@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, "2009-03-10"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0126305/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ The doors are opm Museum of Anthropology back infoperatioi QUI » BYSSEY ft m+zjiM. _± »4 page 3 March 10,2009 \\ www.ubyssey.ca enjoying torture and bondage since 1918 | volume xc, number 43 UBC's official student newspaper is published Tuesdays and Fridays w FACULTY-SPECIFIC RESEARCH AND TEACHING $570 M STUDENT FINANCIAL AID* $259 M $6,434,000 2 EVENTS THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA MARCH 10, 2009 Events If you have an event, e-mail us at events@ubyssey.ca ThhIUbyssey Ongoing Summer International Volunteer Opportunity in Rwanda * Developing World Connections coordinates groups that travel to the developing world to do volunteer work and this year will be running a trip out of UBC. This summer's project is 5 weeks with an additional week to explore Rwanda. There are still a few spots remaining for this summer's students groups, but time is running out so apply soon. • For more info please visit www.develop- ingworldconnections.org or contact the student team leader Steve Peat at peat_88@hotmail.com. • Action—Camera: Beijing Performance Photography 'Examines the trajectory from the underground performing arts community centered in Beijing's "East Village" in the early 1990s, to a current nternationally recognized practice. • January 16, 2009 lOam-Monday, April 20, 2009 11am. 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 belkin- artgallery. com/_email/_main_belkin/ Action Camera. • March 10 Fix - The Story of An Addicted City • Presented by the Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (CSSDP) Club. This documentary deals with Vancouver's drug issues. All are welcome and light refreshments will be provided. • March 10, 2009, 4:30pm, Woodward Lecture Hall5 • lnquiries?Contact cssdp@club.ams.ubc.ca. • AMS Job Fair • Meet your future employers! The AMS Job Fair introduces UBC students to prospective employers for part-time, summer, full-time, work abroad and post graduate career opportunities are being featured over 22 exhibitors and recruiters. Bring your resume. • Tues March 10 - Wed March 11, Warn to 4pm, Location: SUB Main Concourse. • March 11 A NUMBER by Caryl Churchill • What makes you who you are? Your genes or. . .? What if you found out you were one of a number of clones? Science fact—or science fiction? These are some of REGENT DENTAL CENTRE Friendly Kitsilano office that serves your comprehensive dental needs! Dr. Ho Dr. Lam 2IS2 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC.VBK2C8 Tel: BD4.733.343I Fax: BD4.733.3432 the provocative questions posed by this startling play about a son who confronts his father with the fact that he has genetically identical counterparts and is merely one of "a number." This critically acclaimed professional production of Caryl Churchill's award winning play is something that you will want to discuss and debate long after you have left the theatre. • March 11-14, 2009, Dorothy Somerset Studio Theatre, 7:30pm To: 8:30pm and 1 Matinee, Cost: $5 to book call: 604.822.2678 or Email: theatre@in terchange. ubc. ca, for more info www.theatre.ubc. The Reader • 1 5 year old Michael Berg has a passionate and secretive affair with Hanna Schmitz, a woman twice his age. After mysteriously disappearing, she shows up again in his life, this time on trial for her nvolvement in the holocaust as an SS guard. Kate Winslet won an Oscar for her powerful performance as Hanna Schmitz. • Wed. March 1 - Sun March 15, 7pm-9pm, Location: Norm Theatre, Cost: $4 general admission, $2 members. • Gran Torino • Clint Eastwood returns to directing and acting, playing Walt Kowalski, a tough miserable war veteran living in a neighbourhood dominated by gangs. When Kowalski sets out to reform his neighbour, a Hmong teenager who tried to steal his prized car, he becomes drawn into the boys life and works to protect his family from the gangs that infest their neighbourhood • Wed March 11-Sun March 15, 9:30pm- 11:00pm, Location: Norm Theatre, Cost: $4 general admission, $2 members. • March 12 Silent No More Awareness Campaign • Presented by AMS club Lifeline. There will be testimonies from women and men about their experience with abortion and how they have healed from the pain There will be time for questions afterwards. Everyone is encouraged DESIGN YOUR PORTFOLIO Go from classroom to career with the School of Business at BCIT. Launch or advance your career with BCIT's School of Business specialized part- and full-time programs. Learn from industry experts, make valuable connections, and gain an unparalleled experience. Get the skills you need to make a difference from day one. Now that's an impressive portfolio. Visit bcit.ca/business TECHNOLOGY CHANGES EVERYTHING BROADCAST > DESIGN > DIGITAL ARTS > GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONS > MEDIA > AND MORE . We always need volunteers...delicious, delicious volunteers. Come to SUB 24 today. to attend, particularly those who are interested in the after effects of abortion or who has experienced one. • March 12, 2009, 5-7pm, Macmillian Building Room 160. For more information visit http://www. ams. ubc. ca/clubs/lifeline/ • UBC REC Golf Championships • Particpants will have the opportunity to show off their golf skills. Format is Scramble play (each pair will tee off, pick the best ball of the two and play from that spot. This will be done until ball is holed out.). • March 12, 10am-4pm, Location: University Golf Club (5185 University Blvd), Cost: UBC Student Singles $40, UBC Student Doubles $75, UBC