@prefix edm: . @prefix dcterms: . @prefix dc: . @prefix skos: . edm:dataProvider "CONTENTdm"@en ; dcterms:isReferencedBy "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1211252"@en ; dcterms:isPartOf "University Publications"@en ; dcterms:issued "2015-08-26"@en, "2009-03-03"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0126218/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ ) March 3,2009 \\ www.ubyssey.ca losing bits of our thumbs since 1918 | volume xc, number 41 UBC's official student newspaper is published Tuesdays and Fridays CALORIES INSIDE THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA MARCH 3, 2009 Events If you have an event, e-mail us at events@ubyssey.ca The Ubyssey Action—Camera: Beijing Performance Photography • Examines the trajectory from the discreet underground performance art community centered in Beijing's "East Village" in the early 1990s, to a current internationally recognized practice. • January 16, 2009 10:00am-Monday, April 20, 2009 11:00am. For further information please contact Naomi Sawada at naomi. sawada@ubc.ca, tel: (604) 822- 3640, or fax: (604) 822-6689, or take a look at belkinartgallery. com/_email/_main_belkin/Ac- tion_Camera • UBC Greek Week • The Panhel- enic Council and the Inter- Fraternity Council are putting on a week long event for Greeks and UBC students alike. Events nclude, Delta Gamma Anchor Splash, Greek Letter Check & Guest Speaker, Staff Appreciation & Greek Jepoardy, Greek BBQ Fundraiser, Greek Olympics, Can-Struction & Greek Olympic Finals, Awards Presentation Ceremony will take place at Pride of Order of Omega. If you've ever wondering what the Greeks are all about come out and check out this events. • March 1-7, events all over campus. For more information check out the "UBC GREEK WEEK 2009!" Facebook group • March 3 The Annual TEC Young Entrepreneurs Dinner • This is a networking and informational event where students, entrepreneurs, nvestors and top company executives share insights and exchange thoughts on current and existing ventures. • Tuesday March 3, 2009, 5:30pm-9pm, Renaissance Vancouver Hotel Free Meditation Workshop A series of 4 weekly classes, beginning Tuesday March 10th at 7:30pm Rm. 604, Asian Centre 1871 West Mall UBC To Register, Call: 604-732-8997 Teach English Overseas TESOL/TESL Teacher Training Certification Courses • Intensive 60-Hour Program • Classroom Management Techniques • Detailed Lesson Planning • ESL Skills Development • Comprehensive Teaching Materials • Interactive Teaching Practicum • Internationally Recognized Certificate • Teacher Placement Service • Money Bach Guarantee Included • Thousands of Satisfied Students OXFORD SEMINARS 604-683-3430/1-800-269-6719 www.oxfoidseminars.ca Harbourside, cost $20 (includes a full meal), Attire: Business Formal, for more information visit www.tecubc.com • March 4 Milk • Check out Sean Penn's academy-award winning portrayal of gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk. By winning a seat in the San Franciso Board of Supervisors in 1977 Harvey Milk became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the USA. This biopic traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday until his death. • March 4pm-8pm, 9:3Opm-11:00pm, Location: Norm Theatre, Cost: $4 general admission, $2 members • Fair Trade Panel Discussion • What are the on-the-ground results of buying Fair Trade products? What might be the long-term effects of an increas- ng Fair Trade market? Sales of Fair Trade Certified products have been increasingly dramatically in recent years. This trend prom- ses to ensure a fair and stable standard of living for producers, while also holding potential for cooperatives and corporations getting involved in the Fair Trade movement. The panel will explore the results of Fair Trade for all those involved, and where the movement might go in the future. • March 4 at 4pm in Norm Theatre, Hosted by Engineers without Borders, free • Happy-Go-Lucky • This British comedy film tells the story of Pauline Cross, a cheerful and optimistic teacher living and work- ng in North London. Pauline, or "Poppy" as she is nicknamed, catches the attention of two different men, a social worker and a driving instructor, and complications ensue • Wednesday March 4, 6-8, 7pm-9pm. Location: Norm Theatre. Cost: $4 general admission, $2 members • March 5 "Faith Without Fear" • Cel ebrate International Women's Day with a screening of "Faith Without Fear" a documentary by the Canadian journalist and human rights activist Irshad Manji The film will be introduced by the former Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia, lona Cam- pagnolo. • March 5 at 7pm. Vancouver Planetarium Theatre. Admission for students is $8. Please RSVP by leaving a voice- mail at 604-781-3151. • Fair Trade Breakfast • It's back You know the drill - Fair Trade Banana-Chocolate Chip pancakes, 3 for $2. Bring your own plate and cutlery. • March 5 at 8am in Kaiser Foyer, Hosted by Engineers without Borders • Winners ofthe 2009 Ubyssey Literary Competition 1ST PLACE winning a prize of $75 is "The Way Back" by Jill Von Sprecken. This story was not in the print version of our paper, but you can read it online at a later date. 2ND PLACE winning a prize of $50 is "Overtures" by Taylor Basso. 3RD PLACE winning a prize of $2 5 is "Twenty-seven years, Thirty- six Days" by Arielle Indiana Furneaux. HONOURABLE MENTION goes to Naflza Azad for "Paranthas and Promenades." Please contact Celestian Rince at copy@ubyssey.ca to claim your prize. The judges ofthe 2009 Ubyssey Literary Competition: GISELE BAXTER Originally from Nova Scotia, Gisele Baxter did her BA at Mount Saint Vincent and her MA and PhD at Dalhousie. She did postdoctoral research at East Anglia (UK) and McGill, and has taught sessionally at UBC since 1997. Her areas of interest include popular culture, the gothic influence, children's literature, and near-future dystopias. She writes fiction in her spare time. MICHELLE MILLER Born and raised in Ontario, Michelle is trying to get used to life on the west coast, which is easy in the sun and impossible in the rain. Michelle Miller is a queer-feminist writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Michelle attends the MFA program in Creative Writing at UBC and is currently the fiction editor for PRISM international. J Imagine Your Arts Major: What Can I Do with My Major? * Wondering what you are going to do with your BA? Come to this workshop and learn about the career possibilities open to you and the influence your choice of major has on your career prospects. Explore insider nformation for different career choices, from the day-to-day tasks of a certain job to advice on getting entry level positions, and what associations or organizations you should join. • March 5 at 12-lpm, location: Irving K Barber, Lillooet Room, register online at secure.students.ubc.ca/ workshops/careers.cfm • Imagine Your Arts Major Go Global: Taking Your Major Global • Imagine waking up for class in Australia or Denmark, or going on a volunteer placement to Africa a co-op placement in Singapore. Come to this session to learn about Go Globa opportunities and how you can participate. • March 5, 5pm- 6pm. Location: Irving K. Barber, Lillooet Room, register online at secure.students.ubc.ca/work- shops/careers.cfm • Verdi: Falstaff • The UBC School of Music presents Verdi: Falstaff. Featuring the UBC Opera Ensemble and the UBC Symphony Orchestra. In Italian with English subtitles. • Wed, March 5-Sat, March 7, 8pm-11pm, Sun, March 8, 3pm-6pm, Location: Chan Centre. Cost: $15 for students, $25 for adults. Tickets available at the Chan Centre and through Ticketmaster • Movie Night • Screening of fair trade film "Black Gold" at 7pm in Wood 5. Drinks and discussion to follow at Mahoney and Sons. • March 5, 7pm in Wood 5, Hosted by Engineers Without Borders • March 6 Imagine Your Arts Major Go Global: Taking Your Major Global • Imagine waking up for class in Australia or Denmark, or going on a volunteer placement to Africa or a co-op placement in Singapore. Come to this session to learn about Go Global opportunities and how you can participate. • March 6, 12pm-1pm. Location: Irving K Barber, Lillooet Room, register online at secure, students.ubc.ca/workshops/ careers.cfm • Classifieds We Want You! Guys, want to win $100 by telling us your opinion on dating? That's how much we want to know what you think! Take our University Dating survey and win $ 100 or an infield dating coaching session, worth $225. Survey at www.campussocialstatus.com - MAN MEETS ^ WOMAN1 Powered by Man Meets Woman coach@manmeetswoman.com 778.999.5094 *Girls, we haven't forgotten about you, go to www.happysexyyou.com **Drawwill be held on March 20th. Tell your friends. Enter today. Are you a UBC distance student with a learning disability? Wantto be partofa research study? Contact PhD candidate Nancy E. Black to receive an information package: ruby77@interchange.ubc.ca Free Meditation Workshop! A series of 4 weekly classes beginning Tuesday March 10,7:30pm Rm. 604ofthe Asian Centre: 1871 West Mall UBC To Register Call #604.732.8997 Interested in learning about international health initiatives? Attend Exploring Global Outreach - a FREE speakers evening hosted by Global Outreach Students' Association, March 16th 5-7:30pm, Room 182 in the Ike Barber Learning Centre. Contact ubc.gosa@gmail.com Self-Discovery and Peace: A FREE 