FEBRUARY 13,2013 | VOLUME XC DOIN'IT RIGHT SINCE 1918 LANTERN LAUNCH MIXUP P3 JUST FRIENDS P8 Vancity Buzz sends New Year's revellers to Ukrainian protest fundraiser Can men and women be strictly platonic? THE UBYSSEY IN YOUR HEAD Results of our first student sex and relationships survey tf RELATIONSHIPS The Ubyssey's annual sex supplement LOOKING FOR LOVE Why can't we warm up to online dating? ¥2 X . ,k3L gpreEH ,.:0*":; DATE IDEAS How to show your sweetheart a good time at UBC P12 // Page 2 WHAT'S ON // THIS WEEK, MA THURSDAY 13 HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS 7P.M. @ DOUG MITCHELL ARENA If you like basketball thrills and fun for the wholefamily, check out these dunk pros out on their "Fans Rule" World Tour. Tickets $29.35-$140.60 FRIDAY ' 14 OUTWEEK BASH 7P.M.@SUB BALLROOM Love is in the air, and you can celebrate this Valentine's Day with Pride UBC's Outweek Bash. Come have a super fun night of laughing, dancing and mingling at the Totally Queer Valentine's Dance. Free, and all ages (drinks after 10 with ID) OUR CAMPUS// ONE ON ONE WITH THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE UBC SATURDAY ' 15 CELEBRATE READING BREAK ALL DAY ALL WEEK @ ANYWH ERE YOU WANT You made it. You finally made it. Reading week. It all ends Feb. 24. You probably have some homework to do, but don't forget to have some fun, too. Free, unlessyou're going on an expensive vacation ON THE COVER We wanted to convey some ofthe awkwardness that comes with dating and relationships at university, from handholding to that that grey area in between someone you're seeing and someone you're dating. So we got a movie theatre involved. What's more awkward than a movie first date? Photo by Geoff Lister, Carter Brundage and Steven Richards Want to see your events listed here? 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The UPS shall not be •esponsible for _, ■ ■ angesorty- aographical errors that do not lessen the value or the impact of the ad. =HOTOCOURTESY UBC DEPARTMENTOFTHEATRE AND FILM The UBC MFA film grad's latest documentary is about the Sir George Williams Affair, where six black students charged a white professor with racism. Get happiness, courage from Mina Shum's films Neelam Sidhu Contributor Mina Shum was rejected twice before getting into the MFA film program at UBC. But today, she finds herself in the club of established Canadian writer-directors working on a variety of features, shorts and television work. Some of her most well-known films include Double Happiness, which starred Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh and won her a Genie Award for Best Female Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role. She is this year's Phil Lind Multicultural Artist-in-Resi- dence, a special mentor position within the UBC film production program. Born in Hong Kong and raised in Vancouver, Shum found inspiration in the power of images as a child and decided storytelling was something she wanted to do. "The two combined just seemed really obvious to me that filmmaking was where I should find my voice," says Shum. Her work explores relationships "that speak to larger metaphors," hoping to display how the micro fits into the macro, creating universal themes. "Often my work is encouraging you to be who you are," said Shum. Shum is currently in Montreal working on her National Film Board documentary The Ninth Floor, which focuses on the 1969 Sir George Williams Affair, when six black students charged a white professor with racism. At a time when there were no student rights, 200 students ended up occupying the ninth floor computer room at what was then Sir George Williams University, where they remained day and night for two weeks until a riot broke out. The riot led to deportations and 97 arrests. Some ofthe original six went on to become doctors or lawyers, and one ofthe women who was arrested, and spent two years in prison, is now a senator. As the writer and director, Shum speaks of it as a "historical documentary made with fiction practices," but overall a feature film experience. Fictional practices include asking the four ofthe original six students who appear in the film to to do things as if they're in a fictional scene. "But inside it is the ticking-clock story of what happened actually and the people whose lives were affected." "The new project is quite different, but a really logical step for all the work I've been doing," said Shum. "[It's] a great chance to push the boundaries of what is a traditional point-of view documentary." During her time as art- ist-in-residence, Shum plans to speak about "how to sustain" as an artist, and also about the filmmaking process, which she will have a lot to say about after filming for six weeks. Throughout her time here, she says she hopes to inspire people to think differently. When asked what she would like her audience to gain from her films, Shum says it should be both an entertaining hour and a half and something that resonates with them once they leave the theatre. "I want them to go home and I want them to think, Are they fulfilled, are they representing themselves, are they proud of who they are?' And if they're not, I hope some of my work actually makes people go, 'I'm going to take that chance, I'm going to phone that girl, I'm going to call that job, I'm going to sing in the cab,'" Shum laughed. "It's [to gain] a little bit of courage. Films could do that — they did to me, that's why I make films." XI From Feb. 13 to March 6, on Thursdays at 7p.m., the Norm Theatre will be holding a retrospective of Shum's work, with admission by donation. Design, ^k layout, ^m Pusheenthecat ^M emaileditor J^F Ming Wong ^ printeditor@ V ubyssey.ca Volunteer for The Ubyssey What are you interested in? QJ Varsitysports, athletic reviews, milkshakes email editor Natalie Scadder sports@ ubyssey.ca Toope, AMS current events emaileditors WillMcDonaldanc Sarah Bigam n ews @ u bysse y.c a Arts, entertainment, sophistry W\ email editor Carter Brundage photo@ubyssey.ca Investigative pieces longformjournalism pizza email editor Arno Rosenfeld features© ubyssey.ca // News ORS WILL MCDONALD + SARAH BIGAM MIXUPS » CONSTRUCTION » Renovations proposed for life sciences spaces PHOTO COURTESY JOSH LEE A UBC student organized the event in support of protesters in Ukraine, but due to a Vancity Buzz post, many people showed up expecting a Chinese New Year celebration. Accidental joint Ukraine-Chinese New Year event draws thousands Alexandra Meisner StaffWriter On Friday night, a group of 7,000 UBC students and Vancouverites gathered at Spanish Banks Beach to release Chinese lanterns into the night sky — for two completely different reasons. Second-year Sauder student Yakiv Yaholnitser originally organized an event to release Chinese lanterns to bring awareness to the protests in Ukraine. Yaholnitser, who is from Vinny- tsia, Ukraine, wanted the event to remain small and catered towards the participation of UBC students. Without Yaholnitser's permission, Vancity Buzz advertised the event as "an authentic Chinese New Year Sky Lantern Festival" two days before the affair. Yaholnitser sold a total of 400 lanterns to UBC students for the NEWS BRIEFS Study finds Internet trolls exhibit sadism, psychopathy Ajoint UBC study found that Internet trolls show signs of sadism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism. The study, completed by psychologists at UBC, the University of Winnipeg and the University of Manitoba found that sadism was most commonly associated with Internet trolls. "In fact, the associations [with] sadism... were so strong that it might be said that online trolls are prototypical everyday sadists," wrote the authors of thestudy. "If an unfortunate person falls into theirtrap, trolling intensifies forfurther, merciless amusement. This is why novice Internet users are routinely admonished, 'Do not feed the trolls!'" Tribunal to hear discrimination complaint over hiring of UBC soccer coach The B.C Human Rights Tribunal will hear a discrimination complaint in response to how UBC hired their women's soccer coach. Mark Rizzardo accepted the job on Dec. 6,2012, but he claims he was terminated on Dec. 7 because UBC wanted to hire a womanforthejob. UBC said they hired Andrea Neil forthejob becauseshe was the most qualified candidate. UBC also argued at the Tribunal that Rizzardo's complaint was unlikely to be successful. The tribunal has yet to set a date to hear the complaint, xi event. He said he made $1,500 off the sale ofthe lanterns, $500 of which he intends to keep as reimbursement for the lanterns, and $1,000 of which he will give to Euromaidan