Staff Singles $55, UBC Staff Doubles $ 100. Must Register by Wed Feb 25. For more info, please contact Aaron Miu: amiu@ rec.ubc.ca, 604.822.2506. • The Three Course Connection Dinner • An annual mentorship mea that brings together students and alumni from the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, and the Sauder School of Business. This exciting event gives third and fourth-year students the opportunity to network with members of the alumni community, accompanied by great food and entertainment. • March 12, 6pm, Location: University Golf Club (5185 University Blvd). • March 13 Ivor Wynne 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament • Join in on some action-packed late night basketball Teams of 3 to 4 will show off their skills in order to become the next Ivor Wynne Champion in the final event of the Insomniac Series. This will be one to remember! • Fri, March 13, 7pm - Sat, March 14, 3am. Location: Student Recreation Centre. Cost: $32 for student teams, $54 for staff teams, Register by Wed March 11. For more information, please contact Tristan Brown, Coordinator of League Sports at: tbrown@rec.ubc.ca or 604-822-9051. • Classifieds We Want You! 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. 604 ofthe 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. Golden Key Fundraiser!! Gossip nightclub, Friday March 13 at 10pm. Tickets are $10 including a free shooter and free entry before 11 pm. Open to non-members. Email fundraising@ubcgoldenkey. org March 10"', 2009 volume xc, n"43 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. It is published every Tuesday and Friday by The Ubyssey Publications Society. We are an autonomous, democratically run student organization, and all students are encouraged to participate. Editorials are chosen and written bythe Ubyssey staff. They are the expressed opinion of the staff, and do not necessarily reflect the views of The Ubyssey Publications Society or the University of British Columbia. All editorial content appearing in The Ubyssey is the property of The Ubyssey Publications Society. Stories, opinions, photographs and artwork contained herein cannot be reproduced without the expressed, written permission of The Ubyssey Publications Society. The Ubyssey is a founding member of Canadian University Press (CUP) and adherestoCUP's guiding principles. Letters to the editor must be under 300 words. Please include your phone number, student number and signature (not for publication) as well as your year and faculty with all submissions. ID will be checked when submissions are dropped off atthe editorial officeofThe Ubyssey; otherwise verification will be done by phone. "Perspectives" are opinion pieces over 300 words but under 750 words and are run according to space. "Freestyles" are opinion pieces written by Ubyssey staff members. Priority will be given to letters and perspectives over freestyles unless the latter is time sensitive. Opinion pieces will not be run until the identity of the writer has been verified. The Ubyssey reserves the right to edit submissionsfor length and clarity. All letters must be received by 12 noon the day before intended publication. Letters received after this point will be published in the following issue unless there is an urgent time restriction or other matter deemed relevant bythe Ubyssey staff. 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 Regina Nyamekye and Kalyeena Makortoff decided to go and watch the handball game ofthe term to cheer the goalie Joe Rayment on. They called their buddies, Celestian Rince, Belinda Li and Goh Iromoto, to see whether they were up to show their support, but they were out partying with Shawn Lir Vivien ne Tutlewski at Gossip Night club celebrating Paul Bucci's legal Canadian birthday. On their way, they bumped into Tara Martellaro, Alicia Woodside, Maria Cirstea and Kate O'Neil, all spotting blue and gold t-shirt Ubyssey t-shirts, who were going to watch two of their History classmates win: Trevor Record and Trevor Melanson. The referee blew the whistle and the game started. Within 5 minutes, one player was down on his knees, covering his eyes. Someone had smashed the ball into his face. "Come on! Come on!" the whole crowd started chanting.Theplayerjersey number57finally stood up, itwas Justin McElroy! The handsome dude on the Ubyssey team. The ladies went berserk "Aw, Oh my God" erupted from the side lines, until he finally waved to shut them up. The score was 10:0 with Ubyssey in the lead, so the opponents, the Matrix Dinosaurs called for time-out. Kenneth Dodge,the MCforthe night yelled out"Now give it up foryour Ubyssey Dance Team: Stephanie Findlay, Sarah Eden, Sarah Chung, Kie Shiroma and FaizaZia Khan" he said "they will be dancing to the hit-mix Ubyssey Rocks." In about two hours, the game was over and Ubyssey had won against the Matrix Dinosaurs. We were all ecstatic, and to end the night, Kyrstin Bain and Kathy Yan Li, shared the famed Ubyssey kiss of 90 years. V Canada Post Sales Agreement Number 0040878022 Canadian printed on^100% University 'recycledpaper Press \\Z_\\Q MARCH 10, 2009 THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA UBC's anthropology museum reopens 18 month, $55.5 million renovation to be fully finished for opening ceremonies by Sarah Eden News Writer After a six-month closure, the Museum of Anthropology reopened this Sunday with a new exhibition and an emphasis on the collaborative focus of the expanded and renovated space. Hundreds gathered in the refurbished Great Hall to listen to Dr Anthony Shelton, the director of MOA, describe the progress ofthe renovation and what patrons should expect when the full