8-Week Course Starts: March 15,2-3 pm Location: Kitsilano Neighbourhood House ,2305 West 7th Ave To register: 1-877-GNOSIS-1 vancouver@gnosticmovement. com Know yourself and discover profound peace. March 3rd, 2009 volume xc, n"41 Editorial Board COORDINATING EDITOR Kellan Higgins: coordinating@uhyssey.ca NEWS EDITORS Stephanie Findlay & Justin McElroy : news@uhyssey.ca CULTURE EDITOR Trevor Melanson : culture@uhyssey.ca SPORTS EDITOR Shun Endo : sports@uhyssey.ca FEATURES & PERSPECTIVES EDITOR Joe Rayment: features@uhyssey.ca PHOTO EDITOR Goh Iromoto :photos@ubyssey.ca PRODUCTION MANAGER Paul Bucci:production@uhyssey.ca COPY EDITOR Celestian Rince: copy@uhysseyca VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR Kalyeena Makortoff: volunteers @uhyssey.ca WEBMASTER Adam Leggett: webmaster@uhyssey ca MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Tara Martellaro : multimedia@uhyssey.ca Editorial Office Room 24, Student Union Building 6138 Student Union Boulevard Vancouver, BCV6T lZl tel: 604-822-2301 fax: 604-822-9279 web: www.uhyssey.ca e-mail: feedback @uhyssey.ca Business Office Room 23, Student Union Building advertising: 604-822-1654 business office: 604-822-6681 fax: 604-822-1658 e-mail: advertising@uhyssey.ca BUSINESS MANAGER : Fernie Pereira AD TRAFFIC : Sabrina Marchand AD DESIGN : Gerald Deo The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper ofthe University of British Columbia. 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It is agreed by all persons placing display or classified advertising that if the Ubyssey Publications Society fails to publish an advertisement or if an error in the ad occurs the liability of the UPS will not be greaterthan the price pa id for the ad. The UPS shall not be responsible for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value or the impact ofthe ad. Contributors Kellan Higgins realized the Ubyssey's office was causing him to be Vitamin D deprived regardless of how much Vitamin Water he drinks because of the lack of sunlight in the office. He convinced Samantha Jung, Ian Turner, and Shawn Li to round up a mass mob of squirrels to build a new Ubyssey greenhouse on the grassy knoll. Zoe Siegel and Alicia Woodside scrounged around for scrap building materials (to keep costs low) whileTrevor Melanson and Goh Iromoto cleared the landforTrevor Record to lay thefoundation with the help of Keegan Bursawand Sulman U mar. To keep the protesting students from disrupting the construction, Hereward Langley, Crystal Tai, Jorge Amigo, Teegan (please tell us your last name), and Henry Lebard used their super ninja skills and tazers to guard the site. Belinda Li consulted on the project to make sure the building was as sustainable as possible. While shopping for plants for the office, she ran into Kathy Yan Li and Katarina Grgic, who were looking for a present for Justin McElroy. Just then, Stephanie Findlay passed by and broke the news that Gerald Deo made fabulous brownies and Paul Bucci ate all of them. Back at the construction site, Celestian Rince and Shun Endo supervised puppies as they installed the final glass panes while Kalyeena Makortoff and Adam Leggett recruited kittens to pack up the old office. Llamas ssssfollowed Tara Martellaro's commands to move everything to the new greenhouse. Kyrstin Bain then organized a sweet greenhouse warming party with Bengal tigers as honourary guests. V Canada Post Sales Agreement Number 0040878022 Canadian printed on^100% University 'recycledpaper Press \\Z_\\Q MARCH 3, 2009 THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA Hollywood North on campus UBC trusted home of Wolverine, Battlestar Galactica, Smallville by Sophie Raider News Writer We may have appeared ostensibly to bristle at the encroachment of our campus by (presumably) snobbish Hollywood production crews—geez, they are so in the way. Totally made me late to class. But really, whenever possible, we exploited the event. We boasted to our friends at other universities, crowded the barricades hoping to catch glimpses of Hugh Jackman, snapped pictures to post on Facebook and perhaps even showed up outside Buchanan Tower at 2 am, stirred by vague rumors that they would be filming an explosion scene. The affairs of the X-Men Origins: Wolverine shoot on East Mall late last month were certainly something to talk about. Then again, at UBC we are not unaccustomed to seeing film crews and sets around campus. Last year there were 46 separate productions shot on university grounds. Considering that British Columbia typically hosts over 200 major film and television productions (excluding commercials) in a year, UBC commands nearly 15 per cent of film shoots. Our campus is a hot venue. "UBC has always been a very valuable asset," affirmed Susan Croome, British Columbia film commissioner. The Film Commission, which in 2008 celebrated its 30th year showcasing our province as a motion picture production destination, often recommends UBC to international filmmakers. Croome praised the campus as unique and cited a history of valuable experiences that drives foreign producers to return. In regards to Wolverine she crooned, "We felt very happy to have Hugh Jackman back here." Every other X-Men movie featuring Jackman has filmed scenes in BC; and all but the first have shot at UBC. Producers keen to film on our campus inquire with UBC Business Development, which charges location fees of $2500 per shoot day and $1250 per prep or wrap day, as well as various operating fees. In 2008 commercial film production at UBC brought in more than $200,000 in location fees alone. A portion of these revenues serves to sustain UBC's own film program. The departments of Film Studies and Film Production divide the funds to purchase films to screen, projectors, equipment, supplies, and services. "The majority of the funding for our equipment comes from these location rental revenues," said Sharon McGowan, associate head of Film Production. "Without them we would not be able to do many of the things we do." American films comprise roughly three-quarters of BC production. As ofyet, the languishing economy has not seen a decline in the business. McGowan stressed that while a UBC student pays the same tuition for a philosophy lecture course as for a film production class, the costs to provide the film course are significandy higher. The livelihood of UBC's film program depends on campus commercial production. As bonus, it is blessed by the networking opportunities that these productions beget. "The producer of The Matrix, Erwin Stoff, was here last year with The Day the Earth Stood Still, she explained. "He came into a class to speak to Creative Writing and Film students—he contacted me to offer to do this—and he talked about how nice it was to meet the students and get to know people from the campus." Once or twice per term, granting schedules and conditions coincide, film students are allowed to visit a set. McGowan claimed that these firsthand observations have been great successes. In addition to The Day the Earth Stood Still, productions shot on-campus last year included the upcoming comedy, The Tooth Fairy, featuring Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson and Ashley Judd, as well as Harper's Island, the new CBS horror series airing April 9. Arlene Chan, marketing manager of UBC Business Development, processes all campus production requests. They range from the scandy-budgeted student feature to the multi-billion dollar blockbuster hopeful (student films have their fees waived). Chan approves those that are deemed to be without adverse effect to the university or its reputation and minimally disruptive to university life. Her office notifies departments affected, which also receive a slice of the revenues. Those curious about upcoming productions can look to the Business Development website which, Chan insisted, will soon be up-to-date. And what of the economic crisis? American films and television comprise roughly three- quarters of BC production. As of yet, the languishing economy has not seen a decline in the business. "We're very fortunate," Croome said. "We're actually seeing a lot of interest for film production in 2009." Vancouver's production industry ranks third-largest in North America and has expanded rapidly to meet pre- and post- production needs. As with the choice of UBC for the Wolverine re-shoot, Croome reasoned, "During uncertain times producers want to go to a tried and true location." Chan alluded to other major productions scheduled to film at UBC this spring. However, she declined to offer specifics, citing years past when the paparazzi have materialized on campus, disturbing the peace of producers and students alike. For now, we can be grateful that Wolverine does not premiere until after final exams, that is, May 1. Afterward we can indulge in that action-thriller-fantasy that only Hollywood (and the cold, dark cement fagade of Buchanan Tower) can produce. *2I A SELECTION OF FILMS AT UBC: 1987 The Stepfather Terry O'Quinn 2001 Antitrust Ryan Phillippe, Rachael Leigh Cook 2004 The Butterfly Effect Ashton Kutcher, Amy Smart TELEVISION SHOWS: Battlestar Galactica (2004 to 2008) 2007 88 Minutes Al Pacino 2008 Passengers Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson UPCOMING MOVIES ON CAMPUS: MARCH 4-5 7am-10pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts MARCH 6 7am-10pm Chan Centre for the Performing Arts 7am-10pm Liu Institute for Global Issues Production will prepare the Chan Centre from 7am-7pm, March 2-3, with wrap Mar 9-10. WHO DO I CONTACT? Contact the Film Industry Liaison Officer, at 604-837-1951 or the Marketing Manager, UBC Business Development at 604-822-6555. 