bikes. Not to assist their efforts to donate at from Griffin's stay drive the economy ofthe future. make known the value only is it morally wrong, but with http://justgiving.com/ZSLPhilip- by interacting with On a more individual level, we place in our time the increased security presence pineAppeal. a professor outside people with a post-secondary in university and on campus due to the recent education earn higher incomes, are sexual assaults, you're even more PROFS LIVING IN REZ of lectures or office less likely to be unemployed, find acknowledge that likely to get into police trouble. COULD GET WEIRD hours, and perhaps he jobs more quickly if they are laid off though we are in tough And for you onlookers, if you will help humanize (even during economic downturns), economic times, the see a bike theft in progress, Having a professor live in resi are less likely to engage in criminal do something. dence is a really weird idea. It academics to skittish behaviour, tend to lead healthier entire post-secondary crosses tons of boundaries, is first-years lives and have children who are community is in this HELP THE SEAHORSES undoubtedly a total buzzkill to more likely to succeed in school. together. HELP THE PEOPLE the students sharing a floor with These individual economic benefits him and is prone to utter awk are of special interest to lower and Furthermore, we grow increas It is fantastic to see Project Sea wardness. Students can benefit from middle-income families, but these ingly concerned with the level of horse, a UBC-affiliated research For one, what kind of person Griffin's stay by interacting with very same students - even when support the provincial government and conservation group, helping wants to live in student residence a professor outside of lectures they are willing to take on high provides to institutions across provide aid to those in the Philip once he is a full-blown adult? or office hours, and perhaps he levels of debt - are being priced out B.C. For those who appreciate and pines affected by Super Typhoon That's not a rhetorical question. will help humanize academics to ofthe system by the rising cost of understand the benefits of educa Haiyan. There are no doubt plenty of skittish first-years. getting an education while living in tion and the unlimited number of It would have been easy for creepy guys in Vancouver who In any case, we hope that if Metro Vancouver. opportunities that come from it, it Project Seahorse organizers to would kill to get back into the the "Professor in Residence" Your AMS believes the B.C. is our job to send one clear message: put their conservation on hold student residence party scene. program is continued or ex government plays a crucial role in post-secondary education is not and let the Philippine govern But there are also people who panded, administrators make making university education more a luxury, it is a necessity. Regard sure to find the right candidate, affordable for all students. Increas less ofthe results ofthe provincial and constantly evaluate whether ing accessibility to post-secondary government's core review process the program is achieving what education is both socially equitable es, it must be strongly stated that organizers would like to see. and essential for B.C.'s continued post-secondary block grants are not economic prosperity. The need is a source to balance the province's especially urgent, since the prov cheque book. EVALUATE YOUR ince may soon face labour shortages As such, the AMS is calling on TEACHERS lasting into the next decade. In this the provincial government for a regard, changes made last year by reduction in student loan interest As the term comes to an end, the government to the student loan rates, the re-introduction of an up most courses offer you the repayment relief program are a step front needs based grants system in opportunity to provide feedback in the right direction. But this pro B.C., a seat at the table in helping to on your professor. These teacher gram does not address the "sticker reshape B.C.'s student loan system, evaluations can be tedious and shock" problem that affects low additional financial assistance for annoying, but they offer a great er-income students in particular. graduate students — including the opportunity to improve not only The AMS could not agree more establishment of a graduate prov your professor's future classes, with provincial education minister incial scholarship — and to hold the but every class you take. Michael de Jong. "We have to stop line on, if not increase the level of, Faculties take evaluations thinking of education as just K-12," core funding provided to institu from students very seriously and he said in a statement earlier this tions throughout B.C. comments offered in one class year. "By 2020, almost 80 per cent It's up to us all to make known — not enough time spent taking of new job openings will demand at the value we place in our time in questions, course went too quick least some post-secondary training, university, and acknowledge that ly, tests were too close together and that proportion is growing all though we are in tough economic — can be applied to others. the time." times, the entire post-secondary So do your best to fill out a Although the government rightly community is in this together. XI few evaluations, because you're points out that skills training is COURTESY THEZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OCLONDOK not the only one who wants to an important component of any Tanner Boker is the AMS vice-presi The Project Seahorse team has stepped up in the Phillipines. learn. XI post-secondary system, we need a dent, external affairs. II Scene wiawawMan THE 20 HIGHEST PAID* EMPLOYEES AT UBC Plus UBC's biggest expenses (Dolla dolla bill, y'all) STEPHEN TOOPE UBC president $533,445 2 GAVIN STUART Dean of Medicine $ 513,905 Dean's list 3 FRANCOIS BENARD Medicine professor $480,485 I. Medicine ,2. Sauder 4 ALLAN JONES Associate dean of Mec Jicine $427,524 3. College of Health Disciplines Louise Nasmith: $320,356 5 ALPOETTCKER UBC Properties Trust1 CEO ^^H $415,528 4. Law Mary Anne Bobinski: $301,512 6 STEVE ALISHARAN Sauder MBA director 5. Science ^H $408,856 Simon Peacock: $294,624 JAI PARIHAR IMANT2 CEO 6. Dentistry 0 ^H $403,113 / Charles Shuler: $286,667 8 7. Arts DAVID OSTROW Medicine professor $395,669/ Gage Averill: $286,025 9 8. Forestry ROBERT HELSLEY Dean ofSauder ^H $390,011- John Innes: $268,575 9. Education 10 DARREN DAHL Associate dean of Sauder • $387,249 Blye Frank: $252,575 10. Applied Sciences 11 DAWN DEWITTTALBOT Associate dean of Medicine $380,810 Eric Hall: $250,075 II. Land and Food Systems 12 NATALIE STRYNADKA Associate dean of Medicine $378,507 Murray Isman: $226,645 12. College for Interdisciplinary Studies 13 DAVID SNADDEN Medicine professor $375,075 Hugh Brock: $224,241 13. Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies 14 DANSKARLICKI Sauder professor • $366,758 Susan Porter: $175,075 15 NEIL REINER Medicine professor $363,724 Some top UBC payments: 16 FRIEDA GRANOT Sauder professor | $343,157 $42 million to Bird Construction 17 EDWARD CONWAY Medicine professor $342,291 $12 million 18 DALE GRIFFIN Associate dean of Sauder $341,135 to TransLink $76.9 million 19 JASON FORD Associate Medicine professor $340,434 20 MICHAEL ALLARD Medicine professor $339,509 to Ledcor Construction UBC head Medicine Sauder School honchos of Business Interesting UBC payments: Total amount of scheduled payments: $34,556 to Menchie's Frozen Yogurt * includes salary, wages, bonuses, gratuities, taxable benefits, etc. 1 $917 UBC Properties Trust manages the university's land and real estate assets $4.4 million 2 IMANT (UBC Investment Management Trust) manages the university's investments million to Apple Source: 2012-2013 Consolidated Financial Statements of UBC Graphics by Ming Wong. 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