protestors when he goes home to Ukraine on Wednesday for reading week. "There are essentially representatives there and you just bring them money on the street, as simple as that," said Yaholnitser. "Either I'm just going to give it to them or I'm going to buy food and [warm clothes] that they need and then give it to them just to make sure that the money goes in the right direction," he said. The Euromaidan protest movement began on Nov. 21 when the Ukrainian government decided not to sign a partnership deal with the European Union SECURITY » University releases campus safety report Will McDonald News Editor UBC has released an interim report on campus safety in response to a series of sexual assaults on campus. The campus safety working group, appointed by VP Students Louise Cowin, compiled the interim report to address the state of safety on campus. The report recommends installing security cameras in campus entrance and exit areas such as transit hubs due to the high volume of traffic in those areas. "The purpose of theses cameras is less about prevention, but more to be used as an investigatory tool if the need was raised down the line," said director of Campus Security Barry Eccleton, who chairs the working group. Eccleton said the group has worked with UBC's privacy office, which supports the proposal for security cameras. "We feel confident that this would be a good solution," said Eccleton in reference to the camera proposal. The report also recommends increasing visibility on campus through increased lighting and landscape design and developing a campus safety phone app that would help students contact campus security. and rather moved towards closer economic dependence on Russia. Activists want closer integration with the EU and for the president and government to resign. Friday night's event drew a crowd that spanned the whole beach and lasted hours longer than the original one was intended to, as people gathered to support their respective cause. Yaholnitser said there were more students in attendance than the 400 he sold lanterns to. "It definitely didn't go the way I planned it to be. It got much bigger," said Yaholnitser. "At the same time, I like that each person could go there for their own reason.... It was a positive atmosphere." "Now, I think about what can I do next." "The lanterns in the sky are really beautiful, but I'm disappointed that the event was misconstrued on Vancity Buzz, because [the organizer] worked so hard to have this event," said UBC student Madeleine Marshall. Yaholnitser chose Chinese lanterns, the cause ofthe confusion, to symbolize his hope for the protests to become nonviolent. "The atmosphere is so chill, it's so relaxing, and people enjoy to watch. It's a great symbol of peace and I just like it," Yaholnitser said. "We already have five people killed. You can't pay with someone's life, so it symbolizes that we do [want change], but let's do it in a peaceful way," he said. Yaholnitser received a formal letter of apology from the editor of Vancity Buzz for the confusion. XI —With files from Sarah Bigam FILE PHOTO GEOFF LISTER/THE UBYSSEY The report recommends continued use of the blue phones, as well as a new phone app. The report also recommends increased collaboration between Campus security and the RCMP. "We pride ourselves on having really an outstanding working relationship with the RCMP. With any working relationship, there's always opportunities that we can actually improve upon," said Eccleton. Eccleton said the recommendations in the report will only help build on what is already a safe campus. "We strongly believe that we have a safe campus, quite apart from the unfortunate incidents that occurred last year," said Eccleton. "But those six incidents, according to the RCMP, they believe was the work of one individual — an abnormal blip, or extraordinary blip, however you want to present it. But generally speaking, we do have a safe campus." The community can provide feedback on the report until Feb. 25, and the working group is expected to release a final report in March. XI =ILE PHOTO GEOFF USTER3THE UBYSSEY The renovations would cost$80 million. UBC is considering a proposal to renew the current undergraduate life sciences labs and teaching spaces. The Undergraduate Life Sciences Teaching Labs Renewal Project, which has been on UBC's capital priority list for four years, includes a major restructuring ofthe deteriorating Biological Sciences complex. The project is expected to cost around $80 million, and would be partially funded by a $40 million loan repaid from UBC's central operating budget. Project details include expanding the Biological Sciences Building, replacing the Biological Sciences centre block with a new five-storey building, and consolidating the teaching labs in the Biological Sciences, Wesbrook and D.H. Copp buildings to provide new, up-to-date facilities for incoming microbiology, immunology, biochemistry, molecular biology, botany and zoology students. The D.H. Copp building, which currently houses a number of science laboratories and classrooms, would be demolished to make room for market rental housing. If the project is approved in April 2014, demolition ofthe Copp building could take place as early as July. John Metras, managing director of infrastructure development, said the project is a much-needed initiative to upgrade many ofthe current teaching spaces, some of which have not been renovated since the early 1960s and are deteriorating. "Current laboratory configurations and infrastructure no longer meet the requirements for modern teaching and learning," said Metras. David Shorthouse, director of academic initiatives, said aside from being ill-equipped to handle the demands of modern teaching methods, several ofthe buildings also pose significant seismic risk. "These buildings were constructed at a time when the building codes had lower requirements for seismic performance," said Shorthouse. "The development of this project will provide a state-of- the-art learning environment in a building that meets the current building code." William Ramey, professor of microbiology and immunology, said the renovation would also make sense financially, as many ofthe labs that house expensive equipment could, if brought together in a single building, then be shared between several different departments. "It means that [there is] an ability to share some common resource rooms with students by keeping together people who are likely to use the same type of room space and teaching space," said Ramey. XI NEWS I THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 MONEY» 2014 federal budget funds research, internships Sarah Bigam News Editor Canada's 2014 federal budget, announced Tuesday afternoon, includes the creation of a $1.5 billion research fund for universities and a commitment of $222 million to UBC's TRIUMF centre. The Canada First Research Excellence Fund will fund research in science and technology at Canada's post-secondary institutions with $1.5 billion over 10 years starting in the 2015/16 academic year. "To put that in context, the total budget ofthe research granting councils funds research, it funds Canada research chairs, it funds graduate students and postdoctoral fellowships — that bundled together is currently about $2.5 billion a year," said UBC's VP research and international John Hepburn. "This represents a 10 per cent increase roughly speaking in the federal support of research at universities, so it's a big change." The fund is in part a result of lobbying efforts by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada, as well as university presidents across the country. "We're all really, really happy that this was funded," Hepburn said. "I frankly was wondering if we would get it in this budget given that this budget consists mostly of cuts." How exactly the fund will be administered is yet to be determined. The budget includes $40 million over two years to create up to 3,000 =ILE PHOTO ASHLEY LOCFC3ER3THE UBYSSEY The UBC-based TRIUMF physics lab received an advance of $222 million in this year's budget. internship positions for recent university graduates in unspecified "high-demand fields." "The first response is it's excellent news for UBC and for universities in general from the research and training front," said Hepburn. The budget also earmarked $222 million over five years for the UBC-based TRIUMF physics laboratory to support international partnerships. The operations ofthe TRIUMF centre, which is owned and operat ed by 18 Canadian universities, are based on five-year plans, with the current one ending in March 