2009 (IN POST PRODUCTION, TO BE RELEASED IN MAY) X-Men Origins: Wolverine Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds GOH IROHMOTO PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/THE UBYSSEY 4 | NEWS THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA MARCH 3, 2009 REGENT DENTAL CENTRE Friendly Kitsilano office that setves your CDrnprEfiEnsivE dental needs! Dr. Ho Dr. Lam 2IS2 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC.VBK2CB Tel: BD4.733.343I Fax: BD4.733.3432 UBC DAP The gateway to accounting Accelerate your future with the Diploma in Accounting Program (DAP) at the University of British Columbia. DAP prepares university graduates with limited or no training in accounting for entry into a professional accounting designation. DAP's curriculum is recognized by the Chartered Accountants School of Business (CASB) and satisfies most of the CMA and CGA program requirements. 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A Speakeasy representative providing information in their office in the SUB basement, shawn li photo/the ubyssey AMS service fights counselling stigma Students are not taking advantage of Speakeasy counselling by Ian Turner News Staff Speakeasy, an AMS service that provides information, peer counselling and crisis support to the UBC students and community is not being taken advantage of by UBC students, despite the service being free. The heads of the organization believe it is indicative of a stigma against counselling existing on campus. Nick Nagy, one of the two co- heads of Speakeasy is on the frontline fighting the stigma. He offered two reasons for why this stigma exists/It's more a stigma against not being able to control one's emotions by themselves. In Western society specifically we view having emotions as a weak thing," he said. No one wants to seem weak or need help. —Nick Nagy, Speakeasy co-head "The stigma is not against counsellors, it's against the people who actually have to go there or syaing they need to go. No one wants to seem weak or need help." Additionally, Nagy said, "There still is a large stigma against the concept of someone having a mental illness." Fatou Wurie, the other Speakeasy co-head, spoke about the service's initiatives. Currently they are taking the traditional route of posters, classroom talks, and word of mouth. She added that breaking this barrier is difficult because the "stigma depends on your background, on your religious beliefs—it depends on how you just perceive life." "We try to make sure our volunteers are exposed to issues of diversity, types of sexuality, religions and cultures so that they are not coming in blinded and think all have the same mentality or approach towards counseling." Speakeasy is composed of approximately 80 volunteers, and the two co-heads on a salary. The organization previously operated an information booth in the SUB's main concourse. Wurie noted that the service was not clear to people to associate the information desk that exists downstairs in the SUB with the one in the main concourse. "That is a problem at Speakeasy we are constantly running into," she admitted. Efforts are underway to fink the information booth more tightly with Speakeasy's goal: providing peer-support services. Peer-support service, as volunteer Mark McLean put it, is to "listen to what the student's problems are," and that "we try and help them figure out what they should do" without offering any advice. "I think if more people were aware of peer-support there would not be as much of a stigma because frankly it is just people coming into talk," he said. Nagy added that "As more people become aware of the importance of maintaining good mental health the stigma will slowly wear away." Xj EUS campaigns to raise fair trade awareness Attempt to change student behavior during week-long event by Zoe Siegel News Staff How much coffee do you drink? To most university students a cup of Java is part of the usual morning routine. Less thought about are the impacts their coffee habit has on developing countries. Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is hosting the week-long event Coffee To End Poverty to raise awareness of fair trade and to encourage students to be more aware ofthe products they buy. "There are lots of myths about fair trade out there and we are trying to break down the stereotypes," said Sara Mohammad Pour, EWB director of outreach. Fair trade products guarantee fair prices and safe working conditions for the farmers. Coffee is a well known fair trade product, but there is also cocoa, sugar, tea, flowers and many others. Certified Fair Trade Products are marked with the black-and-white Transfair Canada Logo. Products with this logo have been purchased under completely fair trade conditions. "It's about choice, we want to make students aware of their choices," stated AnneliesTjebbes, director of communications. The week began with outreach events at coffee shops on campus, including Salt Spring Coffee, the Boulevard, AMS food service restaurants and at Place Vanier and Totem Park residences. According to Tjebbes, "there is attitude and behavior change. UBC has assisted with the behavior change of the students by selling all fair trade coffee, but many students are unaware that that is what they are drinking. It's about taking ownership over actions because they realize fair trade is making a difference." On Wednesday there will be a fair trade panel in the Norm Theatre and many experts who have first hand experience working with fair trade organizations will present their views and opinions about fair trade. Thursday there will be a pancake breakfast where fair trade chocolate chip banana pancakes and coffee will be served. During the evening they will show Black Gold, a film about impoverished Ethiopian coffee, focusing on one man's fight for a fair price. This is the third year that EWB has run Coffee To End Poverty, but the first year they have put on events like the speaker panel and the film. The week will conclude with EWB Day on Saturday where EWB members will go out to local grocery stores including Safeway, Stongs and IGA Marketplace and hand out flyers promoting fair trade. EWB Day is a nationwide event so all other EWB chapters will be doing the same thing across Canada. "This year there will be something for everyone," said Justine Clift, EWB Fair Trade Project organizer. \\a MARCH 3, 2009 THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA NEWS I ; Online identity destroys job opportunities Once upon a time you could leave your past behind, not anymore by Ian Turner News Staff Digital Tattoo, a UBC awareness campaign, is striving to educate students about their online identity and the impact it will have on future careers. "People have often done youthful indiscretions that they have had to live down and the Internet is just a new place that these could be recorded," said Sheryl Adams, an administrator at Digital Tattoo. "Your youthful indiscretion can be emailed around the world in a nanosecond. In the olden days you could leave your past behind, not so much any more." "Students' online identity can impact a student's job search both positively and negatively. And we feel that a lot of students do not understand how employers can use social networking in the hiring process," said Carol Naylor, manager at UBC Career Education. At career conferences Naylor has learned that many recruiters are actively looking online for applicant information. She defined an online identity We feel that a lot of students do not understand how employers can use social networking in the hiring process. —Carol Naylor, manager at UBC Career Education as what your online activity says about you as a person. "People will make assumptions about you based on the impressions you leave," she said later. Digital Tattoo routinely holds booths at on-campus events that have high attendance rates, Imagine Day being an example. Career Services does not have an official stance regarding students' online activity. Both Adams and Naylor stated that students are largely unaware of their own ability to control their public image on the web, an example being Face- book's privacy settings. Naylor expanded upon this point saying many students did not know that their own photos could be accessed by employers through others' Facebook accounts. Liana Popa, Digital Tattoo's coordinator, said that Facebook is but one way to excavate an individual's online identity. She cited Xobni, an ouflook application, that locates the sender's online social networking accounts and shows the account's display photo(s) alongside the email, which may include a resume. Coupled with students' ignorance about their online identities is a belief that damaging online information can be removed from the web. Naylor dismissed that notion, saying that once anything has been posted on the web it is likely to be etched on the Internet. Adams seconded this saying it would be "a wise person" who let that general rule guide their actions. When asked what students should post online, Adams said, "Is it something you want you mom to see? Because your mom will