project is completed in time for the 2010 Olympics on January 23, 2010. Shelton pronounced the new MOA as one that will "take its place again to be one of the major powerhouses of Vancouver." The ceremony marked the completion of Phase I of MOA's $55.5 million "Partnership of Peoples" Renewal Project. By nearly doubling its size, the museum will be able to house major visiting exhibitions that would have otherwise skipped Vancouver on their tour. This increase in size will also include various amenities for museum guests including a cafe, a not yet opened theatre, a Cultural Research Suite and the now partially open Centre for Cultural Research. The Cultural Research Suite, with its oral history language lab, lounge and archives research room, will be a particularly useful tool for students studying First Nations. Another aspect of the Renewal Project that has officials at the museum pleased is the Reciprocal Research Network (RRN). The RRN will facilitate research by providing unprecedented access to collections from North America and Europe in one single network. MOA has nearly finished digitalizing its 35,000-piece collection. Part of the process of this archiving has been working with First Nations community members to accurately label and describe the museum's collection. With this collaboration Shelton hopes that the museum displays "the material as the people who made the material want it to be shown." After Shelton's address to the crowd, the Pacific Islanders Hugagesea Club sang and dance to welcome the museum's new exhibition: TATATJ: Samoan Tattooing and Global Culture. The exhibit features photographs taken by New Zealand's Mark Adams during his 30 years of documenting tattooed Samoans and tattooists. The museum also revealed a panel installation for its opening by Coast Salish artist John Marston. The panel is entitled "'ehhwe'p syuth" or "To Share History" and is joined by video segments from the movie Killer Whale and Crocodile which documents Marston's trip to Papua New Guinea and subsequent inspiration to carve his panel. *2I The UBC Museum of Anthropology is open Tuesday, Warn to 9pm and Wednesday through Sunday, 1 Oam—5pm. Admission is free for UBC students, staff and faculty with UBC ID. Areas still under renovation include the Bill Reid Rotunda, and Michael M. Ames Theatre, and the temporary exhibition gallery. Dr Anthony Shelton addresses guests at the MOA opening last Sunday, goh iromoto photos/the ubyssey Invention lands students in CBC's Dragon's Den Engineering and business students finish second place in national contest, win $10,000 by Sarah Chung News Staff A team of engineering and business students from UBC won $10,000 for placing second at the Enterprize National Business Contest last month. Their project is a magnetic adapter that safely disconnects from electrical plugs and sockets upon impact, designed to prevent tripping hazards and damaging of the appliance. "We came up with the idea based on the experience of a friend... he had his laptop and someone tripped on his cord and smashed it," Shane Miller-Tait said. "We spent three months just sitting in a room, brainstorming, going to the Gallery having a beer, brainstorming." "EasyPlug was a simple but an elegant idea...which is very hard to do," said Frank Pho, a finalist judge and vice-president of the Business Development Bank of Canada. "The most appealing part of EasyPlug was bringing down [the technology] to the size that is no bigger than the size of the plug itself." Students from the EasyPlug came from the innovative undergraduate class New Venture Design (APSC 486/COMM 486), which aims to create young entrepreneurs with new business ideas. Team members are UBC engineers Jay Jagpal, Shane Miller-Tait and Greg Wong, and left Greg Wong, Max Miller, Ryan Fetterly, Crystal Hung, Jay Jagpal, and Shane Miller-Tait display their prize, right The plug in action, courtesy of ubc engineers Sauder students Ryan Fetterly, Crystal Hung and Max Miller. "It's the best course I've ever taken," said Miller-Tait, a fourth year engineer and the spokesman of EasyPlug. "This course gives you what else you have to do if you want to do your own business." According to Pho, judging criteria for the competition had three main perspectives. First, that the technology is a unique, novel idea that has a broad application. Second, the feasibility of the product and finally, whether students put forward "reasonable assumptions" to execute the plan. "It's like a three-legged stool. The three [criteria] must be met to be stabilized," Pho said. The New Venture Design teams this year were supervised by UBC engineering professors Peter Lawrence and Philippe Kruchten and Sauder marketing instructor Paul Cubbon. The year-long course creates four teams, each with three engineers and three commerce students, who are then given $3000 to pursue their business ideas pro vided by funding from Cancer Research Cruise. Students have travelled to Singapore, Hong Kong and Nebraska to enter competitions. The course's main purpose is to "combine cultural differences that is needed to start the company," Lawrence said. "As opposed to work initially in more conventional jobs, this course gives a chance for students to start a company on their own." "It's very different in a sense that we don't tell them what to do, we facilitate," Kruchten said. "It has to be their idea, their project." Thanks to their second place finish, the EasyPlug team has been given a chance to showcase their invention at an audition for CBC's Dragon's Den, a show where industry experts give grants to business entrepreneurs for projects they see with potential. Miller-Tait and his