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The Hollow Earth Integrity Vs A PUBLICATION OF ALUMNI UBC · NUMBER 34 · 2013 INTEGRITY VS. CORRUPTION New $100k Allard Prize rewards courage and leadership in combating corruption PLUS Deciphering the mysteries of the Maya Putting a new spin on some old physics The Clock Tower and the Anarchists Freedom Fighter: Novelist getting children out William Gibson of work and into school has the last word 18 FEATURE THE ONE WHO HAMMERS Archaeologist Marc Zender, BA’97, is expert at deciphering ancient Mayan script. He spent the summer at the site of an ancient Maya city in Belize. 34 14 FICTION COVER FEATURE THE HOLLOW EARTH INTEGRITY VS. 24 A short story by Jay Brown, MFA’10 In Short CORRUPTION FREEDOM FIGHTER QUOTE, UNQUOTE 3 The Allard Prize for International Integrity When Shobha Sharma, BA’03, heard 4 TAKE NOTE is awarded to an individual, movement Free the Children founder Craig Kielburger speak at a UBC conference, it changed HOW ACCURATE IS THE or organization that has demonstrated 6 the course of her life. CHEMISTRY PORTRAYED exceptional courage and leadership in IN BREAKING BAD? combating corruption. The inaugural prize went to Indian activist Anna Hazare. 6 “EVERYDAY SADISTs” WALK AMONG US FEATURE 7 BIG GODS: HOW RELIGION 27 TRANSFORMED COOPERATION A PHOTO COMPETITION PUTTING A NEW AND CONFLICT has BEEN LAUNCHED TO REFLECT THE THEMES OF SPIN ON SOME UBC ARCHAEOLOGISTS 8 THE ALLARd PRIZE, WITh hELP DISCOVER MYSTERY OLD PHYSICS WINNERS ANNOUNCED STONE AGE TRIBE A once-obscure piece of scientific EVERY SIX MONThs. equipment is proving key to resolving ThE BIG PICTURE 9 SEE PAGe 15. a serious challenge facing the 12 HOW TO DRESS FOR SUCCESS medical community. 52 N= 32 Q & A 31 FEATURE THE LAST WORD: Alumni Departments THE CLOCK WITH WILLIAM TOWER AND GIBSON, BA’77 22 CAMPAIGN UPDATE THE ANARCHISTS Q: What would you like your epitaph to say? 38 BOOKS When a loyal supporter of the university A: I wouldn’t want an epitaph. They’re like 40 CLASS ACTS donated funds for a clock tower to honour tattoos for the dead. Or monogrammed the founding pioneers of the province, some shirts. Name and dates, please! 44 T-BIRDS of the students were less than impressed. IN MEMORIAM 46 trek 1 editor’s note Editor Vanessa Clarke, BA ASSISTANT Editor Alison Huggins, BA Some of our guys were walking graphic designer Pamela Yan, BDes around with a deer‑in‑the‑headlights BOOKS AND FICTION Teresa Goff, BA quote, look, not believing what this guy LEARNING Contributor Michael Awmack, BA’01, MET’09 Trek Online Web Coordinator could do. He’s motivating. He’s Elizabeth Powell, BSc inspiring. But I didn’t go seeking Board of Directors that. We’re just so lucky to have Elected Chair Judy Rogers, BRE’71 all of the natural components of Vice Chair Michael Lee, BSc’86, BA’89, MA’92, LLB unquote FROM THE PAST Treasurer Ian Warner, BCom’89 the character of Austin Hinchey. Members at Large [2011-2014] Robert Bruno, BCom’97 UBC head Volleyball coach Blake Hanna, MBA’82 Richard Schick on Austin Hinchey, Ernest Yee, BA’83, MA’87 who recently joined the UBC Around this time last year, news channels were awash with Members at Large [2012-2015] It seems the criticisms that I’ve To think of all of these people as Thunderbirds as a blue‑chip recruit. David Climie, BCom‘83 seen of his appointment have dangerous or homeless, or to see Hinchey chose to have his leg stories about the world’s imminent demise on December 21. Dallas Leung, BCom’94 amputated at the age of ten, mainly Judy Rogers, BRE’71 been more that they expect him them as incapable of employment because brittle bone disease was The long count Maya calendar was coming to the end Kirsten Tisdale, BSC‘83 (Zoology) Ian Warner, BCom’89 to be a bit boring. And among or a relationship, is ridiculous. hampering his participation in sport. of a cycle, and fearmongers weren’t about to pass up Faye Wightman, BSC’81 (Nursing) economists, if we rule out those These numbers tell us that the (The Province – June 30, 2013) an opportunity to spread messages of doom and gloom. Members at Large [2013-2016] who are boring, that would rule vast majority of Canadians afflicted Valerie Casselton, BA’77 Michael Lee, BSc’86, BA’89, MA’92, LLB out too many of us. with a mental illness are wonderful, Gregg Saretsky, BSc‘82, MBA‘84 functioning people. They are our EX-Officio President’S Designate Professor of economics Kevin Milligan, Barbara Miles, BA, Post Grad in Ed. on the appointment of economist Jean‑Denis teachers, lawyers, waitresses, bus UBC President Fréchette as new Parliamentary Budget Officer. drivers; they are us, not ‘them’. We’ve got two feelings: (Globe & Mail – Aug 31, 2013) You might even remember where you were when it was all supposed to Prof. Stephen J. Toope, AB, LLB & BCL, PhD one is the loss of a hero, UBC Chancellor Alumnus