probably be able to see it soon." *2l GOH IROMOTO PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/THE UBYSSEY Surviving the recession Columnist Alicia Woodside gives you the downlow on how to job-search during hard economic times Recession-proof job-search strategies by Alicia Woodside News Writer Uneasy about the economy and how it may affect your job prospects? The following article serves as a useful compass, outlining advice in how to find the best job in today's economy from the viewpoint of a successful job-seeking student, and that of experienced director of UBC Career Services, Howie Outerbridge. Top five job-search strategies: 1. Stay on top of trends: Clearly, some sectors are affected more severely than others. Howie advises to really look into the larger trends to determine the best areas for future work opportunities. It's as straightforward as reading the newspaper on a regular basis. He advises the Working section of The Vancouver Sun, which "is basically a snapshot of everything going on in BC and Canada." It is readily available online. While students may find fewer opportunities this year in oil and gas, investment banking, or working with the big auto producers, they can direct their sights to numerous emerging opportunities. Simply glancing at the proposed federal budget gives students ideas for opportunities in several areas, such as construction and infrastructure, or home renovations businesses. Students can also anticipate many opportunities in BC's service industry during the lead-up to the Olympic Games. In other trends, Howie predicts Obama's lead in developing green energies to provide a future surge in opportunities worth exploring for students. The large aging population translates to opportunities in the health care sector, as well as in the provision of medical and health-related products and services. In addition, it means unprecedented levels of attrition for the government as the aging workforce begins to accelerate. Branches such as the Public Service Commission and Canadian Security Intelligence Service are expecting huge staffing needs. Government related postings on Career Services' job board experienced a jump of 28 per cent between November 2007 and November 2008, while all other sectors experienced little change, or a decline. Howie advises reading the 'Working' section of the Saturday Vancouver Sun for a great place to start generating ideas 2. Self Initiate! It's often repeated that over 80 per cent of jobs aren't even advertised. As a result, job search attempts that consist only of applying to postings can severely limit success. It can be difficult, even impossible, to convey your skills and personality on paper alone. The best jobs are found by networking. When an employer meets a potential hire in-person and outside of a typical hiring environment, they will be able to assess things that cannot come across on paper, such as enthusiasm, attitude, and interpersonal skills. Great ways to create these opportunities are through cold-calling companies you'd like to work for and setting up informational meetings. Don't be shy, the worst they can say is, "No thank-you." Other great tactics are to use well-connected faculty and UBC staff. Pay a visit to a professor from your field, or to a staff member from Career Services, as employers are frequently contacting UBC in search of a qualified candidate they can recommend. In addition, these knowledgeable sources can direct you to the best places to seek opportunities. If job boards do see a decrease in postings this year, the increased competition is reason enough to seek more creative job search strategies. 3. Create a network team: If you were to agree to share contacts with a few of your trusted friends and classmates, you would far sooner come across the ideal work opportunity, or the contact to make that job a reality. As a result of sharing networks and actively communicating opportunities to one another, these trusted contacts act as teammates in your job search, always on the lookout for something or someone that may be helpful to you. The beauty of this strategy is that your teammates know you well and care for your success, so they can pass on ideal opportunities. Build your aggregate network attending events and building relationships with people you feel you can learn from. 4. Use those resources: Did you know that there are six career fairs happening in term two, or that UBC Career Services has a fantastic, loaded job board online? What about the Work Study program, or the one-on- one peer support program that is being introduced by Career Services to help students more personally in their career preparation? In the event of fewer jobs being available this spring, your chances of success come down to the number of opportunities you apply to, as well as the quality of your cover letter, resume, and interviewing skills. The peer career support will provide much- needed one-on-one guidance on all aspects of the career search. Career Services will also be expanding its Work Study opportunities to the summer, which offer part-time work for students at rates of $15-$20 per hour in their field of interest. Sign up for a bi-weekly update about all Career Services resources on their Facebook group. 5. Be flexible! It's evident that some areas are adversely affected by the economy, and it may be that your dream job is one of those areas. A common message from career experts is to be more flexible in times of economic uncertainty. If the job you land this spring isn't the ideal one you envisioned, ensure your future success by getting the most you possibly can from the job. There are always transferable skills to be developed that can aid you in your ideal career down the road. Linda Gully, director of the Business Career Centre at the Sauder School of Business, states that "students can normally choose their industry, their position, or the company." Her message is to be thankful for an opportunity that satisfies goals in one of these three dimensions, and not to expect to land a job right away with all three perfect circumstances. *2l c CuJ tui Editor: Trevor Melanson | E-mail: culture@ubyssey.ca March 3,2009 | Page 6 Vitamin Water: The hipper, sexier broccoli VITAMINWATER »120 CALORIES »39 GRAMS OF SUGAR COCA COLA »140 CALORIES »39 GRAMS OF SUGAR by Arielle Indiana Furneaux Culture Writer Playing the time machine game can be an instructive exercise. Pick one object from our society, and predict what archaeologists from the future would conclude about our culture based on that artifact. The future archaeologist would have good reason to conclude that UBC students, circa 2009, were terribly malnourished. Maybe food had lost its nutritional value after some agricultural disaster. Perhaps the digestive tract had warped to prohibit digestion of solids. In any case, the prevalence of VitaminWater would suggest that something big had happened to upset our relationship with food. VitaminWater dispensers have sprung up far and wide on UBC's campus, beckoning the uninitiated with candy-coloured botfles and the beguiling suggestion: "Try it." Flavours are tailored to meet specific bodily needs, bearing succinct names like "Defense" and "Revive." VitaminWater's cachet has been cemented by a nod on Gossip Girl, where an anxious teen requests a botde of "Focus" to help get her through a party. Clever. UBC students are embracing the trend. Law student Xiaodi Jin told me he gravitated to the drink "because it looked healthy, efficient and clean." Coca-Cola is obviously doing something right, having bought VitaminWater-creator Glaceau in 2007. It's no secret that advertisers capitalize on inventing new problems for us to treat. My eyelashes aren't thick enough, so I should buy some volumiz- ing mascara. Your manhood isn't big enough, so you should order yourself a bigger one. These branded deficiencies are particularly insidious when they pertain to our health. We can usually talk ourselves out of the idea that un-enhanced eyelashes are the end of the world. Claims about health can be harder to shake off. For one, they seem more serious. Also, we may not have the scientific know-how to assess them critically. Michael Pollan, author of In Defense of Food, bemoans the growing trend of treating food as combinations of nutrients as opposed to nourishing meals. Instead of buying a tub of yogurt, consumers buy health products like Yoplait Source, whose cartons trill about "8 essentials" like bacterial cultures and vitamin A. Yogurt of the bygone era was certainly nutritious, but wasn't presented as a health elixir. Consumers now scoop up cereals, orange juice and milk fortified with vitamins. The same trend has permeated the most basic sustenance we can give our bodies: water. Instead of relying on water as an intuitive form of hydration, we have boosted the meager liquid's prestige with the addition of minerals, vitamins and flavours. VitaminWater does contain its fair share of vitamins. My botde of "Defense" (bought for research purposes, I assure you) contains vitamin B3, pantothenic acid, vitamin B6, vitamin C, zinc and vitamin B12. These vitamins and minerals are tellingly referred to as "medicinal ingredients," reinforcing Michael Pollan's "food-as-nutrients" lament. And the amount of vitamins isn't negligible, either. "Defense" contains 1.5 micrograms of vitamin B12. For comparison: one large fast food taco