@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 "2015-08-28"@en, "2010-01-04"@en ; edm:aggregatedCHO "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/Ubysseynews/items/1.0127632/source.json"@en ; dc:format "application/pdf"@en ; skos:note """ space...science! SINCE 1918 the SEX issue, polyamory. sex toys, seduction tips. SEE P A G E 3 Should Sam, our news editor, take the position of a media representative at the Paralympic Torch relay? GO ONLINE TO VOTE AND COMMENT! ubyssey.ca McDonald's urges calm in wake of stabbing SAMANTHA JUNG news@ubyssey.ca On December 19, a UBC student was stabbed at the McDonald's on University Boulevard, but it seems to be an isolated incident. According to CBC, the university RCMP detachment was called at about 5:15am to the University Village and found a man suffering from an apparent stab wound. He was treated at Vancouver General Hospital, and was released before Christmas. The McDonald's on campus is open until 3 am and attracts post- party goers looking for a late-night snack. Constable Meghan Driscoll from the university's RCMP detachment said that it is common to get complaints from the area, but they are not usually serious. "It is one of the only places open late, and people tend to congregate there after hours," said Driscoll in an e-mail interview. "Mostly calls are noise and disturbance related, and occasionally police attend for reports of people fighting." A current employee at the campus McDonald's, who would not speak on the record, agreed. "The crowd you get between midnight and 3 am is university students who have been out drinking and whatever, so we expect it." "I think it was an isolated incident and that students shouldn't really be too worried or not want to come by," he continued. "I guess the close proximity [of the incident]' to McDonald's might make people. scared, but I don't think it's something people should be worried about." Ameeruddin Zain, a former McY Donald's employee who currently works at Mahony & Sons on campus, said that protocol for dealing with intoxicated customers is that employees are asked to treat them like normal customers and with extra patience and are not advised to encourage aggression. Zain described one incident while he was employed at the fast-food chain. "One guy stepped inside the food preparation area and tried to make himself an ice cream cone," Zain explained. "The manager on duty...came out and tried to verbally reason with him. However, the intruder put his hand on [the manager]—at which time [the manager] retaliated back." "I intervened in the matter in the capacity of a senior crew member and distanced both of them. The matter cooled down quickly, as the restaurant was busy at that time." However, Zain said that he mostly worked night shifts and was not concerned about his safety, and that most intoxicated patrons just bought food and made conversation with him. "The UBC McDonald's is one of the safest in the Lower Mainland, and I always had a good time there as far as safety was concerned," he said, tl. —withfiles from Ashley Whillans: UVic to send letter to AMS j in support of UN Complaint The University of Victoria Students Society (UVSS) voted in early December to send a letter to the UBC AMS in support ofthe UN Complaint. Edward Pullman, UVSS director of finance, put forward the motion to the UVSS Council. The intention ofthe letter is to express support for the UN complaint, to express the UVSS' desire to see the complaint resubmitted, and to urge the AMS Council to "adopt policy supporting the progressive reduction of tuition fees." "The complaint is a valuable summary of the regressive policies the current government has enacted that have limited access to post-secondary education. The UVSS is committed to universal access to post-secondary education, and we see this complaint as supporting that goal," Pullman told The Ubyssey in an e-mail. "Given that Canada is a signatory to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, it seems perfectly logical to recognize and publicize failures to uphold articles within this covenant." AMS President Blake Frederick said that the AMS has not yet received the letter, but is aware of the UVSS' intentions, vl Fraternities rent out their homes for the Olympics «■ ■ • • * * •■■-,.—>-%„.-_ [ A National Post story last week had the provocative headline "Frathouses evict students to cash in on Vancouver Olympics," which alleged that "more than 200 students at the University of British Columbia are being forced out of their rooms by their own fraternities." While a number of fraternities are renting but their rooms during the month of February, fraternities are claiming the story is misleading, and that members knew when signing their residence contract that they would have to leave in February. "We knew well in advance that this was going to happen, so we've been doing everything we can to make sure there are no issues," said Adam Martinson, house manager of Delta Kappa Epsilon (DKE). He added that DKE members were consulted about the proposal as far back as last spring, and that all residents will see their rent lowered for January, March and April, in addition to not paying for February. Another fraternity, Alpha Delta Phi (ADP), will be giving each of their displaced residents an additional $500 in exchange for leaving for the month of February. Each fraternity will be deciding independently where the money from the subletting will go—some have indicated they will put the money towards scholarships, while others are using it for building maintenance, tl —Justin McElroy M O N D A y ^\\ £t 2010.01.04 WEATHER 05 RAINY 06 CLOUDY 07 CLOUDY P 8:07 SUNRISE 4:29 SUNSET UBC BY NUMBERS 98 DAYS TIL END OF TERM 2 DAYS TIL PIT NIGHT 39 DAYS TIL THE OLYMPICS 94 INCH SNOW BASE AT WHISTLER 5 TURKEY DINNERS IN TWO WEEKS NEWS BRIEFS UBC TO TEST REVOLUTIONARY METHOD OF TREATING MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS Early in December, UBC announced that they would be testing a groundbreaking method of treating and diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to The Globe and Mail. The study will test the theory that MS is a vascular disease, and therefore able to be treated with surgery. This evaluates the findings of Italian doctor Paolo Zamboni, whose studies indicated that MS could be caused by blockages in veins, leading to a buildup of iron in the brain. The proposed trial—which would be completed in collaboration with the University of Saskatchewan—is an answer to an appeal from the MS Society of Canada, who asked scientists to test Zamboni's theories. UBC is still awaiting funding and approval from an ethics committee before beginning the trials, which is proposed to involve a hundred patients. The study is projected to cost almost $ 1 million. UBC FARM A TOP SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATION The UBC Farm has been listed as Tides Canada's "most innovative and forward-thinking organizations for 2009." Tides Canada is an organization that provides financial and management services for what they call "change makers." Their website says that they chose the UBC Farm for their "leadership in research and learning about sustainable agriculture, climate change, food security and community health"; their interactive programs that educate students and adults; and for their "urban aboriginal programming which supports over 700 participants," teaching them to live sustainably. Also included in the top ten are the Canadian Youth Climate Coalition and the Living Oceans Society. UBC ENTERS PARTNERSHIP WITH XEROX UBC has partnered with Xerox Global Services in a move that the university says will reduce the university's energy consumption and carbon footprint. The six-year partnership with the global print management service will save the university approximately $8 million. "Initial benefits include consistent, affordable and reliable campus-wide printing and document production capabilities," said UBC VP Finance Pierre Ouillet. "The objective will be to deliver cost savings and productivity improvements directly to the faculties jdepartments and students at UBC." vl 2/UBYSSEY.CA/EVENTS/2010.01.04 JANUARY 04, 2010 VOLUME XCI, N°XXK EDITORIAL COORDINATING EDITOR Paul Bucci: coordinating@ubyssey.ca NEWS EDITOR Samantha Jung: news@ubyssey.ca CULTURE EDITOR Kate Barbaria : culture@ubysseyca SPORTS EDITOR Justin McElroy : sports@ubyssey.ca INTERIM IDEAS EDITOR Trevor Record: ideas@ubyssey.ca PHOTO EDITOR GeraldDeo :photos@ubysseyca PRODUCTION MANAGER Vacant: production @ubyssey. ca COPY EDITOR Katarina Grgic: copy@ubyssey.ca MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Tara Martellaro : 