2015. "One thing that's notable here is normally this type of announcement would happen next year," said TRIUMF spokesperson Tim Meyer. "This early announcement indicates a level of confidence that we're delighted with." This $222 million will be invested over the next five years in isotope research and followups to some of the scientific breakthroughs Canada has been involved in over the past five years, such as the Nobel-prize- winning Higgs boson discovery, which Meyer said TRIUMF led Canada's participation in. TRIUMF, which is currently involved with 50 international organizations, will partner with universities and laboratories to do this research. For instance, a $10-million partnership approved bythe Indian and Canadian governments last August will see the two countries working together to build accelerator components to produce isotopes for research. $8 million has been allocated to postdoctoral research partnerships through Mitacs, an organization which UBC partners with for student partnerships and training. Rob Annan, director of policy, research and evaluation at Mitacs, said the research program funds postdoctoral students for up to two years to do research at a Canadian university while working at a Canadian company or not-for-profit organization to apply that research. The program has been in its pilot stage for four years. "This is our first federal funding at the national level for the program, so we'll be expanding it," said Annan. This year's budget also opened up eligibility for Mitacs's Accelerate program, which focuses on providing research internships for graduate students, to include not- for-profit organizations. Previously it only included businesses. "We're really excited that this is actually going to open up a whole new part of our [program], which is going to have a real impact especially on those grad students in social sciences and humanities," said Annan The budget also included a further $46 million in additional annual funding for Canada's research institutions through increases to federal agencies which give research grants and increases to the Indirect Costs Program. XI HOUSING » UBC approves faculty homeowner pilot Sarah Bigam News Editor On Feb. 4, the UBC Board of Governors unanimously approved a "faculty home ownership" pilot program, which aims to help potential and current faculty live on campus in Vancouver's expensive housing market. "The whole idea is to encourage more people to live on campus because it's much more efficient if people live on campus," said Nassif Ghoussoub, who chairs UBC's community planning task group. The pilot program offers two options: a "capped appreciation program" where units are sold (meaning a 99-year lease) to faculty at 33 per cent below the market price, and a mortgage loan option wherein faculty are loaned 33 per cent ofthe price of a new home in approved on-campus areas. "They both meet the same principle, which is to offer somebody with 33 per cent support for home ownership," said acting associate VP of Campus and Community Planning Lisa Colby. In the first option, campus units must be sold back to faculty at 33 per cent below benchmark prices at the time of resale, or at the original price plus the annual average faculty salary index over the time the unit was owned, whichever is less. When 80 per cent ofthe units are pre-sold for this option, construction will begin on a building of 36 units on Lot 45 in Wesbrook Place, where larger three-bedroom units could be built as well as single units. Construction on these units is predicted to take two and a half years. If the project continues, more units will be built in the area. The second option will apply to the 300 units in the Sail, Binning 3U.liy .:fipfr— =HOTO CARTER BRUNDAGE/THE UBYSSEY The pilot project will provide cheaper housing to approved faculty in specified units in Wesbrook Village. and Prodigy projects in Wesbrook Place, and to future projects on campus. The maximum size ofthe loan is $330,000. "We wanted something that we can deliver very quickly," said Ghoussoub. The loan must be repaid within 30 years, at the time of resale, or when a faculty member is no longer eligible for the program. The loan does not require monthly or annual interest payments, but the repayment is 33 per cent ofthe unit's resale price. UBC will offer up to 150 spots in these programs over the next three years to approved faculty, who must be tenured or tenure-track. There is no predicted cost yet on building units for this project. Units and loans will go back into a pool to be given to other faculty. "The idea is that this can come back as a part that can be used by future faculty so [the costj's really hard to assess," said Ghoussoub. "For me, the major benefit is that we have more faculty living on campus and the additional hours they would provide would give back to university." Half of the spots will be used for retention of current faculty and the other half for recruitment of tenured and tenure-track faculty, subject to demand, according to the plan's outline. First priority will go towards faculty who do not currently have housing in Metro Vancouver or on campus. The report says that "highest priorities" will be given to those whose recruitment or retention "is considered to be most critical to advance UBC's strategic academic priorities." The report also reads that "notwithstanding these priorities, at any time, a loan or available restricted unit may be allocated, on the recommendation ofthe relevant dean and with the approval ofthe provost, for a high priority recruitment and/or retention situation." "The problem with retention and recruitment is really a faculty problem because the recruitment of faculty often 99 per cent is people from out of town," said Ghoussoub. "And we are the number two highest jurisdiction in the world in terms of cost of housing." Applicants will be reviewed for approval by a committee which will be chaired by the university's provost. Faculty members are no longer eligible for the program when they stop working at UBC or stop using the home as a principal residence. At that point, faculty have to move out or repay the loan. Faculty members may stay in these units indefinitely, rather than resell at retirement, if they have worked at least 15 years full time at UBC and have professor emeritus status. The capped appreciation option was proposed in September 2012, but in September 2013 UBC proposed replacing the capped appreciation option with the mortgage option as this would be faster, more flexible for the university, and reduce taxable benefit implications. However, faculty were concerned whether or not the market could deliver the kind of units that faculty want and if the program might trigger inflated prices. The report said both programs would operate at similar costs, so it was determined both projects would be run on a trial basis. Application for both pilots opens in March. If the project continues, it will be phased in at about 30 units or loans per year for a maximum of 900. After three years, the project will be brought back to the Board to decide whether or not to continue either or both ofthe programs. XI THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | SEX SUPPLEMENT TECHNOLOGY» Hiding behind the screen Though they're becoming increasingly popular, many students are still afraid ofthe stigma of using online services or smartphone apps to look for love Rachel Levy-McLaughlin Contributor Online daters are one of two things: horny creeps, or desperate losers. Just kidding. But such viewpoints aren't far from the stigma- tization that still surrounds online dating. It's there, hiding beneath the stacks of papers claiming it's gone, telling all single young adults that searching OkCupid is a sign of desperation. As university students, we are entitled — and frequently pressured — to check out our options for dating, to browse and shop around. Rarely anyone marries their high school sweethearts anymore. Marina Adshade is a UBC professor of economics who recently published a book entitled The Love Market: What You Need to Know About How We Date, Mate and Marry. "You have so much more choice now," Adshade said. "Why would you marry young when you can search longer and find somebody who's better suited to you?" Despite the popularity of this view, browsing your dating options online is still looked down upon among university students. Although there is no shortage of articles claiming that online dating is hugely popular — and there's no doubt that its popularity has increased exponentially over the past few years — it hasn't necessarily become any