contains 1.6 micrograms. The daily recommended intake is 6.0 micrograms. Although the drink contains a substantial amount of vitamins, its high sugar content may overwhelm any health benefits. Each botde contains 39 grams of sugar (roughly two tablespoons), and 125 calories—just shy of the 140 in a can of Coca Cola. Of course, each botde officially contains three servings. But really, who drinks just a third of a botde of water? You might suggest that the presence of vitamins outweighs the sugar content of VitaminWater. Certainly, a vitamin- deficient third world denizen would benefit from the infusion of vitamins in a bottle of VitaminWater. But North Americans generally aren't suffering from scurvy or beriberi. According to Scienceline, the only vitamin of which Americans consume less than half their recommended daily amount is Vitamin E, which happens to be fat-soluble. In other words, in order to properly absorb the Vitamin E in a botde of VitaminWater, you would have to time your drink to coincide with a meal. Furthermore, Vitamin E is only found in four of VitaminWater's thirteen varieties. After their discovery in 1919 by biochemist Casimir Funk, vitamins became a big hit with the middle class. Amusingly, these were the very people who didn't need them. The upper crust could afford enough nutrition to avoid deficiency diseases like scurvy. Little has changed in nearly a century. VitaminWater plays right to the Kitsilano mindset. Here is a group of wealthy, trendy people eager to jump on the latest health bandwagon. If you can afford a $2.25 botde of cunning marketing and sugar, you probably don't need those incidental vitamins. \\a Hot Hot Heat for a drunk drunk Pit by Trevor Record Culture Staff I thought that Hot Hot Heat was pretty popular at some point, but I guess things have gone downhill for them. Last Thursday they played a free concert at the Pit. They were promoting Corona beer, which was still not the cheapest beverage available at the bar, but all it takes is a few people deciding to buy that stuff for the rest of their lives for it to be worthwhile to the company's marketing team. The Pit, which had been painted up like a tropical trollop, had reasonably high attendance, but considering there was a free concert going on you mighthave expected a moderate lineup. Once the doors opened at 8pm, everyone that wanted to get in did, which places the show behind Pit Night for attendance. All this seems to contradict their MySpace page, which claims two sold-out shows at the Commodore in April (ah, but there they are opening for Bloc Party). Maybe it was a carefully calculated move on the part of the Corona marketing team to make sure we were all getting sort of sauced, but the show didn't start until a few hours after doors had opened. The openers were Vancouver's Bend Sinister; I questioned if they named themselves after the Fall album or the Nabokov novel it took its name from. Despite their namesake, they didn't do anything too musically crazy, playing basically solid rock music (with a few exceptions). They started things off with a terrible cover of "A Day in the Life," and finished with a passable cover of Journey's "Don't Stop Believing," which many of the partially-inebriated crowd were disposed to scream along with. In between they sounded sort of prog-rockish, and at moments like Queen. Hot Hot Heat got started even later, but the crowd's reaction was explosive. Although I hate to admit it, things did indeed get fairly hot. About half of the dance floor was either dancing or trying desperately not to get Hot Hot Heat had nearly everyone on the dance floor dancing—or falling over, hereward longley photo/the ubyssey knocked onto their asses. For a while, we were getting into punk concert territory. Hot Hot Heat played an hour set, consisting of many of their earlier songs. They followed up with a single encore. Then Pit security kicked all of our sorry asses out. Maybe it was just the beer, but the show was good. The last time I saw Hot Hot Heat play (at the Croatian Cultural Centre back in 2003), the Walkmen and the Organ opened for them, both of whom played a better set. I guess they've gone from being a sort of crummy breakout band, to being a competent, established band whose popularity is waning. Damn, I feel old. vi MARCH 3, 2009 THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA CULTURE I 7 To some, it seems it's always white guys with Asian girls rather than otherwise, shawn li photo illustration/the ubyssey Angry Asian man Dealing with persecution and acquiring confidence by Crystal Tai Culture Writer A week ago, I sat down with self- described "former Angry Asian Man" Mark Lee. For those of you non-angry Asians and non- Asians alike, "angry Asian man" is a term that's been coined for Asian men who feel subjugated and invisible within Western society. Feelings of neglect may arise from their perceived lack of political visibility, media exposure and Asian role models. There are also the stereotypes that have accompanied Asians in North America. Mark Lee is a fourth-generation Chinese-Canadian, speaks English at home with his mom and dad, and grew up in the Vancouver suburbs where he watched hockey and G.I. Joe. For Mark, the bulk of his angst started when he realized society looked upon Asian men as sexless computer programmers, possessing little machismo and zero social skills. Mark's reality didn't help his outlook They harbour misogyny, blaming Asian women for leaving 'us' for white men, but really, it's just the anger of getting no women! —Mark Lee on Asian men either: "I had low self-esteem, I was chubby and I always put women on a pedestal." Dating always seemed very one sided for Mark. It was always a white guy and an Asian girl, he said. But rarely would one see a white girl with an Asian guy. Mark became curious and started poking around online to see if there were any correlations or theories behind his observations. "Itwas winter break, I was 17, reading stuff online," he said. He found Asian-American social awareness websites such as Asian Nation and Angry Asian Man. "That's when it all started to make sense. I wouldn't have attributed [all the setbacks I felt that Asian men had] to race before," he said. "I didn't realize other people had the same theories." Ultimately, it was anti-Asian racism that "really got to" Mark. "I read about some incidents on the campus at Stanford University," he said. There had been racist graffiti on the Ivy League campus, "racist graffiti that was very misogynistic about Asian women," he said. "I'm not sure if these ideas might have been acted upon, but they were combined with [notions] of raping Asian women." Such racism existing in a so-called "PC" cream- of-the-crop intellectual facility enraged Mark. Online was also where Mark learned about the origins of the stereotype of the sexless Asian man. Some of these notions are based from historical misconceptions he said. "In a frontier country, such as Canada, there were few women," he said. "Chinese workers were presented with very little opportunity to do regular work. A few that were lucky became merchants, others did what they could," Mark said, referring to the domestic labour that Chinese-Canadians took on. "They didn't have a lot of options," so many of them did domestic labour, while others opened shop within the industry such as laundromats, Chinese restaurants, tailor shops and the like. "I think racial dynamics [are indicative] of the different threats different groups represent to the [mainstream] society," Mark said. "Different people are blamed for different issues." Historically, Asian- Canadians have presented an economic threat. "Do they fear that we're smarter? That we'll take over?" All in all, Mark attributes the stereotypes to historical fact, as well as many of the misconceptions that have perpetually plagued Asians in the West. But the worst part of it, according to Mark, is the role of the Angry Asian Man himself. Despite the fact that they are affected by Western stereotypes, these angry Asian men also tend to bring it upon themselves. "They harbour misogyny, blaming Asian women for leaving 'us' for white men," said Mark. "But really, it's just the anger of getting no women!" He plans to put the spotlight on the Asian male community in his upcoming workshop, "Asian Man, Take a Stand! Re- framing the Angry Asian Man Experience." He says it will be a group experience where Asians and non-Asians alike can chat together about social stigmas surrounding Asian men. Mark's workshop happens on March 5, l-2:30pm in room 214, SUB building. ^ The workshop is one of many, which will take place at the Asian Canadian Cultural Organization's annual Unconfer- ence, March 5 and 6. For more information check out www. ubcacco.com or look up ACCO on Facebook. Career in Law? 