7nulti7nedia@ubyssey.ca Room 24, Student Union Building 6138 Student Union Boulevard Vancouver, BCV6T lZl tel: 604.822.2301 fax: 604.822.9279 web: www.ubyssey.ca e-mail: feedback @ubyssey. ca BUSINESS Room 23, Student Union Building advertising: 604.822.1654 business office: 604.822.6681 fax: 604.822.1658 e-mail: advertising@ubyssey. ca BUSINESS MANAGER : Fernie Pereira AD TRAFFIC : Sabrina Marchand AD DESIGN : Chibwe Mweene LEGAL The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper of the 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 greater than the price paid for the ad. The UPS shall not be responsible for slight changes or typographical errors that do not lessen the value or the impact of the ad CONTRIBUTORS After a long rest Paul Bucci awoke to the sound ol Samantha Jung and Kate Barbaria singing karaoke Trevor Record was clapping and stomping his foot to the beat of the bass. Justin McElroy beat the table like it was a set of drums, taking pictures was Brendan Albano and directing was Gerald Deo. they were making a video to be posted on the net. Kyrstin Bain could hear the pounding on the ceiling above and she thought; they would come through the floor boards. Katarina Grgic say"s to Tara Martellaro," what the fuck is going on up there?" and with a fierce look of determination they proceeded up-stairs to break up the impromptu party, at that same moment Kirsty Cameron, Sophie Raider, Geoff Lister, Keegan Bursaw and Leif Larsen were walking in the doorway carrying boxes of refreshments. Kathy Yan Li had invited them to come over to help with the video, the alcohol would be used for props only as it was so early in the day. however, when Charlize gordon saw all the booze that was being brought in she decided she would have some to cure her hang over, suddenly David Zajdlik screamed " the cops" and Ashley Whillans went running for the back door as the police came through the front door. V Canada Post Sales Agreement Number 0040878022 Canadian printed on^100s% University 'reeycledpaper Press \\_AQ EVENTS ONGOING EVENTS UBYSSEY PRODUCTION* Come help us create this baby! Learn about layout and editing. Expect to be fed. • Every Sunday and Wednesday, 2pm. KOERNER'S NIGHT* Join us for open mic night every Monday. Listen to the different flavours of music, all while enjoying a nice cold beer or a competitive game of pool. • Every Monday, 8:30pm onwards. Koerner's Pub. MONDAY NIGHT COMMUNITY MUSIC & MEAL* Like to play fun music? Just want to listen? Looking for a sense of community? This is for all members of the UBC community who want to have a good meal and great conversation. All meals are home-cooked and are vegetarian-friendly • Every Monday, 6:30pm-8:30pm, Chapel of the Epiphany (6030 Chancellor Blvd), more info ievnathanvviigh1@mac.com. DRIPPYTOWN: VANCOUVER'S COMIC ARTISTS ON DISPLAY* Want a different take on Vancity? The collection features contributions from six local comic artists whose work provides a look at life in Vancouver. • Continues until Jan 31, Rare Books and Special Collections in IKE, more info puddingsock. livejoumal. com. AMS ELECTIONS NOMINATIONS NOW OPEN! • Elections for AMS Executive positions, International Student Representative, Student Legal Fund Society Board of Directors, Senate and Board of Governors of the university. • Until Jan 8,3pm, download nomination forms at ams.ubc. ca/elections or pick up in SUB 238A. ROMEO & JULIET • This production of the Shakespearean classic will feature live music with a cast of 21 UBC Theatre BFA Acting students. Expect a brave and twisted approach to Shakespeare's iconic story 7 1 5 3 8 3 5 7 9 6 2 3 6 7 8 5 8 2 1 4 5 1 6 4 2 ot in E o 3 £■ o u T3 C £ i_ CTl o HARD SUSC0MIC.COM BY MICHAEL BROUND #100 of lovers in a dangerous time. • Jan 20-30, 7:30pm, Telus Studio. Ticktts at$15/$20/$25. WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6 FREE HOT CHOCOLATE COURTSEY OF CAREER SERVICES! • Come and enjoy a delicious hot chocolate and learn about the many awesome opprtuni- ties and programs provided by Career Services. Learn more about Careers Online's brand new job posting site! • Wednesday and Thursday, Jan 6-7, I1am-3pm, Block Hall. FRIDAY, JAN. 8 THE MALAYSIA SINGAPORE NIGHT (MSN) 2010 KRISPY KREME FUNDRAISER • Buy some delicious doughnuts and help raise funds for their annual event. • 8:30am-4:30pm, SUB North Plaza 1. SUNDAY, JAN. 10 A BRIEF HISTORY OF POPULAR REVOLUTIONARY ART* A look at artwork and artists directly related to revolutionary ideals, with discussions on how art and revolution work in context to each other. Learn also on the physical "how-tos" of making resistance art • lOam-lpm, Purple Thistle Centre (260-975 Vernon St.), Free MONDAY, JAN. 11 REC CENTRE SHOPPING WEEK* Have a class at the REC centre you want to try out? Want to see if you can endure an entire class of pilates? This is the week to do it! All instructional classes at the REC centre are free this week! So just pop by the REC centre and start enriching your lives! • Jan 11-17, REC centre. 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Listen on to the panel discussion and get an opportunity to voice your opinions. • 6pm-9pm, Lecture Theatre 1005, Forest Sciences Centre. ARTSANDMASSVIOLENCE:NEWFORMS OF ENGAGEMENT* The Liu Institute's Transitional Justice Network presents this dialogue about artistic research and practices relating to situations of mass atrocity, social reconstruction and social change. • Panel discussion at 4pm, reception at 5:30pm, Liu Institute for Global Issues (6476 NW Marine Drive). Free registiation online at fluid- surveys.com/surveys/liuinstitute/ register-tjn-arts-event/ CONTINUING STUDIES WRITING CENTRE USED BOOK SAL£ • The Writing Centre will be holding its gigantic annual book- sale. There will be a wide variety of used books on a wide variety of subjects, from cookery books to classics of fiction, and lots more. All proceeds go to awards and scholarships in the UBC Writing Centre. • Jan 14-15, 10am-4pm, UBC Writing Centre. All books are 50 cents each. FRIDAY, JAN. 15 A CONVERSATION WITH MICHAEL IGNATIEFF® UBC* Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff is starting the New Year with a cross-Canada campus tour to meet young Canadians in the lead-up to Canada at 150: Rising to the Challenge—a non-partisan conference being held in Montreal in March 2010. • 3pm-4:30pm, Norm Theatre. TUESDAY, JAN. 19 AAI CONFERENCE: AFRICAN ART AND POETRY: OPEN MIC PERFORMANCES • Africa has been the source of artistic inspiration for many, the geopraphi- cal nature of Africa is an astounding piece of art in its own right. Join us in celebrating the artistic nature of Mama Africa through art from the motherland. This is a collaborative event with the Nyala restaurant and Caribbean African Association. • 6pm-12am, Koerner's Pub. Entrance by donation, suggested $5. THURSDAY, JAN. 21 HKIN SEMINAR SERIES: OLYMPIC GAMES INPACT RESEARCH—HISTORICAL, CONCEPTUAL AND METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS • This seminar will be given by Dr Rob VanWynsberghe, who will be examining the theorectical and methodogical underpinnings of the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Olympic Games Impact research program (OGI). • Jan 21, 12:30pm-2pm, War Memorial Gymnasium Room 100. SUNDAY, JAN. 24 AMS ELECTION PRESENTS: HACKFEST BZZR GARDEN!* Meet the candidates running to be in your student government, one day prior to the opening of the polls! Mingle with your opponents and campaign to students who never go out to debates! Also available: samosas and $2 beers! • Jan 24, 7pm-11pm, SUB Partyroom. SATURDAY, JAN. 30 EXHIBITION INDIA 2010* Presented by the UBC Bhangra Club, this is one show that combines the sounds, sights, and vibrancy of India in an entertainment-filled night of entertainment. All ticket proceeds go to BC Children's Hospital. • Jan 30, 6pm-9pm, Bell Centre for the Performing Arts (6250 - 144th St.). $15 For tickets call Harman (778-865- 3216) orPuneet (778-24-4235). i^SSEY.CA/SEX/3 now, a word from our coordinator Something to \\{eep you warm these cold winter months SUPPLEMENT COORDINATOR SOPHIE RAIDER»sraider@ubyssey.ca Sex is play, and as university students we should be playing hard. This is the time in our lives when we are expected to experiment in and out of the dorms. If you're interested, why not take full advantage and fool around with your roommates, classmates or be your own mate? The Ubyssey strips down sexual stereotypes and offers you some tips on how to strip down that babe from the library you fantasized about while you were buried in exams. Join us in welcoming 2010 with pants down and skirts up. Cheers. BRENDAN ALBANO PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY How to become a chick magnet Advice for attracting women with local expert Stefan Pylarinos ASHLEY WHILLANS awhillans@ubyssey.ca Every romantic encounter begins with meeting that special somebody. But for many men and women, meeting a potential partner can be the hardest part of the dating process. Shyness, fear of rejection and low self-esteem often prevent people from making the first move. Even worse, these fears can keep men and women stuck in relationship purgatory otherwise known as the friend-zone. Stefan Pylarinos, a successful businessman, relationship guru and author of the e-book Creating Success with Women: Secrets to Becoming Natural at Attracting Women, wasn't always confident, especially when it came to girls. A self-professed loner, he spent the majority of his high school years playing video games on the internet or watching movies at home and definitely never had a girlfriend. "I was really shy when I was in high school. I was really introverted, the quiet guy in class and I went through a lot of different challenges socially" said Pylarinos. Finally Pylarinos had had enough. Fed up with being too scared to approach women and frustrated at being seen as "the friend," he came up with a plan. Making it his mission to talk to as many women as possible, Pylarinos began to work on improving his communication skills with the seemingly elusive opposite sex. "I started approaching women to improve this area of my life," he explained. "At first, when I was 18, I used to go out, but I was too young to go to clubs, so I'd actually go out on Granville Street and approach women randomly on the street," recalled Pylarinos, with a laugh. "Later on when I went to a bar or a club I wasn't really there to drink or party. I was there to push my comfort zone and learn how to interact with people. I'd go out and set goals for myself. I'd focus on different aspects of communicating," he said. Since he began attempting to master the art of communication with women, Pylarinos has tried just about everything, including memorizing pick-up lines from the internet and practicing them on unsuspecting strangers. While he has admittedly met a lot of beautiful women during this time, Pylarinos' social experiment hasn't always been easy. Sometimes progress was slow, tedious and painful and he himself admits to probably being "the most rejected man in the world." However, five years and thousands of women later, it appears Pylarinos' hard work has paid off. Today he has not only mastered the art of talking to any woman, anywhere, in any situation, he has also discovered his life's purpose: to help other men overcome their relationship anxieties. Beginning as a blog created to record his progress, Pylarinos' business, Lifestyle Transformations, now helps men all over the world to stop being creepy or cowardly and learn how to relate to and date beautiful women. "At first people asked me to take them out," recalled Pylarinos. "They had been following my online journal, asking me questions and wanted to start learning how to do what I was doing. Before long I had my first client and Lifestyle Transformations was formed." Lifestyle Transformations now hosts three day bootcamps to help men improve their communication skills and learn the dos and don'ts of approaching women. Over the course of three days participants learn different techniques and approach over a hundred different women in clubs, stores and coffeeshops to test their developing skills. And the secret behind his teaching? Regardless of what one might think, meeting women is not about money or even appearance, Pylarinos explained. It is about confidence. "It has nothing to do with appearance, money, fame, status or any of that stuff," said Pylarinos. "I've coached guys who are 18 to 50 or 60-years-old. When you get a guy calm and comfortable with himself and he learns how to communicate on that kind of level when he approaches a girl, you can actually see the attraction happen. Women become more attracted as men become more confident." While lack of confidence is a huge detriment to meeting women, Pylarinos also pointed out that there are many things men (and women) do wrong when trying to meet a potential romantic partner. One of the most common mistakes men make is failing to let their intent be known, emphasized Pylarinos. For example, getting stuck as the friend to the person you really like is often the result of failing to state your intentions, he explained. "Having that [romantic] intent right from the start, and letting it be known, prevents being labeled as the friend. Being honest and open about your feelings and not being apologetic about anything are ways a man can attract a woman. I think that a real man should let his intent be known and not hide it or apologize for it or suppress it," he said. Another mistake men make is taking value from women. Taking value involves approaching a woman with the intention of getting something from her, as opposed to adding something to her life. Instead of being go-getters, Pylarinos encourages his clients to become "go-givers" and focus on how to improve the lives of others. "When you add value to people, people want to be around you, they want to hang out with you and be withyou/'hesaid. Most importantly according to Pylarinos, every man must realize that talking to and meeting women is a skill, and like any other it must be practiced and learned. Self-belief and self-confidence goes a long way in meeting women and building communication skills. "Getting rid of past disappointments and feelings of rejection and [instead] believing that people want to talk to you can change your entire world," he said. Whether you're the nice guy, the guy who is always the friend, the shy guy or the guy who just can't find the right person, Pylarinos is a firm believer that by practicing, trusting and risking rejection it is possible for anyone to find a partner or a hot date and talk to anyone, anywhere, at any time.'(J HE UBYSSEY Stefan Pylarinos provides some advice for people whose new year's resolutions include finally talking to that person they've been crushing on. TOP THREE DON'TS DON'T TAKE VALUE "Don't approach people with a hidden agenda or focus on what you are going to get in return," explained Pylarinos. "Thinking about how you are going to get their number, get them to go on a date with you or get in their pants is selfish and often impedes the courtship process." DON'T HIDE YOUR INTENT "Don't hide your feelings, or let your fear or anxiety take you over. Man up and communicate your interest in that person you want to meet or are interested in." DON'TBEACREEP Some compliments can be received as weird or creepy, he explained. "Avoiding the creep factor is about making the person feel comfortable. If I just came up to someone and said 'you are really cute' or 'hey baby, what's up?', they might think 'oh, okay, that's weird,' and probably wouldn't talk to me again." TOP THREE DOS DO ADD VALUE Think about how you can improve her day by talking to her. "Change your mentality from being a go-getter to a go-giver What woman doesn't want a guy to make her smile or make her feel better about herself?" asked Pylarinos. "When you see someone you want to meet, think about how you can add value to their life. Think about how you can make her smile, or make her feel better about herself." DO STATE YOUR INTENT Let her know you are interested right away. Don't hide your feelings. DO USE A SOFTENER "Always make a person feel comfortable if you are going to approach them especially if you are approaching them in a random place, like a coffee shop," he said. "Use a softener. If I come up to you and you are sitting in a coffee shop I might say something like 'this is weird' or 'people don't usually do this in a coffee shop,' because making a statement like this honours the reality of the situation and instantly puts you both at ease. You want to do everything in your power to make her feel comfortable." THE OBVIOUS Be authentic. "Do not rely on key phrases or lines, instead be confident in who you are and let your personality shine through," said Pylarinos. "If you can just be real and true and honest, women appreciate that a lot more than anything else." THE NOT-SO-OBVIOUS Be focused on being more rather than doing more. "Most guys are focused on doing," explained Pylarinos, "and they are concerned with thoughts such as what can I do to make this girl like me and what should I say?" "Instead of focusing on what more I could do, I focus on how could be a better person. How can be more social or more charismatic, how can I have better communication skills? How can I become a better man