Drinking more ice wine than ever thought possible SINCE 1918 THURSDAY^ ^\ FOLLOW OUR OLYMPICS COVERAGE AT: 2010.02.18 TWITTER: ©UBYSSEY WEATHER @ UBC ^ FACEBOOK: THE UBYSSEY DOES THE OLYMPICS 19 SUNNY I^I^^V^ >^mii]flitiBH YOUTUBE: THEUBYSSEY 20 SUNNY 21 SUNNY 5:38 «, • _. SUNSET ^-WC-, CANADA MEDAL COUNT © © ® OLYMPICS BRIEFS ALLISON ROAD BUS STOP CLOSED The bus stop at University Call us. Boulevard and Allison Road (near the Village) is closed until March 1, according to TransLink Wednesday evening. The TransLink website said that this is due to "passen­ ger volumes and public safety concerns." 19 INJURIES AT LIVECITY SHOW Nineteen people were injured and nine were sent to hospi­ tal Tuesday night during a free Alexisonfire concert. The Vancouver Sun reported that the rock band was only on stage for about 20 seconds be­ fore the crowd surged forward at LiveCity Yaletown. Barricades broke, resulting in injuries to spectators. Vancouver City manager Penny Ballem told the Sun that the incident was "unprecedent­ ed," as LiveNation, the concert promoters, have been using the same style of barricade for 20 years. T-BIRD CONCESSION SELLS RECORD AMOUNTS In the first few days of the Olympics, the Doug Mitchell Winter Sports Centre has sold a unprecedented amount of food. According to the UBC 2010 website, after only five hockey games at the arena, 11,087 hot dogs, 8122 Coca-Cola beverag­ es, 7634 pints of beer and 2493 soft pretzels have been sold. Staff also served US VP Joe 'Reception i > Biden and his entourage during the China vs USA game. '9^£_ofD_Orh Shawr / CRIME WATCH FEBRUARY 11 At approximately 3pm a student reported leav­ ing her computer unattended in Regent College. Upon returning, she found that her laptop was REPORT THE SUSPICIOUS, AND THEIR EMPLOYEES stolen. FEBRUARY 11 At approximately FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE THREAT POSED BY THE EMPLOYEES OF THOSE WITH PUBLIC ANTI-OLYMPIC SENTIMENTS, TURN TO PAGE 41 3:30pm the complainant witnessed a man attempting to steal the licence plates off a ve­ hicle parked at Logan Lane and East Mall. The man was described as Caucasian, in his 20s, wear­ ing a black jacket and pants, a red toque and carrying a green shopping bag full of tools. The suspect ran off without the li­ cence plates when the com­ plainant approached him. FEBRUARY 11 Police responded to two thefts from the Stu­ dent Recreation Centre that occurred sometime in the afternoon. 2/UBYSSEY.CA/EVENTS/2010.02.18 FEBRUARY IS, 2010 VOLUME XCI, N°XLII CLASSIFIEDS T-BIRD CENTRE EDITORIAL Price Reduced. 2005 Acura THURSDAY, FEB. 18 COORDINATING EDITOR TL fully loaded, 56,000 klm. 4 Paul Bucci: [email protected] doors, standard, white exteri­ FILM SCREENING • UBC NEWS EDITOR GETS BUSY Samantha Jung: [email protected] or, leather interior in good con­ Okanagan's Spanish Film Series ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR dition, $21,000. Contact calvin. continues ^with a screening of Sarah Chung: schung@ubyssey ca magic32@gmail. com. the film Atame. Sponsored by CULTURE EDITOR the Spanish Program in the Kate Barbaria : [email protected] Men's Rugby Calendar. 12 Faculty of Creative and Critical ASSOCIATE CULTURE EDITOR months. 12 pictures. SIS/cal­ Studies, the Latin American Jonny Wakefield: [email protected] endar. All proceeds go to Studies Program and the SPORTS EDITOR the UBC's men's program. Spanish Embassy, the Spanish Justin McElroy : [email protected] Contact benjones.eng@gmail. Film Series will screen Spanish IDEAS EDITOR Trevor Record: [email protected] com or call at 604.838.6400. films once a month through­ PHOTO EDITOR out 2010. • Show at 7pm, UBC GeraldDeo :[email protected] Okanagan, all films are free and GRAPHICS ASSISTANT EVENTS open to the public. Anthony Goertz: [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER MONDAY, FEB. 22 Virginie Menard: production @ubyssey. ca ONGOING EVENTS COPY EDITOR HIP HOP CLASS • Hip hop Katarina Grgic: [email protected] UBYSSEY PRODUCTION • Come dance originated in New York MULTIMEDIA EDITOR help us create this baby! Tara Martellaro : [email protected] among young Hispanic and CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Learn about layout and edit­ African-American men during Ashley Whillans : [email protected] ing. Expect to be fed. • Every the late 1960s as part ofthe hip- It's like this, but with people. KELLAN HIGGINS FILE PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY Sunday and Wednesday, 2pm. hop culture of rap, scratch mu­ Room 24, Student Union Building sic, and graffiti art. • $8, all lev­ NICK KNOOP campus alive even during the 6138 Student Union Boulevard UBC MEDITATION • An experi­ els welcome, SUB Party Room. Contributor Reading Break. Vancouver, BCV6T lZl enced meditator will show you The stadium is currendy sur­ tel: 604.822.2301 the ropes. While all are wel­ WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24 Thousands of fans are flood­ rounded by fence and 24-hour fax: 604.822.9279 come to practice with the UBC ing to UBC to cheer on their security patrol. All public tran­ web: www.ubyssey.ca Meditation Community, at­ FAUST* The UBC Players Club respective national hockey sit has been rerouted away e-mail: feedback @ubyssey. ca tending more than one session presents Faust, directed by teams at the Doug Mitchell from the venue, and all roads requires a yearly registration Andrew Isaac. • Playing at Thunderbird Sports Centre two blocks from the venue are BUSINESS fee of $5. • Every Wednesday Dorothy Sommerset Studio, this month. completely closed. at noon, and Thursday at runs until Feb. 27. Tickets are The Centre is capable of The construction project was Room 23, Student Union Building 5:30pm. $10 for students, $15 for every­ seating up to 7500 spectators, funded by UBC Properties Trust advertising: 604.822.1654 one else. For more info, visit according to vancouver2010. and built by Bird Construction. business office: 604.822.6681 ART EXHIBIT • Regent College ubcplayersclub.com. com, and is hosting 17 men's UBC was $ 10 million short to meet e-mail: advertising@ubyssey. ca Lookout Gallery presents and women's hockey games its venue agreement with VANOC, Tantramar Gothic, a collec­ FRIDAY, MAR. 12 during the Olympics, and 20 but a donation by UBC alumni BUSINESS MANAGER : Fernie Pereira tion of work by Dan Steeves. ice sledge hockey games dur­ Doug and Lois JVIitchell round­ AD TRAFFIC : Sabrina Marchand • Regent College Lookout A CONCERT FOR HAITI • Come en­ ing the Paralympic Games. ed off the total. VANOC reported AD DESIGN : Chibwe Mweene Gallery, free. joy an evening of live music VANOC estimates that over that the Thunderbird Centre was performed by unique local art­ 250,000 visitors are expected completed four months ahead LEGAL HIGH PERFORMANCE: EVOLUTION ists. 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