more acceptable for university students. "Actively seeking a mate online used to be a no-no for young, hip daters," wrote Michelle Fisher in a Fiscal Times article. "Today, it's not only socially acceptable, it's often the only way to find an eligible partner." However, a survey of UBC students conducted for this article suggests otherwise. We asked 100 students, selected randomly at locations including the bus loop, the Irving K. Barber library, the Woodward's building and the SUB, about their use of, and attitudes toward, online dating sites and dating apps. Only 49 out of 100 people knew somebody who used an online dating service. A mere four students had ever used an online dating site themselves. Students expressed a variety of opinions. "[Online dating] is highly stigmatized," said Dorothy Ordogh, a fifth-year computer science student, "because it seems like you can't find someone in your real life, so how messed up can you be? That sort of thing." "I don't know why [there's a stigma]," said Sam See, a third- year sociology student. "I guess because people associate online dating with an element of desperation." "The stigma is disappearing, but it's disappearing in the groups of people who've always used online dating, which is older people," said Adshade. "Your generation is slower to catch up." In our survey, 84 per cent of students claimed they would not consider online dating, or would only do so as a very last resort. Adshade is not worried about the possibility of persistent stigma, =HOTOMACKENZIEWALKER3fflE UBYSSEY Although Tinder lacks the stigmatization that surrounds online dating, some users tarnish the app's reputation with illicit requests for sex. however. "I wouldn't put too much weight into what people say they wouldn't do.... while people say they wouldn't, my guess is they would." However, ofthe numerous people approached to be interviewed for this article, almost everyone wanted to remain anonymous. "The reason I wasn't hesitant to talk about [Tinder]," said Jim Mackay, a third-year mining student and open Tinder user, "was because I wouldn't consider it online dating." "No one is proud of [online dating]," said Ordogh. "Maybe [the stigma] doesn't exist for later on in life, but right now, definitely. "It's hard to change stigma. It takes years." Thirty per cent of students surveyed said they would not openly admit to using online dating sites. According to Ordogh, inventing a story of how you met is common practice for couples who meet online. "It's kind of this mutual agreement... [that if] people ask you how you met, you're always going to say something else ... because no one wants to admit it." APPETIZING APPS? Brendan Michael, a recently graduated Education student who met his boyfriend on Grindr, said he doesn't feel the need to lie about where he met his boyfriend. "I say [that we met] online." However, Michael is reluctant to tell people he met his partner specifically on Grindr, a location-based app for gay men. In Michael's words: "Grindr is associated with being a sex-based hookup app." Another dating app with similar connotations is Tinder, a location-based app largely oriented toward straight people. Tinder users can use their smartphone to browse photos of people near them, and have the choice to swipe right if you like them, or swipe left if you don't. "Tinder is so much more playful, and less serious [than online dating sites]," said Mackay. "It's way more lighthearted." Apps like Grindr and Tinder are often accused of being hookup apps. These accusations are not far off, according to Adshade. "[Tinder and its Chinese counterpart Momo] are not attracting the right kind of interactions," she said, citing conversations with students who have used the apps and received requests for blowjobs from strangers, as well as blatant prostitution offers in the SUB. "I find Tinder really fascinating," said Adshade. "I think that Tinder is one of those things that will mature into something that is a little bit better than what it is now." In other words, a little bit less sketchy. "People make the app what they want to make it," said See, "and people have assigned a different meaning to it." Or they are starting to, anyway. Sixty-one per cent of students surveyed said that they know someone who uses Tinder, and 12 per cent said they use Tinder themselves. "Tinder is kind of safety in numbers," said Mackay. "We're not embarrassed because we're not the only ones doing it. Everybody's doing it." "I'm just in it for shits and giggles," said See, a sporadic Tinder user. "I'm not matching myself with my future wife or anything like that." In other words, he is shopping around. BROWSING THE MARKET "[Online dating] is like shopping," said Ordogh. "I think that all looking for relationships is like shopping," said Adshade. "I think that the only difference [online] is that you're shopping on a bigger market. You're shopping with better information. Think about it — you walk into a store, and you pick up a shirt and you think, 'Oh, that's cute.' Then you go online, you'll see what it's made of, maybe read reviews, see the alternative colours that are available. You get a lot more information online than what you'd find in a store, and I think that online dating is very similar." The flip side of this coin is that the goods that are on the market, so to speak. As Michael said, "[Online dating] is also a way of selling yourself. You have to choose specific photos, and decide what to reveal and not. Like, on your profile, do you tell people that you're super into Avril Lavigne?" "What online dating means now is not what it used to mean," said Adshade. "There is a much broader view of what online dating means today." Online daters are browsing, checking out their options, and seeing the different sorts of proverbial new shirts that are out there. You have to make sure you've checked out all the shirts before you actually purchase one. 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"Sex" turned up surprisingly tame stock photos, mostly of couples in bed together. "College sex," on the other hand, opened the floodgates to an entirely different set of images. But we all know our sex lives — or lack thereof— do not primarily consist of videotaped dorm room orgies full of thin, generally attractive and almost exclusively white college students. Putting together a survey to figure out just what they did look like wasn't easy, but I hopeyou'll find the results interesting, entertaining and perhaps even useful. THE BASICS One of my favourite comments that someone left at the end ofthe survey contained a bit of a warning, which I'm afraid I'm about to violate: "Wow this is really personal, whatever news story you make out of this better be well written and shit or else I'm going to pop a fucking molly in your offices," a first-year Arts student wrote. I suppose I could try and turn all the percentages into a news story, but I think infographics are more fun. You can find some (hopefully) well written observations and shit online at ubyssey.ca, where you'll also find the rest of the survey results. Enjoy! —Arno Rosenfeld, Features Editor Graphics by Ming Wong, Managing Editor, Print I am a girl in my third year and,, lutely love sex! I think it is one of the greatest things two human beinqs c do together!" abso- oftf>e*n- 'al igscan ^ donotplantohavesexun iU «edlockw;SmvBfenotforthesakeof -S'S^SSKy 5KS5BSS^^toeach other." £??**$'* What is your sexual orientation? Heterosexual Homosexual 6.5% Bisexual 8.5% What does it mean to "have sex"? (Please select all that apply.) Oral Anal Manual (handjobs,fingering; Penis in vagina Any consensual behaviour involving genital contact and bodily penetration Other ;onlywhen ejaculatior occurs, when orgasrr occurs, etc.; How many people have you hooked up with? (This can include any kind of sexual contact from kissing to full intercourse.) 