or a more attractive guy?" 4/UBYSSEY.CA/SEX/2 010.01.0 4 Navigating the highway of sensual indulgence MISHA GWAMPSTON Contributor Let's talk about sex for a minute. Specifically sex with toys. I would like to dispel the nasty repressive stigmas surrounding electrically-assisted sex play so that everyone can be guilt-free in their future moans. A 2004 study conducted by the Berman Center for sexual therapy revealed that 44 per cent of women ages 18-60 have used some sort of sexual device in their lifetime. To top that, 20 per cent of women use a sex toy at least once weekly. The Berman study also found that "women who use sexual devices reported experiencing higher levels of sexual satisfaction and function," so stop blushing, sit down and relax, it's time to get hips pumping, that blood circulating and those noggin wheels turning. Firstly, let us remember that no matter what we've been told, pleasure is good for us. Sex toys can heighten that pleasure, potentially further than you thought possible. Vibrators are a well-loved standard. When purchasing your first vibrator, the vast array of colours, power boosters, textures and technology might be intimidating. Fear not, simplicity in vibration exists! It takes the form of the FUZUOKU 9000. This little digit widget fits nicely onto the index finger (or whichever one generally brings you pleasure) and is extremely discreet. It is for external use only and is not waterproof—a bathtub self-love session will have to wait. Accompanying it are three texture options for ultimate clitoral arousal. I see this as the perfect intro vibe because it is small, a great shape and versatile. The sole drawback is that it has only one speed—I highly recommend going down to the nearest sex-positive toy shop and manually testing which intensity is right for you (manually, as in with your hands). My personal favourite is the Pleasure Commander. A bullet vibrator, it boasts ten speed settings that will surely take you on a tour de pleasure. The only downside to this luxury toy is that the attachment can have internal short outs and is around $ 15 to replace. Luckily, The Art of Loving (UBC students receive 15 per cent off) always has a few on hand to sell to frantic mid-climactic masturbators under the pleasure command. Another great aspect of bullet vibrators is their versatility. Attachments in the form of cock rings provide a no-hands alternative if heterosex is your thing. Some other erotic options are supplied by the company Fun Factory. Offering an almost limitless array of girths and speed preferences, these dildos can be used clitorally, vaginally and those with wide, flared bases are perfect for anal stimulation as well. Further, all Fun Factory products are made with silicone, which makes them safe for those with allergies. As with most toys, these should only be used with a water-based lube. Lastly, there is a particularly provocative 'strapless strap-on' called the Feeldoe. The beauty of this toy is that it has two ends of insertion, one enters the vagina of the woman wearing the 'strap-on' (so she can also receive sexual gratification) and the other end acts as the usual strap-on. It comes in three sizes and presents an awesome alternative to the harness, tu This story is heavily abridged To access the full version ofthe article, go to ubyssey.ca Confronting bisexuality Where does a bisexual identity fit? JOANNA CHIU jchiu@ubyssey.ca I first considered that I might be bisexual in high school. By the time I entered university I felt comfortable enough to "come out" to the friends I had just met in Vanier residence. My first-year drunken gjrl-on-girl make-outs bothered me because they seemed to conform to the stereotype of bisexuals as hypersexual, pleasure-seeking hedonists. I am now in my fourth year at UBC, and I live off-campus with my boyfriend. Although we are both open to having a threesome, we are in a committed monogamous relationship. I still identify as queer, but I am wary that the queer community might not accept me because of my perceived "heterosexual privilege." Bisexuals are often invisible minorities. There are a lot of misconceptions about bisexuality in mainstream culture, and academics debate the existence of bisexuality. Amanda Reaume and Kaiflin Blanchard of Antigone Magazine contest the stereotype that bisexuals are "promiscuous or unable to make up their minds." Instead they believe that "these stereotypes are absurd because bisexuals are individuals so generalizations are unfounded, and are absurd attempts to relegate sexuality to the binary poles of straight or queer. These stereotypes only work to reinforce dominant ideas of how one 'ought' to perform one's sexual identity." Dr Michael Goodyear, who teaches Feminist Health Ethics at Dalhousie University, concurs that there is no single definition of bisexuality. According to Dr Goodyear, "You will find that people who choose to identify as bisexual are a You will find that people who choose to identify as bisexual are a very diverse group, for whom the meaning ofthe term is intensely personal. DR MICHAEL GOODYEAR PROFESSOR OF FEMINIST HEALTH ETHICS AT DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY very diverse group, for whom the meaning of the term is intensely personal." The diversity of bisexual identities sparks debate about whether we should continue to use sexual orientation categories such as "heterosexual," "homosexual" and "bisexual." I still use the term "bisexual" because I think that categories can be useful for building communities, understanding personal identities and challenging heteronormativity. But many thanks to the influence of gender theorists such as Judith Butler (who argued in Gender Trouble that all gender and sexual categories are social constructions), believe that sexuality exists on a spectrum. Some people choose to adopt the term "pan- sexual" instead of "bisexual" to reflect the wide range of sexual identities. Although queer activists have made great efforts to make all individuals feel welcome, exclusionary practices continue in some queer communities. Heterosexuality and homosexuality are understood as opposite designations in a binary structure of sexuality, but bisexuality remains enshrouded in mystery and eroticism. Saara Bhanji, who recently completed her Master's of Gender Studies at the London School of Economics and is co-chair of AWARE Canada, has noted the marginaliza- tion of bisexuals from both queer and mainstream societies. "It seems as though bisexuality continues to occupy a very precarious and fragile position within both queer and mainstream communities because, as a bisexual individual once described to me, 'It's a struggle. You're treated as though you're not straight enough to be straight and not gay enough to be gay'" University campuses can offer academic courses and student organizations that provide safe and stimulating places to learn about the complexities of sexuality. One example is the Vagina Monologue's "Pussy Posse" at UBC, which offers weekly workshops and discussions on sexuality. UBC also boasts the unique Critical Studies in Sexuality (CSIS) program. According to the chair of CSIS, Dr Janice Stewart, CSIS courses can help students "to develop a vocabulary for addressing the varieties and complexities of identity and community formation." Despite my comfort with calling myself bisexual, I do not want my parents to ever find out that I have been with women. I can imagine that it is tougher for bisexual men, who often face greater stigma when coming out as queer. I am still quite isolated; I do not know any openly bisexual people. I hope that more communities will make better efforts to recognize and understand bisexuality, so that more bisexuals will feel safer asserting their sexual identities, tl ams student society ams.ubc.ca Thinking about calling a referendum? Any students wishing to call a referendum in conjunction with AMS Elections 2010 must have completed and delivered two (2) petitions to the named persons below by 10:00a.m. Tuesday, January 5th, 2010. PETITION 1 A petition signed by five percent (5%) ofthe active members or one thousand (1000) active members, whichever is the lesser number and includes the text ofthe referendum delivered to the Vice-President Academic Johannes Rebane (SUB 238K) before 70:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5th, 2010. PETITION 2 A petition for funding delivered to the Elections Administrator Isabel Ferreras (SUB 249K) before 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 5th, 2010. Which must include the following: 1. The signatures and student numbers of at least one hundred and fifty (150) active members. 