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BCIT Engineering gives you practical education to design solutions for a brighter future. Now is the time to act. Visit bcit.ca, search 'engineering' TECHNOLOGY CHANGES EVERYTHING 10 SPORTS THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA MARCH 3, 2009 Agenda : Wednesday, March 4 1. Women's Supplement 2. Colours Supplement 3. Staff restructuring vote 4. Kate's fundraiser 5. Motivational staff meeting date 6. Mary Lynn seminar 7. Discuss where 6 went 8. Mary Lynn seminar 9. Ubyssey board election update • Note: The meeting will start precisely at 12:05. Be there Back 2 Back! The women's volleyball team competed in the CIS championships this past weekend and won their second consecutive crown in Fredericton, New Brunswick. Although finishing third in the Canada West regular season, the Birds bounced back to claim the Canada West championship and went on to beat Calgary at the CIS Championship finals. With pressure on their back and playing far away from home, the Birds were initially not the top favourite in the tournament as they were seeded second after Montreal. The Calgary Dinos had the momentum going into the final by beating Montreal in the semifinals, but fell short in front of the defending champions. The final was a hard fought match with a score of 25-20, 22-25, 29-27, 20-25, 15-9. The Birds have now established their position after suffering a 30-year drought prior to the crown they achieved last year. PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS BURGLAND Canada dominant in sledge hockey The Sledge Hockey Cup was held from Feburary 24-March 1 in the Thunderbird Arena at UBC. Team Canada prevailed 2-1 in a shootout against the US in the finals, jon horn photos/the ubyssey march 3, 2009 THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA ADVERTISEMENT II UBC'S CELEBRATE RESEARCH WEEK YOU ARE HERE NAVIGATING AN UNCERTAIN WORLD Each year in March, UBC faculties, departments, schools, research hospitals and partner institutions are invited to host discussion forums, lectures, seminars, open houses and symposia on topical and timely issues related to their research From Fine Arts to Chemistry everyone is invited to participate in this week-long event. Almost all of these events are FREE and open to the public, students, faculty, staff and schools. For updates and a complete listing of these events visit: WWW.CEtEBRATERESEARCH.UBC.CA 7 ARCH TURDAY Faculty of Medicine Research Day KALEIDOSCOPE OF POPULATION & PUBLIC HEALTH 10:00AM-12:00PM ">S How can we improve the health of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens? Join faculty members of UBC's new School of Population and Public Health talk about their research into a variety of topics, including emerging health threats and rapid responses to combat them; understanding how to prevent cancer and other chronic diseases; how to maintain a healthy society; how to protect and enhance our health care system; and the latest issues in occupational and environmental health. Contact: Brian Kladko, brian.kladko@ubc.ca Robson Square, 800 Robson Street Faculty of Medicine Research Day EMERGING RESEARCH THEMES IN PSYCHIATRY 2:00PM - 4:00PM ">S A discussion ofthe problems being tackled - and the breakthroughs achieved - by some of Canada's most promising young psychiatric researchers, including: Jun-Feng Wang, John Ogrodniczuk, Christian G. Schiitz and David Bond. All welcome. Contact: Brian Kladko, brian.kladko@ubc.ca Robson Square, 800 Robson Street ^^MARCH ■dnday BRIDGING THE GAP: Bringing Medicines to the Poor of the World ^^ 7:00PM-8:30PM A symposium to discuss how UBC is addressing the obstacles to researching diseases of, and delivering medical technologies to, the developing world. Featuring Drs. Brett Finlay, Robert Hancock and Kishor Wasan, with Ian Bell and Michael Gretes. Contact: Jennifer Choi, jenniferchoi@gmail com. Robson Square, 800 Robson Street - room 0150 UBC's Centre for International Health & Global Health INTEGRATING RESEARCH, SERVICE & LEARNING IN GLOBAL HEALTH ^S *^S 5:00PM-7:00PM Join us for an evening of global health project presentations, student posters and stimulating discussions on the future of global health. Free. Contact: Sozan Savehilagh, sozans@interchange, ubc.ca. Please rsvp at: ghealth@interchange.ubc.ca. Multipurpose room, 6476 NW Marine Drive UBC School of Nursing IS STIGMA HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH? Stigma, Trauma and Resilience and Their Influence on Your Health "^^ 1:00PM-5:00PM In this session, some of the latest research on stigma, trauma and resilience will explore how protective factors can help reduce health inequities among youth. Free, Contact: Jennifer.Matthews@nursing.ubc.ca. Robson Square 800 Robson Street ^^ High School students welcome ^^ Public welcome Women's Health Research Institute NAVIGATING THE UNCERTAIN WORLD OF WOMEN'S HEALTH "*K ">^ 6:00PM - 8:00PM Given all ofthe media hype around the new cancer prevention vaccine - the HPV vaccine - this session will address the basic research behind the virus, the diseases it causes and the current HPV vaccine. Contact: Christina Schmidt, cschmidt® cw.bc.ca, www.whri.org. Robson Square, 800 Robson Street ^MARCH ■ SDAY Michael Smith Laboratories 2nd ANNUAL MOST EXCEPTIONAL ESCAPADES IN SCIENCE - High School Conference "^^ 9:00AM - 4:00PM This event, designed for high school students (Grades 8 to 12), showcases various scientific pursuits, including the opportunity to engage in hands-on activities, as well as interact with some ofthe most prominent scientists in the world. Free. Contact: Joanne Fox, joanne@msl.ubc.ca. FULL 2185 East Mall UBC School of Nursing SEXUAL HEALTH IN A SOCIAL WORLD: How do Social Contexts Shape the Wellbeing of Sexual Minority Youth "^^ 2:30PM-4:30PM Together, we will examine the latest research about sexual minority youth health inequities, and introduce an innovative health, social and educational intervention to promote their health. Free. Contact: Stephanie Coen, Stephanie.coen® nursing.ubc.ca Robson Square, 800 Robson Street Sauder School of Business SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL INNOVATION "^ Reception: 5:00PM - 6:00PM Presentation: 6:00PM - 7:30PM Professor James Tansey and research associates will discuss the projects that have marked the beginnings of the Centre for Sustainability and Social Innovation (CSSI). Contact: Jessie Lam, Jessie.Iam@sauder.ubc.ca Robson Square, 800 Robson Street nIARCH EDNESDAY Pharmaceutical Sciences FROM OUTCOMES RESEARCH TO PATIENT CARE: Knocking Down the Ivory Tower ^^ 1:00PM-4:00PM Drs. Andreas Laupacis and Sean Sullivan will highlight the impact of outcomes research, from both an epidemiology and health economics perspective, on patient care and global health policy. Contact: Suzana Topic scindric® interchange.ubc.ca. Social Lounge, St. John's College, 2111 Lower Mall Gairdner Foundation 50lh Anniversary Symposium SCIENCE AND THE FUTURE OF MEDICINE "^S 9:00AM - 5:00PM An academic symposium featuring eight esteemed presenters, including four Nobel Laureates (Drs, Carl Wieman, Harold Varmus, Sydney Brenner and Roger Tsien). This all-day event is intended for life sciences researchers and interested members of the public. Tickets to this FREE event are available to the public and must be picked up in advance from the Chan Centre Ticket Office (Mon-Sat, 12- 5:00 p.m.) The morning and afternoon sessions are ticketed separately; For more information (604)875-3535. The Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Road 2009 Michael Smith Memorial Nobel Forum PERSONAL GENOMICS: HOPE OR HYPE? ">^ 7:30PM-9:00PM A free public forum discussing the science and issues of personal genetic testing. Panel of renowned medical geneticists (Cynthia Kenyon, Muin Khoury & Harold Varmus) will be moderated by award-winning former NBC correspondent, Charles Sabine. Hosted by Dr. Michael Hayden. Visit www.celebrateresearch.ubc.ca for up-to-date details. Contact: Seetha Kumaran, skumaran® cmmt.ubc.ca. Tickets are free and must be picked up in advance from The Chan Centre Ticket Office (www.chancentre.ubc.ca) The Chan Centre, 6265 Crescent Road Faculty of Applied Science LEARNING FROM EARTHQUAKES TO PREPARE FOR EARTHQUAKES 1^ ">K 3:30 PM - Join Professor Carlos E. Ventura and learn the causes and types of earthquakes and their effects on buildings, bridges and other structures. Don't miss the shake tests after the talk! Contact: ErinRose Handy, Ehnrose.handy@ubc.ca. Free. 2332 Main Mall, 2020/2030 Faculty of Applied Science NANOTECHNOLOGY: From Fiction to Science ">S 1:00 PM- Professor Alireza Nojeh explores the futuristic visions behind nanotechnology, as well as some of its popular applications and implications. Contact: ErinRose Handy, Erinrose.handy@ubc.ca. Free. Everyone welcome! Kaiser Building - 2332 Main Mall, 2020/2030 Faculty of Applied Science TO THE MOON AND BACK: Thunderbird Robotics 10:00AM-2:00PM (talks) 11:30AM - 1:30PM (demonstration) Attend the talks and come see UBC students show- off their robots at the lunch-time mini-race. Contact: ErinRose Handy, Erinrose.handy@ubc.ca. Free. 2332 Main Mall, 2020/2030 Land & Food Systems VISIT THE UBC WINE LIBRARY 1^ 11:00AM - 12:00PM, 1:00PM - 2:00PM & 2:00PM-3:00PM The Wine Library in the Wine Research Centre is one of the most beautiful, modem and well- equipped wine libraries in the world. The library can house 22,000 bottles of wine. Contact Samantha Turner to register at wine@interchange, ubc.ca or 604.822.0005. Free! Wine Research Centre, 2205 East Mall UBC School of Audiology & Speech Sciences CELEBRATE SPEECH AND HEARING RESEARCH: Talk to Me, Listen to Me ^ "^^ 9:00AM-12:00PM Learn about our current research, explore possible careers, and experience the energy in our new facility - where insights into the nature of human communication are being translated into therapeutic action. Contact: ssmall@audiospeech. ubc.ca. 3rd Floor, 2177 Wesbrook Mall TAG ISOTL NETWORKING EVENT 2:00PM-3:15PM