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SINCE 1918 FEBRUARY 07,2011 VOLUME 92, NUMBER XXXV333 ROOM 24, STUDENT UN30N BU3LD3NG PUBL3SHED MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS FEEDBACK@UBYSSEY.CA Follow us inside on page 5 Justin McElroy weighs in on UBC's NCAA decision and the future of UBC Athletics PAGE 7 Blair Bann puts in his 1000th dig against Regina to push the Thunderbirds to the playoffs PAGE 4 2/UBYSSEY.CA/E VENTS/2011.0 2.07 FEBRUARY 07,2011 VOLUME XCII, N° XXXVIII EDITORIAL COORDINATING EDITOR Justin McElroy: coordinating@ubysseyca NEWS EDITOR Arshy Mann: news@uhyssey.ca ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR Kalyeena Makortoff: kmakortoff@ubyssey.ca SENIOR NEWS WRITER Mich Cowan: mcowan@ubyssey.ca CULTURE EDITORS Jonny Wakefield & Bryce Warnes: culture@ubyssey ca SENIOR CULTURE WRITER Ginny Monaco: gmonaco@ubyssey ca CULTURE ILLUSTRATOR Indiana Joel: ijoel@ubysseyca SPORTS EDITOR Marie Vondracek: sports@ubysseyca FEATURES EDITOR Trevor Record :features@ubyssey ca PHOTO EDITOR Geoff Lister: photos@ubysseyca PRODUCTION MANAGER Virginie Menard: production@ubysseyca COPY EDITOR Kai Green: copy@ubysseyca MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Tara Martellaro: multimedia@ubysseyca ASSOCIATE MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Stephanie Warren: associate.multimedia@ubysseyca VIDEO EDITOR David Marino: video@ubysseyca WEBMASTER Jeff Blake: webmaster@ubysseyca Room 24, Student Union Building 6138 Student Union Boulevard Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z3 tel: 604.822.2303 web: www.ubyssey.ca e-mail: feedback@ubysseyca BUSINESS Room 23, Student Union Building print advertising: 604.822.1654 business office: 604.822.6681 web advertising: 604.822.1658 e-mail: advertising@ubysseyca BUSINESS MANAGER FerniePereira: business@ubysseyca PRINT AD SALES Kathy Yan Li: advertising@ubysseyca WEB AD SALES Paul Bucci: webads@ubysseyca ACCOUNTS AlexHoopes: accounts@ubysseyca CONTRIBUTORS Noah Burshteiii Drake Fenton Carli Vierke Tim Blonk LEGAL Mike Dickson Charles To Jeffjardine David Elop The Ubyssey is the official student newspaper of the University of British Columbia. It is published every Monday and Thursday 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 by the 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 appear- ng 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 adheres to CUP'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. 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Itisagreed byall 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 wil 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 ^» %f^ Canadian **• Rainforest " Alliance Canada Post University Sales Agreement t C>S-. Press #0040878022 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. RESOURCE GROUPS • Are you working on a progressive project, but need funding? Do you have an idea, but can't get it off the ground? Apply to the Resource Groups for funding! Come in, pitch your idea to us and we will consider fully or partially funding your project. • Every Monday, 11am in SUB 245 (second floor, northeast corner). For more info email resourcegroups.ams@gmail.com. ALPHA OMICRON PI RECRUITMENT EVENT* UBC's newest sorority, Alpha Omicron Pi, is looking for more members to join its colony class! There are opportunities to take on leadership roles, volunteer and gain service hours, create lasting bonds of sisterhood and friendship, socialize within the Greek system, network with women with similar interests all over the world and enrich your overall UBC experience. • Informal recruitment events on Feb. 5 and 27, email ubcaoiirecruitment® gmail.com for more information. TUESDAY, FEB. 8 LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATION • Celebrate the Lunar New Year at UBC, which includes a food sale (Sri Lankan, Korean, Vietnamese and assorted desserts), all the tea you can drink, a live music performance and a silent auction of framed artwork (cash or cheque only). • 11:30am-2pm, CK Choi Building Lounge. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9 DOUBLE DOUBLE FOIL AND FUMBLE • Double Double Foil and Fumble is a joint production between UBC Theatre and Creative Writing faculties. It follows the story of five university-aged friends as they get together to weave some magic; only none of them know what they're doing, half of them don't believe in magic and some of them have ulterior motives. • Runs until Feb. 12, Dorothy Somerset Studios, tickets by donation, proceeds go to Pride UBC. HMS PINAFORE • The Gilbert and Sullivan Society of UBC returns to the newly renovated UBC Old Auditorium with HMS Pinafore, a lively and anachronistic staging of one of the best- known operettas in the English language. Join the high-kicking sailor crew and their gaggle of giggling schoolgirls. • Feb. 9-11, 8pm, Feb. 12, 2pm, $15, $10 for students, emailinfo@gsubc.com for reservations. VALENTINE'S DAY FAIR • Don't know what to get your special someone for Valentine's Day? Come by the AMS Sweet Valentine's Fair and choose from jewelry, clothing, gifts and so much more! • Runs until Feb. 11, 10am-5:30pm, SUB Main Concourse. UBC FILM SOCIETY: A CLOCKWORK ORANGE* The UBC Film Society will be showing A Clockwork Orange, the celebrated film from director Stanley Kubrick. In future Britain, charismatic delinquent Alex DeL- arge is jailed and volunteers for an experimental aversion therapy developed by the government in an effort to solve society's crime problem... but not all goes to plan. • Runs until Feb. 14, 9:30-11:30pm, Norm Theatre, $5 non-members, $2.50 members. THURSDAY, FEB. 10 DATE SEARCH • UBC Canadian Liver Foundation presents their fundraiser event, Date Search. Guys and girls will be auctioning themselves off as dates for the night. All donations and money raised will go to the Canadian Liver Foundation of BC and Yukon for liver research and for helping liver disease patients. • 9pm-1am, Pit Pub, email ubc.clf@gmail.com for more information. CLYDE HERTZMAN: EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT LECTURE • The UBC School of Population & Public Health (SPPH) presents a free public lecture by Dr. Clyde Hertzman, "Simple stats & sad stories: early child survival and development in Canada." • 4:30pm, Michael Smith Laboratories. A reception will follow at 5:30pm. For just $29.95, walk in with your taxes, walk out with your refund. Instantly. You'll also get a free SPC Card to save big at your favourite retailers.* maximum refund free SPC Card we make taxes easy Follow us on Twitter and Facebook H&R BLOCK hrblock.ca