group are optimistic of the product's future. "In a month or so, we're planning to incorporate, continue to prototype, refine the business the plan and hopefully take it into the market." vi 4 | NEWS THE UBYSSEY WWW.UBYSSEY.CA MARCH 10, 2009 Agenda for March 11, 2009 1. Women's supplement 2. Colours supplement 3. Ratify staff restructure vote 4. Elections stuff/coordinator/position paper 5. Kate's FUNdraiser 6. Explanation of last week's failed joke 7. Ubyssey Board election update 8. Bonfire 9. Spoof Issue 10. NASH update 11. Other business - walk in with your taxes, walk out with your money and you could win $5,000 towards a road trip, visit refundroadtrip.ca come in today or call 1-800-HRBLOCK (472-5625) H&R BLOCK VIVIENNE TUTLEWSKI PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/THE UBYSSEY The emotional risks of cosmetic surgery BY KlE SHIROMA To qualify for student pricing, student must present either (i) a T2202a documenting 4 or more months of full-time attendance at a college or university during 2008 or (ii) a valid high school identification card. Expires July 31,2009. Must also qualify for Instant Cash Back and Cash Back products. See office for details. Valid only at participating H&R Block locations in Canada. SPC Card offers valid from 08/01/08 to 07/31/09 at participating locations in Canada only. For Cardholder only. Offers may vary, restrictions may apply. Usage may be restricted when used in conjunction with any other offer or retailer loyalty card discounts. Cannot be used towards the purchase of gift cards or certificates. News Writer Two UBC researchers have released a study questioning the portrayal of cosmetic surgery as a positive option for enhancing physical appearance and emotional health. Andrea Polonijo and Richard Carpiano's study on how women's magazines fail to discuss emotional risks that women encounter after undergoing cosmetic surgery has picked up attention as the first investigationg into how cosmetic surgery is presented to Canadians. Their study calls for a better weighted analysis and portrayal by media of how cosmetic surgery may affect not only one's physical health, but also one's mental and emotional well- being. This is so that women can make more informed decisions about whether or not to go under the knife. "There are numerous studies that have looked at emotional health and cosmetic surgery, however there is no popular consensus on the percentage of women who experience emotional health problems versus those who do not," said Polonijo. Polonijo said she took interest in the subject when she saw statistics in 2005 which showed that "cosmetic surgery was on the rise for Canadians and that women made up 85 per cent of patients." Polonijo's study reveals how magazines tend to "medicalize" the female body— the whole process of undergoing plastic surgery becomes scientific. It is about physical risks rather than addressing the emotional aspects related to why someone might undergo plastic surgery. Polonijo and Carpiano's study notes that women's magazines tend to consult males for their general opinions on beauty, which could be problematic as it sexualizes and objectifies the female body. Caryn Duncan, head of the Vancouver Women's Health Collective, thinks that the issue is more broadly based. "Women put a lot of pressure on themselves to measure up and they look to really unrealistic images of women and say 'Why don't I look like her?' Of course we don't look like supermodels. Most women wear a size 12 and they weigh 145 or 150 pounds and that's not the image that we see of women." However, Duncan agreed that much of the beauty industry is supported and driven by men, so both women and men are guilty of promoting these unattainable standards. Shari Graydon, an Ottawa journalist and media critic who founded a spoof website advertising a 'breast investment' credit card (www.pantyraiders. org/plasticassets) asserted that, "research suggests that women are enormously influenced by the images in fashion media and advertising that promote unattainable ideals of beauty. "The more women are exposed to these images and ideals, the more likely they are to feel critical about their own bodies. In addition, fashion media are supported by advertisers who claim their products are capable of transforming women's bodies and faces to look like the airbrushed images they present." Magazines reinforce an unattainable vision of beauty and also have vested interests because cosmetic surgeons' offices pay for advertisements in magazines. Graydon said that there needs to be more analysis of the emotional risks that come with cosmetic surgery as opposed to just the physical risks. "Human beings are complicated creatures and health professionals, psychologists and brain scientists alike are developing an appreciation of the impact of our emotional state on the state of our overall health." ty c CuJ tui Editor: Trevor Melanson \\ E-mail: culture@ubyssey.ca March 10,20091 Page S Hurricanes blow away Thurgan Hammer Namewise, Hammer blows away both bands by Trevor Record Culture Staff Band Wars, a "battle of the bands" style competition, got off to its start last Thursday at the Pit. The preliminary match will be followed by two more every Thursday, until the finals are held on March 26. Although only sparsely attended, the three bands that played put forward a good fight. The first band up was Megan Heise and the Hurricanes. Heise has written for The Ubyssey culture section before, so there is a small chance she'll actually read this. I guess that means I better watch my ass or she'll see that I thought her voice was kind of whiny and that her music was boring. Nah, just