15% 36% 22% 0 people 1-4 people 5-9 people r r r t ttttttttt THE DEED What is your favourite sexual position? Missonary Male 31% Female 38% A £% Doggy style w Male 33% Female 26% Cowgirl Male 4% Female2% Reverse cowgirl Male 4% Female2% Standing Malel% Female 1% O Spooning Male 5% Female7% BODY AND ATTRACTION PENIS SIZE No Yes, I would decrease it Yes, I would increase it to make myself feel better Yes, I would increase it to satisfy my partner If you could magically change the size of your penis, would you? 44% Does penis size matter? Yes, the bigger the better Yes, big penises can be painful MALE PARTNERS FEMALE PARTNERS | 7% I 7% 3% 9% Yes, bigger within reason preferable 1 46% No, technique and other factors matter more 17% ■ 34% No, 1 don't care ^H 14% m\ io% dirty w\k What would you like to do more of during foreplay? KISSING Q 66% © 62% BREAST STIMULATION O 42% © 51% CUNNLINGUS (EATING PUSSY) Q 42% © 44% FELLATIO (SUCKING DICK) Q 24% © 40% CLITORIS STIMULATION Q 46% © 51% PENIS STIMULATION O 35% © 23% MASSAGING Q 42% © 37% BREASTS wl£t Ifyou breasl No Yes, toanA-cup Yes,toanB-cup Yes, toanC-cup Yes, toanD-cup POLLING DATA: This survey was conducted online over 12 days. It was an opt-in survey publicized through The Ubyssey's social media and does not represent a scientifically valid sample of UBC's student population. However, respondents constituted a mc THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | SEX SUPPLEMENT | 7 THETOPTHREE Sexual performance BIGGEST 2 *^B^^^^ta^^ ■ f% Contracting an STI ANXIETIES o Inadvertent pregnancy when having sex with someone for the first time How satisfied are you with your sex life? I have no sex life 20% Not at all Not at all 3% 14% because ofthe quality ofsex I because of the I quantityofsex While women are equally worried about all three (47-50%), men are much more worried about sexual performance than STIs orpregnancy(67%vs. 36% and 26%) Somewhat satisfied Completely satisifed 39% but there is room for improvement 25% Have you ever texted or emailed suggestive images to someone? (Please select all thatapply.) No Yes, to my partner in a committed relationship Yes, to a sexual partner Yes, to someone I had hooked up with Yes, to someone I had no romantic or sexual history with YOU MASTURBATE But how often? CONSENT MATTERS Do you believe you personally are able to consent to sexual acts while drunk or under the influence of drugs? 1% 2% I 5% MALE Never Once every few months Once every few weeks Oncea week Three times a week Oncea day More than once a day 1% FEMALE No, and I don't willingly engage in sexual acts while under the influence No, but I am comfortable engaging in sexual acts while under the influence Yes, but I generally avoid engaging in sexual acts while under the influence Yes, and I often engage in sexual acts while under the influence Sometimes; it depends on how intoxicated I am or the effects of the drugs FEMALE 17% 50% offemales have had a sexual encounter where they did not fully consent or felt pressured 26% of males Have you ever had sex while drunkorunderthe influence of drugs? 26% No I have only had sexwhilesoberor nearlysober 71% Yes, I've had sex while drunk 31% Yes, I've had sex while high from consuming marijuana 13% Yes, I've had sex whileunderthe influence of hard drugs Do you find yourself romantically or sexually drawn to members of your own ethnic group? could magically change the size of your ts, would you? Yes But does your partner prefer you to have large breasts? MALE PARTNERS FEMALE PARTNERS 10% 26% No 6% Yes But I generally date people from my own group But I generally date people from other ethnic groups But I generally date from an ethnic group not my own And I don't notice any pattern In who I date But I also date and hook up with peoplefrom other ethnic groups I donotgenerallydate people from other groups But I don't notice any specific pattern in who I date istly accurate balance of men and women and students from different faculties when compared to UBC's enrolment totals. 1,128 individuals completed the survey and these results are based on their answers. 8 I SEX SUPPLEMENT I THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13,2014 THE FRIEND ZONE » It's complicated' On the difficulties of platonic relationships i ' i ' » ' r; i ; i ; i -t~* PHOTO CARTER BRUNDAGE/THE UBYSSEY Survey data suggests there is a disjunction between how different genders interpret friendships between sexually compatible people. Tudor Lapuste & Harry Airiants Contributors Can men and women be "just friends?" To answer this question, The Ubyssey conducted a large and informal study using a sample group of one hundred and three people over two days through a six question survey. We gathered opinions on the topic question and recorded anecdotes. We sampled UBC students in two locations; during the daytime, we visited the core area of campus, in and around the SUB and the UBC Bookstore; at night, we went to the Bimini, a popular Kitsilano entertainment venue. Survey respondents seemed more receptive to the question at night, potentially due to the social atmosphere — though more likely due to blood alcohol content. We asked whether attractiveness influences a person's decision to establish a relationship with someone ofthe opposite gender, and if a platonic relationship is more easily maintained if the other person is less attractive. The general consensus seems, from both the scientific literature and the polled opinions, to be that there are definitely difficulties in maintaining a strictly platonic relationship when it comes to being friends with people you're attracted to. At the Bimini, students presented more controversial viewpoints. "There's always a power struggle between men and women," said Royce Lam, a fourth-year psychology major, "and it goes way beyond just friendship, there's more than meets the eye." By contrast, during the daytime, students tended to produce more politically correct answers; people avoided being explicit, or even giving too much personal information, although there were still anecdotes aplenty. There was a sharp contrast between the way in which men and women view opposite-sex Public Open House - February 26 Amendments to the Chancellor Place Neighbourhood Plan UBC is making minor amendments to the Chancellor Place Neighbourhood Plan to revise the permitted uses of the lona Building located in UBC's Chancellor Place neighbourhood. Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Chapel, St. Andrew's Hall, 604( 4:30-6:30pm apel, St. Andrew's Hall, 6040 lona Drive Chancellor place LJ L ^3 lona geology Mai. Building Meeting ai ■ L0Catl0n*s,N^t- Andrew's Walk ■.sl fT^^L- st ^ Hall The proposed amendments are being made to the Chancellor Place Neighbourhood Plan to remove outdated language and certain references to the Vancouver School of Theology (Sections 2.3.4 and 2.3.4 [d]). Join us on February 26 at the Public Open House to learn more about the proposed amendments. You can also submit written comments by email to joe.stott@ubc.ca, or by mail to Campus and Community Planning, 2210 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z4 from February 13 to February 28. To read more about the proposed amendments, please visit: planning.ubc.ca. For further information, contact: joe.stott@ubc.ca This notice contains important information which may affect you. Please ask someone to translate it for you. jikJlS'S.-tSl i%, &vsm£»mi» &£!* fl«H =l as BJsjshfe M^9 Ssl&W?! hHHc|. a place of mind campus+community planning friendships. For example, the question "is it more difficult for a friendship to remain purely platonic if the other person is more attractive?" provoked significantly different responses between genders. About 70 percent of men, even after answering yes to the initial question of "can men and women be just friends?", said that it was more difficult to sustain a purely platonic friendship. However, roughly 75 percent of women, on the other hand, answered no — that friendship can, in fact, be maintained despite the other person's attractiveness. Roy Baumeister, a psychology professor at Florida State University, famously argued in a 2004 paper published in the Personality and Social Psychology review that women are "the gatekeepers of the sexual marketplace," and that they have more choice in who they decide to have sex with. According to Baumeister, this puts them in a position of power in cases where there is sexual attraction. His analysis — popularly referred to as "social exchange theory" — claims that women hold more power than their male counterparts to instigate what has become commonly known as the "friend zone" at their discretion, much more frequently than men are able to. Although men are also able to instigate the "friend zone," they are less likely to do so. The Ubyssey survey lacked reports of incidents from the perspective of anyone who had been "friend-zoned," perhaps due to embarrassment, denial, or simply being oblivious to the situation. Social exchange theory seems to explain why people are motivated to remain just friends. "If you have the mentality of going in as just friends, it works out great," said Pavan Gill, a fourth-year civil engineering student. "If you have ulterior motives then obviously it's not going to work." Gill's view was common among the student sample pool. However, Baumeister's theory has produced