2. A list ofthe members of the Yes and No Committee identifying them as members of that committee. 3. A budget outlining any proposed expenditures. For further details please contact the Elections Committee or visit the AMS Elections Website at www.ams.ubc.ca/elections REGENT DENTAL CENTRE Friendly Kitsilano office that serves your comprehensive dental needs! Dr. Ho Dr. I_am 2IS2 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC.VBK2C8 Tel: BD4.733.343I Fax: BD4.733.3432 HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT OUR SEX ISSUE? E-MAIL FEEDBACK®UBYSSEY.CA 2010.01.04/UBYSSEY.CA/SEX/5 My first pap smear that wasn't Polyamorists do it better—and more often KATHY YAN LI kyanli@ubyssey.ca I have never understood the concept of personals, or online booty calls. How does it work? How do you know she's really a 21-year-old Russian who is "hot horny and wet for you"? As a woman with some degree of self respect I often find these ads more offensive than attractive. (Okay that's a lie. I often find them hilarious.) I have never had sex, so I don't see why people would resort to the great dark world of the internet. I came close to it a couple of times, but never actually did it. Yes, I've wondered what it would be like— whether it would be passionate and romantic, as seen on television, or whether it would be something like what I hear from my neighbours, loud but short. I have never had sex, so I don't see why people would resort to the great dark world ofthe internet. A few weeks ago, I scheduled myself for my very first pap smear test. Now, for those of you who aren't at that stage of your life yet, or don't have a vagina, what they do in a pap smear test is they swab the inside of your cervix with a cotton swab and test it for any funky stuff growing, like Gonorrhea. I didn't think I would be too comfortable with that. A girlfriend reassured me, "It's only as awkward as you let it be." Right. So I steeled myself, and took a shower before seeing the doctor (didn't want anything to smell funky down there). I debated whether to wear a skirt (for easy access) or jeans (for my own comfort). Finally, after much prep work, I went to the hospital, only to be told that I didn't need a pap smear. There was nothing to be tested since nothing had been going on down there. To be honest I was slightly miffed. I had been told by an excited coworker that this was my initiation into womanhood, 'You're becoming a woman!" So after all those months of period cramps and awkward bra shopping with the mother, this was going to seal the deal of my coming of age. Not a girl, but a woman, with rights and all that stuff. I guess it all comes down to this: Does having sex make you more of a woman than the next one? As a 20-year-old virgin, I say no. I've got curves, a cute face and I even sound like one when I holler. Practicing abstinence is a personal choice; I'm just waiting for the right guy. Yeah, it would be nice to have someone to snuggle with, but that's why I bought that extra pillow from IKEA I'm no good at flirting, and I get awkward with attention. The concept of personals never got through to me. What do you say to a complete stranger? Doesn't it get awkward? What if they smell funny? What if they want to hold hands and you don't? But I guess this is a good place to start So I'll give it a try. "Naive, slightly chubby Asian girl with big boobs looking for someone to love, to reenact movie love and to live happily ever after. Must like lions." tl KIRSTY J.M.CAMERON Contributor "I don't really believe in monogamy." I immediately confessed this at the beginning of my latest relationship. It's best to get things like this out of the way before they start causing problems, like the problems that may arise when I sleep with other people. My insistence on non-monogamy polyamory, or what's commonly known as an open relationship, came after years of trying and failing, with a number of different partners, to be monogamous. I would start to feel either trapped or resentful of the limitations imposed on me and my sexuality by the person I loved. Sometimes I'd cheat. I may or may not have told them about it, but regardless I'd feel enormously guilty over something as potentially innocent as a kiss between friends. As I now refuse to live in a perpetually repressed or guilty state, the question becomes: where to go from here? The concept that there is only one person for me and that I should want to love and have sex with just him/ her seems more and more insidious as I get older. I've always been reluctant to subscribe to the idea of the fairy tale Prince/Princess Charming. The concept that there is only one person for me and that I should want to love and have sex with just him/ her seems more and more insidious as I get older. The conventional assumptions that love and monogamous sex are somehow tied together means that breaking this tie is tantamount to committing an unethical, offensive, disturbing and biologically implicated sin. The idea that polyamory is sinful offends me, because at my core, when I'm truly listening to myself and my desires, it feels untrue. As Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt write in their fabulous book The Ethical Slut, "a ring around the finger does not cause a nerve block to the genitals." Does this mean I've made a clean cut between love and sex? Hell no. I just choose to love a number of different people in a number of different ways, and I'm open to expanding this group, if and when I'm inclined to. Currently I do have a primary relationship, someone I can be honest with, someone with whom I can discuss any intimate exchanges I have with other individuals. By allowing myself to be open and honest about my desire and pursuit of other people I get to strengthen our relationship by practicing honesty, talking more, not feeling like I have to hide my desires or affairs. The feelings of freedom and trust, along with the acknowledgement that neither of us owns the other, (possessiveness, jealousy's conjoined twin diffused) have done nothing but convince me I'm in the most mature relationship of my life lived thus far. A great benefit of this is that my primary relationship no longer has to be defined by sex, I am where I am because I enjoy more than just our physical relationship. You can have great sex with assholes, and if you want to, go ahead. But knowing that you don't have to meet their parents or hang out with their friends just because society prescribes sexual monogamy is a great relief. Staying in an otherwise unhappy relationship just because of the great sex is a bad idea, but one people subscribe to if they believe good sex is an indicator of true love. What if someone you really love to be with doesn't share your sexual kink? Or doesn't identify as the gender you find yourself more sexually attracted to? If you choose to open your relationship up sexually, these issues are no longer deal breakers. Making sex part of the constellation of things that come together to create a healthy and fulfilling relationship instead of the nexus means you don't have to weigh sexual compatibility more heavily than other areas of attraction. And as much fun as sex is, it's not everything. I refuse to stifle myself sexually for a partner. For me, it's still early. I have no ideas as to what the implications of choosing to have open relationships will be for the rest of my life. Will this be a phase? If I ever do choose to marry, will I have an open marriage? Jealousy is sure to rear its ugly head at some point, what then? Will the number of people who think similarly in my age and social bracket diminish as I mature? Who is to say? But, as I began, I cannot end. I refuse to stifle myself sexually for a partner again. No matter how nicely they ask or how much I love them, I know that one partner is not enough to last me the rest of my life. And after all, if you believe, as Easton and Liszt write, that "sex is nice and pleasure is good for you," sharing this pleasure with only one person seems a little bit selfish, no? tl ams Insider weekly student society a weekly look at what's new at your student society 01.04.10 Stuff White People Like Christian Lander JAN. 25th, NORM THEATRE 0©ppiGE0|sj i* «■-*#*«. CD RELEASE JAN. 16th BILTMORE iqgoI 8§8K&>» /OsAMS <> Election AMS Elections Nominations now open! Pick up nomination forms for AMS Executive, International Student Representative, Board of Governors, Senate, and Student Legal Fund Society Board in SUB 238A Nominations close at 3:00 p.m., January 8th! HIRING POLL CLERKS AND COURIERS for January 26th-29th $15.00 to $20.00/hr see www.ams.ubc.ca/elections to apply >** Safe) Walk/ 604-822-5355 Travelling late at night? Afraid