kidding; Megan and the Hurricanes were pretty good, except for their exceedingly terrible name. Megan is a decent singer and their drummer is really damn good. The lead guitarist was competent, as was die bassist—even though he looked so young I would place him about Ave pimples away from a McDonald's trainee badge. The second band had a way better name: Thurgan Hammer. Sadly, they did not play a very good set. That is, unless you like yarns about orcish riders related through the timeless medium of heavy metal. Even if that is the case I'm not sure if you would like Thurgan Hammer all that much. But they were dressed up in a fantasy theme and that was great; one had a fur-trimmed cape and their violinist had pixie wings. If Band Wars listened to my ideas and made the competing bands engage in actual warfare, the five-piece batde-ready Thurgan Hammer guys and gals would be a shoo-in for the finals. The final contestants, The Bards, were solid enough, even though their name is somehow less creative than the Hurricanes'. They were a formidable three-piece band that put out some pretty solid rock music. By the time they played a few more people had arrived, and a dancing crowd formed. At the end of the night, Megan Heise and the Hurricanes were declared the winners. They'll be playing again at the finals on the 26th against the winners from the next two preliminaries. "This was amazing," Heise said soon after her win. "Come watch us at the finals. We're going to rock that shit." *2I Thurgan Hammer would have won had Band Wars been a battle of might...and magic, goh iromoto photo/the ubyssey Christian metal straight from depths of hell by Kenneth John Dodge Culture Staff "There Shall Be Weeping and Gnashing of Teeth." That's what Jesus had to say about hell, but the same could be said for a night of metalcore with Underoath. These guys are a Christian screamo band and they want you to know that accepting Jesus Christ as your personal saviour can be almost as uplifting as listening to their music. This is probably not a great endorsement, since Underoath's sound is a better soundtrack for moments of spiritual despair and physical torment than for your local church's youth night. It might sound like I'm ripping into Underoath but their presence has been a standout on the Warped Tour and their headlining stop in Vancouver really gave the band a chance to shine artistically. Behind the band, for the entirety of the performance, played a pretentious attempt at an eerie art film (a la The Blair Witch Project) that synched images of wheelchairs, crosses and corpses with mellow synthesizers between songs. At times this simple set-piece came off as conceited showboating, but overall it added some cool ambience to the show. I wish more bands made use of theatrics like this, honesdy. Underoath was able to show off its range early on with the haunting drone at the tail end of "It's a Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door..." that had a very aggressive crowd lurching violendy as lead screamer Spencer Chamberlain chanted "drowning in my sleep... I'm drowning in my sleep." Fisticuffs were thrown down at least once in the mosh pit and, yes, angst was secreted violendy like pus from an Underoath fan's pimple-ridden face. What this had to do with salvation is suspect to say the least. Highlights from the band's very good latest album, Lost in the Sound of Separation, included clap-happy "Too Bright To See, Too Loud To Hear" and the exploding-heart-on-sleeve "The Only Survivor Was Miraculously Unharmed," featuring the band's signature screaming unpredictable crescendos and satisfying comedowns. The pompously worded, yet infectious, synth-infused single "Writing on the Wall" ended the show favourably. The show had been highly entertaining, and by the middle of their set I was beginning to suspect that Underoath wouldn't try to evangelize me—as I had participated in their punk preaching at Warped Tour some years back. But, lucky us, we got a mini-thesis on redemption and Jesus from Chamberlain prior to the encore. Their music speaks, hauntingly at times, to moments of sorrow and abandonment. 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Two interesting facts I found out about synchronized swimming was that firstly, they have an underwater speaker, so that the swimmers can hear the music while underwater. I was always baffled by the incredible rhythm the swimmers had while underwater, wondering how in the world they managed to hear the music. Well, that mystery's solved. Secondly, the make-up they usually adorn for competitions and performances is just the normal kind A few of the synchro team members practices their routine with close attention to uniformity. SHUN ENDO PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY you get from the store. I had a preconceived notion that it was some kind of special waterproof makeup, where after the performance one had to use baby oil to scrub it off. The only thing waterproof about their makeup is their mascara. So it isn't hard to be a synchronized swimmer. As coach Bittner said with a twinkle in her eye, "All you have to do is declare 'I want to be a synchronized swimmer' and you show up and as long as you're not going to drown, that's okay. There's always been a team for a new kid." vi Triathlon at UBC ij^^^^^r^ 1Z.' ZwX-'SiS KsSpliiiliSl jLz\\ V^NSt v^wJ^B'%''ZZ^Z;'- \\Z ,»l* i^z-ZzJKi.yM %^__ ■^^""-liWTv!! W_W___] HiHH KillitiiiP^jtf^^il NC #^J| WsMMs jJBWP Iliflllf^fliiliJ lliBbrfes 'IJll3 Bill HaSS KyZ' r*^^l3fllFa-'-'^«WfM i^rvn^ W^-^^^Jmw ^Wttv^ mmm WtM ■ ■ W ? SEP'«*Z" mfsst xwfi RH w3__y_j^'m MRS^jfa^^B i^B^rivti^B >■■ ''NSR!"