UBC's new course management system (Vista') collects and compiles detailed data on student online activity. Join us to hear results of a research study and help identify future directions. Contact: Alice Cassidy, alice.cassidy@ubc.ca. To register visit www.tag.ubc.ca and link to ISoTL Networking Events, Fraser River Room (Room 2.27), 1961 East Mall Green College TIME AS SPIRIT: Common Law Thought and the Historical Imagination in the Early American Republic 5:00PM-6:30PM The talk is drawn from Dr. Kunal Parker's forthcoming book, Custom and History: Common Law Thought and the Historical Imagination in Nineteenth Century America. Green College Coach House, 6201 Cecil Green PkRd ^ MARCH FRIDAY College For Interdisciplinary Studies BEYOND BINARIES & BORDERS ">S 9:00AM - 5:00PM (see also March 14) We will be looking at the ways in which intercultural and interdisciplinary approaches intersect using the case study of food with an emphasis on fish. Please rsvp to Lindsay to reserve seating at lindsay.funk@ubc.ca. Liu Institute, Multipurpose Room, 6476 NW Marine Dr UBC School of Nursing MEN'S HEALTH: Minds, Bodies & Masculine Ideals ^^ 5:30PM-7:00PM This panel presents research on men's depression, fathers' smoking, South Asian Canadian men's heart health, and young men's sexual health to explore relationships between masculinity and men's health experiences. Everyone welcome. Contact: Stephanie Coen at nexus@nursing.ubc.ca, www.nexus.ubc.ca. Robson Square, 800 Robson Street MvRCH JRDAY ^Imarch ■jrsday V^-r Centre for Health and Environment Research AIR POLLUTION AND HEART DISEASE - Making the Connections "^^ 7:00PM-9:00PM Air pollution has been identified as a direct cause of cardiovascular disease. Find out from B.C.'s leading experts what this means for our health and what is being done about it here in the Lower Mainland. Contact: Christie Hurrell, hurrell® interchange.ubc.ca. Robson Square, 800 Robson Street Ike Barber Cell Transplant Program ANNUAL UBC DIABETES RESEARCH FORUM ">S 12:00PM-5:00PM This forum is an event where the public, students, scientists and physicians gather to exchange ideas and learn about the latest breakthroughs in all areas of diabetes research. Contact: Crystal Robertson, isletlab@interchange.ubc.ca. For up-to- date details visit, www.celebrateresearch.ubc.ca. LSI 3 2350 Health Sciences Mall The Vancouver Institute Presents SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION: How B.C. Can Be a Showcase For the New "Electricity Economy" 8:15PM- Guest speaker Professor Robert Evans is also the author of Fueling Our Future: An Introduction to Sustainable Energy. Lecture Hall No. 20, Woodward Instructional Resources Centre WWW.CELEBRATERESEARCH.UBC.CA lnion If you 'd like to submit a letter, please contact feedback@ubyssey.ca March 3,20091 Page 12 Letters IN RESPONSE TO SPHR'S'ISRAEL APARTHEID WEEK': One has to wonder what is going through the minds of the UBC Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights' (SPHR) executives as they prepare to unveil another inflammatory "Israel Apartheid Week" from Mar. 2-6 2009 on our beautiful campus. Is the sole goal of SPHR to blatandy offend and infuriate Israel's supporters at UBC, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, by using cheap propaganda tactics in an attempt to equate democratic Israel with a formerly repressive and outdated South African system? One need only ask one of Israel's estimated 127,000 citizens of Ethiopian extraction such as my friend and former Israel Defence Forces comrade-in-arms Mekonen Gevermadhin to dispel this vicious lie of discrimination existing in Israel any more than in other democratic countries. I am puzzled as to why SPHR would dedicate a week of their time to Israel-bashing, when they could gain so much more support for their cause (yes, even among members of UBC's Israel Awareness Club) by portraying a moderate, peace-focused, message. It certainly would not hurt SPHR's image if they were to attempt to transmit more positive aspects of Arab culture to the larger campus community instead of constandy railing against Israel. I understand that many UBC students find it challenging to accept the representation of Arabs as peace-loving people when images of PLO hijackings, Hamas suicide bombings, Hezbollah rocket attacks, and above all the 9/11 Saudi terrorist attacks that brought down the twin towers in New York, remain fresh in their minds. But, why not give it a try? Why continue to stoke the flames of the fire? I believe strongly that a week hosted by SPHR dedicated to Jewish-Arab co-existence in the Middle East would have a far greater effect on this campus than the continued vilification and demonization of the Jewish- Zionist homeland which I wholeheartedly support. *2I —Freeman Poritz History Honours 4 UBC Israel Awareness Club Treasurer 2008-2009 Freeman Poritz served as an infantry soldier and in the foreign relations bureau of the Israel Defence Forces from 2004-2007 If you wish to to submit a letter it must be no longer than 350 words. Your identity will be confirmed by phone or by ID from the office. People may email us at feedback ©ubyssey. ca Perspectives You...write...letter. — last words of former letters editor write a letter feedback@ubyssey.ca Africa Awareness unites diverse cultures Editor: Joe Rayment THE AFRICA AWARENESS INITIATIVE'S RESPONSE TO "CANADIAN LIFESTYLE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE" Canada is a multicultural country that has embraced the peoples of many nations. The diversity of cultures within most Canadian cities is one ofthe most colourful in the world. However, when many cultures come together the hardest part is finding the balance between embracing their newfound global solidarity and remaining in-tune with their customs. The Africa Awareness Initiative (AAI) at UBC is one of the many clubs that focus on bridging the gap between two unique ways of life. Students at UBC have found in the Africa Awareness Initiative a place that facilitates intelligent discussion and understanding of the relationship between African culture and their own cultures. The continued dedication of AAI to increasing the positive perception of Africa's cultural, economic and political state among other things has largely led to the implementation of the African studies minor and will hopefully be a key factor in the establishment of tie African studies major. It was on this basis that the executive members of the Africa Awareness initiative agreed to an interview by a Ubyssey writer in the hopes of highlighting their goals and the plight of the African student at UBC. However, upon release, the article did not convey what was meant during the interview and consequendy a lot of misconceptions have been formed about the focus ofthe Africa Awareness Initiative, its members and the continent as a whole. We hope to dispel those now. The AAI team and its members respect the position of The Ubyssey and have faith in the integrity of the writer. We, however, dispute the idea that the club believes that "Canadian lifestyle is not for everyone." One of the main aims ofthe club is to bring together peoples of many distinctive cultures and allow them to find common ground in their passion for Africa. There are differences between the "Canadian lifestyle" and that of Africans, but these "There are differences between the 'Canadian lifestyle and that of Africans, but these differences are what make each culture uniaue and none can be undermined in favour of another" differences are what make each culture unique and none can be undermined in favour of another. Many African students can attest to the warmth that they have received within UBC and the impact it has had on their lives. The promotion of global citizenship by UBC is fully embraced by the Africa Awareness Initiative team and its members, and has inspired them to push for equal representation of the African continent. The continued dedication of the AAI team to increasing the knowledge of African economic affairs, among other things, has resulted in the African Dream Launch, which was held on February 26 at the Liu Institute. The guest speaker during the launch was Dzingai Mutumbuka, who is the chair of the Association of Development of Education in Africa and the former sector manager of human development at the World Bank. This was a wonderful opportunity for all who are interested in learning more about African education policies based on African leadership and developmental issues in Africa. The dream of the Africa Awareness Initiative is to promote inquiring, knowledgeable and open-minded global citizens, and we hope that The Ubyssey will embrace our hope for the future. *2I the journey's just begun Day one. It's what you've been waiting for. When your career starts to take shape with award-winning training and support. When your skills are developed through experiences tailored to your needs And when your success is driven by individual coaching, mentoring and counseling. From your very first day, we're committed to helping you achieve your potential. So, whether your career lies in assurance, tax, transaction or advisory services, shouldn't your day one be at Ernst & Young? What's next for your future? Visit ey.com/ca/careers and our Facebook page. =U Ernst &Young Quality In Everything We Do MARCH 3, 2009 THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA ADVERTISEMENT | I 3 am.S Insider weekly student society a weekly look at what's new at your student society 03.03.09 MORE BUSES! MORE OFTEN! SAVE THE UBC FARM JOIN THE TREK tmmffnttffn Tfifftffiifftfif! tffftffftfTftftfT TftiifffifTftfiii1 We want to hear from you, tell us your transit story at www.passups.ca An initiative from your AMS External Office Authorized by the AMS, registered sponsor under the Elections Act, 604 822 2050. GREAT FARM TREK09 APRIL 7th The Trek will depart from the Student Union Building at 3:30 p.m. and trekkers will walk to the UBC Farm on south campus. Please join us at this family-friendly event to support the farm remaining in its current size and location. For more information: www.amsubc.ca and on facebook: Great Farm Trek 2009 I9B09 March 10th-11th 10:00 am-4:00 p.m. Main Concourse, SUB AMs ..