of going alone? Call Safewalk, a free service where a co-ed team will take you anywhere you need to go on campus. Don't walk alone! SASC Sexual Assault Support Centre NEED TO PRINT A BANNER FORYOUR NEXT EVENT? NEW AT COPYRIGHT! LARGE FORMAT PRINTING SUB Lower Level RIGHT • VOLUNTEERS The Sexual Assault Support Centre is looking for volunteers. Our next orientation is on January 29,30, and 31. Please contact us if you would like to attend: sasc@ams.ubc.ca, 604.827.5180 100 free tickets/week for any UBC Athletic Event at the Outpost m STAY UP TO DATE WITH THE AMS Facebook: N^- Twitter: UBC Alma Mater Society -& AMSExecutive 6/UBYSSEY.CA/IDEAS/2 010.01.0 4 ARE NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS EFFECTIVE? According to proactivechange.com, those who make a resolution in order to address a problem are ten times more likely to attain a goal than those that are interested in addressing a problem but do not make a resolution. At the same time, by the second week only 75 per cent of resolutions are still being maintained. This number will drop to 46 per cent by six months. GERALD DEO PHOTO/THE UBYSSEY 1 resoCve to use a condom next time. PAUL BUCCI GRAPHIC/THE UBYSSEY EDITORIAL THE UBYSSEY'S RESOLUTIONS The Ubyssey, like many out-of-shape smokers, uses the coming of the new year as motivation for improving itself. So we've compiled a list of new year's resolutions for 2010 which we will forget faster than a promise to phone our parents and tell them about our holidays. The Ubyssey resolves to stop taking quotes from AMS student Senator Geoff Costeloe for every single news story. Even if he undeniably is a chiseled bronze adonis. The Ubyssey also resolves to finally get rid of all those Liberals, Conservatives and left-wing nutjobs that have been consistently skewing our stories and editorials with an obvious left/right/communist bias. The Ubyssey resolves that next school year, when changes occur at the paper after a new staff is voted in, they will not write self-congratulatory editorials about said changes. That is a privilege reserved for this year's editorial board, and we resent the next year's board preemptively for thinking that they can improve upon our unique and fantastic vision. We also resolve to keep track of where all of our pens are. Finally, The Ubyssey resolves to stop making jokes about filing human rights complaints to the UN. It's like Pagliacci now; yeah, it's silly, but it's mostly just tragic. We also would like to make resolutions on behalf of Blake Frederick. He should resolve to stop acting confused, hurt and vaguely stubborn every time he gets in trouble with Council for an ill-conceived memo or media stunt. Instead, Frederick should respond by laughing maniacally and declaring that Council will "never stop [him]." Frederick should, additionally, resolve to grow an evil goatee and shave his head. As his credibility couldn't possibly be lower, even amongst some of his former supporters (like The Ubyssey), we think that these resolutions can't hurt his standing, and might even increase his popularity amongst UBC's mustachio-twirling villains and mad scientists. It's a stretch, to be sure. Then again, aren't most resolutions? KICKING IN THE '10S Welcome one and all to the new decade. The "tens," or the "teens"? No wait, that doesn't sound right. Maybe the "twentyteens"? Let's just stick with "the new decade" for now. Anyways, it's a new year, and there are new changes to your favourite campus paper. To quote The Friendly Giant, look up. Look waaaaay up. Our top bar has changed in design, and that's just one of a number of small changes we've made to make sure the paper stays, as the kids say, "fresh." We've also got some pretty cool words, sentences and stories coming up in the next few months. AMS elections are approaching far too quickly; even though it's the sex issue, we'll skip the obvious joke. Our team will have the candidates, issues and referendum questions fully covered. We've noticed that a good many of you want to make sure our next group of executives don't compare one another to war criminals or make the AMS a punchline, so now is the time to get informed. Preferably by reading us. After that, there's this small international sporting festival that you may have heard about. School might be out during the Olympics, but we won't be: our normal publishing schedule will continue through the 2010 Games, giving a student and UBC angle to every conceivable Olympic happening (including where to find condoms in the International Village). Otherwise, we're still the same paper you know and love. We've got you covered with what's happening on campus, profiles of the professors everyone loves (or at least should), the ever-popular Sudoku, Too Sexy and more. You really should read it. And if you don't, we'll be forced to file a human rights complaint to... Oh, damn it. HUMOUR Tesla vs. Edison: unplugged BY LEIF LARSEN The Manitoban (University of Manitoba) WINNIPEG (CUP)-Before John Stewart and Bill O'Reilly ever uttered words of contempt toward one another, and even before Jay Leno and David Letterman had their public feud over the Tonight Show, there was a celebrity battle to which all others would have to be compared. No, it was not between Anders Celsius and Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit. It was between Thomas Edison, arguably America's greatest inventor (although he only sort of invented the light bulb), and Nikola Tesla, the greatest human being ever squeezed down a birth canal. In the decades since their suspiciously un-gruesome deaths, historians and scientists have argued the merits of each man against the other; however, being scientists and historians, these analyses have relied too much on fact and not enough on gut instinct and trivia. After a Stephen Colbert-like moment of inspiration, I decided to settle this argument once and for all. Not by relying on historical facts and documents (which are often doctored by the JHuminati), but by analyzing the quantifiable awe- someness of each man. From this analysis I will fairly and honestly decide a victor in this contest. CATEGORY 1: BIRTH Nikola Tesla was born in Croatia at exactly midnight between June 9 and June 10, 1856, thereby giving him two birthdays, and twice as many presents. Thomas Edison was born in Ohio. Everyone knows that, objectively, Ohio is a dull and boring place. Winner: With twice as many birthdays and foreign mystique, Tesla triumphs over Edison in this first contest. CATEGORY 2: QUIRKINESS Tesla was a man plagued by obsession, and while this served him well as an inventor, it also made him an entertaining public spectacle. Each and every night Tesla ate dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where he lived for many of his early years in America. After fastidiously cleaning his cutlery with the pile of 18 clean napkins placed on his table, he would calculate the volume of each dish placed on his table before eating anything. He also had regular, non-drug- induced hallucinations about his childhood and dead people. Thomas Edison ignored ideas that contradicted his own, regardless of merit, and waged merciless PR campaigns against those who promoted those alternate points of view. Winner: Since Tesla's behaviour can be defined as genuinely quirky, while Edison's is just kind of dick- ish, this category is awarded to Tesla, although Edison should do well in the next contest. CATEGORY 3: THE JERK FACTOR Upon coming to America, Tesla owned five things: four pennies, and a letter of introduction singing his praises, addressed to one Thomas Edison. After meeting and hiring Tesla, Edison quickly put the young engineer to work, designing and carrying out a series of upgrades to make Edison's direct current (DC) generators more reliable. The reward Edison promised Tesla for completing this massive task was $50,000 (or 53 months' wages at Tesla's rate of pay). After completing the task, Tesla approached Edison and asked for his reward. "Tesla," Edison remarked, "you don't understand our American humour." Tesla's foray into jerkdom is also a tale of broken promises. In 1899, Tesla moved from New York to a laboratory he built in Colorado Springs, which included a massive lightning generator. One of the applications Tesla promised would be developed through his efforts in Colorado Springs was a "Death-Ray" capable of "stopping men and machines." Tesla never delivered, and the world is still waiting for its Death-Ray. Winner: While Edison pissed off a lot of people (mainly Telsa), Tesla pissed off quite nearly the entire Earth, and left us wide open to alien attack. Thanks a lot Tesla, you win another one. CATEGORY 4: TREATMENT OF