^ m lit3|| rati ItJLfv-' H \\ ■ft J mfy. "r~-*-Bme&_m \\ _m k. mm I] * «pi i m Jt w.'______£m SbMbS __-_-m^__U .^__j;z^l -L^__i___=-~- m The UBC Triathlon was held this past Sunday on a sunny morning at the UBC campus. The annual event holds different endurance competitions such as the duath- lon, short triathlon and kids aquathlon. As one of the biggest triathlon event in North America, UBC students as well as trained athletes all endured the race and aimed for the goal line just outside ofthe SUB. Facundo Chernikoff won the Olympic Triathlon (1.5km swim, 40km cycle and 10km run) the most compeitive bracket in this event. He won the race with a time of 2:03:50. SHAWN LI PHOTOS/THE UBYSSEY lnion If you 'd like to submit a letter, please contact feedback@ubyssey.ca March 10,20091 Page 9 Start a university club Its challenging, but there's no better experience ffv-. f \\ Ufifl ,**-. ^^m X t^^^^_ I Vj^J mM* J P^ '^i^^iiii by Kate O'Neill Journalists for Human Rights UBC, founding president If I may offer a thought on my journey through four years at UBC, it is that by being involved in a club you can enrich your university experience in ways you can't even imagine. Even better is starting a club, an experience in and of itself. There are over 400 clubs at UBC, 15 of which are self-categorized as "political/social action" clubs, 26 as "community service," and eight as "media/ arts/performance." It might have been safe to assume that there already existed a club or combination of clubs that would have satisfied my incipient curiosity for human rights and journalism. So why start Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) at UBC? I am neither a journalist, nor a human rights expert. I certainly wasn't looking to add more stress to my fourth year, or to extend my final year by a semester. Nor was I especially keen on learning how to jump through superfluous bureaucratic and administrative hoops and having nightmares about grant applications. My near-fatal experience with economics courses aside, JHR UBC has quite possibly caused more aches, pains, frustration and fatigue than all of my courses this year combined. Through conceptualizing and constitutionalizing a social- action club on campus, I have come to two conclusions. Firstly, we are often preaching to the choir. Secondly, there seems to be some weird, pervasive need to raise as much money as possible in an environment where the population has very litde money to give. I often feel as if I am drowning on a campus awash with people trying to make their voices heard. I regularly question if my club's efforts are actually making an impact on anything more than our members' day planners and students' wallets. But it's worth it. To risk sounding trite, working with something from inception to conclusion through hands-on experimentation is uniquely satisfying. By starting a club, you learn by both leading and following. You learn more about teamwork and cooperation than any assigned group project. And by the time you get your degree, your time- management skills may shock you. If this year at UBC has taught me anything, it is that while we may be at university to make our voices heard, we are also here to learn how to make our voices heard. It's an important distinction. We are here to find a sense of accomplishment whether it's through acing a test or passing a club constitution. We are here to learn not only how to raise funds efficiently, but how to spend less funds. We are here to meet new, incredible and inspirational people, be they classmates or club members. By starting a club, you have the opportunity to meet the kind of extraordinary and dedicated individuals that a class lecture can never provide. These are the kinds of individuals who have the power to change your perspective more than any econ or English professor. You may graduate still wondering whether your club experience has made a mark on anyone at all. However, even if your passion touched just one person, it was all worth it. \\a I regularly question if my club's efforts are actually making an impact on anything more than our members' day planners and students' wallets. IN RESPONSE TO "NAUGHTY LIBRARY PRINTERS" EDITORIAL FROM FEBRUARY 27, 2009 At UBC Library we're actively working to improve the study environment for students in a number of ways. In February the library replaced its entire public photocopier and printer fleet to achieve three goals: to add new features such as double-sided copying, to improve energy efficiency and to make printing more affordable by lowering prices from 12 cents to 7 cents per copy. Any changeover of this sort was bound to encounter some technical bumps. As a result, we introduced the new machines during the midterm break when fewer students would be impacted. We certainly regret that some printers weren't working during the change. But we now have more environmentally friendly— and cheaper—printing services, which will be a big benefit to students and to all users. Also, watch for self-serve scanning equipment in the near future. Our library IT department has just made a mass purchase of new computers which will be installed throughout the libraries this spring. We also are in the process of ordering more study seats for the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre. And coming in mid-April, in response to students' requests for longer opening hours, parts of the Learning Centre will be open 24/7 for late-night study during the entire exam period. At the library we have an active program for listening to students, which includes holding regular focus groups, student representation on library committees, and running the recent LibQual