-.•.•.•••.... scores :^&:v big* : io©' zpp> Thanks to AMS lobbying efforts on the behalf of students, many athlectic fees have been reduced! For more information: www.ams.ubc.ca athletics@ams.ubc.ca amseventsubc.com O ROGERS Plants & Animals with DRMHLLR March 18th, Biltmore Cabaret Tickets: Ticketweb, Zulu, Scratch, Red Cat Great Lake Swimmers with Kate Maki March 29th, St James Hall March 30th, Norm Theatre Tickets: Ticketweb, Zulu, Outpost $15.00 advance m~^ THE AMS IS NOW ON FACEBOOK U UBC Alma Mater Society Editorial If you'd like to submit a letter, please contact feedback@ubyssey.ca March 3,2009 \\ Page 14 Bye-bye Wendland We have come to the following conclusion: pants are overrated. At least, that's what many of us were thinking following the highly successful and PDAtastic No Pants Party held in the SUB on Friday. It was spearheaded by the fun-loving Radical Beer Faction, who have done a bang-up job in holding the occasional party that helps to make this campus a fun place to be on a Friday night. What they haven't had as much success with is changing the culture on campus that allows a hyperbolic slogan like "War on Fun" to have some merit. Changes could be coming though. For a number of years, the officer who developed the worst rapport with students on campus was Constable Rob Worsley, who never met an exuberant party he didn't want to end. But last semester, he was granted a requested transfer out of UBC. We've been told the reason was that he felt he had lost the trust of students on campus to effectively do his job. His replacement, Charlotte Peters, has, by all accounts, been a significant improvement. But a far greater, and potentially far more important development is currently underway. Staff Sgt. Dan Wendland is set to be transferred out of UBC later this year. Who's that 99.8 per cent of you ask? Well, he was the first officer of his rank to come to UBC in 2005. He revamped the rules around granting special occasion licenses on campus (ie: passes to serve liquor), and has strictly, and we mean strictly, enforced them. Many in the know point to his Javertesque devotion to the law as the reason that scores of faculty and club events have been cancelled or significantly curtailed in recent years. In an interview with The Tyee, he disparaged the events held to raise culture and raise funds for clubs as "weekly beer gardens, daily beer gardens, drunkfests, whatever [students] want to call them," and have said students "don't own this place out here." So yeah, he's sort of a big deal. And his departure creates a giant opportunity to re-open fundamental debates about the role of the RCMP, with the RCMP. Now obviously, a new staff sergeant does not make a resolution to the War on Fun. It doesn't change the simple fact that there are way too few officers policing this campus, and that the Vancouver Police Force is much better suited than the RCMP to deal with this area. But it's a start. So, while we'd like to wish Sgt. Wendland the best in his future endeavours, we'd also hope that the AMS and the UBC administration take steps to work with his replacement in ensuring that the RCMP aren't, in Stephen Toope's words, "purveyors of prohibition." And even if you waited until you were out of the SUB and in your bed before you took your pants off Friday, isn't that something we can all agree on? tU Rules are meant to be questioned Do you know why laws and rules exist? They exist for us. They exist to make our lives better. They exist so I can't go outside and start fights in the street, because we have decided that we'd rather not have to fight someone just to get to work. They exist so that companies can't dump toxic waste into the water supply to preserve their bottom line (Hi Erin Brockovich!), because we've decided that it's more important for us to have water that isn't poisonous than for a company to save a few bucks. They exist so you can cross the street without getting run over by an oncoming semi, because we've decided that we want to cross the street without being hit by traffic. Laws protect society as we know it where morality falls short. Rules start to lose their value when people follow them blindly simply because they are the rules. They are meant to serve a greater good. The minute they no longer fulfill that function, it is justified and proper to freely ignore that rule. Rules serve the people, people do not serve the rules. In other words, let's say we want to break a rule. Ask the question: would breaking this rule cause any harm (harm defined as negative or unwanted consequences)? If the answer is no, then feel free to throw that rule out the window. A good example for this is that jaywalking (i.e. crossing the street anywhere other than a crosswalk) is against the rules. Why is it against the rules? Because we decided that pedestrian safety is a good thing. And we at The Ubyssey agree that a rule against jaywalking is a good rule. However, if there is no traffic, then it is perfectly fine to ignore that rule and cross the street. In fact, if we blindly follow the rules, more harm may come than good, as we will not be evaluating our actions. We live in a democratic society where debate on laws is technically public- constant thought about the effectiveness of a law is necessary. This applies on campus as well. It is your right to question whether a rule works anymore, and, more importantly, respectfully disobey it. tU This day in Ubyssey history March 3,1992 AMS orders EUS to pay $15,000 because of a racist, sexist, and homophobic EUS- lettre published in 1990. mmi~~~ mjm mmm- mom ^mm euxmof ufb &m>m mmmm am by Trevor Melanson Letters Dear fellow Koreans, Shut the fuck up. I don't want to hear how you'd love to tap that white chick's ass, ride her on her all fours, make a white horse out of her. Nor do I want to see how you revel in the fact she is ordering her fried rice and veggies unaware of foreign degradation, standing just a meter away from you—hardly far enough. —Minwook Bae English 3 If you wish to to submit a letter it must be no longer than 350 words. Your identity will be confirmed by phone or by ID from the office. People may email us at feedback ©ubyssey. ca Streeters THE UBYSSEY PRESENTS: INTERNET WOES For those of you that have not noticed, there has been no new content put on our website for quite some time now. This is due to issues that we are having while switching servers. Now, we know that we have been promising new web content every day, and it's been made—but not posted. Our webmaster tells us that it's because the tubes are broken and leaking somewhere in the dry Texas desert. We've been keeping in contact with him through satellite phone as he traverses that rugged terrain with a very super-duper leak detection device made especially for finding excess Internet deposits in typically dry areas, such as Texas. The device doesn't work so well in wet climates, as the Internet will dissociate in water, leaving porn and LOLcat deposits in the soil. These will confuse the detector, giving constant false positives. This was the initial reason for switching over our servers, at least according to our webmaster, who knows a lot more about this sort of thing then the rest of us. Hell, as far as we know, it's magic. So, hopefully we will find the source of the leak soon and stop it up with large amounts of silicone and excess internet comments. Then the natural flow will be restored and you can read great Ubyssey content with only minor interruptions, usually from our own pipe trolls. We're looking at you, Clayton Burns. Love, The Ubyssey Do you use vitamin supplements? Alek Hrycailco BASC 1 "I take calcium, a couple forms of vitamin D—other than that I don't generally take them personally. I do think they are a good idea though for the average person." Alex Stevens Science 3 "Nope, not really. I don't take them at all... They're expensive, and so far I'm doing good without them." Ammar Bakhurj Engineering 1 Brian Wong Science 2 "We need vitamins every day in our lives, and sometimes we don't get vitamins due to our studies. We don't have time to cook, we don't have time to eat." "Yes, definitely supplements for sure...I take lots of supplements: vitamin pills, fish oil pills, anti-inflammatory, liver pills...vitamin supplements are key because you can't get all the nutrients from regular food." Coordinated by Tara Martellaro Caitlin MacDonell Commerce 3 "No...I probably should take calcium...I haven't really looked into it, but I feel like my diet is sufficient for my vitamin needs." 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