criticism. Katherine Miller, a sociologist at the University of Texas A&M, lists several critiques to social exchange theory in her 2005 book Communication Theories. She argued that it is massively reductive, and that it limits human interaction to a purely rational process derived from economic theory. She also discusses how this theory places relationships in a linear structure, when some relationships might skip a step or go backwards in terms of intimacy; for example, she suggests that it is possible for a friends-with-benefits relationship scenario to switch to a completely platonic relationship. The Ubyssey survey also found that when one person in a friendship finds a partner, the friendship tends to weaken. About half of respondents claimed that "the sex part" gets in the way ofthe friendship; however, roughly 60 per cent of students said a "just friends" type of relationship was possible. What's the answer, then? It depends on what each partner wants. Social exchange theory suggests that self-interest plays a big role in relationships, and can be mutually beneficial when the parameters of a relationship are agreed upon. But the definition of a relationship can vary, all the way from "just friends" to "friends with benefits," and everywhere in between. tJ // Sports + Rec OR NATALIE SCADDEN CHARITY SWIM » UBC student to swim 10K for AIDS awareness Funds raised will directly benefit those living with the disease in Vancouver Jack Hauen StaffWriter Fourth-year UBC student Hayley Pipher will be swimming 10 kilometres on Feb. 18 to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS in Vancouver. The three-hour endurance feat will take place at 10:30 a.m. at the UBC Aquatic Centre, a place with which Pipher is well-acquainted. She swam with the dominant Thunderbird women's varsity team for her first two years at UBC — winning the Canada West Championship both times — before dropping it in favour of other, more worldly initiatives. "I stopped after my second year, mostly because I think I achieved all that I wanted to — I just did it a lot quicker than I thought I would," said Pipher of her university swimming career. "I've been enjoying taking advantage of other opportunities at UBC, but it's still a big part of myself." [The swim] has been something I've wanted to do for quite a few years now. There's a lot of stigma against this disease, so I'm just trying to raise a little bit of awareness. Hayley Pipher UBC student =HOTO KOSTA PRODANOVIC3THE UBYSSEY UBC student and former UBC swimmer Hayley Pipher will swim 10 kilometers on Feb. 18 to raise funds and awareness for HIV/AIDS. Those other opportunities form an impressive list. By partnering with the David Thompsen family of schools and with help from a UBC-CLI grant, Pipher formed the Vancouver Youth Food Alliance (VYFA) this year, an after-school program dedicated to mitigating food security gaps among vul nerable youth with a focus on empowerment. The VYFA, along with involvement in the Vancouver Mentorship Network and two years with the Africa Awareness Initiative — including a term last year as the VP admin — are only part of Pipher's achievements during her time at UBC. Pipher's passion for making the world a better place stems in part from the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. When she was 12 years old, her family took a dream vacation to Thailand. In the devastating event that killed 230,000 people and left 1.7 million more displaced, Pipher and her family were among the lucky survivors. Since then, she has dedicated a large portion of her life to improving the world, and her future career path reflects that. "I'm studying global resource systems, where I'm majoring in nutrition and health in Africa. I hope to eventually work in Tanzania — I'm really interested in mitigating health disparities." Pipher's natural enthusiasm and work ethic is contagious, and she encourages others to get involved. "Sometimes we're not encouraged enough, as youth, to explore [these ideas], but it's something I'd encourage anyone on campus to do. If you have something you're passionate about, it's important to explore ways to put that into action. It's really empowering to see this idea that you have in your head turn into reality." Her latest idea will become a reality through a partnership with the Positive Living Society of British Columbia, an organization that provides support and education on HIV awareness in Vancouver. All proceeds will go toward their health promotion sector, which will directly benefit those living with the disease. "[The swim] has been something I've wanted to do for quite a few years now. There's a lot of stigma against this disease, so I'm just trying to raise a little bit of awareness. "I don't think people talk about it enough in our society. Any little effort makes a huge difference." XI T-BIRDS 5-ON-5 SPORTY SINGLES MICHA THEIL Football KATIE CRAWFORD Volleyball JULIE SHEPPARD Rowing 1. What's your favourite sports-related pickup line? Want to be my receiver tonight? Hey, I'm a libera — that means I dig balls. Its definitely got to be: "Do you play volleyball? Because you look like you're good on your knees!" [laughs] Areyouarower?l bet you're a really good stroke. You know what they say: chicks dig the long ball. Want to know how many times I've gone deep? 2. If you could date an Olympian, who would it be? 3. What's your favourite workout to do with your date? Ivona Dadic. Hot yoga — Sunday night at 7:45 atYYoga Kits. would date skeleton athlete Jon Montgomery because like the way he parties. Anything that involves wearing matching weightlifting gloves. Rachel Homanallthe way She's Canadian and she's a dime! Swimming. It's perfect because I can somewhat show off and it's a good excuse to get into swim suits. SummerAdamvan Koeverden and winter Alex Harvey Doubles luge. Meghan Agosta. She's absolutely gorgeous and the fact that she has won a gold medal playing hockey is even sexier! I'd take my date for a workout on the Grouse Grind. If she beat me to the top, Ithinkshewould be a keeper. 4. What would you say are your strengths when it comes to dating/relationships? 5. Finish this sentence: I'd never date someone who... I'm not passive. ...goestoSFU. don't know about my relationship strengths, but I can front-squat 200 pounds. ...thought I was serious about the whole matching weightlifting gloves thing. guess my strength would be that I'm very easy going. I'm always down to do whatever, whether it's going out orstaying in watching a movie. ...hasn't watched Star Wars or Lord ofthe Rings! I've got a sense of humourandcan makea great batch of cookies. ...doesn't like the Olympics. I'm open to try new things, I'm just a fantastic listener and I always pay ...is a vegan. That's just weird. 10 I SPORTS + REC I THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 FIELD HOCKEY» Lauren Logush exercises entrepreneurial skills UBC field hockey player and national team goalie is CoHo Apparel's west coast sales rep Bailey Ramsay StaffWriter Before Lauren Logush attended a New Year's Eve party in Toronto, she had no idea she would soon be working for Cody Hodgson's new clothing line. The second-year UBC student and varsity field hockey goalie was at a gathering of about 15 people to ring in 2014, and through a convenient string of friends, met the former Vancouver Canucks player and his older brother, Clayton Hodgson. "They are awesome, but they were honestly just like anyone else I met that night," said Logush. "They were exactly on par with everything. They were not conceited in any sense or anything like that — just two normal guys." As a big hockey fan, Logush admits she was a little starstruck at first. "I tried to hide," she said. "I think I came across semi-normal, but it worked out in the end. "We had a lot of things in common. He grew up in a place where I had a cottage, moved to the town next to me, and then he was drafted by Vancouver, where I live now." The two also connected over their involvement in and passion for high-performance competitive sports. Not only did Logush have a successful season with the UBC women's field hockey team, she is also a member ofthe Canadian women's national field hockey team. Coincidentally, one of her teammates on both of those teams is Kate Gillis, daughter of Canucks general manager Mike Gillis. "I am originally from Toronto, so I am a Leafs fan," said Logush. "[But] they are like family to me and by osmosis I also cheer for the Canucks." At the party, Cody's older brother Clayton spoke to Logush about his recently released athletic clothing line, CoHo Apparel. The company is based out