survey, which helps us find out how we can serve you better. We want to hear from you, so keep the feedback coming and please bear with us as we make improvements. We're working hard to change any naughty library experiences into nice ones. —Leonora Crema Associate University Librarian UBC Library IN RESPONSE TO "RULES ARE MEANT TO BE QUESTIONED" EDITORIAL IN MARCH 3, 2009. While you make a good point about rules you are neglecting to consider a few points. Following your own logic: There is a rule that says that in order to change or remove a rule the proper channels must be followed. This one exists because we've decided that letting anybody decide which rules they do and don't want to follow would result in chaos. In the case of jaywalking, one might argue that leaving it up to the discretion ofthe walker would complicate the issue (from a legal/ liability standpoint) and be unsafe, and that it is better to just have it not be allowed all the time. —Sam Mason Engineering 4 Do you have something to say? Is something in the world pissing you off? Read something in the paper, and want to sound off about it? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then write us a letter, and submit it to feedback@ubyssey.ca. Letters must be 350 words or less, and we must confirm your identity in person at SUB 24. sprouts Apply for next year's Executive Board. Sprouts is a student-run organization that aims to promote food security at UBC. We run a popular cafe in the SUB and support numerous other student initiatives with aims similar to ours. Over the past year and a half, Sprouts has grown beyond our expectations, and has climbed successfully out of a $40,000 debt to the AMS. Next year, Sprouts will enter an exciting new era. We have the opportunity and resources to make a major impact on food security and sustainability at UBC. It has been the vision of Sprouts for the past two years that the executive positions be filled on a strictly volunteer basis. This choice reflects our desire that the organization be led by only the most motivated, dedicated, and idealistic individuals. The benefits for the Sprouts executive include discounted produce and groceries, free lunches, and an invaluable experience. These opportunities for leadership provide a chance to work with a team on an exciting and progressive student enterprise. To be considered for these positions, applicants should care deeply about the mission and values of Sprouts, and possess a desire to innovate the way we regard food systems at UBC. The roles of the executives are rigour- ous and demanding, but highly rewarding. We encourage ambitious, creative and disciplined students from all faculties and year levels to apply; greater diversity is better, we say! Email applications with a cover letter and resume by March 15th to: sprouts.applications@gmail.com The interview process will be conducted by a hiring committee before applicants are officially confirmed at Sprouts' Annual Genera Meeting on April 1st. Thank you, The Sprouts Board Information on the positions can be found on Sprouts' website www.ams.ubc.ca/clubs/nfc/ 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 reguirements. APPLICATION DEADLINES: May Start March 1st - International Applicants April 1st - Canadian Applicants September Start July 1st - International Applicants August 1st - Canadian Applicants Find out how DAP can accelerate your future: www.sauder.ubc.ca/dap Fl SAUDER School of Business Opening Worlds THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Vote in the UBYSSEY BOARD ELECTIO next week March 16- Editorial If you'd like to submit a letter, please contact feedback@ubyssey.ca March 10,20091 Page 10 Institutional trans phobia? On Saturday, the BC minister of healthy living and sport announced our province will be the first to restrict trans fats in food prepared and served in restaurants. Good. Now wait, doesn't this mean the Nazi socialists at the government are telling me what to eat? No. Limiting trans fats usually means limiting use of hydrogenated cooking oil. For a restaurant, it means switching to a different type of deep fryer oil. For food manufacturers, it means swapping out hydrogenated oils for something else. There is no food we know of thatyou wouldn't be able to eat even in a categorical trans fat ban—it's swapping out a chemically altered ingredient that ends up in foods because it doesn't go bad as quickly as its counterpart. This is one ofthe most annoying debates simply because it seems so simple. When the CBC picked up the story, their commenters dove right in: "I remember in the movie Demolition Man," one wrote, "in the future the government banned anything deemed potentially harmful to people, so salt, fats, meat, tobacco, alcohol, swearing sex...were all out. Are we really that pathetic of a people that we shouldn't be allowed to make our own choices, and thus demand the government get involved in all aspects of our lives? Sounds like this is where we are headed." As much as we appreciate all references to Demolition Man, it's goes right to the maxims and oversimplifies the issue either for a few chuckles or because, in this forum, appealing to this evidence (a Sylvester Stallone movie) is a strong rhetorical tactic. And it seems to be—in a online CBC forum—strong enough. Or maybe it's not so strong as it is pervasive. There were dozens of other comments like it—a joke and/or a jab about becoming a communist state—as if the debate is constantly being overrun by exactly the same argument, most of which seems completely uninterested in the sources quoted in the CBC's actual write-up (And why should they? The CBC is full of communists). On