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w\ HOLLYWOOD NO MORE? // Legendary local cinema on Broadway threatened with closure, renovation P8 IMPROMPTU AID // UBC-affHated conservation group hard at work in villages hit by Super Typhoon Haiyan P3 // Page 2 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 SFU VANCOUVER SPEAKER SERIES Our photo editor returns to Totem for the first time since first year. The walkways keep both residents and photographers dry on a dreary day. Photo by Carter Brundage. 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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.