Michael Schratter in an Op Ed responding Ago kaput. I was on a long‑haul flight, chatting merrily with fellow passengers to the City of Vancouver announcement that but the other is the Sarah Morgan‑Silvester, BCom’82 about the relative advantages of being in the air come the apocalypse. Associate Vice President, Alumni / mental health issues are at a crisis point in the city. loss of a child that we (Vancouver Sun – Sept 17, 2013) The superstitious and anxiety‑prone were no doubt hastily stocking up EXecutive Director, Alumni Association sent into harm. People Jeff Todd, BA Interpol estimates that up on canned food, padlocks and crossbows, just in case they survived. can step back and say to 30 per cent of all wood Experts busily refuted rumours of asteroids and rogue planets hurtling a dog is not worth Trek magazine (formerly the UBC Alumni Chronicle) products are made from towards Earth. NASA even released a news item on the December 21 is published two times a year by the UBC Alumni as much as a human Association and distributed free of charge to trees that were illegally phenomenon, mostly based on an interview with “hard‑nosed scientist” being, that sort of thing, UBC alumni and friends. Opinions expressed harvested. After learning Dr. John Carlson, a radio astronomer. After brushing aside as a misconception in the magazine do not necessarily reflect the but that’s your higher views of the Alumni Association or the university. that, I began to see wood the notion that the Maya ever predicted the end of the world, he went on to intellect working. Address correspondence to: products in a whole new provide plenty of other reasons why we should be interested in this ancient The Editor, alumni UBC There is a lot of cultural lore about the power light. Where did this item Professor emeritus of psychology civilization. The Maya mastered astronomy, developed an elaborate written 6251 Cecil Green Park Road, of eye contact as an influence tool, but our Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z1 come from? Who profited Stanley Coren commenting on language, and Carlson describes their long count calendar as the most email to [email protected] findings show that direct eye contact makes how the public’s grief over the and who was harmed? death of Edmonton police dog complex calendar system ever developed. Letters published at the editor’s discretion skeptical listeners less likely to change their and may be edited for space. Quanto, who was stabbed by a If the passenger sitting next to me on that December 21 flight had been UBC Graduate School of Journalism minds, not more, as previously believed. suspect he was chasing, is natural. ADVERTISING student Keith Rozendal, who UBC alumnus Marc Zeller, I would have come to realize that what we actually Jenna McCann, BA’03 (Edmonton Journal – Oct 8, 2013) [email protected] 604.822.8917 participated in the International UBC Prof. Frances Chen, who used new eye‑tracking know about the Maya is a lot more interesting than superstitious claptrap. Reporting Program’s CUT project, technologies to investigate the effects of eye contact in Contact Numbers at UBC Zeller is an archaeologist and world expert at deciphering ancient Mayan script. Address Changes 604.822.8921 investigating the illegal timber trade. situations involving persuasion. (UBC Media Release – Oct 2, 2013) (UBC Media Release – Oct 1, 2013) As artefacts are pulled from the earth at the sites of ancient cities in Mexico via email [email protected] Alumni Association 604.822.3313 and Belize, he helps to decipher their significance and piece together the lives toll free 800.883.3088 of the people they belonged to. We don’t have all the answers yet, but the UBC Info Line 604.822.4636 Belkin Gallery 604.822.2759 journey is a fascinating one. Bookstore 604.822.2665 The first thing we need to do is to change the We humans spend much time and effort trying to reach and explore Chan Centre 604.822.2697 Frederic Wood Theatre 604.822.2678 culture from a culture of passive bystanders to a places we’ve never been – yet there is still much be learned from where we Museum of Anthropology 604.822.5087 All of the creatures that are displayed culture of upstanders… it’s a community problem. have already been, and a lot to be rediscovered that has long been forgotten. Volume 68, Number 2 | Printed in Canada could fit on the tip of a pin. There’s In much the same way as a new scientific discovery forces us to adjust by Mitchell Press Alumna Brenda Morrison answering the question “Can we stop bullies?” Canadian Publications Mail Agreement so much life on this Earth that you (At a UBC Dialogues event in Vancouver – Sept 17, 2013) prevailing theories about the world around us, discoveries about our past #40063528 just can’t see with the naked eye.
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