of Ontario and only launched on Dec. 27, 2013, but Clayton expressed a desire to begin reaching out toward the West Coast. Logush now exercises more than her field hockey skills as she puts her inner entrepreneur to the test as CoHo Apparel's lone B.C. sales representative. "They thought I was a good person for it and I wanted to help them out. We spoke over Facebook chat LAUNCH YOUR CAREER WITH A POSTGRAD IN BUSINESS TJHO0SEY0UR CERTIFICATE ADVERTISING - MEDIA MANAGEMENT ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION EVENT MANAGEMENT FASHION MANAGEMENTS PROMOTIONS FINANCIAL PLANNING GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MARKETING MANAGEMENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION business.humber.ca/postgrad lj)' HUMBER and worked out a deal. It was an exciting few days," she said. "It was completely random and I was not expecting that, but it is a pretty cool opportunity and I thought I might as well give it a shot." By promoting through social networking media outlets such as Twitter and Facebook, Logush has been working hard to spread the word of CoHo Apparel in order to get their product known. "I am just trying to promote the image and promote the company," she said. All of CoHo's goods are 100 per cent Canadian made and sweatshop free. They also use sustainable products such as bamboo fibres and reduce carbon emissions by avoiding shipment to and from overseas. Vancouverites, notorious for praising and endorsing natural and eco-friendly products, would be expected to sympathize with CoHo Apparel's production values and ethics. Having played for the Canucks just two years ago, Cody's name is also familiar to many Vancouverites as well. Logush hopes CoHo Apparel's success in Vancouver will eventually lead to a retail store set up and for distribution to grow beyond their initial online base. "[Another] potential is going to different teams and having their stuff embroidered and having that sort of stuff done, so it is quite open-ended right now," she added. Outside of business and school, Logush is also hard at work preparing for a summer of tournaments with Team Canada — which is hoping to qualify for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero. "Our major tournament this year is the Commonwealth Games, which are in Glasgow in the summer," she said. "And then there are two different ways to qualify for Rio. Either we have to win the [2015 Pan American Games] or we have to progress along the world league cycle." It was just incredible atmosphere. Argentina is a huge field hockey country. The stadium was packed and you had all these little kids asking for your autograph and for pictures. It was a completely surreal experience in that sense. Lauren Logush UBC women's field hockey player and Canadian national team goalie Like many young Canadian kids, Logush started playing ice hockey at the age of four. She didn't make the switch to the field version until she was 12, and it wasn't the easiest transition. "At first I thought it was the strangest sport ever because it is completely different from ice hockey, which I had been playing almost my entire life." However, Logush proved to be a natural on the field, and shortly after joining a club team she =HOTO VANESSA MINKE MARTIN/THE UBYSSEY After a successful season with the UBC women's field hockey team, Lauren Logush is now a CoHo Apparel sales representative, and is also on the road to the 2016 Olympics with the Canadian women's national team. made her first provincial team. She then progressed to the junior national team in 2010, and has since graduated to the ranks of the senior national team. For her first major tournament with the squad, she competed in the Pan American Games last September in Argentina. "It was just incredible atmosphere," she recalled. "Argentina is a huge field hockey country. The stadium was packed and you had all these little kids asking for your autograph and for pictures. It was a completely surreal experience in that sense." There are currently nine women on UBC's varsity team who are also on the senior national team, and the program centralizes in Vancouver. "There is overlap, but obviously the national team is more important," said Logush. In fact, it was her experience with the senior national team that brought Logush to UBC in the first place. She had originally planned on studying at an American school, but in November of her Grade 12 year, the opportunity to stay in Canada came about. "I made the senior national squad, which means that once you get carded by Sports Canada, your tuition anywhere in Canada is covered [and] you get a monthly income," she explained. "And my goalie trainer and coach just moved out to Vancouver, so I thought if I wanted to maximize my opportunity to play for Canada that I should come out to UBC." Clearly, Lauren Logush makes the most of out ofthe opportunities she's given, and everything happens for a reason. XI THUNDERBIRDS HOME GAMES THIS WEEKEND MENS VOLLEYBALL Canada West quarterfinals (best of 3) UBC vs. Brandon Thursday, Feb. 13 and Friday, Feb. 14 at 7 p.m. War Memorial Gym If needed: Saturday, Feb. 15 at2p.m. War Memorial Gym WOMEN'S HOCKEY Canada West quarterfinals (best of 3) UBC vs. Calgary Friday, Feb. 14 and Saturday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. Thunderbird Arena If needed: Sunday, Feb. 16 at 3 p.m. Thunderbird Arena BASKETBALL UBC vs. Victoria Saturday at 5 p.m. (women's) and 7 p.m. (men's) War Memorial Gym PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONCJPENTLAND3THE UBYSSEY Vancity Buzz editor Karm Sumal mistakenly sent New Year's revellers to a Euromaidan protest last Friday. LAST WORDS// =HOTO COURTESY A BUNCH OF VERY CLEVER ENGINEERS The Ubyssey received this and several other photos anonymously earlier this week. A REFRESHER ON ALCOHOL AND SEX One ofthe most interesting results on our sex survey was to the question: "Do you believe you personally are able to consent to sexual acts while drunk or under the influence of drugs?" Thirty-nine per cent of people answered yes, though they varied in whether or not they have or do actually hook up while under the influence. Twenty-three per cent said that while they think it's OK, they generally avoid sexual activity under the influence, and another 16 percent said they both think it's okay and do get steamy after some beers on a regular basis. And the largest group said, "Sometimes — it depends on the circumstances." Canadian law is clear that an "incapacitated" person can't give consent, but just because you're drunk doesn't automatically mean you're incapacitated. In other words, there's no law that says exactly how many beers is too many to engage in sexual activities, but it's generally agreed that there is a point where people can't truly consent. You're ultimately the judge of what you are comfortable with happening to your body. But when you include other people, their consent becomes important too. Being drunk yourself doesn't excuse mistakes you make about whether you have someone else's consent, and if you're not sure whether you have it, you're already well into a moral grey area. So here's our primer on consent: a freely given and enthusiastic yes means yes. Otherwise, hold your horses. If you're at all unsure whether your partner is too drunk to make proper decisions, stop. If you had a yes then, you'll have a yes tomorrow — if you won't, that's all the more reason to stop. And bonus: sex is a great hangover cure. BE WARY OF CAMPUS CAMERAS A report compiled by the working group on campus security thrown together following the spate of sexual assaults at the start ofthe school year has recommended installing surveillance cameras around the bus loop. While this appears to be a restrained recommendation, more modest than blanketing campus in such cameras, it is nonetheless problematic. The group said the cameras would not be actively monitored and would only be consulted if the university had a reason to think a crime had been committed. They would be placed around the bus loop because it is a location where people enter and exit campus. However, if cameras were installed there, presumably criminals would start using different places to enter and exit UBC's vast campus. There would then be a compelling argument to place cameras at every bus stop, or all around campus, to make sure criminals couldn't avoid them. Cameras are not a completely unsound idea, but there is potential for a slippery slope to develop, and any moves to install such cameras on campus must be carefully monitored and include ironclad privacy measures. UKRAINIAN PROTEST STRANGE