ANIMALS Upon Tesla's departure from Edison's employ, he partnered with one of Edison's main rivals, George Westinghouse, in an effort to supply alternating current (AC) electricity to Edison's disgruntled customers. AC could be generated at much higher voltage than DC and could therefore be transmitted along wires hundreds of miles long without seeing a significant loss of voltage. The only drawback was that in its high voltage state, AC electricity was dangerous, a fact that Edison jumped on almost immediately. Aside from public notices warning of the dangers of AC power, Edison began a nation-wide campaign of thoroughly electrocuting everything in sight, from full-grown elephants to inmates of a local prison (inadvertently inventing the electric chair). Tesla fed pigeons in the park, and rarely electrocuted anything other than himself and his lab assistants. Winner: Depending on where you sit on the treatment of animals issue, this one could go either way. I'll assume that you indeed have a soul, and give this one to Tesla. CATEGORY 5: WOMANIZING Following his first wife's death in 1884, Edison, after bacheloring around for a couple of years, angered the international community by marrying Mina Miller who was 20 at the time, a full 19 years Edison's junior. Tesla was celibate his entire life, claiming that pursuing women would distract him from his work. Winner: Women versus no women is an easy contest; chalk one up to Thomas Edison. And you thought I was biased. THE VICTOR At four-to-one, the outcome is heavily weighted in Tesla's favour. As it should be; the man was a genius. If you want more proof, consider the fact that when Tesla died, the FBI raided his personal document library, pilfering untold numbers of inventions. What did Edison leave us with? The incandescent light bulb? The record player? Move over Grandpa; the compact fluorescent lightbulb and MP3s are here to stay, and Death-Rays are forever. tl LETTERS RE: DEC 3, 2009 UBYSSEY ARTICLES ASBESTOS EXPOSED AT ACADIA KEPT QUIET AND UBC: ASBESTOS ON CAMPUS NOT HARMFUL. The UBC Asbestos Management Program would like to correct the inaccuracies contained in the recent articles in The Ubyssey, [Asbestos exposed at Acadia kept quiet and UBC: Asbestos on campus not harmful]. All asbestos at UBC is enclosed, encapsulated or removed as per section 6.71 ofthe BC Occupational Health and Safety Regulation and Safe Work Practices for Handling Asbestos. Occupants of UBC buildings (referred to as the general public in the articles by The Ubyssey) are made aware of the location of asbestos in their buildings through a number of methods. 1. ASBESTOS INFORMATION SYSTEM. hse.ubc.ca/safety/asbestosmanage- ment/labelsandidentification.html. Labels placed on the ends of asbestos-containing building doors indicate the location of known asbestos materials. 2. PUBLIC BULLETINS. hse.ubc.ca/safety/asbestosmanage- ment/asbestosalertbulletin.html The Asbestos Management Program publishes the locations of all known asbestos at UBC through public bulletins on the HSE website. 3. FACILITIES MANAGERS. If asbestos is disturbed in a UBC building, the asbestos program coordinator, Guy Champagne, is notified, occupants are told to leave the area, the access area is sealed, and the facilities manager notifies the occupants ofthe building. It is incorrect to suggest that building occupants are typically not made aware of [asbestos] information. For full details on the Asbestos Management Program at UBC visit foe. ubc.ca/safety/asbestosmanage- menthtml. —David Zajdlik, director, Department of Health, Safety and Environment 2010.01.04/UBYSSEY.CA/CULTURE/7 CULTURE EDITOR KATE BARBARIA»culture@ubyssey.ca FREEZING YOUR TESTICLES OFF EUNICE HM Contributor Nothing says "happy new year" like a dip with a polar bear or two. On January 1, onlookers wrapped in winter garb stood by to witness 1200 Vancouverites plunge into English Bay. Without the usual traits of a polar bear (such as four inches of blubber, hide, and fur), the human participants choose instead to shield themselves with elaborate costumes (and alcohol, although this lowers your body temperature and increases risk of hypothermia). One group donned blonde wigs and shirts reading "I slept with Tiger" alongside a lonely looking man clad in golf gear. Another group of grown men wore diapers, bibs and bonnets. GEOFF LISTER PH0T0/TH E UBYSSEY New year's resolutions Whether you want to be naughty or nice GERALD DEO PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/THE UBYSSEY KATE BARBARIA culture@ubyssey.ca New year's resolutions have a robust history of never working out. People make promises to themselves that are impossible to keep: to stop binge drinking, to no longer drunk text every person in your friend's phone, to go to class at least three times per term, to call Mom. Changing habits to improve our lives is a nigh-impossible feat, but if you happen to be one of the brave few who set out on this treacherous journey to self-improvement, here are a few places to start. FOR THE NICE For those major resolutions that will put you on the path to righteousness GYM CLOSEST TO CAMPUS The BirdCoop. If you don't know where the BirdCoop is yet, I'm tempted to cast some shame waves your way. However, since you've dedicated yourself to increased hotness, who am I to complain? Located between the SUB and the bus loop, the Coop's facilities include a spin machine room and rock climbing cave. Student membership rings in at a glorious $25 per term. The lowered fees are courtesy of former AMS Pres Mike Duncan's relentless pursuit of a hot and sweaty student body. THE BEST NEW YEAR'S DEAL Gyms generally drop their membership rates in January to lure in the doughy 20-somethings looking for an escape from their couch- cushioned Joss Whedon spiral of misery. In Vancouver, Gold's Gym has a $9.99 per week special, while Fitness Club has a $19.99 per month membership, with a two-week free pass thrown in to get you hooked. It's not like the anorexic stars of Glee are going to make you feel better about your growing love handles, so if you can make it through the January crunch, then you should be home free. Not literally, of course. Membership rates go up after the low-hanging fruit (that's you) has been harvested in the early weeks of the new year. SMOKING The advice given seems to run on the fuel of something about gum, baggies of carrot sticks and support from your friends. Who says you need cigarettes when you're drinking, or stressed, or walking from the bus stop to your house, or having a cup of coffee, or driving down the highway with the wind in your hair and Bruce Springsteen turned way up? You can function without them. Carrots cost 79 cents per pound. In the first week, you'll probably consume ten pounds of carrots in your quest to quell the oral fixation you've developed. Nicorette costs $16.99. A pack of Marlboro Reds costs $10.70. Good luck. EATING RIGHT This resolution is built on the triad of home-packed lunches, snackies and fresh veggies. There are produce stands at the Village, Sasa- mat, Macdonald and Cambie along the Broadway corridor, so you can pick up your bags of snap peas, mini mandarins and kombucha on your way to Human Geography. Sprouts also has a generous array of local munchies, but it should be noted that just because the brownies come from the health-nut hole in the wall, it doesn't make them fat or sugar-free. A quarter pounder with cheese costs about $3 at McDonald's, while you can get a quarter pound of almonds for 32 cents and a brick of extra firm tofu for $3.49. You can make up for the increase in your grocery bill by selling all those abused-animal leather goods you collected in your former life as a callous, carnivorous beast. FOR THE NAUGHTY Not all of us want to mend our ways—and some of us just want to know how to make our bad-boy images badder. CHEAPEST BOOZE BC LIQUOR: Six-pack of Bowen Island Traditional Lager for $7.55 DARBY'S: (4,h and Macdonald): Six- pack of Bowen Island Lager for $9.95 LIBERTY WINE MERCHANTS: (10h and Tolmiej: Six-pack of Russel Pale Ale for $14.49 CONTRACEPTIVES You can pick up condoms almost anywhere, so there's no excuse not to know the nearest location. From UBC to Alma, you can find love gloves for your little buddy in the SUB bathrooms, at Shoppers, Lucky Mart, Save-On-Foods, Safeway, Shell Gas, 7-11 and in your roommate's sock drawer, vl Teach English Abroad TESOL/TESL Teacher Training Certification Courses • Intensive 60-Houi Program • Classroom Management Techniques • Detailed Lesson Planning • ESL Skills Development • Comprehensive Teaching Materials • Interactive Teaching Practicum • Internationally Recognized Certificate ■ Teacher Placement