another front, we have Andre Picard, a reporter at The Globe and Mail and one of Canada's top health journalists. He penned a column last Thursday titled "The Internet has changed the nature of scientific debate." In the past, he'd get letters, more often than not angry letters since "one thing that has not changed is that people are almost always moved to put pen to paper or thumbs to keypads when they are angry, not happy." But the means of debate itself has changed, he argues. "What is truly troubling is that the most common 'debating' technique in cyberspace has become the dismissal of anyone with respect for scientific fact and reasoned opinion as part of some vast conspiracy." It's particularly difficult in Picard's field—health reporting is, in a mainstream publication such as The Globe, translating material to a public who either doesn't have the means to understand it (doctors are in school for so long for a reason) or doesn't have the time to research. Experts are important. Without them, science journalism can't exist. We have to decide who to trust. Or rather we have to decide who to suspend judgment about. Questioning the media is important, but so is the methodology. To shoot down news or a mainstream narrative, it's important to put at least as much work and research into it as the initial source, or to rely on someone who did. \\a Shiny empty buildings If Professor Farnsworfh from Futurama were here, he would say "Good news everyone. It looks as if UBC has finally completed the monstrous building projects scattered around campus. Now all we have to do is tear down the SUB." It does indeed look like UBC has finally stopped building huge buildings. If you've been here for the last five years and spent an hour walking around campus you'll notice that most of the buildings have finished their renovations. Buchanan, that horrible eyesore turned historical building, is done two of its five sections of renovations. They are on the way to getting B block back up to snuff; if you wander over there right now you can see the guts of it hanging out. The Life Sciences Building, a monstrosity built out where cars used to park, is complete. Going inside it feels like you are stepping into the biggest greenest building ever. After all it prides itself on being open happy, full of life and light. However there is a dark spot on the new building, along with all the new buildings on campus: funding. UBC has spent hundreds of millions of dollars on new infrastructure. The problem is making sure that things are actually happening in said infrastructure. Thisyear's budget proposal has slashed funding to the Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council by about 10 per cent collectively. The Harper government is hoping that by combining agencies together and collectively reducing their budgets that we will be able to get the same amount of award winning research as before, just on the cheap. Funding for buildings has increased though. It's a troubling development—as Paul Wells ol Macleans said, "it's asinine to open labs if you will not pay for the work that goes on in labs." Another plan that the Harper government is pushing forward is passing down earmarked grants. Instead of letting peer-reviewed organizations dictate where funding goes, the money will now be set on specific sights. This may be good for pushing forward Canada in certain directions, but those directions aren't always the best use of the funds. So UBC is in a predicament. We are left with lofty buildings, towering high into the sky. They are a testament to the awesomeness of building things on campus, but the outputs of those buildings are predicated on a steady stream of funding allowing for top-quality research to take place. We can only hope that UBC, along with both levels of government, starts to care a little less about the skeleton of our university, and a little more on the guts. *2I by Katarina Grgic For Fun This date in Ubyssey history—1972 COMPUTER TIMETABLES IN THE WIND Students could lose the privilege of choosing their own timetables under a plan for computerized scheduling being contemplated by the registrar's office. The plan is the office's second attempt at computerized registration. In 1970, more than 2000 students pre-registered under a computerized plan were forced to register again in mid-September when their timetables were planned incorrectly. However, the 1970 plan allowed students to choose their own section but the new plan, according to a former student working at UBC, will not. Registrar Jack Parnell refused to say if the new plan will leave the choice of sections to students. Streeters But he said he feels the university should be making better use of the computer, "and using it to program students' courses would be one possible idea." Parnall proposes that students send his office an outline of their desired courses for the winter session in June or July. These, he said, would be fed into the computer and an "appropriate" timetable would be spewed forth. EUS DOES IT AGAIN The publication of a second racist newsletter by the engineering undergraduate society has resulted in the suspension of classes by a math professor and a condemnation of the newsletter, by administration president Walter Gage. The newsletter published Wednesday, contained a barrage of racist jokes, some aimed at math prof George Blu- man who on Feb. 22 withdrew his application to teach in the engineering faculty because of the racist jokes published in the Feb. 9 newsletter. ...The newsletter began with an opinion poll of how students felt about the racism controversy. 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