AND SHADY Last Friday, a few thousand people showed up to Spanish Banks Beach. Some thought they were supporting protesters in Ukraine, and others thought it was a Chinese New Year celebration. Although a UBC student organized the lantern launch to raise money for protesters in Ukraine, Vancity Buzz, in their usual desperation for web hits, posted about the event. Except they advertised it as a Chinese new year celebration, leading to a lot of confused attendees. If it has paper lanterns, it must be Chinese — right, Karm? Comical errors aside, the organizer's plans for the $1,000 he raised seems sketchy. It doesn't seem reasonable to just hand $1,000 to Ukrainian protesters. Does he have a particular group in mind, or does he just plan to make it rain in the middle of a riot? If he does buy food and blankets, as he said he might do, how will he distribute them? We hope Yaholnitser will develop a better plan for the money people donating believing it would be used responsibly. XI LETTER To all students attending Canadian universities: This past week, a group of engineering students at UBC pulled off a series of stunts on our campus. In a span of less than 24 hours, we both renovated our dean's office, replacing it with a fully functioning janitor's closet, placed the shell of a Volkswagen Beetle atop our campus clock- tower and turned one ofthe clock faces into our faculty's iconic "E." We are thrilled to see that all of our stunts have been generally well received by our faculty and by the campus community at large. We undertook these stunts to demonstrate the unique spirit and culture that exists within UBC Engineering. During a year when the news has been full of stories of student organizations who have hurt and alienated people, we wanted to show the positive side of a strong student culture. Here in UBC Engineering, we take great pride in applying the principles we learn inside the classroom to lighthearted and fun events outside the classroom. Our chosen profession is difficult and demanding, and so when the opportunity arises, we enjoy putting our skills to use to have a little fun. The stunts this past week received a great deal of attention in the media, with several featured articles in print media and online, as well as coverage on multiple news broadcasts. Many of us who took part in these stunts joined UBC Engineering as a result of having seen these types of activities on the news ourselves, and we're optimistic that our actions will inspire even more young people to consider choosing engineering as a profession, and UBC as the place to pursue it. Though our stunts received a great deal of attention, our undergraduate society deserves even more. These stunts took place at the tail end of E-Week, where our Engineering Undergraduate Society organized and ran over 25 individual events, with hundreds of students taking part. We're confident that when new students, inspired to join UBC by our actions this week, arrive on campus in the next few years, they'll find that this level of involvement and excitement lives up to their expectations. It's been a troubling year for campus culture in Canada, but hopefully, we can recover. We encourage all students to engage with their faculties and their peers, and to create a positive campus culture that everyone can enjoy and take part in. If you need an example of how to accomplish this, you need look no further than the engineers here at UBC. Sincerely, A bunch of very clever engineers Why graphic abortion imagery shouldn't be banned on campus OP-ED JORDAN BUFFIE Last week, the AMS Women's Centre wrote an article in The Ubyssey advocating for a ban on the graphic images displayed by the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP). The GAP is an advocacy group with pro-life interests that displays images of aborted fetuses and genocide victims on college campuses in Canada and the United States. I am writing this piece with the intent of persuading The Ubyssey's readership that the university should not ban these images. The authors claim the GAP's annual displays have a traumatizing effect on some members of UBC's student body, with certain individuals "especially vulnerable to being triggered from the violence these images depict, and it is unjustifiable to make them relive traumatic experiences they have endured." The article suggests that banning the images prevents triggered students from having their safety compromised. I am not convinced that triggered students have their safety compromised on campus; I do not doubt, however, that being triggered can invoke an extreme and negative emotional response. In spite of this, I do not believe this is an adequate reason for censoring the GAP displays. Many images and statements can elicit powerful emotional responses. Animal rights activists often use images of abused animals; human rights activists have circulated images of brutal state behaviour and human suffering to compel their societies to react. These images may offend or invite emotionally charged reactions, but these are not sufficient causes for overturning freedom of expression. Additionally, prohibiting all images that may have a triggering effect would require draconian censorship measures. Canada is a democratic country — it is not feasible to restrict all images that might trigger certain individuals; such triggers need not be graphic to have such an effect, nor do they need to be images. Again, the ambiguity of the authors' intent arises. What is triggering about the GAP's images? Their graphic nature or their purpose? If the concern is the former, as the authors claim, should all graphic images be banned? As an aside, some may argue that the GAP's displays, and their opinions more generally, are an example of hate speech. I do not think this hypothetical accusation canbe demonstrated by Canadian criminal law. The GAP's claim that abortion is tantamount to genocide, though an explicitly moral statement, does not violate provisions in either the Criminal Code of Canada or the Human Rights Act. Section 13 ofthe Human Rights Act, a provision widely criticized for undermining freedom of expression, was repealed last year. I am willing to be more blunt than the authors in my condemnation ofthe GAP's display. The analogy the GAP draws between genocide and abortion is heinous and their images are repulsive. That these displays insult me is irrelevant in determining what an individual has a right to express when such expression is not in violation of any law or encroaching upon the rights of others. The alternative, to emphasize security over expression, inhibits people from participating in the public discourse. Indeed, it obstructs them from seeking influence and reform through a peaceful medium. To call for a ban of all material with "triggering" effects is to call for an increase in a given institution's censoring power, whether it be a university, municipality or the state as a whole; it is to invite a governing body, broadly defined, to filter what we can or should be exposed to as a population. Ultimately, it is to abrogate freedom of expression in favour of being free from exposure to material that is in violation of neither constitutional rights nor other liberties. It is to allow the preferences of some, perhaps even a majority, to dictate what everybody else is permitted to see and hear. This request is both illiberal and contrary to deliberative democracy, and should not be adopted. XI The First h^ D/rfo @ UBCC^^ei) SEcoNP PATE • Venture off campus... just a bit. Don't settle for SUB-par food — try something at Wesbrook Village instead. Frozen yogurt is just as low commitment as a coffee date. Go to Menchie's and see if you two are toppings-compatible. "YVW?^ '• Durin9the d®/, check out UBC's cool museums with free admis- J-^ sion for UBC students. If it's late and they're all closed, you can still admire them from the outside. Look at the glowing whale skele- at Beatty, or totem poles at IV On the fourth date, you know it's time to visit the UBC hospital together! Get matching STI tests to make sure they don't have any weird stuff. THE END IMPROVING CAMPUS SAFETY Tell us what you think O Visit vpstudents.ubc.ca to provide feedback on recommendations prepared by the campus safety working group. V In 2013, a series of sexual assaults perpetrated by one suspect generated both concern and a community conversation around campus safety. A working group was struck to take stock of the issue and prepare a report with recommendations. The University is now looking for your input before determining how to take further action. I UBC I a place of mind