Service • Money-Back Guarantee Included • Thousands of Satisfied Students OXFORD SEMINARS 604-683-3430/1-800-269-6719 www.oxfordseminars.ca INTRODUCING THE UBYSSEY'S SEMINAR SERIES In an effort to increase our institutional knowledge, and train new legions of student journalists, The Ubyssey is starting a weekly seminar series. Have you always wanted to write for us, but didn't know how? Now you can learn! Don't care about us, but want to learn the ropes anyway? Excellent! We'll teach you, too! Basically if you have an interest in any of the topics, drop in. No registration required. We're in SUB 24. Call 604.822.2301, or e-mail feedback@ubyssey.ca with any questions. WEEK ONE 3:00 What is a news article? Friday, Jan 8 4:00 What is news design? BRENDAN ALBANO PHOTOS/THE UBYSSEY PROJECT365 Social interaction in the age of digital reproduction BRENDAN ALBANO balbano@ubyssey.ca Is it still aparty if no one puts the pictures on Facebook? If you're in the unobserved-tree-makes-no-noise camp and have a penchant for photography, the new year is a perfect time to turn your obsessive photo- taking into a "project." Although perhaps not as cool as calling it a "work," it still sounds more purposeful than "I just like taking photos of everything all the time." Instead, you can slickly respond, "I'm working on my Project 365" when challenged about how your obsessive documentation of everything you do is, you know, kind of annoying. HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED The creation of Project 365 is generally credited to Taylor McKnight. Beginningjanuary 1,2004, he took a photo every day and posted them online. The internet took notice. As of January 3, 2010, the Project 365 group onflickr.com has 14,448 members and contains 643,903 photos. I began Project 365 on May 23, 2009, and managed to keep it up for 98 days before falling off the wagon. My goal was to improve my photography, and although I only made it less than a third of the way through, my ability to find (or create) the photo in a situation improved dramatically. I also enjoyed the rhythm of doing something every day, and the way the photos ended up functionally like a journal. Most of all, I loved the feeling of having accomplished something, created something every single day. INTRIGUED YET INTIMIDATED? Here are a few tips to make things easier: 1. It's okay to cheat...sometimes. If you totally space out and forget to take a photo, taking two the next day is fine. If you're just feeling lazy and tell yourself you'll take two tomorrow, be aware that you're about to tumble down a slippery silver-emulsion (or digital) slope. This attitude, combined with being extraordinarily busy, was what sank my attempt at Project 365. 2. Don't glue your camera to your eye. It's one photo a day, not 50, so find your photo, then put the camera away. Don't forget to actually experience whatever it is you are doing in addition to photographing it. 3. Are you just straight up too busy? Change the rules. Make it a Project 52 and take one really good photo each week. Other options may not have super-slick names, but if Project Four-Photos-Every-Seven-Days is what you can groove to, who's to say you're doing it wrong? Well, obnoxious people on the internet, but you can always make yourself feel better by scoffing at them for filling their Flickrs with macro shots of bugs, flowers and raindrops, vl 8/UBYSSEY.CA/SPORTS/2010.01.04 BIRDS FLY TO TROPICAL PARADISES FOR THE HOLIDAY How did you spend your winter break? If you're a UBC basketball player, you lucked out, as the women's team travelled to Cuba while the men's team travelled to Hawaii for exhibition games and some team bonding. "It is such a great trip and it certainly doesn't hurt to see the sun again. This is a wonderful team bonding experience and is a big key for us heading into the second half of the season," said men's head coach Kevin Hanson before the trip. Sports on campus: A weekly watching guide this term JUSTIN MCELROY sports@ubyssey.ca Full of good cheer and residue egg- nog, you're back at school far too early in January and will leave far too late in Apr—wait, exams end in May this year? Well then. But now that multiple meals of turkey have left you with added girth around the waist, you may be motivated to take part in physical exercise. Or at least watch others take part in physical exercise. That being said, here's a cheat sheat on what to watch each week this term. JAN. 8-9: MEN'S HOCKEY VS. REGINA Currently at 5-10-1 on the season, UBC sits second to last in the Canada West conference and will need a great second half to eke into the playoffs. Fortunately, they start the year off against the worst team in the conference, the Regina Rams. The Thunderbirds only have two series at home this semester, so watch them while you can. JAN. 17: CANUCKS SUPER- SKILLS COMPETITION. If you want to watch Roberto Luongo and the Sedins in action without breaking the bank this year, the SuperSkills competition may be your best bet. Tickets are only $15 in the lower bowl and $10 in the upper bowl—and with funds going to the Canucks for Kids Fund, there are much worse places to spend your money. FROMTHE LEFT Sledge hockey, Storm the Wall, and the Torch JON HORN & KELLAN HIGGINS FILE PHOTOS, COPYRIGHTVANOC JAN. 22-23: WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL VS. CALGARY With a perfect 9-0 record, the Thunderbirds are the no. 1 team in the country as they march towards their third straight CIS Championship. If they win their next four games on the road, UBC will have gone an entire year without losing a regular or postseason game. JAN. 29-30: WOMEN'S HOCKEY VS. MANITOBA It's the last home series of the year for the Women's team, which has been on a roll of late with five consecutive victories, to move into playoff contention. They'll have their work cut out for them this weekend, as the Manitoba Bisons are ranked number four in the country. FEB. 5-6: MEN'S & WOMEN'S BASKETBALL VS. VICTORIA The annual series against our island rivals always produces a great atmosphere in War Memorial Gym, as UBC typically gets one of its largest crowds of the year to see the T-Birds take on the Vikes. The women's team currently sits second in the Pacific Division at 5-3, while the men sit first in the division and the nation with a perfect 7-0 record. FEB. 11: TORCH RELAY @ UBC One day before the opening ceremonies, the Torch will hit the streets of UBC, assuming you can call them streets. Find a good spot to watch the action unfold, see people with a tenuous connection to UBC hold the famed flame, and then take your two week reading break to either enjoy the madness, or fly halfway around the world to avoid it. MAR. 5-7: MEN'S BASKETBALL DIVISION FINAL Assuming that the men continue to win, they'll be hosting the Pacific Division finals this weekend at War Memorial in a best-of-three series. In last year's final, over 2500 people jammed into War Memorial Gym to watch the T-Birds beat the Trinity Western Spartans in two consecutive games. Enjoy the beer garden, and enjoy the game. MAR. 13: PARALYMPIC HOCKEY, CANADA VS. ITALY Pros: It's the Paralympics, and it's right on campus. It's Team Canada in hockey. Okay, sledge hockey but still, it's probably will be the only way you can watch Canada in hockey without getting out another student loan. Cheering against Italians in sports they have no chance in is always fun. Cons: It's 10am on a Saturday morning. MAR. 19-21: MEN'S BASKETBALL, CIS CHAMPIONSHIP After heartbreaks seemingly every year this decade, UBC will be looking to win its first national title in Men's basketball since 1972 at the CIS Championships in Ottawa. The best news? You can watch it all from the comfort of your couch, as TSN will be covering all ofthe games. MAR. 29-APRIL2: STORM THE WALL Get off yer arse and take part in one of the few mass-campus culture building exercises we have at UBC. Failing that, enjoy the rapidly warming weather on the Knoll at lunchtime and cheer on random teams as they attempt to traverse That Giant White Thing Surrounded By Wood Chips. APRIL. 9-11: BASEBALL VS. CONCORDIA COLLEGE Term paper season got you down? Spend a lazy afternoon watching the boys play baseball against NAIA competition. Kick back and watch the hours go by..unless it's raining outside, in which case, it's probably best to go back to that paper. You know it won't write itself. XI Connect With Your AMS/GSS HEALTH & DENTAL PLAN amS GRADUATE "-*--■■-*■ *y STUDENT SOCIETY UBC• VANCOUVER Your Benefits for 2009-2010 Health prescription drugs, psychologist, chiropractor, physiotherapist, ambulance, vaccinations, and more... 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